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"We absolutely cannot let him escape! I only have this one clone talisman; I have no other options!"

Su Mu's mind raced as he quickly devised a plan to break the deadlock and deliver a decisive blow, and in an instant, a brilliant idea came to him.

He suddenly unleashed the binding green net, feigning to throw it to the left, pretending to block Xi Changfeng's escape route on the left.

In the same instant, Su Mu gathered power in his right hand and slammed it out with a Dragon-Capturing Handprint towards the void to his right.

Xi Changfeng had been trapped in a deadly situation by the green net, leaving a deep-seated fear in his heart, making him extremely wary of it. Seeing the green net approaching, he instinctively moved to the left to dodge, falling right into Su Mu's carefully laid trap.

The next second, golden light surged, and a giant, fiery, golden hand appeared out of thin air, firmly gripping the protective light shield around Xi Changfeng.

The giant hand did not touch Xi Changfeng's physical body; it merely locked the outer defensive light shield, which was enough to forcibly restrict his movement and seal off all space for movement.

Xi Changfeng swung his sword furiously, unleashing his full power of true energy. With a single strike, he cleaved open the giant golden hand and broke free from its restraints. But this brief moment of hesitation caused him to miss his chance to escape and fall into a desperate situation.

Su Mu controlled his clone to seize the opportunity and instantly appeared in front of Xi Changfeng. Ignoring the danger of close combat, he held tightly to Xi Changfeng's arm that was sticking out of his protective light shield, refusing to let go even as swords and blades were hurled at him.

Su Mu himself followed closely behind, closing in at full speed, his right arm extended forward, his middle and index fingers joined together to gather power, his killing intent chilling.

The ultimate killing technique, the God-Slaying Finger, is unleashed once again!

Xi Changfeng inwardly cried out in alarm, realizing he had fallen into a trap. He struggled with all his might to break free, but was held firmly by the clone and had no way to escape.

The clone possessed formidable combat power and was fearless in the face of death. It withstood Xi Changfeng's close-range attacks with its own body, holding firm and locking down the battle.

Seeing the deadly finger strike hurtling through the air, Xi Changfeng felt utterly hopeless and despairing.

At this moment, the Kunling Yihuo Talisman's enhancement effect was still at its peak, and the combat power buff had not faded. However, this powerful trump card not only failed to protect him, but also suppressed his low-level escape technique talisman, cutting off his last escape route and turning it into a shackle.

He only had one spatial talisman left, which he had already used up last night. He had no spare. The rest of his escape talismans were all low-grade Earth-rank, with weak power. They were directly crushed and sealed by the aura of the strange fire talisman, making them impossible to activate for escape.

What was originally intended as a trump card to defeat enemies of higher ranks and reverse the course of battle turned into a death warrant that led to his own demise.

The golden light was fierce, and the finger wind was like a sword, wrapped in raging true fire. The two fingers, like the tip of a peerless sword, pierced through the blue true fire barrier, tore through the thick protective light shield, and stabbed Xi Changfeng in the vital spot in the chest.

puff--

A mouthful of scalding blood gushed out and splashed into the sky.

Just moments ago, Xi Changfeng was so imposing and godlike, but in an instant, the light around him dimmed and dissipated, his battle power and aura plummeted, and he fell to the bottom. Even the illusory true spirit behind him involuntarily withered and disappeared.

Even with a high-level protective amulet, it was difficult to protect his heart and spirit. Xi Changfeng's original spirit suffered severe damage, and the injury was irreversible.

What was initially thought to be a comeback victory turned out to be a trap.

Compared to Situ Chengjun, whom he had previously killed, Xi Changfeng was wearing a higher-grade treasure robe, had a more profound foundation of true fire, a stronger spiritual body, and was also blessed with the True Spirit Possession buff, making his overall defense far superior to the former.

It was precisely because of this strong foundation that Xi Changfeng was able to barely withstand the deadly attack of the God-Slaying Finger and not die on the spot.

But times have changed.

When Su Mu killed Situ Chengjun, he had not yet cultivated the Imperial Dao Yuanling and his foundation was limited. After the battle, he successfully condensed the Imperial Dao Yuanling and refined the Thunder Gang Stone to temper his physical body. His strength in all aspects greatly improved, and the power of the God-Slaying Finger increased several times over.

