Chapter 443: Did I Really Fight Chi You?

Void shattered, Mu Yi seized the chance and hauled a big creature's corpse into the Divine Realm.

The beast's power might not be terrifying, but a creature of such colossal size that can shatter the void is valuable even as a corpse.

Just as Mu Yi was about to haul another, a whirlwind of heaven and earth erupted.

The next moment, Mu Yi returned to the Yellow Emperor's palace.

"You're indeed bold!" the Yellow Emperor's gaze at Mu Yi carried approval.

The Ancient Realm is no place of tenderness; the meek and kind cannot survive here, while someone like Mu Yi, who breaks the mold, is actually more welcomed.

"Your Majesty the Yellow Emperor's divine might, with you present, how could those half‑hearted ones dare to show up." Mu Yi flattered, patting his own chest.

The Yellow Emperor's single sword reshaped his understanding of a true divine adept.

He couldn't comprehend a single thing.

Mu Yi wasn't even sure whether this human‑race sovereign, who might belong to the past or the lower world, possessed what terrifying power.

Earlier he thought Tai Bai Jin Xing's power was already formidable, yet the Yellow Emperor's slight move far surpassed Tai Bai Jin Xing by an unknown multiple.

"You don't seem surprised to be attacked!" the Yellow Emperor watched Mu Yi with interest.

"Subduing a mere juvenile Nine‑Infant isn't even worthy of a merit, and it won't make the rest of humanity accept my taking the Tiger Soul Blade!"

Mu Yi has been schemed against more than once, and now he's become a veteran at handling such tricks.

In fact, from the moment the Nine‑Infant exposed his identity, he realized he was a bait.

And the Yellow Emperor used that bait to catch a fish.

"Karmic matters are quite subtle; I originally intended to assign the subjugation of these alien races to Li Mu, Feng Hou and the others, but circumstances have shifted!"

The Yellow Emperor seemed pleased with Mu Yi's cleverness and spoke again.

"I intend to entrust you with the subjugation of these alien races!"

Mu Yi's eyes widened at the words; with his skinny arms and legs, even in the Ancient Realm he could barely handle a juvenile, and by mortal standards his age would still be that of a youngster.

Sending him to deal with the myriad clans of the Shan Hai realm truly shows great confidence.

"Not sending you right now!" the Yellow Emperor smiled at Mu Yi.

"Won't you listen to the reward I offer?"

"Your word!" Mu Yi was indeed curious about what the Yellow Emperor would use to tempt him.

"If you can single‑handedly subdue those clans, I'll give you the essence of the Tiger Soul, how about that?"

The Yellow Emperor's words were light, yet for Mu Yi they were no less than a bolt from a clear sky.

"Is the missing part of the Tiger Soul Blade in your possession?"

Mu Yi recalled Bai Ze's information: the Tiger Soul Blade had somehow lost a portion, drastically reducing its power.

He hadn't expected that the missing piece was with the Yellow Emperor.

"No, it's not with me; it's in Shennong's hands, but I can retrieve it for you!" The Yellow Emperor's tone was inscrutable, and Mu Yi couldn't discern his true intent.

But with the opportunity before him, giving it up would be an unreasonable demand.

"Alright, depart; someone is arriving!"

The Yellow Emperor peered through the void toward the distance and saw a massive crowd hastening toward him.

The emergence of Chi You's inheritance is also a rather troublesome matter for humanity.

After Mu Yi's figure vanished, the Yellow Emperor sat on his seat, quietly awaiting the arrival of these human elders.

The stagnant balance of the Ancient Realm is not what the Yellow Emperor desires; he wants humanity's footprints to spread across the entire Ancient Realm.

Any clan daring to oppose humanity no longer has a reason to exist.

He originally intended to use this chance to uproot those clans entirely, but the Yellow Emperor accounted for future karmic consequences and ultimately chose to keep fishing.

Mu Yi is still too weak now; the fish he can reel in are only small fish and shrimp, while the ancient big fish left behind haven't taken any bait yet.

Only when Mu Yi grows stronger can he stir this murky ancient pond.

Zongwang Prompt: You have obtained the qualification for the Tiger Soul Blade! For detailed information, consult Bai Ze!

