Chapter 238: Ten Thousand Blades City

Chen Mo did not hesitate or waver in the slightest; he turned suddenly, struck with full force, and followed through with a shoulder throw.

Upon arriving in the Return Ruins, his cultivation and strength were indeed restricted, but his own Qi and Blood power was absolutely top-tier here.

His perception was also quite keen, yet this person had managed to sneak silently behind him, which showed their methods were extraordinary.

Chen Mo grabbed backward abruptly, but he ended up grasping at empty air.

Behind him was completely empty; there were no traces of anyone's presence.

After his strike missed, Chen Mo immediately fled, striding away into the distance.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt his body become a thousand times heavier.

The surrounding air was no longer air, but a very viscous liquid, and every step required even greater effort.

Chen Mo frowned tightly, his gaze constantly scanning his surroundings.

The drawback is that there will be a long period of exhaustion after use, requiring at least several hours of rest.

Chen Mo walked forward slowly, his movements changing, and in an instant, he looked no different from the countless pedestrians around him.

It is just that the higher the grade and level of the Secret Technique one wishes to deduce, the more time it consumes.

"Fellow Daoist, do not move. You have fallen into the Ruins Spirit Rule; we shall use a Secret Technique to help you break free."

Just as Chen Mo was about to stimulate the Qi and Blood in his body, he heard a voice from his left.

It is no wonder that ancient powerhouses would spend a thousand to ten thousand years of effort to deduce a single Secret Skill or divine ability.

With his strength, he could naturally control the beating of his heart and the speed of his Qi and Blood circulation at will.

Not only that, but upon being struck by this blow, the speed of his heart's beating and his Qi and Blood circulation were both changing.

Fortunately, rescuing such people is not too difficult, and precisely because of this, the Human Race, familiar with many rules, uses this city as one of their garrison points.

Without any hesitation, he decisively used a secret method to stimulate his Qi and Blood.

If it weren't for the fact that this Secret Technique is needed in the Return Ruins, he would not have spent time creating it with his current strength.

Not only that, but the entire city seemed to have come alive.

Moreover, the situation in this city is quite complex; rather than trusting others to save him, he trusts in his own power to escape.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, clearly sensing something was wrong; he did not believe the other party would come to save him for no reason.

Because when cultivation cannot be improved, possessing a self-created Secret Technique can indeed greatly enhance one's combat power.

Chen Mo understood internally that the place he was currently in likely had some rather special rules.

In his perception, he began to gradually become the same as the surrounding pedestrians.

Looking up, there was a group of three people to his left, each wearing white robes covering their entire bodies, revealing only their eyes.

The method of stimulating Qi and Blood is quite extraordinary for a Martial Artist in the Body Tempering Tui Fan Realm.

Yet under these changes, the pedestrians on the street still stopped in their tracks, staring straight at him; that gaze made one feel somewhat chilled.

It opened its huge mouth, wanting to swallow him into its body and turn him into a part of this city.

The drawback is that this Secret Technique can only be performed by himself to exert its full effect; if anyone else uses it, the effect will be greatly diminished.

This Secret Technique is most suitable for his current state, as it can increase the Qi and Blood in his body to four times its strength in a short period.

Chen Mo only felt that at this very moment, everyone in this city seemed to want to devour him alive.

However, as he adjusted his state, Chen Mo could still clearly perceive that the resistance he faced had lessened significantly in an instant.

For Chen Mo, this kind of Secret Technique was simple enough.

It seemed he had touched upon this rule, which was why his movements were hindered.

But it was only his movements that were hindered; other than that, this rule had no other impact on him.

The longer one uses a Secret Technique to stimulate their own physical strength, the longer the rest required after deactivating it.

Not only that, but at this moment, the faces of the pedestrians on the street began to change, and everyone's appearance seemed to be the same face.

Fortunately, the Secret Technique he created with his strength would not cause permanent damage to a Martial Artist's physical body.

Including himself, the first time he stepped into this place, he also touched upon the rules here.

Facing the gazes of these people, Chen Mo only felt the suppression on his body grow heavier.

The self-created method is indeed powerful, but it only targets himself.

Their faces could not be seen clearly, but from their builds, it could be judged that they were three men.

Xu Yingping looked calm; he had already seen many people like Chen Mo who had stumbled into the city and accidentally touched the Gui Xu Rule here.

"Boom!"

"Crack!" Chen Mo's neck shrank suddenly; someone had tapped his back shoulder again, and the force was much greater than before.

His internal Qi and Blood surged, and the nearly two hundred thousand jin of Qi and Blood power in his body erupted and multiplied again.

With his current cultivation and perspective, the Secret Technique to stimulate Qi and Blood was naturally self-created.

