Chapter 762: Battle of Yusuo Pass

The eyes of Earth Count glowed faintly. Inside, Imperial Preceptor finished eating the remaining half chicken. He wanted to discard the bones, but saw that the entire holy temple was impeccably clean, without a speck of clutter, leaving him nowhere to throw them.

He hesitated for a moment. Noticing that no one was inside the hall, neither the Karma Fire Earth Count nor the old Underworld Messenger were present, he tossed the chicken bones into a corner by the wall, then scurried out of the temple.

Outside the hall, the Karma Fire Earth Count, composed of karmic flames, and the old Underworld Messenger stood before it, looking down.

Imperial Preceptor also looked down, but he could only see a vast darkness, nothing else.

"Have they all been recorded?" Earth Count asked, turning his head.

The old Underworld Messenger nodded and replied, "They are being recorded now."

Outside Earth Count's eyes, small boats floated. Tens of thousands of these small boats each carried an old Underworld Messenger. Kerosene lamps hung at the bows, and the old Underworld Messengers were diligently writing beneath their light.

"Even though Celestial Venerable Mu is working for you, should his misdeeds also be recorded?" the old Underworld Messenger asked.

Earth Count's expression remained impassive. "Though he is helping me, devouring these divine and demonic primordial spirits is a great transgression that must be recorded."

The old Underworld Messenger looked troubled and sighed. "There are too many small notebooks about him; the previous few rooms can no longer hold them. This time, it's more than just a mountain of records. I fear we'll have to build several grand halls specifically to store his 'glorious achievements'!"

Earth Count said, "Then we shall build an entire palace complex specifically for his files."

The old Underworld Messenger assented.

In front of the Jade Lock Pass of Youdu, Yan Qianchong coughed repeatedly, his face flushing from pale. He looked at the surging tide of divine weapons ahead. These divine and demonic weapons belonged to the gods and devils under his command; the hundreds of thousands of gods and devils from moments ago were all his subordinates.

During the True Emperor era, in the Outer Heavens, he was the Red Emperor of the Southern Heavens, and these gods and devils were his subordinates.

He fought against Qi Xiayu of the True Emperor's Heavenly Court, was defeated, and died. Countless of his subordinates also died in battle. After their deaths, these gods and devils fell into Youdu, yet still followed him.

Now, they had been instantly swallowed by the figure walking over countless white bones.

The tide of divine weapons, each divine and demonic weapon, emitted streaks of shimmering light. They interwove in mid-air, and as they moved forward, they constantly squeezed the sky, causing thunderous roars, boom, boom.

Each divine weapon was as massive as a mountain. Divine and demonic lights interplayed, surprisingly unifying at this moment. In Youdu, where demonic paths usually overwhelmed divine paths, divine weapons found it difficult to unleash their full power due to the conflict between gods and devils.

Yet, these divine weapons unexpectedly burst forth with terrifying power, unhindered by Youdu's demonic qi and nature.

Illuminated by the divine and demonic lights, the figure walking over countless white bones exuded an intensely daunting presence.

It had three heads and six arms. One head resembled a baby, gurgling and clapping its chubby little hands, appearing very excited. Another head had eyes burning with fervent battlelust, its hair bristling in anticipation of the upcoming slaughter, like a demon king consumed by demonic nature, ready to erupt into violence at any moment.

The third head, however, appeared extremely calm and sacred, observing its surroundings like a supreme deity.

Yan Qianchong felt a touch of confusion. "This seems different from the Youdu Divine Son I've seen before..."

"Hold your ground!"

Roars echoed from the formations on both sides. These were the voices of various generals, restraining the gods and devils under their command to prevent disarray.

Now that Yan Qianchong's subordinates had been instantly wiped out, a gap had opened. As long as Qin Mu headed straight for Yan Qianchong, they could flank him from both sides, trapping him in the center and forming an encirclement.

Yan Qianchong snorted again, feeling quite displeased. "It seems I deployed my troops too early..."

At this moment, Qin Mu suddenly stopped. On both sides, hundreds of thousands, even millions, of divine and demonic soldiers watched him fearfully, their eyes filled with terror.

Beneath their respective central command tents, numerous beings at the Numinous Sky and Emperor's Throne realms sat or stood, silently and indifferently.

Qin Mu's three heads scanned his surroundings, and he smiled.

