Chen Xuan's Mission

Colin sized up Xu Mu as he approached from the distance. The cultivation he exuded was only at the Transcendent level—utterly insignificant, no better than an ant.

He grinned. “It’s my honor to serve the Third Young Master.”

Golden light erupted around him. The radiance transformed into a shield that appeared on his left arm, while a golden longsword materialized in his right hand.

Boom!

Bracing the shield in front of him, he turned into a streak of golden light and charged at Xu Mu.

Xu Mu raised his brows in surprise. As expected of the Inner Realm—there really were all kinds of people here.

The man before him had Western features, and his shield and longsword resembled the equipment of an ancient Roman warrior.

However, his cultivation was only at the peak of the first stage of the World-Breaking realm. That level was nowhere near enough for Xu Mu.

Boom!

Xu Mu activated the Demon’s Protection. Instead of dodging, he charged forward and collided head-on with Colin.

“Looking for death!”

Colin sneered.

A man at the Transcendent level actually dared to clash with him head-on. Wasn’t he tired of living?

In the distance, Li Han also snorted with laughter. This brat had to be out of his mind.

Colin possessed an immensely powerful defensive technique. Even a second-stage expert would have difficulty defeating him.

That was why Hu Chun had chosen to flee after seeing him.

A Transcendent cultivator actually wanted to fight him head-on? What a joke.

Boom!

Xu Mu and Colin slammed into each other. Their qi collided violently, and the ground beneath their feet collapsed several meters in an instant. The resulting storm tore through the air and spread in every direction.

The trees nearby were shredded into dust on the spot by the force.

Chen Xuan immediately rushed forward and pulled Li Han backward. “Third Young Master, be careful!”

Whoosh!

The rock where Li Han had been standing moments earlier was instantly shattered.

Li Han glanced at Chen Xuan beside him and nodded inwardly. “You’ve got good instincts. What’s your name?”

If Chen Xuan hadn’t been there, the storm just now would definitely have sent him flying.

“Chen Xuan.”

“I’ll remember you.”

After saying that, Li Han looked toward Xu Mu’s side. “Hahaha! That brat must have been blown to pieces, right?”

But as the light faded, Li Han’s eyes widened in terror.

Xu Mu’s longsword was crossed against Colin’s. Neither of them had taken even a single step back.

Colin was dumbfounded. His arm had gone completely numb, yet this man…

“Not bad. My arm’s a little numb!”

As Xu Mu spoke, Burning-Heaven Sword Qi gathered along his blade, and he launched another fierce assault at Colin.

Relying on his terrifying physical strength, every sword strike made the air let out a mournful cry.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Colin didn’t dare clash with Xu Mu’s sword directly. He could only use his shield to block.

Even so, every one of Xu Mu’s attacks caused the earth beneath Colin’s feet to explode apart.

It was as if he were being struck by the weight of a thousand tons.

Crack!

After enduring several attacks, Colin’s shield shattered on the spot.

Another sword descended, and Colin could only raise his weapon to block it.

Boom!

The terrifying force drove him straight to his knees.

“You little punk! I’ll kill you!”

Colin’s power erupted once more.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Xu Mu vanished from Colin’s sight.

“What…”

Colin’s expression trembled, and he instinctively turned his head.

But Xu Mu hadn’t moved at all. He had simply used Concealment Barrier to turn invisible.

Gathering his strength at the tip of his sword, Xu Mu thrust it straight through Colin’s throat.

“You’ve served your purpose. I’ve more or less figured out the limits of my current physique.”

Xu Mu pulled out his sword and walked toward Li Han without looking back.

Now that he was at the mid-stage of the Transcendent realm, he could rely on his ordinary state alone to fight a peak first-stage World-Breaking expert head-on.

And that was only in his ordinary state. If he added his Spirit Vein Armament, dealing with a second-stage expert should be effortless.

