Chapter 770: Dragon Han Dominant Body
Earth Lord looked at his brow and said, "Inside your brow is naturally the Netherworld God Child. How could I, who personally suppressed it, not know? That willow leaf also bears the seal of Heaven Duke. You have met Heaven Duke, and he resealed the Netherworld God Child for you, correct? But what's strange is, how are you able to control the power of the Netherworld God Child..."
He hadn't thought it through carefully before, but now, considering it, Qin Mu's ability to mobilize the Netherworld God Child's power was indeed an incredible thing.
In Earth Lord's view, Qin Mu would eventually be assimilated by the Netherworld God Child. Yet in the battle just now at Jade Lock Pass, Qin Mu had been able to release the Netherworld God Child's power and even force that power back into its seal. There was definitely some trickery involved.
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Naturally, someone helped me."
Earth Lord pondered and said, "I'll go in and take a look, to see which fellow Daoist it is."
He stood there motionless, while within the Qin Continent, the ground suddenly churned with magma, forming a lake of molten rock. The magma in the lake swirled, and a pair of nine-curved horns rose spinning from the magma, followed by the massive body of the Lava Earth Lord.
The Lava Earth Lord stopped spinning, his enormous form stepping out of the magma lake. The lake immediately dried up, and the magma on Earth Lord's body continuously flowed down, igniting patches of land.
The Big-Headed Doll had just stuffed his head into the Life-Devouring Cauldron to see what good things were inside, while Crimson Emperor was beside the Great Sun Star Lord, listening intently to a story. Heaven Duke was hiding behind a mountain range.
The Lava Earth Lord glanced around, startled, and blinked his three eyes in confusion.
The Qin Continent was forged from a dark continent within his own horn, refined into a seal and turned into a jade pendant. Later, when Qin Fengqing repeatedly escaped, he had to deepen the seal, embedding the jade pendant into Qin Mu's third eye.
Although he had set the seal, he never expected this sealed continent to become so lively now.
He looked up at the sky. The patterns in the sky displayed three different styles of seals: one was his Netherworld seal, another was the Buddhist seal of the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha, and the third was a Xuan Du seal.
"Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha."
Earth Lord looked at the great Buddha in the sky and nodded. Qin Mu had once gone to the Twenty Heavens of the Buddha Realm, where his demonic nature ran out of control, assimilating half of the Brahma Heaven and turning it into the Netherworld. It was no surprise that the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha's seal was here.
He then looked at the Great Sun Star Lord, his gaze shifting away from him.
The Great Sun Star Lord had long since died; he had probably just been captured and brought here.
"Crimson Emperor."
His gaze fell on Crimson Emperor. "The Crimson Emperor of the Crimson Ming Era found a deformed micro-universe, avoiding the illumination of Xuan Du and the jurisdiction of the Netherworld. Even I couldn't find where Crimson Emperor was buried. I never expected to meet an ancient fellow Daoist here."
Crimson Emperor's consciousness quickly paid respects, saying, "Daoist brother, I used myself to repair that deformed micro-universe as the final refuge for my people. By now, my soul has scattered."
The Lava Earth Lord said, "When you used your indestructible divine consciousness to notify Ming Emperor, I sensed the fluctuation of your indestructible divine consciousness."
He turned his head to look at Qin Fengqing, who had just pulled his head out of the Life-Devouring Cauldron. This big doll was hiding behind the great cauldron, peeking out at him, rubbing his hands and feet nervously like a cat about to pounce.
The Lava Earth Lord paid him no mind and looked at the mountains of the Qin Continent, saying, "Xuan Du Daoist brother, why hide? I see you."
The white-bearded old man walked out from behind the mountain, laughing heartily, "Netherworld Daoist brother, I've been waiting for you to come, and here you are! Now, this continent has gathered experts from the heavens, the earth, and the mortal world!"
The Lava Earth Lord looked at him, not speaking for a long time.
