At the same time, a black and blue Reincarnation Seal suddenly appeared above Duanmu Gong's head, spinning as the Netherlord emerged with both hands grasping the Soul Summoning Banner and the Yin Soul Book.

The Yin Soul Book was held in his left hand, while his right hand brandished the Soul Summoning Banner toward Xiao Mu.

As the Yin Soul Book and the Soul Summoning Banner appeared simultaneously, Xiao Mu's Divine Sense within him stirred, almost flying out of his body and heading toward Duanmu Gong.

Netherlord's Spirit Tablet!

Xiao Mu recognized Duanmu Gong's Divine Spirit's Spirit Tablet—no doubt it was another Netherlord, and even stronger than the young Netherlord he had battled before.

The powers of the Soul Summoning Banner and the Yin Soul Book locked on Xiao Mu, enhancing the power of the Reincarnation Seal, which brought more power from another world.

This power materialized into black and blue needle-like forms that pierced toward Xiao Mu's body. The Destiny Point inside Xiao Mu felt a searing pain, as this power sought to block every Destiny Point within him.

As the Destiny Points were sealed, and the very instant they were blocked by the power of Reincarnation, Xiao Mu felt a weakening of his own authority; the authority of the city gods was suppressed.

All this happened in just an instant.

A humming vibration sounded, and the city god's form flew out from above Xiao Mu's head.

Stirred by Xiao Mu, the authority of the city god burst forth from within him and also began to spread out from within the form of the city god.

The authority of the city god blocked the Netherlord's might. Not only that, a great deal of the authority's power also leaked through the Destiny Points. Under the manifestation of a series of golden lights of authority, it too transformed into needles, shooting outward to break through the suppression of Xiao Mu's authority by the power of Reincarnation.

Pfft!

The dull sounds of numerous authority spikes colliding rang out from within Xiao Mu's Destiny Points. The Netherlord's might was hindered, directly pushed out from Xiao Mu's Destiny Points.

Duanmu Gong's expression slightly changed, and with a flick of his wrists, he tossed the Soul Summoning Banner and Yin Soul Book into the air.

The Soul Summoning Banner and Yin Soul Book continued to boost his Netherlord's might. The Reincarnation Seal in the high sky rotated, and the power of Reincarnation passed through another space into Xiao Mu's Destiny Points, materializing into small fierce figures continuing to eat away at the walls of the Mysterious Ancient Well.

Xiao Mu seized the opportunity and unleashed the city god's authority onto these fierce figures, restraining them from further consuming the walls of his Mysterious Ancient Well.

Although Duanmu Gong was not weak in strength, compared to Xiao Mu, he clearly fell short, such that his own power of authority alone couldn't restrain Xiao Mu.

"Quick, call on the Great Chief to manifest!"

Duanmu Gong suddenly shouted, targeting the nearby Mutant Beings from beyond.

The brief skirmish made him realize he was no match for Xiao Mu, so he immediately sought reinforcements.

Several Mutant Beings, upon hearing the command, immediately launched their Escape Art toward the Earth Cave.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Xiao Mu flicked his hand, sending out the Eight-Sided Hammer. The golden Eight-Sided Hammer streaked like a meteor, continuously striking the remaining Mutant Beings.

The sounds of shattering bodies accompanied by screams resounded, as numerous Mutant Beings were slain by Xiao Mu.

Power +1, Power +1, Power +2…

Duanmu Gong's face darkened; he hadn't expected Xiao Mu to be so formidable, withstanding his attacks while still managing to strike at others.

He raised both hands, and the Reincarnation Seal illusion above his head began to rotate, sweeping a mighty black and blue force of Reincarnation toward Xiao Mu.

"Heh heh!"

Xiao Mu's face revealed a smile once again, suppressing himself with the city god's authority, preventing Duanmu Gong from finding an opportunity to attack his Destiny Points, while simultaneously releasing the Emperor's Seal.

With the appearance of the Emperor's Seal, golden glow suddenly covered the ground.

At the same moment, the Great Decree surged forth, positioned below the Emperor's Seal.

"Xiao Mu!" Duanmu Gong's pupils contracted as he recognized Xiao Mu's identity through the Emperor's Seal.

"Sharp eyes!" A slight smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Mu's mouth.

"You actually changed identities, coming to Twilight Forest Village," Duanmu Gong said with a hint of hatred in his tone.

"Suppress!"

Xiao Mu no longer paid attention to his opponent; he stretched out his hand towards the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and pointed, causing it to fly out with sixteen white points simultaneously shining.