“You little punk…”

Colin’s face was filled with unwillingness, but in the end, he collapsed onto the ground.

As for Li Han in the distance, he was completely dumbstruck. Just who was this man?

He was only at the mid-stage of the Transcendent realm, yet he had killed a peak first-stage World-Breaking expert.

“Attack! What are you standing around for? Attack!”

Colin shouted at the retainers beside him.

But the few retainers merely looked at one another. Almost none of them dared to step forward.

After all, the strongest among them had been Colin just now. The rest were all at the Transcendent realm.

“Third Young Master, run!”

One of the middle-aged men drew a broad saber and leaped into the air, striking at Xu Mu.

Whoosh!

Xu Mu swung his sword, sending out a streak of Burning-Heaven Sword Qi. It flashed past in an instant, and before the middle-aged man could even land, his body had been split in two.

“Hiss!”

The remaining retainers sucked in sharp breaths at the sight.

What was the point of fighting this?

“Attack! Whoever stops him will be rewarded with one ton of spirit stones… five tons!”

As Xu Mu drew closer, Li Han was so frightened that his legs could barely support him.

As the saying went, great rewards would always produce brave men. But brave men weren’t fools. Who would throw away their lives when the outcome was certain death?

Seeing Xu Mu smile in his direction, Chen Xuan immediately understood. “Take the Third Young Master and go!”

As he spoke, he drew a woodcutter’s saber and charged at Xu Mu.

“Mountain Breaker!”

Boom!

The phantom of a massive golden axe descended from the sky and chopped toward Xu Mu.

Xu Mu immediately dodged. At the spot where he had been standing, a huge fissure appeared—more than twenty meters long and half a meter wide.

Xu Mu stomped on the ground.

With a boom, he arrived in front of Chen Xuan.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The longsword and woodcutter’s saber clashed rapidly. Both men moved so quickly that onlookers could see nothing but blurred afterimages.

Li Han was stunned. At that speed, an ordinary person would have been struck long ago, yet Chen Xuan was still able to hold his ground.

Whoosh!

Chen Xuan suddenly retreated, gripping the woodcutter’s saber with both hands as he brought it down with all his strength.

“Mountain Cleaver!”

Boom!

A pillar of golden light burst from his woodcutter’s saber, wrapped in golden arcs of electricity.

The earth split apart, and the cracks spreading in every direction extended all the way to Li Han’s feet.

Xu Mu was sent flying backward. Golden currents still coiled around his black longsword.

Li Han was even more shocked.

This man was only at the early stage of the Transcendent realm—he was even weaker than Li Han himself, who was at the mid-stage.

Yet his combat power was astonishing. His offensive strength far surpassed Li Han’s own.

When had such a genius appeared among his retainers?

“What the hell? Who are you?”

Xu Mu forcefully shook his sword, flinging the golden arcs of electricity onto the ground. The soil beneath them exploded as well.

“A retainer of the Xiao Clan!”

Chen Xuan immediately turned his head. “What are you waiting for? Take the Third Young Master and go!”

Hearing that, Li Han quickly turned around. “Brother Chen Xuan, you have to stay alive!”

With that, he fled under the escort of several men.

Xu Mu swung two streaks of sword qi in succession.

The sword qi swept past Li Han, slicing through several large trees one after another.

Li Han hurriedly ducked, terrified that he might be struck.

“That’s enough.”

Xu Mu smiled and sheathed his longsword. “They’re far enough away now. From here on, just make the ground tremble every so often.”

With that, he stomped on the ground.

Boom!

The earth shook violently, sending dust billowing into the air.

Chen Xuan smiled and put the woodcutter’s saber into his spatial ring. “As expected of Brother Mu. My arms are still numb.”

“Stop pretending. How did things go on your end?” Xu Mu asked with a smile.

“Thanks to your help, things should be stable now,” Chen Xuan explained. “I have a general idea of what this undercover mission is for. If I receive any information, I’ll find a way to notify you.”