Xiao Mu gently retreated, quickly putting away the Fire Dragon Vehicle, and observed the approaching people.

Among them, humans were the majority, at least half of the total number.

The next highest in number were Evil Ghosts, about five or six in total, with the remainder being Zombies and the Greenfin Clan, each accounting for about half.

As soon as these people arrived, they all rushed towards the mountain side.

The Greenfin Clan were the fastest, followed by the Evil Ghosts, then the Zombies, and the Human Mutants lagged behind.

Xiao Mu stealthily followed them, keeping a low profile.

There's no rush to enter the Immaculate Spring since it's not yet open.

"Friend, would you like to cooperate?"

Someone came over to Xiao Mu. It was a long-haired man in his thirties, a mutant with a strength level probably in the Mid Third Realm.

"Sorry, I'm not interested!"

Xiao Mu flatly refused.

The long-haired man could sense Xiao Mu's powerful abilities and wanted to hitch a ride on his coattails, but Xiao Mu refused to agree.

A Mid Third Realm mutant posed more of a hindrance in such a place and wouldn't be of any help.

"That's really a pity!"

The long-haired man shook his head regretfully, but he didn't leave, and hung around Xiao Mu.

Not only him, many others recognized Xiao Mu's strength and wanted to fish in troubled waters and gradually approached to join Xiao Mu.

The Alien Species were powerful, and they knew they were no match. They all wanted to borrow the power of the strong ones and enter the Immaculate Spring with Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu's icy gaze swept over everyone, and he suddenly let out a sneer.

He immediately guessed the intentions of these people and was annoyed.

"Get lost!"

A low shout echoed out and his cold gaze swept over the crowd.

He could see clearly that these people didn't want a sincere cooperation but simply wanted to take advantage of his strength and avail an opportunity to benefit from him.

Otherwise, these people would have allied and formed teams long ago.

But it's clear that despite their superior numbers, these people acted separately.

"My friend, why be so extreme? As fellow humans, we should support each other."

"That's right, we're all humans. In the face of danger, we should help each other."

"This is not an era for heroic deeds. Without us, do you think you can compete with the Alien Species?"

...

The crowd began to criticize Xiao Mu.

Enraged, Xiao Mu snorted and suddenly attacked a noisy man beside him.

He let out a Fire Talisman. A burst of burning flame rushed towards the man.

The man's face changed instantly as he closed his mouth. He immediately threw a rapid series of punches, throwing dozens in the blink of an eye.

The punches were fierce, carrying a gust of wind that lifted countless small stones and sand, creating a cyclone.

The man attempted to resist Xiao Mu's True Fire Talisman with the powerful gust of his punches.

With a casual wave of his hand, Xiao Mu triggered the True Fire Talisman which instantly transformed into a flame spike.

Thud!

The flame spike, unstoppable, pierced through the man's attack and hit him.

"Ah~"

The man screamed in pain, his body igniting in flames. He desperately tried to extinguish the flames, but soon fell, almost out of breath.

This was because Xiao Mu showed mercy. Otherwise, one Fire Talisman would've been enough to kill the man.

"Anyone who follows me will meet the same fate!"

Xiao Mu's cold gaze swept over others.

Seeing this, the others trembled in fear and instinctively backed away.

He was too cruel. Overpowering the others was a piece of cake for him.

They continued moving forward. The Human Mutants who were ahead scurried to the sides, clearing a path.

In no time, Xiao Mu arrived at the outer edge of the Immaculate Spring.

The Immaculate Spring located near a cliff, springs from the ground and is a small spiritual spring.

The spring is small and only spouts intermittently.

At this time, Buddha Power was emanating from the location of the Immaculate Spring. A large, invisible energy shield blocked everyone outside, preventing them from getting close to the spring.

When the Immaculate Spring spews out, the Buddha Power will automatically dissipate, opening numerous portals in this invisible energy shield.

The spring waters of Immaculate Spring surge towards the portals, feeding whoever occupies them with the water's spiritual nourishment.

Nearby the shield, the Greenfin Clan, the Evil Ghosts, and the Zombies have already secured the most advantageous positions, standing almost against the shield. Once the Buddha Power dissipates, the portals appear, and they'll be primed to take advantage first.

