The First Marquis of Daxuan

Ruins.

A streak of light flashed across the sky, moving at an extreme speed.

Even if a Void Beast looked up, it would only think it was seeing things.

Since defeating Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, Su Mu realized that his whereabouts had been exposed.

He dared not delay any longer, and while concealing his aura, he began to rush to various places at his fastest speed.

Half of the seventy-two Heavenly Weapons have been deployed. Now, only a dozen or so nodes remain to be occupied by the Void Beast Tribe. Su Mu needs to complete the deployment of these nodes as soon as possible, and then rush back to join Fu Canglan, Wu Zu, Yang Hong, and others to form an army of 100,000 to conquer the other nodes.

He used the various sects to achieve Su Mu's goals.

"The next node is just ahead, we'll be there soon."

Su Mu thought to himself.

suddenly.

A bad feeling welled up inside him.

The next moment, a beam of dark light shot out from the ground and landed on Su Mu at an incredible speed.

The speed was so fast that even with Su Mu's current cultivation level, he couldn't dodge it.

boom!
Su Mu tumbled and fell from the sky to the ground, then tumbled again and again, rolling several miles away before crashing heavily into a hill.

All of a sudden.

The hill was struck and collapsed with a deafening roar, sending rocks shattering and dust billowing everywhere.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
It's too late, but it's soon.

The instant Su Mu's figure was engulfed by the rocks, seven or eight figures appeared like lightning around the pile of rubble.

"Our lord was right after all. Su Mu did indeed intend to set up an array in our Void Realm. Unfortunately, every move he made was within our lord's calculations."

A Void Beast grinned.

"What is calculation? This is called strategic planning."

Another Void Beast said, "The lord calculated that there are several locations for the array base, so we can only say that we are the luckiest."

"If we kill Su Mu today, we'll have done the greatest service."

The several Void Beasts all wore smiles.

In recent months, the 100,000-strong Yang Realm army has been making waves in the Void Realm.

With Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, strictly forbidding the major Void Beast tribes from sending troops, only scattered Void Beast armies clashed with the Yang Realm army, and naturally, they collapsed at the first contact.

From the moment Cha Haishan led his troops into battle until now, the Void Realm has been in a state of constant defeat, never having won a single time.

If they can kill Su Mu today, it will definitely be the first victory for the Void Realm since the start of the war.

Moreover, Su Mu is a big figure in the Yang Realm. Killing him would definitely be a huge blow to the morale of the Yang Realm.

It's not that we Void Beasts are incompetent; we just haven't really gone all out with you before!

"Did we kill Su Mu?"

A Void Beast looked at the pile of rubble and spoke.

"No, our lord said that Su Mu cultivates the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, and his physique is as strong as our Void Beasts. Although we managed to hit him with a sneak attack, it only caused him minor injuries and was not fatal."

Another Void Beast spoke.

Before it could finish speaking, a loud bang was heard.

A figure flew out from the pile of rubble.

The several Void Beasts reacted extremely quickly, flashing around Su Mu and attacking simultaneously.

The attack was already upon Su Mu as soon as he regained his footing.

All the Void Beasts were at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm, and they were well-prepared to make their move.

Su Mu only had time to raise his arm before several attacks slammed into it.

A tremendous force surged forth, and Su Mu's body was directly pressed down towards the ground.

With a muffled thud, Su Mu crashed heavily to the ground, his legs sinking into the ground up to his knees.

With a cold snort, Su Mu's internal power exploded.

In the blink of an eye, Su Mu's body had swelled to several feet tall.

Moreover, the three heads and six arms unfolded instantly.

The immense force directly caused those Void Beasts to take a step back.

It was only at this moment that the two sides saw each other's faces clearly for the first time.

The faces of those Void Beasts showed obvious shock.

That force just now—

Despite being attacked twice in a row, Su Mu not only survived but also unleashed such power that he knocked several of them away. This was terrifying!

