"You're leaving the Infinite Valley? Not fighting for the energy fruits anymore?"

Xiao Mu was surprised to hear this.

The battle for the energy fruits hadn't ended yet, but the Ghost Princess planned to leave at this time.

He found it puzzling.

"For me, the so-called energy fruits really don't mean much."

The Ghost Princess said nonchalantly, "I entered the Infinite Valley merely for the Scripture of God Transformation. Now that I have it, there's no need for me to stay."

"Xiao Mu, goodbye. I hope you secure the energy fruits successfully and seize the opportunity for ascension."

The Ghost Princess waved her hand, mounted her Evil Spirit Skeleton Warhorse, and rushed towards the outskirts of the Sacred Ruins.

The protective array of this place has been broken, and the guardian spirit no longer appeared, so the Ghost Princess walked out of the Sacred Ruins with ease.

Xiao Mu stood thoughtfully for a moment before heading towards the outside of the array.

He couldn't figure out the opportunity for ascension at the moment, so he decided not to dwell on it.

The most important thing right now was to find a place for his breakthrough.

As long as he could successfully break through to the peak perfection of the Tongxuan Realm, he would definitely seize success in this fight for the ascension opportunity.

Now, he had enough energy fruits in his hand for his breakthrough with a lot to spare.

Besides, that looming sense of danger was getting nearer, making Xiao Mu feel that if he didn't break through soon, he would be in immense danger.

"I'll break through first."

He called back his Ghost Servant and rushed towards the outskirts of the Sacred Ruins in his Fire Dragon Vehicle.

This time everything went smoothly, and Xiao Mu soon appeared outside the Sacred Ruins.

He stopped, took out the map, confirmed the general direction, and turned right without hesitation.

On the right, hundreds of miles away, was a Blood Mist Swamp with a treacherous terrain, making it the best place for him to cultivate secretly.

A few hours later, Xiao Mu successfully arrived on the outskirts of a swamp.

A strong smell of blood surged towards him. The fog in front was thick with blood mist, simply pure mist made from evaporating blood.

However, compared to a typical blood mist, this one clearly carried an unusually strong corrosive power.

So much so that Xiao Mu couldn't help but hold his breath as he approached it.

This intense blood mist could corrode his five organs and six entrails to nothing if inhaled.

Moreover, the blood mist kept turning into foul-smelling black droplets of blood, dripping onto the ground.

Thud! Thud!

These droplets of blood corroded the stones they hit, penetrating deeply.

All the stones on the nearby ground had turned black because they had been corroded. They turned to dust as soon as they were lightly touched.

"Incredible!"

Xiao Mu exclaimed to himself while an uncontrollable smile spread across his face.

This sort of place was undoubtedly the best for his cultivation and breakthrough.

Ordinary mutated beings had no way to enter this place. If they forced their way in and were contaminated by the blood mist, they would undoubtedly die.

"Great Decree, out! Clear the path!"

Xiao Mu immediately released the Great Decree. Rays of golden light shot out and a path appeared in the blood mist under its commandment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Xiao Mu drove his Fire Dragon Vehicle and rushed in.

"Who? Who dares to intrude into my territory?"

An angry voice suddenly rang out from the Blood Mist Swamp, but it was a Divine Sense Communication, pushing the air and transmitting directly into Xiao Mu's mind.

"Huh?"

Xiao Mu was taken aback.

There were people hiding in the Blood Mist Swamp.

No, not people, but zombies.

"Who's there? Get out of my place now!"

The voice from the Divine Sense Communication rang out again, as the zombie transmitted to Xiao Mu for the second time, revealing immense anger.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Mu halted the Fire Dragon Vehicle and communicated back.

"You...you're not from my zombie clan? You're a human mutant? You're courting death!"

The zombie hiding in the thick blood fog quickly understood Xiao Mu's origin, and was instantly consumed by rage...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Heavy footsteps sounded, followed by the piercing sound of air being torn apart. The thick blood mist suddenly parted to the sides, and in the next moment, a huge menacing black zombie burst out from the blood fog, appearing in front of Xiao Mu.

Even Xiao Mu involuntarily shivered at the sight of this zombie's appearance.

This zombie looked exceptionally malevolent. Its face was grotesquely swollen, akin to a mass of growth.

Each of these growths had burst open, with blood and pus continuously oozing out.

Two yellowish eyes were hidden beneath these swellings, and a mysterious liquid kept dripping from them. A foul smell emitted from its body, carrying a strong corrosive stench. One whiff of it was enough to make it seem as though your stomach was being corroded and punctured.

