Chapter 202: The Despondent Li Feng!
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There was a desolate mountain, more than 2,000 miles away from Imperial City.
Sounds of roaring beasts were constantly heard.
A youth in black was sitting cross-legged in a secluded cave. It was Su Mo.
He was treating his injuries.
After taking a few healing elixirs and treating the injuries for a few hours, Su Mo looked better. His injuries were under control.
Su Mo's internal organs were injured and his human body had nearly collapsed. He was badly hurt.
Hong Li was an expert in the True Spirit Realm and his cultivation was higher than Lv 1. A casual stroke from him had nearly cost Su Mo his life.
After a long while, Su Mo opened his eyes and let out a breath.
"I have finally recovered 20-30 percent!"
Su Mo sighed and clasped his fists together.
He had an intense desire for strength.
In such a world, one could easily lose his life if he was not strong enough!
In such a world, one would be at the mercy of others if he was not strong enough!
He had to continue to advance, breakthrough, and reach the top. By doing so, he could then be able to control his own destiny.
After a while, Su Mo stood up and walked out of the cave. After ascertaining the direction, he flew toward Gale Island.
Although this place was far away from Imperial City, someone could catch up with him. It would be better for him to return to Gale Island quickly.
Su Mo knew that he would not be safe, even in Gale Island.
There were challenges he had to face.
His cultivation had reached Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm and he would soon become the Inner Disciple in Gale Island.
It was said that the influence of the Sky Alliance in the inner gate was much stronger than in the outer gate.
…
Halcyon City was a small-medium city in Skymoon Country. It was a flourishing city with about one million people.
After three days' journey, Su Mo had finally reached Halcyon City.
Looking at the words "Halcyon City" on the city gate, Su Mo smiled and stepped into the city.
Halcyon City was Li Feng's hometown. Since Su Mo was here, he would pay him a visit.
Li Feng had been implicated by Su Mo and the Sky Alliance had destroyed his cultivation and limbs. Niu Xiaohu and Zhou Xin had thus sent him back to his hometown.
After the long journey, Su Mo was hungry. He went to an inn and decided to fill up his stomach before visiting Li Feng.
Business in the inn was good and many patrons were drinking and chatting.
Su Mo ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine and started gobbling at an empty seat.
"Have you heard this piece of news? We have another peerless genius in Skymoon Country. His name is Su Mo!"
"Of course I know. This guy has won 151 rounds of combat at Four Seas Arena in Imperial City. He has broken the 200 years of records!"
"So powerful! He has overtaken the Four Talents. I wonder which level Su Mo's Martial Soul is at!"
"…"
Many of them were talking about Su Mo.
Su Mo was surprised that news had spread so quickly within such a short period of time. It had even spread to Halcyon City!
He estimated that within a month, the entire Skymoon Country would hear of it.
Su Mo smiled wryly and continued drinking.
Suddenly, he heard the conversation of a few people and his face was overcast with anger.
"I've heard Li Feng, who used to be a genius, was swept out like rubbish by the Lis!"
"You can't blame the Lis. With his destroyed cultivation and disabled limbs, Li Feng has become useless. The Lis will not support a useless person!"
"That's right! A somebody become a nobody. This is like falling from heaven down to hell. What a pity!"
A few youths were sitting by the window, drinking and chatting.
Bang!
A loud bang burst out in the inn and shocked everyone.
The crowd turned and saw a table being blown into pieces.
A pale-looking youth in black was sitting at the table.
Having heard the conversation of the few youths, Su Mo was fuming with rage and had smashed the table ththat was before him. Su Mo looked at them with razor-sharp eyes, piercing them with his gaze.
"Where is Li Feng now?" Su Mo asked coldly.
The few youths froze and shivered at his gaze.
Shortly, one of them said in a trembling voice, "I've heard… I've heard he is living in the slum!"
Whoosh!
Su Mo left behind a gold ticket, dashed out and disappeared into thin air.
He was filled with uncontrollable killing intent.
"Li Feng has been thrown out by the Lis?"
"He has lost his cultivation and become crippled. How can he survive without the support of the Lis?"
Su Mo was extremely anxious. He exerted all of his strength and dashed speedily toward the slum.
Su Mo was familiar with the slum. This was a place for the poor.
The slum existed both in the previous life and the present.
In the present life, those who lived in the slum were people who did not have Martial Souls.
Since they did not have Martial Souls, they could not be martial artists. Thus they naturally become poor.
After a while, Su Mo reached the slum which was situated in the north.
The place was excessively packed with stone houses. The stone houses were low and in a jumble.
Su Mo walked in and started searching for Li Feng among the stone houses.
Fortunately, Su Mo's cultivation was high enough for him to sense the things around him within the radius of a few hundred meters.
As long as he could sense Li Feng's breath within the radius, he would be able to find him.
After a quarter of an hour, Su Mo could sense Li Feng's breath.
Su Mo was overjoyed and dashed toward one of the stone houses that was nearby. He quickly came to the front of the stone house.
A middle-aged man in hemp garment was sitting there, smoking his pipe.
The man was about 40 years old and resembled Li Feng. He looked old and had white hair.
A woman about 40 years old was cooking at a stove, made from a pile of stones.
When the two saw Su Mo, they were shocked.
The middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward and sized Su Mo up. He cupped his fists and greeted Su Mo, "My name is Li Jiang. Is there anything I can help?"
The man was respectful toward Su Mo. He dared not offend Su Mo as Su Mo looked charismatic and seemed to be a powerful martial artist.
The woman stood quietly on the spot, looking nervous.
Chapter 203: How should I kill him?
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Su Mo stood before the stone house and glanced at the two of them. They had no cultivation. He said in a deep voice, "I'm looking for Li Feng!"
When the two heard that Su Mo was looking for Li Feng, they became nervous.
The man's expression suddenly changed. He bit his lip and said, "Master, there is no such person here. You may want to look for him elsewhere!"
"Oh?"
Su Mo frowned and was puzzled.
"They should be Li Feng's parents! Li Feng is obviously in the stone house, but why did the man lie?"
Then, he said softly, "Don't worry, I mean no harm. I'm Li Feng's friend from Gale Island!"
After pondering for a while, Su Mo told the man.
"Gale Island?"
The man was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Li Feng is in the house. Come with me!"
Having said that, he led Su Mo into the stone house.
The woman had stopped cooking and followed behind.
The stone house was small, slightly over 20 square meters. It was well kept.
There were two wooden beds in the house, and Li Feng was lying on one of them. He looked thin and had bruises on his face.
When he saw Li Feng, Su Mo frowned and felt terrible!
Li Feng opened his eyes upon hearing the sound of footsteps. Without lifting his head, he asked, "Father, Mother, is the food ready?"
"Li Feng, it's me!"
Su Mo took a deep breath and walked toward Li Feng.
Upon hearing Su Mo's voice, Li Feng shivered and slowly turned his head over.
"Su Mo!"
When he saw Su Mo standing before him, Li Feng's eyes turned red.
For a moment, they gazed at each other and did not utter a word.
Su Mo pondered for a while and asked, "Li Feng, what has happened? Have you been chased out by the Lis?"
Upon hearing this, Li Feng shut his eyes and took a deep breath. He then opened his eyes again and said, "Never mention it. Let's talk about you! How have you been?"
Su Mo did not reply to him but fixed his gaze on Li Feng. He said in a deep voice, "Li Feng, tell me what has happened."
Seeing Su Mo's persistence, Li Feng was silent for a while and then let out a sigh and said, "I'm now a useless man. Hence, the Li family is unwilling to support me!"
Li Feng said in a low voice and sounded disheartened.
"But they shouldn't have chased you out!" Su Mo said with a frown.
"Li Feng is the Lis' relative. How can they chase him out simply because Li Feng has become crippled! They are so heartless!"
Li Feng let out another sigh and said, "My parents are ordinary people. They did not awaken their Martial Souls. I was well treated and groomed by the Lis previously because I have talent. Among the younger generations, I ranked within the top three. Now that I have become crippled and am no longer talented, there is no reason for the Lis to treat me well!"
Li Feng sounded calm, but Su Mo could see the hatred in his eyes!
Li Feng hated the Lis!
This was understandable. Anyone in his shoes would be filled with hatred.
Su Mo's eyes were filled with killing intent. His buddy had been ill-treated. How could he remain indifferent?
"Li Feng, what has happened to your face?"
Su Mo saw the bruises on Li Feng's face and was curious. Li Feng had obviously hurt himself.
