"You'd better have the ability to protect yourself, and pray you don't fall behind,"

Huang Yuan said coldly to Xiao Mu, following Elder Zun into the shadows.

Am I that weak?

Xiao Mu muttered to himself as he strode toward the mass of shadows.

An unparalleled sense of compression descended upon him, as if powerful forces from all sides were pushing and squeezing him.

Crack! Snap!

Xiao Mu's bones emitted intense frictional sounds as the immense pressure made him fear he might be crushed.

Hum!

The Five Elements Exorcism Body intuitively responded, with Xiao Mu's entire body frantically releasing brilliance of the Five Elements.

"Ah~"

Xiao Mu wanted to scream, but the external pressure prevented him from opening his mouth to make a sound.

The power of the Five Elements Exorcism Body was pushed to the extreme, protecting Xiao Mu's body.

Everything went dark as he finally squeezed through the massive pressure, feeling relief wash over his body.

Before him lay a chilly, dark world.

Xiao Mu was shaken.

The intense pressure he had just experienced could crush ordinary Mutated Beings of the Yin God Realm into dust, leaving no chance for them to enter.

"Xiao Mu, are you injured?" Elder Zun turned back with concern, asking gently.

Huang Yuan suddenly said coldly, "If he were injured, he wouldn't qualify to walk further inside with us."

This Old Ghost really doesn't know how to speak.

Xiao Mu secretly grumbled inside, but calmly replied to Elder Zun, "I'm fine."

"To safely enter here shows that your strength is even stronger than I imagined,"

Elder Zun said with a smile, continuing forward and signaling, "Let's go! Do not use any Escape Art, just follow me slowly."

A chill ran down Xiao Mu's spine.

Elder Zun's prohibition of using Escape Art meant that employing such techniques in this bizarre Secret Realm might lead to danger at any moment.

The danger this Secret Realm posed was even greater than Xiao Mu had thought.

Huang Yuan followed closely behind Elder Zun, with Xiao Mu at the very end, the three of them spaced about a step and a half apart for mutual support.

The path ahead through the Secret Realm was gloomy and tinged with an eerie coldness, yet it was also eerily still and incredibly silent with no sound whatsoever.

Their heartbeats echoed like drums in this environment, and the sound of their blood flowing through their veins was alarmingly clear.

There was no light here, making it nearly impossible to see anything.

The ground beneath their feet was uneven, and the terrain seemed extremely peculiar; walking here felt like trudging through water mixed with soft, soggy mud that occasionally sucked at their feet.

Spiritual light flickered in Xiao Mu's eyes as he looked down, attempting to discern the path below.

"Xiao Mu, do not investigate!"

Elder Zun, as if he had eyes on his back, instantaneously noticed Xiao Mu's action and sharply shouted a warning.

A shiver ran through Xiao Mu, and the spiritual light in his eyes promptly died, halting his attempt to look further.

The urgency in Elder Zun's voice suggested that the terrain underfoot was exceedingly tricky, and inspection could have dire consequences that defied imagination.

Huang Yuan addressed Xiao Mu coolly, "This is your first and only warning. If you act rashly again, I will ask you to leave."

Xiao Mu responded earnestly, "My mistake. It won't happen again."

Huang Yuan snorted but did not continue to berate Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu's action had been purely out of curiosity; he had not anticipated such a reaction, and it made him even more vigilant.

At that moment, he suddenly felt an unusual sensation on his calves—a piercing cold touch that paradoxically felt soft.

An extremely uncomfortable feeling surged within Xiao Mu, as if icy hands were caressing his feet and calves. Each touch sent involuntary shivers through him.

He resisted the discomfort and refrained from looking down.

The road did not stretch on for too long. After approximately two to three li, they successfully passed through the chilly corridor.

While the entire process left Xiao Mu feeling incredibly uneasy, no accidents occurred.

The path ahead suddenly narrowed, transforming from a vast open space to a tight passage.

This narrow passage seemed to be a tunnel carved out of the belly of a Great Mountain, which became narrower as they progressed.

The environment around them was pitch-black; they could see almost nothing, and the faint smell of blood lingered in the air, still devoid of any sound.

When the passage became so tight that only one person could pass through, Elder Zun and Huang Yuan abruptly stopped.

Xiao Mu quickly halted as well.

Looking ahead, in front of Elder Zun, there appeared a massive Grinding wheel.

The Grinding wheel was engraved with ancient Divine Textures that shone eternally, casting a dim black light alongside a perpetual Yin Qi.

The size of the Grinding wheel was such that it perfectly blocked the tunnel.

However, at this moment, the Grinding wheel had been toppled over, from upright to lying flat on the ground.

There was a shocking crack in the middle of the wheel, perfectly splitting it in two.

Xiao Mu scrutinized it closely and noticed residual Bloodstains on the Grinding wheel.

The Bloodstains were mixed; some lacked any spiritual light and belonged to ordinary humans, while a small portion blazed with spiritual light, clearly of Divine Spirits.

Within those Divine bloodstains, a very small fraction shone with a dazzling brilliance, causing eye pain at a glance; the stature of their corresponding Divine Spirits undoubtedly exceeded imagination.

Near the center of the wheel, two obscurely ancient seal characters could barely be made out—Reincarnation!

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