Li Mu had anticipated this and, without panic, moved his Divine Thought, causing his figure to vanish from his original spot, along with Miss Xue Er, Crimson Flame, and Little Wa.
The Undying Demon Lord was a Combined Body Realm powerhouse and not to be underestimated; although he had expended most of his power beforehand, it was still somewhat difficult for the Painting World Treasure Mansion to completely suppress him.
To avoid any mishaps, Li Mu sent Miss Xue Er and the others out of the Treasure Mansion Space with a single thought, preparing to deal with him alone with all his strength.
“You all go out first; this battle is not suitable for your intervention!”
Li Mu sent a message to Miss Xue Er and the others, and the next moment, Miss Xue Er and the others were directly sent out of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
At this moment, Lin Maoshan, who was cultivating on the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, sensed the chaotic spiritual power of heaven and earth and felt a tremor in his heart.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered, and he appeared in an exotic space, facing a beautiful woman, a Fire Phoenix, and a giant lizard, all exuding terrifying Auras that made him tremble.
“How could you do this! Bastard, let me in!”
A woman in a white dress, as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, shouted anxiously and eagerly at a green spherical bead.
“Miss Xue Er, don’t worry, Master must have his reasons for doing this,” Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix quickly transformed into human form, pulling Miss Xue Er’s arm, and comforted her.
“That’s right! Master always acts decisively; we just need to wait here, and he will surely be victorious,” the giant lizard also transformed into human form, a burly man with a steady voice, calming Miss Xue Er’s emotions.
Miss Xue Er looked at the two, and the panic in her heart subsided slightly, but she still couldn't completely relax.
“Greetings, Three Junior Martial Uncles!”
Lin Maoshan immediately knew the identities of the three in front of him and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.
The three glanced at Lin Maoshan, not paying too much attention, their gazes fixed on the Painting World Treasure Mansion, waiting for something with heavy hearts.
Seeing this, Lin Maoshan quickly retreated a few steps and waited silently at the side.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu stood floating, his posture tall and straight, a majestic Aura erupting from his body, shedding his usual disguise and revealing his Five Elements Dao Body.
His body emanated five-colored spiritual light, and his long hair was multicolored, like five brilliant rainbows interwoven, dazzling to the eye.
At this moment, Li Mu held a Five Elements Dao Sword, its blade flowing with the power of the Five Elements, gleaming with dazzling light, and a pair of Thunder Wings suddenly unfurled behind him, thunderous power surging, emitting deafening roars.
A small mountain appeared beside him, Myriad Swords chiming in unison, exuding a stable and heavy Aura, as if it could bear the weight of heaven and earth.
His two arms, one was a scorching red, with raging red flames leaping; the other was a cold silver-gray, emanating the might of lightning fire.
Li Mu wore a set of five-colored Dao Armor; each scale seemed to contain the mysteries of heaven and earth, shimmering with brilliant light.
A small white worm perched on his right shoulder, and a small green bell floated beside him, the green small bell exuding a profound Aura, as if it could suppress everything.
Seeing Li Mu’s full-power state, the Undying Demon Lord’s expression involuntarily grew solemn.
He had originally thought this battle would be his guaranteed victory, but at this moment, facing such a formidable stance, his confidence couldn't help but waver.
Within the internal space of this Grotto-Heaven Supreme Treasure, his strength was greatly suppressed; at this moment, even at the Combined Body Realm, he could only unleash the strength of the Void Refining Peak, which was a great weakening for him.
Coupled with the fierce battle with the trial Puppet earlier, he had consumed a large amount of Undying Demon Qi, further reducing his strength.
Facing Li Mu’s powerful Five Elements Dao Body, the Undying Demon Lord couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.
The Undying Demon Lord took a deep breath, calming the turmoil in his heart.
The situation was indeed extremely unfavorable for him now, but as a Demon Lord, he naturally wouldn't easily admit defeat, not to mention that he was only relying on the power of a Dao Artifact to deal with a mere Soul Transformation Cultivator; there was no reason for him to lose.
A ruthless glint flickered deep within the Undying Demon Lord’s pupils; his hands swiftly formed seals, and waves of profound black Qi surged from his body, like a violent torrent, instantly enveloping him.
The Undying Demon Qi rapidly condensed, strengthening the range of the Undying Demon Lord’s Immortal Devil Domain, like an invisible barrier, resisting the omnipresent suppressive force of the Grotto-Heaven Supreme Treasure.
The next moment, the Undying Demon Lord grabbed with his large hand, and a black Demonic Blade materialized out of thin air in his hand.
With the black Demonic Blade in hand, the Undying Demon Lord seemed to have gained endless power; his figure flickered, and he appeared beside Li Mu, ruthlessly slashing down with his blade, the Demonic Blade releasing destructive power, as if to cleave the entire space in two.
However, Li Mu was no ordinary person; he pushed the Time-Space Wheel Sutra to its limits.
A phantom afterimage instantly flashed past; Li Mu used his old trick, unleashing the Divine Ability—Instant Wheel Technique, skillfully dodging the Undying Demon Lord’s certain-kill strike.
