Chapter 407 408: The King of Reincarnation's Ambition

BOOM!

The Martial Emperor slammed his left hand down in a rage, combining it with the Hand of the Martial Emperor to madly pour power onto Su Mo.

In that instant, the very sky seemed to crack from the force.

The black-robed middle-aged man said confidently, "Heh heh. Struck by two of my Hands of the Martial Emperor at the same time? Kid, just turn into a bloody mist."

Under such an assault, forget Su Mo—even the far stronger Captain Lu wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Even if Su Mo had a Secret Technique, it wouldn't be enough.

However, when he looked down, he found Su Mo still standing there, completely unharmed.

The black-robed middle-aged man was stunned.

He had used two Hands of the Martial Emperor at once, and yet he still couldn't kill Su Mo.

'What is going on?'

The surrounding crowd of onlookers was also flabbergasted.

"Hey, what's the deal with this Su Mo guy? He's just a Grand Martial Artist, how can he withstand a full-force attack from a Martial Emperor?"

"Maybe the black-robed middle-aged man wasn't using his full strength?"

"That's possible!"

"In my opinion, the black-robed middle-aged man must be toying with Su Mo. First, he's letting Su Mo have a glimmer of hope that he can survive, and then he'll deliver the fatal blow, crushing that hope and letting Su Mo die in despair."

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking this was the only logical explanation.

Otherwise, it would be too ridiculous.

A mighty Martial Emperor, a tyrannical existence who could kill legions of experts with a single spit, unable to kill a mere Grand Martial Artist?

Forget people, even a dog wouldn't believe it!

However, Captain Lu, who was standing nearby, was starting to panic.

He knew the black-robed man's temper. He was incredibly violent and would never show mercy or drag things out when killing someone.

Besides, they were planning to slaughter the entire city after killing Su Mo.

Under these circumstances, there was no way the black-robed man would be holding back.

'There was only one explanation: Su Mo was stronger than the black-robed man.'

'In other words, they had picked a fight with the wrong person today.'

Su Mo continued to hold back the black-robed man's two Hands of the Martial Emperor with a single finger, asking indifferently, "What, are you done already?"

"I..."

The black-robed middle-aged man's pupils shrank, and his voice trembled.

'He knew he wasn't invincible.'

'But an existence powerful enough to block both of his Hands of the Martial Emperor with just one finger... he had never even encountered such a being in his dreams.'

'Let alone in the real world.'

'How could he possibly kill such a powerful being?'

'The answer: Impossible!'

'Run?'

Just as the idea of retreating entered the black-robed man's mind and he was about to turn and flee, he heard Su Mo sigh. "Sigh... And I got my hopes up for nothing."

'He'd thought a Martial Emperor would be so strong, but it turned out he couldn't even compare to one of his fingers.'

'How was he supposed to test his strength like this?'

As he sighed, Su Mo lightly poked with his finger.

PFFT!

A wisp of Sword Qi erupted, and the black-robed man's two hands were instantly shredded into a bloody mist.

Excruciating pain shot through him!

What's more, having lost both hands at once, the black-robed man immediately began to howl in agony. "Aaargh... My hands!"

"Noisy!"

Su Mo slapped the black-robed middle-aged man.

SPLAT!

The black-robed middle-aged man exploded into a mist of blood, and his bloodcurdling scream was cut short.

In that moment, it felt as if the world had fallen silent.

The crowd of onlookers stared, dumbfounded.

They were completely frozen in place.

That was a Martial Emperor, mind you! Wiped out with a single slap?

Just what level of strength did Su Mo possess?

"You guys think Su Mo could be a Martial Saint?"

"A Martial Saint? No way!"

"There are indeed Martial Saints in our Cangxuan Realm, but they haven't appeared in public for many years. They're all in secluded cultivation, trying to break through to Divinity Transformation."

The crowd murmured in shock.

But they knew that even if Su Mo wasn't a Martial Saint, he had to be a peak Martial Emperor. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly have killed the black-robed man with a single slap.