He could feel surges of violent power flowing from his older brother, Qin Fengqing. Having just swallowed hundreds of thousands of divine and demonic primordial spirits in one gulp, the Big-Headed Baby had digested the power boost from so many gods and devils, making him instinctively love this feeling.

Fortunately, Qin Fengqing had controlled Youdu's demonic nature, preventing it from corrupting him. Otherwise, he truly would not have been able to control himself and might have swallowed all the gods and devils here in one go!

Qin Fengqing did not trace things to their origin, unable or simply unwilling to understand the principles of Dao arts and divine abilities; he simply used them.

He, however, was different.

Since childhood, he had cultivated under the Village Chief, Grandma Si, Old Man Ma, and others. He had also adopted their spirit of meticulous inquiry and loved to delve deep into matters.

If he were to commit evil, he would undoubtedly be a hundred times more terrifying than Qin Fengqing!

"You."

He surveyed his surroundings, looking at the terrified divine and demonic army in the distance. Though the divine and demonic army was vast, with hundreds of camps and tens of thousands of divine and demonic primordial spirits and Youdu devils, facing him alone, their bodies trembled, unable to even grip their divine and demonic weapons.

"You won't make way, nor will you flee. Do you want me to..."

Two of Qin Mu's heads suddenly swelled, becoming as enormous as Mount Meru. They opened their blood-red maws, each mouth as vast as half the sky, and roared at the divine and demonic armies on both sides, "Devour you?!"

His body was already incomparably tall and majestic. Now, his heads were hundreds of times larger than his body. His upper head truly touched the sky, and his chin rested on the ground, making him terrifying beyond compare.

Qin Fengqing was a step slower, but seeing this, he also quickly shook his head. His massive head was even larger than Qin Mu's two, and he bared his fangs and claws, roaring, "Devour—"

The three roars whipped up howling, surging yin winds that swept in all directions. The sound waves crashed against the black city walls of Jade Lock Pass, causing the great black city to hum with the impact.

On the ground, sand and stones flew, and black winds rolled forth. They surged into the battle formations and camps on all sides. The surging yin winds were bone-chillingly cold, causing the tattered armor and divine and demonic weapons of the gods and devils to clatter loudly, and soon a layer of frost formed on them.

At the front of the formation, a one-eyed demon god swallowed with difficulty. However, being a ghost god, he had no saliva in his mouth.

"Run—!"

A green-skinned ghost king with a blue face and tusks suddenly bolted, leaving behind a trail of greenish ghost fire.

The other Youdu demon gods and divine and demonic primordial spirits remained motionless.

Suddenly, with a clatter, the armor on a four-armed demon god shattered from the sound waves and fell to the ground.

This sound was particularly jarring amidst the battle formation after the fierce winds subsided.

The demon god carefully planted his army's banner into the ground, then bent down to pick up his shattered armor. Accidentally, he brushed against the flagpole.

The great banner flopped over, its tattered flag touching the ground.

"This flag must not fall..."

He was about to raise the flag when suddenly, a tidal wave of voices reached his ears. Countless gods and devils swarmed backward, fleeing. Countless voices roared, "The army flag has fallen! We've lost! Run for your lives!"

The four-armed demon god stood stunned; he had just intended to raise the banner, but he was swept away by the surging tide of gods and devils, moving further and further from the flag on the ground.

"It's over..."

He muttered to himself, "Even if I find the flag, I can't stabilize morale. Better to flee for my life!" So he turned around and ran frantically.

Yan Qianchong watched the divine and demonic primordial spirits fleeing in all directions on both sides, smirking incessantly. Yan Jiuxi, Grand Sun Lord, and other demigod ancient gods also could not sit still; they rose to stop the fleeing soldiers. But with morale shattered, how could they be controlled?

The deserters were seen fleeing across mountains and fields, surging like a tide towards Earth Count's feet. They climbed up his legs, and a chorus of wails could be heard. Countless voices cried, "The Little Overlord is eating people again!"

Within Earth Count's eyes, the Karma Fire Earth Count expressed surprise. "It seems there's no need to record so much. Two grand halls should suffice, and they probably won't even be filled."

The old Underworld Messenger shook his head and sighed. "The remaining individuals are the true magnates. Although fewer in number to record, their transgressions are enormous, reaching the heavens."

After a long while, the commotion gradually subsided.

The Big-Headed Baby looked ahead, seeing only about a thousand gods and devils still standing there, not having fled. He was dumbfounded, looking left and right. He asked Qin Mu, "Brother, they all ran away. What will we eat?"

