After leaving the cave mansion, Mo Huaiyu followed An Ruoxi to the first floor.
Immediately, he began to hear the surrounding whispers.
“Oh! So this little guy was with Senior Sister An. No wonder Senior Brother Qin waited half the day without seeing a trace of him.”
“I thought he was just bragging before and had chosen to run away rather than fight today.”
“What are you standing around for? Let’s go! There’s a good show to watch today!”
Many disciples changed their pace, eager to witness this confrontation.
‘So that guy is already waiting for me? Hmph! I won’t be as pathetic as last time!’
Walking out of the Qi Refinement Tower, An Ruoxi extended her fair, delicate hand toward the youth.
“Junior Brother Mo, your hand.”
“Oh, okay.”
Mo Huaiyu placed his palm into her hand.
An Ruoxi immediately took his hand—it felt warm and smooth like jade—and then she turned into a streak of light, leaving the Qi Refinement Tower.
A large number of people had gathered at the vast Martial Stage.
Judging by their clothing, disciples from various peaks of the Yuling Sect had come.
Qin Wudi didn’t actually have enough prestige to draw such a crowd for a duel.
Everyone was primarily there for the Hundred Flowers Fairy.
Rumors said that a young man had become inseparable from Senior Sister An, and everyone wanted to see for themselves.
As the light descended and the cool, mature beauty appeared while holding the young boy’s hand, the entire audience erupted into an uproar.
“The rumors were actually true! Could it be that Senior Sister An really has a deep relationship with this Junior Brother?!”
“No!!!”
One male disciple fell to his knees, his arms thrown back in despair.
In his daze, he seemed to hear the sound of snowflakes fluttering~
Upon landing, Mo Huaiyu spotted two familiar figures.
An Ruojun, dressed in men’s clothing, was extremely conspicuous in the crowd, not to mention the equally stunning Xia Qingluan beside her.
They were undoubtedly the focus of the crowd.
Qin Wudi stood in the center of the Martial Stage.
Not far from him, a young man in blue was smiling as he watched Mo Huaiyu.
Seeing the young man in blue, An Ruoxi’s expression changed slightly.
“Sister Ruoxi, do you know him?”
Mo Huaiyu naturally noticed the change in An Ruoxi’s expression.
Following her gaze, he saw the man’s smiling face. It made him feel uncomfortable—it was a smile that hid a dagger.
An Ruoxi opened her red lips and said, “That person is one of the newly promoted Elders and also Qin Wudi’s clan brother.”
She had some memory of him because he had previously represented the Qin Family to show goodwill toward her, though she had coldly rejected him.
Hearing that he was an Elder, Mo Huaiyu was shocked.
In other words, this person was a Creation Realm powerhouse!
This was going to be a bit difficult.
He had planned to pay back the humiliation from last time a hundredfold, but the opponent had a Creation Realm expert backing him. If he interfered…
An Ruoxi sensed the boy’s worry and said, “Junior Brother Mo, don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on that man.”
Although she only had the strength of the Cave-Heaven Realm, she could still hold her own for a few exchanges against someone in the Creation Realm.
“Good! Thank you so much, Sister Ruoxi!”
Mo Huaiyu’s expression was excited as he squeezed her hand gratefully.
*Wuwu*, ‘Maybe I should just offer myself to Sister Ruoxi. I don’t want to work hard anymore.’
In the future, all he would have to say was “Sister Ruoxi, I’m hungry. Feed me.”
Hearing his words and feeling the boy squeeze her hand tightly, An Ruoxi maintained her cool expression on the surface, but her heart was already racing like a startled deer.
“Junior Brother Mo… Junior Brother Mo can rest easy and focus on the duel.”
The cold beauty looked away, not daring to meet the youth’s fervent gaze.
Mo Huaiyu didn’t notice An Ruoxi’s avoidance.
In the next moment, his figure appeared on the Martial Stage.
Qin Wudi looked at the young boy before him and sneered, “Junior Brother, I thought you weren’t going to show up.”
