"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

"I didn’t expect the strength of the Great Yu Court to be so strong. They actually managed to force the White Lotus Sect to this extent?"

On a large rock on a hillside far from the battlefield, stood a burly middle-aged man.

His muscles were bulging, about eight feet tall, with bronze-colored skin, and his pupils were a strange apricot yellow, emitting a beast-like light.

Oddly enough, the clothes on him weren’t ordinary clothes but made out of various animal skins, with peculiar patterns painted on his face.

He looked just like a beast that had walked out from the Barbaric World.

"Is that man... the Grand General of the Great Yu Dynasty, Xu Mujun?"

The man marveled, "I’ve been living secluded in the Wilderness Valley for decades, always hearing about him. I thought to come out and stretch a bit, and unexpectedly encountered him here?"

"Heh heh heh, that seductive old hag of the White Lotus really kicked a steel plate this time, huh."

"Xu Mujun... His martial arts cultivation could reach such a level, beyond Innate... no, not an ordinary Innate!"

With burning eyes, he spoke excitedly, "Such might, able to use personal Divine Thought... no, it’s not Divine Thought, this is will! A martial artist’s will!"

"Using a martial artist’s will to induce changes in Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, extending to Heaven and Earth Rules... being able to use one’s spirit to induce Heaven and Earth Rules, this is something not even ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators can do."

"To think martial arts... could reach such a degree?"

"Hahahaha..."

Laughing loudly, the man said, "Coming down the mountain this time, it was certainly worth the trip!"

"Old Zhao Xizheng, writing to me to come down to the Great Yu Court, unexpectedly gave me such a big surprise!"

"Xu Mujun..."

He stared intently at Xu Mujun with an excited smile, his four fangs exposed, exuding a chilling gaze.

"Let you serve as my whetstone for stepping into Foundation Establishment!"

"If you can endure, I’ll grant you a great fortune!"

"If not... then die...!"

"Hahahaha..."

Amidst laughter, he took wide strides, rushing toward the battlefield.

...

"Boom boom boom...!"

Flames engulfed, heat rolled, and the massive white flames immediately enveloped Xu Mujun entirely, burning fiercely.

"Hmm!"

The White Lotus Saint Mother snorted coldly, "This flame of mine, refined from the Extreme Cold Flame of the Land of the Far North, nurtures extreme yang with extreme yin."

"A mere mortal, even a martial artist beyond Innate, cannot escape the burning of the White Lotus Sacred Fire!"

"For killing my Saints and forcing my sect to this extent, I shall burn your body to ashes inch by inch, and then destroy the Great Yu Country you loyally defended, hahahaha..."

Amidst her wild laughter, the White Lotus Sacred Fire continued to burn vigorously.

Three white Fire Snakes coiled together, gradually merging, burning wildly.

The entire area within a hundred meters of Xu Mujun’s position was engulfed by the intense flames.

Situations, houses, even weapons and armor, all burned to ashes.

"General!"

"General...!"

Shouts constantly came from the surrounding Dragon Scale Army, but as ordinary soldiers, they simply couldn’t get near so much flame.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the white flames blazed fiercely.

"Open fire!"

"Quickly open fire!"

Only Xie Jiuque reacted, shouting loudly. Many Dragon Scale Army soldiers hurriedly raised their firearms, pulling the triggers toward the White Lotus Saint Mother.

Dozens of bullets shot out, piercing through the air, but they were stopped three inches in front of the White Lotus Saint Mother.

Ripples of white waves kept fluctuating, blocking all the bullets.

"Is this the firearm researched by the Ministry of Industry of the Great Yu Court? Faster and more covert than projectile weapons."

The White Lotus Saint Mother said indifferently, "It’s a pity, without stepping into cultivation, you remain mere mortals."

With a single hand forming a seal, she pushed forward forcefully.

"White Lotus Sacred Fire, go!"

In an instant, the White Lotus Sacred Fire burning fiercely around Xu Mujun swept over again, transforming mid-air into a rain of fire, quickly rushing toward the Dragon Scale Army.