As soon as his voice sounded, suddenly, with a whoosh, several hundred more gods and devils, unable to suppress the fear in their hearts, dropped their army flags and fled.

Qin Fengqing gnashed his teeth, wanting to give chase, but since Qin Mu was currently controlling the body, he couldn't act independently.

"No matter how many small fry we eat, it's not as good as eating one big fish."

Qin Mu's gaze fell upon the hundred or so remaining majestic gods and devils around them. He smiled and said, "Brother, these are the big fish we're going to eat now!"

Qin Fengqing grew excited and chuckled, "Then why aren't we moving?"

Qin Mu leaped up. The divine and demonic weapons in mid-air suddenly melted the instant he soared, transforming into a surging torrent. As Qin Mu jumped into the air, the torrent converged, forming a great sword that flowed with flames, which he grasped in his hand.

The moment he grasped the great sword, Yan Qianchong, Yan Jiuxi, Grand Sun Lord, and others all moved simultaneously, unleashing their divine abilities. Jade Lock Pass of Youdu, originally the darkest place in Youdu, with the heaviest demonic qi, now seemed to have thousands of suns in the sky. The light flames of their divine abilities stretched for tens of thousands of miles, surging from all directions, blasting towards Qin Mu in mid-air.

Yan Jiuxi roared, his body spinning as he charged forward. His arms whirled, and black swords flew from his hands, stabbing towards Qin Mu in mid-air.

Grand Sun Lord flapped his wings and soared, his body transforming into a dark Golden Crow with a bird's head and human body. His wings vibrated, and dark suns, shrinking from large to small, spun rapidly, hurtling towards Qin Mu.

Yan Qianchong leaped and dashed wildly, transforming into a fiery divine being with every stride. Behind his head, layers of fiery halos whirled, and as they spun, countless divine abilities erupted from within them!

At the same time, the primordial spirits of other Numinous Sky and Emperor's Throne realm powerhouses unleashed their divine abilities, blotting out the sky and sun. They illuminated the darkest reaches of Youdu, making even the inside of Jade Lock Pass blindingly white!

Those who could cultivate to their level had almost all once entered the Dao. When their divine abilities erupted, they were directly grand divine abilities that had entered the Dao, their power shaking heaven and earth!

Lady Wu Ji was the most fierce. Her martial arts divine abilities were earth-shattering. Her fist techniques were fierce and domineering, and her footwork was extremely fast. She shrieked, and her figure already rushed before Qin Mu. Countless fist shadows, palm shadows, and finger shadows blasted towards Qin Mu from all directions!

At this moment, Qin Fengqing was incredibly excited and about to fight. He suddenly found his hands holding the crimson great sword, and he was bewildered. "Strange, why am I holding this sword? I don't even know any sword techniques..."

As he thought this, Lady Wu Ji had already charged before him.

"Thousand Palms Returning from the Peaks Beyond Heaven!"

Qin Mu roared. Countless physical divine abilities converged into a simple yet profound punch. This punch was as if a thousand strange peaks from beyond the heavens had suddenly appeared, meeting Lady Wu Ji head-on.

"Your martial dao is too weak!"

Lady Wu Ji's countless fists and kicks rained down on Qin Mu. She blocked with both hands, meeting Qin Mu's punch, and instantly her beautiful face contorted. Her arms twisted and burst with crackling sounds. Her legs lashed out in rapid succession, thudding against various parts of Qin Mu's body.

"Sword, come."

Qin Mu reached out and snatched the great sword from Qin Fengqing's hand. With a single swing of the sword, Lady Wu Ji's head was separated from her body!

Boom—

Thousands of divine abilities bombarded them, submerging them. Terrifying divine abilities erupted, and waves of blinding white light swept in all directions. They flattened the earth, surged into the high heavens, and reached Earth Count's waist. Only then did the ripples caused by the white light slowly dissipate.

At the center of the divine ability explosion, Qin Mu landed, his legs spread wide, half-bent, half-squatting. His physical body was tattered, and even his three heads and six arms were badly damaged.

Surges of blood qi surged within his body, spilling out. Qin Mu grasped the great sword, feeling an inexplicable excitement.

"I'm so strong—"

His physical body rapidly recovered at a visible rate. He suddenly exerted force, leaped up, and met the charging demigod Yan Jiuxi. He laughed loudly, "So strong—!"

Qin Fengqing was busy digesting Lady Wu Ji. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes and muttered, "So uncultured..."