Chapter 666: You Have Been Seen Through By Me (Second Update!)
Lou Yunqu hesitated for a moment, then smiled. "Very well. Let you all witness this." As he spoke, he took out a scroll, gently unrolled it, revealing an extremely thin sheet of paper that shimmered with a metallic luster.
Lou Yunqu held this paper up and shone it toward Qin Mu, his body trembling slightly, then he was overjoyed.
"Though I searched high and low, I found it without any effort—so he is Qin Fengqing!"
Lou Yunqu was delighted and laughed. "This is truly an unexpected gain. Honored King, I imagine you have long admired the Heavenly Court's Book of Life and Death? I rarely take it out; take it and appreciate it."
Fu Rilu was moved and quickly accepted it with both hands, examining it closely.
He had indeed coveted the Book of Life and Death for a long time. The Book of Life and Death was a treasure of the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld. To be precise, the Heavenly Court's Book of Life and Death was an imitation of the Netherworld's, but while the Netherworld's version had limited functions, the Heavenly Court's had many and was extremely powerful!
The Heavenly Court's Book of Life and Death was refined by the Black Emperor of the Netherworld. The Netherworld's techniques and divine abilities were derived from the Netherworld, yet they surpassed the original.
Fu Rilu shone the Book of Life and Death around. Wherever it shone, the figure of that person would appear on the paper, followed by their corresponding name!
"What a marvelous treasure!"
Fu Rilu praised it endlessly, saying, "The Heavenly Court uses this treasure to control life and death. I once heard of a demon god named Kui Wu Shen, whose skills were not particularly high, but he used the Book of Life and Death to annihilate countless gods and demons from the Kaihuang era."
Lou Yunqu took the Book of Life and Death back and said leisurely, "The power of the Book of Life and Death far exceeds your imagination. The Netherworld refined it for the Heavenly Court, and when it fell into Kui Wu Shen's hands, it was like a pearl cast before swine. Such treasures are rare even in my Netherworld. This time, annexing Taihuang Heaven relies heavily on the efficacy of this Book of Life and Death..."
Just as he said this, Qin Mu, riding an unknown creature opposite him, also took out a scroll, unrolled it, and shone it toward them.
Lou Yunqu's smile froze on his face, his gaze fixed on Qin Mu's hand. That scroll was indeed the Book of Life and Death—there was no mistake!
"Lou Yunqu, Kui Qingpei, Fu Yanqi, Lou Qianchong..." Qin Mu shone it on each one, reciting their names.
Lou Yunqu and the other demon gods from the Netherworld trembled violently, unable to believe it. Treasures like the Book of Life and Death were exceedingly rare—how could Qin Mu also have one?
When had the Heavenly Court's Book of Life and Death become as common as roadside cabbage? Did everyone they met possess one? Could it be that everyone in Taihuang Heaven had one?
Lu Li smiled, not revealing the truth to them, thinking to himself, "He got his Book of Life and Death from Kui Wu Shen. I worked hard to get his name from Yu Huang, and now you come to steal my credit."
Lou Yunqu had originally planned to use the Book of Life and Death against the gods and cultivators of Taihuang Heaven, but now seeing Qin Mu casually pull out one of his own, he hesitated.
Qin Mu put away the Book of Life and Death and looked at Lou Qianchong. "Are you here to kill me?"
Lou Qianchong looked at him, somewhat puzzled. Lou Yunqu whispered, "Junior brother, he is Qin Fengqing."
Lou Qianchong smiled faintly. "I am here to capture you, not to kill you."
"So it is true that there is an inexplicable aura entanglement between the Overlord Body and the Pseudo-Overlord Body. Wait here a moment!"
Qin Mu left this remark, then rode the Dragon Qilin away in a streak of fire, heading back to Li City at a speed that left everyone stunned. Wang Muran looked at the great deer beside him and whispered, "Can you run that fast?"
The great deer was also startled and shook its head. "No. But he lacks endurance and is greedy. After three days, when the fat dragon turns back into a pig, I will run faster and farther than him."
As he spoke, the Dragon Qilin came galloping back from Li City, carrying Qin Mu, with an old man missing all four limbs on its back.
Qin Mu pointed at Lou Qianchong and said, "Village Chief, this is the Pseudo-Overlord Body from the Netherworld. You were right—a Pseudo-Overlord Body did come to find me. He just clashed with the Pseudo-Overlord Body Xu Shenghua and almost killed him. The divine ability he used resembles the Gate of Bearing Heaven, but it's different, so he must be a Pseudo-Overlord Body."
