Chapter 396: 穿针引线

Hiding within the Sun Well's protective range while being besieged was definitely not Qin Mu's style. His approach was to seize every opportunity and deliver a fatal blow with lightning speed.

The Butcher once told him that seeing an opportunity isn't difficult; the hero is the one who sees and seizes it, while the one who sees it but cowers motionless is a coward. Many who were stronger than the Butcher often ended up defeated by him because he was courageous and bold, never hesitating, and always seizing opportunities.

The opportunity Qin Mu seized this time was to strike while the Demon God was preoccupied, using its pointed mouth to transport Heavy-Bodied Devils into the Sun Well and unable to escape. Qin Mu then piloted the Sun Ship to break through the world formed by the Sun Well and, wielding the sun, smashed his opponent to pieces!

Being trapped in the Sun Well and merely defending against attacks was not his style. That would mean following the enemy's rhythm, which would only lead to being besieged and allowing the enemy to dictate the battle. Instead, he needed to fight at his own pace: charge out, directly target the enemy leader, and eliminate them. "You fight your way, I'll fight mine. If I win, you die." It was that simple. This was the essence of the Butcher's blade techniques.

The Sun Herder chieftain's body was still somewhat weak. He watched Qin Mu rattling the chains, dragging back the sun that had crushed the Heavy-Bodied Demon God. The sun scorched the surroundings, turning the earth into bubbling magma, with large bubbles erupting.

Suddenly, Qin Mu's eyelid twitched, and so did the old chieftain's. They simultaneously heard cracking and snapping sounds coming from the sun. Qin Mu blinked and gently shook the chains, making the sun tremble. But he didn't use full force, as if afraid of cracking it.

The old chieftain shakily stood up. Suddenly, the sun, which had just floated into the air, emitted another loud crack. The old chieftain looked up to see a shocking crack appear on the sun, and he couldn't help but collapse again.

"It's fine, it's fine." Qin Mu's voice boomed as he reassured them, "It didn't shatter! Everyone, rest easy!"

The Heavy-Bodied Demon God was shattered by his single blow. However, countless Heavy-Bodied Devils on the Sun Ship were still attacking furiously, continuing to slaughter and assimilate the Sun Herder warriors. Meanwhile, countless devils were devouring each other, the larger ones consuming the smaller, making their bodies grow larger and their power stronger. Like a snowball, three increasingly massive Heavy-Bodied Devils gradually appeared on the Sun Ship, with even more Heavy-Bodied Devils pouring into their mouths, actively offering themselves as food.

"The Heavy-Bodied Demon God I killed, was it not his true body?"

Startled, Qin Mu let out a thunderous roar. Immediately, the sun in the sky erupted with incredibly intense True Fire, which surged downwards, instantly engulfing the entire Sun Ship in flames! The Sun True Fire blazed fiercely, turning the entire Sun Ship into a divine vessel of flames. Countless Heavy-Bodied Devils sizzled and shrieked as they were burned, turning into black smoke and dissolving in the flames.

He controlled the complete Sun Ship. Although this ship was a treasure used to pull the sun across the sky, it also possessed incredibly powerful offensive capabilities. Previously, when Yan Jingjing controlled the Sun Ship, the sun was extinguished, preventing the ship's full power from being unleashed. But now that Qin Mu had ignited the sun, the ship's formidable might was instantly unleashed!

Although the Sun True Fire was incredibly terrifying, it held little power against the Sun Herders. They had lived on this ship since childhood, breathing its pure Yang qi, and thus possessed extremely high resistance to True Fire. Meanwhile, Hu Ling'er, Ling Yuxiu, and Si Yunxiang were fighting in the air with the group of dragons and the Dragon Qilin; the Sun True Fire did not sweep through that area. The little fox, standing on the Black Dragon's head, was very excited, shouting and yelling, but couldn't contribute much to the fight. Compared to the group of dragons, her strength was negligible.

Qin Mu burned countless Heavy-Bodied Devils to death, but the three exceptionally massive Heavy-Bodied Devils on the ship were not burned. Instead, they rapidly crawled through the flames, then suddenly leaped up, their bone wings flapping, and rushed towards Qin Mu in the center of the Sun Ship! One of the Heavy-Bodied Devils swooped down, reaching out to pull out the Demon God Weapon halberd that was stuck in one of the great halls. Instantly, a powerful demonic aura erupted!

"Don't use the sun to smash!" The old chieftain saw Qin Mu about to wield the sun again and quickly shouted, "If you smash it again, you'll really break it! We old bones can hold them off!"

"Trouble!" Qin Mu stopped, looking around and searching for the Heavy-Bodied Demon God's true body.

The old chieftain let out a loud cry, summoning several elders to confront the three massive Heavy-Bodied Devils. These three Heavy-Bodied Devils were incredibly large and immensely powerful, not losing ground even when fighting the old chieftain and several elders. The old chieftain grabbed a bronze bell. The bell rang continuously, striking out. This bell did not seem like an ordinary treasure; layers of runic imprints appeared on its surface. As it rang, it continuously rotated around itself, and sun-shaped fireballs immediately flew out from its surface, striking the enemies. However, that broken halberd was a Demon God Weapon, incredibly formidable, capable of easily cutting through all the divine abilities unleashed by the bronze bell.

Qin Mu's gaze swept around. He saw the profound and dense darkness of the Great Ruins and didn't know where the Heavy-Bodied Demon God's true body was hidden.

Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed from the darkness, thudding loudly and making the ground continuously tremble. The footsteps came from all directions, growing faster and faster, then suddenly ceased, replaced by the sound of tearing through the air. The sound of tearing through the air was extremely sharp, and Qin Mu's heart sank. He saw massive Heavy-Bodied Devils flying out of the darkness, heading straight for the Sun Ship!

