Chapter 458

Chapter 458: Caught Off Guard Long Ago
The moment these golden eyes opened, Ginseng King trembled all over.
This was a trembling of the soul on a level unrelated to strength, as Ginseng King himself was a spirit of the heavens and earth, highly sensitive to such energies, now suddenly overwhelmed.
Yes, Zhang Mu woke up.
When he reached the third rank, the dragon of luck attached to him was released from the depths of his soul.
What the Ginseng King saw just now was the true dragon body formed by the great luck.
Even though it is a thousand-year-old Ginseng King and a spiritual creature of heaven and earth, it also belongs to the world it was born in.
So instinctively, he felt submissive to the Zhang Mu in front of him.
However, the current Ginseng King is not just a thousand-year-old ginseng.
He has already released himself from the thousand-year-old ginseng body fused with hundreds of herbs, so this submissive aura made him very uncomfortable, even extremely ashamed!
It has already become a unique clan, and most of the things bestowed by heaven and earth have all been returned.
Zhang Mu slowly stood up, and when he saw Yuan Rui beside him who had fainted from being completely relieved to see him unharmed, he felt a slight flutter in his heart, waking up from the previous state, and his eyes returned to their normal state.
“Ginseng King, why are you not attacking?”
The current Zhang Mu completely restrained his aura, just like an ordinary human.
But the feeling he gave Ginseng King now was like a completely different person from before.
This human, has he really advanced to the third rank?
In just one day, there are actually two humans who have advanced to the third rank. What’s going on?
Ginseng King took a step back, yes, he was showing weakness to Zhang Mu, who is now unpredictable.
Although he advanced to the third rank long ago, he always has an inexplicable palpitation towards Zhang Mu, ever since Zhang Mu Su Rui came over earlier. Therefore, driven by instinct, he distanced himself from Zhang Mu a bit.
“Is it that thing similar to an elemental crystal?”
A hint of regret sprouted in Ginseng King’s heart. Unfortunately, he was restrained at that time, otherwise that treasure would have belonged to him by now.
However, Ginseng King guessed wrongly. The Sharira indeed had a huge impact on Zhang Mu’s advancement, but it was just a trigger that awakened the power inside Zhang Mu. Even if he truly obtained it, it would only enhance his control over spiritual power and gain another awakening ability.
This is Zhang Mu’s unique power that no one else can take away.
What he actually feared was the Zhang Mu who had just revealed all his power but still couldn’t control it properly. Once he lost that state, the intimidation effect disappeared. However, because Zhang Mu restrained his aura, the suspicious Ginseng King thought that Zhang Mu was still in that state.
This psychological effect reduced Ginseng King’s original intention to directly deal with Zhang Mu.
Having lived for a thousand years, his yearning for freedom and life surpassed that of ordinary people. He valued his life more than anyone else and wouldn’t act without absolute certainty.
When Ginseng King’s gray eyes saw Yuan Rui lying on the ground, a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.
The present Zhang Mu was now unpredictable, so he couldn’t make a move against him. However, this human woman in front of him posed a significant threat and must be eliminated before she grew stronger.
The only third-rank he knew of now was Grave Blood, himself, and the one in Ordos City.
Suddenly, two peak third-rank powerhouses emerged among humans, completely changing his previous perception of human strength being too weak.
Among the five individuals of the third rank, humans took up two spots. This was a terrifying situation that he hadn’t predicted, as humans were not known for having peak strength in their group. That’s why he and Grave Blood had treated humans as stepping stones, fertilizer, and ants.
The current situation was very dangerous because the individual in Ordos City was also on the side of humans.
Grave Blood was being restrained by that individual and was trying to persuade and negotiate. So, Ginseng King handled this matter as a way of repaying Grave Blood for helping him regain his freedom before. It could also be seen as a trade.
The human woman who was currently unconscious might advance to the third rank at any moment. If Zhang Mu, Hachikuju, and this woman were to team up, too many uncertainties would arise in his and Grave Blood’s plan.
Therefore, they must kill this human.
While considering the pros and cons of killing Yuan Rui, Ginseng King realized he had no clear idea of Zhang Mu’s current strength. Therefore, he didn’t know what price he would have to pay to kill Yuan Rui.
However, at the thought of humans potentially rising, Ginseng King no longer hesitated. Even if he risked serious injury, as long as he could escape, with his recovery abilities and characteristics, he could fully recover in no time.
Without hesitation, Ginseng King appeared next to Yuan Rui in an instant, ready to crush her skull with a single blow. However, he focused all his mental strength on Zhang Mu’s location to prevent him from reacting and using any tactics.
Strangely, even when Ginseng King shattered Yuan Rui’s skull, Zhang Mu didn’t make a sound.
Even if wasting precious treasures can’t adapt to this foreign power? Or maybe there was no response at all? It seems like I have overestimated the potential of humans.
That Hachikuju was probably just a coincidence, while this Zhang Mu cleverly used the treasures of heaven and earth to advance to third-rank, just an isolated case, humans as a whole are still a bunch of garbage.”
The Ginseng King has no fondness for humans, perhaps because when he was still a ginseng, he was treated as a private possession by the medicine farmers, so even after fully awakening, he could never get close to humans again.
But at this moment, Zhang Mu was still laughing.
How is that possible?
The Ginseng King sensed that something was wrong, but the blood on his hands clearly told him that he had killed Yuan Rui.
How could this Zhang Mu still be standing there dumbfounded? Is he stupid or what?
Puzzled, the Ginseng King’s gray eyes suddenly blinked uncontrollably.
No!
Just as Ginseng King realized what was happening, the next moment he was sent flying.
A huge pain struck his chest, he was actually under attack!
The scene before his eyes suddenly changed drastically, causing Ginseng King to widen his eyes in surprise.
The human woman was not dead; she was embraced by Zhang Mu, who stared silently at him, his outstretched fist revealing who was responsible for Ginseng King’s injuries.
Impossible!
He had just smashed the human woman’s head, the smell of her blood still on his hands.
Ginseng King instinctively looked at his right hand, the one he had used to kill Yuan Rui, and was horrified to find no trace of blood on it.
“You actually used magic on me!”
It was only now that Ginseng King fully realized that he had been trapped in Zhang Mu’s illusion just now, and it took a huge shock to wake him up.
Zhang Mu didn’t realize at first that Ginseng King had started using his magic powers when Zhang Mu opened his eyes.
He was already under Zhang Mu’s spell!