Chapter 668: The Wounded Fury
In the Imperial Heaven, within the demon territory, Lu Li bid farewell to Fury, saying, "Honored King, I have been away from Nether Capital for too long and must return. Today, I will lead my army and depart."
Fury frowned slightly and asked, "Senior sister, you have yet to capture the Nether Capital Divine Child. Why are you so eager to leave?"
"A visitor from Nether Capital will not give me the chance to capture the Nether Capital Divine Child. Although I am obsessed with obtaining the power of the Nether Capital Divine Child, I also have self-awareness. With my strength, I simply cannot contend with Nether Capital, so I choose to retreat."
Lu Li hesitated for a moment, then said, "Honored King, since we are both of the demon race, I will give you three pieces of advice before I leave."
Fury said with curiosity, "Senior sister, please speak."
"The first piece of advice is to endure. No matter what happens, you must endure. The second piece of advice is to withdraw. The reason the tortoise lives long is that it is good at pulling in its head. The third piece of advice is to be loyal. Loyalty brings no fault. Farewell!"
Lu Li let out a high-pitched shriek, and countless Nether Capital monsters suddenly turned into black smoke and dissipated one by one, while Lu Li's figure spun, gradually sinking into the ground until she vanished without a trace.
The Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge.
Qin Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. The First Ancestor Human Sovereign had gone to the alien star and instructed the suspended realm gods and demons there to slow down their entry into Eternal Peace. Only then did the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge stabilize, preventing it from collapsing due to the excessive energy transfer.
It was only then that he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Lou Qianzhong had inflicted two wounds on him, piercing through his chest. He had destroyed the central prong of the steel trident, which was precisely aimed at his heart. Although the other two prongs had pierced him, they had missed his vital points.
This was also the main purpose of his third sword strike—to eliminate the fatal threat and preserve his own life.
After all, Lou Qianzhong was extremely formidable. Although Qin Mu had avoided the vital points, the damage he had sustained was still considerable. Dragon saliva alone could not heal him; the remnants of Lou Qianzhong's divine abilities still lingered in his wounds and needed to be expelled.
Qin Mu treated his wounds, refining away the residual divine abilities of Lou Qianzhong. He activated the Leakless Creation Profound Sutra and combined it with dragon saliva, using both methods simultaneously, before he felt some relief.
There was a commotion beside the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge. Qin Mu approached and saw that the cultivators guarding the bridge were blocking Qi Jiuyi and Zhe Huali.
When the guards saw Qin Mu approaching, they quickly said, "Cult Leader, these two are from the demon side. They are clamoring to pass through the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge to enter Eternal Peace."
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Two senior brothers, you have come to the human territory and still want to go to Eternal Peace. Aren't you afraid I will kill you?"
Zhe Huali shook his head and said, "Brother Qin, you are not that kind of person. By the rules of the martial world, one-on-one, aside from you, I fear no one among the humans. And since you were injured in your battle with Lou Qianzhong, you may not necessarily be my match."
"Who said we are going by the rules of the martial world?"
Qin Mu looked puzzled and said, "I am wearing the official robes of the Eternal Peace Kingdom, so of course, we follow the court's rules. The Eternal Peace court's rule is that when fighting, we never follow rules."
Qi Jiuyi became nervous, occasionally looking around and sometimes looking up. Qin Mu noticed this and became suspicious. Qi Jiuyi's looking around was to observe whether Qin Mu would actually order a swarm to surround and beat them to death, while looking up—what was he paying attention to?
He looked up at the sky but saw nothing unusual.
"Two senior brothers, why must you enter Eternal Peace? Right now, the alien star is entering Eternal Peace, and the energy of the transfer is too immense. If you pass through the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge into Eternal Peace, it will add even more energy."
Qin Mu said sincerely, "Give me a reason, and perhaps I will agree."
Zhe Huali didn't know why Qi Jiuyi was so determined to go to Eternal Peace either. Upon hearing this, he looked at Qi Jiuyi.
Qi Jiuyi's expression shifted uncertainly. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Cult Leader Qin, although I am a disciple of the Nether Capital Black Emperor, I have always disapproved of Nether Capital's actions and methods. I have my principles of what to do and what not to do, but they have no such scruples! Their methods are too ruthless, too vicious. Since we are borrowing this path to save our lives, I have no choice but to reveal everything they are about to do."
Qin Mu listened patiently, while others were busy continuing to reinforce the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge. True God Pang Yu led the group, using their magical power to control the vibration frequency of the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge. True God Pang Yu had also learned many mathematical and calculation techniques over the past few years, but his skill was not very high. He could only rely on his profound magical power to stabilize the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge; he was powerless to repair the runes and such.
