Chapter 333

Boom—

High above, a deafening roar suddenly erupted, as if ten thousand thunderbolts shattered simultaneously.

Facing a perfectly coordinated deadly strike from five directions, Chen Mu's eyes held no fear—instead, they burned with fierce battle lust.

The newly stabilized Three Flowers Converging atop cultivation within his body exploded without reservation!

Though the three floral shadows above his head had not yet manifested, the three essences—essence, qi, and spirit—had merged into one, surging as a vast torrent of power into the Dragon-Trapping Sword in his hand.

"Slash!"

Chen Mu let out a clear cry that shook the four corners of the land; the Dragon-Trapping Sword in his hand blazed with unprecedented brilliance, spewing forth crimson sword qi like a volcanic eruption.

The True Martial Cleansing Demon Sword Art.

This supreme yang martial art, specialized in subduing yin evils, was pushed to its peak, perfectly integrating the First Heaven's "Fire Realm" and the Second Heaven's "Sword Intent" into the sword technique!

Instantly, the crimson sword qi surged, transforming into a massive flame blade, over ten zhang long, dense as solid substance.

Upon the blade, lightning and fire intertwined, radiating an inviolable majesty that purified heaven and earth and exterminated evil—radiating outward from Chen Mu in a devastating sweep!

Puff… puff… puff~

Where the sword qi passed, the yin winds scattered, the venomous snakes shrieked, the finger strikes shattered, the claw shadows vanished, and the leg shadows dissolved!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five muffled explosions sounded almost simultaneously.

The flame blade clashed violently against the five sinister, ruthless attacks!

In an instant, scorching heat clashed with chilling yin, yang strength battled with sinister malice—two utterly opposing, mutually hostile forces raged against each other in midair, colliding, twisting, and annihilating.

The residual energy waves surged like a furious tidal wave, expanding outward in a perfect ring!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Below, several nearby mountain peaks bore the brunt; under the terrifying energy impact, rocks cracked, trees were uprooted, and vast sections of the mountainsides collapsed.

Countless rocks and soil were hurled into the air, then shredded into dust by subsequent qi blasts, turning the sky into a blinding haze of ochre dust that obscured sun and sky.

In this direct clash, Chen Mu, alone against five, swayed slightly in midair—but took not a single step back.

Yet the five attackers—including the square-faced middle-aged man and the "Jin Sha Four Ghosts"—were also forced backward several steps by the recoil, their assault momentarily halted!

"What?!"

"Three Flowers Converging? He's broken through too?!"

"He just broke through—and can still withstand our combined assault? How is this possible?!"

The square-faced middle-aged man and the "Jin Sha Four Ghosts" all simultaneously displayed unmistakable shock and horror.

Their prior intelligence had stated Chen Mu was still at the Earth Altar Realm's Divine Bridge stage; though formidable, he could never have been this powerful.

Yet in just a few months, he had entered the Three Flowers Converging realm!

What terrified them even more was that Chen Mu's newly attained cultivation already displayed such terrifying combat power.

The "Jin Sha Four Ghosts" knew that with their flawless coordination and complementary techniques, even a typical Earth Altar Realm Five Qi Converging expert could be challenged—and slain.

Yet Chen Mu, alone against five, had not only blocked their long-planned deadly combined strike—but appeared relaxed, not even slightly outmatched!

"This boy cannot be allowed to live!"

The square-faced middle-aged man's eyes blazed with murderous intent, his voice hoarse: "Today, either he dies, or we do! Unleash everything—don't give him a single opening!"

The "Jin Sha Four Ghosts" shed their initial disdain and mockery; beneath their black robes, their eyes turned solemn and cruel.

They knew: if they failed to slay Chen Mu here today, such a prodigy would one day unleash a thunderous retribution—and they would die without even a grave to bury them.

"Kill!"

"Netherworld Ghost Claw!"

"Bone-Eroding Yin Wind!"

"Poisonous Heart Finger!"

"Hundred Crack Leg!"

……

The five no longer held back, roaring as they charged again.

Yin winds howled, ghostly shadows multiplied, toxic mists spread—their assault grew fiercer and more vicious than before, each strike aimed at vital points, their coordination tighter, weaving a net of death meant to crush Chen Mu utterly!

Boom boom boom!

High above, the battle instantly reached a fever pitch.

Brilliant crimson sword qi clashed endlessly with gray-black sinister gang qi, triggering energy storms that churned the sky into chaos; below, the forests suffered grievously—mountain peaks were sheared flat, the ground gouged with deep trenches.

Chen Mu's true qi surged wildly, pushing the True Martial Cleansing Demon Sword Art and the Fire Realm to their utmost limits; the Dragon-Trapping Sword became streaks of crimson fire dragons, slashing and cleaving, shredding and incinerating every incoming dark attack.

His body darted, twisted, and leapt amid the five attackers, always evading lethal strikes at the last possible instant, countering with ferocious blows to force them back.

For a time, both sides were locked in stalemate—neither could overcome the other.

Chen Mu naturally had no intention of activating the Star Token to flee into the Star Palace.

Because it was unnecessary!

"The square-faced man is a remnant of the Snake King Island… the 'Jin Sha Four Ghosts' are clearly top-tier mercenaries hired for gold…"

All wanted him dead, to eliminate him forever.

Yet how could Chen Mu not want to wipe them all out, root and branch?!

At this thought, a flash of resolve passed through Chen Mu's eyes.

Suddenly, his sword technique shifted—he ceased full defense, concentrating nearly all his power into a single point; the Dragon-Trapping Sword erupted in blinding crimson light, and a razor-sharp sword qi, like a crimson lightning bolt, lanced straight toward the square-faced middle-aged man ahead!

This strike—fast! Precise! Brutal! —packed all the murderous intent Chen Mu had been building.

The square-faced man's face turned ashen; the venomous serpent gang qi he hastily gathered was effortlessly torn apart—he barely managed to dodge sideways and backward, narrowly avoiding vital points, but his shoulder was grazed by the sword qi, leaving a charred wound—excruciating pain stabbed through him.

In the instant the five attackers' assault faltered from this sudden outburst—

"Whoosh!"

Chen Mu's body suddenly shot backward, his speed surging like an arrow leaving the bowstring, and he actually slipped straight through the gap in the encirclement that the "Jin Sha Four Fiends" had not yet fully closed!

He chose neither to keep fighting head-on nor to flee far away; instead, he shifted direction and raced at top speed toward a wide, swift-flowing river between two mountains that he had glimpsed on the way there.

"Where do you think you're going!"

The square-faced middle-aged man's eyes nearly split from their sockets. Forcing down the searing pain in his shoulder, he let out a fierce roar and urged his movement technique on, pursuing relentlessly.

"You can't run! Hehehehe…"

The "Jin Sha Four Fiends" clung like bone-attaching maggots, transforming into four drifting, cold, dark wisps of smoke. Their speed was astonishingly fast, and they rapidly closed the distance, once again forming a half-encirclement.

Chen Mu in front, five behind, they streaked at high speed through the low air. The sound of tearing through the sky was sharp and piercing, startling countless birds and beasts in the forest below.

Along the way, the square-faced middle-aged man kept striking out with poisonous palms through the air, releasing foul-smelling green Qi, trying to disrupt Chen Mu's speed.

Chen Mu's figure darted as nimbly as a swallow, easily dodging even at high speed. Wherever those poisonous strikes landed on the forest or the ground, they immediately corroded patches of scorched-black pits, and the grass and trees withered.

In the span of a few breaths, ahead the roar of water thundered, and a wide, swift-flowing river appeared before their eyes…