Chapter 487: When We Enter History
"The Supreme Emperor's twenty-six thousandth birthday?"
Qin Mu was stunned. The era he came from was already twenty thousand years after the Opening Emperor era, and the Opening Emperor himself had likely reigned for ten or twenty thousand years. Didn't this mean they were now in a time thirty or forty thousand years ago?
Had Banguo Tso's single teleportation sent them thirty or forty thousand years into the past?
Under the box, Banguo Tso was also bewildered, an indescribably strange feeling rising in his heart. Had he, just before his magical power ran out, activated the teleportation banner and sent himself thirty or forty thousand years into the past?
This must be a dream!
He was about to pinch himself when a sharp pain shot through his broken leg, causing him to cry out.
Qin Mu pulled the longsword from the youth's broken leg and murmured, "It hurts a lot. This isn't a dream. Could it be that we've experienced a historical afterglow? Are we in the dying light of history?"
The young woman in front of him saw him stab the broken-legged youth under the box and frowned with displeasure. "You, how can you bully a disabled person? What good is being handsome? You're heartless!" With that, she turned to leave.
Qin Mu quickly called out, "Good sister, wait a moment!"
Hearing his voice, she couldn't bear to refuse him and stopped. The youth walked up to her, then reached out both hands and cupped her face.
The young woman's cheeks flushed red, and she squirmed shyly. "What are you doing? We've only just met—how can you be so intimate? And you're so strange, with that odd box and a giant pig, and you bully the disabled. My father and brother won't like you... My father is very powerful, and my brother is very powerful too. They'll beat you to death. Don't do this..."
Qin Mu stood frozen, his mind reeling as if struck by thunder. "It's real! You're a living person, with flesh and blood! This isn't a historical afterglow! We've truly gone back in time, to the Supreme Emperor era... Could it really be possible to travel through time and space?"
The young woman asked curiously, "What are you talking about? What historical afterglow? What past? What is traveling through time and space..."
Before she could voice all her questions, a young man and woman walked over, leaning on each other. The young man exclaimed in surprise, "Xuan'er, who is this?"
The young woman blushed and whispered, "Brother, I think I've found someone I like..."
Banguo Tso crawled out from under the box and was about to coax the dragon qilin into licking his broken leg wound when he heard this and was struck dumb. He spat inwardly, "Falls in love just like that? So being handsome is everything? It's not like it's useful for anything..."
Qin Mu was lost and dazed. The young man looked at his distracted state and shook his head, whispering to the girl named Xuan'er, "This person doesn't seem very spirited. There are so many talented youths in the world—why must you like him?"
The woman beside him laughed, "Sister, don't listen to your brother. He always wants to introduce you to so-called talented young men and doesn't care who you actually like. By the way, how long have you known each other?"
The young woman lowered her head shyly. "We just met..."
The woman covered her mouth with her sleeve, speechless.
"You just met and you already like him?"
The young man laughed angrily and glared at Qin Mu, shouting, "The daughter of the Bai family should love a hero of the age! Do you think you're worthy of my sister?"
His aura exploded, truly earth-shattering. Behind him, a brilliant light blazed, and a dragon-headed, human-bodied, dragon-tailed primordial spirit slowly rose from the radiance, exuding a soul-shaking presence.
Banguo Tso's mouth fell open as he stared at the primordial spirit, exclaiming, "A true dragon primordial spirit! No, shouldn't it be an azure dragon primordial spirit? He's not one of the four spiritual bodies—how could he possibly..."
Qin Mu also snapped back to reality, looking at the young man's primordial spirit, his heart stirring. "So it's true—there aren't only four spiritual bodies in this world. There are others."
The young man reached out to grab Qin Mu, his hand transforming into a dragon claw. His five fingers vibrated, and thunder echoed as he shouted, "Come, let me test your depth!"
With this claw strike, his fingertips danced, the texture of his flesh changed, and various runic patterns emerged on his skin. Hidden within this single blow were a hundred different divine ability variations, concealed in the movement of his five fingers—a supreme level of physical divine ability!
Qin Mu quickly retreated to avoid the strike. The young man tapped his fingers lightly, and the space around Qin Mu exploded with a thunderous crack, sending him flying high into the air.
