The First Marquis of Daxuan

With a deafening roar, the one-eyed lightning giant exploded.

At the same time, Su Mu staggered back several steps and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, Lei Tian descended from the sky in the distance, and another giant of lightning slowly materialized.

However, this time the lightning giant condensed much slower than before. Several breaths passed, and the huge figure still looked somewhat illusory and unreal.

Su Mu's face was also deathly pale, and he looked like he was at his last gasp.

Du Rongcheng opened his mouth, only to find it dry and parched.

He witnessed firsthand how the battle took place.

Even though his cultivation level was far inferior to Su Mu and the others, he could now see that Su Mu and the Heavenly Dao of this small world had already suffered heavy losses.

He turned his head and saw the Great Celestial Venerable's figure flicker and disappear into thin air.

The next moment, the Great Celestial Venerable appeared on the battlefield.

With a simple gesture, he placed his palm on the head of the lightning giant.

boom!
A huge black hole seemed to appear in the palm of the Great Celestial Venerable's hand, and it began to frantically absorb the lightning giant.

The lightning giant roared angrily, but no matter how much he struggled, he could not break free from the Great Celestial's grasp.

Strands of lightning surged into the Great Celestial Venerable's body, and his aura began to rise at a visible speed.

Rumble!
Thunder rumbled in the sky.

In an instant, the sky darkened and the whole world seemed to tremble violently.

Du Rongcheng seemed to see a phantom struggling violently, but the pillars of light driven into the ground seemed to nail the phantom in place.

Du Rongcheng now finally understood why the Great Chu Dynasty had suddenly raised an army at this time.

That was a method used by the Great Celestial Venerable to restrain the Heavenly Dao.

It was the army of the Great Chu Dynasty that drove those nails in, firmly imprisoning the Heavenly Dao on the earth.

Furthermore, since Su Mu and the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao fought to the point of mutual destruction, the Great Heavenly Venerable could easily devour the Heavenly Dao of the Saha World and take its place if he were to intervene at this moment.

Even Su Mu became a tool in the hands of the Great Celestial Venerable.

Du Rongcheng's gaze fell on Su Mu, and he shouted, "Su Mu, stop him! Otherwise, we'll all die!"

There was no need for Du Rongcheng to remind him; Su Mu knew perfectly well that he had to stop the Great Celestial Venerable.

Knowing is one thing, but stopping the Great Celestial Venerable is another.

Su Mu is now powerless to do anything about it.

He had just fought the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao and almost exhausted his strength.

He is now at his last gasp.

The Great Celestial Venerable seized the opportunity perfectly; he chose the moment when Su Mu and the Heavenly Dao incarnation were both severely injured.

This is almost the weakest Su Mu has ever been in his life.

Dealing with ordinary martial artists would be no problem, but dealing with a Grand Celestial Venerable is simply wishful thinking.

Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the Great Celestial Venerable who was devouring the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, his pupils flashing with turbulent waves.

The next moment, Su Mu's expression became extremely resolute.

He moved swiftly and appeared before the Great Celestial Venerable, instantly unleashing a long sword strike.

"I was already on guard against you."

A cold glint flashed in the Great Celestial Venerable's eyes as he sneered.

"I was just playing around with you before. Did you really think you could fight me?"

boom!
The Great Celestial Venerable unleashed a punch, shattering the sword light, and Su Mu's figure flew backward.

Du Rongcheng's face turned pale, and he unhesitatingly summoned the Heavenly Soldiers in his hand.

…………

Just as Su Mu was using his last bit of strength to try and stop the Great Celestial Venerable.

The allied forces of the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Ruins Beast King's Court have suffered repeated defeats.

This time, the Great Chu Dynasty spared no effort, mobilizing its entire army.

With such a vast disparity in strength, the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Ruins Beast Royal Court suffered a crushing defeat.

Just when they were about to face annihilation, Elder Jin Yi and Sun Jifeng of the Yanfu Sect, along with Xu Gu, who had just joined the Yanfu Sect, and other former Hengshan Sect disciples, made their move.

Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, and Xu Gu are all experts at the Dao Origin Realm.

Xu Gu brought out elite disciples from Hengshan Sect, including many Dao Origin Realm and Heavenly Venerable Realm experts.

Given the same numbers, almost no army in the Saha world could rival them.

Their actions immediately halted the offensive of the Great Chu Dynasty's army.

However, their numbers were too small, and they couldn't hold out for long against the endless stream of the Great Chu Dynasty's army.

Seeing the world change color, Jin Yi finally made up his mind.

Soon after, the three-way allied forces retreated into the Dahang Mountains.

By the time the army of the Great Chu Dynasty caught up, the three-way allied forces had already disappeared.

…………

boom!
The lightning giant was finally completely devoured by the Great Celestial Venerable.

A tremendous aura suddenly erupted from the Great Celestial Venerable's body.

The dark clouds in the sky disappeared in an instant, and the sky was filled with sunshine.

The Great Celestial Venerable's body swelled up dramatically, instantly becoming towering and upright.

He slowly raised his hand, and the earth trembled and the mountains collapsed.

With a flick of his finger, mountain ranges rose up on the earth.

With a single downward press of the palm, the world changes.

With each movement of the Great Celestial Venerable, various changes occurred in the world.

These changes are nothing more than a fleeting moment for the Great Celestial Venerable, but they are a catastrophe for the myriad beings of the Saha world.

The army of the Great Chu Dynasty originally thought that they would be meritorious officials after the Great Celestial Venerable unified the Saha World, but now they realized that the Great Celestial Venerable had simply used them as tools.

In an instant, there were howls of ghosts and howls of wolves, and everyone was running away in all directions. They desperately wanted to escape, but the entire Saha world had already fallen into the hands of the Great Celestial Venerable. Where could they possibly escape to?

Su Mu and Du Rongcheng stood side by side, witnessing this scene that seemed to be the end of the world.

Just then, three figures appeared beside them like lightning.

It was Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, and Xu Gu from the Yanfu Sect.

“Su Mu, I have taken your people into the blessed land, and they are safe and sound.”

Jin Yi said in a deep voice, "But this Saha world is already closed, and we can't get out now."

The three of them had very solemn expressions. They had just tried to escape this world, but had failed.

They are all trapped here.

In the distance, the Great Celestial Venerable is merging with the Saha World. Once he completes this, he will break through to the Dao Extreme Realm, at which point they will surely die.

Hearing Jin Yi's words, Su Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Jin Yi took over both the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Void Beast Royal Court, which relieved him of his worries.

He glanced around.

"It's too late, we can't save them."

Jin Yi seemed to see through Su Mu's thoughts, shook his head and said, "These people are where they are today because of their own choices. We don't need to take risks for them."

Su Mu's expression had returned to calm.

"Du Rongcheng, do you have a way to break through the barrier?"

Su Mu said slowly.

"I can give it a try."

Du Rongcheng said with a serious expression, and with a flick of his wrist, a small flying boat appeared in his palm.

The flying boat grew larger as soon as it saw the wind, instantly becoming more than ten zhang in size.

The next moment, Du Rongcheng desperately urged the flying boat forward.

The front of the flying boat emitted a dazzling golden light, as if it were about to pierce into the void.

Just then, the Great Celestial Venerable in the distance suddenly looked over.

A cold smile appeared on his face, and he flicked his finger from afar.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

Du Rongcheng's figure was already flying backwards out of the airship, and the airship instantly developed dense spiderweb-like cracks, and then broke apart at a speed visible to the naked eye.

puff!
Du Rongcheng spat out a mouthful of blood, and the flying boat that his father had personally crafted had been reduced to countless fragments and was completely destroyed.

Jin Yi and Sun Jifeng helped Du Rongcheng up, their faces turning extremely grim.

They just tried it too, and the result was exactly the same as now.

This Great Celestial Venerable never intended for them to leave the Saha World alive.

Almost instinctively, everyone's eyes fell on Su Mu.

For some reason, they subconsciously felt that Su Mu would have a solution.

