Chapter 395: His Highness Is Ferocious
The Sun Shepherd on the Sun Ship were on high alert, each one soaring into the air, hovering tensely as they surveyed the barrier surrounding the Sun Well.
The barrier of the Sun Well was formed from the light spraying out of the well, creating a hemispherical dome of light that inverted downward to protect the Sun Well. The Sun Well and its surrounding area of several hundred li formed its own independent space.
Qin Mu had never been to the Sun Well before, but he guessed that outside the hemispherical dome, there should be other forms of concealment to prevent the dome from being too conspicuous or eye-catching.
Otherwise, a golden sphere several hundred li in diameter appearing in the Great Ruins would have long since spread throughout the Great Ruins and even reached the outside world.
For example, Fengdu only appeared when night fell, and even then it was completely invisible; only by chance could one enter it.
The Sun Well should be like Fengdu, located in the Great Ruins, possibly completely invisible.
Therefore, finding the Sun Well was not easy. The foreign demon gods must have gone to great lengths to locate this place.
The sky-dome of the Sun Well was a brilliant gold, as if forged from gold leaf. Suddenly, a huge face appeared on the dome, with a nose and eyes, pressing inward as if trying to break through the barrier and enter the Sun Well.
This face had a very long chin, like a long handle, but its mouth was located at the bottom of the chin. Its eyes were huge, and it only had one eye, occupying the center of the face, like a large ball perched on the bridge of its nose, making it look very strange.
"Which world's demon god is this?"
Qin Mu was stunned. He had never seen a demon god that looked like this.
Just then, a series of squelching sounds came from all directions. Faces of strange shapes began to press against the sky-dome of the Sun Well. In the blink of an eye, the dome covering several hundred li was plastered with faces!
These faces were of various sizes and different appearances, but their structure was the same: a huge, disproportionate eye in the center of the face, a long chin, and a mouth at the bottom of the chin!
In the span of a single breath, the sky was covered with these faces. Their large eyeballs rolled around, looking with great interest at the things inside the barrier, revealing eerie smiles that made one's scalp tingle.
Suddenly, the large eyeballs on all these faces turned in unison to look at the sun chained in mid-air. All the faces simultaneously showed expressions of surprise.
"This is the Duplicate Body."
The old chieftain said solemnly, "A type of demon race. The Duplicate Body demon race is different from other demon races. This race is skilled at assimilation. When they encounter a life form, they assimilate it, transforming it completely, turning it into one of their own, or rather, into a part of themselves."
Qin Mu was taken aback. Assimilating the other, turning them into one's own people, a part of oneself?
There was such a strange race?
"The most bizarre thing about the Duplicate Body race is that they share a collective consciousness."
The old chieftain showed a look of fear, then quickly concealed it. "If you are caught by them, your consciousness will be assimilated by theirs. A single Duplicate Body demon god often has millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of duplicate bodies. Their collective consciousness is incredibly powerful. If they catch you, they can directly overwhelm your consciousness and reshape you into a part of them!"
Ling Yuxiu, Si Yunxiang, and the others felt a chill run down their spines. If such demon gods broke out of the Great Ruins and entered Yankang, the entire Yankang Kingdom would probably turn into Duplicate Body demons within a few days!
The combined consciousness of hundreds of millions of beings—who could resist?
It seemed that what the old chieftain of the Sun Shepherd tribe said was true: if the Sun Shepherd were wiped out, the demon gods of the Great Ruins would break out, and the outside world would also be destroyed!
Suddenly, the faces in the sky vanished. The old chieftain quickly said, "Please, Your Highness, use the Sun Ship to help!"
Qin Mu immediately dashed to the pillars, reaching out to touch one. The moment his palm made contact, an immense power surged from the Sun Ship into him, causing his physical body to swell dramatically and his aura to skyrocket, leaping across the Seven Stars, Heavenly Man, Life and Death, and Divine Bridge realms, entering an unknown level!
Boom!
A series of explosive sounds within his body merged into a single line—the sound of his divine treasures opening in succession. Because the opening was so fast, it sounded like a single thunderclap!
A wave of divine might erupted from within him in all directions, causing the space around him to briefly distort, trembling with the ripples of the spatial waves caused by the divine might.
"So powerful!"
Qin Mu's voice boomed like thunder. At this moment, he was one with the Sun Ship. The power transmitted into him by the Sun Ship was even greater than that of the Moon Ship. The moon of the Moon Ship had already gone out and was nearly shattered, but the sun of the Sun Ship had been ignited by Qin Mu, greatly enhancing the energy stored within this vessel!
This power should be pure yang energy, incredibly violent, filling his heart with a desire for destruction.
Two more arms grew from his armpits, grabbing two more pillars. Qin Mu felt his power still surging wildly. Just then, with a soft tearing sound, Qin Mu turned his head in surprise to look at his rear. A thick, powerful leg had grown from his tailbone!
"Uh, will Sister Jing also grow a third leg?" he wondered to himself.
Standing firmly on three legs, his confidence greatly increased, he looked up at the sky-dome.
The sky-dome was eerily calm. Suddenly, with a loud bang, a long chin pierced through the barrier of the Sun Well. The mouth at the end of the chin opened, and countless strange Duplicate Body demons flew out from this huge mouth.
The Duplicate Body demons flying out of this large mouth were like countless insects, a dark, oppressive mass. Soon, they formed a cloud, which grew wildly into a black sea of clouds.
