The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Do you think all the people of the Yanfu Sect are demons?"

Elder Jin said coldly, "How could we indiscriminately kill innocent people?"

Since you can't choose, then let's go with him.

Elder Jin casually grabbed one of the Zhao family's experts.

The Zhao family expert: "..."

Those clansmen without cultivation are innocent, but he is not?

He's just a little more talented and has a higher cultivation level; he's completely innocent.

It was clear that Elder Jin was about to kill that Zhao family expert.

Just at this time.

A breeze blew by.

Then everyone saw a figure appear on the city wall.

The Zhao family expert, as if he had seen a savior, cried out with joy and tears, "Peak Master Su, save me, Peak Master Su!"

"You actually came?"

Elder Jin and Elder Sun were both somewhat surprised.

They had considered that Su Mu might show up, but they didn't expect him to show up so quickly.

They haven't killed anyone yet.

"What kind of show are you putting on? Even if the Zhao family has already pledged allegiance to your Yanfu Sect, you don't need to slaughter the Zhao family's warriors."

Su Mu spoke up.

"Peak Master Su, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Our Zhao family is utterly loyal to the Hengshan Sect..."

The Zhao family patriarch hurriedly shouted.

He said that this Peak Master Su was still alive.

Even one of the Ten Kings of Hell of the Yanfu Sect couldn't kill Peak Master Su. If Peak Master Su were to think that the Zhao family had betrayed the Hengshan Sect, wouldn't the Zhao family be doomed?

Moreover, the Zhao family really did not ally with the Yanfu Sect.

"I see that you are loyal to the Jambudvipa sect."

Su Mu said with a serious expression, "But it doesn't matter. Even if you surrender to the Yanfu Sect, I will definitely take back the lost territory for the Yanfu Sect."

You two, go and summon King Yama.

I challenge him to a duel. If he can still defeat me, then I will surrender the Zhao family to you!

The Zhao family patriarch: "..."

The Zhao family's powerful members: "..."

what do you mean?
What do you take our Zhao family for?

Elder Jin's eyes darted around a few times. He seemed to understand Su Mu's thoughts and nodded thoughtfully.

On the other side, Elder Sun, an impatient man, let out a loud roar.

"Yellow King Yama, Su Mu is here!"

Before Elder Sun could finish speaking, a beam of light shot up from the city and appeared on the city wall at an incredible speed. Who else could it be but Huang Yanwang?

"You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, while barging into the gates of hell when there are none!"
"Su Mu, today is your death day! This time, you won't escape from this King of Hell!"

When Huang Yanwang saw Su Mu, he was overjoyed.

Su Mu laughed and said, "Want to kill me? We'll see if you have the ability. Come on over here!"

He flew out of the city first and beckoned to the Yellow King of Hell in an open space.

Enraged, King Yama flew straight over.

The two immediately started fighting.

…………

Elder Jin put the Zhao family expert down.

The Zhao family's strongmen escaped death and stumbled back to the Zhao family's ranks.

The Zhao family members looked at their ancestor with panicked expressions.

“Ancestor, what does Peak Master Su mean? If he's convinced we've already pledged allegiance to the Yanfu Sect, then we might as well just pledge allegiance to the Yanfu Sect directly…”

A powerful member of the Zhao family whispered.

"What do you think our Yanfu Sect is? You think you can just come and join us like that?"

Elder Sun pursed his lips upon hearing his words.

"what?"

The expression on the Zhao family patriarch's face froze. "Your Yanfu Sect came here just to subdue our Zhao family, didn't you?"
What do you mean by saying this now?
You promised us, the Zhao family, many benefits before trying to win us over. How can you say such things now?
"If you want to join our Yanfu Sect, you'll at least have to offer a pledge of allegiance first."

Elder Sun continued with a cold smile, "For example, help us kill Su Mu."

"Elder Sun, don't joke around. How could we possibly have that ability? Even your King Yama couldn't kill Peak Master Su."

"Looking for the ancestor, he said awkwardly."

