Chapter 1658: One Sword Strike, All Heroes Submit
"Have you all finally decided to show your true colors?"
Qin Mu laughed heartily, raising his hand to flip the dining table over. However, the old man and the old woman acted together, pressing down on the table with four hands. Qin Mu exerted force to flip it, but the table didn't budge!
"As long as we're here, Seventh Young Master won't be flipping any tables!"
The old man and old woman smiled faintly, then their faces flushed red. Their four arms creaked and groaned, and they nearly stood up from the force of his lift. Their hearts trembled in unison: "This seventh son of the Miluo Palace has incredible physical strength!"
They were beings who had achieved enlightenment four or five cosmic epochs ago. Even though they were sealed and suppressed here, they still possessed immense power—yet they had almost been lifted by Qin Mu!
Just as Qin Mu was flipping the table, the little girl with pigtails, who had been slurping her meal under the tree, flashed onto the table and pressed the rising tabletop back down.
The girl moved nimbly. Her bowl was empty, and she slammed it down, aiming to cover Qin Mu's face.
"We offered you good fruit, but you wouldn't eat it! Today, you won't get any good fruit!"
A blinding white light filled Qin Mu's vision. The space inside the bowl rapidly contracted, and everything before him began to spin. Even his physical body and primordial spirit started to rotate, as if being pulled into the bowl!
Qin Mu's vertical eye on his forehead opened, and a beam of Hongmeng purple light shot out. With a *ding*, it pierced through all the distorted space and struck the bottom of the bowl.
"You can use divine abilities?"
The girl's arm trembled from the impact, and the bowl was knocked from her hand. She immediately planted her feet on the table and attacked Qin Mu furiously with both hands and feet.
Qin Mu held the table with one hand and raised the other, using only one arm to counter the girl's assault.
His strength was immense, and within a few exchanges, he sent the girl flying off the table.
The girl grunted, shouting, "He can use divine abilities, and his physical body is terrifyingly strong. Be careful!"
*Boom!*
The girl crashed into a massive tree, causing the tree's Dao light and Dao resonance to burst forth in a dazzling display!
Behind Qin Mu, the middle-aged woman sneered, "You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty. Seventh Young Master, you're debasing yourself!"
From somewhere, she produced a wooden mallet used for beating clothes and swung it viciously at the back of Qin Mu's head!
A halo of light erupted behind Qin Mu's head, and chaotic energy surged forth. Within the chaotic energy, a Chaotic Hall stood tall, blocking the mallet with a resounding *clang*!
Opposite Qin Mu, the young butcher named Xiao Shang pulled a knife from the table. The moment the divine blade appeared in his hand, Qin Mu's hairs stood on end!
The greatest threat to him was not the old man, the old woman, the middle-aged woman, or the girl—it was this young man!
These people were trapped within the Great Young Master's seal, their cultivation suppressed, preventing them from using divine abilities. They could only rely on their physical strength.
Each of them had their own method of achieving enlightenment, which made their divine abilities even more powerful. Without access to those abilities, most of their skills were useless. But Xiao Shang was different. His path was unique—he was more like a Butcher, someone who had pushed combat techniques to their absolute limit!
Of course, Xiao Shang hadn't achieved enlightenment through combat techniques. If he had, the Great Young Master's seal couldn't have suppressed him, nor could it have held him back. He would have broken out with sheer physical strength alone.
His combat techniques hadn't reached enlightenment, but his killing intent was so intense it surpassed even the Heavenly Execution and the Mystic Execution Blade. He had likely achieved enlightenment through slaughter, cultivating the Dao of Killing!
Even so, his countless killings, combined with his combat technique cultivation and the Dao of Killing, made him the most fearsome existence in the village!
Even with his cultivation suppressed by the Great Young Master's seal, his strength was enough to threaten Qin Mu!
With the blade in hand, his blood and energy surged violently. Behind him, an eerie vision appeared: billions of corpses floating in a sea of blood!
Within that vision were severed Dao Trees, split Dao Fruits, and the remains of slain enlightened beings—a horrifying sight!
Ignoring the charging pig, Qin Mu flipped his hand, and the Calamity Sword appeared. He swung it horizontally to meet Xiao Shang's descending blade.
*Heavenly Capital Creation Chapter.*
Xiao Shang struck vertically, while Qin Mu struck horizontally.
