445: Collect all the emperor costumes!

The one letting out the mournful scream was none other than Demigod Xing Kui!

The moment Xiao Shi’s gaze focused on Demigod Xing Kui.

His pupils suddenly constricted.

He clearly saw a pitch-black arm, exuding a terrifying Extinction Origin aura, piercing directly through Demigod Xing Kui’s chest.

It had entered from Demigod Xing Kui’s back and exited from his front!

Moreover, the Extinction Origin aura emanating from this black arm was continuously destroying Demigod Xing Kui’s vitality.

This caused Demigod Xing Kui to let out painful, mournful screams.

Xiao Shi could feel it.

The attack Demigod Xing Kui was currently enduring was extremely fatal!

What shocked him even more… was that the one who attacked Demigod Xing Kui was… Demigod Mu Wen!!

When Xiao Shi witnessed this scene.

His first reaction was that Demigod Mu Wen had been contaminated by the Extinction Origin, which was why he attacked Demigod Xing Kui.

But the next second.

He realized something was wrong!

While the contamination of the Extinction Origin was powerful.

It was not enough to thoroughly contaminate Demigod Mu Wen in such a short amount of time.

Nor was there a situation where Demigod Mu Wen suffered more contamination than him and Demigod Xing Kui.

The contamination they three suffered was equal.

There was no situation where one had more than the other.

Furthermore, although the Extinction Origin could contaminate a Demigod, that was only if the Demigod did not resist.

Once a Demigod exerted effort to clear it, given some time, the contamination could be completely removed.

It was not easy for the Extinction Origin to completely contaminate a Demigod.

Unless these Demigods were somehow restricted and unable to actively clear this contamination, it would be impossible for them to be contaminated so easily.

Therefore.

Xiao Shi could conclude.

Demigod Mu Wen’s action against Demigod Xing Kui was not due to contamination.

“The three of us were contaminated simultaneously before; if we don’t clear the contamination in time, the entire contamination speed will rapidly expand.”

“Therefore, when we suffer contamination, our first reaction must be to immediately begin clearing it.”

“And during the period of our clearing, that is when we are most vulnerable!”

Xiao Shi’s expression was solemn.

Demigod Mu Wen chose precisely this moment to attack Demigod Xing Kui.

This indicated that he had known all along that this was their weakest and most vulnerable moment.

This also meant… Demigod Mu Wen had been plotting this for a long time!!

At this moment, although Demigod Xing Kui, whose body was pierced, did not die immediately, his body was sealed.

All his power could not be unleashed.

He could only continuously let out painful screams.

If this continued.

Demigod Xing Kui’s vitality would continuously drain until he was annihilated and died.

Xiao Shi stared at Demigod Mu Wen with a gloomy expression.

He said in a deep voice.

“Presumably, Demigod Mu Wen is your true body after your rebirth, isn’t he… Martial Emperor!”

Demigod Mu Wen raised an eyebrow.

He was somewhat surprised that Xiao Shi had directly guessed his true identity.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly upwards.

“You are very clever, but unfortunately… you realized a bit too late.”

The other party’s admission caused Xiao Shi’s heart to sink suddenly.

He did indeed realize it a bit too late.

Previously, he had not associated the Martial Emperor’s reborn body with these two Demigod Heavenly Kings.

He thought the Martial Emperor had been reborn into some inconspicuous Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm.

It wasn’t until Demigod Mu Wen suddenly turned traitor at this moment.

Only then did Xiao Shi understand everything.

It was obvious.

The Martial Emperor, after becoming the Blood Sacrifice Upper God’s divine envoy and breaking the condition that he could only be reborn into someone with his bloodline, chose Demigod Mu Wen. Unbeknownst to anyone, he quietly reborn into Demigod Mu Wen’s body.

Subsequently, he had been active on the Tianwu Continent in Demigod Mu Wen’s identity.

He had never shown any abnormality.

It must be said.

The Martial Emperor hid himself extremely well.

No one had ever suspected that Demigod Mu Wen had long been replaced by the Martial Emperor!

Even Xiao Shi, during his interactions with Demigod Mu Wen, had never noticed anything abnormal or amiss about him.

It wasn't until he understood everything at this moment.

Only then did Xiao Shi discover.

Previously, when the Extinction Origin appeared, Demigod Mu Wen had been continuously guiding him and Demigod Xing Kui to plunder the Extinction Origin, deliberately luring them into the trap!

At that time, the reason Xiao Shi did not suspect Demigod Mu Wen was mainly because he felt that as a Demigod, the other party naturally had an irrepressible fervent pursuit of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

Upon seeing an opportunity to advance to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm, he would naturally be extremely eager to seize this opportunity to attempt to break through to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

In reality, everything was within the Martial Emperor's calculations.

