Xiao Mu's hair, eyebrows, including his body hair, were all turning white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With the roar of the Eternal Ancestor, he could clearly feel the life force within him draining away. The speed of the life force draining was too fast; in the blink of an eye, his condition shifted from being in his twenties to being in his thirties.

Xiao Mu was startled. It was his first time fighting against a Mutant of the Life and Death System. Caught off guard, his opponent had taken the lead.

Crack!

Without any hesitation, Xiao Mu immediately used the Changeable Divine Technique. His body split in two, with one of the bodies aging and decaying into ash in a matter of seconds, while the other rapidly activated the Five-in-One Escape and retreated backward.

"You cannot escape my dominion over your life, Xiao Mu. Where do you think you're going?" The man in a straw hat charged from behind Xiao Mu, cutting off his retreat, wielding a Judge Pen in his hand and slashing it towards Xiao Mu.

Black light of Death Force spilled from the tip of the Judge Pen, sweeping directly towards Xiao Mu's body.

At the same time, the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe on the man's body emitted a brilliance, enhancing the Authority Technique he possessed.

"One Stroke of Life and Death!"

Xiao Mu recognized the technique used by the straw-hatted man. With a wave of his hand, he used the Book of Destiny to shield himself, taking the chance to dodge to the left and behind.

One Stroke of Life and Death directly hooked away life; even Xiao Mu, who was also of city god status, dared not let the opponent's stroke touch his body.

The authority of the city god itself dictates life and death; the Book of Destiny and the Judge Pen are, in the end, just auxiliary tools. Even though the man with the straw hat only held the Judge Pen, he was still able to wield the pure One Stroke of Life and Death, the only difference being the magnitude of its power.

Puff!

The black light of One Stroke of Life and Death struck the Book of Destiny, instantly exploding into an intense cloud of death's intent. Some of the death intent spread out, traveling along the Book of Destiny to hit Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu's expression darkened, feeling the decrease in his own life force.

Although the Book of Destiny blocked the power of One Stroke of Life and Death, some of the force spread out upon explosion still hit him.

A shadow appeared above Xiao Mu's head, spreading down his body towards his feet; the city god's One Stroke of Life and Death was harvesting his life force.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Without a second thought, Xiao Mu initiated the Five-in-One Escape. Five-colored Light Spectrum burst out from under his feet, speeding off in the Southwest direction.

The speed at which One Stroke of Life and Death harvested life was extremely fast. For someone like Xiao Mu, who himself was a city god, he knew well that one way to counter it was to escape the scene rapidly, so that the harvesting of life could not keep up and prevent being hooked away.

The speed of Xiao Mu's Five-in-One Escape was very fast; the black light spreading towards his feet rapidly diminished.

"Xiao Mu, where are you running to? Do you think you can escape in my presence?" the Eternal Ancestor laughed, approaching Xiao Mu with the Life Snatching Book and Pen of Death circling above his head.

Pen of Death in hand, the Destiny Point for life and death on the Eternal Ancestor erupted in black and white brilliances, with the black and white Life and Death Clock spinning in the depths of the Mysterious Ancient Well, channeling a vast amount of the Power of Life and Death into this realm, which the Eternal Ancestor absorbed.

"Diminish life!"

The Eternal Ancestor's voice boomed like thunder, and as he roared, both powers of life and death coursed through his whole body, with the black light of death flowing to all parts of both his and the corpse body's interior, forming the Life and Death Divine Array within him.

The Life and Death Divine Array amplified the power of the Authority Technique—a reduction of lifespan—as Xiao Mu's life was passing at an alarming rate.

The white Corpse Hair that Xiao Mu had once again pressed back into his pores grew out once more, instantly becoming over an inch long.

Death's aura circulated within Xiao Mu's body, and once again, his body began to age: hair, eyebrows, and body hair turned white, while Age Spots appeared on the skin.

Black and white brilliance flashed over Xiao Mu, and his shadow suddenly separated from his body, transforming into a new Xiao Mu who continued to rapidly flee in the Southwest direction.

"Xiao Mu, you can't escape. Your Changeable Divine Technique cannot be used indefinitely, and you cannot possibly be a match for the two of us. Give up this pointless resistance!"

Five-colored Light flickered under the feet of the Eternal Ancestor, who once again chased after Xiao Mu, holding the Pen of Death and the Life Snatching Book.

His Escape Art was slightly slower than Xiao Mu's but made it difficult for Xiao Mu to shake him off.

Xiao Mu paid him no heed. Suddenly, the light from his Escape Art underfoot accelerated, and after dozens of miles, the black light of death from the city god's One Stroke of Life and Death finally vanished from his body.

"So what if you've escaped the city god's authority? You still can't get away. Reduce life!"

The Eternal Ancestor chased after him again, roaring as he soared into the sky, swinging the Life Snatching Book in his left hand and the Book of Destiny in his right hand furiously at Xiao Mu.

The glow of life and death burst forth from the Eternal Ancestor once more, and amidst the circulation of the black light of death within him and the corpse body, the Life and Death Divine Array was reformed within his body.

The black light of death shot from the tip of the pen, falling from the sky, enveloping Xiao Mu's position like a Carpet.

"Buzz! Earth Escape!"

With a buzzing reverberation, the Golden Light scattered as the Great Decree materialized above Xiao Mu's head, and Xiao Mu's body directly sank into the ground, escaping deep into the Earth.

The black light of death meant to reduce life scattered across the ground but was blocked by the Earth and did not catch up to Xiao Mu.

Whether it was the Eternal Ancestor or the man with the straw hat, both were momentarily stunned by this spectacle.

"Is... is this also part of the Changeable Divine Technique?" The man with the straw hat looked at the Eternal Ancestor in surprise.

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