The First Marquis of Daxuan

Zhang Jiao stopped in his tracks, a strange blush flashing across his face, and swallowed a mouthful of blood.

Xia Zhizun and the others surrounded him, their faces showing indignation.

"Brother, why didn't you just kill those guys?"

One of the Heavenly Gang leaders of Huangtiandao couldn't help but say, "Those guys are no match for us."

"With their meager strength, they dare to hunt us down? Aren't they just courting death?"

They couldn't defeat Su Mu and his group, but any one of them could easily wipe them out, including Qian Gong Liu and Huo Tu.

Unfortunately, these guys are now hunting them down all over the world.

They had barely escaped from Su Mu's clutches and reunited, only to be chased all over the place by a group of guys they looked down on.

They were already bursting with pent-up anger.

What good would killing them do?

Zhang Jiao said in a deep voice.

He was already injured when he escaped that day, and these past few days he has been hiding and has not even had time to recover.

Killing Qian Gong Liu and Huo Tu and others was a piece of cake for him.

But what's the point of killing them?

These people are nothing more than dogs under Su Mu's command.

As long as Su Mu lives, killing more of these people will be useless.

Their only enemy is Su Mu.

Qian Gong Liu, Huo Tu, and others didn't even deserve to die at his hands.

“Su Mu could easily subdue a group of people like them.”

Zhang Jiao said in a deep voice, "No matter how many people like this you kill, it won't harm Su Mu in the slightest."

On the contrary, the more people die, the higher the concentration of spiritual energy in the universe.

Do you think Su Mu improved faster, or did we improve faster?

The group exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a sense of helplessness.

Trying to outspeed a Shetland Sheepdog is just asking for trouble.
Throughout history, across all corners of the world, who can compare to Su Mu?

That's a ruthless person who cultivated from an ordinary person to the Dao Saint realm in just over a hundred years.

They've cultivated for tens of thousands of years, yet their strength is still far inferior to Su Mu's.

"So, we can't kill them now."

Zhang Jiao said in a deep voice, "There can't be any more energy in this universe."

We can't win against Su Mu.

"So what do we do now? Are we just supposed to wait to die?"

Xia Zhizun and the others said somewhat dejectedly.

Su Mu is simply too strong.

The Heavenly Emperor, the Mysterious Root of Heaven and Earth, and all these celestial beings were defeated by Su Mu.

Now, in a one-on-one fight, probably no one can beat Su Mu.

They have now offended Su Mu, and now they have no hope of surviving.

The opponent was simply too strong.

"No, we still have a chance."

Zhang Jiao's expression shifted, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Heavenly Emperor—"

He spoke slowly, his voice heavy, with a hint of resignation.

"The only one who can rival Su Mu now is the Heavenly Emperor. We are now at our wits' end. Only by cooperating with the Heavenly Emperor can we have a glimmer of hope."

"But aren't we locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Heavenly Emperor?"

The Supreme Way of Summer.

"That was true before, but now, the Heavenly Emperor needs us."

Zhang Jiao said, "Without us, the Heavenly Emperor would never be able to defeat Su Mu. We are his only hope!"
He will cooperate with us.

…………

A remote place.

Zhang Jiao and the others met the Heavenly Emperor.

Although the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation level has declined, he is still a powerful expert at the peak of the Primordial Realm.

He wasn't surprised at all that Zhang Jiao and the others had found him.

"Zhang Jiao, you arrived a little later than me."

The Heavenly Emperor looked at Zhang Jiao and the others and said coldly.

"If you hadn't come, you would have been destined to remain at your current level."

I knew I hadn't misjudged you; you did come after all.

"How sure are you?"

Zhang Jiao looked at the Heavenly Emperor and said in a deep voice.

"If you hadn't come, I would have been 50% confident; now that you've come, I'm 70% confident."

The Heavenly Emperor spoke slowly.

"Don't waste your time."

Get moving, all of you, and do your utmost to hunt down warriors in the universe.

The more you kill, the greater my chances of defeating Su Mu.

The Heavenly Emperor said.

“I know that our hunting of martial artists will affect the concentration of spiritual energy in the universe, but Su Mu can also feel the increase in the concentration of spiritual energy.”

Are you sure your cultivation level can improve faster than his?