However, the strength of this zombie was not particularly strong. It merely appeared to be in the early stages of peak strength, which made Xiao Mu breathe a sigh of relief.

"Mutant from the human world, how did you get in here?"

Seeing Xiao Mu standing unharmed in the blood fog, the zombie was taken aback for a moment at first.

Soon after, it spotted the Great Decree on top of Xiao Mu's head.

Under the guidance of the Great Decree, golden light pervaded, continuously falling and impacting the ground.

Wherever this golden light fell, the blood fog automatically parted aside, creating a path for Xiao Mu to walk through.

"Such a strange treasure? What kind of treasure is this? How can it part the resentful blood mist?"

The zombie was shocked, and immediately filled with greed. It stared fixedly at the Great Decree atop Xiao Mu's head, its saliva almost drooling out.

However, its saliva wasn't like that of humans. Rather than saliva, it was more akin to a foul-smelling liquid, mixed with some peculiar substances.

"Haha!"

The zombie laughed heartily, extremely excited. "Mutant from the human world, hand over that treasure on your head. This young master will let you die a little quicker."

Without waiting for Xiao Mu's response, the zombie reached out with its two foul-smelling black claws, attempting to grab the Great Decree above Xiao Mu's head.

Splat!

As the two foul-smelling claws grabbed, black light spread, and a red, murderous aura burst out, condensing into a giant hand.

This beastly hand, just like the zombie's claws, extended in the blink of an eye to arrive above the Great Decree. As it lowered to grab, it directly reached for the Great Decree.

Seeing this situation, a smile emerged on Xiao Mu's face. He didn't attempt to stop the zombie.

The Great Decree was a treasure of the Heavenly Emperor. Like the Emperor's Seal, it contained supreme Emperor's Might. Could a common mutated being casually grab it with their hand?

If a strong being from the fifth realm tried to grab the Great Decree with their bare hands, Xiao Mu might have been a bit worried. However, a mutated being from the fourth realm, even if Xiao Mu didn't do anything, absolutely couldn't breach the Emperor's Might protecting the Great Decree.

"Ahhh..."

As expected, in the next moment, the zombie's wails resounded. The hand filled with murderous aura, the moment it touched the golden light outside the Great Decree, was purified.

The purifying power spread until it reached the zombie's wrist.

Green smoke rose, and a foul smell spread. The zombie's palm was immediately injured.

"You...what...what kind of treasure is this? Why is it so strange?"

The zombie screamed, its face changing with fear. But after a brief pause, it immediately reached out towards Xiao Mu. "In that case, I'll kill you first. I don't believe that a rudderless artifact could still harm me after you die. Corpse General Banner, Executioner's Knife, King's Commandment Token, Grand Might Seal, come out! Out! Out!"

The strong homicidal aura surged out, filling the heavens and earth in an instant and sealing off the entire area.

From the zombie's back flew out four objects imbued with an endless murderous aura – the Corpse General Banner, Executioner's Knife, King's Commandment Token, and Grand Might Seal, which ascended straight into the air.

Under the pervasion of the murderous aura, these four objects took aim at Xiao Mu's head, striking down ferociously.

Boom!

Bottomless holes appeared one after another. From these holes, homicidal aura continuously gushed out.

As soon as these murderous auras emerged, they rapidly filled the skies, blocking all escape routes, leaving no room to hide or escape.

At the same time, the four murderous soldiers fell down with even greater ferocity. With the activation of the homicidal aura from the ground, they demonstrated limitless might, shooting out thousands of rays of blood light.

The blood light moved even faster, rushing to pierce into Xiao Mu's body before the four murderous soldiers struck.

The ferocious onslaught displayed by the zombie took Xiao Mu aback.

This early peak-stage zombie indeed was somewhat stronger than the usual early peak-stage beings, and could even compete with some perfected peak beings.

However, its chances of killing Xiao Mu was evidently slim.

Xiao Mu flicked a wrist, and the Door-God Painting spread out, protecting his head directly. Golden rays fell, forming a golden protective cage around Xiao Mu, ensuring he was unharmed.

"Die!"

Following that, Xiao Mu threw the Mountain and River Seal. Under the cover of the illusion of mountains and rivers, the Mountain and River Seal transformed into a gigantic seal, descending like a huge mountain. The air ignited, and with a thunderous sound, it smashed onto the zombie, turning it into a puddle of blood under a single strike.

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