"This person's Changeable Divine Technique is different from what ordinary people cultivate; its power is much stronger. But don't panic, I have plenty of ways to force him out from underground."

Eternal Ancestor's face flashed a hint of fierceness, and at the same time, two beams of Light of Death shot out from his eyes.

Eternal Ancestor gazed at the ground, the twin beams of Light of Death penetrated the soil, scanning the depths below for traces of Xiao Mu.

"No need to bother, even if you don't look for me, I will come to you."

The ground nearby suddenly twisted a little, as if the sea level was disturbed by the wind creating subtle ripples; following that, Xiao Mu's figure drilled out from underground, appearing not far in front of Eternal Ancestor and the straw-hatted man.

"Xiao Mu, you dare to come back?" The straw-hatted man was slightly surprised.

"Coming back is perfect, since you're so eager to walk into the trap, why would I not grant you your wish? Decrease lifespan!" Eternal Ancestor's tongue released a sound of life and death, as the Life Snatching Book and Pen of Death swung again, covering Xiao Mu's body with a mass of black shadow.

Seeing the black light covering him, Xiao Mu kept a faint smile on his face. Suddenly, he swung his right hand, and a flash of grayish-white brilliance appeared in his hand.

Crack!

The Creation Power struck out, faster than Eternal Ancestor's Light of Death, hitting Eternal Ancestor directly, causing his body to suddenly disappear on the spot.

"Eternal! Eternal..."

The straw-hatted man's complexion changed, he called out loudly for Eternal Ancestor but received no response, his eyes turned to Xiao Mu's right hand and he shouted in surprise and anger: "Creation Power, Xiao Mu, where did you send Eternal?"

"To a place that won't disturb our battle."

Xiao Mu responded calmly, looking at the straw-hatted man, "Now, it's our turn to battle. Show me your ability as a city god, and let's see whether your authority is greater or mine is."

Buzz!

As he spoke, atop Xiao Mu's head, his city god's form soared to the skies, with no Official Robe on this form, the Life and Death Record and Judge Pen held respectively in his left and right hands.

In addition, within Xiao Mu's city god form, both black and white brilliance circulated, channeling to every part of his body. The city god, in control of life and death, caused the Life and Death Divine Array created by the Authority of Life and Death to appear within Xiao Mu's body.

"You..."

The straw-hatted man's gaze was dull, somewhat shocked by the power Xiao Mu displayed. After a moment, he clenched his teeth and once again invoked his city god's responsibilities.

Similarly, a golden city god form appeared above the straw-hatted man, with the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe emitting Golden Light, and the Judge Pen held in the right hand.

"One Stroke of Life and Death!"

"One Stroke of Life and Death!"

Almost at the same time, Xiao Mu and the straw-hatted man both unleashed the power of "One-stroke life and death" towards each other.

Inside Xiao Mu, the Life and Death Divine Array instantly formed, channeling the powers of life and death through his body into the Judge Pen, and displayed through the pen.

Xiao Mu's hand holding the Judge Pen directly crossed out the straw-hatted man's name—Lei Yiming—from the Life and Death Record.

The brilliance of life and death shot out from the Judge Pen and Life and Death Record, turning into the black Death Force and shooting towards Lei Yiming like an arrow.

Being without the Life and Death Record, Lei Yiming merely held the Judge Pen and swept it horizontally towards Xiao Mu. Amid a light cracking sound, the Light of Death emitted a black line sweeping towards Xiao Mu's body.

Puff! Puff!

Both Xiao Mu and Lei Yiming were hit, involuntarily flying backward under the assault of the Light of Death.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

And immediately after, both Xiao Mu and Lei Yiming at the same time initiated Escape Arts to flee into the distance.

"One-stroke life and death" imposed the power of death upon the target. A target with reduced lifespan could escape the threat of death through Escape Arts; the faster they fled, the more easily they could shake off death.

Golden brilliance flashed under Lei Yiming's feet as he activated the Earth Escape Technique and directly fled towards the northwest direction.

Five colors of brilliance appeared behind Lei Yiming, which despite being later actually overtook Lei Yiming and continued to escape ahead into the distance.

The multicolored brilliance was none other than Xiao Mu, who had deliberately chosen the same direction as Lei Yiming to evade the powerful Authority of Life and Death wielded by the city deity's One-stroke life and death.

