752 A Promise from the Pas (1/2)
How many years?
Qin Mu didn't understand this too much either. The Crimson Light Era had been eradicated three hundred and fifty thousand years ago, and it had only existed for a hundred thousand years, so the Dragon Han Era had ended four hundred and fifty thousand years ago.
How long did the Dragon Han Era last?
There was no way for him to calculate that.
The endless time, to disregard every day and every month, did that shut off youth wearing the mask just wait in Youdu all this time for Qin Mu's arrival?
Was he always there keeping watch beside Celestial Venerable Yu's coffin?
Qin Mu couldn't imagine that Celestial Venerable You, who was so bored that he threw divine arts to bomb fish on the floating bridge in the Jade Pool—that youth who would curl up and twitch uncontrollably whenever he was sad and blamed himself—would stay in the dark Youdu and wait all that time because of a promise.
Back then, he was still a youth with a sickly pale face, and now he was already an elder. Only him, who was shut off, would cultivate so many clones of himself and spread himself throughout the worlds to guide the souls of the dead towards Youdu.
Only a person that was shut off like him would talk to himself and be able to stay beside Earth Count, that solemn and serious ancient god, for hundreds of thousands or even a million years.
All because of a promise.
God knows how many years ago, Qin Mu didn't even personally make the promise with him, and instead, he got Celestial Venerable Ling to bring the promise to him.
I understand now, I'm back.
For these words, he had gone to Youdu and guarded Celestial Venerable Yu's coffin from a youth to an elder.
He and Celestial Venerable Yu had no blood relations, and Celestial Venerable Yu had merely gone to visit him when his mother was gravely ill. Celestial Venerable Yu had merely treated him well and took great care of him.
Just a little kindness was enough to let the shut off him offer his entire life.
Qin Mu jumped down from the bridge and landed on the paper boat. The old bull saw this situation and also hurriedly jumped down the bridge, only to land in the River of Helplessness. That boat had already ferried Elder Messenger of Death and Qin Mu into Youdu. It didn't catch him.
”Little rascal, have you forgotten me?”
The old bull was jumping in fury and grumbled, ”Back then, when I wreaked havoc in the celestial heavens...”
Lu Li, Jue Huang, Xuan Ming, and Han Lei, the four great provincial governors, looked at one another in dismay. Elder Messenger of Death had attacked Youdu earlier, and his influence was so huge and terrifying. Yet now, he had just sailed off with his small boat and left them here!
If Son of Heaven Yin and Elder Messenger of Death didn't say they wanted to attack Fengdu, they would have never charged their way into Fengdu.
It was exactly because Son of Heaven Yin had headed to Youdu and used the celestial heavens' name to convince Earth Count. He promised to open up the world barrier of Fengdu personally, and only then did Earth Count get Elder Messenger of Death to settle the grudge once and for all. That was also the reason why Lu Li and the rest decided to attack Fengdu.
And now, Son of Heaven Yin got scared off by Di Yiyue, and Elder Messenger of Death received a mask and also ran away for some weird reason. With only them left behind to deal with the remaining survivors of the Founding Emperor Era, how were they supposed to fight this battle?
The four provincial governors of Youdu looked one another in the eyes and instantly made their decision by rising into the sky before diving into the River of Helplessness with a plop.
When the other Youdu devil gods saw the situation, they hurriedly rushed towards the River of Helplessness.
King Yama raised his sword and said coldly, ”Kill!”
”Lockdown the River of Helplessness and kill them to the last one!”
Warcries instantly sounded out, and countless heads fell to the ground on both sides of the River of Helplessness. The River of Helplessness was dyed red by the flowing blood.
Tian Shu, Di Yiyue, and the rest were at a loss. However, they didn't have time to think much and joined the encirclement.
'Benevolent Saintly King Equal to Heaven is such a fierce and terrifying individual, why would he put down his grudges when he saw that mask?'
Di Yiyue wiped out a bunch of Youdu devil gods and continued to think to herself, 'How did Brother Mu do it? What did that sentence mean again?'
Tian Shu thought to himself, 'Official Sovereign of Youdu has become savage by nature, and he is the most unreasonable person in Youdu. Many worlds have been destroyed under his hands. If I knew he would retreat after seeing a mask, I would have given him an entire basket of masks!'
In regards to this Official Sovereign, there were too many legends about him.
Tian Shu and Di Yiyue were both heavenly kings of the Founding Emperor Era, so they naturally knew a lot of stories and rumors.
According to the rumors, Earth Count wasn't the most terrifying being in Youdu and instead, it was Youdu Official Sovereign who was known as Benevolent Saintly King Equal to Heaven. There was already no way to know when this Official Sovereign had come to Youdu. Some people said he was originally an ordinary human who got invited by Earth Count to become the official sovereign of Youdu. Some people said he was Earth Count's younger brother and that he was a natural-born sacred god as well.
Earth Count carried out the rules of Youdu strictly, and as long as the rules of Youdu weren't broken, he would rarely interfere with any matters regarding the world of the living. And even if one broke the rules of Youdu, as long as they escaped back to the world of the living, Earth Count wouldn't pursue the matter. He would just record it down and deal the punishment after death.
Yet Youdu Official Sovereign would rarely be like strict like Earth Count and not interfere with the rules of the living world.
In countless rumors, Youdu Official Sovereign was a fellow that possessed incomparably terrifying battle power. He was so strong that he wasn't human at all. With his billions of clones, he rode on his small boats to guide the souls in every world towards Youdu.
If met with the obstruction from a close friend of the dead, a disaster would arise!
In history, numerous worlds had exploded with astonishing news of being wiped out. That was because when Elder Messenger of Death went to collect the souls, he got stopped by the gods there.
When the gods and Elder Messenger of Death fought, the result was also incomparably terrifying.
The power of just one Elder Messenger of Death wasn't invincible, and many gods could defeat him. However, when billions of Elder Messenger of Death came, it was a world-ending disaster!
This was also the reason why Heavenly King Tian Shu was trembling and afraid to move when he followed Qin Mu to Youdu.
He chopped off the horn of Earth Count, and Earth Count had personally chased him. When he escaped back into the world of the living, Earth Count caught his corporeal body at that instant, but because he was already in the world of the living, Earth Count didn't kill him.
If it were Youdu Official Sovereign who had given chase, it would be a different situation. Youdu Official Sovereign would definitely kill him, no matter where he escaped to!
After Youdu Sovereign got rid of him, he would even take his soul in for interrogation; there will be no second outcome!
”Only Qin Mu isn't afraid of Youdu Official Sovereign. Why does this brat have such a big face?”
Heavenly King Tian Shu also had a weird expression. Back then, when they escaped from Imperial Gate Divine Knife, Elder Messenger of Death didn't have a pleasant face for him, but he was very courteous to Qin Mu, and they even chatted happily.
It was also Qin Mu pleading in front of Earth Count that allowed them to break free from Youdu.
Qin Mu didn't know how terrifying Official Sovereign was, as he had never seen the scary side of Youdu Official Sovereign.
On the little boat, Elder Messenger of Death wore a mask on the back of his head. He hung the lantern on the bow of the boat, and suddenly, small boats began to split off from this boat to fly off in all directions.
The elder sat down and took down his mask, examining it over and over again. After a moment, he wore it on the back of his head again.