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The strange phenomenon of the high platform absorbing life essence was still vivid in his mind. This secret realm harbored unknown dangers, and he had to keep all his contingency plans in place to deal with any unexpected changes.

Su Mu continued to hold his ground, calmly maneuvering and pulling the enemy apart.

He possessed numerous top-grade Heaven-rank magic treasures, was protected by double layers of divine fire, had an indestructible physique, and was continuously powered by the Extreme Dragon Essence Pill. Despite the relentless attacks of the three, he remained unscathed.

Lacking top-tier offensive weapons and suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth, the two extraterrestrial Martial Emperors' attacks were completely neutralized by layers of defense, making it impossible for them to break through.

If not for the interference of the fusion of divine fire, Su Mu would have already turned the tables and cleared the field, replicating the crushing battle he had just won against the Fire Phoenix Chi Yu.

To outsiders, Su Mu's offensive had stalled, leaving him only able to defend passively, clearly indicating that he was at his limit.

This illusion gave three formidable enemies false hope.

In an instant, the entire blue sea suddenly began to fluctuate and weaken.

Sea Turtle Dai Jian's expression changed drastically: "This is bad!"

The raging storm's duration expired, and the domain's power instantly dissipated, the blue water receding completely. Without the domain's support, the sea turtle Dai Jian himself fell into a weakened state of exhaustion.

With the restraints completely removed, Su Mu's speed and strength have fully returned to their peak.

The fusion of divine fire is not yet complete, so high-level martial arts techniques cannot be released.

Su Mu took a step forward with lightning speed, dodging the impact of the azure inner core, and instantly closed in on the weakened sea turtle Dai Jian, slashing down with his longsword.

In the critical moment, the sea turtle Dai Jian instinctively retracted into its shell, relying on its innate tortoise shell to avoid a fatal blow.

The Seven Star Dragon-Slaying Sword struck the tortoise shell, only scattering sparks everywhere, unable to break through the defense.

This tortoise shell's defensive power far surpasses that of ordinary top-grade Heaven-rank defensive magic treasures, almost touching the threshold of Divine-grade.

Su Mu decisively abandoned his attack on the sea turtle. The opponent was already weakened and was firmly inside its shell, making it impossible to kill in a short time. It was best to put it aside for the time being.

The next moment, he turned his sword and pointed it directly at the two Martial Emperors behind him.

As the domain dissipated and the medicinal power of the pill was about to be exhausted, Lai Chunshan and Xing Yan felt a chill run through their hearts.

Lai Chunshan was timid and immediately decided to retreat. Disregarding the safety of his companions, he turned and fled in panic.

Xing Yan was filled with boundless hatred as his teammates abandoned him and fled for their lives.

When Lai Chunshan traveled all the way to the mainland to invite him to join his cause, he deliberately concealed Su Mu's true combat strength, falsely claiming that the battle was a sure win with no risk, and that they would share the opportunity of becoming Martial Gods. But when it came to life and death, he betrayed his friend to save his own life.

Previously, even a full-force attack couldn't break through the defense; now, without the domain's support and without teammates' cooperation, Xing Yan is even more helpless.

Su Mu slashed horizontally with his sword, easily tearing apart the opponent's protective divine light and protective armor.

In just two breaths, Xing Yan's physical body was completely shattered, his external divine form collapsed, and his Martial Emperor Divine Embryo was exposed, only to be blasted apart by a single sword strike.

Xing Yan, a powerful Martial Emperor from the Wulong Continent, perished on the spot, leaving only remnants of divine fire, his shattered body, and a collection of storage treasures scattered in the sea of ​​fire.

Xing Yan's remaining divine fire was of mediocre quality, far inferior to the pure Phoenix Divine Fire. Su Mu had no time to absorb it and casually collected all the treasures left behind by the other party.

Just like when the Fire Phoenix Chi Yu fell, all the life essence within Xing Yan's body became uncontrollable, automatically detaching from his body and flowing into the central black platform along an invisible trajectory.

Two strange phenomena occurred in succession, and Su Mu still couldn't figure out the true purpose of the high platform, so his vigilance grew stronger.

Meanwhile, Lai Chunshan had already fled into the depths of the inferno and disappeared without a trace.

Su Mu did not rush to pursue the fleeing soldiers, as there was a level nine demon beast lurking inside a tortoise shell in front of him.

The entire process of Xing Yan's death in battle was witnessed by the sea turtle Dai Jian.

It had already withdrawn its external inner core; the longer the inner core remained outside its body, the slower its own essence would recover. It had originally hoped that the two Martial Emperors would hold off Su Mu, giving it time to recuperate, but it hadn't expected the battle to collapse so quickly.

One fled, another was instantly killed, and in the blink of an eye, it was left all alone.

Hai Gui Dai Jian was completely devastated, filled with regret and despair.

It did not blame the fallen Fire Phoenix Chi Yu, after all, Fire Phoenix Chi Yu had already died on the battlefield and gone first.

The sea turtle Dai Jian was filled with endless frustration and resentment, only hating that he was too unlucky.

It lay dormant for ten thousand years, surviving to this day by relying on its unique tortoise breathing technique. It escaped the ferocious and overwhelming Black Mist Monster Clan and endured countless dangers in the secret realm. It should have been waiting for its opportunity in peace, but instead it encountered Su Mu, a human junior who appeared out of nowhere and had heaven-defying combat power.

