Xiao Mu stood on the bridge, looking down below, where he happened to see Meng Xuantong climbing to his feet.

Manipulating the Bridge of Creation, he pursued while loudly questioning, "Meng Xuantong, just now, you were flaunting your power, saying you'd arrest me and take me to the Heavenly Court, brimming with confidence. Now, here I am. Why don't you come for me? Why not take me to the Heavenly Court?"

Damned!

Meng Xuantong's clone cursed inwardly, his expression darkening.

This clone's power had diminished too drastically and too quickly. Putting aside capturing Xiao Mu, if he didn't flee, he'd end up captured by Xiao Mu instead.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Meng Xuantong's clone activated his Escape Art, transforming into five-colored light that skimmed across the ground as he fled.

The sky was dominated by Xiao Mu, making it impossible to ride the clouds and escape from above; thus, Meng Xuantong chose to flee close to the ground.

Ssshh!

Suddenly, a gray-white brilliance lit up in Xiao Mu's hand.

In the next moment, Xiao Mu let go, and the Disaster Knife shot out from his hand.

With a thud, the Disaster Knife pursued Meng Xuantong's clone from behind, striking his back in a single blow.

The knife inflicted calamity, carrying devastating effects.

With a loud crash, Meng Xuantong's clone staggered and immediately fell to the ground.

Crack!

Xiao Mu controlled the Bridge of Creation, charging toward Meng Xuantong's clone. In an instant, it arrived directly above Meng Xuantong's head.

He leaned down, gazing at Meng Xuantong's clone. "Meng Xuantong, you've already been locked on by my Bridge of Creation. Escape? That's not possible. Why not turn around and battle me? As a Heavenly God, don't you even have the courage to fight me?"

Anger surged within Meng Xuantong's clone. As someone in the Heavenly God Realm and the first True God of the Retribution System, being humiliated face-to-face was an unprecedented disgrace in tens of thousands of years.

What can be tolerated? What cannot be?

Unable to bear it, he turned back, glaring viciously at Xiao Mu. "Xiao Mu, you impudent junior, were my true self here, I could suppress you with a single hand!"

"Such a pity—you're just a clone. Meng Xuantong, spare me the empty threats and stay to fight me."

Xiao Mu crouched, wielding the Yama Hammer, unleashing countless rays of Golden Light, smashing them toward Meng Xuantong's clone's head.

I'd have to be insane to fight you!

Understanding his inferiority, Meng Xuantong's clone dared not engage Xiao Mu. He cursed under his breath, and his clone suddenly transformed, disintegrating in an instant, turning into Lightning that darted toward the base of the mountain.

"Meng Xuantong, as the True God of the Retribution System, you only dare to flee. Are you not afraid of becoming a laughingstock when word spreads?"

As Xiao Mu spoke, he once again steered the Bridge of Creation to give chase, his words flowing freely as he caught up to the Lightning form of Meng Xuantong's clone.

Crack!

Xiao Mu casually launched the Creation Axe.

The white Creation Light shot upward before descending from the heavens and transforming into a barrier that enveloped the Lightning form of Meng Xuantong's clone.

Bang! Crash! Rumble!

The Lightning form of Meng Xuantong's clone collided headlong into the Creation barrier, the lightning flickering as Meng Xuantong reappeared, clutching his aching head.

The collision had inflicted serious injuries on him. The power of Creation—Supreme Power—even a mere collision with it unleashed horrifying destructive force, inflicting harm upon him.

Xiao Mu gently descended, controlling the Bridge of Creation.

The bridge lowered directly in front of Meng Xuantong's clone.

At this moment, Meng Xuantong's clone was trapped within the Creation barrier, unable to escape, and Xiao Mu felt reassured.

"Meng Xuantong, you wanted to arrest me and take me to see Emperor Taija. Now, you are the one captured by me—how does it feel?" Xiao Mu asked intentionally, smiling.

"Xiao Mu!"

Meng Xuantong's clone, trapped inside the Creation barrier, tried relentlessly to break out. But with the clone severely damaged, every attempt failed. At last, he gave up.

Teeth gritted, he glared fiercely at Xiao Mu and cursed, "You insolent junior! I, a dignified Heavenly God, how could I ever fall into your hands?"

"You humiliate my clone today, but when my true self encounters you, I will surely refine you to avenge this insult!"

With that, Meng Xuantong's clone erupted suddenly, Lightning and Thunder simultaneously detonating within. With a rumbling blast, the clone dissipated into pure energy.

It was only within the Creation barrier, prevented from dispersing outward, that the energy was contained.

You're merely in the Heavenly God Realm, not actually a Heavenly God!

Xiao Mu silently corrected Meng Xuantong's clone, fixing his gaze on the pure energy left behind after the clone's self-destruction.

From the beginning, he had no intention of keeping Meng Xuantong's clone. This clone, being formed of pure energy, was meaningless to retain.

Xiao Mu's objective, from start to finish, was to force the clone into self-destruction.

The clone's self-destruction ensured that information remained within the Sealed Land, preventing Meng Xuantong from becoming aware.

Though Xiao Mu had relentlessly pursued and humiliated Meng Xuantong's clone.

Ultimately… at least for now, Xiao Mu did not wish for Meng Xuantong's true body to learn of this.

The latter was, after all, a genuine powerhouse of the True God Realm—the first True God of the Retribution System.

A being of such dominance—let alone Xiao Mu in his current state—even if Xiao Mu advanced to the True God Realm, in the short term, he would still be no match.

Having forced Meng Xuantong's clone to self-destruct, Xiao Mu retracted his Creation Power and looked toward the remaining members of the Five Elements Sect.

The Wood Spirit God and other members of the Five Elements Sect had collectively activated their Escape Light and fled as soon as Xiao Mu and Meng Xuantong began their confrontation. By now, they had escaped the Quaking Mountain and were fleeing northwest.

Meanwhile, Qi Ping and Liu Tong, leveraging the Great Array, had merely managed to trap a handful of ordinary disciples. The five individuals in the True God Realm had all fled.

As for these five True God Realm individuals, neither Qi Ping nor Liu Tong dared to recklessly pursue them.

Watching the fleeing figures of the Five Elements Sect's five members, Xiao Mu's expression shifted slightly.

The southwest direction—that's the Unknown Area.

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