Whoosh! Pfft! Boom!

Heavy thudding sounds rang out as the Thunder God Avatar was stripped of its various divine treasures, one after another, both from its body and within.

Lei Gong's Thunderous Attack, Thunderbolt Hammer, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Robe, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Boots.

Five divine treasures dropped to the ground in succession, overflowing with green light that turned anyone's eyes green.

"Ah~"

Changming Thunder God roared in unwilling rage, his voice hoarse with exertion as he attempted to counter the Human Emperor's Governing the World Luminescence with his own divine power and preserve the last of his Thunder God Position. In a full-force burst, enormous amounts of power surged through his body, creating massive wounds on him. Soon, his entire form became a blurred mess of flesh, as if he had turned into a lump of meat.

But even with his full might, he could not withstand the Human Emperor's Governing the World Luminescence, and soon enough, the Thunder God Avatar also flew off from his head, transforming into a green thunder seal—the Thunder Lord's Command.

"You... you all... The Human Emperor has actually revived."

With the last of his Thunder God Position stripped away, Changming Thunder God lay on the ground feeble and seemingly without the strength to even support himself, his speech coming in gasps and fragments.

"How... how could the Human Emperor have revived?"

Eternal Ancestor, who had been engaged in fierce battle with Zhu Bingshen, had been paying attention to the Great War here all along. As soon as the Human Emperor's Illusion appeared and began to strip away Changming Thunder God's position, he lost all desire to fight. Witnessing the stripping of Changming Thunder God's position and the removal of his divine treasures, he was terrified and fled, leaving Zhu Bingshen behind.

Zhu Bingshen was no match for the Eternal Ancestor, and after a moment's hesitation, he decided not to pursue and allowed the Eternal Ancestor to escape.

"How could the Human Emperor have appeared?"

Zhu Bingshen was filled with infinite doubts, unable to comprehend why the Human Emperor's Illusion would suddenly appear. After the Eternal Ancestor had fled, he immediately used an Escape Art to return.

The figure of the Human Emperor in midair had been fading all along, and it seemed as if its energy was exhausted. Finally, it disappeared completely.

Xiao Mu let out a long breath of relief. Using the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor to control the Human Emperor's Illusion had also greatly drained him. Although it had been only a moment, the supreme intent within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was nearly depleted.

If the Human Emperor's Illusion had faded a few seconds later, he would not have been able to control it anymore.

"Xiao Mu, you've done well, you've made another great contribution to the Ruins."

Wu Jie was overjoyed, running back and praising Xiao Mu profusely despite his own injuries.

Although Zhou Pudu and Chen Fengshen had long grown accustomed to Xiao Mu's miraculous ways, today's events still startled them.

Xiao Mu had actually controlled the Human Emperor's Illusion; what kind of secrets was he hiding?

Xu Xiuyun looked at Xiao Mu with amazement. She had heard about Xiao Mu's circumstances, but seeing them firsthand, she realized the miracles he displayed far exceeded the rumors.

"The Thunder Lord's Command, Lei Gong's Thunderous Attack, Thunderbolt Hammer, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Robe, Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Boots, the complete authority of Thunder Lord, a full set of the Thunder Lord's Treasures—we really didn't come here in vain today."

Wu Jie bent down to pick up the divine treasures one by one from beside Changming Thunder God. Even as the great leader of the Great Tang Ruins, well-versed and worldly, he could not hide his elation.

"Great Leader Wu, what happened? Why did the Human Emperor's Illusion appear? Where's the Human Emperor Authority Symbol? Why is it missing?"

Zhu Bingshen, returning using an Escape Art, noticed the absence of the Human Emperor Authority Symbol and immediately asked Wu Jie, his astonishment evident.

"Don't ask me, I didn't do it."

Wu Jie laughed heartily as he looked towards Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, how can you control the Human Emperor Authority Symbol? Also, what was the deal with the Human Emperor's Illusion just now?"

His curiosity mirrored that of Zhu Bingshen's—unable to understand how Xiao Mu could control the Human Emperor Authority Symbol.

The others clearly shared Wu Jie's confusion.

Hearing this, Zhu Bingshen immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Mu did it? Xiao Mu, have you learned how to control the Human Emperor Authority Symbol?"

Elder Zhu, I haven't learned how to control the Human Emperor Authority Symbol."

Xiao Mu himself was perplexed, unable to figure out why there was a supreme intent in the Human Emperor's Seal that was similar to that in the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

Wasn't that supreme intent unique to the Heavenly Emperor? Could it be that the authority of the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor actually share something in common?