The moment he saw the boy, Qin Wudi’s rationality was instantly thrown to the dogs.
Not a shred remained. He only wanted to defeat the boy in front of him to prove himself to Senior Sister An!
Faced with Qin Wudi’s cold mockery, how could Mo Huaiyu show weakness?
He immediately threw out a line.
“Senior Brother, I had originally intended to insult people today, so I won’t be insulting you.”
“…”
Hearing Mo Huaiyu’s words, Qin Wudi was stunned for a moment.
Then he realized—this brat was calling him sub-human!
The surrounding disciples were also stunned for a moment before they understood what Mo Huaiyu meant.
“Good grief! This Junior Brother isn’t simple! That level of insulting… tsk tsk, I’m ashamed to say I can’t compare!”
“I only just realized what he meant. Look, Senior Brother Qin’s face has turned ashen.”
Not far away.
An Ruojun listened to Mo Huaiyu’s words and pondered them for a moment before she understood the insult.
“This brat, his strength isn’t much, but his mouth is quite something.”
His mouth…
Suddenly, she remembered that night again, holding the boy’s face in both her hands and staring at his lips.
At that time, she had wanted to try what was written in the storybooks—to see if there would be a tingly, numbing sensation when kissing.
Ahhh!!!
Great, now her state of mind was in turmoil again.
Ever since that night, she would always recall those shameful past events.
Xia Qingluan’s beautiful eyes turned toward the blue-clothed young man.
She said, “He invited that guy here. Could it be to guard against Junior Sister Ruoxi?”
Based on Xia Qingluan’s observations of An Ruoxi, if the Junior Brother lost the duel, there was a high probability she would rush onto the stage.
An Ruojun also looked at the blue-clothed young man and said dismissively, “Hmph! If he dares to make a move against Ruoxi, I’ll knock out every last one of his teeth. He only broke through to the Creation Realm by relying on Elixirs. He’s nothing but a hollow shell.”
At this moment, the Elder officiating the martial arts also arrived.
To prevent someone from becoming blinded by rage and dying on the stage, an Elder was assigned as a referee for every duel.
The Elder said to Mo Huaiyu, “Little friend, you have two choices. First, you can withstand three moves from your opponent. If you are still standing after three moves, you win. Second, your opponent can suppress his cultivation to match yours to decide the winner.”
Generally, anyone would choose the latter.
After all, the difference was more than one major realm.
Let alone three moves, the fight might be over in half a move.
However, Mo Huaiyu would not do that.
He felt the treasure Sister Yuyun had given him in his robes; it had nearly finished recovering.
“I choose the first option!”
“Little friend, are you sure?”
“I’m sure!”
He wanted his opponent to strike with full force so that he could stage a desperate counter-kill.
“Very well! Then, the duel begins!”
As soon as the words fell, before Mo Huaiyu could even react, Qin Wudi gripped his Sword Ball and threw it into the air.
The Sword Ball instantly erupted with sword light, releasing countless bursts of sword qi.
It was a true volley of ten thousand swords!
“Myriad Swords Return to One!”
In the next moment, the countless sword qi converged together—a 40-meter-long sword!
A massive amount of Spiritual Power suddenly surged out of Qin Wudi’s body.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a towering giant, reaching out to grasp the condensed giant sword and slashing down at the youth.
The wind from the sword howled.
Looking at the approaching giant sword, it seemed filled with enough power to split mountains and seas, striking fear into anyone who saw it.
Qin Wudi had used a killing move right from the start.
The disciples watched with racing hearts.
‘Is the Elder not going to act? Someone is going to die!’
An Ruoxi’s beautiful eyes widened.
She gripped her Ice Crystal Sword in her palm.
Just as she was about to step onto the stage, she saw the boy turn his head toward her, giving her a reassuring look.
Looking at the attack filled with killing intent, Mo Huaiyu wasn’t afraid. Instead, he grinned.
“Come at me!”