Zhu Yun couldn't believe it.

Xiao Mu... so strong!

Chen Fushi and Qu Jingyu's mouths hung open.

Damn! Is this Xiao kid even human?

Li Qi cursed inwardly, yet for some reason, he felt inexplicably upset.

"Elder Mei, I have two treasures that can strip others of their divine weapons..."

Xiao Mu thought for a moment and didn't hide it.

"You can really strip others of their divine weapons?"

Even though he had already heard from Mei Jun about Xiao Mu's ability to strip others of their divine weapons, Zhu Yun was still startled when he heard it from Xiao Mu himself.

"Elder Zhu, stripping divine weapons is limited, the other party's authority can't exceed mine; if it does, I can't take it."

Xiao Mu explained calmly.

From the sound of your voice, do you seem unsatisfied, young man?

Zhu Yun didn't know how to respond to Xiao Mu for a while, and after a moment, he took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Mu, I suggest you work hard to enhance your own divine authority."

"Thank you for the suggestion, Elder Zhu. I will."

Xiao Mu responded indifferently, and in fact, even if Zhu Yun hadn't mentioned it, he would have tried his best to improve his divine authority.

Elder Zhu's suggestion is good, if Xiao Mu enhances his authority, he'll be able to confiscate more divine weapons, haha!

Zhao Xu's mouth curled into a smile, and he felt great joy in his heart.

Mei Jun and Wu Yan were secretly pleased, thinking along the same lines as Zhao Xu.

Chen Fushi and Qu Jingyu smiled wryly, feeling that they couldn't keep up with Xiao Mu; spending too much time with him might even make them lose the confidence to continue their cultivation.

Li Qi cursed inwardly, feeling extremely imbalanced; despite Xiao Mu not being high in realm, why did he have the ability to strip others of their divine weapons while he himself could not?

"Everyone, gather 'round, and let's take the opportunity to attack the ceremony site."

Zhu Yun's gaze swept past Xiao Mu and across everyone else, "Although we've just experienced a great war, fortunately, no one is injured, and our energy is hardly spent. It's the perfect opportunity to strike the ceremony site."

No one objected, and as planned, they all left Azure Sky City and went to the ceremony site under Xiao Mu's leadership.

Xiao Mu handed over the Purple Sun Silver Mist Crown and Purple Sun Silver Mist Boots to Zhao Xu for use.

Everyone deployed their Escape Arts and headed towards the ceremony site.

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On the outskirts of the Canglin Region, due south eastward...

An elegantly dressed, serious and earnest middle-aged man was fighting a young man who appeared to be no more than twenty, enveloped in golden brilliance, with a face as black as coal.

Boom! Crack!

Dense lightning flickered around the elegantly dressed man, and above his head appeared a Thunder God Avatar.

The Avatar seemed to be in the midst of the tribulation clouds, surrounded by mist-like lightning and thunder, and on its head was a giant silver triangle crown with two wings – the official cap of the Thunder God Position, the Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown.

The Avatar's right hand waved continuously in the air, and with each wave, a flash of silver brilliance accompanied by thunderbolt streaked across the sky.

Wrapped in silver light, clenched in the right hand of the Thunder God Avatar, was a delicate, silver, sharp-coned weapon no more than five or six inches long. This was the Thunder God's treasure, Lei Gong's Thunderous Attack, which could be considered a divine weapon as well as a Divine Treasure.

Boom! Crack!

With each motion of Lei Gong's Thunderous Attack, thunderbolts and lightning burst in the air, countless electric lights emerged, and around the middle-aged man's body, it was as if the world of lightning had formed.

And these lightning bolts, thunderclaps, and electric lights seemed to possess intelligence, gathering in mid-air before cascading down like rain upon the black-faced man.

Whomp!

The black-faced man shook his body, and the black robe covered in black halo-like divine textures immediately billowed as if blown by an internal wind, with golden light bursting forth, forming a golden barrier around his body.

The lightning, electric light, and thunderbolts were all blocked, unable to strike the black-faced man's body.

The man with the dark face was none other than the City God of Tai Cang who came from beyond the heavens.

The City God of Tai Cang was a divine spirit from beyond the heavens, possessing a complete City God position. Aside from the black Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe he wore on his body, he also had on his head a black Xuan Yang Flame Gold Crown that emitted golden light, as well as the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Boots on his feet.

These three items of clothing were the official uniform of the City God.

Besides this, in the hands of the dark-faced man—the City God of Tai Cang—his left hand held a black book—the Book of Life and Death, and in his right hand, he held a translucent pen as red as agate—the Judge Pen.