Li Feng's limbs had not recovered and he could not move about. How could he have hurt himself?
Su Mo recalled Li Feng's father's earlier behavior. He turned to look at Li Jiang and asked, "Uncle, why did you refuse to tell me earlier that Li Feng is here?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jiang said bitterly, "Recently, a lot of people often came here and…"
Before Li Jiang could finish his sentence, a laughter was heard outside the stone house.
"Hahaha! Where is our great genius!"
"Hahaha, what do you mean 'a great genius'? He's now a useless person. He is worse than a dog!"
"That's right! A dog can still crawl! But our great genius can't even crawl!"
A few arrogant voices were heard outside the stone house, followed by the sound of footsteps. A few youths walked into the house.
When Li Jiang and Li Feng's mother saw them, they turned pale.
When Li Feng saw them, he looked furious.
Su Mo squinted his eyes and instantly realized how Li Feng got his bruises!
There were four of them, around 15 years old. Each of them was well dressed and looked tyrannical.
When they stepped into the stone house and saw Su Mo, they could not be bothered with him.
The one leading in front was a good looking youth. He went straight to Li Feng's bed and said with a sneer, "Oh no! Why has our great genius not recovered from his bruises?"
"Li Yi!"
Li Feng's face turned red, and looked at him furiously, gnashing his teeth.
Li Yi was the cause of the bruises on his face.
When Li Yi saw Li Feng staring at him, he sneered and said, "How dare you stare at me? Do you think that you are still the genius? Trust me, I will dig your eyeballs out and crush them right now!"
Ever since Li Feng had become crippled, Li Yi was beaming with joy.
Although Li Yi was the young master of the Lis, he was not respected in the family because his talent was mediocre. He could not even become a disciple of the four sects.
Li Feng was only related to the Lis. His parents were not martial artists, but Li Feng managed to awaken his Martial Soul of the Rank 7 Human Class. He was respected by the family and had become a disciple of Gale Island.
All these made Li Yi envious!
When Li Feng was the genius, his cultivation was higher than Li Yi, so Li Yi could not deal with him.
Now that Li Feng had become crippled, it was his chance to trample Li Feng.
Although Li Feng had been chased out of the Lis, Li Yi had never let him off. Every now and then, he would visit Li Feng, either to jeer at him or to beat him up.
Li Yi felt good being able to torture the previous genius of the Lis!
"Dig the eyeballs out and crush them?"
A killing intent flashed across Su Mo's eyes.
Li Feng's parents were terrified when they heard that Li Yi wanted to dig Li Feng's eyes out.
Li Jiang quickly stepped forward and begged Li Yi, "Young master, I beg you! Please let Feng'er off!"
Having said that, Li Jiang turned to Li Feng and shouted at him, "Feng'er, apologize to young master!"
After hearing his father's words, Li Feng kept quiet.
He was not in the wrong. Why should he apologize!
"Old man, who has given you the permission to talk!"
Li Jiang pleaded with Li Yi, but Li Yi could not be bothered with him. He lifted his palm to hit Li Jiang.
Although the blow was not powerful, if it struck an ordinary person like Li Jiang, he would be badly hurt even if he did not get killed.
"Father!"
Li Feng cried out in shock.
As Li Yi's palm was about to strike onto Li Jiang's body, a hand appeared and caught hold of Li Yi's arm.
Li Yi felt as though his arm had been caught by a pincer, and could not move.
"Who are you? Are you tired of living?"
Seeing that Su Mo had stopped him, Li Yi shouted at Su Mo.
Su Mo's face darkened. He did not look at Li Yi, but looked straight at Li Feng and asked, "How should I kill him? Chop him into pieces or stab to death? You decide!"
Chapter 204: It's Time for Revenge
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"Do you want him to die or be tortured? It's your choice!" Su Mo said flatly as he looked at Li Feng.
Everyone was baffled by his words.
Su Mo sounded like a mighty emperor who could decide the life and death of a person.
"Haha!"
Before Li Feng could speak out, Li Yi started laughing. "Where did this lunatic come from? Do you want to kill me? Do you even know who I am?" Li Yi said sarcastically.
Li Yi was amused by Su Mo's words.
To die or to be tortured?
As the young master of the Lis, this was the first time that someone had spoken to him in such a manner.
Although the Lis was not the biggest clan in Halcyon City, they were still a formidable power.
Although Li Yi's cultivation was mediocre, everyone would show respect to him due to his status.
Yet, the man who was standing before him had said that he would decide his destiny. While Li Yi was amused, he also felt humiliated.
Su Mo did not even look at Li Yi. He asked Li Feng, "Li Feng, if you're not going to say anything, I'll kill this man right now!"
Su Mo was about to kill Li Yi.
Li Feng hurriedly replied, "Stop it, Su Mo! You can't kill him!"
Su Mo was confused, so he stopped and asked, "Why not?"
Li Feng replied, "Li Yi is the young master of the Lis. If you kill him, the Lis will come after you!"
Li Feng had to warn Su Mo. Although he knew that Su Mo was powerful, if he had killed Li Yi, the Lis would not let him off.
Li Yi was full of arrogance after hearing Li Feng, and yelled at Su Mo, "Did you hear him? Let me go now or I won't go easy on you!"
Li Yi's arm was still in Su Mo's grasp. He had tried to break free but to no avail.
Li Yi was not dumb. He immediately knew that Su Mo was way stronger than him.
Hence, he held back from fighting and decided to threaten Su Mo verbally instead.
Li Yi was going to ask the experts in his clan to kill Su Mo after he was released.
However, Su Mo had completely disregarded Li Yi.
After collecting his thoughts, Su Mo asked Li Feng, "How strong are the Lis? What levels are their masters at?"
"The Lis are quite powerful in Halcyon City. The Master is at the Peak Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm. He's the strongest."
"At the peak at the Peak Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm?"
Su Mo nodded. As long as there was no one in the Lis that had reached the True Spirit Realm, they would not be able to beat Su Mo.
Su Mo turned around to look at Li Yi for the first time, and said harshly, "I won't kill you now, but since you had called Li Feng a cripple, then you shall become a cripple too!"
Su Mo then stabbed into Li Yi's elixir field in his lower abdomen with his finger.
Pop!
There was a blast as Li Yi's elixir field shattered.
Li Yi had turned into a cripple in the blink of an eye.
Su Mo then threw Li Yi onto the ground.
Li Yi was dumbfounded!
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Li Feng's parents were shocked and scared. Since Li Yi's cultivation had been ruined at their place, the Lis would definitely kill them!
Li Feng was feeling distressed as well. He let out a sigh.
Su Mo had not heeded his advice!
"My elixir field… my cultivation!"
Shortly, Li Yi collapsed onto the ground and started shouting hysterically. He was pale as a sheet.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Li Yi looked at Su Mo resentfully.
Li Yi then turned to the three guys beside him and shouted, "Why are you still standing around? Go and kill him now!"
The three youths gritted their teeth and dashed toward Su Mo.
"Attack!"
The three of them shouted.
But all of them flew off like empty sacks in the next moment.
The three of them were merely at the Qi Cultivation Realm. Su Mo casually waved his hand and they were blasted off.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three youths hit the walls of the stone shed with a loud bang.
"Ah!"
They screamed in agony. Shortly after, they dropped down from the wall and appeared to be dying.
"What!"
Li Yi felt nothing but fear when he saw the three of them dying from Su Mo's casual wave of his hand.
"Master, please stop it now!"
Li Jiang, Li Feng's father, shouted. He was almost crying.
Li Jiang was terrified. Su Mo had ruined Li Yi's cultivation and beaten up the three other disciples of the Lis. The Lis would kill them once they knew about it.
"Master, you must quickly run for your life!"
Li Jiang shouted again, "We need to pack up and leave Halcyon City as soon as possible. If not, it will be too late!"
Li Yi heard Li Jiang and started laughing hysterically. He then said, "Haha! Escape? Do you think you can still escape? All of you are going to die today!"
Li Yi had lost his mind. His eyes were filled with immense killing intent.
"You have become crippled, and yet you are still acting recklessly," Su Mo said as he shook his head. He then walked toward Li Yi.
"What are you trying to do? Don't come near me!"
Li Yi was shocked and he tried to move backward.
Su Mo raised his foot and stomped down hard on Li Yi.
Crack! Crack!
The sound of bones breaking was heard continuously. Su Mo had broken Li Jiang's limbs, leaving him lying paralyzed on the ground.
Li Yi was now no different from Li Feng.
"Ah!!!"
