The First Marquis of Daxuan

Once the octopus-like monster opened its mouth, it no longer concealed anything and revealed its origins in detail.

"Are you Jin's demon pet?"

Protector Niu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, it remembered the experience of the black dragon Ao Kun and swallowed the name back.

Jin Hong, the one who transcends—that is a name that cannot be spoken.

When Ao Kun, the Black Dragon, mentioned this name, he was immediately knocked down a cultivation level.

Su Mu's face also showed curiosity as he looked at the octopus-like monster.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was this transcendent being, Jin Hong, who had scared the desolate creatures back.

In other words, it was the transcendent Jin Hong who saved them.

Otherwise, given his condition at the time, he would have been certain to die if that desolate creature had caught up with him.

Now that I think about it, could it be that their falling into the Valley of Oblivion was deliberately caused by the transcendent Jin Hong?
But why?

If this octopus-like monster is the pet of the Transcendent Jin Hong, did he throw it here so that Jin Hong would kill his pet?
That's impossible.

But if it's to become food for his demon pet, that's not right either.

As a transcendent being, Jin Hong couldn't possibly be unaware of his own strength.

Not to boast, but with his strength, even if he were seriously injured, this monster wouldn't be able to pull a fast one on him.

In its prime, this demon beast was only slightly stronger than the Bull Guardian and the like, and now it's just a soul, without even a physical body.

That's right, the octopus-like monster in front of us is not a physical entity, but a soul that has materialized from the void.

It has no physical body, which is why it was able to attach itself to Zhang Dongxu's body before.

In fact, what Wei Sili said was not accurate. This monster was not trying to be reborn, because it had never truly died.

What it needs to do is find itself a physical body.

"I just want to find a suitable body for myself; I have never harmed anyone."

The people in this Valley of Oblivion are all descendants of my master's bloodline.

The monster said.

Su Mu and the Bull Protector exchanged a glance.

Zhu Qingzhi, Fan Ce, and even Zhang Dongxu are descendants of the transcendent Jin Hong.
This is too incredible.

That being said, shouldn't the bloodline of the transcendent Jin Hong be extremely powerful?
Why are these people so weak?

Moreover, their surnames are all different.

"To be precise, they are all collateral relatives of my master; some of their ancestors were my master's brothers and sisters."

The monster added a sentence.

Su Mu and the Bull Protector suddenly realized that they were just trying to embellish their own reputations.

Although they are called brothers and sisters, they are probably actually from a collateral branch of the bloodline.

"Aren't you afraid your master will kill you for doing this?"

"I asked the Bull Protector curiously."

Why did my master want to kill me?

The demon beast asked in bewilderment, "It was he who promised to give me a physical body."

But after he transcended, I could no longer find him. I had no choice but to do this.

I did this so that I could choose one of these people whose bloodline was closest to my master's, and I would continue to serve him.

Protector Niu curled his lip, thinking, "Isn't he just trying to curry favor with someone powerful?"
It has to be said in such a refined and unconventional way.

Your transcendent master has abandoned you, yet you still indulge in wishful thinking.

"Gentlemen, I have said everything I needed to say. I have no grudges against you. Now you may leave, shall we?"

The monster said.

"No."

Su Mu shook his head and said calmly.

"You claim to be the demon pet of a transcendent being, but why is the truth I've come to believe otherwise?"

His gaze fell on the monster, his eyes shining with an alarming intensity.

What is the truth you know?

The beast's expression froze.

Bull Protector looked at the demonic beast, then at Su Mu.

What problem did Su Mu discover?
That's not right.

The monster's story was flawless; it seemed to find no flaws whatsoever.

Bull Protector didn't think Su Mu knew this monster before.

To put it bluntly, Su Mu's knowledge might not be as extensive as its.

It knew back in the Yellow Sand Realm that Su Mu was brought out by the Black Dragon Ao Kun from a remote universe.

Those places are remote and impoverished to them.

If even the Bull Protector doesn't know this, how could Su Mu possibly know?
But what unusual things can be gleaned from the monster's words?
Bull Protector used to think he was quite clever.

Among the twelve guardian deities, it has always been the most intelligent.

Even when it was under the command of Master Xuanxuan, it often acted as a strategist.

But now.

In front of Su Mu, Bull Protector felt like a fool.

Although he didn't understand, the Bull Protector wisely kept quiet.

It even mimicked Su Mu's manner, glaring at the demon beast as if to say, "Hurry up and confess, we know everything."

The beast's expression was stiff, and it said in a somewhat unnatural voice, "What I said is all true. If you don't believe me, you can verify it."

You'll find out if you just find my master and ask him.

"Ask a transcendent being?"

Protector Niu sneered, "If we could find a transcendent being, would we need to go through all this trouble?"

The transcendent are everywhere, yet they exist everywhere.

Unless he shows himself, no one in the world can find him.

This monster was certain of this, which is why it dared to say such a thing.

“You are not his demon pet, you are his opponent.”

Su Mu said slowly, "As far as I know, you lost your physical body and were reduced to a soul because you lost in the competition with him."

