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But Su Mu would not stop at just one strike. With another thought, the Golden Rainbow Sword suddenly spun around, its golden light surging, carrying the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, and slashed horizontally at Duanmu Ping's head!

Duanmu Ping struggled frantically. His protective aura was already on the verge of collapse under the dual pressure of the golden vine and the sword rainbow. Now, after being hit again, it finally collapsed completely with a "crack"!

The golden rainbow sword encountered no further obstacles, gliding past in a poignant arc of light—

Duanmu Ping's head, filled with shock, anger, and resentment, flew into the sky!

The instant Duanmu Ping's head detached from his body, his sea of ​​consciousness collapsed, and his soul fire rapidly dimmed. However, the Grandmaster's soul was resilient, and his primordial spirit did not immediately dissipate. Instead, it broke free from his mangled body, transforming into a blurry crimson phantom that emitted a silent, piercing roar as it hurtled straight towards Su Mu below!

At such close range, Su Mu couldn't avoid it!

With his primordial spirit filled with resentment and his last bit of soul power, Duanmu Ping stormed into Su Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, heading straight for the source of his soul flame—he intended to use his last strength to either seize the body or perish together with it!

"A primordial spirit?! This child has actually condensed a primordial spirit!" A wave of shock surged through Duanmu Ping's lingering thoughts. He clearly "saw" that in the center of Su Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, a primordial spirit three zhang tall, shimmering with golden light, stood majestically, holding a jade-green pearl (a soul-suppressing pearl) in its hands, coldly looking down at him, this uninvited guest.

"Suppress!" Su Mu's primordial spirit uttered the true words, and the Soul-Suppressing Pearl shone brightly with azure light. At the same time, an invisible soul-suppressing wave swept out.

Duanmu Ping's spirit was struck as if by a heavy blow, his momentum suddenly stopped, his illusory figure trembled violently, and he even became briefly stiff.

However, controlling the primordial spirit of a Grandmaster with the Soul-Sealing Technique, even if the opponent is at their last gasp, is no easy task. Duanmu Ping's primordial spirit was originally stronger than Su Mu's, and even with the Soul-Suppressing Pearl's enhancement, Su Mu could only slow him down for a moment.

In just two breaths, Duanmu Ping's primordial spirit broke free from its restraints, and the crimson shadow swelled even more, becoming even more frenzied, as it slammed fiercely into Su Mu's soul flame!

He wants to destroy everything!

however--

Under the protection of the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, Su Mu's primordial spirit remained as stable as a rock. He had already dissipated the medicinal power of a "Calamity-Breaking Pill" to safeguard his soul. The Calamity-Breaking Pill was a high-grade Xuan-level spiritual pill, capable of dispelling most negative states and external soul power erosion.

When Duanmu Ping's primordial spirit collided with the golden light surrounding the soul flame, it was like hitting a copper wall or an iron wall. Not only did it fail to budge in the slightest, but it was also shaken so that nearly half of its illusory image disintegrated!

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Mu's primordial spirit counterattacked, forming hand seals and unleashing golden soul power like chains that bound towards his opponent.

The two primordial spirits clashed fiercely within Su Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, placing a tremendous burden on his physical body. His face paled slightly, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He suddenly found it difficult to control the Four Symbols Sword Formation high in the sky.

Although the four Golden Thunder Swords were undamaged, their light dimmed due to the weakened divine sense guiding them, and the formation became sluggish. The power of the overwhelming sword energy was reduced by more than half!

Situ Jing, who had been struggling to breathe under the pressure of the sword formation, suddenly felt the pressure lessen and was relieved.

He swept his divine sense and caught a glimpse of Duanmu Ping's head flying up and his primordial spirit leaving his body and rushing downwards. He was horrified!

With our greatest advantage gone, defeat is inevitable in this battle!

"Retreat!" Situ Jing didn't hesitate any longer, using his divine sense to transmit his voice to Situ Lie, Situ Sheng, and other experts in the clan. As long as the green hills remain, there's always hope for a comeback!

With the sword formation's power greatly reduced, Situ Jing unleashed his full power, finally breaking free from the sword light's entanglement, and attempted to escape into the sky.

But "Xiao Yuanhou" (the silver puppet) remained like a leech, clinging to him tightly and preventing him from accelerating at full speed.

