There Is Only One Battle

As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, the black-robed man beside him pressed a hand against the ground.

Before Xu Mu could react, a circular array three meters in diameter appeared beneath his feet.

Buzz!

The array emitted a burst of light, and Xu Mu's figure vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, Fang Chu, who was standing nearby, showed a trace of wariness in his eyes. "Has this black-robed senior already completely mastered the ruins' arrays?"

"Far from it. I've only mastered some basic outer arrays. My talent is dull; after studying this ruin for half a year, I still haven't the slightest clue about the core arrays inside."

Li Jiao shook his head slightly.

"You two, stop wasting time. Act quickly before something unexpected happens."

Ye Chen urged from the side.

Li Jiao looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Mr. Ye, are you going?"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "I can go, and I can also kill Xu Mu myself, but your payment..."

"Of course, it will still be the original price."

Li Jiao interrupted Ye Chen's words. "This was all agreed upon. You can't go back on your word."

"I'm a man of my word. You guys handle it. I'll wait outside for your triumphant return."

Ye Chen couldn't shake off an ominous premonition.

Xu Mu was not a simple character, otherwise, he wouldn't have been accepted as a disciple by a sect.

Moreover, aside from Meng Wanyue, he had brought two other women this time. They might very well be experts from his sect, so he had to be absolutely cautious.

Therefore, he decided to personally guard the final line of defense, waiting for Xu Mu outside the ruins.

If Xu Mu somehow managed to escape, he would be responsible for delivering the final blow.

Since he had completely torn off all pretenses with Xu Mu this time, Xu Mu absolutely could not be allowed to live.

If he returned alive and told Ye Tong about this, there would be almost no possibility for him and Ye Tong in the future.

The only chance would be to force her, but that was something he was unwilling to do.

"Alright then, the three of us will go!"

Li Jiao pressed his hand on the ground, teleporting Fang Chu and Gu Yongming over to Xu Mu's location.

At this moment, the group found themselves back in a world of stone, surrounded by pyramids of various sizes.

There were far more here than they had encountered before, totaling dozens.

Upon arriving, Fang Chu smiled and looked at Gu Yongming. "May I know this senior's esteemed name?"

He could sense that this old man was definitely no ordinary person.

"Just a nobody. You guys go ahead and kill him. My task is only to clean up. If you can't beat him, I'll step in."

Gu Yongming glanced indifferently at Fang Chu. This person was also a target to be killed.

This was a good opportunity to observe his fighting style.

He felt no psychological pressure about killing Fang Chu, but he was somewhat conflicted about Xu Mu.

Xu Mu was his granddaughter's savior. If he killed him with his own hands, it would feel like biting the hand that fed him.

However, he had already accepted the payment.

Now, he could only hope for one thing: that these two men in front of him would kill Xu Mu, sparing him from having to do it himself.

Fang Chu chuckled softly and walked toward Xu Mu. "Xu Mu, sorry about this. It looks like your brother-in-law really wants you dead."

"Fang Chu, how about we cooperate? I think you should understand that once I'm dead, Ye Chen will definitely kill you."

Xu Mu said with a smile, one hand casually tucked into his pants pocket.

"Ye Chen has already sworn a deadly oath. As long as you are killed, he and his subordinates will absolutely not lay a hand on me, otherwise, he will be a slave for ten lifetimes."

Fang Chu stopped five meters away from Xu Mu. "Moreover, compared to Ye Chen, I hate you more. I don't know why; perhaps it's a biological disgust!"

Boom!

Fang Chu stomped his foot on the ground.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three stone spikes instantly shot up from beneath Xu Mu's feet. He immediately leaped up, dodging backward.

His eyes remained fixed on Gu Yongming in the distance. This person was a wildcard.

If he didn't intervene, he could definitely kill Fang Chu easily this time.

Then, Xu Mu shook his head vigorously. At this critical juncture, what was there to hesitate about? There was nothing left but to fight!

"Phew!"

Xu Mu took a deep breath, his entire body enveloped in a blood-red Qi.

At this moment, a black longsword also appeared in his hand.

He was a cautious man. Without absolute certainty, he generally wouldn't make a move.

But against Fang Chu right now, he was absolutely certain!

Fang Chu, who was about to continue his attack, saw this and his expression instantly grew solemn. "Xu Mu! You actually... stepped into the Grandmaster realm?"

In the distance, Gu Yongming also frowned slightly. He had read Xu Mu's file.

He was just a second-generation heir, but to reach the Grandmaster realm at this age proved his talent was incredibly high.

Buzz!

Xu Mu vanished from Fang Chu's sight.

Fang Chu immediately spun around and retreated rapidly, but Xu Mu was nowhere to be seen in any direction.

Suddenly, Fang Chu heard the explosive crack of the air and immediately erected a shield.

Boom!

The shield shattered. Fang Chu's body jolted violently as a mouthful of blood spewed out, and he was sent flying through the air.

He eventually crashed into a distant pyramid structure, causing the stones on the building to cave in.

[Destiny Power -20]

"What are you standing there for? Attack!"

Fang Chu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and yelled at Li Jiao.

Li Jiao already had his hands pressed to the ground. "You have to give me time. The array in this space is the only one I've fully figured out, but activating it is a bit troublesome."

Rumble!

Right then, the ground began to shake violently. From the dozens of pyramids in the distance, countless stone monsters swarmed out in dense packs.

Some were in the shape of stone golems, just like before.

But there were also many beast-like stone monsters, as well as giant stone birds.

These creatures were like locusts, blotting out the sky and the sun as they charged toward Xu Mu.

Seeing such a spectacular sight, Fang Chu couldn't help but laugh maniacally. "Hahaha! Xu Mu, what are you going to do now? Are you feeling desperate?! This is the price for stealing my woman!"

At this point, the three people on the periphery could no longer see Xu Mu.

Because Xu Mu had already been completely surrounded by the stone monsters attacking from all directions, trapped tightly without a single gap.

Gu Yongming shook his head slightly. To him, this was the best possible outcome. He could complete this mission without having to lay a hand on Xu Mu himself.

As for his granddaughter, at worst, he could just find a body double to replace her.

But just then, the ground suddenly split open, and countless stone monsters were all blown to pieces.

Whoosh!

A flaming sword aura, a full dozen meters long, burst out from among the stone monsters.

Black flames burned fiercely on this flaming sword aura.

In an instant!

The sword aura arrived right before Li Jiao's eyes.

Seeing this, Li Jiao immediately unleashed his Qi energy to block it, the array patterns on his body constantly flashing.

A full three layers of defensive arrays appeared in front of him.

But the moment these arrays appeared, they were shredded by the sword aura.

Slash!

The sword aura sliced right through Li Jiao's body and crashed into the pyramid structure behind him, yet it still didn't stop.

Only after passing completely through the massive pyramid did it slowly dissipate.

At this time, countless stones tumbled down from the sky.

In the center, Xu Mu's calm voice drifted over. "This move is still quite hard to control. It should have hit, right?"

Crack!

Li Jiao's body was severed at the waist, his upper half sliding to the ground.