Even Xu Gu firmly believed this.

Xu Gu himself didn't realize that Su Mu had unknowingly built an invincible image in his mind.

"It's almost too late."

Jin Yi said in a deep voice, "The Great Celestial Venerable's aura is improving too fast. If this continues, he will break through to the Dao Extreme Realm in just a few hours."

"Su Mu, do you have a way to leave here? Just tell us what you need us to do."

Su Mu's expression was cold and he remained silent.

He simply took a step forward.

The next moment, his figure began to slowly grow larger.

The laws of heaven and earth.

He once again unleashed the power of the Heavenly Manifestation.

Rumble.

A few breaths later, Su Mu's figure had grown to a size of a thousand feet, almost bursting through the sky.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch.

boom!
Su Mu's fist landed on empty air, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the sky as if it were glass.

This scene left Jin Yi and his two companions dumbfounded.

Shattering space with bare hands—even in the Great Qian Dynasty, only a Dao Extreme Realm expert could accomplish this.

Has Su Mu already reached the power of the Dao Extreme Realm?

Isn't he already at his last gasp?

Not only Jin Yi and his two companions, but even the Great Celestial Venerable in the distance frowned, and his actions of devouring the Saha World paused for a moment.

However, the next moment, the Great Celestial Venerable revealed a cold smile and disdain, and continued to devour the Saha World.

For him, the most important thing now is to devour the Saha World; as for Su Mu, he is nothing more than a minor ailment.

As long as Su Mu doesn't stop him from devouring the Saha World, he's too lazy to spare any power to deal with them.

Although dealing with Su Mu and the others would be a piece of cake for him, he would still have to spare some of his strength, which would affect his progress in devouring the Saha World.

He had been planning for so many years, and now that he was about to succeed, he naturally wouldn't let other things distract him.

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

Su Mu threw another punch.

This punch landed precisely on the spot where the previous punch had landed.

The cracks in the air suddenly became even more numerous.

One punch.

Two punches.

Three punches.

Su Mu unleashed punch after punch, each one powerful and heavy.

His forehead veins bulged, and beads of sweat streamed down his cheeks. Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, Xu Gu, and Du Rongcheng even saw that Su Mu's back was completely soaked with sweat, and they also noticed that Su Mu's arms were trembling slightly.

They all knew very well that it was a sign of exhaustion.

Su Mu was indeed at his limit; every punch he threw now was the last of his strength.

None of them knew whether Su Mu could break through the world barrier of this Saha world.

But they knew very well that this was a matter of life and death.

They all unconsciously clenched their fists, silently cheering for Su Mu in their hearts.

At the same time, they were secretly praying that the Great Celestial Venerable would not intervene to stop Su Mu.

Given Su Mu's current condition, there's no way he could withstand the Great Celestial Venerable's attack.

The group exchanged glances, all understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

If the Great Celestial Venerable really makes a move, then we'll have to rely on the rest of them to buy Su Mu some time.

They weren't confident they could buy Su Mu a significant amount of time.

"Everyone, don't hold back any of your trump cards. We'll see what happens next, whether we live or die."

Jin Yi said in a deep voice.

Sun Jifeng, Xu Gu, and Du Rongcheng all nodded silently.

A blinding light began to emanate from their hands.

Su Mu and the Great Celestial Venerable both seemed completely absorbed in their work.

One of them is devouring the Saha world, while the other is constantly throwing punches and attacking.

Click click click.

The cracks in the air are increasing.

Su Mu threw countless punches, and blood even appeared on his fists.

Large drops of blood fell, hitting the ground with a loud thud.

at last.

After a loud bang, the cracks merged into one.

With a loud bang, a dark hole appeared in the air.

"go!"

Su Mu shouted.

Without hesitation, Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, Xu Gu, and Du Rongcheng lunged towards the black hole.

Just as the group was disappearing into the black hole, the Great Celestial Venerable in the distance suddenly let out a cold snort.

He struck out with his palm from a distance.

boom!
A giant hand landed on Su Mu's back.