Li Mu reappeared beside the Undying Demon Lord, swung the Five Elements Dao Sword in his hand, and unleashed the first form of the Azure Underworld Sword Sutra—Azure Underworld Funeral.
He slashed out with his sword, and a streak of Azure Underworld Sword Qi cut through the sky, heading straight for the Undying Demon Lord’s chest.
The Undying Demon Lord’s expression changed, and he instantly changed his move, holding his blade to block.
With a crisp clang, the blade and sword collided instantly, producing a violent tremor; the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart by this force, the entire area twisted, and heaven and earth shook.
Although the Undying Demon Lord blocked in time, the power of the Azure Underworld Sword Qi was still not to be underestimated; the aftermath instantly caused subtle cracks to appear on his Immortal Demon Armor.
By the time he swung his blade to counterattack, Li Mu’s figure flickered, having already used the Divine Ability—Instant Wheel Technique, and vanished again.
Demonic Qi surged around the Undying Demon Lord, and the wounds on his Immortal Demon Armor healed, returning to their original state.
With a ferocious look in his eyes, the Undying Demon Lord stared at Li Mu’s landing spot, a hint of ruthlessness flashing, his figure following like a shadow, turning into a black line that followed closely.
With a whoosh, the Undying Demon Lord’s Demonic Blade slashed through the position where Li Mu had appeared.
With a thud, ‘Li Mu’s’ body was cut in half at the waist, and a section of broken wood appeared.
“Five Elements Avatar Technique!” Seeing this, the Undying Demon Lord’s eyes flashed with a hint of disgust, as if he recalled the past scene of old and new grievances, which filled him with rage.
The Undying Demon Lord looked up at his surroundings and immediately locked onto Li Mu’s true position.
Being inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu was well aware of the Undying Demon Lord’s movements.
He preemptively used the Five Elements Dao Technique—Wood Elemental Avatar Technique, and his true body appeared to the Undying Demon Lord’s right, unleashing the second form of the Azure Underworld Sword Sutra—Azure Underworld Shattered Moon.
The Five Elements Dao Lord released a streak of azure Sword Qi, like shattered moonlight, scattering stars across the sky, the Sword Qi as soft as moonlight yet incomparably sharp.
The Undying Demon Lord’s pupils constricted slightly, sensing the terrifying power contained within this sword strike.
He dared not underestimate it; this was no longer Sword Qi that a Soul Transformation Cultivator could unleash, even the Sword Qi unleashed by Sword Master Feng was merely like this.
Demonic Qi surged out from the Undying Demon Lord again; he gripped his Demonic Blade tightly and fiercely swung it, a black blade light colliding violently with the Azure Underworld Sword Qi.
With a thunderous boom, the blade light and Sword Qi erupted with dazzling brilliance in the air.
The Undying Demon Lord, who was at close quarters, was shaken back several steps by this force, while Li Mu’s figure swayed but was unharmed.
When he reappeared, he had already put several miles of distance between himself and the Undying Demon Lord.
The Undying Demon Lord reacted and pursued closely, swinging his blade again, and streaks of black blade light poured down on Li Mu like a torrential rain.
However, Li Mu’s figure was erratic, sometimes using the Time-Space Escape Technique, sometimes the Five Elements Escape Technique, and sometimes escaping with his Thunder Wings, like a ghost moving through darkness, easily dodging the Undying Demon Lord’s fierce attacks.
The attacks repeatedly missed, driving the Undying Demon Lord to extreme fury; his eyes were bloodshot, wishing he could pounce and grab him, tear his flesh, and gnaw his bones.
However, Li Mu was like a loach; no matter what Demonic Technique or movement technique the Undying Demon Lord used, he simply couldn't catch him.
“Kid, do you only know how to hide! If you have the guts, face us head-on!” the Undying Demon Lord roared furiously at Li Mu, his voice carrying the Divine Thought of a Combined Body Realm powerhouse, echoing through the Painting World Treasure Mansion Space, attempting to destroy Li Mu’s Divine Sense.
Li Mu had already moved far away, constantly operating the Star Cloud Contemplation Method, maintaining the Divine Thought Divine Ability—Star Soul Domain Transformation, with his Divine Soul transforming into a Star Domain to protect his Divine Soul from being harmed by the Undying Demon Lord’s Divine Soul.
At this moment, Little White also activated its Soul Power and timely rang the soul suppression bell.
The bell sound was clear, carrying powerful Divine Soul power, and instantly suppressed the Divine Thought attack released by the Undying Demon Lord, bouncing it back.
The Undying Demon Lord’s expression changed slightly; he stared at the strange worm on Li Mu’s shoulder, utterly shocked.
This strange worm could actually resist his Divine Thought attack and even generate such a powerful Soul Power attack; it was truly not to be underestimated.
The Undying Demon Lord’s heart sank; he had initially thought he could easily suppress him with Divine Thought attacks, but he never expected this inconspicuous strange worm to turn the tide of battle so much.
“Good, very good! It’s getting more and more interesting!” The Undying Demon Lord was furious; his figure flickered, and his Demonic Qi surged again, like a black tidal wave gushing out.