If he had that ability, would Yanfuzong and his ilk still dare to be so arrogant on Zhao's territory?

"Alright, the Zhao family's attitude is no longer important. Didn't you hear what Su Mu said? If he loses this time, he will lose the Zhao family to our Yanfu Sect."

However, I reckon Su Mu won't give up so easily; he'll most likely come back.

If he wins just once, he can take your Zhao family back. So, your Zhao family just needs to wait.

The Zhao family members: "..."

What do you mean?
Are the Zhao family just commodities?
Are you just going to play me for a fool like this?

The group looked at each other, their hearts filled with sorrow.

But they had no choice.

If you're not as strong as others, aren't you just like cargo, tossed around by them?

They subconsciously looked into the distance, and for a moment, they didn't know whether they hoped Su Mu would win or lose.

"Old Jin, do you think that's really what Su Mu meant?"

Elder Sun nudged his companion with his shoulder and whispered.

"Nine times out of ten."

Elder Jin whispered, "I think Su Mu just wants to keep Huang Yanwang here."

If the Zhao family submits to the Yanfu Sect, this territory will become the base of our Yanfu Sect, and King Yama will naturally be stationed here.

If King Yama doesn't leave, then he can come and fight King Yama at any time.

Trust me, I've never misjudged a person.

Elder Sun blinked, his gaze towards Su Mu filled with awe and wonder.

Who is this person who would use the Yellow King of Hell as a whetstone?

And one fight wasn't enough; he wanted Huang Yanwang to keep fighting him.

"This is a bit too much. Isn't he afraid that the King of Hell will really kill him?"

Elder Sun muttered softly.

"Huang Yanwang might not actually be able to kill him. Look closely, Su Mu is more than ten percent stronger than when we first met him."

Last time he faced Huang Yanwang, he was almost powerless to fight back. This time, he could withstand three or four of Huang Yanwang's ten moves. Even when Huang Yanwang's attacks landed on him, the injuries were far less severe than before.

Elder Jin said with a solemn expression, "His growth rate is simply too fast."

I have never seen a Dao Source Realm expert grow so fast in my life.

"I'm afraid it won't take many more times before he's on par with King Yama."

Elder Sun stared intently for a while, and his expression became serious.

He also found out.

When they first met Su Mu, Su Mu was just reckless; in terms of strength, he was about the same as them.

But now, he could see that Su Mu's strength was far superior to his own.

If they were to fight again, Su Mu would be able to easily defeat him without even having to fight desperately.

This rate of growth is not an exaggeration; it has reached a truly frightening level.

They simply couldn't imagine how Su Mu had managed to do it.

"What if Su Mu really defeats Huang Yanwang? Wouldn't we all be doomed?"

After a long silence, Elder Sun finally spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Huang Yanwang is not someone to be trifled with, and it won't be so easy for Su Mu to kill him."

Unless a Dao Realm expert intervenes, Huang Yanwang will not die.

Elder Jin shook his head and said, "Let's not think too much about it. It's a once-in-a-century opportunity for us to have two such powerful people fight. Let's seize this opportunity to improve ourselves."

"Damn it, you're happy to be left behind by Su Mu like that?"

Elder Jin stared intently at the arena. Being able to witness the battle between two powerful figures was indeed an opportunity for them.

Elder Sun stopped talking and, like Elder Jin, looked out of the city, gesturing with his hands.

…………

"As expected of King Huang Yan, his strength is extraordinary. I, Su, have learned my lesson. That's enough for today. I will come back to learn from him another day!"

With a long laugh, Su Mu's figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the killing move that Huang Yanwang was preparing suddenly struck empty air. Seeing Su Mu escape, he chased after him without hesitation.

A moment later, Huang Yanwang returned to the city controlled by the Zhao family with a livid face.

Elder Jin and Elder Sun knew without asking that Huang Yanwang had failed to catch up with Su Mu.

The two exchanged a glance, both with a wry smile in their hearts.

Seeing how swiftly and decisively Su Mu escaped, they knew their guess was correct.

