Battle Against Wu Tian

Xu Mu drew the longsword in his hand without saying much to the others around him.

To deal with Wu Tian, he didn't need their help; Xu Mu could handle it himself.

He continuously leaped through the sky. Everything before his eyes was a vast expanse of white, but Xu Mu could clearly see where Wu Tian was.

Executing the Cloud Step, he trod high into the air and unleashed two consecutive strikes of Burning Heaven Sword Qi, slashing toward the thick snow in the distance.

Swish! Swish!

The sword qi, over ten meters long, tore through the air. Within the fiery sword qi, traces of pitch-black could be seen.

Even though it was still seven or eight meters away from the snow layer, the accumulated snow was entirely melted by the power of the sword qi.

Hidden in the snow, Wu Tian held a longsword in one hand and pressed the other against the ground.

He suddenly felt the sky brighten. Turning his head immediately, he found the sword qi already right before his eyes.

He quickly raised his longsword, blocking the two incoming sword qi head-on.

Bang! Bang!

The tremendous power of the sword qi caused Wu Tian's body to shudder violently, and his feet suddenly sank into the ground.

"Demonic Evil Art!"

Pfft!

At the exact moment Wu Tian blocked the sword qi, he immediately executed his Divine-level cultivation method.

The sword qi was completely absorbed into the darkness surrounding him.

Meanwhile.

Xu Mu had already flashed to Wu Tian's side. Thin red lines appeared on his body.

He executed the Heaven-level cultivation method, Spirit Vein Armament.

Dealing with the male protagonist before him, Xu Mu wanted a one-hit kill. He wasn't foolish enough to hold back his strength in front of the male protagonist.

Seeing the longsword so close at hand, Wu Tian hurriedly used his own sword to parry.

Bang!

The ground beneath their feet cracked, and the large swaths of snow around them exploded at this moment.

Wu Tian's expression changed drastically. He realized that the webbing between his thumb and forefinger holding the sword had been shocked to the point of bleeding.

He quickly flew backward in retreat, but Xu Mu pursued him closely.

Swish, swish, swish...

Xu Mu showed no mercy whatsoever. Every strike contained his absolute limit of Qi energy combined with his physical strength.

Even if the terrifying power missed its target, the air would erupt with explosive sounds, and the surrounding earth trembled along with it.

Wu Tian's face changed drastically. Today, he finally witnessed Xu Mu's terrifying prowess. No wonder he could fight Jiang Cisui to such a standstill.

Having taken three consecutive moves from Xu Mu, even though he clearly blocked them, his arms felt as if they had suffered heavy blows.

Black blood oozed from beneath the fingernails gripping his sword.

Boom!

With another strike, Wu Tian was sent flying backward on the spot, blood spurting from his mouth.

[Destiny Power -10]

Xu Mu did not hold back in the slightest, continuing to press his advantage.

This time, he might actually be able to finish off Wu Tian. With one less male protagonist working against him, his safety would increase exponentially.

"Ah! Xu Mu, I will definitely kill you today!"

Wu Tian threw his head back and roared. The black aura on his body condensed from the top of his head, transforming into two massive skulls that flew toward Xu Mu.

Xu Mu had already learned of this move earlier. Being controlled for even a second or two in this kind of life-and-death battle was indeed fatal.

However, he could turn the opponent's ability against them and play unconventionally, though this tactic was also highly dangerous.

But this was against the male protagonist; ordinary attacks definitely wouldn't work. All he could do was use such surprise tactics.

Thinking of this, Xu Mu continuously flashed around erratically.

The skulls on his left and right relentlessly pursued and attacked him.

At this time, Wu Tian, his body wrapped in black aura, actively charged forward to block Xu Mu's path.

Just then, Xu Mu suddenly flashed a hundred meters away, distancing himself from Wu Tian.

And at this moment, a black skull appeared from behind Xu Mu.

Xu Mu naturally noticed it, but he didn't dodge. Instead, he slashed several streaks of sword qi toward Wu Tian to block his path.

