Bei Mo came to Yuanjiu City precisely to follow Chu Ming's trail. The Blood Skull mark within Chu Ming's body had yet to disappear, allowing Bei Mo to clearly sense Chu Ming's location.

Originally, with the Cyan Bird King by Chu Ming's side, Bei Mo dared not act recklessly. Now that Chu Ming was alone, Bei Mo realized his opportunity had come. Despite his cultivation rapidly regressing, once being a Life and Death Realm King, he possessed numerous trump cards. Even a Ninth Layer Realm of Transcendence expert could fall with one careless mistake.

At the same time, he felt a bit frustrated. As the former Palace Master of Blood Cloud Palace, a Top Tier King, he had never been so cautious and fearful in his actions. Low Tier kings like Cyan Bird King and Profound Spirit King, he could slap to death with one hand.

"This time, I must kill him!"

Bei Mo thought to himself. The transmission and update of the Transcendence List in the new month made him vaguely aware of Chu Ming's talent. If he did not eradicate him completely, Chu Ming would surely become a great threat to him and Blood Cloud Palace in the future.

Swoosh!

Bei Mo's figure turned into a black light, instantly traversing through space. The surrounding space receded like seawater. As a former Top Tier King, although his cultivation was no longer the same, his understanding of the Secrets of Space remained, allowing him to travel nearly instantaneously over dozens of routes, vaguely surpassing twenty times the speed of sound.

"Hmm, why do I always feel like I'm being watched?"

Chu Ming's heart skipped a beat, a sensation as if being stalked by a beast rising within him. Believing he had decent Soul Power, he thought if he couldn't detect anyone's presence, it could only mean one thing—that person was a Life and Death Realm King.

"No, that's not right!"

He promptly extinguished this thought. Life and Death Realm Kings were transcendent of the human body. If they wanted to deal with him, a mere thought could cause him to fall a thousand times over.

"In the shadows, a former king is silently observing you!"

Within Chu Ming's Dantian, the Sword Scripture suddenly emitted a blinding light, and then the Ancient Sword Emperor's residual soul floated out from the Sword Scripture, speaking slowly.

"A former king?"

Chu Ming's heart skipped a beat. The words "Life and Death Realm King" were extremely weighty. Even a former king still gave a sense of fatal horror.

"Judging by the aura, it should be the Seven Array King who tried to kill you in the Ancient Battlefield!"

Chu Ming had yet to calm down when the Ancient Sword Emperor's residual soul spoke again.

"Seven Array King Bei Mo?"

Chu Ming's face darkened. That day, he killed Bei Yun, the young master of Blood Cloud Palace. Although Seven Array King Bei Mo did not personally enter the Ancient Battlefield, he sacrificed his essence blood, forged a Blood Gate, and wielded his sword towards the Ancient Battlefield. If not for his great fortune, he would have fallen that day.

Later, he heard Seven Array King Bei Mo left Blood Cloud Palace and resigned from his position as Palace Master. As for his injuries, little information was known.

"I wonder what level Bei Mo's cultivation has reached now?"

Chu Ming remained composed on the surface, still quickly traversing through space on the Flying Shuttle, but inwardly, he was highly alert.

"His current cultivation should be at the Third Layer of the Realm of Transcendence, but as for his final combat power, that is unknown."

The Ancient Sword Emperor's residual soul responded indifferently. Cultivation did not equate to combat power. For example, although Chu Ming's cultivation was only at the Second Layer of the Realm of Transcendence, his true combat power could rival the stronger beings of the Eighth Heaven of the Realm of Transcendence.

"Show yourself!"

Chu Ming suddenly stopped and spoke indifferently to a certain spot in space. Around him was a barren hill, devoid of any signs of human presence.

"I did not expect you to actually discover me. Yun'er died at your hands, deservedly so!"

An elderly voice sounded. Then, Bei Mo's figure emerged from the space, his face sinister. Despite his white hair, his brow still exuded an imposing majesty, as if he was the sole figure in the heavens and earth.

"Seven Array King?"

Chu Ming's expression slightly hardened. His right hand lightly rubbed the Storage Ring, ready to strike at any moment. The visitor bore ill intentions.

"It is me!"

Seven Array King responded coldly, his eyes icy to the extreme, then continued.

"Though your talent dazzles, you will meet your end here today!"

Seven Array King sighed slightly, his eyes filled with intense killing intent, yet his words were surprisingly calm, as if he were discussing something insignificant.

"If you want me dead, let's see how capable you are!"

Chu Ming said calmly. With a flash of blood light, the Blood Dome Sword instantly appeared in his hand, its icy sword light fracturing inch by inch, leaving sword marks across the ground.

"Hahaha, you are the first in a hundred years to speak to me like this!"

Bei Mo laughed angrily. The sinister look between his brows grew even stronger. Previously, as the former Palace Master of Blood Cloud Palace, the Top Tier King Seven Array King, everyone in his presence was respectful and subservient. Who dared speak to him like this?

"I may be the first, but I won't be the last!"

Chu Ming said slowly. As soon as he finished speaking, the Blood Dome Sword in his hand suddenly left a dazzling mark in the sky, traversing through space, and directly slashed at Bei Mo. Facing a former Life and Death Realm King, he chose to strike first.

Ding!

Bei Mo was also a Swordsman, having immersed himself in Sword Dao for hundreds of years. His understanding of Sword Dao far exceeded Chu Ming's.

A flash of black light—a black longsword instantly appeared in Bei Mo's hand. The tip of the black longsword collided directly with the Blood Dome Sword, sending countless sparks flying everywhere.

A massive force surged through, causing Chu Ming to retreat three steps, each step leaving deep footprints on the ground. In contrast, Bei Mo did not budge at all.

Swoosh!

Bei Mo's body moved lightly, transforming into a black beam and stabbing straight at Chu Ming. The black longsword in Bei Mo's hand was a half-step Celestial Tier Treasure Sword, no less inferior to the Blood Dome Sword.

However, Chu Ming also had his advantage—his Heart Sword realm. Under the Heart Sword realm, Chu Ming's sword movements were flawless. Every slash was almost perfectly timed.

The ultimate goal of the Heart Sword realm is to wield no sword in hand but have a sword in the heart. Although Chu Ming was far from reaching this realm, he was constantly progressing.

Ding ding ding...

After all, Bei Mo was a former Top Tier Sword Dao King. With each sword strike, countless sword shadows filled the sky. These sword lights seemed to traverse through space, requiring Chu Ming to exert his full effort to resist each strike.

A red and a black longsword—sword tips met, producing chilling sounds of clashing sword edges. Countless sparks burst from where their swords collided, resembling a rain of fire dispersing in all directions.

Hiss!

The black longsword in Bei Mo's hand spun, forming a circular arc. A ring of icy sword light instantly stabbed towards Chu Ming.