"It's indeed not the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, but it would take me a while to explain it fully to you. You'll understand eventually," Xiao Mu responded to Tu Bo, his face still adorned with a smile.

Tu Bo shook his head, baring a look of refusal to continue arguing with Xiao Mu.

Only when Xiao Mu truly faced hardship, would he naturally believe Tu Bo's words.

But by the time he believes him, it may already be too late.

"The Evil Ghost is nearby, either it is King Tianji or King Qingyang. Take care of yourself. I have limited strength and can't help you. You can only save yourself," Tu Bo warned Xiao Mu despite being discontent with his attitude.

"Thank you!"

Xiao Mu responded calmly.

An icy breeze swept past, causing Xiao Mu to shiver once again.

Feeling feeble, he instantly replenished his life force.

Then, it happened again and again, a total of ten times.

Each time, a shadow would emerge from Xiao Mu's body, making him weak and reducing his life force. But every time, he refilled it with his life force.

After ten times, Xiao Mu's condition remained unharmed. His strength might have decreased somewhat due to the consumption of the life force, but it was not substantially affected.

Tu Bo's look gradually turned from panic to astonishment as he stared wide-eyed at Xiao Mu.

"You...you...Xiao Mu, you..."

He wore a look of disbelief as he continued to stare intently at Xiao Mu.

He couldn't comprehend how Xiao Mu, stripped of his Three Souls and Seven Spirits, appeared to be unaffected.

"Silence!"

Xiao Mu promptly stopped Tu Bo from speaking, so as not to alert the Evil Ghost hiding in the darkness.

The terrain here was complex, not connected to the heavens above or earth below. Even with the familiar terrain guide provided by Tu Bo, it was impossible to identify the Evil Ghost's real hideout.

After all, despite being the guardian of the Immeasurable Cave, Tu Bo had never really entered the depths of the cave.

Xiao Mu planned to lure the Evil Ghost out of hiding.

"Hehe!"

A sinister laughter suddenly echoed, seemingly coming from all directions.

"It's King Tianji, be careful!"

The Evil Ghost's laughter made Tu Bo turn pale. He hastily warned Xiao Mu.

Boom!

Before Tu Bo could finish his warning, there was a sudden change. A huge object, as heavy as a mountain, fell from the sky, landing heavily on Xiao Mu's back, pinning him beneath it.

It was a stone statue that quickly transformed into the Evil Ghost.

The Evil Ghost was a dark figure with the appearance of a hawk, couple of horns on its head, and a pair of eyes each in which a branch grew with a head each.

Each of these heads had a mouth, three in total, and each contained a giant tongue over a foot long. The tongues dripped with blood and looked like heavy brushes stained with red ink.

"Hong me la gou!"

A strange spell suddenly emitted from King Tianji's body. Yin light shone brightly and an illusion of a Black Mountain emerged around him.

The Black Mountain illusion suppressed Xiao Mu while seemingly protecting the Ghost King in the middle like an impenetrable shield.

"Human, I must admit, you are powerful. The residual Yin Qi from the Underworld can't even take away your soul."

"Unfortunately, in front of me, even the strongest power is meaningless. You're still going to die."

The moment he suppressed Xiao Mu, King Tianji began to speak.

"You better get off my back."

Despite being suppressed by King Tianji using the Black Mountain, Xiao Mu remained unflustered.

He wriggled his body, attempting to shake off King Tianji.

As an Evil Ghost, King Tianji surprisingly had a unique method. The moment he was on Xiao Mu's back, it was as if they had become one—unable to be shaken off.

But Xiao Mu remained calm, politely asking King Tianji to get off his back.

"Ridiculous! On the verge of death, you still dare to threaten me!"

All three of King Tianji's heads sneered in unison, completely disregarding Xiao Mu's threat.

Instead, he turned to Tu Bo leisurely, "Old Ghost, as always you are sensible enough to know the situation. Good. Once again, you shall be spared!"

Tu Bo turned pale, remaining silent, refraining from lending Xiao Mu any help.

Upon King Tianji's appearance, he immediately employed the Middle-earth Teleportation Step, quickly transforming into the earth and evading the scene.

"You better get off me!"

Xiao Mu spoke again, still asking King Tianji to get off his back.

"Absurd! On the verge of death yet still unaware. Let me take your life now!"

King Tianji sneered once again, his body emitting an intense Yin Qi as ancient hemp ropes emerged from his body, hooking onto Xiao Mu.

The ancient hemp ropes generated immense suction power, causing Xiao Mu's life force to leak out and be drained by the ropes.

King Tianji sneered triumphantly, "Human, how long can you hold on? In less than three minutes, your life force will be completely exhausted. You'll become a dried-up corpse."

"Three minutes? Even if you sucked for a whole day, you wouldn't drain my life force. But since you refuse to get down... don't!"

Xiao Mu sneered, extending his hands backwards to firmly grasp King Tianji and pressed the latter onto his back.

"Haha! You're digging your own grave! Surrender your life to me now!"

King Tianji laughed heartily, manipulating the ancient hemp ropes frantically to suck out Xiao Mu's life force.

"Really?"

A serene smile formed on Xiao Mu's face. Suddenly, a gray-yellow breath surged from within his body. It flowed like a current, shaking violently, enveloping his body.

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