In an instant, Su Mu's figure disappeared into the black hole, and the black hole gradually disappeared as well.

When the sky returned to normal, Su Mu and his companions had completely vanished without a trace.

The Great Celestial Venerable snorted coldly and slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, the entire Saha world had completely transformed into a purgatory, with countless beings being sucked into the sky and then transformed into the most primal power, merging into the world.

The power of the entire Saha world continuously merged into the body of the Great Celestial Venerable.

The aura emanating from the Great Celestial Venerable grew stronger and stronger, finally breaking through a bottleneck.

boom!
The Great Celestial Venerable's figure became incredibly tall, and he actually merged into the entire Saha World.

The entire Saha world began to transform back into chaos, enveloping the Great Celestial Venerable's form within it.

…………

In the void beyond the Saha world.

Several figures fell out one after another.

puff!puff!puff!
Almost simultaneously, the group coughed up a mouthful of blood.

They looked at each other, their faces showing expressions of relief at having survived a disaster.

"Escaped?"

Jin Yi looked around and said with delight.

"As expected, it has to be Su Mu. He actually broke through the barrier of the world with his bare hands. That Saha World has already been refined by the Great Celestial Venerable."

Jin Yi said with emotion, then subconsciously looked over and suddenly asked in surprise, "Where is Su Mu?"

Did he fail to escape?

Sun Jifeng, Xu Gu, and Du Rongcheng then realized that Su Mu was nowhere to be seen.

"I think I saw the Great Celestial Venerable make a move at the end..."

Sun Jifeng pondered, "Could it be that Su Mu was detained by the Great Celestial Venerable?"

"You all underestimate him."

Xu Gu said in a deep voice, "The Great Celestial Venerable did indeed make a move, and Su Mu was also struck by the Great Celestial Venerable."

However, I could see clearly that Su Mu eventually entered the spatial rift.

Su Mu has cultivated the Hengshan Body Refining Technique, so even if he were struck by a Great Celestial Venerable, he would definitely not die.

I think it's probably because the power of the Great Celestial Venerable's attack disrupted space, causing Su Mu to fall to another location.

The others looked thoughtful, hoping that what Xu Gu said was true.

"The Saha World is gone, and a Dao Extreme Realm expert has been added to the world."

Du Rongcheng sighed and said, "This is absolutely bad news for both the Great Qian Dynasty and your Yanfu Sect."

Given the Great Celestial Venerable's ambition, he will likely take further action next.

How do you plan to deal with this?

The appearance of a Dao Realm expert is a major event for anyone.

It is no exaggeration to say that from now on, in addition to the Great Qian Dynasty and the Yanfu Sect, there will be another power.

This force may be very small now, but with a Dao Realm expert in charge, no one knows how it will develop in the future.

Of course, this is on the premise that the Great Qian Dynasty and the Yanfu Sect ignore it.

In reality, they will not ignore it.

However, both the Great Qian Dynasty and the Yanfu Sect are in dire straits, and they may not have the resources to deal with the Great Celestial Venerable.

"This might not be something we need to deal with."

Jin Yi said in a deep voice, "If Su Mu hadn't died, he would definitely have sought revenge."

Knowing Su Mu as I do, he suffered such a great loss this time; if he didn't kill the Great Celestial Venerable, he wouldn't be Su Mu.

"I plan to send the survivors of the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Ruins Beast King's Court to Hengshan Sect Zhenyue Peak, and then wait for Su Mu there."

As long as Su Mu is alive, he will definitely go to Hengshan Sect.

Jin Yi said.

Although he lost the Saha world this time, it wasn't a complete loss for him.

At least, he saved Su Mu's men, and Su Mu had to acknowledge that favor.

With this favor on his side, he'll definitely be able to reach a cooperation agreement with Su Mu.

Even if they can't bring Su Mu to the Yanfu Sect, forming an alliance with Su Mu would be a welcome thing for the Yanfu Sect.

If he could use Su Mu's power to bring the Great Celestial Venerable to the Yanfu Sect, then Jin Yi could truly rest easy from now on.

