Potential Rivals of Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo

“Exactly. But before that, I’d like to ask—will they be in danger if they go over there?”

Xu Mu pointed at the people beside him.

He was relatively at ease about Tong Guoguo, but Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo were only at the Grandmaster level.

“No one can say for sure. Under normal circumstances, there will definitely be danger,” Wei Jingzhi said with a smile. “However, they do have another good option: the Holy Battlefield.”

“What’s that?”

Xu Mu first glanced at Tong Guoguo. Seeing that she was just as confused, he continued, “What kind of place is it?”

“To put it simply, it’s similar to the combat tournaments we have here,” Wei Jingzhi explained. “The Holy Battlefield is the largest competition in the inner world. It was jointly established by several major races. As long as someone lives within the Holy Battlefield, hardly anyone dares to attack them recklessly.”

“I didn’t expect there to be a place like that in the inner world.”

Xu Mu was full of surprise.

“Of course. The people in the inner world aren’t all old-fashioned relics. They often communicate with the outside world. In many respects, we copy them, and they copy us.”

Wei Jingzhi looked at Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo. “The lowest required cultivation level for participants is the Grandmaster level, so they happen to qualify. And according to the information I received, a battlefield was opened on the Qingqiu landmass two months ago. It’s not far from the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.”

“Then I have no choice. I can only accept the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan’s mission this time.”

Xu Mu shook his head with a smile. Hopefully, the target wasn’t some old hag. Otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to make a move.

“I’ll send you the detailed mission information. Download it in advance. There’s no internet over there.”

Wei Jingzhi took out his phone and sent Xu Mu all the details of the mission.

After downloading the information, the first thing Xu Mu checked was a photo of the target.

There were two photos in total. In one, she appeared in her normal state.

Her black hair was tied into a bun, and her violet eyes seemed to carry a hint of sorrow.

Judging by her appearance, she looked to be around thirty years old, resembling the refined young lady of an ancient noble family.

In the other photo, her tied-up black hair had come loose and turned white.

Two white animal ears could also be seen atop her head.

After seeing the photos, Xu Mu smiled.

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

She looked pretty good. Although, judging by the lifespan of her race, she was probably quite old, at least she wasn’t some old hag.

Under Wei Jingzhi’s guidance, Xu Mu and the others arrived at the entrance to the inner world.

They passed through the Boundary Flame and entered the seawater on the other side.

The group quickly swam upward. As they neared the surface, Xu Mu looked down at the entrance below them.

It was almost completely concealed. No wonder this place was so safe and no one had managed to intrude.

Their heads emerged from the surface one after another. After looking around, they saw land in the distance, roughly a kilometer away.

Xu Mu used his perception to confirm that there was no one else nearby. He then said to the others, “Move!”

They all activated Cloudstep and flew toward the shore.

They reached the shore without incident. The land nearby was covered in rocks.

Xu Mu took out the map and continued forward. Finally, he spotted a cross-shaped mark on a rock.

“We’ve found our location.”

Xu Mu checked the map on his phone. “Let’s go. We’ll head to the Holy Battlefield first.”

…

On the map, Xu Mu could also see the clearly defined boundaries of the White Stone Clan’s territory.

He remembered that this map had been obtained by him.

Clearly, the Environmental Sanitation Office had been continually updating its map of the inner world.

However, the White Stone Clan was located along the southern edge of Qingqiu.

Xu Mu and the others were currently in the eastern waters of Qingqiu.

As for the Beiming inner world, it was located north of Qingqiu.

They traveled through the forest for two hours before finally approaching an inhabited area.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the distance. The next moment, a raging storm swept toward Xu Mu and the others, causing the trees around them to sway wildly.

“Someone’s fighting!”

Tong Guoguo looked toward the distance. “At least at the late Transcendent level.”

“As expected of the inner world.”

There wasn’t a trace of fear in Dai Xingluo’s eyes. Instead, they gleamed with excitement.

