Chapter 239: Victory

Chen Mo's Giant Hammer danced like Wind in his hands; watching the twin swords strike toward him, he did not have the slightest panic.

The opponent's sword technique was exquisite and tricky, and their mastery over their own strength could even be called the pinnacle.

In terms of technique, let alone Chen Mo, even within this Heaven and Earth, no one could compare to them.

The twin swords in the opponent's hands were in harmony with their form, and even more so in harmony with Heaven and Earth.

Let alone in the Tongmai Realm, even in the Heavenly Human Realm, many Martial Artists cannot achieve complete harmony with Heaven and Earth.

Yet this person could do it, which was enough to prove that their cultivation of the Dao of the sword had reached the extreme.

By relying purely on sword technique, they were able to stir the Heaven and Earth Power.

Therefore, even though their strength was restricted to the Tongmai Realm, the power they could exert far exceeded this realm.

But in the face of 800,000 catties of strength, all of this became meaningless.

Just at this moment, a pressure like a mountain calling and a sea roaring struck again.

"Clang!"

"You have won this battle! I shall keep my promise and let you leave. As for the weapon in your hands, I gift it to you, little friend; I hope there will be a next time for us to cross hands."

The flesh, blood, and bones of their arms were shattered by the impact, yet the body remained whole and did not directly explode.

The middle-aged man's twin swords were elegant like spirit snakes, attempting to parry this strike.

The city gate not far away opened once again, and Chen Mo only felt the power that had previously bound him vanish completely.

Within the Return Ruins, there are many supreme treasures that can endure the tribulation of destruction without dissipating.

Metal and iron clashed, and merely the partial transmission of force directly shattered the middle-aged man's arms.

Chen Mo held it in his hand; the weight of this hammer had also become much lighter, now weighing at most two or three catties.

"Little friend, good hammer technique, good physical body. I have lingered here for I know not how many ten thousand years; your physical foundation and attainments are the strongest I have ever seen."

The middle-aged man's tone remained steady, even with a hint of joy.

But upon sensing it carefully, this power was not pressure, but an unimaginable force of stagnation.

To liberate its true might, he would still need to take it away from the Return Ruins.

However, the force-deflecting method they used had ultimately played a role.

Chen Mo reached out and grabbed, picking up the Token and that rhombic crystal; without a shred of hesitation, he sped toward the outside of the city.

He could only wait to see if he could take it with him when he turned back to leave.

If one were to say the opponent reached the extreme of the Tongmai Realm in technique, thereby stirring the Heavenly Law.

800,000 catties of immense force, even if it were only a portion of the power, was not something they could withstand.

Xu Yingping watched the scene before him, feeling as if his brain could not quite process it.

It was just unclear whether this weapon could leave the Return Ruins.

"Boom!" Chen Mo's twin hammers, wrapped in the momentum of boundless wind and thunder, suddenly smashed downward.

Yet, it was ultimately a futile effort.

The middle-aged man's tone remained steady; after finishing these words, his form also completely dissipated.

Not only that, even the weapon in his hand was changing rapidly.

Chen Mo's movements stopped, while the middle-aged man's figure gradually faded away.

Such weapons can only be used within the Return Ruins; once they leave the Return Ruins, they cannot exert any effect.

With his physical foundation and depth, even without using any techniques, the mere surging of his Qi and Blood, condensed like lead poured into a pump, already possessed a few signs of the physical body becoming holy.

"Rumble!"

Then Chen Mo was the one who had achieved this step in the power of Qi and Blood.

Moreover, Chen Mo could sense that the vibration of his own physical Qi and Blood could also, to a certain extent, pry at the Heaven and Earth Power.

Chen Mo did not hold back; he twisted his body and smashed another hammer toward the middle-aged man's crown.

But besides this, there were other weapons in the Return Ruins; they had long been destroyed, but were reflected through certain Secret Techniques, or were refined by latecomers in the Return Ruins using collected materials and Secret Techniques.

The giant hammer, originally over four feet long with a head the size of a small millstone, in the span of less than a single breath.

As long as he could take it away, then even if there were only one weapon, this trip's harvest could be called extremely bountiful.

Chen Mo was currently unable to judge which type this pair of hammers in his hands belonged to.

Such weapons all have extraordinary aspects, and each one can be called a supreme treasure.

They continued to walk and wander within the city, talking to one another, each person's face carrying a smile.

The pedestrians who had previously disappeared in the city reappeared, as if they had experienced nothing at all, and they continued their previous actions.

It turned into only half a foot long, with the hammer head only the size of an infant's fist, appearing quite small and exquisite.

He could feel that this weapon should be quite extraordinary, containing great fortune and great mystery, but here, this weapon was likewise suppressed by the Return Ruins.

Aside from this pair of treasure hammers, where the middle-aged man's figure had dissipated, there floated a Token and a dark, rhombic crystal the size of a thumb.

