Chapter 498: Killing Sect Elders
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Mo Wen’s Soul attack had interrupted that Sacred Flame Sect Elder’s control over the flying dagger spiritual weapon. Mo Wen had then used another round of Soul attack to take control of the weapon. Hence, he had easily seized the flying dagger spiritual weapon which was now in his possession.
“You… What did you do to me just now?” The Sacred Flame Sect Elder whose head was planted into the ground had a furious expression as he looked at Mo Wen. He did not understand what had just happened. The sudden clap of thunder in his head had almost caused him to faint.
Not everyone was experienced and knowledgeable enough to have heard of the Soul attack. Xu Zhong had exceptional talent, which had made his soul different from the souls of others from a young age. Therefore, he had been able to recognize Mo Wen’s Soul attack. Luo Shan’s personality was also unusual and he liked to analyze peculiar things. Therefore he had also known of the Soul attack.
The three Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioners before Mo Wen did not have much understanding of the soul and will. It was unlikely that they had heard of the Soul attack.
“What could I have done? I simply accepted your kind offer of the flying dagger spiritual weapon, didn’t I?” Mo Wen toyed around with the flying dagger spiritual weapon as he spoke with a smile.
“Little beast! That belongs to Sacred Flame Sect. Return it right now or you will have to face the consequences.” It was only after Mo Wen had mentioned it that the Sect Elder of Sacred Flame Sect had noticed that his flying dagger spiritual weapon had landed in the youth’s hands. He shivered internally. If the sect leader found out that he had lost their spiritual weapon, the consequences would be unthinkable.
“Return it to you? You’re too naive.” Mo Wen rubbed his lips together and gave a look suggesting that the elder was foolish.
“Little beast, do you want Sacred Flame Sect as your enemy?” the Sacred Flame Sect Elder said, putting on a tough front. “If you dare touch the treasures of Sacred Flame Sect, we will definitely crush you to pieces and grind your bones to ashes.”
In reality, he did not have to think about whether the Sacred Flame Sect would crush Mo Wen into pieces. If he allowed the sect’s most treasured spiritual weapon to be taken, he would be the one who was first to be crushed into a million pieces.
“Young man, our Sacred Flame Sect has no enmity with you. Why would you want to steal our things? If you are willing to return the flying dagger spiritual weapon to us, there will be rewards from Sacred Flame Sect. In Jianghu, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy. Perhaps we can even become friends.” The face of the other Sect Elder had gone pale. If their sect’s most treasured spiritual weapon was lost, he would also have to take responsibility and would be punished severely.
“You actually dare to scold me!” Mo Wen laughed coldly. Serenely, he then commanded, “Smack your mouth!” As he finished his words, his figure flashed and he broke through the snowstorm. In a moment, he appeared before the ancient martial art practitioner with the Golden Elixir realm before striking him.
“You’re looking for death.” The Sacred Flame Sect Elder was furious. As a great ancient martial art practitioner with the Golden Elixir realm as well as the Sect Elder of Sacred Flame Sect, nobody had ever dared to treat him that way. In his anger, he immediately prepared his strongest attack, wanting to get rid of this crazy lad in one move. However, he had not been able to do anything when a clap of thunder rang inside his head once again. Soon after, with a crisp sound, a smack had been dealt to his face, causing him to fly backward.
“You…” The other Sacred Flame Sect Elder pointed at Mo Wen, unable to utter a word. His eyes were full of surprise and shock. This youth was actually so fierce. His comrade did not even have the ability to retaliate, how could that be!
Mu Liao felt his heart fall as well. He looked at Mo Wen in astonishment. Could it be that Mo Wen was truly an unparalleled presence? Even if he were an ancient martial art practitioner at the peak of the Golden Elixir realm, it should not have been that easy to have slapped the Sacred Flame Sect Elder.
“You…” The Sacred Flame Sect Elder who had been sent flying covered his own face. The way he had just been humiliated made anger grow inside him. However, he was also so stunned that he was too afraid to say anything. He was truly frightened because the youth was extremely vicious.
The two Sacred Flame Sect Elders immediately decided to retreat and were all prepared to turn and run.
“Are you interested in collaborating with me to kill off these two people from Sacred Flame Sect?” Mo Wen asked with a calm smile, looking at Mu Liao. Although he could restrain those two Sect Elders of the Sacred Flame Sect, it was not easy for him to kill them. If he had the cooperation of Mu Liao, it would be much easier.
Mu Liao was surprised at the suggestion of collaboration and looked at Mo Wen uncomprehendingly. With his ability, it should have been easy for the youth to kill those two Sacred Flame Sect Elders alone. Why did he need to collaborate with him? In Mu Liao’s eyes, Mo Wen was no different from those frightening legendary beings.
The expressions of those Sacred Flame Sect Elders changed drastically. The youth was actually intending to kill them. Immediately, their hair stood on end and their faces turned pale.
“Intentionless Sect and Sacred Flame Sect have been absolutely irreconcilable. Naturally, I am very willing to collaborate with you to kill off our common enemy.” Mu Liao did not care too much. He was extremely overjoyed that he would be able to kill these two Sacred Flame Sect Elders. Without a doubt, no matter how difficult it would be, there was no reason for him to reject the offer. Moreover, this way, the youth would definitely fight against Sacred Flame Sect. Although it was unclear if he was a friend or enemy of Intentionless Sect, the least he could do was to increase the enemies of Sacred Flame Sect. In fact, it was a bonus that this enemy was a frightening one.