All the pedestrians stopped in their tracks at this time; their movements were uniform, and every one of them was staring straight at him.

Approaching the eighty-thousand-jin mark, bursts of Qi and Blood surged within his body like waves.

Relying on this level of Qi and Blood power, even an Innate Martial Artist could be easily killed.

Xu Yingping was stunned, unsure of the situation before him, but in an instant, he understood that the other party did not trust him.

He was not very surprised by this; having patrolled and stood guard in this city for a long time, he had seen too many people who did not trust him.

Even when he and his friends first came here, they had touched the rules of this place.

Xu Yingping also did not believe anyone would save him, because the rules here were truly too bizarre.

Who could guarantee that the person saving them wasn't there to harm them?

This is human nature and not worth being surprised about.

Those who can enter the Return Ruins, except for a small number who are truly unlucky and stumble in, are all the top geniuses and powerhouses of their respective worlds.

The rest, when encountering problems, naturally prefer to rely on their own strength to solve them.

Moreover, the situation here is incredibly bizarre; as long as these powerhouses aren't fools, they won't trust others for no reason.

Yet Xu Yingping still did not say much, his expression very indifferent.

The power of the rules binding this city is extremely strong, and within the Return Ruins, everyone is suppressed to the Tongmai Realm.

Regardless of which heaven-defying powerhouse one is, under such suppression, it is impossible to resist the city's rules.

What does it matter how strong one's power is! At the Tongmai Realm, one can at most take two or three steps within the city, and the speed is extremely slow.

Xu Yingping's expression remained indifferent; he did not intend to explain too much to Chen Mo at this moment, as doing so might also trigger the city's rules, so it was better to take the person away from here first before doing anything else.

However, just as he took out the Talisman in his hand, he felt a scorching aura.

Chen Mo's physical Blood Qi rose like wolf smoke, and even the surrounding world seemed to become scorching hot because of this power.

Bursts of blood-red smoke rose continuously from within his body.

This is a manifestation that only occurs when the power of physical Blood Qi rises to its limit; with every breath Chen Mo took, he felt the Blood Qi within his body become much hotter.

"Bang!"

Even with the boundless pressure, he was still like an arrow released from a bow, fleeing toward the outside of the city at an extremely fast speed.

"Swish!" Chen Mo controlled his own power, and the Blood Qi within his body no longer erupted outward.

He sprinted at full speed, wanting to escape this city.

In an instant, Chen Mo also felt that more pedestrians in the city began to watch him; they did not truly step forward, but began to obstruct him in another way.

Not only that, but the entire city itself had come alive, wanting to keep him within the city as well.

However, the Qi and Blood within his body were still erupting; with eighty thousand jin of immense strength, this power was absolutely far beyond that of a Martial Artist of the same realm by who knows how many times.

This meant that things a Martial Artist of the same realm could not do, he could easily accomplish.

Xu Yingping was dumbfounded, his eyes filled with bewilderment and confusion.

He watched Chen Mo, who was sprinting rapidly toward the outside of the city; even when facing unimaginable, terrifying pressure, the other party's speed was still very fast.

He truly felt that the situation before him was somewhat wrong.

Could it be that the suppression power of the city's rules on Martial Artists was dropping rapidly, and this first layer of the Return Ruins was truly nearing its end?

Otherwise, why would such a situation occur? The suppression of the rules within this city, even without erupting fully, would be enough to firmly suppress a Houtian, or even an Innate Martial Artist.

Yet Chen Mo seemed not to have received any restrictions, still striding toward the outside of the city.

Xu Yingping looked toward his two companions; although their clothing covered them quite thoroughly, the eyes they revealed all indicated one thing.

The two of them, like him, were full of astonishment upon seeing this situation.

Having been in the city for a long time, this was the first time they had seen someone able to stride through the city while their cultivation was suppressed to the Tongmai Realm.

"Mo An, go to the alliance's station and find an elder of the alliance to investigate whether this layer of the Return Ruins will evolve to the point of complete destruction."

Although he was quite shocked and stunned inside, Xu Yingping still reacted quickly and issued orders in an orderly manner.

The Return Ruins itself is the previous epoch that was not completely destroyed; even in this epoch, the Return Ruins itself will constantly perish.

Layer after layer of the Return Ruins will constantly head toward final extinction as time passes.

This process is very long, often taking tens of thousands of years.

But for many powerhouses, there is an opportunity to see this process.

Therefore, Xu Yingping first had someone determine if it was their layer of the Return Ruins that was about to be completely destroyed, which was why the power of the rule bindings had dropped to such a low level.

"Understood." A white-robed figure nodded immediately and turned to leave at high speed.

"You come with me to follow that person and see the situation." Xu Yingping greeted another person and strode off to chase after Chen Mo.

