11 I’m not easy to bully

[Simulation Complete]

[Integrating]

[Integration Complete]

[Report] – [Current cultivation – sixth layer Core Formation]

Chen Mo stood up and stretched.

'The breakthrough didn't bring much change to my core except for the increase in spiritual energy. That's understandable since my element that forms the core has already become a law and can't evolve any further.'

Chen Mo used his space law and, in a flash, he vanished from his spot. 

The assassins were outside the new sect mansion, searching high and low for their target with cold efficiency. Yet before they could locate him, a voice spoke up directly behind them.

"Looking for me?"

The assassins whirled around in shock. Chen Mo stood there, a wry smile playing across his lips. How had he moved without making a sound? Their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Impossible! I had my Spiritual Sense extended. There's no way you could have approached unnoticed!" one of them exclaimed.

Chen Mo chuckled, unfazed. "Who said anything about approaching? I simply used the Void Traversal technique to teleport behind you."

The assassins paled. The Void Traversal technique was a legendary movement skill that allowed one to merge with the void and reappear anywhere within visual range. It was considered virtually undetectable unless one cultivated an extremely high-level space element.

"No wonder the Heavenly Sect seeks to eliminate you. With such a short time, you not only managed to recover your lost cultivation, but also broke through to the Core Formation realm and awakened a space type element!" another assassin spat.

"Looks like we'll have to retreat and inform the elder about this new information"

Chen Mo shook his head as a sword materialized in his hand. 

"Retreat? Who do you think you are? To come and leave as you want, do you think that my Protagonist Sect is easy to bully?"

He spoke arrogantly as he walked towards the panicked assassins.

"What nonsense? Do you think that the Heavenly Palace would retreat just because of you? I was simply trying to let you live for a couple more days but it seems that you don't appreciate my kindness"

The assassin spoke in a prideful tone and they both drew their swords, pointing them at Chen Mo.

One of the assassins charged towards Chen Mo and made a slash with his sword, his sword directly cut through Chen Mo's chest and the assassin showed a grin,

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be so weak" the assassin laughed.

"What're you laughing at?" Chen Mo spoke calmly as he placed his hand on the assassin's shoulder.

The assassin felt Chen Mo's touch and turned back to see Chen Mo unarmed, he then glanced back to see the one he had slashed just to realize that it was only an after-image. 

"Keep attacking, I don't believe he can keep using that technique" the other assassin shouted as he charged at Chen Mo from behind.

Chen Mo simply lifted his hand and grabbed the man's sword with his bare hand before it could hit him, not that it'd do much difference either way since he actively had a space barrier around him.

He squeezed the sword tightly as the assassin was hardly trying to pull it back from his grip, but then,

[Activate skill [Storage]]

The sword suddenly dematerialized and the assassin stumbled back in shock.

Chen Mo thought that he had earlier asked Rasiel to use the properties of the [Memory] skill and the law of space to create him a pocket dimension that he could use to store his items but the results had actually turned out better than he had expected.

Storage - Able to break down any physical object or conceptual entity into its fundamental infonts particles. Can then compress, encrypt and store these primal building blocks in a metaphysical pocket dimension immune to the effects of time and space. Stored items are perfectly preserved and secured, immune to any external disturbances or disruptions. Can retrieve and reconstitute stored items at will by reassembling their infonts components into their original forms. Provides a limitless, inviolable storage space for safekeeping objects, knowledge, memories, skills, entities, and more.

Panicked murmurs passed between the assassins as they realized that their blades were utterly useless against this youth's unfathomable abilities. Swallowing hard, they began to retreat, never taking their eyes off the inscrutable young master.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Before they could even move, Chen Mo had already teleported in front of then and grabbed one of them by the neck.

He then lifted him up and smashed him into a wall, breaking a few blocks in the process.

As he walked to pick up the other assassin, he heard a familiar screaming and turned around.

…

A few seconds ago.

Mei Ling was sitting cross-legged in her room cultivating when she heard a commotion outside.

"What's going on out there? It sounds as though there's a fight going on"

She heard that the sounds were getting louder and she couldn't concentrate and so she decided to stop cultivating and go check out what was causing such a commotion outside.

She wondered if the sect master was having a breakthrough.

As she was walking out, something huge came crashing into her house and she let out a huge scream. 

Before she could make sense of what was going on, the assassin was already holding her tightly and put a sword to her throat.

As Chen Mo grabbed the other assassin, he heard the voice of Mei Ling screaming and turned around to see the other assassin holding a sword to her throat.

"Let us go right now or her head flies"

The assassin spoke authoritatively as he closed the gap between his sword and Mei Ling's neck.

"And what if I say no?"

The assassin's face paled as he was met with the possibility that the hostage he was holding had no value to the young master. 

'No, he must be bluffing' he thought to himself as he tightened his grip on the girl and she let out a soft scream.

"Stop bluffing, let us go now or I'll really do it!" 

The assassin was getting impatient.

"And then what? Just do it, I'll make sure to avenge her" Chen Mo spoke calmly as he tightened his grip on the other assassin he was holding.

"I'll really do it…" the assassin shouted as he swung his blade and blood gushed out…