Chapter 149: Showdown

Just as everyone’s spirits were high, a voice came from the sky.

“Hehe, your momentum is quite good, but I wonder if you have the strength to back it up.”

crack

bang

The void shattered, and dozens of figures walked out, all at the Nascent Soul Realm and above.

Then an old man leaning on a walking stick slowly emerged. It was Elder Kumu.

“Luoye, I thought you would understand my good intentions, but now it seems you are determined to oppose me.”

As he spoke, the pressure of the Heavenly Unity Stage spread out, weighing down everyone present, slowing their True Qi flow and pressing on their bodies.

“Hmph!”

Elder Luoye was not to be outdone.

His Heavenly Unity Stage power surged as he faced Elder Kumu and said, “Kumu, what you are doing is dragging the entire village down with you to die!”

“Die!”

Elder Kumu stepped forward a few paces, his clouded eyes fixed on Luoye.

“Luoye, you must know that our ancestors were defeated by other villages and fled here. Once the High Priest opens up, outsiders with ill intentions will inevitably come. If our Gu Tribe cannot win, where can we run?!”

“This is already the southernmost tip of the continent. We have no escape. So, for the sake of both our village and the Gu Tribe, we absolutely cannot agree to the High Priest’s plan!”

Hearing Elder Kumu’s words, Elder Luoye immediately retorted, “You are wrong, Kumu. You only see the negative side, but not the positive. The High Priest’s plan can lead our Gu Tribe to prosperity! For so long, we Gu have stayed in the Wildlands—outsiders can’t get in, and those inside don’t want to leave. That’s not sustainable!”

“Look at the tribe where the High Priest resides. In just a few hundred years, they went from being inferior to any of the Six Great Elders’ villages to now being able to rival us all. The facts prove that the High Priest’s decision is not wrong!”

Each had their own reasoning.

Elder Kumu stared at Elder Luoye, his True Qi beginning to stir.

“Luoye, words are useless. Let’s settle this with our strength. Since I could imprison you once, I can imprison you a second time.”

Elder Luoye did not back down.

“Last time you had your subordinates ambush me. This time, it’s not certain.”

The two Heavenly Unity Stage experts faced off in the void, their terrifying auras stirring the wind and clouds, changing the weather itself.

The outcome of this battle would determine whether the village would continue to be controlled by Elder Kumu or would shift to Elder Luoye’s control.

Just as the two Heavenly Unity Stage experts were locked in confrontation, Qin Mu’s figure had somehow disappeared from the crowd.

‘What a great opportunity!’

Qin Mu had roughly counted earlier—almost everyone in the village at the Nascent Soul Realm and above had come.

That meant only those at the Golden Core Realm and below remained.

Such a perfect chance to rescue Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu!

He arrived at the meeting point agreed upon with Lu Shuanger, who had already been waiting there for a while.

“How is it? How is it?”

Seeing Qin Mu, Lu Shuanger asked impatiently.

Qin Mu patted his chest.

“Don’t you trust me? Of course, it’s all good!”

“By the way, where is Xu Lin?”

“I told her to stay home. Don’t worry, I placed a Gu Insect. Even a Golden Core Realm expert will have trouble dealing with it.”

“That’s good. No time to lose—let’s move out!”

While Qin Mu and Lu Shuanger prepared to carry out their rescue mission, Elder Kumu and Elder Luoye were locked in fierce combat.

“Give up, Luoye! Today, I will show no mercy!”

“That same goes for me!”

bang

The clash of Heavenly Unity Stage powers was truly terrifying.

The people around dared not approach too closely, lest they be caught up in it and meet their end.

Kumu, facing his former colleague, did not want to go in for the kill.

On one hand, they had worked together for years; on the other, Luoye himself was a Heavenly Unity Stage expert.

The Gu Tribe had few such experts, and losing any one was a great pity.

But given the current situation, if he lost, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

“Luoye, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Elder Kumu struck Elder Luoye away with a palm, then gathered True Qi in his palm.

Strands of brown-yellow True Qi coiled around, forming a huge hand.

“Deadwood Seal!”

bang

The brown-yellow giant palm struck at Elder Luoye.

Wherever the giant palm passed, it tore through space.

Elder Luoye did not dare be careless facing Kumu’s technique.

His figure flashed back as his fingers formed seals.

“Thousand Leaves Dance!”

A rustling sound, and countless leaves formed a barrier in front of Elder Luoye.

boom

The two clashed, and the violent True Qi instantly shattered the surrounding space, creating a huge Space Rift.

Elder Kumu didn’t expect this one attack to defeat Elder Luoye.

If Luoye were that easily beaten, he wouldn’t be Luoye.

“Hah!”

Elder Kumu gathered True Qi.

The vines on the surface of his walking stick seemed to come alive, writhing.

bang

The vines, like tentacles, broke free from the walking stick’s bindings, becoming ferocious—not only growing in size but also becoming more agile.

swish swish swish!

The vines thrust at Elder Luoye.

Elder Luoye dodged, but the vines seemed to have eyes, pursuing him relentlessly.

“How annoying! They’re just vines!”

He slashed with his hand, and a crescent-shaped blade cut through the vines.

Above, the battle was fierce; below, it was just as intense.

Both sides had reasons they could not lose.

***

“Is this the place?”

Qin Mu looked up at the pavilion.

Visible to the naked eye, a light barrier covered it, covered in runes.

Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu were trapped inside.

“Divine Dragon Senior, do you recognize this?”

Qin Mu began summoning his personal elder to help.

“Hmm… It’s something I’ve never seen before. But all techniques in the world have similarities. This thing is hard to break from the inside, but much easier from the outside.”

“Divine Dragon Senior, can you do it?”

“Human boy, you doubt me? Trust me, I’ll take you flying!”

Lu Shuanger looked at the light barrier, then turned and asked, “Hey, Qin Mu, do you have…”

Her words cut off abruptly.

At that moment, Qin Mu’s aura surged wildly, leaping across several major realms in an instant, leaving her stunned with her mouth open.

“You… Did you take some kind of pill? Or use some Secret Technique? To increase your strength by so much!”

Jumping several major realms in the blink of an eye—it was unheard of.

“That’s a secret.”

As he said that, Qin Mu even winked.

“Eww—”

Lu Shuanger got goosebumps all over.

Qin Mu: ‘…’

Was he really that repulsive?

Under the power boost from Divine Dragon Senior, Qin Mu immediately saw the weakness of the light barrier.

swish!

With a sound of breaking air, Qin Mu rose to midair, brought his palms together, then separated them.

A small dagger formed of True Qi appeared.

“Break!”