The Protagonist Dies

Fang Chu looked at Xu Mu's eyes, realizing that he had absolutely no intention of letting him go.

He was filled with endless regret. If he had known Xu Mu was this strong, he definitely wouldn't have made his move now.

Instead, he should have kept a low profile. He had managed to endure silently for three years; what was wrong with enduring a little longer?

He was extremely confident in his talent and luck. Given enough time, he would definitely be able to kill Xu Mu.

But now...

"Xu Mu, don't kill me! You should have seen the power of my Heaven-tier cultivation technique. How about I give it to you?"

Fang Chu continued to beg, "Please let me go. The Heaven-tier technique is at my house!"

"It has nothing to do with the Heaven-tier technique. As long as you truly stop being my enemy and work for me from now on, I can spare your life."

Xu Mu squatted in front of Fang Chu and checked Fang Chu's Filial Piety Value towards him. It was -6.

He couldn't even imagine how much someone had to hate him to reach this level.

However, he wanted to see if Fang Chu was being sincere.

If he was, logically speaking, the Filial Piety Value would change.

"Really? Great! I will absolutely never be your enemy again! I am also willing to work for you. Let's join forces and deal with Ye Chen first!"

A wave of wild joy appeared on Fang Chu's face. "I swear!"

If swearing oaths actually worked, Fang Chu wouldn't even know how many times he would have died by now.

His primary goal right now was to leave alive. As long as he stayed alive, there would always be a chance for a comeback.

As long as he could get out, he planned to leave Jiang City and leave Jiangbei.

He would go somewhere Xu Mu couldn't find him, slowly develop his strength, and once he was powerful enough, he would definitely seek revenge against Xu Mu.

He was inherently someone capable of biding his time. For a gentleman, ten years is not too late for revenge.

Xu Mu watched Fang Chu's Filial Piety Value towards him drop from negative 6 to negative 7. The guy hated him more and more in his heart.

He couldn't help but smile. Meng Wanyue really gave him an incredible ability.

"Fang Chu, let me tell you a secret. I am well-versed in psychology, and I can tell from your expression that you are lying."

Xu Mu said with a calm expression.

Fang Chu's face suddenly changed. "No! Xu Mu, I'm not!"

This time, Xu Mu didn't say another word. Instead, he used his longsword to answer.

Swish!

Just as Xu Mu was about to deal a fatal blow to Fang Chu, a massive boulder flew over from Fu Jinyu's battle in the distance, landing right above Xu Mu's head.

Xu Mu quickly dodged, and Fang Chu took this opportunity to scramble up from the ground and flee into the distance.

[Destiny Power -100]

Xu Mu sneered and continued to chase after him, relentlessly launching fatal strikes at Fang Chu.

But every time, Fang Chu managed to escape due to so-called luck.

Unfortunately for him, they had outsmarted themselves. This was a sealed formation space.

Fang Chu couldn't escape from here like Lin Yang did last time.

[Destiny Power -50]

[Destiny Power -100]

...

[Reminder! The nemesis's Destiny Power has returned to a normal level]

Seeing this reminder, Xu Mu executed the Cloud-Treading Step and caught up.

Swish!

The black longsword pierced through Fang Chu's neck, pinning him to the stone slab.

"Xu Mu..."

Before he died, Fang Chu's eyes were filled with unwillingness and remorse.

"Go in peace. I will take good care of your wife."

Xu Mu gripped the longsword, twisted it a full circle, and then pulled it out. "I gave you a chance. Where else are you going to find a good person like me?"

Just now, if Fang Chu had sincerely stopped being his enemy, even if his Filial Piety Value had dropped to 0, Xu Mu would have let him go.

Unfortunately, his hatred for him simply couldn't be erased.

Xu Mu checked his current status panel. From his own Destiny Power, he could determine whether Fang Chu was completely dead.

