167: Mysterious Jade Slip

Lin Mu's words were met with a scoff from the Western God Emperor.

He didn't take them to heart.

However, the next moment, he felt a flash of white light, and a fist, accompanied by the sound of rushing air, flew directly towards him.

The Western God Emperor could only hastily throw out a punch to meet the attack.

As a God Emperor, the strength of his physical body had long since reached an indestructible level.

Therefore, he had no worries about engaging in close combat.

But it was only when the two fists collided that he realized how terribly wrong he was.

Lin Mu's punch, like a towering mountain, directly sent him flying.

The Western God Emperor only managed to stabilize himself after crashing into the wall.

Lin Mu looked at the Western God Emperor, who was embedded in the wall.

He did not press his advantage.

He stood in the air and said calmly, "God Emperor, is that all you're capable of?"

The battle between the two happened in an instant.

It wasn't until Lin Mu spoke these words that everyone realized with horror that the God Emperor had actually been punched and embedded in the wall.

Although the damage was not great, the humiliation was immense.

Today truly had its twists and turns, with constant climaxes.

Some people watched with exhilaration.

These sights, if spoken of, would likely not be believed by anyone.

A few others, however, appeared very calm.

They subtly shifted their feet, slowly moving towards the main entrance.

Just as they were about to reach the door, a chilling voice sounded in their ears.

"Where are you gentlemen rushing off to?"

Upon hearing the voice, the few people knew that the Western God Emperor had discovered them.

They used all their Primal God Power and instantly teleported out of the main entrance.

However, the next second, several heads rolled in from outside the door.

They were none other than the people who had just run out.

Just then, the Western God Emperor appeared at the main entrance, no one knew when.

He merely glanced at the heads on the ground.

Then he said, "These people are clearly spies sent by the Northern God Emperor, Liu Yang Gong."

"Is anyone else in a hurry to leave?"

The Western God Emperor, with a casual accusation, assigned a crime to the deceased.

The reason he killed these people was, naturally, to prevent today's events from spreading to the outside world.

The remaining people would either die or surrender.

He narrowed his eyes, scanning the crowd.

As his gaze passed, everyone lowered their heads.

Most of them knew that it seemed they would have to submit to the God Emperor today.

Only a very few secretly looked towards Lin Mu.

They couldn't help but think, "Perhaps this person can bring them a glimmer of hope."

After all, they were all patriarchs of various forces.

As dignified God-Monarchs, they were naturally unwilling to be subservient to others.

And Lin Mu did not disappoint them.

Under everyone's gaze, he once again flew towards the Western God Emperor at the entrance.

Seeing Lin Mu attack again, the Western God Emperor showed no trace of panic on his face.

He had simply been careless earlier and hadn't dodged.

Now he was prepared and determined to take down Lin Mu in one blow.

He casually reached out, and an exquisite pagoda appeared in his palm.

He softly chanted a few words, and the pagoda rapidly grew larger.

Then it flew directly towards Lin Mu.

Lin Mu saw the pagoda approaching and did not dodge.

He merely enveloped his fist in a layer of Primal God Power.

Then he punched the pagoda.

He had originally thought that with the Primal God Power, he could shatter the pagoda with one punch.

Who knew that this pagoda was exceptionally sturdy?

It merely shook once before continuing to descend and envelop Lin Mu.

Immediately, a powerful suction force instantly pulled Lin Mu inside.

Subsequently, the pagoda reverted to its small form and flew back into the Western God Emperor's palm.

The Western God Emperor gently stroked his beard, and a few smiles appeared on his majestic face.

"Haha, no matter how strong your abilities, you cannot escape this Emperor's grasp."

"I'll refine you for forty-nine days, then we'll see how stubborn you can be."

At this point, the Western God Emperor still had not given up the idea of subduing Lin Mu.

He believed that no one could withstand the pagoda's refinement.

That pagoda was the ancient Heavenly Emperor's innate divine artifact.

It could absorb all things in the world; even members of the Primal Spirit Clan were wary of it back then.

Anyone taken into the pagoda would endure hellish torment every day.

Even a God Emperor would eventually have to yield.

However, the only drawback of this pagoda was that each time it was deployed, a mantra needed to be chanted.

And during this time, the person chanting could not move.

If he were to use this pagoda to fight other God Emperors, he would need someone to stall the God Emperor for a few breaths of time.

Don't underestimate these few breaths; for a God Emperor, resolving a God-Monarch takes but a single breath.

Therefore, he had repeatedly refrained from killing Lin Mu.

Because he believed that Lin Mu's strength was sufficient to stall a God Emperor for a few breaths.

At that time, he would be able to use this pagoda to subdue the other God Emperors one by one.

From then on, he alone would dominate the entire God Realm, reigning supreme for all eternity.

Seeing Lin Mu taken into the pagoda by the God Emperor, the expressions of the people present varied.

Those who harbored a glimmer of hope instantly became ashen.

As for Lin Mu's people, Xiao Hong and Zhang Daoling, they made to rush forward and seize the pagoda.

But with their strength, how could they possibly snatch the pagoda from the God Emperor's hands?

The Western God Emperor merely extended a hand and pointed casually.

The two were then bound in mid-air, unable to move.

This was the gap between a God Emperor and a God-Monarch.

Even if Zhang Daoling was considered a top existence among God-Monarchs, in the eyes of a God Emperor, he was like an ant.

This was still the Western God Emperor holding back.

After all, as Lin Mu's subordinates, he naturally assumed they would eventually become his subordinates too.

Meanwhile, Lin Mu, having been taken into the pagoda, was carefully observing it.

The reason he didn't immediately break out of the pagoda was because he sensed a trace of Primal God Power within it.

Although this divine power was only a trace, Lin Mu could feel that it was extremely pure.

Lin Mu completely disregarded the surrounding magma and the divine thunder that occasionally struck from above.

While these were enough to easily take the lives of ordinary God-Monarchs, Lin Mu's body could completely ignore them.

He sat cross-legged on the magma, his eyes tightly closed.

Then, the Eye of the Primal God suddenly opened, emitting a dazzling golden light.

Wherever the light reached, all objects seemed to become transparent.

The various broken magical artifacts and skeletons scattered within the magma were all thoroughly examined.

Suddenly, Lin Mu opened his eyes and murmured, "Found it."

Immediately, he reached out and grabbed an empty space.

A green jade slip was clutched in his hand.

The jade slip was entirely verdant, emitting a faint cold glow.

On its surface, three large characters were written in a script Lin Mu did not understand.

Lin Mu used his divine sense to probe the jade slip, only to see it densely inscribed with many characters.

But like the surface of the jade slip, these characters were unfamiliar to Lin Mu.

He presumed they were certainly not from the God Realm.

Since the jade slip exuded Primal God Power, these characters might be the script of the Primal Spirit Clan.

Lin Mu's inherited cultivation techniques were all passed down through bloodline, without written records.

Therefore, Lin Mu did not recognize the script of the Primal Spirit Clan.

"Since I don't understand it, I'll keep it for now. I'll ask a member of the Primal Spirit Clan about it later," Lin Mu thought, then put away the jade slip.

Then he looked at the thick walls of the pagoda.

And then disdainfully said, "It's time to get out."