The First Marquis of Daxuan

Upon hearing Su Mu's words, Chi Mingtang burst into laughter.

"Su Mu, do you think you can be so arrogant just because you killed Luo Zhao?"

Chi Mingtang looked at Su Mu and said with a sneer, "If Heaven wants you to perish, it will first make you go mad."

Unfortunately, Chi is not Luo Zhao.

This isn't a martial arts competition; I won't adhere to any rules of one-on-one combat.

He waved his arm.

The powerful beings at the Primordial Beginning Realm flashed and instantly surrounded Su Mu.

They were all menacing, radiating a murderous aura.

Zhao Baiqi and Huo Tu had already stepped aside.

Although they stepped back, their fists were clenched and their faces showed tension.

Huo Tu winked at Zhao Baiqi several times, trying to get Zhao Baiqi to agree to help him.

But Zhao Baiqi still firmly shook his head.

Zhao Baiqi had no other thoughts in mind; he was simply wondering why Su Mu was so confident.

He absolutely refused to believe that Su Mu had gone mad.

How could a powerful figure who could dominate a realm and easily kill Luo Zhao be a madman?

When Su Mu went to kill Luo Zhao before, everyone thought he had gone mad.

But the final result proved that Su Mu really did kill Luo Zhao.

What now?
Su Mu's attitude towards the people from Chimingtang was quite intriguing.

Zhao Baiqi wondered if Su Mu was really confident that he could deal with all of Chi Mingtang's people at the same time.

Theoretically, it's unlikely.

But when it comes to Su Mu, all of that seems to make perfect sense.

Zhao Baiqi can't see through Su Mu at all right now.

Even if Su Mu did something incredibly incredible, Zhao Baiqi felt it was normal.

Since Su Mu told them to step down, Zhao Baiqi felt that they shouldn't hesitate. At least for now, they should listen to Su Mu.

If he misjudges and Su Mu really can't handle the people from Chimingtang, then it won't be too late for them to come to his rescue.

However, even if the two of them were to intervene, they might not be able to save Su Mu.

With so many powerful cultivators at the Primordial Realm gathered by the Crimson Bright Hall, it's likely that no one in this world can stop them.

Even if the two of them were to join Qian Gong Liu, they would still be no match for so many experts of the same level.

Unless a powerful expert at the mid-stage or even high-stage of the Primordial Realm suddenly appears in this world.

Otherwise, no one at the initial stage of the Primordial Realm could defeat so many powerful opponents of the same level by fighting ten against one.

Zhao Baiqi stared intently ahead, wanting to see if Su Mu could truly create another miracle.

…………

"Su Mu, I'm giving you one last chance."

Chi Mingtang said coldly, "If you step aside now, we can guarantee that we will not kill any of your Da Xuan people, but you cannot obstruct what we want."

"You talk too much nonsense."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Mu said calmly.

No sooner said than done.

Su Mu's figure suddenly disappeared.

Almost simultaneously, Su Mu appeared in front of Chi Mingtang and threw a punch.

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist? I was prepared!"

A hint of disdain flashed across Chi Mingtang's face as he sneered.

He had witnessed the battle between Su Mu and Luo Zhao firsthand and believed he had a good understanding of Su Mu's methods.

Moreover, he came here with the intention of turning against them.

Not only him, but everyone else had long been prepared to fight Su Mu.

Therefore, they were not at all surprised by Su Mu's sneak attack.

Chimingtang shouted, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

With a sweep of his longsword, walls of energy appeared before him, blocking Su Mu's punch.

Meanwhile, the other experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm also launched attacks on Su Mu.

boom!
A deafening roar erupted in the air.

Even the space itself seemed to have been shattered, covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Zhao Baiqi and Huo Tu's expressions changed drastically.

Faced with the combined attack of so many experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm, Su Mu did not dodge or evade.

Has he given up on himself?
"I knew it! How could he possibly have fought so many powerful opponents at the same time?"

Huo Tu muttered to himself, and subconsciously took a step forward.

Although he knew that even if he intervened, he couldn't save Su Mu, he was inherently combative and showed no fear despite knowing he was doomed.

