Chapter 707: Qin Mu's Demonic Transformation
The Crimson Emperor paced back and forth, calculating, "He has cultivated my Indestructible Divine Consciousness, and with the help of both of us, he was able to suppress his elder brother and seize the identity and power of the Prince of Youdu. Now that we've given him too much power, his elder brother has been directly sealed by the Netherworld Emperor's Netherworld Jade Mirror. The only thing we can do now is to block the seal and prevent him from continuing to steal his brother's power..."
Just as he said this, the Heavenly Duke had already sealed the breach, preventing the power of the large-headed infant from continuing to drain away.
"And then?" the Heavenly Duke urged.
The Crimson Emperor said, "Then we break the Netherworld Emperor's Netherworld Jade Mirror seal, allowing Qin Fengqing to compete with him for the demonic nature of Youdu and reclaim the identity of the Prince of Youdu."
The Heavenly Duke stepped forward to examine the state of the large-headed infant. He saw that the butterfly-wing-shaped light in its three eyes was being suppressed by a strange force. Within the pupils, there seemed to be a peculiar vortex, constantly collapsing inward, sealing the consciousness of the giant infant.
The Heavenly Duke attempted to break the seal, but the Netherworld Emperor's path was different from his own. Some of the runes were incomprehensible to him, and he could only resort to brute force. However, as he was merely an avatar with limited power, he could not erode the Netherworld Emperor's seal in a short time.
"This path won't work. Is there another way?" the Heavenly Duke had to give up and asked.
The Crimson Emperor looked up at the sky and said, "Awaken the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha. Together, we can break the Netherworld Emperor's seal, awaken Qin Fengqing, and join forces to suppress Qin Mu!"
The Heavenly Duke shook his head. "The Old Buddha has fallen asleep. How can he be awakened so easily? This idea won't work either."
The Crimson Emperor sighed. "Then we can only leave it to fate. Let's hope Qin Mu still has his own consciousness and won't cause a great disaster."
"Let's hope so."
Outside, Qin Mu manifested three heads and six arms. His six arms flew about, and his three heads simultaneously let out short, excited cries as he struck down at Lou Yunqu and Fu Yanqi with lethal intent!
"Ya ya ya ya ya!"
Countless divine abilities instantly engulfed Fu Yanqi and Lou Yunqu. Lou Yunqu and Fu Yanqi felt as if countless Qin Mus were attacking them madly at that moment, sending chills down their spines.
Fu Yanqi only managed to block two divine abilities before his own defensive techniques were shattered by Qin Mu.
"One Finger Splits Seven Souls!" he roared, extending his right hand forward, his only remaining thumb raised as he pressed it toward Qin Mu.
Behind him, a dark world materialized—a phantom of the Netherworld. Seven divine and demonic phantoms of various forms stood behind him, each with its own distinct appearance.
These were the gods representing the seven souls: Corpse Dog, Fu Shi, Que Yin, Tun Zei, Fei Du, Chu Hui, and Chou Fei.
With the blessing of these seven deities, his strike contained the power to tear apart the seven souls.
Qin Mu clenched his four fingers into a fist, raised his thumb, and met the attack with his own thumb. Fu Yanqi heard the sound of his right hand's only finger shattering. The thumb bone broke, and then it exploded with a bang.
The force then traveled along his wrist bone to his arm bone, dislocating his elbow joint. He heard the sound of his forearm bone piercing through his skin.
His forearm bone shot out from his elbow, separating from his body.
Intense pain surged through him. Although he didn't care about his physical body, the pain was overwhelming.
At that moment, Qin Mu's other five arms, five fists, and five thumbs pressed against his brow, heart, dantian, tailbone, and sea of qi.
Fu Yanqi spat blood, feeling his primordial spirit go numb. Qin Mu had sealed his primordial spirit with Youdu techniques, sending a chill down his spine and filling him with fear. "He didn't borrow the power of the seven soul deities, yet his mastery over souls far surpasses mine!"
Qin Mu's six arms and three heads allowed him to unleash techniques at an incredible speed, like a violent storm. Mixed in with his techniques were countless punches and kicks, simultaneously employing spell techniques, sword techniques, and physical techniques!
Three heads and six arms, as the ultimate technique of the Chiming era, had previously had major flaws due to the disconnect between the Crimson Emperor and the Bright Emperor. But Qin Mu had cultivated the techniques of both emperors, mending the gaps.
With the flaws eliminated, the three-headed, six-armed form was truly like three people, even stronger, leaving Fu Yanqi unable to find any openings and Lou Yunqu unable to find an opportunity to severely wound him!