While he stirred up his own City God position, using his divine treasures, the City God's official uniform, to fend off Lei Gong's thunderous attack from Wei Lingxiao, the leader of the Yin Merchant ruins, he also used the Book of Life and Death he held in his hand to lock onto Wei Lingxiao's name, causing it to manifest on the pages, and struck it out with the Judge Pen.

However, Wei Lingxiao's strength was clearly formidable. With the realm of a True God combined with the incomplete Thunder God's position, although his divine authority was not whole, the protection of the Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown allowed him to release strands of lightning that blocked the City God's soul-hooking attempt, turning that soul-hooking power into black gas that spread around the Thunder God's Avatar in the air, filling the sky with scattering death qi.

"Waste of effort! Tai Cang, do you really think the Book of Life and Death can take down a True God?"

Wei Lingxiao roared angrily, his hands unleashing Lei Gong's attack relentlessly at the City God of Tai Cang.

"Even if I can't kill you, I can at least weaken your strength. Wei Lingxiao, stop wasting your energy. With this City God here, you will not enter the Canglin Region."

Around the City God of Tai Cang, streaks of golden light swirled, forming an invisible cloak that protected him; his left hand held up the Book of Life and Death, while his right hand, with the agate-like vermilion pen, fiercely jabbed toward Wei Lingxiao.

The vermilion pen traced arcs of crimson in the air, the terrifying power creating invisible arrows that, dense as raindrops, shot towards Wei Lingxiao.

Thump thump thump!

A series of dull sounds rang out as Wei Lingxiao used his body to endure the attack, with blood-red arrows bombarding him and exploding on contact, the bursts revealing a five-color brilliance, and strands of five-color divine light shooting out.

The leader of the Yin Merchant ruins was clearly not only cultivating the Five-Color Divine Light but also a Body Temperer technique related to it, rendering the City God of Tai Cang's Judge Pen unable to harm his body.

"Ah~"

The struck Wei Lingxiao roared towards the sky, seemingly in rage. With a wave of his right hand, silver radiance slashed through the sky like lightning, creating a beautiful arc.

A point of silver radiance burst into numerous tiny sparks, yet released a terrifying force that directly aimed at the City God of Tai Cang's body.

Thump!

The City God of Tai Cang raised the Book of Life and Death in his left hand in front of his chest, and with precise accuracy, blocked Wei Lingxiao's Lei Gong's attack.

Silver light and Yin Qi exploded, thunderbolts and death qi scattered.

"Haha!"

The City God of Tai Cang laughed triumphantly, "Wei Lingxiao, I can feel that you are losing patience. It's a pity..."

As he spoke, he shook his head in a leisurely manner, "With this City God here, there's no way you can get into the Canglin Region."

Unable to overcome and tied down by the City God of Tai Cang, Wei Lingxiao felt extremely anxious.

After receiving the distress message from Zhu Yun, Wei Lingxiao immediately rushed to the Canglin Region to aid, only to be stopped by the City God of Tai Cang guarding the outskirts of the Canglin Region.

Hearing the mockery in the City God of Tai Cang's tone, Wei Lingxiao could not help but sneer, "Tai Cang, even if you block me from entering the Canglin Region, you still can't take down Azure Sky City."

"All because the Human Emperor left a contingency at the Earthmother God Mountain?"

A rich scorn was evident in the City God of Tai Cang's expression.

"You... you..."

Wei Lingxiao's eyes widened.

The contingency left by the Human Emperor at Earthmother God Mountain was a secret well-kept among the alliance's higher-ups, known by very few.

Now that the City God of Tai Cang had bluntly exposed it, Wei Lingxiao was immediately shocked, "You... How did you know about the contingency the Human Emperor left at Earthmother God Mountain?"

The City God of Tai Cang laughed heartily, "If I didn't know about the contingency the Human Emperor left on Earthmother God Mountain, how could I be so confident in destroying the Human Emperor's Daoist Temple on the mountain?"

"Wei Lingxiao, the secrets you hold dear are no secrets to us. This City God not only knows about the contingency the Human Emperor left on Earthmother God Mountain, but I also came fully prepared this time, one hundred percent confident that I can destroy the Human Emperor's temple."

"Impossible!"

Wei Lingxiao was greatly shocked, finding it hard to believe the City God of Tai Cang's words.

He was well aware of how powerful the contingency left by the Human Emperor on Earthmother God Mountain was.

"Impossible, is it? Haha!"

The City God of Tai Cang laughed once again, his look filled with contempt and disdain, and suddenly reached out to flaunt something in front of Wei Lingxiao, "Naïve! Wei Lingxiao, what do you think this is?"

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