After Hongyu arrived, both Fu Cheng and Fu Jinyu turned their heads to look at her.
"What are all of you so afraid of? The Demon King of our Heavenly Demon Tribe passed the throne to Lady Fu Jinyu! Right now, Fu Cheng is rebelling! Are you all just going to stand by and do nothing?"
Hongyu stood on a distant hilltop, screaming at the gathered experts of the Heavenly Demon Tribe.
However, Hongyu's cries failed to stir the hearts of the crowd.
Even though some young people wanted to step forward, almost all of them were held back by their elders.
The people present were not fools; they understood the art of survival all too well.
To them, whether Fu Cheng or Fu Jinyu became the king of the Heavenly Demon Tribe made no difference at all.
Either way, they were destined to be subordinates.
If they had the strength to compete for the throne, they would have definitely made a move.
With the death of the previous king, their Heavenly Demon Tribe only had two mid-stage Mortal Shedding realm experts left.
Aside from the two of them, no one could compete.
So why help?
If they helped Fu Jinyu now and opposed Fu Cheng, Fu Cheng would definitely kill them after Fu Jinyu died.
If they pledged loyalty to Fu Cheng now, they would be despised by the others.
No matter what, Fu Cheng had disobeyed the late king's orders, which was an act of rebellion.
Therefore, the only thing they could do was to wait and see, and follow whoever won.
"Hongyu, I didn't expect you to pick the wrong side at the last moment. A wavering fence-sitter like you deserves to die anyway."
Fu Cheng looked at Hongyu in the distance. "Since you've chosen to follow Fu Jinyu, I'll kill you first, so you can wait for her on the road to the underworld!"
Swish!
Fu Cheng charged towards Hongyu.
Facing this situation, Hongyu didn't show any fear.
After talking to Xu Mu on the phone just now, she had thought for a long time. Given her usual personality, she probably would have fled and left this place of trouble.
But in the end, she still chose to come and face death head-on.
Despite her betrayal, Fu Jinyu had forgiven her.
Meanwhile, Fu Cheng had been using her from the very beginning.
Hongyu felt immense regret in her heart. Thinking back to how Fu Jinyu's father had once saved her, she felt that she deserved to die.
"You bunch of cowards! Spineless weaklings! And you dare to call yourselves the Heavenly Demon Tribe?"
As soon as Hongyu finished speaking, Fu Cheng struck out with his palm.
Hongyu was completely unable to withstand the terrifying power of the mid-stage Mortal Shedding realm.
She had clearly set up a Qi energy defense, but the defense was like paper, shattering in an instant, and her body was sent flying backward.
"Hongyu!"
Seeing this from inside the formation, Fu Jinyu immediately shouted, "Hurry up and leave!"
But Hongyu didn't leave; instead, she continued to curse angrily.
This was the only method she could think of—using her own life to awaken the other members of the Heavenly Demon Tribe.
As long as all these experts took action, they would definitely be able to affect the formation master here.
If Fu Jinyu could get out of the formation, she would consider it a success.
Bang!
Hongyu's body was sent flying backward again, her front already covered in blood.
...
Xu Mu had arrived at the entrance of the ruins, where he found several guards.
The leader was even at the Grandmaster realm.
However, he wasn't sure whose side they were on, so he didn't make a move.
Xu Mu slowly approached from behind. When he reached the range of the concealment barrier, he executed his technique.
Arriving in front of the entrance, he placed his hand on the stone, activated the formation, and entered the ruins.
The middle-aged Grandmaster nearby immediately turned his head.
"Commander Hu, what's wrong?"
Another younger-looking guard asked curiously.
"I thought I felt a fluctuation of Qi on the formation just now, but it disappeared in an instant."
The Grandmaster frowned as he spoke.
"I've been looking over there the whole time, and there was no one,"
The young guard smiled.
"Maybe I'm just being paranoid."
The Grandmaster shook his head slightly. He naturally knew what was happening inside the ruins.
Even though he internally supported Fu Jinyu, he didn't dare to show it.
Upon entering the ruins, Xu Mu noticed a group of guards standing on a nearby hillside.
From the black sclera of their eyes, he could tell they were all members of the Heavenly Demon Tribe.
However, to Xu Mu's surprise, they were standing outside the concealment barrier.
In other words, they could see Xu Mu, but they didn't come over to question him.
Xu Mu simply deactivated the concealment barrier and walked towards the distant hillside.
From a distance, he could see the scene below.
In a massive red birdcage formation, Fu Jinyu was frantically attacking from the inside.
Meanwhile, Hongyu was already severely injured, yet her mouth was still cursing those indifferent Heavenly Demon Tribe members.
"I didn't expect to have underestimated her. In the end, this woman chose to stand by Fu Jinyu's side."
Xu Mu felt a bit helpless. At his current level, dealing with an early-stage Mortal Shedding realm opponent was already very difficult; facing a mid-stage one carried the risk of death.
Therefore, his top priority right now was to rescue Fu Jinyu.
So, Xu Mu walked down the mountain, as he was currently on the hillside.
He took out his black longsword, measured the distance roughly, and felt it was about right.
Buzz!
Xu Mu executed his Heaven-tier technique, Spirit Vein Armament, to enhance his own strength.
Red, fine threads drifted outward from all over his body.
Next, Xu Mu used another Heaven-tier technique, the Heaven-Burning Sword Art.
The black longsword was instantly enveloped in dark red flames, mixed with black aura.
Boom!
Xu Mu instantly unleashed his power to the limit. The ground beneath his feet couldn't withstand his strength and collapsed in an instant.
Whoosh!
A dark red sword aura, over ten meters long, was thrown out by Xu Mu.
The sword aura moved extremely fast, arriving in front of the formation master in just a few breaths.
Only then were the trees and rocks that had previously blocked the sword aura sliced straight through.
The formation master sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly turned his head, realizing the sword aura was right beside him.
"What's going on?"
He quickly raised his hand to block the sword aura.
Bang!
The sword aura was blocked by his defensive formation, but it didn't dissipate for a long time. The powerful force of the sword aura pushed his body backward.
Since he was sitting on the ground, a deep trench was left in the earth.
Seeing this, Fu Jinyu quickly erupted with power, continuously striking the formation.
The red birdcage began to totter.
In the distance, Fu Cheng, who was about to finish off Hongyu, saw this scene and quickly spread his wings to fly over.
Boom!
He shattered the sword aura with a single punch. "Hurry up and maintain the formation!"
"Understood!"
The formation master sat cross-legged in his previous position again, pressing both hands on the ground.
The formation, which had gradually begun to deform, was restored to its original state.
"Who is it?"
Fu Cheng's gaze turned towards the direction of the sword aura.
Xu Mu emerged from the distance, one hand in his pocket and the other holding the black longsword.
He definitely wouldn't hide his identity. This current situation was the perfect time to earn Justice Points.
He wanted Fu Jinyu to know that he was the one saving her.
Xu Mu smiled brightly at Fu Jinyu inside the formation. "Jinyu, I've come to save you."
[Affection +20]
Fu Jinyu looked at the figure appearing before her, a mist forming in her eyes.
Then, she clenched her fists and shouted coldly, "What are you doing here? Throwing your life away? Hurry up and leave!"
"Leave? You are three and I am nine. All I have is you. How could I leave you behind?"
Xu Mu led with a cheesy pickup line to further close the distance between them.
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Fu Jinyu was a little dumbfounded. "You..."
"Shut up! Stop complaining and just hold me."
Xu Mu interrupted Fu Jinyu.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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