He no longer relied solely on Divine Thought attacks but mobilized all his strength, preparing to launch a more violent offensive.
Li Mu gazed at the Undying Demon Lord, full of apprehension; his strength was too great.
Even with the Painting World Treasure Mansion suppressing him, and even with Li Mu unleashing all his strength and methods, he dared not confront him head-on, feeling somewhat constrained in the fight.
However, when it was time to fight for his life, it was also time to go all out.
“Kid, you and this strange worm have indeed impressed me,” the Undying Demon Lord’s voice was cold and grim; he stared intently at Li Mu: “But today, you are destined to die!”
As soon as his voice fell, a terrifying Aura erupted from the Undying Demon Lord; the surrounding air seemed to solidify.
The Demonic Blade in his hand hummed lowly, as if responding to his anger and determination.
The Undying Demon Lord was now consumed by rage, deeply aware that Li Mu’s threat was far greater than before.
He resolved to spare no cost, even if it meant exhausting his own Origin power, to completely obliterate Li Mu.
He gripped the Demonic Blade in his hand, his entire body surging with Demonic Qi, and the Demonic Blade swung wildly, like a black raging tide, instantly sweeping across the entire Treasure Mansion Space.
Under the impact of this power, the entire Painting World Treasure Mansion twisted and deformed; the Demonic Qi permeating the space condensed into streaks of dark cracks, like gaping abysses, attempting to devour all life.
Li Mu, within it, felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and fear, but he knew he could not retreat; he had to persevere.
Just then, a dazzling light erupted from the depths of the Treasure Mansion, and a five-colored Spiritual Dragon burst forth, its massive body shimmering with brilliant light.
This was precisely the Treasure Mansion Spirit of the Painting World Treasure Mansion; it seemed to have sensed Li Mu’s crisis and thus stepped forward, letting out an earth-shaking Dragon roar.
As the Dragon roar echoed through the sky, a fierce Five Elements Spiritual Power whirlwind immediately swept through the Treasure Mansion.
This whirlwind engulfed the entire space, furiously suppressing the Demonic Blade Sword Qi released by the Undying Demon Lord.
The five-colored Spiritual Dragon coiled in the air, each of its scales seemingly containing endless power, continuously releasing Five Elements Spiritual Power, forming a fierce confrontation with the Demonic Qi.
Seeing this, Li Mu was overjoyed and immediately fully activated the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
He took out a vast amount of Top-Grade Spirit Stones and high-grade spiritual materials from the nine storage spiritual pearl, which transformed into endless spiritual power, frantically pouring into the Treasure Mansion Spirit.
At this moment, Li Mu was multitasking; while activating the Painting World Treasure Mansion, he also activated Myriad Swords Mountain.
Suddenly, Myriad Swords Mountain seemed to be endowed with life, rapidly expanding, its volume instantly increasing a hundredfold, a thousandfold.
Immediately after, on top of the Sword Mountain, spiritual swords, like awakened spirits, soared into the sky one after another.
Their movements were uniform, like a volley of arrows, directly rushing towards the Undying Demon Lord.
These spiritual swords carved dazzling sword lights in the air, like meteors streaking across the night sky, brilliant and captivating.
Countless spiritual swords gathered, their sword lights interwoven, and in an instant, they formed a gigantic Sword Tornado.
This tornado, carrying sharp Sword Qi, roared as it charged towards the Undying Demon Lord, engaging in a fierce collision with the Immortal Demonic Blade he had released.
For a time, Sword Qi and Devilish Qi intertwined, forming an extremely spectacular confrontation, and the entire Treasure Mansion Space was plunged into an extremely fierce battle.
At the same time, Li Mu’s Thunder Wings behind him suddenly unfurled, as if providing him with endless power, frequently dodging the Demonic Qi invasions released by the Undying Demon Lord.
As Li Mu’s arms swung, the Seventh-Order Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire transformed into a gigantic Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix.
This Fire Phoenix exuded a scorching Aura, devouring the pervasive Undying Demon Qi; each exhalation caused a large amount of Demonic Qi to turn into dust, weakening the damage it caused to the Treasure Mansion Space.
The Seventh-Order Yin Yang Lightning Fire then transformed into a silver-red Thunder Dragon.
The Thunder Dragon coiled in the air, frantically devouring the Undying Demon Qi; each consumption made the Thunder Dragon’s power grow stronger, while also gradually weakening the Undying Demon Lord’s power.
In a blink of an eye, the confrontation between Li Mu and the Undying Demon Lord had reached a fever pitch.
At this moment, the Undying Demon Lord was both shocked and enraged; two highly spiritual Heavenly Fires suddenly appeared, greatly weakening the power of his Immortal Devil Domain and continuously eroding the Origin of his Undying Demon Qi.
“Bastard, die for me!”
The Undying Demon Lord roared, his voice filled with anger and killing intent; Li Mu was the culprit of everything, and only by eliminating him could he escape the current predicament.
The next second, the Undying Demon Lord vanished from his original spot; when he reappeared, he was already above Li Mu’s head, his claws fiercely grabbing down. (End of this chapter)
