Chapter 42: Taking Down Three in a Row

Mu Zun hovered in the air, light as a swallow, tracing a blue trail as he flew swiftly. The Dimension Ball was naturally with him.
The four high-ranking Soul Immortals sent by the Yuwen family headed to their respective targets: Yuwen Ning went to the Blue Spirit Palace in the east of the Jade Beast Sky Forest, Yuwen Shuyu went to the White Snow Mountain in the west of the same forest, Yuwen Chuke went to the Tianyi Sect west of the White Snow Mountain, and Yuwen Henglin went to the Jade Dan Sect west of the Tianyi Sect’s headquarters.
Thus, after learning of the Yuwen family’s plan, Qu Yi first followed Yuwen Ning and then headed west to ambush Yuwen Shuyu, Yuwen Chuke, and Yuwen Henglin, aiming to kill all four leaders of the Yuwen family.
Now, Mu Zun’s goal was to rush to the White Snow Mountain and ambush Yuwen Shuyu.
After crossing the Jade Beast Sky Forest, Mu Zun arrived above a towering stone peak when the Artifact God transmitted a message: “Mu Zun, that Yuwen Shuyu is in the northwest, ten thousand miles away.”
With Qu Yi’s current soul realm as a lower-ranking Soul Immortal, the Artifact God’s perception range was equivalent to that of a Earth Soul Immortal. Naturally, its range far exceeded that of Yuwen Shuyu, a Human Soul Immortal, ensuring it could detect Yuwen Shuyu without Yuwen Shuyu being able to sense the Artifact God at all.
Upon hearing this, Mu Zun immediately scanned the surroundings, captured an Eagle-Wing Swallow in the Divided Spirit stage, and implanted a soul shackle on it. Then, Mu Zun entered the Dimension Ball, while the Eagle-Wing Swallow, carrying the Dimension Ball reduced to dust, flew toward Yuwen Shuyu under Mu Zun’s guidance.
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Yuwen Shuyu, a high-ranking Soul Immortal of the Mu family, had always been a prominent figure within the Yuwen family.
This time, clan leader Yuwen Qitian, determined to eradicate the Xiyang Alliance once and for all, chose the people he trusted most. Yuwen Shuyu had always been one of Yuwen Qitian’s favorites, as he had performed excellently in almost every task before.
Now, dressed lightly and with a handsome appearance, Yuwen Shuyu arrived at a mountain peak, gazing at the green forests stretching below.
“The Xiyang Alliance—just a small faction. Do they think by uniting they can compete with us, powerful forces that have existed for hundreds of thousands of years? This appearance of the Xiyang Alliance may cause trouble for our Yuwen family, but once it’s dealt with, it will also give us an opportunity to showcase our strength. Let’s play this game slowly,” Yuwen Shuyu said with a faint smile.
Clearly, Yuwen Shuyu was confident in eliminating the Xiyang Alliance.

At that moment, an Eagle-Winged Swallow flew in from the sky. Unfazed by Yuwen Shuyu, the Soul Immortal, it headed straight for him with the intent to kill him with a single claw strike.
“Hmph! A demon beast at the Diversion Stage dares to defy my authority? Die!” Yuwen Shuyu’s eyes sharpened as he shouted coldly.
In an instant, he drew a green wooden sword from his hand, from which the essence of the Wood Element radiated intensely. He swung the sword, sending a green sword aura toward the Eagle-Winged Swallow.
The Eagle-Winged Swallow was merely a demon beast at the Diversion Stage, five levels below a Soul Immortal—how could it resist? As the sword aura approached, the entire space was enveloped by the Wood Element domain. The Eagle-Winged Swallow was instantly frozen in midair before being reduced to nothingness by the sword aura, not even leaving a trace of blood mist.
“The Xiyang Alliance, this is what awaits you if you follow in the footsteps of this Eagle-Winged Swallow,” Yuwen Shuyu said coldly as he sheathed his sword.
Suddenly, from the space where the Eagle-Winged Swallow had died, a man appeared—it was Mu Zun.
As soon as Mu Zun appeared, he took out a mid-tier immortal artifact, the Wind-Controlling Drum, and struck it with his right hand, producing four loud beats.
The strongest strike of the Wind-Controlling Drum consisted of four beats. Wherever the drum sounds reached, independent square spaces formed in that area, filled with soul-trapping melodies.
“You…” Before Yuwen Shuyu could figure out how Mu Zun had arrived, he was attacked and let out a surprised cry.
Those independent square spaces surrounded Yuwen Shuyu, and the soul-trapping melodies penetrated his Soul Flower, aiming to destroy it completely.
“Ah!”
Yuwen Shuyu couldn’t help but scream in terror. Mu Zun’s attack equaled the power of a first-star Earth Soul Immortal—something Yuwen Shuyu could no longer resist on his own.
Yet, Yuwen Shuyu wasn’t willing to give up his life so easily.
“Primordial Body, unleash the essence of the immortal core! Soul Flower, use the Soul Protection Escape!”
With a loud shout, Yuwen Shuyu’s entire body exploded. The Wood Element primordial energy surged throughout the space, shattering those square spaces. His Soul Flower also took advantage of the explosion’s force to fly away in search of a new host body.
As the explosion echoed, Mu Zun disappeared immediately, entering his Dimensional Sphere. It wasn’t until the explosion’s fury subsided that he reappeared, his face filled with anger.
Clearly, he was displeased because he hadn’t killed Yuwen Shuyu with a single strike.