“Run!” The two Sacred Flame Sect Elders shared a glance and started to shout out. They turned around to escape, immediately transforming into two flames as they dashed straight out of the Snow Storm Stratagem. Not only had they lost their sect’s most treasured spiritual weapon, but they also now had a mysterious youth against them. Essentially, all hope had been lost for them already.
“Stop!” Mo Wen smiled coldly. He only needed to say that one word. Then, the two Sacred Flame Sect Elders who had fled felt their bodies tremble, before they tumbled from their positions in mid-air.
Mu Liao grasped the opportunity and lunged just like a fierce tiger. Although he only had one arm left, his aura did not waver and with the ruler in his hand, he aimed directly for the head of one of the Sect Elders. There was a huge roar and the body of the Sacred Flame Sect Elder immediately flew up in an explosion. The frightening power had completely cleared the snow from the surrounding area.
Having gotten the full brunt of Mu Liao’s attack, the Sacred Flame Sect Elder’s brain had been split into two. His cries of pain sounded continuously. However, he actually did not die. Instead, with perseverance, he continued to fly outwards. The strength of life of an ancient martial art practitioner with the Golden Elixir realm was indeed exceptional.
“Collapse now.” Mo Wen raised his eyebrows and his lips curled up slightly. A wave of Soul ripple directly collided with the Sacred Flame Sect Elder’s head. The elder trembled before tumbling onto the ground. He did not get up again even after a very long time. His head had been injured and his ability to defend against the Soul power had already been reduced by a whole half. Since he had now been dealt another Soul attack, he was almost knocked out.
Mu Liao had continued to chase the Sacred Flame Sect Elder without letting up. When the elder finally fell down, Mu Liao’s figure flashed and immediately appeared in front of the him. With a vicious hit of the huge ruler, he immediately caused the Sacred Flame Sect Elder’s head to explode like a watermelon.
Once the head was smashed, no matter how strong the life of a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner was, death was the sole outcome.
The other Sacred Flame Sect Elder was so frightened that his face had turned pale. He crazily started to make a run for it and did not even dare glance at his comrade, for fear of ending up the same way.
He made use of the time that Mo Wen and Mu Liao were distracted with attacking the other Sect Elder and had already run hundreds of meters away. Just as he heaved a sigh of relief inside and thought that he had escaped a very weird sound rang by his ear.
“Stop struggling and go accompany your comrade.”
He did not know how but a figure had already appeared behind him. It was like a shadow and its speed was actually even faster than that of a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner.
Roar! There was a huge explosion in his head and the Sacred Flame Sect Elder stumbled before falling onto the ground. However, a hand grabbed his shoulder just at that moment. With a swing, he fled backward fiercely towards Mu Liao who was behind.
Mu Liao looked at the Sacred Flame Sect Elder who was flying towards him and he broke into a savage smile. He looked just like a predator looking at his prey. “Just go and die!” Mu Liao shouted loudly. He pushed himself all the way, his ruler viciously pointing towards the Sacred Flame Sect Elder. The solid ruler directly pierced through his chest and created a hole that was about the size of a bowl, causing his heart to shatter completely.
Seeing two Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioners die so quickly at Mu Liao’s hands, Mo Wen was completely amazed. The attacks of Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioners were so frightening. If it had been him alone, he would have taken half a day to even kill one of them.
After killing both of the Sacred Flame Sect Elders, Mu Liao exhaled and released all the breath in his chest before laughing out loud comfortably. For half a month, the Sacred Flame Sect had been such bullies. They had surrounded Intentionless Sect and constantly attacked them. This had caused every person in Intentionless Sect to develop a grudge against them. Now, he had finally been able to kill two Sacred Flame Sect Elders. That had never happened since this war had begun.
“Young… young hero…” Mu Liao shifted his gaze onto Mo Wen and his expression was a little cautious. He was unsure how to address him and did not know what his fate would be. It was possible that the youth would just kill him.
Mu Liao did not feel that he deserved the credit for killing those two Sacred Flame Sect Elders. Deep in his heart, he knew that it was because the youth had sent those two Sacred Flame Sect Elders to him. If not, he would not have been able to kill them.
Mu Liao did not actually know the stance of the youth, and there was no guarantee that the youth would not simply kill him there and then. After all, this mysterious and savage person had popped out of nowhere.
“You are a Sect Elder of Intentionless Sect?” Mo Wen asked.
“That’s right, I am the ninth Sect Elder of Intentionless Sect, Mu Liao. I wonder if the young hero has any instructions for me?” Mu Liao’s expression grew solemn. They were finally touching on the topic of Intentionless Sect and he did not know the intentions of this youth. He did not know just what motive he had for appearing in the battleground between Sacred Flame Sect and Intentionless Sect. If he was out to attack Intentionless Sect, the situation of Intentionless Sect would be even more dire.
“I have come on behalf of your Young Mistress, Chen Zi, to check on the situation in the inner city,” Mo Wen said. He was a little amused by the way Mu Liao looked at him, as though he was a possible enemy. He retrieved an exquisite jade pendant from his sleeve and gave it to Intentionless Sect’s Sect Elder, Mu Liao.
“The jade pendant that Young Mistress carries around with her everywhere?” Mu Liao took the jade pendant and analyzed it. He immediately recognized it as Chen Zi’s identity token. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Young Mistress’ identity token would not simply be given to anyone. Could this youth really be the helping hand sent by the Young Mistress?