No wonder the lord insisted on having them group together to ambush Su Mu.

They originally thought that there was no need to make such a fuss, and that one or two people could easily kill Su Mu.
Now they realized that their lord was right; killing Su Mu was not something that one or two Void Beasts could accomplish.

Several of them need to work together.

"Brothers, kill!"

The Void Beasts roared and, without much hesitation, launched another attack.

However, this time Su Mu was faster than them.

Upon seeing several peak-level Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts appear, Su Mu instantly understood the cause and effect.

It's highly likely that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, saw through his actions and sent men to ambush him here.

"Could it be that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, knows the secret of the Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon? If so, then things are getting a bit complicated."

In that moment of crisis, a thought flashed through Su Mu's mind.

If Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, could predict his appearance here and arranged for the Void Beasts to ambush him in advance, then it is possible that Zhu Tongtian knows the secret of the Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon.

If Zhu Tongtian truly knew the secret of the Heavenly Weapons, and Su Mu had already prepared thirty-six Heavenly Weapons, it would be incredibly easy for Zhu Tongtian to disrupt Su Mu's plans.

The Divine Weapon of Destiny has not yet been activated. As long as Zhu Tongtian finds that location, he can easily dig out the Divine Weapon of Destiny that has already been set up.

The defensive formation set up by Su Mu can only defend against ordinary Void Beasts, but it cannot defend against a powerful figure like Zhu Tongtian.

If Zhu Tongtian were to steal those thirty-six divine weapons of destiny, then his entire plan would be lost.

Su Mu's expression darkened, and when he looked at the few peak Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts again, his eyes were filled with killing intent.

In war, no means are too cruel.

No matter what means Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, used to sabotage his actions, he had no grounds to think the other party was despicable.

However, since there's no way to complete the setup secretly, let's do it openly and honestly.

In an instant, Su Mu exuded an overwhelming fighting spirit.

"bring it on!"

He beckoned to the few Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm.

The world has changed color.

…………

"Something's not right."

In another part of the Ruins Realm, Martial Ancestor spoke to Fu Canglan.

"That's definitely not right."

Fu Canglan nodded as well.

Also present were Yang Hong, the sect leader of the True Saint Sect, and several other powerful figures from other sects.

"Since entering the Void Realm, we have fought more than ten battles, but the enemies we have encountered are too weak."

This is completely different from our understanding of the Ruins Realm.

Their strength is even inferior to the massive army led by Cha Haishan back then.

Fu Canglan said in a deep voice, "They are doing it on purpose, deliberately trying to wear us down and distract us!"

Over the past few months, they have conquered nearly a thousand miles of territory.

Although they seem to be on a roll, they are indeed facing some problems.

First of all, once you've conquered territory, you need to leave people behind to manage it.

They only had 100,000 men in total. After conquering a territory, they left some people to guard it. In addition, there were bound to be losses in the war.

Today, their army has dwindled to only 60,000 men.

If it were just this one problem, it would be easy to solve.

They have already sent orders back to the mortal realm to have someone come and take over the territory.

However, the biggest problem is that the environment of the Void Realm is not suitable for human martial artists to survive. The longer a human martial artist stays in the Void Realm, the worse their condition will become.

To put it inappropriately, it's a case of "acclimatization sickness," and a sickness so severe that it affects one's performance.

Now, apart from a few top experts such as Fu Canglan, Wu Zu, and Yang Hong, the strength of other martial artists is almost less than 90% of their peak.

This is assuming they are not injured.

The longer it drags on, the more their strength will decline.

Now Fu Canglan and Wu Zu have realized that from beginning to end, the Void Realm never intended to confront them head-on.

The other party is using a delaying tactic.

If it drags on long enough, they themselves won't be able to stand it anymore.

"Notify Su Mu that it's time to start rebuilding the world."

Fu Canglan said in a deep voice.

