Roar!
A muffled growl like thunder suddenly exploded within Jiao Shi’s body, instantly torn open by an invisible force that had sealed the air – the Five Dragons Qi.
Loach Dragon Three Appearances!
Jiao Shi growled inwardly and suddenly transformed into a black shadow, gliding through the air like a nimble mud loach, whooshing up into the sky.
Chen Mu immediately clenched his fists hard, and the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect immediately snapped its jaws at Jiao Shi.
A slippery repulsion force fed back, as if he had bitten into a plump, slippery live fish.
Chen Mu controlled his strength slightly, and Jiao Shi slid out of the dragon’s mouth with a swish.
After several attempts, Jiao Shi, with his shifting maneuvers, was on the verge of breaking out of the encirclement of the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect!
Chen Mu’s heart sank, and the Yin Spirit Divine Power surged out wildly.
The Five Dragon Dharma Aspect instantly transformed into a large pitch-black sheet of smoke, like dense, oily mist, that completely shrouded Jiao Shi within in a blink.
Jiao Shi, fixed in midair, instantly turned pale.
How could this person, at most at the level of Condensing Aperture Perfection, possess a method akin to Dao Foundation Dharma Form?!
Had it not been for the life-saving trump card left by his father, he would have been torn to shreds by this Qi Mechanism Dharma Form!
I can’t wait any longer! If I delay further, I’m done for!
Jiao Shi gnashed his teeth.
The next moment.
Pfft!
Blood of silver and crimson splattered, and his left arm, grown with five-fingered dragon claws, suddenly withered and broke off. Like oil poured on fire, the slippery repulsion force around his body soared suddenly.
The Five Dragons Qi enveloping his body was pushed open slightly by this force, revealing a tiny, frail point, which Jiao Shi keenly detected.
This is it!
Pop!
Like a round pill squeezed from a narrow opening of a wrapper, Jiao Shi’s entire body catapulted out, rushing out of the encirclement of the Five Dragons Qi.
Truly not simple!
Chen Mu couldn’t help but change his expression. He hadn’t expected that the opponent could escape the restraint of the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect. If he actually got away…
His eyes suddenly shone with a sharp light.
Swoosh!
Black-and-white rays of light shot out from between his eyebrows, streaking across the sky like rainbow light, leaving trails of black and white on Chen Mu’s eyeballs.
In almost the blink of an eye, the black-and-white light reached beside Jiao Shi.
Bang!
Like a thin needle bursting a balloon, the oily and slippery repulsion force barrier surrounding Jiao Shi was instantly punctured and exploded.
A pitch-black dragon’s head appeared abruptly in front of Jiao Shi and swallowed him whole.
Inside the courtyard, Chen Mu’s lifted heart settled back down.
With a wave of his hand, Five Ghosts Black Smoke billowed forth, quickly scouring inside and outside the courtyard three times. The traces of life he had previously left behind disappeared without a trace.
“Fortunate that the courtyard is secluded, with hardly any people around; such a commotion would have been discovered long ago otherwise.”
After probing the surroundings once more with the Truthful Listening Technique and ensuring nothing was overlooked, Chen Mu retracted the Extinguishing Breath Stones he had scattered around the courtyard, then instantly transformed into an invisible Gentle Breeze, silently drifting away from Chao Feng Alley’s courtyard.
…
A quarter of an hour later, at the Heavenly River Water Mansion located in Vengeance Alley, Ding You.
It was blocks apart from Chao Feng Alley, one to the south and one to the north, at a great distance.
At the moment, in a clean courtyard, Chen Mu’s figure slowly appeared.
The concept of ‘the more hideouts, the better’ was almost etched into his bones. This courtyard was another foothold he had prepared in advance, while disguised and posing as Song Jiang with a darkened face.
With a wave of his hand, a whirlpool of black smoke emerged, and the comatose Jiao Shi was spat out from the Five Ghosts Bag, crashing to the ground. His previously neat and luxurious clothes lined with gold were now splattered with blood and torn to shreds.
Finish him off directly?
Probably not a good idea.
Chen Mu’s expression was blank, but his thoughts were racing.
He speculated that taking action against his opponent immediately would likely be discovered soon by the Heavenly River Water Mansion.
Judging by the performance just now, the person before him who practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique seemed to have something similar to a Flood Dragon Transformation. Lord Jiao of the Heavenly River Water Mansion also practiced a variant of the Flood Dragon Transformation!
Moreover, during the brief clash, a roar like that of a dragon emitted from within the other party, helping him break free from the pressure of the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect.
“This person is most likely connected to the Heavenly River Water Mansion!”
“Tough…”
Chen Mu frowned and stared at Jiao Shi.
It was obviously impossible to just let him go; the opponent practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, and by the looks of it, had nearly reached an equivalent level of cultivation to his own. None of his current methods could subdue the opponent; freeing him would truly be like releasing a tiger back into the wild.
Still, imprisonment wouldn’t solve things either. He had the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect as his trump card, but the opponent likely had his own. Using the damaged Grotto Heaven in Thousand Lanterns City as a prison was not safe; should the opponent manage to escape, it would lead to endless troubles!
Chen Mu glared at his prisoner for a long time, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes.
“Kill!”
“If not killed, my own safety could be compromised!”
“But, the timing of action needs to be delayed.”
As Chen Mu’s thoughts whirled, Yin Spirit Divine Power vibrated, and the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles Exotic Force drilled through Jiao Shi’s nostrils into his brain.
Hum!
The Exotic Force vibrated, ruthlessly scrambling a large portion of Jiao Shi’s cerebral cortex. Jiao Shi immediately trembled violently.
