Chapter 774 — The Ugly-Faced Youth
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
Outside the cauldron, Yan Qianzhong, Gao Tianwang and the other ancient beings were still locked in their standoff, none willing to yield the opportunity; then suddenly the Life-Slaying Cauldron shook violently, its lid clanging again and again, the great cauldron rocking to and fro as though some colossal thing were imprisoned within, ready at any moment to burst out! Alarmed, the crowd looked on as Lu Li hastily shouted: "You are all our elders; this is no time for temper.
Refine the Divine Son of Youdu to death first, and then we shall decide what to do! " She and Xuanming, Yuhuang and Hanlei stepped forward at once, laying four palms upon the four corners of the Heaven-Blending Net and rousing its power.
"Good! " Yan Qianzhong came forward, wheels of flame spinning madly behind him, and the mana of his primordial spirit shot out like a streak of fire, striking the Life-Slaying Cauldron as he shouted: "Refine the Divine Son of Youdu to death first!
" Seeing this, Gao Tianwang raised a finger and lightly drew it across his brow; his brow split open, revealing a jade-green eye, and a beam of light shot from it, striking the Life-Slaying Cauldron as well.
He laughed: "Very well. As for who takes the Divine Son of Youdu's flesh, that can be settled after he is refined to death.
" The other ancient beings each employed their own arts: some stretched out their palms, some opened their mouths and spat forth mana, some manifested vast heavenly palaces behind them, pouring their mana into the Life-Slaying Cauldron and the Heaven-Blending Net to rouse the might of those two great treasures! "Knock him down out of the Heaven-Blending Net first! " Lu Li cried: "Let the Life-Slaying Cauldron refine him to death!
" Shen Mu had already fought his way into the star-river at the very top of the heavens, treading the continent of Youdu, sweeping all before him, and it seemed he would break free at any moment—when suddenly the star-river spun madly, its power surging. At the same time, four heads of Tubo emerged around the star-river, their vast bloody mouths gaping wide, and those four heads of Tubo crunched their jaws down upon his continent of Youdu.
Above, the star-river became a net of heaven and earth, starlight like chains, and the net of starlight sliced downward with more than ten times its former power!
"Do not meet it head-on!
" With the continent of Youdu pinned down by the four heads of Tubo, Shen Mu was just about to evade using a teleportation formation when he suddenly felt endless power surging toward him from the Life-Slaying Cauldron, flooding his whole body in an instant. He was startled and delighted: "Before, I could barely command any of the cauldron's power—how is it that suddenly I can command so much?
" He did not know that it was Gao Tianwang, Yan Qianzhong and the others who were rousing the Life-Slaying Cauldron; and Gao Tianwang, Yan Qianzhong and the rest did not know that by rousing it they only let Shen Mu command more of the power of Youdu. Shen Mu's aura surged violently; with a great roar he tore apart the chains of starlight and broke through the net of starlight, charging upward—only to see the star-river howling and rolling as it bore down upon him. Shen Mu struck with fists and feet, battering the star-river until it quaked without cease; the four heads of Tubo around him could no longer hold down the continent of Youdu, and bearing Shen Mu upon it, the continent rose higher and higher.
Outside the cauldron, Lu Li and the others were shaken until their arms went numb, their hearts filled with shock and dread. The Shen Mu within the cauldron was utterly overbearing; even the Life-Slaying Cauldron and the Heaven-Blending Net could not suppress him.
If this went on, he might well send the Heaven-Blending Net flying, break free, and slaughter all in every direction!
"Is the Life-Slaying Cauldron not the foremost treasure of slaughter in Youdu?