Slaying an Earth Yuan Realm Late Stage

In the deep alley, Mu Zi looked at the two figures across from her, her gaze grave.

At that moment, the girl's waterfall-like long hair had come completely loose, the once-smooth black strands now in utter disarray.

The afterglow of sunset had already faded, and the alley was shrouded in a heavy layer of shadow.

"What's going on? It's taken this long and you still can't take down someone in the Body Tempering Realm?"

The Earth Yuan Realm Late Stage figure sounded somewhat puzzled. "Haha, did you wear yourself out fooling around in Lichun Brothel?"

Ignoring the other man's mockery, the Earth Yuan Realm Initial Stage man said, "Big Brother, be careful! This little wench is a freak. I almost wasn't her match."

"Oh?" A trace of surprise flashed through the man's eyes, but he immediately shook his head and said in disbelief, "Impossible. How capable can a Body Tempering Eighth Stage be? You should be able to kill her with one punch."

His words were filled with disdain and doubt, as though in his eyes, this seemingly delicate girl could not possibly pose any threat at all.

However, as an old hand who had long made his way through the cultivation world, the man still kept a bit of caution. Clearly, he remained somewhat wary of this so-called "freak."

The man carefully sized up Mu Zi, wanting to see exactly what was freakish about her.

However, after looking for a long while, he saw nothing. All he found was the girl's outstanding beauty, made even more alluring by the snow-white skin exposed to the air.

A lecherous smile appeared on his face, as though the man had understood something.

"Oh! So that's the kind of freakish you are? That really is quite freakish. No wonder even you weren't her match."

As the filthy words reached her ears, Mu Zi's expression remained calm, but deep within her eyes, a hint of chill was quietly spreading.

Seeing the girl's composed appearance, a nameless anger surged up in the man's heart.

"What are you pretending for? In a moment, I'll make sure to cherish you properly. I hope you'll still be able to stay calm then!"

At last, the man's words added the final spark. Mu Zi's eyes were now completely covered in coldness, and a mysterious, profound seal surfaced on her forehead.

Crack!

Deep within Mu Zi's heart, an invisible sound of shattering rang out, as though some kind of shackle had quietly been broken.

"Something's wrong!" Stared at by the girl's utterly emotionless eyes, the man finally realized something was amiss.

An indescribable panic surged deep within him. He was so overawed by Mu Zi's presence that he could not move, as though tightly bound by invisible chains, unable to break free.

Sensing death drawing near, the man suddenly rallied his spirit and bit hard into the tip of his tongue. Using the intense pain to drive away the fear in his heart, he finally broke free from that strange and suffocating state.

"No matter how evil you are, can someone in the Body Tempering Realm really overturn the heavens?"

As though to give himself a greater sense of safety, the man drove his Earth Yuan Realm Late Stage cultivation with all his might and unleashed his strongest Third Grade Martial Arts.

Crimson Sand Palm!

Mu Zi's pupils reflected the astonishing attack rushing toward her, but there was not the slightest ripple in her eyes. She extended her palm and exerted a faint force. A suction suddenly surged out, and the Yang Yuan Stones scattered across the ground were actually seized through the air into her hand.

After a ripple passed through them, the Yang Yuan Stones instantly turned to powder, spilling from between the girl's flawless white fingers.

With energy once again filling her body, Mu Zi's hands moved swiftly, her motions light yet powerful, as though leaving afterimages in the air.

In an instant, three light seals condensed into being. However, it was not over yet.

As Mu Zi continued forming seals, a fourth translucent light seal appeared, followed by a fifth.

In the end, there were actually a full nine light seals hovering in front of Mu Zi.

Immediately afterward, the nine light seals fused into one. Under the man's horrified gaze, they transformed into a pure white light seal that radiated dense brilliance.

Supreme Heavy Yuan Seal!

Expressionless, Mu Zi glanced at the man and drove the light seal to meet his blood-red palm.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the light seal Mu Zi had unleashed broke the man's arm instantly, as easily as smashing rotten wood. It did not stop, instead rushing without pause toward the latter's head.

"It's over!"

The white light seal flying toward him was reflected in the man's eyes, and his expression filled with despair.

Splat!

He had no time to react at all. His head burst open like a watermelon, and a nauseating liquid splattered in all directions, spilling across the ground. The scene was extraordinarily bloody and disgusting.

"You! You..."

Staring at the scene before him, the Earth Yuan Realm Initial Stage man broke down.

When he met the girl's cold, emotionless eyes, the fighting spirit in his heart instantly vanished without a trace.

"Monster! You monster!"

He no longer had any thought of resisting. He decisively turned his head and fled outward along the alley, only wanting to escape this terrifying, suffocating place as quickly as possible.

"I have to get out!"

Driven by extreme fear, the man roared in his heart. His potential was pushed to its limit, and he erupted with unprecedented speed.

"Faster!"

Sensing that the girl behind him was not pursuing, hope surged in his heart.

"Once I reach the street ahead, I'll call for help immediately!"

Looking at the alley mouth growing closer and closer, the man's eyes widened more and more.

"As long as I can reach that place..."

Suddenly, a bright red dot appeared on his forehead. The light in the man's eyes instantly vanished, and his entire body collapsed to the ground as though its life force had been drained away, no longer breathing.

Mu Zi withdrew her jade-like, crystal-clear finger, but in the next moment, her body suddenly staggered.

All of a sudden, a wave of weakness surged over her like a tide. Mu Zi felt as though all her strength had been drained away in an instant.

Just then, a burst of clamor suddenly came from outside the alley, with the sound of footsteps approaching from the distance.

Mu Zi forced herself to stay alert, picked up the Yang Yuan Stones scattered on the ground, then swiftly searched the corpses. After that, she leapt up and disappeared outside the alley.

In the convoy returning fully loaded, Lin Dong sat on horseback and looked at the familiar streets of Qingyang Town, feeling quite cheerful.

This trip with the convoy to Flame City to sell Yang Yuan Stones had greatly broadened his horizons. There was no need to mention Flame City's prosperity. More importantly, Lin Dong had come into initial contact with the world of symbol masters.

His palm touched the "Divine Movement Chapter" in his robes, and anticipation rose in Lin Dong's heart.

"Let me see just what a symbol master really is."

However, when they passed a small alley by the street, the group suddenly stopped.

"What happened?" Curious, Lin Dong went over.

He saw Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao observing two corpses.

Lin Dong moved a little closer and saw that one of the corpses had a bloody hole between the brows, with a trace of terror still lingering on its face; as for the other corpse, its head had been completely blown apart, red and white matter scattered all over the ground.

Seeing the bloody scene before him, Lin Dong felt a faint discomfort in his heart.

However, he was clearly a ruthless person as well. He adapted very quickly and listened to the conversation between the two elders with his expression as normal as ever.

"They're both in the Earth Yuan Realm. One Initial Stage, one Late Stage."

"Judging from the injuries, both were instantly killed without the power to resist. The one who struck was at least a Heavenly Yuan Realm expert."

"Has another unfamiliar Heavenly Yuan Realm appeared in Qingyang Town?"

Thinking again of the complicated situation the Lin Family had been facing recently, Lin Zhentian sighed.

"What troubled times!"

"Heavenly Yuan Realm?"

Lin Dong, off to the side, seemed lost in thought. However, when he thought of his recent cultivation progress, a surge of confidence welled up in his heart.

"I'm almost there too."

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Mu Zi will not always follow Lin Dong, but Lin Dong will still have plenty of scenes. Basically, the main characters from the original work will all have a certain amount of screen time, and even Xiao Yan and others will appear later.