"Can you really surpass him?"

Xia Zhizun asked loudly.

The other celestial beings also looked disdainful.

Even the Heavenly Emperor couldn't defeat Su Mu before, so how could he possibly do it now?
"I was careless before."

The Heavenly Emperor spoke slowly.

After this defeat, the Heavenly Emperor's personality changed a lot, and he lost his previous arrogance.

In the past, he wouldn't have bothered talking to these celestial beings.

But now, he needs help.

"Now that I know Su Mu's background, I naturally have a way to deal with him."

The Heavenly Emperor said coldly, "You are responsible for hunting down martial artists. Su Mu, leave him to me."

"This time, Su Mu is doomed."

The Heavenly Emperor's face radiated immense confidence.

…………

Su Mu walks through the universe.

He traveled alone, and no one noticed his presence wherever he went.

With Su Mu's current strength, there is nowhere in the world he cannot go.

Others avoid his sharp edge, but he doesn't need to avoid anyone.

“Spiritual energy is like water; in some places the water is deep, and in others it is shallow.”

As Su Mu walked, he felt the spiritual energy of the universe.

The existence of spiritual energy determines whether a planet will produce martial artists.

There are countless planets in the universe, but not every planet possesses spiritual energy.

Most planets in the universe are barren lands.

Su Mu has now traveled through most of the universe and has a thorough understanding of the distribution of spiritual energy in the universe.

He silently calculated the total amount of spiritual energy in his mind.

With his cultivation level, he could absorb more spiritual energy in a single breath than an ordinary martial artist could absorb in a lifetime.

These days, he even has to hold back.

Otherwise, nothing would grow wherever he goes.

Su Mu himself never expected that after cultivating for so long, he would actually turn himself into a jinx.

In fact, if he wanted to, he could completely absorb all the spiritual energy in the universe, thus cutting off the path of all martial artists.

If Su Mu were a little more selfish, he could even become the only martial artist in the universe.

In that case, he could merge the powers of the Heavenly Emperor, the Yang Heavenly Lord, and the Yin Heavenly Lord into one, and his own cultivation would be elevated to an incredible level.

That is the realm that the Heavenly Emperor has always dreamed of.

Su Mu was only one step away from that realm, but he stopped himself.

He knew the direction to go, but he couldn't do it.

To walk one's own path and leave the world with nowhere to walk—the Heavenly Emperor could do that, the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm could do that, but Su Mu could not.

"I can control myself, but the Heavenly Emperor cannot control his greed."

Su Mu thought to himself, "As long as the Heavenly Emperor lives, the universe will never have peace."

while walking.

Su Mu suddenly stopped.

A half-smile flickered across his face.

"You guys really never stop causing trouble."

He flickered and vanished into thin air.

…………

"kill!"

Xia Zhizun piloted a celestial-level warship and fired an energy cannon at a planet.

Amidst a deafening roar.

Countless martial artists were sent flying.

The strongest martial artist on this planet is only at the Primordial Beginning Realm, so how could they possibly withstand Huang Tiandao's Heavenly Rank warship?
In fact.

For many years, Huang Tiandao has been destroying planets everywhere.

This kind of thing was something Huang Tiandao was very familiar with.

The surviving leaders of the Heavenly Gang split up, all wanting to help the Heavenly Emperor improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

The pressure that Su Mu put on them was immense.

They could not sleep or eat in peace as long as Su Mu was alive.

"Ants should live the life of ants. Don't blame me if you die."

Xia Zhizun said coldly.

His power surged into the Heavenly Rank warship.

boom!
A thick beam of light descended from the sky.

The faces of the martial artists on the ground all showed despair.

They never dreamed that this group of people would descend from the sky and immediately turn on them with deadly intent.

They have never offended these powerful figures.

But faced with this power, they didn't even have a chance to struggle.

Everyone closed their eyes, awaiting the end of the world.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths...

Those martial artists waited for a long time, but the power never came down.

They instinctively opened their eyes.

A figure appeared in mid-air and actually blocked the thick beam of light falling from the sky with his bare hands.

boom!
The air currents surged.

Even the celestial warships were forced to retreat.

However, the dissipated power did not affect the people on the ground in the slightest.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at that figure from behind.