Fu Yanqi's cultivation was lower; he was still at the Jade Pool realm. Once his primordial spirit was sealed, he was immediately gravely wounded. In an instant, he was hit by countless techniques and punches and kicks. Hundreds of sword and blade lights pierced his body, leaving him a bloody mess.
Even so, he was decisive. Suddenly, he retreated, vanishing from Yan'kang and disappearing into the darkness.
As a disciple of the Netherworld Black Emperor, he used the Netherworld's signature technique, hiding his body within the Netherworld, making him impervious to all techniques.
However, the next moment, Qin Mu also charged into the Netherworld!
The two clashed in the darkness. By the time Lou Yunqu rushed in, Fu Yanqi's primordial spirit had already been blasted out of his body.
Qin Mu reached out, grabbed his primordial spirit by the neck, and used his other five arms to block Lou Yunqu's attack.
Fu Yanqi's physical body fell to the ground, still alive. He was about to lunge forward when suddenly, one of Qin Mu's heads shot divine light from its eyes, three beams of light pinning him in place.
Qin Mu turned his head, and another head shot divine light, blasting Lou Yunqu away.
Lou Yunqu was powerful and managed to block the attack, but Qin Mu twisted his neck again, and the third head turned, firing three more beams of light, sending Lou Yunqu flying once more.
Lou Yunqu was growing anxious. If Qin Mu merely killed Fu Yanqi and Wei Qingpei, it wouldn't matter much. As disciples of the Netherworld Black Emperor, they would be drawn back to the Netherworld, and their primordial spirits would return there.
The Black Emperor, who controlled the Netherworld, could quickly have them reincarnated, and they would remain his disciples in the future.
Throughout history, they had reincarnated many times, so they weren't afraid of death and destruction. At worst, they would start over.
But this time was different.
Qin Mu was the Prince of Youdu. They had long heard of the Prince of Youdu's fearsome reputation. At birth, he had devoured countless fierce ghosts in Youdu, consumed numerous giants, and even driven away the ghost of the Emperor Seat.
If Qin Mu ate them, they would die completely, with no chance of reincarnation.
Qin Mu repelled Lou Yunqu and immediately opened his mouth, sending Fu Yanqi's primordial spirit toward it, an excited expression on his face.
Lou Yunqu gritted his teeth, his figure flickering in and out of existence, constantly shuttling between the Netherworld and reality. He dodged the divine light from Qin Mu's eyes and attacked Qin Mu with all his might, refusing to give him a chance to swallow Fu Yanqi.
Suddenly, he unleashed two divine abilities, shattering the physical bodies of Fu Yanqi and Wei Qingpei. The two corpses broke apart, triggering a blood sacrifice that turned into two beams of blood light.
Near the Yongjiang Academy, the stone statue immediately revived, flesh and blood rapidly regenerating.
Qin Mu blocked Lou Yunqu's attack, shot several more beams of divine light from his eyes, knocking Lou Yunqu out of the Netherworld, and grabbed Fu Yanqi's primordial spirit, bringing it to his mouth.
Just then, he felt a shadow overhead. He quickly dodged, and with a thunderous crash, the Observation Platform shook violently. A towering divine demon crouched in the center of the platform.
This demon god was massive and slowly stood up.
"Using the corpses of two junior brothers, I've finally revived the Calamity God!"
Lou Yunqu was overjoyed and was about to join forces with the Calamity God to besiege Qin Mu when suddenly, the Calamity God punched down. Caught off guard, Lou Yunqu was smashed into the ground by the giant fist!
The earth caved in, forming a huge crater.
The Calamity God lifted his fist, and blood dripped from beneath it.
Lou Yunqu lay there, bones broken and tendons snapped, spread-eagled, filled with regret. "I forgot, these Calamity Gods are ruthless and recognize no one..."
He was deeply distressed. His physical body was nearly crippled by the Calamity God's punch, so he had to abandon it and let his primordial spirit escape. "As a disciple of the Netherworld, I won't be much weaker without a physical body."
As his primordial spirit emerged, he immediately saw the Calamity God engaged in a fierce battle with Qin Mu in the air.
At this moment, Qin Mu was nearly berserk. All kinds of techniques flowed from his hands effortlessly. Whether it was the Buddhist primordial spirit from the Heavenly King Sutra of the Emperor Shakti Heavenly King Buddha, the Earth and Heaven Seal Technique of the First Human Sovereign, the Ancestral Dragon's Grand Profound Technique from the True Dragon Nest, the techniques and abilities of the elders of the Crippled Village, the techniques of past Human Sovereigns, or the techniques of the Crimson Emperor and Bright Emperor—whether he had previously mastered them or not—he was now unleashing them all!
