Chapter 327: Are you a Ghost Messenger?

"What?"

Su Mo looked at Huang Xu in astonishment.

Huang Xu's aptitude for the Martial Dao wasn't great. He had only managed to break through to the Early Stage Martial King Realm by using the various Treasures Su Mo had bestowed upon him.

But he'd already used up all those Treasures.

Now, Su Mo hadn't given him any more Treasures, and Huang Xu hadn't had any other fortuitous encounters. Yet, he was somehow about to break through to Martial Emperor Great Perfection.

This was simply unbelievable.

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK...

The sound of Breakthroughs echoed continuously from within Huang Xu's body. In just a few short minutes, he broke through from the Martial King Realm to the Martial Emperor Realm, reaching Martial Emperor Great Perfection in one go.

BOOM!

An incredibly tyrannical aura erupted from Huang Xu's body.

"Not bad, not bad. You're much stronger than that useless Elder He from the Haoyue Sect. By the way, how did you do it?" Su Mo asked curiously.

Huang Xu retracted his aura and said, "I have you to thank for this, Elder Su."

"Thank me?"

Su Mo was completely bewildered.

'I didn't do anything just now, so why is he thanking me?'

Huang Xu explained, "Reporting to Elder Su, this old slave is an Array Master who uses Arrays to enter the Dao. You guided this old slave in learning over thirty thousand Arrays, so this old slave naturally broke through."

"It works like that?"

Su Mo said in surprise.

Huang Xu nodded. "Not only has this old slave broken through Realms, but I am also now a Tier Seven Array Master. I can set up perfect Tier Seven Arrays and can even attempt to set up Tier Eight Arrays."

Su Mo nodded.

With Huang Xu as a Tier Seven Array Master, things would be much easier for him in the future, and Qingyang City would be much safer.

Even if an expert at breaking Arrays came, they probably wouldn't be a match for Huang Xu.

"Wait!"

Su Mo suddenly said, "I was the one who guided you in your Arrays, which means my attainments in the Array Dao are far superior to yours. Does that mean I can also use Arrays to enter the Dao and break through Realms?"

Huang Xu nodded. "Theoretically, yes."

"I'll give it a try!"

Su Mo eagerly began to try.

But no matter what he did, he felt no sensation of a Breakthrough. His Realm remained stuck at Martial Master Great Perfection.

Never mind breaking through several Realms at once.

He couldn't even break through to the Early Stage Grand Martial Artist Realm.

"Why not?"

Su Mo asked, confused.

Huang Xu hesitated. "This… It's probably because your foundation is too solid, Elder Su. That makes it much harder to break through. Unlike this old slave, who can break through with just a small fortuitous encounter."

"That's so unfair!"

Su Mo complained.

Huang Xu gave a wry smile. "Elder Su, although this old slave's Realm is much higher than yours, my combat power can't compare to yours at all."

Su Mo nodded.

Even though Huang Xu was at Martial Emperor Great Perfection, Su Mo could crush him as easily as an ant if he wanted to.

'Who cares about Realm? As long as my combat power is high, that's all that matters.'

'I might get looked down on a lot, but it lets me pretend to be weak before revealing my true strength, shocking everyone and blinding their titanium alloy dog eyes.'

Huang Xu looked around and said, "Elder Su, I think we're still missing one Array."

"Oh?"

Su Mo asked, "What Array are we missing?"

Huang Xu replied, "We're missing a passageway to get in and out of the city. Without one, our people are trapped inside."

SLAP!

Su Mo slapped his forehead. "How could I forget about that? Do you have an Array for that? Quick, let me see it."

WHOOSH!

Soon, Huang Xu had set up an Array that led outside the city.

"Activate Array!"

Huang Xu formed a hand seal and activated the passageway Array.

Then, Huang Xu used his Soul Power to inscribe a Jade Token and handed it to Su Mo. "Elder Su, from now on, only those holding a Token can freely enter Qingyang City. Everyone else must be questioned at the city gates."

"Alright!"

Su Mo instructed, "Over the next few days, refine a few more Tokens and distribute them to everyone. I'm going to patrol the city gates."

After speaking, Su Mo followed the passageway toward the city gates.

However, halfway there, Su Mo froze.

He saw the Two-headed Black Lion gathered with a group of Demon Beasts on the path to the gates, looking completely panicked.

"What's wrong? Why the panic?"

Su Mo asked in a cold voice.

The Two-headed Black Lion quickly ran up to Su Mo and said respectfully, "Reporting, Elder Su! Someone has died in our city."

"Someone died?"

Su Mo was stunned.

'Could it be that an assassin from Yama Hall has appeared in the city? Or has the King of Reincarnation himself come to Qingyang City?'

'If that's the case, I've been far too careless.'

Su Mo asked frantically, "Quick, tell me, who died?"

"A dozen or so Martial Emperors are dead," the Two-headed Black Lion replied.

What?

The color instantly drained from Su Mo's face.

There were only a dozen or so Martial Emperors in the city. Other than Shen Weiyang and Lu Ya, the rest were his closest relatives and servants.

'There must be some of my closest kin among the dead.'

Su Mo didn't dare to look himself and could only press, "So, who exactly died? Are the Grand Elder and the others among them?"

"No!"

The Two-headed Black Lion said, "None of our people died. I don't recognize any of the dead. This subordinate doesn't know their names."

"Outsiders?"

The heavy weight on Su Mo's heart lifted.

'Better them than us.'

As long as it wasn't anyone from the Xiao Family or the Xiao Alliance, it was fine.

The Two-headed Black Lion said, "Elder Su, I don't know these people either, so I don't know how to explain it to you. You should see for yourself."

With that, the Two-headed Black Lion cleared the way.

Su Mo walked forward and saw over a dozen unfamiliar corpses. Two of them were even blown to pieces.

"This…"

Su Mo stared blankly at the bodies.

The wounds on these bodies were clearly caused by the Eight Directions Annihilation Array.

Su Mo was dumbfounded. "The Array that Old Huang and I set up actually killed this many people? What were they here for?"

"Elder Su, look! There are more people up ahead," the Two-headed Black Lion said, pointing toward the city gates.

Su Mo looked up and indeed saw several figures ahead. Their auras were very strong; they were all masters at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Level.

'Are they companions of the ones who died?'

Su Mo hurried toward the figures, wanting to explain that he hadn't killed those people intentionally.

'It's all a misunderstanding!'

Su Mo ran up to them and said, "Hey, are you guys alright?"

Hearing the voice, Lan Xuan, Sima Jian, and the others snapped out of their meditation and stared at Su Mo, their faces blank with shock.

Lan Xuan cried out in shock, "Huh? There's someone here."

"He's probably not a person, right?" Sima Jian questioned.

Qingfeng chimed in, "Definitely not a person. He's a ghost. Only ghosts can be unharmed by the Array. Look at the kid's feet."

Everyone looked at Su Mo's feet and saw that his steps were incredibly light, completely unaffected by the Array.

"Heh, so it's a ghost."

They didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

'To think we'd meet a ghost at the moment of our death.'

Su Mo was completely confused by what he was hearing.

'What's this nonsense about a ghost?'

'I'm clearly a person, damn it.'

Qingfeng said with a pained expression, "Little fellow, you must be a Soul-Grabbing Ghost Messenger sent by King Yama of Hell, right? Where are Ox Head and Horse Face? Why didn't they come with you?"