The leisurely voice, growing closer from afar, carried a faint sense of majesty.
It caused Shi Tian, who was preparing to fight the four black-clad men to the death, to freeze on the spot!
And the next moment, what appeared before the four black-clad men and Shi Tian shocked them even more!
Far off on the straight golden path leading into the distance,
A Divine Ox, entirely golden in color, was slowly approaching, pulling an ancient war chariot.
The war chariot was covered in marks from blades, swords, and axes, exuding an aura of vicissitude and antiquity.
Even more terrifying, around the war chariot, boundless phenomena continuously appeared.
Shi Tian seemed to hear the roar of myriad Dao, as if they were all trampled underfoot by that ancient war chariot!
And atop that war chariot, a figure of infinite majesty sat on a throne, looking down upon them!
A Supreme Being!
Shi Tian cried out in his heart, and his originally despairing mood suddenly sparked with a glimmer of hope.
Could it be that he still had a chance today?
Shi Tian was shocked, and the four black-clad men chasing Shi Tian looked at Qin Mu, who had made such a cool entrance, with extreme wariness, their eyes filled with apprehension.
"What an arrogant way to appear. Who is this deity?"
"I don't know, but he seems stronger than the Grand Elder."
"The Grand Elder is a powerhouse of the Soul Transformation Realm, are you sure?"
"Hard to say. The strongest existence I've ever seen is the Grand Elder. I estimate this one's strength might be on par with the Grand Elder's."
The four black-clad men whispered among themselves, and their conversation almost made Qin Mu laugh out of frustration.
He had pulled out all the stops for his entrance.
Riding an immortal king war chariot, pulled by an Emperor Realm Immortal Beast.
Wherever he passed, even the Dao were obliterated.
Such majesty, yet in the eyes of these few people, he was only comparable to someone in the Transformation Spirit Realm?
Ignorant fellows, truly short-sighted!
However, fortunately, seeing Shi Tian's shocked expression, he must have recognized something.
His carefully arranged grand entrance was not in vain.
"Your Excellency, who are you? We are all from the Shi Family of Gu Prefecture in the Eastern Barrens, and we are currently dealing with a Family traitor. We hope Your Excellency will not interfere."
One of the black-clad men cupped his hands towards Qin Mu and said.
However, probably because he felt Qin Mu was a little too strong,
So this black-clad man also brought up his backing, the Shi Family, hoping to intimidate this fellow who appeared out of nowhere.
"That's right, my Shi Family is considered a top-tier great Family in Gu Prefecture. Your Excellency, if you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my Shi Family as a guest."
Another black-clad man stepped forward to chime in.
These black-clad men were only at the Golden Core Realm.
The strongest person they had ever seen was none other than the Shi Family's Grand Elder, who was in the Transformation Spirit Realm.
So in their eyes, this person in front of them, at most, had a cultivation similar to the Grand Elder's.
This was like an ant facing a Dragon.
The ant could only perceive that the Dragon was very strong, but it had no idea how insurmountable the gap between it and the Dragon truly was.
Qin Mu paid no attention to the black-clad men's words.
He merely looked at Shi Tian, and information related to Shi Tian appeared before Qin Mu's eyes.
[Shi Tian, Early Stage Golden Core. A Prodigy of the Shi Family in Gu Prefecture, Eastern Barrens, possessing a Supreme Bone. However, as a collateral branch member of the Shi Family, he was feared by the main Family, plotted against, and had his Supreme Bone dug out, causing his strength to regress from Late Stage Golden Core to Early Stage Golden Core.]
Goodness, a collateral branch member of the Family, possessing a Supreme Bone, and it was even dug out.
He was familiar with this plot!
Looking at Shi Tian, Qin Mu smiled warmly and said,
"Little fellow, I observe that your bones are extraordinary, your talent is exceptional, your divine demeanor is hidden, and your brilliance shines forth. You are undoubtedly a rare cultivation seed. Are you willing to become my Disciple?"
This Supreme Being wants to take him as a Disciple?
Hearing Qin Mu's words, Shi Tian was first stunned, then his face showed wild joy, and he quickly prostrated himself before Qin Mu, respectfully kowtowing three times to Qin Mu.
"Disciple Shi Tian greets Master!"
Shi Tian's decisive decision to become Qin Mu's Disciple was not because he believed that becoming Qin Mu's Disciple would help him resolve his current predicament.
Rather, he could truly vaguely sense just how terrifying this existence, dressed in white with a warm smile, truly was!
Because Shi Tian once had a Supreme Bone within him, he could keenly perceive it.
The aura that this person emitted when he appeared just now actually had some similarities to the aura emitted by his own innate Supreme Bone!
What was contained within him was a genuine Supreme Bone!
And this powerful being in front of him could emit an aura similar to a Supreme Bone. What did this prove?
This proved that the strength of this existence before him was absolutely terrifying!
"Good Disciple, quickly rise!"
Qin Mu smiled and waved his hand in a gesture.
Just as Shi Tian successfully became his Disciple, the System's voice also sounded in his ear.
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully taking Shi Tian as a Disciple. Talent evaluation: Ten Stars. Reward Host with one King-tier gift pack!]
Disciple taken, gift pack in hand!
Comfortable!
Qin Mu was somewhat expectant.
He wondered what treasures could be opened from this King-tier gift pack?
However, now was clearly not the time to check the gift pack rewards.
Because upon hearing that Qin Mu was going to take Shi Tian as his Disciple, the expressions of the four black-clad men began to turn unfriendly.
"Your Excellency, by taking our Shi Family's traitor as your Disciple, are you perhaps intending to oppose our Shi Family to the end?"
"Hmph! Unwise. If Your Excellency leaves now, we can pretend nothing happened!"
"Shi Tian is someone our Shi Family must kill. We hope Your Excellency considers this carefully!"
The four black-clad men spoke one after another, hoping Qin Mu would be sensible and not get involved.
But how could Qin Mu be threatened by these fellows?
Mere ants of the Golden Core Realm, daring to threaten him, an Emperor Realm existence, truly tired of living!
Perhaps sensing Qin Mu's displeasure.
Old Huang mooed and lightly stepped his hooves. The black-clad men didn't even see anything clearly. The next moment, they saw that the golden Divine Ox had somehow arrived in front of them,
And at the same time, it raised its bowl-sized hoof and kicked towards the black-clad men!
'Bang!'
With one kick, a black-clad man was sent flying like a cannonball, violently trampled into the ground, leaving only a deep pit several feet wide in his place.
And the kicked black-clad man was already dead beyond dead!
"You actually dare to indulge in violence and become an enemy of my Shi Family! You just wait! Ah!"
"My Shi Family will not let go—Ah!"
"Offending my Shi Family, you have chosen the path of death—Ah!"
The remaining three black-clad men, seeing their companion die, were terrified out of their wits and quickly ran away, not forgetting to threaten Qin Mu as they fled.
But unfortunately, in front of Old Huang, these Golden Core Realm black-clad men couldn't even manage to escape.
They were easily caught by Old Huang, one kick each, directly creating four large deep pits on the ground!
Looking at the four large pits that suddenly appeared on the ground, Qin Mu couldn't help but feel a little speechless.
He was, after all, a majestic Emperor Realm Immortal Beast. Even if he just exhaled a breath, it would be enough to crush these few ants into dust. Did he really need to do it himself?
It was the same when he killed that Purple-Eyed Divine Tiger just now.
He liked to kick people with his hooves, which seemed to be Old Huang's peculiar habit.
Was this the legendary 'under one hoof, all beings are equal'?