Su Mu truly used Huang Yanwang as a whetstone; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape so easily.

They fled without hesitation, showing no interest in fighting.

And they even said they would come again.

But then again, this kid is really fast; even King Yama couldn't catch him.

"Yama……"

Elder Jin cupped his hands in greeting and spoke.

"Hmph, that bastard actually set up a teleportation array beforehand, otherwise I, the King of Hell, would have already brought him back!"

Huang Yanwang snorted coldly, "You two, since I am here, this is the territory of our Yanfu Sect. You can do whatever you want. Isn't Su Mu going to come again?"
Next time, I, the King of Hell, will tear him to pieces!

Elder Jin wanted to say something more, but judging from Huang Yanwang's expression, even if he knew Su Mu's purpose, he probably wouldn't take it to heart.

Su Mu used Huang Yanwang as a whetstone, but Huang Yanwang also wanted to kill Su Mu.
Let them keep fighting.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they first sorted out the Zhao family's territory.

If they can truly turn the Zhao family's territory into the base of the Yanfu Sect in the Great Qian Dynasty, then they will have made a great contribution.

…………

Su Mu's figure appeared out of thin air, stumbled, and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"As expected of one of the Ten Kings of Hell of the Yanfu Sect, this King Huang Yama is indeed quite capable."

I've suffered more injuries in my entire life than in these two battles.

Su Mu sighed, "Elder Jin said that Huang Yanwang's strength is not the strongest among the ten Yanwang of Yanfu Sect, and we don't know how strong the other Yanwang are."

Above Yama, there are sect leaders and deputy sect leaders, but those people should be Dao Realm experts, not people I can easily mess with now.

One Yellow Yama is enough for me for a long time.

While circulating his internal energy and regulating his breathing, Su Mu felt the changes in his body and thought to himself.

He was very satisfied with his opponent, Huang Yanwang.

Although he was seriously injured in today's battle, he also gained a great deal.

After a few more tries, he was confident that he could raise his cultivation level to the level of eighty li.

"Du Rongcheng is right. If this were the Saha World, my cultivation level would never have improved so quickly."

Where in this Saha world can one find an opponent like Yama, the King of Hell?
In this world, the only one stronger than me is the Great Celestial Venerable, but the Great Celestial Venerable's strength is far inferior to mine. If I were to truly encounter the Great Celestial Venerable, I would die at his hands before I could even improve.

"Huang Yanwang's strength is just right; he's stronger than me, but not strong enough to easily kill me."

After half a day of recuperation, his injuries had completely healed. Standing up, Su Mu felt refreshed and invigorated, the feeling of being full of power making him want to go and fight Huang Yanwang again right now.

"We need to give Huang Yanwang some time to recover, otherwise it will affect the effectiveness of the battle."

Su Mu muttered to himself.

…………

Several days later, Su Mu reappeared outside the city controlled by the Zhao family and challenged them to battle.

King Yama is going into battle.

The two fought a fierce battle in the city for several days, after which Su Mu fled again, and Huang Yanwang returned to the city in a rage.

Since then, this has happened every few days.

At first, the Zhao family's powerful members were on tenterhooks.

Later they discovered that these things had nothing to do with them.

They continued to eat and sleep as usual.

Eventually, they simply pretended not to hear it.

However, there were some ambitious and powerful individuals who would climb to the top of the city wall each time to watch the battle between the two powerful figures from afar.

As for Elder Jin and Elder Sun, they watched the battles every time.

However, they weren't concerned with winning or losing; they just wanted to improve their own strength.

Their cultivation levels were much higher than those of the Zhao family's experts, and they could see that Su Mu's strength had improved each time.

Putting everything else aside, the speed of his cultivation alone made the two elders admire him immensely.

"Old Jin, do you think it's possible for us to bring Su Mu to the Yanfu Sect?"

As he watched, Elder Sun couldn't help but say something.

If Su Mu can be brought to Yanfu Sect, Yanfu Sect will definitely have a better chance of winning when facing the Great Qian Dynasty.

