Lin Mo drew the Xuanyuan Sword from its sheath on his back, its blade emanating a cold brilliance akin to a Divine Artifact. As the sword light emerged, a Dragon Roar accompanied it.
"Report to the general, traces of those people have been discovered ahead," a scout soldier reported, standing by Moso's side.
Stationary in his military uniform, with a defiant look on his face, Moso sneered, "Heh heh, these Magicians think they can do as they please just because they have superpowers beyond ordinary humans? I've brought hundreds of soldiers to ambush them."
Lin Mo's Divine Sense had long since locked onto General Moso behind him. Summoning the Xuanyuan Sword, it circled above Lin Mo's head, chimed with a clear tone, seemingly excited.
"Go!"
With a single word from Lin Mo, the Xuanyuan Sword instantly transformed into a silver Meteor, trailing a long tail of light, and with a whoosh, it flew forward.
General Moso and the dozen soldiers around him looked up to see a silver object flying towards them. First, their faces showed surprise; then, as the Xuanyuan Sword circled in the air before swooping down fiercely, a silver ray encircled everyone, and Moso along with Everyone else was bisected.
Only then did the Xuanyuan Sword circle in the air and turn back to fly towards Lin Mo.
The soldiers behind discovered that Moso had died, throwing the army into chaos as they began to scatter in all directions.
Elsewhere, Miao Xin, Miao Zhu, Master Feng, and others took a detour, but they still heard the distant sounds of explosions and gunfire.
"He won't run into trouble, will he?" Miao Zhu murmured with a frown.
Although she didn't like Lin Mo, the fact that he was distracting those soldiers for them stirred some gratitude in her heart.
Miao Xin remained silent, but a trace of worry flickered across her normally indifferent and emotionless face.
"Mr. Lin will be fine," Master Feng suddenly spoke up. "Although the enemy has numbers and heavy weapons, Mr. Lin is alone. He shouldn't run into trouble if he refrains from going deep into enemy territory and conducts hit-and-run attacks around their perimeter."
Having witnessed Lin Mo summon Heavenly Thunder single-handedly, Master Feng knew he was at least a Half-step Martial God. As long as Lin Mo wasn't surrounded, escaping would pose no problem.
"Let's hurry and find Gongyang Zhi, retrieve the Mo Yu Flower, and then help him," Miao Xin said, biting her silver teeth with a determined look in her eyes.
The three figures then accelerated, following the glowing Purple Spirit Pearl as they moved rapidly.
After about ten minutes, they had bypassed the nearby troops. The Purple Spirit Pearl floating in the air shone even brighter, a sure sign that Gongyang Zhi was straight ahead.
As they approached, Miao Xin and Miao Zhu slowed down, circulating the Cultivation Technique in their bodies to prepare. Gongyang Zhi's theft of the Mo Yu Flower from the Miao Xue Divine Palace meant he was a formidable opponent—they couldn't afford to be careless.
As expected, after traveling a few hundred meters further, they saw a figure sitting cross-legged at the edge of a valley cliff, clad in a black robe and hovering in midair, wrapped in strands of Black Fog, emitting an extremely sinister aura.
"Well, you actually found me?" came a voice, mocking yet slightly sinister.
Gongyang Zhi slowly opened his eyes, a flash of green gleaming within.
Gongyang Zhi heard the sounds of battle from Moso's direction and surveyed the three people—Miao Xin, Miao Zhu, and Master Feng—who had found him, as well as another person likely responsible for distracting the troops.
"Gongyang Zhi, hand over the Mo Yu Flower, and we'll spare your life," Miao Zhu demanded, glaring at him with a cold voice.
"You'll spare my life? Haha."
Gongyang Zhi suddenly laughed coldly, his face twisting with malice as he stood up, letting the three strands of Black Fog on his back morph into three little snake figures, hissing with their tongues and their eyes emitting a chilly gleam.
"You seem to be mistaken about something; now you're in my territory. Did you really think I fled because I couldn't defeat two young girls?" Gongyang Zhi shook his head, his eyes emitting a faint, sinister green glow, "Heh heh, I was only worried that those two old hags from the Miao Xue Divine Palace would chase me. As for you two Fairies, I could play you with one hand, but since you are as beautiful as flowers, if you agree to become my Dual Cultivation Couple, I might even spare your lives."
"Insolent! How could we possibly become your Dual Cultivation Couple?" Miao Zhu spat with fury. A Dual Cultivation Couple was nothing more than a tripod furnace, meant for Gongyang Zhi to leech off and supplement his own energy. As Snow Women of the Miao Xue Divine Palace, pure and virtuous, how could they willingly become playthings for a man?
"If you refuse, then I'll have no choice but to refine your souls and make you my maids," Gongyang Zhi said, his face twisted with malevolence. "Although your cultivation is not high, the Cultivation Technique you practice is from the Miao Xue Divine Palace, which, as far as I know, is most suitable for male Cultivators' furnaces."
Miao Xin clenched her hands into fists, her eyes full of anger, "Gongyang Zhi, stop talking nonsense. Our Miao Xue Divine Skill would never serve as a man's furnace. Furthermore, the Miao Xue Divine Palace doesn't even have a single male Disciple, our Master despises men the most."
"Believe it or not, that's up to you," Gongyang Zhi said coldly, before finally turning his gaze to Master Feng.
"Oh, you've come too, you dare to pursue and try to kill me with your abilities?" Gongyang Zhi said dismissively.
