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Only a powerful member of the Ghost Clan, comparable to a True God, can condense a Ghost Pearl after death, containing the pure essence of black mist and the Great Dao of the Ghost Clan.

According to the battle rules of the Star Palace and all the races of the universe, when they work together to kill the enemy, the Ghost Pearl belongs to the person who contributes the most. After the battle, the merits are awarded based on the grade of the Ghost Pearl, and the merits are clear at a glance and cannot be disputed.

Looking at the black bead in mid-air, Song Qingmei didn't hesitate for a moment. She turned to the two of them and said loudly, "This strange bead should belong to Fellow Daoist Su!"

Upon hearing this, Tura'er's face instantly darkened, his fists clenched tightly, filled with resentment, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Throughout the entire battle, Su Mu single-handedly delivered all the crucial damage, breaking through defenses, slaying clones, and severely injuring the Ghost Commander. The other two were merely going through the motions, even finding themselves in perilous situations at times. Logically and emotionally, the Ghost Pearl should belong to Su Mu, and he had no grounds to object.

Su Mu glanced at the floating Mystic Pearl, waved his hand, and calmly declined, saying, "No need. I am not a member of the Star Palace, and even if I take the Mystic Pearl, I cannot go to the Star Palace to exchange it for battle merits. You two can keep it."

He already knew the details through Moen's memories. Apart from exchanging for battle merits and using it as a token for Star Palace missions, the Ghost Pearl was of no use for cultivation to humans, the Three-Eyed Clan, or any other extraterrestrial races. Keeping it was pointless.

Song Qingmei quickly advised, "If Fellow Daoist Su is willing to join the Star Palace, he can exchange this high-level Mysterious Pearl for a large amount of enlightenment resources and divine-grade pills, which will bring him great benefits."

"Thank you for your kind offer, but I have no plans to join the Star Palace for the time being." Su Mu shook his head in refusal, then picked up the giant iron fork covered in black mist and malevolent energy from the ground, and said with a smile, "This iron fork is mine. You two have come from afar to help, expending your divine power and trump cards; how can you leave empty-handed?"

This iron fork is a low-grade divine treasure, but it has been tainted by black mist for many years and is filled with eerie and malevolent energy. It can be used normally by slowly refining and purifying it with his own Dao fire, which makes up for his lack of offensive divine treasures.

Before Song Qingmei could say anything more, Tula Er stepped forward, raised his hand to put away the mysterious pearl in mid-air, interrupting the conversation with a stiff tone: "Since Fellow Daoist Su insists on giving way, we will not refuse any longer."

He was unwilling to continue with this pretentious tug-of-war. Since Su Mu had voluntarily given it up, and it wasn't something he had forcibly taken, returning to the Star Palace and truthfully reporting the battlefield events would perfectly comply with the rules of the Soul Oath, and he could still easily obtain the merit and reward.

While activating his Dark Gold Dao Fire to envelop the iron fork and slowly scorch and purify the black mist within, Su Mu asked for crucial information: "After killing the main body, how long will it take for the next Ghost Commander to be reborn?"

"The black mist's origin is indestructible, and the leader will be reborn sooner or later. The new Ghost Leader will be born in ten days at the earliest and half a month at the latest," Song Qingmei answered truthfully. "However, the new leader lacks foundation and its strength is far inferior to this late-stage True God-level Ghost Leader. With Fellow Daoist Su's current combat power, he can easily kill it by himself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tula immediately took over the conversation and volunteered to stay behind: "Since we're not in a hurry to return to the Star Palace, the two of us can stay and continue to assist Fellow Daoist Su in clearing out the black mist across the entire Tianyuan Star, accumulating more merits in the battle."

Song Qingmei glanced at Tulaer and saw right through his thoughts.

This person was greedy for the merits of the new Ghost Commander's Ghost Pearl battle, and was still unwilling to give up. He wanted to stay by Su Mu's side to find weaknesses and opportunities to forcibly seize the Dao Fire and treasures that Moen had left on Su Mu.

