Chapter 113: Who

Li Mu looked around, directly taking these monkeys and their offspring into his sight and memorizing them.

After this assessment, Li Mu could basically determine that the cultivation level and realm of these ape‑like demon beasts fell within the range from Nine Rank Demon Soldier to Tenth Rank Demon Soldier.

Although individually their strength was indeed insufficient, the sheer number of this demon ape horde was terrifying!

Moreover,

These monkeys and their offspring were not fighting completely without purpose.

Behind this, the Crimson Blood Ape King was secretly commanding!

If one were careless and got torn into pieces by these monkeys one by one,

even if a cultivator's own strength and realm were superior to these demon beasts, they might still be literally worn out to death here by the Crimson Blood Ape King's meticulous battle plan.

When facing the fearless, wave‑after‑wave, sea‑like reckless charges of the demon beast horde,

among the six present, aside from Song Haolin, who was the strongest, he chose to go alone to engage the Crimson Blood Ape King head‑on.

The remaining five‑person squad, having shared life‑and‑death experience in the Demon Domain of the Northern Xuan Demon King,

had forged a strong tacit understanding and tactical coordination; after a brief eye exchange, they quickly paired off into two teams to fight.

However, the four of them performed the back‑to‑back tactical coordination very well.

Conversely, they completely treated Li Mu as an outsider, isolating him outside the two squads.

Roar, roar, roar!

But at that moment,

accompanied by the Crimson Blood Ape King raising its head to unleash another hysterical beast roar.

The next instant!

The defending monkeys and their offspring finally chose at this moment to reorganize and launch a new wave of attack.

In the midst of this,

three demon beasts surged out of the formation first, charging straight at Li Mu.

Roar!

A red‑fur demon beast leapt forward, clawing fiercely toward Li Mu.

Li Mu let out a low growl from his throat, followed immediately by a ringing 'clang!' of a blade.

Then,

the dagger at Li Mu's waist was drawn straight from its sheath and, with a fierce thrust, Slash at the red‑fur demon beast that had lunged at him.

Splat!

accompanied by a muffled thud of blade meeting flesh.

The two red Blade Intents contained within Li Mu's Seven Absolute Blade Qi erupted suddenly.

It cleanly Slash the charging red‑fur demon beast in half from the middle.

Beast blood splattered, limbs and arms severed!

The red‑fur monkey that had just been taunting Li Mu moments earlier was now cut at the waist into two pieces, its head and body lying horizontally on the ground.

It was dead beyond death!

Splat, splat!

Li Mu's figure turned into a black afterimage, and his revenge blade danced gracefully and calmly among the red‑fur demon beasts.

Each Slash harvested the life of a red‑fur demon beast!

Watching intently, Li Mu resembled Zhao Zilong on Changban Slope, moving through the red‑fur demon beast swarm as if in a realm of no one, slashing seven times in and out with roars.

This scene

truly shocked Song Haolin's eyes out of his sockets, right?

His heart was filled with anxiety and unease.

It shouldn't have!

Things like this shouldn't happen!

Which link actually went wrong?

Logically, the divine toxin from the Ten Fragrant Soft Bone Powder in Li Mu's body should have already manifested during such high‑intensity combat.

Even if Li Mu doesn't lie on the ground now, his movements should show obvious lag.

How could he still be hopping around like a carefree person, leaping left and right!

It is clearly known that Li Mu was secretly forced to take the Ten Fragrant Soft Bone Powder earlier.

But if an uninformed person saw this, they might think the pill given to Li Mu earlier was the Complete Ten Great Replenishing Pill!

This is insanely outrageous, beyond absurd!

Watching Li Mu bounce wildly and grow bolder among the red‑fur demon beasts, Song Haolin felt both shock and anger.

At the same time, his peripheral glance unintentionally drifted toward his teammates.

There,

Compared to Li Mu's 'Peerless' slaughter, his own cultivator squad's condition looked grim.

Their faces were pallid, and their bodies were already speckled with numerous wounds.

If it weren't for the prior tacit understanding and combo techniques forged fighting side‑by‑side in the Demon Domain of the Northern Xuan Demon King,

now many would already be injured.

No!

I can't keep waiting passively like this!

Song Haolin could no longer bother to keep pretending with the Crimson Blood Ape King.

At the same time, he felt his condition was clearly off today, as if he couldn't concentrate.

This feeling came on so abruptly, yet it truly affected him!

There were several times when, if it weren't for the absolute one‑sided crushing of the Crimson Blood Ape King at his realm level.

Perhaps in the previous assaults, he might have also been doomed.

"Get out of my sight!"

The more he thought, the more irritated Song Haolin felt.

He swung his great cleaver with a thunderous force, slashing as easily as a knife through tofu, carving a deep, bone‑visible, ferocious wound into the Crimson Blood Ape King's chest.

In an instant!

Blood gushed out in torrents, large streams of fresh blood spraying from the Crimson Blood Ape King's chest.

In pain, the Crimson Blood Ape King let out a roar brimming with extreme ferocity!

But seizing this precious interval, Song Haolin finally managed to break free from the Crimson Blood Ape King's entanglement, albeit temporarily.

"Junior Brother Li Mu!"

"Senior Brother, I'm here to lend you a hand!"

However.

Song Haolin, having just shaken off the Crimson Blood Ape King with his front foot, immediately lunged forward toward Li Mu.

