Seeing Su Mo turn and flee, the Heaven-Suppressing King was stunned.
’Is this guy such a coward?’
The Heaven-Suppressing King said with contempt, "And I thought you were supposed to be impressive. Turns out you’re nothing. You run away after a few empty threats. But even if the monk runs, the temple remains."
Chu Tianxiong and Daoist Xuanqing were also dumbfounded.
’Why did Su Mo run?’
’This shouldn’t be happening.’
The two of them had personally witnessed Su Mo instantly kill Ouyang Teng, a Martial Monarch at Great Perfection. Why would he suddenly be afraid of the Heaven-Suppressing King?
The rest of the crowd began to speculate amongst themselves.
"Elder Su couldn’t have run away because he was scared, right?"
"No way. Elder Su’s power is unfathomable. How could he be afraid of a mere Heaven-Suppressing King?"
"He didn’t run? Then where did Elder Su go?"
"Sigh... I thought that with the establishment of the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land, we could grow strong under Elder Su. Who knew he was such a coward."
"Xiao Alliance Sacred Land? Heh, the Alliance Leader has already fled. What Xiao Alliance Sacred Land is there now?"
Everyone’s expressions turned incredibly grim.
No one had expected that on the very first day of its establishment, the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land would be destroyed.
What terrible luck!
Xiao Lang shouted, "Stop spouting your fucking nonsense! The Young Master would never abandon us. He’ll be back soon."
"Heh, by the time he gets back, we’ll all be dead."
"That’s right. Everyone, prepare to surrender to the Heaven-Suppressing King. Only His Majesty, the Heaven-Suppressing King, can lead us to strength."
"To hell with Elder Su! Turns out he’s just a useless coward. Give me my gift back! I want to present it to His Majesty the Heaven-Suppressing King."
The crowd had varied expressions.
Within the crowd, a few people were ready to make a move at any moment, turning on Su Mo to join the Heaven-Suppressing King.
"You people..."
Xiao Lang was dumbstruck with anger.
Xiao Hai whispered, "Brother Lang, the Young Master didn’t really run away and abandon us, did he?"
"Fuck, you don’t believe in the Young Master either?" Xiao Lang said furiously.
Xiao Hai stammered, "I..."
Just then, a familiar voice came from the distance: "What’s all the racket? Can’t you see that I’m back?"
"Young Master!"
Xiao Lang turned around and saw Su Mo slowly walking over from the distance, a willow branch in his hand.
"Didn’t he run away? Why is he back?"
"Don’t be ridiculous. Elder Su never ran away in the first place."
"What’s he doing with a willow branch in his hand?"
The crowd looked at Su Mo in confusion.
Xiao Lang complained tearfully, "Young Master, they were all saying you ran away. I argued with them, but they wouldn’t believe me."
"Heh, well, I’m back now, aren’t I?" Su Mo said comfortingly.
Xiao Lang grinned foolishly. "I knew it! I knew the Young Master would never abandon us."
"I knew it too!"
"Bullshit, you knew nothing! All of us believed the Young Master hadn’t run off. You were the only one who thought he had."
"I did not!"
A few people started arguing with Xiao Hai.
Su Mo waved his hand, signaling for the crowd to stop. His gaze swept coldly over them.
Instantly, the faces of the few who had been planning to betray him changed drastically. They turned and fled.
BANG!
With a casual wave of Su Mo’s hand, a hurricane-like wind swept the men up, leaving them dangling in the air before him.
"Elder Su, what are you doing? We are all members of your Xiao Alliance Sacred Land!"
"That’s right! We even gave you gifts!"
The men said, their faces filled with terror.
Su Mo asked in a chilling voice, "When I went to break off this willow branch, did the few of you think I had run away? Were you planning to betray the Xiao Alliance and kill my clansmen?"
In truth, Su Mo had never intended to flee. He had gone to get the willow branch specifically to use the opportunity to root out these traitors.
After all, many of the people here were meeting him for the first time and held no real loyalty to him.
These captured men were even more despicable.
Not only had they planned to betray the Xiao Alliance, but they had also intended to kill members of the Xiao Family to prove their allegiance to the Heaven-Suppressing King.
However, they never expected Su Mo to actually come back.
"Elder Su, spare me! I swear I’ll never do it again!"
"Yes, we can swear to the heavens! We will be loyal to the Xiao Alliance and to you, Elder Su, for the rest of our lives! Just spare us!"
"We have Treasures! As long as you’re willing to spare us, Elder Su, we’ll present them all to you."
Su Mo looked at them with extreme coldness. "Treasures, you say? No need for you to present them. I’ll take them from you myself."
BANG!
With a clench of his large hand, the men were instantly crushed, exploding into a cloud of blood mist that filled the air.
Their Storage Rings fell from the air.
Su Mo casually caught the few Storage Rings and handed them to Xiao Lang. "You hold onto these for now. Later, turn them all over to the family."
"You got it!"
Xiao Lang swept his Divine Sense across them and found that the traitors’ Storage Rings were indeed filled with good things. He put them away with satisfaction.
HISS...
Everyone around gasped, frightened by the scene.
’So ruthless.’
No matter how much the men begged for mercy, Su Mo remained unmoved and killed them anyway.
"Finished dealing with your family matters?"
The Heaven-Suppressing King asked with a cold smile.
Su Mo said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s continue settling our accounts."
"Fine!"
The Heaven-Suppressing King agreed. "Then how do you plan to stand against my three thousand Black Armored Cavalry?"
"With this!"
Su Mo brandished the willow branch in his hand.
The Heaven-Suppressing King was speechless.
’Is this kid out of his mind? He actually plans to use a shabby willow branch against my three thousand Black Armored Cavalry.’
’He’s either a fool or just arrogant.’
The Heaven-Suppressing King said coolly, "Let me remind you for the second time: my three thousand cavalry are invincible. Are you sure you don’t want to switch to a real weapon?"
"No need. This is enough for me," Su Mo insisted.
The Heaven-Suppressing King cursed, "Dammit, are you brain-dead? Fine! If you’re so eager to die, then this king will grant your wish!"
"Black Armor Army! Charge and kill him for me!"
With a wave of his great hand, the three thousand soldiers of the Black Armor Army behind him immediately charged toward Su Mo.
Their momentum was like that of a million-strong army, an incredibly soul-shaking sight.
"Elder Su isn’t actually going to fight the Black Armor Army with a willow branch, is he?"
"Does it look like he’s faking?"
"But..."
"Stop worrying needlessly. You have to believe in Elder Su. Those few just now who didn’t believe in him were all killed by him. Do you want to follow in their footsteps?"
Worry was written all over everyone’s faces.
However, Chu Tianxiong just smiled. "Daoist Brother Xuanqing, do you remember that day when Qi Bian came to my Beast Taming Sect to get revenge on Elder Su?"
"I remember!"
Daoist Xuanqing said, "That day, Elder Su killed Qi Bian using only a dried twig. It was a magnificent feat."
Chu Tianxiong nodded. "Indeed. And that magnificent feat is about to be repeated today."
Under the nervous gaze of the crowd, Su Mo slowly raised the willow branch in his hand, only swinging it down when the Black Armor Army was right in front of him.
True Dragon Supreme Swordsmanship.
SHIING!
A green sword light erupted from the willow branch, engulfing the three thousand Black Armored Cavalry.
In an instant, all three thousand Black Armored Cavalry were sliced in half at the waist.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
The three thousand Black Armored Cavalry collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from their wounds, instantly dyeing the grounds of the Xiao Family Mansion red.
One sword strike, three thousand armors sundered.