Chapter 661: Qin Mu's Demonic Transformation

The Son of God Chiming looked at the thousands of three-headed, six-armed divine demons in the Suspended World, seeing only faces contorted in near despair. The shock and terror etched on their features were so clear that he even wondered if he had somehow gained the ability to read minds. Yet, that was not the case.

The divine demons of the Suspended World had completely lost the courage to continue fighting, an unimaginable scenario in the Chiming Era. During the Chiming Era, divine demons were valiant warriors who feared no death. While escorting survivors to the Suspended World, the gods responsible for covering the rear fought from ten thousand down to a thousand, with only one in ten surviving, yet they never retreated. From a thousand down to a hundred, they never retreated; from a hundred down to just one remaining, they still fought to the death without yielding!

Now, however, after fifty thousand years of erosion, the gods living in the Suspended World no longer possessed that indomitable belief.

The Son of God Chiming looked up. In the sky, where three suns and three moons shone, large holes had been torn through the centers of two of the suns and two of the moons. He then looked down at the excited infant, who was waiting for them to continue wielding the Red Emperor's eye power to clash with him, clearly treating the whole affair as a game.

"Why is this happening?" The Son of God Chiming felt a wave of confusion. Everything had been going well, progressing as he had anticipated. Was it all triggered by his attempt to send Qin Mu into the Red Emperor's mental labyrinth? Yet, he hadn't invited Qin Mu to the Sacred Mountain. It was Arch-Libationer Qin himself who had scurried over, appearing eager for an adventure on the sacred peak. He had merely extended an invitation to the Sacred Hall as a natural progression. Even if he had driven him away then, Qin Mu would likely have sneaked in anyway.

The Son of God Chiming's thoughts became scattered. "Did I make a mistake? I shouldn't have invited him. If I hadn't, none of this would have happened—no, that's not right, subsequent events would probably still have unfolded..."

Suddenly, several divine demons rushed towards the divine city, shouting, "Son of God, Arch-Libationer Qin has turned into a giant infant and is wreaking havoc! Let's capture Princess Yankang and use her life to threaten him into surrendering!"

"No, my Chiming Divine Dynasty would never stoop so low..." As the Son of God Chiming spoke, his voice trailed off. This giant infant was Qin Mu; he had watched Qin Mu continuously expand, grow younger, and reverse-age, transforming from a youth into an immensely powerful infant. The "Infant Qin Mu" was too strong. The Son of God Chiming had no way to counter him. Any further delay would likely result in the annihilation of the Suspended World and the slaughter of the last remaining people from the Chiming Era.

Perhaps, capturing Ling Yuxiu and threatening him with her life would be a good decision. While such an act was despicable, it concerned the survival of their race, making it a necessary evil.

Those divine demons burst into Ling Yuxiu's residence. Without a word, one of them seized Ling Yuxiu, bound her, and ascended into the air, shouting at the infant, "Arch-Libationer Qin, if you don't stop, I'll crush your Princess of Yankang right before your eyes!" The infant remained unfazed; instead, he grew excited, clapping his hands and waiting for the demon to crush Ling Yuxiu.

The divine demon was enraged and immediately moved to crush Ling Yuxiu. Suddenly, an axe gleam shot out from between Ling Yuxiu's eyebrows, cleaving the demon in two with a *crack*. Ling Yuxiu was still reeling from shock as other divine demons from the Suspended World instantly lunged forward. However, streams of axe light flew out from her eyebrows, dancing up and down, as if an invisible giant wielded a massive axe, hacking downwards, sweeping upwards, slashing left, and chopping right. Immediately, severed limbs and broken arms scattered, and divine blood rained down!

Ling Yuxiu's heart pounded. "It's the axe that the Woodcutter Sage chopped into my forehead! He chopped it over a dozen times!" Seeing this, the other divine demons of the Suspended World dared not advance.

Ling Yuxiu looked at the infant, hesitated, and then prepared to fly forward. Suddenly, the First Ancestor Human Emperor came flying horizontally through the air, lying flat on his back, humming with his mouth shut, "Don't go, Princess Xiu. Mu'er now recognizes no one, not even me. He attacked me and nearly smacked me to death. Let's leave quickly."

Ling Yuxiu was startled and quickly went to the First Ancestor's side. She saw that nearly all of his bones were broken, especially his jaw, which had been pulverized. "Was this the Cowherd's doing?" she asked, bewildered.

