Chapter 560 - 507: Fight to the Death

Chapter 560: Chapter 507: Fight to the Death

"Six Golden Core Cultivators... two at the Early Stage, three at the Middle Stage, and one... at the Late Stage."

’Their Magical Treasures and techniques...’

The Spiritual Radiance Blessing descended, bringing the Golden Core battle into view. Under the perception of his Divine Sense, countless thoughts raced through Chu Mu’s mind.

At this point, even if he wanted no part in this mess, the choice was no longer his to make.

’If that’s the case...’

Chu Mu’s Divine Sense swept into his Qiankun Bag. Inside, the Corpse Puppet stood as still as a statue. Wangcai lay crouched before it, glaring menacingly at the puppet, apparently still holding a grudge from when the Corpse Puppet had previously turned on them.

Beside Wangcai, the Blade Battle Puppet was also motionless, having fallen dormant.

When this sliver of Chu Mu’s Divine Sense entered, both puppets sensed it. The motionless Corpse Puppet and Blade Battle Puppet opened their eyes in succession. Two gazes—one gray-white, the other crimson—looked into the void, converging on the wisp of Chu Mu’s Divine Sense.

Wangcai, however, let out a roar. This time, it seemed to sense the killing intent within Chu Mu’s Divine Sense. It became uncharacteristically quiet, raising its head to the void and awaiting Chu Mu’s command.

His Divine Sense shifted, focusing first on Wangcai and then the Corpse Puppet. As for the Blade Battle Puppet, it only had enough power for a single strike while enveloped by the Grand Array.

After that single strike, the Grand Array would inevitably detect the spatial fluctuations. By losing its void Concealment effect, the Blade Battle Puppet would lose its greatest advantage. In a face-to-face confrontation, the Blade Battle Puppet would not be very effective.

Then, Chu Mu’s Divine Sense shifted again, finally converging within his Dantian. Shrunk by his Big and Small Ruyi ability, the Nine Dragon Prison Suppression Tower was already enveloped in the Great Sun True Flame. Nine illusory dragon phantoms circled it, causing the True Flame to ripple as they ceaselessly refined this Lifebound Treasure.

The vast Magical Power from his Golden Core Realm Dantian also surged like a tide. Time and again, seemingly without end, it washed over the Nine Dragon Prison Suppression Tower along with the Great Sun True Flame.

Refining and nurturing—with this two-pronged approach, the Mighty Power of the Nine Dragon Prison Suppression Tower was increasing at almost every moment.

By now, it was on the verge of reaching the threshold of an Upper Grade Treasure, and its promotion to the pinnacle of all treasure grades—a Top Grade Treasure—was not far off.

After his Divine Sense lingered for a moment, Chu Mu finally looked up at the sky. It was a dazzling sight, with everyone displaying their Divine Techniques. Six Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators were besieging the lone Extreme Yin True Master. Even with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to rely on, it was clear he was overwhelmed.

Under the continuous barrage from the Chen Family’s Golden Core Cultivators, the gloomy cloud formed from ghouls and Resentful Souls was visibly crumbling, disintegrating and fading away with every passing second.

If not for the profound power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, any ordinary Magical Treasure would have likely been utterly shattered by such an onslaught.

"If you want me dead, then you’re all coming with me!"

Covered in blood and his face a ferocious mask, the Extreme Yin True Master recklessly endured a combined blow from the Chen Family’s Golden Core Cultivators with his already heavily injured body. Wounded even more severely, he used the force of the impact to suddenly shoot out of the encirclement.

Immediately, the aura of the Extreme Yin True Master’s Cultivation became palpably turbulent and chaotic!

To the Golden Core Cultivators present, the meaning of such a sudden and chaotic surge was perfectly clear!

"He’s going to self-destruct!"

"Stop him!"

The expression of one Chen Family Golden Core Cultivator changed drastically. While shouting, he formed a hand seal, and a golden Giant Sword swelled to a massive size. With a piercing shriek, it howled through the air toward the fleeing, tattered gloomy cloud.

At the same time, several other Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators unleashed their Divine Techniques, sending a barrage of majestic attacks to envelop the Extreme Yin True Master, leaving him no blind spots.

But at that moment, the Chen Family Golden Core Cultivator at the very rear seemed to sense something. His expression, which had already changed drastically, instantly turned ugly.

He hastily slapped his chest and spat out a pale gray ring. Raising his hand to form a seal, the ring swelled in the air. With a low shout, he positioned it in front of him as a shield.

Then, a flash of blade light shot toward the sky and, in an instant, crashed against the ring hovering before the Cultivator.