Li Yi's cries were extremely daunting.
"What!"
Li Feng's parents were stunned. Li Jiang was pale as a sheet. Instead of listening to him, Su Mo had crippled Li Yi.
After crippling Li Yi, Su Mo turned to Li Feng and asked, "Li Feng, what's the location of the Lis? I'll head over there now to avenge you!"
Su Mo was going nowhere. He could not take it lying down that his brother had been ill-treated by the Lis.
"What?"
Li Feng and his parents were startled by Su Mo's words.
Li Feng's parents were slack-jawed and stared at Su Mo in disbelief.
"Is Su Mo going to the Lis?"
"Isn't he digging his own grave?"
Li Feng frowned. He paused for a while and then asked, "Su Mo, what is the level of your cultivation now?"
Li Feng did not know how strong Su Mo was, but he knew that given Su Mo's confidence, he must have become much stronger.
Despite so, no matter how strong Su Mo was, he could not possibly be a match for an expert of Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm.
"As long as there is no master from the True Spirit Realm, they will be no match for me," Su Mo replied indifferently.
Although he did not answer Li Feng's question directly, his reply was more than enough.
Li Feng and his family were taken aback by Su Mo's reply.
Li Jiang could not calm himself down. "How can this young man be so strong?"
Li Feng was shocked as well. "Has Su Mo's strength reached such a high level?"
Li Feng took a deep breath to calm himself down and nodded at Su Mo.
Li Feng trusted Su Mo. If Su Mo had said so, then he must be true!
"Father, can you help me up? I want to go with him!" Li Feng said firmly.
"Feng'er!"
Li Jiang was startled, but he did not listen to Li Feng.
Li Jiang was not entirely convinced by Su Mo. How could a young man that was about 16 years old, have the strength equivalent to the peak of the Spiritual Martial Realm?
Li Jiang had yet to see such a genius in his life.
"Don't worry, father! We'll be fine with Su Mo around!"
Li Feng reassured his father, and continued, "The Lis must apologize for treating me this way!"
Li Feng hated the Lis.
They had not only expelled him, but they had chased his parents out as well.
This was pushing them into a corner!
If Li Feng's parents could still work at the Lis, they would have the income to support Li Feng, even if the Lis refused to support him.
Li Feng would not be in such a pathetic situation then.
However, his whole family had been chased out of the clan.
In addition, the disciples of the Lis frequently looked him up and humiliated Li Feng!
Chapter 205: To be Overbearing
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The Lis' mansion was magnificent.
Although there was no martial artist of the True Spirit Realm in the Lis, they could still make it to the top 10 in Halcyon City.
The reception hall of the Lis was full of visitors.
Master Li Tan sat on his seat of honor, and seven elders of the Lis were seated on his lower right.
The outstanding inferiors of the family were sitting behind the elders.
On Li Tan's left, were three guests.
There were two middle-aged men, and one fair-faced girl who was around 16.
One of the men, whom had a serious look on his face said, "Master Li, I'm here today to talk about Panxue's marriage.
"Panxue has been engaged to Li Feng, but since Li Feng has been crippled and kicked out of your family, what do you intend to do about the marriage?" the man looked at Li Tan and said in a low voice.
He was Wu Yuansheng, Master of the Wus, another notable family in Halcyon City.
Upon hearing what Wu Yuansheng had said, Li Tan smiled and answered, "Master Wu, no worries. Panxue is smart and gifted, of course, I won't let her marry Li Feng."
After pondering for a while, Li Tan added, "What do you think of Li Xian?"
Instantly among the inferiors, a tall and robust youth glanced excitedly at the pretty girl sitting next to Wu Yuansheng.
Li Xian had been coveting after Wu Panxue for she was a great beauty in Halcyon City.
He did not stand a chance previously as Panxue was engaged to Li Feng. Now was his chance!
Wu Yuansheng smiled and said, "Hehe, Li Xian has a Martial Soul of Rank 7 Human Class. He is a talent. He's only 18 and has become a disciple of the Scorching Sun Sect. I've heard he had reached Lv 3 Spiritual Martial Realm. He is more talented than Li Feng."
Li Tan chuckled and said, "Master Wu, how about letting Panxue be engaged to Li Xian instead?"
Both the Wus and the Lis were top 10 families in Halcyon City. Once the two allied through marriage, their cooperation would greatly benefit both sides.
Li Tan certainly did not want to miss the opportunity.
Besides, Wu Panxue was not only pretty, she was as talented as Li Feng before he was crippled.
Wu Yuansheng smiled at the proposal, it was agreeable to him.
"Master Li, I agree."
Wu Yuansheng answered and turned to ask the girl, "Panxue, what do you think?"
Wu Panxue gracefully smiled and softly said, "That's fine with me, uncle."
Wu Panxue was Wu Yuansheng's niece.
"OK!"
Wu Yuansheng laughed and said to Li Tan, "Master Li, we have no problem with it!"
Li Tan was delighted and said with a smile, "Well, let's pick a date for their engagement…"
Boom!
Li Tan was interrupted by an abrupt bang from outside.
"What's happening?"
Li Tan's face darkened as he bellowed.
A guard rushed in with dripping sweat.
"Master! Someone… someone is barging in!" the guard answered.
"What?"
Everyone turned pale and simultaneously stood up.
"Who's that? From the Zhangs or the Yus?" Li Tan hurriedly asked.
In Halcyon City, the Lis were feuding with some families and had fought with both the Zhangs and the Yus before.
But Li Tan was puzzled, as they did not have clashes with them recently. Why have they attacked?
"Master, it has nothing to do with the Zhangs or the Yus. It's Li Feng!"
The guard answered, and wiped away the sweat on his forehead.
"What?"
The hall was in dead silence since everyone was startled at the news.
After a while, Li Tan came to his senses and growled at the guard, "Nonsense! Li Feng has been crippled. How can he barge in?"
The guard was scared and corrected his words, "Li Feng has brought someone with him!"
"Oh?"
Killing intent flashed in Li Tan's eyes, and he said angrily, "Li Feng has been crippled. How dare he make trouble for me? He must be tired of living!"
Li Tan glanced around, randomly pointed at an elder, and said, "Sixth elder, please go and kill those troublemakers and bring Li Feng here!"
Li Tan was not bothered that Li Feng had brought someone along to settle the score with them.
Li Feng was crippled, poor and powerless. Which expert could he hire? Must be some small fry.
The sixth elder was enough to handle them.
"Yes, Master!"
The sixth elder was about to go out.
Suddenly, a cold voice was heard from outside.
"Don't bother, we're coming!"
A young man in black stepped in.
He was dragging a man in rags with unkempt hair. He was like a dead dog.
Behind the young man stood a middle-aged man. It was Li Jiang, Li Feng's father.
Li Feng was on his father's back.
The young man in black was Su Mo.
"How dare you attack our family? Are you tired of living?"
Li Tan stared at Su Mo and frowned. He was cautious enough to sit tight.
Li Tan was shocked by Su Mo's cultivation. He perceived that Su Mo was at Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm.
It was a surprise that Su Mo had such a high cultivation level at such a young age.
How could this be possible?
Li Tan had never ever heard of such a genius in Halcyon City.
Compared with Su Mo, his pride, Li Xian, meant nothing at all.
"Father… help me!"
At this moment, the dying man in Su Mo's hand weakly made a sound.
Upon hearing the voice, everyone turned pale.
"Is… is that Li Yi?"
"Yi'er!"
Li Tan glared and cried out.
THUD!
Su Mo flung Li Yi toward Li Tan.
Li Tan rushed forward and flared up after taking a look at it.
The dead dog was his son, Li Yi.
Not only had Li Yi's limbs been smashed, his elixir field had been ruined. He was crippled like Li Feng.
"You're digging your own grave!"
Li Tan suddenly turned and glared at Su Mo. He was filled with strong killing intent, like a wild beast.
Su Mo, however, kept calm and ignored Li Tan's furious look. He flatly said, "Are you the Master of the Lis? Come and apologize to Li Feng."
Su Mo's tone sounded emotionless but was extremely overbearing.
Chapter 206: Release the Devouring Martial Soul!
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"Are you the Master of the Lis? Come here and apologize to Li Feng!"
Su Mo's calm and commanding voice echoed in the hall.
Everyone was dumbfounded by his words.
"This young boy wants the Master of the Lis to go over and apologize?"
Even Li Tan himself was stunned by this situation. Su Mo acted like he could decide Li Tan's life and death.
"Ha ha! You're truly a reckless kid!"