"Wait, wait a little longer!"

Zhao Baiqi grabbed Huo Tu's arm and said in a deep voice.

The blinding light gradually subsided.

Su Mu's figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

At that moment, Su Mu suddenly charged forward again.

Click, click.

Wherever he passed, cracks appeared in the space once again.

boom!
Su Mu raised his hand and threw another punch.

Seeing that Su Mu neither dodged nor evaded, Chi Mingtang and the others originally thought that this attack would be enough to take Su Mu's life.

They were already surprised to see that Su Mu was unharmed, but they didn't expect him to be able to regroup so quickly.

By the time Chi Mingtang reacted, Su Mu's Six Paths Reincarnation Fist was already in front of him.

A vortex appeared before them, and chaotic energy emanated from it.

Zhao Baiqi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This is--"

He took a step forward almost instinctively.

"The Primordial True Form Technique!"

He muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.

He finally understood why Su Mu was so confident.

Because Su Mu actually mastered the Primordial True Form Technique!
Zhao Baiqi had spent a lot of effort on the Primordial True Form Technique, and he recognized Su Mu's methods as soon as Su Mu made his move.

Su Mu combined the Primordial True Form Technique with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.

Zhao Baiqi could see clearly that Su Mu's Primordial True Form Technique had surpassed his own, at least reaching the minor completion stage.

The completion of the Primordial True Form Technique means that Su Mu's cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

The strength of a mid-stage Primordial Realm cultivator is more than ten times that of a beginner-stage Primordial Realm cultivator!
Previously, Su Mu killed Luo Zhao, but it took both of them being severely injured to achieve this.

However, if one were to kill Luo Zhao with the strength of a mid-stage Primordial Realm cultivator, there would be no need to suffer any injury at all!
Who would have thought that in just a few days, Su Mu would break through from the initial stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm to the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm!

Even if you beat Zhao Baiqi to death, he would never have imagined such a thing.

What he didn't know was that he had underestimated Su Mu.

Because Su Mu is not at the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm at all, but at the high stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm!

Zhao Baiqi, who had always been by Su Mu's side, underestimated Su Mu, and Chi Mingtang and the others naturally did the same.

Those from Chimingtang witnessed Su Mu killing Luo Zhaodi. They believed that Su Mu might be slightly stronger than them, but only slightly stronger.

With so many of them working together, they could easily crush Su Mu.

They never thought they would lose.

When Su Mu's Six Paths Reincarnation Fist emitted a chaotic aura, Chi Mingtang knew he was wrong.

I was terribly wrong.

Su Mu is not even at the initial stage of the Primordial Realm!

When Su Mu killed Luo Zhao, he deliberately concealed his strength!
He clearly didn't need to put in so much effort, but he insisted on pretending that both sides were injured!

What is the purpose of such scheming?
Chimingtang's heart sank lower and lower.

He understood everything in an instant.

Su Mu deliberately concealed his strength in order to lure them into making a move.

If they don't take action, how can Su Mu openly and justifiably attack them?
If he attacked them for no reason, wouldn't that make Su Mu seem unreasonable and cruel?

That's why Su Mu came up with such a despicable method.

He actually concealed his strength, pretending that he was not strong, in order to lure them into making a move!
Understood.

I understand everything now.

Chi Mingtang sighed inwardly. He understood everything, but it was too late.

Click.

A soft sound.

Su Mu's fist had already landed on the long sword in Chi Mingtang's hand.

That top-tier divine weapon, the longsword, was as easy as ordinary iron in Su Mu's hands, and was shattered into pieces with a single blow.

The moment the fragments of the longsword shot out in all directions, Su Mu had already punched Chi Mingtang in the chest.

A loud bang.

Chi Mingtang flew backwards for dozens of feet like a kite with a broken string, landing on the ground with a thud, blood streaming uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.

"Everyone, run!"

Chimingtang used his last bit of strength to say.

All the experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm were stunned.

One punch.

It was just one punch.

Chimingtang's weapon was shattered, and he was seriously injured.