Then, the robust vitality fostered by the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique began to take effect, and Jiao Shi’s destroyed brain began to slowly regenerate and heal.
Chen Mu’s expression remained unchanged, patiently waiting for the brain to fully recover, and then…
Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles trembled again!
Puff, puff, puff…
Thirteen times in a row, Jiao Shi’s entire brain was completely renovated!
“The brain has been flipped and damaged for repair, and all stored information is shattered and scattered, making it nearly impossible to find me through this head,” Chen Mu said with a cold expression.
His right index finger slid subtly, and the Vermilion Feather Sword elegantly flew out from his sleeve.
Puff!
Jiao Shi’s right abdomen was suddenly sliced open, and amid the flash of red light, half of his liver was neatly excised.
As the Nightmare Victory Spell was chanted, a handful of dirt flew up from the ground, wrapping around the bloody half-piece of liver. It tumbled and churned until a palm-sized clay figurine appeared.
“Once I leave the Heavenly River Water Mansion, I will use the spell to kill its spiritual deity.”
“With this double-pronged approach, even if this person fortunately survives, all that remains is an ignorant, insensate shell.”
“In this way, it is utterly impossible for my existence to be discovered!” Chen Mu slowly narrowed his eyes.
…
Deep in Bixi Alley, within a deserted, uninhabited courtyard.
Gurgle!
As if bubbles were emerging from mud, the ground in a shadowy corner softened, and the figure of Chen Mu slowly emerged.
Amidst swirling black smoke, the figure of Jiao Shi landed.
Underneath his torn and tattered clothing on the right side, a long gash was visibly healing at a pace detectible to the naked eye.
“It’s no surprise he’s of the Heavenly Demon Path; his body is robust.”
“It’s for the best. As his body recovers quickly, it won’t be easy for anyone to spot the flaws in the Nightmare Victory Spell.”
Before his arrival, he had noticed that Jiao Shi’s healing was not limited to the abdominal wound; even the half-missing liver was slowly regenerating.
“Bixi Alley, due to the outbreak of the Yellow Millet Plague Poison, was already sparsely populated. And for two or three miles around this place, there are nothing but deserted, uninhabited houses.”
“By the time this guy is discovered, I fear I will have already left and ascended to the shore of the Tongtian River.”
“By then, I’ll just need to activate the Nightmare Victory Spell to completely remove any future trouble!”
“But still…”
“I’ll need to ensure the Nightmare Victory Spell has a safeguard.”
Chen Mu flipped his hand, and a yellow clay pot appeared.
Looking at the plague character that seemed to flow like black oil, he felt a hidden fear.
The contents of the pot were intangible and invisible, often undetectable by ordinary people.
“Luckily, his Heavenly Demon Armor advanced and absorbed the changes from Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, shielding him from this bizarre plague poison, otherwise…” Chen Mu couldn’t help but shiver.
It seems that having lived in peace for too long had made me complacent,
allowing this fellow to take advantage and bury this plague poison within the courtyard!
He shook his head and sighed softly.
“Now, it’s your turn to experience the power of this thing.”
Covering his body with a transparent Heavenly Demon Armor, Chen Mu crushed the yellow clay pot.
A barely perceptible sensation of touch appeared on the Heavenly Demon Armor, as if a strand of hair was lightly brushing the skin’s surface.
At the same time, Jiao Shi, who lay on the ground with an expression of agony on his unconscious face, inexplicably curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a sinister grin,
as if he were experiencing a wonderful dream!
This sight made Chen Mu shudder violently.
“This plague poison, isn’t it a bit too sinister?” Chen Mu shivered and, not daring to linger, turned into a Gentle Breeze and rapidly disappeared from sight.
…
Three days later, in the early morning.
Not far from the gate of the Heavenly River Water Mansion, Chen Mu, dressed in grey clothes, blended in with a group of about seven or eight young men and women.
The person leading them was none other than the burly man with a full beard, Lu Han.
Not far ahead, a Bai Gui Ship was docked at the edge of a spacious square. Dozens of Water Mansion Warriors clad in Black Armor were maintaining order, instructing people to board in an orderly manner.
Suddenly, as if receiving some command, all the Water Mansion Warriors dropped what they were doing and ran towards the interior of the Water Mansion. The abrupt change immediately caused a stir among the bystanders.
“Something’s happened?”
“It must be something serious!”
“It seems to be coming from Bixi Alley; could it be that plague from Yellow Millet has spread?”
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s hurry onto the ship!”
“We can’t stay in this Water Mansion anymore!”
The area around the gate became instantly chaotic, everyone scrambling to board the Bai Gui Ship.
“Let’s go! We need to get on board quickly too!” The burly Lu Han made a decisive call, waving his hand and leading a few people to board.
Chen Mu, mixed in with the crowd, glanced back toward Bixi Alley, his gaze indifferent.
The Alley had been cordoned off long ago, so it was highly unlikely for the Yellow Millet Plague Poison to have spread.
However, if it were discovered that Jiao Shi was also infected…
Chen Mu pulled out a palm-sized clay figurine from his pocket; its surface was covered in black and red lines.
He poured the majority of his mana into it, and the clay figurine instantly connected to the distant Jiao Shi. The previously loose figurine suddenly became as solid as if cast from iron.
The Five Dragon Dharma Aspect and the Five Thunders Spell gathered in his palm, and Chen Mu clenched his fist fiercely.
Creak, creak…
From within his earshot, he faintly heard the sound of metal deforming.
In just a few breaths, the figurine suddenly dispersed, turning into tiny granules of black and red sand, scattering in all directions.
A distant scream faintly reached his ears.
Chen Mu’s mouth curled into a smirk. Once again, he glanced back at Bixi Alley before following Lu Han and quickly boarding the Bai Gui Ship.
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