This Guy, I'll Kill Him

Shi Fumeng backed away in terror, looking at him as if he were a monster.

What exactly was the deal with Xu Mu standing before her?

Besides his own formidable strength, he knew alchemy, understood formations, and now he could even use Gu.

Just who on earth was he?

"What? Are you scared?"

The dark golden light on Xu Mu's left hand slowly dissipated. "Gu cultivators aren't that rare."

Shi Fumeng looked down at the ground and realized that the Guanxiong tribesman from earlier had disappeared.

Not just his flesh and blood, but even the armor he wore was gone.

"Gu cultivators might not be rare, but it's incredibly rare for you to be one. You seem to know how to do everything," Shi Fumeng said, looking at Xu Mu.

"I know a lot, but I'm not a master at any of it. I just know a little bit of everything."

As Xu Mu spoke, another strong gust of wind blew in from the distance.

He looked up high and saw black dots flying chaotically in the sky.

It was too far for him to see clearly who it was, but it was highly likely the Sky Demon tribe.

"Xu Mu, what should we do now?"

Shi Fumeng recovered her composure. The more Xu Mu knew, the safer she would be.

"One word: hide."

Xu Mu put his hands in his pockets, sensing the massive combat fluctuations all around them. "Let's dig a hole and hide. We can come out when everything is over."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What if there really is a god-level cultivation method here? If we hide, won't the treasures fall into their hands?" Shi Fumeng shouted with her hands on her hips.

"If you're so fierce, then go grab the treasures yourself. This incident is connected to the Immortality Research Institute, so it's definitely not that simple. I'm afraid of dying." Xu Mu waved his hand dismissively.

Shi Fumeng strode toward Xu Mu and said viciously, "Xu Mu! Don't force me to get on my knees and beg you!"

"Damn it, is that how you beg someone?"

Xu Mu sighed and continued walking deeper into the area.

Given his personality, he really would have planned to hide until the end, but the problem was that Wu Tian might find something good here.

Xu Mu needed to stop him, and he couldn't exactly do that while hiding in a hole.

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Shi Fumeng glanced at Xu Mu, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly, and continued to follow by his side.

...

Meanwhile.

Mr. Soul was watching the battle footage through several laptops in front of him.

Beside him were two figures in black robes.

One of the black-robed figures stood a bit further away, while the other stood right next to Mr. Soul.

"I have never seen these things before. To be able to monitor in real-time from such a distance is nothing short of a miracle." The black-robed figure's voice was very old.

"These are called cameras. In modern warfare, soldiers carry them on their helmets," Mr. Soul said with a smile.

"This is indeed a good thing. It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. Without surveillance, there would be countless slackers who do nothing but steal the credit. This device can prevent that." The black-robed old man stared at the many screens in front of him. "You seem to be looking for something?"

"An acquaintance I haven't met yet. He is threatening my experimental subjects," Mr. Soul said softly. "I originally thought about just grabbing someone randomly to lure him over, but I didn't expect him to deliver himself to my doorstep."

"Which experimental subject?" the black-robed old man asked, puzzled.

Mr. Soul turned to look at the black-robed man, smiling as the corners of his mouth curled up. "The people we are using for combat this time have all been transplanted with her DNA."

"So it's Tong Guoguo," the black-robed old man said softly.

Mr. Soul suddenly pointed to a small screen on one of the computers. "Found him."

...

Xu Mu and Shi Fumeng continued their advance deeper into the area. Since he had decided to take action, the first thing he needed to do was definitely find Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu.

With those two around, it would relieve a lot of the pressure on Xu Mu.

Suddenly, a bald middle-aged man wearing soft armor appeared in front of Xu Mu.

His face had an unnatural pallor.

He stared at Xu Mu in front of him and grinned. "Found you!"

Swish!

As soon as his words fell, he lunged toward Xu Mu and the others.

Shi Fumeng carefully sensed the power radiating from the opponent and smiled confidently. It turned out he was only at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm.

"Xu Mu! You saved me just now, so now it's my turn to save you."

Shi Fumeng was no match for a Transcendent Realm expert, but she could still handle a Grandmaster.

She took out a longsword from her spatial ring and burst forth with power to meet the attack.

Facing the middle-aged man's attack, Shi Fumeng quickly dodged and then slashed her sword at his neck.

Clang!

The sound of metal colliding rang out from the man's neck.

"What?"

Shi Fumeng's eyes widened in disbelief. Her full-force strike had actually only left a shallow wound on his neck.

Swish!

The middle-aged man grabbed Shi Fumeng's arm with one hand. "Little lady, you can't escape."

Boom!

His five fingers formed a claw and pierced straight into Shi Fumeng's body on the spot, leaving five bloody holes in her uniform.

The middle-aged man laughed loudly and threw Shi Fumeng toward Xu Mu.

Seeing this, Xu Mu immediately caught Shi Fumeng.

But at that very moment, the middle-aged man had already arrived in front of Xu Mu.

Swish!

Xu Mu casually threw out an illusionary sword, pressing it against the middle-aged man's stomach and sending him flying.

Crash!

With a loud boom, the middle-aged man smashed through three large trees in a row before coming to a stop.

Yet, on his chest, there was only a single wound.

"Are you okay?"

Xu Mu immediately lifted Shi Fumeng's top and saw five bloody holes on her pale white stomach.

Blood was still flowing out, and it was black.

The opponent's fingers were actually poisoned.

"I... it hurts so much!"

Tears streamed from Shi Fumeng's eyes. "Xu Mu, I'm not going to die, am I?"

"You'll be fine. If you really die, I'll cover all your expenses down in the underworld."

Xu Mu immediately took out silver needles to help stop Shi Fumeng's bleeding first.

"You... even if I don't die, I'm going to die of anger because of you."

Shi Fumeng glared fiercely at Xu Mu.

"Don't speak."

Xu Mu took out a healing pill from his person and popped it into her mouth.

In the current situation, he definitely couldn't help Shi Fumeng detoxify. The first thing to do was to take care of this bald man.

He stood up and looked at the approaching bald middle-aged man, feeling that this person's physique was on par with Tong Guoguo's.

However, his cultivation realm was far inferior.

Just as Xu Mu was preparing to finish him off, several more figures appeared within his perception.

"Not good!"

Xu Mu's expression turned grave.

It wasn't long before seven or eight bald middle-aged men appeared all around him.

All of their faces bore a sickly pallor.

"What are you guys doing? This Xu Mu is my prey. I saw him first," the middle-aged man who had been knocked flying earlier said quickly.

"What's the use of seeing him first? Mr. Soul said that whoever kills him first gets the reward!"

Another bald man lunged toward Xu Mu without a second word.

Xu Mu gripped his longsword and swiftly unleashed a Heaven-Burning Sword Qi.

Swish!

The charging bald man, along with two others near him, were all sent flying by the sword qi.

Bone-deep wounds appeared on their stomachs, nearly cutting them in half at the waist.

Blood poured out continuously as they collapsed to the ground on the spot.

"I know you've modified your bodies, but with this kind of physique, it's not enough to stop me."

Xu Mu swept his cold gaze over the remaining men. "Get lost if you don't want to die!"

The few remaining men exchanged nervous glances, none of them daring to take another step forward.

The only reason they had dared to clash head-on with a Transcendent Realm expert in the first place was their reliance on their incredibly powerful physiques.

But Xu Mu, who stood right before them, was fully capable of destroying them.

Right at that moment, a black-robed figure descended from the distant sky. "Stand down. I will kill this boy myself."