Chapter 329: I’ll Go Have a Breakthrough

A look of surprise appeared on Sima Jian’s face.

’He saw through me?’

Sima Jian said in a cold voice, "That’s right. I came to Qingyang City this time to avenge Elder He. You shouldn’t have killed him."

He didn’t care one bit whether Hu Yidao, Nian Jiu, or the others lived or died.

But Elder He was different.

Elder He was a Steward of their Haoyue Sect. If they didn’t avenge his death, people would think the Haoyue Sect was a pushover.

How could the Haoyue Sect maintain its footing in the Central Profound Domain after that?

After all, the Haoyue Sect was at a critical stage of surpassing the Sacred Lands. They couldn’t tolerate any provocations at a time like this.

Su Mo said unhurriedly, "So, how do you plan to kill me?"

"By joining forces!"

Sima Jian stated frankly.

’The fact that Su Mo could kill Elder He with a single strike meant he was very strong, possibly even stronger than I am. I probably can’t kill Su Mo on my own.’

That was why he had brought others with him.

BOOM!

The moment Sima Jian’s voice fell, the three elders who had been hiding silently behind him all stepped forward.

The four of them surrounded Su Mo.

The Two-headed Black Lion roared in fury, "Fuck! How dare you bastards come to Qingyang City and cause trouble! For me—charge! Kill them!"

RUMBLE!

The Two-headed Black Lion charged forward with over a hundred Demon Beasts.

But in the next instant...

BAM!

The Two-headed Black Lion and the other Demon Beasts were slammed heavily to the ground, their bones shattered, and they continuously spat up blood.

"You..."

The Two-headed Black Lion looked at Sima Jian and his men in terror.

This was the first time it had suffered such a devastating loss since breaking through to the Martial King Realm. Its entire squad had been gravely injured with a mere flick of their opponents’ fingers.

Thank goodness this was Qingyang City.

If this had happened anywhere else, their opponents would surely be killing them and taking their demon cores right now.

"Holy shit, don’t be so reckless."

Su Mo retorted, "They’re at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Realm. A few Martial Kings and Martial Monarchs charging at them? You’re just serving yourselves up on a platter."

"We..."

The Two-headed Black Lion lowered its head in shame.

Su Mo instructed, "Don’t worry about what’s happening here. Go find the Second Elder to get your injuries treated. Tell him to give you an extra share of Treasures this month."

"Yes..."

The Two-headed Black Lion led its city-guarding squad away, completely dejected.

One of the elders moved to stop them.

Sima Jian held him back. "Don’t be hasty. Let’s join forces and kill Su first. Once he’s dead, we can kill all the Demon Beasts here as we please."

Only then did the elder let the Two-headed Black Lion leave.

Sima Jian chuckled. "You, Su. If you’d met me before, I might have given you a quick death. But not now. The Array you set up has pissed me off, and I need to vent my anger on you."

"So? Get on with it."

Su Mo urged.

Hm?

A flicker of surprise crossed Sima Jian’s face.

’Su Mo isn’t afraid of us?’

’He’s even telling us to hurry up and attack.’

’Could it be that he has some kind of trump card?’

However, Sima Jian quickly relaxed.

’No matter what trump card Su Mo has, it’ll be useless against the four of us, all experts at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Realm.’

’Even if Su Mo were a Half-Step Martial Venerable, it wouldn’t be enough.’

"Kill!"

Sima Jian roared and charged at Su Mo with the three elders.

"Wait!"

Dragon Sword called out, trying to stop them.

But in the next instant...

PSST! PSST! PSST!

A bloody hole had appeared on each of the four men’s foreheads, and blood gushed out.

"You..."

Sima Jian touched his forehead, stared in disbelief at his blood-stained hand, and then fell backward, stiff as a board.

All four of them died in an instant.

"This..."

Qingfeng, Lan Xuan, and the others were dumbfounded by the scene.

It was too shocking!

Those were four experts at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Level, and they were all instantly killed.