Mu Yi, who was waved back to the main world by the Yellow Emperor, blinked and looked at the Zongwang Prompt.

Bai Ze had previously claimed ignorance; it turned out she simply didn't dare to speak.

After a moment's thought, Mu Yi didn't go straight to find Bai Ze.

After all, Bai Ze lingers at the Gate of Ghosts, always reachable.

Instead, he might as well seize the chance and visit Chi You, for Chi You is his angel investor; War Master, Great Mist, and Totem—three divine abilities—are all immensely helpful to him.

Zongwang Prompt: Transmitting… Transmission successful, you have entered Chi You's Trial Land.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a maple forest.

The maple leaves glowed crimson like blood, exuding an aura of lethal solemnity.

Before Mu Yi could discern his surroundings, the heavens and earth flipped, and he immediately found himself before Chi You.

"Interesting, that Yellow Emperor actually chose to give you the Tiger Soul Blade; it may be just a chance, but it's already rare. Indeed, that fellow is fundamentally on the same wavelength as me!"

Chi You seemed already aware of the whole cause and effect, sneering at Mu Yi while mocking the Yellow Emperor.

"Come, kid, receive my inheritance; let me see how far you've progressed!"

While speaking, a murderous wind spread.

In the next instant, a towering strongman appeared before Mu Yi.

His face resembled a bull's head, wings sprouted from his back, three heads and six arms, with an axe and a long sword hanging at his lower back, and one arm waved at Mu Yi.

"Come, let me see what you've truly become!"

Zongwang Prompt: Trial content acquired, 【Battle Chi You】 triggered.

Zongwang Prompt: You have obtained the Trial—Battle Chi You

【Battle Chi You】

Type: Trial Mission (Ancient)

Mission World: Jiuzhou (Ancient)

Mission Map: Small

Mission Difficulty: None

Mission Content: Fight Chi You's evil aura clone.

(The longer you persist, the higher the rating, the richer the reward)

"Does the system not consider whether I can actually win?" Mu Yi glanced at the network prompt and couldn't help but complain.

This difficulty is just too twisted.

Me fighting Chi You? Seriously?

Having fought many Divine Art masters before, Mu Yi knows clearly that the clone's power is on par with his own, but its body contains the true spirit of a Divine Art master.

Those cause‑and‑effect and time‑stop techniques have no effect; these masters have essentially reached the level of being untouched by all laws.

Yet Mu Yi's body honestly produced the Great Hero Dragon Sparrow, feeling his blood boil as the Yanhuang lineage within him roars.

But the next moment, an unimaginably massive form appeared before Mu Yi.

Mu Yi recognized the Heaven‑Earth Alignment technique, but the giant spirit god he had seen in the Star River only reached about Chi You's calf height.

Staring at the colossal body that blocks the sky, he felt despair; no wonder the system ignores his chance of winning.

Just by looking at that massive form, he had no confidence of victory.

"Now that's the kind that makes it interesting!"

Mu Yi slowly lifted the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Blade; the next instant, its light pierced the heavens and earth, then he slashed fiercely at Chi You.

"Only this kind exists!"

Chi You casually seized the Tiger Soul Blade formed from his back's power and instantly shattered Mu Yi's blade light.

"Hoo—"

Mu Yi exhaled; his full‑force strike was dismissed by Chi You without a blink, the gap truly boundless.

Yet the next moment, Mu Yi cast aside his tangled thoughts, sprouted wings behind him, and launched attacks encircling Chi You's body.

Chi You raised his hand and punched straight at Mu Yi, but Mu Yi deftly evaded.

As the colossal being stepped, the ground beneath groaned under the strain; in the roar, massive craters were rolled out, and spider‑web‑like fissures scarred the earth.

Mu Yi was like a mosquito, buzzing around Chi You, constantly attacking, yet each strike was easily deflected by Chi You's blade.

"All you can do is flit around like a bug?"

Chi You was somewhat irritated that he couldn't hit Mu Yi; after all, Mu Yi, in a way, truly suppresses his current state.

After all, he had already suppressed his power to Mu Yi's level; maintaining such a massive Heaven‑Earth Alignment left him unable to sustain other Divine Arts.

