One Against Two, Advantage Is Mine

Xu Mu lightly rolled his wrist, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

He remembered that back when he had only been in the early Transcendent stage, he had needed to use his final spark to fight someone at the third level of the World-Breaking Realm.

But now that he had reached the middle stage of Transcendence, he could fight a third-level expert without using a divine technique like the Final Spark.

His improvement was truly substantial.

Since he could already contend with a third-level expert, using the Final Spark would give him a chance of killing a fourth-level expert.

“Not bad.”

A smile appeared on Xu Mu’s face. At least now, if he really encountered Hat Bro, he would not be quite so helpless.

Although he knew that Xiao Gui was far stronger than an ordinary fourth-level expert.

“Xu Mu, watch out!”

Ying Weiyang noticed that Xu Mu had suddenly frozen in place and immediately shouted a warning.

In the distance, the Owl Clan elder beside Li Han moved at the same time as the guest elder, who was a third-level expert.

The two attacked Xu Mu from opposite sides.

Xu Mu smiled and tightened his grip on his longsword. He was somewhat wary of fighting one of them alone, but with two against one, the advantage was his.

Although the guest elder had launched his attack first, the Owl Clan elder, whose speed had surpassed the sound barrier, was faster.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Xu Mu. His palm transformed into a black claw and struck down viciously.

Five black blades of wind tore through the air. They had already reached Xu Mu’s body by the time the sound of their roar arrived.

In the distance, Tushan Rui saw this and quickly shouted, “Grandmother!”

Tushan Ju had just raised her hand, but lowered it again. “Someone else has made a move.”

As she spoke, the enormous bird in the sky suddenly transformed into a beam of light and shot downward.

Xu Mu did not panic in the slightest. He used Stellar Shift, and the black blades of wind vanished the instant they touched his body.

The next moment, the blades flew toward the oncoming guest elder.

“What?”

The guest elder broke into a cold sweat. He was charging toward Xu Mu with all his strength and had no time to stop or retreat.

Years of combat experience told him that he could not dodge to either side, as that would make it easy for Xu Mu to seize an opening.

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and forced his qi to erupt at its limit. Borrowing that power, he flew straight into the sky.

Xu Mu was only in the Transcendent Realm and could not fly.

But the instant that thought crossed his mind, he saw Xu Mu’s figure appear before him.

“You little—”

Crack!

Xu Mu swung his sword, and the space before him shattered like glass.

Even so, the guest elder’s attack did not stop. His qi continued to surge in every direction.

Xu Mu was somewhat surprised. As expected of a third-level World-Breaking expert—he had not been stunned immediately.

However, judging from his expression, he had clearly fallen for the attack.

Xu Mu quickly said, “Look down there! Xu Mu is coming to kill you!”

After hearing Xu Mu’s words, the guest elder lowered his head and looked at the Owl Clan elder flying toward him.

He raised both hands and gathered his strength, preparing to attack.

Because in his eyes, the Owl Clan elder was Xu Mu.

Whoosh!

Xu Mu unleashed the Final Spark, using one-tenth of his strength.

He condensed all that qi into his sword. The black longsword glowed as if it had been heated red-hot.

With a single thrust, it pierced through the guest elder’s qi defense and drove straight through his heart.

Now that he had a clear understanding of his current ordinary strength, Xu Mu naturally had no need to keep hiding it.

He pulled out his sword, and blood spurted into the air. The third-level World-Breaking guest elder fell from the sky just like that.

The Owl Clan elder, who had been preparing to attack Xu Mu, was utterly stunned.

He stopped in midair and no longer dared to attack Xu Mu. Clearly, Xu Mu was only a Transcendent—someone he could kill with a casual gesture—but a trace of fear had now ignited in his heart.

How was this possible?

A mid-stage Transcendent had actually killed a third-level World-Breaking expert. If news of this spread, would anyone believe it?

Just as he was still in shock, a huge bird plummeted from the sky and exploded around him.

Boom!

The sound was like thunder, reverberating across the heavens.

The Owl Clan elder emerged from the explosion and retreated several steps through the air.

At the same time, a black-robed figure appeared in the distance and landed beside Xu Mu.

“Didn’t I just save your life?”

The woman’s voice reached Xu Mu’s ears.

She was none other than Tsukimiya Koto.

Xu Mu had noticed her earlier. She had been observing the battle through the shikigami high in the sky.

When the Owl Clan elder saw this, he immediately turned and flew toward Li Han and Chen Xuan.

If Xu Mu had been alone, fleeing would certainly have made him a laughingstock if word got out.

But things were different now. The black-robed woman beside Xu Mu was no weaker than he was.

That was a perfectly respectable excuse.

“Let’s go! That black-robed woman is also a fourth-level expert. We’ll concede this time.”

The Owl Clan elder looked at Li Han as he spoke.

Li Han agreed at once.

After witnessing Xu Mu fight two opponents alone and kill a third-level expert, he had already begun considering retreat.

This man was far too formidable, completely beyond his expectations.

He felt that only a fifth-level expert could guarantee Xu Mu’s death.

Just as they were preparing to flee, a golden sphere of light descended from the sky.

Bang!

The sphere appeared beside Chen Xuan. As the light faded, Xiao Gui’s figure was revealed.

This time, he had come alone. Xiao Qiao was not at his side.

The moment he saw this, Xu Mu guessed that Xiao Gui might be about to make a move.

Suddenly, Xu Mu realized something was wrong. The last time he had encountered Xiao Gui, Chen Xuan had also been there.

If Xiao Gui appeared here, Chen Xuan’s identity could easily be exposed.

So Xu Mu deliberately drew Xiao Gui’s hostility. “Xiao Gui! You’re actually working with the Owl Clan! They attacked me this time because you ordered them to, didn’t they?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan immediately understood what Xu Mu was getting at. He quickly whispered to Li Han, “Third Young Master, we need to leave. Now.”

Li Han was already completely bewildered. He could only follow Chen Xuan as they hurried away into the distance.

“Why run? I have some ties with the Owl Clan. We can join forces and kill him.”

Xiao Gui smiled faintly.

The Owl Clan elder cursed furiously in his heart. Damn it! I was already planning to run, and now you show up.

Where were you when I needed help earlier?

But now, as a fourth-level World-Breaking expert, he had been put on the spot.

If he simply fled, wouldn’t the other clans laugh him out of existence once word spread?

Just as he was at a loss for what to do, two figures appeared in the distant sky.

They were none other than Tushan Ju and Tushan Rui.

“What are you doing? Do you think the territory of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is your backyard?”

Tushan Ju calmly swept her gaze over Xiao Gui. “Your battle has already damaged the buildings in our royal city.”

When the Owl Clan elder saw this, he felt as if a great burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Tushan Ju had not appeared in many years, and everyone in the Owl Clan had assumed that she was no longer capable.

They had never expected her appearance to save his life.

“Senior! This was indeed our fault. We shouldn’t have fought so close to the royal city. I apologize. We’ll leave immediately.”

After saying this, the Owl Clan elder turned and left, taking Li Han and Chen Xuan with him as they disappeared from the area.

Now, only Xiao Gui remained.