The First Marquis of Daxuan

An army of 100,000 is nothing compared to the million-strong army of Void Beasts that often roam the Void Realm.

However, this army of 100,000 was composed of the most elite disciples from the major sects of the Taixu Sacred Realm, with the lowest cultivation level being the Returning Void Realm.

In terms of individual strength, it is no less than the Void Beast.

In fact, their high-end combat power is even superior to that of the Void Beasts.

After all, even the sect leader of the Azure Sky Sect, Fu Canglan, and the sect leader of the Martial Sect, Wu Zu, personally participated.

Looking across the entire Void Realm, the only ones who can rival these two, besides the Void Beasts at the Heavenly Venerable Realm, are probably the mysterious and unpredictable Lord of the Void Beasts.

The two of them personally led the team, along with an elite army of 100,000. While they dared not say they were invincible throughout the Void Realm, winning several battles was certainly not a problem.

Su Mu was not surprised at all that Fu Canglan and Wu Zu agreed to attack the Ruins Realm.

He knew very well that Fu Canglan was ambitious and always wanted to become the Lord of Yang, but if the Yang Realm remained stagnant, Fu Canglan's chances were slim.

Therefore, Fu Canglan was more eager than anyone else to start a war with the Void Realm.

However, in the past, in the Taixu Sacred Realm, those who advocated peace were the mainstream, and Fu Canglan did not dare to easily reveal his true thoughts.

Now that the Taixu Sacred Realm and the Outer Domain have been reunited, Fu Canglan's opportunity has arrived, and he naturally won't let it go.

As for Martial Ancestor—

If we're talking about the most warlike person in the mortal realm, if Martial Ancestor claims to be second, probably no one would dare to claim to be first.

The Martial Ancestor would be more than eager for the opportunity to fight against the Void Realm.

With these two leading the way, if they still can't conquer a territory, then they're seriously underestimating the strongest being below the former Heavenly Venerable of the Void Saint Realm.

"Su Mu, do you have any requirements for the places you want to transform? Or do you mean I can just take any piece of land and you can transform it into a Yang Realm?"

Fu Canglan looked at Su Mu and asked in a deep voice.

"As expected of Sect Leader Fu, his thoughts are indeed thorough."

Su Mu's face showed admiration.

As the sect leader of the Azure Sky Sect, Fu Canglan's knowledge and experience far surpassed those of any of the powerful figures Su Mu had encountered before.

He immediately asked a very technical question.

If it were someone else, they might think that they could just conquer any place and transform it into the mortal realm.

However, Fu Canglan realized that doing so would require some special conditions.

Su Mu wanted to use the Heavenly Weapon for experiments, which indeed required Fu Canglan and others to conquer some special locations.

Even if Fu Canglan didn't ask, Su Mu would find a way to get them to attack specific locations.

However, now that Fu Canglan has asked, it saves Su Mu from having to make up an excuse himself.

"Although theoretically it can be done anywhere, the chances of success are greater at certain points."

Su Mu said solemnly, "Just as there are some blessed lands with abundant spiritual energy in our Yang Realm, there are similar places in the Void Realm."

In theory, places like this should be easier to renovate.

"map."

Fu Canglan spoke decisively and without the slightest hesitation.

It has to be said that working with someone like Fu Canglan is a very pleasant experience.

Although this cooperation is only temporary.

Su Mu waved his hand, revealing a map to everyone.

This was hand-drawn by him based on the memories of the Void Beast.

On the map, there are some points that he has marked.

If you count them carefully, there are exactly 360 dots.

Fu Canglan, Wu Zu, Yang Hong, and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

They all shared the same thought: Su Mu had been plotting this for a long time!

As expected of the successors of the Seventy-Two Thieves, the Seventy-Two Thieves had always wanted to conquer the Ruins Realm, and they did countless things for it.

Perhaps this map was left behind by the Seventy-Two Thieves back then.

However, Su Mu inherited the will of the Seventy-Two Thieves, which is why he has this kind of map.

Moreover, Su Mu was trying to find a way to advance what the Seventy-Two Thieves had failed to accomplish back then.

Fu Canglan and the others felt somewhat helpless.

