Chapter 766 — Brothers Fused as One

The two demon-gods exchanged a glance. One of them said lazily, "You've come to visit your mother? Do you have a pass?

" Shen Mu shook his head.

"No. " The other demon-god glanced around and lowered his voice.

"Do you have a little grease?

" Shen Mu was puzzled. "What is 'grease'? " "You really have no sense, do you?

'Grease' naturally means natural treasures, things worth setting eyes on. " That demon-god barked, "This is where the great villains and evildoers are imprisoned. You have no pass, and nothing of value to bribe us with, and you still want to go in? Get lost, and quickly!

" Shen Mu hastily smiled. "I do have some treasures. What do you think of this boat of Heavenly Venerable Yu's?

Would this boat buy me passage through the pass? " That demon-god sneered, "What use is a boat to us?

We can't leave this place. . .

" The other demon-god's expression shifted as he looked at the boat.

He hurriedly pulled the first one back and smiled apologetically at Shen Mu.

"He was only joking with you. Go on in. " Shen Mu thanked them and walked into the Jade Lock Pass of Youdu. "Are you out of your mind? " The voices of the two demon-gods came from behind him. "That's Heavenly Venerable Yu's boat!

When has Heavenly Venerable Yu ever let anyone else use his boat? This one called Shen Fengqing has the Venerable's boat, so he must be one of the Venerable's trusted men. If you drive him off and he complains to the Venerable, we'll be the ones to suffer for it!

" "Elder brother, you do have an eye for these things. I was rash. What is this youth's connection to the Venerable, that he can even borrow the Venerable's boat?

He must be someone of no small standing. " "Most likely a visitor from the Heavenly Court. . .

Wait. What did he say his name was?

I was too busy thinking about how to fleece him, I didn't catch it. " The two demon-gods looked at each other. One of them, summoning his courage, called out to Shen Mu. "Young man, hold on. What did you say your name was? Could you say it again?

" Shen Mu turned back, his smile bright as sunlight. "My two lords, I am Shen Mu, Shen Fengqing. " The two demon-gods' minds went blank. They stared blankly as he walked into the Jade Lock Pass.

Just then, two more demon-gods arrived to take over the shift.

They passed by Shen Mu, glanced at him twice, and shook their heads with a smile. "Someone's come to the Jade Lock Pass?

Senior brothers, have you questioned this one? " The two demon-gods stood there like wooden chickens. The demon-gods come to relieve them frowned and walked closer, only to catch the smell of urine. They saw that the ground beneath the two men's feet was wet.

"Shen. .

.

" One of them stammered, "Shen. . . Shen.

.

. Shen. . . The one whose name cannot be spoken has come back! " His voice suddenly became incomparably loud and shrill.

He screamed, "Disaster! The one whose name cannot be spoken has returned, and broken into the Jade Lock Pass!

To arms! To arms!

" "Notify all the gods and sages at once!

The overlord whose name cannot be spoken has come back to fetch his mother! " .

. . Inside the Jade Lock Pass of Youdu, Shen Mu heard the shouting behind him and was startled. He turned to look, and the four demon-gods, seeing him turn, were overcome with terror. With a few thuds, all four demon-gods fainted dead away.

"The one whose name cannot be spoken? Could they mean me?

" Shen Mu laughed despite himself. After a moment, he shook his head and thought, "Twenty-two years ago? Then I am twenty-two this year. The village head said I was twenty-two, Granny said twenty-one. Now at last there's a verdict, and they can stop arguing. Hey, you four! " He called out, kindly reminding them, "Aren't you going to run?

Do you plan to be eaten? " The four fainted demon-gods immediately sprang up and vanished as four streaks of demonic light.

"My brother's fearsome reputation is truly great. " Shen Mu sighed inwardly. This trip to the Jade Lock Pass had gone unusually smoothly, somewhat beyond his expectations.

War drums thundered from within the pass, thick with killing intent. He immediately sensed countless powerful and terrifying auras emanating from inside. Clearly, the Jade Lock Pass of Youdu held a great many troops, guarding it with utmost vigilance to prevent the imprisoned beings within from escaping. Shen Mu steadied himself, silently lifted the willow leaf from between his brows, and said softly, "Brother, I've come to see Mother. .

. " His eyes suddenly stung and swelled, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. "You've seen Mother, but I never have. Mother held you, kissed you, but she never held me, never kissed me.

If you hadn't committed that great sin, I wouldn't be unable to see Father, unable to see Mother. .

. " In the third eye at his brow, on the Continent of the Character Shen, the big-headed monstrous infant sat there, gazing up at the sky. The Lord of Heaven and the consciousness of the Crimson Emperor grew alarmed.

The Lord of Heaven's avatar shouted, "Shen Feng.

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. Shen Mu, what are you trying to do? Don't do anything rash! " Shen Mu's voice came through.

"Who doesn't wish their childhood had been spent in joy at their parents' knees?

Who doesn't wish they'd had their parents beside them as a child? But I didn't.

Brother, I've come to see Mother, and you must make it up to me. Today. .

.

" His body swayed, and his voice grew hoarse. "I need to borrow your power, brother!

I can't control the demonic nature, but you can. You can't control the divine arts, but I can. Brother, Shen Fengqing, come out! " The Lord of Heaven's avatar and the Crimson Emperor's consciousness roared in unison, "Don't do anything rash—" Above the continent, the sky trembled.

Shen Mu's consciousness pierced the heavens. "Brother, merge with me, and together we'll go see Mother! " The big-headed monstrous infant shot up into the sky, flying beyond the heavens.

"No—" The Lord of Heaven's avatar and the Crimson Emperor's consciousness flew toward the heavens, only to see the seal suddenly reinforced. Shen Mu had covered the willow leaf again, sealing them within the Continent of the Character Shen. The two landed, their hearts cold as ice. "That little bastard Shen Mu, he can't control the demonic nature at all, he can't control Shen Fengqing at all! " The Lord of Heaven's avatar was furious.

He paced anxiously, then suddenly looked up at the Great Buddha suspended in midair and shouted, "Old Buddha, wake up at once, something terrible has happened! " The Great Buddha slept on, unable to hear him at all. "Is this old Buddha here to suppress Shen Fengqing, or to sleep?

" The Crimson Emperor's consciousness was furious as well. Shen Mu's body swayed, his flesh swelling section by section. Arms burrowed out one after another, and at the same time two more necks grew from his neck.

Six shoulders, six arms, topped by three heads. One of the heads suddenly transformed, taking the form of an infant. Instantly, Shen Mu felt an incomparably terrifying power surging toward him like mountains and seas! That power was not the power gained from opening the divine treasury or the heavenly palace. Advancing in cultivation could not bring such power. This was the power of rules, the laws of Youdu, the force of heaven and earth, the power of Youdu's Dao!

He was like an ancient god born of heaven and earth, and also like a demigod who grew stronger as he matured, possessing the strengths of both ancient gods and demigods! "Naughty little brother, I'll control the power, you control the rules!

" The infant head spoke in a child's tender voice.

Shen Mu felt rolling power pour into his body like a vast ocean.