Chen Mo's speed was extremely fast, and the city gate was already in sight.

At the same time, he also sensed a more formidable suppressive force; even he had to slow down.

Not only that, this city seemed to possess a will, seeing him constantly approaching the city gate.

The two city gates were closing under the operation of many pedestrians; before he had even approached the exit, the city gates had already completely shut.

Chen Mo was not particularly panicked; he had already performed tests earlier.

The Return Ruins was indeed nearing its final destruction, but it was not that he could not destroy this place.

If he could destroy it, he could influence it, but he had no way to change it.

Everything within the Return Ruins had long been determined; aside from a small portion remaining from the previous epoch, he could not change other things by even half a point.

Let alone that he couldn't do it, even those ancient powerhouses couldn't do it.

"Boom!"

Dust filled the sky, like a sandstorm, blocking the sun and sky.

Everything before Chen Mo's eyes was covered; however, at this very moment, he suddenly felt the pressure he had been suffering disappear without a trace in an instant.

His own movements became easier and more free, and he could exert more power when attacking.

"Hmph!"

A muffled sound emerged abruptly, and the dust filling the sky dissipated at an extremely bizarre speed, becoming completely silent in just an instant.

Not only that, the countless pedestrians who had originally gathered around disappeared completely.

Before Chen Mo remained only a middle-aged man; this person was over six feet tall, with an ordinary appearance and a cold expression.

But what was most eye-catching were his arms; his arms reached past his knees, and he held a sword in each hand.

Very clear calluses were visible on his hands; one could tell at a glance that this person was definitely a master of weapons.

"Your strength is not weak, but if you wish to leave the city, you must defeat me first." The middle-aged man spoke with a smile, his attitude appearing quite amiable.

Chen Mo did not make any rash moves; he did not know much about the Return Ruins, but he knew a little.

There were indeed many rules in some areas within the Return Ruins, but as long as one did not violate them, it was not dangerous.

"What if I don't fight?" Chen Mo appeared to be asking, but in reality, he had already assumed a starting stance.

As long as the opportunity was right, he would immediately erupt with all his power.

"Then that is not up to you, Excellency. I do not know what weapon you excel at using, but I will certainly not bully you by relying on a sharp weapon." The middle-aged man's tone and voice were both very steady.

Chen Mo surveyed his surroundings; he could feel that with the two of them as the origin, a field had been laid out all around, and the two were confined within this area.

It was just that this kind of power was indeed difficult for an ordinary Martial Artist to break through.

But Chen Mo clearly did not belong to that category.

"Hammer." However, he was not in a hurry to escape immediately, but instead said quite calmly what weapon he excelled at.

At the same time, he carefully sensed the Gui Xu Gate Mark on his wrist.

With this mark present, if a major problem really occurred, as long as he had time to react, he could immediately return to the Heavenly Court Secret Realm.

As the master of the Gui Xu Gate, this was the only thing he could do within the Return Ruins by utilizing the Gui Xu Gate.

It could be said that with such a life-saving method, as long as he did not encounter a crisis capable of killing him instantly.

Then he was relatively safe within this Return Ruins.

It was precisely because he had such a trump card that Chen Mo dared to boldly explore everywhere in the Return Ruins.

It was just that doing so would consume a considerable portion of Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid for no reason.

Therefore, unless he encountered a truly critical situation, he would absolutely not do this.

As his voice fell, the middle-aged man nodded lightly.

Immediately following, countless large hammers appeared in the boundless void; every one of these weapons had a different style.

The middle-aged man did not say much, only slightly raised his head, signaling for Chen Mo to choose for himself.

Just at this moment, Xu Yingping also arrived in a hurry with people.

These two clearly also sensed this field, and both stopped their steps in advance, observing the situation here.

Such a situation was clearly one the two had never encountered before; they looked at each other, both with faces full of bewilderment and helplessness.

"Brother Xu, you have been in this city for so long, have you ever seen this situation?" Lin Pingyan lowered his voice to ask, then immediately added, "Does the City Lord of this Wanren City not only show up after someone has broken through the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land? Why has he suddenly appeared today?"

Xu Yingping's brows were tightly locked, staring intently at the situation before him, and he shook his head slightly, saying, "I have never seen this scene either; we can only watch for now."

While the two were talking, Chen Mo had already chosen his weapon—two large hammers weighing five thousand jin each; with his current Qi and Blood strength, they felt quite handy in his hands.

He swung them casually twice to familiarize himself with the weapons, inevitably whipping up gusts of Wind.

"Little friend, please receive my sword!" As soon as the voice fell, the middle-aged man's figure suddenly erupted; two sharp swords, like two roaming green snakes, stabbed toward Chen Mo's throat and heart from extremely tricky angles.

(End of this chapter)