Da Xuan Martial Saint

"Pfft."

Wu Gu Marquis was embedded in the rock wall, spewing a mouthful of blood mist, shock evident in his eyes. Yet the Yuan Gang True Essence within him had not been entirely dissipated. Almost instantly, he moved again, raising his long spear towards Chen Mu.

"Earth Shakes and Mountains Sway!"

With his low shout, a hundred feet of Earth Pulse's Power was harnessed by him, causing the empty Stone Cave to churn violently. In an instant, a torrent of mud and rocks surged from all directions, crazily converging and threatening to bury Chen Mu.

Simultaneously, Wu Gu Marquis's figure retreated rapidly towards the distance amidst the surging rocks.

Escape!

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of Chen Mu's newfound status as a Grandmaster and find an opportunity to kill him. But the frightening extent of Chen Mu's strength became apparent; even with the home-ground advantage, Wu Gu Marquis was no match for him. Thus, he naturally wouldn't engage in a fight to the death unnecessarily.

Chen Mu watched the mud and rocks tumbling towards him from all sides, his expression still unchanged. His hands each traced a Cycle Mark, coming together in front of him before being torn forward, the Palm Imprint striking upon the sweeping layer of mud and rocks.

Boom!!

The layers of mud and rocks violently shook, with a clear Palm Imprint surfacing upon them. Countless cracks spread from this imprint, through which the Yuan Gang penetrated, causing the Power of the Earth's Veins flowing within the rock layers to completely collapse!

Chen Mu then stepped forward, his Physique forcefully breaking through layer after layer of mud and rocks, pursuing the fleeing Wu Gu Marquis. Without getting close to his back, Chen Mu had already raised a Short Spear in hand, igniting a flash of lightning.

Evil-Breaking Thunder Spear!

"If you dare to get close to me, you won't be able to leave just because you want to," Chen Mu said, a glint flickering in his eyes. The majestic Yuan Gang True Essence erupted, Solidifying Refinement on the Thunder Spear. This time, it was not the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, but rather all the Yuan Gang Force transformed into Thunder Power.

Previously, when he was in the Six Viscera Realm, Chen Mu had always been unable to unleash the ultimate power of the Evil-Breaking Thunder Spear. But now, he could easily command the Spirit Weapon, and with the mighty infusion of Yuan Gang, the entire Thunder Spear buzzed as if it had come alive, exuding a joyous Spirituality as though it hadn't been wielded with such mastery in countless years.
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The whole Thunder Spear was now bathed in a splendid, illusory light.

Chen Mu seemed to wield a Thunder Arc made of pure lightning, deep purple thunderbolts intertwining, permeating the nearby layers of mud, causing collapse everywhere it touched.

Boom!!!

Accompanied by Chen Mu's thrust of his hand, the brilliant bolt of lightning burst forth, tearing through layers of Earth's Veins with an unstoppable piercing force, soaring through the air and striking directly at the back of the fleeing Wu Gu Marquis!

Among the Five Elements, Wood overcomes Earth!

In the Eight Trigrams, Wind and Thunder are associated with Wood, and Thunder can indeed shatter Earth!

Indeed, this underground was Wu Gu Marquis's home field, the Houtu Domain's Control Power over Earth's Veins was far superior to Chen Mu's. After all, Chen Mu had only mastered the Qiankun Artistic Conception and had yet to create a Domain. Before a Grandmaster specialized in Houtu, he couldn't compete for control over the Power of the Veins, so he had to rely on force to break through the enemy's cunning.

If Wu Gu Marquis moved a hundred feet away underground, Chen Mu might indeed not be able to catch up with him; if the distance was increased, Wu Gu Marquis indeed had the ability to pull him into a prolonged contest. It wasn't that Wu Gu Marquis's power was stronger than the Demon Venerable who died at Chen Mu's hands but rather that the advantage of terrain at this level was much greater than imagined.

The same pinnacle Grandmasters, if fighting above the heavens, Qin Mengjun could easily crush Wu Gu Marquis, but if in the depths of Earth's Veins, Wu Gu Marquis could overwhelm Qin Mengjun. Only on the surface would the two be evenly matched and able to compete.

Therefore,

Wu Gu Marquis, who faced Chen Mu head-on, still had the capability to flee.

But ultimately, he was too close to Chen Mu, and his exchange of blows with Chen Mu had inevitably caused him some damage, affecting his state. Now that he wanted to increase the distance, it was unquestionably too late!

"Thunder Dao Spiritual Weapon?"

Sensing the fluctuations behind him, Wu Gu Marquis's eyelids twitched involuntarily, a sense of foreboding taking hold of his heart.

Houtu was not exactly one of the Five Elements Earth but rather symbolized the Earth Mother, which nurtures all things. It was not as heavily suppressed by Wood or Thunder Attribute, but the problem was that Chen Mu was much stronger than him. With the addition of a Thunder Attributed Spirit Weapon and Wu Gu Marquis's prior injuries, the attack coming at him was almost a matter of life and death!

As soon as he felt the vibration, the Evil-Breaking Thunder Spear had already torn through dozens of feet of mud and shot towards his back, leaving no space to dodge or turn away.

In a moment of crisis,

Wu Gu Marquis could only grit his teeth and swing his long spear, trying to sweep away the incoming Thunder Spear. It collided with the brilliant deep purple thunder, exploding into streaks of lightning.

Amidst the crackling, he felt his hand numb, and the Grandmaster Martial Body's palm could not withstand the impact, tearing at the palm of the hand and letting blood flow. Meanwhile, the brilliant thunder on the Evil-Breaking Thunder Spear continuously collided with the Yuan Gang on his spear, gradually creeping up the weapon.

Crackle, sizzle.

Wu Gu Marquis's eyes turned blood-red in an instant. He activated some Secret Technique, his heart pounding violently, blood surging through his body, stimulating the Yuan Gang True Essence to finally dispel the lightning arc.

Then immediately, he lifted his body, attempting to continue his escape.