"The reason, well, I'll explain it to you, but remember, this is the first and last time."

Chen Ming's face was calm, "The reason is simple, merit. I need it, it's that simple."

Wang Su frowned and said, "But, Respected Envoy Chen, what benefit do we gain from this? We can't just work hard and end up with nothing, right? If the Merit Record is gone, how will we exchange merit at headquarters?"

Chen Ming shot a sharp glance at Wang Su, "Your benefits come after killing the Mutated Beings of the Heavenly Court. As long as you can kill them, the benefits we seize from them, I will distribute to you based on your contributions. Do you understand?"

Saying this, Chen Ming's expression started to turn unfriendly.

His subordinates secretly took action, and there was a tense atmosphere at the scene.

"Fine, Respected Envoy Chen has made himself clear, I am willing to hand over the Merit Record."

Seeing things weren't right, Wang Su nodded compliantly and took out the Merit Record, handing it to Chen Ming.

The others, seeing someone take the lead, also did not resist and handed over the Merit Records to Chen Ming like Wang Su.

Chen Ming put away the Merit Records, his expression slightly relaxed but still stern, "I hope what happened just now, happens only this once. On the battlefield, situations are urgent, and unforeseen events could happen at any time. I will not waste time explaining such meaningless matters to anyone again."

"If anyone questions me again in the future, don't blame me for being rude!"

With that, Chen Ming suddenly gave Wang Su a cold look.

Wang Su hurriedly lowered his head.

Chen Ming's icy gaze moved away from Wang Su, "Now, arrange the tasks. My plan is very simple, hunt the Mutated Beings of the Heavenly Court. At the same time, try to prevent Xiao Mu, Xu Lang, and Gu Mei from making meritorious contributions to stop them from exceeding mine."

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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

After parting ways with Xu Lang, Xiao Mu continuously fled, but not far away, he suddenly stopped.

"It seems that just now, I forgot to ask Xu Lang about the road. In which direction exactly is the Pool of Chaos?"

"Should I go back and ask? Forget it, so much time has passed, Xu Lang might have already left."

"Wandering around to see if I encounter anyone. Not good!"

Xiao Mu's face suddenly changed, a dangerous aura appeared in the high sky, and a black cloud swept in from afar, arriving above him in an instant.

"Transform! Great Decree, open the way!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Mu used the Changeable Divine Technique and conjured the Great Decree, his form immediately delving into the ground, escaping underground.

Boom!

It was like a great mountain fell to the ground, the earth trembled, and a massive figure landed on the ground just as Xiao Mu disappeared.

This person, shaped like a gigantic stone statue carved from a huge mountain, hid a terrifying murder beneath its angular lines, making his image all the more terrifying.

He looked down at the ground.

Various trees were crushed underfoot, once tall trees now small as grass under his feet.

There was a great mockery on this person's face, "Fast escape indeed, I want to see how long you can run."

Boom!

The person suddenly leaped, his enormous body soaring into the high sky, and the black cloud floating above then flew over to catch him underfoot.

This giant actually stood on the black cloud and flew towards the southwest.

"So strong! This person is a True God-level power, could he be the giant Xu Lang mentioned had followed me into the Creation Space?"

As the giant just left, Xiao Mu emerged from underground, using the Great Decree to become invisible, delving into the depths of several miles of the earth.

The giant did not notice him, successfully letting him escape from under his nose.

"This person's strength is astonishing, not truly a True God but nearing the level of one. It seems Xu Lang's description of this person's abilities was inadequate."

"The strength of this person is already immensely close to a True God."

"But judging from his aura, he is not a real True God. A True God can contain their aura, but this person cannot, which explains why he can only maintain this mountain-sized giant form."

"This person's situation might be similar to Gray Beard, borrowing True God power, without truly integrating it."

"Without integrating True God power? Is integrating True God power that hard? But the Senior Zun's situation, why was it so easy? I absorbed half of the Yama Seal without any difficulty."

The situation regarding the giant made Xiao Mu question.

He clearly overlooked the fact that Zun could easily merge the Five Elements Divine Command because Zun had once been a True God. Although later the True God power dissipated due to the Human Emperor's slumber, and his rank fell, his original experience of becoming a True God remained, making his path back easier.

As for himself, he could easily absorb the Yama Seal not because of his own qualifications but because of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

In fact, it wasn't him who absorbed the Yama Seal, but the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

If it were up to him to absorb, at the Divine Spirit Realm, he would never absorb the Yama Seal.

The process to become a True God is much more complicated than he imagined.

Otherwise, how would the reward of cultivating in the True God Hall at headquarters be so treasured in the eyes of the Grand Elders?

"This person is so strong, there are three people like this!"

Xiao Mu exclaimed, starting to worry about his safety, "These three people, I'm afraid, are all looking for me."

"With my current strength, it will be challenging to contend with any of the three, assuming the other two are as strong as this giant."

"If I were to accidentally encounter them, even though I have a way to escape and am unlikely to be killed, it would be troublesome."

"I better find a way to enhance my strength; otherwise, I won't be confident in the final battle involving the Life and Death Seal."

Xiao Mu began planning his next actions, deciding to enhance his strength.

"If I could obtain the other half of the Yama Seal and elevate to the True God Realm, that would be ideal."

"If I become a True God, these three seemingly True God-level strongmen will pose no threat to me."

"It's a pity I'm not at the True God Realm yet, even if I get the other half of the Yama Seal and absorb it, I still can't become a True God now."

"Besides that, what other ways do I have to enhance my strength? The Blood Cloud Flag?"

"The Blood Cloud Flag is a treasure of the True God, a True God-level artifact."

"If this treasure were whole, even confronting a True God wouldn't be a problem."

"However, sadly, this artifact is too severely damaged. In my hands, its power is too limited."

"Fortunately, this treasure can be repaired."

"But where should I go to repair it? Where's the repair material Zhao Jingyan told me about?"

Xiao Mu fell into thought, pondering where in this Creation Space he could find artifacts to repair the Blood Cloud Flag.

If the Blood Cloud Flag can be repaired, he might have the ability to fight against the three powerful True Gods chasing him.

But where are the materials to repair the Blood Cloud Flag?

First, explore this space and look for materials to repair the Blood Cloud Flag.

Having thought of a plan, Xiao Mu immediately summoned the Great Decree, delving underground once again, moving stealthily from beneath the earth.

This way, he can avoid the pursuit of the three powerhouses, unafraid of encountering danger.

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Wow! Wow! Wow! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

About a thousand miles north of where Xiao Mu encountered the giant, in the deep forest, an old man with gray beard took out a large plain flag, gripping it with both hands, and shook it heavenward.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

White light flew out from the surface of the large flag.

This white light spread out, soon receiving a response, white light flying back from all directions.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

The old man with gray beard held the plain flag, continued to shake it, after dozens of minutes, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The sound of Escape Arts suddenly arose, and one by one the Heavenly Court Mutated Beings flew towards this direction.

Some people arrived riding clouds, silently stepping out into the air, lightly appearing in front of the old man with a gray beard.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Feng!"

"Greetings, Respected Envoy Feng!"

The Heavenly Court mutated beings, upon landing, immediately greeted the old man.

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