Seeing countless fine sand and broken stones sweeping towards Xiao Mu under his control, He Bei laughed out loud, then suddenly leapt into the air and shouted arrogantly at Xiao Mu.

He believed that Xiao Mu wouldn't be able to dodge it, and would be in a sorry state in the next moment.

So he scorned Xiao Mu to his heart's content.

"Haha! Just a beast, only capable of this much!"

Xiao Mu's expression was calm. He slightly shook his head, not paying any attention to the sand stones flung by He Bei.

"Is that all?"

He Bei was furious, he flapped his wings and once again hurled sand and stones towards Xiao Mu.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A fierce wind sprung up close to the ground. Stones weighing hundreds of pounds were lifted by the gale. One stone after another hurtled towards Xiao Mu's head.

"Sharp-tongued human, how are you feeling now? Isn't it satisfying?"

He Bei continued to ridicule freely, standing in front of Xiao Mu, his large wings continuously fanning various stones and sand towards Xiao Mu. The barrage blocked out the sun and seemed like a downpour of stones from the sky. It obscured their vision, turning everything into a grey fog.

"When I say it's nothing, then it really is nothing!"

Xiao Mu remained unmoved, "You are just a beast, and this is all you're capable of. How can it harm me?"

Next, he pointed with his hand, looking extremely relaxed, and lightly uttered: "Shield!"

He cast the Divine Armor Talisman, which turned into a golden light.

The illusion of a divine being appeared, sitting cross-legged in the air above Xiao Mu's head.

The illusory divine being chanted a divine mantra, its palms pressed down lightly.

Hum!

An odd sound of energy vibration arose, and a dark golden, eggshell-like protective shield appeared around Xiao Mu and his Fire Dragon Vehicle.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The broken stones and sand battered the shield, but they eventually slid off the surface of the dark golden, eggshell-like protective cover, without a single piece penetrating through it and hitting Xiao Mu.

"H-how is that possible?"

He Bei's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Xiao Mu.

"You're just at the early stage of the Fourth Realm, not much further along the path than me, yet you want to stop me?"

Xiao Mu displayed a dismissive expression, extended his right hand, waving it towards He Bei. "Come down!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of wings fluttering was heard, and a dazzling brilliance shot out from his hand.

A strange needle with wings appeared as if it had eyes at its tip. It rushed towards He Bei at an incredible speed.

"What is this?"

He Bei was taken aback.

The horrifying aura emanating from the Xuanfeng Needle made him shiver. Feeling threatened, he wanted to escape at all costs.

His giant wings flapped, propelling him swiftly into the air, attempting to dodge Xiao Mu's Xuanfeng Needle.

"Can you run from it?"

Xiao Mu's expression was indifferent. He didn't appear anxious at all but simply pointed his hand.

The Xuanfeng Needle responded to the motion, releasing an even more intense brilliance. It veered upwards and, with a whooshing sound, struck He Bei's body.

His body experienced a fleeting pain, as if he had been pricked by a needle.

But immediately afterwards, the pain spread throughout his body.

"Aah~"

Like a man tormented by countless biting ants, He Bei screamed, falling from the sky.

Xiao Mu had shown mercy, otherwise, with the might of the Xuanfeng Needle, a single strike would have been enough to shatter He Bei into pieces.

This place was the Alliance Headquarters, a place where killing should be avoided.

Even the Commander hesitated to kill indiscriminately, so why would Xiao Mu be different?

Even if he couldn't kill, Xiao Mu still wanted to give a severe lesson to his opponent.

Otherwise, this Spirit Crane, unaware of his own ignorance, might mistake Xiao Mu's previous restraint for weakness.

"You, nothing more than a beast, dare to challenge me!"

Xiao Mu drove the Fire Dragon Vehicle forward. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the fallen He Bei, leaped down from his vehicle, and landed on top of He Bei.

He shifted his feet, his left foot stepping on He Bei's back. The Dao Method Spiritual Energy gathered under his feet, pinning He Bei to the ground. His right foot stepped out and pressed on He Bei's skull.

Crack!

Crack!

Crack!

Xiao Mu took out his rarely used Peach Wood Sword, and fiercely struck He Bei's forehead a dozen times with it.

A weak Thunder Power was released from the Peach Wood Sword, continuously shocking He Bei's skull.

"Aah~"

He Bei screamed. Even though the force of the Peach Wood Sword was weak, the Thunder Power made him extremely uncomfortable.

"You, nothing more than a beast, dare to challenge me? If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll think I'm easy to bully!"