Their current performance has far exceeded their initial plans.

If Su Mu could transform the thousand miles of land they currently occupy into the Yang Realm, then their current problems would be easily solved.

A thousand miles is not a large area, but it is not small either; it is enough to accommodate hundreds of millions of people.

Once this step is completed, it will be equivalent to extending the boundary of the Yang Realm a thousand miles towards the Xu Realm. All major sects can send people here to build an ironclad defense line and further encroach on the territory of the Xu Realm.

"Order."

A warrior bowed and said this, then quickly left to deliver a message to the Great Xuan Dynasty.

After watching the messenger leave, Martial Ancestor suddenly spoke up, "Brother Fu, I also need to leave for a while."

"Oh? Brother Wu, are you going back to the mortal realm?"

Fu Canglan asked.

"No."

Wu Zu shook his head and said, "We have been in the Void Realm for so long, but the Lord of the Void Beasts has not shown up. I suspect that the injury it suffered last time was more serious than we expected."

So I wanted to take advantage of its injuries before they healed and finish it off first.

"Are you going to find the Lord of the Void Beasts?"

Fu Canglan's face showed a thoughtful expression. If he had the opportunity to kill the Lord of the Void Beasts, he certainly wouldn't let it go.

However, now that he is leading his troops to attack the Void Realm, he cannot leave at will.

Now that he has almost completely subdued these 100,000 elite troops, if he were to leave now, all the work he has done so far would be for naught.

The merit of killing the Lord of the Void Beasts...

After pondering for a moment, Fu Canglan slowly said, "Since Brother Wu has such an idea, then I will not stop you. It's just a pity that I still have to guard the places that have been captured, so I cannot go with Brother Wu."

"If I can kill it, I alone am enough; if I cannot, it will be of no use for the two of us to go."

"That's what the Martial Ancestor said."

"In that case, I wish you great success, Brother Wu," Fu Canglan said, cupping his hands in greeting.

The Martial Ancestor nodded, took a light step, and soared into the sky in the next moment.

"Brother Fu, killing the Lord of the Void Beasts is an immense achievement! I'm sure all the Heavenly Venerables would reward you handsomely. Are you really going to just hand this opportunity over to the Martial Ancestor?"

"The True Saint Sect Master Yang Hong said in a low voice."

"Brother Yang, as long as it's for the good of the mortal realm, I, Fu, have no reason not to accept it."

Fu Canglan said calmly.

Yang Hong curled his lip, his face full of disapproval.

"Gentlemen, Su Mu will soon be here to rebuild the world. Why don't we discuss how we should protect this vast territory after he succeeds?"

Fu Canglan said.

Everyone's spirits lifted. They understood Fu Canglan's meaning perfectly: the so-called "guarding" was simply a matter of dividing up the territory.

…………

"My lord, Dog Six and the others have sent word that they have discovered Su Mu's whereabouts and are currently surrounding and killing him."

A Void Beast resembling a black dog approached Zhu Tongtian and spoke respectfully.

"The other brothers have already gone there, should we go too?"

That Ruins Beast Path.

It is the ancestral beast of the Xugou tribe.

In order to ambush and kill Su Mu, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, directly mobilized the Void Beasts from the twelve most powerful Void Beast tribes, gathering a total of thirty Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm.

Thirty Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm—even the Void Beast Lord himself would be doomed to die facing such power.

It had estimated Su Mu's strength; in a one-on-one fight, these peak-level Void Beasts of the Void Beast Tribe were definitely no match for Su Mu.

In a two-on-one situation, they can barely hold on.

Only when there are three against one can they possibly fight Su Mu to a standstill.

To keep Su Mu occupied, at least five Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm would be needed, and to kill Su Mu, the number of Void Beasts would need to be doubled.

This strength is comparable to its peak.

Zhu Tongtian believed he had already valued Su Mu enough.

