Originally, Mu Ming intended to use the Yuan Shen Coffin Technique to suppress Jiang Wuming's soul, turning Jiang Wuming into his puppet to assist him in his grand ambitions in this world.
However, Jiang Wuming's soul dissipated, leaving only his physical body. Mu Ming's puppet plan was ruined, and in his anger, he wanted to stomp on Jiang Wuming's head and crush it!
But—
Just as he stomped down, he saw Jiang Wuming open his eyes.
This was completely beyond his expectation, leaving him dumbfounded!
Because, even in the Outer Realm, no spiritual power secret method could hide one's soul within the spiritual world.
In the real world, this was akin to a person about to be buried suddenly sitting up – a zombie rising from the grave!
He had been deceived!
While shocked, a thought flashed through Mu Ming's mind.
Although he didn't know how Jiang Wuming had hidden his soul, he knew very well that Jiang Wuming's soul had not dissipated; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to regain control of his body.
As this thought surfaced, Mu Ming sensed an unprecedented crisis. Relying on his powerful spiritual will and rich combat experience, he tried to activate his spiritual attack immediately.
However—
Jiang Wuming had painstakingly feigned death, waiting for Mu Ming to get close. How could he give Mu Ming another chance?
Bang!
The next moment.
Before Mu Ming could launch his spiritual attack, a dull thud echoed.
On the ground, Jiang Wuming's body rolled aside like a lazy donkey, and his right foot swiftly kicked out like a whip, striking the inside of Mu Ming's lower leg which was suspended in the air.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, Mu Ming's right lower leg snapped. His balance lost, he toppled forward.
Simultaneously, his spiritual attack was interrupted!
When spiritual power cultivators launch an attack, it not only requires time but also cannot be interrupted midway, otherwise the attack would fail.
For this reason, when spiritual power cultivators duel with martial artists, they most fear being approached by the martial artist.
Earlier, when Jiang Wuming arrived at the Su family's ancient courtyard, Mu Ming had stepped on Dongfang Xiaoyao, using her as a hostage to coerce Jiang Wuming. This was because he wasn't entirely confident he could prevent Jiang Wuming from getting close.
By making Jiang Wuming hesitant to act, he had secured a retreat for himself.
Ultimately, his plan succeeded. Through spiritual scanning, he had successfully invaded Jiang Wuming's spiritual world and completely controlled Jiang Wuming's life and death.
And… at this moment, the situation had completely reversed!
After being approached by Jiang Wuming, he was like fish on a chopping block, left to Jiang Wuming's mercy!
Whoosh!
After kicking off Mu Ming's right lower leg, Jiang Wuming sprang up from the ground like a breakdancer. He raised his right elbow sharply and slammed it down towards Mu Ming's back.
In this elbow strike, Jiang Wuming didn't use any refined martial arts techniques, but he channeled his internal energy, circulating his true qi. His right elbow was filled with dense true qi, emitting terrifying energy fluctuations. Let alone a flesh-and-blood body, even a boulder would be smashed to pieces.
Bang!
Another dull thud echoed. Mu Ming was struck in the back by Jiang Wuming's elbow. The bones around his back instantly shattered, creating a bloody hole from which blood gushed out like a geyser.
Pfft—
As Mu Ming's body accelerated its fall, he spat out a mouthful of bloody mist, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
Not only was his heart shattered by Jiang Wuming's elbow strike, but his other internal organs were also pulverized!
Then, Mu Ming's body crashed heavily onto the ground in a face-first posture. His face, unprotected by true qi, was violently abraded against the ground, and his nasal bone snapped, causing blood to surge.
Just then, Jiang Wuming didn't pause. Like Mu Ming had done earlier, he raised his right foot and stomped towards Mu Ming's head.
Although Jiang Wuming had severely injured Mu Ming and nearly shattered his internal organs, Mu Ming was a spiritual power cultivator—he couldn't be sure if Mu Ming had any trump cards, so he continued his assault.
Strategically, he looked down on his opponent, but tactically, he took his opponent seriously.
Caution prevents a thousand years of trouble.
This was a habit he had cultivated while leading the Zhan Long Hall in their conquest of the dark world, and it remained with him to this day.
With his internal organs shattered, Mu Ming's physical body was essentially ruined, severely affecting his spirit, making evasion impossible.
Bang!
Another dull thud. Mu Ming's back of the head was stomped on by Jiang Wuming. True qi invaded his brain, causing an impact, severely damaging his soul, and giving him an splitting headache.
Furthermore, his face was violently scraped against the ground, leaving it bloody and disfigured. His body slumped like a puddle of mud, and he lay like a dead dog, pinned beneath Jiang Wuming's foot!
"What did you do to Xiaoyao?"
Jiang Wuming, with his foot on the back of Mu Ming's head, asked coldly.
He hadn't immediately crushed Mu Ming's head entirely because he was worried about Dongfang Xiaoyao. Ever since he had entered the Su family's ancient courtyard, Dongfang Xiaoyao had been lying on the ground, unmoving.
This made Jiang Wuming worry about what Mu Ming had done to her!
"I… I didn't do anything."
Mu Ming, face down, in extreme pain, mumbled incoherently.
"You didn't do anything, and she's still not awake?"
Jiang Wuming's tone became even colder. "Tell me the truth, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"I… I really… Originally, after I found this place, I planned to control her with a spiritual consciousness clone and make her my puppet. But before I could do any of that, you appeared. To prevent her from affecting our battle, I knocked her unconscious with spiritual power. She will wake up soon, and there will be no abnormalities."
Mu Ming instinctively started to answer, but after saying three words, he changed his tune, truthfully reporting the situation to Jiang Wuming.
This was because he knew that lying would be meaningless—Jiang Wuming was a spiritual power cultivator and could inspect Dongfang Xiaoyao's spiritual world.
If he lied, Jiang Wuming could expose his falsehood in an instant!
As expected, Jiang Wuming immediately activated his spiritual power and entered Dongfang Xiaoyao's spiritual world to investigate.
Within the spiritual world, Dongfang Xiaoyao's soul had transformed into her own image, lying there asleep without any damage.
Realizing this, Jiang Wuming's hanging heart finally settled.
"No… don't kill me, I can be valuable to you!"
At the same time, Mu Ming realized that Jiang Wuming was about to deal with him and quickly spoke up.
"I won't kill you, but you can tell me everything about you and the Outer Realm."
Hearing this, Jiang Wuming temporarily held back his hand.
"No… I can't. If I say anything, I'll die. In this world, the rules don't allow us to disclose any information about our world, or we will die on the spot…"
Mu Ming quickly explained.
However—
Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Wuming coldly interrupted, "Then what use do I have for you?!"
"As long as you don't kill me, let my primordial spirit possess an ordinary person. I can impersonate someone from this world, become your most loyal servant, and do anything for you!"
Mu Ming's will to survive surged.
At this moment.
He had completely forgotten that after invading Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, he had once said that Jiang Wuming becoming his servant was an honor.
He had also forgotten that when he had mistakenly believed Jiang Wuming's soul was dead and had raised his foot to stomp on Jiang Wuming's head, he had also said words like: what use do I have for you.
These words reappeared now, but the roles were reversed. He had changed from hunter to prey.
The foolish 'native' he had previously disdained stood proudly like a deity, his foot on the back of Mu Ming's head, making him kneel on the ground like a dog. With a slight movement of his foot, his life could be extinguished!