The Netherlord from beyond the heavens didn't answer the exalted's question, but glancing at Xiao Mu, he spoke calmly, "To have your name known in the Heavenly Court, you, Xiao Mu, are somewhat of a celebrity. However, this time, you can't escape. I've come to capture you myself—why would I give you a chance to flee?"

Xiao Mu let out a cold laugh and directly taunted, "You betrayed Miaoyi the Emperor, aren't you afraid that one day Miaoyi will return?"

"How audacious!"

The color drained from the face of the Netherlord from beyond the heavens. To him, the title of Miaoyi the Emperor was an absolute taboo that no one should mention in his presence.

The mention of Miaoyi the Emperor by Xiao Mu immediately enraged him.

In a burst of fury suffused with a sneer, his eyes betraying a chill intent, he said, "You seem to know quite a bit—this makes it even more impossible for me to let you go. And who might you all be? State your names!"

After speaking, he then looked towards the exalted and Huang Yuan.

The identities of the exalted and Huang Yuan had not been revealed, and the Heavenly Court beyond the heavens knew nothing of their true status.

The exalted spoke with sarcasm, "As a Netherlord, you govern a domain of Yin Souls—should you not be aware of our identities? Or must you inquire of us? I'm seriously doubting whether you're truly worthy of the title Netherlord."

"Sharp-tongued and insolent, you dare to mock me—you're certainly bold!"

The face of the Netherlord from beyond the heavens darkened like ink, and with an indifferent wave of his hand, he said, "But it doesn't matter, anyway. You can't escape my grasp, so knowing your names is irrelevant."

The exalted and Huang Yuan exchanged glances and unexpectedly struck first.

The statues of the City God and the Thunder God appeared at once, the Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace swinging, with golden and silver lights simultaneously exploding and flickering in the sky.

Like two meteors crashing to earth, their fierceness was overwhelming. The next moment, they fiercely slammed into the body of the Netherlord from beyond the heavens.

"Laughable—you think a sneak attack would work against me?"

Amidst a sneer, the Netherlord's official robe and cap shook as a surge of Yin Qi emerged.

This Yin Qi formed into an invisible cloak.

The cloak suddenly swelled as if a balloon was inflated.

Bang! Thunderous roars!

The attacks from the exalted and Huang Yuan were blocked. A terrifying wave of power vibrations occurred, with pieces of black light exploding.

The exalted and Huang Yuan showed no sign of stopping.

Thunderous roars! Bang! Bang!

The Golden Melon Hammer and Silver Mace repeatedly slammed into the invisible cloak, creating ripples of Yin Qi.

The black light continually shattered but swiftly re-emerged, blocking the attacks from the Golden Melon Hammer and Silver Mace.

The Netherlord from beyond the heavens grew angry, his face sank, and with a beckoning of his right hand, a black flag over half a meter tall appeared in his grasp.

This flag was saturated with copious amounts of Yin Qi and Death Qi, covered with patterns of death, and a casual wave sent black lights spouting forth.

In hand with his flag, the Netherlord from beyond the heavens motioned towards the exalted and Huang Yuan.

The Soul Summoning Banner was a treasure of the Netherlord, equivalent in function to a City God's Judge Pen and Order Edict.

With a single motion of the Soul Summoning Banner, countless black lights surged forth, sweeping over the exalted and Huang Yuan, engulfing them in the black light in an instant.

Amid the Netherlord's sneering laughter, the exalted and Huang Yuan immediately felt their hearts waver, their Yin Souls losing control.

Startled, they discovered that black chains had unexpectedly appeared around the necks of their divine statues.

"To me, killing you is but a trivial matter!"

Oozing with self-confidence, the Netherlord from beyond the heavens declared proudly, waving the Soul Summoning Banner once more.

The ranks of the exalted's City God and Huang Yuan's Thunder God were forcibly pulled out of their bodies, attempting to escape.

Shocked, they hastily urged their divine ranks to resist, as the exalted's City God statue and Huang Yuan's Thunder God statue burst forth with golden light.

The golden light exploded, and within it echoed the sound of thunder.

The pulling force from the Soul Summoning Banner was halted, unable to snatch away the exalted and Huang Yuan's divine ranks.

Surprised, the Netherlord from beyond the heavens took a closer look at the exalted and Huang Yuan and sneered again, saying unexpectedly, "So, you're two True Gods. No wonder you could withstand my Soul Summoning Banner."

"Strike!"

The exalted bellowed, signaling to Huang Yuan. However, he made the first move himself.

Thunderous roars!

The golden-colored City God statue, despite the black chains of death from the Soul Summoning Banner, swung the Golden Melon Hammer in a frenzied attack on the Netherlord from beyond the heavens.