"Go to the Hengshan Sect?"

Xu Gu frowned. He had already betrayed Hengshan Sect, so if he returned to Hengshan Sect now, wouldn't that be the same as walking into a trap?
"Brother Xu, you don't need to go."

Jin Yi said, "Although we can no longer establish ourselves in the Saha World, our Yanfu Sect has other small worlds under its command, so you don't need to worry about having nowhere to stay."

I have already sent word to the brothers in the clan; someone will come to take you back to the clan soon.

…………

Just as Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, Xu Gu, and Du Rongcheng were discussing whether to stay or leave.

Thousands of miles away from them, Su Mu was sitting cross-legged in a desolate wilderness.

His eyes were closed and his breath was weak.

If it weren't for the power fluctuations emanating from him, he would have been mistaken for a dead man.

After an unknown amount of time, a series of cracking sounds came from Su Mu's body.

A cloud of blood mist shot out from his pores; the blood mist was black and filled with a foul stench.

A clear handprint appeared on Su Mu's back.

The handprint was branded on his back, as if it had penetrated deep into his bones.

As the blood mist sprayed out, the handprint faded considerably, but it still did not disappear.

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.

"What a great Celestial Venerable!"

Su Mu muttered to himself, "If I hadn't already refined the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo, this palm strike might have really killed me."

The Great Celestial Venerable's palm strike directly shattered his Dharma Heaven and Earth, and almost tore him to pieces.

Fortunately, after refining the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo, his Hengshan Body Refining Technique also advanced by leaps and bounds, and his physique has reached an unprecedented level.

So even after taking a blow from the Great Celestial Venerable, he still managed to escape into the spatial rift.

However, to be fair, his injury this time was indeed quite serious.

With his physique, he could recover from any other injury in the blink of an eye.

However, he has been recuperating for a long time now, and his injuries have only partially recovered.

The palm print on his back lingered like a nail stuck to his bone, constantly damaging his body.

"It will probably take several more months for a full recovery."

Su Mu sighed inwardly.

He could sense that when the Great Celestial Venerable unleashed that final palm strike, the power had reached the pinnacle of the Dao realm.

It's already incredibly fortunate to escape unscathed from a Dao Realm expert; to think you can escape unharmed is wishful thinking.

In fact, if people knew that he had escaped from the clutches of a Dao Realm expert, the news would be enough to shock the world.

No Dao Origin Realm martial artist has ever been able to survive a Dao Extreme Realm expert.

Su Mu did something unprecedented, and perhaps never to be repeated.

However, since there was no audience for this, Su Mu himself couldn't publicize it extensively.

"Despite rushing as fast as I could, I was still a step behind the Great Celestial Venerable."

Su Mu thought to himself.

He refined the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo, and was only half a step away from the Dao Extreme Realm.

However, being half a step away is still not the Dao Extreme Realm, while the Great Celestial Venerable achieved the true Dao Extreme Realm before him.

Su Mu seemed to have forgotten how many years the Great Celestial Venerable had been plotting, while he had only been cultivating for a few years.
The Great Celestial Venerable was the one who was overtaken.

"But this matter is not over yet."

Su Mu's face revealed a fighting spirit.

The Dao Extreme Realm is indeed very strong, but he has already stepped into the Dao Extreme Realm with one foot in it. If given more time, he can also become a Dao Extreme Realm expert.

This time he was a step too slow, which allowed the Great Celestial Venerable to gain the upper hand.

But that might not be the case next time.

"To break through to the Dao Realm as soon as possible, I need sufficient resources."

Su Mu thought to himself, "Fortunately, I'm not fighting alone."

I also have the identity of Hengshan Sect that I can use, and I am also the 'son-in-law' of Danxia Sect.

Perhaps we'll have to make use of the Hengshan Sect and the Danxia Sect now.

"At most, I'll protect them again after I break through to the Dao Realm."

Having made up his mind, Su Mu sensed his restored power, stood up, and with a stomp of his foot, transformed into a streak of light, shooting towards the Hengshan Sect. (End of Chapter)