Chapter 52 - 51: Entering the Ninefold Coffin

Then, the entire scene fell into a sudden silence, save for the thud of the severed head hitting the ground.

Mo Qianqian thought to himself, "It’s not the Pavilion Master. No..."

He knew how to disguise his voice too; it only took a bit of power to compress and alter his vocal cords. If he could do it, the Pavilion Master certainly could as well.

But the most crucial clue lay in the person’s words: "How dare you bully the weak. Anyone who dares to lay a hand on my disciple will die." In this place, who could possibly be his disciple?

The Tongyou Realm expert from the Cloud Void Sect had actually only targeted two people: Shi Muyao and the Spirit Master, Asura. The true target of the Cloud Void Sect’s Tongyou Realm expert was Asura. Killing Shi Muyao was merely a ploy to lure Asura out.

If it had truly been Shi Muyao’s master, that would be the Yuling Sect Master. The Yuling Sect Master had no reason to phrase it like that. Furthermore, the Yuling Sect Master was a woman, and it was quite difficult for a woman to produce a man’s voice.

That meant the speaker was claiming to be Asura’s master—Asura’s powerful backer. Asura was already a First-Grade Spirit Master of noble status. It would be completely normal for his backer to be so powerful that they could easily slay a Tongyou Realm expert. Anyone who gave it a little thought would make the connection.

Mo Qianqian, however, knew that he himself was Asura. The only person who would inexplicably act as his backer was likely none other than the Pavilion Master. Of course, there was still the possibility that an enemy of the Cloud Void Sect had taken the opportunity to use Asura as a convenient scapegoat. But that possibility was extremely slim. Therefore, Mo Qianqian was certain: that person was the Pavilion Master, Wansai!

"His disciple... Does that mean he is the master of the Spirit Master, Asura?" Kong Ren suddenly cried out, unable to contain his shock.

Heavens! To think that Asura had such a formidable master backing him, and they had actually conspired to kill him!

The Chen Family Master was completely frozen in shock. In truth, they had never even considered killing the Spirit Master. They neither had the courage nor the capability to kill a Spirit Master. This plot to murder the Spirit Master had absolutely nothing to do with the Chen Family! They had merely been dragged into the conspiracy. The Chen Family was doomed! They had actually dared to offend a Spirit Master with such a terrifying background!

"Let’s go!" The Qin family elder panicked. Discarding any thought of continuing the fight, he immediately dashed toward Qin Chao, intending to whisk him away.

Kong Ren also instantly bolted in the direction Kong Mingcheng and Li Rong had fled.

Seeing this, Mo Qianqian frowned. These people still thought they could escape! However, the Qin family elder was already lunging toward Qin Chao; if Mo Qianqian charged in, he would only be putting himself in danger. Moreover, since the Pavilion Master had openly declared himself as the Spirit Master’s backer... wouldn’t it be perfectly normal for the Spirit Master to suddenly appear and vent his fury right now? No one would link it back to Mo Qianqian, right?

SWISH!

Mo Qianqian jolted his Spirit, summoning the Spirit Body to appear near Qin Chao. Just as Qin Chao was running toward the Qin family elder, the Spirit Body abruptly reached out and grabbed Qin Chao’s head.

SNAP!

Qin Chao’s neck was instantly snapped. Blood sprayed out, and he died on the spot.

"Qin Chao!!!" The Qin family elder was horrified. He knew the Spirit Master, Asura, had arrived and killed Qin Chao. But since Qin Chao was already dead, he didn’t linger. He decisively turned around and fled in the opposite direction.

Mo Hao did not pursue him. Pursuing him would imply that the Yuling Sect was actively hunting down the Qin Family’s experts. That would invite gossip and criticism, and if the Qin Family decided to wage war, it would bring massive trouble to the Yuling Sect. Besides, chasing after him would actually be pointless. If Asura’s master wanted to kill someone, the Qin family elder wouldn’t be able to escape anyway. If the master didn’t want him dead, Mo Hao catching up wouldn’t change anything.

After killing Qin Chao, Mo Qianqian turned his head and looked toward where Kong Mingcheng had been earlier. But at this moment, there was no sign of Kong Mingcheng in the Martial Arts Arena, nor was there any trace of Li Rong. Earlier, when the Cloud Void Sect’s Tongyou Realm expert had wanted them to kill Shi Muyao, the two of them had been so terrified that they had already begun running away. They were long gone.

There was nothing he could do about it. With so many people around, it was impossible for Mo Qianqian to keep an eye on everyone. Elder Hou Wei hadn’t pursued Kong Ren either, allowing him to escape. Both Elder Hou Wei and Mo Hao rushed toward Shi Muyao at almost the exact same time, moving to prevent anyone else from threatening her. The remaining enemies no longer posed a threat to Mo Qianqian and Elder Asura. They were content to leave them for Elder Asura and Mo Qianqian to kill.

"Kill!" Mo Qianqian moved, charging straight at the Chen Family Master. Simultaneously, he covertly controlled the Spirit Body, making it appear right beside the Chen Family Master.

On the other side, the Shi Family’s Chief Elder shouted, "Mo Qianqian! All of this was my idea! Our Shi Family withdraws from this conflict and will never be your enemy again! I shall take my own life to atone for my sins...

"No! We’ll turn our weapons against the Chen Family! Kill! The Chen Family went back on their word and tried to kill Shi Muyao! Wipe out the Chen Family!"

With the Shi Family’s Chief Elder’s command, the Shi Family immediately defected and launched an attack.

The Chen Family Master was so furious he almost coughed up blood. However, as the head of the family, he still let out a thunderous roar, "Flee! Everyone, flee!!!" With those words, he charged head-on toward Mo Qianqian, resolved to fight to the death.

In the very next moment, however, the Chen Family Master’s neck was violently snapped, and blood spurted out like a fountain. The Chen Family Master died on the spot.

Mo Qianqian feigned a look of surprise before turning his murderous intent toward the rest of the Chen Family.

SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!

Between his own physical onslaught and his control of the Spirit Body, the heads of the Chen Family members began to roll one by one. Overwhelmed by panic and flanked by the Shi Family’s sudden assault, the Chen Family members had no strength to resist. Dozens of them were slaughtered in no time, while the Shi Family’s forces fanned out, attacking the Chen Family from other directions.