Zhao Ge felt a sudden sinking sensation within his body.

"Ah~"

Zhao Ge couldn't help but scream. The sinking wasn't fast, but it seemed endless, as if he was descending into Hell.

Finally, the sinking stopped, but Zhao Ge felt he was already dead. His body changed from standing to lying flat, and a coffin filled with Death Qi slowly emerged from the surrounding darkness, encasing him within.

"Who... who are you? What method is this?"

Zhao Ge shouted out, but received no response. The official-looking man completely ignored him, not even exchanging a single word.

A hand mysteriously stretched out from the coffin and easily took away the jade box containing the Soul Hooking Judge's Brush from Zhao Ge's hand.

Zhao Ge intended to resist, gripping the jade box to prevent it from being taken away, but found that his actions were completely ineffective.

The hand took the jade box from Zhao Ge's grip without any resistance.

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Several minutes later...

All the people in the conference hall came to the location where Zhao Ge was attacked.

As Xiao Mu looked at Zhao Ge, a sense of horror and absurdity overwhelmed him.

Zhao Ge looked absolutely fine, but he gave off the aura of someone already being buried inside a coffin.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Zhao Ge fiercely hit the air with both hands, creating a sound like hitting a wooden board.

"It's the Undying Evil Ancestor. He used a Divine Burial Technique on Zhao Ge."

"Damn this Undying Evil Ancestor! He's trying to establish dominance, killing Zhao Ge as a declaration of war."

The two leaders of the Song Relics, Thunder and Xuan Mo, both had grave expressions on their faces.

"I'll try to break the Undying Evil Ancestor's Divine Technique. If we're too late, Zhao Ge is done for!"

Thunder's right hand unleashed a Supreme Yang Divine Light, striking towards Zhao Ge like a sword.

Boom!

The Supreme Yang Divine Light was blocked by the invisible coffin surrounding Zhao Ge's body. Its power landed on Zhao Ge, causing him to scream in agony, as his already dying body suffered further injury.

"Damn it! That Undying Evil Ancestor truly deserves to die. Let me catch him!"

Thunder was furious. Fortunately, he stopped in time. Otherwise, the Supreme Yang Divine Light would have killed Zhao Ge on the spot.

"To lift the Undying Evil Ancestor's Divine Burial Technique, one must either know how to undo it, or possess far greater power to forcefully break the technique. Otherwise, Zhao Ge can't be saved."

Xuan Mo didn't join the fight, and his expression remained calm.

After all, Zhao Ge wasn't one of his people, and his death wouldn't concern him too much.

"Ask for help from the Alliance Higher-ups!"

Thunder made a decision and immediately picked up his cellphone to dial.

"It's probably too late."

Xuan Mo shook his head repeatedly, looking regretful, "Unless one of the Alliance's powerful individuals is nearby, it will be too late."

Obviously, Thunder wasn't going to listen to Xuan Mo and continued to dial for help.

However, before his call could connect, Zhao Ge had closed his eyes.

Since Zhao Ge was hit by the Undying Evil Ancestor's Divine Burial Technique, it was as if he was being buried alive inside a coffin. Unless the Divine Technique was broken, he would die within a short amount of time and there would be no way to rescue him.

A chilling aura rose behind him, causing a sense of cold dread to rise from the bottom of Xiao Mu's heart.

This Undying Evil Ancestor's Divine Technique was too powerful. Even the two True Realm powerhouses of the Song ruins couldn't cure Zhao Ge who was at the Peak Perfected Fifth Realm.

Although Zhao Ge was on the brink of reaching the True Realm and only needed a small step to step into the True Realm, he couldn't resist at all when facing the Undying Evil Ancestor.

This caused Xiao Mu to be involuntarily worried about his safety.

Undying Evil Ancestor probably held grudges for what he did during the Ferocious Tomb incident and probably wouldn't be satisfied until he was killed a hundred times over.

I must not encounter the Undying Evil Ancestor, otherwise my death would be miserably worse, a hundred, a thousand times more miserable than Zhao Ge's.

I must increase my powers. True Realm powerhouses are too powerful. They're not on the same level as Variants in the Mortal Realm.

With my strength at the late stage of the Fifth Realm, if I encounter a True Realm powerhouse, I fear they could crush me with just a finger.

Xiao Mu felt more firmly resolved to increase his strength after witnessing what happened to Zhao Ge. No matter what it took, he had to elevate his power level to the True Stage.