Li Tan chuckled in rage. He glanced at Su Mo again and asked quietly, "Who are you? Why are you antagonizing the Lis?"
Li Tan wanted to kill Su Mo on the spot, but he mustered all his strength to calm his fury.
This boy was obviously exceptional for having such a high cultivation at such a young age, so he must be a disciple of the four sects. He might even be a top disciple of a master in the True Spirit Realm.
Therefore, Li Tan needed to understand Su Mo thoroughly before acting.
As the master of the Lis, he could not risk the lives of all the Lis just for his son.
At least Li Tan had this shred of consciousness.
"Su Mo, from Gale Island."
Su Mo immediately revealed his identity and continued, "and I'm antagonizing the Lis because Li Feng is my brother."
After Su Mo's discourse, the hall unsurprisingly fell into chaos.
"What? He's Su Mo?"
"That's Su Mo, the one who won 151 battles in a row at Four Seas Arena in Imperial City?"
"Wow! He's so young!"
"…"
Everyone was shocked. They had all heard that Su Mo's talent and combat strength were out of this world and that he was the genius of the century.
Now, Su Mo was actually at the Lis!
Even Li Feng was shocked. He had not expected Su Mo to become so famous. Since his limited mobility had isolated him from the world, he had not heard the rumors about Su Mo.
Wu Panxue stood nearby and gazed at Su Mo in awe.
This was a real genius. Compared to Su Mo, Li Feng and Li Xian did not deserve to be called geniuses.
Li Tan's ever-changing expression also revealed a hint of shock.
Do you have any proof that you're Su Mo?" Li Tan asked with a frown.
Halcyon City was close to Gale Island. Hence, Li Tan knew that Su Mo was the best in the Outer Gate of Gale Island and that he was a disciple of an elder.
He was hesitating about whether he should attack!
Su Mo chuckled. "I have to prove that it's me?"
"Did you not hear what I said?"
Su Mo's expression hardened, and he said coldly, "I want you to repent and apologize to Li Feng!"
Su Mo's words were extremely imposing and flippant.
"You… you shouldn't push it, or I'll kill you!"
Li Tan was furious, and his eyes flashed with killing intent. He was the Master of the Lis. How could he apologize to a piece of trash that had been kicked out by the Lis?
If he really did that, it would completely embarrass the Lis.
"I'm pushing it? I think the Lis are pushing it by bullying my brother!"
Su Mo chuckled, turned around to Li Feng, and said, "Li Feng, what do you want me to do? With your approval, I can avenge your humiliation!"
Su Mo's voice was powerful and dynamic. Li Feng was his brother, and he was only in such a state because of Su Mo. Hence, Su Mo would do everything to help Li Feng.
If Su Mo had his way, he would skip the talking and slaughter the Lis immediately.
However, this was Li Feng's family and problem, so Su Mo needed his permission.
Li Feng took a deep breath and turned to look at Wu Panxue, who was standing close by.
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"Panxue, I just want to ask one thing. Do you have any feelings for me?" Li Feng asked low-spiritedly.
Li Feng was asking because he had heard Li Tan's announcement that Wu Panxue and Li Xian were engaged.
Wu Panxue's eyes revealed a hint of disdain.
Feelings? She liked experts and geniuses, so how could she have feelings for a piece of trash?
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"The only connection between us is the marriage between our families!" Wu Panxue said flatly.
Li Feng's expression remained calm. He was not disappointed because he had already predicted this!
After a while, Li Feng turned to Li Tan with fiery eyes and said, "Master, I don't blame you for kicking me out of the family. But you need to pay for kicking out my parents and allowing your disciples to humiliate me."
"Pay?"
Li Tan chuckled and said with disdain, "You expect me to pay for what I did to a piece of trash?"
He was disgusted by Li Feng's words. He would have killed Li Feng instantly for his outrageous words if Su Mo was not present.
"You're asking to die!"
Su Mo's eyes flashed with killing desire. How dare this guy still call Li Feng a piece of trash?
The Spirit-slayer Sword appeared in Su Mo's hand suddenly, and a sharp stream of sword Qi instantly shot towards Li Tan at lightning speed.
Huff!
Li Tan did not expect Su Mo to attack, so he could only hurriedly push his palm towards the sword Qi.
Rip!
The sword Qi tore through the palm print, and the aftershock struck Li Tan.
"Ah!"
Li Tan screamed as the sword Qi tore a 7-inch gash in his chest that cut to the bone.
He staggered back heavily and shattered the chair behind him.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked. Su Mo had injured Li Tan with only one strike!
"Is Su Mo's strength already so terrifyingly powerful?"
"You…"
Li Tan was looking grim. Su Mo's abilities had shocked him greatly.
Su Mo had attacked so fast that he almost could not respond in time.
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"Repent to Li Feng and make amends for his loss, or I'll attack with more force!" Su Mo said coldly.
"Repent? Make amends for his loss?"
Li Tan said with a sudden twisted smile, "You must be tired of living. None of you will leave here alive!"
Then, he turned to Wu Yuansheng and said, "Master Wu, fight this boy with me, and I'll give you 10,000 Lower Spiritual Stones!"
Li Tan could not tolerate the two youngsters acting so disrespectfully.
However, if he wanted to kill Su Mo, he would have to bring Wu Yuansheng into the matter as well. This was to prevent him from spreading the news about the murder and sabotaging the Lis.
"10,000 Lower Spiri Spiritual Stones?"
Wu Yuansheng's eyes lit up. 10,000 Lower Spiritual Stones were a huge sum in a small place like Halcyon City.
It was almost equivalent to half of the Wus' yearly income.
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"Alright, let's join forces!" Wu Yuansheng answered without hesitation.
Although Su Mo was strong, he had only injured Li Tan because he was unprepared. Faced with both him and Li Tan, Su Mo would be doomed no matter how much of a genius he was.
Li Tan was overjoyed and yelled, "Everyone, attack and kill this man together!"
"Yes, Master!"
Everyone responded. Immediately, every elder and disciple of the Lis erupted with genuine Qi and prepared to attack.
Su Mo chuckled coldly. "Don't blame me for granting your death wishes!"
"Uncle, bring Li Feng to a safe location!"
Su Mo hastily yelled to Li Jiang.
Li Jiang was already frightened by the situation. Upon hearing Su Mo, he did not hesitate to run away swiftly with Li Feng on his back.
"Don't even think of escaping! After I'm done with you, I'll kill those two as well!"
Li Tan laughed and yelled, "Attack!"
He rushed towards Su Mo and swung his palm, instantly releasing a terrifying palm print that flew towards Su Mo.
"Attack!"
Everyone yelled and rushed forth.
Wu Yuansheng clawed towards Su Mo's head.
Wu Panxue struck at Su Mo with her sword as well.
Although she was smitten with Su Mo, she was still ruthless towards her enemies.
The attacks of dozens of people merged into a flood of attacks that was about to bury Su Mo.
"Ha ha!"
Su Mo chuckled and remained calm in the face of these attacks.
He then yelled, "Release the Devouring Martial Spirit!"
Chapter 207: All Slain
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After Su Mo's yell, a giant vortex rose into the air.
The center of the vortex was chillingly dark.
Su Mo activated his Martial Soul, and a shapeless devouring power swept through his surroundings.
Almost half of the incoming attacks instantly fell apart.
The fragments of genuine Qi flowed toward Su Mo in streams.
The attacks that fell apart were mostly made by the junior disciples of the Lis.
They were weak and their attacks were futile against the Devouring Martial Spirit's devouring power.
While the attacks of Li Tan, Wu Yuansheng, and the elders did not fall apart, they were also weakened tremendously and lost a great deal of genuine Qi.
"Wind Roaring in the Sky!"
Su Mo used a move to swiftly destroy the remaining attacks.
Everyone was instantly shocked by his Martial Soul.
"My goodness! It's an Earth Class Martial Soul!"
"How can this be?"
Many members of the Lis exclaimed. Before their shock wore off, they once again became frightened and shouted.
"What's happening? I am losing the genuine Qi in my body so quickly!"
"Me too! My Qi blood is declining rapidly!"
"What in the world is going on?"
Everyone descended into chaos and terror.
Li Tan and Wu Yuansheng were also terrified as the same thing was happening to them.
Their Qi blood and genuine Qi were in turmoil and draining uncontrollably out of their bodies.
However, Wu Yuansheng was an expert at the Peak Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm. He had incredible control over his genuine Qi and blood Qi and was not as affected.
