Zhao Xu glared at Li Qi, but inwardly, he had no response, because Li Qi had accidentally guessed correctly.

Whoosh! Buzz!

To the west, hundreds of miles away, suddenly a blood-red light shot up into the sky.

Upon seeing this blood-red light, the expressions of everyone present changed.

Humming noises!

Zhu Yun's cellphone began ringing with a notification alert.

Zhu Yun hurriedly took out his cellphone to check the message, and after one look, his expression immediately changed, becoming extremely grave.

"Gentlemen."

Zhu Yun put away his cellphone and faced the crowd, "Extraterrestrial Evil Beings have appeared to the west, and they are making a major push towards our Azure Sky City. It is reported that there are already as many as seven Divine Spirit Realm powerhouses who have appeared, and the number is still increasing."

"Extraterrestrial Evil Beings have appeared!"

"Are they finally going to attack Azure Sky City?"

"Damn it, those Extraterrestrial Evil Beings have finally lost their patience!"

As soon as Zhu Yun made the announcement, the scene became agitated, and the elders were all visibly excited.

The Great War was about to begin, and no one could remain calm.

"Close the city gates, activate the Great Array!"

Zhu Yun calmly ordered the city gate guards.

As the city gates closed, the entire surroundings of Azure Sky City were immediately enveloped in a Golden Light.

This Golden Light merged into one, as if it were a whole, covering Azure Sky City like a giant and incredibly sturdy dome.

With the Great Array activated, Zhu Yun's expression remained solemn, "Gentlemen, the Great Array of our Azure Sky City can block Mutated Beings of the mid Divine Spirit Realm and below, but Mutated Beings in the late Divine Spirit Realm and above might still be able to break through the Great Array and enter Azure Sky City. Everyone, prepare in advance. With the appearance of Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, the Great War could erupt at any moment."

"I knew it; I've always said it."

Li Qi's sarcastic voice suddenly reached everyone's ears, "That Xiao Mu, he probably knew in advance about the invasion of the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, right?"

"Suddenly leaving the city at this juncture, probably not to search for resources, but to avoid the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings. Otherwise, why wouldn't he dare to say where he's going to search for resources?"

The three from the Great Tang Ruins looked at each other, anger apparent on their faces.

Wasn't Li Qi's targeting of Xiao Mu a bit too much?

Zhao Xu glowered at Li Qi, resentfully said, "Elder Li, you should take responsibility for your words. You claim that Xiao Mu left the city to avoid the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, where is the evidence for that? Without evidence, don't blame me for complaining to the Alliance about you."

"Let's wait and see."

Li Qi, unafraid of complaints, spoke indifferently, "Whether Xiao Mu left to evade the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings or not, time will prove everything. Didn't he ask for a week's leave? Let's see if he will return after a week, and if he can bring back fragments of the Divine Treasure and treasures of Divine Spirits when he does."

"I've said it before, the resources are not owned by the Xiao family. Although he left the city to search for resources, no one can guarantee there won't be any accidents," Zhao Xu spoke, his tone laden with anger.

"Elders Li and Zhao, both of you speak less!"

Zhu Yun smiled, trying to smooth things over, "Elder Zhao is right about this. Xiao Mu left the city to search for resources for all of us. As long as he tries his best, even if he doesn't find them, no one will blame him."

"Elder Zhu, you also stop targeting Xiao Mu. The battle in Azure Sky City is of the Divine Spirit Realm. Even if Xiao Mu stayed, he wouldn't be much help in such high-level combat," Zhao Xu said, somewhat pleased, but Li Qi was still dissatisfied and snorted coldly, "I would like to see if this person can really bring back the resources."

After leaving the city, Xiao Mu went straight south, and soon he saw the red light warning from the west.

He knew this meant that Extraterrestrial Evil Beings had appeared in the west and would launch a major offensive against Azure Sky City.

"Xiao boy, why did you leave the city at this time, and where exactly are you going?"

The voice of Wu De, the Divine Monarch, suddenly resounded in Xiao Mu's mind.

"Senior, you haven't spoken for a long time. It's strange, in Azure Sky City, why didn't you say anything all this time?"

Hearing Wu De's voice unexpectedly, Xiao Mu felt surprised. Since entering Azure Sky City, Wu De seemed to have gone into hibernation, not uttering a single word.

"In that city, there are strong beings… very strong beings, stronger than me, even stronger than Bai Jing. I had to hibernate to avoid detection," Wu De reflected for a moment before responding to Xiao Mu and asked out of curiosity, "Xiao boy, who is that person?"

Xiao Mu was shocked. Wu De was afraid of being detected by the Human Emperor and had gone into a hibernative state to hide?

Was the Human Emperor that powerful?

Azure Sky City was only one of the seven Daoist Temples of the Human Emperor, who was still in slumber.

"Senior, is that person… really so powerful?"

Xiao Mu asked in surprise.

