Regarding Shui Han and Shui Bing, he felt they were gifts from heaven. After all, who else besides himself was worthy of their peerless beauty?
That was why he had tried so hard to get close to the two sisters before. However, Shui Han completely ignored him, always evading him. Shui Bing was willing to talk to him, but she had clearly rejected him.
Seeing Mo Qi walking with Shui Han now, he was incredibly infuriated.
The others, including Gongyang Wei, Yan Fuwan, Guliang Tong, Nanmen Kuan, Hou Bangming, Shi Yi, and Ge Chuan, were all sons of ministers and generals from Sky City. Seeing Mo Qi and Shui Han walking so happily, and even flirting with Ge Xiang, they had already marked Mo Qi as an enemy.
Zhong Xintie stepped forward, looking at Mo Qi, and said sarcastically, "Is this the Mo Qi who has incredibly low cultivation, incredibly thick skin, and has climbed incredibly high through unorthodox means?"
Upon hearing this, Shui Han felt indignant for Mo Qi. Her pretty face turned frosty, and her eyes flashed with anger.
Ge Xiang, however, couldn't detect the insult and was laughing carelessly.
All the others joined in the laughter, their laughter particularly grating.
Ge Xiang suddenly realized it had gone a bit too far and turned back, "Stop laughing. What's so funny?"
Ge Chuan, Ge Xiang's brother, said upon hearing this, "You laughed first, so we laughed."
Ge Xiang glared at Ge Chuan, "I can laugh at him, but you have no right."
Ge Chuan looked back at Ge Xiang, "Sister, I know you had some past interactions with him. He might have blinded you with some low-class tricks. But we cultivators value strength. If I were a Celestial Immortal, I wouldn't dare to come to Sky City to participate in the competition. I don't know what tricks he used to get here among us, standing as an equal and qualifying for the matches. What right does he have?"
Zhong Xintie snorted, "Exactly. The lowest cultivation among us is True Immortal, right, Shi Yi?"
Shi Yi's face turned red, "True Immortal late stage cultivation, about to transition to Profound Immortal."
Gongyang Wei laughed heartily, "Look, even Shi Yi, with his True Immortal cultivation, is embarrassed. You, a Celestial Immortal, are not even blushing. I truly admire your thick skin!"
"If you know what's good for you, go back. Don't embarrass yourself here. I heard you're from the Southern Continent. Among those short people there, you're definitely a general," Guliang Tong added.
"Indeed, as the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. You should go back; this place isn't suitable for you," Nanmen Kuan said.
At this moment, Shi Yi shamelessly laughed, "You shouldn't go back. If you do, I'll be the phoenix's tail."
The crowd erupted in laughter, doubled over with mirth.
Mo Qi looked at Shi Yi, realizing that he was willing to suffer a thousand injuries to inflict eight hundred on the enemy just to mingle with this group. His depth of scheming was truly profound.
Yet, for some reason, the person who left the deepest impression on him among this group was the one with the lowest cultivation.
At this moment, Shui Han suddenly chided, "Enough!"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly. Everyone stopped laughing in unison.
"With your high cultivation, can any of you single-handedly repel tens of thousands of demon soldiers led by Qiu Ci? Can you rescue tens of thousands of people in the demon realm poisoned by the Sparrow Fragment Spirit Stones? Can you make the unruly factions in the demon realm bow their heads and unite to fight against the Demon Emperor? You only know how to mock and ridicule others," Shui Han said coldly, surveying the crowd.
These people were stunned!
Regarding the first matter Shui Han mentioned, repelling enemies single-handedly, they had heard some rumors, but the subsequent matters were completely unfamiliar.
If what was said was true, then this person before them was truly impressive.
However, no matter how miraculous the legends were, people always preferred to believe what they saw.
In their eyes, Mo Qi was just a charlatan who had climbed his way up through improper means.
Such people must be dealt with severely.
"Hmph," Zhong Xintie snorted, "Here, it's still about strength. I believe in fists more." He clenched his fist as he spoke, looking provocatively at Mo Qi.
Mo Qi glanced at him first, then swept his gaze across the others, saying calmly, "Words are useless. We'll meet on the arena."
"Good, we'll meet on the arena," everyone said in unison.
Zhong Xintie, however, was filled with indignation. What right did he have to be on equal footing with them?
If he just went up to the arena, fought, and lost, then went home, he would have gotten off too easily!
No, he absolutely couldn't let him off so easily. He had to make him pay a price.
He had to make him realize that he had come to the wrong place, and that coming here was an irreversible mistake.
"Do you dare to make a life-and-death wager?" Zhong Xintie stared at Mo Qi, his eyes bloodshot.
The others also got excited, looking at Mo Qi one after another, "Yes, whoever faces you will be a life-or-death battle. Do you dare to accept?"
The crowd's excitement was like a pack of ferocious beasts roaring and threatening a small lamb.
Ge Xiang witnessed the situation escalating. She had initially thought it was just a joke, but she never expected it to turn into a slaughter.
Unable to bear it, she protested to the group, "You're bullying him!"
Then she looked at Mo Qi, "Don't agree to them!"
Shui Han also looked at Mo Qi nervously, hoping he wouldn't do anything rash.
However, Mo Qi actually intended to do something rash. He immediately said in a booming voice, "Good, it's a deal."
After a moment of frozen silence, Ge Chuan chuckled, "Well done. Your spirit of fearing no death and cherishing your reputation is commendable."
The others joined in the heckling, and after a bout of laughter, they all moved forward.
Zhong Xintie walked a few steps, then turned back to look at Shui Han, "Han Mei, you used to be a loner. If he insists on clinging to you, tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson."
Shui Han gave him a cold glance, "My affairs don't require your concern."
Zhong Xintie left, feeling quite bored.
Ge Xiang cast one last look at Mo Qi, "You bring about your own doom. If you insist on digging your own grave, no one can help you."
Then, while Mo Qi was still in a daze, she unfurled her form and left.
Mo Qi smiled and looked at Shui Han, "You also think I'm doomed, don't you?"
Shui Han glared at him, "Isn't it true?"
Standing at the edge of the inner city, looking down, white clouds swirled. Mountains emerged from the clouds, covered in lush green trees, forming scattered green starlight in a sea of white.
Accompanied by Shui Han, Mo Qi chose a room by the cliff. Looking out the window, he could see the misty mountains and clouds at any time. It offered a unique scenery.
After Shui Han left, Mo Qi began to meditate.
Since leaving Spirit Beast Mountain, he had been looking for opportunities to improve his cultivation but hadn't found the time.
The Red Cloud Returning Immortal Fruit and Spirit Beast Pills he had consumed earlier had not yet been absorbed. If too much time passed, they might be wasted.
Fortunately, when he circulated his spiritual energy, he quickly found the essence of the Red Cloud Returning Immortal Fruit. After refining it with the sacred fire within his body, it quickly formed a surging and powerful force, like a great river rising and falling, ebbing and flowing, slowly integrating into his soul sea.
The soul sea swelled, as if the soul sea within his body had grown.
It was like a tadpole gradually growing into a frog.
Mo Qi immediately realized that this was something different from his previous spiritual energy. It had become part of the soul sea itself and would continue to affect his cultivation, rather than being consumed and disappearing after a single use.