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Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Escape lights appeared, dozens of them before Dahong Pass, rushing towards the pass, some even riding on clouds.

These people were obviously the Mutated Beings from the Heavenly Court, led by the gray-bearded elder, Feng Ping.

"Folks, we've reached Dahong Pass. As long as we take control of the Heavenly Light Four Absolute Array and hold our ground, no one from the Human world can pass. Quick, follow me into Dahong Pass!"

Amidst Feng Ping's roars, he loudly ordered the Heavenly Court's Mutated Beings, urging them into the pass.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several Mutated Beings, upon hearing this, immediately sped up their escape art, rushing towards Dahong Pass.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, four explosions. Four beams of light, on Dahong Pass, suddenly soared into the sky.

These four beams of light, reaching the sky, transformed directly into four giant divine columns, in green, white, red, and black.

The four giant columns, upon reaching the high sky, suddenly converged in the middle, seemingly merging, then immediately separated.

The four giant columns descended like scissors on the intruders, gently stirring.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

The bodies of the intruders, like bubbles, turned to dust and vanished under the stirring of the four divine columns.

"Stop! Stop! What's happening? Who is activating the Heavenly Light Four Absolute Array?"

Feng Ping, startled, hurriedly called for the Heavenly Court members to stop, looking up in shock towards Dahong Pass.

"Haha!"

Laughter suddenly emanated from Dahong Pass. Huang Yuan gently poked his head, looking at the Heavenly Court members outside the pass, "Heavenly Court folks, hear me out. We have already taken Dahong Pass. Welcome to your demise!"

"What? People from the Human world? Who are you?"

"It's Huang Yuan, it's Huang Yuan, I recognize him. He's Huang Yuan from the Human world."

"Damn it, the people from the Human world got here before us, and they've taken Dahong Pass, occupying the Heavenly Light Four Absolute Pillars!"

For a moment, the Mutated Beings of the Heavenly Court were in chaos.

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"Who's there?"

Xiao Mu suddenly turned, looking towards the rear left.

"It's me. Xiao Mu, don't panic."

An escape light swept from afar, stopping to reveal a woman's figure gradually.

"It's you?" Xiao Mu's gaze fixated on the woman, "How did you get here?"

This woman was Gu Mei, and she seemed to be in bad shape, injured and somewhat weakened.

Injury had stripped Gu Mei of her initial arrogance; she calmly said, "I came to find you."

"To find me?"

Xiao Mu was momentarily stunned, then shook his head, refusing, "Sorry, I have no interest in collaboration. If you're here to talk cooperation, I'd advise you not to speak."

"Cooperation?"

Gu Mei looked serious, "You misunderstood my intentions. I never intended to cooperate with you. Xiao Mu, do you know who caused my injuries?"

Xiao Mu shook his head, asking casually, "Someone from the Heavenly Court?"

Gu Mei showed a mocking smile, "Someone from the Heavenly Court? If it were truly someone from the Heavenly Court, I'd admit it. It was Chen Ming who plotted against me."

"Chen Ming?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu was momentarily taken aback.

The next moment, his expression slightly darkened.

The people from the Human world, are they infighting already? The forces of the Heavenly Court are immensely powerful, and they don't focus on dealing with them first, instead opting to battle among themselves?

Gu Mei said, "Xiao Mu, I know you must find it hard to understand. Besides, Chen Ming may still be a good person in your heart."

"A good person, not quite."

Xiao Mu lightly shook his head, "I just feel that he's straightforward when he speaks, that's all. Why did he plot against you?"

Gu Mei sneered again, "You think this way because you don't know him well. As for why he plotted against me, it's nothing but for merit and rewards. Xiao Mu, did you know that Chen Ming had plotted against you as well, and do you know what reward the headquarters offered for this battle in the Creation Space?"

Reward?

Upon hearing this, a flash of Golden Light appeared in Xiao Mu's eyes.

What ultimate reward the headquarters would offer had always piqued his curiosity, but since the headquarters never explicitly stated, he didn't know.

