765 Fighting up to the Celestial Heavens (1/2)
This was what had happened to the reincarnation of Earth Count. It was the memory of the Slaughter Cauldron, yet Qin Mu was now viewing from Earth Count's perspective so he could feel what he was feeling as well.
The feathered snake coiled around his wife and grabbed hold of his two kids. Earth Count's weakness was right in their hands.
Numerous half-gods were very excited. In Youdu, Earth Count was invincible. It wasn't only his power that was invincible, even his frame of mind was invincible. No one could defeat him in Youdu.
However, after Earth Count had reincarnated, he was no longer invincible. Earth Count's power after reincarnation was very weak and similarly, his frame of mind was full of flaws.
The biggest flaw he had was his family!
The Earth Count after reincarnation was no longer the true Earth Count. Instead, he was Ah Chou as named by his mother and Ah Niu as called by his wife. He was just an ugly man that was honest and down-to-earth in the village. He was also the father of two kids.
He was no longer Earth Count, he was just Ah Chou.
”I didn't tell any ancient gods about my reincarnation, and I also didn't inform the celestial heavens, so how did you guys know that I reincarnated and how did you know I reincarnated here?”
Ah Chou didn't look at these half-gods, and his gaze passed through them. He looked at the empty sky and said solemnly, ”Only the celestial heavens would be able to know that I've reincarnated and where I've reincarnated in. In that case, who is coveting my power?
There was no movement in the sky.
Ah Chou was slightly disappointed.
”Ah Chou, are you not going to sacrifice your life for your wife and daughter?”
That feathered snake half-god cried out, ”Surrender with the kind of sacrifice that will cause your soul to be dispersed!”
Ah Chou didn't reply, and he grabbed the iron rake to carry it on his shoulder. That feathered snake half-god was furious and was about to kill his wife when a paper boat suddenly appeared behind Ah Chou. Light shone on the feathered snake's face, and before that feathered snake could even give a grunt, his soul had fallen into Youdu.
On the boat was a youth with a devil mask on the back of his head. He shone around with his lantern, and the half-gods transformed into giant mountain-like corpses to collapse.
That youth hung the lantern back in the bow of the boat and took a look at Ah Chou. ”This time they are small fries, next time it won't be just small fries. I can't protect you forever, come back as soon as possible.”
Ah Chou turned back to look at his mother, wife, and children before shaking his head. ”I have feelings now, I can't go back.”
That youth tilted his head and gave it some thought. ”I'm still not strong enough now, there are many terrifying existences among the half-gods, and I'm no match for them. There are also ancient gods that are hiding, and if they appear, I won't be a match for them. How much power can you use after your reincarnation?”
”This is the world of the living, I can't use the power of Youdu.”
Ah Chou shook his head. ”I feel there's power hidden in the heart of my brows, but my third eye can never open.”
That youth looked at the heart of his brows, and there was a vertical line on the heart of Ah Chou's brows. However, the third eye couldn't be seen. He could only control his boat to sink into the depths of the darkness. ”You are no longer Earth Count, you are Ah Chou, quickly return.”
Ah Chou saw him off, and after a moment, he revealed a simple smile. ”I can't go back anymore...”
His wife carried his children over, and he still told his wife he was Ah Chou, telling them not to worry.
He couldn't stay here any longer. Even though he was thick and solid, his hands were nimble and skilled. He quickly made a back basket, and he put soft cotton inside to let his old mother sit in the basket on his back.
He placed his son and daughter on his shoulders while his pregnant wife sat on his elbow. His whole family started to immigrate.
Ah Chou hurried day and night to leave this place. However, it wasn't peaceful on their journey. They still encountered quite a number of attacks from half-gods as more and more half-gods appeared in this world. People referred to half-gods as giant beasts that went around to eat humans and slaughter them. There weren't so many half-gods here in the past, but suddenly, they had all appeared.
Ah Chou brought his family to hide here and there until the day came when his old mother's lifespan was up.
”Ah Chou, I'm about to die.”
His old mother said to him, ”Take care of your wife and your children. You are so ugly, but your wife still didn't abandon you, so never abandon them. Ah Chou is not Earth Count, you are just an ugly child who looks a lot like Earth Count...” After she said that, she breathed her last.
Ah Chou cried and tried his best to open up the eye in the heart of his brows. He forced himself to use the power of Youdu. When he was Earth Count, he could grant blessings and lifespans to strong existences like Celestial Venerable You, allowing them to survive along with the world. Yet, at this moment, he couldn't save his mother.
He even used a knife to slice apart the heart of his brows, causing blood to flow everywhere. However, he couldn't find that eye. He couldn't find the power of Youdu.
He wasn't Earth Count.
He still had a wife, a son, and a daughter—he still had people he was concerned about.
He laid his old mother to rest and brought his wife and children to continue on their way. They avoided the pursues.
Finally, his wife was about to give birth, so he had no choice but to stop and find a midwife to deliver the child. However, with so many half-gods appearing in this world and swallowing humans, it was already very hard to find a living person.
The human race in this entire world was basically wiped out, and he couldn't find a living person in the radius of several thousand miles. He could only find a cave and hide inside, delivering the baby for his wife personally.
After some torment, his child was born, and it was a girl. She was like him, having a pair of small horns on her head and having a pair of tiger teeth the moment she was born. She was very healthy.
Ah Chou was very happy. He went out to hunt to supplement his wife.
When he came back, he saw half-gods all over the mountain like a forest, blocking the cave his wife was in.
There were also incomparably powerful half-gods sitting on the mountain peak and looking down at him. Beside them was his wife.
He rushed forward frantically and used his iron rake to shatter the head of the god blocking in front of him. He used his fists to smash the opponent's chest. He used his bull horns to spear those half-gods blocking his way, using his teeth to tear them apart.
He was berserk, and he used all his power to attack towards the cliff on the opposite side.
Those half-gods had remarkable abilities, and they beat him up until his face was swollen. His face got messed up, and they broke his bones and horns of nine bends. Ah Chou still continued to attack furiously forward, and he was even more of a giant beast than these half-gods.
It wasn't known how long he had killed, but he was completely exhausted. However, he had also killed until the other side was all afraid. He laid beside a tree and breathed heavily, staring ruthlessly at the mountain on the other side.
Those half-gods still sat there and looked at him with a cold gaze. They didn't speak, but they also didn't move.
Ah Chou rested for a moment and continued to attack forward. There were broken limbs everywhere, and the broken bodies of half-gods were everywhere as well. His strength was boundless, but the power of Youdu was still not related to him.
”Kneel down.”
A voice came from the mountain peak, and Ah Chou raised his head to take a look. A half-god was grabbing his wife by the neck and placed his wife over the cliff. As long as he let his hand go, she would fall down and get smashed into meat paste.
Ah Chou stopped and looked at the mountain peak with a pleading look.
That half-god let go of his hands, and his wife fell from the cliff. Ah Chou screamed and pounced forward with all his strength, but he got blocked by the other half-gods on the way there who split his flesh.
Bang.
The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground rang out.
”Kneel down,” that half-god said indifferently as he raised his eldest son.
Ah Chou's body trembled, and his legs wobbled. He finally knelt down and lowered his head.
A half-god wielded a shiny ax to walk forward, and he placed it near his neck. He was about to chop down when a voice called out in disapproval. ”You can't kill him like that.”