Even with this advantage, he would be completely void of genuine Qi and Qi blood within 10 minutes.
Li Tan's blood was spurting out of the gash on his chest under the devouring power of Su Mo's Devouring Martial Spirit.
Once Su Mo released his Devouring Martial Spirit, it was much more powerful than when he activated it in his body.
"There's something weird about his Martial Soul!"
Wu Yuansheng exclaimed.
"Attack!"
Su Mo urged his Martial Soul forward and instantly rushed out with Spirit-slayer Sword in his hand. He swung his sword dozens of times and sent out sharp rays of sword Qi.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Endless screams arose, and blood shot up everywhere.
Some of the younger Li disciples and even some elders at Lv 7 or Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm were all mere targets for Su Mo's sword. Their blood gushed out with every attack.
Most of them were dead after the sword Qi's attacks!
"Die!"
Su Mo shouted. With his sword radiance, he turned into a shadow and shot towards Li Tan.
He was as quick as lightning and powerful like a hurricane. His sword radiance drew a terrifying slit in the air.
This attack was so unbelievably fast that it even surpassed the speed of lightning.
"Swirling Winds and Clouds!"
In that moment, even the air exploded, but Su Mo's sword moved so quickly that the explosion happened after it passed through the air.
Li Tan's expression changed. With no time to repress his blood Qi and genuine Qi, he hurriedly sent a palm print toward the incoming sword radiance.
Boom!
A loud explosion sounded. Li Tan's attack was weakened by 30% due to the Devouring Martial Spirit, so it was useless against Su Mo's sword.
Su Mo burst through the explosion, and his bright sword radiance slashed across Li Tan's chest.
However, Li Tan was a master at the Peak Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm after all. Although his genuine Qi was lacking, he was still able to twist his torso to the side in time to protect his vital organs.
Slash!
The sword radiance sliced off almost half of Li Tan's shoulder.
The blood in his body gushed out and flowed toward Su Mo in a stream.
Li Tan's face instantly drained of color, and his pale body swayed unsteadily.
Wu Yuansheng, who was about to attack Su Mo, was overtaken by fear when he saw what had happened to Li Tan.
"Run!"
Wu Yuansheng turned around and fled out of the hall without hesitation.
Su Mo's strength had far exceeded his imagination. Even Li Tan, who was at the Peak Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm, was no match for him.
Su Mo's Martial Soul was also too weird. Its ability to control other people's genuine Qi and Qi blood greatly affected his strength.
He had already lost a third of his strength before even fighting.
Therefore, he chose to run.
"Do you think you can get away? You'll die too!"
Su Mo shouted, and his seven Spiritual Spirals surged with genuine Qi. The Spirit-slayer Sword radiated a bright light and turned into a swift bolt of lightning, and sword Qi shot a hundred meters forward.
"Final Hit of Heavenly Wind!"
The sword Qi that was dozens of meters long shot toward Wu Yuansheng like a piercing blade of wind in an instant.
"What?"
Wu Yuansheng was shocked. He had never seen such a fast and vicious sword in his entire life.
He could feel a sharp aura that pierced his skin before the sword radiance even reached him.
It was as if countless swords were shooting toward him!
It was sword will!
"Destroy!"
Wu Yuansheng roared and quickly used his genuine Qi to send countless claw shadows toward the sword ray.
In the next moment, the sword Qi clashed with the claw shadows.
Slice!
The surge of claw shadows were torn open by the sword Qi like a piece of cloth and fell to the side.
The sword Qi maintained its speed and slashed Wu Yuansheng's waist.
Whoosh!
The sword Qi pierced through Wu Yuansheng's body and shot out from behind him.
Wu Yuansheng had been cut into two pieces by one move.
Afterwards, Su Mo turned around to glance over the entire hall, which only had a few remaining people left.
Li Tan was as thin as a twig, but he was still alive and standing, gritting his teeth.
A few other Li elders and disciples were alive as well, but they were as bony as Li Tan.
Wu Panxue was alive too, but she was no longer beautiful.
There was no flesh left in her, and she was an angular and terrifying set of bones.
Upon seeing this, Su Mo withdrew his Martial Spirit and stopped his attack.
"Li Feng, come back!"
Su Mo shouted.
After a while, Li Jiang walked back into the hall with Li Feng on his back.
They gasped when they saw the streams of blood flowing throughout the hall.
Although they knew that Su Mo was powerful, they were still shocked.
Su Mo had defeated everyone in such a short amount of time!
"Li Feng, I hope you don't mind that I was a little heavy-handed!" Su Mo said to Li Feng.
The Lis were Li Feng's family, so Su Mo did not know if Li Feng personally knew any of them.
Li Feng shook his head. How could he complain about all that Su Mo had done for him?
"Do you want me to kill them all?" Su Mo asked.
Li Feng sighed, gritted his teeth, and said, "Kill them all!"
He did not initially want to annihilate the Lis, but at this point, killing them all was the only option.
The surviving people heard this and grew pale.
However, they had lost so much of their genuine Qi and blood Qi that they could not even support themselves, let alone resist.
"Li Feng! Su Mo! I will haunt you from the grave!"
Li Tan yelled feebly, using the last of his strength.
Wu Panxue looked terrified and yelled at Li Feng, "Brother Feng, don't kill me! I'm your fiancee!"
There was a pleading look on her face. She hoped that Li Feng would spare her in consideration of their relationship.
Li Feng said mockingly, "The only connection between us is the marriage between our families!"
This was exactly what Wu Panxue had said to Li Feng before.
Now, Li Feng was using her words against her.
Wu Panxue's eyes revealed a hint of despair.
After a while, she roared crazil"Li Feng, if you kill me, my cousin will return from Gale Island and kill you!"
"Your cousin? Your cousin's been dead for a long time!"
Li Feng sneered.
"Who's her cousin?" Su Mo asked curiously.
"He's Wu Kui!" said Li Feng.
Su Mo suddenly understood. He had killed Wu Kui in the Qingyuan Trial Test.
Su Mo nodded. He looked at the remaining people and said coldly, "You all can go to hell!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As a dozen streams of sword Qi shot out, there was no blood splatter, but only flying limbs.
This was because they barely had any blood left.
Chapter 208: Going to the Inner Gate
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The people of the Li's were all dead.
Master Li Tan was dead, and so were the seven elders and most of the youngsters of the Li's.
In the hall, there was no one living except for Su Mo and two other people.
Su Mo stepped forward and found some storage pouches on Wu Yuansheng, Li Tan, and several elders of the Li's.
He gave all those storage pouches to Li Feng without checking how much property was inside.
"Keep these storage pouches!" Su Mo said.
Li Feng nodded as he accepted all of them.
These were all the property of the Li's, and Li Feng knew that even if he were to refuse, Su Mo would still give them to him.
"Let's go, Li Feng. I'll take you to Sunnywood City. My family is there," said Su Mo to Li Feng.
"What!"
Li Feng was a little undecided because he was worried that if he went to Su Mo's family, he would surely make trouble for the Su's.
"That's OK. Just stay at my home and treat your injuries."
Then, Su Mo left the Lis with Li Feng and his father.
Su Mo bought a good carriage and went to pick Li Feng's mother up, and then the four of them left Halcyon City for Sunnywood City.
The carriage that he bought was pulled by four Sliver-horned Horses with the blood of demonic beasts, so it could move at a rapid speed.
After four days and four nights, they finally reached the Su's in Sunnywood City.
Su Mo called his father, Su Hong, and several other elders of the Su's and told them about Li Feng's misfortunes.
Immediately, the First Elder arranged a spacious courtyard for Li Feng and his parents.
In addition, he arranged for four servants to be at Li Feng's service in their courtyard.
Also, in order to cure Li Feng's skeletal damage, he also ordered others to buy some helpful medicinal materials in all of the best shops in Sunnywood City.
Su Mo had now surpassed Su Hong and had an extremely high prestige among the Su's. He could make them all busy with just a few words.
After Li Feng's family was settled, Su Mo said goodbye to his father, Su Hong, and left for Gale Island without further delay.
Six days later, Su Mo arrived at Waterside City and took a ferryboat to return to Gale Island.
When he returned to his small courtyard, he found Niu Xiaohu and Zhou Xin chatting there.
They had already returned.
"Senior Brother Su Mo, is that you who had 151 straight wins in the Four Seas Arena of the Imperial City?"
Upon seeing Su Mo, Zhou Xin and Niu Xiaohu had stood up immediately, and then Niu Xiaohu excitedly asked him about that.
Su Mo smiled and nodded.
