It's Just a Pity That I Am a Man

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The branch-shaped little snake sprayed a large amount of blood. Wherever the blood landed, it melted a hole into the ground.

The hole was circular, roughly one and a half meters in diameter. As time passed, it slowly began to shrink.

“This should be the place.”

Xu Mu turned around and looked at Bai Shanh u. “The formation here is extremely dangerous. You still have a chance to escape, but once you go in, you won’t be able to get back out. Think it over carefully.”

With that, Xu Mu jumped in first.

Chen Xuan glanced at Bai Shanh u and said, “If we run into danger, Brother Mu and I may not have a chance to protect you.”

“I’m definitely going with you.”

Bai Shanh u answered without hesitation. She had already come this far—how could she turn back now?

Besides, returning might not necessarily be safe. If she ran into a ninth-tier expert from the Black Moon Clan, wouldn’t she be killed instantly anyway?

Chen Xuan said no more and jumped into the hole below.

Bai Shanh u looked at the opening. It had already shrunk to a diameter of one meter. Just as she was about to jump in, she suddenly turned her head toward the distance.

She saw Su Yuewei, Yong Tan, and Ze Ting rushing toward them. Their bodies were already covered in quite a few wounds.

The moment Bai Shanh u saw them, they noticed her as well.

But the hole was now less than a meter wide, and Bai Shanh u had no time to flee elsewhere and lure the three women away. She could only jump into it.

When Yong Tan saw Bai Shanh u suddenly disappear, she immediately sped up.

Only after they reached the spot did they notice the hole in the ground, which was steadily shrinking.

“Let’s get inside!”

Yong Tan jumped down first.

Su Yuewei immediately followed, but her hips got stuck in the opening, preventing her from going down.

She quickly reached her hands inside and forcefully pressed down on her rear. Only then did she manage to drop through.

Seeing this, Ze Ting also jumped in. But forget her hips—even her body could not make it past her thighs.

The opening continued shrinking. In the end, it vanished completely.

Ze Ting’s lower legs were buried in the soil. She unleashed her strength and blasted apart the surrounding earth, but the hole that had been there moments ago had disappeared without a trace.

…

At the same time.

Xu Mu and the others appeared in another open stretch of mountain forest. The trees here were not nearly as dense as before.

Just as Xu Mu was surveying the scenery around them, he realized that two more people had joined them.

“Xu Mu, I’m sorry. I was too slow just now and let them notice me.”

Bai Shanh u looked full of guilt.

“Little girl, what are you apologizing for?” Su Yuewei said with a smile as she looked at Xu Mu. “The more people we have, the greater our strength. In any case, I’m a fourth-stage Boundary-Breaking expert. I should be able to help out somehow.”

“Isn’t that right, Brother Xu Mu?”

“What you said does make some sense.”

After speaking, Xu Mu looked at Chen Xuan. “Old Chen, let’s go.”

Chen Xuan nodded and followed beside him. “Brother Mu, I’m still confused. What exactly happened just now?”

“That little snake should have been the formation core. This is the first time I’ve encountered a formation core that could move, and you happened to be the one who found it.”

Xu Mu smiled. “The formation core could hide inside the trees. We couldn’t destroy the trees with qi, so we could only chop them down with brute force.”

“I understand now. In other words, to leave that formation, we had to chop down every tree with our bare hands until we found it.”

Chen Xuan suddenly understood.

“That’s right. But the formation core could move. Whenever it saw us approaching, or noticed that we had the ability to deal with the trees, it would either run away or hide.”

Xu Mu gave Chen Xuan a thumbs-up. “Who would’ve thought you’d be so fierce? You found it with a casual strike.”

Of course, Xu Mu was not particularly surprised. After all, Chen Xuan was the protagonist. Having luck like this was perfectly normal.

Although Xu Mu currently possessed more Destiny Power than Chen Xuan, his abilities were active skills. If he suffered a serious injury, for example, he had to actively expend power to heal himself.

Chen Xuan’s luck, on the other hand, was passive. He could be favored by fortune at any time and in any place—and it cost him nothing.

“Heh. I just got lucky.”

Chen Xuan waved his hand with a smile.

As the two men continued forward, the three women behind them followed closely, afraid that they might become separated.

Xu Mu turned around and looked at the mother and daughter. “How did you find us?”

“We took advantage of the ninth-tier expert from the Black Moon Clan leaving to kill Ze Guan and secretly came here. We happened to sense two battles taking place in separate areas.”

Yong Tan explained with a smile, “My mother said that at least one side had an eighth-tier expert, while the other side hadn’t even reached the Boundary-Breaking level, so we came to investigate.”

Xu Mu said nothing more. He and Chen Xuan continued toward the distant mountain peaks.

They first needed to find a high vantage point and survey the entire area.

After reaching the top of a mountain without incident, everyone looked toward the opposite side and was stunned.

The far side of the mountain was not covered in forest. Instead, it was an area that had clearly been developed by people.

The roads had all been paved with stone slabs, but nearly all of them were shattered.

There were also many ruined buildings scattered around.

“It looks like this was once the home of a race.”

Su Yuewei gazed into the distance. “Perhaps this battle began when someone invaded another faction’s homeland.”

“That’s possible.”

As Xu Mu spoke, he and Chen Xuan headed down the mountain.

The moment they stepped onto the fractured stone pavement, a transparent red light suddenly separated them from one another.

A blond, middle-aged man emerged from one of the ruined buildings in the distance.

His face could not be seen clearly. Only a hazy, illusory outline was visible.

“The challenge begins!”

As soon as the blond middle-aged man finished speaking, Xu Mu and the others froze.

“Holy crap! A Spirit-Scattering Formation?”

Chen Xuan immediately ran toward Xu Mu, but a red barrier blocked him.

At that moment, another person appeared inside the red barrier surrounding each of them.

Xu Mu looked at the man standing before him. He was about the same height as Xu Mu, but his hair was blond, and his face was equally indistinct.

Using his perception, Xu Mu examined the surroundings and discovered that the formation had been designed rather thoughtfully.

Both he and Chen Xuan had male opponents, while the three women had female opponents.

Whoosh!

The man suddenly lunged at Xu Mu. His fist created a sonic boom as it tore through the air, moving at an astonishing speed.

But in the next instant, Xu Mu easily caught the fist.

He yanked forcefully toward himself, and the opponent’s body was pulled helplessly forward.

Boom!

Xu Mu drove his knee into the man’s face, sending him flying. With a loud explosion, the man instantly transformed into light and dispersed.

The red light trapping Xu Mu vanished along with him.

Xu Mu turned to look at the others. Chen Xuan seemed to be doing all right, but the remaining three women were being completely suppressed.

Su Yuewei was in the worst position of all. Her opponent was straddling her and repeatedly hammering her face with its fists.

“I didn’t expect a victor to emerge so quickly.”

The blond middle-aged man flew toward Xu Mu. “Your strength is impressive. You qualify to join us. As for the others, you may bring one of them inside.”

Hearing this, Su Yuewei hurriedly shouted, “Brother Xu Mu, save me!”

Yong Tan also called out, “Xu Mu, please…”

Xu Mu pointed at Chen Xuan. “I want that man.”

“All right!”

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, Chen Xuan’s opponent and the barrier disappeared as well.

“Brother Mu, that was such a perfect hero-saves-the-beauty moment, and you actually saved me?”

Chen Xuan walked over to Xu Mu. “Too bad I’m a man.”