The Void Beasts it mobilized were positioned in several locations where Su Mu might appear, and once Su Mu showed up, the other Void Beasts would quickly provide support.

"go!"

Upon hearing that Su Mu had appeared, Zhu Tongtian did not hesitate at all, waved his arm, and said.

Just as it was about to set off, it suddenly stopped.

"It's you?"

It turned its head to look in one direction and shouted in a deep voice.

A figure slowly appeared before them; who else could it be but the Martial Ancestor?
"Your injuries are indeed more serious than I thought. I got this close before you even noticed me."

The Martial Ancestor spoke slowly.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, frowned and snorted coldly.

How did you find me?

It couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, suddenly realized that after he escaped from the Five Elements Mountain, the world seemed different from the one he used to know.

First, there was a young, overly aggressive Shetland Sheepdog who could fight him to a standstill.

Now, a Martial Ancestor can find me so easily.

Is this Void Realm still my own Void Realm?
Could it be because I have been suppressed for so many years that the Void Realm has become like this, where any human can come and go freely?

"I have fought you before."

The Martial Ancestor said calmly, "Moreover—"

Martial Ancestor's gaze fell behind Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts.

Zhu Tongtian followed his gaze and saw a person.

Cha Haishan!
"Hmph, you really were an undercover agent!"

Zhu Tongtian snorted coldly and slapped out with his palm.

"It wasn't me! I didn't do it!"

Cha Haishan shouted loudly, crossing his arms in front of him to block.

With a crack, Cha Haishan screamed and flew backward, soaring hundreds of feet away.

After landing, Cha Haishan ignored the pain from his broken arms and ran away without saying a word.

Seeing that he had failed to kill Cha Haishan with a single move, Zhu Tongtian's expression darkened further.

If it hadn't been seriously injured and not yet recovered, how could Cha Haishan have escaped?

It's really too weak now; even a weakling like Cha Haishan can withstand one of its attacks.

We must obtain the Five Elements Mountain as soon as possible!

Zhu Tongtian thought to himself.

Martial Ancestor didn't even glance at Cha Haishan, but looked at Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, and slowly said, "I've come to find you because I want to fight you one-on-one."

Martial Ancestor glanced at the several peak Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts beside Zhu Tongtian, showing no fear on his face.

"Of course, if you all want to come together, that's fine too."

The Martial Ancestor added, "..."

Zhu Tongtian felt his blood rushing to his head, and his head buzzed.

It had never been insulted like this in its entire life.

Who in the world dares to despise it like this?
Even those at the Heavenly Venerable Realm would have to treat it with utmost respect.

"You go and kill Su Mu, I'll deal with this man!"

"Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, said coldly."

It had already made up its mind; it was determined to kill the Martial Ancestor!
…………

Su Mu was unaware that, by a twist of fate, the Martial Ancestor had stopped Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, for him.

If Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, also comes, Su Mu's situation will be even worse.

After being ambushed, Su Mu went all out. With his Heaven and Earth Transformation and Three Heads and Six Arms techniques, he quickly turned the tide and even wanted to kill the Void Beasts on the spot.

Before he could turn the tide, several more Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm attacked.

This completely reversed the situation.

Even though Su Mu's Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques had reached the Great Perfection, he still couldn't kill a peak Heavenly Fate Realm expert as easily as slaughtering a chicken or a dog.

Surrounded by more than a dozen peak-level Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts, Su Mu's ability to remain undefeated was already astonishing. To turn the tables, he would have to become a saint on the spot and break through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm immediately.

But that's simply impossible.

If Su Mu can break through to the Heavenly Venerable realm, then what is the purpose of him running around in the Ruins Realm?
"That's enough for today. I'll come back another day to learn from you!"

Su Mu's gaze swept over each of the Void Beasts, memorizing them thoroughly. With a mere sway of his body, he forcefully rammed into one of the Void Beasts.

With that one impact, a gap was created in the encirclement.