"Not entirely. My jaw and ribs were shattered when I clashed head-on with the Son of God Chiming. The rest was from Mu'er, that master-betraying, ancestor-destroying fellow, who slapped me with his palms!" The First Ancestor dared not move; even the slightest motion would send shattered bones shifting, causing unbearable pain. He could only use his profound magic power to levitate himself. "Although I had some misunderstandings with him, I am still his hundred-generations ancestor, and he actually hit me like this. Don't go near him; his current state is wrong, as if he's been possessed by a demon. If you go, you'll be beaten to death and eaten too. I estimate that the Suspended World will soon be lost!" Ling Yuxiu was horrified and quickly followed him as he swiftly departed.

Just then, the infant finally lost interest in the other suns and moons in the sky. Suddenly, he shook his body, and boundless demonic energy of Youdu surged forth, engulfing the gods in the heavens. Contaminated by the demonic energy, they plummeted downwards, utterly unable to resist!

The Son of God Chiming was both shocked and enraged. He attacked with all his might, but the next moment, he was caught in the infant's massive hand. The Son of God Chiming struggled to break free but could not escape the grip of those five fingers. The infant opened its huge mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and brought the Son of God Chiming towards it, apparently about to bite him in half.

Within the Qin-character continent, the Heavenly Duke's avatar transformed into a streak of light and burrowed into Qin Mu's body, shouting, "Now's our chance!" Qin Mu frantically activated his Three-Prime God's undying divine consciousness. With the Heavenly Duke's avatar assisting, his divine consciousness became almost berserk. A powerful mental impact blasted through the seal. Instantly, the infant Qin Fengqing felt his physical body becoming somewhat uncontrollable, as the demonic energy and demonic nature within him rapidly flowed towards his third eye.

"Who's ambushing me?" He paid no mind to eating the Son of God Chiming and quickly grabbed the golden willow leaf on his forehead, pulling it off. He had used this golden willow leaf to seal Qin Mu, along with the Heavenly Duke and Red Emperor's consciousness, within the Qin-character continent. Now, feeling an anomaly in his forehead, he immediately removed the leaf to investigate.

Unexpectedly, once the willow leaf was removed, the Red Emperor immediately contended with the consciousness of the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha above the Qin-character continent, loosening the seal. Qin Mu's undying divine consciousness was then able to penetrate directly, seizing control of his physical body. The infant became somewhat flustered. His physical body was rapidly shrinking, as the demonic energy and demonic nature within him surged frantically into the Qin-character continent and into Qin Mu's body. With this ebb and flow, he could no longer control himself; his body grew smaller and smaller. Even so, he was still many times larger than the Son of God Chiming.

Within the Qin-character continent, Qin Mu felt an incomparably ferocious power surging in, causing his cultivation and strength to skyrocket. That power surpassed his imagination, filling his body with endless energy, as if he could crush the sky and shatter the earth!

"Such powerful strength... I'm so hungry—" A chilling sound emanated from Qin Mu's mouth. His body grew taller and taller, surrounded by an incredibly dense demonic energy of Youdu. The demonic nature of Youdu also surged madly into his body, altering his consciousness and every thought. All negative emotions transformed into greedy and evil desires!

"I really want to eat something..." Qin Mu licked his lips, and butterfly-wing-shaped patterns drifted out from the eye between his eyebrows. An aura of evil permeated the Qin-character continent.

The Red Emperor was startled and immediately shouted, "Brother Heavenly Duke, he can no longer control himself!"

Suddenly, an infant from outside the heavens fell through a crack in the sky, accompanied by rolling demonic energy and demonic nature. This infant was swept up by the rampant demonic energy, spinning along with the swirling black column of qi. The demonic energy and demonic nature within him surged out frantically, and his body grew smaller and smaller.

"First, I'll eat older brother!" Qin Mu's eyes lit up. He opened his mouth wide, waiting for the demonic infant Qin Fengqing to fall automatically into his maw.

"Heavenly Duke!" The Red Emperor's face drastically changed. He screamed, "If he eats Qin Fengqing, he will be completely demonized!"

Inside Qin Mu's body, the Heavenly Duke's avatar transformed into dazzling light, rapidly flowing through every nook and cranny of Qin Mu's being in an instant, countless times. "Five Heavenly Seals! Great Blue Sky Exorcism Seal!" Within Qin Mu, light abruptly erupted, flushing all the demonic energy and demonic nature of Youdu out of his body in one go!