The Lord of Wanren City was the master of this place of rules, and their specific identity should be a top-tier Great Ability from the previous epoch.

Having endured the tribulation of the Return Ruins, though the body perished, the spirit remained; the residual divine sense combined with the return here to transform into a place of rules.

This powerhouse's obsession during their lifetime was to challenge the extreme of every realm, polishing their own combat power to the peak within every realm.

Every pedestrian in this city was transformed from their divine sense; seemingly wandering the city at will, they were actually collecting information from Heaven and Earth to cultivate at every moment.

Anyone who entered this city and caused a disturbance was disrupting that supreme one's cultivation and would naturally be suppressed by the rules within the city.

The more disturbances caused, the stronger the pressure of the rules suffered; in this situation, a Martial Artist could do nothing and could only honestly stay in place.

Then wait; once the time spent in the Return Ruins was long enough, they would be expelled.

Therefore, the danger of this kind of place of rules cannot be said to be non-existent, but it is also very, very low.

This is why many powerhouses of the Human Race chose this place as one of their garrisons.

Due to the long time spent stationed here, many powerhouses of the Human Race were also studying the rules of this place and attempting to make contact with this City Lord.

The Talisman that Xu Yingping previously took out was something deduced by many Great Abilitys; with this Talisman, the rules within the city could be temporarily masked, allowing Martial Artists restricted by the rules to recover to normal.

Through this method, they even isolated a small area within the city, allowing Martial Artists to communicate freely there without worrying about being suppressed by the city's rules.

In addition, there is the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land, a region located in the center of the city, divided into nine levels, with countless puppets in each level.

Every puppet is a supreme master in the way of weapon techniques; only by entering and defeating these puppets can a Martial Artist see the Lord of Wanren City.

Challenging the City Lord and winning allows one to take away one weapon from the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land.

However, up to now, the number of people who have been able to defeat this City Lord is very few, totaling barely the number of fingers on two hands.

Among them are Ancient Heaven Supremes, and even the Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

The weakest among them were also Ancient Great Abilitys, figures at the absolute peak of the path of cultivation.

And every single one of them had to exhaust all their skills before they could barely win.

Yet, someone like Chen Mo, who won easily in just a few moves.

Xu Yingping had truly never heard of such a thing; he simply could not imagine such a thing happening.

Compared to Chen Mo easily defeating the Lord of Wanren City, the strangeness of other matters, such as the Lord of Wanren City suddenly appearing, seemed too insignificant.

Xu Yingping still could not accept this fact, standing blankly in place and watching the situation here.

It was not just him; his companions were the same.

Passing through the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land is easy; even in their era, there are top geniuses capable of passing through.

Xu Yingping is one of them.

But passing through the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land is merely the minimum condition to see the Lord of Wanren City; wanting to defeat this City Lord is truly too difficult.

Or rather, the difficulty of the two is simply not on the same level.

The difficulty of passing through the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land is equivalent to facing a beast of the Innate Realm while in the Tongmai Realm.

The opponent is indeed very strong, but if the opportunity is right, as a top genius, there is not necessarily no possibility of winning.

But the difficulty of defeating the Lord of Wanren City is like facing the Mirage Sea; because the gap in strength between the two is too great, he has no possibility of winning.

And what about Chen Mo!

Defeating the Lord of Wanren City in just a few breaths, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood—Xu Yingping simply could not imagine this level of combat power.

He could not even understand why there would still be such a formidable expert in this era.

Could it be an Ancient Supreme reincarnated? Otherwise, who could have such strength!

Xu Yingping stared blankly at everything before him, and only after seeing Chen Mo's figure disappear did he react and hurriedly set off to catch up.

Chen Mo flew rapidly across the city gate, moving far away from the city.

With his strength, he naturally sensed that someone was following him, but he did not stop, nor was he in a hurry to shake these people off.

He maintained a steady speed until he was dozens of miles away from the city before stopping his steps.

The person who had been following him the whole way was the white-clothed Martial Artist he had seen before.

Only this time, there were only two people who came.

"The two of you, I wonder what the matter is?" Chen Mo could probably guess by now that these two, like himself, were also Human Race Martial Artists who had entered the Return Ruins.

Because they were not restricted by the rules within the city, they were able to follow him all the way here.

"We, like you, fellow Daoist, are all of the Human Race." Xu Yingping's tone was still very unsettled; he truly could not understand how Chen Mo's strength had come about.

One must know that in this place, everyone's strength is suppressed to the same realm.

Even if Chen Mo had cultivated to be very strong in the Tongmai Realm, it would be impossible to be this formidable.

But no matter how much he could not understand it, he could not deny the reality before him.

That is, Chen Mo's strength is very strong, strong to the point of exceeding his imagination.

"Oh, then I wonder what business the two fellow Daoists have with me?" Chen Mo was not at all surprised by this situation internally and continued to ask with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist must also know the situation in the world today; the Return Ruins is a place where many powerful beings of the world can communicate safely.

