Living Towards Death

"You... are so disgusting."

Fu Jinyu's face was filled with disgust. If she hadn't been trapped within the formation, she would not have been able to resist the urge to kick Xu Mu.

However, remembering that Xu Mu had risked his life to appear here, she was still deeply touched.

Even though she and Xu Mu had only met by chance, he was far better than her own clansmen.

In the past, in order to protect her people, Fu Jinyu had always fought desperately to defend the Sky Demon Clan and prevent other races from bullying them.

But what did she get in return? The complete indifference of these people.

[Affection +20]

Fu Cheng first glanced at Xu Mu, then looked behind him, finding no one else around.

"You came alone? Hao Yang didn't come?"

"I arrived first. Senior Hao Yang is right behind me."

Xu Mu smiled and shrugged. "Otherwise, with my cultivation level, I wouldn't have come here just to throw my life away."

Scaring Fu Cheng away was his best option.

Unlike other ancient martial artists, Xu Mu didn't need to fight to raise his realm.

He only needed cultivation points, so achieving his goal while avoiding a fight was definitely the best strategy.

Hearing this, Fu Cheng's expression grew increasingly solemn. They had already witnessed Hao Yang's power last time.

Moreover, Hao Yang had a good relationship with this kid, so perhaps he was telling the truth.

If Xu Mu had come alone to save her, it would be too much like throwing an egg against a rock.

"I'm not really fond of killing. Release Fu Jinyu now, and you can all run for your lives."

Xu Mu voluntarily stepped aside to clear a path. "Once the senior gets here, you will die a miserable death."

Fu Cheng kept staring into Xu Mu's eyes, trying to determine if he was telling the truth.

But he already had an answer in his heart. Without Hao Yang, Xu Mu would never have dared to come in alone.

Thinking of this, Fu Cheng took a deep breath, a cruel smile appearing on his face. "Kid, do you think I can kill you before that madman arrives?"

Hearing this from within the formation, Fu Jinyu immediately shouted, "Xu Mu, run!"

"Run? With you here, how could I possibly run?"

Xu Mu realized that using Hao Yang's name wasn't enough to scare them away, so he could only rely on himself.

Even against someone in the mid-stage of the Shedding Mortality Realm, he still had the strength to put up a fight.

Not to mention, his goal wasn't to defeat Fu Cheng, but to rescue Fu Jinyu.

"Kid, what kind of magic potion did Fu Jinyu feed you? You're an outsider, and you're really willing to die for her?"

Fu Cheng found it somewhat unbelievable.

He didn't deny that Fu Jinyu was very beautiful, but the Xu Mu standing before him wasn't from the Sky Demon Clan.

He had interacted with many descendants of Yanhuang, and in their aesthetic standards, the Sky Demon Clan was considered rather ugly.

It all came down to their eyes, which looked like those of evil spirits.

"She didn't feed me any magic potion. To me, she is like a heavenly scripture; from the first moment I saw her, I couldn't help but want to sleep."

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu and delivered another cheesy pickup line.

Fu Jinyu looked entirely repulsed. She originally wanted to tell Xu Mu to shut up if he didn't know how to speak properly.

But just as she opened her mouth, Fu Cheng lunged toward Xu Mu.

"Unseal!"

Fu Cheng directly used the secret art of the Sky Demon Clan. Time waited for no one, and what he needed to do now was kill Xu Mu in the shortest time possible.

As long as he destroyed the corpse, even if Hao Yang arrived, he could deny everything.

The wings on his back transformed into six sword blades, and a black crown materialized above his head.

"Looks like a fight is unavoidable."

Xu Mu held his black longsword horizontally in front of him. "People always live toward death."

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden radiance emerged around his body, followed by golden armor covering him.

On the armor, there were several dark red patterns.

Seeing this, Fu Cheng, who was about to attack, suddenly retreated and hovered in mid-air.

"The Jiuli Clan's Demonic Guardian!"

Fu Cheng's eyes were filled with shock. "Who exactly are you?"

"The one who will kill you!"

Xu Mu continued to buff himself, executing the Heaven-rank cultivation method, Spirit Vein Armament.

At this moment, numerous fine red threads appeared on Xu Mu, who was fully clad in armor.

Seeing this, Fu Cheng sneered. "It seems you must die today!"

Swoosh!

Fu Cheng plummeted from the sky toward Xu Mu, causing violent tremors in the air.

Seeing this, Xu Mu's figure flickered as he moved closer to the formation master, bringing him within the range of his own technique.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed.

Fu Cheng crashed into Xu Mu.

The terrifying force caused Xu Mu's body to tremble violently, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, burying his legs deep into the earth.

"Damn! That's actually pretty fierce."

Just as Xu Mu finished speaking, Fu Cheng's body also suffered from a backlash.

However, he had already covered his entire body in black Qi, thereby blocking the reflected damage.

Clearly, just like Gu Yongming before him, he knew how to deal with the Demonic Guardian.

Swish, swish, swish...

After a single strike, Fu Cheng did not stop his assault. The six sword blades on his back all slashed toward Xu Mu's body.

Xu Mu immediately executed the Star Shift technique, and starlight-like glowing dots appeared around his body.

Swoosh!

After the sword blades on Fu Cheng's back struck Xu Mu's body, they all vanished.

Seeing this, Fu Cheng's eyes were filled with disbelief, and he quickly retreated back into the sky.

Releasing his power once more, the six sword blades on his back reformed.

Swish, swish, swish!

In the next moment, six wounds suddenly appeared on the formation master who was maintaining the array, and blood spurted out.

Seeing this, everyone around was utterly dumbfounded.

Xu Mu smiled. There was nothing perfect in this world; no matter what it was, it would always have its weak points.

Just like the Demonic Guardian, Star Shift also had a weakness: it could not transfer physical damage, only Qi-based attacks.

For example, if someone slashed Xu Mu with a longsword, Star Shift could only transfer the Qi on the blade, but the physical damage of the blade would still affect his body.

However, he hadn't dodged just now.

The six sword blades behind Fu Cheng looked real, but in reality, they were entirely formed from Qi.

Swoosh!

While the crowd was still in shock, Xu Mu charged toward the formation master first.

"Impossible! The Demonic Guardian doesn't have this ability!"

Fu Cheng roared furiously, causing sonic booms in the air, and he once again blocked Xu Mu's path.

The formation master also immediately erupted with power and fled a hundred meters away.

"You must die!"

Fu Cheng continuously launched attacks at Xu Mu. His mid-stage Shedding Mortality power completely suppressed Xu Mu's techniques.

Although the techniques were strong, Qi was the foundation.

If the gap in Qi was large enough, techniques could not make up for it.

That formation master was also very smart, giving Xu Mu no chance to get close. As a result, Star Shift was rendered ineffective, and Xu Mu could only endure the attacks head-on.

Every strike sent Xu Mu flying backward.

Whoosh!

Once again, Xu Mu was knocked flying, smashing through a boulder before finally stabilizing himself.

Just as he got up, Fu Cheng continued his assault, giving him no time to react.

Inside the formation, Fu Jinyu was already burning with anxiety. She continuously unleashed her power, attacking the formation.

"Die!"

Fu Cheng grasped one of the sword blades from his back and slashed downward.

Xu Mu suddenly retreated and swung his sword.

Crack!

The sound of shattering glass echoed from the space surrounding Fu Cheng's body.