856 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind (2/2)

”Your body, I'm collecting it.”

Behind 'Celestial Venerable Yu' came a voice, and he turned around to look, only to see Xing An emerging from the dark. Xing An was carrying a chest with one hand, and his other hand was raised with his fingers stretched open, using an unknown technique to suppress his Dao flames.

Xing An had a fervent gaze as he put down the chest. Legs grew out of the chest, and it opened with a pop—it seemed very excited.

Xing An's gaze didn't land on 'Celestial Venerable Yu', instead he looked at Qin Mu, staying on the defensive against Qin Mu.

Qin Mu spoke calmly, ”Xing An, the consciousness hidden within this corporeal body, its origin is powerful beyond your imagination. Collecting this corporeal body, do you not fear death?”

From within the chest, multiple arms reached out and grabbed onto the sides of the chest, followed an enormous thing crawling out. Riding on top of this devil god with multiple limbs and heads was Mu Qiubai!

Mu Qiubai was actually caught by Xing An and turned into a puppet.

Xing An narrowed his eyes and replied, ”Is it a Celestial Venerable? Even a Celestial Venerable admires this corporeal body, which means it must truly be wondrous beyond imagination. I definitely need to have it now. Not just the body alone, I want the consciousness of this Celestial Venerable as well!”

Xing An moved his fingertips slightly, and numerous thin flying needles suddenly stabbed into different parts of 'Celestial Venerable Yu's' body!

'Celestial Venerable Yu's' expression changed greatly, yet he couldn't move an inch. His strand of consciousness had been sealed within this corporeal body, and he was unable to retrieve it!

”When did the juniors of the lower bound become so arrogant and impudent?”

He couldn't help but be furious. It would have been alright to have this corporeal body and primordial spirit destroyed by Qin Mu; after all, Qin Mu was Celestial Venerable Mu, one of the nine Celestial Venerables back in those days.

But who did this chest carrying youth think he was? How dare he attempt to get hold of his strand of consciousness alongside the body?

”I still want to collect a real Celestial Venerable...”

Xing An squinted, watching Qin Mu like a poisonous snake in human form. ”A true Celestial Venerable has a more beautiful and marvelous corporeal body.”

Qin Mu smiled slightly. ”Xing An, get lost now that you have gained some benefits, otherwise, I don't mind eliminating you altogether.”

Xing An gave a humph. He silently opened up his fingers, and fine rays moved about and circled the gaps between the fingers. He spoke softly, ”Fighting him, you must have some injuries as well. I observed his divine arts, they were incomparably powerful. You merely used the path of painting divine arts and the like to throw him off balance. His level of cultivation even surpasses yours.”

Qin Mu stayed silent. With a humming sound, the Gate of Heaven Influence appeared behind him.

The corners of Xing An's eyes twitched, and he hesitated for a moment.

”I'm back...”

Behind him came Dragon King Tian's weird laughter. ”I can see all of you! Eating you all will allow me to grow my body back!”

Xing An's expression changed slightly, and the chest immediately came forward and swallowed 'Celestial Venerable Yu'. The multi-limbed and multi-headed devil god with Mu Qiubai on its back also retreated quietly, all the way back into the chest. It raised an arm to catch hold of the chest lid, slamming it shut.

Xing An lifted the chest and disappeared into the darkness.

Qin Mu sighed in relief. Suddenly, with a puff, he spat out a stream of blood fog.

”I smell the scent of fresh blood.”

The gigantic green head of Dragon King Tian flew over from the dark, opening its bloody mouth to bite Qin Mu!

Qin Mu fell backwards, transforming into a black shadow and pressing himself flat against the ground. However, Dragon King Tian didn't fly off, and instead, two green eyes suddenly shone directly at the shadow that Qin Mu had transformed into.

'This reanimated dragon, why is he smarter now?'

Qin Mu's expression changed drastically. With a loud bang, the black shadow exploded and transformed into a wisp of black smoke and flew off.

Dragon King Tian chased after it, opening his mouth and sucking in with all his might. The black smoke was almost entirely sucked into his mouth.

At that moment, the black smoke shifted, transforming into a lotus flower. In the middle of it sat Qin Mu. The petals started to fold in, wrapping Qin Mu up in layers and layers of petals.

Dragon King Tian swallowed it up in one mouthful. At the far end of the dark, a lotus flower emerged and bloomed without a sound. Qin Mu sat in the center of the flower and quickly got up. He pushed down the blood that had surged to his throat and ran off hurriedly, thinking, 'Grandmaster, thanks a lot. I will definitely not beat you to death next time.'

Dragon King Tian ate the flower and, thinking he had eaten Qin Mu, he was delighted. He then moved on, looking for other prey.

Not long after, Qin Mu spotted a red light in the dark. His heart shuddered slightly as he approached it silently. Then, he saw that it was a girl carrying a red lantern looking around vigilantly.

”Sister Yan'er.”

Qin Mu sighed in relief and hurried forward. Upon seeing him, Yan'er exclaimed, ”Young master, have you seen Fatty Dragon? I have lost him!”

Qin Mu speedily executed the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique to repair the damage done to his body—'Celestial Venerable Yu's' inescapable net divine art had beaten him quite miserably.

”Fatty Dragon most likely fell asleep, you don't need to look for him. When the coffin returns to Fallen God Valley, it will open up, and at that time, you will see where he is. Xing An, are you still not leaving?”

He turned around suddenly. In the darkness, two eyes emerged. Xing An quietly retreated with the chest in his hand.