Xiao Mu was taken aback, it seemed that what this guy said made some sense, and he had perhaps been overly cautious.

"Haha!"

Seeing Xiao Mu momentarily stupefied by his words, Du Wenzhen immediately laughed loudly in triumph, taunting, "Old Xiao, when it comes to scheming, you're not my match."

This guy is too full of himself!

Xiao Mu glared at Du Wenzhen, feeling an overwhelming urge rising within him to teach this guy a lesson.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In the distance, Escape Light reappeared, and the sound of movement could be heard.

Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen both turned their heads to look back as two green and two white streaks of Brilliance rushed towards them from behind, gradually getting closer.

Like a lingering spirit that refuses to leave?

Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen glanced at each other, guessing the identities of the arrivals simultaneously.

Those four Mutated Beings had actually been following them from the Great Tang Ruins all the way to the Divine Spirit Forest.

"How about it? Old Xiao, I told you, they're definitely all up to no good. I suggested you catch them early and give them a good thrashing, but you wouldn't listen. Now what? They've followed us here, haven't they?"

Though complaining to Xiao Mu, Du Wenzhen's face bore a smug expression. He clearly wasn't truly complaining but was boasting about his own correctness.

Xiao Mu looked at Du Wenzhen blandly. "Very well, you guessed right. These four are your responsibility; it's up to you to take care of them."

"Old Xiao, don't do this, you know full well I can't handle four people by myself. Moreover, I don't even know who these four are; how could I possibly deal with them? What if there's someone formidable among them?" Du Wenzhen panicked, shouting at Xiao Mu.

"I believe in you. Just four mere Mutated Beings, with your strength, you'll definitely be able to handle them." Xiao Mu patted Du Wenzhen's shoulder, appearing to comfort him, but his words were actually sarcastic.

These four Mutated Beings, regardless of whether or not there were formidable figures among them, as long as their strengths weren't too weak, they would have absolutely no problem dealing with Du Wenzhen.

He was so inflated with his own importance that Xiao Mu couldn't help wanting to suppress his arrogance by using others.

"Even I don't believe in myself, what's the use of you believing in me? Old Xiao, let's do it together, two each, okay?" Du Wenzhen grew even more anxious upon hearing this.

"Heh heh! Just do your best, I know you can do it." Xiao Mu remained unmoved, smiling as he patted Du Wenzhen's shoulder again.

"Damn!" Du Wenzhen was dissatisfied.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The two green and two white streaks of Escape Light rapidly closed in on the two men, arriving nearby in no time.

Seeing Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen standing at the edge of the forest, as if they had been waiting specifically for them, the four figures halted their Escape Light, visibly taken aback.

"Xiao Mu, Du Wenzhen..."

"Duanmu Lang, is that you?"

The newcomers recognized Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen, and Du Wenzhen likewise recognized them.

One of them, a tall and sturdy man in his thirties, was Duanmu Lang, whom Xiao Mu had heard about from Qi Shan. This man had cultivated the Power of Five Elements Wood, Wood Escape Technique, and the Divine Art of Yin and Yang Dual Qi, and he was the leader among the four.

The other three, two women and one man, included a man who appeared to be in his twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in light blue outdoor clothing, exuding a stable demeanor.

Xiao Mu knew this man to be Hao Zun, who had cultivated the Power of Gold, Metal Escape Technique, and Earth Power, practicing an incomplete version of the Divine Light of the Five Elements, focusing on Metal and Earth.

The other two young women were quite attractive and shapely. In fact, it was rare to find Mutated Beings who lacked good physiques, and even their facial features were seldom poor.

Especially after entering the True Realm, their bodies, temperament, and physical appearance would automatically adjust and gradually perfect themselves, unless they were Mutated Beings who deliberately transformed towards ugliness for excessive individuality.

One of the female Mutated Beings, who bore Golden Light under her feet, was named Fang Mei. She had practiced the Metal Escape Technique as well as the Extreme Yin Blade Divine Art.

The last, a round-faced woman who appeared gentle and had also cultivated the Wood Escape Technique like Duanmu Lang, was named Tian Jing. She had the Netherworld Power and the Yin Ming Needle.

After all, they were all just Early Stage Yin God Realm Mutated Beings, with still developing strength and relatively weak Divine Techniques, barely scratching the surface of mastery.

But even so, the strength of these four Mutated Beings made each of them stand out among those on Reserve Duty.

"Duanmu Lang, have you been tracking us?" Du Wenzhen glared at Duanmu Lang, speaking in an extremely dissatisfied tone. "It seems Qi Shan has said something to you."

Not only Du Wenzhen, but Xiao Mu also suspected it was because of Qi Shan. It must have been Qi Shan who had divulged his and Du Wenzhen's secret to Duanmu Lang.

Duanmu Lang smiled and said, "Du Wenzhen, we mean no harm."

Du Wenzhen cursed discontentedly, "No harm? You've followed us all the way from the Ruins to the Nanhua Domain, you think I'd believe you?"

Duanmu Lang was cursed at, but his face remained unchanged, his smile intact, "We really don't have any ill intentions."

"Heh heh!" Du Wenzhen Sneered.

Duanmu Lang shook his head with a sigh, "Alas! I know you won't believe me, but we really just have a small request."

"Du Wenzhen, we heard that both you and Mr. Xiao have experienced a Mutation in your Earth Escape Technique."

"The sole reason we chased after you was simply to seek your guidance on the Mutation of the Escape Art."

Hao Zun took over the conversation, his expression sincere as he tried to persuade Du Wenzhen, "Du Wenzhen, we're all members of the Alliance. If our strength increases, it benefits not only the Alliance but also you guys."

"Since you know how to induce a Mutation of the Escape Art, why not share it so we all can benefit? It would allow us to enhance our strength too?"

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