As Liu Mu's voice faded, the true qi surging from the deep pits around Du Yuemian connected with the energy ball in the sky, forming a massive cage.
Du Yuemian found herself precisely at the center of this prison.
"Converge!"
Liu Mu commanded again. With his fingers closed, the cage trapping Du Yuemian rapidly shrank, drawing closer to her.
"This is..."
Witnessing the opponent's technique, Du Yuemian understood that Liu Mu's previous attacks had been feints, and this was his true trump card.
What's more, Du Yuemian could sense that anyone trapped within this cage would have their internal true qi gradually sealed.
It had to be admitted that in terms of actual combat experience, Du Yuemian indeed had a gap compared to Liu Mu.
"Hahaha! As expected, you're still too young! Now that you're trapped in my Myriad Spirit Restraint Circle, I'll see how you escape!" Liu Mu clasped his hands together, accelerating the cage's contraction.
From the sidelines, the Xu Du brothers, witnessing the unfolding battle, nervously clenched their fists.
"Brother Ye! Are you really not going to intervene?"
Xu Du asked, his brow furrowed with urgency as he watched the constricting true qi cage.
"Even from outside, we can feel the unique suppression effect within the cage! With Miss Du trapped inside, it will be very difficult to break free!" Lu Qifeng said gravely. "Once the prison closes, the true qi within will be completely sealed. This..."
Such a technique was truly unsolvable.
"Seal true qi!"
Ye Ming smiled faintly, his thoughts hidden.
Seeing Ye Ming's calm demeanor, the three Xu Du brothers were perplexed.
Was he not worried at all?
In the arena, under Liu Mu's control, the once vast cage had shrunk several times over, now less than half a meter from Du Yuemian's body.
"What! Given up resisting?"
Liu Mu, seeing Du Yuemian seemingly helpless, couldn't help but flash a victor's smile. "With your current state, you can only mobilize at most twenty percent of your true qi! With such meager strength, you absolutely cannot break through my Myriad Spirit Restraint."
In Liu Mu's view, the situation was irreversible for the opponent.
Unless Ye Ming intervened.
But even then, he would be the victor.
"Cannot break through?"
At this moment, Du Yuemian finally spoke.
Her tone carried a hint of disdain.
She held the crescent twin blades in her hands, her arms hanging naturally, a sharp glint flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"You..."
Seeing that she was still unwilling to give up, Liu Mu's expression tightened. He stomped his right foot down, and the cage's contraction rate instantly increased.
"In that case, I'll completely seal your true qi!"
Just as Du Yuemian was about to be bound by the cage, two streams of purple energy surged from her palms, coiling around her blades along her fingers.
Blade rise!
In Du Yuemian's hands, it was as if she held two dazzling, eye-catching purple moons, emitting an alluring purple glow.
Blade fall!
Accompanied by two crescent-shaped dark purple blade lights, carrying immense power, they directly slashed towards the contracting Myriad Spirit Cage.
Where they passed, there was no wind, no waves; everything was eerily silent.
As if taking away the mortal world's dust, purifying everything.
This was what Du Yuemian had unleashed... Moonfall on Mortal Dust.
When the purple blade lights touched the cage's barrier, the latter offered almost no resistance. It was like a thin piece of white paper being sliced open, instantly disintegrating.
"This... How is this... possible?"
Staring at the blade lights rushing towards him, Liu Mu's entire body froze. His pupils dilated infinitely, his eyes almost bulging out. His face had long since turned ashen.
He couldn't understand why she could still use true qi.
He couldn't understand why she could unleash such a terrifying blade light.
Even less could he understand why, as his body faced those two purple crescents, he couldn't even muster the instinct to resist.
"No..."
Boom!
Without any surprise, the two blade lights struck his chest.
Blood spurted out, a shocking sight. Then came the exposed white bones, visible to the naked eye.
Fortunately, Du Yuemian had retracted most of her power at the last moment. Otherwise, Liu Mu's entire body would have likely been directly disassembled into a specimen.
Even so, Liu Mu's life was taken in an instant. The pungent smell of blood filling the air still tugged at the sensitive nerves of those present, sending a chill down their spines.
"This..."
Watching the woman approach them, the three Xu Du brothers instinctively took half a step back, still reeling from the shock of what they had just witnessed.
"It seems I still need more practical combat!"
Du Yuemian returned to Ye Ming's side, her expression not showing much joy, but rather a touch of seriousness.
Her fight with Liu Mu had made her aware of many of her shortcomings.
"Take your time! No need to rush!"
Ye Ming gently stroked her head and said softly, "Some things cannot be achieved overnight. You still have plenty of time to learn!"
Although Du Yuemian had won this battle, there had been an element of luck involved.
The "Myriad Spirit Restraint" displayed by Liu Mu was actually a very powerful technique. In fact, if it hadn't been Du Yuemian fighting him, any other martial sect late-stage ancient martial artist would have been defeated in this battle.
The reason Du Yuemian was unaffected by the "Myriad Spirit Restraint" was entirely because the energy within her was not true qi, but "Qi of All Things."
A power belonging to a higher dimension.
Therefore, it had no effect on Du Yuemian.
"If I had paid more attention earlier, I should have noticed the strangeness of Liu Mu's energy balls!" Du Yuemian recalled the previous battle scene with some annoyance.
To put it plainly!
It was her own carelessness!
"Alright! During the journey to the Heavenly Sentinel Land, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to act," Ye Ming said with a light chuckle.
"Mm!"
Du Yuemian looked at Ye Ming, her tone tinged with stubbornness. "From now on, unless it's absolutely unavoidable, you are not allowed to intervene!"
"Uh!"
Looking at the girl pouting in front of him, Ye Ming could only nod in agreement. "Fine!"
Upon hearing this, Du Yuemian seemed relieved, and a smile bloomed on her face once more.
"Right! I almost forgot about him!"
At this moment, Ye Ming noticed Yu Yin, who was trapped by his spatial barrier.
Yu Yin had already fainted from pain.
"Kill him?" Du Yusheng asked.
"Of course, kill him! It's just..." Ye Ming smiled wickedly and, with a wave of his hand, brought Yu Yin before him.
"Don't you think it's strange that they, master and disciple, suddenly joined your team?" Ye Ming looked at the three Xu Du brothers.
"This..."
Hearing his sudden question, the three brothers didn't immediately grasp its meaning.
"Never mind! I'll check his memories first!"
Ye Ming didn't rush to explain. Instead, he placed his index finger on Yu Yin's forehead and activated the "Soul Illumination Technique."
Several seconds later.
"So that's how it is!"