On the contrary, if such a person were allowed to remain in the Great Qian Dynasty, he would surely become a major threat to their Yanfu Sect.

"How could that be? He's from the Hengshan Sect. The Hengshan Sect is a staunch lackey of the Great Qian Dynasty. They would never submit to our Yanfu Sect."

Elder Jin shook his head and said.

“I know he’s from the Hengshan Sect, but have you noticed that he’s a bit different from the other powerful figures from the Hengshan Sect we’ve met?”

Elder Sun said.

Elder Jin nodded. "You know what, I really don't think he's someone from the Hengshan Sect."

Just as the two were talking, King Yama returned.

His face was still ashen, clearly indicating that Su Mu had escaped again.

"King Yama, this Su Mu—"

Elder Jin spoke up.

"You don't need to concern yourselves with Su Mu's affairs, he's mine!"

Huang Yanwang snorted coldly.

Elder Jin had mentioned several times that he wanted to find someone to attack Su Mu, but each time Huang Yanwang refused.

Huang Yanwang was extremely arrogant. Although he had many powerful subordinates, after fighting with Su Mu for so long, he hated Su Mu to the extreme.

He will definitely kill Su Mu with his own hands and will never bully the weak with numbers.

He wouldn't feel at ease if he couldn't kill Su Mu with his own hands.

"Killing a mere Su Mu is no big deal for me, the King of Hell. I won't need to use any other methods. The next time he comes, it will be the day he dies by my hand!"

"Yan Wang said coldly."

Elder Jin: "..."

Elder Sun: "..."

Why does this sentence sound so familiar?
Huang Yanwang has said this more than once, hasn't he?

Every time it's "next time," and next time they'll just watch helplessly as Su Mu escapes.

You couldn't kill Su Mu when he was weaker than he is now. Now Su Mu is stronger than ever. Who gave you the confidence that you can kill him next time?
However, they also knew that Huang Yanwang was stubborn and self-willed, and no matter how much they tried to persuade him, it would be useless.

"King Yama, our mission this time is to bewitch the vassal forces of the Hengshan Sect, so that the Hengshan Sect has no spare energy to help the Great Qian Dynasty..."

Elder Jin hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Haven't we already turned the Zhao family against us?"

"I am the King of Hell," Huang Yanwang said confidently.

Before Elder Jin and Elder Sun could say anything more, King Yama Huang had already walked away.

…………

After Su Mu finished his meditation, his injuries had completely healed, but there was no joy on his face; instead, his brows were furrowed.

"The effect is getting worse and worse."

Su Mu thought to himself, "After reaching the seventy-seventh level, one's cultivation level almost stops improving."

"Is the pressure from King Yama not enough?"

He originally intended to use the Yellow King of Hell's hand to force himself to raise his cultivation level to eighty li.

As a result, they encountered a bottleneck when they reached the seventy-seventh mile.

"I need to save the points on the system panel for practicing the Hengshan Body Refining Technique, and I don't have enough points on the system panel to upgrade it right now."

Su Mu frowned and pondered.

"I can sense that Huang Yanwang has become somewhat lax in our recent encounters."

Su Mu thought to himself, "That makes sense. After fighting so many times, he still couldn't kill me. Anyone would become complacent."

I need to give him a little taste of sweetness, preferably something that makes him feel like he was just a hair's breadth away from killing me.

"Otherwise, how can I improve if he's so lazy?"

…………

boom!
Su Mu staggered back several steps in mid-air, unable to hold back a mouthful of blood.

"So powerful! I was almost killed by your move."

Su Mu clutched his chest and said.

King Yama was so angry that he trembled all over. "You bastard, can't you act a little more convincingly?"
Do you really think I, the King of Hell, am a fool?

"Su Mu, if you're thinking of mocking me, the King of Hell, you've got the wrong idea."

Huang Yanwang said coldly, "I admit that you are stronger than I thought, but if you think you can fool me with your strength, then you are blind."