“Mu Zun, there’s no need to blame yourself. Although Yuwen Shuyu’s soul has escaped, it hasn’t gone far. His Soul Flower has already entered the body of a demonic beast, the Golden-Footed Blue Ox,” the Artifact God suddenly said.
The Artifact God’s sensing range reached the level of a Earth Soul Immortal, allowing him to constantly monitor the movements of Yuwen Shuyu’s Soul Flower.
Mu Zun’s eyes lit up. He immediately flew swiftly and, following the Artifact God’s guidance, arrived by a stream in a forest, where there was indeed a Golden-Footed Blue Ox, at only the middle stage of its tribulation cultivation.
“Yuwen Shuyu, you can’t escape,” Mu Zun said with a faint smile.
Soon, Yuwen Shuyu’s Soul Flower emerged from the Golden-Footed Blue Ox’s body. That blue Soul Flower, already taking on the shape of a bloom, trembled as it faced Mu Zun.
“Who are you? Why are you attacking me?” A celestial consciousness from Yuwen Shuyu’s soul spoke.
Mu Zun took out the Wind-Controlling Drum again and smiled faintly, “You don’t need to know.”
With that, the Wind-Controlling Drum sounded once more. A Wood element domain was instantly formed, trapping Yuwen Shuyu’s Soul Flower, which was then crushed. Only when the soul died could Yuwen Shuyu be considered truly dead.
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Mu Zun returned to the Dimensional Sphere, looking displeased.
“Haha, Mu Zun, your strength is still not enough. Watch my performance,” said Shui Zun with a smile at that moment.
Mu Zun’s sharp gaze immediately shot toward Shui Zun.
Shui Zun laughed heartily, then left the Dimensional Sphere. Like a phantom, he carried the sphere toward the headquarters of the Tianyi Sect. His target was Yuwen Chuke.
Two days later, Shui Zun arrived at the top of a Yellow Stone Peak. He received a reminder from the Artifact God and learned where Yuwen Chuke was. Like Mu Zun, he also found a demonic beast, an eagle with two heads, and asked it to fly with the Dimensional Sphere toward Yuwen Chuke, while he entered the sphere himself.
At that time, Yuwen Chuke was flying in the air when she noticed an eagle with silver feathers and a majestic body on a mountain ahead. She liked it at first sight.
Yuwen Chuke immediately flew toward the mountain. With a palm strike from her right hand, a blue stream of celestial energy erupted, forming a Water element domain that trapped the eagle.
“Hehe, this eagle has already reached the Great Vehicle stage. With just a little Origin Stone, I can quickly evolve it into a Human Soul Immortal,” Yuwen Chuke said cheerfully as she landed on the peak.
Just as she released the domain and reached out to touch the eagle, something unexpected happened.

Shui Zun suddenly appeared, his mid-grade immortal artifact, the Water Dividing Pot, already in motion. Ten huge blue water dragons roared out simultaneously, linking end to end to form a ring of water that instantly encircled Yu Wen Chuke.
“You are…” Yu Wen Chuke hadn’t had time to react and instinctively spoke.
As the ten water dragons enclosed Yu Wen Chuke, they immediately dispersed and exploded. These were ten water dragons at the level of one-star Earth Soul Immortals, exploding all at once. With Yu Wen Chuke’s cultivation as a higher-ranked Soul Immortal, he had no way to resist.
Cries of pain echoed. Yu Wen Chuke had completely disappeared.
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Shui Zun returned to the Dimensional Sphere and went to Mu Zun’s side, smiling and saying, “Mu Zun, did you see? I eliminated Yu Wen Chuke with just one strike.”
Mu Zun sat on the ground, biting his lower lip tightly, eyes closed, ignoring Shui Zun.
At that moment, Tu Zun also came over, smiling and saying, “Mu Zun, don’t fall asleep. You should also watch my performance.”
Mu Zun shot Tu Zun a sharp glance again.
Tu Zun laughed heartily, stepped out of the Dimensional Sphere, drew a yellow line in the air, and flew swiftly with the sphere. Their destination was the headquarters of the Jade Pill Sect. Tu Zun’s target was Yu Wen Henglin.
Around the headquarters of the Jade Pill Sect were numerous medicinal peaks, each covered with a large number of spiritual herbs.
On one of these peaks, a burly man with a cold expression scanned the surrounding peaks.
“The Jade Pill Sect, as a pill-making sect, should just focus on making pills. Why must you get involved in the struggles between major forces? It takes tens of thousands of years for a pill-making sect to thrive, and now it’s about to be destroyed—what a pity,” the man murmured.
Of course, this man was Yu Wen Henglin.
Just as Yu Wen Henglin was expressing his sorrow, a speck of dust flew through the air and landed beside him. Suddenly, Tu Zun appeared, holding his mid-grade immortal artifact, the Earth Penetrating Shuttle, and infused it with Earthly Immortal Energy. The shuttle’s speed soared instantly as it pierced into Yu Wen Henglin’s body.
Yu Wen Henglin reacted quickly, but no matter how fast he was, it was no match for the speed of the Earth Penetrating Shuttle at one-star Earth Soul Immortal level. As he tried to dodge, he found a hole in his chest, and his Earthly Immortal Energy scattered uncontrollably.
Tu Zun didn’t say much. He recalled the Earth Penetrating Shuttle and immediately pierced through Yu Wen Henglin’s head.
Extremely brutal.
Undoubtedly, Yu Wen Henglin was filled with terror from start to finish. Without even resisting, he was killed.

Tu Zun smiled gently, took Yuwen Henglin’s space ring, and immediately entered the Inch Realm Ball.
“Mu Zun, where are you?”
As soon as Tu Zun returned to the Inch Realm Ball, wanting to show off to Mu Zun, he found him nowhere and called out in disappointment.
Qu Yi, Jin Zun, and Shui Zun all laughed knowingly.