SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

"Whoosh—"

A strange, blood-red light suddenly pierced through the crimson flames.

Jiang Shuwan's long sword pressed against Lin Mu's white mask: "I'm also quite curious about your identity. How many seventh-tier high-level Awakened beings are there in this world?"

"Too much curiosity will kill you."

Lin Mu's figure flashed like a ghost, dodging the long sword in the instant he did so. His right fist, wrapped in raging flames, slammed towards Jiang Shuwan, and crimson flames soared into the sky!

Outside the earthen cell, cold sweat gradually seeped from Gu Cang's forehead.

He stared at the cracks spreading across the walls of the earthen cell, a sense of unease creeping into his heart: "This person can actually go toe-to-toe with Lin Mu?"

He slammed his palm into the earthen cell again, causing more soil to rise from the ground and firmly hold the loose walls in place: "At this rate, this cage won't last long..."

"Given that woman's strength, breaking through this earthen prison shouldn't be difficult for her, so why is she hesitating?"

"Could it be that she's equally confident in her own abilities and insists on dealing with Lin Mu in the dungeon?"

He sighed deeply, his voice filled with frustration: "We were truly ignorant and narrow-minded!"

"I thought that the strength of the middle stage of the seventh rank was already at the top, but now it seems that it is far from enough."

"boom--"

Inside the earthen prison, Jiang Shuwan no longer held back her aura, and her violent power erupted to its extreme.

She chuckled softly, her voice tinged with excitement: "Your strength has indeed exceeded my expectations, so your identity must be quite interesting."

"I had no intention of hurting you, but you've brought this upon yourself. So today, I'll reveal the truth!"

"Whoosh—"

Another long sword was suddenly drawn and held tightly in her left hand.

With each step Jiang Shuwan took, wielding twin swords, the ground cracked, and a violent power, like black flames, enveloped her, making her resemble a demon!

"Ha...arrogant and conceited."

Lin Mu outwardly scoffed, but inwardly he was in turmoil.

The black-robed figure before them was completely unfamiliar—a berserker, wielding dual swords… who could it be?

"boom--"

The moment the ground beneath Jiang Shuwan's feet shattered, her figure vanished from Lin Mu's sight.

The next second, Lin Mu's pupils widened suddenly as an extremely violent shockwave, carrying two blood-red longswords, instantly reached his face!

"Clang—"

A beam of transparent light burst forth from the silver hilt of Lin Mu's sword, precisely blocking the twin blades.

The residual force of the clash of weapons spread like a shockwave, causing the walls of the entire earthen prison to become increasingly loose, with rubble falling down in a flurry.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Mu's eyes turned icy blue, and an extreme chill emanated from his body.

"boom--"

An extreme icy domain suddenly erupted, instantly freezing Jiang Shuwan's figure into a human-shaped ice sculpture.

Lin Mu's lips curled up: "Nothing special."

Just as he reached out to reveal the identity of the man in black.

"boom--"

A layer of ice shattered instantly by the violent shockwave, and Jiang Shuwan emerged from it, shaking off the ice fragments from her black robe: "I'll return those words to you. You're nothing special."

A flicker of disbelief crossed her eyes, her voice tinged with shock: "An ice-type awakener... so the leader of Zhen'e Tingting, the [White Reaper], is still alive."

"Haha, this is so funny!"

"But it's a good thing that you're alive. Now that your identity has been revealed, I don't have time to play with you anymore."

"Do you think you can leave my grasp?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden burst of cold energy erupted from Lin Mu's body, instantly covering the entire interior of the earthen prison with a layer of semi-transparent, hard ice.

The ice surface gleamed with a chilling light, freezing the already solid earthen prison into an ice fortress.

"How naive."

Jiang Shuwan chuckled, her tone brimming with undisguised confidence, "If it's a life-or-death struggle, the outcome might be hard to predict."

"But now, if I want to leave, you should know very well that you can't stop me."

Outside the earthen prison, Gu Cang sensed the sudden burst of icy cold energy from within. His expression immediately changed, and he couldn't help but curse, "Holy crap! Is this for real? They've even been forced to reveal their trump cards?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening roar shook the ground, and the solid earthen prison crumbled!

Amidst the flying debris, Gu Cang's pupils constricted, and he vaguely saw two strangely blood-red blade lights flash by.

Immediately afterwards, the figure in black robes transformed into a black lightning bolt, swiftly traversing the ruins under the night sky, disappearing into the depths of darkness in a few leaps.

The earthen prison completely collapsed, and the smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Lin Mu appeared beside Gu Cang. Gu Cang gazed in the direction the black-robed man had gone, recalling the man's last words:

Don't worry, little one, I'm not interested in your secret at all, and I have no interest in spreading it.

Gu Cang immediately leaned closer and asked, "Brother, what's going on?"

"You couldn't even win in a 1v1 after exposing your trump card? There are still such powerful Awakened Ones hidden in this world? Then you…"

Lin Mu's eyes were deep as he raised his hand to interrupt, "This person shouldn't be from the kingdom."

"If she were a member of the kingdom's faction, there would be no reason for her to leave, let alone say that she wouldn't reveal the secret."

He paused, then sighed softly, "So be it. Even if my identity is exposed, the kingdom will only know that I am still alive, not that I am now. It doesn't matter."

Lin Mu's gaze swept over the ruins of the collapsed earthen prison, his eyes filled with contemplation, as if he were recalling the flash of the sword and the aura of the black-robed man just now.

Gu Cang's voice broke the silence: "Brother, the commotion here is too great. Should we continue deeper, or...?"

Lin Mu snapped out of her reverie and looked at Gu Cang with a serious tone: "I have a feeling that something might be hidden deep inside..."

"Hey, we're already here, let's just get to it!"

Gu Cang patted Lin Mu on the shoulder, then added in a hoarse voice, "I refuse to believe that besides the Azure King of the Kingdom, we could encounter another Awakened One at the high level of the seventh rank!"

Lin Mu was silent for a moment, then nodded to Gu Cang: "Then let's continue deeper. If things don't look right, you leave immediately."

"Don't worry, brother!" Gu Cang smiled and made a gesture, "I only play high-level games, I'm good enough to protect myself!"

The two figures moved swiftly into the depths of the restricted area under the cover of night, their footsteps muffled by the wind whistling through the ruins, leaving only two fading afterimages.

A moment later, on a secluded tree-lined road outside the restricted area, a black sedan quietly stopped deep in the shadows of the trees.

A figure in a black robe silently appeared beside the car, and her jade-like hand suddenly ripped off the wide black robe.

The form-fitting black outfit underneath accentuated her figure, making her even more sexy.

The driver's side door clicked open.

Lin Ye quickly got out of the car, walked up to Jiang Shuwan, and smiled as he took the black robe and blood-red mask from her hands: "Wife is back. I'll pack your things." He then turned around and put the items into the trunk.

Jiang Shuwan walked up to Lin Ye and leaned against his shoulder like a little bird, her voice gentle: "You're so annoying, you smell so much blood on you this time."