The four of them continued onward, gradually approaching the simple and primitive black coffin.

A illusion of a divine being hung in mid-air above the black coffin.

This illusion of a divine being was only a half-figure, but it was dressed in an official robe, wearing a black gauze cap, and looked dignified.

Upon seeing the appearance of this illusion of the divine being, Xiao Mu violently shook all over his body, as if struck by lightning.

This illusion of the divine being was exactly the same as the one that appeared above his head when he used the Strange arts of life and death - they were precisely the same being!

How could this be possible?

A tidal wave of astonishment surged through Xiao Mu's heart.

Why would the illusion of the divine being manifested by his Life and Death Judge Secret Arts appear on the coffin in the Land God Temple Grand Hall?

Who was this divine being?

What was concealed inside the coffin?

His mind was tumultuously roiling, and his heart was utterly in chaos.

Upon discerning the illusion of the divine being, Lady Hua and Mr. Zhu both subconsciously looked at Xiao Mu, their expressions baffling to the utmost.

Lady Hua wore a shocked expression on her face and couldn't help but exert all her strength to ask Xiao Mu, "Mr. Mu, what is happening? How could the divine being from your Secret Arts be here?"

"Mr. Mu, could this black coffin be related to you in some way?"

Mr. Zhu's tone was equally filled with shock as he incredulously questioned Xiao Mu.

"How would I know?"

Xiao Mu too found the present situation to be extremely eerie, replying to Lady Hua and Mr. Zhu impatiently.

"What's happening? The divine being in Mr. Mu's Secret Arts is the one on the coffin?"

Mr. Xu could not help but ask in bewilderment.

Lady Hua, Mr. Zhu, and even Xiao Mu had no frame of mind to answer that question, as all three of them were immersed in profound shock.

"The brush I am looking for should be hidden in this coffin."

Lady Hua spoke up again after great difficulty, her gaze towards Xiao Mu filled with strangeness.

"This coffin has nothing to do with me."

Xiao Mu defended himself.

He really did not want to have anything to do with the illusion of the divine being on the coffin.

Fortunately, the illusion on the coffin was only an illusion, not a real divine spirit, not even possessing any power, merely a fictitious projection.

This slightly eased the oppressive feeling in Xiao Mu's heart.

"I'm going to open this coffin."

Lady Hua declared.

"Hold on."

Xiao Mu abruptly interposed, thinking of something important.

"Lady Hua, how long has it been since you discovered this Land God Temple?"

Lady Hua recalled, "Roughly ten days."

Xiao Mu frowned, "Roughly ten days, why has that extraterrestrial evil being not opened this coffin yet? If the brush you're looking for is a Strange Treasure, then why didn't the extraterrestrial evil being open the coffin and take the Strange Treasure? Why is it still here? What is it trying to do?"

"Well..."

Lady Hua was taken aback, her facial expression appeared confused.

Xiao Mu suddenly switched to communicating through sound transmission.

Lady Hua's facial expression gradually changed, growing increasingly serious.

After a moment, she nodded her head, only then did she step forward to the coffin with a serious face and extended her hands to push the black coffin.

The sacred power on the black coffin did not prevent her from moving the lid, the lid of the coffin was slowly pushed open.

Bright red light radiated out from the coffin, within it the four of them saw a radiant red brush that looked wholly crafted from red agate.

The body of the brush was crystal clear, emitting a red glow, exuding a potent sacred air.

Ecstatic, Lady Hua reached into the coffin to take the red brush.

Phut!

Lady Hua's body suddenly exploded, a strong death force gathered in the direction the four of them had come from.

The wing ash transformed from the dead extraterrestrial evil being promptly vanished, a white light flashed around the four of them and the shadow of the extraterrestrial evil being reappeared.

Simultaneously, the death force transformed from Lady Hua's death instantly became Lady Hua's human skin, appearing in the hands of the extraterrestrial evil being.

"Haha!"

The extraterrestrial evil being holding Lady Hua's human skin was laughing cruelly while staring at Xiao Mu and his companions, "The creatures of the human world are so foolish. I tricked you into helping me open the divine coffin with just a small trick. Haha, the vermillion brush is mine."

"You actually faked your death, hiding it so well. Is the strange art of life and death that powerful? Mr. Mu reminded us, otherwise I might have fallen into your trap."

