Sorry, Let Me Take That Last Hit

Xu Mu knew very well that he and his opponent had already become sworn enemies.

If the man successfully took over someone’s body, he would definitely come back to kill Xu Mu.

That was why Xu Mu absolutely couldn’t let the flame man join forces with Wang Hun.

Whether the flame man took over Wang Hun’s body or the body of someone close to him, he would certainly ally himself with Wang Hun and deal with Xu Mu together.

“Brother Mu! What’s going on?”

Chen Xuan was still completely bewildered. The flame man had wrapped him up moments ago, only for Xu Mu to teleport him out.

“That person is looking for a vessel to possess,” Xu Mu immediately explained as he looked at Chen Xuan, who had caught up with him. “We absolutely can’t let him take over the body of some powerful expert. Once he successfully merges with one, he’ll definitely come after us.”

Chen Xuan nodded to himself. “I understand!”

Hathaway looked in the direction Xu Mu had fled, then placed the divine artifact back on the back of her hand.

She was conflicted now. Did she really want Xu Mu dead?

Before this, she had certainly wanted to kill him—she had practically wanted to tear him limb from limb.

But after clashing with him again, she found herself feeling a strange sense of mutual respect.

Even so, there was no way she was going to save Xu Mu.

She would never forget the humiliation he had inflicted on her.

In the end, Hathaway chose to leave him alone and spare him for the time being.

As for whether he could make it out of this place alive, that would depend on his luck.

The flame man had been circling around the area. He seemed unable to leave this particular region.

Just then, a black-robed man in the distance suddenly looked over. “Xu Mu!”

Whoosh!

The black-robed man immediately shouted, “Third Uncle! Kill him quickly!”

Chen Xuan instantly sent Xu Mu a voice transmission. “It’s Li Han! They have a sixth-rank expert on their side!”

“Don’t worry! You don’t need to concern yourself with me. Get out of here!”

The moment Xu Mu finished speaking, someone shattered the black-robed man.

The attacker was a middle-aged man with long gray hair and a few wrinkles on his face. A pair of black wings extended from his back.

He flapped his wings and instantly appeared in front of Xu Mu. His hand transformed into a black claw and reached for Xu Mu’s throat.

Xu Mu immediately switched places with the man, dodging the attack.

The flame man, who had been searching for a vessel in the distance, suddenly noticed what was happening.

He spotted the sixth-rank expert from the Xiao Clan.

This man’s cultivation was high enough, and he still looked relatively young—not some old geezer.

That meant he still had plenty of potential to advance further in the future.

The flame man’s power was rapidly fading, and he could no longer afford to search patiently.

“You’ll do!”

The flame man abruptly changed direction in midair and suddenly enveloped the man.

Li Yang noticed the flames around him and sneered. “A mere formation spirit thinks it can control me?”

Boom!

Power continuously surged out of his body, but all of it was suppressed by the flame man’s strength.

“This is… You’re trying to possess me?”

Li Yang’s face suddenly turned deathly pale.

“Don’t worry. Once I take over your body, I’ll help you kill Xu Mu,” the flame man said with a faint smile.

Li Yang continued unleashing his power, but he simply couldn’t break free.

Even in this state, the flame man could easily control a sixth-rank expert like him.

That proved the flame man’s cultivation before death had been at least eighth rank—and most likely ninth rank.

“Senior! Please don’t possess me! I’ll find you a genius! You’ll be able to go even further in the future!”

Li Yang panicked and immediately began pleading.

He was alive and well. How could he possibly be willing to be possessed and die?

“There’s no time. If I delay any longer, I won’t even have enough strength left to possess you.”

The flame man’s power suddenly surged. His body grew increasingly solid.

“No! Senior! Xu Mu over there is an unparalleled genius! Possess him!”

Li Yang’s eyes turned bloodshot as he roared.

“Shut up! If I could possess him, I would’ve done it already!”

The flame man’s body transformed into a cone of energy and drilled toward the back of Li Yang’s head.

“No…”

Just as Li Yang spoke, he suddenly realized that the restraints on his body had vanished.

He immediately looked around and saw that he had somehow broken free, while Xu Mu was now standing in his place.

“What the hell? Xu Mu, you’re actually a pretty good guy!”

But just after Li Yang spoke, Xu Mu disappeared again. The person now standing at the center of the flame man was Li Han.

Li Han had originally been watching the show from the sidelines. But in the blink of an eye, he had been dragged into the middle of it.

“What the hell!”

Li Han and the flame man roared almost simultaneously.

Li Han had realized that he was about to be possessed.

The flame man, whose attack had already been launched and could no longer be stopped, had also realized that the person he was about to possess was actually a worthless mid-Transcendent cultivator.

Bang!

The beam of light couldn’t be stopped at all. It surged directly into Li Han’s head.

In an instant, the flame man completely vanished, and the surrounding energy also disappeared.

The air seemed to freeze in place. Only after several moments did Li Han’s head fall backward, and his body hit the ground with a thud.

His legs stuck straight out, and his body stiffened like a corpse.

But after only two or three seconds, Li Han suddenly opened his eyes.

He gasped for breath, then pushed himself up from the ground with both hands and stood.

Xu Mu looked at Li Yang. “Your good nephew has already been killed by that man. Shouldn’t you avenge him?”

Li Yang stared unblinkingly at Li Han. He had heard of the possession technique before.

It could be said that although the flesh and skin on the outside still belonged to his nephew, the person inside had already completely changed.

He looked at Xu Mu and said, “You should kill him. He’s my nephew, after all. Seeing that face, I can’t bring myself to do it.”

Li Han smiled. “You won’t kill me. I know about many ruins. Any one of the treasures inside would be enough to shake the entire Inner Realm. Don’t you want them?”

“I didn’t realize you had a trick like that up your sleeve. Of course I want those treasures.”

Xu Mu smiled.

“Then don’t kill me. My strength is weak right now, and I can’t escape your grasp anyway. Let me go, and I’ll take you to find those treasures.”

A confident smile appeared on Li Han’s face.

A bunch of youngsters thought they could outsmart him?

But that smile abruptly froze.

A black sword had already pierced through his throat.

“You… Damn it! Xu Mu…”

“Keep dreaming. You want me to let you go so you can grow stronger and make my life miserable later?”

Xu Mu pulled the sword free.

“Damn it! You bastard! I…”

Li Han’s eyes bulged with fury. After waiting all these years, he had finally been resurrected, only to be killed almost immediately.

He was unwilling to accept this!

Yet as death approached, regret also welled up in his heart. If he hadn’t offended Xu Mu, he would certainly have succeeded this time.

Xu Mu turned around and looked at Li Yang. “You don’t hate me, do you? If it weren’t for me, you’d be the one who died this time.”

Li Yang nodded slightly. “I’ll still report the truth. I know my eldest brother’s temperament. He’ll definitely try to kill you, but I won’t attack you.”

“Good.”

Xu Mu gave a short reply. As long as Li Yang didn’t join forces with Wang Hun against him here, that was enough.

“By the way, do you want to take his body with you?”

Xu Mu asked again.

“Take it with me.” Li Yang nodded.

Whoosh!

Xu Mu thrust his sword through Li Han’s heart once more. “Sorry. Just adding one more strike to make sure.”