Otherwise, he would feel utterly insecure, potentially facing death at any time.

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The next day, Xiao Mu left the Song Relics and headed for Da Liang City.

Among the descendants of City God Xu, there were also Mutated Beings, but they were not very strong. The strongest was reportedly only in the early stage of the Fifth Realm with a few others at the Fourth Realm.

Apart from these few Fifth Realm powerhouses, the rest of the descendants of City God Xu lived in Da Liang City, living amongst ordinary people.

According to the Alliance's data, the direct descendants of City God Xu have already ceased to exist.

The descendants of City God Xu in Da Liang City belong to the collateral line, being descendants of City God Xu's brother, and they did not possess a direct blood relationship with City God Xu.

As for the direct descendants of City God Xu, it was said that they had all been slaughtered after City God Xu disappeared.

"The descendants of City God Xu, who settled in the west of Da Liang City, are native to Da Liang City. They reside in Xu Village, a famous urban village in Da Liang City."

Xiao Mu examined the data before heading to Xu Village after entering Da Liang City.

To avoid drawing attention, he did not use his Tai Chi Steps but took a taxi instead.

It took him four or five hours to reach the location of Xu Village.

The world's mutation was becoming more and more intense, and the world was also growing larger. If the world had enlarged ten times at the beginning of the mutation, by now it was at least twenty or thirty times larger and still expanding.

In the enlarged Xu Village, the landscape was vast, with dozens or even hundreds of meters of distance between households, many of which spread across several kilometers.

Following the directions on the map, Xiao Mu conveniently found a large courtyard.

Xu Village No. 13.

This was where the descendants of City God Xu lived.

Xiao Mu did not rush to knock on the door but instead stood outside the yard, looking up at the sky above it.

The Spiritual Eye, refined from Dao Method Spiritual Energy, was still effective. Above the courtyard of Xu Village No. 13, a dark black gas shrouded the sky, making it seem unusually low, as if it might collapse at any moment.

"It seems that the Xu Family really is in danger. The Life and Death Sect's evil beings have indeed targeted them."

Xiao Mu murmured to himself. Then he walked to the door and knocked on it.

Before long, the door was opened.

It was a man in his thirties, with spiritual light all over him. His strength seemed to be about in the middle stage of the Fourth Realm.

Xiao Mu glanced at the man and gave a polite smile.

Based on the data, this man should be Xu Zi, the 170th collaterally descended grandson of City God Xu.

"Who are you?"

Xu Zi looked at Xiao Mu with a cautious expression on his face.

Given his cultivation level, he could not see Xiao Mu's real strength but could sense that Xiao Mu was extremely formidable.

Xiao Mu said, "Hello, I am Xiao Mu, dispatched by the Alliance to investigate the movements of the Life and Death Sect's evil beings."

"So, it's someone sent by the Alliance? So the Alliance hasn't forgotten about our Xu Family."

Xu Zi showed a trace of surprise on his face, mixed with some relief. After looking at Xiao Mu again, he became cautious again, "You say you are from the Alliance; can I see your identity badge?"

"You are very cautious. But do extraterrestrial evil beings look like me?"

Xiao Mu smiled and willingly took out his identity badge.

After carefully examining Xiao Mu's badge to verify its authenticity, Xu Zi finally relaxed and said respectfully while returning the badge, "So, it's Mr. Xiao. I did not mean to offend. Please, come in."

He opened the gate and invited Xiao Mu in.

"Thank you."

Xiao Mu strode into Xu Family's courtyard, glanced at the yard, and felt a shock in his heart.

He noticed the aura of life and death that no ordinary person could imitate. The Life and Death Sect's evil beings definitely had been to the Xu Family and had stayed for a long time.

"What unusual incidents have happened in the Xu Family recently? Has anyone died?"

Xu Zi was startled, seemingly not expecting Xiao Mu to see irregularities at a glance, he exclaimed: "How...how did you know that there have been anomalies in my family?"

"Indeed, there have been anomalies. The treasury of the family has been repeatedly rummaged through in recent days, and we don't know how the evil beings got in. Nobody is dead, though. We think maybe the evil beings are afraid to draw our attention."

Afraid to draw your attention?

Xiao Mu found Xu Zi's words questionable.

If the Life and Death Sect's evil beings dared to rummage through your family's treasury, why would they fear drawing your family's attention? There must be a different purpose.

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