BOOM!

With an earth-shattering boom, the ring instantly shattered. The blade light continued, unstoppable, as it descended upon the man’s head.

"Save me!"

The man’s face was ashen as he yelled to those in front of him.

Only then did the other Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators, who had been aggressively closing in on the Extreme Yin True Master, finally react.

"You dare!"

"You’re courting death!"

They roared in fury. The two closest Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators abruptly halted their flight, spinning around in the sky. They redirected their majestic Magic Techniques, which had been aimed at the Extreme Yin True Master, toward the incoming blade light.

But at that very moment, another sudden change occurred.

"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!"

As a series of savage roars suddenly rang out, billowing Corpse Qi surged forth. A hundred-zhang-tall Corpse Puppet abruptly materialized in front of several of the Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators.

The Corpse Puppet was as imposing as a towering mountain. It held two azure Giant Blades before it, its gray-white eyes filled with bloodthirsty savagery. Amidst a series of ear-piercing screeches like scraping metal, its twin blades, wreathed in azure flames, whistled through the air as they came crashing down on the Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators.

"A Corpse Puppet!"

"It’s Chu Mu!"

Cries of alarm rang out one after another. This particular Corpse Puppet had been notoriously famous back on the Demon Suppression Islands!

Since all present were Golden Core Cultivators from the Chen Family, it was impossible for them not to know of it!

"Be careful! He also has a Tier Three Spirit Beast!"

"This man is a True Cultivator of Sword Intent!"

"This man is extremely skilled in the Puppetry Skill! Be careful, there may be other puppets in hiding!"

As the warning shouts rang out, the few Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators, who had been so aggressive just moments before, all grew cautious.

A man’s reputation precedes him, like a tree’s shadow.

After all his years in the Vast Sea, Chu Mu had naturally always been a key figure of interest for the Chen Family.

Most people only knew that Chixia Chu True Master possessed Pill and Artifact Dual Proficiency and assumed he was just an Alchemy Master and Artifact Refining Master with weak Combat Power.

But thanks to the Chen Family’s intelligence network, they, as the family’s Golden Core Cultivators on this trip to Bazhou, knew the full story perfectly well!

And now, with the other Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators acting cautiously, that flash of blade light sliced across the man’s neck unhindered.

In an instant, he was decapitated. As blood sprayed through the air, the man’s Divine Soul hastily flew out, enveloping a pale gold Golden Core. As he fled, he didn’t forget to glance back at the blade light. Seeing that it remained still, making no move to pursue, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he preserved his Golden Core and Divine Soul, he could be reborn through Possession. There was still a chance to live.

But just at that moment, directly in the path of the fleeing Golden Core, a cavernous, blood-red maw suddenly appeared, its savage fangs on full, bloody display. As the great mouth snapped shut, the fleeing Golden Core and Divine Soul, caught completely off guard, flew right into it as if making a special delivery, and vanished.

"ROAR!"

A beast’s roar pierced the heavens as a Demon Beast appeared, treading on air. It was about ten feet tall and several times that in length, its entire body glowing with a pale golden luster.

Swallowing a Golden Core seemed to have ignited Wangcai’s long-dormant bestial savagery. Its eyes visibly turned from pale red to scarlet, and its ferocious aura as a Demon Beast was in no way inferior to the nearby Corpse Puppet, which had been born from the convergence of Blood Qi and Evil Qi.

Only then did the dazzling blade light finally dissipate. At the same time, a figure in azure robes appeared, hovering in the sky. With his eyes full of indifference, flanked by the Corpse Puppet and the Demon Beast, he looked down upon the grim-faced Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators.

"Chu Mu, do you truly intend to fight our clan to the death?"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Before Chu Mu could even speak, the Extreme Yin True Master, who had been about to self-destruct, immediately reigned in his chaotic Magical Power fluctuations. With a wild laugh, he came to a sudden halt. Wreathed in sinister Ghost Qi, he positioned himself with Chu Mu, one in front and one behind. Although there were only two of them, they somehow turned the tables and surrounded the remaining five Chen Family Golden Core Cultivators.

"It is not I who wishes to fight your clan to the death. My hand has been forced. I ask for your forgiveness."

Chu Mu’s voice was flat, betraying no hint of emotion.

He had interacted with most of these very Golden Core Cultivators before him not long ago on the Demon Suppression Islands. They had chatted and laughed together, and he considered them to have something of a friendly relationship.

But in the current situation, such friendships were clearly meaningless. There was only... a battle to the death!

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