He had asked Xu Lang about this, but Xiao Mu felt that Xu Lang might not be trustworthy, and the information he provided might not be true.

Immediately, he asked, "Is it a True God position?"

"A True God position? Haha, who told you this information?" Gu Mei laughed upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu's face slightly darkened.

That Xu Lang, it seemed he indeed deceived Xiao Mu. Hearing Gu Mei's tone, the final reward was not a True God position.

However, he remained calm and didn't answer Gu Mei's question, merely looking at her.

Seeing Xiao Mu's lack of response, Gu Mei reluctantly said, "Was it Xu Lang who told you? Xu Lang told you this because he, like Chen Ming, wanted you to let your guard down and lose the motivation to compete with them for merit."

"This way, only they would have the chance to grab the first merit and gain the final reward given by the headquarters."

"Hey!"

Xiao Mu snorted but said nothing.

Xu Lang and Chen Ming's intentions had been vaguely anticipated by Xiao Mu, though Gu Mei's words brought them to light more clearly.

At this point, Gu Mei's mention of it made Xiao Mu immediately feel that perhaps what Xu Lang and Chen Ming had done was indeed as Gu Mei said.

Gu Mei continued, "As for Xu Lang, the reason he told you the final reward was a True God position, I might have said the same."

"Who in the Human world doesn't know that you've twice obtained True God positions and twice gave them to others? The Curse Ancestor position was given to Zhou Xuanmen, and the Five Elements Ancestor position was given to Zun."

"Twice obtaining True God positions and giving them away both times implies only two possibilities: either you're foolish, or you don't care about True God positions at all."

"Obviously, nobody would think you're foolish. So, everyone knows why you don't care about True God positions - probably because you already possess one."

"Back in the Song Relics, when the Yama Seal disappeared, it probably ended up in your hands, didn't it? Yama Seal is the position of Lord, the foremost position among True Gods."

"Only with this position, could you disregard other positions. Am I right, Xiao Mu?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu suddenly looked up, glancing at Gu Mei, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you to silence you after revealing my secret?"

"Not afraid!"

Gu Mei responded firmly, "Firstly, I believe you're not that kind of person, one who would disregard the big picture and harm your own for personal gain. Secondly, with Divine Phoenix Maiden, Zhou Xuanmen, and Zun as your backing, you shouldn't fear others knowing you possess a True God position."

"Even if they know, how many would dare risk offending Divine Phoenix Maiden, Zhou Xuanmen, and Zun simultaneously to attack and rob you of your position?"

Xiao Mu didn't deny it, almost acknowledging Gu Mei's words, then asked, "So, why are you telling me all this?"

Gu Mei said, "I'm telling you this, not because of the matter itself. Xiao Mu, Chen Ming plotted against me, arranged Heavenly Court people to attack me. All my subordinates were killed by the Heavenly Court people, and I barely escaped with my life."

"Now, I no longer have the qualification to compete with Chen Ming and Xu Lang for the first merit."

"That Chen Ming plotted against me, preventing me from gaining the first merit, do you think I would let them benefit from this?"

"I came to you to inform you what the final reward for this battle in the Creation Space is. Xiao Mu, the final reward for this battle is cultivation in the Human Emperor Tower."

"Cultivation in the Human Emperor Tower?"

Xiao Mu's eyebrows slightly furrowed in curiosity, "What benefits does cultivating in the Human Emperor Tower offer?"

Gu Mei sneered, "You don't know the benefits of cultivating in the Human Emperor Tower? Xiao Mu, the benefits of cultivating in the Human Emperor Tower don't manifest during the Divine Spirit realm."

"Only upon reaching the True God realm does its value become apparent. Once Mutated Beings reach the True God realm, further improvement needs enormous resources. Even if you have sufficient Energy Fruits for daily consumption, it would take years to increase a single minor level."

"Now, with more frequent Heavenly Court infiltrations and the Great War impending, everyone urgently needs to improve their power quickly."

"One benefit of cultivating in the Human Emperor Tower is that it can cut your cultivation time to one-fifth or even one-tenth of the original."

"And that's just the first benefit."

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