The pressure enveloping Chen Mo instantaneously dissipated, and the next second, Lu Sheng suddenly felt his body become heavy, as if he wanted to kneel.

"This is..."

Lu Sheng's pupils narrowed slightly, because he sensed a familiar aura from Chen Mo's body.

An aura originating from the same source as the Spirit Burning Profound Skill.

Chen Mo's aura surged again.

That's right, he employed the Divine Burning Technique.

This was an advanced version of the Spirit Burning Profound Skill.

And as his Power increased, Chen Mo vaguely discovered that he could also mobilize the Power of the Heavens and Earth.

If there were a true First-Grade Martial Artist present, they would realize that after Chen Mo used the Divine Burning Technique, he was nearly reaching the threshold of the Celestial Human Realm.

The First-Grade Martial Artist, also called the Celestial Human Realm, is rumored to be able to merge with the Heaven and Earth Dao, and manipulate Innate Spiritual Qi, achieving flight.

Moreover, reaching this level, lifespan increases, and no longer remains an ordinary mortal body.

Feeling the immense pressure from Chen Mo's body, Lu Sheng's heart immediately sank a bit, filled with fear.

"Impossible, how could you know the Spirit Burning Profound Skill? Hui Cheng clearly told me the old man hadn't taught this Secret Technique to him and Chang En, it must be false, it has to be false..."

Blue veins popped on Lu Sheng's face, and his eyes were bloodshot as his figure exploded at full speed, holding a golden Long Halberd, charging towards Chen Mo.

Chen Mo held a saber in his right hand, ready to deal with Lu Sheng.

Suddenly.

As Lu Sheng rushed to within about a zhang of him, Chen Mo leaped up, landing on a rooftop several zhang away the next second.

Lu Sheng's Lightweight Skill was also excellent, as his burst landing didn't even break the rooftop.

Landing on the rooftop, Lu Sheng leapt again, several zhang high, running towards the distance.

That's right, Lu Sheng fled.

The previous maneuver was just a Blinding Technique.

After Chen Mo's strength surged again, Lu Sheng knew he wasn't his opponent, so his real intention was to escape.

After all, if a Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist wants to flee, especially after gaining some distance, it's very hard to catch them.

Chen Mo didn't chase, watching Lu Sheng quickly disappearing, he frowned slightly.

"Bang..."

The next second, he exerted force with both feet, his calves sinking half a foot into the ground, then his whole body leapt up like a human rocket, reaching nearly ten zhang high.

The entire Prime Minister's Mansion was fully visible to him at this moment.

As he was about to descend, Chen Mo's right hand made a gripping motion, and the purple Great Sun transformed into a stream of energy, forming a Longbow in his hand, its bow body surrounded by purple flames.

Chen Mo quickly drew the bowstring.

And in the instant he drew the bowstring, an Arrow made of condensed purple flames appeared between the bowstring and the bow body.

Chen Mo used the Sun-Shooting Arrow, locking onto Lu Sheng below, then released his fingers.

"Swoosh..."

A piercing whistle, as the flaming arrow pierced through the dense rain curtain, shooting straight at the fleeing Lu Sheng's back.

...

Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yue Ruyan had already led troops to the nearest street to the mansion, able to see the field of corpses outside.

Suddenly, she noticed the originally freely falling raindrops were accelerating into rain arrows in the direction of the mansion, hitting the armor with a clatter.

Following secretly behind her, Nalan Yiren noticed the change in the world around them, and the heavenly might emanating from within the Prime Minister's Mansion, a look of shock appeared in her eyes.

If she remembered correctly, this seemed to be the aura only recorded in ancient books about the Celestial Human Realm?

The next instant, her heart sank, thinking Lu Sheng had already broken through to the First Grade Celestial Human Realm, wouldn't that mean that Chen Mo might be in dire straits.

Just as she worried about Chen Mo's safety.

A silhouette suddenly appeared in the air above the mansion's gate, with an expression of fear, as if escaping.

