Chapter 328: So You're Here for Revenge?

Su Mo's expression darkened when he heard Qingfeng's question.

'Are these people blind?'

'Can't they tell I'm human?'

'And they're even asking me if Ox Head and Horse Face have arrived.'

'If I actually knew Ox Head and Horse Face, wouldn't that make me one of Yama Hall's underlings?'

Su Mo said, "Sorry, I don't know anyone named Ox Head and Horse Face. I'm a person, a living, breathing person."

"Young man, stop playing games with us."

Qingfeng's face was crestfallen.

He was certain Su Mo was a Ghost Messenger, not a living person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have so many ghouls and monsters following him.

Dragon Sword boomed, "A man faces death when it comes. It's no big deal. Can you just stop toying with us?"

"I'm really not a Ghost Messenger."

Su Mo was speechless.

Qingfeng said, "If you're not a Ghost Messenger, then explain why you have so many ghouls and monsters following you."

"Ghouls and monsters?"

Su Mo glanced back at the Two-headed Black Lion and the other Demon Beasts, then realization dawned. "These are my Demon Pets."

"Demon Pets?"

The men's faces were filled with disbelief.

The Two-headed Black Lion chimed in, "That's right. We're all Elder Su's Demon Pets. We do whatever he tells us to."

BOOM!

A ferocious Demon Beast aura erupted from the Two-headed Black Lion.

Seeing this, Qingfeng, Dragon Sword, and the others were stunned.

'It really is a Demon Beast.'

'And a Martial King Level one at that.'

Qingfeng asked in disbelief, "You... How did you get inside?"

They were powerful Martial Emperors, yet even they couldn't pass through the Array ahead to enter the depths of the Martial Emperor's domain.

And what Realm was Su Mo? Just Martial Master Great Perfection.

He was no different from an ant.

Even with a hundred Martial King Demon Pets for protection, there was no way he could have entered the depths of the City of the Martial Emperor.

"Our home is inside!"

Su Mo replied.

Hearing this, the men's eyes widened, as if they'd understood something.

Qingfeng said, "So you're natives of this place. You must have figured out the Arrays long ago. No wonder you can come and go as you please."

Su Mo didn't deny it.

He had instructed Huang Xu on how to set up these Arrays, so of course he knew them inside and out.

Su Mo said, "By the way, you're all heavily injured. Why not come back to my home? I can help you heal."

"Many thanks!"

The men followed Su Mo into Qingyang City.

Qingfeng exclaimed in amazement, "Tsk, tsk... To be able to carve out a passage through a Tier Nine Grand Array... Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant."

"It's just child's play. Nothing to write home about."

Su Mo said nonchalantly.

Qingfeng shook his head. "This is an ingenious work that only a Saint-level Array Master could accomplish. I am humbled."

"Of course. Compared to Elder Su, you naturally fall short."

The Two-headed Black Lion glanced at Su Mo with worshipful eyes.

Su Mo waved his hand. "It was just a casual effort, hardly an ingenious masterpiece."

Hearing this, Qingfeng was inwardly shaken.

'As expected of a native of the City of the Martial Emperor, to call such a divine, masterful creation a 'casual effort'.'

'What a humblebrag.'

Just then, Dragon Sword suddenly leaned in and muttered, "Brother Qingfeng, something feels off."

"What's off?"

Qingfeng asked, puzzled.

Dragon Sword pointed ahead. "Look. There are so many people here—some cooking, some selling flatbreads. This doesn't look like the City of the Martial Emperor."

Based on their earlier speculation, this place should have been an ancient city that was besieged by a joint force.

Anyone living in the city should have been wiped out.

Even if there were survivors, there certainly wouldn't be many.

But the street before them was bustling with people living their lives in harmony, showing no signs of ever having been attacked.

Qingfeng looked up and saw that it was true—the streets were full of people.

He froze on the spot.

Lan Xuan, Sima Jian, and the others also stood frozen, their faces blank with shock.

'Could we have been wrong all along?'

Qingfeng asked in disbelief, "Young friend, is this place really the City of the Martial Emperor?"

'The City of the Martial Emperor?'

Su Mo shook his head. "No, this is Qingyang City."

"What?"

Sima Jian stepped forward. "Impossible. Qingyang City is the territory of that man, Su. No matter how strong he is, it's impossible..."

"You know me?"

Su Mo looked at Sima Jian, surprised.

Sima Jian said, stunned, "You're the 'Su'?"

Su Mo nodded. "That's right. I'm the 'Su' you're talking about. I'm the only person with that surname in all of Qingyang City."

"You..."

Sima Jian was still in disbelief.

Su Mo said calmly, "To be frank, the Array you just passed through was also one I set up. I didn't expect you to suddenly barge in, let alone kill your own companions."

At these words, Sima Jian was utterly dumbfounded.

He never would have dreamed that the young man before him was the very enemy he had traveled a thousand leagues to the Northern Profound Domain to kill.

And a few simple Arrays set by that very enemy had stopped their entire group.

At that moment, the Two-headed Black Lion sidled up. "Elder Su, I'm getting a bad feeling about these guys. They don't seem like good people."

Su Mo's brow furrowed.

He felt it too.

Su Mo asked in a cold voice, "Who are you people, and why did you force your way into our Qingyang City?"

"This..."

Lan Xuan explained, "I am Lan Xuan. My two fellow daoists and I were merely passing by when we were alerted by the Arrays here. We mistook it for a Martial Emperor's Cave Mansion and trespassed rashly."

Su Mo was floored.

'A few Arrays I casually instructed Huang Xu to set up were mistaken for a Martial Emperor's Cave Mansion?'

'This joke has gone too far.'

Su Mo turned to Dragon Sword. "And you?"

Dragon Sword didn't answer directly. Instead, he clasped his fist and asked in return, "If I may ask, are you truly the esteemed Elder Su?"

"I am."

Su Mo admitted freely.

The Two-headed Black Lion grumbled, "What's with this guy? Elder Su already identified himself. Why are you still asking?"

"I just wanted to be certain."

Dragon Sword said with a smile, "Your name precedes you, my lord. I have long heard of your great reputation."

Qingfeng said suspiciously, "Dragon Sword, can you stop keeping it to yourself and introduce Elder Su to the rest of us?"

"Elder Su is a peerless expert. He killed the Burial Land Demon Venerable with a single headbutt."

Dragon Sword said in admiration.

Qingfeng said in disbelief, "What? You're telling me Elder Su killed the Burial Land Demon Venerable with a headbutt? Are you serious?"

In his prime, the Burial Land Demon Venerable was a Martial Venerable Level master.

Even if he had just escaped his seal and hadn't recovered his full strength, he still wasn't someone an ordinary Martial Emperor could handle.

'How could he be killed by a headbutt?'

Su Mo admitted it openly. "That's right, I did kill the Burial Land Demon Venerable by ramming into him. But when that fellow first got out, he was only as strong as a Mid Stage Martial Emperor. Killing him was no big deal."

"No big deal?"

Sima Jian, who was standing nearby, suddenly sneered and interjected, "So, I suppose killing the Burial Land Demon Venerable wasn't enough for you? You had to run off to the Giant Sword Sect and kill Elder He, Nian Jiu, and Hu Yidao as well?"

"That's right. Those guys crashed my birthday banquet, tried to kill me, and wanted to kick my head around like a ball. So I slapped them to death!"

Su Mo made no attempt to hide the truth. He looked at Sima Jian, whose eyes were ice-cold, and asked, "Are you here to avenge them?"