Back then, the Seventy-Two Thieves, in their attempt to attack the Void Realm, plundered and seized everything in the Taixu Sacred Realm, offending countless people in the process.

But Su Mu did not have this problem.

Strictly speaking, Su Mu had no direct grudges with the major sects of the Taixu Sacred Realm.

Su Mu had been growing up in the outer realms and had only had a few interactions with the Taixu Sacred Realm.

If we're talking about any sects in the Taixu Sacred Realm that he has some grudges against, it's only the Cangqiong Sect and the Wu Sect.

Perhaps, we should also add the True Saint Sect.

As for other sects, Su Mu never offended them from beginning to end.

Even back in the Martial Sect, he saved many elite disciples from various sects.

If it weren't for Su Mu back then, Cha Haishan would have definitely killed everyone who went to celebrate the Martial Ancestor's birthday.

If we disregard the relationship with the Seventy-Two Thieves, Su Mu could be considered a friend of the Taixu Sacred Realm.

Therefore, people don't actually have that much aversion to Shetland Sheepdogs.

That's why the crowd wasn't so resistant when Su Mu suggested first conquering a piece of territory in the Void Realm as a trial.

With the added encouragement of Fu Canglan and Wu Zu, this military operation in the Yang Realm came about.

"If we go through this portal, we will end up here where we are now."

Su Mu pointed to a location on the map and slowly said, "The closest node to the passage is sixty miles to the southeast."

He paused for a moment, his expression turning serious.

Sixty miles is nothing more than an instant for these powerful individuals.

But it's different now.

The place they were going to was the Ruins Realm.

Although Cha Haishan and his million-strong army of Void Beasts were defeated, the main force of the Void Realm was not affected.

Once the army of the Yang Realm enters the Void Realm, it will inevitably attract attacks from the Void Beasts.

Most importantly, this time they are not fighting guerrilla warfare, but positional warfare.

They need to march sixty miles and occupy the area within a hundred miles of the node.

They must remain on duty until the transformation of Su Mu is completed.

It's unclear how long this will last.

Even if Su Mu can complete the transformation quickly, will the Void Beasts of the Void Realm give up?

They will definitely want to reclaim their lost territory and launch a counterattack.

Therefore, this battle seems to have no end in sight.

It can be said that once Fu Canglan and Wu Zu lead their troops into the Void Realm, the war between the Yang Realm and the Void Realm will officially begin. Unless one side is completely defeated, this battlefield will never end.

"Brother Fu, should we consult the Celestial Venerables about this matter first?"

The leader of a first-rate sect whispered.

"no need."

Fu Canglan shook his head.

Please consult the Heavenly Venerable One?

After asking for permission, would Fu Canglan still have a chance?
In this kind of situation, it's only right to act first and report later.

Once war breaks out, even the Celestial Venerable will be powerless to stop it.

If we consult the Heavenly Venerables, I'm afraid they will only tell us to stay put and protect ourselves.

The celestial beings are detached from worldly affairs, yet they still yearn for advancement.

How can they progress without fighting?

"Before I came here to provide support, the Celestial Venerable said that I was allowed to make decisions on the spot."

Fu Canglan said in a deep voice, "Now the Void Realm's plans are very clear: they want to occupy our Yang Realm."

They've already come to our doorstep, are we just going to swallow our anger?
As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate.

Since they've attacked, it's only fair that we attack back.

"Cha Haishan, the traitor of the Martial Sect, is hiding in the Ruins Realm. Our Martial Sect is here to cleanse our sect. Even the Heavenly Venerable has no reason to stop our Martial Sect from doing so."

"The Martial Ancestor spoke slowly."

Fu Canglan's eyes lit up, and he gave Wu Zu a thumbs up.

They say the quietest dog is the one that bites the most.

The Martial Ancestor usually looks listless, but when he opens his mouth, it's a fatal blow.

That's right. Cha Haishan almost killed Wu Zu before. He fled to the Void Realm, so it's reasonable for Wu Zu to seek revenge on him!

If a martial artist cannot act swiftly and decisively, then what is the point of training?
Even the celestial beings were all people who acted swiftly and decisively in their youth.