Qi Jiuyi continued, "Although you also have a volume of the Book of Life and Death, you absolutely do not know its power. The Nether Capital's Book of Life and Death can control life and death and awaken the dead. This treasure was personally refined by the Nether Capital Black Emperor. No matter whether the souls of the deceased are hidden in Nether Capital or Nether Capital, they will be forcibly summoned by this Book of Life and Death."
Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat. "The Book of Life and Death has such an ability? Doesn't that mean that Lou Yunqu and the others can mobilize all the dead in the Imperial Heaven to fight for them? The three of them would be equivalent to an endless army of gods and demons?"
"Not only that!"
Qi Jiuyi said, "Their goal is not the Imperial Heaven, but the Luofu Heaven!"
Qin Mu exclaimed, "Teacher the Woodcutter is in danger!"
Qi Jiuyi nervously shook the few phoenix feathers behind his head, shook his head, and said, "Brother Qin, you are too kind in your understanding of ruthlessness and viciousness. Nether Capital acts without scruples. They will not only break the Earth Lord's Pact and dissolve the peace agreement between the demon and human races, but they will also destroy the Imperial Heaven and wipe you all out in one fell swoop!"
Qin Mu's mind buzzed. "You mean... Lou Yunqu and the others will blood-sacrifice the Luofu Heaven and make it crash into the Imperial Heaven! Impossible! Wouldn't that also offend the demons? Countless demons would die too! Fury, he..."
His voice spread around, and everyone who was reinforcing the altar stopped their work and turned to look at them.
"That's why I said you are too kind."
Qi Jiuyi looked up at the sky again and said rapidly, "Does the Heavenly Court care about the life or death of the demons or Fury's attitude? The Heavenly Court doesn't care, and Nether Capital cares even less. I have said my piece. Can this news buy Zhe Huali and me a chance to live?"
Qin Mu's mind was in chaos. He waved his hand and said hoarsely, "Let them pass. Let them go..."
"Thank you!"
Qi Jiuyi bowed, then grabbed the dazed Zhe Huali and quickly ran to the top of the altar. They stepped into the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge and disappeared.
Qin Mu's heart was in turmoil. Suddenly, he shouted, "True God Pang Yu! True God Pang Yu!"
True God Pang Yu was right there, also stunned by what he had heard. Upon hearing this, he quickly asked, "Cult Leader Qin, is what Qi Jiuyi said true?"
Qin Mu said in a deep voice, "Whether it's true or not, there is no need to defend the Imperial Heaven any longer! True God, immediately go and mobilize the garrison troops from cities like Li City and Ming Yi. Have them rush here immediately and migrate to Eternal Peace!"
True God Pang Yu hesitated and said, "What if what Qi Jiuyi said is false? Wouldn't that be handing over the Imperial Heaven without a fight?"
Qin Mu said coldly, "If it is true, then if we don't withdraw the countless soldiers of the Imperial Heaven, they will have no place to be buried!"
True God Pang Yu gritted his teeth and flew away.
Qin Mu's heart was still somewhat chaotic. He looked up at the sky, then at the divine cities like Li City and Ming Yi, and then at the slowly moving Crimson Bright alien star. Suddenly, he shouted, "Continue reinforcing the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge! Don't just stand there; hurry up and reinforce it!"
Lin Xuan and the others snapped out of it and quickly got back to work.
Qin Mu paced back and forth. He stopped, took out the Book of Life and Death, and ground his teeth. "How is this thing used? Lou Yunqu of Nether Capital can unleash the power of the Book of Life and Death. Can't I also unleash its power?"
He experimented repeatedly, but the Book of Life and Death in his hands could only reflect names and could not resurrect the dead.
Just then, the sky suddenly became much brighter. Qin Mu looked up, and his heart gradually sank. He saw shooting stars in the sky—a burning continent was inverted above the Imperial Heaven.
The Luofu Heaven.
The entire Luofu Heaven was in flames and destruction. The earth shook, volcanoes erupted, magma had already covered the entire continent, and the sea had evaporated, turning into thunderclouds filled with countless lightning bolts!
Around the altar, everyone was stunned, staring blankly at the sky.
This scene was so magnificent, so shocking, that they couldn't help but watch, forgetting everything else.
"Reinforce the altar!" Qin Mu shouted sternly, waking them up.
The people snapped out of it and quickly continued reinforcing the altar. Meanwhile, the alien star in the sky was also accelerating its entry into Eternal Peace, putting even more pressure on the altar. Clearly, the gods and demons of the suspended realm had also noticed the strange phenomenon beyond the sky and were trying to leave this place before the Luofu Heaven fell.
Li City was the closest. True God Pang Yu directly used his great magical power to transport the army from Li City. Other Imperial Heaven gods and demons also mobilized, rushing to other divine cities to transport the armies to the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge.
