The Conference Hall is located at the front center of the Ancient Song Relics, close to the Task Hall.

With his Tai Chi Steps, Xiao Mu quickly made his way and reached the Conference Hall after about half an hour.

The hall was grand and expansive, with the ceiling at least twenty to thirty meters off the ground and covering tens of thousands of square meters.

Outside the hall, guards who were late Fifth Realm Mutated Beings stood on duty. Xiao Mu pulled out his Identity Badge, and the guards let him pass after checking it.

The number of people in the Conference Hall didn't match its grandeur - there were only a dozen or so people inside the massive hall.

Each of these dozen people had reached at least the late Fifth Realm.

At a glance, Xiao Mu saw several familiar faces among the dozen people: Lan Cai, Jiang Mu, and Tian Xiang.

Lan Cai nodded in acknowledgment, smiling at Xiao Mu. Learning from the Destruction Spear previously borrowed from Xiao Mu, her power had increased once again, and there were signs of her breaking into the True Realm.

"Captain Lan, long time no see, I've missed you."

Xiao Mu quipped with a smile.

Lan Cai pretended to be annoyed and gave Xiao Mu a glare.

Unfazed, Xiao Mu flashed a grin and nonchalantly looked past the angry face of Jiang Mu, but he couldn't help but curse to himself in his heart.

This Jiang Mu was a man without courage, but he was not short of sleights in the background. He had to watch out for this man trying to plot against him surreptitiously - even after he was assigned to specific task groups.

"Mr. Xiao, hello!"

Tian Xiang greeted Xiao Mu in a low voice, blushing.

"Miss Tian Xiang, hello, you're here quite early."

Xiao Mu couldn't help but smile, recalling how he had tricked this naive young girl into calling him 'uncle' a few days ago.

Tian Xiang replied in a reserved way, "Not... not that early."

A sneer suddenly erupted, followed by a discordant voice, "Some people, their power hasn't even increased yet, but they are already ridiculously arrogant. These kinds of people never last long."

Xiao Mu's expression changed instantaneously. This voice was strange and mocking; clearly, it was aimed at him.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the voice. Next to Jiang Mu, an elderly man in his sixties was staring at him with hostility.

When the man saw Xiao Mu looking his way, his gaze immediately became piercing. He snorted coldly, "A young man who doesn't respect his elders, aren't you afraid of getting struck by lightning?"

Xiao Mu's gaze shifted across the elderly man. This old man, like him, was in the late Fifth Realm.

This level of power and he dares to provoke me?

He was standing next to Jiang Mu, so he must either be Jiang Mu's subordinate or his friend.

There was no need to be polite to him.

"Old man, how long have you been cultivating?"

Xiao Mu faced the elderly man squarely.

The man held his chest proudly and answered, "Not long, just over a decade."

Clearly, this man was not a neophyte who began cultivation only after the World Mutation; instead, he was a man who had mutated over ten years ago.

Hence, in more than ten years' time, he was able to cultivate to the late Fifth Realm, which he was quite proud of.

This speed of cultivation was not quick, but definitely not slow. He had surpassed the majority of the Mutated Beings.

"Scum! You only cultivated to the late Fifth Realm in more than ten years—have you wasted your entire life?"

Xiao Mu responded bluntly.

"You~"

The elderly man glared at Xiao Mu, the killing intent in his eyes undeniably present.

Xiao Mu roared in response, "What? Old dog, do you want to fight me? You're at the same level of power as me, do you really think you can hurt me?"

"Chen Han, there's no need to argue with him. Arrogant people never last long."

Jiang Mu suddenly spoke up, advising the elderly man, Chen Han, to hold back.

Xiao Mu's eyes moved to Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu's face was invariably somber, his gaze on Xiao Mu full of resentment. When their gazes met, Jiang Mu warned ominously, "Xiao Mu, don't think that joining a specific task group means you can look down on your group leader. Even if your power has reached the late Fifth Realm, in my eyes, your power is inconsequential."

"I feel the exact opposite."

Xiao Mu, unfazed, calmly looked at Jiang Mu and responded with a smile, "In my eyes, Group Leader Jiang's power is the truly inconsequential one."

"You!"

Jiang Mu glared at Xiao Mu, struggling to find a rebuttal and ended up standing there awkwardly.

"Haha!"

"Hahaha! This is enjoyable!"

The people around who heard the exchange between Xiao Mu and Jiang Mu couldn't help but burst into laughter. One middle-aged, muscular man was laughing especially exuberantly, slapping his thigh like he was watching a good show.

Lan Cai let out a small smile.

Tian Xiang covered her mouth, trying not to laugh out loud.

"All bark and no bite, what are you boasting for? If you've got the skills, go take out the evil beings of the Life and Death Sect."

Jiang Mu suddenly interjected with a sneer.

Xiao Mu responded indifferently, "Going by that, I suppose Group Leader Jiang must have killed many evil beings of the Life and Death Sect?"

Jiang Mu's face expressed a trace of pride, "Not many, just four, twice as many as you."

Xiao Mu had killed two evil beings of the Life and Death Sect on record at the Ancient Song Relics.

That was all Jiang Mu could find out.

Xiao Mu silently remarked at Jiang Mu's bragging. Killing four evil beings of the Life and Death Sect was something to boast about?

He had killed two evil beings of the Life and Death Sect in the open, but he also killed two in secret: one at the Evil Spirit Ridge, the other at the Land God Temple.

All together, he had killed the same number of evil beings of the Life and Death Sect as Jiang Mu.

"Four? How long has Group Leader Jiang been in the Fifth Realm?"

Xiao Mu asked calmly.

Jiang Mu responded proudly, "I stepped into the Fifth Realm five years ago, and now I'm at the peak of the Fifth Realm, only a step away from the True Realm."

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