What's going on here?
Suddenly, a powerful figure descended and tried to kill them.

Now, suddenly someone else has saved them.

Do they have some kind of secret here?
Otherwise, how could such a powerful figure have been suddenly attracted?

The strength of these powerful individuals has completely exceeded their expectations.

"Su Mu!" Inside the Heavenly Rank warship, Xia Zhizun trembled all over, his face pale with fright.

Huang Tiandao's many Heavenly Gang leaders split up to avoid being targeted by Su Mu.

According to their plan, even if Su Mu discovered their actions, he could only take action against one person.

As for who Su Mu will kill, that depends on who has bad luck.

Anyway, it's impossible for Su Mu to attack so many of them at the same time.

Xia Zhizun never expected that this unlucky guy would be him.

Now he doesn't even have the strength to run away, let alone continue attacking.

The moment Su Mu appeared, he already knew his fate.

escape?
Give me a break.

There's no way he can escape.

No sooner said than done.

Su Mu raised his hand, palm facing up, and gently clenched his fist.

boom!
A giant hand appeared in the air, grasping the celestial warship in its palm.

With a deafening roar, the celestial-level warship shattered.

Xia Zhizun fled in panic, standing in the air looking at Su Mu.

His face was deathly pale, and his body trembled slightly.

"Su Tianjun, we meet again."

"Now that I'm in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me, kill me or torture me."

Xia Zhizun gritted his teeth and said.

At this point, begging for mercy is useless.

Since it's a situation where death is inevitable, we might as well be tough.

"You seem to know exactly what the consequences of your actions will be."

Su Mu said calmly.

"Xia Zhizun, I am quite curious. I have treated you all well, so why did you betray me?"

Just for that elusive and unattainable realm?

Su Mu looked at Xia Zhizun and asked casually.

"Yes."

Xia Zhizun said, "Since you understand everything, why do you need to ask?"

We are all martial artists, so why is it that only you and the Heavenly Emperor can become saints?
We are not much worse than you, so why can't we glimpse the mysteries of the sacred realm?

Besides, who wants to constantly have someone else overshadow them?

"Since that's the case, then I'll accept the consequences of my bet."

"If you lost the bet, then go die."

Su Mudao.

"I know."

Xia Zhizun steeled his resolve, closed his eyes, and said, "Let's do it!"

He closed his eyes and waited for a while.

A moment later.

He opened his eyes and looked at Su Mu with some surprise.

Su Mu surprisingly did not make a move.

"Su Tianjun, I have already admitted defeat."

Just give me a quick death.

"I'm just the weakest one in Huang Tiandao. What's the point of torturing someone as weak as me?"

The Supreme Way of Summer.

"Xia Zhizun, I ask you, where is the Heavenly Emperor?"

Su Mu asked calmly.

"If you don't know, how could I know?"

The Supreme Way of Summer.

"I was going to give you a chance, but since you don't want it, then forget it."

Su Mu shook his head.

With a gentle lift of his hand, he slapped Xia Zhizun on the head with a loud thud.

The powerful force instantly pierced through Xia Zhizun's body.

Xia Zhizun's body, forged through countless trials, shattered with a deafening roar, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

At the same time, a phantom appeared in the air and was caught in Su Mu's hand.

The phantom struggled and twisted, but it could not break free from Su Mu's grasp.

Su Mu pointed his finger at the illusory figure.

In an instant, countless images appeared out of thin air.

Those scenes were all based on Xia Zhizun's experiences.

The art of soul searching.

Su Mu showed no mercy to Huang Tiandao and the other leaders of the Heavenly Gang.

These people were already a dead body the moment they attacked him.

"So that's where you were hiding. No wonder I searched half the universe and couldn't find you."

Su Mu travels through the universe, one of his purposes being to find the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor is a very cautious person.

After the last battle, the Heavenly Emperor disappeared without a trace.

Although the Heavenly Emperor had fallen from his realm, he was still a powerful being from the beginning of the universe. After he went into hiding, even Su Mu could not find his whereabouts.

He had long known that those celestial beings would inevitably collude with the Heavenly Emperor.

Just as he expected.

"Heavenly Emperor, you really haven't disappointed me."

