7. {Arrogant Young Master trope}
The two young men who came in did not seem strong.
The good-looking young man was at the Peak Lv 2 Qi Cultivation Realm, while the long-faced youth was at the Early Lv 2 Qi Cultivation Realm.
When they saw Su Mo and the empty stalk, their expressions hardened.
"Hey! Did you steal our Purple Spirit Fruit?" Wei Long, the stronger one, barked at Su Mo.
"Your Purple Spirit Fruit?"
"You do not seem to be born with a hole in your brain. The Spiritual Herbs in the mountains do not belong to anyone. Idiot!" Su Mo sneered.
"We found the Purple Spirit Fruit 10 days ago and were waiting for it to ripen! How dare you take it!" shouted Wei Shan, the long-faced youth.
"Why do you look so familiar?"
Wei Long took a step towards Su Mo, "You are Su Mo. One with the useless Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul."
"You won't be able to beat us. Take out the Spirit fruit, or else no one can save you from us." Wei Shan said scornfully. He was relieved that nobody stronger had taken the fruit.
"Are you two from the Wei Clan?"
Su Mo saw the symbol of Wei on their clothes. The Wei and Su were two dominant clans in Sunnywood City. They often clashed over useless matters to prove themselves as more powerful than the other.
"Exactly! Now bring it out." Wei Shan ordered.
"Sorry, guys! Already ate it", said Su Mo gleefully. He planned to enjoy pummelling these two hatchlings. Judging from how the long-faced one followed the other, he was sure that he had played into {Arrogant Young Master trope}.
"What?" Both men were instantly enraged.
Since they had waited for the Purple Spirit Fruit for over half a month, how could they not be angry when the 'wait' left them with nothing in the end?
"Damn it! How dare you eat my Spirit fruit? Wei Shan beat him up." Wei Long yelled in a rage.
"Beat Me?"
Su Mo was speechless.
"Su Mo, from now, always remember that you are no more the genius of Su Clan. So be humble and bow every time you see Young Master Wei Long."
Wei Shan lunged towards Su Mo. He never thought that Su Mo could be more powerful than him.
Su Mo side-stepped, escaping the attack. He untied the ruler from his waist.
"Just in time! I was waiting for an opportunity to flex my [Punishment Ruler]." Su Mo coldly said and struck Wei Shan's arm with his ruler.
Wei Shan did not care about the ruler. He sneered, "Hoho, The sheep thinks it could beat a wolf. How stupid! Go to hell!"
Wei Shan punched Su Mo's face. However, his smile froze in the very next second.
Thud!
Su Mo's ruler accurately struck Wei Shan's wrist.
"Aaaaah!"
Wei Shan shrieked in pain. His wrist shattered. Filled with agony and anger, Wei Shan kicked Su Mo.
Bang!
The next blow from the ruler broke Wei Shan's leg. He passed out instantly.
Wei Long was shocked. He looked at Su Mo and said, "Lv 3 Qi Cultivation Realm? Damn it! Aren't you just a piece of trash with a Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul?"
"A piece of trash, hun?"
Su Mo blocked the exit and strode toward Wei Long, saying, "You dare call me a piece of trash? Dumb-ass!"
Su Mo moved forward with the ruler in hand, scaring Wei Long, "What do you want?"
"Stay still. I am not very proficient in using my ruler. If I strike at a wrong place, who knows what might happen." Su Mo laughed coldly and eyed Wei Long from head to toe.
"Don't you dare to hit me! My father is an elder of Wei. If you hit me, no one would be able to save you from his wrath."
Wei Long was quite confident but scared by Su Mo's look.
"Idiot! Who would believe that Su Mo with his Rank 1 Martial Soul could beat you?"
Ignoring Wei Long's threat, Su Mo struck Wei Shan's arms and legs.
Fear crept on Wei Long's face. His cultivation was at the Peak Lv 2 Qi Cultivation Realm, only a little bit stronger than Wei Shan's, so he couldn't defeat Su Mo.
Bang! Thud! "Aaah!"
"Su Mo, stop… I give up. Stop!"
"Give me a reason to." Su Mo coldly smiled as he tested his [Punishment Ruler].
"A reason… A reason…" Wei Long was anxious like a cat on hot bricks. Suddenly, he brought out an old animal skin from his pocket, "Look, I will give you this treasure map."
"Treasure map? Show it to me", Su Mo tried to snatch the scroll.
"I will give it to you if you let me leave!" Wei Long was not stupid. He wanted Su Mo to promise him first.
Su Mo scoffed at Wei Long's words. He knew what Wei was thinking. After all, every {Arrogant Young Master trope} likely evolved into {The older one comes when you beat a young one trope}.
"Don't want to give it to me? OK! I won't stop. Even your dad won't recognise you after I am done."
Thud! Bang! "Aaaaah!"
Wei Long's screams stopped as he passed out. Su Mo immediately tied him and Wei Shan with thick branches. He picked the piece of animal skin from Wei Long's hands.
Su Mo checked the map out. It was a pretty old and simple map.
According to the map, the treasure was right in the Breezewind Mountain.
"Wei Long, you surely live up to the mantle of Young Masters." Su Mo laughed.
After checking both guys' condition, Su Mo found that his last few hits didn't leave any scratches on Wei Long's body though he swelled like a pig. He was happy with his progress in using [Punishment Ruler].
Su Mo soon exited the cave.
"I will not kill you before extracting all the XP from you." Su Mo covered the exit with a rock and left.
Su Mo took out the map and decided to look for the treasure.
"Ah-ha!"
Su Mo suddenly stopped, "F***, How did I forget that."
He walked back to the cave. Su Mo's Black Hole Martial Soul had not absorbed any Martial Souls till now.
He contemplated whether he should kill them.
His Martial Soul with two yellow halos looked like a bottomless black hole. It spun two times faster than it had at Rank 1 Human Class generating a powerful suction.
Wei Long and Wei Shan were not affected by it. Su Mo pondered for a while and then decided to proceed for the kill.
Su Mo swiftly sent them off with a flick of his sword. Their Blood Qi and Martial Souls, which had not yet disappeared, were immediately sucked up by his Martial Soul.
The Martial Soul of Wei Shan was Rank 2 Human Class Martial Soul.
The Martial Soul of Wei Long was Rank 3 Human Class Martial Soul.
After Su Mo's Martial Soul swallowed their Martial Souls, it shook, and its two halos peaked.
However, his Martial Soul did not progress to Rank 3 Human Class.
"Hai! Looks like it lacks a Spiritual Herb for ranking up."
Su Mo was not disheartened. His progress was still acceptable to him.
"Well, time to find the treasure!"