Although he hadn't fully obtained the power of the Prince of Youdu, he had borrowed a small portion, making his cultivation base nearly comparable to Lou Yunqu's.
With such immense magical power, controlling these techniques was effortless. Even when facing the Calamity God, he didn't retreat, attacking more than defending.
Without a spiritual weapon or divine weapon in hand, he fought the Calamity God barehanded. Whether in close combat or long-range attacks, he was wild and brutal, directly overwhelming with his techniques.
Lou Yunqu's cultivation was deeper, but he was far inferior to Qin Mu in technique variation. Moreover, the Netherworld's techniques were mostly aimed at the soul, making them far less effective in terms of attack methods compared to Qin Mu.
"How many divine techniques and Dao methods does this guy actually know?"
Lou Yunqu watched the battle in the sky, his heart pounding. "Is this the full strength of the Prince of Youdu? Truly formidable! No wonder our master wants to obtain him at all costs!"
He didn't know that the power Qin Mu had borrowed hadn't even reached one percent of the Prince of Youdu's full strength before the Heavenly Duke and Crimson Emperor cut it off to prevent things from getting out of hand.
The Calamity God possessed boundless power. A single technique could force Qin Mu back and injure him, but Qin Mu had cultivated the Creation Technique of the Crimson Emperor and Bright Emperor. His physical body and primordial spirit had an astonishing recovery ability. Any injury healed quickly, making him virtually unkillable.
Qin Mu's techniques were short and explosive, unleashing their terrifying power within a very small space and distance. Without a spiritual weapon, his primordial energy transformed into countless tiny flying swords that flew around him, coming and going swiftly, making them even more threatening!
This technique was something he had learned from his father, Qin Hanzhen. Qin Hanzhen's techniques could concentrate immense power into a single, ordinary-looking sword strike, with the destructive force contained within a very small area, yet the power was unimaginable.
Qin Mu had trained with his father for a while and had learned some of his techniques. However, since Qin Hanzhen followed the path of the Kaihuang lineage, Qin Mu had never been able to master the skill of controlling the power of his techniques within such a small space and distance.
But now, he was effortlessly mastering this combat technique!
"Kill you and eat you!"
Qin Mu leaped high, excited and ferocious, spinning wildly around the Calamity God, unleashing a storm of countless techniques at him.
The Calamity God blocked at an incredible speed but was still hit repeatedly. Suddenly, a muffled roar came from his throat. The Five Thunder Pot that Qin Mu had placed in the Yongjiang Academy rumbled, lightning flashing.
The Five Thunder Pot soared into the air, its lid opening. Five types of cloud thunder surged out from the pot, mixed with countless Fire Bell Divine Soldiers—bell-sized fire bells that, when they rolled, produced not a ringing sound but a thunderous roar like a great bell or drum!
The Calamity God activated the Five Thunder Pot, and the cloud thunder within shot straight toward Qin Mu, intertwining with terrifying power.
"Eat!"
Qin Mu opened his mouth wide, facing the cloud thunder, and inhaled like a whale swallowing a rainbow, sucking the cloud thunder and Fire Bell Divine Soldiers into his stomach.
"He's even eating the Northern Emperor's techniques?" Lou Yunqu was startled. He had been planning to ambush Qin Mu from the Netherworld, but seeing this made his heart race.
The next moment, Qin Mu grabbed the Five Thunder Pot, opened his mouth, and lifted it like a wine jug, drinking deeply!
"This..."
Lou Yunqu felt a surge of fear. Someone who could drink the Five Cloud Thunders and Fire Bell Divine Soldiers like fine wine was definitely someone he couldn't afford to provoke.
"Forget it!"
He suddenly shook his body, and a gate materialized behind him. He shouted fiercely, "Netherworld Heavenly Gate! All demons and gods of the Netherworld, hear my command! Come out and kill the enemy!"
Behind him, darkness surged. A passage to another space opened. A demon god riding a bone horse, its body burning with nether fire, emerged from the gate.
Then, a dark horde of Netherworld demons and gods surged out, charging at Qin Mu!
Qin Mu was still drinking from the Five Thunder Pot when, in an instant, he was overwhelmed by the Netherworld demons and gods.
Inside the Qin Continent, the Heavenly Duke and Crimson Emperor watched the battle outside with intense focus. Seeing this, the Heavenly Duke hesitated and said, "He borrowed less than one percent of the power. It seems he can't win. Should we give him a little more?"
The Crimson Emperor said coldly, "How much more? If we mess this up, how will we fix it?"
—A 3,700-word chapter, wishing lifestyle a happy birthday! I have no more drafts left, really none~