There were three people in total, two old and one young.
Of the two elders, Mo Qi quickly recognized one as his uncle Ye Kui, and the other as Mo Dazhong, a powerful minister from his father's time, and bearing the same surname!
He recalled how loyal Mo Dazhong had been to his father back then. Today, would it come to swords clashing?
"Have these people bullied you?" Mo Qi asked softly.
"Mo Dazhong did not, but the other two..."
"Who is that young man?"
"Ye Xiaogao, the son of Uncle Ye Kui."
"Good. In a moment, both father and son will be dead."
At this moment, the three approached and stopped. Ye Kui scanned the scene, glancing at the pile of mud on the ground, and understood what had happened. However, he habitually called out Ye Qingqing's name, "Ye Qingqing, get out here and tell me what happened."
Ye Qingqing trembled with fear and instinctively moved out from behind Mo Qi.
Mo Qi patted her head, "Don't be afraid. Tell them, your brother is back!"
Ye Qingqing looked up at Mo Qi. Meeting his determined gaze, she seemed to gain infinite strength. She turned to Ye Kui and said, "Uncle, this is my brother, Ye Yun!"
"Ye Yun?" Ye Kui instinctively took a few steps back, his face turning pale with fright!
He hadn't heard this name in tens of thousands of years. Upon hearing it, he was truly shaken.
However, after a quick glance at Mo Qi, he immediately calmed down and sneered, "You are not Ye Yun. Even if you were, it wouldn't matter. I couldn't defeat you back then, but now, you're starting from scratch, not even having recovered your peak strength. What can you do to fight me?"
After a moment of shock, Mo Dazhong said, "You are not Ye Yun. I remember what Ye Yun looks like."
Ye Xiaogao said contemptuously, "Who cares if he is or not? Those who trespass into our clan deserve to die!" He then glared fiercely at Ye Qingqing, "Bitch, do you think you've found a backer? After we kill him, I'll deal with you properly. Haven't you had enough beatings recently that your skin is itching again?"
Ye Qingqing cowered behind Mo Qi again, terrified.
Mo Qi's eyes filled with anger as he glanced at the two Ye family members, "You two apologize to Qingqing. For the sake of our shared lineage and clan, I will spare your lives."
"Heh," Ye Kui laughed in anger, "What arrogance! Never mind that you're not Ye Yun, even if you were the real Ye Yun, you wouldn't dare be so presumptuous in front of me."
"Back then, I treated you as family and respected you, hence my politeness. Now, with the decline of my father's lineage, your wolfish ambitions and ferocious faces have gradually been revealed. You know what you've done to us. What right do you have to my respect?" Mo Qi said coldly.
"Fists are qualifications. This world is like this: the strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive. If you are weak, you must learn to accept your fate," Ye Kui said indifferently.
"Father, stop wasting your breath. Let me kill him," Ye Xiaogao said.
"Alright, be careful, don't underestimate him," Ye Kui replied.
Ye Xiaogao formed his hand into a blade and slashed through the air. A giant blade phantom appeared in the sky, spanning across the heavens, hovering directly above Mo Qi's head. If that blade phantom were to fall, Mo Qi would instantly be annihilated.
Fearing that innocent bystanders might be harmed, Mo Qi advanced instead of retreating, simultaneously unleashing the Star Sea Illusory Flow.
Instantly, starlight filled the sky like a tide, surging towards Ye Xiaogao.
Ye Xiaogao, unaware of its power, continued to press his hand down. The colossal blade phantom, like a mountain with a blade, roared downwards, capable of destroying heaven and earth with its momentum.
The blade's edge sliced through space, releasing radiant energy and flowing colors. Crackling sounds of explosions echoed incessantly, and the intense heat turned the surrounding space fiery red.
Ye Qingqing and the others, unable to withstand the pervasive spiritual energy and heat, retreated rapidly.
Mo Qi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, acknowledging Ye Xiaogao's skill.
When he had left back then, Ye Xiaogao had not yet been born.
It seemed the clan had invested considerable effort in the younger generation for their resurgence.
Unfortunately, they had directed their hatred in the wrong direction.
In the face of external invasion, instead of uniting to resist the enemy, they had focused on how to profit by betraying their own kin. It was under these circumstances that his father's lineage had fallen.
As far as he knew, only he and Qingqing might remain of his father's lineage.
Therefore, these people truly deserved to die!
Mo Qi poured all his fury into the Star Sea Illusory Flow. The entire star cluster blazed with light, suddenly becoming blindingly brilliant and impossible to look at directly.
The starlight, like a torrent, surged forward, crushing everything in its path. The vast expanse of blade phantoms collapsed in an instant.
Ye Xiaogao was greatly alarmed. His fierce attack, capable of destroying heaven and earth, had even frightened him, yet it was so easily shattered!
The starlight poured down like mist from above, fiercely sweeping down.
Ye Xiaogao's legs turned to jelly. Instinctively, he condensed another blade phantom to block it.
However, this time the blade phantom shattered upon contact, and the starlight continued to strike fiercely.
Ye Kui let out a cry of alarm, thinking, "My son is finished."