If they didn't know the strength of the Crimson Hall, they would have thought that the Crimson Hall was putting on an act.

All the experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm showed fear in their eyes.

Defeating Chimingtang with a single punch—what kind of strength is that?
Even when they witnessed Su Mu kill Luo Zhao, they had never felt fear.

Because they believed they were stronger than Luo Zhao, and while Su Mu could kill Luo Zhao, he might not be able to kill them.

They clearly saw how much effort Su Mu had put into killing Luo Zhao.

But now, Su Mu's displayed strength is completely different from what they imagined.

In their imagination, Chimingtang could fight Su Mu to a standstill, and with them added to the mix, Su Mu was bound to lose.

But now, Chimingtang only lasted one move before being defeated. With such a huge gap in skill, the final result would have been the same if any one of them had been in their place.

It's at most a difference of one punch versus two punches.

Without any prompting from Chi Mingtang, all the Tai Chu Realm experts instinctively turned around.

"Whoever tries to escape will be the first to die."

Su Mu's voice rang in the ears of the Tai Chu Realm experts, causing them to stop in their tracks.

The faces of the experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm were grim, but not one of them dared to take another step forward.

The feat of defeating Chimingtang with a single punch is truly terrifying.

They have no idea just how strong Su Mu really is.

At least at the mid-stage of the Primordial Realm!
This was something that should have been impossible, yet it happened clearly before their eyes.

With the example of Chimingtang before them, they dared not make the slightest provocative move.

Akamedo tried to get up, but he only managed to get halfway up before falling back to the ground.

He was so injured that he couldn't even stand up.

Su Mu's punch was so powerful that it shattered all the power within his body.

Moreover, Chi Mingtang could sense that Su Mu withdrew most of his power at the last moment; otherwise, he would already be a corpse.

Chimingtang had no idea just how strong Su Mu really was.

This is far beyond what they can handle.

Even if they all attacked together, the final result would be no different.

If they had known that Su Mu was this strong, why would they have willingly come to him?

Chimingtang regretted it.

He looked at Su Mu, his lips trembling, wanting to beg for mercy, but he couldn't say a word for a moment.

Zhao Baiqi and Huo Tu stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

They considered themselves to be quite familiar with Su Mu.

But even now, this scene still makes Su Mu seem like a complete stranger to them.

They even felt like they didn't recognize Su Mu anymore.

Huo Tu rubbed his eyes and whispered, "Old Zhao, am I seeing things?"

"The Crimson Hall has been defeated?"

"We lost."

Zhao Baiqi said in a deep voice, "Not only did they lose, but they lost in a single move."

Su Mu's cultivation level has at least reached the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

With such cultivation, one would be absolutely invincible in this world.

We all underestimated him.

Zhao Baiqi felt extremely fortunate that he had chosen to get along with Su Mu from the very beginning.

Moreover, in order to do Su Mu a favor, he even taught Su Mu the Primordial True Form Technique.

Zhao Baiqi originally hoped that he could get Su Mu's help someday.

He never expected that his investment would yield results so quickly.

"Is Su Mu going to go on a killing spree?"

Huo Tu muttered to himself.

If Su Mu really killed all the people from Chimingtang, wouldn't the road be deserted that day?

There were only a few of them, and although they weren't exactly friends, walking together on the heavenly road would at least make things a bit more lively.

If there are only two or three people left, walking this road to heaven would be too boring.

"will not."

Zhao Baiqi shook his head and said.

"If Su Mu were to go on a killing spree, Chi Mingtang would already be dead."

But the fact that Chi Mingtang is still alive means that Su Mu showed mercy.

Su Mu is by no means an indecisive person; his actions indicate that he does not want to kill Chi Mingtang.

"Oh? Why?"

Huo Tu asked.

Zhao Baiqi rolled his eyes. How would he know why?

Su Mu's level of understanding has already exceeded the limits of his comprehension.

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Zhao Baiqi, of course, did not know that Su Mu did not actually not want to kill Chi Mingtang.

But at the moment he made his move, Su Mu realized something.

If he were to unleash his full power, the barriers of this vast world would be shattered by his strength.

