Chapter 660: Qin Mu's Demonic Transformation
The Crimson Bright Divine Son looked at the thousands of three-headed, six-armed gods and demons in the Suspended Realm, seeing only faces filled with near-despair. The shock and terror revealed on those faces were so clear that he even wondered if he had somehow learned the divine ability to read minds.
But that was not the case.
The gods and demons of the Suspended Realm had completely lost the will to continue fighting—something unimaginable in the Crimson Bright Era.
In the Crimson Bright Era, the gods and demons were valiant and fearless, unafraid of death. During the journey escorting the survivors to the Suspended Realm, the deities responsible for the rear guard fought from ten thousand down to a thousand, with only one in ten surviving, yet they never broke. From a thousand down to a hundred, they never broke. From a hundred down to a single person, they still fought to the death without retreating!
But now, after fifty thousand years of erosion, the deities living in the Suspended Realm no longer possessed that unyielding conviction.
The Crimson Bright Divine Son looked up. In the sky, three suns and three moons hung, with a large hole torn through the center of two of the suns and two of the moons. He looked down at the excited infant, who was waiting for them to mobilize the power of the Crimson Emperor's eye again and clash with him, clearly treating this as a game.
"Why has it come to this?"
The Crimson Bright Divine Son felt somewhat dazed. Everything had been going smoothly, developing in the direction he had anticipated. Was it all because he had tried to send Qin Mu into the Crimson Emperor's Thought Maze?
But he hadn't invited Qin Mu to the Sacred Mountain. This Grand Sacrificial Officer Qin had come running over on his own, looking like he intended to explore the Sacred Mountain. He had merely taken the opportunity to invite him into the Sacred Hall.
Even if he had driven him away at that moment, Qin Mu would likely have sneaked in anyway.
The Crimson Bright Divine Son's thoughts scattered. "Did I do wrong? I shouldn't have invited him. If I hadn't invited him, none of this would have happened. No, it probably would have happened anyway..."
Suddenly, several gods and demons hurriedly flew toward the Divine City, shouting, "Divine Son, the Sacrificial Officer Qin has transformed into a giant infant and is slaughtering everyone! Let's capture that Yan Kang Princess and use her life to coerce him into surrendering!"
"No, the Crimson Bright Divine Dynasty does not stoop to such despicable acts..."
As the Crimson Bright Divine Son said this, his voice grew quieter and quieter. This giant infant was Qin Mu. He had watched Qin Mu continuously expand and grow younger, reverse-aging from a youth into a colossal baby.
The "Infant Qin Mu" was too powerful. The Crimson Bright Divine Son had no way to counter him. If they delayed any longer, the Suspended Realm itself would likely be destroyed, and the remaining Crimson Bright Era clansmen would be slaughtered.
Perhaps capturing Ling Yuxiu and threatening her life would be a good decision.
Although it was a despicable act, it concerned the survival of their race. They had to be despicable just this once.
Those few gods and demons charged into Ling Yuxiu's residence. One of them grabbed Ling Yuxiu without explanation, restrained her, and soared into the air, shouting at the infant, "Sacrificial Officer Qin, if you don't stop, I'll crush your Yan Kang Princess to death right in front of you!"
The infant remained unmoved, instead becoming excited, clapping his hands as he waited for them to crush Ling Yuxiu.
The god grew furious and was about to crush Ling Yuxiu when suddenly a flash of axe light flew from between her brows. With a crack, the axe split that god in two.
Ling Yuxiu was still in shock. The other gods and demons of the Suspended Realm immediately lunged at her. Beams of axe light flew from her brow, dancing up and down, as if an invisible giant was wielding a great axe, chopping upward, slicing sideways, and hacking down. Limbs and severed arms flew everywhere, and divine blood rained down!
Ling Yuxiu's heart trembled violently. "It's the axe that the Woodcutter Sage struck on my forehead. He chopped more than a dozen times!"
The other Suspended Realm gods and demons dared not approach after seeing this.
Ling Yuxiu looked at the infant, hesitated for a moment, and was about to fly forward when the First Ancestor Human Sovereign flew horizontally through the air, lying flat, and muttered with his mouth closed, "Princess Xiu, don't go. Mu'er doesn't recognize anyone now, not even family. He even hit me and nearly crushed me to death. Let's get out of here quickly."
Ling Yuxiu was startled and quickly went to the First Ancestor's side. She saw that most of his bones were broken, especially his jaw, which was shattered into pieces.