Bang!

Suddenly, the black skull opened its massive mouth from behind Xu Mu and swallowed him in one gulp.

After the darkness enveloped Xu Mu, it vanished.

And Xu Mu stood frozen in place, completely motionless.

Seeing this, Wu Tian was overjoyed. He quickly dodged Xu Mu's incoming sword qi and then guided the other skull to continue smashing into Xu Mu's body.

"Xu Mu!"

Just then, Fu Jinyu spread her wings in the distance and rushed over rapidly.

Wu Tian couldn't care less about Fu Jinyu; he wasn't going to give Xu Mu any time.

Previously, a cultivator at the Mortal Shedding Perfection stage was hard-controlled for over ten seconds by Wu Tian's Divine-level cultivation method.

And was slain on the spot by him.

This was his ultimate trump card, intended to save his life, so he hadn't used it during the previous martial arts tournament.

Otherwise, even against Jiang Cisui, he would have had the ability to kill him.

Facing Xu Mu, who was in the Grandmaster Realm, Wu Tian would absolutely not be careless. Since he had used this move, he meant to secure a one-hit kill.

He had never been someone to get reckless just because he had the upper hand.

Swish!

Wu Tian pushed himself to his absolute limit, appearing in front of Xu Mu in the blink of an eye.

He thrust the longsword in his hand forcefully toward Xu Mu's heart.

He felt that in this short span of two seconds, let alone a Grandmaster like Xu Mu, even a low-level Realm Breaking expert wouldn't be able to break free from this move.

Smack!

The crisp sound made Wu Tian's vision go black.

He struggled to figure out the current situation, only to realize that Xu Mu had avoided his attack and grabbed his face with his hand.

Xu Mu's palm blocked his eyes.

"Impossible! It's only been a few seconds..."

Swish!

Before Wu Tian could finish his sentence, the longsword in Xu Mu's other hand was already slashing toward his neck.

Crack!

The black sword blade cut open his neck, continuing deeper inside.

It worked!

Xu Mu's eyes widened. If nothing unexpected happened, his head was about to be chopped off.

But in the end, the unexpected did happen.

A golden light flashed from Wu Tian's body. The golden light acted like armor, blocking Xu Mu's sword blade.

[Destiny Power -50]

Boom!

The golden light generated a terrifying shockwave. The ground beneath his feet sank several meters deep, and Xu Mu was also blasted away by this force.

Flying backward, Xu Mu immediately executed the Cloud Step, treading on the air in the opposite direction to stabilize his posture.

He looked at Wu Tian, who was radiating golden light all over, his face full of solemnity. He didn't expect the old grandpa spirit attached to him to recover his strength so quickly.

He remembered that previously he was only at the Mortal Shedding Realm, but now it seemed he was not just at the first stage of the Realm Breaking Realm, but perhaps even the second stage.

"Xu Mu! Are you alright?"

Fu Jinyu also arrived at Xu Mu's side first.

"I'm fine."

Xu Mu shook his head.

Wu Tian was clutching his neck at this moment, but even so, blood continued to seep out.

"Master! You've finally appeared. Kill him!"

His face was ashen, and these words were practically squeezed through his gritted teeth.

Li Poshan was now controlling Wu Tian and sent him a telepathic message, "You are heavily injured right now and need healing. If you don't treat it urgently, your life might be in danger."

"No! He must die today!"

Wu Tian's face twisted into a ferocious expression.

"Then I will spend ten seconds. If I can't finish him off, we retreat."

Li Poshan raised his hand and struck out a palm toward Xu Mu.

A massive golden palm print hurtled toward Xu Mu at an extreme speed.

The giant palm was originally only five or six meters wide, but as it approached Xu Mu, it suddenly expanded to over ten meters.

The giant hand transformed into a cage, trapping Xu Mu and Fu Jinyu together on the spot.

Whoosh!

Controlling Wu Tian's body, Li Poshan arrived outside the cage in the blink of an eye. Pointing his palm at Xu Mu inside, he squeezed forcefully.