"Come out now, survivors of the Crimson Heart Clan!" A loud voice suddenly echoed through the air.
The Detection System Formation was triggered following the voice that echoed through the air.
The person who had arrived at the Crimson Heart Village was very powerful. He had triggered the alarm from so far away.
Su Mo quickly checked and saw a group of people dressed in the robes of the Cerulean Ocean Blade Clan. There were eleven people in total, and the leader was an elderly man with an intense aura.
This elder had a slightly different attire from the others. His blade had a medallion with the number six hanging below its handle. He was undoubtedly a member of the Cerulean Ocean Blades.
"Ah, welcome, Sixth Elder of the Cerulean Ocean Blades!" Su Mo said as he exhaled.
Su Mo did not expect the clan to know about his existence so quickly. But when he thought about it, he immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that the people he had allowed to escape yesterday were snitches.
'What a careless mistake!'
Su Mo's eyes were filled with cold, killing intent. He didn't expect the survivors of the Black Blades to seek revenge on him even though he decided to let them live. It seemed that the Black Blades hadn't learned their lesson.
"Clan Master Su, I'm afraid we cannot win against them!" Shi Yunshan said as he stood beside Su Mo.
"Don't worry. I'm here with you," Su Mo said indifferently.
Although the two hadn't known each other for long, Shu Yunshan knew that his clan master wouldn't treat their lives as a joke, so he didn't try and dissuade Su Mo anymore.
"Hmph, an Illusion Barrier Formation. Break it!" Sixth Elder's voice echoed.
'It seems that the Illusion Barrier Formation isn't effective against stronger cultivators of the Golden Core Realm,' Su Mo thought to himself.
"Listen carefully, survivors of the Crimson Heart Clan, we have surrounded the area, and there is no way for you to escape. I'm afraid that your silly little tricks can only trap incompetent fools. If you surrender obediently, I will make your deaths quick!"
After breaking through the Illusion Barrier Formation, Sixth Elder rose into the air and shouted toward the Crimson Heart Village.
"Who are you calling incompetent?!" Another voice sounded.
However, this voice undoubtedly sounded more ear-piercing.
"Clan Master Su, since I am of no help here, I go back to the grand library and guard it!" Shi Yunshan quickly left after saying this.
"Huh? What's going on? Why are you running away?" Su Mo was confused about what had caused Shi Yunshan to behave so strangely. He was brave only a moment ago.
"That is the voice of my master!" Shi Yunshan said as he hurriedly ran away. He ran so fast that he seemingly disappeared into thin air.
Su Mo fell silent when he saw this.
'It seems that Shi Yunshan is truly afraid of Earth Fiend Daoist. It looks like I'll need to defeat this person myself,' Su Mo thought.
While Su Mo was thinking, two people had already blasted through the air. It was Sixth Elder and Earth Fiend Daoist.
"I've come to finish you! Prepare to be defeated!" Sixth Elder's words were merciless.
"Hmph, is that so? Then let us see which one of us loses." As Earth Fiend Daoist said this, he accumulated all of his magic powers and took out a spiritual tool to attack.
"I am an elder of the Cerulean Ocean Blades. Do you know the consequences of your actions?" When Sixth Elder saw that Earth Fiend Daoist was also a Golden Core Realm cultivator, he became unwilling to have a falling out with him, so he could only threaten.
"The Cerulean Ocean Blade Clan is insignificant and is not worthy of my respect!" Earth Fiend Daoist said mercilessly.
"Hmph, the people of the Demonic Path are indeed simple-minded!" When Sixth Elder realized that he could not avoid this battle, he knew he could only raise his blade and defend himself.
"This matter was initially meant to be settled between you and the Old Devil of the Crimson Hearts! I never wanted to meddle in your affairs, but I didn't expect you to be so foul-mouthed! I've decided that I will teach you a lesson or two on how to behave!"
After saying that, Earth Fiend Daoist began to cast spells. The sky was filled with a cold breeze, and demonic Qi started gushing out, turning into a giant hand fan.
"Spirit-Breaking Wind!"