"All Humans, scram!"

A raspy voice—like fingernails scraping over the surface of metal—rang out. A peak-stage Blood Demon of purple-black hue turned around suddenly, emitting a cursed aura of death. Its blood-red eyes swept over the last Human Mutants who had just arrived.

Although humans were the most in number, their strength was the weakest. Apart from Xiao Mu, the strongest strength that any of the others possessed was the Late Third Realm.

Such power, coupled with their disunity, put them at a complete disadvantage in their current environment, facing the Evil Absurdities whose numbers were not less than theirs.

Xiao Mu quietly shook his head. This was the consequence of disunity.

"Why should we leave?"

The only martial artist who was in the late stage of mutation suddenly spoke up, refuting the peak-stage purple-black Blood Demon.

This was an old man, whose realm was decent, but his Blood Qi was somewhat deficient due to his age.

"Why should you?"

The purple-black Blood Demon sneered. It sounded more like he was crying, which was extremely disturbing. If one heard it in the middle of the night, it would definitely stop a child from crying in its tracks.

A surge of Blood Qi was released, enveloping the entire scene. Amidst the Blood Qi, a terrifying purple-black claw swiftly emerged, heading straight for the old martial artist who was in the late stage of the Bone Forger Realm.

"You dare!"

The old man was furious. While his face was turning pale, he drew his sword and used all his strength to slash down at the purple-black Blood Claw.

Boundless coldness was released from the sword. It was a Treasure Sword, forged from Cold Metal.

As soon as the Treasure Sword was unsheathed, frost started to form in the air, and the atmosphere's temperature dropped quickly, as if it had turned into a frozen tundra instantly.

"Hehe!"

With a cold chuckle, the Blood Demon's claw suddenly stretched out, bypassing the cold Treasure Sword in a blink of an eye and seizing the old man's right arm.

Its five fingers punctured easily into the old man's shoulder, pulling it with great force immediately after.

"Ahhh~"

The old man let out a tragic scream as his right arm was ripped off.

The wound was corroded by the Ghost Qi, turning pitch-black. A foul smell spread as black blood seeped from the wound.

"Is this enough for you?"

The arm was roughly thrown on the ground.

The purple-black Blood Demon looked on coldly, its twisted Ghost Face emanating a murderous aura. The blood-red glow from its eyes swept over the rest of the Human Mutants as a grim warning echoed from its mouth:

"Anyone who refuses to leave will meet the same fate!"

All other Human Mutants were shaken. They looked at one another, but no one stepped forward to resist. Silently, they started to retreat.

Xiao Mu shook his head again, feeling an inexpressible regret.

Although the Human Mutants were the most numerous, if they were united, they would not need to fear the Evil Ghosts, Zombies, or the Greenfin Clan. Unfortunately, they were disunited and unable to collaborate against their enemies.

This was precisely why Xiao Mu had not been willing to collaborate with others previously.

"Ah!"

A cry of surprise was heard—clearly one of joy.

Inside the transparent energy shield, the Immaculate Spring began to emit faint threads of water.

At the same time, the Buddha Power was gradually dissipating.

And as the Buddha Power dissipated, invisible portals slowly began to form on the transparent shield.

There weren't many portals, just seven.

These seven portals were quickly occupied by the strongest of each species standing next to the shield.

The Evil Ghosts, being the most numerous, occupied three portals, while the Zombies and the Greenfin Clan each occupied two.

"Mr. Xiao, how about... we leave as well?"

Chen Yanli turned to ask Xiao Mu, her face tinged with worry.

Facing the might of the alien species, she wanted to urge Xiao Mu to surrender, not to make a pointless sacrifice.

Leave?

Xiao Mu snorted, casting a cold glance at Chen Yanli.

Chen Yanli then realized that she shouldn't speak out of turn. She shrank her neck in fear. Meanwhile, Xiao Mu's gaze had already passed her, falling on the seven portals.

His gaze swept over each of the seven portals, finally settling on the middle one.

Among the seven portals, this one was located in the most important position and could receive the most spiritual springs.

At this moment, the one occupying this portal was the peak-stage purple-black Blood Demon who had just wounded the old human martial artist.

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