Chapter 682: Nose, Mouth, Brain, Limbs, Viscera, Return

Chapter 687: Nose, Mouth, Brain, Limbs, Organs — Return

As Xu Qing walked out, the tide-like blood beasts on the battlefield grew increasingly restless, displaying evident emotional fluctuations of struggle and panic.

They instinctively roared, their spines bristling rapidly and unconsciously. One by one, their blood-red pupils contracted, and some nervously scraped the ground, their bodies trembling.

This was a suppression emanating from the Red Moon's authority, akin to a bloodline.

Previously, only the Crimson Mother and the Divine Son could control these blood beasts, compelling them to obey. Outsiders, including the Hall Emperor, were unable to issue extensive commands.

But now, with Xu Qing's appearance, he possessed the same qualifications as the Crimson Mother and the Divine Son.

Xu Qing had already attempted this in the Azure Sands Desert that day. Now, with his cultivation greatly advanced, specifically his cultivation in the First Secret Treasury of the Spirit Repository, his Red Moon authority had grown even more immense, and the invisible suppression from a higher position was more pronounced.

In a few steps, Xu Qing emerged from the Anti-Moon Mirror, countless blood drops radiating from his body and gathering into a crimson vortex that enveloped his form.

With a rumbling rotation, the aura of a higher being was fully unleashed towards the heavens and earth.

Instantly, the sky turned red again, and the earth was stained crimson. Yet, this scarlet light brought not protection or blessings to the Red Moon cultivators, but endless terror and shock.

Not all Red Moon cultivators had heard about Xu Qing; most of them didn't truly understand his significance.

Thus, the scarlet light and authority emanating from Xu Qing at this moment, along with the pressure of a status comparable to that of a Divine Son, astonished most of the Red Moon cultivators present.

Countless people were moved, their expressions drastically changing. These Red Moon cultivators could clearly feel the faith within their bodies churning uncontrollably, as if telling them that the person before them was one of the sources of faith.

This absurd perception instantly overwhelmed the Red Moon cultivators present with inner turmoil.

In contrast, the blood beasts, acting on instinct and intuition, had much simpler minds. At this moment, blood beasts from all directions were all trembling.

Gradually, their restlessness dissipated, replaced by submission. One by one, they lowered their heads towards Xu Qing, displaying their obedience.

Looking around, countless blood beasts in the sky and on the ground prostrated themselves.

These ferocious blood beasts were like demons escaped from hell. Yet, no matter how bloodthirsty, brutal, or hungry they had been, now they instinctively bowed in worship, as if meeting their sovereign.

And Xu Qing, whom they worshipped, now stood outside the Anti-Moon Mirror, his long hair fluttering in the wind.

His handsome face held an air of indifference, as perfectly sculpted as if carved, combined with the crimson vortex around his body…

Instantly, some even gasped in surprise.

"The Divine Son?"

At this moment, Xu Qing truly looked exactly like the Divine Son.

The Hall Emperor's expression grew solemn as he stared at Xu Qing, a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

Xu Qing ignored him. He stood silently mid-air, his gaze sweeping over the blood beasts from all directions as he transmitted a divine thought, marking the Red Moon cultivators present.

"Eat them."

The next instant, all the blood beasts simultaneously raised their heads, suddenly looking at the surrounding Red Moon cultivators and the Hall Emperor. Their eyes revealing bloodlust and madness, they roared and charged, howling towards the Red Moon cultivators.

The battlefield situation reversed at this moment, instantly descending into chaos. Screams, gasps, and roars continuously rose and fell.

As for the Anti-Moon faction, their morale soared. With the aid of the blood beasts, their pressure was significantly reduced. After quickly reorganizing, they orderly joined the battlefield, fighting together.

But just then, a dull thunderous sound, as if the first thunder after the creation of heaven and earth, suddenly emanated from within the Crimson Mother's Mortal Shed, which rapidly contracted and then swiftly swelled.