Su Mu muttered to himself, "That's all the ways you can think of to become stronger. You've really wasted all these years of your life."

A cold smile flashed across his face.

hum.

Su Mu's figure vanished into thin air.

The martial artists on the ground watched as Su Mu's figure vanished into thin air, leaving behind only expressions of shock and deep gratitude.

…………

call!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into the Heavenly Emperor's body like a whirlwind.

The aura emanating from the Heavenly Emperor was increasing at a visible rate.

Zhang Jiao stood not far away, witnessing this scene unfold with a look of shock and envy on his face.

He had been wondering what method the Heavenly Emperor would use to become stronger.

He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Emperor could draw all the newly emerging forces in the universe to this place and absorb them all.

In other words, the power released by Huang Tiandao after hunting down martial artists did not dissipate to other parts of the universe, but went directly here.

No wonder the Heavenly Emperor wasn't afraid of Su Mu becoming stronger.

The Heavenly Emperor actually possesses such abilities.

If Zhang Jiao had this ability, he probably would have already broken through to the peak of the Primordial Realm.

He might even have reached the Dao Saint realm.

Zhang Jiao squinted, his pupils flashing.

He stared intently at the Heavenly Emperor, trying to figure out how the Heavenly Emperor had done it.

suddenly.

A hand landed on his shoulder.

"What are you looking at?"

A voice reached his ears.

Zhang Jiao was deep in thought when he said somewhat displeasedly, "What business is it of yours what I'm looking at?"

"Weren't you sent out to hunt down martial artists? What are you doing back here?"

"If I hadn't come, how would I have known you'd caused such a commotion here?"

Zhang Jiao subconsciously turned his head, and his expression changed instantly.

"Su—Su—"

Zhang Jiao stammered, his voice stuck in his throat.

He was completely stiff and dared not move.

Su Mu's hand was on his shoulder.

With Su Mu's strength, killing him would be a piece of cake.

At this distance, even the Heavenly Emperor couldn't save him in time.

"You actually found this place."

Zhang Jiao took a deep breath and sighed inwardly.

What was bound to happen has finally happened.

Unfortunately, Su Mu arrived too quickly.

The Heavenly Emperor's strength has not yet recovered to its peak.

boom!
Just at this time.

The Heavenly Emperor's aura finally broke through a bottleneck, and he returned to the Dao Saint Realm!
He has become a saint once again!

However, this time, the Heavenly Mystic Root did not appear.

The primordial essence of heaven and earth was trapped by Su Mu within the cycle of the six realms of reincarnation.

There is no force in this universe that can now prevent the emergence of Dao Saints.

Zhang Jiao was overjoyed.

Breakthrough.

The Heavenly Emperor has broken through!
Once the Heavenly Emperor returns to the Dao Saint Realm, he will have the power to fight Su Mu.

They still have a chance!

"call!"

The Heavenly Emperor rose to his feet, and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body like a whirlwind.

He opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing before disappearing.

Immediately afterwards, his aura burst forth.

"Su Mu! You've come at the perfect time!"

The moment the Heavenly Emperor opened his eyes, he immediately saw Su Mu standing next to Zhang Jiao.

His face immediately revealed deep hatred.

Returning to the Dao Saint Realm and seeing his lifelong enemy again—could there be anything more joyful than this?
"You've come at the perfect time. Let's settle our score today."

The Heavenly Emperor shouted and took a step forward, instantly appearing in front of Su Mu.

boom!
With a single punch, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered.

Zhang Jiao felt a sharp pain on his face. If Su Mu's hand hadn't been still on his shoulder, he would have already retreated uncontrollably.

The strength of a Dao Saint Realm cultivator is indeed formidable.

"Heavenly Emperor, you really don't learn your lesson."

Su Mu said calmly.

A surge of power instantly flowed into Zhang Jiao's body, sealing away all his power.

Then he unleashed a punch.

Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist.

The six vortexes met the Heavenly Emperor's fist head-on.

Two of the world's most powerful forces collided.

Su Mu remained motionless and unshaken.

The Heavenly Emperor staggered back dozens of steps.

Zhang Jiao's pupils contracted.

The Heavenly Emperor has already broken through, but he is still no match for Su Mu?

This is bad. Is today their last day? (End of Chapter)