Is This Xu Mu a Monster

Xu Mu’s method of cultivation was different from everyone else’s.

People like Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu needed to fight in order to cultivate. They had to constantly hone their skills and push beyond their limits before they could advance to a higher realm.

Xu Mu, however, had no need to fight. Naturally, there was no reason for him to waste his strength.

“I’m not a member of the Immortality Research Institute. I’m only an outside associate.”

His opponent was an old man with a short chin. He attacked Xu Mu with a smile on his face.

But faced with the old man’s assault, Xu Mu kept dodging, handling it with ease.

“An outside associate? Were you controlled by their poisonous wine?”

Xu Mu suddenly stomped on the ground and slashed out with his sword.

Boom!

The black sword, wrapped in blazing sword qi, struck heavily against the old man’s qi-based defense.

The terrifying force sent the old man flying several meters backward.

The old man glanced down at his chest and grinned. “As expected of you. You really are not someone to be underestimated.”

“You still haven’t answered my question,” Xu Mu said calmly.

“What you said is true. I was indeed controlled by the poisonous wine. There are many people like me in the Immortality Research Institute. Most of us were once trapped at a certain realm with no way forward, so we went looking for the Immortality Research Institute.”

The old man spoke indifferently. “They used treasures to raise my cultivation, so naturally, I had to pay a price.”

“Do you know why Wang Hun wanted to kill me? Because I know the formula for the poisonous wine.”

Xu Mu smiled. “As long as you work for me from now on, I’ll give you as much of that wine as you want.”

“Heh! Do you think I’ll believe you?”

The old man suddenly unleashed his power.

Several thorny vines burst out of the desert beneath Xu Mu’s feet and lunged toward him.

Boom!

Xu Mu stomped on the sand and soared into the air. “Since you refuse to listen, then I have no choice.”

“No choice? You say that as if you can actually kill me.”

The old man shot into the sky and charged at Xu Mu.

“Do you know something? You may look like a second-tier cultivator, but you’re actually weaker than a normal first-tier cultivator. All these years of drinking have ruined you.”

Xu Mu tightened his grip on the black sword and spoke softly.

“Interesting! Even if I’m only at the first tier, I’m still not someone an early-stage Transcendent like you can provoke!”

The old man was clearly enraged. Green light blazed around his body as he launched another attack at Xu Mu.

“You still don’t understand.”

Blood-red flames began to erupt from Xu Mu’s body.

He activated the Final Spark, but this time, he used only one-tenth of his qi.

His sole purpose was to surpass his opponent’s speed. That was all he needed.

Buzz…

A blood-red streak flashed before the old man’s eyes.

Before the old man could react, a black sword had already pierced through his heart.

“How sluggish.”

Xu Mu twisted the sword, then abruptly pulled it free.

Blood sprayed out like water from a pump.

“You…”

The old man’s eyes widened in terror as his body fell uncontrollably from the sky.

The others fighting in the distance had all witnessed the scene.

They could hardly believe what they were seeing. Xu Mu was clearly only at the early Transcendent stage, so how had he managed to kill a second-tier World-Breaker with such ease?

He had made it look far too effortless!

To Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu, this was perfectly normal. They had long since experienced Xu Mu’s strength.

Although Li Chenshuang knew Xu Mu was powerful, seeing him kill someone so easily still exceeded her expectations.

As for Miao Jiuqiang, Li Jiao, and the others, their expressions had already changed completely.

With one of their side’s fighters dead, the balance of the battle instantly shifted.

Whether it was Miao Jiuqiang or Li Jiao, both of them realized that Li Chenshuang and Fu Jinyu were not easy opponents.

At that moment, Li Peijun, who was still lying on the ground, widened her eyes in disbelief.

She remembered that during the Martial Arts Champion Tournament, Xu Mu had faced Jiang Cisui, a Transcendent-level fighter, and ultimately lost the match.

Yet how much time had passed since then?

He could now kill a second-tier World-Breaker with ease.

This man was terrifying.

Xu Mu landed on the desert in the distance. He removed the ring from the old man’s hand, then used his Sacred Gu to devour the corpse.

He looked toward the others in the distance. “If you need help, just say the word.”

With that, he returned to Li Peijun’s side.

“Xu Mu! Don’t kill me! I’ll be your wife, all right? No, your concubine is fine too. Our Jiuli Clan has long lifespans. I can give you eight sons!”

Li Peijun pleaded, her face full of desperation.

“You’re threatening me now?”

Xu Mu sat down beside Li Peijun. “You don’t need to beg me. You should be begging Li Chenshuang.”

Only then did Li Peijun let out a sigh of relief. At least she did not have to die for the moment.

“Xu Mu, you’re amazing! You even killed a second-tier expert.”

“They’re nothing but trash ruined by the poisonous wine. They have the power of their realm, but the poison has corroded their minds, making their reactions sluggish.”

Xu Mu felt that he had used too much qi in that single burst.

He figured that even one-fifteenth—or perhaps one-twentieth—of his power would have been enough to kill the old man.

As he watched the distant battlefield, Chen Xuan had also noticed the problem.

Those people who relied on poisonous wine to extend their lives had inferior combat strength compared with others of the same realm.

The power corresponding to their realm was indeed formidable, but their reactions and speed were far too poor.

Speed had always been Chen Xuan’s greatest strength.

On Li Chenshuang’s side, she had transformed into lava and was gradually adapting to Li Jiao’s fighting style. The two were now evenly matched.

Fu Jinyu’s situation was the only one that remained unfavorable.

After all, the Jiuli Clan was renowned for its physical strength, and Miao Jiuqiang was a full two realms above Fu Jinyu.

Miao Wentian and Batu had been evenly matched from the beginning.

Li Jiao’s expression grew increasingly grim. Suddenly, he flew toward the rear.

Clearly, he had given up on the battle.

But Li Chenshuang pursued him relentlessly. As far as they were concerned, this operation had already ended in victory.

Xu Mu approached the two White Stone Clan bodies and raised his hand. A dark-golden glow emerged from the back of his hand.

“Are you really willing to devour this thing?” Xu Mu asked curiously.

The next moment, the dark-golden glow flowed down from his hand and began devouring the medicine covering the bodies.

The process was slow, but it was indeed devouring it.

Xu Mu continuously injected power into the Gu, accelerating its rate of consumption.

“Not bad, old friend. You even dare to devour the Cleansing Gu Flower.”

Xu Mu was full of admiration.

Perhaps it was because he kept supplying it with power.

If the Sacred Gu were separated from him, it would probably still be frightened away.

After the medicine had been devoured, the pungent odor coming from the bodies disappeared.

Xu Mu spread out his senses, then attacked the sand in the distance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sand scattered in all directions. He had found the two Gu hidden deep beneath it.

Crack!

The Mirror-Breaking Sword altered their perception. Xu Mu ordered them to return to the bodies on the ground.

The corpses that had been lying motionless suddenly stood up again.

“Go! Kill that third-tier fighter!”

Xu Mu pointed toward Miao Jiuqiang, who was fighting Fu Jinyu in the distance.

Boom! Boom!

The two corpses erupted with power at the same time and charged toward Miao Jiuqiang in the sky.

Buzz!

One of the corpses held a white spear. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Miao Jiuqiang.

Crack!

White light flashed across the sky as Miao Jiuqiang plummeted helplessly from above.

Li Peijun was already utterly dumbfounded. Was Xu Mu a monster?

If she could really marry Xu Mu, why would she still compete for the position of chief?

Even the First Tribe wouldn’t dare underestimate them.