357: You talk too much.

He actually identified Mu Zun's identity in a single breath.

Clearly, although the Tianyou Ancient Clan was located in a secret place, they were not isolated from the world.

They closely monitored the movements of the top forces in the Immortal Realm, especially their arch-rival, the Qin Imperial Clan.

Mu Zun's birth sixteen years ago had caused too much of a stir. The Tianyou Ancient Clan had assessed the importance of his status as an Imperial Son and that phenomenon comparable to a Chaos Body.

However, after Mu Zun remained silent in the Imperial Treasury for sixteen years without a sound, the Tianyou Ancient Clan gradually shifted their attention, focusing on other emerging Prodigies.

They hadn't expected to encounter this rumored Imperial Son of the Qin Clan here in the Origin Secret Realm.

"Heh..." The sneer at the corner of Gloomy Evil's mouth widened slightly, and a ghostly light flashed in his pure black eyes. "Hiding in your clan for sixteen years, I thought the Qin Imperial Clan had raised a coward this time. I didn't expect to run into you in this Secret Realm."

"What, is the Imperial Son of the Qin Imperial Clan also interested in these worldly things?"

He raised the dao source immortal fruit wrapped in Death Qi in his hand, his tone unmasked with contempt and provocation.

The relationship between the Tianyou Ancient Clan and the Qin Imperial Clan had always been tense, even involving friction.

As the standout of this generation of the Tianyou Ancient Clan, Gloomy Evil naturally wouldn't have a good attitude when facing the Imperial Son of the Qin Imperial Clan. He even vaguely intended to transfer the frustration of Bai Shuo and the others, who had previously been thwarted by Mu Zun, onto Mu Zun himself.

Mu Zun's expression was indifferent. He turned a blind eye to Gloomy Evil's provocation, as if the other party were just a fly buzzing in his ear.

His gaze didn't even linger on Gloomy Evil's face.

Instead, he scanned the ancient Spirit Medicines in the medicine garden, and finally glanced indifferently at the dao source immortal fruit in Gloomy Evil's hand.

"I want this item."

No explanation, no threat, just a calm statement of fact.

It was as if he were saying that this immortal fruit should have been his, and Gloomy Evil was only temporarily keeping it for him.

This attitude was even more of a matter of course and more dismissive of everything than Gloomy Evil's domineering declaration just now.

In Gloomy Evil's pure black eyes, a chill suddenly condensed, and the Death Qi surrounding him rolled like an enraged venomous snake.

"Arrogant!" Gloomy Evil's voice grew colder. "Just based on your title as the Imperial Son of the Qin Clan? Today, I'll see if you've lived these sixteen years in vain."

Before his voice had even faded, his aura locked onto Mu Zun.

Seeing this, Qin Tianhai and Qin Xinghe's eyes flashed with severity simultaneously.

As Prodigies of the Qin Imperial Clan, how could they allow someone from the Tianyou Ancient Clan to be disrespectful to the Imperial Son? Especially in front of everyone.

"Imperial Son, this Gloomy Evil is extremely insolent. There is no need for you to act personally. The two of us are willing to do it on your behalf and teach him a lesson."

Qin Tianhai took a step forward and said in a deep voice.

The aura of the Night God Ancient Physique began to rise, and the surrounding light dimmed slightly.

Qin Xinghe also stepped forward in sync, his starry robe moving without wind as bits of starlight fell from the Void Realm, his aura locking onto Gloomy Evil.

"Indeed, a mere member of the Tianyou Ancient Clan dares to be insolent before our clan's Imperial Son!"

They took the initiative to request a fight, both to uphold the dignity of the Imperial Clan and to take the opportunity to verify their own strength.

The strength Gloomy Evil had just displayed was indeed terrifying, but neither of them was weak. Working together, they might not be unable to fight.

If they could perform a service in front of the Imperial Son and demonstrate their value, it would naturally be even better.

Mu Zun glanced at them, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"Granted."

Having received permission, Qin Tianhai and Qin Xinghe were invigorated and held nothing back!

"Night God Descends!" Qin Tianhai shouted low. In the void behind him, a huge phantom seemingly condensed from the deepest night suddenly emerged.

The phantom's face was blurred, and it held a dark halberd, emitting an aura that swallowed light and extinguished all things.

As soon as he made a move, it was the core Divine Ability of the Night God Ancient Physique. The halberd phantom stabbed down at Gloomy Evil from the sky, silent but carrying a chill that froze the Divine Soul!

