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It is insufficient to support a Martial Emperor breaking through to the Martial God realm, let alone nurture a Martial God. It is even far from enough time for an ordinary Martial King to accumulate strength to break through to the Martial Emperor realm.

To put it bluntly, the only fate for everyone trapped in this world is death.

Even a Martial Emperor could not withstand the calamity of the Black Mist Ghost Clan. Now, there is not even a single Martial Emperor left in this world, and the dead end has long been destined.

Ordinary people, oblivious and ignorant, continued to live peacefully and contentedly, going about their daily lives as usual.

Only the martial arts masters who have seen through the truth are filled with despair and helpless, and can only watch the calamity approach.

Even worse, some people completely give up, since their fate is destined to perish, they simply indulge their desires and do whatever they want, only seeking to live a life without regrets.

Time flies, and it's already April 16th.

In the dead of night, the quiet Yangxin Palace suddenly erupted with a terrifying aura that soared into the sky and swept across the entire palace!

Above the Yangxin Palace, a colossal silver phoenix phantom, over a hundred feet tall, slowly materialized, radiating divine brilliance and exuding overwhelming power.

Beneath the phantom of the silver phoenix, a slender and graceful humanoid figure floated, its appearance and figure identical to Xiao Yunshang's.

The Silver Phoenix is ​​her supreme martial spirit that accompanies her throughout her life, and the humanoid light and shadow is the origin of her primordial spirit that she has condensed over many years.

Dark clouds surged above the imperial city, the sky darkened, and countless bolts of lightning, like dragons and snakes, snaked and fell, all striking down upon the silver phoenix phantom and the humanoid light and shadow.

It is not destruction or punishment, but rather the tempering and fusion of the forces of heaven and earth.

Xiao Yunshang is breaking through her limitations and refining her martial form!

Condensing a martial image is a major life-or-death hurdle in martial arts. Even with thorough preparation and ample resources, there is still a huge risk of failure and collapse.

The martial spirit and primordial spirit must be completely integrated and unified, while forcibly absorbing the natural power of this world to temper oneself and condense the martial image.

To absorb and integrate the power of heaven and earth, one must endure the impact and tearing of the violent origin; the slightest carelessness will result in damage to the martial soul and severe injury to the primordial spirit.

Xiao Yunshang possesses the innate Xuanlei Body, and her martial arts foundation is extremely compatible with the Dao of Thunder. The natural power she needs to absorb to condense her martial form is the purest and most domineering thunder source in this world.

Lei Li is extremely powerful and yang, and her violent nature is unparalleled, which makes her path to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator comparable to defying the heavens and undergoing a tribulation of lightning.

Ordinary cultivators can only condense martial forms when faced with limited natural phenomena and manageable risks. However, her power is overwhelming and her failure is far more dangerous than that of ordinary people.

Because the process is extremely tumultuous and completely undisguised, it is extremely vulnerable to interference from external enemies. If interrupted by a powerful foe, one's cultivation will be completely destroyed at best, and one's martial spirit and primordial spirit will be annihilated, resulting in immediate death.

Therefore, cultivators throughout the world either seek out remote, uninhabited mountains where no powerful figures venture, or retreat to the heart of their sects and rely on the sect's resources to protect their path when cultivating their martial forms.

However, neither of these places is absolutely safe. The wilderness is vulnerable to encounters by powerful individuals passing by, while sects fear internal treachery and strong attacks from external enemies.

Xiao Yunshang's choice to retreat into seclusion in the palace to cultivate her spiritual essence was truly the best option under the circumstances.

No top-tier expert on the Tianyuan Continent could threaten her, but the strength of the interdimensional experts from other realms was unknown, lurking in the shadows, making her a dangerous situation.

If one were to go into seclusion far outside the capital, the probability of encountering harassment and sabotage from powerful enemies would be extremely high.

She could have asked Su Mu to accompany her on her journey, but since they had only known each other for a short time, she already owed Su Mu countless opportunities and favors, and it was really difficult for her to ask him for help again.

What they fear even more is that if they are attacked outside, they will not only be unable to protect themselves, but will also implicate Su Mu, and even drag him to his death.

In comparison, the palace was the safest place.