The power of the Great Decree was enhanced; the originally blurry text suddenly became clear, with the character for "seal" jumping out from it.

Add seal, enthrone, ennoble.

The appearance of the character for "seal" in the Order Edict made Xiao Mu realize something; combined with the God Sealing Technique of the Heavenly Emperor, he instantly understood the secret of the Great Decree.

The Great Decree flew above Duanmu Gong's head, striking him with the character for "seal".

The Supreme Intention descended from the sky, and the sixteen white points in the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor shone simultaneously, showing signs of merging.

The sixteen white points enhanced the power of the Great Decree, starting to ennobled Duanmu Gong.

Duanmu Gong's body swelled, and the Netherlord's spirit merged with his body in an instant. Holding the Yin Soul Book in his left hand and shaking the Soul Summoning Banner in his right, he simultaneously triggered the power of the Reincarnation Seal to protect himself.

The Brilliance of the Reincarnation Seal shot directly out from Duanmu Gong's body. As the Netherlord, he could borrow a portion of the reincarnation force, but due to personal limits of realm and strength, the borrowed power of reincarnation was not much.

The Great Decree unfolded above Duanmu Gong's head, with streams of the Supreme Intention raining down from the high sky, directly targeting the Destiny Point on Duanmu Gong's body.

This Supreme Intention intended to directly seal his destiny, cutting off the connection between Duanmu Gong and his destiny point.

Duanmu Gong's face turned pale; he instantly exerted his full strength, raising the Soul Summoning Banner high with his right hand, shaking it with the last bit of his strength, conjuring numerous Lights of Reincarnation to protect himself.

The divine light of reincarnation scattered over Duanmu Gong like clothing, draping him in layers upon layers of protective reincarnation glow, safeguarding all the Destiny Points on his body from disconnecting.

Crack!

The Supreme Intention, like a slicing blade, swept over the reincarnational glow, annihilating layer after layer, which disappeared directly from Duanmu Gong's body.

However, the power of reincarnation turned out to be stronger than expected. As the power in play dissipated, even more reincarnation force emerged from deep within the Destiny Point, guarding Duanmu Gong's body.

"Xiao Mu, you can't strip away my netherlord title, don't waste your effort anymore."

Duanmu Gong lifted the Yin Soul Book higher with his left hand, issuing a hysterical roar at Xiao Mu, obviously frightened by Xiao Mu's tactics. If not for the protection of the reincarnation force, his netherlord title might have been stripped away by Xiao Mu already.

"So that's how it is."

Thoughts flashed clearly through Xiao Mu's mind, the battle with Duanmu Gong deepened his understanding of the struggles between Divine Spirits.

It turned out that so-called battles of authority are all about destiny in the end. Although the authority of his Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was already strong, because he temporarily couldn't break the influence of destiny on Duanmu Gong, he could not strip the netherlord title from Duanmu Gong.

To continue stripping the netherlord title from Duanmu Gong, I need to further enhance the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, boosting the Emperor's Authority until it can thoroughly suppress the force borrowed by Duanmu Gong from the Reincarnation Seal.

With Duanmu Gong's strength and mine, I can easily kill him.

But killing and stripping titles are different; killing depends on pure personal power, while stripping titles relies on one's own authority.

One idea after another flickered through Xiao Mu's mind, validating his speculations.

Looking at Duanmu Gong, Xiao Mu pondered for a moment, eventually yielding to temptation and reaching his hand into the Earth Seal Space.

White light flickered, accompanied by a snapping sound, as the Creation Axe struck Duanmu Gong with a streak of white light.

The Yin Soul Book in Duanmu Gong's right hand flew towards Xiao Mu, who caught it with an outstretched hand.

"Xiao Mu, you... you... the power of creation..."

Recognizing the power of creation used by Xiao Mu, Duanmu Gong's face completely changed. The sheer strength of the creation power, stripping his Divine Treasure, terrified him.

Crack!

Xiao Mu did not heed Duanmu Gong, as the Creation Axe once again emitted a white light.

The Soul Summoning Banner flew out from Duanmu Gong's right hand, landing once more in Xiao Mu's hands.

Xiao Mu placed both treasures into the Earth Seal Space, then swung the Creation Axe a third time.

"Respected Envoy, save me, please, great chief, save me!" Duanmu Gong suddenly cried out loudly, directing his voice towards the distant Earth Cave.

Inside the Earth Cave, sensing the call, breathing sounds suddenly became heavy.

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