Chapter 438
Chapter 438
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 438
>Chapter Title: Doumu
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Chapter 438: Doumu
> In Hou Shu, Qingqiu, Si Qi, and Da Liang, every time someone was deceived by the stone tablet, a deep violet beam of light would emerge from between their brows.
> They hadn’t lost anything tangible. If one had to say, the only thing they lost was the sensation of being deceived in that moment.
> These purple lights gathered together, rapidly converging toward the imperial palace in the capital from all directions, drawing the attention of various factions.
> The deep violet lights in the sky streamed in from every corner, continuously burrowing into the black dots on the four dice.
> As these purple lights joined, the cubic heads of the four dice grew larger and more purple, and their bodies began to fade from this world, as if they themselves were illusions.
> As their bodies vanished, the dice’s incantation grew louder and louder, eventually becoming the only sound between heaven and earth.
> “These Sitting Oblivion Daoists think they can confront a Si Ming with their mortal flesh? Absolutely impossible!”
> The Emperor of Da Liang glanced up at his still-mending mask. Though he doubted it, he didn’t dare ignore it.
> With a wave of his hands covered in rippling reverse dragon scales, the black clouds in the sky roiled and surged toward them.
> Seeing this, the others from Da Liang joined in to help, reigniting the battle that had cooled slightly.
> Meanwhile, the remaining Sitting Oblivion Daoists charged recklessly toward them, blocking the black clouds’ approach with utter disregard for their lives.
> Amid this chaos, the dice finished their incantation.
> “When the masses face calamity and call your name, the Great Being comes seeking the sound to save them from suffering. Great Compassion, Great Vow, Great Sage, Great Mercy—Holy Spirit Giant Light Heavenly Queen, Marici Heavenly Great Sage. Yuanming Doumu Heavenly Venerable!”
> The instant the final “Venerable” fell silent, the six pips on the dice faces detached from their bodies, wrapped in streams of deep violet light, and merged into the pitch-black clouds overhead.
> Next, all the Sitting Oblivion Daoists looked up as one and shouted toward the sky in unison. “Doumu Yuanjun, come quickly! Da Nuo is waking!!”
> “Whoosh~!” The thick clouds that had lingered all night dissipated like foam meeting water.
> Li Huowang, who had been about to leave the area, suddenly felt the ground give way beneath him, his right foot sinking straight into the earth.
> The ground was still there, but its texture had become utterly bizarre, like some kind of liquid.
> Not just the ground—even Li Huowang’s own body felt the same, soft and floppy. Without the worms in his abdomen propping him up, he would have plummeted straight underground.
> “What in the world is…” Li Huowang instinctively looked up and saw, at an extreme height and distance, a yin-yang taiji fish, like a sun in the sky.
> No, two suns. No, four! The more he looked, the more they multiplied, and he even felt his own eyes multiplying.
> Just as Li Huowang’s thoughts splintered into six, he heard the dice’s triumphant laughter from afar.
> “Hahaha, I tricked you! Da Nuo hasn’t actually woken up. Look how scared you are.”
> Boom! The dice mocked the heavens loudly and without restraint, showing no respect for their own Si Ming whatsoever.
> “Look what I’ve brought you. Didn’t you just lose an eye? I found you a new one!”
> “Whoosh~” The massive yin-yang taiji fish expanded rapidly, like a giant lid slamming down to cover the entire sky in an instant.
> Not just the ground—the whole capital city grew wildly unstable. Things that should have existed vanished, while things that shouldn’t appeared out of nowhere.
> Li Huowang struggled desperately too. Even in his state of intercalary five elements, he was insignificant before this.
> Li Huowang looked up again, seeing more clearly now. It wasn’t a yin-yang taiji fish—it was two vast seas entangled with each other!
> “And beneath that black-and-white sea…” Li Huowang had clearly seen something. He clutched his head in agony as dark red blood seeped from all seven orifices, his skull swelling to the size of the Star of Longevity in a painting.
> This was the first time he had seen a Si Ming in the real world, and the first time he understood just how powerful such an existence was. Even a single glance was unbearable.
> As some chaotic, twisted perception began to erode everything about Li Huowang, a sharp pain yanked him back.
> His body seemed to shatter, wounds cracking open unpredictably across his skin. The endless agony they brought not only tormented him but also sharpened his awareness.
> Once clear-headed, Li Huowang realized he was moving, sitting on a scroll painting.Zhuge Yuan, grim-faced, controlled it as it navigated the undulating ground.
> The narrow scroll was like a wooden boat now, carrying them out of danger.
> “Brother Li, hold on tight. Let’s get out of here first.” Gazing at the utterly transformed sky,Zhuge Yuan’s expression was grave but calm.
> His composure eased Li Huowang somewhat. He’d only wanted to track down Beifeng, not get dragged into something this massive.
> So this was Sitting Oblivion Dao’s Si Ming, Doumu? What the hell were those Sitting Oblivion Daoists planning by summoning this thing?!
> When Li Huowang looked back at the giant eye, he saw it clutching the golden mask, racing toward the yin-yang taiji in the sky.
> It seemed to be struggling. As it plunged into the white circle amid the black sea, the entire ocean began to churn.
> But it was clear: with just one eyeball, it stood no chance against whatever lurked beneath that sea.
>Zhuge Yuan stared up at it all, his voice unusually low. “Brother Li, I hope I’m overthinking it. Otherwise…”
> “Otherwise what?”
> “Nothing. Let’s get out of here first.”
>Zhuge Yuan pulled out his judge’s brush and wrote “Swift” in the air. The scroll beneath them sped up.
> Time passed quickly or slowly—when the imperial city gates appeared before them, Li Huowang’s heart pounded.
> He didn’t care what was happening in the sky. All he knew was he was about to pry the method to escape the heart elemental hallucinations from Beifeng’s mouth!
> “Brother Zhuge, once we’re out, could I borrow that old almanac of yours? I need to force it out of—” Li Huowang cut himself off.
> He trembled, staring at the taiji ocean blanketing the sky. In the white circle within the black sea floated a vertical pupil—the eye from behind the golden mask.
> And right now, that eye was staring straight at him!!
(End of chapter)