Therefore, Human Race experts have set up a base in this city to allow us of the Human Race to communicate securely within it."

Xu Yingping suppressed the extremely shocked emotions in his heart and spoke slowly.

At this moment, he had too many questions he wanted to ask, and what he wanted to ask most was how the other party possessed such formidable strength.

Everyone is of the Human Race, everyone cultivates the same way; why is the other party's strength so strong? Even if their natural talent is excellent, there must be a limit.

Even if their technique is special, it is impossible to have such powerful strength while in the Tongmai Realm.

Facing these doubts, Xu Yingping truly had no answer in his heart.

"Why must it be in the city? There is a vast world outside this city; why not there?"

Chen Mo's expression was quite puzzled; if there were indeed many Human Race experts gathered, then staying outside the city would undoubtedly be better than inside.

The inside of the city is a place of strange rules, which is even harder to deal with, while the outside is actually relatively safer.

And with many experts gathered, even if there is not enough time to build a city.

There would absolutely be no problem in temporarily establishing a gathering place.

Under such circumstances, these experts insist on staying in the city.

Then there are only two possibilities: either there is great danger outside the city, or there is a great opportunity inside the city.

"The reason it is like this is naturally because there is a cause." Xu Yingping was not surprised by this question and answered with a smile and confidence.

"Fellow Daoist might not know, but the Return Ruins we are currently in is the first layer of the Return Ruins, which itself is already close to destruction.

Guixu Storms will blow up from time to time in the Return Ruins, and the storms cover the sky and earth, blanketing the entire first layer of the Return Ruins.

This storm itself also carries the power of ending and destruction; if we accidentally come into contact with it, even if we escape fast enough, the best result is serious injury.

And after the storm, everything here will experience a new destruction once more, so it is impossible to establish a gathering place outside.

Plus, Martial Artists also need to find a place to hide from the Guixu Storm; either leave, or the only option is to hide in the city.

The city has rules covering it, so even when facing a Guixu Storm, it is relatively safer."

"When the Guixu Storm descends, many experts will gather here to take shelter."

Chen Mo listened carefully and nodded.

If that were truly the case, then there would naturally be a need to establish a gathering point within the city.

Furthermore, as a place governed by rules, he could also see that establishing a gathering point in this city would inevitably require people to maintain it.

Even if it is not used in ordinary times, it must exist; otherwise, when the Guixu Storm descends, there would be nowhere to hide.

Not everyone is like him, possessing the Gui Xu Gate and able to travel in and out of the Return Ruins at any time.

The vast majority of Martial Artists who enter this place must either wait for the Return Ruins to expel them.

Or they have no choice but to return to the Gui Xu Gate where they first descended to escape the Return Ruins.

And even for a Martial Artist like Chen Mo who possesses the Gui Xu Gate, a shelter is still needed when the Guixu Storm descends.

After all, although he can leave the Return Ruins at any time, he cannot determine how long the Guixu Storm will last.

Thus, there is naturally a need for a place to stay where one can observe the arrival and end of the Guixu Storm.

"In addition, there is a cultivation site in the city called the Washing Weapon Pool; although it is a place for washing weapons, Martial Artists can bathe in it to wash away their inner restlessness and further refine their cultivation."

"There is another dangerous place called the Hundred Weapons Valley, which contains thousands of strands of killing intent; the cultivation of some techniques requires the use of this killing intent, so besides being stationed in the city, we also collect this killing intent."

"Furthermore, there are many people who enter the Return Ruins for the first time and mistakenly wander into this Wanren City; our being stationed here also includes the duty of rescuing them."

Xu Yingping said a great deal in one breath, not concealing much about his own situation in the city.

In the world today, whether it is the Human Race or other living beings barely clinging to survival.

In the vast majority of cases, they will not start conflicts at will; there is indeed competition between them, but unless there is a deep grudge, they will not easily kill.

Because the crisis of the Mirage Sea is the greatest crisis faced by all living beings.

Facing such a crisis, every extra expert sacrificed is a meaningless internal drain.

The more people who survive, the more opportunities the many living beings have to face the Mirage Sea.

One must know that although the power of the Mirage Sea is vast, it is not without its limits.

The more worlds that exist simultaneously in the universe, the more stable the laws of these worlds are.

If the Mirage Sea wants to completely erode them and launch a Great Calamity of the Mirage Sea.

Then, relatively speaking, it will require a longer period of time.

Therefore, helping other experts is also helping oneself.

Of course, if one encounters experts of the Demonic Path, then naturally there is no need to have many scruples; they are to be punished by everyone.

"So that's how it is." Chen Mo nodded slightly, finally having a general understanding of the current situation.

"Fellow Daoist's strength is so formidable, I wonder which world you come from?" Xu Yingping cupped his hands in a salute and asked again.

(End of this chapter)