Chapter 49: Asura’s Backer?

"How dare you capture disciples of the Yuling Sect! You’ve got a lot of nerve!" Hou Wei roared thunderously. A powerful surge of energy erupted from her as she clashed head-on with Kong Ren.

Both were experts at the Ninth Level of Spirit Profound Realm, making them evenly matched. The impact of their collision sent both staggering back several dozen feet.

Meanwhile, Mo Hao charged straight toward Shi Muyao. Right at that moment, however, another elderly man in deep brown robes darted out, blocking Mo Hao’s path. This newcomer was also a master at the Ninth Level of Spirit Profound Realm, forcibly bringing Mo Hao’s advance to a halt.

"Who are you to dare stand in the way of my Yuling Sect?" Mo Hao bellowed furiously.

"Our Qin Family fears no Yuling Sect. Besides, we haven’t touched any Yuling Sect disciple. We are only here for Mo Qianqian," the brown-robed elder replied in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Mo Qianqian’s eyes narrowed. As expected, Qin Chao wasn’t the only one the Qin Family had sent. Behind the young man stood an expert at the Ninth Level of Spirit Profound Realm. These people had all been hiding in the shadows.

Having broken through to the First Realm Seventh Layer, Mo Qianqian unleashed his power, sending the group of attackers besieging him flying one after another. Against those in the Spirit Vein Realm, he directly caught their weapons barehanded. Their blades couldn’t even leave a scratch on him. Instead of using a sword to parry, he grabbed their weapons with his left hand and delivered lethal punches with his right.

SLASH!

In a flash, Mo Qianqian caught Cai Ye’s broadsword with his left hand and drove his right fist toward Cai Ye’s chest. To prevent Cai Ye from being knocked too far away, Mo Qianqian angled this punch downward.

Cai Ye was at the Spirit Xuan Realm Third Layer. Catching the blade barehanded had indeed caused the edge to bite deep into Mo Qianqian’s flesh, and blood spilled from his palm. Yet, there was not a trace of fear on Mo Qianqian’s face.

THUD!

Although he hadn’t had time to circulate the World-Destroying Heaven-Shattering Technique, the sheer force of the punch caused Cai Ye’s chest to cave in slightly. Coughing up mouthfuls of blood, Cai Ye’s body collapsed backward at an angle. He hit the ground a few meters away and skidded across the dirt. His tumbling body even tripped two advancing men from the Chen Family.

This single strike had severely injured Cai Ye—so severely that he completely lost the ability to fight. After all, with his left arm crippled, Cai Ye had been unable to block, leaving his chest wide open to endure the full brunt of Mo Qianqian’s First Realm Seventh Layer strike.

Mo Qianqian pressed his advantage. He knocked back opponent after opponent, even ignoring a few minor injuries of his own, as he closed in on the downed Cai Ye.

Cai Ye’s expression changed drastically. "Elder He, save me!" he screamed.

Mo Qianqian’s expression shifted. There was someone else backing Cai Ye! Accelerating his assault, he clenched his right fist, crouched low, and slammed it toward Cai Ye’s head.

"Elder He, no!"

Cai Ye let out a scream filled with terror and unwillingness, but even then, the Elder He he called out to never appeared. Mo Qianqian’s fist connected solidly with Cai Ye’s skull.

SPLAT!

Cai Ye’s head burst open, killing him instantly.

On the other side, Qin Chao, who was just about to charge in, stopped dead in his tracks in shock. Cai Ye, an expert at the Spirit Xuan Realm Third Layer, had been killed by Mo Qianqian!

He thought, "How ruthless. To abandon a Core Disciple without even lifting a finger." Sighing inwardly, Qin Chao quickly spun around and dashed toward Shi Muyao’s position. At the same time, he yelled at Chen Zheng, who was standing beside the girl, "Chen Zheng, kill Shi Muyao!"

Startled, Chen Zheng didn’t dare disobey given the current situation. He drew his sword and advanced on Shi Muyao.

"No, please don’t kill my daughter! If you want to kill someone, kill Mo Qianqian! This has nothing to do with her!" Yang Lan screamed in panic.

"Chen Zheng, my daughter is a disciple of the Yuling Sect! If you lay a hand on her, your entire Chen Family will be wiped out!" Shi Ping roared alongside her.

"Don’t you dare! She is a Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple. If you strike her, every living soul in the Chen Family will be eradicated!" Mo Hao also bellowed thunderously, his aura exploding outward. Unfortunately, with the Qin Family elder blocking him, he couldn’t advance a single inch.

Chen Zheng trembled inwardly. A Direct Disciple of the Yuling Sect! When did Shi Muyao become a Yuling Sect Master’s Direct Disciple?

If he killed Shi Muyao, wouldn’t that thoroughly enrage the Yuling Sect? Wouldn’t his Chen Family truly be wiped out by them? The Cloud Void Sect and the Qin Family might not be afraid, but the Chen Family certainly was!

"If you don’t kill her, your Chen Family will be wiped out today!" the Qin Family elder threatened loudly.

The Chen Family Master gritted his teeth and shouted, "Zheng’Er, do it!"

The Qin Family elder was right. Being annihilated by the Yuling Sect was a problem for the future. If they spared Shi Muyao and the Qin Family washed their hands of the situation right now, the Chen Family would be annihilated today. Besides, even with the Qin Family’s help, they were currently struggling to hold off Mo Qianqian.

Logically speaking, taking Shi Muyao hostage to threaten Mo Qianqian would have been the best option. But for some unknown reason, the Qin Family wanted Shi Muyao dead. Since the Qin Family had given the order, they had no choice but to obey.

Hearing the Chen Family Master’s words, Chen Zheng made up his mind. Raising his longsword, he roared, "Shi Muyao, go to hell!"