Chapter 154 - 151: Do You Dare Deny It?

"Th-th-this... how is this possible?" Kong Mingcheng was utterly dumbfounded.

Mo Qianqian was Asura, the Second-Grade Spirit Master whose name had recently shaken the entire Great Xia Dynasty. This time, not only had he survived Ling Qingxue’s attack, but he had also defeated her and held her life in his hands.

Li Rong was equally shocked to her core. Beside them, Nangong Ling’s heart pounded fiercely.

Asura, the man who had imparted the Taiyin Secret Technique to her, the man she had etched into a special place in her heart... was actually Mo Qianqian? The person who seemingly "liked" her was Mo Qianqian?

"Why is it you?" Nangong Ling murmured to herself, unable to calm her churning emotions.

She finally understood why Asura had told her that she and Ling Lang would not have a good end. It turned out he was the one coming for them—he wanted to kill Ling Qingxue, and he wanted to kill Ling Lang.

"How... how could it be you..." Ling Qingxue coughed up a mouthful of blood as she stared at Mo Qianqian.

At this moment, she felt an unbearable agony in her heart. Mo Qianqian was Asura, and Asura was Mo Qianqian. Her previous suspicions had actually been correct! Yet, because of the Human Skin Mask and the appearance of a fake Mo Qianqian, she had convinced herself that Asura had absolutely nothing to do with him.

She had even sought out Mo Qianqian, wanting to recruit him, even wanting to marry him. She had confessed her feelings to a man she had once schemed against, crippled, exiled, and who harbored a bone-deep hatred for her. She had tried to woo him, to wed him, and had even genuinely felt her heart flutter for him.

What an absolute, colossal joke.

At that moment, thunder seemed to boom within Ling Qingxue’s mind, followed by a deafening BUZZ that left her entirely dazed.

After his cultivation was crippled, Mo Qianqian had become a formidable Second Realm Seventh Layer Body Cultivator and a Second-Grade Spirit Master possessing a Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source. Even though she had acquired the Holy Dragon Bloodline, even though she had unleashed a heaven-and-earth anomaly talent... she was still defeated by Mo Qianqian.

The entire Ling family also found it hard to accept the reality unfolding before their eyes.

"Mo Qianqian, let go of Ling Qingxue at once!" Ling Guang could not help but roar in anger.

The Ling family’s Grand Elder, Ling Yunshan, glared with eyes that looked ready to burst from their sockets.

"Mo Qianqian, let Qingxue go! I’ll agree to whatever you want me to do," Ling Lang suddenly shouted.

"Does that include canceling the marriage alliance?" the Eldest Prince suddenly interjected.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of both the Dean of Tai Xuan Academy and Patriarch Ling changed drastically. The royal family certainly knew how to pick their moments to cause trouble!

"I..." Ling Lang’s eyes narrowed. The demand hadn’t come from Mo Qianqian, but he still answered without hesitation, "Yes!"

On the other side, Nangong Ling’s heart jolted.

The Dean of Tai Xuan Academy and Patriarch Ling both grimaced. Patriarch Ling wanted to declare that Ling Lang did not have the final say in this matter. However, he kept his mouth shut because Ling Qingxue was still in Mo Qianqian’s grasp.

"Mo Qianqian, you have already won. Our Ling family admits defeat. We will trade you whatever you desire," Patriarch Ling finally spoke. "Even if it is the Holy Dragon Bloodline, as long as you release Ling Qingxue."

"Hahaha!" Mo Qianqian burst into boisterous laughter. "The Holy Dragon Bloodline? What a joke. If I take it back now, would I even be able to use it?"

Unlike Ling Qingxue, who possessed the Heaven-Swallowing Python Bloodline and had prepared for eight years, his Spirit Veins were completely destroyed. Even if he took the Holy Dragon Bloodline back, it was impossible for it to reintegrate into his body. Furthermore, there was no way the Ling family would actually hand it over.

"I once willingly gave up everything for your Ling family, for Ling Qingxue," Mo Qianqian shouted in a deep voice. "And what did you do in return?"

He locked his gaze onto Ling Qingxue and demanded, "I told you I would make you admit with your own mouth whether my words were slander or not.

"Now, tell me! You stole my Holy Dragon Bloodline, destroyed my Mo family, poisoned me, and framed me for attempting to defile you!

"You stole the Holy Spirit Grass from the South Wilderness Shi family, and to preserve the Ling family’s reputation and humiliate me, you forced me to marry into the Shi family!

"Is any of this slander?"

His voice rolled out like thunder. Killing intent already permeated the air around Mo Qianqian, and he tightened his grip on Ling Qingxue’s throat.

Ling Qingxue knew Mo Qianqian too well. If she dared to say the word ’slander,’ he would kill her instantly. Facing death, she finally felt true fear.

With her throat constricted, she struggled to answer, "It is not slander."

"Do you all hear that now?" Mo Qianqian roared, glaring at Patriarch Ling and the others. "Do you still dare to deny it?"

Patriarch Ling remained silent, and not a single member of the Ling family dared to reply. By now, everyone present completely understood what had happened. They didn’t need Ling Qingxue or the Ling family to explain; they could already piece together the entire story.

"I also told you that today, I, Mo Qianqian, didn’t come just to talk." Mo Qianqian stared into Ling Qingxue’s face, his eyes narrowing as he coldly spat out his next words. "I came to kill you!"

"No..." Ling Qingxue cried out in panic.

She possessed both the Heaven-Swallowing Python Bloodline and the Holy Dragon Bloodline. She had the power to activate both simultaneously and trigger a heaven-and-earth anomaly. She had a boundless future and the potential to reach the highest peaks. She did not want to die.

However, in the next instant, Mo Qianqian’s hand clamped down with lethal force.

CRACK!

Ling Qingxue’s neck was instantly crushed by Mo Qianqian. Blood spurted out like a geyser. Her head snapped back and plummeted toward the ground. Her devastatingly beautiful face was contorted in terror and agony, her eyes wide open, clearly dying with a lingering grievance.

At that moment, the entire venue fell dead silent. You could hear a pin drop. Everyone was completely stunned.

Ling Qingxue had been killed by Mo Qianqian?

The number one genius on the Hidden Dragon List, the Ling family’s top prodigy, the monstrous talent with dual bloodlines who could trigger heaven-and-earth anomalies... she just died like that? Did Mo Qianqian really dare to kill Ling Qingxue right in the Ling family’s estate, in front of everyone?

"Stop!"

"No!"

Patriarch Ling, Ling Lang, and Chu He all roared furiously at the exact same moment.

Patriarch Ling sprang into action, charging straight at Mo Qianqian. Ling Guang, Ling Yunshan, and the rest of the Ling family also mobilized, rushing furiously toward him. Naturally, Patriarch Ling was the closest.

Mo Qianqian instantly summoned his Spirit Body and activated his Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source, preparing to strike at Patriarch Ling’s flank to delay his attack speed. Simultaneously, his real body rapidly retreated outward.

SWISH!

Just then, to Mo Qianqian’s astonishment, the nearly bald old man shot out from beside him at blinding speed and charged at Patriarch Ling.

Sensing the impending ambush from the Spirit Body, Patriarch Ling threw a palm strike toward it.

HISS!

Mo Qianqian dismissed the Spirit Body. Since someone else had stepped in to block for him, he no longer needed to stall Patriarch Ling himself. After all, Patriarch Ling was an expert at the Ninth Level of Tongyou Realm; using a Spirit Body to delay him was incredibly dangerous.

At that same moment, Mo Qianqian saw Chu He’s Spirit Body materialize right in front of him, throwing a vicious punch his way.