The old man without limbs fixed his gaze on Lou Qianchong and said calmly, "Would I deceive you? But you must be careful. More Pseudo-Overlord Bodies will appear in the future. They have an aura sensing each other; they don't know each other's identity, but they will follow the aura to find and kill each other, seizing each other's fortune to strengthen themselves. If Xu Shenghua had been killed by him, this Lou Qianchong would have gained Xu Shenghua's fortune, greatly increasing his power, and you would be in danger." The old man spoke with great confidence, clearly not making empty claims. "If you can kill him, you can also consolidate your Overlord Body's fortune."
Qin Mu took out a small notebook, jotted down these words, and laughed. "The Pseudo-Overlord Bodies fight over fortune, but no matter how much they seize, they are not the true Overlord Body—they can't compare to me." With that, he turned his mount and sped back to Li City in a streak of fire, sending the old man back.
Lou Qianchong and the others felt bewildered, thinking to themselves, "The divine ability I used to defeat Xu Shenghua was clearly the Netherworld Mystic Gate—how could it be the Gate of Bearing Heaven? And how does mastering the Netherworld Mystic Gate become a basis for distinguishing the Overlord Body from the Pseudo-Overlord Body? This is clearly a Netherworld technique! Besides, how would I know I'm an Overlord Body? And what is this aura entanglement?"
Suddenly, the Dragon Qilin carried Qin Mu back again, coming and going like lightning, making everyone envious. "Isn't this beast too fast?"
Just as Qin Mu was about to speak, a soul-shaking aura descended from the sky. Many gods and demons looked up to see a great star drifting across the sky of Taihuang Heaven.
That star was not too far from the continent of Taihuang Heaven, appearing four or five times larger than the moon, moving at incredible speed.
Qin Mu's heart stirred. "It's that strange star of Red Creek Divine Man! That star has broken through from Luofu Heaven into Taihuang Heaven! That means the people migrating from Suspended Realm have all arrived!"
The barrier between Luofu Heaven and Taihuang Heaven was extremely thin. This strange star had directly smashed through the world barrier, leaving behind massive, glass-like spatial fragments that refracted sunlight in a riot of colors, very enchanting.
The star was accelerating, clearly intending to smash through the barrier between Taihuang Heaven and Yankang, descending directly over Yankang!
In the sky, from the strange star, over a thousand three-headed, six-armed demon gods flew out, moving ahead of the star, unleashing divine abilities to blast the path forward!
The sky of Taihuang Heaven was shattered by these thousand-plus demon gods.
That massive star was slowly entering space, tunneling toward Yankang!
The sky, crushed by the star's gravitational pull, suddenly erupted with a thick, intense pillar of light from the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, surging high into the sky!
The light was so intense that when it struck the dome, it burst open, forming cloud-like masses that spread in all directions. The flowing light then slowly sank from the dome like white ink in water.
To the eye, the light seemed to sink very slowly, but in reality, it was extremely fast!
That was spirit energy.
The function of the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge was to open an energy channel between Taihuang Heaven and Yankang. As the strange star squeezed into the Yankang world, part of Yankang's energy would migrate through the Transfer Bridge to maintain balance.
This migration involved thousands of demon gods from Suspended Realm, plus millions of people and a star, making the energy transfer extremely violent, threatening to exceed the Transfer Bridge's limits!
The ground near Li City was also trembling, vibrations coming from the Transfer Bridge.
Qin Mu's expression changed slightly. He and Tiger Venerable had jointly built the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, and he knew its energy limits well. The demon gods of Suspended Realm moving all at once would certainly exceed those limits. If that happened, the Transfer Bridge would explode!
If the Transfer Bridge exploded, the energy transfer channel would close!
Then, the closed world barrier would cut the strange star in half!
Half would remain in Taihuang Heaven, half in Yankang!
The Red Ming people on the star would likely all die, with few surviving!
"These Suspended Realm fools are too reckless!"
Qin Mu slapped the Dragon Qilin hard. The Dragon Qilin immediately leaped into the air, galloping on flames straight toward the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, his voice echoing from above: "Lou Qianchong, we'll fight another day!"
"Trying to escape from me?"
Lou Qianchong's eyes lit up. Suddenly, countless black feathers surged around him, swirling about his body. In an instant, he transformed into a black-winged Garuda, with a bird's beak and a human face, wearing a pointed pagoda crown. His wings spread, covering several miles in radius. He flapped and soared, stirring up a hurricane that swept in all directions!
Lou Qianchong rose straight up, and with a single wingbeat, black wind filled the sky, heading straight for the Dragon Qilin.
His speed was even faster than the Dragon Qilin's!
The two flew off one after another. Qi Jiuyi, Zhe Huali, Xu Shenghua, Lin Xuan Daozhu, and others also gave chase, each at their own pace.
The fastest was Qi Jiuyi. With a shake of his body, he transformed into a nine-headed phoenix, taking off, only slightly slower than Lou Qianchong!
