"My Shaman Runes has been broken? Impossible!!"
The reason Peng Xi wasn't in a hurry to deal with Chen Mu and the other two was because of his confidence in his own Shaman Runes. He never expected that a being below the God Level would be able to easily break through his Shaman Runes.
Only then did he truly realize that the prisoners below had lost all sense of touch, and it was too late for regrets.
"It seems that only by dealing with these three people can the festival continue."
Although the offerings were out of control, the Blood Spirit Heaven-Sacrificing Grand Array remained intact, and the sacrificial ceremony was not disrupted.
As long as the offerings are retrieved and continued, the original effect can still be achieved.
"Including the one who blocked Ye Beihen, there are actually three intruders with Demigod cultivation. If we can capture them all and sacrifice them together, it will definitely greatly enhance the effect of the sacrificial ceremony."
Once he thought about it that way, he wasn't so angry anymore.
He immediately took out a magic stone, a magic staff, and a Shaman Dao token from his sleeve, and placed them around him. Driven by magic, the three items formed a mysterious Shaman Runes platform in mid-air.
He then looked down at Wu Xiong, the patriarch of the Wu Wind Clan.
"I'll leave the sacrificial ceremony to you for now; I'll deal with these invaders!"
This sacrificial ceremony had a significant impact, and Wu Xiong's level of Shaman Dao cultivation was insufficient to lead it. However, he had his three personal shamanistic tools to suppress it, so maintaining it for a period of time should not be a problem.
"Yes!"
Without hesitation, Wu Xiong accepted Peng Xi's power, and his entire body rose into the air, where he sat cross-legged on the Shaman Runes platform.
Whoosh!
Seeing that the witch formation was intact, Peng Xi immediately leaped forward and charged towards Gu Ningbi.
In order not to affect the effectiveness of the sacrificial ceremony, the attack he just launched at Gu Ningbi only had 30% of his power. After handing the altar over to Wu Xiong, he was finally able to use his full strength.
Snap! Boom...!
Without any fancy moves, with just one punch, Gu Ningbi, who was waiting intently, was slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Shaman Dao lineage, besides its mysterious and unpredictable witchcraft, is also extremely formidable in terms of body refinement, and is no less capable than most physical cultivation systems in close combat.
"So strong!"
Despite having obtained a great deal of information about Peng Xi from Gu Ningbi, Chen Mu only realized how terrifying Peak Void God Realm expert truly was when he actually faced Peng Xi, Peak Void God Realm expert.
However, at this moment, he could not back down. If the Heavenly Court's plan succeeded, the Chen Kingdom would surely be destroyed by the Heavenly Emperor.
" The Primordial Eye, in its Dao Unification form!"
In the half year since returning to the Chen Kingdom, Chen Mu has digested the gains he obtained from the Kunlun Secret Realm. Even under normal circumstances, his combat strength is no weaker than that of the Early Void God Realm. After activating the God-Slaying Soul Seal, his combat strength has increased even more dramatically.
Bang! Clang clang clang!
Chen Mu wielded the Wentian Divine Spear, its movements fluid and powerful, deflecting all of Peng Xi's attacks.
"So slippery! How come my attacks seem to disappear as soon as they hit him?"
Peng Xi was very puzzled.
After Chen Mu enters the state of Dao Unification, he can perfectly merge into the Rules of Heaven and Earth. Attacking him is like attacking the entire world around him. Unless one reaches the True God Realm and suppresses this world with the Rules of Heaven and Earth under one's own control, it is difficult to harm Chen Mu.
However, entering this state requires consuming bloodline power. Even though Chen Mu's God-Slaying Bloodline has become more refined after this period of cultivation, he cannot maintain this level of combat intensity for more than a hundred breaths.
Ningbi, are you alright?
The God-Slaying Bloodline is close to the void. If he were alone, he would be absolutely certain that he could escape into the deep void. The reason he is blocking Peng Xi now is to buy time for the others to escape.
I'm fine!
A response came from the ground, and then Peng Xi, who was fighting Chen Mu, suddenly trembled, her movements slowed down, and her strength decreased significantly.
"This is... a mental attack?"
Upon seeing Peng Xi's reaction, Chen Mu instantly understood that Gu Ningbi was launching a spiritual attack.
As a member of the Soul Clan, Gu Ningbi's most powerful strength is her Divine Soul. After cultivating her Divine Soul to the Transformation Realm, the next step is the Divine Realm, at which point her Divine Soul will transform into her Primordial Spirit.
However, Gu Ningbi once told Chen Mu that her Primordial Spirit had been severely damaged and a part of it was missing, which was why she had been stuck in the Demigod Realm and unable to break through to become a god.
With her Divine Soul injured, she doesn't usually use her Divine Soul in battle. After all, Divine Soul battles may seem peaceful, but they are extremely dangerous, and the slightest mistake can lead to the destruction of one's soul.
At this moment, in order to deal with Peng Xi, she was clearly using her true abilities.
"Grandmother Ningbi's spiritual attack was actually able to suppress Peng Xi, who Peak Void God Realm. She must have used Primordial Spirit Technique."
Before coming to Kunlun Heaven, Chen Mu nurtured his Divine Soul with the rudimentary form of the plane and had already condensed his Primordial Spirit in his sea of consciousness.
However, his Primordial Spirit was still very weak, and he dared not use it to attack the Shaman God Peng Xi. Unlike Gu Ningbi, he did not have Primordial Spirit technique, nor did he have the Soul Clan's ancestor Divine Venerable Moyu, who taught him from childhood.
While the strength of one's Primordial Spirit is related to cultivation level, it is also greatly influenced by willpower and perseverance.
Innate Gods are born at the God Level, which means they rarely experience hardship and trials. Therefore, the Primordial Spirit spirit of Innate Gods is generally weaker than that of Acquired Gods.
Although Gu Ningbi is not a deity, she is a soul cultivator. After a soul cultivator condenses Primordial Spirit spirit, she is no less powerful than an ordinary deity.
If she can master the Great Dao and truly break through to become a god, her Primordial Spirit power will surge. At that time, even Acquired Gods would probably need to be in the Late Void God Realm to withstand her Divine Soul attack.
However, Gu Ningbi's Primordial Spirit is missing, so she probably has no hope of becoming a god in this lifetime. At this moment, she is able to suppress Peng Xi with her primordial Primordial Spirit only because of the Primordial Spirit treasure bestowed upon her by the Divine Venerable Moyu.
"With the suppression of my grandmother Ningbi's divine sense, I can withstand Peng Xi's attack even without entering the Dao Unification state."
This way, Di Yun and his group will have ample time to escape.
Seeing that the situation was improving, Chen Mu also closed his Primordial Eye and relied solely on his own cultivation combined with the Wentian Divine Spear to resist Peng Xi.
"Run! Everyone, get out of here..."
Below, the unconscious prisoners gradually awoke. After helping his elder brother and second uncle to their feet, Di Yun quickly urged everyone to escape.
Snap... Boom!
Although Chen Mu had just swept through the guards around the altar, a steady stream of altar guards continued to surge in from nearby. After a period of intense exertion, Di Yun's stamina was gradually declining, and he was now finding himself outnumbered.
Although the newly awakened prisoners were quite strong, they had been imprisoned for days, and their energy was depleted. If they rashly joined the battle, they would be lucky to be able to exert even one or two-tenths of their strength, and they would not be able to put up any effective resistance.
"These are all sacrificial offerings; you must capture them, not kill them!!"
Within moments, many prisoners were recaptured by the guards. Fortunately, the guards dared not kill the prisoners, which made them somewhat restrained and gave the prisoners a chance to catch their breath.