The Martial Emperor knew very well.

A Demigod's pursuit of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm was his best cover!

Thus, he set up this trap.

Previously, when he learned that Xiao Shi chose to team up with the two Demigod Heavenly Kings, he had already realized that even if he still had an unexposed identity, it would be difficult to directly kill Demigod Xing Kui and Xiao Shi in a surprise attack.

After all, the three of them were close in strength, all being Demigods.

Even if he attacked them when they least expected it, he could at most injure them, but not directly kill them.

This would only expose his identity.

Moreover, with the fall of Demigod Yao Xi, Demigod Xing Kui had already become a startled bird.

He stayed holed up in his own domain and wouldn't come out.

Even if he wanted to deal with the relatively weaker Demigod Xing Kui first, he wouldn't have the chance.

As long as Demigod Xing Kui remained holed up in his own domain.

He couldn't do anything to him.

Unless he forcibly broke through to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

Therefore… to kill Demigod Xing Kui, he had to find a way to lure Demigod Xing Kui out of his domain first!

In fact, when his last Demigod clone was killed by Xiao Shi, his situation had already become very unfavorable.

Since his rebirth.

He had always used the identity of Demigod Mu Wen, and his Demigod clones, to openly and secretly guide and control the entire Tianwu Continent.

Originally, according to his initial plan.

First, he intended to use the power obtained from the Blood Sacrifice Upper God to kill Demigod Yao Xi, and then use the residual soul of the clone parasitic in the Great Wu Crown Prince’s body to break Xiao Shi’s Dao, thereby eliminating the hidden danger of Xiao Shi.

Next… he only needed to find an opportunity, in the identity of Demigod Mu Wen, to lure Demigod Xing Kui out of his domain, and with the cooperation of his Demigod clone, he could easily kill him.

Thus.

He would be able to gather five types of Heaven and Earth Rules in the shortest amount of time, thereby advancing to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

However, all the unforeseen changes occurred with Xiao Shi!

He never would have thought… that he not only failed to break Xiao Shi’s Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao, leading to the immediate death of his clone’s residual soul from the backlash of the broken Dao.

Even his Demigod clone… was also killed by Xiao Shi!

This resulted in him having only one true body left, which had never been revealed.

And with the strength of Demigod Mu Wen’s body, unless he forcibly broke through to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm, he would be unable to kill either Demigod Xing Kui or Xiao Shi.

Regarding this.

He thought of using his own Extinction Origin as bait to set up this killing trap!

He knew very well.

His greatest advantage lay in his identity as Demigod Mu Wen.

As long as he utilized this identity well.

Guiding Xiao Shi and Demigod Xing Kui into the trap.

Then he would have a chance to eliminate both of them at once!

Previously, both the shadowy figures and the contamination of the Extinction Origin were creating this opportunity for him!

He knew that the contamination from the Extinction Origin would certainly not be enough to completely contaminate Xiao Shi and Demigod Xing Kui.

However, after suffering this contamination, they would inevitably have to clear it.

And this period of time when they were clearing it was when they were most vulnerable!

What the Martial Emperor was plotting… was this very timing!

The reason he chose Demigod Xing Kui as his target, and not Xiao Shi.

On one hand, Demigod Xing Kui was inherently slightly weaker than Xiao Shi.

On the other hand, he knew that Xiao Shi possessed a powerful purification method.

He could use it to quickly purify this contamination.

However, as long as he successfully dealt with Demigod Xing Kui.

Xiao Shi here was just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

“You have indeed surprised me in many ways, even my clone died at your hands…”

“But you still lost!”

“Once I take care of Xing Kui and obtain his Heaven and Earth Rule, I will have four types of Heaven and Earth Rules in my possession!”

“Although I cannot forcibly plunder your Heaven and Earth Rule through these four types of Heaven and Earth Rules, I must kill you first to take your Heaven and Earth Rule, but I can simultaneously master these four types of Heaven and Earth Rules.”

Demigod Mu Wen, no, it should now be called the Martial Emperor, revealed a smile.

“Do you think that after I have mastered four types of Heaven and Earth Rules, even if we are both Demigods, can I kill you?”

Xiao Shi’s gaze sharpened.

Previously, he had always thought the Martial Emperor only possessed two Heaven and Earth Rules.

In reality, the Martial Emperor already possessed as many as three Heaven and Earth Rules!

Only the Heaven and Earth Rules of Xiao Shi and Demigod Xing Kui remained.