Suddenly, a purple flame rapidly rushed from the sky, piercing into Lu Sheng's back.

Lu Sheng stiffened in mid-air, and the next moment, the entire purple flame driven arrow pinned him into the ground, after struggling a few times, he ceased movement.

Looking at Lu Sheng laying not far in front, Yue Ruyan's cold face flashed with suspicion, then she cautiously approached to inspect.

Moments later, her expression changed, discovering that Lu Sheng was actually dead.

Although she didn't know exactly what happened, worrying about Chen Mo's safety, she ordered people to guard the area, and quickly rushed towards the mansion.

...

Prime Minister's Mansion, at the eye of the array.

[Supplement Innate Spiritual Qi times +1, Purple Sun Transformation Skill experience +1.]

[Supplement Innate Spiritual Qi times +1, Purple Sun Transformation Skill experience +1.]

[...]

With the Divine Power dissipated, Chen Mo sat without a care amidst the chaos and wetness, letting the rain pour over him, wearing a face of bliss.

With the Soul Devouring Array present, the nearly depleted Innate Spiritual Qi in Chen Mo's dantian was quickly replenished.

And the boosting effect of the Divine Burning Technique hadn't yet faded, Chen Mo only felt an invincible arrogance.

He opened the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 24.]

[Cultivation Technique: Purple Sun Transformation Skill (Perfection 46800.9/300000).]

[Realm: Divine Transformation (Second Grade).]

[Power: 7230.]

[Skills: Great Sun Qi Slash (Intermediate 153866/6000000), Sun-Shooting Arrow (Basic 893591/1000000), Divine Burning Technique (Basic 90023/100000), Cloud Traveling Step (Perfection 15231/50000), Snake Swallowing Technique (Perfected, breaks Tier upon reaching First Grade), Esoteric Dual Refining Technique (Intermediate 9/1000).]

After a quick glance, Chen Mo absorbed with even more greed.

To accelerate the absorption rate, Chen Mo also fully activated his Cultivation Technique.

However, at this moment, he could vaguely sense the vibrations were not as strong.

If Chen Mo were outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, he would feel the city's Innate Spiritual Qi quickly depleting.

The city's greenery had all withered away.

Even many innocent civilians died in the earthquake caused by the Soul Devouring Array.

When Yue Ruyan found him, the experience for the Purple Sun Transformation Skill had reached fifty thousand.

"Are you... alright?" Yue Ruyan looked at the collapsed study, the severed limbs and remains scattered around, and Chen Mo's body covered in blood, her eyes couldn't help but redden slightly, she thought something had happened to Chen Mo, her delicate body trembling slightly.

"Don't cry, it's fine, it's all somebody else's blood."

Seeing Yue Ruyan like this for the first time, Chen Mo felt warm in his heart, showing a smile on his face.

The two of them belonged to a "political marriage," a semi-forced one at that.

But now, the two of them truly had feelings for each other, a genuine connection of hearts.

Upon hearing this, Yue Ruyan sighed in relief, but still not completely reassured, she walked over to check.

The blood had already stained Chen Mo's robes, and no amount of rainwater could wash it away, coupled with Chen Mo sitting there, his hair disheveled, still catching his breath, without holding his weapon.

Anyone who saw him like this would think something was wrong.

After confirming he had no visible injuries, Yue Ruyan finally relaxed, feeling the intense Innate Spiritual Qi in the area, she asked, "What is this?"

"This is?"

Though still concerned, Yue Ruyan was also curious about the dense Innate Spiritual Qi, she said: "What's this?"

Chen Mo pulled Yue Ruyan to sit and let her absorb too.

Yue Ruyan shook her head, instead leaving the formation, and then quickly hurried towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Uh, we have proper business to attend to, maybe later." In truth, at the moment he thought Yue Ruyan would blush, but she merely nodded in agreement, expressing genuine feelings.

For now, he hid his thoughts and focused on recovering his strength.

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