"Did the cowherd do this?" she asked, shocked and uncertain.
"Not entirely. I clashed with the Crimson Bright Divine Son, and he shattered my jaw and ribs. The rest was done by Mu'er, that master-betraying ancestor-dishonoring brat, with his slaps!"
The First Ancestor dared not move. The slightest movement sent broken bones shifting, causing excruciating pain. He could only rely on his profound magical power to float himself flat, saying, "Although I have some misunderstandings with him, I am still his ancestor from a hundred generations ago, yet he hit me like this. Don't go near him. His state is abnormal now, like he's fallen into demonhood. If you go, he'll beat you to death and eat you too. I estimate this Suspended Realm won't last much longer!"
Ling Yuxiu was horrified and quickly followed him as he sped away.
At that moment, the infant finally lost interest in the other suns and moons in the sky. Suddenly, he shook his body, and boundless Netherworld demonic energy surged out from him. The gods in the sky were engulfed in the demonic energy, contaminated by it, and fell one after another, utterly unable to resist!
The Crimson Bright Divine Son was both furious and alarmed. He poured all his strength into attacking the infant, but in the next moment, he was caught in the infant's enormous hand. The Crimson Bright Divine Son tried to break free but could not escape the grip of those five fingers.
The infant opened his wide mouth, revealing rows of sharp teeth, and brought him toward his mouth, about to bite him in two.
Inside the Qin Continent, the Heavenly Duke's avatar transformed into a streak of light and drilled into Qin Mu's body, shouting loudly, "Now is the time!"
Qin Mu frantically activated the Three Primal Indestructible Divine Consciousness. With the Heavenly Duke's avatar assisting, his consciousness became nearly frenzied. A surge of consciousness power blasted through the seal, and suddenly the infant Qin Fengqing felt his body slipping out of his control. The demonic energy and demonic nature within him rapidly flowed toward his third eye.
"Who's ambushing me?"
He forgot about eating the Crimson Bright Divine Son and quickly grabbed the golden willow leaf on his brow, tearing it off.
He had used this golden willow leaf to seal Qin Mu, along with the Heavenly Duke and the Crimson Emperor's thoughts, inside the Qin Continent. Now, sensing an anomaly in his brow, he immediately removed the leaf to check.
But as soon as the leaf was removed, the Crimson Emperor immediately clashed with the consciousness of the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha above the Qin Continent, loosening the seal. Qin Mu's indestructible consciousness surged in unimpeded, seizing control of his own body.
The infant panicked. His body rapidly shrank, and the demonic energy and nature within him crazily poured into the Qin Continent and into Qin Mu's body.
As one side diminished and the other grew, he could no longer control himself. His body grew smaller and smaller, but even so, he was still many times larger than the Crimson Bright Divine Son.
Inside the Qin Continent, Qin Mu felt an incredibly violent power surging into him, causing his cultivation and strength to skyrocket. That power surpassed his imagination, filling his body with endless energy, as if he could crush the sky and stomp the earth to pieces!
"Such immense power... I'm so hungry—"
A chilling voice came from Qin Mu's mouth. His body grew taller and taller, and dense Netherworld demonic energy surrounded him. The Netherworld demonic nature also crazily rushed into his body, altering his thoughts and consciousness, turning all his negative emotions into greedy, evil intentions!
"I really want to eat something..."
Qin Mu licked his lips. Patterns like butterfly wings flew out from the eye on his brow, and an evil aura filled the Qin Continent.
The Crimson Emperor was startled and quickly shouted, "Heavenly Duke, brother! He can't control himself anymore!"
Suddenly, from beyond the sky, an infant fell through the crack in the air, tumbling along with the rolling demonic energy and nature. This infant was swept up by the frenzied demonic energy and nature, spinning with the twisting black pillar of air. The demonic energy and nature within him poured out wildly, and his body grew smaller and smaller.
"Let's eat big brother first!" Qin Mu's eyes lit up. He opened his mouth wide, waiting for the demon infant Qin Fengqing to fall into his mouth automatically.
"Heavenly Duke!"
The Crimson Emperor's face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly, "If he eats Qin Fengqing, he will completely turn into a demon!"
Inside Qin Mu's body, the Heavenly Duke's avatar transformed into a dazzling light, flowing rapidly. In an instant, it traveled through every corner of Qin Mu's body countless times: "Five Seals of Heaven and Man! Great Azure Sky Evil-Repelling Seal!"