As it shot through the air, it even left clear white marks.

But...

Before this wave of White Lotus Sacred Fire could arrive, a blood-colored sword light slashed straight through, cutting it in half with one strike.

"Pfft!"

The sword light swept through, extinguishing most of the fiercely burning White Lotus Sacred Fire.

And that rain of fire rushing toward the numerous Dragon Scale Army soldiers was also blocked by this sword light.

"General!"

"General!"

"Xu Mujun...!"

The White Lotus Saint Mother’s face changed drastically.

How could it be!

The White Lotus Sacred Fire was burning, how could it not have burned this mortal Xu Mujun to death?

Upon careful inspection, she found the White Lotus Sacred Fire only blurred the blood-colored armor on Xu Mujun.

But as the blood-colored light flowed, the Map of the Realm on the blood-colored armor was actually restoring rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What, what is this thing...?"

The White Lotus Saint Mother exclaimed in shock, then formed another seal with her hands, pressing forward fiercely.

"Boom...!"

In an instant, the giant white lotus floating above Xu Mujun’s head started rotating wildly, pressing down harshly toward Xu Mujun.

"Boom!"

The ground trembled, the white lotus pressed down to ten meters above Xu Mujun’s head.

From Xu Mujun’s line of sight, he could even see the flowing white flames inside the lotus, as well as the clear patterns on the petals.

"Crack, crack crack..."

In an instant, the houses, large trees, boulders, and other objects around Xu Mujun were all crushed, pressed firmly to the ground.

Even some corpses were compressed into a mess of flesh and blood by the white lotus.

"What are you doing, why aren’t you moving to kill him!"

The White Lotus Saint Mother roared angrily, awakening her confused members of the White Lotus Sect, who immediately began shouting ’White Lotus Incarnation’ and charged toward Xu Mujun.

She formed another seal with her hand, and the white lotus glimmered with light, enveloping the charging White Lotus Saints.

This allowed them to charge through the white lotus without being affected, reaching Xu Mujun smoothly.

"You wretched official, meet your end!"

A White Lotus Sect member shouted angrily, swinging a steel sword toward Xu Mujun’s neck.

With a "clang," the steel sword bent, yet Xu Mujun was completely unharmed!

"How is this possible...!"

He exclaimed in shock, and before he could react, Xu Mujun suddenly lifted his foot and kicked out.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, the man was sent flying, along with over ten figures behind him who were knocked down like rolling gourds.

Meanwhile, the blood-colored armor on his body, accompanied by the flow of the blood light, finally fully repaired.

Reaching out and grabbing, a blood-colored long knife gradually formed from the flowing blood light.

The knife was four feet long, shaped like the wings of a wild goose.

With a horizontal slash, the blood-colored Sword Qi erupted, forming a giant blade about a hundred meters long in front of Xu Mujun, slicing through the crowd of White Lotus Sect members.

"Pfft!"

"Ah...!"

"Ah ah ah!"

"My, my stomach!"

"My leg!"

"Save me, Saint Mother... please save me, sob sob sob...!"

Numerous White Lotus Sect members were directly severed at the waist by Xu Mujun’s slash, wailing and collapsing to the ground in tears.

Hundreds of bodies, with only the upper half present, screamed, moving with their hands while clutching desperately at their lower halves.

For a moment, this area was like hell.

And these White Lotus Sect members were all elites, adult males of the sect.

Not a single elder, child, or woman among them!

This single slash utterly terrified the remaining White Lotus Sect members.

Even the White Lotus Saint Mother stood dumbfounded, watching this terrifying and tragic scene.

"How, how could this be..."

"I, I..."

"Rumble...!"

At this moment, a terrifying roar suddenly sounded.

The White Lotus Saint Mother looked up instinctively, only to see a blood-colored figure swiftly approaching from beneath her giant Lifebound Magical Artifact white lotus not far away.

Overflowing with Blood Qi, the imposing aura condensed a massive dragon-like beast shape, charging menacingly toward her.

"Die...!"