Just a quarter of an hour was enough for Mo Wuji to realize that he absolutely couldn't force his way out. The moment his Yuan power and spiritual will were exhausted would be the moment of his death.

Thinking of this, Mo Wuji directly unleashed a large number of lightning arcs. Originally, he had the Azure Gown Heart protecting him, so he didn't need lightning arcs at all; he just needed to focus on pushing forward.

After forcing his way for some time, Mo Wuji gradually found some patterns. The more Starry Sky Scorpions he killed on his way forward, the more Starry Sky Scorpions would come to block him and die. In other words, he simply couldn't kill them all. Even worse, the further he pushed forward, the thicker the pile of Starry Sky Scorpions became.

So Mo Wuji simply intensified his attacks on the path ahead again. As expected, under his attacks, more Starry Sky Scorpions surged over, blocking his path.

Mo Wuji's lightning arcs continued to extend outwards. He didn't bombard the Starry Sky Scorpions around him, but rather the Starry Sky Scorpions further ahead.

With Mo Wuji's attacks, he could hardly see the Starry Sky space in front of him anymore.

Because more Starry Sky Scorpions instinctively blocked Mo Wuji's path, Mo Wuji's spiritual will scanned and found that the Starry Sky Scorpions behind him had become thinner.

Mo Wuji secretly took a breath. He knew that this was the moment to escape. As long as he could turn around in the shortest amount of time and then summon his flying ship at the fastest speed, he would have a chance to escape.

Moreover, he had to be fast. These Starry Sky Scorpions weren't very smart, but they definitely weren't stupid either. Once they realized he would suddenly turn around, they would definitely become more vigilant. It wouldn't be easy for him to create this kind of advantage again next time.

Unfortunately, his Azure Gown Heart hadn't formed any combat power yet. Otherwise, if he raised his hand and blasted out a large area of Azure flames, no amount of Starry Sky Scorpions would be a laughing matter.

After another large swath of lightning arcs landed in front of him, Mo Wuji summoned his concave shield to block his rear, then quickly turned around and rushed out. At the same time, the circular flying ship was summoned by him.

As expected, Mo Wuji's sudden turning movement caused the Starry Sky Scorpions that were swarming to block his path to be a little disoriented for a moment. By the time those Starry Sky Scorpions swarmed back again, Mo Wuji's flying ship had already been activated, turning into a streak of shadow and rushing out.

Hundreds of Starry Sky Scorpions attached to the flying ship were easily annihilated by Mo Wuji's lightning arcs.

An hour later, Mo Wuji could no longer see the shadow of a Starry Sky Scorpion in his spiritual will. Only then did he sit down on the bow of the flying ship, drenched in sweat.

It was truly a close call. He was almost killed by the Starry Sky Scorpions.

...

"Hey, who is the suddenly appearing 9831st place on the Earth Ranking? The name is so strange, Loose Cultivator 2705?" On the huge plaza of Nine Mo City, someone had already noticed a strange name on the Earth Ranking list.

Mo Wuji didn't even know that the name Loose Cultivator 2705 would appear on the Earth Ranking. If Mo Wuji knew that the Perfected Truth Lake cultivator he had killed was a powerhouse on the Earth Ranking, and that if he didn't register a name, he would continue to appear on the Earth Ranking with the name Loose Cultivator 2705 from the Human Ranking, he would definitely have registered a name. Even registering the name Mo Wuji would be better than Loose Cultivator 2705 appearing on True Morrow Continent.

"I know who the original 9831st place was. His name was Fu Zhi Ze, a Half-Step Void God powerhouse. A year ago, he had good luck and killed a heavily injured Level Six Void God powerhouse. That Level Six Void God was originally the 9831st place on the Earth Ranking. Because Fu Zhi Ze killed this person, he was able to get on the Earth Ranking."

For many cultivators, ten thousand names on each of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings wasn't much. Many people could recite any name on these three rankings.

"That's right, I also heard that this guy was afraid of being challenged and didn't know where he was hiding. This Loose Cultivator 2705 is really lucky, actually meeting Fu Zhi Ze, this unworthy fellow. Hey, Loose Cultivator 2705, isn't that..."

Another cultivator only said half of what he wanted to say before remembering who Loose Cultivator 2705 was. A very famous name. It could be said that as long as one paid attention to the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings, there weren't many who didn't know who Loose Cultivator 2705 was.

"Hehe, you're not completely beyond help. Who was the previous number one on the Human Ranking? Wasn't it Loose Cultivator 2705? I heard that Gu Shao Yin himself admitted that he wasn't his opponent."

The surrounding people all gasped, even daring not to believe that this was true.

It was a definite thing that Loose Cultivator 2705 could become the number one on the Human Ranking and step onto the Earth Ranking. What was surprising was how long had it been since Loose Cultivator 2705 became the number one on the Human Ranking? Even if Loose Cultivator 2705 had advanced to the Yuan Dan Realm, there still weren't any Yuan Dan Realm cultivators on the Earth Ranking yet.

The worst were also Late Stage Truth Lake cultivators, and they were the kind who had explosive luck, occupied a spot on the ranking, and then disappeared. For example, that Fu Zhi Ze.

It was absolutely impossible for Loose Cultivator 2705 to advance to the Truth Lake Realm in just a few short years after advancing to the Yuan Dan Realm, right? Even if he really did advance to the Truth Lake Realm, so what? The Earth Ranking wasn't the stage for Truth Lake cultivators. The few Truth Lake cultivators who were there were also all Late Stage Truth Lake cultivators. The Earth Ranking was basically the territory of Void God Realm cultivators.

