The gaze Hong Ya and his companions cast towards Feng Lei was tinged with blame.

Originally, these messy affairs had nothing to do with them.

In fact, they had already decided to throw their lot in with the Earth Blessed Land, to side with Lin Mu.

After all, forces in the Heavenly Realm daring to harbor Blacklist Assassins were scarce, not to mention the Lord of the Blessed Land was adept in myriad techniques, able to enlighten them to ascend to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!

Aboard the Imperial Sky Flying Boat, after Lin Mu’s discourse, they had resolved firmly.

This time, it was Feng Lei who bewitched them.

A Lord of the Blessed Land who had lost all his cultivation level was indeed unbearably tempting.

What moved them even more was the Five-Colored Divine Light Treasure on Lin Mu, which could withstand attacks from a Tribulation-Crossing Ancestor and even heavily injure one!

If they could obtain this treasure, they could vie for opportunities with the Tribulation-Crossing Ancestor.

They could even take the treasure to other continents and pillage several Holy Lands without issue!

Thus, once Feng Lei suggested it, everyone was tempted.

The originally foolproof plan had now gone awry.

Though the Lord of the Blessed Land had indeed lost his cultivation level, the enigmatic Star Path provided protection, making it impossible for them to strike.

Wait?

Did they dare to wait?

What if Lin Mu emerged from the Star Path having restored all his powers, wouldn’t they be ensnared?

But if they didn’t wait, they would be giving up the chance to ascend to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, gaining nothing in return!

The six Blacklist Assassins, Hong Ya, the Black and White Fiends, still had options, even if they had to resort to becoming assassins once more.

Other first-class Sect Masters and Elders, however, were more pitifully deceived!

They not only relinquished the opportunity to ascend, but their sects would suffer as well.

They themselves would have to stay far from the Barbarian Continent.

As long as Lin Mu remained alive, they dared not return to the Barbarian Continent!

The Sect Master of the Five Elements Divine Sect and the Sect Master of the Destruction God Sect laughed manically, even to the point of frenzy.

They gambled and won!

In the moment of decision, they were truly gambling!

Gambling that Lin Mu wouldn’t die so easily!

Imagining if Lin Mu were killed, the Jinchen sisters wouldn’t be harmed, and with Kuang Jin’s formidable combat prowess, he wouldn’t either.

Ultimately, if Feng Lei and the others sought to kill afterward, their target would be these two sect masters.

They were practically gambling with their lives!

Fortunately, they won this round!

As long as Lin Mu rises again, those aligned with him would inevitably become trusted aides!

The benefits gained would undoubtedly exceed those before!

Just consider this: During the two-month flight of the Imperial Sky Flying Boat, Lin Mu’s discourse lasted only seven days!

If Lin Mu discoursed for two months, imagine how vast their gain would be!

The two almost saw an infinitely bright future ahead!

At that moment, they looked at Feng Lei and those around him as if watching a band of fools.

They lost the chance to ascend to the Tribulation-Crossing stage and gained nothing!

Hong Ya, the Black and White Fiends, along with three others, practically turned and left without hesitation!

Being Blacklist Assassins at heart, once they lost the opportunity, leaving was the only option!

As the six departed, Feng Lei and the rest nearly erupted in curses.

When Feng Lei and his group thought of leaving, they realized escape was impossible!

In total, there were twenty-two at the Peak of Integration.

Excluding the neutral Mu Bo and the departing six of Hong Ya, Feng Lei’s faction had seven members, whereas Lin Mu’s faction numbered eight!

Added with Zhu Xinglin, Supreme Sect Master of the Star Divine Sect, it was nine versus seven!

Not to mention over a dozen Late-Stage Integration members watching hungrily.

Feng Lei and his seven were trapped!

"Kill!"

The tides turned instantly, and the Bloodthirsty Old Demon and others charged fiercely at Feng Lei’s group!

Mu Bo stood afar, quietly observing the chaos.

"Damnit! Grandpa was right; I’m a good-for-nothing destined for mediocrity!"