Name: Xu Mu

Identity: Villain Holy Body, HR Manager of the Xu Group

Realm: Early Grandmaster Stage

Physique: 1405

Spirit: 1405

Cultivation Value: 730 (Max 1600)

Destiny Power: 2912

Seeing the Destiny Power approaching three thousand points, Xu Mu nodded slightly. His original Destiny Power was just over a thousand.

Now that it had risen to this amount, it proved that Fang Chu was dead beyond a doubt.

"Brother Mu, are you alright?"

Meng Wanyue immediately ran over and asked with concern.

"I'm fine."

Xu Mu crouched down to check if Fang Chu had any treasures on him.

However, in the end, he only found a smartphone.

He unlocked the phone using Fang Chu's fingerprint, went into the settings to remove the fingerprint lock, and then tossed the phone into his storage space.

He looked into the distance at Gu Yongming, whose face was covered in blood. The piercing wound on his chest was also continuously bleeding.

He pondered inwardly. If Gu Yongming died, his granddaughter, being part of Ye Chen's harem, would definitely come into contact with Ye Chen in the future.

Xu Mu's goal was to sever the connections between Ye Chen and his harem, stopping his Destiny Power from continuing to rise.

Thinking of this, Xu Mu walked forward. "Senior Sister, hold on a second!"

Fu Jinyu looked back and realized Xu Mu was speaking to her, so she abruptly retreated and appeared in front of him.

Gu Yongming was panting heavily, looking at Fu Jinyu with a shocked expression. "You are from an alien race! You are not a descendant of Yanhuang!"

However, thinking about it carefully, Xu Mu had obtained the inheritance of the Jiuli Tribe. It was perfectly normal for his senior sister to be from an alien race.

"Senior Gu, I know Ye Chen was the one who asked you to attack me. We have no grudges against each other."

Xu Mu said calmly, "I can let you go."

"You have the inheritance of the Jiuli Tribe..."

"Stop!"

Xu Mu interrupted Gu Yongming. "Don't just talk about me having the inheritance. Even if I were a member of the Jiuli Tribe myself, am I your enemy?"

"This..."

Gu Yongming fell silent.

"According to your logic, if a descendant of Yanhuang killed your people, would you slaughter every single descendant of Yanhuang?"

Xu Mu continued asking, "Whoever your enemy is, you go find them. I've never attacked you."

Gu Yongming pondered for a long time and nodded slightly. "What you say does make sense."

"I can let you go, but you must do one thing for me in the future. Anything."

Xu Mu walked towards Gu Yongming. His Filial Piety Value towards Xu Mu was negative 1.

He wanted to see if there would be any changes. If it remained the same, or if, like Fang Chu, the negative value increased, he definitely wouldn't let him off.

Gu Yongming had numerous assassins under his command. They posed no threat to Xu Mu himself, but they would be deadly to the people around him.

"Alright, I promise you!"

Gu Yongming nodded.

Originally, this person in front of him had saved his granddaughter, so he didn't really want to fight him in the first place.

Now that he had even spared his life, this favor was even greater.

Xu Mu observed Gu Yongming and was surprised to find that his Filial Piety Value had gone straight from negative 1 to positive 2.

Perhaps he already believed that Xu Mu had indeed saved his granddaughter.

"Follow me. I know how to get out of this formation."

Gu Yongming walked towards the distance.

The few people around followed behind him.

They arrived deeper inside and found Gu Yongming stopping in front of a floor tile.

Everyone lowered their heads to examine the stone slab, noticing that its color was slightly different from the surrounding ones.

If one didn't look closely, it would be completely unnoticeable.

"I don't understand formations, so I can't unravel it. But anyone above the Mortal Shedding Realm can definitely break it open with brute force."

Gu Yongming explained.

"How do you know about the formations here? Have you all explored this place before?"

Fu Jinyu crossed her arms and asked coolly.

If they had already explored it, that meant there probably weren't any treasures left here.

And the fact that these people were waiting right here for Xu Mu proved that the kid hadn't brought her here to find treasure at all. He just wanted her to protect him.