"Hahaha!"
Niu Xiaohu laughed and said to Zhou Xin, "I knew it! That definitely was Senior Brother Su Mo!"
Niu Xiaohu was so satisfied, as if he himself had won 151 straight times.
Zhou Xin smiled with embarrassment.
Three days ago, Zhou Xin was shocked by a guy named Su Mo who had 151 straight wins in the Four Seas Arena of the Imperial City.
Although Zhou Xin guessed that this guy was the legendary Su Mo, he was still not sure because he was too shocked!
Su Mo eyed them and said to Zhou Xin with a smile, "Zhou Xin, you've improved a lot in cultivation recently!"
Obviously, Zhou Xin's cultivation had entered Lv 3 Spiritual Martial Realm.
But Niu Xiaohu was much worse than Zhou Xin, as he was still at Lv 2 Spiritual Martial Realm.
"Xiaohu, you need to work harder so you can step into Lv 3 Spiritual Martial Realm sooner to keep pace with Zhou Xin," Su Mo said to Niu Xiaohu.
"Haha! Senior Brother Su Mo, Zhou Xin has a Rank 6 Human Class Martial Soul and has greater talents than me. I can't catch up to him!"
Niu Xiaohu smiled helplessly.
After some deliberation, Su Mo took out 500 Lower Spiritual Stones and gave them to Niu Xiaohu.
"Here are 500 Lower Spiritual Stones for you!" said Su Mo.
"500!"
That sent a chill up Niu Xiaohu's spine. He knew that 500 Lower Spiritual Stones were equal to 31,250 kilograms of gold!
"What… Senior Brother Su Mo, I can't accept this! You should keep these for yourself!"
Niu Xiaohu shook his head immediately.
Upon hearing this, Su Mo smiled and said, "Xiaohu, I won so many Spiritual Stones in the Four Seas Fighting Ring as a prize. These Spiritual Stones are just chicken feed. Just keep them!"
"This is too much indeed!"
Niu Xiaohu hesitated for a while.
But in the end, he accepted all of those Spiritual Stones.
He had heard of the prize of the Four Seas Arena and knew that Su Mo had won countless Spiritual Stones. For Su Mo, those Spiritual Stones were not even worth mentioning.
Su Mo did not forget about Zhou Xin, whom he also gave 500 Lower Spiritual Stones.
Since Niu Xiaohu had agreed to accept those Spiritual Stones, Zhou Xin also had to accept them.
Then, after a few moments, Su Mo said to them, "Xiaohu and Zhou Xin, just keep talking. I'm going to rest now, and then after, I'll go to the Inner Gate!"
"Senior Brother Su Mo, what are you going there for?" Niu Xiaohu asked casually.
Su Mo smiled and said, "I'll participate in the Inner Examination!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Niu Xiaohu and Zhou Xin were astonished. After a little while, Niu Xiaohu asked, "Senior Brother Su Mo, you… you've reached Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm?"
Niu Xiaohu asked in this way because only when disciples of Gale Island had reached Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm could they participate in the Inner Examination.
"Just recently!" said Su Mo seriously as he nodded.
Niu Xiaohu and Zhou Xin felt embarrassed. They shook their heads and muttered.
"Just recently? Is that not obvious enough?"
"Weren't you at Lv 5 Spiritual Martial Realm when you participated in the Outer Disciple Competition just over a month ago?"
"You've made consecutive level-ups within just more than a month. There is no doubt that you have made it just recently!"
At this moment, Niu Xiaohu and Zhou Xin were shamed to death!
As the saying goes: Comparisons are odious. Although they had practiced cultivation at a high speed, compared with Su Mo, they were just too slow.
"Haha!"
Su Mo chuckled and then went back to his room.
Su Mo sat cross-legged in his room and, instead of practicing cultivation, he sat in meditation quietly.
These days, he had been continuously traveling, so he felt tired and prepared to take some rest.
By now, Su Mo's injury had almost completely healed up.
A few days ago, when Su Mo took Li Feng to Sunnywood City, he had been healing himself inside the carriage.
Since the fight at the Lis, Su Mo's strength had greatly improved.
He had absorbed tons of Genuine Qi and Blood Qi. Although Su Mo had failed to convert them into Genuine Qi, he ran the Elephant's Strength Skill to completely melt this Qi into his human body.
He was now not afraid of anyone at Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm by relying on the strength of his human body.
After sitting for an hour, Su Mo left his room and went to the Inner Gate.
The Inner gate of Gale Island was far away from the Outer Gate. It stood on the main peak, which was the core of Gale Island.
Su Mo arrived at the Inner Gate in about 15 minutes.
Unlike the crowded Outer Gate, the Inner Gate was sparsely populated.
It was said that there were more than 1,200 Inner Disciples in Gale Island. Compared with the Outer Gate, that number was quite small indeed.
There was a side hall in the Inner Sect Affairs Hall, which was where the newly-arrived disciples would take the examination.
At that moment, Su Mo stepped into the Examination Hall. He saw an elder and then found two other people who were taking the Examination.
One of them was Ling Muchen, who ranked number three among the Top 10 Outer Disciples.
Chapter 209: Making Things Difficult
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"Ling Muchen, have you reached Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm?"
In the invigilating hall, Su Mo walked up to Ling Muchen and asked him with a smile.
Ling Muchen nodded and smiled, "I have just made a breakthrough the day before!"
Having said that, Ling Muchen sized Su Mo up and asked him, "Don't tell me you have also reached Lv 7?"
He was uncertain about that. Since Su Mo was in the invigilating hall, he could join the Inner Examination.
Two weeks ago, when they met at Imperial City, Su Mo was only at Lv 5 Spiritual Martial Realm.
Even if he had a lot of Spiritual Stones as a reward, jumping two levels within two weeks was impossible!
"Yes. I have just made a breakthrough!"
Su Mo nodded.
Ling Muchen was stunned upon hearing this. He sighed inwardly. Su Mo was indeed the strongman who had won 151 rounds of combat at Four Seas Arena!
Ling Muchen was initially elated with the breakthrough of his cultivation. However, this joy had disappeared.
As compared to Su Mo, there was nothing to be happy in regards to a one level breakthrough.
"Elder, I'm here for the Inner Examination!"
Su Mo walked toward the invigilating elder, cupping his fist and greeting him.
The elder was a short, middle-aged man. He had an aquiline nose, thin lips, and a sharp chin. He gave one a ruthless impression.
The elder was sitting cross-legged on a mat and was meditating.
Having heard Su Mo, he opened his eyes. A light flashed across his eyes and disappeared.
"Are you Su Mo?"
The invigilating elder looked at Su Mo and asked him nonchalantly.
"Yes!" Su Mo nodded and said.
The invigilating elder slightly nodded his head, looked at Ling Muchen and the other person and said, "The three of you are here. Let's start the examination!"
Having said that, the invigilating elder pointed to the center of the hall. A huge stele, about three meters high, was standing there.
"That stele for ATK test was specially made for the Inner Examination. Each of you shall take turns to attack. No weapon and martial arts techniques should be used. You pass the examination and officially become an Inner Disciple as long as you can light up 10 crystals," the invigilating elder said.
Su Mo was shocked to learn that the Inner Examination was so simple.
He had heard that there was no Inner Examination in Gale Island previously.
As long as the disciples' cultivation had reached Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm, they would enter the inner gate and become Inner Disciples.
However, many Outer Disciples, who were at the Peak Lv 6 Spiritual Martial Realm, had used special means or elixir to reach Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm in order to enter the inner gate. This was because their talent was mediocre, and they were unable to breakthrough over a long period of time. However, by doing so, they were putting themselves at risk.
Although these people had reached Lv 7, their strength was much weaker than the martial artists who had advanced through the proper means.
Their cultivation was unstable and could fall below the Realm.
When this happened, it would pull down the standard of the Inner Disciples.
Gale Island had then come up with this examination. If the disciples had not advanced through the proper means, it would be difficult for them to pass the examination.
The other disciple who had come for the examination stepped forward to the stele for ATK test.
That was a burly youth. Su Mo remembered seeing him at the Outer Disciple Competition. Moreover, this youth seemed to have entered the top 100.
"Ho!"
The burly youth stood before the stele and took a deep breath. With a shout, he punched the stele.
Boom!
The huge stele shook and immediately, 11 crystals were lit up.
"12 crystals. Pass!" the invigilating elder said aloud.
The burly youth was elated and walked back with a proud look.
Ling Muchen then stepped forward and threw a palm blow to the stele.