They hadn’t even seen how Su Mo attacked!

What did that mean?

It meant Su Mo’s strength was unfathomable.

Even Dragon Sword was stunned.

Although he had long heard of Su Mo’s reputation and knew he was formidable, he had never imagined Su Mo was *this* strong.

He could kill those at Martial Emperor Great Perfection as easily as slaughtering dogs.

"Ah, you’re dead already?"

Su Mo wore a look of disbelief.

Dragon Sword, Qingfeng, and the others were utterly speechless.

’What do you mean, "dead already"?’

’It’s because you’re too powerful! You killed them in a single move, not even giving them a chance to act.’

Su Mo griped, "Damn it, didn’t you say you were strong? Turns out, I lift a single finger and you all die. To think I even let you attack first, trying to give you a chance. You just couldn’t seize it."

"What about you lot? Who are you here to avenge?"

Su Mo looked toward Qingfeng, Lan Xuan, and the others.

Lan Xuan quickly replied, "Elder Su, it’s a misunderstanding! I have no connection to them whatsoever. We just happened to meet on the way."

"I was invited by Dragon Sword."

Qingfeng looked at Dragon Sword.

Dragon Sword gave a bitter smile. "To be honest, I came to challenge Elder Su. But there’s no need for a challenge now. I admit defeat."

As he spoke, the Battle Intent radiating from his body dissipated on its own.

’Never mind just me.’

’Even if the remaining five of us joined forces, we probably wouldn’t be a match for Su Mo. We wouldn’t even be able to touch a single hair on his head.’

"Alright, then!"

Su Mo shrugged helplessly.

Since they had no connection to Sima Jian, he couldn’t be bothered to kill them. He graciously invited, "You’ve all come from afar. You’re guests. Why not come back to my home for a visit, and allow me to be a proper host?"

"We’d be delighted!"

The group nodded in agreement and followed Su Mo’s footsteps, curiously walking into Qingyang City.

Before their eyes was a scene straight out of an Immortal Realm.

Qingfeng lamented, "I have often set up Arrays for Major Sects and have traveled far and wide, but I have never seen a city so much like an Immortal Realm."

"That should be an Iron-beaked Eagle."

Lan Xuan said, pointing to a Flying Demon Beast in the sky.

Qingfeng nodded. "It is indeed a flying Iron-beaked Eagle. Wait, it seems to be a Tier Six Demon King."

"There’s another one over there."

Dragon Sword exclaimed.

Lan Xuan and Qingfeng turned and saw that not far from the Iron-beaked Eagle, there was a Golden Giant Bird patrolling the sky.

In an instant, they were all stunned.

’Could this be... the Demon Beast City?’

Su Mo said, "These are all my Demon Pets. I’ll call them down to greet you."

SWOOSH!

With a wave from Su Mo, the Iron-beaked Eagle and the Golden Giant Bird landed on the ground and said respectfully, "Elder Su, you were looking for us?"

"These are Fellow Daoist Lan, Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, and Fellow Daoist Long Jian... They are all experts at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Level. Pay your respects."

Su Mo said, pointing at the men.

The Iron-beaked Eagle and the Golden Giant Bird said, "So you are friends of Elder Su. It is an honor."

"The honor is ours,"

the men replied, returning the courtesy.

They had just seen off the Iron-beaked Eagle when a massive black shadow appeared before them, startling Lan Xuan into a scream. "Holy shit, a Divine Beast Ink Flood Dragon!"

"And you are..."

the Ink Flood Dragon asked.

Lan Xuan said politely, "We were just passing by. We ran into Elder Su and came in to have a look."

The Ink Flood Dragon said flatly, "Oh, just passing by. Have fun, then. Well... I’m off to make a breakthrough."

"A breakthrough?"

The men were bewildered.

The Ink Flood Dragon puffed out its chest and said, "That’s right. I’m currently a Tier Six Demon King, preparing to break through to Tier Seven Great Demon and awaken my Divine Beast bloodline for the third time."