Chapter 779 — Dragon Han's Fierce and Mighty Body

Tubo looked at the spot between Shen Mu's brows and said, "What is in your brow is, of course, the Divine Son of Youdu. How could I not know, when I suppressed him with my own hands? This willow leaf also bears the Heavenly Duke's seal. You have met the Heavenly Duke, and he resealed the Divine Son of Youdu for you, haven't he? But the strange thing is, why are you able to control the power of the Divine Son of Youdu.

. .

" He had not given this much thought earlier, but now that he reflected on it, Shen Mu's ability to summon the Divine Son's power was indeed an extraordinary affair. In Tubo's view, Shen Mu was bound to be assimilated by the Divine Son sooner or later; yet in the battle before Jade Lock Pass just now, Shen Mu had managed to unleash the Divine Son's power and then cause that power to return into its seal. There was truly something sly at work here.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Naturally, someone helped me.

" Tubo pondered for a moment, then said, "Let me go in and see which fellow Daoist it is.

" He stood motionless, while in the Shen Continent the ground suddenly surged with magma, turning into a lake of molten rock. The lava in the lake swirled as a pair of nine-curved horns rose spinning from its midst, followed by the towering, colossal body of the Lava Tubo. The Lava Tubo stopped turning, and his massive frame stepped out of the lava lake; the lake surface at once dried up, while magma endlessly dripped from his body, igniting the land around him. The big-headed doll was just burying his head in the Life-Slaying Cauldron to see what other treasures were inside, while the Crimson Emperor sat beside the Great Sun Star Lord, listening to a story with relish, and the Heavenly Duke was hiding behind a mountain range.

The Lava Tubo glanced around, startled, and blinked his three eyes in bewilderment. The Shen Continent had been forged from a dark continent within his own horn, refined into a seal and turned into a jade pendant.

Later, when Shen Fengqing had escaped time and again, he had been forced to deepen the seal, driving the jade pendant into Shen Mu's third eye. Even though the seal was of his own making, he had never imagined that this sealed continent would have become so clamorous and lively. He looked up at the sky; the patterns in the sky revealed three seals in different styles—one was his own Youdu seal, another was the Buddhist seal of Mahabrahma Heavenly King Buddha, and yet another was a Xuandu seal.

"Mahabrahma Heavenly King Buddha.

" Tubo looked at the great Buddha in the air and nodded. Shen Mu had once gone to the twenty deva heavens of the Buddhist realm, lost control of his demonic nature, and assimilated half of Mahabrahma Heaven, turning it into Youdu. So it was no wonder that Mahabrahma Heavenly King Buddha's seal should be here. He then looked at the Great Sun Star Lord and moved his gaze away; the Great Sun Star Lord had died long ago, and had most likely been captured and brought here just now.

"Crimson Emperor. " His gaze fell on the Crimson Emperor.

"In the Crimson Radiance Era, the Crimson Emperor found a malformed microcosm, away from Xuandu's light and beyond Youdu's jurisdiction. Even I could not find where the Crimson Emperor met his end. I never expected to see an ancient fellow Daoist here.

" His mind in a flurry, the Crimson Emperor hastily made salutations and said, "Dao-brother, I used my own body to mend that malformed microcosm as the final refuge for my people.

By now, my soul has long been scattered. " The Lava Tubo said, "When you used your undying divine sense to inform the Bright Emperor, I detected the fluctuations of that undying divine sense.

" He turned to look at Shen Fengqing, who had just pulled his head out of the Life-Slaying Cauldron.

The big doll was hiding behind the great cauldron, peeking out at him, rubbing his hands and feet anxiously like a cat about to pounce.

The Lava Tubo paid him no heed and looked toward the mountains of the Shen Continent, saying, "Dao-brother Xuandu, why skulk in hiding?

I can see you.

" A white-bearded old man walked out from behind the mountain, laughing heartily. "Dao-brother Youdu, I have been waiting for you to come, and here you are! At this moment, this continent can be said to have assembled the masters of heaven, earth, and the mortal realm! " The Lava Tubo looked at him and said nothing for a long time.

The Heavenly Duke wore a calm expression, with all the bearing of a transcendent hermit, giving off an air of profound inscrutability. After a long while, a smile slowly crept across the Lava Tubo's utterly stern face, growing wider and wider, until this deity who ruled over Youdu could no longer hold it in and burst into laughter, laughing until he could not catch his breath, both hands braced on his knees. The Heavenly Duke's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Have you laughed enough?

" Tubo's laughter gradually died down; he turned his head and gave him a sidelong glance, then could not help bursting into laughter all over again. At that moment, the big-headed doll behind the cauldron rubbed his hands and feet, then leapt up like a wildcat and pounced onto Tubo's back.

"Got you! Eat you, and I can become Tubo! " The Lava Tubo shook himself in alarm, trying to fling him off, but could not shake him free no matter what.

With a start, he hurriedly activated his magical power; the ground beneath his feet immediately melted into magma. The Lava Tubo sank downward, while the big-headed doll kept clinging to him, gnawing at his head.

As the Lava Tubo sank into the lake of magma, he found he could not return to Youdu no matter what. Growing somewhat panicked, he was forced to rise from underground and look up at the sky. The Heavenly Duke could not help sighing and said, "Don't waste your thoughts.

The willow leaf has been pressed down over it.

Unless the seal is broken, there is no escape.

" "Doesn't taste good. " The big-headed doll had dismembered the Lava Tubo into eight pieces, then lost all interest in him and ran off again to study the Nether Sea inside the Life-Slaying Cauldron. Tubo pieced his lava limbs back together one by one, stood up again, and said, "If someone peels off the willow leaf from outside, we might be able to escape.

" The Heavenly Duke was overjoyed and urged, "Then go ahead and peel it off!

" The Lava Tubo was silent.

The Heavenly Duke eyed him suspiciously. Tubo did not speak; after a long while, he finally said, "Dao-friend, please do not keep staring at me. " The Heavenly Duke's incarnation urged, "Why don't you take off that willow leaf?

" The Lava Tubo was silent for another moment, then said, "He took the Prefect's paper boat and has already made it to the world of the living. " The Heavenly Duke's incarnation was struck dumb; after a moment he let out a murky breath. "You've been duped by that brat.

But it doesn't matter.

I can live quite well here. Besides, there are plenty of secrets to be heard here—other than getting beaten up by the big-headed little imp when he loses his temper, it's not so bad.

" The Lava Tubo kept staring at him and said, "You have had many chances to leave. As soon as he removed the willow leaf, you could have slipped away.

Why have you stayed here all along?

" The Heavenly Duke was silent. "Xuandu is extremely dull," he said.

"The gods and demons in Xuandu are mostly all under the sway of the Heavenly Court now. My circumstances are far more miserable than yours, so compared to Xuandu, I much prefer it here.

Little bird, you were just telling us about the attack on the Empress.

You didn't finish.

Let's continue! " The Great Sun Star Lord gave a timid look at Tubo, then glanced at the big-headed doll.

The Heavenly Duke laughed and said, "Now that Tubo is here, we have much more courage.

If the Divine Son of Youdu dares to eat you, the few of us can join forces and suppress him!