266: Can I refuse? Do I dare to refuse?

Mu Han's combat experience was incredibly rich; he blurred his figure, preparing to dodge. However, in that split second, his body suddenly stalled, causing his movement to be half a beat slow.

In his haste, Mu Han only had time to condense a thin, blood-colored shield.

"Boom!" The Blood Fiend Yuan-Breaking Finger descended!

The blood-colored shield didn't even last a single breath before shattering instantly.

Mu Han's figure swayed slightly, and he couldn't help but stagger back, "thump, thump, thump," stepping out ripples in the Void Realm.

He suddenly looked up, casting a gloomy glance at Lu Ming.

Just moments ago, the mana within his body, which had been relatively stable, suddenly surged, causing his body to stall and preventing him from completely dodging that insidious finger strike.

Although he relied on his profound cultivation to avoid injury, it still left him feeling incredibly stifled.

"How is it that even now, this fledgling can still cast curses!"

Lu Ming naturally had no intention of enlightening him, his offensive continuing without pause.

He saw his hands form a profound and complex hand seal before his chest. The aura around him suddenly became violent and chaotic, and a power that seemed capable of destroying mountains and breaking ridges gathered in his hands before he pressed out with a palm.

Counter-Meridian Mountain-Crushing Seal!

Boom!! A massive, chaotic, and violent palm print slammed toward Mu Han.

Sensing the power contained within, Mu Han dared not be negligent and quickly condensed Blood Fiend power, throwing out a punch.

The two fierce and domineering forces collided in mid-air, emitting a muffled, thunderous sound.

Mu Han felt an extremely strange, vibrating force transmitted from the opponent's palm.

This power ignored part of his defense, piercing directly into his body and causing his own Meridians to ache with a faint, stinging pain.

As his Qi and blood surged, the circulation of his mana showed a momentary stagnation and disorder!

"How did you do that!"

Mu Han became more alarmed the longer they fought; many of the opponent's methods seemed ordinary to him.

Yet sometimes, even though he had clearly blocked them, the power revealed within would still act upon his body, which left him extremely puzzled.

Although this didn't cause him significant injury, it made him feel disgusted.

He had to remember that he wasn't just facing Lu Ming; Ji Ruge was casting "Sovereign Extreme Ghost Domain" to entangle most of the power of the soul devouring banner.

True Person Tianxing was releasing large-scale attacks to clear out the ghost tide, while simultaneously assisting from the side, occasionally casting starlight shields for Lu Ming and Ji Ruge.

The three coordinated tacitly, their Magic Treasure, Spell, and Talisman usage connecting seamlessly. Especially Lu Ming's strange and unpredictable methods, which always attacked when he was caught off guard, making him feel so uncomfortable he wanted to vomit blood.

Most importantly! Because of the backlash from the "Source Tracing and Returning to Truth Method," his Luck was currently extremely poor, with one unlucky event after another!

For example, just now, a beam of soul-devouring magic light that should have been accurately shot toward True Person Tianxing inexplicably veered off course and struck empty space.

The incantations he channeled sometimes inexplicably had a tiny error, causing the Spell to dissipate directly!

Not to mention that he had almost tripped over himself because his footwork became chaotic! A Late Golden Core Stage cultivator fighting an Immortal Master, almost tripping over himself? What the hell was the point of fighting!

Although he could use his profound cultivation and exquisite techniques to circle with the three of them, a stalemate sometimes meant failure. Others could afford to drag this out, but he couldn't! If this continued, he would be the one to die!

Thus, after exchanging a few more moves with them, Mu Han felt the urge to retreat.

He immediately prepared to launch a finishing move, taking the opportunity to force the others back and use a Talisman to withdraw from the battlefield.

To this end, he even spared no cost, using a secret technique called "Life-Reversing Blood Seal," burning the Qi, blood, and mana throughout his body, squeezing his Golden Core Origin, causing his aura to suddenly surge significantly.

The power of the Late Golden Core Stage was completely released, and the power of the soul devouring banner suddenly increased, directly suppressing Ji Ruge's Sovereign Extreme Ghost Domain completely.

At the same time, he began to circulate his mana, preparing to give the three of them one final, vicious blow before activating the "Void-Breaking Shadow-Evasion Talisman" to escape quickly.

However, right at this moment, his Meridians once again felt a faint, intense pain. As his Qi and blood surged, the circulation of his mana showed a momentary stagnation, and then it began to riot within his body.

Suddenly interrupted, under the backlash of the Spell, Mu Han immediately spat out a mouthful of blood!

"Damn it!" Mu Han was filled with shock and anger; why did things go wrong at such a critical moment again!

"I can't drag this out any longer!" He didn't care whether the others would stop him; the priority now was to leave first!

Thus, with a flip of his wrist, Mu Han unhesitatingly brought out the "Void-Breaking Shadow-Evasion Talisman"!

The Talisman instantly shone with brilliant silver light, and the power of space began to fluctuate violently in the area.

"Whew!" Seeing that the Talisman had been successfully activated, Mu Han finally let out a sigh of relief.

Only then did he notice that the three opponents had also stopped at this moment.

Huh? Did they realize they couldn't keep him and decided to give up?

Mu Han sneered in his heart: "Hmph! Don't think that just because you stopped, this matter is over!"

His eyes were gloomy and fierce as he glared at them, a cruel arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I will remember the grudge of today! When I return in the future, I will definitely bathe the Southern Wilderness Region in blood!"

After finishing his harsh words, his figure became instantly blurred under the wrapping of the silver light, and he instantly escaped into the Void Realm.

However, the next second. "Bang—!" After a muffled, thunderous sound, Mu Han's entire body seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall. As the silver light dissipated, he stumbled and was forcibly ejected from the Void Realm!

The cruel, ferocious grin that hadn't yet faded from his face suddenly froze, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief.

He saw that in the surrounding Void Realm, nine massive pillars of light had appeared at some unknown time. Spiritual patterns intertwined between the pillars of light, forming a huge cage that enveloped the world. It was none other than—the Nine Palaces Spirit-Locking Formation!

"When was this set up! Why didn't I notice it at all!"

Mu Han's heart was shaken, and a chill shot straight from the soles of his feet to his crown.

"Brother Blood-Bath, how have you been!" Lu Ming's playful voice sounded from behind him, carrying undisguised mockery.

Killing the person and attacking their heart; truly killing the person and attacking their heart!

However, despite saying that, Lu Ming's hands did not stop. He saw him pinch the Formation incantation and then shout in a low voice: "Nine Palaces Spirit-Locking, Suppress!"

Rumble! The Formation was fully activated! The nine pillars of light erupted with brilliant spiritual light, and the vast suppressing power poured down like a river from the Nine Heavens!

In an instant, Mu Han felt the space around him suddenly become as viscous as a swamp, every movement feeling as if he were carrying a mountain on his back.

The mana within his body felt as if it had been shackled with heavy chains, making its circulation sluggish and unbearable. In the end, even his thoughts seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, becoming sluggish!

"No! I cannot die here!"

Mu Han's eyes were wide with rage, he roared wildly, attempting one last struggle. He once again activated the "Life-Reversing Blood Seal," even sparing no cost to burn his Golden Core Origin's golden nature twofold, attempting to use this method to forcibly break through the Formation's restraints!

However, fate seemed to have completely abandoned him. Just at the critical moment when he had pushed the secret technique to its limit and his power was about to erupt, his Golden Core Origin finally reached its breaking point and, without any warning, violently collapsed!