"Circulating Heaven Star Lock!" Qin Xinghe formed hand seals, and the starlight around him burst forth.

It transformed into countless brilliant star chains, winding toward Gloomy Evil from all directions like living things.

Each chain contained Star Power of suppression and imprisonment, sealing off all his space to dodge.

The two of them cooperated tacitly as soon as they attacked, one attacking and one trapping. The power was layered, far beyond what ordinary Prodigies could compare to.

This joint strike was enough to make any previous challenger's face change color!

Facing the powerful combined attack of the two Qin Imperial Clan Prodigies, Gloomy Evil's pure black eyes remained indifferent.

He didn't even put away the dao source immortal fruit, but merely raised his left hand, which was covered in pitch-black bone armor and wreathed in Death Qi.

With his five fingers spread, he made a grasping motion toward the incoming dark halberd phantom and the winding star chains.

"Underworld Return to Ruins."

The low, raspy voice sounded again.

In an instant, with Gloomy Evil's left hand as the center, space seemed to collapse!

A miniature black vortex composed entirely of pure death energy appeared out of thin air, spinning madly and emitting a force that swallowed everything.

It was a terrifying Concept that returned all things to the dead silence of the Void Realm.

Qin Tianhai's Night God halberd phantom stabbed into this black vortex.

Like a clay ox entering the sea, not only did it fail to pierce through.

Instead, it was crazily eroded and worn down by the terrible death energy in that vortex. The halberd phantom became dim and illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Qin Xinghe's Circulating Heaven Star Lock was the same. As soon as those brilliant star chains touched the edge of the black vortex.

They seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand of death. The starlight dimmed rapidly, and the chains themselves made an overburdened "creak," actually showing signs of snapping.

Not only that, the terrifying suction and death erosion generated by that black vortex acted directly on Qin Tianhai and Qin Xinghe's bodies through the Divine Ability connection!

The two of them groaned at the same time, their faces turning pale.

Qin Tianhai felt as if his Night God Ancient Physique were being dragged into a lightless, soundless abyss of death. His power circulation became sluggish, and a sharp pain came from his Divine Soul.

Qin Xinghe felt his Star Power become even more chaotic, as if suppressed and contaminated by some higher-level Law of death. The backlash from the star chains made his blood boil.

In just a single exchange, the momentum of the two's joint effort was broken by Gloomy Evil's strange Divine Ability, and they even fell into a disadvantage.

The sneer at the corner of Gloomy Evil's mouth grew thicker. His pure black eyes scanned the two people struggling to hold on, and he said coldly.

"The Prodigies of the Qin Imperial Clan are nothing more than this. It seems your Imperial Son is also a person of undeserved reputation."

The black vortex he held in his left hand suddenly expanded, and even more violent death energy erupted, intending to completely crush Qin Tianhai and Qin Xinghe's Divine Abilities and severely wound them both!

Just at this critical moment—

Mu Zun, who had been standing quietly watching the battle, moved.

He didn't step forward, nor did he make any complex movements.

He simply raised his right hand, extended an index finger, and pointed from afar at the expanding black vortex in Gloomy Evil's left hand.

At his fingertip, a speck of Chaos light, as tiny as a mustard seed, quietly bloomed.

The next moment.

That speck of light crossed space and silently sank into the center of the madly spinning black vortex.

Time seemed to stand still for an instant.

Then—

Puff.

Like a bubble being pricked.

The Underworld Return to Ruins black vortex, which was enough to swallow the power of the Night God, shatter star chains, and emit a terrifying Concept of deathly extinction.

Under Mu Zun's seemingly casual finger, it actually collapsed without any warning.

It wasn't canceled out, nor was it broken.

Rather, from its core structure of the Law of death, its Foundation for existence was directly erased by an even more primitive and more original power of 'Chaos'!

The black vortex vanished silently, and the residual death aura was swept away by the Chaos Qi, likewise disappearing without a trace.

With his Divine Ability broken, Gloomy Evil's body shook slightly. For the first time, a look of gravity appeared in his pure black eyes as he stared intently at Mu Zun.

The pressure on Qin Tianhai and Qin Xinghe vanished instantly. They hurriedly withdrew their Divine Abilities and stepped back twice, their gazes toward Mu Zun filled with gratitude and even deeper awe.

They knew that if the Imperial Son hadn't acted, they would have probably suffered a great loss just now.

Mu Zun slowly lowered his finger and looked at Gloomy Evil with a calm gaze. That look was like looking at a slightly stronger ant.

"You talk too much."