Chapter 106: Clearing the Divine Demon Tower First Floor

As expected…

Just as I anticipated at the start.

The after‑service of this system is still as reliable as ever!

After seeing that the system had already taken his worries into account and offered a proper solution, Li Mu nodded in satisfaction.

No need to mention anything else!

With the Store Soul skill, it truly solved Li Mu's pressing problem.

Yet amid his joy, Li Mu couldn't help feeling a trace of worry.

That is, the souls summoned from the netherworld by the Firefire Hundred Trillion Death Great Burial Formation must be stored within his Dao Palace.

In other words,

if Li Mu's own Dao Palace is not strong enough, there's no guarantee he won't be back‑fired by those beings.

"My head hurts!"

"Sure enough, I knew that with the dog system's way of operating, it would never let me freeload rewards and benefits."

"While gaining benefits from the dog system, I'll inevitably have to give something else in return."

However, that frustration didn't last long.

Soon, Li Mu felt relieved again!

Anyway, he and the dog system have already dealt with each other countless times.

Li Mu has long become accustomed to each other's operating styles.

To be honest,

if one day he could get infinite benefits from the dog system completely free of charge,

that would actually make Li Mu feel a bit uneasy.

After all, the obvious drawbacks they show you aren't really traps.

At most, you just have to stay vigilant afterward.

The real traps are set in places you can't see at all.

No guarantee!

【5】 One second ago you were basking in fine weather, enjoying yourself!

Just a moment ago, you were still happily enjoying the pleasant weather.

The next second, you probably don't even know how you got trapped.

To Li Mu, that feeling is pure nonsense.

"Come back!"

Thinking that,

Li Mu gently patted the head of the mysterious‑scaled evil drake and murmured softly.

"Whoosh…"

"Wooo…"

A gust of fresh wind blew by.

Li Mu felt that the massive, oppressive mysterious‑scaled evil drake that had towered before him instantly vanished like a puff of black smoke.

Afterwards,

within Li Mu's Dao Palace, he could distinctly sense a miniature drake, clearly one tier smaller than that black‑scaled evil drake, coiled inside.

Its closed eyes made it seem as if it were deep in slumber.

Yet just as Li Mu was curiously scrutinizing that black shadow in his Sea of Awareness,

suddenly,

a distant, thunderous voice resonated throughout the vast Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully cleared the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta First Floor!"

"The tower gate has opened!"

"Boom—"

Accompanied by a grand, vast sound echoing within the tower.

Immediately, the ground began to quake and mountains to shake.

The tightly sealed tower gate started to slowly open from the middle toward both sides.

"Is it finally over?"

"What a long and arduous challenge that was!"

Li Mu first stared at the continuously opening Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta gate.

Then he turned back to glance at the stone chamber he had ravaged, now looking like a wind‑swept ruin.

The stone pillars sliced by blade‑qi, and the bottomless massive pit that had split open in the center of the plaza.

Also, the walls of the stone chamber were pocked with holes hammered in by brute force.

If one simply looks at the current visage of this plaza,

Li Mu can't even discern what the plaza originally looked like.

However…

Though it's undeniable that Li Mu endured a rather brutal battle here.

Yet, more than the battle itself, Li Mu was delighted by the various quest rewards and the brand‑new Zhu Tian divine abilities he obtained.

One could say!

This journey through the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, for Li Mu,

That definitely brings a full pot and a full bowl!

Thinking of this, Li Mu's mouth curved upward, a pleased smile appearing on his face.

At the same time!

What pleased Li Mu even more was the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll, which had fallen into slumber after swallowing the Northern Xuan Demon King.

It finally revived again at this moment!

Under the continual operation and influence of the law of cause and effect!

Originally, the gruesome wound on Li Mu's left chest is now, at this moment, visibly healing and recovering at a rapid pace.

At the same time, his own languid aura has also fully recovered!

Every aspect of his spirit and condition has returned to a peak.

"Good!"

"Now I can count two divine artifacts in my hands: the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll and the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta!"

"If I, in this state, were to face Song Haolin again."

"Humph..."

"By then, who will get the prize will be hard to say!"

Li Mu clenched his fist tightly, his mouth curving upward with a deeply meaningful smile.

After making thorough preparations.

Li Mu turned without any lingering attachment.

The grand opened gate of the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta seemed to bless Li Mu's safe return, quietly waiting there for him.

The moment Li Mu stepped through the tower gate, the world before his eyes changed again.

However, what surprised Li Mu was that

He had thought.

After leaving the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, he should have been transported back to the Demon Domain of the Northern Xuan Demon King.

But when Li Mu opened his eyes and looked around, he suddenly realized.

How come he was back inside Gu Yun Cheng again?

Could it be that...

The Demon Domain of the Northern Xuan Demon King no longer exists?

What about the Outer Disciples of the Ziyang Sect who were still in the Demon Domain?

Where are those people now?

Did they disappear together with the Northern Xuan Demon King's Demon Domain, or were they also, like him, transported back to Gu Yun Cheng?

A flood of thoughts rose in Li Mu's mind, and he turned his head to look behind him.

"What?"

