Chapter 335: How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible

"Then hurry up and take a look."

Su Mo urged.

He had no intention of letting a single family that had attacked Qingyang City off the hook. He had to teach them all a lesson.

’Let’s see who dares attack Qingyang City after this.’

Damn it all.

’Just because the tiger doesn’t show its claws, they think Qingyang City is a sick kitten.’

The Second Elder consulted the map. "Young Master, there are four families nearby. Going after them one by one to plunder... ahem, to teach them a lesson, is too slow."

"How strong are these families?"

Su Mo inquired.

The Second Elder pursed his lips. "They’re all minor families. The only ones of note were their Patriarchs, who were at the Martial Emperor Realm, and you already slapped them to death back at the Giant Sword Sect."

"Then let’s split up,"

Su Mo said.

Everyone in the Xiao Alliance had cultivated the Nine Dragon Invincible Technique. Even the weakest among them possessed the strength to challenge someone at Martial King Great Perfection.

The stronger ones could even challenge those at the Late Stage, Perfection, or even Great Perfection of the Martial Emperor Realm.

Just a few of them were enough to wipe out an entire clan.

Su Mo turned to Xiao Zhan. "Father-in-law, you and Grand Elder each take a team. I’ll lead one myself. It’ll be faster that way."

"Alright!"

Xiao Zhan and Grand Elder Xiao Feng nodded in unison.

Zhuge Su, standing nearby, muttered under his breath, "’So four families are about to have a very bad day, all at once?’"

He was speechless.

’These families were doing perfectly fine. Why did they have to go and provoke this bunch of bandits?’

’It’s all over for them now.’

Xiao Zhan asked, "Who will lead the remaining team?"

Su Mo said, "Let’s give it to the Sweeping Monk."

"Me?"

Zhuge Su looked at Su Mo in surprise.

"That’s right," Su Mo said. "You’re from the Central Profound Domain, so you know the area. You’re qualified to lead. Or are you unwilling?"

"This..."

Zhuge Su hesitated.

Leading a team was fine, but he wasn’t willing to go around making enemies.

Besides, he hadn’t truly joined the Xiao Alliance yet.

Because Su Mo hadn’t killed the King of Reincarnation yet.

Su Mo saw through his hesitation. "I’ll have the Evil King, Gu Tong, and Gubo go with you. You just have to lead the way. They’ll handle any trouble."

"Well... alright!"

Zhuge Su reluctantly agreed.

"After we’re done with these small families, we’ll rendezvous at the Golden Sun Sect," Su Mo declared. "Then, we’ll wipe out the Golden Sun Sect and the Hu Family together before finally taking care of the Haoyue Sect."

The Golden Sun Sect and the Hu Family had some strength, so they needed to be careful not to suffer an unexpected defeat.

’It would be embarrassing if we set out to plunder them and ended up getting plundered ourselves.’

As for the Haoyue Sect, they would have to be even more careful. After all, it was a power strong enough to rival a Sacred Land.

Let’s move!

「Half an hour later, before the estate of a small family.」

"You... you bandits."

A young man with bloodshot eyes stared at Su Mo, his face filled with rage.

Behind him were hundreds of corpses.

And a barren mountain.

Their family estate had once been built upon an Earth Vein, making it lush and verdant, shrouded in ethereal Immortal Qi. But now, it had been completely looted by the bandits standing before him.

The only thing left standing was a latrine.

The youth spat resentfully, "You just wait! When our Grand Elder gets back from Qingyang City, he’ll tear you to shreds!"

"We are the people from Qingyang City,"

Su Mo said indifferently.

"What?"

The youth trembled. As a dreadful realization dawned on him, his face filled with utter despair.

Su Mo consoled him, "Don’t be discouraged, friend. The tables turn, as they say. As long as you don’t give up, you’ll become incredibly powerful one day. When that happens, you can come to Qingyang City for your revenge. I’ll be waiting."

"I..."

The youth stammered, "Can you... can you tell me what your current realm is? So I have a goal to strive for."

"Me?"

Su Mo said nonchalantly. "I only broke through to the Martial Artist realm a little over ten days ago. I’m now at Martial Master Great Perfection, a realm lower than you."

