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He sheathed the Four Luminaries Mystic Slayer Sword and used the Dragon-Capturing Hand technique from a distance to capture the three mangled bodies in mid-air, along with all the storage artifacts, and brought them to the library courtyard.

In the courtyard, Xiao Anran pursed her red lips and gently shook her head.

She sighed inwardly: Why are there always strong people who are so reckless as to come and provoke us to their deaths?

Isn't it good to live a peaceful life?

To this day, anyone who takes the initiative to provoke Su Mu is seen by Xiao Anran as courting death.

She had witnessed Su Mu's actions several times and had long since developed an almost blind and absolute trust in him.

"There's no more excitement to see, let's go back to our rooms and rest."

Xiao Anran casually said something to Yu Tian beside her, then turned and walked into the room.

"My godfather is just too strong."

Yutian was filled with admiration and turned to return to his room.

The royal family members, disturbed in the dead of night, shared the same feelings as Xiao Anran.

Su Mu's victory was expected and no one was surprised.

What truly shocked everyone was Su Mu's terrifyingly outrageous attack power at that moment.

"With the Emperor Emeritus so powerful, why should I worry about the empire's situation?"

Xiao Anxun felt a great weight lifted from his heart, and was extremely at ease.

The people of the capital city yawned and went home to sleep.

Those who drank and made merry late at night regarded the battle that night as a strange and interesting story, and talked about it among themselves.

Since the end of last year, the palace has been frequently erupted in shocking events, with the provocateur always suffering a crushing defeat, a situation the people have long since become accustomed to.

On the balcony of the second floor of the library.

Looking down at the scattered, cold remains of the body, Wen Qianzhu sighed softly, "No wonder you showed no fear when we first met. I'm glad I listened to your advice and didn't attack you rashly."

"It's late, everyone go back to your rooms to rest."

Su Mu had no intention of engaging in idle chatter. He collected the treasures left behind by the three, raised his hand, and activated the golden true fire, completely incinerating all the remains without leaving a trace.

The true fire of the two mid-stage cultivators was of ordinary quality and was of no use to Su Mu.

The blue true fire of that late-stage genius of the Japanese tribe was enveloped by layers of golden true fire by Su Mu and sent into his dantian for nourishment and absorption.

Su Mu returned to the room and checked Jinzi's condition again.

Little Gold remained fast asleep, completely undisturbed by the commotion.

Su Mu's consciousness sank into his Qi Sea, and he saw with his own eyes that his own golden true fire was constantly devouring and merging with that ball of blue alien true fire.

Within the blue true fire, the phantom of a nine-headed serpent faintly appeared, but it was completely suppressed by the various divine birds and dragon-shaped phantoms within the golden true fire, and had no power to resist.

After a quick glance, Su Mu withdrew his divine sense and instead began to examine the storage artifacts left behind by the three.

As expected, the three storage treasures contained a massive amount of spirit stones and regular cultivation resources.

The three were extremely selfish, possessing abundant resources but never sharing them with their clansmen, clearly never expecting that they would perish here.

Such ordinary cultivation supplies could no longer stir Su Mu's heart.

What he truly craved were rare and precious natural treasures such as Thunderstone, sword embryo, and Azure Phoenix essence blood.

After searching carefully for a long time, Su Mu finally found a treasure that would be of great benefit to his current cultivation.

It was a strange crystal, entirely azure blue, crackling with electric light, containing extremely pure and violent water-based spiritual energy and lightning power.

This blue crystal is a rare and precious natural gemstone.

It is named Thunderous Mystic Crystal, and its grade is high-grade Earth rank.

The thunderous power contained within it far surpasses that of the mid-grade Earth-rank thunderous stone that Su Mu previously possessed.

"This late-stage genius of the Japanese tribe possesses an innate water spirit body."

Su Mu's gaze fell on the crystal, and he understood.

"The powerful Japanese warrior from ten thousand years ago left behind this Thunderous Mystic Crystal, presumably to help him break through his limitations and forge his Mystic Body."

"Those with innate spiritual bodies possess exceptional talent, but the threshold for transforming into a profound body is extremely high, requiring the assistance of high-level natural treasures."

"Unfortunately, he has only been unsealed for a short time. Not only has he not condensed his martial spirit, but his true fire foundation is also lacking. His foundation is still unstable, and he is far from meeting the standard for achieving the Xuan Body. He is too impatient."

Su Mu knew in his heart that even if Xi Changfeng and his group of geniuses from ten thousand years ago did not take the initiative to provoke him, they would ultimately be unable to defeat him.

These geniuses can grow steadily by relying on ancient resources, but Su Mu will never stagnate.

Through the system, as offspring advance, they can continuously produce high-level resources, and their growth rate is endless.