Zhu Qingzhi and others do indeed possess the bloodline of transcendent beings, but you have already stripped away most of that bloodline from them.

You raise them not to acquire physical bodies, but to exploit their bloodline in order to deal with the transcendents.

Am I right?

All the monster's tentacles stopped moving, and its face was frozen in place.

It stared intently at Su Mu, its eyes looking as if it were looking at a devil.

It had no idea how Su Mu knew about such a secret matter.

This shouldn't be happening.

Those who knew its identity are all long dead. How could this person, who looks so young, know its identity?
"Are you kidding me?"

Its expression was stiff, and its voice was dry.

"I told you, you only have one chance."

Su Mu said calmly, "Since you're unwilling to tell the truth, then you can go and die."

Before he finished speaking, Su Mu had already raised his hand.

In an instant, large golden characters appeared in the air.

Each of those large characters is ten feet square, with strokes that are as graceful as dragons and phoenixes.

Everyone was captivated at first glance and instinctively closed their eyes.

They all had a feeling that if they dared to force themselves to watch, their souls would be shattered.

No sooner said than done.

The large golden characters in the air transformed into an article, carrying immense power, and crashed down like Mount Tai.

boom!
The octopus monster let out a shrill scream, its tentacles flailing wildly as it tried to resist the force.

However, the power emanating from those large golden characters was too immense; the tentacles shattered instantly upon touching that power.

"what!"

The octopus-like monster screamed in agony.

"Why do you have to force me? Why!"

It cried out mournfully.

In an instant.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

A loud bang followed.

A dark shadow emerged from the ground, as large as a mountain.

It was a rotting corpse.

Its flesh was already rotting, and with each movement, chunks of foul-smelling flesh peeled off, making a crackling sound.

The corpse looked like a black bear. It pounded its chest with both fists and then punched the golden light.

boom!
The golden light shattered instantly.

The octopus-like monster broke free and instantly disappeared into the head of the black bear's rotting corpse.

The eyes of the black bear carcass suddenly turned crimson.

Niu Hufa and Zhu Qingzhi and the others showed surprise on their faces.

They stared at the rotting black bear carcass, their mouths agape enough to fit a duck egg.

Is this the true form of that monster?
The soul form resembles an octopus, but the actual body is a black bear?
Judging from the appearance of its true form, it must have died a terrible death.

"To still have such an aura after being dead for so many years, this guy's strength should have been no less than that of Master Xuanxuan when he was alive."

"The Bull Protector muttered to himself."

"However, it was unlucky for it to run into Su Mu!"

"Throughout the universe, those who can defeat it can be counted on one hand, and Su Mu happens to be one of them!"

The Bull Protector's face was full of confidence.

Hearing Protector Niu's mutterings, Zhu Qingzhi and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Their gazes towards Su Mu became increasingly filled with fear.

Just how powerful is this person named Su Mu?

Even though this bear demon is so powerful, is he still no match for him?
Everyone stared wide-eyed ahead, eager to see who would emerge victorious in this battle.

at this time.

The decaying black bear had already pounced in mid-air in front of Su Mu, slamming its fists down.

The fist has not yet arrived.

The gale had already blown down all the trees covering the mountains and fields, and the ground was as if it had been plowed three feet deep.

A powerful force descended upon Su Mu, causing the ground within a radius of several hundred feet around him to drop several feet.

The bear demon wore a ferocious smile, as if it could already see Su Mu being smashed into a pulp by its punch.

Just then, Su Mu slowly raised his hand.

boom!
His hands appeared incredibly small and fragile compared to the bear demon's entire body.

But it was this very palm that gently supported the black bear's fists.

boom.

As the air surged, disbelief appeared on the bear demon's face.

It has already used its own power, yet it still cannot harm the opponent?
In the blink of an eye, it changes its tactics.

It pulled hard.

His arms remained completely still.

Draw again.

It remained completely still.

It stared wide-eyed at Su Mu, its eyes filled with disbelief.

When it's in its soul form, it accepts that it can't defeat its opponent.

Now it's using its own body.

Although its true form is a decaying corpse, it still retains the power it possessed when it was alive.

Back then, it was a competitor to Jin Hong.

Back then, it was only slightly inferior; it almost became the one that transcended.

How could something as powerful as it be bullied by an unknown nobody?
"Let me go!"

The bear demon shouted, then, realizing its words sounded too weak, added something else.

"How dare you!"

"If you were alive, perhaps you could have fought me," Su Mu said calmly. "But now, who gave you the courage to be so confident in the face of my Daoist scriptures?"

Before he could finish speaking...

Su Mu raised his hand and placed a palm on the bear demon's forehead.

Swish!
Countless golden characters swept down like a torrent.

The bear demon's flesh and blood melted away rapidly, like snow melting in boiling water.

Only the stark white bones remained, emitting a crisp clanging sound as the gold lettering was washed over them, like the clash of metal.

"what!"

The bear demon let out a shrill scream.

Its soul tried to break free, but the golden characters firmly imprisoned its soul within the bones.

The constant erosion of the gold lettering inflicts upon it a pain akin to being sliced ​​a thousand times.

That kind of pain, even its soul cannot shield it from.