Currently, Demigod Xing Kui had already suffered a heavy blow from the Martial Emperor. Once the Martial Emperor seized his Heaven and Earth Rule, the Martial Emperor, possessing four types of Heaven and Earth Rules, would inevitably be beyond Xiao Shi’s ability to contend with.

Xiao Shi knew that his only chance now.

It was to prevent the Martial Emperor from killing Demigod Xing Kui.

Although Demigod Xing Kui was now in the Martial Emperor’s hands, with the formidable power of a Demigod, even the Martial Emperor could not kill him in a short while.

As long as Demigod Xing Kui was not dead, he still had a chance!

However, the Martial Emperor had already seen through his intentions.

Before Xiao Shi could make a move.

The Martial Emperor had already said with a smile.

“You must be thinking of stopping me before I take care of Xing Kui, aren’t you?”

“But have you ever considered…”

“Since I’m talking to you so much here, would I not have other preparations? How could a low-level mistake like ‘dying from talking too much’ happen to me?”

While speaking.

The Martial Emperor extended his left hand, slowly opened his palm, and aimed it at Xiao Shi.

“Actually, when my clone fought you, I had a trump card I didn’t use. The reason I didn’t use it then was because…”

“I was waiting for this moment!”

As the Martial Emperor’s words left his mouth.

Buzz!

Intensely dazzling golden light immediately surged forth from his palm.

Under this golden light.

Xiao Shi actually felt as if he had lost control of his body at that moment.

The Emperors Armor within his body vibrated in unison!

And amidst the continuous tremors, as if summoned, they all appeared from his body.

His face was covered by the black martial emperor mask, his shoulders were adorned with the heavy Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor, the Martial Emperor Belt was wrapped around his waist, the Martial Emperor War Boots appeared on his feet, a golden martial emperors cloak extended from his back, and his body was covered by the Martial Emperors Royal Robe, which displayed divine majesty and was embroidered with nine soaring dragons.

All the Emperors Armor.

All were summoned by the Martial Emperor at this moment!

And the loss of control over his body was precisely because of these Emperors Armor!

The Martial Emperor’s face held a profound smile.

“Many years ago, I had my Fate Diviners cast a divination for me, and it indicated that if I spread the Emperors Armor across the Tianwu Continent, it would help me advance to Martial God.”

“I didn’t understand before.”

“It wasn’t until I sensed the Emperors Armor on you that I gradually understood its meaning.”

“But you are very cautious…”

“You didn’t collect all of the Emperors Armor.”

“If you had gathered all the Emperors Armor, I would have been able to directly plunder your body and make you my rebirth target for the next generation.”

“But it doesn’t matter.”

“I no longer need a next life; in this life, I will achieve Martial God!”

“And now…”

“Let me proactively help you gather all the Emperors Armor.”

As the Martial Emperor spoke.

He suddenly pointed at the ground.

Immediately, the entire ground of the Tianwu Continent instantly vibrated intensely.

Crack! Crack!

The earth split open, and an earth-shattering aura directly erupted from beneath the ground. The monstrous momentum, the moment it formed, caused the sky to lose its color, the wind and clouds to disperse, and layers of storms to surge around, rumbling in all directions!

Swish!

An incomparably massive and awe-inspiring trident instantly shot out from beneath the ground, emitting endless tremors.

This trident was simply too enormous!

Wherever it passed, the void collapsed and crumbled, as if unable to withstand the terrifying power of the trident.

Although this was not the first time Xiao Shi had seen this Martial Emperor Halberd.

But he knew that the Martial Emperor Halberd summoned by the Martial Emperor now was the true Martial Emperor Halberd!!

What the Martial Emperor’s clone had used before was merely a Martial Emperor Halberd he had conjured with his power.

It was not the true Martial Emperor Halberd.

In every aspect, it was clearly inferior to the true Martial Emperor Halberd.

When this Martial Emperor Halberd appeared, it continuously shrunk during its descent, until it reached a normal size.

With a puff.

It impaled itself in front of Xiao Shi.

And merged with the six pieces of Emperors Armor on Xiao Shi’s body.

Immediately after, the Martial Emperor extended his finger and touched his own glabella.

A golden imperial crown instantly appeared on his head!

When this imperial crown appeared, it was directly transferred by the Martial Emperor to Xiao Shi’s head, as if the Martial Emperor was crowning Xiao Shi!

The imperial crown’s hanging tassels, twenty-four in total, each with twelve jade beads, obscured Xiao Shi’s face!

A sense of imperial majesty, identical to the Martial Emperor's.

Instantly burst forth from Xiao Shi’s body, illuminating the entire Tianwu Continent.

Xiao Shi’s entire body was bathed in endless golden light, as if a new emperor had ascended the throne, causing the entire Tianwu Continent to tremble!