Chapter 532: Fight to the Death

Watermelon had already come to his senses by this point. He yelled to Ji Ruyue, Ji Rubing, and the other female disciples of the Ice and Snow Sect, “You all need to go, now! We’ll hold them off here!”

“No way, Watermelon! You’re too weak…” Ji Rubing said bluntly.

“Shut up!” Before Ji Rubing could finish, Watermelon suddenly exploded in anger, roaring at her, “I’m a man! This is a war between men! Women, get out of the way! Scram!”

Ji Rubing froze, tears welling in her eyes. She knew Watermelon was doing this to save their lives, but… ‘But why do you have to be so harsh?’

Ji Ruyue came over and grabbed Watermelon’s hand, her beautiful eyes filled with determination. “Watermelon, I know that you, like the other male disciples of the Ice and Snow Sect, usually feel that our sect is dominated by women. But you must understand, we are a single entity. We are one family, we are brothers and sisters, we are devoted lovers! We can’t just watch you go to your deaths while we live on. Watermelon, do you remember what I told you a few days ago? We are to be together for a lifetime! If we cannot share a bed in life, we will share a grave in death!”

Ji Ruyue’s words were powerful and resonant. They brought tears to the eyes of all the Ice and Snow Sect disciples. Even the group of female disciples, who were usually fond of chattering away, now wore expressions of unwavering resolve. Not a single one was willing to retreat even half a step.

Male and female disciples who had only held silent, mutual affection for each other now actively moved to stand together. Some exchanged glances, while others directly clasped their hands, fingers intertwined.

Gradually, all the disciples of the Ice and Snow Sect drew close together.

The aura they exuded by uniting as one was so powerful that it seemed to faintly counteract the oppressive presence radiating from Leader Mo of the Thunder Tribulation Realm.

Ji Ruyue then turned around. Her eyes calmly met the gaze of the middle-aged Leader Mo, and her voice was perfectly placid, devoid of joy or sorrow. “Leader Mo has lost a trusted subordinate, so it’s natural to be sad. But I think he deserved it! From the very beginning, your actions have lacked any shred of decency or righteousness. You are in the wrong! Ask yourselves, what do you people take women for? Goods to be passed around? Or tools for you to vent your frustrations on? Are all of you born from stones? Do you have no mothers? No sisters? If someone spoke to your mothers and sisters the way you have today, would you be pleased?”

Ji Ruyue’s words were even sharper, each sentence like a knife stabbing into the hearts of the Scorpion Gang members. Many of their faces showed flashes of shame.

Leader Mo burst into laughter. “Little girl, what a sharp tongue you have! You could give that master of yours a run for her money! Not bad. You’re not wrong about a single thing you said. I agree with every sentence. But… I’m a bad guy! We specialize in doing bad things! If there were laws, my crimes would have long been deemed unforgivable! It’s useless to try and reason with a bunch of bad guys! Today, your people killed my most beloved subordinate, so I will have my vengeance with your blood! Call us indecent, call us unrighteous, it doesn’t matter. None of it will change… the fate of your Ice and Snow Sect!”

The effect of Leader Mo’s speech was immediately apparent. The shame in his men’s eyes began to fade, replaced by a violent, murderous aura.

Ji Ruyue let out a long breath, forcing herself to become completely calm. She said slowly, “Fine. If that’s the case, then there’s nothing left to say. Leader Mo, make your move.”

A savage glint flashed in Leader Mo’s eyes. He slowly uttered a single word: “Kill!”

The moment the word fell, the men behind him charged forward like tigers descending a mountain, rushing madly toward the Ice and Snow Sect disciples.

Ji Ruyue gave Watermelon a look full of deep affection. She knew that with her master absent, facing Leader Mo of the Thunder Tribulation Realm meant death was inevitable.

Watermelon looked back at Ji Ruyue with the same affection, pulled her into a tight hug, then turned and charged fiercely at a member of the Scorpion Gang, a beast-like roar tearing from his throat.

Watermelon had never been one to fear death.

BOOM!

The Scorpion Gang member was clearly a cut above Watermelon in strength. He threw a punch toward Watermelon’s right shoulder. If it landed, Watermelon’s right arm would be crippled.

A savage and vicious smile spread across the Scorpion Gang member’s face. He could already picture his opponent howling in agony after having his right arm destroyed by this one punch.

But in the next instant, his smile froze, replaced by deep-seated fear. In a flash, he retracted the fist aimed at Watermelon’s right arm and threw his body backward in a flip, narrowly dodging the cold, glinting short blade in Watermelon’s hand.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel furious. This brat, who was weaker than him, was actually trying to trade his life for his from the very start!

‘This kid’s life definitely isn’t as valuable as mine!’

‘He’s dead either way, and he wants to take me down with him? Don’t even think about it!’

As a result, the Scorpion Gang member, who was originally a notch stronger than Watermelon, found himself fighting on even ground.

