After meeting up with Liu Rong, they whispered a few words, which faintly seemed to mention Xiao Mu. Lan Yan briefly explained why Xiao Mu hadn't followed them into the Yu Mansion.

Then, Liu Rong led Lan Yan and the other two towards the Yu Mansion.

From a distance, Xiao Mu watched the three approach the gate of the Yu Mansion. As the great array on the gate opened and the three safely entered the Yu Mansion, he backed away.

He didn't move too far from the gate; instead, fearing that the hidden powerful being would not show itself, he deliberately feigned weakness. While pretending to look for a place to take cover, he released the Power of Five Elements True Gold to protect himself.

Whoosh!

Silently, a massive Black Shadow descended from the sky like a Huge Mountain, overwhelmingly vast, pressing straight towards Xiao Mu's face.

Woo woo!

Xiao Mu's Spiritual Consciousness suddenly boiled over, and flames of intense heat ignited in his Divine Sense.

As soon as the massive black shadow appeared, it began to scorch his spirit and assault his Divine Spirit form.

It was a Mutated Cultivator!

Xiao Mu quickly grasped the nature of the attack and calmed himself.

The sudden attack and the intense spiritual scorching made him realize that the assailant was a Mutated Cultivator.

Buzz!

Without a second thought, Xiao Mu's Divine Sense stirred, and the City God form began to respond, eager to burst forth from within him.

The flames within his Spiritual Consciousness extinguished, as the sudden Variant attack proved insufficient to scorch Xiao Mu's spirit.

Crack, swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Sounds of Chains and Ropes cutting through the air rang out simultaneously. A black column suddenly appeared behind Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu's body tensed as the black column at his back adhered to him instantly. Nine holes on the column, positioned according to the Nine Grid Positions, shone brightly, each hole shooting out a Rope that entwined around different parts of Xiao Mu's body.

Execution Stake!

The thought flashed through Xiao Mu's mind. The column that suddenly appeared behind him was undoubtedly the Strange Treasure, the Execution Stake.

When the Execution Stake appeared, Ropes from the Nine Palace Holes shot out.

The Soul Supplement Ropes wrapped around Xiao Mu's body and, according to the Nine Grid Positions, immediately began to exert their restraining effect, causing Xiao Mu to instantly feel his strength ebbing away, with many of his abilities restricted by the Execution Stake.

There's another person!

Xiao Mu instantly realized that he was not being ambushed by one person, but two—one assaulting him from the sky with a Variant attack, while another suddenly restrained him from behind with the Strange Treasure Execution Stake.

Boom!

A Divine Spirit appeared within the enormous descending Black Shadow, somewhat visible, that form sat upright and pressed down upon Xiao Mu.

After the Variant attack failed, the assailant immediately summoned their Divine Spirit form.

"Land God!"

Xiao Mu identified the origin of the Divine Spirit within the black shadow right away. The one assaulting him directly was merely a Land God. Although he had conjured a Variant, it was evidently not very strong, because it managed only to form a vague black shadow, without a temple or a Divine Mansion.

Xiao Mu continued to manipulate his City God form. With a crack, the tremendous City God form broke free of its restraints and flew right out of his body.

Bang bang bang!

The Soul Supplement Ropes and the restraints of the Nine Palace Holes could not hold back the True God within the Divine Spirit, the City God. One Rope after another broke, and one hole after another in the Nine Palace Holes dimmed. In the presence of the mighty Divine Power of the City God, this class B Treasure could not confine Xiao Mu even for a moment.

The colossal City God form, as soon as it emerged from within Xiao Mu, launched a fierce assault upwards.

The City God form was immense, and in comparison to the descending Land God form, at least ten times larger.

The tenfold larger City God form struck upwards from below against the descending Land God form, releasing beams of Golden Light, as if a huge sun were burning.

The Land God form also radiated Divine Power but could only be considered a small sun in comparison.

The aura of authority from the gold-colored sun, released by the City God form ten times in size, instantly engulfed the Divine Power of the Land God form.

And at the skull of this City God form, an even hotter, brighter Energy Point emitted a terrifying Halo. Looking closely at this Energy Point, one could discern the shape of a Taiji Ball.

This was the Tianyuan position, Xiao Mu's initial formation in his cultivation of the "Tripartite Image Refinement Technique."