The young man leaped up and charged straight at Qin Mu.
Banguo Tso looked up, his heart tightening. "This Bai fellow is from the dragon clan! Otherwise, he couldn't have refined dragon clan physical divine abilities to such perfection! He's not old, yet he's already reached the Heavenly Human realm. Are all people in this Supreme Emperor era this formidable?"
Having lived for ten thousand years as an old monster, he had traveled overseas and encountered dragon clan experts, knowing well their strength. But someone so young reaching the Heavenly Human realm was truly rare.
"Brother, don't hurt him!" the young woman Bai Xuan'er cried out anxiously.
The woman beside her pulled her back, laughing, "Your brother is doing this for your own good. He wants to see if this youth is worthy of you. Once your brother approves, your father won't stop you. Otherwise, if your father steps in, your little lover might end up with who knows how many broken bones."
Bai Xuan'er suddenly understood and smiled. "Sister-in-law is clever. But..."
Her face clouded with worry. "Brother is so strong—what if he hurts him..."
The woman laughed. "Don't worry. Your brother's cultivation is very strong, and he knows his limits. He'll match your little lover's cultivation level and won't harm him."
In the air, Qin Mu dodged back and forth, but the young man's strength was terrifyingly formidable. With the tremor of his fingers and palms, his physical divine abilities unleashed power greater than magical techniques, with an attack range of a hundred zhang and incredible speed. Soon, Qin Mu was forced to open layer after layer of his divine hideouts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three consecutive sounds rang out from within his body. The young man's face showed disappointment as he shook his head. "The Six Harmonies realm? Your cultivation is too weak. Very well, I'll fight you at the Six Harmonies realm and see your talent and comprehension!"
He directly sealed his Heavenly Human and Seven Stars divine hideouts, and his primordial spirit vanished. Despite this, his combat power remained astonishing. His fingers and palms shifted unpredictably as he attacked Qin Mu.
Banguo Tso looked up, his heart tense. "This Bai youth's talent is extraordinary. His physical divine abilities surpass mine. In a battle at the same realm, I couldn't defeat him... But isn't that bastard Qin at the Seven Stars realm?"
Just as he thought this, a deafening explosion rang out from midair. The young man named Bai was blasted away by Qin Mu like a meteor, streaking across the brilliantly lit city sky.
The two girls below were stunned.
Banguo Tso, however, looked as if it were only natural, muttering resentfully, "That bastard Qin is at the Seven Stars realm, and so am I. If I took a punch from him, I'd break bones and tendons. And you tried to fight him at the Six Harmonies realm? Serves you right!"
The young man Bai flew back even faster, furious. "The Six Harmonies realm can't have such immense magical power or such a strong physical body! You must be at the Seven Stars realm! I'll fight you at the Seven Stars realm!"
Boom—
The young man Bai was sent flying again. A deity standing atop a tall building reached out and caught him, laughing, "Young City Lord Qingfu has been beaten back again. Found yourself an opponent?"
The young man Bai Qingfu laughed angrily, flew out of the deity's palm, and charged at Qin Mu, shouting, "So what if your magical power is vast? Watch my divine abilities!"
As he ran, his fist techniques changed unpredictably, and countless dragon claws wildly attacked Qin Mu.
A storm of wind and thunder rushed at Qin Mu, blowing his clothes. He immediately felt a fierce killing intent bearing down on him. He quickly set aside his distracting thoughts, activated the Dominator Body Three Elixir Technique, and his eyes lit up with excitement. "The divine abilities and techniques of the Supreme Emperor era—how do they compare to later ages? Let's find out now! Nine Dragons Ride the Wind and Thunder!"
The two collided with a thunderous crash, and ripples spread through the air. Dragon-shaped currents of energy surged in all directions.
"Roar—"
Suddenly, countless dragon-shaped forces erupted from all around. Ten thousand dragons roared, and streaks of dragon-shaped energy darted wildly through the air, clashing with each other.
The two stepped on dragons as they moved through the sky, passing by towering deities in the city. These deities radiated divine light that pierced the heavens, watching the battle with admiration.