"Are Martial Emperors this fragile?"

Su Mo complained.

He had only slapped the black-robed man because his screaming was so awful to listen to; he just wanted him to shut up.

He didn't expect to obliterate him completely.

'I used too much force!'

Su Mo turned to Captain Lu. "You're probably not as fragile as he was, right?"

"I..."

Captain Lu looked at Su Mo in a panic.

'Fragile?'

'Probably only someone like Su Mo could say something so horrifying in such a calm tone.'

'But it was true, he was a little tougher than the black-robed man.'

'But that was useless!'

'If Su Mo could kill the black-robed man with one slap, he could kill him with one slap too.'

'And if one wasn't enough, it would just take two.'

Faced with such a tyrannical being, he lost all thought of escape. He could only brace himself and offer a fawning smile. "Lord Su, we can talk this out. There's no need to fight and kill. We don't want any bad blood, do we?"

"Fuck your bad blood!"

Su Mo cursed, his face cold.

'Just a moment ago, this guy was acting all high and mighty, mocking and jeering, planning to slaughter a city to silence witnesses after killing him. And now he wants to talk about 'bad blood'?'

'Damn it!'

'Does he have no shame?'

'If Captain Lu had been this respectful when he first arrived, Su Mo might have bothered to exchange a few words with him.'

'But trying to talk about 'bad blood' now? Too late!'

Su Mo said, "Hand over the King of Reincarnation. Let me slap him to death. Once I have my revenge and my mood improves, I might spare your life."

"This..."

Captain Lu hesitated.

'If he handed over the King of Reincarnation, even if Su Mo spared him, Yama Hall would not.'

'Besides, the King of Reincarnation wasn't even here.'

Captain Lu said shamelessly, "My apologies, Lord Su, but the King of Reincarnation is not with us. Perhaps... you could come back another day?"

"Not here?"

A flash of disappointment crossed Su Mo's eyes. "No need for another day. Just tell me where the King of Reincarnation is, and I won't have to come back."

"Well... I don't know!"

Captain Lu said in terror.

The King of Reincarnation was paranoid by nature. Only he knew the location of his secluded cultivation; he hadn't told anyone else.

"You don't want to talk? Then I'll just have to use a Soul Search on you!"

With a casual grab, Su Mo snatched Captain Lu and lifted him up as easily as if he were a baby chick.

Captain Lu struggled violently.

But no matter how hard he struggled, even going so far as to burn his own bloodline, he could not break free from Su Mo's grip.

The next moment...

Endless Soul Power flooded into his mind.

Captain Lu cried out in panic, "Stop! You can't use Soul Search on me! Spare me..."

'If Su Mo used Soul Search on him, he would be finished.'

'In the best-case scenario, he would die on the spot.'

'In the worst-case, he would lose his mind, become a dazed, walking corpse, and suffer a fate worse than death.'

Su Mo said flatly, "If I don't search your soul, what am I supposed to do? Keep you around for the holidays?"

RUMBLE!

The powerful Soul Power relentlessly assaulted Captain Lu's mind.

Captain Lu screamed, "AHHH... Su Mo, you damn bastard! Lord King of Reincarnation will not let you go...!"

After a few more bloodcurdling screams, Captain Lu's head lolled to the side, and he passed out.

It was unknown if he was alive or dead.

But even if Captain Lu was still alive, he was likely finished.

At this point, Captain Lu probably wouldn't be able to tell his head from his ass.

He would be better off dead!

THUD!

Su Mo casually tossed Captain Lu to the ground, a look of disappointment on his face.

It turned out he had wrongly accused Captain Lu.

Captain Lu's mind contained no information about where the King of Reincarnation was in seclusion.

However, he did learn many other things he hadn't known before.

Su Mo murmured to himself, "The King of Reincarnation... That guy is actually trying to break through to the Martial Saint realm. His ambition is big enough, alright. No wonder he's been in seclusion for so long."