Free Web NovelChapter 504: Chapter 501: Scam (4)
With Mo Qi backing it up, the Scab Chicken vented its frustration without a shred of restraint.
As a Blood Crowned Exquisite Chicken, its body had mutated during its transformation into a Nine Treasures Exquisite Chicken because an Array had cut it off from the Power of Heaven and Earth.
It should have reached Perfection after nine transformations, but instead, it went through a full thirty-seven!
This allowed it to live for over thirty-seven thousand years.
Although it had no Cultivation, no combat prowess, and mediocre defense, it had gained a nearly Undying physique and an exceptionally potent Life Force.
The old man had snapped its neck earlier. While it wouldn’t die and its injuries would heal instantly, the pain of being so close to death was very real.
That was why the Scab Chicken was now full of resentment.
"You’ve got a big mouth for a chicken!" Xiao Zhang sneered. "But it seems you haven’t grasped the situation. You should know that careless talk leads to disaster."
The Scab Chicken crossed its wings, swayed its long neck to hold its head high, and looked down its beak at Xiao Zhang. "What, you think you’re in the right for killing this Chicken Ancestor for no reason? That’s a little too arrogant!"
Xiao Zhang laughed. "That’s right. My name is Xiao Zhang. If I weren’t a bit arrogant, wouldn’t I be failing to live up to my name?"
The Scab Chicken was at a loss for words.
"You keep talking about compensation. Go on, tell me how much you want me to pay?" Xiao Zhang didn’t rush to attack, instead asking with a smile.
At that moment, he had the mindset of a hunter toying with his prey.
Scab Chicken: "Hand over everything you have except the clothes on your backs!"
Xiao Zhang was taken aback. This wasn’t compensation, it was a straight-up shakedown and robbery!
Thinking of this, he looked at the Scab Chicken as if it were an idiot and said, "I am the great Young Sect Leader of the Demon Sect. When it comes to robbing people, we’re the founding fathers! I really don’t know whether to call you idiots or just say you’re overestimating yourselves."
The Scab Chicken immediately looked at Mo Qi. "Young Master, he’s looking down on you! I’m not trying to stir up trouble, really, but if it were me, I couldn’t stand for that."
Mo Qi rolled his eyes and unceremoniously bonked the Scab Chicken on the head.
"He was talking about you, too. So it is on you. Go ahead, you handle it."
The Scab Chicken yelped in pain, clutched its head, and scurried behind Mo Qi, chuckling sheepishly. "Hehe, my job is done. Now it’s your time to shine, Young Master."
Mo Qi ignored the clowning Scab Chicken and looked at Xiao Zhang’s group. "Two options. Either do as my chicken said and hand over everything but your clothes. Or, for fairness’s sake, you snapped its neck, so I’ll snap yours. We’ll call it even. Pick one."
Before Xiao Zhang could speak, the old man beside him laughed in fury. "You yellow-mouthed brat! Daring to spout such nonsense when death is at your door! This old man thinks there’s a third option: to take your head and present it to the Master of the Desperate Mountain Range for a bounty!"
Mo Qi shrugged. "So, no room for discussion? In that case, I’ll choose for you. We’ll go with the first option."
With that, Mo Qi swaggered toward Xiao Zhang and his group.
Gu Peng was dumbfounded watching from the side.
"Brother Mo, what are you...?"
"Alright, alright, cut the chatter. Just stay here with this Chicken Ancestor and watch the show," the Scab Chicken interrupted Gu Peng impatiently. "The Young Master’s power is beyond your imagination."
Gu Peng knew Mo Qi was strong. He had killed an Abyssal Demon with a Void Realm Cultivation.
But this situation was different. He was facing nine human Void Realm Cultivators.
Abyssal Demons only had powerful physical bodies; they didn’t possess a Grotto Heaven!
In Gu Peng’s eyes, no matter how strong Mo Qi was, he ultimately only had a Vajra Realm Cultivation. Once he encountered a Grotto Heaven, he would surely be suppressed.
’Alright, I’ll stand by my friend, even if it costs me my life. Brother Mo saved me once, so the worst that can happen is I give my life back to him!’ Gu Peng gritted his teeth, made his decision, and said no more.
"Young Master, we shouldn’t linger here. We can’t delay any longer," the old man transmitted his voice to Xiao Zhang.
Xiao Zhang nodded, and the old man immediately gave the order, "Guard One, you go kill him. There is no room for failure!"
"Yes, sir!" A man in black stepped forward, sword in hand.
He and the remaining seven men in black were all experts meticulously trained by the Demon Sect. They were 100% loyal to Xiao Zhang, tasked with being his personal bodyguards and carrying out all his commands.
Looking at the defenseless Mo Qi, a look of contempt appeared in Guard One’s eyes.
’A mere Vajra Realm weakling. I can kill him with a wave of my hand.’
"Die!"
Guard One unleashed his Grotto Heaven Power, sending it crashing down on Mo Qi, intending to kill him in a single blow.
Seeing this, Mo Qi didn’t break his stride and simply waved his hand.
BOOM!
The Five Elements Dominating Body activated. A massive, illusory Five Elements Tree erupted from the ground, intercepting Guard One’s Grotto Heaven in mid-air.
RUSTLE!
Countless branches and leaves trembled rapidly, dispersing the force of the impact. Mo Qi’s robes didn’t even stir, but Guard One grunted as the Rebound Force entered his body, forcing him back several steps.
"Mental Realm Transformation?!"
"How is that possible?!"
The old man, Xiao Zhang included, stared at the illusory Five Elements Tree in shock, their expressions changing drastically.
At the Vajra Realm, the body and Domain merge into one, transforming into a Mental Realm, allowing one to command a Sea of Object Transformation and stun the mind.
This meant that the Vajra Realm was only the beginning of the Mental Realm.
Only upon reaching the Void Realm, opening a Grotto Heaven, and nourishing the Mental Realm with it, would one have a chance at Mental Realm Transformation.
In other words, a Grotto Heaven was a prerequisite for Mental Realm Transformation.
Without a Grotto Heaven, there was no foundation for Mental Realm Transformation, just as a towering tree cannot grow without fertile soil.
But Mo Qi’s move had completely overturned their common knowledge of the Martial Dao. freewebnovёl.ƈom
And he had actually blocked Guard One’s Grotto Heaven attack!
It was simply incredible!
"Demon Sword Unsheathing First Form, Celestial Demon Slash!" Although Guard One was equally surprised, the principle that had been drilled into him since childhood was that the mission came first.
So he immediately suppressed his emotions, gripped his longsword, and leaped into the air, charging toward Mo Qi.
"Brother Mo, the Demon Sword Unsheathing Form is an incredibly evil and powerful Swordsmanship from the Demon Sect! It trades one’s own Essence Energy for immense destructive power! Be careful!" Gu Peng shouted a warning from a distance.
As his voice fell, Guard One vanished from everyone’s sight, replaced by a massive black sword ten zhang long.
The giant sword flew forward, splitting like a phantom into thousands of streams of Sword Energy that slashed at Mo Qi from all directions.
Without a word, Mo Qi took out the Obsidian Cauldron and held it in his hand.
His gaze swept over the thousands of streams of Sword Energy one by one, finally locking onto a single direction.
Then, things became simple.
Mo Qi gripped the cauldron’s handle with both hands, turned to the side, raised his arms, and spread his legs shoulder-width apart, sticking his butt out slightly.
The moment the Sword Energy was upon him, he swung the black cauldron like a club, striking one of the streams of Sword Energy.
CLANG!
A heavy, metallic clang rang out.
All the Sword Energy instantly dissipated. A figure shot backward at extreme speed, smashed into the ground, and gouged out a trench dozens of zhang long, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.