Faintly, a shrill cry also came from within.

Clearly, the war within the Crimson Mother's Mortal Shed had also undergone some changes.

This scene added insult to injury for the Red Moon cultivators present, their expressions changing. Meanwhile, the Hall Emperor's eyes finally showed decisiveness at this moment.

He indeed did not want to personally intervene. The previous battle in the Bitter Mountain Range had made him greatly wary of the Anti-Moon Palace's numerous methods, and the words of the Divine Sparrow Son from before had made him even more uneasy.

The matter of the eyes mentioned by the other party, in particular, made him very uneasy. Even though the Divine Sparrow Son was now in a precarious situation, he instinctively did not want to approach Xu Qing.

Because the junior standing beside Xu Qing was precisely the owner of the eyes the Divine Sparrow Son had spoken of that day.

Although he had conducted some investigations after his return, the Anti-Moon Palace had arrived too quickly, and the Divine Son had chosen to break through, leaving him no time to investigate everything.

And most importantly, he had also heard, by special means, the telepathic message that person sent to Xu Qing just now…

But now, he had no choice but to act.

However, he did not approach. Instead, he stood still, cold light flashing in his eyes, his right hand raised, pointing at the sky.

"Sea of Heavenly Fire!"

As soon as the Hall Emperor spoke, the sky rumbled, and stars shifted. The firmament flowed like a river, as if the entire sky had become a piece of cloth now being rapidly pulled, moving the sky above the Sea of Heavenly Fire region to above the island.

In the blink of an eye, a massive rift appeared in the sky, and endless heavenly fire poured out from within like a whistling waterfall. Further controlled by the Hall Emperor, it gathered to form a colossal finger moving towards the Anti-Moon Mirror.

This was Heaven-Shifting!

But the Hall Emperor's might was not over. He coldly looked at Xu Qing, focusing on the Captain beside Xu Qing. He again formed a hand seal, and instantly, the northern ice plain of the Moon Sacrificial Domain trembled, the earth transforming in an instant.

As the surroundings instantly turned cold, the entire ice layer of the northern snowfield was actually moved onto the island's ground.

Moreover, a finger formed by converging ice layers rose from the earth, heading straight for the Anti-Moon Mirror.

This was Earth-Swapping!

Subsequently, the Hall Emperor narrowed his eyes. With the Sea of Heavenly Fire above his head and the Northern Ice Plain beneath his feet, he made a grasping motion with his right hand towards the heavens and earth.

In an instant, endless wind appeared out of thin air within the heavens and earth.

Wind blew the heavenly fire, making the sea of fire rage. Wind swept the ice plain, causing cold air to surge.

This endless wind rapidly gathered around the Hall Emperor, forming a storm that connected heaven and earth, carrying the power of ice and fire, and spreading outwards with a rumbling sound.

It also pressed towards the Anti-Moon Mirror, like a finger.

This was Wind-Capturing!

This scene made everyone's expressions change. Immediately after, the Hall Emperor again raised his hand and swung it forcefully towards all Anti-Moon cultivators present, including Xu Qing and the Captain.

With this swing, the bodies of the Anti-Moon cultivators present trembled violently. Their physical forms were unharmed, but almost everyone's expression changed as the shadows beneath their feet, illuminated by the heavenly fire, rapidly blurred and eventually vanished.

All the shadows, as if captured, gathered on the Hall Emperor's right hand, forming a mass of black mist that spread from his palm up his arm until it covered his entire body, rising to form a colossal shadow finger that also pressed towards the Anti-Moon Mirror.

This was Shadow-Snatching!

Heaven-shifting and Earth-swapping, Wind-capturing and Shadow-snatching—the power of a god was evident from these actions.

Only Xu Qing still had his shadow beneath his feet, and it was violently struggling.

"Hmm?"

The Hall Emperor's gaze narrowed, but this was not the time to focus on that matter. The four fingers formed by his actions, carrying world-destroying power, were pressing down towards the Anti-Moon Mirror.