"What? Martial Master Great Perfection?"

The youth was stunned, jaw agape.

’He’s only at Martial Master Great Perfection, but I’m already at the Early Stage Martial Monarch Realm! I’m way above him! How am I supposed to catch up to that?’

’Am I supposed to chase him in reverse?’

"Right now," Su Mo said, "I’m preparing to break through to the Grand Martial Artist realm. It should happen soon."

"And you’ll be even stronger then, won’t you?"

The youth got to his feet. "Fine. For the rest of my life, I’ll make you my goal. I will pursue power, and sooner or later, I will find you and get my revenge."

"I hope you succeed!"

After saying that, Su Mo turned and left.

Xiao Dong asked in confusion, "Young Master, why did you let him live? And why comfort him and give him hope?"

"Because I’m invincible!"

Su Mo replied.

"Invincible?" Xiao Dong repeated, confused.

"Yes," Su Mo nodded. "Being invincible is a lonely business. It’s cold at the top, you know? Everyone else is drunk, while I alone am sober."

To this day, he still hadn’t figured out just how strong he was.

It was enough to keep him up at night.

"I... I don’t really get it."

Xiao Dong prodded his forehead, completely baffled.

Su Mo chuckled. "You’ll get it when you’re invincible. Just keep up the hard work and try to get there soon."

After that, Su Mo led his men to annihilate several more families.

Every single one was razed to a barren wasteland.

After the news spread, the entire Central Profound Domain was in an uproar.

Yang Bo’s voice trembled. "How tyrannical... To wipe out over a dozen families in a single day. Is this what happens when you cross him?"

"Luckily, we didn’t offend him back then,"

Yang Bin said with lingering fear.

The Yang Family had originally intended to join the rebellion, but they had stumbled into a friendship with Su Mo by chance, which was the only reason they were spared.

Otherwise, the Yang Family would have been razed to the ground as well.

"There are people you can afford to cross, and then there are people you absolutely cannot," Yang Bo said. "Elder Su is one of the latter. He’s someone we must never provoke. Pass down my orders: from now on, if anyone in the family meets someone with the surname Su or Xiao, they must first confirm whether or not they are from Qingyang City."

"Yes!"

The disciples of the Yang Family shouted in unison.

"Uncle," Yang Bin said, "it’s time we went to the Purple Cloud Palace to secure our spots for Emperor Heaven Valley."

"No rush!"

Yang Bo waved his hand dismissively. "This time is different. You can get a spot for Emperor Heaven Valley just by paying. There’s no need to prepare ahead of time."

"By paying?"

Yang Bin said in surprise.

Yang Bo nodded. "The Purple Cloud Palace paid a steep price to open Emperor Heaven Valley early this time. They want to use this opportunity to recoup their losses."

"If just anyone can enter, then this trip to Emperor Heaven Valley is going to be exciting."

Yang Bin asked curiously, "Uncle, do you think Elder Su will go to Emperor Heaven Valley?"

"Probably not!"

Yang Bo shook his head. "Elder Su is an invincible being. Why would he go to Emperor Heaven Valley? Unless he had a compelling reason he couldn’t refuse."

"I think so too."

Yang Bin agreed. "If Elder Su were to go to Emperor Heaven Valley, things would really get interesting. The Haoyue Sect would be in for a world of hurt. Elder Su would probably stomp them flat, which is exactly what the Purple Cloud Palace would love to see."

Yang Bo nodded grimly.

The Haoyue Sect was also one of the powers that controlled Emperor Heaven Valley. If they could eradicate the Haoyue Sect, the Purple Cloud Palace would wake up laughing from their dreams.

After all, the Haoyue Sect’s fierce opposition was the very reason the Purple Cloud Palace had to pay such a great price to open Emperor Heaven Valley this time.

Yang Bo murmured, "Just wait and see. Regardless of whether Elder Su goes to Emperor Heaven Valley, the tides are turning in our Central Profound Domain, and perhaps even the entire Cangxuan Realm. Whether our Yang Family can seize this opportunity to rise will depend on our own fortune."