"It wasn't its true body after all!" Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly. The Carefree Sword suddenly unsheathed, silently hovering in the air, motionless.

On the Sun Ship, the great sun hung high. The Sun Herder warriors gripped their weapons, incredibly tense, and looked up to see giant monstrous creatures obscuring the sun's radiance. Arriving above the great ship, their vast shadows were truly chilling. Just then, sword light suddenly erupted. The center of the Sun Ship seemed to gain a silver sun, and terrifying sword intent and sword energy shot out in all directions like sunlight! In this instant, the divine might of the Carefree Sword swept across the sky, and a black rain immediately began to fall. Countless severed limbs and broken bodies splattered down from above, almost filling the Sun Ship!

However, one devil in the air evaded all the sword light, flying directly to the four divine pillars, passing between two of them, and heading straight for Qin Mu.

*Buzz—*

The large eye in the center of the Heavy-Bodied Devil's face glowed with black light, shining it towards Qin Mu's face! Its four claws seized Qin Mu's chest, piercing deeply into his flesh. The black light in its demonic eye grew even darker; this light seemed to be able to devour everything, causing one's spirit to constantly sink into it. Everyone on the ship exclaimed in alarm. The old chieftain and the elders' expressions changed dramatically; they hastily abandoned the three revived devils and rushed frantically towards them. However, the three devils immediately flew to catch up, holding them back and preventing them from rescuing Qin Mu.

"You could come over because I let you," Qin Mu's eyes locked with the Heavy-Bodied Devil's demonic eye, his gaze flickering. "I will use your assimilation to find out where your true body is hidden!"

The Heavy-Bodied Devil's demonic eye shone its gaze upon his eyes. Instantly, countless voices echoed in Qin Mu's mind. For a moment, he seemed to see countless figures appearing in a dark forest, each figure a Heavy-Bodied Devil. Everything in his vision vanished, leaving only a forest made up of the figures of individual Heavy-Bodied Devils. The forest grew wider and wider, its coverage expanding, with tens of thousands, even millions, of devil figures emerging and spreading outwards! The collective consciousness of these devils gathered into a rolling torrent, surging continuously into his mind, attempting to assimilate him.

Qin Mu activated the Three-Pillars Tyrant Body Art. His spirit embryo and soul merged, and instantly, a sun appeared in his mind, encircling the spirit embryo and guarding his spiritual platform, incinerating all the incoming consciousness into ash. The figures in the darkness grew more numerous, making his heart race. So many Heavy-Bodied Devils, their thoughts converging, were about to drown his spiritual platform. If his spiritual platform was breached, his spirit embryo wouldn't last long before being assimilated by the Heavy-Bodied Devils. He had to find the true location of the Demon God before his spiritual platform was overwhelmed!

Just then, his gaze seemed to penetrate through layers of mountains and rivers, and he saw a Demon God sprawling amidst them. It was a Heavy-Bodied Demon God, positioned between two large mountains, its four limbs gripping the mountainsides. A river flowed through the valley, and behind the demon god was a massive gateway. From that massive gateway, Heavy-Bodied Devils poured out like a tide, surging continuously towards him! Countless Heavy-Bodied Devils dashed across the river and flew in the sky, continuously devouring each other and transforming into massive devils.

The instant Qin Mu "saw" this Demon God, the Demon God also "saw" him. The Demon God lifted its head, its huge eyes showing confusion, seemingly puzzled. Immediately, the Demon God spanning the two mountains saw a light emerging from the darkness, growing brighter and brighter. A ball of light was hurtling towards it, growing larger and faster, turning into a colossal sun. It slid diagonally from above, appearing directly over the riverbed! Wherever the colossal sun passed, the river water was instantly vaporized, and all Heavy-Bodied Devils along its path were incinerated into ash, completely evaporated! The colossal sun distorted the surrounding space, causing the mountains to shake violently, as if they had become giants performing a strange dance.

From the Heavy-Bodied Demon God's long mouth came demonic speech, transmitted to Qin Mu's mind through fluctuating thoughts: "Little child, only knows how to smash things recklessly..."

Its body shook violently. The bone wings behind it rattled, and one by one, bone wings detached from its body. These bone wings were actually Demon God Weapons, resembling the broken halberd on the Sun Ship, and they shot out towards the great sun!

*Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.*

The halberds shot into the great sun. Its speed immediately slowed, becoming slower and slower. Finally, the great sun crashed into the river valley, sliding forward for hundreds of zhang before coming to a stop.

*Crack.*

This sun from the Sun Ship cracked open, splitting into two halves. A smile appeared on the Demon God's long face, but at that moment, from the cracked great sun, a Sun Jade Eye rolled out. The jade eye was several zhang tall; it rolled once, and its pupil suddenly became vertical. A blinding beam of light shot out, slicing into the Demon God's large eyeball. The Demon God shrieked, its voice shaking heaven and earth. It hastily tilted its head to dodge the attack, but the beam of light sliced past its pupil, cutting open its cheek, deep enough to expose bone.

In the instant it dodged, the Carefree Sword, transformed into a beam of light, shot from behind the cracked sun, entering its mouth and exiting through the back of its head. It then turned, entering through the back of its head again and exiting through the front. The Carefree Sword was like a needle and thread, sewing densely, instantly piercing through its head hundreds of times. Then, like a cold light, it rapidly rotated around its neck!

The sword light suddenly retracted. The Demon God's head became riddled with holes, then its neck swayed, and its mountain-sized head slid off its neck, falling into the gateway behind it. The rolling sound echoed throughout the mountains and rivers.