"Loose Cultivator 2705, I heard that the Young Hall Master of Star Wars Hall of Star Emperor Mountain forced his Dao partner into the Starry Sky Despair..."

"Don't talk nonsense, or you won't even know how you died."

...

The same discussions were happening in various plazas on True Morrow Continent that had the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings erected. After the name of Loose Cultivator 2705 left the Human Ranking, the discussions about him gradually decreased. Now, he had once again become the main target of everyone's discussions.

Because Loose Cultivator 2705 had stepped onto the Earth Ranking so quickly after coming down from number one on the Human Ranking. It was truly too heaven-defying.

...

Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord Peak. A middle-aged man wearing ordinary linen clothes was standing with his hands behind his back on the edge of a cliff, gazing at the distant vast mountains and rivers.

A brown-clothed old man quickly walked over and stood behind the middle-aged man, softly saying, "Star Lord, that Loose Cultivator 2705 has appeared again. I heard that he has climbed to the 9831st place on the Earth Ranking."

"Oh, according to the time, he should at most be in the Yuan Dan Realm, right? A Yuan Dan Realm cultivator has climbed onto the Earth Ranking, how can he be so heaven-defying? No wonder he could become the number one on the Human King Ranking of Star Emperor Mountain." The middle-aged man who was called Star Lord suddenly turned around, his tone carrying a hint of excitement.

"By the way, have the people from the Xia Family who were sent to the Lost Continent returned?"

The brown-clothed old man quickly said, "They haven't returned, including the Human Immortal Gu Qi. I suspect that there is a top powerhouse on the Lost Continent who has kept all these people there."

The middle-aged Star Lord nodded. "That's not impossible. When the rules of the Lost Continent weren't destroyed, talented people emerged in large numbers, even more than the powerhouses here on True Morrow. You must keep a close eye on the Xia Family and not allow the Xia Family to go to the Lost Continent again. However, since that Loose Cultivator 2705 has come to True Morrow, the Xia Family probably won't go to the Lost Continent anymore."

"Yes, Star Lord. Should I find Loose Cultivator 2705 and secretly protect him? Otherwise, I'm afraid the Xia Family will be disadvantageous to him," the brown-clothed old man said in a low voice.

The middle-aged Star Lord didn't speak. After a long silence, he sighed. "A genius who needs protection is not a true genius. Let him go on his own. If he can survive, then that means he is indeed the person who will save my True Star. If he can't even survive, then there's nothing else to say. Besides, the reason he was able to stand out was because he was a loose cultivator, with no one to protect him."

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged Star Lord shook his head again, seemingly talking to himself, "It's a pity that this person's complexion is too pale, looking like a scholar. He's not the ideal person..."

He had obtained the appearance of Loose Cultivator 2705 from the Xia Family. It was precisely the appearance of Mo Wuji disguised as a pale-faced scholar.

...

At the same time, the Xia Family of the Star Wars Hall of Star Emperor Mountain.

Xia Mu had just come out of cultivation. Compared to when he had first arrived at the Lost Continent a few years ago, Xia Mu now had a kind of steadiness and sharpness. The aura around him had become even more restrained, showing the beginnings of a powerhouse.

"Young Master, there's news of Loose Cultivator 2705," the short Luo De ran in with an excited expression. Ever since Zeng Hou Yi was killed, Xia Mu had left most of the matters to him to handle.

"Where is he?" A hint of surprise instantly appeared on Xia Mu's face, and he suddenly stood up. However, he quickly thought of his father's teachings, sat down again, and forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart.

Luo De hurriedly said, "He has climbed onto the Earth Ranking and is now the 9831st place on the Earth Ranking."

Xia Mu was stunned. After a long time, he said, "This person is indeed powerful. In just a few short years, he has actually climbed to the 9831st place on the Earth Ranking."

He was indeed a little dazed. Even after struggling until now, he had only barely climbed into the top thousand of the Earth Ranking. At the same time, he knew very well that his position within the top thousand was somewhat inflated. In terms of ranking on the Earth Ranking, he was very likely to be outside the top two thousand.

"I want to go tell my father about this," Xia Mu quickly decided.

That Loose Cultivator 2705 could kill Zeng Hou Yi without anyone noticing. If he went to find Loose Cultivator 2705 alone, he would very likely be courting death. Moreover, he had forced Loose Cultivator 2705's Dao partner to death. It could be said that he and Loose Cultivator 2705 had a great feud.

A thick voice with a hint of gratification came from the doorway, "My son has indeed made some progress recently, knowing to plan before acting."

"Father." Xia Mu saw the man who had walked in and immediately stood up, standing to the side with a bowed posture. The person who had come in was his father, the Hall Master of the Star Wars Hall of Star Emperor Mountain, Xia Dan Dao.

"Greetings, Hall Master," Luo De quickly bowed and paid his respects to Xia Dan Dao, then carefully retreated out.

Xia Dan Dao walked over and sat down on the chair that Xia Mu had just been sitting on, then said, "The Star Lord has already noticed that Loose Cultivator 2705. Therefore, if we want to make a move, we can't do it blatantly. That will be disadvantageous to my Xia Family. First, find out his whereabouts."

"Yes, Father," Xia Mu quickly replied. He definitely had to kill Loose Cultivator 2705. He was no longer the Xia Mu from a few years ago. Even if his father didn't say so, he wouldn't openly go and kill Loose Cultivator 2705.

(The first update for October is here. Happy National Day holiday to everyone. At the same time, I'm also asking for the first monthly vote of October!)

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