Chapter 770: Dragon Han Overlord Physique

Tubo looked at his glabella and said, "Of course, the Son of Youdu is within your glabella. How could I not know, having personally suppressed him? This willow leaf also bears the seal of the Celestial Venerable. You've met the Celestial Venerable, and he re-sealed the Son of Youdu for you, didn't he? But what's strange is, how are you able to control the Son of Youdu's power?"

He hadn't thought about it deeply before, but upon reflection, it was indeed incredible that Qin Mu could command the Son of Youdu's power.

In Tubo's view, Qin Mu would eventually be assimilated by the Son of Youdu. However, during the recent battle in front of Jade Lock Pass, Qin Mu managed to release the Son of Youdu's power and then return it to the seal. There was definitely something fishy about that.

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Of course, someone helped me."

Tubo mused, "I'll go in and see which fellow Daoist it is."

He stood motionless. Within Qin Mu's continent, magma suddenly welled up from the ground, forming a lake of molten rock. The magma in the lake began to swirl, and a pair of winding horns slowly rose from it, followed by the massive body of the Lava Tubo.

The Lava Tubo stopped spinning, and its enormous body emerged from the magma lake, which instantly dried up. Magma continually flowed from Tubo's body, igniting the surrounding land.

The large-headed child was currently poking his head into the Slaughtering Cauldron, checking for any hidden treasures, while Emperor Chi was beside the Great Sun Star Lord, listening intently to a story. Celestial Venerable was hiding behind a mountain.

The Lava Tubo glanced around, surprised, blinking its three confused eyes.

Qin Mu's continent was refined by him from a dark continent within his own horn, transmuted into a sealing jade pendant. Later, when Qin Fengqing repeatedly escaped, he had to strengthen the seal, embedding the pendant into Qin Mu's third eye.

Although he had set the seal, he had never imagined that this sealed continent would become so lively.

He looked up at the sky, where patterns revealed three distinct styles of seals: his Youdu seal, the Buddhist seal of Brahma Heaven King Buddha, and the Xuandu seal.

"Brahma Heaven King Buddha."

Tubo looked at the giant Buddha in the sky and nodded. Qin Mu had once visited the Twenty Heavens of the Buddhist Realm, where his demonic nature had spiraled out of control, assimilating half of Brahma Heaven and turning it into Youdu.

It was no surprise that Brahma Heaven King Buddha's seal was present here.

He then looked at the Great Sun Star Lord, his gaze lingering briefly before moving away.

The Great Sun Star Lord had been dead for a long time; he was likely captured and brought here just now.

"Emperor Chi."

His gaze settled on Emperor Chi. "Emperor Chi of the Scarlet Light Era found a distorted mini-universe, escaping Xuandu's illumination and Youdu's jurisdiction. I couldn't even find where Emperor Chi was buried. I didn't expect to encounter an ancient fellow Daoist here."

Emperor Chi hastily bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist, I used my own being to repair that distorted mini-universe as the last refuge for my people. My soul has already dispersed by now."

The Lava Tubo said, "When you notified Emperor Ming with your undying divine sense, I detected the fluctuations of your divine sense."

He turned to look at Qin Fengqing, who had just pulled his head out of the Slaughtering Cauldron. The large child was hiding behind the immense cauldron, peeking out at him, nervously shuffling his hands and feet like a cat preparing to pounce.

The Lava Tubo paid him no mind and looked towards the mountains of Qin Mu's continent, saying, "Why hide, fellow Daoist Xuandu? I see you."

The white-bearded old man emerged from behind the mountain, laughing heartily. "Fellow Daoist Youdu, I've been waiting for you, and you've finally arrived! This continent has truly gathered experts from heaven, earth, and the mortal realm!"

The Lava Tubo watched him, remaining silent.

Celestial Venerable's expression was serene, displaying the demeanor of a reclusive master, giving off an unfathomable aura.