Sixth Elder did not dare to be careless and hurriedly raised his blade to block the attack.
"Pulse Blade!"
Sixth Elder also cast a spell.
A silhouette of a giant blade clashed against the Spirit-Breaking Wind. A loud explosion roared through the skies, and Sixth Elder was sent flying backward.
But Earth Fiend Daoist seemed to be unharmed.
"H-How is this possible?!" Sixth Elder found it hard to believe.
They were at the same cultivation realm, and their spells were of the same level, so how could the difference in strength be so significant?
"Hmph, it seems that you're just a country bumpkin who hasn't seen the world beyond the floating island. I have a medium-grade defensive spirit weapon!" Earth Fiend Daoist said proudly.
"He has a medium-grade defensive spirit weapon?"
At this moment, Sixth Elder wanted to retreat because Earth Fiend Daoist had better equipment than him.
'Since this man came looking for the Old Devil of the Crimson Hearts, Earth Fiend Daoist must be an old friend of his. He's probably unaware of what happened to his old friend. If Earth Fiend Daoist finds out about this, he would probably want to fight to the death. That would be a difficult scenario for me to deal with.'
When Sixth Elder thought about this, he stopped hesitating and immediately tried to escape.
"You think you can get away from me?!" Earth Fiend Daoist started to chase after Sixth Elder.
Su Mo was unwilling to interfere when he saw this scene. He enjoyed watching these two animals fight to the death. Su Mo had no intentions of letting Sixth Elder escape.
So Su Mo began to activate the power of the Illusion Barrier Formation and then applied it to Sixth Elder's body.
Sixth Elder was caught off guard and became distracted for a moment. Then, his body stopped in midair. Earth Fiend Daoist caught up to Sixth Elder and did not show mercy. He knocked Sixth Elder to the ground.
Sixth Elder then fell, became seriously injured, and fainted. Then Earth Fiend Daoist came down and stabbed Sixth Elder before leaving.
The disciples of the Cerulean Ocean Blade Clan did not dare to move. They immediately turned around and left when they saw that Earth Fiend Daoist was also about to leave.
"Master, it seems that the others are trying to escape. We cannot allow them to return to their village," a disciple reminded Earth Fiend Daoist.
"You are right."
Earth Fiend Daoist had reasons for returning to the floating island, so he didn't want to cause trouble. He then decided to eliminate the others.
When the Cerulean Ocean Blades disciples noticed this, they tried to make a swift escape. But they were trapped by Su Mo's Illusion Barrier Formation.
Su Mo then used his mantra to rush forward and said, "Sir, since you were the one who killed Sixth Elder, why don't you leave the rest of the disciples to me?"
"Oh? Are you the disciple of the Old Devil of the Crimson Hearts?" The Earth Fiend Daoist asked.
"Yes, my master is indeed Chi Xin," Su Mo replied.
"Then I'll leave the rest of the Cerulean Ocean Blade disciples to you," Earth Fiend Daoist said.
Earth Fiend Daoist felt that he had dirtied his hands enough, and a few small shrimps were not worthy of his attention.
"Thank you, sir."
After saying that, Su Mo quickly appeared before the ten disciples.
"No, why did you have to be so reckless? I've already let you live, yet you still chose to snitch. You're just itching to die, aren't you?" Su Mo said as he looked at the informant.
"You destroyed my home, and I wanted revenge. Is that so wrong?" The informant smiled bitterly and said.
"You have a point, but you still deserve to die."
Su Mo related to the informant's situation very well, but snitching was something that Su Mo could not tolerate.
"You can kill me or cut me into pieces if you wish!"
It was rare for someone to be this tough.
Su Mo did not stand on trial and blew the informant's head apart with a single punch.
The scene of blood raining down scared the people around him, making them want to run away with their tails between their legs.
"Would you hurry up, Su Mo? I have important matters to attend to," Earth Fiend Daoist urged from behind.
"Right away, sir!" Su Mo replied.
Su Mo then turned around to look at the people in front of him and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I'm not a monster who kills for no reason. You guys can still be of use to me. So there is a way for you to survive."