Master Feng's face turned red with anger. Indeed, his strength was the weakest. When Gongyang Zhi had violated his disciple, he could only endure in silence, burying that deep hatred in his heart. Yet, this hatred tormented him day and night.
"Gongyang Zhi, you killed my disciple Aliang. Even if it costs me my life today, I must execute you and avenge Aliang," Master Feng said through gritted teeth, his eyes glowing red with extreme rage.
Gongyang Zhi clapped his hands, pacing as he spoke, "Good, the two of you came to Myanmar in search of the Mo Yu Flower, and one of you seeks revenge for his disciple. Well then, let's see you try to withstand the power of my Three Corpse Qi."
With that said, Gongyang Zhi formed a spell with his hands, and three snakes of black fog behind him suddenly became somewhat condensed. Their eyes glimmered with a green light as, with the sound of a whoosh, they shot towards the three people.
The three snakes moved as fast as lightning, leaving only a vague black shadow in the air. However, Miao Xin and the others' faces changed simultaneously because they sensed a sinister and corrupt aura from the black shadows, as well as a dangerous and terrifying feeling.
"Ice and Snow Shield!"
Miao Zhu and Miao Xin swiftly formed seals with their hands, and a transparent, shield-shaped barrier appeared in front of them. It seemed to be composed of countless ice crystals, shimmering with a crystalline luster and emitting a faint white Cold Energy.
In a rush, Master Feng pulled out a golden talisman and uttered the word 'Lin'. The golden talisman transformed into the size of a door panel in the wind and stood before him.
At the same time, the three black snakes had already collided with them, but they were all blocked. However, the black fog emanating from the snakes had a corrosive effect, so both the Ice and Snow Shield and the golden door panel were gradually eroded by the black fog.
Miao Zhu and Miao Xin furrowed their brows as Spiritual Energy continuously flowed from their fingers to reinforce the Ice and Snow Shield, clearly struggling. Master Feng, with the weakest Mana and fending off the attack alone, could not hold out for long. Hardening his resolve, he bit the tip of his tongue, and a few drops of Essence Blood sprayed onto the golden door panel. Instantly, a golden light flared, seemingly resisting the encroachment of the Black Fog, but Master Feng's face had turned pale as well.
It was clear he was nearing his limit.
"Heh heh, I've said it before, the three of you are no match for me," said Gongyang Zhi, shaking his head with a relaxed expression. "Fairies, what I offered still stands. Give up resisting, and I promise you'll live comfortably following me."
"Enough noise," Miao Xin said coldly, suddenly producing a jade pendant transparent as ice. The pendant emitted a cyan-white light and suddenly transformed into a beam of light that she hurled at Gongyang Zhi. This beam, small though it was, contained an incredibly powerful force. Even Gongyang Zhi's expression changed drastically upon seeing it.
This jade pendant was given to her by her master, Miao Xue; it contained the full force of a single strike from Miao Xue. As Gongyang Zhi's expression changed drastically, he immediately retracted the three black snakes and turned them into Black Fog, which he placed before him to guard against the attack.
"Three Corpses Evil Qi."
With a loud shout, Gongyang Zhi commanded the Black Fog to burst forth, and an indescribably evil force emanated from it.
Meanwhile, the beam from the jade pendant hit the Black Fog, briefly slowing down but then piercing through and directly striking Gongyang Zhi. He was sent flying backward and was almost half a meter away from a very deep cliff.
Gongyang Zhi spat out a mouthful of blood, his gaze venomous as he fixed it on Miao Xin. "You bitch, keeping a trick hidden."
However, after the beam from the pendant was launched, the jade pendant also shattered.
Miao Xin and Miao Zhu couldn't help showing pained expressions on their faces. The Miao Xue Divine Palace had only three such jade pendants in total, each filled with Great Magic Power by their master, and only usable once. Miao Xin wouldn't have used it if Gongyang Zhi hadn't been so formidable.
However, to the despair of Miao Xin, Miao Zhu, and Master Feng, Gongyang Zhi was injured but not dead!
"Now I want to see what skills you have left," Gongyang Zhi said between clenched teeth, clearly enraged. His hand stretched out, and a hand made from Black Fog violently reached for Miao Xin.
Miao Xin had used too much Spiritual Energy to cast the Ice and Snow Shield, and the activation of the jade pendant had drained nearly all the energy left in her body. As she faced Gongyang Zhi's sudden attack, a trace of despair appeared in her clear eyes.
But at that moment, a silver gleam burst out from Miao Xin's body. The Silver Sword carried a force capable of obliteration, moving so fast it couldn't be seen clearly.
Yet Miao Xin sensed that this light sword had come from the ring given to her by Lin Mo, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face.
The Silver Sword instantly pierced through the Black Fog hand and stabbed into Gongyang Zhi's heart.
Gongyang Zhi's eyes widened, disbelief evident even in the face of death. He wouldn't have come here alone if he had another chance, and if he had brought the army, these people wouldn't stand a chance against him.
"If you want the Mo Yu Flower, go fetch it yourself." Gongyang Zhi's eyes revealed a look of resentment as he used the last of his strength to throw a black box in his arms down the cliff.
Miao Zhu and Master Feng had not expected Gongyang Zhi to die so suddenly. Before they could react, a clear figure had already dashed out.
"Sister."
"Miss Miao Xin."