Once Mo Wuji left the Sky Beyond the Heavens Market, his speed rapidly increased. The reason he dared to lure Du Hong out of the market was to find out where his strength stood after advancing to Immortal Reverent.

In the event that he wasn't Du Hong's match, he could still escape easily with his Wind Escape Technique.

Less than half an hour after leaving the market, Du Hong, who had been following Mo Wuji, flashed and instantly crossed dozens of kilometers, landing in front of Mo Wuji.

"No need for ambushes, call out your companions. I'm too lazy to keep running." Du Hong said calmly, not even summoning his magical treasures.

Mo Wuji stopped and summoned his Half Moon Heavy戟, "You're such a boring person. I wanted to get further away from the market, but you want to die so soon."

Du Hong frowned, realizing that his assumptions might be wrong. This Pill Emperor didn't seem to be planning an ambush. It was clear he wanted to fight him head-on. Could he also be an Immortal Emperor?

"Are you an Immortal Emperor?" Du Hong's expression turned serious, and with a wave of his hand, a dark-black long whip appeared on his wrist.

Moreover, an Immortal Shield appeared in front of his chest.

Mo Wuji dared to say such a thing, so he was obviously an Immortal Emperor as well. He didn't believe an Immortal Reverent would dare to fight him one-on-one.

"Too much nonsense, take this 戟." Mo Wuji took a step into the void, and the Half Moon Heavy戟 in his hand crashed down on Du Hong like a collapsing giant peak.

"You're really just an Immortal Reverent?" Du Hong was dumbfounded. Although Mo Wuji's 戟 was powerful, he knew Mo Wuji wasn't an Immortal Emperor the moment it was used.

Immortal Emperors had their own Dao rhythm, containing the rules of heaven and earth, and their divine abilities moved with the trends of those rules. That was why an Immortal King might be able to challenge an Immortal Reverent, but an Immortal Reverent could never challenge an Immortal Emperor. Immortal Reverents relied on the thickness of their immortal essence, while Immortal Emperors had the power of heaven and earth.

Then he became furious. A mere Immortal Reverent actually dared to lure him out for a duel. Had this guy's brain been fried from refining pills? He actually thought Mo Wuji was pretending to be weak to trick him, but he was just a fool. He really didn't know how this fool became a Pill Emperor. Perhaps he was always surrounded by protectors, and now that he didn't have them, he still thought he was the best in the world.

"Idiot..." Du Hong wordlessly put away his shield. The Immortal Emperor's domain swept out wildly, and a rule that combined the power of heaven and earth locked down this space. If word got out that he had to summon offensive and defensive treasures to deal with an Immortal Reverent, would he, Du Hong, still have any face?

Mo Wuji sneered, and his Vortex Domain also swept out at that instant. The reason his domain hadn't appeared immediately was to make Du Hong underestimate him. He wasn't an Immortal Emperor, and he hadn't comprehended the ability to command the power of heaven and earth with a wave of his hand. But he had his own Great Dao. Not just as an Immortal Reverent, but even when he had just started cultivating, he had his own Heaven and Earth Dao Might.

"Boom boom boom! Crack! Crack crack crack..."

Mo Wuji's Vortex Domain collided with Du Hong's domain, blasting apart the surrounding space.

Du Hong's heart skipped a beat. He felt his Immortal Emperor's domain cracking inch by inch under the opponent's Vortex Domain. Before he could react, a substantial 戟 radiance crashed down.

Du Hong broke out in a cold sweat. If he didn't realize at this point that Mo Wuji wasn't an ordinary Immortal Reverent, he would have wasted his years of cultivation. Without advancing to Immortal Emperor, he could actually move freely within his power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Might, and even tear apart his domain with his own. Within Mo Wuji's domain, he could feel a most ordinary, yet most incomprehensible Great Dao of the Rules of Heaven and Earth. Clearly, his Immortal Emperor's Dao Might didn't have any advantage against Mo Wuji.

Du Hong knew there was no time to summon his shield again. The long whip in his hand transformed into a giant dragon, its mouth opening to devour the falling majestic 戟 radiance, and its tail sweeping towards Mo Wuji.

"Boom..."

Continuous immortal essence exploded again in the surrounding space. Dust and sand filled the Gobi Desert, with only the sound of explosions echoing within the dust.

The violent immortal essence crashed into Mo Wuji's domain, and Mo Wuji's chest tightened, almost causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Mo Wuji knew that in a fight against a much stronger opponent, he couldn't let them regain their composure. Once they did, it would become a stalemate, which would definitely not be good for him.

Mo Wuji forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit blood, and his whole body plunged into Du Hong's Immortal Emperor Domain, simultaneously throwing a punch. Du Hong's Dao of the Rules could scare other Immortal Reverents, but don't even think about suppressing Mo Wuji with the might of heaven and earth.

Du Hong had underestimated Mo Wuji, and his Immortal Emperor Domain had already been torn apart by Mo Wuji's Vortex Domain. Now that Mo Wuji had shattered the domain again with another punch, Du Hong's domain immediately cracked again, and a wave of immortal essence that shattered the void swept over.