Once they fell, the Anti-Moon Mirror might still exist, but the impact on the Anti-Moon cultivators would certainly be significant.

Instantly, a crisis suddenly arose.

But at this very instant, the Captain smiled.

He took a step forward, laughing loudly, his expression filled with excitement and exhilaration. So agitated was he that he couldn't help but lick his lips.

"Eye-stealing thief, you patchwork monstrosity, you finally made your move," he roared. "Did you think I didn't know you could hear my telepathic message to my junior brother? I said it to you on purpose! I wasn't waiting for you to walk over; I was waiting for you to unleash your divine abilities!"

"You were, after all, influenced by my eyes. The judgment you formed from the scenes you saw was actually... what I wanted you to see."

The Captain laughed loudly, his expression growing wildly fervent with each step, exuding an imposing aura of dominating the battlefield and fighting fiercely. His right hand suddenly rose, pointing at the void in the firmament.

"Big Nose, Big Neck, come out!"

As soon as he spoke, the heavens and earth changed color, and the void twisted. A colossal nose and neck appeared out of thin air, summoned forth, bearing numerous seals and even carrying a divine temple on top.

Upon appearing, the divine temple collapsed, and the seals burst open. The nose and neck whistled closer, violently colliding with the finger formed by the Sea of Heavenly Fire.

Amidst the roar, the heavenly fire finger paused, while the Captain's frenzied voice still echoed.

"Big Head, fly over!"

In the blink of an eye, a colossal, bald head without facial features flew out of the void. Upon its appearance, it possessed a magnificent aura that shook all directions, heading straight for the glacial finger.

"Both arms, both legs, and body!"

"And my internal organs!"

"My divine body from a previous life, return!"

The Hall Emperor's expression changed drastically as the Captain roared. Immediately, the fragmented parts of his divine body from his previous life descended one by one from the void. Among them were two golden kidneys, one of which Xu Qing had helped him retrieve from the Mud Fox back then.

Now all had appeared, roaring as they went, heading towards the two fingers formed by Wind-Capturing and Shadow-Snatching.

Immediately after, the Captain looked at the Hall Emperor, whose expression was changing, with a strange glint in his eyes.

"Left Ear!"

The void rumbled as a colossal ear tore through it to arrive. Then the Captain raised his hand and waved out a blue coffin containing a corpse, which was exactly what Xu Qing and he had obtained at Mount Heavenly Ox.

And at this moment, this corpse walked out of the coffin, its entire body melting and transforming into a right ear!

In his previous life, the Captain had absorbed a mouthful of the Crimson Mother's blood and was abhorred by her. Consequently, his body was torn into pieces, becoming the power sources for Red Moon Temples across the greater domain, punished to drag the divine temples along.

Originally, the Captain himself could not continue controlling them; he had only been able to rely on the Flame Moon's assistance to hide one ear.

It wasn't until recently, through the augmentation of the Anti-Moon Palace's power, that he finally sensed all his organs and body parts and established a connection, which enabled him to summon them today.

All of this, from the artificial sun to becoming the Lord of the Anti-Moon, had been part of his plan.

Now, it was all complete.

Seeing all the parts of his past life's body arrive, the Captain grew excited. He raised a hand and pointed at the Hall Emperor in the distance, who was rapidly retreating with a growing sense of unease, then let out a low roar.

"Where is my mouth!"

"Swallow this eye-stealing thief for me!"

Heavenly thunder reverberated from the firmament as a colossal mouth materialized directly within it. As the Captain laughed loudly, this mouth headed straight for the Hall Emperor.

The enormous mouth opened, growing larger and larger, until it seemed capable of swallowing the earth and engulfed the Hall Emperor.

The Hall Emperor's breathing grew ragged, his heart filled with horror, as the madness in the Captain's eyes intensified.

"Eye-stealing thief, yesterday you stole my eyes. Today, I will seize your body!"