As a turtle-type demon beast, it is naturally slow. Now that it is seriously injured and its combat power has been greatly reduced, there is no way it can escape.

Now, it is in a weakened state due to the exhaustion of its supernatural powers, and has completely lost the ability to fight to the death. In desperation, it can only curl up its body and rely on its innate divine patterned tortoise shell to withstand the attack.

It still clung to a faint hope: that before the tortoise shell was shattered, this eerie secret realm would undergo a sudden change, allowing it to escape its doom.

But this expectation was ultimately just a mirage, unrealistic.

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Su Mu exerted force with his right arm, causing the Seven Star Dragon Slayer Sword to surge with light, carrying the immense power of his still-unrecovered physical body, and slashed fiercely at the same tortoise shell again and again.

Even the most robust defensive treasure cannot withstand continuous heavy blows to the same spot unless the tortoise shell truly reaches the level of a divine-grade defensive magic treasure, in which case it can be fearless against such a powerful attack.

Su Mu did not disperse his attacks, but focused on one point and attacked relentlessly. After dozens of sword strikes, the incredibly hard tortoise shell finally cracked, and fine cracks rapidly spread across the entire shell.

call! !

Faced with utter desperation, the sea turtle Dai Jian held nothing back, suddenly opening its mouth and unleashing its entire water-based natal core.

The azure inner core hovered in mid-air, and before it could launch an attack, it suddenly exploded!

The intensely bright blue light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield of water and fire, and the deafening roar of the explosion swept in all directions. A devastating water shockwave, centered on the point of self-destruction, swept across the entire space.

The two were extremely close, and Su Mu was caught off guard. He had neither enough time to dodge nor enough time to instantly activate the Golden Dragon Possession of the Imperial Set.

The violent shockwave struck Su Mu's body directly, sending him flying tens of thousands of feet away.

The double-layered protective divine fire outside his body instantly dimmed, and the world-destroying lightning arcs surrounding him were completely blown away by the shockwave, leaving not a trace.

puff--

Su Mu forcibly stabilized his backward-flying body, but could no longer suppress the surging blood and qi within his body, and spat out a mouthful of scalding blood.

His overwhelming aura, which had once dominated the entire scene, plummeted to rock bottom.

The self-destruction of the natal inner core by a mid-level level nine demon beast was indeed terrifying, but it was not enough to kill Su Mu, who had consumed the Extreme Dragon Essence Pill and cultivated his physical body into the Imperial Body.

Even if Su Mu removed all his magical treasures and divine fire defenses, he could still survive by simply withstanding the impact of the self-destruction with his physical body.

However, severe damage was inevitable. At this moment, his blood and qi were in turmoil, his physical meridians were damaged in many places, and his combat power dropped significantly.

The self-destruction of the inner core is a fatal move for demonic beasts. As the move landed, the sea turtle Dai Jian's life force was completely cut off, and he died on the spot.

Just like Huohuang Chiyu and Xing Yan before him, all the pure life essence within the body of the sea turtle Dai Jian burst out uncontrollably and flowed into the mysterious high platform in the center of the arena.

Before his death, the sea turtle Dai Jian was unable to leave behind any treasures, inner cores, or inheritances, leaving everything to nothing.

Su Mu's eyes darkened slightly, and a plan immediately formed in his mind. He deliberately hunched over and spat out two mouthfuls of blood, intentionally making his weakened state appear to be the most vivid.

Sure enough, a figure quietly returned from the shadows; it was none other than Lai Chunshan, who had been fleeing in panic.

Lai Chunshan had long anticipated that the sea turtle Dai Jian would inevitably self-destruct his inner core when he was at his wit's end, so he did not flee far and instead hid on the edge of the battlefield to observe the situation.

There was no way to escape from this secret realm; fleeing would only lead to certain death. He had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to turn the tide.

Seeing Su Mu cough up blood repeatedly, his momentum weakening, and his divine fire dimming and powerless, Lai Chunshan's eyes instantly ignited with intense killing intent and greed.

The time has come!

Whoosh!!

Lai Chunshan's figure soared through the air, instantly closing in on Su Mu. The Azure Eagle Divine Image that he had put away during his escape reappeared with a bang, and his combat power was completely at its maximum.

He had made up his mind that even if his divine form completely collapsed after this battle, he would seize this opportunity to kill Su Mu, take the secret realm opportunity, and defy fate.

Unfortunately, what he saw as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to turn the tide was, from beginning to end, a trap and illusion deliberately created by Su Mu.

Just as Lai Chunshan's longsword was about to strike him, Su Mu's previously listless and lifeless aura suddenly surged into the sky, and he returned to his peak strength!

The Purple-Gold Divine Fire and the Phoenix Divine Fire, which had been largely fused together, burned fiercely in unison. The two layers of divine fire shone brightly and dazzlingly, and the dissipated lightning arcs instantly reappeared around him, his oppressive aura sweeping across the entire area.

In an instant, Su Mu activated his lightning-fast movement technique, his figure shifting to the side with ghostly grace, easily dodging Lai Chunshan's all-out strike.

The next instant, the Seven Star Sword shone with a chilling light, and a backhand slash was unleashed.

Lai Chunshan's cultivation and combat power were almost the same as Xing Yan's, who had previously perished. Just as Xing Yan could not withstand Su Mu's fierce attack, Lai Chunshan was equally powerless.