Boom!

The City God form suddenly surged upward, and upon contact, the Land God form cracked, and was blasted away.

"Pfft!"

"Ah~"

A voice of someone suffering from an injury, spurt of blood, and pain screamed from the darkness dozens of meters ahead—the ambusher was injured.

Xiao Mu had no intention of letting the ambusher go. With a flick of his hand towards the darkness tens of meters away, the City God figure immediately flew out with a howl, directly suppressing the ambusher.

At the same time, Xiao Mu himself retreated, raising his right hand high. The illusory figure of the Book of Life and Death appeared in his hand and, as he lifted his right hand, the grasp on the illusory figure of the Book of Life and Death instantly became immensely large, as if swatting a fly, he swiped at the darkness toward his rear right.

"Ah~"

"Ah~"

Two screams of agony rose simultaneously from dozens of meters ahead and to the rear right as the City God figure and the illusory figure of the Book of Life and Death respectively suppressed the two attackers.

"Damn it!"

Hearing these screams, Xiao Mu's face immediately changed. He unfolded the Five Elements Escaping Technique, with the Five-in-One Escape, and burst forward.

A body, showing no outward signs of injury, slowly collapsed to the ground, already devoid of any sign of life.

Xiao Mu's execution of the "Three Elements Refining Appearance Technique" made the authority of the City God too strong, and he accidentally killed the Mutated Being that had ambushed him.

Power +5.

The breathless corpse could no longer be identified as a Mutated Being from outside the human world or from within, but the increase in Energy Points could prove this point.

And this person was obviously in the early stage of the Divine Spirit Realm.

"Why is there not another one?"

Killing two people but receiving Energy Points from only one surprised Xiao Mu. He hastily turned around and darted towards the location of the other ambusher.

Then, he caught a clear glimpse of the ambusher's appearance. Known for his composure, he could not help but change his expression and almost let out a loud cry.

"Chen Bugou, how could it be him? Didn't he enter the Yu Mansion? No, this is bad!"

Suddenly realizing something, Xiao Mu's face changed again.

The Village Protection Team had colluded with the Life and Death Sect; no wonder they couldn't find the murderer.

"Chen Bugou entered the Yu Mansion and came out quickly, why did no one stop him from the mansion? Could it be that the Yu Mansion has already fallen?"

"No, Li Gujian!"

Thinking of Li Gujian, Xiao Mu immediately felt worried.

If the Yu Mansion has fallen, it's very likely that Li Gujian has already met with disaster.

A sense of urgency surged up from Xiao Mu's heart.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Without a second thought, he deployed the Five Elements Escaping Technique and sped towards Yu Mansion.

The vast building stood in place; however, it now seemed like a gloomy mausoleum.

Black light pressed down from the sky, an oppressive atmosphere enveloped Yu Mansion, and numerous powerful sword energies subtly emanated from the Array.

Yu Mansion seemed completely quiet, showing no signs of any mishap.

"Could it be that Yu Mansion hasn't had an incident? Did Chen Bugou leave Yu Mansion using some deceptive methods?"

Standing outside the main gate of Yu Mansion, Xiao Mu puzzled again.

After pondering, he reached out with his right hand and hammered towards the gate of Yu Mansion several times through the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The True Force struck the gates of Yu Mansion, sounding like a heavy hammer, echoing like a bell far and wide.

Crreeak!

Suddenly, the gates started to open bit by bit, emitting a sound that, in the silent and dark environment, was especially eerie.

At the same time, the Great Array also suddenly withdrew, revealing an opening only wide enough for one person to pass through behind the gate.

From the outside, the depths of the Great Array were pitch-black, seemingly bottomless, as if connected to a distant void, giving the impression that once inside, one would be forever separated from the current world, never able to return, involuntarily giving rise to a chill.

Thinking I am playing mysterious tricks, you truly believe I wouldn't dare to go in?

The oddities within the Great Array only caused the corner of Xiao Mu's mouth to twitch, a flash of the Five-Color Brilliance, releasing the protective City God figure as he dashed towards the door of Yu Mansion.

At the same time, Xiao Mu used his True Force to send a voice transmission into the Great Array, unhesitating, "Whoever you are, I'm coming in to catch you! Do you dare to come out for a battle?"

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