Even the celestial beings couldn't stop it.

“That’s right. Even if the Heavenly Venerable reprimands us later, we will still clean house for Brother Wu!”

Furthermore, Cha Haishan almost killed all of us back then!

Our mission is solely for revenge!

Fu Canglan said in a deep voice.

"I will send someone back to report to the Heavenly Venerables that we have sent troops only to avenge our defeat!"

Fu Canglan said.

When the general is out, military orders are not obeyed.

Once troops are deployed, the situation is no longer entirely up to anyone else.

At that time, even if the Celestial Venerable wanted to stop the war between the two realms, it would be impossible for him to do so.

As Su Mu listened to them settle the matter one after another, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

These guys really know how to find excuses for themselves.

"That's right, revenge!"

Su Mu raised his fist and said.

"Revenge! Revenge!"

The 100,000-strong army waved their fists and shouted in unison, their voices scattering across the sky.

…………

Fu Canglan, Wu Zu, Yang Hong, and the others acted very quickly.

On the second day after the oath-taking ceremony, the 100,000-strong army had already crossed the passage and was heading towards that Void Realm node.

In Fu Canglan's words, speed is of the essence in war.

Cha Haishan had just suffered a crushing defeat, and the Void Beasts of the Void Realm certainly did not expect that they would invade the Void Realm at this time.

Su Mu naturally had no objection to this.

He wished Fu Canglan could move even faster.

When the army of 100,000 stormed into the Void Realm, Su Mu also entered the Void Realm with seventy-two divine weapons of destiny.

His only goal was to try the method Ning Hongchen had described.

The seventy-two divine weapons of destiny could theoretically create another outer realm in the Void Realm.

If it really succeeds, then the mortal realm can gain another Celestial Venerable.

Even if he doesn't try to seize the position left by the Heavenly Venerable, he can still advance to the Heavenly Venerable level. Of course, to achieve this, he first needs to give Fu Canglan and the others some confidence.

The seventy-two divine weapons of destiny can only transform yin into yang and recreate the universe when they are activated simultaneously.

Simply capturing a single node doesn't have much effect.

That is why the seventy-two scholars failed to succeed back then.

However, seventy-two divine weapons of destiny are not acceptable, but extremely yang items are.

Using extremely yang materials, one can also transform the Void Realm.

The difference between it and the divine weapon of destiny is that it is less effective and has a smaller scope of modification.

The advantage is that it has no location requirements and can be used at any time.

Su Mu currently possesses more than one extremely yang artifact, so transforming it into a territory spanning several miles should not be a problem.

If he can succeed just once, he can convince Fu Canglan and the others of his abilities.

So, the next step is to have Fu Canglan and the others conquer more places until all seventy-two Heavenly Weapons are buried.

Su Mu stood in mid-air, looking at the 100,000-strong army rushing ahead, and thought to himself.

"Of the seventy-two nodes, only one-third are occupied by the Void Beast Tribe. The remaining two-thirds of the nodes are not occupied by powerful Void Beasts. I can first deploy the Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapons on these two-thirds of the nodes."

Once Fu Canglan and his team have captured the remaining third of the nodes, I can directly activate the seventy-two Heavenly Weapons, connecting the dots to form lines, and using those lines to represent the entire surface.

The entry of an army of 100,000 into the Void Realm will undoubtedly attract the attention of all the Void Beasts, making Su Mu's actions much easier.

Having made up his mind, Su Mu's figure blurred, and he flew directly in another direction.

He had only flown a few dozen miles when he heard the sounds of fighting behind him.

Clearly, the 100,000-strong army had encountered their first wave of enemies since entering the Ruins Realm.

Su Mu was not worried about the safety of his 100,000-strong army.

Fu Canglan and Wu Zu are no ordinary people. Their strength is no less than his, and they are both shrewd and calculating. Since they dared to invade the Void Realm, they will not fail so easily.

Su Mu didn't look back and sped off.

He quickly found the first node.

Ignoring the scattered beasts around him, Su Mu buried his first divine weapon of destiny.

He also deliberately set up several layers of formations near the Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon to prevent it from being accidentally discovered by the Void Beast.