The other experts from the Situ family also wanted to escape, but how easy was it? Xiao Anxun led his men to desperately intercept them, and many innate martial artists disregarded their own lives and soared into the sky to form a human wall to block them.

As key figures, Situ Lie and Situ Sheng received special attention and faced difficulties in breaking through the encirclement.

Seeing that the situation was about to be settled, Wei Zhongxian stopped observing and joined the battle. As soon as he moved, the three elders of the Tianwu Sect exchanged glances and also made their move—choosing sides now was less risky, and it was a good opportunity to show their loyalty to the royal family.

With one side gaining and the other losing, the Situ family was immediately plunged into dire straits.

"Wei Zhongxian, you treacherous scoundrel!" Situ Lie's eyes were bloodshot.

"It is true that the Situ family has been kind to me, but the Emperor's favor is even greater! I am ultimately a royal servant and should be loyal to His Majesty!" Wei Zhongxian spoke righteously and sternly, but his actions were extremely ruthless.

"Hurry up! Don't linger in the fight!" Situ Jing urged anxiously, but he was entangled by the silver puppet and couldn't break free.

Su Mu endured the excruciating pain and dizziness brought on by the fierce battle between his primordial spirits within his sea of ​​consciousness, knowing that he had to deal with Situ Jing as soon as possible, otherwise, if he escaped, the consequences would be endless.

He forcibly gathered part of his mind, merging the four golden thunder swords in the air into one, transforming them back into the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword. At the same time, he swallowed a Dragon Essence Pill.

boom--!

The surging medicinal power erupted like a volcano, causing Su Mu's Qi Sea True Essence to surge instantly, his whole body to burst with golden light, and his aura to rise steadily!

As soon as the effects of the Dragon Essence Pill took hold, Su Mu realized that Situ Jing had broken free from the entanglement of the Silver Puppet and was about to escape to a higher altitude.

Grandmasters can escape at full speed, and once they create distance, it becomes very difficult to catch up.

"We won't let you get away!"

Su Mu's mind raced, and the "Wind Leopard Boots" beneath his feet flashed with light. His figure shot into the sky like a cannonball, his speed several times faster than that of an ordinary grandmaster!

He wielded the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword, frantically pouring his true essence into it. The longsword hummed, its blade crackling with lightning, its golden light blinding, emanating a terrifying aura of destruction.

"You old scoundrel, prepare to die!"

Just as Situ Jing was about to flee with all his might, he suddenly heard a cold shout from behind, and a sharp killing intent locked onto his back.

He turned around in horror and saw a golden rainbow streaking through the air at an extreme speed, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye!

It was Su Mu who, with all his might and by leveraging the power of the Dragon Essence Pill and the Wind Leopard Boots, unleashed the ultimate strike of the "Instant Light Sword Technique"!

This sword strike combined all the true essence, imperial aura, and the power of the Dragon Essence Pill that he could mobilize at this moment, as well as the power of the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword, a top-grade Xuan-level flying sword!

Wherever the golden sword rainbow passed, the air was torn open with dark cracks, and thunder roared, as if it were divine punishment!

Situ Jing had no time to make any effective dodge or defense. He could only barely push his protective true fire to its limit and at the same time summon the silver spear to hold horizontally in front of him.

however--

laugh!

The golden sword rainbow sliced ​​through the crimson flames like a hot knife through butter, striking the tip of the silver spear with pinpoint accuracy.

Ding--!

With a crisp sound, the silver spear was bent and knocked out of Situ Jing's hand by the impact of the sword rainbow! The sword rainbow's momentum slowed slightly, but it was still sharp, and it pierced Situ Jing's chest fiercely!

puff!

Blood spurted out!

The high-grade Xuan-level protective armor on Situ Jing's chest was pierced through like paper! The sword light passed through his body, exploding a bowl-sized bloody hole in his back!

"This sword strike... it doesn't even have the slightest trace of innate true fire? The one who struck is definitely not a Grandmaster!"

"How could someone who isn't a Grandmaster unleash such a terrifying sword strike?!"

Situ Jing was overwhelmed with shock, but the excruciating pain and the threat of death brought him back to his senses.

Escape! We must escape! Otherwise, we will surely follow in Duanmu Ping's footsteps!