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Just as the spear tip was about to touch the target, the exclusive divine power of the Imperial Set—Soul Suppression—was suddenly triggered!

The invisible power of the imperial way struck his soul directly. Morba felt a violent dizziness in his mind, his soul trembled, his consciousness became hazy, and his body instantly fell into a brief state of confusion and stiffness.

The only pity was that the moment he was trapped in the spatial cage, Morba relied on his God King instincts to instantly activate his full cultivation and close-fitting Saint-level battle armor, activating an ultimate defensive stance.

Su Mu's golden spear light pierced fiercely between Molba's eyebrows. The opponent's body was covered in a bright red protective light, and the layers of defensive barriers firmly resisted the spear's force.

It was only half an inch away from piercing the defense and severely damaging the soul! But at that very half an inch, the spear's light completely froze, unable to advance even a fraction further.

After a fierce stalemate between the Imperial Way Universe-Breaking Spear and the crimson defensive light shield for several breaths, a powerful and overwhelming counterforce suddenly erupted.

Su Mu's body was thrown backward uncontrollably, flying hundreds of feet through the air before he finally regained his footing.

He looked up again and saw that Morba had broken free from the spatial cage and was completely free. His aura was slightly disordered, but there were no signs of serious injury.

"The gap between our realms is ultimately too large."

Su Mu sighed softly, a hint of resentment in his eyes. He understood that Morba must possess a Saint-level top-grade defensive treasure, and with the absolute suppression of his cultivation by two realms, he ultimately failed to deliver the fatal blow.

At this moment, Morba appeared to be unharmed, but in reality, he was drenched in cold sweat and his mind was shaken.

He had lost count of how many millennia had passed since he had experienced such a suffocating feeling of being on the verge of death.

He never imagined that one day, he, a mid-stage God King Realm expert, would be driven to the brink of death by a Great God Realm cultivator.

"This kid is too strange!"

Moorba's eyes were fixed on Su Mu as he reviewed the brief exchange, his heart still reeling from the shock.

With a pagoda above its head, it is immune to the God King's spatial confinement; with unknown spatial supernatural powers, it forcibly imprisons the God King and severs the connection of laws; its attack power has completely transcended the shackles of cultivation, and the power of that spear is already comparable to a full-force strike from an early God King!

Recalling the scene where the spear tip was close to his brow, a moment of life and death, even though the crisis had been resolved, Morba still felt a chill in his heart and was filled with lingering fear.

"Damn it! What kind of monster did the Three-Eyed Clan mess with?"

Morba cursed inwardly, filled with remorse. He had been greedy, listening to the Three-Eyed Clan's instigation, and rashly provoking such a heaven-defying monster; he had simply courted death.

"This child must not be allowed to live!"

A murderous intent surged wildly in Moorba's eyes.

Even now, the opponent is only at the Great God Realm, yet already possesses terrifying combat power that threatens a God King. If he breaks through to the Heavenly God Realm and ascends to the God King Realm one day, no one in the entire star sea will be able to restrain him!

The thought of killing arose suddenly, but he forcibly suppressed it in an instant.

The trump cards and methods that Su Mu had shown had already made him extremely wary, and he no longer had any confidence to fight alone.

He was the only hope built up by the Sirius Clan with all the resources of the entire clan. He was of noble status and bore the responsibility for the survival of the race. He would never dare to risk his own life in a desperate gamble.

After weighing all the options, Morba ultimately chose to remain silent and retreat.

To save face for the God-King, he feigned arrogance and uttered a polite remark in a deep voice: "Su Mu, we have a long future ahead of us. I hope that when we meet again, you will have the same good fortune as today."

After speaking, Morba didn't linger. He turned around, soared into the air, and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

This time, Su Mu did not pursue. Since he could not completely kill his opponent, forcibly engaging him would only be a waste of energy and pointless.

In the distant airspace, Song Pingchao and Zhao Lei, who had witnessed the entire event, remained stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

He first slew six celestial gods, then confronted a mid-stage god-king, and finally forced a god-king to retreat in a sorry state and flee in disarray!

Morba's parting words, though seemingly forceful, were actually bluster and empty threats. If he truly possessed the strength to overwhelm Su Mu, he wouldn't have needed to retreat; he would have already killed Su Mu on the spot.

After a brief moment of distraction, the two quickly flew to Su Mu's side.

Song Pingchao's eyes were filled with fervor and awe. He sincerely praised Su, and flattery flowed from his lips: "Fellow Daoist Su, your strength is truly heaven-reaching and defies the heavens! Even a mighty God-King cannot do anything to you. Throughout history, no one can match you!"

At this moment, he was completely conquered by Su Mu's strength.

Previously, Su Mu possessed a God King puppet, but it was ultimately an external object and insufficient to completely win Song Pingchao's heart. However, in today's battle, Su Mu directly confronted the God King and held his own, demonstrating truly heaven-defying combat power, completely shattering all of Song Pingchao's prejudices and concerns.

In the world of cultivators, strength is paramount, and those who have attained mastery are considered teachers.

Although Su Mu's cultivation level was only at the Great God Realm, his actual combat strength was already comparable to that of a God King. The last bit of psychological burden in Song Pingchao's heart completely disappeared.