As this sword stroke was unleashed, everyone present's expressions changed drastically. The old man and old woman immediately stopped holding down the table. With four hands, they attacked Qin Mu simultaneously, their arms flying like a storm!
Even under the table, their four legs kicked wildly at Qin Mu!
As they attacked, five great mineral veins suddenly appeared around Qin Mu: Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji. The five veins pressed down, suppressing the two elders!
On the other side, the girl who had been knocked into the Dao Tree immediately plucked a Dao Fruit. She bit her tongue and sprayed a mouthful of Dao blood onto the fruit. The fruit's power erupted, shooting toward Qin Mu!
As the Dao Fruit flew, a Guixu Abyss appeared, swallowing it whole!
Meanwhile, the pig, now fused into one, stood on its hind legs like a human. Its tusks protruded, its eyes were like bronze bells, and its snout and mouth spewed fire. Its bristles were as sharp as steel needles. It reached out with a massive hand, grabbed a Dao Tree, and smashed it down at Qin Mu!
*Boom!*
Qin Mu remained seated, unmoving. Behind him, the World Tree emerged, its canopy like a vast umbrella, blocking the pig's Dao Tree!
The middle-aged woman moved swiftly, swinging her mallet wildly. But no matter how much brute force she used, the Chaotic Hall always stood in her way, preventing her from getting close!
Qin Mu's sword stroke was like the arrival of the Dao itself, as if a complete Great Dao had unleashed all its potential!
And the potential of that Great Dao was: Chaos splits, Heaven and Earth open!
What is a Dao Sword?
This is a Dao Sword!
All the visions behind Xiao Shang vanished, replaced by a new one!
It was as if Heaven and Earth were splitting apart. A single ray of light divided the sea of blood, and a new world was born within that vast, hazy line!
A blood-red line appeared at his waist.
The Dao might of the *Heavenly Capital Creation Chapter* erupted, sending a violent shockwave in all directions, flinging everyone away!
The Pig Deity planted the Dao Tree, digging in with both feet, pouring all his strength into holding it steady. But the Dao Tree, along with him, was pushed back, carving three deep furrows in the ground.
*Boom!*
He crashed into the house behind him, causing it to collapse.
On the other side, the old man and old woman soared into the air, shouting fiercely. Despite their age, their limbs moved with astonishing speed, breaking the five-vein seal.
They landed separately on two Dao Trees, murderous intent radiating from them. "Lord Shang!" they cried out.
The girl plunged into Qin Mu's Guixu Abyss. Moments later, she flew out, her clothes disheveled, clutching her Dao Fruit. She was sent tumbling by the shockwave before finally stabilizing.
The middle-aged woman held her mallet horizontally in front of her, her feet shuffling backward. The ancient well behind her suddenly erupted with light, the well water turning into Dao liquid and Dao dew, shining like clouds, vast as the sea.
"Lord Shang!" she cried out, her face twisted in anguish. She barely managed to withstand the shockwave and immediately looked toward Xiao Shang.
A thin red line appeared at Xiao Shang's waist, and Dao blood seeped out.
*Tap.*
The blade in his hand suddenly split cleanly in half and fell onto the table, leaving only the hilt in his hand.
The Pig Deity roared, charging forward with heavy steps, sending stones flying and soil churning. His massive frame wielded the Dao Tree, his techniques grand and sweeping as he rushed at Qin Mu!
"Zhu Santong, no!" the old man and old woman shouted from their Dao Trees.
The Pig Deity leaped into the air, swinging the Dao Tree down with all his might!
Qin Mu didn't even look up. His Calamity Sword flashed, *shua shua shua*, meeting the Pig Deity's charge. Blood sprayed through the air. Zhu Santong landed—his front legs in one basin, hind legs in another, head in a third, entrails in a fourth, and his tail neatly sliced off.
Various plates and dishes appeared, the slices evenly arranged.
Qin Mu picked up an empty plate with his other hand, shook his arm, and three Dao Fruits fell into it, one by one.
The Dao Tree crashed to the ground, taking root. Its branches swayed, but the Dao Fruits were gone—cut down by Qin Mu's sword light and placed on the plate.
Qin Mu sheathed his sword, placing the Calamity Sword and its scabbard beside him. He smiled and said, "Everyone, my culinary skills are also quite good. How about I show you a thing or two?"