The Azure Phoenix essence blood and various treasures sent by Xi Changfeng and others only accelerated his rise to power.

"I have already forged my profound body. Although this piece of Thunderous Profound Crystal cannot allow me to complete a second transformation, it can further refine and strengthen the foundation of my physical body."

Besides the precious Thunderous Mystic Crystal, the storage artifacts of the two Japanese cultivators also contained a vast amount of sea monster inner cores.

There were no level 5 inner cores among them; the vast majority were level 6 demon beast inner cores, totaling more than 300.

In addition, there are twenty early-stage level seven inner cores and three mid-stage level seven inner cores.

Both of them were at the True Martial Realm level, and the fifth-level inner core was of no use to them.

The sixth-level inner core corresponding to the True Martial Realm of the human race and the seventh-level inner core corresponding to the Martial King Realm are the most suitable cultivation materials for them.

The Japanese have lived in the Fusang Islands of the East China Sea for generations, fighting and coexisting with sea monsters all year round. They have long mastered the secret method of using the inner cores of monsters to cultivate quickly.

"This batch of inner elixir is of superior quality and sufficient in quantity, enough for Jinzi to consume for a long time and cultivate steadily."

Su Mu had a very fruitful night, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

After midnight, strange movements were felt within the Qi Sea.

That ball of blue alien true fire had been completely devoured, melted, and assimilated by the golden true fire.

The pure blue true fire completely dissipated, and the golden true fire surrounding Su Mu quietly transformed.

The firelight still had a deep gold base, but its surface was surrounded by a layer of fine, dark purple light.

The golden true fire has been upgraded to a purple-gold true fire!

The power of the true fire surged, and its domineering aura became even more intimidating.

Then Su Mu activated the new purple-gold true fire to repeatedly temper his own body and refine his physical texture.

Only by tempering the physical body to its extreme can one perfectly absorb the violent energy within the Thunderous Crystal without leaving any hidden dangers.

A night passes in the blink of an eye.

The next morning, Jinzi was still fast asleep.

Su Mu walked out of the room alone and went to the gatehouse of the library.

Xiao Anxun and Li Lianqing were already waiting there, clearly having doubts about what happened last night and coming specifically to inquire.

Su Mu understood their meaning and simply and directly told the three of them about their origins and the details of the battle the previous night.

"It turns out that the reason why the Japanese, barbarian, and Northern Desert royal families dared to invade again is because a genius from ten thousand years ago broke free from his seal and was born."

Xiao Anxun breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the report.

"With the loss of three True Martial Realm experts, the allied forces of the three parties should not dare to launch another offensive in the short term."

"The black fog continued to expand, leaving them with nowhere to retreat but southwards."

Su Mu gave his instructions in a calm and composed tone.

"By imperial decree, they are permitted to flee south for refuge, but they must submit to the Great Qian Dynasty. Within their clan, no one may claim the title of king or usurp the throne as emperor."

"I obey your decree."

Xiao Anxun nodded repeatedly, knowing that this was the safest way to handle the situation.

Forced into a desperate situation, the three forces, knowing they were no match for the Great Qian Dynasty, had no choice but to grit their teeth and head south to survive.

If pushed to the brink, the enemy could easily break up into smaller groups and scatter, surging into the empire's territory. At that point, clearing them out would be extremely difficult and would require a massive amount of manpower and resources.

Besides this, Su Mu had a deeper consideration.

With all three ethnic groups submitting, the population of the Great Qian Dynasty surged, the empire's overall national strength increased accordingly, and the imperial dragon aura within the palace became increasingly rich and profound.

"Take these pills and focus on your cultivation, striving to break through to a higher realm as soon as possible."

Su Mu took out a batch of pills, including the Essence Fire Pill, the Spirit Transformation Pill, and the Soul Nourishing Pill.

The two also each received a Mystic Pill. This pill is mild in nature and can be easily tolerated even by a Grandmaster-level cultivator. After taking it, their comprehension will greatly increase, and their understanding of the Great Dao will become more acute and insightful.

"These low-level magic treasures are no longer of use to me, so you may take them all."

Su Mu then took out several more magic treasures of mid-grade Earth level and bestowed them upon the two of them.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

The two men respectfully kowtowed to express their gratitude, and then left together.

Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past few days, Su Mu has been using the purple-gold true fire day and night to repeatedly temper and refine his Xuan Body.

On March 20th, Xiao Anxun came to report the latest situation.

"I hereby inform the Emperor Emeritus that the Japanese, barbarian, and Northern Desert royal families have accepted the conditions and are willing to submit to the Great Qian Dynasty."

Xiao Anxun continued his report with a solemn tone.

"The imperial aura of the capital city has become significantly stronger, and its fortunes are flourishing."