Heaven Duke's expression was calm, with the air of a transcendent master, giving off an aura of unfathomable depth.
After a long while, Earth Lord's stern face slowly broke into a smile, which grew wider and wider. This god who controlled the Netherworld finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, gasping for breath, his hands resting on his knees.
Heaven Duke's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Have you laughed enough?"
Earth Lord's laughter gradually subsided. He glanced sideways at him and couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
Just then, the Big-Headed Doll behind the cauldron rubbed his hands and feet, then leaped like a civet cat, pouncing onto Earth Lord's back. "Caught you! Eat you, and I'll become Earth Lord!"
The Lava Earth Lord hurriedly shook himself, trying to throw him off, but couldn't get rid of him. Startled, he quickly activated his divine power, and the land beneath his feet melted into magma.
The Lava Earth Lord sank downward, but the Big-Headed Doll still clung to him, gnawing on his head.
The Lava Earth Lord sank into the magma lake but found that he couldn't return to the Netherworld. Flustered, he was forced to rise from the ground and looked up at the sky.
Heaven Duke couldn't help but sigh and said, "Don't bother. The willow leaf has already been sealed shut. Unless the seal is broken, you can't escape."
"Not tasty."
The Big-Headed Doll tore the Lava Earth Lord into pieces, lost interest in him, and went back to studying the Nether Sea inside the Life-Devouring Cauldron.
Earth Lord pieced his lava limbs back together, stood up again, and said, "Or, if someone peels off the willow leaf from the outside, we can escape too."
Heaven Duke was overjoyed and urged, "Then peel off the willow leaf!"
The Lava Earth Lord fell silent.
Heaven Duke looked at him suspiciously. Earth Lord didn't speak for a long time before finally saying, "Daoist brother, please stop staring at me."
Heaven Duke's clone urged, "Why don't you peel off that willow leaf?"
The Lava Earth Lord was silent again for a moment, then said, "He took the Prefect's paper boat and has already reached the mortal world."
Heaven Duke's clone was dumbfounded. After a moment, he exhaled a breath of turbid air. "You've been tricked by that kid. But it doesn't matter. I can live quite well here. Besides, there are many secrets to listen to here. Except when the Big-Headed Little Ghost throws a tantrum and beats me up, it's not bad otherwise."
The Lava Earth Lord continued to stare at him and said, "You've had many chances to leave. As long as he removes the willow leaf, you can escape. Why have you stayed here all this time?"
Heaven Duke fell silent.
"Xuan Du is very boring."
He said, "The gods and demons in Xuan Du are basically all forces of the Heavenly Court now. My situation is far more miserable than yours, so compared to Xuan Du, I still prefer it here. Little bird, you were just talking about the attack on the Empress. You haven't finished yet. Let's continue!"
The Great Sun Star Lord timidly glanced at the Great Sun Star Lord, then at the Big-Headed Doll. Heaven Duke laughed and said, "Now that Earth Lord is here, we have much more courage. If the Netherworld God Child dares to eat you, the few of us can join forces and suppress him!"
The Great Sun Star Lord was overjoyed.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound of wind came. Qin Fengqing was activating the Life-Devouring Cauldron. The cauldron's fierce might spread, the sky nearly shattered, and distant mountains crumbled, almost destroyed by the cauldron's ferocity!
The great Buddha in the sky was also shaken by the cauldron's might, unable to keep his seat.
Everyone's faces turned pale, all sensing an ominous feeling.
"The Netherworld God Child is still growing. He's probably about to reach the strength of a Throne-level expert. He can even activate the fierce might of the Life-Devouring Cauldron!"
Yan Kang.
Qin Mu jumped off the paper boat with Imperial Heaven, and saw that Yan Kang had already reached night. The distant city was brightly lit.
"Netherworld Heavenly Lord, we'll stop here," Qin Mu said.
The old man of the Yin Cha looked at him and said, "You've tricked Earth Lord. This matter must be noted in your little book."