"Heavenly Duke, you ambushed me!" Qin Mu was furious, but the demonic energy immediately left his body, restoring him to normal and bringing him back to his senses. He couldn't help but shiver in fear. "Such terrifying demonic nature! I couldn't bear it at all; I was instantly assimilated and demonized. Fortunately, the Heavenly Duke intervened."

The Heavenly Duke's avatar separated from Qin Mu's body with the light. He looked up and saw that after the demonic nature and demonic energy left Qin Mu's body, they frantically surged into the infant Qin Fengqing, who gradually began to grow larger again. The Heavenly Duke's avatar's expression changed drastically. He quickly grabbed Qin Mu and rushed towards the heavens, shouting, "Red Emperor, the Chaos Demon King has recovered! Quick, let's go!"

The Red Emperor also frantically rushed towards the crack in the sky. His speed was incredibly fast; his body transformed into a stream of light flickering with various images. Just as he was about to fly out of the heavens, the stream of light was suddenly seized by a plump hand. At the same time, the light that was the Heavenly Duke was also caught by the tail. Both their expressions changed drastically as they rapidly plummeted from the high altitude.

"Little friend Qin, get out quickly!" The Heavenly Duke's avatar mustered all his power and violently hurled Qin Mu away. Qin Mu felt the world spin wildly until it ceased. Opening his eyes, he found himself standing by a large river, his hand still gripping the Son of God Chiming's neck.

"I'm out?" Qin Mu was both surprised and delighted. He immediately placed the golden willow leaf back on his forehead, sealing his third eye.

"Brother! Bad brother!" From between his eyebrows, the giant infant raged, leaping repeatedly in an attempt to escape the seal. However, the golden willow leaf had already merged with Tuo Bo's seal and the Old Buddha's suppression, making it impossible for him to break free, no matter how powerful his abilities.

"Bad brother, eat!" A moment later, the giant infant plopped onto the ground, grabbed the battered Red Emperor, tore off an arm, and threw it to the ground, huffing, "When I catch bad brother, I'll eat him!" With that, he tore off another arm.

The Red Emperor was being torn to shreds. Behind a distant mountain, the Heavenly Duke's avatar, with white eyebrows, white hair, and white robes, peeked out. The old man was terrified, lowering his voice to say, "Red Emperor, endure it. Don't move. He'll get bored after tearing for a while and won't play with you anymore. You must hold on..." The Red Emperor was pure consciousness and had no physical body; he regenerated as soon as he was torn. Whether an arm, leg, or even his head was ripped off, it would simply grow back. However, the sensation was truly unpleasant. In his consciousness, he was still the Celestial Emperor of the Chiming Divine Dynasty. How could a Celestial Emperor endure such humiliation?

"I have a feeling he'll play for a long time before he calms down this time..."

By the river, the Son of God Chiming was still clutched by Qin Mu's neck. Suddenly, he coughed up blood repeatedly. Qin Mu snapped back to reality and quickly released him. The Son of God Chiming was surprised, but his injuries were too severe; his legs buckled, and he fell to his knees with a thud, coughing incessantly. The giant infant Qin Fengqing had nearly crushed him, but fortunately, his physical body cultivation profound art was extremely potent, saving him from certain death.

In front of him, Qin Mu looked around, his face blank. In the sky, one sun and one moon looked like two flat cakes with holes punched through them. Not far away, the divine city's houses had collapsed, the Sacred Mountain was severed in half, and the Sacred Hall had vanished without a trace. As he withdrew his gaze, he saw many corpses of divine demons from the Suspended World on the ground, with Youdu demonic energy still lingering around, emitting black smoke.

In the air, thousands of three-headed, six-armed divine demons stared at him with expressions of terror and despair. Even the Son of God Chiming was kneeling at his feet; how could they not feel despair?

"Whether you kill or dismember me..." The Son of God Chiming's voice was barely a whisper. He struggled to support himself, raising his head to offer a bitter smile. "Do as you please, I only ask that you leave some lineage for the Chiming Era!"

Qin Mu scratched his head and tentatively said, "Your Highness Son of God, what if I told you this was all a misunderstanding? I wonder if you'd believe me? Because... I couldn't control myself either."

The Son of God Chiming was filled with doubt and suspicion.