Su Mu understood this as well, but he didn't point it out.

The entire Black Mist Territory is too vast; it is impossible to clear out all the lower-level demon races within ten days. The group needs a short rest.

The three of them did not linger and set off together, breaking through the thick black fog and returning to the outside world under the clear blue sky.

Looking back, the black mist that had covered the continent had shrunk considerably, with all the black mist over the land receding and retreating back into the East China Sea. It was still shrinking inward, greatly alleviating the crisis on the planet's homeland.

On their return journey, the two rested at the Imperial City Restaurant, while Su Mu flew back to the Imperial Palace Library.

Upon seeing Su Mu return safely, Xiao Yunshang, Chai Min, Ding Chao, and their trusted confidants, along with their adopted sons and daughters, rushed forward to greet him, their eyes filled with genuine worry. The Black Mist battlefield was extremely dangerous, and everyone had been deeply concerned for days.

"I've exhausted myself and need to go into seclusion to recuperate. You may all leave now." Su Mu waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse.

After everyone had left, only the two of them remained in the courtyard. Xiao Yunshang then spoke softly about the recent situation in the palace: "Jinzi has been asleep for the past two days. His golden light is contained, and his aura is steadily rising. He should be about to break through to a higher realm again."

"I already noticed it when I returned to the palace." Su Mu nodded slightly, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

In the courtyard, the spirit pet Jinzi curled up on the ground, motionless, its whole body shrouded in golden light, its bloodline power continuing to surge, it was in a dormant state on the eve of a breakthrough.

"In addition, Ding Chao has thoroughly solidified his foundation and is fully prepared to break through to the late stage of Martial Emperor and condense his divine embryo." Xiao Yunshang continued to report, "The group of adopted sons and daughters you took in at the end of August have also come to report recently. Relying on the cultivation resources you bestowed upon them, everyone has made significant progress in their cultivation."

Su Mu looked pleased upon hearing this.

What he values ​​most is the systematic training and feedback.

Previously, when Chai Min broke through to the Martial Emperor realm, he was directly rewarded with a mid-grade Divine Rank puppet, a Divine Rank combat skill, and a Divine Pill. Now that Ding Chao has broken through to the late stage of the Martial Emperor realm, he will surely also receive a precious Divine Rank reward.

Although Jinzi's breakthrough from the early stage of level eight to the late stage of level eight is not a major realm leap, according to the system's usual practice, he will at least be given a low-grade divine treasure.

He instantly understood the underlying intention of the system.

The system distributes massive amounts of Enlightenment Pills, Divine Soul Pills, and various high-level replenishment pills, not just for his personal cultivation, but to build a complete training system covering all stages from Martial Emperor to True God, specifically for mass-producing subordinates.

Even those with mediocre talent can break through bottlenecks without accumulating enough system pills. Moreover, the group of martial artists under his command who came from Wulong Star are all exceptional talents, one in ten thousand. As long as the resources are in place, their breakthrough speed will naturally be rapid.

Seeing Su Mu deep in thought, Xiao Yunshang softly asked the question that had been on her mind most: "Has the deadly threat of the Ghost Clan within the black mist been completely resolved?"

"Only one treacherous commander was killed!"

Su Mu gently shook his head and said in a steady tone, "The origin of the black mist is indestructible, and new ghost leaders will be born after a while. To completely eliminate the scourge of the ghost race on Tianyuan Star, we need to repeatedly enter the black mist to carry out the extermination. It is by no means something that can be accomplished in one battle."

"Yes!" Xiao Yunshang nodded upon hearing this, looked up at Su Mu with anticipation in her eyes, "I can now condense a divine form."

"Oh?" Su Mu reached out and grasped her slender, warm hand, and said with a smile, "There's no rush. Let me pass on some more insights into the Great Dao to you first, to solidify your foundation, so that your transformation can be more complete."