Facing Mu Yi's relentless harassment, Chi You's three arms' pair of hand techniques slammed together with a boom.

"Boom!"

The two palms collided, unleashing a transparent gust that surged in all directions; where it passed, the ground was cut with a deep scar, and Mu Yi was lifted by the raging wind.

Only the red maple forest stood still amid the gale.

Then Chi You's body began shrinking continuously; he realized that the size battles common in the Ancient era were unsuitable against Mu Yi.

The instant Chi You shrank, his whole form turned into a phantom, flapped his back wings, and rushed toward Mu Yi, weaponless, delivering an unremarkable punch.

Frenzy power burst from the fist; the mighty punch almost instantaneously turned the surrounding air into a vacuum, forcefully blasting a milky‑white ring outward.

The originally formless punch now formed a massive flaming fist shape on the outside, even warping the surrounding environment with the unseen distortion of the General's Divine Art.

Mu Yi could not escape the twisted lock, forced to watch the terrifying attack close in.

Mu Yi understood that this was the effect of the General's Divine Art, which locks attacks onto the enemy; with rank disparity, there is no way to dodge.

It's like algorithmic power, but Chi You's true‑spirit rank sits there; once Chi You goes serious, Mu Yi can't evade.

Unlike the earlier oppressive massive form, the current Chi You looks only a bit sturdier than a normal person, yet his pressure on Mu Yi is even more terrifying.

The distortion attached to the fist made Mu Yi feel the threat of death.

"Break it for me!"

If he can't dodge, he won't; Mu Yi roared and swung his blade.

The blade light cleaved the twisted punch.

The next instant, Chi You surged before Mu Yi, faster than Mu Yi.

A simple, brutal punch, with no magical power or effects, just pure flesh‑to‑flesh strikes, containing the experience Chi You amassed over countless battles.

It was personally taught by an ancient human war‑savvy, who expressed his entire skill set in the simplest, most straightforward way.

Mu Yi struggled to block with his blade, but two fists could not match six hands; under Chi You's storm‑like onslaught, Mu Yi held on only briefly before a punch slammed into his chest.

The battle became completely one‑sided.

"The body's actually pretty good!"

Another punch sent Mu Yi flying; Chi You nodded with satisfaction, noting such a pliable bag was rare.

Mu Yi gritted his teeth, formed a sword, blade and sword whirled in tandem, and charged at Chi You.

The fight lasted about a quarter of an hour; he had taken at least eighteen punches from Chi You, even though Chi You only used two hands.

The skill gap was enormous; each of Chi You's punches was almost a Dao.

Mu Yi's refined martial skill was a joke before Chi You.

He could only rely on his diamond‑hard body to endure, yet even so Mu Yi felt excruciating pain; Chi You's fists dealt real damage.

Soon, Mu Yi sheathed the Great Hero Dragon Sparrow Blade, abandoned his usual tactics, and began mimicking Chi You, learning his bare‑handed art.

From initially taking one‑sided beatings to later being able to trade punches with Chi You.

Mu Yi's growth was almost rocket‑like; Chi You displayed his full understanding of the General's Divine Art before Mu Yi, even actively offering moves for Mu Yi to assimilate.

A massive roar echoed across the heavens and earth.

When Mu Yi firmly blocked Chi You's punch and then landed a heavy blow on Chi You's face.

Chi You created distance and nodded at Mu Yi.

"Your progress is good; now I'll use a weapon!" Chi You drew a Tiger Soul Blade from his waist.

Even though it was merely a counterfeit forged by magical energy, it exuded an unimaginable killing aura.

"Kill!" Mu Yi roared, charging at Chi You and swinging his blade.

Accompanied by a teeth‑aching metallic scraping sound, Mu Yi's supposedly indestructible body bore a deep wound that split flesh, and scarlet blood poured from the gash.

Mu Yi touched the wound on his chest; there was no special power, just the simplest martial strike technique, his most proficient sword style, which was no match for Chi You.

In the next instant, fiery flames blazed again in Mu Yi's eyes.

"Learn, become, transcend!"

Without a moment's hesitation, he surged toward Chi You again.

Since he wouldn't die, the more blows he took, the faster his strength grew.

Chi You is an excellent teacher.