In just a few breaths.

The bear demon's corpse had completely turned into a skeleton.

Only a soul-like entity, resembling an octopus, lay coiled within its head.

Its tentacles extended to the skeletal limbs and bones, and now it wants to retract them but cannot.

The remaining white skeleton also showed visible scars from the erosion of the gold lettering.

If this continues, it won't be long before the skeleton itself dissolves.

At that time, the bear demon's soul will have nowhere to escape.

The soul is fragile; without the protection of the skeletal structure, it will only dissolve faster.

The bear demon sensed impending death, and a strong sense of fear welled up within it.

Although it lost the competition with the transcendent Jin Hong back then, it still managed to escape with its life from Jin Hong's grasp.

For years, it has been hidden in the secluded Valley of Oblivion, and even the transcendent Jin Hong could not find it.

It never imagined that it would die at the hands of an unknown nobody.

"Stop! Stop!"

The immense terror between life and death made it unable to help but shout loudly.

"I have a secret to tell you, so stop right now!"

Ignoring any sense of shame, it proclaimed loudly, "This secret is related to the Transcendent Ones. Throughout the entire universe, no one else knows it except me!"

"Buzz!"

The air vibrated, and the torrent of golden letters slowed down until it gradually disappeared.

The bear demon breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retracted its tentacles, its soul curling up inside its skull.

Now only its hard skull can give it a sense of security.

Although this sense of security is false.

"You have one last chance."

Su Mu said calmly, "Don't say anything that bores me."

"will not."

The bear demon took a deep breath, and its soul suddenly swelled up a size, then shrank back down.

In fact, as a spirit, it doesn't need to breathe at all, but it subconsciously made this movement because it was frightened by Su Mu.

It never wanted to experience that feeling of being on the verge of death again.

"The secret is—"

The bear demon said in a deep voice, "In all the universes, there can only be one transcendent being."

If another transcendent being appears, the previous transcendent being will surely die.

Therefore, he will not allow a second transcendent to appear.

Anyone whose strength approaches transcendence will be attacked by him.

You're very close to crossing that red line.

"I've figured it out. You think your appearance in the Valley of Oblivion is just a coincidence?"
I think he must have deliberately lured you here.

He wants me to fight you to the death!

The bear demon continued, "He wanted to be a prostitute and also want to maintain a virtuous image; that's what he was back then."

He always prided himself on being a righteous person who would not indiscriminately kill innocent people.

But I know he's more ruthless than anyone else in private!

"Using someone else to do your dirty work? Your knife doesn't seem very sharp."

Su Mu said calmly.

These are all the bear demon's side of the story, and Su Mu certainly wouldn't believe them so easily.

For someone who has transcended worldly concerns, killing is incredibly easy.

Back in the Yellow Sand Realm, he had personally witnessed Black Dragon Ao Kun being knocked down a realm by the Transcendent Jin Hong.

And yet, Jin Hong, the one who transcended all limitations, never even showed his face.

Although Su Mu was confident, he also knew he couldn't do it.

If Jin Hong, a transcendent being, wanted to kill him, he wouldn't need to use such methods.

As for the claim that it was for the sake of reputation, that's utter nonsense.

Since those who have transcended have already transcended, why would they care about such illusory fame?

What use is this reputation to him?

Su Mu was more inclined to believe that the transcendent Jin Hong had other purposes in bringing him here.

However, Su Mu couldn't figure out the purpose of this yet.

"Mr. Su, we have no past grievances or present enmity, so why should we grant the wish of the transcendent?"

Killing me will do you no good.

On the contrary, if you release me, I can give you all the treasures I've collected over the years.

The bear demon continued, "Don't look down on me now. I used to be very successful."

Although I was ultimately defeated by a single move, my resources did not fall into the hands of the transcendent.

The bear demon clearly understood that the name of the transcendent Jin Hong could not be mentioned, otherwise the other party would sense it.

Therefore, when it speaks, it only refers to the transcendent and never mentions the name Jin Hong.

"If you're willing to let me go, all of these things are yours."

The bear demon said, "With these things, you'll have a better chance of survival when you cross that red line in the future."

"In addition to these, I can also share my experience with you."

Do you know why I'm still alive even though I lost the competition?

It wasn't that he didn't want to kill me, but that I hid well.

Even an omnipresent transcendent being wouldn't find my Valley of Oblivion so easily.

"Is it because of his bloodline?"

Su Mu said thoughtfully, "You raised the descendants of the Transcendent beings in the Valley of Oblivion just to use them to block the Transcendent beings' view, right?"
You even want to become a descendant of the transcendent, so that the transcendent won't even pay attention to their descendants.

"So what?"

The bear demon said angrily, "Don't I have any secrets from this person?"

If you have to admit it, then admit it. It's already like this anyway.

Su Mu is about to cross that red line; who knows, he might need to use this method to survive.

"After so many years, the bloodline of the Transcendent Ones has spread out and is now very difficult to find, but I can give you the bloodline from my Valley of Oblivion to help you avoid the sight of the Transcendent Ones."

The bear demon said with a pained expression. (End of Chapter)