Purple light shone out from the stele an and 14 rays of light lit up.
"14 crystals. Pass!"
The invigilating elder sat on the mat and shouted out again.
Su Mo nodded his head. As one of the top 10 Outer Disciples, Ling Muchen ranked number three. As compared to his peers, his strength was way beyond theirs. To have such an attack was of no surprise.
After Ling Muchen had returned, Su Mo stepped forward.
The Inner Examination was of no big deal to Su Mo. It was too easy for him.
As Su Mo was about to throw out a punch, the invigilating elder suddenly spoke.
"Su Mo, 20 crystals is your standard to pass!" the invigilating elder said flatly, looking expressionless.
Su Mo was stunned. He frowned and asked, "Elder, why do the others need to light up only 10 crystals, but I have to light up 20 in order to pass the examination?"
Upon hearing Su Mo's question, the invigilating elder just glanced coldly at him and said, "This is because your cultivation is higher than theirs. You have reached the Middle-stage at the Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm!"
The cultivation of the invigilating elder was profound enough to see through Su Mo's cultivation level.
Su Mo looked pale. "Isn't it good to have higher cultivation? Why must he increase the standard just because my cultivation is high?"
Moreover, Su Mo's cultivation was only slightly higher, but the level of difficulty had been raised many times more!
It looked as though there was an increase of merely 10 additional crystals. However, to light up every additional crystal, the attack had been multiplied.
This was an examination of cultivation. It was to test whether the disciple had advanced to Lv 7 through the proper means, rather than an examination of the individual's strength!
If the level of difficulty had been increased to such a high standard due to a slightly higher cultivation; then few people would be able to pass the examination.
Take the burly youth for example. He had only lit up 12 crystals. Su Mo was certain that the burly youth would not have lit up 20 crystals even if he had reached the Peak Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm.
Su Mo's face darkened. The invigilating elder was obviously trying to make things difficult for him.
"Elder, my cultivation is only slightly higher than theirs. You have raised the standard to such a high level, is this right?" Su Mo asked coldly.
Although it was easy for Su Mo to light up an additional 10 crystals, he could not accept such unreasonable treatment.
"How dare you!"
Upon hearing what Su Mo had said, the invigilating elder shouted. He looked coldly at Su Mo and said, "You have no right to question me. Are you doubting me?"
"You…"
Su Mo was enraged. He had never expected this elder to be so unreasonable.
As he was about to speak out, he heard a small voice in his ear.
"Su Mo, the invigilating elder is from the Sky Alliance. Don't go head-on with him!"
Ling Muchen's voice had reached Su Mo's ear.
He was using the sound transmission technique.
Having heard this, Su Mo raised his brows. No wonder the invigilating elder was making things difficult for him! He was from the Sky Alliance!
In this case, it was no surprise.
"Is the Sky Alliance so powerful now?"
"Any of the elders could be from the Sky Alliance."
Su Mo sneered. Duan Jingtian had yet to become the owner, but these elders could not wait to show their loyalty toward him!
Su Mo suppressed his anger and looked at the stele.
There were 25 purple crystals on the stele. Even a martial artist at the Peak Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm could not light up all of them up.
After pondering for a while, Su Mo curled up his lips and said to the invigilating elder, "Elder, there are only 25 crystals on the stele. What if my attack surpasses 25?"
"Hahaha!!"
Upon hearing this, the invigilating broke into laughter as though he had heard a joke.
After a while, he said in disdain, "Even a martial artist at the Peak Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm could not light up 25 crystals, let alone surpassing 25. You can?"
The invi invigilating elder looked mockingly at Su Mo.
"Oh? Really?"
Su Mo casually asked, "Can this stele be blown up?"
Chapter 210: Blown Up!
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In the Supervising Hall.
The supervising elder looked at Su Mo and said mockingly, "How can it be blown up? You can try!"
The supervising elder did not think that Su Mo could break the stele. After all, it had been used for 10 years and was still intact. It could not be blown up!
"In that case, I'll give it my best shot. Watch carefully, elder!"
Su Mo nodded and said with a smile.
The supervising elder looked a bit impatient. He hastened Su Mo and said, "Do it fast. If you're unable to light up 20 crystals, you'll fail the examination and won't become an Inner Disciple!"
He looked mockingly at Su Mo and did not want Su Mo to enter the inner gate.
Su Mo had killed many disciples of the Sky Alliance and was an enemy of the Sky Alliance. As an Inner Elder, he could not kill a disciple without a valid reason, but he could use other means to disqualify Su Mo from entering the inner gate.
This was one of the ways he could contribute to the Sky Alliance.
Su Mo stood before the stele and looked at the 25 purple crystals. His mouth curled into a smile.
"Trying to make things difficult for me?"
"Do you think you can stop me with 20 crystals? Far from it!"
Su Mo released a golden light and the seven Spiritual Spirals in his body churned crazily. A vast amount of genuine Qi rushed into his glimmering golden fists.
In the next instant, Su Mo threw out a punch. With his strong human body and the seven Spiritual Spirals working together, the force was overbearing.
There was an explosion. Su Mo's punch was looked like a small golden sun as it struck with the force of one. It hit the stele.
Boom!
The explosion was so great that the shock waves traveled from the stele to the entire hall.
Boom!
All the 25 crystals lit up.
However, in the next instant, they exploded.
Pom!
The stele broke into pieces and fell down to the ground.
The eyes of the supervising elder nearly popped out!
Ling Muchen and the other disciple stared in disbelief!
"Just one punch and the stele blew up?"
"How can this be possible?"
Su Mo raised his brow. He knew that if he exerted his full force, all 25 crystals would light up!
He had given it his all, but he had not expected himself to blow up the stele.
"Elder, given this result, have I passed the test?"
Su Mo turned to look at the supervising elder and asked with a smile.
Since the stele had been blown up, this was proof that his attack was beyond what the stele could bear. The result was obvious.
"Su Mo, you…!"
The supervising elder recollected himself and shouted, "How dare you deliberately destroy the stele!"
The supervising elder was both angry and worried. He had not expected things to turn out this way.
He had only wanted to make it difficult for Su Mo to pass the examination by raising the number of crystals from 10 to 20.
However, Su Mo's attack turned out to be so powerful that even the stele could not bear it and had been blown up!
The supervising elder felt the pain of losing the stele, which had cost him 20,000 Lower Spiritual Stones.
The 20,000 Lower Spiritual Stones had now been turned to powder by Su Mo!
How could he not feel a terrible heartache!
If Su Mo was not a disciple of Elder Wei, he would have killed him on the spot!
"Elder, did you not ask me to give it my best shot?"
Su Mo teased.
"You…!"
The supervising elder was dumbfounded.
He had indeed asked Su Mo to give it his all. Now that the stele had been blown up, he could not find fault with Su Mo.
"Elder, have I passed the examination?"
Su Mo asked again.
The supervising elder looked grave and said coldly, "The stele has been blown up so there's no concrete result. You fail the examination!"
Upon hearing this, Su Mo's face sank. "Did he just say there's no result?"
"All the 25 crystals have been lit up and the stele has been blown up. Are these not results?"
"Elder, all of us saw the 25 crystals being lit up. Did you not see them?"
Su Mo asked coldly.
"I didn't…of course I saw them, but the crystals only lit up for a while. This does not count,"
The supervising elder said flatly.
He had wanted to say that he didn't see it, however, it would not be justifiable and was obviously a lie. He had thus quickly changed his statement.
"Doesn't count?"
Su Mo looked pale. Even at this moment, the supervising elder was still arguing with a straight face. How shameless!
"Let me ask you, elder. Can an ordinary martial artist at Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm blow up this stele?"
"Let me ask you, elder. Can an ordinary martial artist at Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm blow up this stele?" Su Mo asked.
The supervising elder shook his head and said, "Of course not. If he can do it, then we wouldn't be using this stele for the test!"
The supervising elder could not argue about it as this was a rhetorical question.
"Since ordinary martial artists at Lv 7 Spiritual Martial Realm are unable to blow up the stele but I have done it, is this not proof of my strength? My strength has surpassed most of my peers. Am I not considered to have passed the test?"
Su Mo sneered and said.
"This…!"
The supervising elder was dumbfounded. His expressions kept changing but he insisted and said, "The result is based on the number of crystals being lit up. You've blown up the stele, so naturally, I can't categorize this. Since I can't categorize this, you've failed the test."
The supervising elder was being unreasonable and this caused Su Mo to be infuriated.
"Fine! Why don't you take out another stele and let me retake the test?"