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Note it down then. It doesn't matter anyway; there's no shortage of such things."
"You've given up on yourself."
The old man of the Yin Cha shook his head, then suddenly bowed to Imperial Heaven, saying, "Pastoral Heavenly Lord, take good care of my elder brother." With that, the small boat sailed into the darkness and disappeared.
Qin Mu watched him go, then led Imperial Heaven toward the Heavenly Saint Academy ahead. He had asked the old man of the Yin Cha to send them to the Heavenly Saint Academy for his own purposes.
Imperial Heaven was now a blank slate, knowing nothing, understanding nothing, needing others to take care of his eating and drinking. Qin Mu had to teach him the most basic things, but he couldn't teach him any divine arts, or he might ruin this good seedling.
The best method was to teach him the most basic runes and let him comprehend the rest on his own.
The next morning, Qin Mu threw Imperial Heaven into an elementary school class, letting him study the various runes of the Four Great Spirit Embryos and the Five Luminaries Stars with the young students. By the second day, the teacher of the elementary class led Imperial Heaven back to him, saying, "Sect Leader, he's already learned everything. He can't be taught anymore. And he also beat up some young students in class."
Qin Mu was dumbfounded. He tested Imperial Heaven himself and found that he had indeed learned the basic runes like Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise. Moreover, Imperial Heaven had drawn inferences and created several divine arts. Though simple, they were already quite impressive.
"Could he really be the Dominant Body?"
Qin Mu took Imperial Heaven to listen to the Village Chief's lectures. The Village Chief taught the most basic sword techniques, and Imperial Heaven learned them in two days, startling the Village Chief into a cold sweat.
"Is it the Dominant Body?" Qin Mu asked.
The Village Chief was completely bewildered and hesitated, "It's somewhat similar... Where did you get this kid from?"
"A million years ago."
The Village Chief was even more confused and muttered, "A Dominant Body from a million years ago... Wait, I'm feeling dizzy..."
Qin Mu then took Imperial Heaven to the Butcher's class. After two days of learning saber techniques, Imperial Heaven mastered them easily.
"Mu'er, this young man is much smarter than you," the Butcher said with a laugh.
Qin Mu snorted, feeling quite displeased, and said, "I also mastered the basic saber techniques in just a few days, but it's hard to get the techniques into the body."
"He learns faster than you and has better comprehension."
The Butcher said, "He seems even faster than that young man, Xu Huasheng!"
Qin Mu's face darkened. He took Imperial Heaven to listen to every class in the Heavenly Saint Academy. Imperial Heaven could quickly grasp every method, even the most difficult mathematics and alchemy classes.
Three months later, he had learned all the basic runes and basic techniques taught in the Heavenly Saint Academy.
Lin Xuan Dao Master also heard that there was a mathematical genius in the Heavenly Saint Academy and rushed over from the Dao Sect Academy, wanting to take Imperial Heaven to the Dao Sect for advanced mathematics studies. Qin Mu drove him away.
Finally, Qin Mu threw Imperial Heaven into the Heavenly Record Tower, where he could read any text. After another month or so, Imperial Heaven walked out of the Heavenly Record Tower.
Qin Mu showed an expression of disbelief and exclaimed, "Finished learning?"
Imperial Heaven lowered his head, ashamed, and said, "Finished reading, but didn't learn. I felt there were too many mistakes in those books..."
Qin Mu exhaled a breath of turbid air, steadied himself, and a strange thought arose in his mind: "Could it be that I am the fake Dominant Body, and he is the real one... No, I need to take him to see Xu Huasheng!"
Western Earth, Shangcang Academy. Xu Huasheng looked solemnly at Imperial Heaven in front of him and tested, "Dominant Body?"
Qin Mu nodded with difficulty and said hoarsely, "Even smarter than me..."
"I said no wonder his talent and comprehension are similar to mine."
Xu Huasheng praised, "Learns everything at first glance! But why does he look a bit silly?"
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