Just as Song Pingchao was about to continue speaking, Zhao Lei, standing to the side, preemptively spoke first, his face full of fervor. He bowed deeply and clasped his hands, launching into a torrent of praise: "Congratulations, Godfather, on slaying the Heavenly God and forcing back the God King, creating a precedent in the universe! Today's battle will surely be known throughout the starry sea and remembered for eternity! My admiration for Godfather is like the surging of rivers and seas, like the overflowing Milky Way, unstoppable!"

This extreme praise completely stunned Su Mu and Song Pingchao.

Su Mu never expected that his adopted son would have such excellent eloquence and masterful flattery skills.

After Su Mu had taken all the resources from the Three-Eyed Clan God King, he did not leave the Star Palace base camp immediately.

Firstly, the Star Palace Master personally witnessed Su Mu's extraordinary combat power and unparalleled talent, and intended to keep him in the Star Palace for a long time, planning to promote him to the rank of Battle Star Envoy.

The Star Palace's top-tier combat power system is clearly hierarchical, with the Palace Master at the head, two God Kings serving as deputy Palace Masters, and below them are eight peak Heavenly Gods who are the core combat power of the Star Palace.

This exceptional increase in the number of vacancies and the promotion of Su Mu requires a grand formal investiture ceremony, so Su Mu took the opportunity to stay in the Star Palace and wait for the time being.

Secondly, there was still a crucial matter he hadn't settled before heading to the Star Palace. Of the three Celestial Realm adopted sons and daughters that Song Pingchao had promised, only two remained to be formally accepted as disciples, a matter that Su Mu had kept in mind.

Su Mu rested peacefully in the Star Palace for a night. At noon the next day, Song Pingchao brought the two of them to pay their respects as promised.

The visitors were a husband and wife; the man's name was Chen Liang and the woman's name was Zhou Chuhong. Both of them were genuine early-stage Heavenly God Realm cultivators.

The two men's father was a close friend of Song Pingchao. They once ventured together into a secret treasure land where a god-king had fallen. During that treasure hunt, although they secured many opportunities and resources for their descendants, they themselves suffered incurable injuries and tragically perished not long after their return.

Relying on the dual cultivation technique obtained by their fathers from the Divine King's Secret Realm, Chen Liang and his wife devoted themselves to cultivation for tens of thousands of years, successfully reaching the early stage of the Heavenly God realm. However, for the next 20,000 years, their cultivation made no further progress, completely stuck at a bottleneck, unable to break through.

The anxiety that had been building up for years, coupled with Song Pingchao's mediation and recounting of Su Mu's extraordinary deeds, finally convinced the hesitant Chen Liang and his wife to come and try to meet Su Mu.

Su Mu fully understood what the two were thinking.

His own cultivation was only at the Great God Realm, while the other party was a veteran Heavenly God. To have a Heavenly God worship a Great God as his godfather would be something anyone would find hard to accept and resentful. If it weren't for Song Pingchao's friendship, the two probably wouldn't even have had the chance to meet.

After the group sat down to meet, Song Pingchao explained the whole story, including the pros and cons. Su Mu looked up at the two people in front of him and calmly smiled, saying, "If you two have any concerns about my cultivation level, there's no need to worry. In a few days, these concerns will be completely dispelled. The Palace Master has already decided to promote me to Star Palace Battle Star Envoy, making an exception for me."

Song Pingchao had mentioned this matter to the two of them before, and they had already heard about Su Mu's amazing feat of killing six Heavenly Wolf Gods and defeating God King Morba.

Now that Su Mu has confirmed it with his own mouth, most of their doubts have instantly disappeared.

Without terrifying strength that could crush those of the same level and intimidate even God Kings, the Star Palace Master would never make an exception and promote a Great God Realm cultivator to the position of Core Battle Star Envoy.

Su Mu clearly saw that after hearing these words, Chen Liang and his wife's eyes showed a genuine sense of awe. He said no more, and with a flick of his wrist, a scroll of shimmering martial arts techniques appeared in his palm.

This is the "Yin Yang Harmony Technique," a top-tier spoils of war he had previously acquired—a genuine, high-grade divine-level dual cultivation technique. He had studied it carefully beforehand and knew that this technique was exquisite and profound.

The reason why Chen Liang and his wife's cultivation was hindered was that the level of their cultivation technique was too low, and its upper limit was insufficient. Without a higher-level cultivation technique to replace it, they would be stuck at the early stage of the Heavenly God realm for life, with no possibility of further breakthrough.

"This is a top-grade divine-level dual cultivation technique, most suitable for you two as a couple to complement each other in your cultivation." Su Mu lightly waved his sleeve, and the scroll of the technique transformed into a soft light, landing steadily in Chen Liang's hand. "With it, even if it cannot help you break through the shackles of the God King, you can more than steadily cultivate to the peak of the Heavenly God realm."

The Chen Liang couple immediately focused their attention on studying the technique. Although they could not practice and verify it on the spot, with their tens of thousands of years of cultivation experience, they could tell at a glance that this technique was precious and profound, far surpassing their own cultivation techniques by more than a hundred times.

The two understood that the reason this technique could only help one reach the peak of the Heavenly God realm was not because the technique was of insufficient grade, but because the Heavenly God and the God King were an insurmountable gap.