"As for why I can control the Human Emperor's Authority Talisman, I think it must be because of this lifebound treasure of mine."

Xiao Mu said, releasing the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, which hovered mid-air for Zhu Bingshen to see.

Regrettably, controlling the Human Emperor's Illusion just now had depleted over ninety-nine percent of the supreme will within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor. It couldn't recover in a short time, which made it look rather pitiable at the moment, severely lacking in power.

"A lifebound treasure! This is the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor!"

Wu Jie, Chen Fengshen, and Zhou Pudu had long known that Xiao Mu possessed a lifebound treasure known as the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, so they weren't surprised. Instead, when they saw Xiao Mu take out the treasure, each of them couldn't help but shake their heads silently.

Zhu Bingshen and Xu Xiuyun were astonished and leaned in for a closer look. They were extremely surprised that Xiao Mu had a lifebound treasure, but the name of the treasure made them shake their heads inwardly, unsure of what to say. When they saw Xiao Mu's own name engraved in a corner of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, the two of them immediately felt a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, you've stolen the Heavenly Emperor's might, your crime deserves death. Emperor Taija won't let you off, the Heavenly Court won't let you off," the Changming Thunder God called out weakly, glaring straight at Xiao Mu. If Xiao Mu hadn't taken control of the Human Emperor's Illusion, he wouldn't have been stripped of his position, nor would he have ended up in his current plight. He was filled with hatred towards Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu paid no heed to the Changming Thunder God.

"So that's how it is."

Zhu Bingshen suddenly realized and nodded in understanding, signaling Xiao Mu to put away the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

At that moment, Zhu Bingshen's cellphone ringtone suddenly sounded. He took out his cellphone and answered the call. Xiao Mu glanced subconsciously and noticed the incoming call on the cellphone displayed the words 'Divine Phoenix Lady.'

Zhu Bingshen walked to the side.

The tired voice of the Divine Phoenix Lady came from the phone, "Has the battle ended?"

"Yes, it has ended. Changming Thunder God has been captured, stripped of both his position and divine treasures," Zhu Bingshen reported the result of the battle.

"Was it you who controlled the Human Emperor's Authority Talisman?" The Divine Phoenix Lady's voice carried a note of question.

"Not me." Zhu Bingshen felt the Divine Phoenix Lady's voice seemed a bit weak through the phone, but he didn't think much of it and seriously responded, "It was Xiao Mu. He used his lifebound treasure to control the Human Emperor's Authority Talisman and release the Human Emperor's Illusion, then controlled it to strip Changming of his position and divine treasures."

"The Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Mu's Seal of the Heavenly Emperor can actually control the Human Emperor's Authority Talisman, strange..."

Surprise also seeped into the Divine Phoenix Lady's voice. She pondered for several seconds before suddenly hanging up the call.

Zhu Bingshen found it rather inexplicable but quickly put away his cellphone and walked back.

"Elder Zhu, what do you think should be done with Changming?"

Wu Jie sought Zhu Bingshen's opinion on how to deal with Changming Thunder God.

"This man has many secrets; leave him to me," Zhu Bingshen said, looking down at Changming Thunder God and making a decision.

"Please." Wu Jie gestured towards Changming Thunder God, signaling Zhu Bingshen to proceed.

"To think you can extract secrets from me is wishful thinking," Changming Thunder God sneered miserably. In an instant, he agitated his wounds, causing dozens of them to burst at once, with blood gushing out.

At the same time, a harsh green light, as bright as the sun, suddenly flared from within him.

The man had triggered his True Force, intending to destroy himself to protect his secrets from being leaked.

"Thinking of suicide in front of me, do you think you still possess your full authority?"

Zhu Bingshen stretched out his right hand towards Changming Thunder God and grabbed. Above his head appeared the Electromother avatar, and with the release of the Electromother's might, Changming Thunder God was instantaneously suppressed, even deprived of the strength to take his own life.

"I don't know many secrets, and even if you do find out, what can you do about it."

Seeing he couldn't resist, a sneer of mockery appeared on the corners of Changming Thunder God's mouth.

Zhu Bingshen ignored him, reached out his right hand to grab Changming Thunder God and injected a surge of True Force into him. With one shake, Changming Thunder God's body shattered to pieces.

Following that, a mass of shadow emerged from the broken flesh and blood of Changming Thunder God. Zhu Bingshen reached out to grab the mass, closed his eyes, and began to communicate.

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