Chapter 668: Underworld Death Ledger

In the air, darkness covered a radius of tens of miles, with faint figures flickering within. Suddenly, three streaks of sword light pierced through the darkness, shooting out in different directions!

The three sword lights instantly illuminated the darkness, allowing everyone to see what was happening inside.

Lin Xuan Daozi, Wang Muran, and others had just arrived at the scene, while Qi Jiuyi had already reached the vicinity of the darkness ahead of them. As for Zhe Huali, he was still on his way.

Everyone looked up and saw that under the illumination of the sword light, the darkness was like a misty veil, with countless tiny black specks floating in the air.

In the darkness illuminated by the sword light, Lou Qianchong charged towards Qin Mu, facing the sword light, but a streak of sword light pierced through his chest!

When Xu Shenghua fought Lou Qianchong, his mighty divine abilities were equally earth-shattering; his Void World was incredibly stunning. Yet, Lou Qianchong passed right through the great divine ability of the Void World, and none of Xu Shenghua's divine abilities could harm him; instead, Xu Shenghua was injured by him.

Lou Qianchong seemed immune to all techniques and impervious to all harm.

However, this streak of sword light directly pierced through Lou Qianchong, and a flash of blood spurted from his back.

Lou Qianchong was momentarily stunned, while another streak of sword light slashed towards his head.

At this moment, everyone saw that behind Qin Mu, his third sword light blocked a steel trident. The trident had three prongs; the central prong was shattered by the Calamity Opening Sword, but the other two prongs plunged through Qin Mu's body with two thuds and suddenly pulled back, dragging Qin Mu into the Netherworld Profound Gate!

"Oh no!" Everyone's expressions changed dramatically.

Inside the dark portal, the moment Qin Mu was dragged in, the seemingly incredibly powerful demon god revealed a monstrous smile, appearing utterly terrifying.

Suddenly, a streak of sword light arrived unexpectedly, flying from outside the heavens. Just as Qin Mu's second sword light severed Lou Qianchong's head, this sword light also severed the demon god's head. Both events were unexpectedly synchronized, happening at the exact same moment.

Lin Xuan, Qi Jiuyi, and the others had not anticipated such a development. The demon god behind the gate looked incredibly powerful, yet its head was severed by Qin Mu's sword light!

However, what puzzled them even more was that Qin Mu had clearly only used three moves of Calamity Opening simultaneously, producing a total of three sword lights. So where did the fourth sword light that severed the demon god's head come from?

At the same time, the demon god's chest exploded, revealing a bloody hole, as another streak of sword light pierced out from its back, bringing forth a spray of blood.

The portal slowly closed, preventing everyone from seeing what was inside, but it left everyone with even more doubts and confusion.

There was no answer yet as to where the fourth sword light came from, when a fifth sword light suddenly appeared. What was the meaning of this?

Suddenly, a pitch-black portal appeared in the air, towering in the darkness. It was Qin Mu's Heaven-Bearing Gate.

The portal opened, and Qin Mu stepped out from his Heaven-Bearing Gate, leaving the Netherworld, holding a severed head in his hand.

Behind him, the darkness gradually dissipated, revealing Lou Qianchong's body, whose head had inexplicably vanished!

No one saw when Lou Qianchong's head fell off. Qin Mu's three swords, his three Calamity Opening sword techniques—the first move severely wounded Lou Qianchong, the second move severed his head, and the third move was to guard against his attack from within the Netherworld. However, these three sword techniques were executed simultaneously in a flash, and no one saw Lou Qianchong's head fall from the air.

But Lou Qianchong's head was nonetheless missing.

"The demon god inside the Heaven-Bearing Gate was actually your true body, not a real demon god; it just seemed powerful."

Qin Mu took out a bottle of Dragon Saliva, poured it onto the wound on his chest, and calmly said to the head in his hand, "You hid in the Netherworld and attacked me from there. That's why, to the people of Supreme Emperor Heaven, you appeared as a shadow, and your true body couldn't be attacked. That's why Xu Shenghua was defeated by you; he doesn't know much about the Great Ruins and knows little about Youdu's spells and divine abilities. Your strength is not even as good as Qi Jiuyi's; you merely relied on the mysterious divine abilities of the Netherworld. But facing someone like me, born in Youdu and raised in the Great Ruins, I can make you die in more ways than one."

This head was the demon god's head, but at this moment, it gradually began to change: its monstrous bone spurs retracted into its body, and its messy hair gradually became smooth again.

Its appearance reverted to that of Lou Qianchong, its two eyes still wide and staring, still fixed on Qin Mu, as if it could still hear his words.

Qin Mu tossed Lou Qianchong's head down, and Lou Qianchong's headless body also fell from the air.

"However, I was in a hurry, so I chose the simplest method."

Qin Mu said calmly, "I appeared to be attacking you in the darkness, but I was actually attacking your true body, which had already entered the Netherworld. With the first sword, I severed your heart meridian and shattered your vital energy. With the second sword, I severed your head. The third sword, I merely used to block your attack. Nevertheless, you truly possess extraordinary abilities to be able to wound me."