After a long time, a slow smile began to spread across the Lava Tubo's utterly serious face. The smile grew wider and wider until the deity, who controlled Youdu, could no longer contain his laughter. He laughed so hard he gasped for breath, leaning on his knees.

Celestial Venerable's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Have you laughed enough?"

Tubo's laughter gradually subsided. He glanced at Celestial Venerable out of the corner of his eye, then burst into laughter again.

Just then, the large-headed child behind the cauldron shuffled his hands and feet, then leaped up like a civet cat, pouncing onto Tubo's back. "Got you! If I eat you, I can become Tubo!"

The Lava Tubo hastily quivered, trying to shake him off, but couldn't dislodge him. Startled, he quickly circulated his magic, and the land beneath his feet instantly melted into magma.

The Lava Tubo began to sink, but the large-headed child remained clinging to him, gnawing on his head.

The Lava Tubo sank into the magma lake but found he couldn't return to Youdu. A sense of panic seized him, and he was forced to rise from underground, looking up at the sky.

Celestial Venerable couldn't help but sigh. "Don't bother. The willow leaf is already covering it. You can only escape by breaking the seal."

"Doesn't taste good."

The large-headed child dismembered the Lava Tubo, lost interest in him, and went back to studying the Nether Sea inside the Slaughtering Cauldron.

Tubo reassembled his molten limbs, piece by piece, then stood up again. "Or we could pull off the willow leaf from the outside; then we could also escape."

Celestial Venerable was overjoyed and urged, "Then pull off that willow leaf!"

The Lava Tubo fell silent.

Celestial Venerable looked at him suspiciously. Tubo remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Fellow Daoist, please don't stare at me."

Celestial Venerable's avatar urged, "Why aren't you pulling off that willow leaf?"

The Lava Tubo was silent for another moment, then said, "He's already reached the Human Realm, riding the Prefect's paper boat."

Celestial Venerable's avatar was dumbfounded. After a moment, he let out a sigh. "That kid tricked you. But it doesn't matter; I can live quite well here too. And there are many secrets to overhear. Aside from being beaten by the large-headed imp when he throws a tantrum, it's not so bad."

The Lava Tubo continued to stare at him. "You've had many chances to leave. As long as he took off the willow leaf, you could have escaped. Why do you choose to stay here?"

Celestial Venerable fell silent.

"Xuandu is quite boring."

He continued, "The gods and devils in Xuandu are basically all under the Heavenly Court's influence now. My situation is much more miserable than yours, so compared to Xuandu, I still prefer it here. Little bird, you mentioned the Empress's attack earlier and didn't finish. Let's continue!"

The Great Sun Star Lord timidly glanced at Celestial Venerable, then peered at the large-headed child. Celestial Venerable chuckled, "Now that Tubo is here, we have much more courage. If the Son of Youdu dares to eat you, the few of us can join forces and suppress him!"

The Great Sun Star Lord was overjoyed.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound filled the air. Qin Fengqing was activating the Slaughtering Cauldron. Malevolent energy surged from within the cauldron, almost tearing the sky apart. Distant mountains became brittle, nearly destroyed by the cauldron's terrifying aura.

Even the colossal Buddha in the sky swayed precariously under the impact of the Slaughtering Cauldron's malevolent might.

Everyone's faces turned pale, and they all had a sense of foreboding.

"The Son of Youdu is still growing; he's likely about to reach the strength of an Emperor-seat expert, capable of even wielding the Slaughtering Cauldron's malevolent power!"

Yankang.

Qin Mu and Imperial Venerable jumped off the paper boat. They saw that it was already nighttime in Yankang, and distant cities were lit up.

"Nether Heavenly Venerable, you can drop us off here," Qin Mu said.

The old Yin official looked at him and said, "You schemed against Tubo. This must be recorded in your little notebook."

Qin Mu chuckled, "Just record it. It's not like it's the only one."