A battle in some random place involved a cultivation level so much higher than her own.

Meng Wanyue, meanwhile, remained completely calm, staying by Xu Mu’s side the entire time.

“Let’s go take a look. It’s on the way, anyway.”

As soon as Xu Mu finished speaking, the shockwaves from the distant battle continued to roll over them.

As they drew closer, Xu Mu could also see the entire scene through his perception.

A masked black-robed man was fighting an armored old man.

Five or six corpses already lay on the ground.

There was also a middle-aged man protecting a young woman behind him.

At last, Xu Mu and the others arrived nearby.

“Big brother, which side is good and which side is evil?” Dai Xingluo asked with a smile.

As they spoke, the people on the other side also noticed Xu Mu and the others.

“Let me take a guess.”

As Xu Mu spoke, he first used the Eye of God to examine the woman being protected.

She looked young, seemingly only around eighteen, about the same age as Ye Yu.

However, her figure was slender and straight, with a nearly flat build. In that regard, she was still far behind Ye Yu.

She wore a long dress made of metallic threads. At that moment, she turned around and looked toward Xu Mu’s group as well.

Name: Cheng Zhiyi

Character: daughter of the Blood Alliance leader, female protagonist of Dragon King Descends

Favorability: 0

Destiny Level: 6 (Maximum Level: 10)

After seeing this, Xu Mu shook his head slightly. Ye Chen really did have a lot of women around him.

But with this level, she probably hadn’t ended up with him.

Xu Mu turned to Tong Guoguo. “Do you know about the Blood Alliance?”

“I don’t. I’ve only entered the inner world a handful of times.”

Tong Guoguo shook her head slightly.

Xu Mu nodded inwardly. It seemed the Blood Alliance wasn’t a major power.

“Please, help us!” Cheng Zhiyi immediately ran over after seeing Xu Mu and the others. “I’m willing to reward you with spirit stones!”

The middle-aged man beside her remained close at all times, guarding her while warily watching Xu Mu and the others.

“If I’m not mistaken, you’re people from the Blood Alliance, right?”

Xu Mu asked indifferently.

“That’s right. We’re from the Blood Alliance. We were originally on our way to the Holy Battlefield, but that black-robed man ambushed us.”

Cheng Zhiyi immediately explained.

“Guoguo, go.”

Xu Mu looked at Tong Guoguo beside him.

Tong Guoguo nodded lightly. She leaped into the air and activated Cloudstep, appearing in front of the black-robed man in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, the black-robed man immediately wrapped flames around his fist and threw a punch at Tong Guoguo.

Tong Guoguo met his punch with one of her own.

Boom!

The qi of both sides collided instantly, forming a storm that spread in all directions.

Bang!

The two sides exchanged blows for only a second before the black-robed man’s body was sent flying. He crashed through four or five trees in succession before slamming into a distant hillside.

Tong Guoguo, however, hadn’t moved an inch.

Seeing this, the black-robed man quickly fled into the distance.

“Guoguo, don’t chase him.”

Xu Mu called out.

Tong Guoguo returned to them. She looked at Xu Mu, and black words appeared above her head.

[Favorability +10]

She could hardly believe it. Was this the power of the Transcendent pinnacle realm?

It was too strong.

Cheng Zhiyi was also filled with disbelief. “Big sister, you’re amazing!”

Tong Guoguo didn’t say anything. She simply returned to Xu Mu’s side.

“What’s going on with you? Was that black-robed man trying to rob you?” Xu Mu asked curiously.

“No!”

The old man at the late Transcendent stage came over. “His goal was to kill our young lady. He was probably someone who lost to her and hired an assassin to take revenge.”

“What do you mean?”

“You probably don’t know this, but our young lady is a famous Grandmaster-level figure in the Holy Battlefield. She currently has fifteen consecutive victories without a single defeat.”

The old man explained.

Xu Mu scratched his head. Wasn’t she a potential opponent of Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo?