The Desolate Old Monster wasn’t the only one who was confused; everyone else was completely lost.
By all rights, it should have been Su Mo’s arm that exploded.
How did it end up being Elder Guo?
Huang Yunan took a deep breath and explained, "It was Su Mo. He just casually raised a hand, and Elder Guo’s arm was blown apart."
What!
Su Mo actually did it?
And so...casually...
The Desolate Old Monster asked in disbelief, "Xiaonan, are you sure you weren’t mistaken?"
"I’m sure!"
Huang Yunan said with absolute certainty.
Everyone else had closed their eyes just now, but she hadn’t. She had witnessed the shocking moment Elder Guo’s arm was blasted apart with her own eyes.
HISS...
Hearing this, everyone gasped in disbelief.
Regaining his senses, Elder Guo stared daggers at Su Mo. "Kid, you... you..."
"What’s with all the ’you, you, you’? Can’t you even speak properly?"
Su Mo said impatiently, "I already warned you, but you wouldn’t listen. You insisted on fighting me. It’s too late for regrets."
Elder Guo’s face was livid.
Su Mo had indeed warned him, but he had assumed Su Mo was just bluffing. He never imagined he would be defeated.
Unwilling to concede, Elder Guo snarled, "I was just careless for a moment. You just got lucky. Not only will I get my revenge for this arm, but I will also annihilate your entire family."
At these words, Su Mo’s expression instantly turned cold as ice.
He had kindly warned Elder Guo, yet this old bastard had the audacity to blame him. Not only did he want to kill Su Mo, but he also threatened his entire family.
His kindness had been completely wasted.
Su Mo’s voice was frigid. "Annihilate my family, is that it? Fine. I’ll grant your wish. Old man, don’t say I’m bullying you. All four of you can attack me at once. I’ll kill every last one of you!"
"My three friends, this man is provoking you! Are you just going to stand there and take it?"
Elder Guo yelled to the other three.
"We can’t!"
Clearly angered, the three men instantly appeared at Elder Guo’s side. They furiously channeled the power of their Realms, and their immense auras bore down on Su Mo.
Four against one!
Xiao Dong asked worriedly, "Brother Lang, will the Young Master be alright?"
"What’s there to worry about?"
Xiao Lang scoffed, "Forget four of them. Even if there were forty, the Young Master could slap them all to death with one hand."
Xiao Lin chuckled. "Ah, Xiao Dong, you’re still too young. You don’t understand our Young Master’s true strength. He could just stand there and let them attack without fighting back, and they still wouldn’t be able to win."
"I’m just worried they might damage the Young Master’s clothes!"
Xiao Dong said with a bashful look.
Xiao Lang replied, "You don’t have to worry about that. On our way here, I saw the Young Lady secretly pack several outfits for our Young Master. She sewed every single one by hand."
The Grand Elder teased, "Young Lady, aren’t you worried about your man at all?"
Xiao Qingxue said calmly, "I have faith in my man."
Meanwhile, the onlookers grew anxious.
Fan Jian cursed angrily, "Ouyang Cheng, have you no shame? Calling on your elders was bad enough, but now you’re having them gang up on him four to one!"
"So what?"
Ouyang Cheng sneered, "Anyone who dares to offend my Celestial Moon Sect will regret it. Just you wait. You’re next."
"You..."
Fan Jian gritted his teeth, but he was helpless. He could only look to Daoist Xuanqing. "Master..."
"Don’t panic. Just watch the show."
Daoist Xuanqing was perfectly composed. Not only was he not worried, but he even looked like he was settling in to enjoy a good show.
"Grandpa..."
Huang Yunan tugged on the Desolate Old Monster’s sleeve.
The Desolate Old Monster sighed. "Ai... I know you want to save him, but he offended the Celestial Moon Sect. I’m truly powerless to help."
A look of helplessness filled Huang Yunan’s face.
Even though she didn’t know Su Mo, he was still from the Desolate Empire. She didn’t want to see him throw his life away for nothing.
Elder Guo glared savagely at Su Mo.
’I refuse to believe it! With the combined strength of four Half-Step Martial Monarchs, how could we possibly fail to kill one Su Mo?’
Elder Guo snarled, "Su Mo, I admit you have some skill, but..."
"Garbage!"
Before Elder Guo could finish, Su Mo casually spat out a single word and raised his hand, unleashing an attack on the three men beside him.
’True Dragon Venerable Fist.’
A colossal golden fist descended from the sky, its pressure instantly suffocating the three men.
BOOM!
In an instant, the three men were smashed into a mist of blood that sprayed all over Elder Guo’s face, scalding hot.
Elder Guo was dumbfounded.
’I can’t believe it... He killed my three companions so casually, as if he were swatting three flies.’
HISS...
The sight shocked everyone into gasping. They froze in place, barely daring to breathe.
Silence!
A deathly silence!
’Three Half-Step Martial Monarchs... killed just like that, without even a chance to react?’
At this moment, everyone stood there, completely stunned.
It was too shocking for words.
Just then, Su Mo attacked again with another deceptively simple punch.
BOOM!
Elder Guo, who had been standing right beside them, was instantly reduced to a mist of blood.
Gone!
He died without leaving so much as a corpse behind.
Su Mo turned to Ouyang Cheng. "Now, it’s your turn."
"I..."
STUMBLE STUMBLE STUMBLE!
Terrified, Ouyang Cheng stumbled back several steps before managing to steady himself. He plastered a fawning smile on his face. "A misunderstanding! It was all a misunderstanding!"
’Misunderstanding my ass!’
SLAP!
Su Mo slapped Ouyang Cheng across the face so hard he spat up blood. "Fuck!" Su Mo roared. "You were going to annihilate my family, right? Well, my family is standing right here! Go on, annihilate them! Can you?!"
"It really was a misunderstanding!"
Ouyang Cheng cried out in panic.
He was truly terrified.
Four Half-Step Martial Monarchs hadn’t been able to withstand a single one of Su Mo’s moves before being smashed to death. What chance did he have?
The man could crush him as easily as an ant.
Ouyang Cheng explained desperately, "Grandfather! Grandfather! I’ll call you Grandfather, alright? As long as you don’t kill me, Grandfather, I’ll tell you about the greatest treasure in Qu Luo’s Tomb!"
"Oh? There’s a ’greatest treasure’ in Qu Luo’s Tomb? How come I’ve never heard of it."
Su Mo glanced doubtfully at Chu Tianxiong.
Chu Tianxiong hurried over to explain. "Elder Su, there is indeed a great treasure in Qu Luo’s Tomb, but it’s only a legend. It can’t be considered fact, which is why I didn’t dare tell you before!"
"A legend, you say? Let’s hear it."
Su Mo looked curious.
Ordinary treasures held no allure for Su Mo, but a legend was a different story.
’The more mythical the story, the more incredible the treasure is likely to be.
Who knows? I might just find something good.’
Seeing that he had piqued Su Mo’s interest, Chu Tianxiong said quickly, "Legend has it that the founder of my Beast Taming Sect, Qu Luo, once obtained the legacy of a peerless Cultivation Technique. It is said to contain the method for breaking through to the Martial Emperor Realm."
"What? Something that lets you break through to the Martial Emperor Realm? That’s a realm of legends!"
"Don’t Martial Emperors only exist in the Central Profound Domain?"
"Heavens! Whoever obtains Ancestor Qu Luo’s legacy could establish their own Martial Emperor family!"
The crowd instantly erupted into an uproar.
At that moment, nearly everyone’s fists were clenched and their eyes were bloodshot as they dreamed of obtaining the Martial Emperor Technique from Qu Luo’s Tomb.
Only Su Mo remained completely unfazed.
’A legend?
Is that all?’