After doing all this, Su Mu continued to the next node.

Time flies.

A few months later.

Su Mu buried another divine weapon of destiny.

This is the thirty-sixth divine weapon he has buried, barely halfway there.

He also encountered some unexpected events along the way.

There is a node where no Void Beast tribe existed before, but now it has been occupied by a small tribe.

After much hesitation, Su Mu finally decided to make a move.

He single-handedly annihilated the entire Void Beast tribe, which possessed two thousand Void Beasts.

In addition, Su Mu had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the 100,000-strong army.

It must be said that Fu Canglan and Wu Zu were indeed talented individuals.

With their army of 100,000, they were virtually invincible in the Ruins Realm.

Over several months, they fought against the Void Realm's Void Warriors dozens of times, and not a single time was they defeated.

Moreover, they have already completed their planned mission and captured that node.

However, Fu Canglan and Wu Zu seemed to have taken a liking to the battle. Instead of urging Su Mu to recreate the universe, they continued to fight, pushing the originally planned battle line back dozens of miles.

Battle reports kept pouring in from the Taixu Sacred Realm, even igniting Su Mu's competitive spirit.

If Fu Canglan and Wu Zu achieved such results with an army of 100,000, then Su Mu cannot be too bad.

We must deploy all these divinely appointed weapons as soon as possible.

Driven by an indomitable spirit, Su Mu moved much faster than before.

After burying the thirty-sixth divine weapon, he rushed to the next node without stopping.

Just as Su Mu was rushing on his way.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly.

"You've been following me for so long, come out now."

Su Mu spoke slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a ripple like water suddenly appeared in the air not far ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly appeared in front of Su Mu.

Yes, it was a human figure.

The other person was over ten feet tall, like a giant, but judging from his face, he was obviously an anomaly.

His face was covered in red hair, he had two dragon-like horns on his head, and there was even an eye on his forehead.

The moment Su Mu saw the other person, his pupils contracted sharply.

The Void Realm, ruled by the Void Beasts!
Su Mu recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

When Su Mu took the Five Elements Mountain, his avatar died at the hands of the Lord of the Void Beasts.

Su Mu had a deep memory of the power of the Lord of the Void Beasts.

It should be noted that his avatar was also at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm, and could even fight against the Martial Ancestor.

As a result, it was destroyed by the Lord of the Void Beasts in less than half an hour.

That was when the Lord of the Void Beasts had been suppressed by the Five Elements Mountain for many years, and his strength was less than 70% of his peak.

Later, it was also the Martial Ancestor and Fu Canglan who joined forces to injure the weakened Lord of the Void Beasts.

Rumor has it that the Lord of the Void Beasts has been in seclusion recuperating from his injuries. Why did he suddenly emerge from seclusion?
And then he appeared right in front of me?
Su Mu had some doubts in his heart, and at the same time, he became more vigilant.

"You've got some nerve."

The Lord of the Void Beasts sized up Su Mu and slowly said, "You actually dare to run around the Void Realm with the Five Elements Mountain."

"Don't you know my connection to Five Elements Mountain?"

He seemed to be somewhat curious about Su Mu, so he didn't make a move immediately.

"What is your relationship with the Five Elements Mountain?"

Su Mu was somewhat puzzled. Wasn't it just a matter of suppression and being suppressed?

Could there be other relationships?
Ning Hongchen didn't remind him of the relationship between Five Elements Mountain and the Lord of the Void Beasts.

"Within a radius of ten thousand miles, as long as the Five Elements Mountain appears, I can sense its presence."

The Lord of the Void Beasts said, "Now, hand over the Five Elements Mountain, and I can let you die a little more painlessly."

Otherwise, I have a hundred ways to make you regret being born.

What do you want with the Five Elements Mountain?

Su Mu looked at the other person calmly and slowly said, "Could it be that you haven't been suppressed enough and want to continue to be suppressed?"

"interesting."

The Lord of the Void Beasts sized up Su Mu and couldn't help but lick his lips. "Cha Haishan told me you were arrogant and disrespectful. I didn't quite believe it at first, but now it seems that Cha Haishan wasn't lying. You really are arrogant enough."

