Tycoon War God

”I am Shangguan Shiming of the junior generation, and I pay my respects and offer my thanks to Master Lin!”

At this moment, Shangguan Shiming displayed none of the pride she held as a World-Walker of an Ancient Land Sect. Humbled and in awe, she knelt at Lin Mu’s feet in sincere and heartfelt submission. Such an immortal was indeed worthy of her prostration.

”You may leave if there’s nothing else. Heavenly Lake is a place of conflict, so do not linger,” Lin Mu said with a wave of his hand, preparing to depart.

”Sir, Nan Weiwo of the Sword Control Sect has set a trap in the Heavenly Lake Minor World. That world is teeming with rampant Demonic Beasts. You...”

Shangguan Shiming didn’t understand. She had clearly told him it was a trap, so why was Lin Mu still insisting on going?

Before Lin Mu could respond, Morphy made a face at Shangguan Shiming and said petulantly, ”You wretched hag, hurry up and leave! With a cultivation level like yours, how could you possibly comprehend my brother’s might? In his presence, all plots and schemes are nothing but illusions.”

Morphy delivered this boast with flourish, and to her surprise, Shi Potian nodded in solemn agreement.

A vein throbbed on Shangguan Shiming’s forehead.

Wretched hag? This girl is courting death!

Just as her anger flared, Shangguan Shiming suddenly realized that the young girl before her was a King Realm Powerhouse, the equivalent of a martial artist’s Divine Communion Realm.

How is that possible? She’s so young! she thought, completely stunned.

Then, she recalled the terrifying aura Shi Potian had emanated earlier. He, too, was a powerhouse whose presence was suffocating.

So the people around Lin Wudi are this powerful? Any one of them, chosen at random, is at the Divine Communion Realm.

For a moment, Shangguan Shiming was so shocked she forgot to be angry. By the time she came to her senses, she saw that Lin Mu and his two companions were already a good distance away.

Her thoughts churned. Gritting her teeth, Shangguan Shiming hurried after the trio. Even with her injuries healed, she was no match for Nan Weiwo. Descending the mountain now might still lead to a dead end. Following Lin Mu was her only path to survival. Besides, she wanted to see what gave Lin Wudi the confidence to knowingly walk into a trap.

「Heavenly Lake.」

Compared to the time of the last great battle, the place had undergone a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation. The once desolate mountain peaks were now gathered with hundreds of people. There were Huaxia Martial Artists, golden-haired and blue-eyed Ability Users, and dark-skinned Wizards. These forces, which normally fought and killed one another, were now gathered in surprising peace.

Almost everyone was sitting in meditation, absorbing the spiritual energy that emanated from the Minor World. However, the cultivation levels of these individuals were generally not high. The Huaxia Martial Artists were mostly at the External Strength level, with very few Inner Strength Martial Artists, let alone Martial Arts Grandmasters. The Blacklands Wizards were merely a few dozen Wizard Apprentices, with no true Wizards or Great Wizards present.

The arrival of Lin Mu’s group of four immediately drew everyone’s attention.

”Lin Wudi!”

”Lin Wudi is here too!”

”Is that person with him Shangguan Shiming, the World-Walker from the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion?”

”Didn’t they say Lin Wudi killed a Foundation Building Immortal from the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion?”

”That’s right! The two sides are sworn enemies. How could they be together?”

Hearing the crowd’s murmurs, Shangguan Shiming began to feel that she had been rash to accompany Lin Mu. At the very least, she shouldn’t have walked so closely with him. But it was too late for regrets. She could only maintain a facade of composure as she walked on.

”Brother, is this the entrance to the Minor World? It’s magnificent!” Morphy exclaimed, her eyes shining as she gazed ahead.

Not far in front of them, an orb resembling a bright moon hung suspended above the waters of Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake. Through the entrance, one could see orderly rows of towers and palaces, as well as lush green forests within the Minor World. It was as mysterious and beautiful as the ephemeral image of a palace on the moon. Even Shangguan Shiming was captivated by the splendid sight.