The sea of clouds surged, charging down towards the Sun Ship. Ling Yuxiu, Si Yunxiang, and the others looked up, their scalps tingling. The countless Duplicate Body demons undulated like waves. The sheer number of demons surging down could overwhelm the Sun Ship in an instant!
And the long mouth that had pierced the sky-dome from outside was still spewing out more Duplicate Body demons. Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang had both been on the battlefield, having experienced the baptism of the battle to attack the Wolf Residence Kingdom. That battle was certainly grand in scale, with tens of thousands of legions clashing on the wilderness. The moment cultivators, giant beasts, and tower ships collided, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
However, compared to the scene before them, the battlefield of the Wolf Residence Kingdom was like a small witch meeting a great one—utterly insignificant.
"Kill!"
On the Sun Ship, the Sun Shepherd shouted with all their might. Each giant activated their spiritual weapons, their blood boiling, ready for the coming great battle.
Fox Ling'er was also ignited by their fervor. She raised her small arm, her face flushed with excitement, her voice still carrying a childish tone, and shouted loudly, "Kill!"
Behind her, over a dozen flood dragons became excited, stretching their necks, murderous intent radiating, and they opened their mouths to roar: "Maha—"
Fox Ling'er leaped onto the back of the Ink Flood Dragon, drew a small sword, pointed it upward, and followed the dragon group, shouting, "Maha—"
The dragon group was incredibly excited. Before the battle had even fully erupted, they soared into the sky with the little fox, charging into the dark, pressing mass of demons!
"Little girl Ling'er, just as reckless as the Sect Leader!"
Si Yunxiang was exasperated. She quickly jumped onto the back of the Dragon Qilin and charged up to prevent the little fox from getting trapped among the enemy. As the Dragon Qilin just took flight, Ling Yuxiu also landed on its back. The two women exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Be careful!"
Boom!
The Sun Ship collided with the Duplicate Body demons. The massive vessel shook violently from the impact. There were only a little over a hundred thousand Sun Shepherd on the ship, but the number of Duplicate Body demons was in the millions or tens of millions!
Countless demons landed on the Sun Ship, and a brutal slaughter began. The Sun Shepherd warriors had absorbed pure yang energy since childhood, making their cultivation extremely deep and their combat power astonishing. Their physical bodies were far stronger than other races. Even the "children," who were three to five zhang tall, possessed innate divine strength.
Their magical power was also exceptionally pure. They were born with the ability to cultivate pure yang true fire and solar true fire. Their techniques were also very unique. Their spiritual weapons were mostly bells, tripods, swords, multi-storied towers, and glazed pagodas, quite different from Yankang's preference for sabers and swords.
With a single strike, they could almost find no equal, directly shattering and crushing the Duplicate Body demons. But unfortunately, the enemy was too numerous. Hundreds of demons swarmed like hornets from a disturbed nest, overwhelming one Sun Shepherd after another.
Shua, shua, shua.
These Duplicate Body demons opened their large eyeballs, shooting out beams of demonic light, riddling many Sun Shepherd warriors with holes. Once severely injured, it was hard to escape the mental suppression of the Duplicate Body demons. Several hundred Duplicate Body demons would gather, their eyes shining black light onto the injured Sun Shepherd warrior. The warrior's face would contort, their consciousness constantly being altered, and even their own face could not be preserved.
Their eyes would rapidly converge, the two eyeballs merging into one large eye in the center of the face. Their mouths would move further and further down, their chins growing longer and longer, until they finally became another Duplicate Body demon, joining the other demons in attacking their own people!
The Sun Shepherd chieftain led several elders in a desperate fight. Among the Duplicate Body demons were some terrifyingly powerful experts—those who had been assimilated by the demons. Their strength was immense, and a few even wielded demon god weapons as they attacked.
In the midst of the chaos, the old chieftain looked up and saw over a dozen giant flood dragons coiling and fighting in the air, causing heaven and earth to shatter. These flood dragons had attracted a large number of Duplicate Body demon experts.
However, the Duplicate Body demons were too numerous, still pouring in endlessly.
"Why hasn't His Highness acted?"
Just as this thought crossed the old chieftain's mind, the twelve legs of the Sun Ship suddenly began to stride, moving step by step towards the edge of the sky-dome, their speed increasing.
This giant ship, the size of a land-bound city, was accelerating, charging towards the sky-dome.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
The old chieftain quickly tore apart a Duplicate Body demon expert, ripping him in two, and rushed towards the center of the Sun Ship, shouting, "Your Highness, no!"
Boom!
With a deafening crash, the Sun Ship shattered the sky-dome, charging straight out of the Sun Well's protective range!
Outside the Sun Well, a gigantic Duplicate Body demon god was kneeling on both legs, supporting its body with its hands, its chin inserted into the Sun Well's sky-dome. Behind it grew wings made of bones, constantly vibrating and occasionally flapping, stirring up gusts of black wind.
The moment the Sun Ship shattered the sky-dome, it knocked the demon god flying. The demon god hurriedly flapped its bone wings, trying to take flight, when Qin Mu, at the center of the Sun Ship, suddenly grabbed the chains and, with a mighty heave, swung the sun hanging in mid-air.
The old chieftain stared blankly, dumbfounded, as Qin Mu swung their Sun Shepherd's sun, using the sun as a weapon, and smashed it heavily into the Duplicate Body demon god, shattering the deity with a single blow!
"Heavens..." The old chieftain's legs gave way, his body went limp, and he sat down heavily on the ground.
"This His Highness is too ferocious. As soon as he sees an opportunity, he goes all out without a second thought..."
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