Chapter 384 – Fighting an Earth Immortal: Golden Armored Giant God

“Boom!”

“Kill!”

While Mu Lin was casually letting his thoughts wander, his Netherworld Soldiers had already engaged in battle with the Elders of the Golden God Sect.

With ten thousand horses galloping and Spells being unleashed simultaneously, along with the roars of demonic creatures, the sounds continuously echoed throughout the Netherworld and the Cycle of Despair.

Although Mu Lin was alone, with the help of his numerous Netherworld Soldiers, he managed to create a scene as vast as a war against the Cultivators of the Golden God Sect.

Moreover, in this battle, Mu Lin held the advantage.

The environmental advantages created by the Netherworld and the Cycle of Despair were immense for Mu Lin.

Due to the opposition of Yin and Yang, this place was filled with Yin-attributed Spiritual Energy, carrying an aura of death.

This energy greatly enhanced the strength of his Netherworld Soldiers when absorbed, while for the Elders of the Golden God Sect, it corroded their souls.

Just this single factor gave his Netherworld Soldiers an unimaginable advantage.

Not to mention, most of those who entered the Netherworld and the Cycle of Despair were souls.

Relying solely on their souls, the Elders of the Golden God Sect found it difficult to unleash their full strength.

In contrast, Mu Lin’s Netherworld Soldiers were almost a natural counter to souls and malevolent spirits.

With all these advantages combined, Mu Lin’s Netherworld Soldiers nearly pushed forward in one wave to the front of the Mortal Shedding Elders.

Unfortunately, there were not only Mortal Shedding Adepts here but also an Earth Immortal.

And the latter… he was truly powerful.

Even trapped within the Netherworld, he still managed to resonate and connect with the Golden God Sect.

Then, his Domain expanded once again, pressing down upon Mu Lin’s Netherworld Soldiers.

Although, because this was the opposite of the Yang World and Mu Lin held most of the authority, in the end, he couldn’t even restrain Mu Lin, let alone completely immobilize his Netherworld Soldiers.

However, Jin Haoran, the Sect Leader of the Golden God Sect, not only possessed a Domain but was also immensely powerful.

“Hmph, don’t think that creating a Dharma Domain means you can contend with me. You’re still far from it!”

“Golden Spirit Colossus, assemble!”

“Hum!”

Following his furious roar, a golden-armored colossus rose from behind him.

Drawing upon the power of the Golden God Sect, the golden-armored colossus he summoned stood a staggering eight hundred meters tall, resembling a small mountain.

What made Mu Lin’s pupils contract even more was that the colossus held in its hand a massive thunderous blade, forged as if from Thunder, resembling both a sword and a spear.

“Boom!”

With a casual swing, the blade, akin to a weapon of the Celestial Deities, carried endless wind and thunder as it fiercely struck into the charging horde of Scarlet’s demonic creatures.

“Boom!”

This single strike caused the air to roar and the earth to tremble, with endless Thunder scattering in all directions.

In just one blow, three thousand of Mu Lin’s charging demonic creatures were reduced to ashes by the boundless wind and thunder!

“So powerful!”

“Boom!”

As Mu Lin marveled, the colossus continued to swing its weapon, and the second strike was aimed at the direction of the Beiwei Army.

Fortunately, unlike Scarlet’s demonic creatures, they possessed morale and battle formations.

“The will to break the formation, no retreat, only death!”

“Boom!”

Relying on the Jade Gate Pass of Cangshan, they managed to block the second furious strike of the Golden Spirit Colossus, though the cost was countless cracks appearing on this mighty fortress.

However, upon realizing this, Mu Lin felt little joy; instead, his expression turned grave.

After all, these two attacks were merely casual strikes from the Golden Spirit Colossus!

“Indeed, an Earth Immortal is an Earth Immortal. Especially when they hold the advantage of terrain, it’s difficult for me to defeat them now.”

Thinking this, Mu Lin felt no fear.

He truly found it difficult to deal with the Earth Immortal, but that Earth Immortal also struggled to kill him.

Moreover, even if he couldn’t kill the Earth Immortal, Mu Lin could still easily take the lives of others.

“Elder Gong Yin of the Golden God Sect, age six hundred and thirty-one, mortal lifespan… six hundred and thirty-one. Today, your life shall end here.”

“Elder Cao Zan of the Golden God Sect, you once destroyed three cities in battle with others, causing the deaths of a hundred thousand people. For such sins, you deserve to descend to the Eighteen Levels of Hell and suffer endless punishment!”

“Elder… of the Golden God Sect, you shall endure the punishment of Blackwater gnawing at your bones!”

Holding the Book of Life and Death, wearing the twelve-beaded crown and draped in the dark emperor’s robe, Mu Lin passed judgment upon the elders of the Golden God Sect.

And with his judgments, various punishments manifested upon the elders.

Some were pierced by ten thousand arrows, others were cut down by blades, while Black River Water inexplicably appeared within their bodies, corroding their souls, or their mortal lifespans were abruptly severed.

Transformed into King Yama, Mu Lin seemed to possess the authority to decree fate with his words. Each name he called out was met with a wretched, agonized scream, and some even perished instantly as their lifespans were stripped away.