At this critical moment, a flash of light suddenly appeared, like lightning tearing across the sky. After the lightning passed, everything vanished, and the starlight disappeared.
Mo Qi stared at the scene in shock. A figure now stood beside Ye Xiaogao – it was Mo Dazhong!
Mo Dazhong patted the still shaken Ye Xiaogao, signaling him to retreat. Ye Xiaogao, looking dazed, returned to Ye Kui's side.
Mo Dazhong turned to face Mo Qi, a look of disdain on his face, "You have some skill, but you're still far from enough."
"Are you going to be a lackey? My father treated you well. I never expected you to betray him," Mo Qi said, looking at Mo Dazhong.
"Betrayal is irrelevant. I am loyal to the Ye family. They also bear the surname Ye," Mo Dazhong said calmly.
"Well said, 'loyal to the Ye family.' How can you say it so righteously? When their various branches bullied my sister, I didn't see you step forward to speak. Now that you see Ye Xiaogao about to die, you step out to support him. You are loyal to the powerful members of the Ye family, aren't you?" Mo Qi said indignantly.
"Think whatever you want," Mo Dazhong, his past exposed, was somewhat enraged. "If you say I'm supporting him, then I am. It's just that your father died too early. I must now be loyal to the clan leader, and having Ye Qingqing guard this place was the clan leader's intention. Therefore, even if you weren't my enemy today, I wouldn't let you and Ye Qingqing go."
"I had originally intended to spare your life. With that statement alone, you deserve death. You've brought about your own demise with a single sentence. Reflect on it in your next life," Mo Qi said.
"So much nonsense," Mo Dazhong said angrily. "If you were Ye Yun, your tongue would be much more nimble. But what does that matter? It won't improve your cultivation! You're still going to die."
Xiao Yi said angrily, "Brother, let me deal with him."
Mo Qi shook his head, "Handle your own matters. You all just watch."
Er Zhu Lin's eyes sparkled with admiration, "My king, you are truly too handsome. I love you to death."
Sun Qian rolled her eyes beside her. How could anyone in this world be so shameless?
At this moment, Mo Dazhong formed a hand seal and pointed. Sword phantoms shot out like shuttles, dense and substantial, attacking Mo Qi.
Mo Qi spread his hand, and a Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his grasp. He wielded the Xuanyuan Sword, and a series of clanging sounds erupted, as if striking iron nails.
The sword phantoms, as fine as cow's hair, exploded upon contact, like torches being lit, scattering sparks. The fine light phantoms suddenly expanded, radiating energy. They pierced through the gaps in Mo Qi's sword light.
Everything happened too quickly, and it was impossible to defend against. A massive wave struck, violently pushing Mo Qi's body, sending him tumbling to the ground.
His entire body was scorched black and still emitted a foul odor.
Sun Qian and the others immediately rushed forward, but Mo Qi shouted, "Don't come over!" Although his face was unclear, his strong voice reassured them.
Sun Qian and the others stopped in their tracks, not moving forward.
Mo Dazhong laughed, "How is it? Do you know the gap between us? You said you were Ye Yun? Where is your Sun Hunter Wheel?"
Ye Kui also laughed, "Mo Dazhong, kill him. Don't let them see any hope."
"Hope, heh heh," Mo Dazhong's eyes revealed a chilling expression. "I will make them see despair."
At this moment, Mo Qi swallowed a healing pill and several emergency pills.
Mo Dazhong once again sent out streaks of needle-fine swords, striking at Mo Qi. Mo Qi found himself in a dilemma. If he blocked with his sword, it would explode again. If he didn't block, the sword phantoms would surely turn him into a pincushion.
In a flash, he summoned the Pangu Banner. The Pangu Banner immediately emitted a dense black mist, churning like a stormy sea, surging towards the sword phantoms.
The sword phantoms, as expected, pierced into the mist and disappeared.
This time, there was no explosion!
It succeeded!
Mo Qi rejoiced inwardly, but then felt waves of piercing pain. Countless sword phantoms had silently passed through the black mist and struck his body.
Mo Qi felt lightheaded and almost fainted.
He struggled, managing to stand his ground.
At this moment, Mo Dazhong lunged forward, his eyes filled with triumph and contempt, "Die! After I kill you, Ye Qingqing will also die."
Ye Qingqing, from a distance, cowered in fear. Sun Qian stepped forward and hugged her, saying, "It's alright, your brother isn't so easily killed."
Mo Dazhong unleashed both palms, using his ultimate move, "Chain Starburst Explosion."
Continuous circular light phantoms flowed from his hands. As each phantom approached Mo Qi, it would explode with a roar.
From a distance, Mo Qi's entire body was enveloped in bursts of light, exploding repeatedly, turning the entire world into a dazzling spectacle of fireworks.
The continuous explosions shook everyone's hearts.
Sun Qian, Xiao Yi, and the others watched the sea of flames in terror, almost crying.
Mo Dazhong laughed wildly, continuously unleashing his power, "Die for me, turn into ashes."
Ye Qingqing cried out, "Brother," attempting to rush forward, but was held back by Wan Yan Ting.
"My king!" Er Zhu Lin slumped to the ground dejectedly.