Chapter 415: One Must Stay Alive

"Who?"

Suddenly, the old man felt some energy fluctuations in front of him. At first, he thought it was Mu Zishan, and he shivered in fright, nearly running away on the spot.

But after observing carefully, he realized there was no unusual movement from Mu Zishan at all, and only then did he truly sense that something was wrong.

It couldn't be that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, could it? He had gone to such lengths to get Mu Zishan in his grasp; could there be someone else here to snatch the peach?

Damn it, no matter who it is, whoever dares to reach out will have their hand chopped off. He had obtained this with such difficulty; he would never allow anyone to touch it, not even to take a share.

"Only just realized? Too late!"

Just moments ago, the old man's entire focus had been on Mu Zishan. By the time he felt the energy around him go wrong, it was already a bit late, and afterwards, he had subconsciously guarded against Mu Zishan while ignoring his surroundings.

Now, the Mountain and River Map had been fully unfurled, and the opponent was already in the urn. Not to mention an old monster whose strength had not fully recovered; even if he were at his peak, Shen Yu felt he could still wrestle with him.

"Who exactly are you?" Looking around, the old man did not find any figure, but the unease in his heart grew increasingly intense.

This instinctive feeling of unease made him realize the danger, and he grabbed Mu Zishan's body, preparing to flee.

To have survived from the Great Contention Era, where monsters were piled up, he relied not only on his hidden cards but also on the decisiveness to run when he couldn't win.

Although he didn't seem as sentimental back then as he was now—or perhaps it was because his immense power kept him sufficiently calm and composed—he always felt as if his emotions were indifferent.

Yet, no matter how calm or indifferent he was, this instinct to run when he couldn't win had always been there; his first choice when encountering danger was always to escape.

This was a habit cultivated over many years of wandering the jianghu, one that had almost seeped into his bones.

Therefore, regardless of how the fighting outside flowed with blood like a river, he had safely passed through countless springs and autumns.

At this moment, his emotions had not yet fully faded, and upon encountering danger, his subconscious reaction was again to flee.

This feeling of extreme unease, which he hadn't encountered many times even during the most intense periods of the Great Contention Era, signified danger within danger; why stay and get beaten if you don't run?

Originally, he wanted to tear through space, but he discovered that this space was as solid as a golden soup, and there was simply no way to break it.

Immediately after, a terrifying force imprisoned him; it was a power he could not break free from. No matter how he gritted his teeth and desperately exerted all his strength, he could not break loose.

Subsequently, the unease in his heart grew more intense, and at the same time, a terrifying, terrifying aura seemed to be surging, causing the old man to subconsciously raise his head.

Before his eyes, a Sword Qi that could almost tear the stars apart appeared, surging and piercing straight through the firmament.

If he were at his peak, he would have had a way to deal with such Sword Qi, but now his strength had not recovered, and his body was imprisoned by someone else; there was no way he could handle it.

"Wait, don't do it. I don't want his body anymore, it's yours, it's all yours!"

But even though he shouted loudly, he did not wait for any response; what he waited for was that Sword Qi, which nearly pierced the firmament, surging down.

The entire turn of events happened very quickly, so fast that he hadn't even reacted, so fast that he hadn't used a single one of his hidden cards before the opponent's attack arrived.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as that terrifying Sword Qi approached him, submerging him in the blink of an eye.

He only felt a flash of light, a dazzling and eye-catching light, a light that would take one's life.

As the light flashed, everything turned into nothingness, along with his grand ambitions and his desire to reach the very peak and control the life and death of countless people—all of it turned into powder under this light.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Void Breaking; wherever the gaze reaches, no illusion can hide!"

In just a moment, a hazy light flashed, and a warm aura filled his entire body. It was as if some other power had merged into his eyes and permeated into his Spiritual Sea.

Void Breaking: break through delusions and see the truth. Possessing this power, from now on, any disguise or illusion would have nowhere to hide beneath his eyes.

Although this ability did not increase his strength, its auxiliary capability was very strong, and it could play a big role in specific environments.

In the Great Contention Era, there were no shortage of those old monsters who possessed Illusion Technique, and many even used it as their foundation.

From now on, the threat these people posed to him would be greatly reduced, and they might not even be able to threaten him at all. Good ability; although this old man was ugly, the harvest he brought was quite good.

Letting out a light breath, after experiencing the power he had just obtained, Shen Yu turned to look at Mu Zishan beside him.

He took out the Soul Bead from his hand. The moment Shen Yu took out the Soul Bead, it immediately broke free from his palm and flew toward Mu Zishan.

At Mu Zishan's forehead, the Soul Bead shattered instantly, and the spiritual power that Mu Zishan had left behind long ago seeped out and surged into his body.

Afterwards, Shen Yu felt the aura on the other person begin to surge, as if there were a feeling of waking up from a deep slumber.

At this, he realized that the spiritual power inside this Soul Bead was a primer, used to trigger and activate Mu Zishan's spiritual power.

It was just like a key, a key to awaken the sleeping Mu Zishan.

Such an important item—not entrusted to his own people, but instead entrusted to him?

So long ago, Mu Zishan had only taken one look across time and space and decided to entrust this key to him; was that a bit too casual?

But thinking about the people around him—stabbed by the one he loved most, betrayed by the brother he had personally supported, and even his former subordinates unwilling to live in his shadow, wishing they could get away from him.

Tsk tsk, looking at it this way, he truly had no one to entrust it to. They say invincibility is lonely, but this is just too miserable.

"He's awake!"

Just at this moment, Mu Zishan suddenly opened his eyes, and the moment he opened them, that fleeting aura made Shen Yu feel a great terror.

This feeling was like a small and humble person looking up at a high mountain; Mu Zishan was that high mountain.

Immediately after, Mu Zishan looked at him, and those eyes seemed to pierce directly through his clone and see where his true body was, causing a sense of extreme unease to instantly surge into his heart.

It was true that he had come here as a clone, but that did not mean there was no connection between the clone and the true body.

Such a turn of events scared Shen Yu into directly activating his invincible defense and gripping the Invincible Card in his hand, which could allow him to possess invincible power for a brief moment.

This was his most precious treasure, the kind that could not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Although he still had a Temporary Experience Card, looking at Mu Zishan's posture, he really had no confidence in his heart.

The Mu Zishan before him was truly absurdly strong; he wasn't sure if the expert from the experience card in his hand could go head-to-head with Mu Zishan, so he could only use his greatest hidden card.

Who knew how Mu Zishan could be so terrifying? This is just too perverted; can't even those who cheat compare to him!