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There was not the slightest hint of fear on Fu Jinyu’s face, even when she was facing a ninth-rank expert.

“Perish!”

Hua Ming had never taken Fu Jinyu seriously. Her attack was not aimed specifically at Fu Jinyu—it was directed at everyone on Xu Mu’s side.

Boom!

Once again, an overwhelming green radiance surged forward like a massive tidal wave, sweeping toward the group.

Seeing this, Xiao Gui immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Qiao, lifting her into his arms with one hand.

Xiao Qiao’s face had remained cold the entire time. Xiao Gui’s reaction just now had truly wounded her.

“Wife, Phoenix, get behind me!”

Xiao Gui shouted at the two women beside him. He then raised the Boundary Flame in his hand and poured his power into it.

The space before him gradually began to distort.

“Old Chen, can you handle this?” Xu Mu asked at once.

“Brother Mu, last time Yue Menglong controlled that ninth-rank expert and had her attack us indiscriminately, I was so nervous that I forgot about the urea woven sack my master left me.”

As Chen Xuan spoke, he pulled the woven sack from inside his clothes. He opened it, jumped inside, crouched down, and then grabbed the mouth of the sack from within.

Seeing this, Xu Mu could not help laughing. He had never expected the sack to be used like this.

Still, the fact that the urea woven sack could remain completely intact under the attack of a ninth-rank expert was enough to demonstrate the incredible strength of the formations inscribed on it.

“Xu Mu, what are you waiting for? Get over here!” Zhong Ci shouted at him.

Although Xiao Gui was extremely unwilling to do so, escaping from Yue Menglong required Xu Mu’s help. Therefore, he said nothing.

“I don’t need to.”

Xu Mu smiled at Zhong Ci and released a black shadow.

The shadow flew toward Hua Ming, passing effortlessly through the surging green current.

Buzz!

Xu Mu’s body instantly teleported onto the black shadow, allowing him to evade the enormous wave of energy.

Chen Xuan, meanwhile, was blasted away together with the woven sack.

Xiao Gui’s Boundary Flame twisted the incoming attack aside, while he blocked the small amount that remained.

Compared with everyone else, Fu Jinyu was different. She forcibly used her own attack to withstand the assault.

Demonic Art!

Black smoke completely enveloped her, making her look like a mass of thick, rolling fumes.

All the green energy rushing toward her entered the black smoke.

Whoosh!

Fu Jinyu passed through the green radiance and charged directly at Hua Ming.

“Be careful!”

Xu Mu immediately sent her a voice transmission.

Fu Jinyu did not stop. The black smoke surrounding her suddenly dispersed, revealing her fully unsealed form.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The six blade-like wings behind her slashed toward Hua Ming from different directions.

At the same time, six streaks of light, each hundreds of meters long, flashed through the air.

But Hua Ming did not care in the slightest. She spread her arms and released her power. Branches grew from the ground beneath her feet, completely wrapping around her body.

Boom, boom, boom!

The streaks of light struck the branches, leaving behind only a few faint marks.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Two sharp vines grew from the branches’ defenses and instantly shot toward Fu Jinyu.

Fu Jinyu immediately raised her blades to block them.

Crack!

The vine spikes shattered all of her blades with ease. Just as they were about to strike Fu Jinyu’s body, she cast the Demonic Art once more, enveloping herself in black smoke.

The spikes vanished the moment they pierced the smoke. Fu Jinyu’s figure also instantly flashed to Xu Mu’s side, while the shattered blades re-formed behind her.

Xu Mu smiled when he saw this. No wonder divine-tier techniques were treasures countless people dreamed of obtaining. Adding a single divine-tier technique could improve one’s combat ability by such an enormous margin.

“As expected of Sister Empress! Absolutely magnificent!”

Xu Mu gave her a thumbs-up.

[Affection +10]

Fu Jinyu raised her chin slightly. “You should be thanking yourself for giving me the technique.”

“The main reason is that Sister Empress has such extraordinary talent. It hasn’t been long at all, yet you can already use a divine-tier technique to this extent.”

Xu Mu smiled as he spoke.

The instant he finished, he grabbed Fu Jinyu by the shoulder and leaped into the air.

The next moment, several spikes burst from the ground beneath their feet.

Xu Mu’s senses could now detect things underground as well, allowing him to react in advance.

In the distance, Chen Xuan climbed out of the woven sack and said with a smile, “Not bad. The things my master left me can even withstand attacks from a ninth-rank expert. I won’t be so helpless in the future.”

At that moment, Xiao Gui pressed one hand against the ground. Brilliant golden light erupted from his body and finally transformed into a translucent golden bell, which enveloped the three people behind him.

“You three stay here. This is my defensive technique, and it can block a large number of attacks. I can also instantly teleport back here.”

As soon as Xiao Gui finished speaking, he transformed into golden light and emerged from the golden bell.

Whoosh!

A streak of light flashed as Yue Menglong immediately charged toward Xiao Gui.

Her original primary objective had been to take Xu Mu’s life, but that had changed.

What Yue Menglong wanted now was the Boundary Flame in Xiao Gui’s possession. This thing was extraordinarily rare—no one knew how many Boundary Flames had to be fused to produce even one. It was a necessity for ascending to the Immortal realm.

If she could step into the Immortal realm, her status in Eternal Life would rise even further.

Xiao Gui saw Yue Menglong coming straight for him and understood at once that her true target this time was him.

She coveted the Boundary Flame in his possession.

Boom!

Their qi collided in an instant.

Xiao Gui’s body was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

He was shocked. Yue Menglong was clearly still only an eighth-rank expert, yet her qi and physical strength were so powerful.

Xu Mu glanced at Yue Menglong battling Xiao Gui but did not intervene.

He had come here to watch the excitement in the first place.

Besides, Yue Menglong had two other experts on her side. They definitely could not defeat them head-on.

Thus, Xu Mu charged toward the Deputy Sect Master.

Because she had fought Xiao Gui, her black robe was already in tatters, revealing an aged face beneath. She had a hooked nose and Western features, making her look like an old witch.

Xu Mu had already used the Eye of God to check her identity, as well as her filial-piety value toward Yue Menglong.

This woman could be used.

Whoosh!

Xu Mu arrived in front of her and said quietly, “Voice transmission!”

He then seized her wrist and quickly inscribed a formation.

Once he finished, Xu Mu immediately sent her a voice transmission. “Done. Attack me!”

Upon hearing this, Ai Ping struck Xu Mu with her palm.

Xu Mu’s figure flew backward. He stabilized himself in midair, then sent another voice transmission.

“How do we leave this formation? Once I get out, I’ll remove the mark inside your head. If you agree to what I said, blink once.”

Ai Ping immediately blinked at Xu Mu.

She was an eighth-rank expert, someone who would be treated as an honored guest anywhere she went.

Yet here, under Yue Menglong, she was no better than a servant. Her life had always been in Yue Menglong’s hands. Who would willingly live like that?

Seeing this, Xu Mu sent several Burning-Heaven Sword Qis toward Ai Ping and continued asking, “You should know how to leave this place, right? If you do, blink.”

Ai Ping blinked again.

Of course she knew. After all, her life was in Yue Menglong’s hands, and having worked for her for so many years, she could be considered part of the inner circle.