Chapter 146 - 143: Truly a Monster

"Causing trouble on my wedding day... Do you think I’m invisible?"

Ling Lang’s voice was cold. "Before that incident, I dare say I treated you quite well within the Ling Family."

Mo Qianqian immediately retorted, his voice equally frigid. "But for the sake of your sister, you conspired to steal my Holy Dragon Bloodline!"

Previously in the Ling Family, Ling Lang hadn’t actually done anything bad to him; in fact, he had spoken up for him multiple times. However, Ling Lang was fanatically protective of his younger sister. Whatever Ling Qingxue wanted to do, he would back her one hundred percent. Ling Lang had also participated in the theft of his Holy Dragon Bloodline. Therefore, he was one of the people Mo Qianqian absolutely had to kill.

"And now, are you fighting me to seize the great treasure I carry?" Mo Qianqian asked loudly.

"For ruining my wedding, I will kill you with my own two hands!" Having said that, Ling Lang reached out and drew a sword from a young man of the Ling Family standing nearby.

"If he wants to fight you, we first need to see if he’s even qualified."

At this moment, Patriarch Ling spoke up. He looked at an older young man of the Ling Family, who was nearing his thirties, and said, "Ling Run, you go."

Patriarch Ling’s words clearly indicated that he was sending the youth of the Ling Family to fight Mo Qianqian. However, true to the style of a major family, before letting Ling Lang fight, they sent someone to test the waters and probe Mo Qianqian’s true strength.

"Ling Run is nearly thirty and one of the top geniuses of the Ling Family. Because of his older age, he’s only ranked seventy-eighth on the Hidden Dragon List. However, he recently broke through to the First Level of Tongyou Realm, and his combat power is far beyond that of an ordinary cultivator at that level. I heard Mo Qianqian killed an elder at the First Level of Tongyou Realm in the Black Demon Ridge, but I wonder if he can hold his own against Ling Run."

"No one knows what Mo Qianqian’s current cultivation is. He should be in the Second Realm, right? If the cultivation gap is too large, no matter how strong his combat power is, he probably won’t be a match for Ling Run."

"The Ling Family is being too conservative. If Mo Qianqian loses, Ling Lang won’t even get the chance to strike."

"As long as Ling Lang lands the killing blow in the end, who cares who goes first? As long as it’s a younger generation member under thirty, the Ling Family won’t lose face! Furthermore, if Mo Qianqian can’t even handle anyone else and isn’t even qualified to make Ling Lang act, the Ling Family will have vented their anger and saved face."

Whispered discussions rose and fell continuously. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the older Ling Family youth and Mo Qianqian.

Shi Muyao began to worry.

That was the First Level of Tongyou Realm. No matter how fast Mo Qianqian advanced, it was impossible for him to jump from the First Realm to several layers into the Second Realm, right? Although she had seen Mo Qianqian kill a Ling Family elder at the First Level of Tongyou Realm in the Demon Dragon Valley of the Black Demon Ridge, that must have been one of Mo Qianqian’s strongest trump cards. Whether he could defeat an even stronger genius at the First Level of Tongyou Realm was hard to say.

The older youth, Ling Run, drew a large saber and strode toward Mo Qianqian.

SWISH!

As Ling Run walked, his body exuded the aura of the First Level of Tongyou Realm. That aura was indeed significantly stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator at the same level.

"Hmph, Mo Qianqian, if you want to fight Ling Lang, you have to get past me first!"

With that said, Ling Run kicked off the ground with his back foot. Gripping his large saber, he lunged toward Mo Qianqian like a ferocious beast.

"Die!"

Mo Qianqian snorted coldly. His right hand tightened around his spear, explosive power surging within his body. A powerful aura erupted from him as he charged at Ling Run, radiating dense murderous intent.

Mo Qianqian did not activate the Vast Spear Technique. Instead, he unleashed the physical strength of the Second Realm Seventh Layer. Spear in hand, he thrust straight at Ling Run.

