Chapter 385 – Divine Weapon Decision: Impact of the Earth Immortal Battle

Upon seeing the newly appeared Mu Lin, the Mortal Shedding Elders suddenly realized that the Mu Lin here was not his Main Body, but merely a Clone—and he had over thirteen such Clones.

“Wait, if the disciples of our Golden God Sect can also serve as vessels for Mu Lin to descend upon, that would mean hundreds of them…”

The difficulty of killing him weighed heavily on the hearts of the Golden God Sect’s Elders.

However, Mu Lin’s mood was far from pleasant either.

An Earth Immortal supported by a Blessed Land was overwhelmingly powerful. The eight-hundred-meter-tall Golden Spirit Giant Spirit possessed unparalleled might, each of its strikes capable of shattering mountains and crushing peaks.

This was pure power derived from Mana, so fundamental that Mu Lin found it difficult to interfere with.

And that earlier throw was utterly unstoppable.

Armor-piercing, spirit-breaking, demon-slaying, spell-shattering… such a divine weapon, combined with the immense force of the throw, made Mu Lin feel that even if his Main Body arrived with the True Spirit Karma Diagram, he might not withstand it.

That strike could likely pierce through space and nail Mu Lin in another dimension to death.

Beyond its unrivaled offense, Jin Haoran’s Golden Armor Giant Spirit also boasted terrifyingly strong defense.

Mu Lin possessed the ability of Substitute Death Counterattack. When his Clone was injured, the same wound had appeared on the Golden Armor Giant Spirit earlier.

However, the Golden Armor Giant Spirit was simply too massive, its foundation too profound.

Without even needing to actively repair itself, the wound healed shortly after appearing on the Giant Spirit.

“I cannot match him in strength. As I am now, I am still far from an Earth Immortal… Hmm, it also has to do with this being the Sect Leader’s Blessed Land home ground. Without the Blessed Land’s enhancement, his power would decrease by at least thirty to fifty percent, or even more. Only then could I contend with him.”

…

Knowing he could not match strength with strength, Mu Lin immediately altered his combat approach. He ceased actively attacking Earth Immortal Jin Haoran and instead dispersed his vessels and Clones, sending them scattering across various parts of the Netherworld.

Subsequently, these vessels and Clones simultaneously resonated with Mu Lin’s True Spirit Karma Diagram, drawing countless Black River Water into this place.

“Splash…”

Some Clones even manifested the Mindscape – Sky Burial City, bringing Sky Burial Power down to the mortal realm.

This sight nearly made Jin Haoran’s eyes burst with rage, his heart almost stopping in shock.

“Bastard, how dare you!”

Furious, he immediately drove the Golden Armor Giant Spirit to strike furiously at Mu Lin.

His rage was justified—Earth Immortals imprint their body and mind onto the world, which naturally brings many benefits.

Whether it’s controlling the power of heaven and earth to overwhelm others, the nearly limitless Spiritual Energy gained from merging with the world, or comprehending the laws of the world by borrowing the world’s power, all are advantageous for Earth Immortals.

Moreover, some Blessed Lands and Fortunate Lands possess inherent special wonders, such as Thunder Hell, the Ten-Thousand-Mile Frozen Peaks, Volcanic Islands, Bountiful Realms, and so on. Imprinting body and mind onto such regions allows Earth Immortals to gain unique talents and laws.

However, while imprinting body and mind onto the world offers many benefits, it is not without flaws.

Leaving a Blessed Land or Fortunate Land does not mean losing all enhancement, but a significant weakening of power is unavoidable.

Additionally, the second flaw that troubles Earth Immortals is that if their Blessed Land or Fortunate Land is destroyed, due to their body and mind being imprinted onto the world, their foundation will also suffer severe damage.

In severe cases, it might even cut off their path to advancement, leaving them with no possibility of further breakthroughs.

And now, Mu Lin was executing a scorched-earth strategy.

Whether it was the Black River Water or the decaying Burying Heaven Power, once these Forbidden Powers spread, they could cause severe damage to the Golden God Sect’s Blessed Land.

Faced with such an act of undermining their very foundation, how could Jin Haoran possibly endure it?

Thus, without hesitation, he manipulated the Golden Spirit Giant God to slash toward Mu Lin with a single strike.

“Boom!”

Amidst the endless wind and thunder, Mu Lin’s newly revived body was shattered once again by the blow.

And in the next moment, Mu Lin witnessed the terrifying might of an Earth Immortal.