Light suddenly burst forth inside Qin Mu's body, flushing all the Netherworld demonic energy and nature out of him in one go!
"Heavenly Duke, you ambushed me!"
Qin Mu was furious, but as the demonic energy and nature left his body, his body returned to normal, and he immediately regained clarity. A wave of fear washed over him. "Such terrifying demonic nature! I couldn't withstand it at all. I was instantly assimilated into a demon. Thank goodness the Heavenly Duke acted."
The Heavenly Duke's avatar separated from his body along with the light. He looked up and saw that after the demonic energy and nature left Qin Mu's body, they crazily surged into the infant Qin Fengqing, who began to grow larger again.
The Heavenly Duke's face changed drastically. He quickly grabbed Qin Mu and rushed toward the sky, shouting, "Crimson Emperor, the Chaos Demon King has recovered! Let's go!"
The Crimson Emperor also hurriedly rushed toward the crack in the sky. His speed was extremely fast, his body turning into a streak of light flashing with various scenes. Just as he was about to fly out of the sky, the streak of light was suddenly caught by a chubby hand.
At the same time, the light that the Heavenly Duke had transformed into was also caught by the tail. Both of their faces changed drastically as they plummeted from high altitude.
"Little friend Qin, get out quickly!"
The Heavenly Duke's avatar gathered all his strength and suddenly hurled Qin Mu out. Qin Mu felt the world spin. When the spinning stopped, he opened his eyes and found himself standing by a large river, still holding the Crimson Bright Divine Son by the neck.
"I'm out?"
Qin Mu was both surprised and delighted. He immediately pressed the golden willow leaf onto his brow, sealing his third eye.
"Little brother! Bad little brother!"
Inside his brow, the giant infant stomped and raged, leaping up again and again, trying to escape the seal. But the golden willow leaf had already merged with the Earth Lord's seal and the Old Buddha's suppression, and no matter how powerful he was, he could not break free.
"Bad little brother, I'll eat you!"
After a moment, the giant infant sat down on the ground, grabbed the battered and bruised Crimson Emperor, tore off one of his arms, and threw it on the ground, grumbling angrily, "When I catch that bad little brother, I'll eat him!" Then he tore off another arm.
The Crimson Emperor was dismembered into pieces. Behind a large mountain in the distance, the white-browed, white-haired, white-robed Heavenly Duke avatar poked his head out. The old man was terrified and whispered in a low voice, "Crimson Emperor, endure it. Don't move. Once he gets bored of playing, he'll stop. Just hold on..."
The Crimson Emperor was a consciousness, without a physical body. No matter how many arms or legs were torn off, or even his head, they would grow back. But this experience was far from pleasant.
In his consciousness, he was still the Heavenly Emperor of the Crimson Bright Divine Dynasty. How could a Heavenly Emperor endure such humiliation?
"I have a feeling he'll play with me for a long time before he calms down..."
By the river, the Crimson Bright Divine Son was still being held by the neck by Qin Mu. Suddenly, he coughed up blood repeatedly. Qin Mu snapped back to reality and quickly let go. The Crimson Bright Divine Son was startled, but his injuries were too severe. His legs gave way, and he fell to his knees with a thud, coughing incessantly.
The giant infant Qin Fengqing had nearly crushed him to pieces. Fortunately, his physical transformation divine art was incredibly powerful, so he was not fatally wounded.
In front of him, Qin Mu looked around, utterly bewildered.
In the sky, one sun and one moon looked like flatbreads with holes punched through them. Not far away, the Divine City was in ruins, the Sacred Mountain was broken in half, and the Sacred Hall had vanished. When he lowered his gaze, he saw many corpses of Suspended Realm gods and demons on the ground. Around him, the Netherworld demonic energy had not yet fully dissipated, emitting black smoke.
In the air, thousands of three-headed, six-armed gods and demons stared at him in terror, their faces filled with despair. Even the Crimson Bright Divine Son was kneeling at his feet—how could they not feel hopeless?
"Do as you will..."
The Crimson Bright Divine Son was barely breathing. He struggled to support himself and looked up with a bitter smile, saying, "Kill me or cut me up, I'm at your mercy. Just please leave some descendants for the Crimson Bright Era!"
Qin Mu scratched his head and asked tentatively, "Divine Son, if I told you this was all a misunderstanding, would you believe me? Because... I couldn't control myself either."
The Crimson Bright Divine Son was stunned and uncertain.
—Please, um, please... what should I ask for?