"Ah..."

Duan Ming felt the pain; he let out a scream after being scorched by the flames, his clothes and hair quickly turning to ash.

But despite his cries, he endured it with clenched fists, standing firm where he was.

The fire was painful for him, yet he gritted his teeth and endured.

Xiao Mu watched and couldn't help but nod secretly; this young man's willpower was not weak. Although his aptitude was slightly lacking, that was not the most critical factor.

The flames gradually subsided, and the pain Duan Ming was suffering also slowly eased.

He looked toward Xiao Mu, opened his mouth trying to speak, but as he began to open his mouth, a gust and a fierce flame burst out from it simultaneously.

Yet Duan Ming was not afraid; instead, he was joyful and jumped up; he was delighted and shouted while jumping, "I've become a Mutated Being, I've become a Mutated Being."

Xiao Mu turned his head away, unwilling and unable to watch, but couldn't help but say, "Stop! You'd better put your clothes on first."

Only then did Duan Ming realize his lapse; he quickly stopped jumping and apologized to Xiao Mu, "Sorry, mentor."

Before finishing his sentence, he hurriedly ran back into the house and reappeared the next moment with clothes on.

"Thank you, mentor."

Duan Ming thanked Xiao Mu happily, as becoming a Mutated Being was his greatest wish at this moment.

"You don't need to thank me, and I won't be your mentor."

Duan Ming was stunned, mouth agape; he couldn't understand why Xiao Mu wouldn't become his mentor.

And Xiao Mu took the opportunity to continue, "Although you've become a Mutated Being, your level is still low; at the moment, you are at most a beginner Mutated Being, with strength at the First Realm of the Mortal Realm. Such a level, any Mutated Being you encounter can easily knock you down."

"Is the mentor worried about my level of strength? Please rest assured, mentor, I will definitely cultivate diligently; I won't let you lose face. I will strive to quickly improve my strength; I am very hard-working and will definitely become a strong person."

Duan Ming hurriedly made his pledge.

Xiao Mu shook his head inwardly; what good is diligence? If diligence alone could lead to successful cultivation, Duan Ming would have succeeded long ago.

He took out an energy fruit and tossed it to Duan Ming, "Eat it."

"This... what is this?" Newly transformed into a Mutated Being, Duan Ming didn't recognize the energy fruit; he was surprised as he caught it in his hand.

Xiao Mu nodded at him, and only then did Duan Ming, filled with doubt, bring the energy fruit to his mouth.

As a result, once the energy fruit was consumed, the energy immediately exploded within Duan Ming's body.

The intense energy made him extremely uncomfortable; Duan Ming cried out while sitting down to start the digestion of energy.

Xiao Mu watched and couldn't help but be stunned.

He had given Duan Ming the energy fruit to help improve his strength, but overlooked the fact that Duan Ming had just entered the First Realm of the Mortal Realm, and the energy fruit given was a high-level energy fruit.

One high-level energy fruit was equivalent to a hundred ordinary energy fruits.

And even one ordinary energy fruit could upgrade Duan Ming from the First Realm to the Second Realm.

Seeing Duan Ming painfully absorbing the energy fruit, Xiao Mu somewhat regretted his earlier action.

He shook his head and began setting up an array around Duan Ming.

This young man couldn't be disturbed just yet, but if he managed to endure, his strength would at least reach the Fourth Stage of the Mortal Realm, not far from the Fifth Realm.

Indeed, if luck favored him, entering the Fifth Realm in one go wasn't impossible.

With the array established, Xiao Mu took a careful look at Duan Ming inside the Great Array, thought for a moment, and then turned to leave.

Duan Ming would need some time to absorb the energy fruit; he planned to return later.

By then, if the young man had successfully absorbed the energy from the fruit, he wouldn't mind offering him more benefits.

But if Duan Ming failed to endure and died, Xiao Mu would feel guilty.

Slowly leaving Duan Ming's home, Xiao Mu walked away.

"Please, sir, have mercy; give me something to eat, I haven't eaten in three days."

"Any food will do, just give me something to eat."

A person holding a broken clay bowl was reaching out to passersby, begging.

As Xiao Mu walked by, a little girl approached him.

Xiao Mu looked down at her; despite her dirty attire, her clothes were intact. He couldn't help but wonder, "Is it because of the Heavenly Court's arrival?"

The little girl nodded miserably, "Yes, my mom ran away, my dad was injured; he went out a while ago and was killed by the Heavenly Court people. Our home was robbed, and there's only me left without food. Sir, please give me some food, show some kindness."

"Poor child!"

Xiao Mu sighed, taking out some food from the Earth Seal Space and giving it to the little girl.

Seeing him take out food, the other beggars surrounded him, clamoring for food.

Helplessly, Xiao Mu took out more food.

His generous action attracted even more beggars, and Xiao Mu was soon surrounded by a large crowd.

The situation was overwhelming, even for Xiao Mu as a True God, prompting him to quickly distribute some food before escaping through an opportunity.

He had limited supplies and couldn't give to everyone.

But being different from ordinary people, he had not gone far when he suddenly pointed ahead.

There stood a pear tree.

Xiao Mu pointed a finger at it, channeling Life Force.

The pear tree bloomed and bore fruit, producing ripe fruits almost instantaneously.

"There are pears there."

Xiao Mu pointed at the pear tree.

The beggars were initially stunned; soon after, they were wide-eyed with disbelief staring at the pear tree.

It was winter, yet the pear tree was bearing pears? They found it hard to believe but soon erupted with cheers.

Immediately, the crowd rushed toward the pear tree, one by one.

Screams erupted among the crowd; the little girl who initially begged Xiao Mu for food was pushed down and trampled by chaotic people.

"So foolish, so foolish!"

A scholarly-looking figure stood outside the crowd, yelling. He eyed the people scrabbling for pears disdainfully while continuing angrily, "If people are like this, no wonder the Heavenly Court kills them without remorse."

After expressing his exasperation, he looked at the fallen girl, reaching out to help her, "Little girl, are you alright? Let me help you up."

"Thank you, uncle!"

With the scholar's assistance, the girl stood up, only to find her leg emitting a cracking sound when she moved; her leg bone had broken in the commotion.

The girl winced in pain.

"Broken leg? No, you sit tight, let me have a look." The scholar quickly set her down to check her leg.

Obediently, she quickly sat down.

Xiao Mu observed this scene and suddenly regretted using Life Force to rapidly produce pears on the pear tree.

If he hadn't done so, the situation wouldn't have turned chaotic, and the little girl wouldn't have been hurt.

Reflecting on his actions, Xiao Mu felt guilty and a surge of Life Force pulsed from his feet, channeling through the earth into the girl's injured leg.

"I... Uncle, my leg seems better."

The girl exclaimed joyfully; she felt warmth from her calf, the initial pain vanished completely, replaced by a comfortable sensation.

"Let me look."

The scholar checked her leg urgently and soon stood up relieved, "It looks like your leg isn't broken, indeed, you're quite lucky. Okay, get up, gather your things and hurry home."

"Thank you, uncle."

Holding her clay bowl courteously, the girl thanked the scholar before quickly running away.

Meanwhile, atop the pear tree, people continued their conflict for pears, with some even fighting; some who were together pushed someone else off the tree.

"Outrageous!"

Xiao Mu felt sudden disgust watching, secretly extending a hand to inflict a burst of Death Force upon the pear tree.

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