Su Mo suppressed his anger and said coldly.
Having heard that, the supervising elder was enraged and shouted, "Do you think this type of stele is common! You think you can have it anytime? This stele costs 20,000 Lower Spiritual Stones. It's very precious. We don't have any extra on the island!"
"What should we do then? You've said that I didn't pass the test and I can't retake it!"
Su Mo's face darkened and he raised his voice.
"Get out of here! Wait until we get another stele then you can retake the test!"
The supervising elder waved his hand.
"Wait?"
Su Mo was completely enraged. He could no longer hold his anger. He did not know how long he would have to wait!
Moreover, even if he retook the test, the supervising elder would still make things difficult for him!
"Elder, as an elder of the Sect who is in charge of the Inner Examination, you've disregarded the rules. You have failed to be impartial and have made things difficult for me. Do you think you can take things into your hands?"
Su Mo shouted and looked sharply at him.
"How dare you!"
The supervising elder was furious. He stood up and a terrifying aura shot up from his body. The aura rumbled and towered over Su Mo.
The supervising elder was filled with immense killing intent. As an Inner Elder, no disciple had ever spoken to him in such a manner, and had been so disrespectful toward him!
Chapter 211: The Inner Gate Trial Test
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
The invigilating elder's imposing manner instantly enveloped Su Mo with the power of a mountain.
Su Mo felt as if there were a boulder on his shoulders. It was so heavy that he could not move at all.
The next moment, the invigilating elder pushed his palm forward, and suddenly a palm print appeared. Its speed was beyond description and it hit Su Mo as soon as it appeared.
Puff!
Su Mo spat a mouthful of blood and was blasted backwards, smashing into a huge stone pillar in the hall. The stone pillar was crushed, and he fell to the ground.
"You didn't respect me, but for Elder Wei's sake, I won't kill you. That blow is a punishment for you!" the invigilating elder said coldly.
Su Mo lay on the ground. He hit the floor with his palms and quickly got up. Then he angrily looked at the invigilating elder with killing intent in his eyes.
Puff!
Su Mo spat a small mouthful of blood again. The blow from the invigilating elder had hurt him badly.
He still had not recovered from his old injuries, and now he had been injured again.
"Elder, I won't forget that you broke the Sect rules, prevented me from entering Inner Gate, and injured me!" Su Mo said flatly.
However, the invigilating elder did not even look at Su Mo. How dare a small fry of the Spiritual Martial Realm threaten him? He would not live long!
Looking at Ling Muchen and another strong young man, the invigilating elder took out two jade badges and made some complex seals appear on the jade badges.
After a while, he handed the two jade badges to them and gave them two moon-white outfits.
"These are your jade identification badges and clothes of the inner gate. From now on, you've become Inner Disciples of Gale Island!"
He then waved to them and said, "You can return. Your house numbers for the Inner Disciples' lodge are on your jade identification badges, so you can find your houses yourself!"
All the Inner Disciples of Gale Island had uniforms. It was said that the clothes were made of precious silk that could keep warm in winter and stay cool in summer, and that they also had strong defenses.
"Yes!"
Ling Muchen and the other one replied and then left.
Ling Muchen slightly shook his head to Su Mo, indicating that Su Mo should give in for now and not resist the invigilating elder.
Su Mo sighed. He was unable to fight the elder, even if he wanted to!
The elder was a True Spirit Realm martial artist, maybe even a high-level one. Su Mo did not have the strength to fight him at all.
Afterward, Su Mo walked out of the examination hall with Ling Muchen.
On the Inner Square, Su Mo and Ling Muchen stood across from each other.
"So Mo, you don't have to confront the invigilating elder. Your Master is Elder Wei. If you ask for his help, it shouldn't be a problem for you to enter the inner gate!" Ling Muchen said.
Su Mo nodded slightly, sighing in his heart. If he did not have the support of Elder Wei, he probably would have been killed by the people of the Sky Alliance long ago.
"This year's Inner Gate Trial Test will be held two weeks later. Don't miss it!" Ling Muchen said again.
The Inner Gate Trial Test? There is still half a month?" Su Mo asked.
In fact, he was not interested in the trial tests now. He was rich and prepared to cultivate for a period of time to improve his cultivation.
"Yeah! The trial tests of Gale Island are basically all carried out at the beginning of the year!"
Ling Muchen said, "However, the Inner Gate Trial Test is different from the Outer Gate Trial Test. It is held among the Four Sects. There are many experts in it!"
Su Mo raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that the Inner Gate Trial Test was actually held among the Four Sects.
"If the trial test is among the Four Sects, there must be violent battles among the disciples of the Four Sects," Su Mo said with a smile.
"Right. That will be exciting. Don't miss this opportunity, otherwise, you'll surely regret it!" Ling Muchen said again.
Then, he left the Inner Square and went to find his house in the inner gate.
Su Mo shook his head and also left the inner gate and walked toward the outer gate.
After returning to his room, Su Mo sat cross-legged on the bed.
His face was gloomy. The first time he went to the inner gate, he was harassed. No one would be happy about that.
The powerful influence of the Sky Alliance in the Inner Gate was evident from this incident. It would be very difficult for him to live in the Inner Gate!
After a short while, Su Mo cleared his thoughts from his mind and started to treat his injuries.
He picked out a bottle of healing elixir, swallowed some, and began refining the pills.
Over the following days, Su Mo stayed in seclusion to treat his injuries.
Five days later, he was almost fully recovered.
On this day, Wang Hui came to Su Mo's residence.
In the courtyard, Su Mo and Wang Hui sat across from each other.
"This is your jade identification badge and clothes of the inner gate!"
Wang Hui waved his hand, and a moon-white long robe and a jade badge appeared before Su Mo.
Wang Hui said, "Our Master had learned about your trouble and has already handled it for you!"
Su Mo was stunned. He did not expected that Elder Wei had already arranged it for him.
"Thank you, Senior Brother and Master!"
Su Mo was touched. He clasped his fists and said to Wang Hui, "I'll visit Master tomorrow!"
Wang Hui chuckled, shook his head and said, "Our Master is cultivating in seclusion again. He is going to break through the bottleneck!"
Su Mo was surprised and asked, "Is he breaking through the Enlightenment Realm?"
Su Mo had known that Elder Wei was a strong martial artist at the Lv 9 True Spirit Realm. If he made another breakthrough, he would reach the Enlightenment Realm.
"Alright!"
Wang Hui nodded and sighed. He said, "However, It is rather difficult to enter the Enlightenment Realm. Our Master has been stuck in the present realm for 15 years. During these years, he has tried to break through many times, but he hasn't succeeded yet!"
Wang Hui's face was grave. The Enlightenment Realm was a roadblock that many people could never get through in their lives.
The huge Skymoon Country had about 100 million martial artists, but less than 10 people could enter the Enlightenment Realm. That was how difficult it was to reach this realm!
"I hope Master can succeed this time!" Su Mo said in a deep voice.
"I hope so!" Wang Hui sighed.
After a while, Wang Hui said, "Junior Brother, you're truly a talented genius! Our Master knows the achievements you've gotten in Four Seas Arena. He's very satisfied with your performance."
Wang Hui was amazed. Su Mo's performances always exceed his expectations. Even though he himself was a True Spirit Realm expert, he still felt shocked.
Not only was Su Mo's combat power powerful, but his cultivation speed was also unparalleled.
"Haha, you're flattering me!"
Su Mo chuckled.
"I'm telling the truth!"
Wang Hui smiled and said, "With your combat strength, you'll surely achieve a lot in this Inner Gate Trial Test and even make great progress in your cultivation!"
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Speaking of the Inner Gate Trial Test, Su Mo would like to ask Wang Hui about it.
"Senior Brother, where will the Inner Gate Trial Test be held?" Su Mo asked.
Wang Hui said, "The Inner Gate Trial Test will be carried out in an independent and small world, in which there are countless treasures!"
"An independent and small world?"
Su Mo asked in doubt, "What's an independent and small world?"
"An independent and small world is a heavenly fairyland hidden in the deep of the void. You will understand when you get there!" Wang Hui said.
Su Mo nodded but did not fully understand.
"Oh, you'll be in great danger in this trial as well. You have to watch out for the attacks from the Disciples of the Sky Alliance!"
Wang Hui said in a serious face, "There are more than 1,200 Inner Disciples, and half of them are members of the Sky Alliance!"
"What? Half of them are the members of the Sky Alliance?"
Hearing that, Su Mo sucked in a breath of cold air.