The reason was simple: Watermelon wasn’t afraid to die, but he was.

He didn’t want to die at all.

Under Watermelon’s completely relentless assault, the young Scorpion Gang member’s morale fell, putting him at a disadvantage.

Leader Mo, of course, saw this. In fact, similar scenes were playing out constantly across the battlefield. A flicker of disappointment couldn’t help but cross his eyes.

He wished his own Scorpion Gang members could fight with the same fearless disregard for death. On the battlefield, those who cherished their lives the most were often the first to die.

Because having reservations leads to cowardice, and it also causes distraction.

When strength is evenly matched, this… is a fatal flaw.

But Leader Mo couldn’t personally rush in to help his men now. He could suppress the female disciples and let his men pick out women, which was already a disgraceful act that caused him to lose face. If he were to charge in now, it would no longer be a matter of the strong bullying the weak; it would be utterly shameless.

However, he also couldn’t just watch his men get taken out by their opponents’ desperate tactics. So, whenever one of his subordinates was in danger, Leader Mo would secretly lend a hand.

As a result, though the two sides were locked in fierce combat and some were injured, after dozens of exchanges, there hadn’t been a single death.

Leader Mo couldn’t help but grow impatient. He roared, “What the hell are you afraid of? You can’t even beat a troop of little ladies? I’m embarrassed for you!”

Leader Mo’s words deeply provoked his men. Their eyes turned red, their auras surged, and the Ice and Snow Sect was once again at a disadvantage.

Ji Rubing’s sword pierced an opponent’s arm, but then a Scorpion Gang member struck her hard in the back with the flat of his blade. He still intended to capture her and take her as his woman, which is why he didn’t use the sharp edge. Otherwise, that single blow would have sliced Ji Rubing in two.

But the male disciples of the Ice and Snow Sect weren’t so lucky. After Leader Mo shouted his taunt, two Scorpion Gang members, willing to suffer serious injuries themselves, cut down two of the male disciples.

The momentum of the battle instantly shifted to the Scorpion Gang’s side!

Just then, Leader Mo’s expression suddenly changed. He couldn’t help but mutter a curse to himself, “That woman… how did she get back so fast?”

But there wasn’t much anxiety on his face. ‘So what if Ji Yuyan is back?’ he thought. ‘My strength is about on par with hers, so it’s hard to say who would win or lose. But her Ice and Snow Sect will definitely be annihilated by the Scorpion Gang today!’

Ji Yuyan and Qin Li’s figures streaked through the air like meteors chasing the moon. Before they arrived, the sound of their whistling passage preceded them.

The spirits of the Ice and Snow Sect disciples immediately soared!

“Mother is back!”

“Master is finally back!”

“Master will avenge us! Kill them!”

Ji Yuyan’s eyes were filled with fury. She roared, “Mo, I will kill you today!”

Leader Mo let out a long laugh, shot into the air, and roared, “Little beauty, I’m going to snatch you back and make you my bandit queen today! And your Ice and Snow Sect will be destroyed!”

Then he shouted to his men below, “Brothers, kill all the men! The women are yours! Grab as many as you can!”

AWOOOO!

The members of the Scorpion Gang let out a series of demonic, wolf-like cheers.

“Take out their leader first!” Qin Li said, flying side-by-side with Ji Yuyan, the Treasure Seal already in his hand.

Ji Yuyan nodded in perfect understanding. At this moment, her heart was filled with extreme hatred for Leader Mo and his Scorpion Gang. She had already been bottling up a bellyful of rage from her time at the Ji Family, with no way to vent it. To think that during her time away, her old enemy, the Scorpion Gang, would dare to attack her sect and even kill her disciples!

Every disciple of the Ice and Snow Sect had their own story.

The vast majority of them were orphans, all taken in by Ji Yuyan. The death of any one of them was like a knife viciously gouging out a piece of her heart, causing her unbearable pain.

Ji Yuyan unleashed all of this hatred. With a wave of her palms, a blast of chilly Ice Attribute power shot toward Leader Mo.

Leader Mo suddenly sensed that the man beside Ji Yuyan seemed incredibly powerful. But faced with the full-force palm strike from Ji Yuyan, he didn’t dare be careless. His figure flashed, dodging her attack, but another, even more terrifying power was already bearing down on him.

Leader Mo truly lived up to his reputation as a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert. He bent his body backward at an impossible angle, trying to evade the force hurtling toward him.

Unfortunately for him, Qin Li’s seal was a Treasure Artifact!

And a Treasure Artifact could attack its enemy however it pleased!

So, the Treasure Seal stopped dead in mid-air in an even more unbelievable fashion, then smashed down toward Leader Mo’s body with incredible speed once more!

At that moment, Ji Yuyan’s second palm strike arrived.

BOOM!

With an earth-shattering bang, Leader Mo’s body erupted in a yellow glow. Both Qin Li’s seal and Ji Yuyan’s palm strike slammed into his body.