He hasn't arrived yet!

Song Haolin already shouted with his throat, while also signaling to his companions within a hundred paces of Li Mu.

After all, they had fought together in the same Demon Domain, so they shared that tacit understanding.

At once, the other four also shouted in unison following Song Haolin.

"Li Mu, junior brother, don't panic!"

"Senior brother, I'm coming to see you off!"

As they spoke,

Song Haolin and the other four cultivators of the squad charged in from three completely different directions.

Their feet raced forward, yet a cold, bone‑piercing glint flashed in each of their eyes.

However, Song Haolin and his companions couldn't figure out why.

Why, even though Li Mu clearly ate meat containing Steel-Back Beast infused with Ten‑Fragrance Soft‑Bone Powder, the toxin still hadn't manifested?

Nevertheless…

Since Li Mu hadn't been poisoned yet, Song Haolin and the other three naturally didn't mind giving him a hard push from behind!

Send him on his way!

But in that split second, the two nearest blue‑robe men rushed forward, one after the other, to Li Mu's front.

Under the pretense of lending Li Mu a hand, they had originally aimed their blades at the Red‑Haired Demon Beast, but at that moment suddenly changed direction.

From left and right, they thrust fiercely toward Li Mu's kidneys, emitting a shrill, triumphant laugh.

"Li Mu, brat!"

"Die quickly!"

Only their victorious smirks had just appeared on their faces, not yet gone.

But then,

Li Mu, who had been turned away and expected to take no precautions, suddenly turned around.

Like a flash of lightning, he struck, instantly clamping his grip tightly around both of their throats.

The two blue‑robe men were instantly shocked, finally realizing!

The clown was actually me!

"So, you had already seen through our plan..."

"Crack!"

But before the two blue‑robe men could finish speaking, Li Mu had already snapped their necks.

Only a brief, mournful scream remained before it was silenced.

"A Er, A San!"

Watching his two comrades who fought side by side with him.

Thus, in Li Mu's hands, it was as easy as killing two chickens—once decided, they were slain.

This scene.

It instantly provoked Song Haolin, his eyes bulging, and a beast‑like dying roar erupted from his throat.

"Li Mu!"

"I will tear your body to pieces!"

Seeing Li Mu strike suddenly, cleanly and decisively killing his two teammates, he shouted.

At this point, even if Song Haolin were still foolish, he realized the crux of the whole incident.

It turned out he had previously been smug, boasting of a flawless plan.

In reality, Li Mu had already seen through it!

Only Li Mu chose to enter the fray, turning the scheme against them.

They had naively believed they already held Li Mu's life in the palm of their hand.

Even last night at camp, Song Haolin had already imagined how he would spend the sky‑high bounty from the Qingzhou Lin Family once he obtained it.

But little did he know.

The mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind!

The five of Song Haolin's self‑satisfied cleverness was nothing but a series of jokes in Li Mu's eyes.

From beginning to end.

It's not that Song Haolin and the other four are acting with Li Mu; it's Li Mu alone who, minute by minute, is coaxing the five of them to play, okay?

"Li Mu!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

"I must kill you!"

He shouted upon realizing this.

Then he looked at the two teammates whose necks were twisted and whose mouths bled.

Song Haolin and the other three's eyes turned completely red at that moment.

At that instant, they could no longer mind the frenzied assault of the red‑fur demon beast beside them; they recklessly launched a desperate charge toward Li Mu.

Since conspiracies and tricks don't work on Li Mu,

there's no need for anyone to keep hiding anything here; let's just lay our cards on the table!

In short!

Even if the Heavenly King himself arrived today, he still couldn't protect Li Mu!

However, it was beyond what Song Haolin and the other two expected.

When faced with their combined attack, Li Mu didn't think about using the opening to flee.

Instead, he moved backward and then, with a flash, rushed to the front of a Tao‑robe youth.

The Tao‑robe youth never expected Li Mu to dare approach, and immediately thrust a sword toward Li Mu's heart.

"Hehe…"

A cold laugh echoed from Li Mu's throat, while the blade of his Vengeance Blade continuously spewed sharp, crimson light!

As the blade swung, it produced four consecutive thuds: "Bang, bang, bang, bang!"

With each thud, the crimson blade of Li Mu's Vengeance Blade grew ever more imposing, and after a brief buildup, a fierce punch burst toward the Tao‑robe man.

"Rumble…"

Slash out!

Li Mu's Vengeance Blade directly collided head‑on with the long sword the Tao‑robe man Slash‑ed.

It erupted with dazzling, brilliant sparks!

Seven-Absolute Sword Technique!

Four Absolute!

With the four layers of Seven Absolute Blade Qi overlapping before and after the Seven-Absolute Sword Technique, Li Mu instantly unleashed a terrifying Slash that was four times his own strength.

This strike!

It even cleaved the Tao‑robe man's long sword cleanly in half!

But Li Mu's Slash was far from over!

The blade surged, razor‑sharp and unstoppable!

Continue the Slash toward the Tao‑robe man's chest!

Seeing the blood‑red blade slash toward his chest, the Tao‑robe man was startled and hurried backward!

But it was already too late for all of this!

Having stacked four full layers of Seven Absolute Blade Qi, the terrifying Slash struck the Tao‑robe man's gaping chest with thunderous force.