How Dare You Slap My Face

Zilan Yin’s face was filled with panic. “That woman is the Fourth Elder of the Sacred Domain Cabinet. Her strength is terrifying. Everyone who enters the Cabinet was once a genius—some can even fight opponents above their level.”

Xu Mu’s expression grew solemn.

Of course, he wasn’t concerned because of the woman standing before him, but because of the Sacred Light Clan behind her.

All four of the Cabinet’s elders had reached the eighth level. It was truly impossible to imagine how powerful they were.

“You two, get back. I’ll deal with this woman.”

Xu Mu smiled at the two of them. “Even if we really have to die, we should split up and die one at a time.”

Li Hongdou immediately understood what Xu Mu meant. “Are you sure you can handle her?”

“If I can’t, then you two certainly can’t.”

Xu Mu waved Li Hongdou away.

“Go!”

Li Hongdou grabbed Zilan Yin and quickly ran toward the rear.

Seeing this, Freya smiled. “You’re pretty clever. You know that in this formation, the more qi you release, the faster your body freezes. So for me, killing all of you at once consumes less strength than killing you separately.”

“That’s right. If I kill you all at once, you’ll only be frozen once. But if I kill you separately, you’ll be frozen three times. No matter how strong you are, your body probably won’t be able to withstand three sudden bouts of freezing, will it?”

Through his senses, Xu Mu noticed that Li Hongdou and Zilan Yin had already gone far away, and he finally relaxed.

Although the two women were at a higher level than he was, their combat ability was far inferior. Their presence would only hinder Xu Mu’s performance.

“Heh. Your logic is sound, but you’re overestimating the fragility of an eighth-level expert.”

Freya walked toward Xu Mu step by step. “Do you know what an eighth-level Boundary Breaker actually breaks through?”

“Of course. The Soul Cage.”

Xu Mu answered without hesitation. He had known about the nine stages of Boundary Breaking for a long time.

Upon reaching this level, one’s mental power would increase dramatically. The body had originally placed certain restrictions on mental power, because it was difficult for ordinary people to control such strength.

Some ordinary people would even develop mental disorders after accidentally allowing a small amount of it to leak out.

But after reaching the eighth level, every aspect of the body became vastly different from its normal state.

The cage restricting the power of the soul would be shattered, and one’s mental power would surge accordingly.

“Now you understand, don’t you? Although qi can’t be used inside this formation, mental power is an entirely different kind of strength.”

As she spoke, Freya had already come within five meters of Xu Mu.

Buzz!

There was no sound, but Xu Mu could clearly sense something unusual in his mind.

Obviously, Freya had already launched an attack.

However, to Xu Mu, it only felt slightly strange. Nothing more.

He stared at Freya as she strolled toward him with steady, graceful steps, as if she didn’t take him seriously at all.

When she was two meters away, she casually drew a large golden sword from her body.

She didn’t even look at Xu Mu. Her eyes remained fixed on Zilan Yin in the distance.

When she reached Xu Mu, she casually swung the greatsword down at him.

Whoosh!

The black sword instantly stabbed toward Freya’s heart.

Boom!

With a tremendous crash, the sword tip struck Freya and drove her backward across the ice for nearly two meters.

Yet even so, the sword failed to pierce her body.

“What the hell?”

“What?”

Xu Mu and Freya exclaimed at the same time.

Freya was shocked that, after being bombarded by her eighth-level soul power, Xu Mu was completely unharmed—and had even managed to evade her greatsword and launch a counterattack.

Xu Mu, on the other hand, was stunned by her defenses. To ensure a precise strike, he had avoided releasing qi, fearing that she would sense it and react.

He had relied solely on his physical strength to pierce her body, but he hadn’t expected to be stopped.

“That’s not right.”

Xu Mu immediately expanded his perception, looking through her clothes and examining her body.

Sure enough, it was just as he had guessed. The resistance he had felt earlier hadn’t come from her physical body.

He hadn’t expected her to be wearing clothes woven from Unbroken Heavenly Silk directly against her skin.

“You…”

Before Freya could finish speaking, Xu Mu suddenly stepped forward and stomped hard on her foot.

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

His fists fell upon Freya’s entire body like a torrential downpour.

In practically an instant, large bruises appeared across her once-beautiful face, and blood began to flow.

Freya’s eyes widened. Without the slightest hesitation, she unleashed her full strength.

Rumble!

Xu Mu’s body was sent flying backward, but he used Cloud Step in midair, stepping on the air itself before finally landing steadily on the ice.

Freya covered her face with one hand, then lowered it and stared at the blood in her palm.

“Bastard! How dare you… hit me in the face!”

She let out a furious growl, and golden qi continuously surged from her body.

Buzz!

The space between Xu Mu and Freya began to compress. In an instant, she appeared directly before him, and the golden beam of light in her hand was already shooting toward Xu Mu.

“See? You’re getting impatient again.”

Just as the beams of light were about to strike Xu Mu, he switched places with Freya, appearing behind her.

Boom!

The beams exploded ahead of him. Golden light pierced the sky, while the terrifying storm and pressure sent Xu Mu flying backward.

Freya’s eyes widened in disbelief. She immediately turned around and looked at Xu Mu as he was sent flying, then continued her pursuit.

The space compressed, and in the blink of an eye, she caught up with Xu Mu again.

At the same time, Xu Mu calmly released black shadow clones to both sides.

The moment Freya unleashed her attack, Xu Mu suddenly vanished, shifting his figure to the shadow on the left.

Seeing this, Freya immediately gave chase.

But just as she arrived at the shadow on the left, Xu Mu shifted to the right.

Freya turned her head and looked at Xu Mu, who was standing in the distance. Her breathing gradually grew more labored.

Every breath she exhaled was accompanied by a large amount of ice crystals. Her face had been frozen bright red, and the frost clinging to her long eyelashes nearly covered her eyes.

Xu Mu, however, stood there completely unharmed. Every time he used Phantom Image Kill, his body would become ethereal, refreshing itself and nullifying the chill that had affected him.

“Are you still coming? Those few exchanges just now didn’t even count as a warm-up.”

Xu Mu used the God’s Eye to inspect the woman.

Name: Freya

Identity: Fourth Elder of the Sacred Domain Cabinet

Favorability: -9

Destiny Level: 6 (Maximum Level: 10)

After seeing this information, Xu Mu gave a slight nod. She wasn’t a heroine, so he could kill her.

Freya was still breathing heavily, but every breath made her feel as though needles were stabbing her internal organs.

She stared at Xu Mu, then immediately flew into the distance, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mu shrugged. “You’re pretty clever. If we kept fighting like this, you’d definitely die.”

After the battle ended, Li Hongdou and Zilan Yin jogged over from the distance.

[+10 Favorability]

Zilan Yin smiled. “Xu Mu, thank you. You saved me again.”

“It was nothing.”

Xu Mu had just finished speaking when he noticed the surroundings beginning to darken. In less than ten seconds, everything had become completely black, like nightfall.

“Oh no, it’s going to get dark again!”

Zilan Yin immediately shouted.

“What’s there to be afraid of? We have air conditioning.”

Li Hongdou spoke from the side.

“This time is different. It’s not that simple!”

Zilan Yin shook her head vigorously.