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Chapter 554 - 493 Killing Wu Mu

Chapter 554: Chapter 493 Killing Wu Mu

Danger!

The moment Wu Mu detected the horrifying presence within the crimson golden light that shot towards him, his body tensed, and his consciousness trembled violently!

Without any hesitation, Wu Mu immediately multitasked, on one hand spurring the Flying Boat to flee and on the other hand, firming his will, combining it with his Mind Power to form an invisible fortress, guarding his consciousness.

However—

The speed of the attack from the crimson golden light exceeded Wu Mu’s imagination.

Just as he propelled the Flying Boat less than a hundred meters away and the Mind Power had just wrapped his consciousness, the crimson golden light, as if equipped with a tracking device, directly penetrated his Yintang point!

Whoosh!

Wu Mu’s face drastically changed, and he quickly gave up on controlling the Flying Boat, instead directing all his Mind Power to surge towards his consciousness.

As a Peak of Gang Qi Magician, he knew very well that to resist a Mind Attack, one had to rely on their Mind Power as well as their own will.

This was an advantage that Martial Artists could not have—Martial Artists could only resist Mind Attacks with their Martial Arts Will, and if they could not withstand it, their body and spirit would be utterly annihilated!

It felt like only an instant, yet also as if several centuries had passed.

While Wu Mu was fully activating his Mind Power and combining it with his will to form a fortress around his consciousness, the light emitted by the Crimson Golden Crown, like a laser cannon, blasted straight towards it.

This strike was as fast as lightning.

This strike was silent and breathless.

After the strike, the fortress made up of Wu Mu’s will and Mind Power instantly shattered, and following that, his consciousness couldn’t withstand the terrible pressure of the Mind Power and directly broke apart, destroyed!

"Pfft—"

With the destruction of his consciousness, Wu Mu unconsciously spat out a mist of blood, his body along with the uncontrollable Flying Boat falling from the sky due to Earth’s gravity.

"What... what’s happening?"

Witnessing this scene, Ku Rong was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his mind entirely occupied by confusion!

Wu Mu was doomed!

The next moment, the answer emerged in Ku Rong’s mind.

Through sensing, Ku Rong could clearly feel Wu Mu’s life force weakening rapidly. Seeing Wu Mu losing control of the Flying Boat and falling together with it, he could be certain that Wu Mu’s consciousness had suffered a heavy blow, or had even been destroyed!

Once a person’s consciousness is destroyed, falling from a height of hundreds of meters to the ground, death is certain!

"The Master had already broken through the Peak of Gang Qi and turned the tide, how could it suddenly become like this?"

Just like Ye Fan, although Ku Rong couldn’t see the fight between Wu Mu and Chu Xuanji, he determined the situation through sensing their aura, well aware that after Wu Mu broke through to Peak of Gang Qi, Chu Xuanji was no longer a match for Wu Mu!

Instead of fearing Chu Xuanji, Wu Mu had taken the initiative to attack Ye Fan, aiming to kill him!

However—

Ye Fan hadn’t died yet, but Wu Mu had met his end...

This sudden turnaround left him completely dumbfounded!

He even doubted whether everything he saw was an illusion!

An illusion?

"Bang—"

Wu Mu’s body smashed heavily onto the peak of the Five Saints Mountain, turning into a mass of flesh, no longer emanating the slightest hint of life.

"Gulp!"

Ku Rong’s throat moved with difficulty as he tried to escape, but his legs were as if cramped and he couldn’t move at all, only shaking uncontrollably.

In contrast to Ku Rong, Chu Xuanji, having witnessed Ye Fan using the Crimson Golden Crown to resist the Heavenly Tribulation, wasn’t shocked by the crown’s ability to kill Wu Mu with a single strike. Instead, like a hunting falcon, he dove from the sky, swooping down towards Ye Fan.

"Xiao Fan, are you alright?"

Quickly, Chu Xuanji arrived beside Ye Fan, and seeing the fading crimson golden light above Ye Fan’s head, he hurriedly stepped forward to support him, asking anxiously.

Even though he knew the Crimson Golden Crown could protect Ye Fan’s consciousness, he was well aware that before the appearance of the Crown, Ye Fan had been subjected to two consecutive Mind Attacks by Wu Mu, and his consciousness had definitely been gravely injured!

No answer came; Ye Fan’s face was pale, completely unresponsive, and the crimson golden liquid inside him, like glue, bonded his shattered consciousness back together, repairing the damage.

Later, after the fractures in Ye Fan’s consciousness healed, the Crimson Golden Crown once again vanished, the light disappearing without a trace.

Ever since Ye Fan had defied fate to save Old Master Ye from Heaven’s Punishment, the Crimson Golden Crown had stopped appearing in the form of a crown atop Ye Fan’s consciousness, and became unperceivable to Ye Fan, manifesting only when his consciousness was in crisis.

Ye Fan had a feeling that the Crimson Golden Crown might have been damaged in the process of helping him resist Heaven’s Punishment and had not yet recovered until now.

"Xiao... Xiao Fan!"

Seeing the Crimson Golden Crown’s light disappear, Chu Xuanji’s heart tightened, calling out to Ye Fan again.

Still with no response, but Ye Fan slowly opened his eyes, seeing Chu Xuanji’s anxious face, he said, "Master, I’m all right!"

As the words fell, Ye Fan’s face was filled with lingering fears.