Mu Bo, gifted among prodigies, held a high status both in the family and Holy Lands.

Yet his grandfather, Mu Family’s Tribulation-Crossing Ancestor, thought little of him.

This time, it was his grandfather who sent him to the Barbarian Continent.

He used to be defiant, believing himself to be a gifted protagonist of destiny.

But undergoing these events, he suddenly discovered a fatal flaw in his character.

Unlike the gambling Sect Master of the Five Elements Divine Sect or the greed-driven Feng Lei of the Barbarian Continent’s wild grasses.

Though born of the Holy Tribe, he lacked spirit!

Either kill Lin Mu or protect Lin Mu, a binary choice.

His indecisive stance was the most foolish.

"Kill!"

With a howl, Mu Bo charged at Feng Lei!

Though late, it counted as a move, and perhaps the Blessed Land’s Lord would spare him afterward?

With this thought, Mu Bo threw himself into the fight.

"Mu Bo! Curse your ancestors!"

Feng Lei cursed loudly.

Nine against seven, their chance of escape was slim, and Mu Bo’s intervention snuffed out the final hope.

Kuang Jin, Bloodthirsty Old Demon, Mu Bo, and Great First Seat Miao Qing, all were slightly stronger than them.

If it weren’t so, Kuang Jin and the others couldn’t have faced their greater numbers earlier.

Now, teamed up with four strong allies, in numerical advantage, they battered Feng Lei’s group severely.

This is without invoking the Tribulation Talisman, otherwise casualties might have already occurred.

"Kuang Jin! We were wrong! For the sake of persistent cultivation, give us a chance!"

Feng Lei screamed hysterically.

Kuang Jin murmured, "Betrayers of the World Master, die!"

Feng Lei’s face contorted viciously, "Don’t force me! I’m willing to go down fighting! Before I die, I’ll drag one of you with me!"

His eyes were bloody red.

If time could reverse, he would never choose this path again.

Alas, there were no second chances!

At this moment, Great First Seat Miao Qing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Feng Lei, I told you you’re foolish, but you wouldn’t believe it!"

Feng Lei glared angrily at Miao Qing.

Miao Qing sneered, "Have you forgotten my Divine Calculation Celestial Technique?"

With these words, Feng Lei’s expression froze!

This Divine Calculation Celestial Technique was originally Miao Qing’s secret at Jinchen Holy Land and had never been disclosed!

But during Lin Mu’s discourse on the Imperial Sky Flying Boat, Miao Qing couldn’t contain his excitement, and consulted Lin Mu about the Divine Calculation Celestial Technique!

Seeing Feng Lei understood her meaning, Miao Qing’s mocking expression grew ever more intense, "Even I, possessing the Divine Calculation Celestial Technique, didn’t choose betrayal, yet you were blinded by greed, foolish!"

At this moment, not only Feng Lei, but the few others at the Peak of Integration beside him were dumbstruck!

Miao Qing was correct!

Had there been a real chance to overpower Lin Mu, she might have been the first to strike!

Since she hadn’t, how could these people have been so blinded by profit?

"Feng Lei! You’ve doomed us!"

"Feng Lei, you will die a miserable death!"

Feng Lei’s faction at the Peak of Integration openly cursed.

One among them, either utterly despairing or momentarily out of it, happened to be struck squarely by Mu Bo’s calculating beads.

Stumbling, he was then fixed by one great Kuo God Technique from Kuang Jin and slaughtered by a barrage from a dozen Late-Stage Integration members!

Nine against six!

Feng Lei’s side faced near certain death!

As Feng Lei and his few companions steeled themselves for a desperate attack, suddenly a Thunderbolt exploded overhead in the void.

In the next moment, a Thunderbolt apparition appeared before everyone!

"Tribulation-Crossing Ancestor!"

Kuang Jin and the others turned pale.

"Instrument Incarnation!"

Coming from the Central Divine Continent, Mu Bo, with greater worldly knowledge, immediately recognized this was not the actual Tribulation-Crossing Ancestor.