The outer layer of the Netherlord's official robe and cap exerted their power, sending out clouds of black light and Death Qi, blocking the hammer's blows. They were, however, still battered, scattering the black light in all directions.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Huang Yuan swung the Silver Mace, smashing it down fiercely like a silver dragon lashing repeatedly at the Netherlord from beyond the heavens.

Clad in official robe and official cap, the Divine Power blocked the attacks from the Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace, but the Netherlord's protective Death Qi was scattered in large swathes. In an instant, dead qi was drifting all around.

The Netherlord's expression changed slightly, as he couldn't defend against the continued bombardment from the two True Gods using Divine Weapons.

He stretched out his right hand, and a glowing willow leaf-shaped tiny object appeared in his palm.

Gleaming with black light, this was a small Flying Sword.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The Netherlord extended his hand, and the willow leaf-shaped Flying Sword, enveloped in black light, flew out. It drew fine black lines in the air as it wound towards Zun and Huang Yuan, directly attempting to cut them.

"Ahh~"

Zun and Huang Yuan both roared simultaneously. In the moment the willow leaf-shaped Flying Swords neared their bodies, they each activated their protective Divine Techniques.

Divine light burst forth from Huang Yuan, with Sacred Power fluttering around him as a cloak filled with golden divine light enveloped his body.

Zun cultivated both the Power of Creation and the Power of Destruction. Two protective layers appeared outside his body: an inner layer of white Creation Power, cloud-like and tightly safeguarding his body, while the outside was swarmed by the surging Power of Destruction, forming a space of obliteration that destroyed any object that neared it, resembling a black hole.

Pff, pff, pff!

The willow leaf-shaped Flying Swords struck at Zun and Huang Yuan, but they were blocked by the strange energies outside their bodies, leaving them unharmed.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu quietly moved, attempting to flee while the Netherlord was distracted.

He was well aware that in a battle of this level, he couldn't contribute at all. Staying would not only be of no help, it might also hinder Zun and Huang Yuan.

The Netherlord had been keeping an eye on Xiao Mu the whole time. Seeing him attempting to leave, a Sneer immediately appeared on his face, "The origins of those two, I do not know, so I cannot easily capture them. However, I'm quite clear about your identity, Xiao Mu. Capturing you is as easy as lifting a feather. Before this lord, do you think you can escape?"

With a stretch of his right hand, the Netherlord suddenly held a black book.

This was the Yin Soul Book, a Treasure of the Netherlord just like the Soul Summoning Banner.

The Yin Soul Book flew up, opened in midair, and Xiao Mu's name flashed prominently on the page.

"Capture!"

The Netherlord shouted, the Soul Summoning Banner fluttered towards Xiao Mu.

Black light surged and wrapped Xiao Mu within it.

Xiao Mu's head grew heavy, his Spiritual Consciousness constrained, and the Earth God Rank automatically flew out from above his head.

Clink!

Chains made of Death Qi and Yin Qi materialized from thin air, coiling around Xiao Mu's Earth God statue's neck.

"Come here!"

With another gesture from the Netherlord, Xiao Mu's Earth God statue involuntarily flew towards him.

"Save him!"

Zun and Huang Yuan grew anxious. The Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace swung, generating a flurry of Golden Light and Silver Light, and viciously smashed towards the Netherlord's body.

The Netherlord's official robe and official cap exhibited their power, his body enshrouded in a black light that, for the moment, blocked the assault from Zun and Huang Yuan, preventing them from attacking his body in the short term.

Concentrating his efforts on Xiao Mu, the Netherlord waved the Soul Summoning Banner again, and in a low voice, commanded, "Come here!"

Xiao Mu's Earth God statue was captured, drifting towards the Netherlord at an even faster pace.

The Netherlord's countenance remained cold and indifferent, staring at the incoming Earth God statue of Xiao Mu with an expressionless face.

Killing a Yin God Realm like Xiao Mu did not bring him any sense of accomplishment.

Hum!

A trembling sound resonated as a Supreme Intention descended from the heavens, covering the surface of Xiao Mu's Earth God statue.

A Giant Seal and an Order Edict appeared simultaneously above the Golden Earth God statue's head.

"What... is this?"

The Netherlord was taken aback, his eyes almost popping out as he stared unblinkingly at the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree above the Earth God statue's head, his face showing disbelief.

While these two Treasures were less powerful, the level they were at was too high, especially that Supreme Intention which was far superior to the treasures of the Netherlord, the Yin Soul Book and the Soul Summoning Banner.

Clink!

The black Chains around the Earth God statue's neck broke. Xiao Mu's Earth God statue regained freedom and in the blink of an eye flew back into Xiao Mu's body.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Xiao Mu activated the Five Elements Escaping Technique. Five streams of divine light surged from beneath his feet, heading straight for the farthest exit of the alley.

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