The Void Beast, unable to dodge in time, was sent flying by Su Mu's impact, while Su Mu seized the opportunity to break through and escape into the distance.

Just as Su Mu was about to escape, several more Void Beasts suddenly came towards him and bumped right into him.

Su Mu's heart sank.

He had not encountered such a dangerous situation in a long time.

Dozens of Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm were only there to kill him; Zhu Tongtian really thinks too highly of him.

Despite the thoughts flashing through his mind, Su Mu's movements did not falter in the slightest.

With a long roar, his six arms and six divine weapons transformed into six beams of light, striking forward with unstoppable momentum.

The situation was critical, and Su Mu could not hesitate for even a moment.

Even if it means serious injury, he must break through the encirclement.

Otherwise, once he is surrounded again, even with his strength, he will be slowly worn down to death by these thirty peak-level Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts.

The Void Beast that had just arrived hadn't figured out what was going on when it saw Su Mu coming towards it, looking like he was ready to fight to the death.

It was startled and instinctively flinched.

This is an instinct when facing danger.

But by dodging like that, they missed the best opportunity.

boom! boom! boom!
Su Mu withstood several attacks, smashed past the Void Beast, and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye, leaving only a mouthful of blood.

"Chase!"

The faces of the Void Beasts were grim. They glanced at the blood that Su Mu had spat out and roared.

"He's already injured, he can't possibly get far!"
We absolutely cannot let him escape back to the mortal realm!

Thirty Void Beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Fate Realm chased after them with a whooshing sound.

As they chased after him, they asked, "Where is our lord? Why hasn't he come?"

"Our lord is dealing with another powerful human."

A Void Beast answered.

The sound of the Void Beast traveled on the wind to Su Mu's ears.

Su Mu swiftly traversed the mountains and forests, and upon hearing the words of the Void Beast, his heart stirred slightly.

Is Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, dealing with someone else?

who is it?

Su Mu's mind raced.

Thirty peak-stage Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts were hot on their heels, and Su Mu now had two choices.

One option is to flee towards the realm of the living.

As long as he can reunite with Fu Canglan's army, he will have a chance to survive.

Fu Canglan's army of 100,000 men can definitely hold off these 30 peak-level Void Beasts of the Heavenly Fate Realm.

The second option is to turn around and fight these Void Beasts to the death.

Let's talk about the first option. Zhu Tongtian was able to predict where he would appear, so he probably also knew his escape route. It's very likely that there was already an ambush on his way back to the mortal realm.

Thirty peak-level Void Beasts of the Heavenly Fate Realm were already beyond his ability to handle; any more, and he might not even be able to escape.

As for turning back and fighting the Void Beast to the death, that's not a good option either.

To reiterate, Su Mu cannot defeat thirty peak-level Heavenly Fate Realm Void Beasts.

Su Mu was already thinking about how to lead these Void Beasts in circles.

Now, they suddenly hear these Void Beasts say that there is still one person left, and that he is fighting with Zhu Tongtian, the leader of the Void Beasts.

The only person who could make Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, abandon him to deal with was Fu Canglan and the Martial Ancestor.

Given Fu Canglan's style, it's highly unlikely that he would venture into the Void Realm alone.

Therefore, the person that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is dealing with is very likely the Martial Ancestor!
Only a martial arts fanatic like Martial Ancestor would be able to appear deep within the Ruins Realm at this time.

If Martial Ancestor were in the Void Realm, he could lure these peak-level Void Beasts of the Heavenly Fate Realm there, and then join forces with Martial Ancestor. Perhaps then they would have a chance to break through the encirclement.

Even if things go wrong, with the Martial Ancestor helping him share the burden, he can relax a bit, right?
Once he made up his mind, Su Mu changed direction and pounced on the Void Beast that had said the Void Beast Lord was dealing with the others.

He needed to find out where Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, and the Martial Ancestor were! (End of Chapter)