”Indeed. This is the entrance to the Minor World. Come, let’s go in together.”

Without lingering, Lin Mu rode his sword forward, leading Morphy and Shi Potian through the Minor World Gate.

Shangguan Shiming hesitated for only a moment before a surge of killing intent rose behind her.

”Lin Wudi, I’m coming with you!” she cried out, hurrying after them.

As Lin Mu’s group of four vanished, Nan Weiwo, the World-Walker of the Sword Control Sect, appeared at the edge of Heavenly Lake, leading four other World-Walkers.

”Success! I didn’t expect it to be so easy.”

”Lin Wudi is truly arrogant, falling for it so easily.”

”Strange. Shangguan Shiming was right there with him. Did she not warn him?”

Some were thrilled, others were puzzled. Just moments ago, seeing Shangguan Shiming standing beside Lin Mu had sent a cold sweat down the spines of Nan Weiwo and his four companions. They had thought their plan was exposed. Unexpectedly, Lin Mu had still entered the perilous Minor World, and that foolish woman Shangguan Shiming had even followed him in.

”Heh, if I’m not mistaken, Shangguan Shiming probably did warn him,” Nan Weiwo sneered. ”But given Lin Wudi’s overweening pride, he likely wasn’t persuaded.”

”Proud and arrogant. ’Knowing there are tigers on the mountain, yet insisting on going up’—this is the very path Lin Wudi has chosen for his demise.”

”Haha, Brother Nan is right! Once Lin Mu enters the Minor World, his death is certain.”

”Indeed. This Minor World can kill even a Foundation Building Immortal at full power, let alone a mere Lin Wudi.”

”Congratulations, Brother Nan, on removing this thorn in the side of our Ancient Land Sects.”

”Hahaha, after we return, Brother Nan will surely become the primary recipient of the Sword Control Sect’s resources and training. We congratulate you in advance!”

Everyone was convinced that Lin Mu was doomed. Nan Weiwo was flushed with success, feeling that a brilliant future—and the Genius Cultivation Method—was now within his grasp.

Just then, a swirl of black smoke swept toward them.

”A King Realm Peak powerhouse!” Nan Weiwo’s face changed dramatically.

The black smoke didn’t linger; it plunged through the Minor World Gate and into the Heavenly Lake Minor World.

Nan Weiwo’s expression turned grim. ”Were those people from the Dark Church just now?”

One of the World-Walkers said worriedly, ”If people from the Dark Church enter the Minor World, they will surely die. They won’t hold us responsible, will they?”

”We should leave, quickly. The fact that we opened the Minor World must not be revealed to anyone else.”

Causing Lin Wudi’s death was one thing, but now members of the Dark Church had walked into the trap as well. If all of them died, the Dark Church might vent its anger on them. While the Ancient Land Sects were feared throughout the world and had no reason to dread the Dark Church, they themselves were just World-Walkers, not truly invincible beings.

As the group was about to leave, they saw a beam of white light rise from the forest and shoot into the Minor World. Now, all five of their faces turned dark.

”This has gotten out of hand!”

”That was someone from the Sea of Divine Grace, wasn’t it? I saw that old coot, Keen!”

”If Keen dies in the Minor World, the Sea of Divine Grace will hunt us to the ends of the earth!”

Their original plan was merely to scheme against Lin Wudi, but now the situation was spiraling out of their control. More and more powerhouses were entering the Minor World. If word got out that they had opened it and caused the deaths of all these experts, the five of them would become public enemies of the world. Even the Ancient Land Sects would not be able to protect them.

Just as despair began to set in, a streak of golden light shot into the Minor World, rubbing salt in their wounds.

”The Prison of Divine Might! Someone from the Prison of Divine Might went in too!”

”Dammit! Have they all gone mad? Aren’t they afraid of the dangers in the Minor World?” Nan Weiwo almost coughed up blood. It felt as if he was about to make an enemy of the entire world, all for the sake of taking down one man, Lin Mu.

BOOM!

Dozens of streaks of light shot into the Minor World, one after another.