Below in the city, countless pedestrians stopped and looked up. Many also flew into the air to get a closer look.
A deity laughed, "You all, go down and don't disturb them. Let me shine a light so you can see more clearly." With that, his divine eyes blazed, and two thick beams of light illuminated Qin Mu and Bai Qingfu.
Suddenly, a divine being walked over. He had a high brow, a long beard, and dragon eyes, exuding an imposing dignity.
"City Lord Bai." Many deities greeted him.
The divine being waved his hand, looked at Qin Mu, and said in surprise, "This youth is remarkable. He uses Buddhist techniques. But how is his magical power so vast? And his technique seems to carry the aura of my dragon clan. Strange, very strange..."
Bai Qingfu, unable to gain the upper hand after a prolonged battle and finding no advantage in techniques, shouted, "Let's clash with spiritual weapons!" A dragon-shaped stream of vital energy flew out, and within it, a dragon pearl spun rapidly. Countless sharp swords flew out from the pearl, attacking Qin Mu like dragons!
Qin Mu had been holding back some of his power, intending to observe the divine abilities and techniques of the Supreme Emperor era, so he hadn't used his full strength. But Bai Qingfu's dragon swords were incredibly sharp, forcing him to go all out.
"His swordsmanship is exquisite, but it only has fourteen basic sword forms. It hasn't transcended the mysteries of those fourteen forms."
With a single glance, Qin Mu saw through the strengths and weaknesses of Bai Qingfu's swordsmanship. He slapped his glutton sack, and a sword orb flew out. Qin Mu grabbed it, and eight thousand swords streamed like quicksand through his fingers!
In midair, the sword techniques clashed. Bai Qingfu grunted, struck by a hundred swords, and fell.
Qin Mu raised a finger, and countless flying swords flew back, clinking together above his fingertip into a rapidly spinning sword orb.
"Excellent swordsmanship!"
Cheers erupted from all around. Qin Mu looked around and saw that over a hundred deities had gathered, their towering figures looming in the darkness.
His heart tightened, and he bowed in greeting to all directions.
A loud laugh rang out. A middle-aged man strode through the air as if on level ground, walking up to Qin Mu, who could only look up at him.
"A true young talent!"
The middle-aged man laughed heartily. "Whose disciple are you? Your skills are truly impressive. It seems you've cultivated some of my dragon clan's arts."
Qin Mu's mind raced, and he quickly replied, "I am Qin Mu, who has arrived here by chance. I found a dragon nest with some dragon clan script on it, which is why I cultivated dragon clan techniques."
Bai Qingfu flew up and praised sincerely, "Truly remarkable skills. Even in the Heavenly Court, you could stand out among the younger generation. Brother Qin, this is my father, Bai Yuting, the city lord of Bailong City."
Qin Mu quickly bowed in greeting.
Suddenly, the sound of war drums rumbled from the darkness outside. Bai Yuting's expression turned grave, and he said solemnly, "It's the sound from Beiluo Shimen! Outer realm demons are invading. Leave four people to guard the four gates; the rest of you, come with me to face the enemy!"
He led the deities away into the distance.
Qin Mu was momentarily stunned. "Beiluo Shimen? That divine bone I awakened—wasn't it from a thousand-household commander of Beiluo Shimen?"
He looked in the direction Bai Yuting and the others had gone. In the darkness, countless lantern lights came from afar, forming a line across the sky. That was the distant Beiluo Shimen, a divine city in the heavens.
"Ever since nightfall, demons have often invaded. Don't worry about it."
Bai Qingfu said, "Brother Qin, your swordsmanship surpasses even your fist techniques. Could you teach me?"
Qin Mu smiled. "I also have some dragon clan script I don't understand. I hope Brother Bai can enlighten me."
They landed. Banguo Tso's expression changed when he heard this, and he urgently transmitted to Qin Mu, shaking his head, "Be careful not to change history, or we won't be able to go back!"
—Wrote five hundred extra words, delayed by over twenty minutes, sorry. Here, I want to congratulate Xiamu Nanshan on a happy marriage! Also, happy birthday to Buchu Wang 2018, and happy birthday to Feitian Cainiao Shen!