"Second Realm Seventh Layer! He actually broke through to the Second Realm Seventh Layer!" an old man exclaimed in shock.

Hearing this, the crowd was astonished. Three or four months ago, Mo Qianqian was only at the First Realm Ninth Layer in the Southern Wilderness. In such a short time, he had broken through directly to the Second Realm Seventh Layer? His breakthrough speed was actually this fast? With this speed, there was probably no one in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who could match him!

"What an absolute monster!"

"No wonder he could kill the Ling Family elder at the First Level of Tongyou Realm!"

"No wonder he dared to fight his way in here!"

"I wonder if Ling Run can defeat Mo Qianqian?"

The crowd gasped in amazement.

Shi Muyao’s face was also filled with shock. In her opinion, Mo Qianqian was still far inferior to Elder Asura, but this breakthrough speed had far exceeded her expectations. Of course, her heart was also filled with tension. She was terrified that Mo Qianqian would die here, even though she and Mo Qianqian no longer had any relationship.

Amidst the crowd’s exclamations, Mo Qianqian and Ling Run clashed.

Capitalizing on his weapon’s superior reach, Mo Qianqian’s spear thrust directly toward Ling Run.

Ling Run’s expression turned grave. Unleashing a burst of immense power, he swung his saber in a side slash against Mo Qianqian’s spear. At the same time, he shifted his feet to the right to dodge the incoming thrust.

CLANG!

A piercing metallic ring echoed out. Ling Run was horrified to feel that his strike was like hitting a solid mountain; it couldn’t shake Mo Qianqian’s spear in the slightest. And although he had shifted his feet, he had only moved a tiny fraction of a distance. Mo Qianqian’s spear plunged straight into his body.

SPLURT!

Blood sprayed out violently as Ling Run’s body was instantly impaled on the spot.

"You..." Disbelief painted Ling Run’s face. He looked at Mo Qianqian in shock, then down at the spear lodged in his chest, feeling his life force rapidly slipping away.

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

"One strike? He impaled and killed Ling Run, a genius at the First Level of Tongyou Realm, with just one thrust?"

"Mo Qianqian’s strength is actually this terrifying?"

At this moment, jaws dropped throughout the crowd, their faces displaying deep shock. In their eyes, it was entirely possible for Ling Run to defeat Mo Qianqian. Even if he couldn’t win, he should have at least been able to withstand a few blows and force Mo Qianqian to reveal some of his trump cards. Who could have expected that he would lose to Mo Qianqian so easily, killed by a single spear thrust?

It happened so fast that even if the Ling Family wanted to save him, they simply wouldn’t have been in time. Moreover, this completely failed to achieve the Ling Family’s goal; Ling Run had essentially thrown his life away for nothing.

Shi Muyao and the others, after getting over their initial shock, let out faint sighs of relief.

"He killed Ling Run!"

"Ling Run was one of their top geniuses, one of the powerful core members of the Ling Family’s next generation! His death is a huge loss for the Ling Family."

"I heard Ling Lang was also only at the First Level of Tongyou Realm previously, right? I wonder if he has broken through? If not, he might not necessarily be a match for Mo Qianqian."

"Will the Ling Family still dare to send Ling Lang up?"

"Ling Lang is ranked tenth on the true Hidden Dragon List! Even if they have the same cultivation level, he is definitely far stronger than Ling Run. If Mo Qianqian were at the Third Realm First Layer, it would go without saying that Ling Lang would be no match for him—after all, Mo Qianqian was once number one on the Hidden Dragon List. But since Mo Qianqian is only at the Second Realm Seventh Layer, it’s still hard to say who will win."

"Although he isn’t as dazzling as Ling Qingxue, the current number one on the Hidden Dragon List, Ling Lang is no pushover. I think his chances of winning are higher."

The crowd broke into endless chatter.