Mu Ji thought for a long time before deciding to take a risk.
He spun his Roulette of Life and Death, and when it stopped spinning, the pointer landed on Live and Die Together.
Cursing under his breath, Mu Ji held himself back and continued to wait.
After a long time, he spun his innate gift again. This time, it stopped on Drunk and Dreaming of Death.
"Such bad luck? One more time."
The wheel next stopped on Escape From Death.
Mu Ji's eyes flickered. He no longer had any worries, so he decided to make his move.
He leaped forward and charged straight for the entrance of the First Scourge.
Sovereign Dou Sheng’s eyes snapped open, and he stared into the distance. He grabbed his golden cudgel. "Get lost."
The cudgel swept out as golden light split the sky such that it looked as though the sky itself was boiling.
Mu Ji's scalp went numb. This monster...
Gritting his teeth, he accepted the full force of the golden cudgel, and it felt like all of his bones had shattered. He was about to be flung away, which was not good at all. He could not endure the power of the Sovereign’s attack. It was impossible for Mu Ji to force his way into the First Scourge.
Sovereign Dou Sheng stood up. He did not normally stay so close to the entrance of the First Scourge, but Lu Yin had asked the Sovereign to keep watch here and eliminate anyone who tried to force their way in.
Sovereign Dou Sheng had taken Lu Yin's words to heart, and he had been sitting right at the entrance.
As soon as Mu Ji had tried to get close, he had been noticed, and Sovereign Dou Sheng had attacked without mercy.
Mu Ji was knocked away.
If not for Escape From Death, he would have already died.
The gap between a True God Guard Captain and Sovereign Dou Sheng was too vast. Sovereign Dou Sheng was capable of facing the Three Pillars and Six Skies, and there was no doubt that he was at the same level of power as the Seven Skygods.
Just as Sovereign Dou Sheng was about to pursue and kill Mu Ji, Skydog raced out from the First Scourge, charging at the Sovereign.
Sovereign Dou Sheng's expression grew cold. This damn dog was the only opponent the Sovereign did not want to face. It was impossible to injure Skydog, and no one understood how the creature’s body worked.
The man pulled out a foul-smelling item out from his cosmic ring. He had been given this item by Lu Yin, as it was the dog's perfect counter.
The moment the rancid item appeared, an indescribable stench instantly permeated the area near the entrance to the Scourge. Skydog howled in misery, tucked his tail, and fled back into the Scourge, vomiting as he ran.
The presence of the foul-smelling item had completely incapacitated the dog and even traumatized him.
At that moment, Progenitor Xi stepped out from the Scourge. She gave Skydog a helpless look before turning to stare at Sovereign Dou Sheng. "I'm quite curious about what that thing truly is."
Sovereign Dou Sheng quickly put the item away as soon as Skydog fled. The man was also unable to endure the stench.
After the item disappeared, the man waved his hand and grinned. "I'm also curious about that, but it's not important. Why have you stepped out?"
Progenitor Xi looked into the distance. "Someone wants to enter, so I came out to allow him in."
Sovereign Dou Sheng tightened his grip on his weapon. "That won't happen. He isn't getting in."
Progenitor Xi shook her head. "He wants to come in, and I've already accepted his desire to do so. Your objections are meaningless, aren’t they?"
Sovereign Dou Sheng hesitated, and he thought back to what Lu Yin had said. When asking the Sovereign to prevent anyone from entering the First Scourge, Lu Yin had also mentioned that, if the Three Pillars and Six Skies or any other expert at the level of the Seven Skygods noticed what was happening, the Sovereign’s efforts would be fruitless. This was why Sovereign Dou Sheng had attacked Mu Ji with his full strength, as he wanted to kill the man with one blow. Unfortunately, that attempt had failed, as Mu Ji had survived the attack.
The Sovereign turned to look into the distance, wondering about the identity of the man who had tried to force his way into the Scourge. Why would Progenitor Xi step out to allow the man in?
"It appears that you understand that your efforts are futile," Progenitor Xi stated calmly.
Sovereign Dou Sheng sneered. "I may understand that, but that doesn’t mean that it’s going to be easy for you to take him with you."
Progenitor Xi was not surprised. "I know."
Before the entrance to the First Scourge, Sovereign Dou Sheng tightened his grip on his golden cudgel. Blood flowed down the weapon as the Sovereign stared intently at the entrance. The woman he was facing was incredibly powerful.
Within the First Scourge, Mu Ji stood in front of Progenitor Xi, nearly crying as he bled out and tried to explain his situation.
After hearing Mu Ji's story, Progenitor Xi appeared to be unfazed. "So, you're not a human spy?"
Mu Ji howled, "I’ve been wronged, Progenitor Xi! It's not me! It absolutely is not me."
"Then who is it?" the woman demanded.
Mu Ji did not expose the fact that Ye Bo was actually Lu Yin, and he instead said, "I don't know. If I were a spy, why would I have ever returned? If I had attacked the First Scourge with the people from the Heavens Sect, how could I willingly return? Sovereign Dou Sheng nearly killed me with that attack. Progenitor Xi, please believe me—I have not betrayed our people! I definitely haven’t."
"Then why did you attack Ye Bo?" Progenitor Xi inquired.
Mu Ji wanted to reveal the truth about Ye Bo, but he had thought long and hard on his way back to the First Scourge and had ultimately decided that it would be best not to. "I don't know."
Progenitor Xi stared at Mu Ji.
Mu Ji wailed, "I really don't know! When I attacked him, I had no idea what I was doing. Ye Bo probably doesn't know what happened either. By the time I realized what had happened, I had already gone through the spatial tear."
Progenitor Xi continued to stare at Mu Ji.
Suddenly, Mu Ji slapped his forehead. "Oh, Progenitor Xi! There’s something I must tell you! Marquis Wu is a spy!"
Far away, standing within a tall high tower, Hui Wu was quietly watching. The fact that Mu Ji had returned meant that he was out of time.
"Father, I have done all I can. The rest is up to you."
Progenitor Xi soon arrived at the bottom of Hui Wu's tower and looked up. The man stared downwards, and the two people’s eyes met.
"Corpse king or frenzied corpse? Choose one." Progenitor Xi was giving Hui Wu a choice. He really was a human spy.