Today, I, the King of Hell, will show you my true power.

Die! "

After a loud roar, a ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma image appeared behind King Yama.

In an instant, the color of heaven and earth changed.

Huang Yanwang began to gather his killing move.

In the past, whenever Huang Yanwang gathered his killing move, Su Mu would always escape beforehand.

Because he knew he couldn't withstand the deadly attack of the Yellow King of Hell.

But this time, Su Mu did not run away.

He stared intently at Huang Yanwang's movements, feeling the murderous intent emanating from him.

A strong sense of crisis surged into his heart, and the blood in his body seemed to boil.

"That's what it feels like!"

Excitement gleamed in Su Mu's eyes, and his heart was filled with intense fighting spirit.

He knew very well that Huang Yanwang's killing move truly had the power to kill him.

If he can't withstand this attack, he will be seriously injured at best, and die on the spot at worst.

But he showed no sign of backing down.

"Yellow Yama, is this all you've got?"

Su Mu laughed loudly, "Just a little stronger, just a little stronger and you can kill me."

That's not enough!

"you wanna die!"

Yellow Yama's eyes blazed with fire, and his hair exploded.

In his anger, his aura intensified once again.

Rumble!
The earthquake trembled so badly that even the city controlled by the Zhao family in the distance was affected and began to collapse.

Elder Jin, Elder Sun, and even the Zhao family patriarch all appeared, doing their utmost to protect the city.

Their faces were filled with horror.

Is this the power of the Ten Kings of Hell of the Yanfu Sect, capable of such a devastating attack?

They secretly wondered what they would do if they were facing this move.

After much thought, they came to only one conclusion.

That means if they faced this move, they would surely die.

"Su Mu, can you withstand Huang Yanwang's attack?"

Elder Sun couldn't help but whisper.

Neither Elder Jin nor the Zhao family patriarch spoke; they were also very curious.

They all stared wide-eyed ahead.

…………

As Huang Yanwang's aura grew stronger, Su Mu's expression became serious.

The power within his body also began to circulate wildly.

Rumble!
His body began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Law heaven and earth!

This was the first time Su Mu had publicly displayed the Law of Heaven and Earth since arriving in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Even when fighting against a powerhouse like Huang Yanwang, he had never used the Law of Heaven and Earth.

This scene left Elder Jin, Elder Sun, and the Zhao family patriarch, who were watching from afar, completely dumbfounded.

"Is this Su Mu?"

Elder Sun's eyes widened, and he felt his breathing become somewhat rapid.

The Dharma of Heaven and Earth, like the Dharma form of the Yellow King of Hell, is extremely oppressive.

"For so long, Su Mu had been holding back his strength? He didn't even use his full power against Huang Yanwang?"

Elder Sun murmured, his face full of disbelief.

"It's not necessarily that he didn't use his full strength, but what's certain is that his cultivation level has really improved."

Elder Jin said in a deep voice, "Compared to when he first came to challenge King Yama, he is now at least 10% stronger."

This time, he might not actually lose.

The Zhao family patriarch's lips trembled, his emotions a complex mix.

He both wanted Su Mu to win and didn't want Su Mu to win; this complex feeling was driving him almost crazy.

When gods fight, mortals suffer.

"It would be best if they fought to a draw, then no one would care about the Zhao family."

The Zhao family patriarch thought to himself, "I'm really complaining."

At that moment, Su Mu and Huang Yanwang clashed again.

Amidst the deafening commotion, a violent force visibly surged towards the city controlled by the Zhao family.

Rumble!
The power of Elder Jin, Elder Sun, and the Zhao family patriarch was instantly shattered by the impact. The three of them coughed up blood and flew backward. The city wall they were protecting was also knocked down by that force.

All the warriors in the city roared and unleashed their power, desperately trying to protect the city.

That devastating power continued to surge in for a full hour.

Only when all the warriors in the city collapsed to the ground, power gradually disappeared.

Su Mu and Huang Yanwang reappeared before everyone's eyes. (End of Chapter)