"You've really thrown caution to the wind."

The old Yin official shook his head, then suddenly bowed to Imperial Venerable. "Heavenly Venerable Mu, please take good care of your elder brother." With that, the small boat sailed into the darkness and disappeared.

Qin Mu watched him depart, then led Imperial Venerable towards the Heavenly Saint Academy ahead. He had his own reasons for asking the old Yin official to drop them off at the Heavenly Saint Academy.

Imperial Venerable was currently like a blank slate, understanding nothing, knowing nothing, and needing assistance with eating and drinking. Qin Mu had to teach him the most basic things, but without imparting any divine arts, as that could easily ruin such a promising talent.

The best approach was to teach him various fundamental runes and let him comprehend the rest on his own.

The next morning, Qin Mu sent Imperial Venerable to a primary school class, instructing him to learn the various runes of the Four Spirit Embryos and the Five Luminaries alongside the young scholars. By the second day, the primary school teacher led Imperial Venerable back and said, "Cult Master, he has already learned everything; there's nothing more to teach him. Moreover, he's been beating up the other young scholars in class."

Qin Mu was dumbfounded. He tested Imperial Venerable himself and confirmed that he had indeed learned all the basic runes, such as the Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise. Imperial Venerable had even drawn inferences, creating several divine arts that, while rudimentary, were already quite powerful.

"Could he really be a Hegemon Body?"

Qin Mu took Imperial Venerable to hear the Village Chief's lessons. The Village Chief taught the most basic sword arts, which Imperial Venerable mastered in two days, startling the Village Chief and making him break out in a cold sweat.

"Is he a Hegemon Body?" Qin Mu asked.

The Village Chief looked bewildered and hesitated, "He seems somewhat like one... Where did you get this kid from?"

"A million years ago."

The Village Chief grew even more perplexed, muttering, "A Hegemon Body from a million years ago... Wait, I'm feeling a bit dizzy..."

Qin Mu then took Imperial Venerable to the Butcher's class, where he learned saber techniques for two days, mastering them with ease.

"Mu'er, this young man is much smarter than you," the Butcher chuckled.

Qin Mu snorted, feeling quite displeased. "I also only took a few days to learn basic saber techniques, but it's much harder to truly embody them."

"He learns faster than you, and his comprehension is also higher."

The Butcher added, "It seems he's even faster than that young man, Xu Shenghua!"

Qin Mu's face darkened. He took Imperial Venerable to listen in on every class at Heavenly Saint Academy. Imperial Venerable quickly mastered every discipline, even the most difficult ones like the Calculation Arts and Creation Arts classes.

Three months later, he had learned all the fundamental runes and basic combat techniques taught at Heavenly Saint Academy.

Dao Master Lin Xuan also heard about the mathematical genius at Heavenly Saint Academy and immediately rushed over from the Daoist Academy, intending to take Imperial Venerable for advanced study in calculation arts. However, Qin Mu sent him away.

Finally, Qin Mu left Imperial Venerable in the Heavenly Record Pavilion, where he could read any scripture. After another month, Imperial Venerable emerged from the pavilion.

Qin Mu looked incredulous and blurted out, "You've finished learning?"

Imperial Venerable lowered his head, a look of shame on his face. "I've read them all, but I haven't 'learned' them. I just think there are too many mistakes in those books..."

Qin Mu exhaled slowly, composing himself. A strange thought formed in his mind: "Am I the fake Hegemon Body, and is he the real one? No, I must take him to see Xu Shenghua!"

At the Western Land's Divine Academy, Xu Shenghua's expression was grave as he stared at Imperial Venerable before him. He tentatively asked, "A Hegemon Body?"

Qin Mu nodded with difficulty, his voice hoarse. "Smarter than even me..."

"No wonder his aptitude and comprehension are similar to mine," Xu Shenghua said.

Xu Shenghua praised, "He learns instantly! But why does he look a bit foolish?"

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