Qi Jiuyi was not far away. Seeing Qin Mu injured and about to make a move, he paused slightly upon hearing the words, and a faint smile appeared on his face. "He still values me greatly; he knows I am stronger than Senior Brother Lou Qianchong!"

He did not seize the opportunity to attack Qin Mu. With his strength, he could have easily subdued the injured Qin Mu, yet he did not make a move.

Lou Qianchong was his senior brother. He had originally cultivated under the Southern Heavenly Vermilion Emperor Qi Xiayu and later went to the Netherworld to become a disciple of the Black Emperor. However, he had spent a shorter time there, and his bond with his fellow disciples in the Netherworld was not deep.

Qin Mu suppressed his injuries, dismissed his three heads and six arms, placed a willow leaf on his forehead, and headed straight for the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge.

The surrounding crowd did not follow him, but instead stood rooted, lost in thought.

"So that's how it is, indeed only three swords."

Daoist Master Lin Xuan said, looking dazed, "It's just that these three swords were so miraculous that they appeared to be five swords. When did Cult Master Qin's swordsmanship reach such a level..."

The other young people shared the same thought. Qin Mu's three swords looked deceptively simple, but they had evolved from complexity to simplicity; these simple three swords left an infinite aftershock of shock.

The three swords appearing as five; in truth, not many could discern the subtle intricacies behind it. However, the more one could grasp the subtlety, the greater the shock felt.

And at this moment, Zhe Huali finally arrived, his steps still incredibly steady, each stride covering an equal distance.

"Is it over?"

Zhe Huali looked around, seeing everyone standing there, but Qin Mu and Lou Qianchong were nowhere to be seen. He quickly asked Qi Jiuyi, "Brother Qi, who won?"

Qi Jiuyi reluctantly replied, "Senior Brother Lou Qianchong died in battle."

Zhe Huali's heart sank. "What move did Cult Master Qin use to kill him? How did he die?"

Qi Jiuyi was even more helpless. "Well, it's a long story. Cult Master Qin seems to have cultivated some incredible cultivation art, transforming into three heads and six arms, and his strength is even greater than before, executing three moves of Calamity Opening."

Zhe Huali's tiger-like eyes widened, and he said solemnly, "Three heads and six arms? It seems his strength has reached another level. I must also diligently practice and cultivate; I will definitely make him taste bitter defeat under my demonic blade!"

Lou Yunqu frowned slightly, looking at the Human Emperor, the First Ancestor, ahead. Just now he wanted to intervene and rescue Lou Qianchong, but he was overwhelmed by the aura that burst forth from this powerful expert in an instant, daring not to directly make a move.

"Prince Qin Wu's combat power is extremely high..."

He thought to himself, "However, with him alone, it's impossible to stop the surging tide of events; he will surely be crushed to dust by the grand trend!"

Kui Qingpei whispered, "Senior Brother Lou, our junior brother..."

Lou Yunqu whispered, "Qin Wu suppressed the three of us, leaving us no chance to rescue him, so our junior brother had to die once. However, this Youdu God Child is different from what I imagined... Are we confident we can capture him?"

Fu Yanqi's eyes flickered, and he said, "Senior Brother, you can rest assured. Junior Brother Qi miscalculated and failed to capture him, instead losing our master's treasure, but it will be easy for us to capture him."

Lou Yunqu smiled, "Then, our observation of the cultivation arts and divine abilities of Supreme Emperor Heaven ends here for now. Venerable Lord Furuo, Legate Lu, we can go back now."

Furuo was surprised and said, "Are you three leaving already? Lou Qianchong died; aren't you going to avenge him? You three senior brothers are truly broad-minded."

Lou Yunqu said, "Lou Qianchong's soul will return to the Netherworld and be reborn; our master won't let him just die like that. We are merely returning to the demon realm's territory, not going back to the Netherworld. When the Crimson Light remnants arrive in Yankang, that will be the day Supreme Emperor Heaven falls."

Furuo was stunned. This time, there were only four visitors from the Netherworld, and one of them had been killed by Qin Mu. Why was Lou Yunqu so certain that with just the power of the three of them, the demon race could unify Supreme Emperor Heaven?

It should be known that Furuo, bound by his agreement with the Woodcutter Saint concerning Earth Count, could not mobilize the demon armies for assistance. As for Lu Li, as Youdu's Legate, she only obeyed Heaven's orders, not the Netherworld's, so Lou Yunqu could not mobilize her either.

Therefore, the power Lou Yunqu could wield was limited to just the three of them, his senior and junior brothers.

Qi Jiuyi saw Lou Yunqu and the others depart, his heart tightened, and he whispered, "Zhe Huali, if you trust me, immediately come with me and enter the Great Ruins via the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge!"

Zhe Huali was startled and was about to ask, but Qi Jiuyi had already rushed towards the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge ahead of him.

Beside the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge, Qin Mu, Dragon Qilin, and Xu Shenghua were circling the massive altar, continuously reinforcing it, correcting the cracked runes, and attempting to maintain the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge.