Although he didn’t know why the Crimson Golden Crown didn’t appear when he first encountered Wu Mu’s Mind Attack, he was well aware that Wu Mu’s second Mind Attack was far more powerful than the first, making it impossible for him to resist. He could only endure with a strong desire to survive and belief.

If the Crimson Golden Crown had appeared a few seconds later, his Consciousness would have been completely destroyed by Wu Mu’s Mind Power, utterly shattering his soul, reducing him to a living dead person.

"Phew~"

Hearing Ye Fan say it was nothing, and seeing the blood slowly returning to Ye Fan’s pale face, Chu Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief. Then he asked, "What happened? Why didn’t you use the Crimson Golden Crown to resist at the start?"

"I can’t control the Crimson Golden Crown on my own."

Ye Fan replied with a wry smile, "In the past, whenever my Consciousness faced an irresistible attack or I got injured, it would come to my aid. But... this time, for some reason, it only took action at the very last moment."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuanji pondered for a moment before saying, "Xiao Fan, although the Crimson Golden Crown inside you is mysterious and powerful, it has too many unknowns, so you can’t become too reliant on it in the future."

"Mhm."

Ye Fan nodded. A cultivator’s most important attribute is their own strength. Relying too much on Magic Artifacts can lead to neglect in Cultivation, resulting in slow progress in strengthening one’s ability, and ultimately, failing to become a true Supreme Strongman.

"Xiao Fan, are you sure you’re alright now?"

Concern often breeds chaos. Although Chu Xuanji knew that the mysterious Crimson Golden Crown had the ability to repair the spirit, upon seeing Ye Fan stand up, he still felt somewhat anxious.

"I’m fine now. The Crimson Golden Crown can repair the spirit, and it has already healed my spirit injuries."

Ye Fan shook his head and spoke truthfully, but deep down, he had a nagging feeling that if his spirit had been completely shattered, the Crimson Golden Crown wouldn’t be able to restore it.

It’s like when a person is seriously ill, a doctor can treat them, but if the patient has already died, the doctor can do nothing to bring them back.

"Eh, your aura seems different from before."

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s words again, Chu Xuanji completely let go of his worries, then sensed that Ye Fan’s aura had grown stronger. He was initially surprised but then understood, "However, this is normal. You previously faced consecutive Mind Attacks from Wu Mu, and you survived only by relying on your own Martial Arts Will and Mind Power, which is a valuable life and death experience. It has trained your will well, making your spirit even stronger."

"Mhm."

Ye Fan nodded.

Will and Mind (spirit) are the main components of the Consciousness (Soul). The stronger the will, the more powerful the spirit.

Magicians, through Meditation Cultivation, refine the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into Mind Power by eliminating distracting thoughts from their minds, focusing their Mind Power, and simultaneously tempering their will.

Compared to Magicians, even though Martial Artists also use Meditation Cultivation, their main focus is on refining the body. As for Mind Cultivation and will training, they are not as advanced as Magicians.

Furthermore, the precision with which Magicians manipulate Mind Power with Magic is extremely high, and every use of Magic is a form of training for the Mind. Therefore, at the same realm, a Martial Artist’s spirit is far from being as strong as that of a Magician.

"By the way, Master, did that Old Bastard Wu Mu die?"

Ye Fan released his Mind Power, unable to sense Wu Mu’s aura, and blurted out in surprise.

Although he knew that the Crimson Golden Crown would likely attack Wu Mu, he had lost consciousness earlier and had not seen Wu Mu being killed.

"He’s dead. That mysterious Crimson Golden Crown inside you emitted a beam of light that directly destroyed his spirit, causing him to fall from the sky. I doubt even his corpse is intact," Chu Xuanji said, secretly marveling at the terrifying power of the Crimson Golden Crown and understanding why Yan viewed the aura it emitted with apprehension.

With the power of that one strike from the Crimson Golden Crown, even Yan, who is ranked first on both the Divine List and the Dragon Ranking, would definitely not be able to withstand it!

"Good that he’s dead. Otherwise, with his strength and possessing the top-grade High-level Magical Artifact, the Soul Summoning Banner, if he wanted to cause serious trouble, even the Yanhuang Organization would have a headache," Ye Fan said with some trepidation. Just now, if the Crimson Golden Crown hadn’t appeared in time, not only would he have died, but Wu Mu could have escaped easily after killing him.

"Indeed."

Chu Xuanji felt somewhat lamentful. He originally thought that dealing with Wu Mu would be easy, but he hadn’t expected Wu Mu to be able to refine a top-grade High-level Magical Artifact, nor had he expected Wu Mu to break through to the Peak of Gang Qi during the battle.

"Heh, after all this, Ku Rong actually thinks he can escape!"

As Chu Xuanji finished speaking, Ye Fan’s spirit moved, and he suddenly became aware of Ku Rong’s qi quickly shifting.

"He won’t get away!"

Chu Xuanji let out a cold laugh, reached out to grab Ye Fan’s arm, and then activated the Gang Qi within his body.

As Gang Qi surged forth, Chu Xuanji immediately leaped into the air with Ye Fan, soaring like riding the clouds and cutting through the wind, heading straight towards Ku Rong.

Hm?

Atop Five Saints Mountain, Ku Rong, who had just regained his senses from the shock, intended to sneak away unnoticed, but he suddenly sensed Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan’s qi rapidly approaching and couldn’t help looking back.

Just one look.

And it was enough to make his legs go weak, causing him to collapse onto the ground!

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