"But the arrogance the better. What I enjoy most is torturing and killing geniuses of your human race."

The Lord of the Void Beasts smiled cruelly and said, "Do you know how many human geniuses have died at my hands over the years?"
The flesh and blood of human geniuses are the most delicious, not only delicious but also highly nutritious.

He looked at Su Mu as if he were looking at a delicious meal.

Su Mu felt uncomfortable under his gaze, frowned, and said, "So you are the ruler of the Void Beasts, huh? You have time to chat with me here, but don't you know that my 100,000 human banners have already utterly annihilated your Void Beasts?"

If you're so capable, why don't you go find Fu Canglan and Wu Zu and settle the score with them?

What brings you here?
I'm busy burying the Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon, I don't have time to play with you.

"Hmph, they're just a bunch of rabble. Let them be smug for a while, what's wrong with that?"

The Lord of the Void Beasts said coldly, "I will say it again: hand over the Five Elements Mountain."

"The Five Elements Mountain is in my hands. If you want it, come and take it yourself."

Su Mu looked at the other person and spoke slowly.

He could tell that the Lord of the Void Beasts was somewhat anxious.

Could it be that Wuxing Mountain really has some connection with him?
Is that why he was so eager to steal the Five Elements Mountain?

Previously, Cha Haishan led a million-strong army of Void Beasts to attack the Outer Domain, seemingly also in order to seize the Five Elements Mountain.

That was also done on the orders of the Lord of the Void Beasts.

Su Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he suddenly said, "Without the Five Elements Mountain, you wouldn't be able to recover to your peak condition, would you?"

"How are you—"

The Lord of the Void Beasts blurted out, but his words were cut short before he could finish.

How do you know?

Su Mu had completely understood what he meant.

The Five Elements Mountain is actually related to whether the Lord of the Void Beasts can recover to his peak.

This is really interesting.

Su Mu looked at the Lord of the Void Beasts with a strange expression.

There's a saying, what's it?
Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

There's another saying, what's it called?
Beat up the drowning dog!
Without the Five Elements Mountain, the Lord of the Void Beasts could not have recovered to his peak.

This means that the current ruler of the Void Beasts has not yet recovered to his peak state.

At its peak, the Lord of the Void Beasts was incredibly powerful, perhaps even capable of fighting against a Celestial Venerable.

He had been suppressed for many years, and when he finally broke free, he was able to fight three opponents at once, suppressing the incarnations of Fu Canglan, Wu Zu, and Su Mu.

Furthermore, he was able to kill Su Mu's avatar and severely injure Fu Canglan and Wu Zu.

Although he was injured in the end, it was enough to show how powerful he was.

At that time, he was far from being at his peak.

If the Lord of the Void Beasts truly returns to his peak, then Su Mu will really have to back down.

But since he hasn't recovered, what does Su Mu have to worry about?
"Lord of the Void Beasts, what is your name?"

Su Mu was no longer in a hurry. He smiled slightly and said.

"If you want to know my name, do it in your next life."

The Lord of the Void Beasts said coldly, "I gave you a chance, but since you didn't cherish it, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will make you taste the most painful punishment in the world."

The more the Lord of the Void Beasts spoke, the more certain Su Mu became.

If the Lord of the Void Beasts was confident he could kill him, why would he waste so much time talking to him?

All this talk and no action proves that the Lord of the Void Beasts has no confidence at all.

He wasn't confident he could snatch the Five Elements Mountain from Su Mu, so he was just threatening him, hoping to trick Su Mu into giving him the Five Elements Mountain first.

But who is Su Mu? How could he fall for this trick?
Su Mu has grown up from the outer realms to where he is now, and he has never known how to write the word "fear".

It would be even more impossible for someone to hand over their treasure out of fear.

"Believe it or not, if I'm determined to leave, you can't stop me."

Su Mu grinned and said, "If you want the Five Elements Mountain, then tell me your name, otherwise I'll leave right now and make sure you never see the Five Elements Mountain again in your entire life."

Lord of the Void Beasts: "..."

You're threatening me with this kind of reason? Do you think I'm easily scared?
The Lord of the Void Beasts glared angrily at Su Mu. (End of Chapter)