Chapter 585: The Doomsday of Wuwang City

In the center of Qin Mu’s brows, the willow-leaf-shaped vertical eye slowly opened. A dazzling light, patterned like butterfly wings, emanated from the corners of his eyelids.

“How beautiful!”

Granny Si couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. However, she immediately realized that while these butterfly-wing patterns were radiant, they seemed to conceal something incredibly terrifying.

The Butcher, the Blind Man, and others gathered closer to examine it carefully. As Qin Mu activated his cultivation technique, the eye gradually opened, and the butterfly wings grew larger, making Qin Mu’s head appear to transform into a giant butterfly.

Of course, the butterfly was on his forehead.

Suddenly, the Butcher and the others felt a terrifying tremor, as if some horrific fiend was awakening in the abyss, slowly opening its blood-red eyes.

“What is that?”

The Butcher, the Blind Man, and the Mute were the first to realize what was happening. Involuntarily, they unleashed terrifying divine might.

They had sensed a threat and reacted instinctively, their response speeds varying. The Butcher was the fastest; with a clear sword hum, his divine blade soared, circled once, and hovered in the air.

The Mute was next; a pillar of fire erupted from the blacksmith’s forge behind him, spinning wildly in the air and turning the sky crimson.

The Blind Man was a bit slower. His Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear rattled, transforming into a black dragon that coiled around his body, ready to strike.

Immediately, Granny Si also instinctively unleashed her aura. Countless stars appeared behind her, forming the Grand Heaven Stellar Force Field to counter the terrifying tremor.

Boom—

The Cripple bolted, appearing a hundred *li* away in the next instant. Only then did he realize, “It seems to be coming from Mu’er, not some terrible monster…”

Zing—

Ba Shan drew his blade, looking around in bewildered alarm. He sternly demanded, “Where did this fiend come from?”

He was also a Grandmaster. Although his blade techniques weren't as profound as those of experts like the Butcher, who had achieved enlightenment through the blade, he had pioneered a school of thought that integrated combat styles, making him highly sensitive to unknown dangers.

The Deaf Man and the Apothecary, however, were completely bewildered. The Apothecary, especially, had no idea what was happening.

The Deaf Man’s cultivation had not yet reached the Divine Realm; he was only in the mid-stage of the Divine Bridge, and had not yet begun repairing it. He was engrossed in painting, oblivious to worldly affairs, and his reactions were indeed a bit slow.

The Apothecary had finally broken through the Life-Death Barrier two years ago and was still in the Life-Death Realm. He didn’t prioritize cultivation, so his progress was slow.

Only after Qin Mu had spread the Magpie Bridge Art, Profound Guidance Art, and Divine Crossing Art did he dedicate himself to cultivation. However, having too many women around still hindered his progress.

These two were the most sluggish, but they soon noticed something amiss. The sudden, terrifying tremor seemed to indicate an incredibly fearsome fiend slowly awakening, and the source of this tremor was precisely Qin Mu’s opening third eye!

Everyone looked towards Qin Mu’s brow. The light emanating from the eye grew increasingly dazzling, and within the brilliant glow, a shadowy figure seemed to be approaching.

It was a very small shadow, like a tiny infant, but it stepped on the light, walking out step by step from the depths of Qin Mu’s third eye. With each step, the infant continuously grew and enlarged, finally about to fill Qin Mu’s third eye!

“Mu’er, stop activating the Hegemon Body Three Elixir Art!”

The Butcher, as if facing a formidable enemy, shouted, “There’s something strange in your eye! Stop quickly!”

But it was too late; the shadowy figure had already filled Qin Mu’s third eye and was about to emerge.

“I feel myself filled with power…”

A sleepwalking-like voice came from Qin Mu’s mouth: “…a power that can destroy everything!”

As he uttered these words, everyone in Disabled Elderly Village was chilled to the bone. They heard two voices!

Two voices, overlapping, came from Qin Mu’s mouth.

Crackle!

The sky violently vibrated. The light emanating from the third eye twisted space, and terrifying power overflowed, causing spatial instability. Cracks continuously appeared with thunderous explosions!

The Grand Emperor Heaven’s space was already somewhat unstable due to the arrival of the demon race and could be easily torn. However, it couldn’t be torn by just any ordinary divine ability practitioner; one would need the combat power of a god or demon to achieve it.

But now, the power coming from Qin Mu’s eye was causing the surrounding space to continuously collapse, and dense cracks were still extending!

There were still dozens of Grand Emperor Heaven’s divine ability practitioners beneath the Unfettered City watchtower. Seeing cracks spreading in all directions, they hurriedly fled. The Dragon Qilin, who was diligently cultivating, quickly looked up, saw a crack heading straight for him, and promptly jumped away.

That spatial crack tore through the ground where he had just been standing. Immediately, a chasm over ten *li* long appeared, and it was continuously deepening!

The Dragon Qilin shivered. Hu Ling’er, leaping like a swallow, bounced onto his forehead and cried, “Fatty Dragon, run! Young Master is about to reveal his true form—”

The Dragon Qilin immediately bolted. From behind, an earth-shattering roar echoed. Hu Ling’er looked back and saw the Azure Ox also fleeing in panic. Behind the Azure Ox was the watchtower, a hundred *zhang* tall and covering over ten *mu*.

It was the watchtower making the tremendous sound.

The watchtower was twisted by the spatial cracks, disintegrating into countless pieces where it stood. Each piece floated within different spatial fragments!