Feeling that his Immortal Emperor aura had no effect on Mo Wuji at all, Du Hong roared sharply. He hurriedly summoned his shield, and the long whip in his hand rolled out again, transforming into a dark-black, sharp whip shadow that slashed towards Mo Wuji. At the same time, his spiritual will turned into substance, forcibly binding Mo Wuji's Half Moon Heavy戟.

Mo Wuji felt it the moment his Half Moon Heavy戟 was bound by Du Hong's spiritual will, and he was greatly shocked.

He had obtained the Star Ocean God Art, a cultivation technique for tempering the sea of consciousness. Although Mo Wuji hadn't fully focused on this technique, he already had a preliminary understanding of it. This technique not only tempered the sea of consciousness, but once the sea of consciousness grew to a certain extent, the spiritual will would no longer be an auxiliary means, but would become a form of attack.

Spiritual will turned into a form of attack was countless times more powerful than spells formed from immortal essence.

Unfortunately, Mo Wuji had always been busy running around. Although his cultivation was improving, his attack methods were not very diverse. He had many good things, but he never had the time to refine and study them.

Now that his Half Moon Heavy戟 was locked down by Du Hong's spiritual will, Mo Wuji knew he was at a disadvantage. He didn't have a primordial spirit, but in terms of the sea of consciousness, he was sure his sea of consciousness was stronger than Du Hong's, who was in the early stage of Immortal Emperor. Now that Du Hong could use his spiritual will to lock down his offensive treasure, his powerful sea of consciousness hadn't been utilized.

Unfortunately, now was not the time to consider these things. The dark-black blade shadow formed by Du Hong's long whip suddenly exploded after entering Mo Wuji's domain. It transformed into countless sharp black whip shadows that easily cut through Mo Wuji's Vortex Domain.

"Boom!" Mo Wuji's Domain Shattering Fist completely tore apart Du Hong's domain, and smashed into Du Hong's shield. Powerful immortal essence exploded within Du Hong's body, and Du Hong could no longer hold back, spitting out an arrow of blood.

But Du Hong's expression was fierce, without the slightest fluctuation. He knew he was only injured, and Mo Wuji would be torn apart next. Even the primordial spirit would only be able to dissipate under his Spirit Rending Whip.

At this point, even Du Hong had to admire Mo Wuji's ruthlessness. If Mo Wuji could have retracted that punch halfway, he wouldn't have been torn apart by his Spirit Rending Whip. Of course, this was also within his calculations. As long as Mo Wuji retracted his fist to dodge, his Spirit Rending Whip shadow would transform into a Spirit Rending Killing Array. Mo Wuji would only die a little later.

Just as Du Hong had expected, his Spirit Rending Whip shadow blades directly pierced through Mo Wuji's Vortex Domain, enveloping Mo Wuji's entire body.

"Puff puff puff puff!" A series of blood mists splashed out, and Mo Wuji had already regained control of the Half Moon Heavy戟 from Du Hong's spiritual will lock.

Those streaks of blood were spurting out from his body. At this moment, even his face was struck by Du Hong's Spirit Rending Whip shadow.

"You're actually alright?" Du Hong also grabbed the Spirit Rending Whip, staring blankly at Mo Wuji.

In his mind, Mo Wuji's body would have directly disintegrated under the Spirit Rending Whip shadow, turning into a blood mist. Instead, it had only left dozens of streaks of blood on Mo Wuji's body, nothing more. This kind of superficial injury was like a tickle to an Immortal.

Mo Wuji's eyes were calmly clear, and he didn't answer Du Hong's words at all. The Half Moon Heavy戟 transformed into a long river that descended.

"You're in the late stage of God Physique?" Du Hong suddenly understood what was happening. Only those in the late stage of God Physique could remain unharmed under his Spirit Rending Whip shadow blades. Only a body refiner would dare to trade injuries for injuries with him.

Even though he didn't seem to be at a clear disadvantage, a hint of fear suddenly arose in Du Hong's heart. He was an Immortal Emperor, and he had seen countless geniuses, but he had never seen a God Physique body refiner, let alone one in the late stage.

If Mo Wuji fought him head-on, even if he was in the early stage of Immortal Emperor, he wouldn't be able to defeat someone in the late stage of God Physique.

The long river descended from the void, transforming into a silver-white light. The white light enveloped all the space where Du Hong was located, including his domain.

"Spirit Rend..." Du Hong's face was ferocious, and the Spirit Rending Whip was summoned again. The dark-black long whip was like ice, suddenly melting. Streams of black aura instantly filled the space where the two were fighting. Mo Wuji felt his spiritual will stagnate, and his entire sea of consciousness was invaded by this blackness.

This was a divine ability that tears the primordial spirit? Mo Wuji immediately understood. The vast universe truly had endless methods. It could actually tear apart a cultivator's primordial spirit during a fight. Unfortunately, this guy had met him.

He didn't have a primordial spirit, but he had a vast and boundless great sea of consciousness, and a purple lake within that.

The purple energy in the purple lake swept up, and the blackness that filled his consciousness was swept away in an instant. With the purple energy lake, even if he had a primordial spirit, Du Hong's Spirit Rend wouldn't be able to harm Mo Wuji, let alone the fact that Mo Wuji didn't have one.

Almost at the same time that Mo Wuji swept away Du Hong's Spirit Rend aura, he threw another punch. But his fist suddenly stopped halfway, and his expression became wooden.

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