The figure of Lady Hua appeared from behind the divine coffin and reached out to take the vermillion brush from the coffin.

"Playing possum?"

The extraterrestrial evil being looked stunned, its face changing as it looked at Lady Hua.

Then, it became angry from embarrassment, its face displaying anger as it violently threw Lady Hua's human skin onto the ground.

"Even if you take the vermillion brush, so what? Do you think any of you could stand a chance against me?"

"Hand over the vermillion brush and I will grant you a quick death!"

The Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being was coldly staring at Xiao Mu and the others. Its face was filled with cruel intent.

The two forces of life and death erupted from its body, the terrifying aura fluctuating violently. The two forces transformed into a gray and white halo, constantly revolving around it, making its body continuously transition between life and death.

Without a doubt, this was a very hard creature to kill.

From its previous act of playing dead, it was highly possible that this extraterrestrial evil being was proficient in rebirth techniques.

How could they fight this?

There was absolutely no way to fight it.

The faces of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu had changed, they felt desperate.

The strength of the Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being was truly formidable, making it nearly impossible for them to win.

Xiao Mu's face couldn't help but become serious.

As one cultivating the two forces of life and death, he knew just how powerful this extraterrestrial evil being was.

The secret art that is used to attack Lady Hua was without a doubt a high-level heterogeneous technique.

Only high-level heterogeneous techniques could kill Lady Hua while also transforming its own body into a strange technique composed purely of death force.

Lady Hua should feel fortunate.

If she hadn't cultivated the secret art of playing possum related to Yin Force, she would probably have already been killed by the sneak attack from the extraterrestrial evil being.

"Mr. Mu."

Lady Hua suddenly turned to Xiao Mu, "If this evil being had only a quarter of its strength, could you kill it?"

"A quarter of its strength?"

Xiao Mu's heart was filled with surprise, unable to figure out why Lady Hua was asking this. He replied, "If it only had a quarter of its strength, I could easily defeat it."

"Good."

Lady Hua slightly nodded, speaking to Xiao Mu again with satisfaction, "This is the fundamental reason why I'm willing to use thrice the borrowing opportunity to employ you."

"You can choose your way to die."

The Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being looked at Xiao Mu and the others nonchalantly. It was apparently assured of victory, not putting them in its eyes.

That's right, mastering the rebirth technique, being able to resurrect even after being turned to ashes, and being proficient in advanced heterogeneous techniques, undoubtedly it didn't have to take Xiao Mu and the others seriously as it was an entity at the peak of the Fifth Realm.

Even if Xiao Mu and the others join forces, it wouldn't care. It could easily defeat them.

"Mr. Mu, you have three minutes."

Lady Hua suddenly said aloud to Xiao Mu. But aside from Xiao Mu, the others were puzzled, not understanding the meaning of her words.

Suddenly, Lady Hua made her move. A peculiar four-sided symbol of blue, white, red, and black colors appeared in her hand, and she firmly squeezed it towards the extraterrestrial evil being.

Blue, white, red and black radiance shot out from Lady Hua's hand, raining down towards the Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being.

The Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being was taken aback, its body immediately turning into the four colors of blue, white, red, and black, each color transforming into a body, forming a total of four bodies.

This extraterrestrial evil being of the Life and Death Sect recognized the four-colored symbol that Lady Hua used, its complexion dramatically changed as it roared, "Four Symbols Heaven Splitting Talisman!"

Lady Hua loudly voiced, "Mr. Mu, the blue body belongs to you. You only have three minutes. I hope you can do as you said."

"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xu, both of you, together with me, each of us will deal with one. Mr. Zhu, the white one belongs to you, Mr. Xu, the red one belongs to you, the last black one is mine."

"What...is happening?"

Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu were stunned on the spot. Their faces were filled with a strange expression.

The change happened too suddenly, leaving both of them unable to adapt.

However, in a short while, their expressions changed from stunned to ecstatic. They realized that each body of the Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being has lost more than half of its strength, leaving only about a quarter of its original power.

"Didn't you give us a choice of how we were going to die? Why are you running away?"

The Life and Death Sect's extraterrestrial evil being suddenly realised what was happening, and started to flee.

Xiao Mu laughed and chased after it. The Tai Chi Diagram spread out beneath his feet, his entire body transforming into black and white light, chasing after the extraterrestrial evil being's blue body.

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