What I have given, I can also take away.

After raising her hand, Shi Fumeng lowered her head and walked toward the black-robed old man in the distance.

"Holy crap! Brother Mu, what's going on? Isn't she on your side?"

Seeing this, Chen Xuan quickly turned to look at Xu Mu.

Instead of being angry, Xu Mu actually felt a bit of joy in his heart.

He didn't like carrying a ticking time bomb around. At a critical moment, a person like her could truly endanger his life.

Now that Shi Fumeng had voluntarily left, it was actually a good thing for him.

However, despite his inner joy, Xu Mu put on a furious expression and glared at her. "Shi Fumeng! What is the meaning of this?"

"What do you mean 'what is the meaning of this'?"

Shi Fumeng was already standing beside the black-robed old man. She gritted her teeth and said, "I won't risk my life for anyone! Nothing in this world is more important than my life. I'm just doing what any normal person would do."

"But I saved your life! If it weren't for me, you would have died several times over! I even taught you such a precious cultivation method, and this is how you repay me?"

Xu Mu roared in anger.

"Who asked you to save me?"

Shi Fumeng wiped her tears with her arm and glared at Xu Mu.

She didn't even know what was wrong with herself.

For a woman, especially a beautiful one, to survive in the Valley of Ten Thousand Races until now...

...she had to rely on being ruthless and resorting to any means necessary.

Countless people had been conned to death by her.

But why, when betraying Xu Mu, did her heart ache a little?

Perhaps it was because Xu Mu was genuinely good to her.

Unlike the people she had met before, who only treated her well to get her body.

But Xu Mu wasn't like that.

He freely gave her healing pills, gave her Qi Sea Pills, and even handed her such a precious Heaven-tier cultivation method.

"Xu Mu! If it was something within my power, I would definitely save you, but this is a matter of life and death! It's not like you've ever risked your life to save me..."

Shi Fumeng's voice grew quieter and quieter as she remembered the Immortality Research Institute branch from last time.

Xu Mu had stayed behind, risking his life, just so she could escape.

She closed her eyes, forcing herself to steady her breathing and calm down.

She had initially approached Xu Mu just to obtain a cultivation method. Now she had it, and a Heaven-tier one at that.

Her goal was achieved.

She couldn't die. She still had to get her revenge, and no one could stop her path forward.

Wu Tian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "Senior Sister, you actually managed to scam the cultivation method out of him? Master said before that you could definitely manipulate him. I didn't believe it, but looking at it now, this Xu Mu is nothing special."

Shi Fumeng merely shot Wu Tian a cold glance without saying a word.

Boom!

Right at that moment, Amelia suddenly erupted with power and fled into the distance.

As a Cardinal of the Holy Church, she had her own dignity.

If she defected to the enemy who killed her church members just to survive, she would be punished by the Pope even if she managed to live.

But she was even less willing to fight such a powerful expert for Xu Mu.

She had only met Xu Mu once, so for her, the best choice was to run away and not get involved in this matter.

Rumble!

The black-robed man unleashed his power, causing the air to explode with a sound like roaring thunder.

The people around only saw a meteor-like red light flash rapidly, catching up to Amelia in the blink of an eye.

Feeling the terrifying aura behind her, Amelia immediately crossed her arms. "Light's Protection!"

Buzz!

A giant golden shield appeared in front of her.

Crack!

With a loud crash, the shield couldn't even last a single second before the black-robed man.

It shattered instantly, and Amelia behind it suffered a heavy blow.

She flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the rocks on a distant hillside.

Blood flowed down the rocks to the ground.

"I said, either stand on my side and kill Xu Mu, or die. I never gave you the option to run away."

The black-robed man looked disdainfully at the two people beside Xu Mu.

Now, only Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu were left.

"You two, are you going to die with Xu Mu, or help me kill him? I'll only give you three seconds to consider."

The black-robed man said with an indifferent expression.

Xu Mu didn't speak, but waited to see their attitudes.

"Cut the crap! People of the Jiuli Tribe, our Heavenly Demon Tribe wasn't afraid of you back then, and we still aren't afraid of you now!"

Saying this, Fu Jinyu revealed her face.

Xu Mu was deeply moved by her side. As expected of his Sister Empress, true friendship is seen in times of adversity.

"So it's the Heavenly Demon Tribe. Interesting. I'll be taking your corpse."

The black-robed man laughed. "And what about that other kid? Are you also willing to die with this Xu Mu?"

"Actually, I'd rather run away, but you cut off that path for me. So, I can only stay and share life and death with Brother Mu."

Chen Xuan smiled and tightened his grip on his woodchopping knife.

"Good! Since that's the case, let's fight!"

The black-robed man landed back in front of Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng. "You two, attack!"

Hearing this, Shi Fumeng quickly turned to look at the black-robed old man. "What do you mean? Weren't we supposed to deal with Xu Mu? That woman is very strong; we are no match for her!"

"Senior Sister is right. That Heavenly Demon is in the mid-stage of Mortal Shedding. We can't beat her."

Wu Tian also looked at the black-robed old man. "If it's really a suicide mission, we might as well stand on Xu Mu's side. At least we'd die with a good reputation."

"You two really are cowards afraid of death! Fine, leave that Heavenly Demon to me. The remaining two are yours."

As soon as the black-robed old man finished speaking, he charged toward Fu Jinyu.

"Xu Mu! Run!"

Fu Jinyu directly unlocked her restrictions and charged at the black-robed old man.

"With Sister Empress here, how could I run?"

Xu Mu revealed a faint smile. "Old Chen, you run first. Leave this place to me!"

"Brother Mu, do you trust me?"

Chen Xuan asked suddenly.

"Nonsense! If I didn't trust you, why would I bring you here?"

Xu Mu smiled at Chen Xuan.

"Alright!"

Chen Xuan immediately grabbed his woodchopping knife and ran into the distance.

Seeing Chen Xuan trying to run, the black-robed old man was just about to pursue him when Fu Jinyu flapped her bladed wings and blocked his path.

"A mere ant. How many moves can you last against me?"

He suddenly erupted with power and attacked Fu Jinyu.

Meanwhile.

Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng followed suit, blocking Xu Mu's path.

Shi Fumeng's eyes were red, but she still said viciously, "Xu Mu! Don't blame me, I just want to live! I did nothing wrong!"

"Cut the crap, Fumeng. Finish him off first! He has already become your inner demon!"

An old man's voice came from Wu Tian's body.

Shi Fumeng clenched her fists and executed the Yin Spring Channeling Technique.

Rumble!

The seawater in the island's crevices suddenly began to churn.

She was now stepping on the waves, with several water spheres appearing around her body.

Seeing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but grin.

Shi Fumeng frowned. Before she could ask, Wu Tian spoke first.

"Are you smiling bitterly? You feel like a fool, don't you? The cultivation method you gave to my senior sister must be Heaven-tier, right?"

Wu Tian couldn't help but mock him. "A man like you deserves to be scammed!"

"Using a cultivation method to see a person's true colors—isn't that a good deal?"

Xu Mu smiled and shrugged.

"What are you putting on an act for? If you were duped, just admit it. What are you so afraid of? If you had used a Yellow-tier cultivation method to test things out, I might have actually believed you," Wu Tian said indifferently.

"Certain abilities are exclusive to Heaven-tier cultivation methods, just like this one." Xu Mu looked up at Shi Fumeng, who was hovering high above. "I bestowed this upon you, so naturally, I can take it away."

The moment he finished speaking, the waves beneath Shi Fumeng's feet suddenly dissipated, and she plummeted uncontrollably from above.