“Divine Weapon Art, rise!”

“Ten Thousand Weapons, appear!”

“Clang!”

With a furious roar, Mu Lin saw a thousand-meter golden mountain, brimming with Gengjin energy, materialize behind Jin Haoran, resonating with him.

“Is this the Golden God Sect’s spiritual anomaly?”

Just as Mu Lin was speculating, the golden mountain emitted countless rays of light in the next moment. Amidst the endless radiance, thousands of weapons materialized in the sky out of thin air.

These weapons included swords, blades, golden wheels, spears, crescent blades, halberds… Regardless of their type, each weapon exuded an aura of extreme sharpness and formidable power.

With a single command, summoning ten thousand weapons—this was the strongest Spell of the Golden God Sect.

“Kill!”

In the next instant, accompanied by the furious roar of the Golden God Sect’s Sect Leader, these ten thousand weapons transformed into countless golden streams of light, raining down upon Mu Lin’s hundred or so bodies.

“Whoosh!”

The numerous golden streams of light shot forth, making Mu Lin’s Netherworld resemble a meteor shower.

No, this was more like a carpet bombing of missiles.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…

The moment the golden divine weapons struck Mu Lin, terrifying explosions erupted one after another within the Netherworld.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…

The successive explosions of ten thousand weapons thoroughly plowed through Mu Lin’s Netherworld.

Since this Netherworld and the Cycle of Despair were not real but temporarily constructed by Mu Lin using his Mana and Spells, they had a limit to what they could withstand.

And the bombardment from the Golden God Sect’s Sect Leader undoubtedly exceeded that limit.

Thus, under the onslaught of his ten thousand divine weapons, Mu Lin’s Netherworld was completely obliterated into nothingness.

“Indeed, I am still far from matching an Earth Immortal… Congratulations, you’ve won this time.”

Without the Netherworld, Mu Lin’s Clone completely dissipated, and the Golden God Sect’s Sect Leader, along with the Elders, returned to the mortal realm.

At the same time, they heard Mu Lin’s final words of praise and concession.

However, upon hearing this, not a single person in the hall—whether it was Sect Leader Jin Haoran or the many Elders—showed even a hint of joy.

How could they possibly be happy?

In this battle, they had indeed emerged victorious.

But Mu Lin had only been defeated, not killed.

In contrast, their own younger generation of elites had all perished, and their close descendants had met tragic deaths.

Even several of their peers of the same cultivation realm had vanished.

Beyond the loss of personnel, their sect’s mountain gate had also been contaminated… Despite Jin Haoran’s swift attack, some areas had still been tainted by Mu Lin.

Such losses could no longer be described as severe—they were nothing short of a devastating blow to their very foundation.

Gazing at the sect gates shrouded in spreading blackwater and overflowing with an aura of decay and decline, then looking at the pitifully few disciples within, the Sect Leader of the Golden God Sect no longer possessed the high spirits and confidence he had before.

All he had left was bewilderment and… regret.

Even with a will as resolute as his, he had to admit one thing: they had made a mistake in dealing with Mu Lin, a grave mistake.

‘If we had disobeyed the East Sea King’s orders, he would merely have disliked us, but all he could do was harbor that dislike—he could not have taken action to wipe us out.’

‘But by offending Mu Lin, our Golden God Sect is finished, utterly finished…’

…

There is no medicine for regret in this world. For their choices and the consequences that followed, the Golden God Sect could only grieve, regret, and seethe with resentment.

However, while there is no medicine for regret, there is a saying about crossing a river by feeling the stones.

For the Water Moon Sect and the Wei Family, the Golden God Sect was that stone.

—The battle between Mu Lin and the Golden God Sect took place in the Netherworld, so the commotion was not particularly great.

Yet, when dealing with the Golden God Sect, Mu Lin intended to strike them hard, to make others wary, fearful, and even too afraid to act.

Thus, he wanted others to witness what happened here.

Therefore, while his Clone was taking action inside the Golden God Sect, another Clone of Mu Lin arrived outside their sect gates, creating a great deal of commotion and spectacle.

Hmm… a significant portion of the Black River Water flowing unchecked within the Golden God Sect and the still-spreading Burying Heaven Power was actually caused by Mu Lin’s other Clones.

This deliberately created disturbance naturally attracted the attention of many.

Even the still-quarreling Water Moon Sect and the Wei Family, which had coordinated and prepared to take action, noticed the commotion here and sent people to investigate.