Crack!

Xiao Mu took out a Thunder Symbol and attacked He Bei on the spot.

Golden Thunder flickered, hitting He Bei directly, causing him to tremble all over, his iron feathers scorched black.

"Ah~, it hurts, Xiao Mu, let me go!"

He Bei cried out miserably.

Although Xiao Mu deliberately controlled the power of the Thunder Symbol and did not use the Thunder Transformation Technique, the pure Thunder Power was still unbearable for He Bei.

"Next time, I will not let you off easily!"

Xiao Mu waved his Peach Wood Sword, hitting He Bei on the head without aim.

Crack!

The limited durability of the Peach Wood Sword caused it to break.

He Bei was numbed by the weak Thunder Power, his body trembling incessantly.

"Spare me, don't hit me anymore!"

He Bei pleaded weakly.

The Thunder Power on the Peach Wood Sword was not strong. However, He Bei, who had just been injured by the attack of the Thunder Symbol, was exceptionally vulnerable.

"How dare you destroy my treasure sword?"

Xiao Mu became angry at the sight of his broken Peach Wood Sword.

This Peach Wood Sword had been with him for a long time, playing a significant role. Although he didn't need it anymore, the sudden breakage still caused him heartache.

"It's not my fault!"

He Bei was in panic.

You hit me with the Peach Wood Sword, and the sword broke from the impact. Why blame me?

"You dare to deny it?"

Xiao Mu was a bit angry.

"It seems you want to experience the power of Thunder Symbol again."

Xiao Mu took out a Thunder Symbol and was about to stimulate it, aiming at He Bei.

"No!"

He Bei yelled hurriedly. The power of the Thunder Symbol was strong. If it hit him again, he would likely be severely injured, if not killed.

"I'll compensate for your Peach Wood Sword with Energy Fruits."

"Bring them out!"

Xiao Mu paused upon hearing compensation, holding the Thunder Symbol in his hand.

He Bei, shivering, took out two Energy Fruits from his bag and handed them to Xiao Mu.

"Only two?"

Xiao Mu unceremoniously accepted them, putting them in the Earth Seal Space. He then stomped on He Bei's head.

"I have more, I have more!"

He Bei hastily dug into his bag again and produced three more Energy Fruits.

"Only five Energy Fruits, are you trying to rid of a beggar?"

Xiao Mu still put the Energy Fruits in the Earth Seal Space.

"I really don't have any more. You might as well kill me!"

He Bei cried out. He regretted provoking Xiao Mu, who was more ruthless than a bandit.

Xiao Mu coldly said, "My Peach Wood Sword is worth at least ten Energy Fruits. Either bring out five more, or take another hit from my Thunder Symbol. It's your choice."

"I will pay with Energy Fruits, I will pay with Energy Fruits."

He Bei cried out urgently. He had already experienced the power of Xiao Mu's Thunder Symbol and certainly didn't want to endure it again.

"But, I really don't have any more Energy Fruits on me."

"Then write an IOU!"

Xiao Mu ripped a feather from He Bei's body, causing He Bei to scream in pain.

In the end, He Bei wrote an IOU, owing Xiao Mu five Energy Fruits.

After tucking the IOU into the Earth Seal Space, Xiao Mu finally lifted his foot from He Bei. He threw the broken Peach Wood Sword onto He Bei's wound, causing He Bei to cry out miserably.

"Next time it won't be so easy. Go and tell Perfected Ying that I will come for him soon for Stone Soul's revenge. Tell him to keep Stone Soul's Yin Soul, or I will do to him what he did to Stone Soul."

Even though Xiao Mu was not particularly close to Stone Soul, he could not tolerate Perfected Ying using Stone Soul to threaten him.

He Bei did not respond and played dead.

Xiao Mu ignored him and continued to drive his Fire Dragon Vehicle towards the third district.

When Xiao Mu was far enough away, He Bei struggled to stand up. He turned into a humanoid form, looking battered. He glared at the direction in which Xiao Mu left, gritted his teeth, and dialed a number on his phone.

Over an hour later, Xiao Mu arrived at the entrance of Manor No.23 in the third district and rang the doorbell.

However, just as he rang the bell, a 'boom' sound erupted behind him.

It was as if a meteor had struck the ground, causing an earthquake. The entire earth trembled.

Xiao Mu turned around angrily; someone was deliberately targeting him.

From afar, a creature from the beast race, with a bull's head and human body, holding a giant black-green trident, stride towards him, his hateful gaze fixed on Xiao Mu.

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