At that time.

The entire world will be thrown into turmoil, and it may even trigger a cataclysmic upheaval.

That's why Su Mu withdrew most of his power.

He felt somewhat helpless.

Being too strong isn't always a good thing.

He can't even go all out right now.

You have to be very careful when you make a move.

The limit that this vast world can bear is the initial stage of the Primordial Realm.

With his current level of cultivation, his only option is to leave the Great Thousand World.

Otherwise, sooner or later, he will accidentally destroy this world.

Looking at Chiming Hall, Su Mu snorted coldly in his heart.

You guys are lucky.

If he were to act without restraint, all of them, including those from the Chiming Hall, would die.

"Chimingtang, do you want to live or die?"

Su Mu said coldly.

A wry smile appeared on Chimingtang's face.

Although he was not a coward who feared death, who would want to die if they could live?

He has put in countless efforts to reach his current level of cultivation.

They ventured onto the celestial path, all for that immortal goal.

How could he be willing to die here?
Ultimately, his previous offense to Su Mu wasn't because he had any issues with Su Mu as a person; wasn't it simply because he wanted to go further on the Heavenly Road?

If you die, then there's no way to continue.

"Of course I want to live."

Chimingtang said bitterly to himself.

He knew that Su Mu would never let him off easily.

If it were him, he would definitely not let this matter go so easily either.

After all, they really did attack Su Mu.

If Su Mu hadn't been strong enough, they would have already killed him.

If it were them, they would probably have killed someone already because of such a deep-seated hatred.

Now that Su Mu is willing to give them a chance to live, that is already a great kindness.

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit."

Chi Mingtang took a deep breath, having accepted his situation. He said solemnly, "Since I have lost, my life is yours. Do with me as you please."

But if you spare my life, I am willing to pay a heavy price to atone for my mistakes.

"You are very smart."

Su Mu's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Such a smart person, yet he insists on doing foolish things."

Chimingtang looked bitter.

Who would have thought you were this strong?
This was never going to happen.

If we had known you were this strong, we would never have dared to offend you, even if you killed us.

Why don't we go and find the Great Qian Dynasty?

Although Qian Gong Liu has some strength, he's not as monstrous as you.

A misstep becomes an eternal hate.

"I know you only occupy half of this land."

Chi Mingtang said, "If you are willing, we can help you unify the world."

The Great Qian Dynasty of Qian Gong Liu is nothing to fear.

We can use that half-sky to make up for our mistakes!

The other experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm looked at each other in bewilderment.

They naturally wouldn't object to anything now.

As long as they aren't forced to fight Su Mu to the death, they are willing to deal with Qian Gong Liu.

Qian Gong Liu's strength is roughly equal to theirs. With so many of them attacking, they will definitely be able to kill Qian Gong Liu.

Qian Gong Liu certainly doesn't have a trump card like Su Mu.

If killing Qian Gong Liu would make Su Mu forgive them, they would do it without hesitation.

Su Mu paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

The Great Xuan Dynasty has limited strength and is already short-handed in managing its current territory.

Even if the entire world were handed over to him, he wouldn't have enough people to manage it.

However, if we can subdue the Great Qian Dynasty, then we can continue to use the current officials of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Previously, he alone might not have been able to subdue the many officials of the Great Qian Dynasty.

But now—

Even the powerful Tai Chu Realm experts from the Chi Ming Hall are at his beck and call. How dare the officials of the Great Qian Dynasty stand up against him?
As for Qian Gongliu, Qian Wudi, and the like, he doesn't need to lift a finger; the people from Chimingtang can take care of them all.

The Great Xuan Dynasty can take over the entire Great Qian Dynasty without firing a single shot; this is something they can do.

Seeing Su Mu's expressionless face, Chi Mingtang and the others began to feel uneasy.

They're already willing to be pawns, so why isn't that enough?

There aren't many things in this world that are worth their time.

"Sect Leader Su, please just say what you want us to do."

A powerful cultivator at the Primordial Beginning Realm whispered, "Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground. We've already accepted our defeat; there's really no need for you to humiliate us." (End of Chapter)