But behind him was empty; there was no tower gate shuttling between two worlds.

It felt more like a dream.

Now!

The dream finally woke up!

Li Mu, once again, returned to this real world.

Only...

Dream?

No!

How could such a thing possibly exist!

Li Mu glanced around, and in an instant of thought,

the ground beneath his feet instantly turned into a massive black vortex.

As the black vortex spun continuously, a huge mysterious‑scale evil Jiao head vaguely emerged from its depths, casting a cold stare at any enemy daring to threaten Li Mu!

"..."

Even now, recalling everything that has happened before,

still feels extremely unreal!

Back then in the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, when I killed that mysterious‑scale evil Jiao, I called it a monster, a beast.

But if...

what about the person who can freely summon the mysterious‑scale evil Jiao and easily control it?

Wouldn't that be even more terrifying than the monster itself?

Thinking of this.

Li Mu laughed heartily.

"Enough!"

"No matter what I'm called, it doesn't matter."

"I, Li Mu, have never cared about others' opinions in my whole life."

"Love, hate, and grudges are all settled with a single sword!"

He thought this in his heart.

Li Mu's thought caused the mysterious‑scale evil Jiao, whose head had just emerged from the black vortex, to slowly sink back down.

All!

Finally, everything returned to the original calm, as if nothing had happened.

After leaving the pagoda, Li Mu did not immediately choose to return to the ancient city.

Instead, he chose to wander the streets and alleys of the city, looking for any important information he might have missed.

Unconsciously, Li Mu's mind recalled Song Haolin.

And he began to combine his current peak combat power with the trump card he held in his hand.

He compared it with the terrifying combat power Song Haolin had displayed in the realm back then.

He wanted to see how much chance of victory he would have if he met Song Haolin in his current state.

The more he thought, the more Li Mu felt an unnamed fire blazing fiercely in his heart.

He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said,

"Damn Song Haolin!"

"You'd better pray that you don't fall into my hands."

"Otherwise, I guarantee you'll regret ever coming into this world!"

Just thinking of Song Haolin's betrayal inside the pagoda, selling out his teammates and causing heavy casualties among the sect's disciples,

Li Mu's heart surged with an intense murderous intent; he had never hated anyone so much before.

He never even dreamed that before leaving the sect, Song Haolin had already been secretly plotting how to kill Li Mu.

And thereafter, he repeatedly set traps for Li Mu, using every possible means.

He had assumed that when both he and Song Haolin faced a surprise attack by the demon king, they could set aside past grudges and repel the enemy together.

What Li Mu didn't expect was that Song Haolin's bottom line was shockingly low.

When confronting a demon‑king‑level foe, he not only refused to lend a hand,

but instead pushed Li Mu hard into a dire situation, leaving him in a dead end.

To Li Mu, it felt like a thorn lodged in his throat!

He swore that if he met Song Haolin again, he would make the opponent suffer endless delay before a swift end.

"Alright, let's stop thinking about that unpleasant Song Haolin for now."

"Since everything in this city has come to a close, I'll hurry back to the sect."

"First thing, in front of the elders and deacons, I will expose Song Haolin's numerous despicable deeds."

"Hmph, on the surface he pretends to be a man of five or six, appearing lofty and righteous."

"Within the sect, he gets whatever he wants, and even ranks high on the Wind‑and‑Cloud Ranking."

"But what's unexpected is that behind Song Haolin's seemingly glorious façade lies a heap of deceitful guts."

"Who knows how much foul water lurks in his belly."

"I must use this opportunity to make the sect and the junior brothers and sisters open their eyes and see clearly what kind of person Song Haolin truly is."

"In short, we must never let this bastard get away with it."

Having made up his mind, Li Mu sat cross‑legged on the ground, taking several deep breaths in succession.

After confirming that his condition had fully returned to its peak, he returned once more to his place of residence.

However, the local villagers where he was staying naturally did not know what terrifying and unsettling events had occurred when Li Xieyao left the town.

When these villagers saw Li Mu drenched in blood from head to toe, their faces turned extremely ferocious.

From a distance, he looked like a demon crawling out of hell, making people's skin crawl.

Therefore, even though they were curious, they dared not ask anything.

Moreover, their words and behavior toward Li Mu were filled with utmost respect and awe.

It truly seems they adhere to a principle of not being able to offend you, yet they still cannot avoid it?

However, Li Mu did not deliberately make things difficult for those villagers.

Given his situation at the time, even if the villagers organized to help him, they might not be of any use.

It might even be that these villagers couldn't help Li Mu at all, and in several crucial moments he might have to waste his energy rescuing them, which would be utterly ridiculous.

Thus, Li Mu simply ate a hearty meal in the long town and prepared some dry provisions.

As for earlier, for Li Mu, although his chest had been brutally pierced by a jiao dragon,

the silver lining was that his Heavenly Book revived at the critical moment.

Under the power of the karmic rule, all his injuries and negative conditions were restored and transferred.

Thus, he is now fully restored to his peak, and it will not interfere with his future actions.

After that battle, Li Mu was ragged, with all his pockets torn.

Besides his treasured items, he had not a single silver coin on him.