Next was Xu Shenghua, stepping on lotuses that appeared and vanished. His pace was not fast, but with each lotus step, his figure disappeared, reappearing in the distance where another lotus bloomed.
Among them, Zhe Huali was the slowest. Each step he took covered the exact same distance, which limited his top speed.
Pang Yu, the True God, worried about everyone's safety, leaped into the air to give chase. Suddenly, an aura locked onto him from behind. Pang Yu's body stiffened, and he crashed down from midair, not daring to turn around.
Just then, a melancholy man walked toward him. Pang Yu felt the locking aura suddenly break, realizing this melancholy man had intervened, and he relaxed.
Lou Yunqu frowned slightly, looking at the First Ancestor. He took out the Book of Life and Death and shone it, his eyes lighting up again. He laughed, "So it's Qin Wu, the prince of Yuming Palace. How interesting."
"Qin Wu, prince of Yuming Palace!"
Pang Yu's heart shook violently as he looked at the First Ancestor, exclaiming, "You're still alive?"
The First Ancestor's expression darkened. The reason he had never met Pang Yu was that he didn't want to face the gods and demons of the former Kaihuang Heavenly Court, feeling guilty in his heart. Now he had to show himself, but his identity could no longer be hidden.
Lou Yunqu's eyes flickered, and he smiled. "Let the younger ones fight it out. With this sudden change, don't you want to go see, Qin Wu?"
The First Ancestor said dryly, "Fine." With that, he turned and walked toward the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge.
With one step, a thousand miles of ground suddenly shrank, twisting between them. Pang Yu and the others didn't move a step but found themselves a thousand miles away, filled with shock and uncertainty.
The First Ancestor's step landed exactly where Qin Mu was on the Dragon Qilin. In the air, Lou Qianchong swooped down over the Dragon Qilin, his sharp claws reaching down to grab Qin Mu and the Dragon Qilin.
His claws were razor-sharp, covered in strange scales that shimmered with black light. The patterns in the center of the scales looked like eyes, opening and closing, blinking.
Lou Yunqu, Fu Rilu, and Lu Li followed the First Ancestor, looking up. Qin Mu's angry voice came down: "I said we'll fight another day! I have urgent business—no time to settle this with you!"
Boom! A loud crash in midair. Lou Qianchong's body rebounded; his grab had failed, blocked by Qin Mu, but the Dragon Qilin was also forced down from the sky, its speed greatly reduced.
"You, Son of the Netherworld, won't escape!"
Lou Qianchong lunged again. Qin Mu blocked him once more, pushing Lou Qianchong back, but the Dragon Qilin was pressed further down, its speed dropping again.
Lou Qianchong attacked a third time, laughing. "Don't you even have the courage to fight me? The great Son of the Netherworld, forced to flee to Yankang by me!"
Qin Mu suddenly leaped off the Dragon Qilin's back and said solemnly, "Fatty Dragon, go ahead first and stabilize the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. Brother Xu, you all go to the Transfer Bridge too and help me stabilize the runes on that altar."
The Dragon Qilin shot off, heading straight for the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. Xu Shenghua didn't linger either, following close behind the Dragon Qilin, saying, "Be careful, Brother Qin. This man's strength is not weak, and his divine abilities are strange. I've never seen such techniques. His dark abilities are similar to the darkness of the Great Ruins."
"Similar to the darkness of the Great Ruins?" Qin Mu's heart shook, and he showed an expression of disbelief.
Lou Qianchong retracted his wings, returning to human form, and smiled. "The darkness of the Great Ruins was originally set by my master, the Black Emperor of the Netherworld."
Qin Mu nodded, his expression blank. "Show me the Black Emperor of the Netherworld's divine abilities."
Lou Qianchong erupted with intense darkness, instantly shrouding dozens of miles of sky. His figure seemed to exist in another world, no longer in Taihuang Heaven, as his black silhouette rushed toward Qin Mu!
Qin Mu's face showed no change in expression as he stared at the charging figure in the darkness. Lou Qianchong's form seemed to be in a different dimension, able to evade all divine attacks in the world!
At the same time, a gate suddenly opened behind Qin Mu. Inside, a demonic, god-like monster roared silently, its thick arms gripping a steel fork, swinging it back, gathering full force to stab at Qin Mu outside the gate!
"I see."
Two heads suddenly sprouted from Qin Mu's neck, and two arms emerged from his armpits. His sword pellet clanged loudly, splitting into three.
"So-called Netherworld should be like Fengdu, both parts of the Netherworld. Your divine ability..."
Qin Mu peeled off the willow leaf from his brow. As he transformed into three heads and six arms, the leaf also split into three, precisely sticking to each of his brows, still sealing them.
He raised three arms, index and middle fingers pressed together, pointing before the eye on his brow, then thrust forward!
"...has been seen through by me."
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