"Stronger than me, even stronger than Bai Jing, Xiao kid, who exactly is this person?" Wu De, the Divine Monarch, asked with a grave tone, pressing Xiao Mu for an answer.

Xiao Mu said, "It's the Human Emperor, senior!"

"The Human Emperor?" Wu De, the Divine Monarch, sounded somewhat perplexed.

"Senior, have you ever heard of the Human Emperor?" Xiao Mu took the opportunity to ask, full of curiosity.

"I've never heard of him, he might not be a person from my era," Wu De, the Divine Monarch, pondered and denied, "However, someone who dares to use the title of Human Emperor certainly matches the strength the title implies."

Xiao Mu thought for a moment, then curiously asked, "Senior, what do you think the Human Emperor's strength is like? If placed in the Heavenly Court, what level would he be at?"

Wu De, the Divine Monarch, meditated, "His complete strength might indeed be stronger than Bai Jing. In the Heavenly Court, there aren't many stronger than Bai Jing, except for the Heavenly Emperor and the four great Emperors."

"This Human Emperor's strength might very well be at the level of the four great Emperors."

The four great Emperors?

Xiao Mu had heard of the four great Emperors not just once before; it seemed that in the Heavenly Court, there were only eight such Lords like the Lord of Bai's Mansion, and above the eight Lords, there were the four great Emperors.

These four great Emperors sat just below the Heavenly Emperor.

Was the Human Emperor's strength truly so formidable?

"Xiao kid, are you really going out to search for resources?" Wu De, the Divine Monarch, asked again, having overheard the conversation between Xiao Mu, Zhao Xu, and Zhu Yun not long ago.

Xiao Mu replied, "By the way!"

Wu De, the Divine Monarch, said, "Resources are not so easy to find, whether it's fragments of divine treasures or heavenly divine treasures, the difficulty of obtaining them is not ordinary. Last time you managed to acquire some from the Divine Prison, but it might not be the case this time."

"I'm aware, Senior," responded Xiao Mu nonchalantly, "Even if I can't find any, it's not a big deal. I still have some resources on me. I can just use those when the time comes."

"It seems you're not really leaving the city to find resources," Wu De, the Divine Monarch, sighed.

Xiao Mu said no more, looked towards the west and directly activated his Escape Art to head south, following the indications on the cellphone map to head towards the location of Capital City of Ghosts.

After completing the Five Elements Escaping Technique, his escape speed increased once again. Now with all five forms of escape, his speed in an urgent flight was so fast that only a swirl of five-colored light could be seen rolling forward like lightning.

One day later, Xiao Mu had rendezvoused with Elder Zun and Huang Yuan.

After exchanging greetings, the three of them set off for the Capital City of Ghosts together.

Elder Zun and Huang Yuan were curious about Xiao Mu completing the Five Elements Escaping Technique, and due to the mutations in the technique, Xiao Mu's speed was now even a bit faster than theirs.

"So fast! Xiao Xiao, you've cultivated your Escape Art well!" Elder Zun praised after casting a glance at Xiao Mu.

"It seems all five types of Escape Art have mutated!" Huang Yuan's pupils shrank, his expression revealing surprise.

It was extremely rare for all five types of Escape Art to mutate, which is why, despite Xiao Mu's Realm being far from comparable to theirs, his mutated Five Elements Escaping Technique granted him a speed that surpassed them.

"Well done, Xiao Xiao! Your Escape Speed has already surpassed ours," praised Elder Zun.

Xiao Mu humbly responded, "Elder Zun flatters me. I've merely been fortunate enough for all five kinds of Escape Art to have mutated."

"Xiao kid, don't be complacent. Elder Zun and I are both at the True God Realm. If not for the fact that the Alliance temporarily lacks the Secret Manual, we would have already cultivated the technique of Riding Clouds and Mist; how could we allow you to compete with us in speed?" Huang Yuan replied begrudgingly, clearly not pleased.

Despite the rebuttal, Xiao Mu secretly felt thrilled.

Being able to surpass two True Gods in Escape Speed was certainly something to be proud of.

However, it was troubling that the Alliance lacked the Secret Manual that those at the True God Realm could cultivate the technique of Riding Clouds and Mist.

Hopefully, when the day came for him to step into the True God Realm, he would be able to fill this gap.

Half a day later, the three arrived at the location of the Capital City of Ghosts, near the entrance.

Looking at the entrance, both Elder Zun and Huang Yuan's expressions turned solemn.

Elder Zun spoke, "Old Huang, Xiao Xiao, this time entering the 'Netherworld' won't be like before. Now that the extradimensional Heavenly Court has discovered us entering the 'Netherworld,' there's no guarantee they won't send someone to obstruct us there."

"Therefore, this journey to the Netherworld might hold great danger. We might even encounter extraterrestrial Divine Spirits. Once we enter the Netherworld, we must be extremely cautious."

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