Qin Mu immediately ordered the cultivators of the Imperial Heaven to enter the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge. The pressure on the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge increased sharply. The ground around it began to crack, forming bottomless chasms. Only the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge remained standing.
At this rate, the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge wouldn't last much longer.
"Let the cultivators go first! The gods and demons stay!"
True God Sang Ye shouted, "Senior brothers, go to the other divine cities!"
Many deities immediately left, speeding up the transport of more cultivator armies from other cities. The area around the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge was already packed with people, all waiting to enter the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge.
The spiritual energy spewing from the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge became even more intense, its light shooting into the sky, even brighter than the blood-sacrificed Luofu Heaven. The vibration of the Reciprocal Transfer Bridge also became more violent, and the surrounding ground emitted continuous rumbles!
Ma Rulai, Village Chief, and others arrived one after another, using their own magical power to suppress the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge, greatly relieving the pressure on Xu Shenghua, Lin Xuan, and the others. Xu Shenghua, Lin Xuan, and the others immediately focused on repairing the broken runes.
Qin Mu quickly took out a measuring and calculating divine weapon, observed the falling speed of the Luofu Heaven, and quickly calculated when the Luofu Heaven would collide with the Imperial Heaven and the location of the collision. After a moment, he put down the divine weapon in dismay.
"Only two hours left..."
The collision area was extremely vast—the center of the Imperial Heaven, near Li City, covering an area of over a hundred thousand miles in radius, including dozens of divine cities of various sizes. Both the human territory and the demon territory would be directly crushed by the Luofu Heaven!
He felt a deep sense of powerlessness. A collision of this magnitude was simply not something someone of his level could withstand.
Just then, Qin Mu suddenly saw figures flying up from the alien star, charging toward the falling Luofu Heaven. At the same time, beams of light shot up from the demon side, also heading straight for the Luofu Heaven. These were the gods and demons of the suspended realm and the demon gods!
These gods and demons were using their powerful physical bodies and magical power to forcibly hold back the Luofu Heaven, trying to make it deviate from its original trajectory!
From the Luofu Heaven came earth-shattering roars. Thousands of gods and demons, their muscles bulging, exerted all their strength, striking the Luofu Heaven. Even though their skin cracked and their muscles tore, they could not change the momentum of the Luofu Heaven's descent, but they did slightly slow its fall.
The Luofu Heaven gradually tilted, like a giant flying disc, continuing its fall toward the Imperial Heaven.
Time passed bit by bit. More and more cultivators entered the Spirit Energy Reciprocal Transfer Bridge, but cultivator armies from other divine cities were still being continuously delivered. The alien star in the sky had also mostly entered Eternal Peace.
Suddenly, a rain of fire fell from the sky—fragments of the Luofu Heaven. Huge rocks, each as large as a mountain, were melted and fell from the sky. Millions of firestones streaked across the sky, dragging thick black smoke as they bombarded the continent of the Imperial Heaven.
In the demon territory, Fury ran swiftly, moving from one demon city to another, transporting the demon cultivators and sending them to the best-defended city, Shike City.
Other demon gods were doing the same, but Fury and the others only transported the high-ranking demon races. They ignored the lowly races, who wailed and cried out to the heavens.
Fury's eyes were devoid of any emotion as he mechanically did what he had to do.
He arrived at Xian City, but it was strangely quiet, unlike the scenes of chaos and war he had seen in other cities.
Xian City was peaceful. Although the demon commoners here had also taken to the streets, no one made a sound.
He saw a mother on the street holding her child, looking up at the sky, burying the child's face in her bosom. He also saw lovers embracing tightly. Many demon families huddled together, their faces calm as they looked at the sky.
In the sky, a huge fragment, dragging a fierce trail of fire, was falling toward Xian City. In their eyes, the fragment grew larger and larger, the fire grew brighter and brighter, and their faces were illuminated a deep red.
"Run!" Fury shouted to them.
No one answered him. The mother softly coaxed the child in her arms, not looking at their Honored King.
Boom—
The fragment of the Luofu Heaven fell. Xian City was reduced to ashes. All the demons in the city were torn apart and vaporized by the flames and explosion in an instant. The terrifying blast lifted Fury and hurled him hundreds of miles away.
Fury crashed into a mountain range, lying on his back, staring blankly at the shattered sky.
He stood up, covered in bloodstains. Suddenly, like a wounded old wolf, he let out a sorrowful roar to the sky.
"Ah, ah, ah—"
His three faces twisted in agony, and a heart-wrenching roar came from him. It started as a short, breathless roar, as if he had no strength left, then grew longer and longer, more and more agonizing.
This scene was almost identical to when Qin Mu, sitting in a paper boat drifting through Nether Capital, saw the Nether Capital Heavenly King standing on the ruins of a destroyed world, letting out a desperate roar. The cry was filled with trauma and helplessness.
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