Seeing Xiao Mu's figure flashing past him, Lei Yiming's eyes reddened with rage—his speed was inferior to Xiao Mu's, which inevitably meant he could not rid himself of the city deity's divine authority as quickly as Xiao Mu.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Xiao Mu practically turned into a five-colored rainbow, and after just a few dozen miles, he had already escaped the city deity's authority, allowing the Light of Death that came from the One-stroke life and death to dissipate above his head.

The moment the threat of death disappeared, Xiao Mu immediately turned around and confronted Lei Yiming with the combined Five-in-One Escape technique.

"You, Xiao Mu, you..."

Seeing Xiao Mu appear, Lei Yiming was both panicked and furious. Roaring, he steered his Escape Light, attempting to change direction and continue to the west to evade the pursuit of death.

"Heh heh!"

Xiao Mu let out a chuckle, the Eight-Sided Hammer in his hand drawing a beautiful golden arc in the air, mercilessly slamming towards Lei Yiming's body.

Bang!

The Eight-Sided Hammer smashed into Lei Yiming's back, with his Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe billowing out like an iron sheet to block the hammer's might, shattering into pieces of Golden Light. Meanwhile, Lei Yiming's body was directly sent flying uncontrollably forward.

"Xiao Mu, I fuck your mother!"

Enraged, Lei Yiming swore viciously; the powerful impact from the Eight-Sided Hammer not only hit his body but also disrupted his Escape Art, detaching him from his Escape Light.

As his speed slowed down, the Death Force black light, which had already receded to his neck, descended once more, sinking to his chest and then continuing to drop towards his lower abdomen.

The threat of death made Lei Yiming's complexion turn wretched. As a city deity, his sensitivity towards death was extraordinarily intense. In that brief instant, the disruption of his Escape Light directly impacted his Mind.

"Xiao Mu, I'll fight you to the end!"

Lei Yiming roared as he swung the Judge Pen towards Xiao Mu; the Pen of Death split the space apart, drawing a terrifying fissure between him and Xiao Mu.

However, Lei Yiming quickly resumed his Escape Art and continued to flee westward.

Whoosh!

The fissure created by the Judge Pen couldn't stop Xiao Mu, who with a humming tremor, released the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor from within his body. The Supreme Intention soared high above and descended upon Lei Yiming's head.

"Divest!"

Xiao Mu extended his hand towards the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and projected a dazzling Golden Light. The light struck the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, and simultaneously, the Great Decree flew out, appearing above Lei Yiming's head together with the Seal.

Within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, the thirty-six luminescent spots forming humanlike Illusions clearly sensed Xiao Mu's intent; while releasing Supreme Intention to suppress Lei Yiming's city deity form, they reached out with ethereal hands to grasp the Judge Pen held by Lei Yiming's deity form.

Among all Treasures related to divine spirits and authority, Treasures are the easiest to divest, followed by Official Robes, and finally, authority itself.

With the empowered Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Mu seized the opportunity to test whether the authority of the Seal could divest a divine spirit's Treasure of authority.

Under the protection of the Supreme Intention, the humanlike Illusion within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor caught hold of the Judge Pen in Lei Yiming's deity form with both hands. The Golden Light brightened, and the Illusion began to wrest the Judge Pen from Lei Yiming's deity form.

"Ah!"

Still in the midst of fleeing, Lei Yiming felt the Judge Pen tugging away and immediately cried out in rage.

Amidst his bellows, both Lei Yiming and his divine form burst with a Golden Light, with the city deity's authority swiftly escalating to its peak.

Under Lei Yiming's control, the deity form clutching the Judge Pen violently wrenched it away, retrieving the Judge Pen from the hands of the Illusion within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Xiao Mu, just with you, you think you can divest me of my Treasure? You really think you're the Heavenly Emperor just because you have a Heavenly Emperor's treasure. Wishful thinking—even if you can kill me, you will never be able to strip away the Treasure of my authority from me."

Lei Yiming, having snatched the Judge Pen back into his own hands, screamed furiously at Xiao Mu, as though his throat was tearing.

"Is that so? Heh!"

Xiao Mu smiled, the grayish-white Brilliance flashing in his right hand as he cast Creation Power, and the Judge Pen, firmly held by Lei Yiming's divine form, suddenly flew out of his grasp and landed in Xiao Mu's hand.

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