His body swelled again, his muscles and sinews bulging. The various great Dao laws of Youdu flowed into his mind as countless streams of information, self-evident without speech, self-clear without comprehension, as if he had been born able to master and control them. The big-headed doll that Shen Fengqing had become controlled the demonic nature, while he controlled power and rules. He grew taller and taller, towering into the clouds, tall as a mountain. Sss— Shen Mu tore off the willow leaf again. At that moment, within the Continent of the Character Shen, the Lord of Heaven and the Crimson Emperor's consciousness looked out at the world beyond. The seal had grown thin. The Crimson Emperor tried to break it, but the Lord of Heaven's avatar shook his head. "Don't bother trying to escape.

We can't. With Shen Mu and Shen Fengqing joining forces, they've completely mastered the power of the Divine Child of Youdu.

The reason he lifted the seal is that the power he now controls means he no longer needs to worry about us causing trouble.

" The Crimson Emperor's consciousness flew up into the sky and indeed saw that the seal had become incomparably thick, with no possibility of breaking it. "Accept it.

" The Lord of Heaven sighed. "All we can do now is hope Shen Mu still has his reason, and isn't controlled by his brother. " Inside the pass, the camp of gods and demons guarding the Jade Lock Pass was filled with a killing chill. Demon-gods stood atop high towers, bows in hand, their gazes incomparably sharp, waiting in strict formation.

Thud.

Thud. Thud. Footsteps came, heavy beyond measure, shaking the earth and mountains.

Cold sweat broke out on the demon-gods' foreheads, bean-sized drops rolling down their temples.

"Don't be afraid! " A demon-god general, awe-inspiring and imposing, of exceedingly high cultivation, clearly the commander here, stationed by order of the Lord of Earth, said sternly, "Don't be afraid! He was sealed by the Lord of Earth for over twenty years. Even if he breaks the seal, his cultivation is only what it was twenty years ago. We hold the treasures the Lord of Earth gave us. We need not fear him in the slightest! " He shouted, "The army of the Jade Lock Pass has never feared the Divine Child of Youdu!

If he comes, we'll take him down! " Then he saw a demon-god with three heads and six arms walking toward them, his whole body covered in the runic marks of Youdu.

Those marks seemed to have become the very Dao of Youdu, branded upon the surface of the demon-god's skin! He had three heads: one an infant, the other two youths. Of those two, one had a calm gaze, the other a burning one. The demon-god general's gaze went blank, the corners of his eyes twitching violently.

"It's over, it's over. Before, when he didn't understand the divine arts and Dao methods, we could still put up a fight. Now his mastery of Youdu's divine arts and Dao methods surpasses anyone among us.

. . It's over. " The three-headed, six-armed Shen Mu walked past the camp of gods and demons, looking down at the demon-god soldiers within. Shen Fengqing turned his head and licked his lips excitedly.

"Naughty little brother, with your methods, you could swallow this whole place in one bite! Once you taste these little morsels, you'll never forget it, you'll fall in love with eating them.

So crisp and tasty! " Shen Mu suddenly bowed and said in a low voice, "I've come to see my mother. Those who don't block me won't die. I ask my fellow Daoists to make way. " The demon-god general's body went rigid, his voice hoarse.

"I am stationed here by the Lord of Earth's command. . .

" Boom— Shen Mu erupted. In an instant, his three heads and six arms unleashed a martial divine art, A Thousand Palms Return from the Peak Beyond Heaven.

Instantly, palms, fists, seals, and fingers like mountains filled all directions.

Wild power poured out in every direction, and the sky and earth were shattered, leaving a vast abyss! The demon-god general looked at the abyss before the camp, the corners of his eyes twitching violently. The size of the abyss was exactly the same as the size of the demon-god camp! In other words, if Shen Mu had struck them with that move, he could have wiped out every one of those soldiers, reducing them to ash! "Divine Child, please—" The demon-god general cupped his hands. Shen Mu took two steps, then stopped.

Cold sweat poured down the demon-god general's forehead. Shen Mu said, "I don't know the way. I'd trouble you to guide me.

" The demon-god general gritted his teeth, flew out of the camp, and said in a low voice, "I will personally guide the Divine Child! " Shen Mu thanked him. The demon-god general, steeling himself, led the way.

He felt a pair of eyes fixed on his neck the whole time.

He quietly turned his head and saw the chubby doll's head staring at him, drooling. "So plump and tender, hee hee. .

. Naughty little brother, let me have a lick, I won't eat him, just let me taste.

.

. " In Youdu, ancient heavenly palaces beyond measure trembled, and one after another, incomparably powerful beings awoke. "The Divine Child of Youdu has returned again? " "Back then it was the Lord of Earth who intervened and spared him, leaving him his life and only exiling him.

He dares to come back? " "This time, if we kill him, the Lord of Earth will have nothing to say, will he?

" "To the Jade Lock Pass, to take our revenge! " In Youdu, upon the Lord of Earth's body, streaks of light flowed, surging toward the Jade Lock Pass with heaven-shaking auras.

The whole of Youdu seemed to boil over in that moment.

In the Lord of Earth's eye, the old underworld courier looked down at the commotion below, sensing one ancient aura after another, and could not help feeling uneasy. "Lord of Earth, should we intervene now? I fear the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable cannot hold them off.

" "He is another Lord of Earth.

" The Lord of Earth's voice came from within the hall.

"How could a Lord of Earth with no restraints at all fail to hold them off? " The old underworld courier's heart trembled slightly.