“Such a disturbance—is someone attacking the Golden God Sect’s gates?”

“Who would dare to be so bold?”

“Who else but Mu Lin?”

“Is he insane? That’s a major sect with an Earth Immortal overseeing it. For a mere Mortal Shedding cultivator to go there is suicide, isn’t it?”

“I also think his actions are somewhat mad, but it doesn’t surprise me.”

The speaker shrugged and said with a smile, “After all, he dared to come alone to the East Sea Kingdom. Storming the Golden God Sect’s gates may be crazy, but can it be crazier than seeking revenge against the East Sea King?”

“…I can’t argue with that.”

Initially, people did not take Mu Lin’s attack on the Golden God Sect’s gates too seriously, nor did they believe he could inflict much damage on the sect.

Many came with the intention of watching the spectacle or even capturing Mu Lin to claim a reward.

However, such thoughts vanished completely once they witnessed the dire state of the Golden God Sect.

Similarly quelled were the ongoing disputes within the Water Moon Sect and the planned actions of the Wei Family.

“???”

“What are you saying? The Golden God Sect has been breached, the younger generation of disciples have all perished miserably, and countless Elders have died as well? What kind of joke is this!”

Because the situation reported by their disciples sounded like a fantasy, the Elders of the Water Moon Sect were unwilling to believe it at first.

Even the Sect Leader frowned and said, “I know you fear Mu Lin’s future and don’t want to go to war with him, but even so, you should come up with a better excuse. Do you really think anyone would believe such a claim…”

Before the words could be finished, the Sect Leader of the Water Moon Sect fell silent.

The group of disciples who had gone to investigate the news were already kneeling on the ground, weeping.

“Sect Leader, I didn’t lie to you. The younger generation of the Golden God Sect’s disciples are truly all dead. Their mountain gate is in ruins, and the Golden God Sect is finished!”

“I dare swear by the Heavenly Dao, not a single word I’ve said is false. If there is any falsehood, may I be struck by lightning and die a miserable death.”

“Sect Leader, I beg you, we cannot go to war with Mu Lin. He… we cannot afford to provoke him!”

“Father, wuwu… I don’t want to die…”

The kneeling disciples wept as if their hearts were breaking, their faces filled with terror.

They had no choice but to panic. If they went to war with Mu Lin, the Earth Immortals would most likely be fine—Mu Lin was not yet a match for Earth Immortals and could do nothing to them for the time being.

The Mortal Shedding Elders also had a certain chance of survival—after all, what had come to this realm was merely a Clone. Moreover, because he was universally despised, many Earth Immortals were tracking him, meaning that as long as the Mortal Shedding Adepts held out for a while, they could be rescued.

However, while the Earth Immortals and Mortal Shedding cultivators might be safe, the remaining Gang Sha Prodigies had no ability to escape Mu Lin’s clutches.

The Life-Death Illusion-Destruction Ability of the Other Shore Flower was too effective against the weak. With just a glance, these Gang Sha Cultivators would be finished.

This was truly terrifying.

Another point worth mentioning was that the youths Mu Lin targeted were mostly from Aristocratic Families or were young prodigies. He disdained to take action against ordinary Cultivators.

Such Cultivators, due to their family backgrounds and talents, mostly had bright futures and promising prospects. They enjoyed high status and were admired by beauties.

It could be said that these Cultivators were all winners in life, youths who had grown up in a jar of honey, and the ones least willing to die.

But now, all this beauty was about to leave them.

Once they went to war with Mu Lin, their lives would end here, their futures cut short abruptly.

Even their fiancées would leave them.

Suddenly falling from being favored sons of heaven to losing everything—how could these Aristocratic Family disciples and young prodigies possibly bear it?

“You don’t want your resources and benefits to be taken by others, do you? Let me remind you, those who take your resources will likely be the opponents you defeated or the clansmen you looked down upon. Because they are weak, they can escape unscathed and gain everything you have now. Are you willing to accept that?”

“Oh, right, I remember many of you are already married. That’s even more wonderful. In the future, someone will spend your resources, enjoy your wives, and discipline your children. Is that the future you want?”

Naturally, they did not want such a future.

Even just thinking about it made their hearts ache.

Thus, even before the Sect Leader and Elders of the Water Moon Sect had made a decision, the disciples of the sect had already been incited to gather before the main hall, kneeling together before their elders and pleading with tearful cries not to take action against Mu Lin.

As for who incited the crowd… that goes without saying.

(End of Chapter)