In the sky, the strange star had already half-disappeared, yet the Spirit Energy Transmigration Bridge was struggling to hold up. The ground for hundreds of miles around was shaken into countless ravines, and the earth was like a spiderweb.

The altar was brittle, and the rocks on it could crumble into dust at any moment.

Qin Mu frowned deeply. Daoist Master Lin Xuan and others arrived and also rushed to reinforce the altar. Everyone worked tirelessly. The altar was still continuously shaking, and the energy surging from Yankang was growing more and more immense, saturating the sky.

And at this moment, the sun extinguished, and night fell upon Supreme Emperor Heaven, yet the sky was brighter than ever before, precisely due to the light emitted by the spirit energy transmigrated from Yankang!

The strange star gradually faded away. Suddenly, the First Ancestor soared into the sky, flying onto the strange star; only then did the star's movement speed slightly slow down. Qin Mu also let out a sigh of relief and redoubled his efforts to reinforce the altar.

Luo Fu Heaven.

Majestic altars stood tall in this ruined world. Upon them, Great Ruins gods stood guard over the altars. For the past two years, they had been stationed here, repelling countless waves of demon attacks.

On this day, space suddenly cracked open before one of the altars, and three demon gods emerged: Lou Yunqu, Fu Yanqi, and Kui Qingpei.

"This land of the demon race, how many heroes has it birthed, and how many have been buried within it?"

Lou Yunqu sighed with deep emotion, took out the Book of Life and Death, gently unfolded it, and said leisurely, "Through the long ages, too many remarkable figures have departed. Are you still here?"

His voice suddenly boomed, "By the order of the Netherworld Black Emperor, I command you to awaken and fight for me!"

The Book of Life and Death floated in the air, radiating brilliant light, like a mirror, casting an incredibly bright light from its pages, shining downwards.

Whoosh—

The Book of Life and Death flew through the air of Luo Fu Heaven. Wherever its light shone, names immediately appeared on its pages; countless names continuously pulsed and changed on the Book of Life and Death's pages!

The book flew back and forth across Luo Fu Heaven at an imperceptible speed, illuminating every inch of its land!

The Great Ruins god on the altar felt a chill in his heart. His gaze fell upon Lou Yunqu and the other two, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are you to stir up trouble here?"

Lou Yunqu and the other two stood silently, their hands clasped in their sleeves, ignoring him completely.

Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and a skeletal figure clad in tattered armor emerged from underground, stood up, its eyes burning with eerie ghost fire, standing motionless.

Clatter, clatter, sounds of bones colliding echoed. Every inch of Luo Fu Heaven's land was churning, and countless withered bones emerged from the surface, rising to their feet.

A demon god still in decay crawled out from underground, suddenly opening its maw and spewing forth dense demonic energy, seemingly roaring silently at Lou Yunqu and the other two. The violent demonic energy made the three's skin wrinkle, their hair and robes fluttered backward, and their faces were covered in foul saliva, blue and purple splotches all over.

Soon after, tens of millions of skeletons formed a vast army that stretched as far as the eye could see. The demonic energy seemed to crush the fractured firmament, becoming terrifyingly grim.

The Great Ruins god on the altar was greatly alarmed, gripping tightly onto the divine weapon in his hand.

Lou Yunqu raised his hand, and the Book of Life and Death whistled over. He smiled faintly, "My two junior brothers, what do you guess, how long will it take to conquer these altars and eliminate the Emperor Kai remnants on them?"

Boom—

Countless skeletons surged towards the altars like a tide, overwhelming them in just a few breaths.

Kui Qingpei smiled, "Shorter than I imagined."

One after another, the altars were captured. The Great Ruins gods guarding them were almost powerless against such an assault, and were torn to shreds by the surging demon god skeletons!

Ultimately, all the altars crafted by the Woodcutter Saint and the twenty-four gods, which were meant to coerce Furuo, fell, and Lou Yunqu took no more than the time it takes an incense stick to burn!

Countless demon skeletons stood atop the altars, roaring in all directions, seemingly venting their rage.

Lou Yunqu handed the Book of Life and Death to Kui Qingpei and smiled, "Now, it's up to Junior Brother Kui."

Kui Qingpei laughed heartily, activated the Book of Life and Death, and the Book of Life and Death shone upon the altars one by one. The demon skeletons, illuminated by the light, immediately ignited and incinerated, activating the runes on the altars, and a blood sacrifice erupted!

The entire Luo Fu Heaven, with earth, water, wind, and fire gushing forth, was furiously disintegrating!

The disintegrating Luo Fu Heaven, carrying world-destroying energy, shattered the world barrier of Supreme Emperor Heaven and crashed into Supreme Emperor Heaven!

"The Celestial Master of the false dynasty wasn't ruthless enough. If he had been ruthless enough, he could have directly blood-sacrificed Luo Fu Heaven and used Luo Fu Heaven to collide with Supreme Emperor Heaven."

Lou Yunqu clasped his hands behind his back and smiled faintly, "However, we should also thank him for building these blood sacrifice altars; it saved us a lot of trouble."