Zhu Santong's pig head was facing Qin Mu, still alive. He snarled, "Seventh Son of Miluo Palace, even your eldest brother couldn't kill us, or he wouldn't have suppressed us! You don't have the ability either!"
The girl shrieked, "You can use your cultivation, but we can't! Beating us like this doesn't count! If you had the guts, release us and fight fair! I could beat you to death with one hand!"
The middle-aged woman rushed to Xiao Shang, checking his body. Xiao Shang touched his stomach and shook his head. "No serious injury. Just a cut on the skin. He held back."
His gaze was strange as he looked at Qin Mu.
That sword stroke of Qin Mu's was truly terrifying. It had directly broken through his strongest killing move and even split his enlightenment blade in two!
Yet when the sword passed across his waist, the force had been restrained, and Qin Mu hadn't delivered a killing blow.
If Qin Mu had let the sword's power fully erupt, he would have been split in two. In an instant, he would have experienced the five stages of Chaos, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji, transforming into a world—his body dead, his Dao extinguished!
The old man and old woman nimbly slid down from their Dao Trees to check his injuries. Finding nothing serious, they breathed sighs of relief.
Zhu Santong's pig head rolled its eyes on the table, unable to move its skull to see Xiao Shang. It called out, "Old Freak, what's wrong with Xiao Shang? Did that bastard kill him? I'll fight him to the death!"
The old man said, "He's fine. His injuries aren't as bad as yours."
The pig head relaxed, its pig eyes wide as it stared at Qin Mu. "Damn it, so I'm the most injured! Seventh Son of Miluo Palace, how did you do that? Why can't I recombine?"
Qin Mu picked up his chopsticks and reached for a slice of pig ear. The middle-aged woman quickly said, "Young Master, don't eat that. Zhu Santong has cultivated an indestructible Dao body. If you eat any part of him, he'll take shape inside you and cause havoc in your stomach."
Qin Mu put the pig ear back and set down his chopsticks, surprised. "He has that kind of ability? I left sword Dao wounds in his injuries to prevent him from recombining. Could he still take shape inside my stomach?"
The pig head said smugly, "Your old man's skills aren't something a little brat from Miluo Palace can understand! Your old man..."
Qin Mu's expression darkened. He grabbed the Calamity Sword's scabbard, his face turning grim.
The old man quickly sat down, laughing. "Seventh Young Master of Miluo Palace, please be magnanimous. Don't lower yourself to the level of this pig. Put the sword away, please."
The pig head sneered, "Old Freak, why are you afraid of him? Even the Great Young Master couldn't kill us..."
Qin Mu snorted. Suddenly, his aura shifted. Sitting there, he became like a Stele!
In this world, only one Stele was missing. Now, Qin Mu's Hongmeng energy transformed into Hongmeng runes, perfectly filling that gap. Everyone's expressions changed drastically!
The five people and the pig were pulled backward by a terrifying force. The next moment, they all vanished!
Qin Mu stood up and looked outside the village. There, the surfaces of the Steles were like mirrors. The old man, the old woman, the girl, the middle-aged woman, Xiao Shang, and Zhu Santong—all were embedded in the mirrors, unable to move.
Zhu Santong was still dismembered, his body incomplete.
Apart from Qin Mu, the only one in the village not absorbed into the Steles was the paralyzed man lying on the bed in the house.
"The Great Young Master inherited the legacy of the Miluo Palace Master, but I also have some understanding of his Stele array. Subduing you isn't difficult for me."
Qin Mu dispersed the Hongmeng rune sequence within him and said, "Everyone, can we talk properly now?"
The people were released from the mirror surfaces of the Steles, stepping down with lingering shock and uncertainty.
"What does Seventh Young Master want to discuss?" the old man asked.
Qin Mu took out the Taiyi Geographic Map and asked, "Have any of you seen this kind of geography?"
The old woman and old man examined it for a long time, then shook their heads. "We've been suppressed for several cosmic epochs. We haven't seen this map."
The middle-aged woman and the girl also shook their heads.
Xiao Shang suddenly spoke up. "I've seen it. This is a map of the Dao Tree distribution in the Ultimate Void of the Sixteenth Epoch."
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—Today is the college entrance exam. Best of luck to all fellow cultivators crossing the tribulation!