In the pitch-black space, a cage of Heavenly Flames, hundreds of feet in size, was visibly shrinking in the void above.
Outside the cage, Gu You looked at Hei Mu inside with a cold smile, his eyes filled with indifference.
Upon hearing Gu You You's words, Xiao Yan instantly understood. With Gu You's intelligence, how could she not know what Xiao Yan was thinking? Of course, she wouldn't disregard Qing Mu.
Immediately, Xiao Yan cast another grateful glance at Gu You, but Gu You seemed oblivious, her gaze still fixed on Hei Mu.
Hei Mu's eyes quickly scanned the surrounding cage of Heavenly Flames, which was now less than a hundred feet tall and getting smaller and smaller. He became extremely anxious.
He had witnessed the terrifying power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame before him. In his current state, let alone withstand it head-on, even being touched by a tiny bit would cause him great harm!
The current Hei Mu truly makes him a prisoner...
Under Hei Mu's tense gaze, the pale white cage of Heavenly Flames finally slowly enveloped his entire body.
"Ah!!"
"Ah!!!"
The intense pain emanating from its body caused it to let out sharp screams.
But the pain came quickly and went quickly. After the pale white Bone Spirit Cold Flame left behind strange, charred runes on the Hei Mu body, it all dissipated.
At that very moment, Hei Mu was horrified to discover that the Dou Qi within his body's vortex had been completely sealed away as the Heavenly Flames dissipated!
Without the support of Dou Qi, Hei Mu was now just an ordinary old man, posing no threat to Xiao Yan whatsoever.
Given Hei Mu's current state, even a random early-stage Dou Zhe cultivator could probably kill him!
It is indeed quite astonishing to think that a former powerful figure of the Yuan Zong has fallen to a state worse than that of an ordinary person.
"Cough cough... I never imagined that after a thousand years of planning, I would ultimately be defeated by a brat like you! Boy, once I leave this Ginseng Spirit Clan again, I will search the entire continent and kill you to prove my Dao!"
Coughing up a mouthful of scarlet blood, Hei Mu slowly raised his gaze, looking at Xiao Yan with a face full of resentment. The blood at the corner of his mouth made him look even more bloodthirsty.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled slightly, glanced at Gu You who was coldly watching Hei Mu, and then looked at Hei Mu, saying with a smile:
"Since Elder Gu has already sealed your Dou Qi, he has no intention of letting you continue living. Don't you even realize that...?"
Upon hearing this, Hei Mu's gaze first sharpened, then his expression changed, revealing a cold smile before he burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha... cough cough..."
"What? You really dare to disregard Qing Mu's life and forcibly kill me? Let me tell you, I am now completely fused with Qing Mu's body. If I die, Qing Mu will die too!"
"Since you want to kill me, then you'll have to step over Qing Mu's body first. How about it? Come on, kill me! Kill me, and it'll all be over!"
Hei Mu completely ignored Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan words, showing no interest in them.
Thanks to the unique nature of their Ginseng Spirit Clan's original form, Hei Mu had already perfectly merged its soul with Qing Mu's body.
Although Gu You's strength was not weak, in Hei Mu's eyes, he was at most just a high-level Yuan Zong.
As long as he hasn't broken through that barrier, with his current strength, he can't completely separate his soul from Qing Mu's body!
"You really think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"
With a cold shout, Gu You reached out and a terrifying suction force instantly emerged from his palm, pulling Hei Mu, who was several feet away, close at hand. With a clench of his large hand, he tightly gripped Hei Mu's neck in his palm.
"Hmph! Although the Ginseng Spirit Clan's true form is special, it's nothing special in front of me. Extracting your soul would be a piece of cake!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu You suddenly loosened his grip on Hei Mu's neck, and Hei Mu's face, which had been flushed red from being choked, was relieved in that instant.
Before Hei Mu could even focus his gaze, Gu You's hand suddenly transformed into a claw, and to Hei Mu's utter horror, it forcefully plunged into Hei Mu's heart...
At that moment, Hei Mu's body suddenly stiffened, as if he had turned into a piece of wood and stood motionless in the void. He had not expected that Gu You would attack so suddenly and without any room for mercy!
Xiao Yan, who was watching from the side, was also stunned by the scene before him and was momentarily dumbfounded.
The heart is the source of life for all living things. If it is damaged, wouldn't death be inevitable?
Although their strength was such that they could survive even without a physical body, damage to their hearts would inevitably damage their souls, something they certainly didn't want to see.
This scene is indeed quite frightening.
Without saying a word, Gu You had already pulled his hand out of Hei Mu's chest. But when Xiao Yan looked again, he was once again shocked by the scene before him.
What appeared before Gu You's palm was not the bloody heart he had imagined, but a palm-sized, pale yellow... tree root.
At this moment, a layer of gray-black mist lingered around the tender yellow tree root, and even a third of the root had turned pitch black.
Upon seeing the black mist above the tree roots, Xiao Yan immediately understood that those parts must belong to the Hei Mu. As long as the blackness could be removed, the Qing Mu would be able to fully awaken.
"Who... who are you? And why do you know so much about the Ginseng Spirit Clan?!"
At this moment, Hei Mu's terrified voice rang out again. He hadn't expected that Gu You would know the fatal weakness of his Ginseng Spirit Clan.
"Hmph! This is nothing. Any decent power would know about it. Isn't the most precious thing to the Ginseng Spirit Clan this Ginseng Spirit Root?"
Hei Mu's words were met with a cold laugh from Gu You, and the result only deepened Hei Mu's fear.
Gu You is right. Among the Ginseng Spirit Clan, the most precious thing is none other than the Ginseng Spirit Root, and this is also how it appears to humans outside the clan.
For the Ginseng Spirit Root and the Ginseng Spirit Clan, it is their lifeline, their most precious possession. But to other races, it is a treasure of heaven and earth, which is why the Ginseng Spirit Clan has brought about their demise...
This is one of the many reasons why the Ginseng Spirit Clan decided to go into seclusion...