"I knew you had this item." Piao Miaoxu laughed heartily. "Both of my compatriots are now suppressed by you using this item. You came from the Immortal Mansion; how could that person not give you this treasure?"

"Tens of thousands of years ago, this item had already injured me."

"How could I make the same mistake again?"

Her words clearly showed she once greatly feared this item. It must have been An Qixiu who had severely suppressed her with it back then.

"I have transformed my body and fused with this Dark Alien Race..." Piao Miaoxu said with a faint smile. "I've already escaped this item's restraints on Heavenly Demons. It's useless against me now."

"Speaking of which, your saber is indeed a wondrous treasure, exactly as I thought."

"You dared to follow me here. Did that Heroine Yan of yours give you the confidence?"

As she spoke, Piao Miaoxu's aura surged powerfully. "Unfortunately, if she tries to seal this place, she'll be swarmed and attacked by the countless Dark Alien Races that have been sealed here for millennia. She'll be lucky to protect herself. Even if she came to save you, you'd just end up as a pair of ill-fated lovers."

In some sense, Piao Miaoxu was right. Before undoing the seal, she must have gathered information about Heroine Yan, Demoness Mu, Bi You, Xin Lan, and the other veteran Ascension Experts, as well as the activities related to sealing this place. She must have learned they were either in seclusion or recuperating, deciding that was the time to strike.

In the Dark Border, the rules of the Nine Provinces do not apply, and many Divine Power Skills are greatly diminished. Ascension Experts could easily influence the rules here. However, as the outside world changed, so did this place, and the Dark Alien Race within it also transformed. Killing countless members of the Dark Alien Race here wasn't so easy. If they could have been dealt with, it would have happened centuries ago; this place wouldn't have remained sealed for so long.

Therefore, Wang Mu was quite worried about Heroine Yan's current situation, which was one of the reasons he had come here. She had just recovered. If something happened to her again... Although he still had the Yin Yuan Fruit and Pan Yang Peach, such Divine Artifacts might not be as effective on a second use as they were the first time.

The Green Blood Sword hovered in midair, buzzing.

The Divine Sword had a spirit. Although the Green Blood Sword had yet to birth a true Sword Spirit, its spirituality was growing ever stronger.

Once nurtured into a Lifebound Magical Treasure, the emergence of a Sword Spirit was only a matter of time. At the Nascent Soul Stage, Wang Mu should have been able to fully unleash the power of this Taoist-grade Flying Sword Magic Treasure. Yet, in the Eight Desolate Netherworld, it always felt somewhat lacking.

Wang Mu retracted the Demon Suppression God Seal.

Having transformed her body, this Sky Demon Emperor Chen must have used the Shadow Hong Saber to cultivate a special Cultivation Technique, thereby gaining the power of the Dark Alien Race. This was different from when he, as the protagonist in the game, had joined the Dark Alien Race. In the game, the protagonist was converted by the Foreign King through a series of Dark Alien Race methods like sacrifices and transformations. But she had clearly absorbed the blood of the Foreign Clan directly through some special means; the two situations were not comparable at all.

Sky Demon Emperor Chen...

Wang Mu narrowed his eyes as the Green Blood Sword returned to his side. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

He stretched out his hand and clenched his fist in readiness.

"That move again?"

Seeing this, Piao Miaoxu, who was wrapped in countless blood threads, paused for a moment before bursting into laughter. "I remember you used that move to break through that illusory gate back then... You also used it to release me... Now you want to use it to kill me? I'm afraid that's impossible."

Why would Wang Mu overthink it?

Golden light erupted from his fist. Although the radiance was instantly swallowed by the darkness, a continuous stream of light pulsed with a brilliance that evoked the creation of heavens and earth.

He threw a punch.

Wang Mu sensed that his Nascent Soul Stage, full-level Beautiful Fist was no less powerful than the Love Nine Sword Technique he had just used—perhaps even stronger.

Like a golden cannon of light, it blasted through the river-like darkness, reflecting the solemn expression on Wang Mu's face.

The light engulfed the mountain of flesh and sea of blood, and all the blood threads coiling around Piao Miaoxu were obliterated.

Unfortunately, when it struck Piao Miaoxu, a dark barrier blocked it. It only managed to blast out a few drops of blood that splattered onto the ground.

"HAHAHAHA..." Piao Miaoxu threw her head back and laughed. "After all these years, this moment has finally arrived! Back then, I couldn't kill you no matter what. It wasn't because you possessed numerous Divine Skills, but because those women around you were too strong! They always interfered at critical moments."

"Now, you're all alone. Even if I stood right here and let you hit me, you couldn't kill me."

"I have transformed into darkness! Here, you are what I once was!"

"What damned fate! You will still die at my hands in the end!"

Wang Mu remained expressionless.

The Dark Alien Race was indeed a problem. Outside, it wouldn't be so bad. He had easily dealt with that Dark Exotic Beast in the Ancient Snow Forest before. But here... it was troublesome. For instance, trying to use the Ten Thousand Beast Heavenly Tribulation wouldn't even summon thunder. In the darkness, many forms of energy were devoured. The moment they were unleashed, their power would plummet by several levels, sometimes rendering them completely useless. Many rules were no longer effective. Those at a lower Realm couldn't even execute their Magic. The Foreign King from the game took a full year to defeat. According to Ying, Foreign Kings were extremely rare. A millennium had passed since then, and Ying had fallen silent. Who knew how many Foreign Kings had emerged in this darkness during that time? It was unknown how many members of the Dark Alien Race Piao Miaoxu had devoured using the Shadow Hong Saber, or what kind of Divine Skill she had cultivated as a result. Logically, not much time should have passed...