In the various countries within the Kunlun Ruins, the top-grade combat power is basically around the seventh or eighth level of the Fanxu Realm.
It's unlikely for a Hedao Phase expert to appear.
If they do appear, they will likely be recruited by the strongest force in the Kunlun Ruins, the Heavenly Palace.
They won't be stationed in any country.
Therefore, it appears that in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, a Demon Emperor has most likely emerged, and the Wu Kingdom simply cannot send a Hedao Realm powerful being to eliminate the existence of the Demon Emperor!
They can only report to the Heavenly Palace, asking them to dispatch personnel to deal with the Demon Emperor. Whether the Demon Emperor is killed by the Heavenly Palace's forces or captured as a mount, that's up to the Heavenly Palace.
Now, with a great possibility of a Demon Emperor emerging near Demon Slaying City, Wu Zhiming, as a cultivator of the Wu Kingdom, how could he possibly stay calm?
He immediately wanted to return and discuss with the Lord of Beast Slayer City, then report to the Heavenly Palace to quickly send someone to eliminate this Demon Emperor.
"Let's not rush; it's not yet confirmed if it has truly transcended into a Demon Emperor. Let's take a look first."
Mu Jinyu, seeing the look of fear and unease on Wu Zhiming's face, advised.
His advice wasn't because he wanted to throw his life away, but because he vaguely felt that amidst the dense and powerful demon aura, there were hints of weakness.
Whether the Demon Phoenix successfully transcended but was struck half-dead by the heavenly tribulation and is still recovering, or it failed and is barely alive.
Either case made Mu Jinyu want to go and take a look.
"Still want to go take a look?"
Wu Zhiming, hearing Mu Jinyu's words, thought he must be mad, right?
Standing outside the Demon Beast Mountain Range, one could feel an extraordinary aura, yet you still want to take a closer look. By the time you see it clearly, will you still be able to run?
Mu Jinyu, seeing Wu Zhiming's expression, sighed and said, "Alright, I'll go take a look myself. I have some means to protect myself. Even if that Demon Phoenix really reaches the Demon Emperor's Realm, as long as it's not in its prime, I have confidence in leaving."
"I think it's better to forget it!" Wu Zhiming really didn't want to watch Mu Jinyu throw his life away and couldn't help but advise him again, hoping Mu Jinyu would abandon this suicidal idea.
Mu Jinyu shook his head and said, "You don't need to persuade me, but when you go back later, can you not rush to report to the Heavenly Palace? If I'm not back in two hours, then you go and report to the Heavenly Palace."
"Uh..."
Wu Zhiming, hearing Mu Jinyu's words, understood his meaning.
Mu Jinyu's idea was that if he could handle the Demon Phoenix in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, then he would naturally take all the good things for himself.
But if he reported to the Heavenly Palace at that time and they sent a Hedao Realm expert, they wouldn't want to make a fruitless trip. Mu Jinyu would have to hand over everything he acquired, or his life would be in danger!
However...
If this was a normal matter, and Mu Jinyu asked for his help to not rush in notifying the Heavenly Palace, Wu Zhiming could naturally agree on account of the help Mu Jinyu gave in resisting the Beast Tide.
But this was likely a major event involving the possibility of a Demon Emperor emerging from the mountain! Once delayed, who knows if the recovering Demon Phoenix might seek revenge on Demon Slaying City upon realizing all its Demon Soldiers were killed?
Or if it originally didn't care about these Demon Soldiers, but becomes enraged because of Mu Jinyu's spying, deciding to wipe out the cultivators of Demon Slaying City who have frequently hunted ferocious beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range?
In any case, such a major issue shouldn't be delayed. It should be reported to the Heavenly Palace to handle immediately upon discovery!
Wu Zhiming wanted to immediately refuse Mu Jinyu outright.
However...
He remembered that during the last Beast Tide, without Mu Jinyu's help, he and the City Lord would probably have died at the hands of the Five Great Demon Kings.
By now, Demon Slaying City might have already been trampled by a beast!
And even without considering the favor from dealing with the Five Great Demon Kings, without Mu Jinyu's effort, if he and the City Lord had to surround and kill these hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts, and if the beasts kept letting them kill, they probably wouldn't have finished until now.
He naturally wouldn't have had the opportunity to now know about the peak Demon King in the Demon Beast Mountain Range that had likely ascended to a Demon Phoenix!
In that case...
Wu Zhiming gritted his teeth and said, "Two hours, I'll try to delay for you for two hours. After that, I have to report to the Heavenly Palace. I can't gamble with the lives of everyone in Demon Slaying City, sorry!"
Mu Jinyu looked deeply at Wu Zhiming and smiled, "Okay, thank you."
Wu Zhiming said nothing more and rushed out of Demon Slaying City without looking back. He felt very uneasy inside, as if by acting this way, he was letting down both Mu Jinyu and the citizens of Demon Slaying City.
In these two hours, an hour is needed for his return to Demon Slaying City.
If Mu Jinyu hasn't returned to Demon Slaying City in the remaining hour, he will immediately report to the Heavenly Palace!
"Assume his help is missing, and we're still clearing the Beast Tide during these two hours!"
Wu Zhiming told himself.
...
Mu Jinyu watched Wu Zhiming leave, feeling no blame toward him.
He only felt that Wu Zhiming was under a lot of pressure.
If, in the end, the Demon Emperor truly emerged and went on to massacre Demon Slaying City, these two hours of delay would become a lifelong painful decision for Wu Zhiming.
However...
Mu Jinyu flipped his palm, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand.
Inside it, he kept what he had acquired after repairing the Dragon Vein on Yinlong Mountain—those Dragon Resentment Evil Poisons!
This poison is formed from the grudge accumulated over a millennium after the Dragon Vein was tragically broken. It's an extremely terrifying poison, and Mu Jinyu believes that even a Hedao Realm expert would surely die upon contact!
Even though he's at the Peak Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm, he dared not even think of casually handling the Dragon Resentment Evil Poison.
He knew that despite possessing the Green Emperor's Wood Emperor Body and Life Source Energy, making him invulnerable to poisons, he still feared this Dragon Resentment Evil Poison immensely.
Imagine a typical person's helpless outcome when facing the Dragon Resentment Evil Poison.
This was his true confidence in daring to face such a gamble.
Otherwise, he'd be crazy to take a look when lacking any means to contend with a Hedao Phase expert.
Calming his mind, Mu Jinyu first pocketed the jade bottle, then stepped into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, heading towards the area where the demon aura was thickest.
He dared not waste a moment, not only because the Demon Phoenix might recover and grow stronger but also because the longer he delayed, the more trouble there would be if Wu Zhiming reported the matter to the Heavenly Palace.
Soon, in just a few minutes, Mu Jinyu arrived at the location he sensed with teleportation-like speed.
"Sizzle!!"
As soon as Mu Jinyu appeared in mid-air, his body stiffened, staring dumbfounded at the scene in front of him.
In front of him was a giant bird blazing with intense flames all over its body, resembling a Phoenix but lacking the imposing divine might.
It was apparent that it was merely a demon beast strain containing the Phoenix bloodline!
This was the Demon Phoenix Wu Zhiming spoke of.
At this moment, the Demon Phoenix's aura was extremely weak, and the flames burning on its body looked feeble, with numerous injuries on its body—skin torn and flesh lacerated, with faint golden arcs flashing.
'It indeed is very weak now!'
Mu Jinyu thought to himself.
However, although its momentum appeared weak, it was still many times stronger than any Fanxu Realm expert Mu Jinyu had encountered.
It seems to have truly broken through to the Unity Realm Stage!