Then, continuous rumbling sounds came. These were the residual divine abilities from the war between gods and demons in the ruins of Unfettered City, triggered by the tearing space, causing a chain reaction. Streaks of residual divine abilities erupted, blooming like fireworks in the shattered space, extraordinarily beautiful and unspeakably magnificent.

Hu Ling’er had no time to admire these. She looked at the butterfly-wing-shaped light, feeling a bit disappointed. “Young Master isn’t a fox spirit; he’s a butterfly spirit…”

Where Qin Mu stood, the ground was continuously collapsing and sinking. The ground beneath the Butcher, the Blind Man, and others kept sinking, revealing fiery red magma!

The ruins of Unfettered City were falling into the earth. Huge rocks, soil, and broken walls plunged into the surging magma, erupting in flashes of fire.

Everyone struggled to stabilize themselves. The Butcher, the Mute, the Blind Man, Granny Si, and Ba Shan fought hard against the tearing space, protecting the Apothecary and the Deaf Man. Meanwhile, the Cripple constantly weaved through the shattered spaces, trying to get closer.

Everyone was horrified. The Blind Man reached out and grabbed his Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear; the spear moved with him, unleashing countless spear shadows in an instant. He blocked the dangerous forces in the surrounding space and shouted, “Butcher, lend me a hand! Let me get to him and seal the eye on his brow!”

The Butcher seized his Heavenly Blade, rushed to his side, and said, “Granny, Mute, you two protect the others!”

The two joined forces, gradually approaching Qin Mu in the air. However, the space kept tearing open, widening the distance between them and Qin Mu, making it no easy feat to reach him.

The two rushed forward with all their might, breaking through the strange forces in space. The Butcher suddenly looked down and saw that the entire Unfettered City had completely sunk into the magma; below was a sea of fire.

From the sea of fire, an incredibly eerie demonic energy suddenly surged forth. This demonic energy was different from that in the Grand Emperor Heaven’s demon territories, which was merely spiritual energy tainted with demonic properties. The demonic energy flowing from the spatial cracks was far more primal and ancient!

It was Youdu demonic energy!

Evidently, the fiend within Qin Mu was awakening, tearing open the barrier between the mortal realm and the netherworld, connecting reality with Youdu!

They finally reached Qin Mu, only one or two *zhang* away from him. However, this short distance felt incredibly vast; their steps were arduous. The Butcher’s blade and the Blind Man’s spear were held in mid-air by a powerful force, almost unable to move!

Their bodies creaked under the pressure of forces coming from all directions. The Blind Man’s body became smaller, and the Butcher also shrunk significantly.

The two were almost spherical. The Butcher channeled all his power, creating a path for the Blind Man, blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth. The Blind Man, trembling, thrust his Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear towards Qin Mu’s third eye.

He was a grand master of formations, highly skilled in sealing arts. But this spear thrust could not reach Qin Mu’s brow.

“Mu’er, wake up!”

The Blind Man gritted his teeth, pushing the Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear forward with immense difficulty. The skin on his hands began to tear, and beads of blood rose from the torn, evaporating skin, flying backward.

“Butcher, I can’t hold on any longer…” The Blind Man choked on a mouthful of blood, speaking with difficulty.

The dragon head of the Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear also let out a mournful cry: “Master, I can’t hold on either…”

The spearhead was already starting to crumble and disintegrate, the Blind Man’s hands were trembling, and the flesh on his hands began to decompose.

At this moment, Qin Mu raised his hand, gripped the jade pendant on his chest, and tore it off.

“Don’t throw it…” The Blind Man exhaled a breath of turbid air with great difficulty.

Qin Mu’s face was indifferent. He opened his fingers, and the jade pendant in his hand slipped, falling into the fiery sea of magma below.

Despair filled everyone’s hearts. The Cripple swiftly traversed through the spatial fragments, attempting to catch the jade pendant, but it was too late.

Just then, the magma suddenly surged, and two nine-curved horns slowly rose from it, revealing a majestic god-demon with an ox head and tiger eyes, formed from lava.

The Cripple hastily dodged, screaming, “Earth Sovereign—”

“Earth Sovereign, you’re ruining my plans again!” An angry voice came from Qin Mu’s mouth.

The lava Earth Sovereign seized the jade pendant and pointed a finger. The jade pendant touched Qin Mu’s brow, sealing the demonic eye.

Upon contact with Qin Mu’s third eye, the jade pendant suddenly vanished, entering it.

The terrifying phenomena around them suddenly ceased, and the torn space returned to normal. The lava Earth Sovereign’s body collapsed, turning into a torrent of magma that flowed down into the fiery underground sea of lava.

Qin Mu also immediately fell from the air. The Blind Man quickly threw his Dragon-Expanding Divine Spear; it coiled, transforming into a black dragon skeleton that caught Qin Mu, soared skyward, and landed outside the ruins of Unfettered City.

The Blind Man spat out a mouthful of blood. He, the Butcher, Granny Si, and the others forced a breath, came outside the ruins, and descended.

Qin Mu had fallen unconscious, and his third eye had also closed. The Cripple rushed over, looking at the unconscious Qin Mu with lingering fear. “Is that thing in his eye still there? Maybe we should lift his eyelid and check, just to confirm…”

Everyone glared at him fiercely, and the Cripple quickly shut up.

Granny Si pondered for a moment, then said, “Although that strange thing in his eye was sealed by the Earth Sovereign, it would still be best to confirm it…”

She tremblingly reached out, intending to open the lid of Qin Mu’s vertical eye on his brow. Suddenly, that eye opened and fixed its gaze on her hand.

Granny Si was startled. Qin Mu suddenly sat up, wondering, “Granny, what are you all doing gathered around here?”