The various factions in the imperial city are intertwined, and powerful figures are mixed together. They restrain each other and have many concerns, so no one dares to easily take the lead in causing trouble.

Furthermore, all the foreign enemies who dared to break into the palace and cause trouble had suffered a crushing defeat and perished here, which was enough to make those with ill intentions wary and hesitant to act against them.

The most crucial point is that Su Mu is in the palace.

There was no need to deliberately ask for help. If a powerful enemy were to attack, it would be a favor to help, and it would be one's duty not to help. Xiao Yunshang understood this clearly and accepted it calmly.

But she was certain that Su Mu would come to her aid in her time of need.

In the night sky above the imperial palace, dark clouds loomed overhead, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the endless source of thunder and the power of nature flowed continuously into the Silver Phoenix Martial Soul and the light and shadow of its primordial spirit.

The martial spirit and the primordial spirit are slowly but steadily merging and becoming one.

Throughout the entire imperial city, from princes and nobles to martial arts masters and ordinary citizens, everyone looked up at the astonishing phenomenon above the palace, their hearts pounding with tension.

On the second-floor balcony of the library, Wen Qianzhu held the sleeping Xiao Susong in her arms and said softly, "At such a critical moment, surely no one would dare to cause trouble? With a calamity looming and the formidable enemy of the Ghost Clan at our doorstep, it would be unwise for humanity to fight amongst ourselves."

"Human hearts are unpredictable; it may not be so."

Su Mu shook his head slightly, his gaze lingering on the night sky: "The calamity of the Ghost Clan brought utter despair. If everyone knew that the end was certain destruction and that they would die sooner or later, who would care about the greater good of their clan or the limits of internal strife? Moreover, there are many other races eyeing us covetously, especially the Witch Clan, who have suffered heavy losses and lost several Martial Kings before. They will surely harbor resentment and seek revenge."

Wen Qianzhu nodded slightly, her face showing sorrow: "That's true. When faced with dire straits, it's indeed easiest for people to lose their minds and take risks."

By now, she had long since seen the situation clearly. This world was simply powerless to resist the calamity of the Ghost Clan, unless a top-tier martial god descended from the heavens to turn the tide, but the probability of that was almost nonexistent.

The vast majority of people are trapped in endless despair.

Just then, Su Mu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his aura instantly became chilling.

"There really are people who dare to cause trouble."

Before the cold snort had even finished, Su Mu moved, leaping off the balcony and soaring into the sky above the palace.

Within the imperial city, several powerful auras suddenly soared into the sky, and a group of powerful members of the Witch Clan appeared in mid-air!

There were a total of six Martial Kings and two Martial Emperors, a formidable and murderous lineup!

The Wu tribe and the human tribe have a deep-seated grudge and animosity that is hard to resolve. Now, they are in dire straits and their lives are hanging by a thread. They might as well settle their scores and fight back with all their might!

The gray-robed Martial Emperor who had been severely injured by Su Mu and escaped using the Great Witch Disintegration Escape Technique was among them!

The void trembled, and a huge, dark, and sinister skull claw suddenly materialized, carrying a terrifying aura, and fiercely grabbed at Xiao Yunshang's fused martial soul and primordial spirit!

Snapped!

At the critical moment, Xiao Yunshang's silver whip suddenly swelled up, transforming into a giant silver dragon that stretched across the night sky, and lashed out fiercely!

After being nourished and tempered by several high-grade pills, her foundation and strength are now completely different from before, and the power of her whip has increased several times over!

With a single lash, the dark skull claw shadow shattered and disintegrated instantly!

During the crucial stage of condensing the Martial Phase, Xiao Yunshang did not completely lose her combat power; she was simply unable to exert her full strength and could not fight for long.

Whoosh!

Su Mu's figure soared through the air, instantly arriving above the battlefield.

With a domineering punch, a surge of immense power erupted, directly blasting away and knocking back the black spear that the gray-robed Martial Emperor was attacking!

Immediately afterwards, Su Mu raised his hand to activate the Earth-rank superior clone talisman, and at the same time summoned the black gold puppet!

Two battle forces, each possessing 50% of their own combat power, instantly materialized and guarded the area around him!

"This junior will lend a hand!"

Chang Wei also leaped into the air, taking the initiative to join the fray, unwilling to sit idly by.