In addition, Su Mu also wore a low-grade Earth-rank Giant Tiger Bone Bracelet to amplify his physical strength and further enhance the penetrating and lethal power of the God-Slaying Finger.

With multiple advantages combined, even if Xi Changfeng was lucky enough not to be killed instantly, his original spiritual body was already on the verge of collapse, his life force was rapidly depleting, and his foundation was completely destroyed, leaving him with no chance of turning the tide.

Su Mu was decisive and ruthless, never giving his enemies a chance to catch their breath, turn the tide, or escape.

Taking advantage of Xi Changfeng's weakened momentum, scattered spiritual power, and most vulnerable defense, he flew close, raised his hand and swung the Zi Geng Zhan Ling Sword. With a flash of sword light, he directly cleaved Xi Changfeng's head, ending the battle.

Xi Changfeng's previous judgment was accurate; once struck head-on by the God-Slaying Finger, he would ultimately be doomed.

He remained cautiously on guard against the finger attacks throughout, but he hadn't anticipated that Su Mu possessed the trump card of a high-level clone, nor that the clone would relentlessly close in and lock him down, disrupting his entire strategy. Such a bizarre fighting tactic was a once-in-a-millennium occurrence, utterly impossible to defend against.

The moment his head was severed, Xi Changfeng's inner world collapsed and shattered, and his natal soul fire was extinguished and dissipated. His remaining primordial spirit was forced out of his body and pounced on Su Mu desperately, wanting to fight back to the death.

Su Mu calmly activated the Soul-Sealing Secret Technique, intending to directly seal and destroy the primordial spirit, but unexpectedly, it failed this time.

As a top genius in the late stage of True Martial Realm ten thousand years ago, Xi Changfeng had a refined and profound primordial spirit and extremely strong foundation. Even if his sea of ​​consciousness collapsed, he could still use his personal soul treasure to protect himself and launch a counterattack.

His primordial spirit was seen tightly gripping a jade ruyi, an offensive magic weapon, while a bowl-shaped defensive treasure floated above his head. Both items were of standard mid-grade Earth-rank quality.

The alms bowl spun in mid-air, continuously showering down protective rays of light that firmly guarded the primordial spirit, perfectly resisting the invasion of the soul-suppressing secret technique and blocking the suppression of the soul.

Relying on the protection of the supreme treasure, Xi Changfeng's primordial spirit broke through the obstacles and invaded the depths of Su Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, launching a desperate soul battle.

Su Mu sighed inwardly. The True Martial Prodigy from ten thousand years ago was indeed extremely difficult to deal with, with endless tricks up his sleeve. Even after using all his trump cards, he could only shatter the opponent's spiritual body, unable to completely obliterate the primordial spirit, making the cleanup quite troublesome.

Fortunately, Su Mu's knowledge of the sea is extremely strong. He has a number of soul treasures, including the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, the Free Bell, the Rattle Drum, and the Worry-Free Umbrella, to protect him. His natal soul fire has already been condensed into a giant sword of light and flame, which is both offensive and defensive, so he is not afraid of the invasion of the primordial spirit.

He activated his own primordial spirit and wielded the giant sword of light and flame, charging forward to fiercely fight against Xi Changfeng's invading primordial spirit. A great battle was about to break out.

"This is... the complete foundation of a sword soul?"

"How is that even possible?!"

"Even going back ten thousand years, when martial arts prodigies emerged in great numbers, very few Grandmasters managed to cultivate a sword soul foundation. How did he, a contemporary martial artist, manage to forge such a heaven-defying foundation?"

Xi Changfeng's primordial spirit, carrying complete memories, was utterly shocked and filled with disbelief the moment he saw the foundation of the sword soul.

After the extreme shock came a deep-seated despair, and all hope of turning the tide was utterly shattered.

Apart from his primordial spirit remaining intact, Xi Changfeng's condensed true spirit was also completely unharmed. Although his spiritual body shattered and perished, his physical body was still intact, and the inner world of his Qi Sea did not collapse along with it, with its core essence still intact.