CHAPTER 884: CHAPTER 881: SCHEMING

"Master?"

When Mu Yun saw Ye Xuan, a trace of surprise clearly floated in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure: "Indeed, there are only a handful in this world who can kill my avatar. If it’s you, it’s not surprising."

At this moment, Ye Xuan had already retreated to a relatively safe distance, looking at Mu Yun with an indifferent expression.

He knew that the current Mu Yun was the true Mu Yun.

The one he had just encountered was merely an avatar.

But with the death of the avatar, the true body would instantly feel it.

And now, it was the consciousness of Mu Yun’s true body that had entered this avatar.

As for the avatar just now, it was naturally as dead as can be.

The Divine Soul was collected into the Soul Box, and the True Spirit was directly extinguished by Old Ghost’s willow branch in one strike.

Mu Yun looked Ye Xuan over and slowly said, "Master, compared to before, you have become pitifully weak..."

"However, despite this, you were able to kill one of my avatars. I must say, you continue to be so surprising."

"You talk more and more nonsense," Ye Xuan said calmly, looking at Mu Yun without haste.

Mu Yun chuckled indifferently.

In the next moment, Mu Yun suddenly made his move.

A force capable of obliterating everything erupted from all directions around Ye Xuan, aiming to annihilate him!

Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed, and he unleashed his Emperor Soul, intending to fend off the force.

However, at the moment of contact, Ye Xuan chose to retract his Emperor Soul.

Boom ————

The terrifying force instantly struck Ye Xuan’s body.

Ye Xuan grimaced in pain, bleeding from all seven orifices, his face twisted in agony.

Mu Yun approached Ye Xuan, looking down at him bowing there. With a slight movement of his fingertips, the Soul Box appeared in Mu Yun’s hand.

Mu Yun glanced at the severely injured Ye Xuan, then at the Soul Box, and said in a low voice, "Master should understand that the power of the Great Emperor surpasses all worldly powers. Though you can kill my avatar, in the face of the true power of the Great Emperor, you are but an ant."

"It seems your Emperor Soul has not recovered."

"But the fact that you possess the Soul Box is indeed beyond my expectations."

Mu Yun tossed the Soul Box in his hand and, looking at the Old Ghost’s willow branch tightly clutched in Ye Xuan’s hand, frowned slightly and asked, "What is that item?"

Ye Xuan’s face was contorted in agony, as he was currently enduring the most extreme pain in the world.

The power of the Great Emperor rampaged wildly within him, continually destroying his Dao Foundation, seeking to utterly annihilate him!

At the same time, the Heaven Suppressing Great Dao and the Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Power joined forces to resist the Great Emperor’s power!

"Tree God, Ghost Fang!"

Ye Xuan let out a low roar.

Boom!

Almost instantly, the Tree God and Chaos Ghost Fang transformed into two beams of light and flew into Ye Xuan’s body.

Simultaneously, the Guo Hezu at the center of Ye Xuan’s brow flickered continuously, eager to move.

Ye Xuan firmly suppressed Guo Hezu, raised his right hand, and spread his fingers.

Mu Yun watched Ye Xuan with a frown and said with some disappointment, "Is such a pathetic you still worthy of me calling you master?"

In his eyes, the Emperor Ye had always been a mysterious, invincible existence.

This was the first time he had seen the Emperor Ye today.

There was an inexplicable sense of pleasure, along with a deep disappointment.

"Destroy!"

Ye Xuan suddenly clenched his fist, his eyes flashing with a cold, sharp glimmer.

Boom!

From the Soul Box in Mu Yun’s hand, a soft sound suddenly erupted.

Mu Yun’s eyes went blank again, and he fell to the ground.

Ye Xuan opened his right hand, caught the Soul Box, and slowly stood up with a ferocious smile: "Mu Yun, this should teach you a lesson."

"No rush, this is just the beginning."

"When the day comes that I personally descend upon the Heavenly Domain, all of you shall bow."

The power of the Great Emperor within him was gradually dissipating.

The Heaven Suppressing Great Dao and Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Power had gained the upper hand.

If Ye Xuan were to remove his clothing now, one would see his entire body densely covered with Dao Patterns.

At that moment, he faced the greatest crisis since the revival of his Emperor Soul, nearly exploding and dying.

But there is a reason the Taoist Body is hailed as an unparalleled physique through the ages.

This is also why, at the last moment, Ye Xuan chose to retract his Emperor Soul—apart from giving Mu Yun the illusion, more importantly, to see the limit of the budding Taoist Body.

The current outcome did not disappoint Ye Xuan.

Even the so-called most invincible power of the Great Emperor in the world could not destroy his physical body!

If people were to learn of Ye Xuan’s scheme, it might scare them out of their wits.

You were contending with one of the Double Emperors, Emperor Mu, although it wasn’t Emperor Mu’s true body, but an Emperor Mu wielding the power of a Great Emperor is undoubtedly capable of crushing countless strong beings across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

In such circumstances, how dare you even use the power of the Great Emperor to test the strength of your physical body?

What courage it must take to make such a move.

Perhaps only Ye Xuan could do it.

And at this very moment.

The Heavenly Domain.

Emperor Mu’s Heaven.

Emperor Mu’s Heaven was under the siege of the Revenge Lineage’s Black Blade Sect and Mystical Hall, as Nangong Bai, the leader of the Black Blade Sect, and Ning Shenji, the leader of the Mystical Hall, engaged in war with the Emperor General.

Emperor Mu’s Heaven was in utter chaos.

And in a desolate part of Emperor Mu’s Heaven, also known as the Forbidden Land of Emperor Mu’s Heaven—deep within the Cloud Heaven Peak, a terrifying aura that could sweep across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds suddenly erupted.

Accompanied by an angry roar.

"Master, you deserve to die!"

That roar came from Mu Yun.

At this moment, Mu Yun was clutching his head, writhing madly on the ground, letting out deep, low howls of pain.

In extreme agony, Mu Yun even slammed his head against the hardest part of the Eternal Divine Mountain at the Cloud Heaven Peak.

Boom ————

The ground shook and the mountains quaked, as if the heavens and earth had split open!

The subordinates of Emperor Mu, stationed outside the Cloud Heaven Peak, couldn’t help but shiver.

"What’s happening to Emperor Mu?"

"Maybe he encountered some issue while practicing his techniques again..."

This powerful figure could only mutter to himself.

He had been guarding this place for more than ten thousand years, frequently sensing the rampages of Emperor Mu.

There were even rumors within the Emperor Mu’s Palace that Emperor Mu had practiced some unknown cultivation technique, leading to issues, hence the frequent disturbances.

After a long time, the rampaging subsided.

Mu Yun lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath, his face pale, but his eyes filled with endless killing intent.

He was in big trouble!

His Divine Soul was damaged, with nearly half of it obliterated!

His cultivation was greatly affected.

And all this was due to that grip from Ye Xuan, causing the Soul Box to activate, obliterating the avatar’s Divine Soul collected within, which in turn affected the true body!

Mu Yun had never expected that after becoming an Emperor, he would be so grievously injured!

What Mu Yun didn’t know was that his utterly embarrassing moment was witnessed clearly by the Empress Changxi of the Undying Heaven.

The Empress Changxi sat cross-legged at the center of a gigantic Snow Lotus, muttering softly, "Brother Emperor Ye is still as terrifying as ever, managing to inflict such injury on junior brother Mu Yun from the Lower Realm while being in the Heavenly Domain."

"However..."

Changxi held the object in her hand, murmuring, "You still have to die."