This method of execution by name instilled boundless fear in the elders of the Golden God Sect.

“Sect Leader, save us!”

“No, spare me…”

“Damn it, how do we escape this place…”

Mu Lin’s method of naming was not without flaws. After all, his King Yama manifestation was only on par with those elders in cultivation, not the true great deity King Yama.

Thus, Mu Lin’s naming could only target elders whose lifespans were nearing their end or those whose sins were as vast as the heavens. Only then could Mu Lin, wielding the authority of King Yama, inflict terrifying punishments upon them.

If they were in their prime or without sin, Mu Lin’s authority of King Yama’s judgment would not be as effective.

Unfortunately, most of the Mortal Shedding Adepts of the Golden God Sect were elderly, making Mu Lin’s lifespan-reducing punishment exceptionally terrifying.

Even if he didn’t strip them of their lives entirely, he could still shave decades off their lifespans—a prospect that filled them with dread.

After all, the closer they were to death, the more they clung to life.

Many cultivators would commit any vile act imaginable just to extend their lives.

…

Apart from their inherent sins, even if they had been sinless before, their actions against Mu Lin now bore the weight of sin—the sin of suppressing a Prodigy of the Human Race and defying the dignity of King Yama.

“Moreover, to claim they are without sin is impossible… Who among the powerful in this world has not experienced battles, vendettas, or acts of killing for treasure?”

“Relying on their formidable strength to plunder resources from the weak—such deeds are all too common.”

The sins Mu Lin recognized were not exclusive to Mortal Shedding Adepts. Every aristocratic family had engaged in enslaving others, along with other wicked acts like bullying the weak with their status, seizing common women by force, or forcing ordinary people into mining… all of which were commonplace in this world.

Some families even used humans as sacrificial offerings to demonic weapons or Evil Gods.

To put it plainly, the aristocratic families of this era were built upon the blood and tears of ordinary people and low-level cultivators, born inherently tainted by sin.

And this was precisely why Mu Lin acted without restraint.

If they were all impoverished commoners, Mu Lin might have hesitated before slaughtering a city. But when dealing with aristocratic families and their privileged descendants, he felt not a shred of guilt—what standing did they have, what right did they have to be pitied?

……

Since nearly all bore guilt, Mu Lin’s Authority of Judgment as King Yama was fully unleashed.

As he called out names one by one, Mu Lin executed several Mortal Shedding Adepts and left countless others wounded.

Such relentless assault finally pushed Jin Haoran past his limit.

The younger generation of his Golden God Sect had already been slaughtered by Mu Lin.

If all the Mortal Shedding Elders were also wiped out, he would truly become a commander without troops, and his Golden God Sect would be utterly crippled, if not completely destroyed.

Unwilling to face such an outcome, Jin Haoran immediately commanded the Golden Spirit Giant to stride toward Mu Lin.

“You deserve death!”

Even before closing in, to halt Mu Lin’s ‘name-calling’ judgment, the golden-armored Giant Spirit hurled its thunder-forged weapon with all its might.

“Boom!”

Propelled by the colossal strength of the Golden Spirit Giant, the hundred-meter-long blade shot forth like lightning, akin to a spear of God, carrying an aura capable of annihilating everything in its path toward Mu Lin.

“Splash…”

“Slash!”

Naturally, Mu Lin did not wait idly for death. Black River Water transformed into a Jiao Dragon, charging toward the Thunder Divine Weapon. Meanwhile, Martial Judge Zhong Kui merged the Crimson Wine Gourd into his body, also transforming into a Giant Spirit. Then, drawing the Seven-Star Demon Slayer Sword from his back, he swung it fiercely at the Thunder Divine Weapon.

In addition, Avici Chains materialized around the Thunder Divine Weapon, attempting to bind it.

But it was futile. The Thunder Divine Weapon, hurled with immense force by the golden-armored Giant Spirit, was overwhelmingly powerful.

It was a terrifying strike capable of obliterating mountains in a single blow.

Even more fearsome was that the Thunder Divine Weapon itself possessed properties of demon-breaking, spirit-breaking, spell-breaking, and armor-piercing…

This made its might truly unstoppable.

None of Mu Lin’s various defenses—whether the Blackwater Jiao Dragon, the Avici Chains, or even Martial Judge Zhong Kui—could block this attack.

It must be said that an Earth Immortal is an Earth Immortal; their assaults are like the heavens and earth bearing down, utterly beyond the ability of ordinary beings to withstand.

In the end, Mu Lin’s defenses crumbled upon contact. Then, the Thunder Divine Weapon, carrying boundless celestial might like a judgment from the Celestial Deity, struck and incinerated Mu Lin’s body in a single blow.

Even Fengdu City was caught in the aftermath, half-destroyed.

“So powerful!”

“Long live the Sect Leader!”

This scene elicited thunderous cheers from the Elders of the Golden God Sect.

They cheered for Mu Lin’s death and even more for their own salvation.

However, these cheers lasted only three breaths before they involuntarily ceased.

The Mu Lin targeted by the Thunder Divine Weapon had indeed perished, but this Netherworld remained. And the next moment, Mu Lin’s figure reappeared elsewhere.

“You cannot kill me!”

(End of Chapter)