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Chapter 221: A Gathering of Experts

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Su Mo's Devouring Martial Spirit rumbled and swiftly absorbed these people's blood essence, genuine Qi, and Martial Souls.

Abundant energy raged in Su Mo's body, even more forcefully than when Su Mo absorbed thousands of Spiritual Stones at once.

This time, he had devoured at once the blood essence and genuine Qi of 15 people including three experts at Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm and at least nine experts at Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm.

Their energy and genuine Qi were extremely powerful and were collected into a giant flood.

"Time to break into a new realm!"

Su Mo sat on the ground cross-legged and used all his strength to refine this abundant energy.

His seven Spiritual Spirals rumbled to convert energy into genuine Qi and absorbed it.

If Su Mo did not have enough energy to support his seven Spiritual Spirals, it would be impossible to break into a new realm. Fortunately, this flood of genuine Qi was strong enough.

Time passed slowly.

After an hour, Su Mo's seven Spiritual Spirals shook violently and expanded crazily. A gust of Qi swept for hundreds of meters, sending leaves and rocks on the ground flying.

After a while, this gust of Qi suddenly disappeared.

Su Mo opened his eyes with a smile. He had finally progressed into Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm, and his strength had doubled again.

Now, he would even dare to fight a martial artist at Lv 1 True Spirit Realm. Although he could not win, he was still confident he could defend himself.

Now, Su Mo basically had no opponents in Qinghua Rift!

"Yin Lige, top one of Inner Gate? Let's hope I don't run into you, or I'll make you suffer a horrible death!"

Yin Lige had encouraged his sect's Inner Disciples to kill Su Mo, which enraged Su Mo to no end.

Then, he stood up and found the storage pouches of all the mummified bodies.

"Oh? Is this a treasure map?"

Su Mo found a piece of a map from the Gale Island disciple at Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm.

Since Su Mo had a couple treasure maps, that was his first guess.

Also, he had two treasure maps on him and had not taken the time to study on them.

However, after a while, he found that it was not a treasure map but a map of Qinghua Rift.

Su Mo suddenly understood. Over the course of many years, countless disciples had come to Qinghua Rift for trial tests, so it made sense that someone had drawn a map!

No wonder these Disciples of the Sky Alliance found this place so quickly. It seemed that they knew Qinghua Rift very well and had discussed where to meet before they came in!

This map was very detailed, with mountains, plains, rivers, and many places marked with red dots.

"What do these red dots mean?"

Su Mo was puzzled.

One of the marked spots was no more than 50 kilometers from where he was, so Su Mo decided to check it out.

Now that he was very powerful, Su Mo was extremely confident and had no fear.

He used body movement to rush toward the marked location as quickly as lightning.

In no time, he saw a lake at the end of the woods in distance.

The lake was right the marked location. Su Mo jumped on a tree and observed toward it.

The giant lake was being covered by a dense and swirling Spiritual Qi that formed a huge layer of white mist.

A colorful lotus flower that was half the height of a man floated in the middle of this lake, shining faintly.

"What kind of lotus flower is this?"

Su Mo did not recognize it, but observing its appearance, he could tell that it was not a normal flower.

He glanced around and saw hundreds of disciples of the four sects near the lake.

"Ling Muchen!"

Su Mo saw Ling Muchen there.

The hundreds of people were roughly split into four groups, while all focusing their attention on the colorful lotus.

However, no one made a move to take it.

"Is there some kind of danger?"

Su Mo was confused and scrutinized the lake.

Instead of rushing forward, Su Mo began to observed the disciples.

There were a dozen Sky Rapier Sect disciples, and the rest were around 30 disciples from the three other sects.

"Xiong Yue?"

In the crowd of Gale Island, Su Mo recognized the number four experts of Gale Island's Inner Gate, Xiong Yue of the Sky Alliance.

In Su Mo's mind, about half of the 30 or so Gale Island disciples were members of the Sky Alliance.

After a while, Su Mo also observed that there were quite a few experts among the other three sects present.

There were at least 15 people at Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm, and two or three of them seemed just as strong as Xiong Yue.

Su Mo hid in the tree and did not approach them. Although he was not afraid of these disciples, he was not sure what dangers were laying in the lake.

He then decided to wait and observe.

Suddenly, a figure arrived at the lake suddenly like a gust of wind.

This young man with a sword strapped to his waist was extremely handsome and elegant.

"That's the wind swordsman of the Sky Rapier Sect, Xiao Qingfeng!"

"Xiao Qingfeng is at the second place of Sky Rapier Sect's Inner Gate, and his strength is only second to Jian Wuyou. I heard that he can even handle a few attacks from martial artists at Lv 1 True Spirit Realm!"

"Damn it! With Xiao Qingfeng here, we don't have a chance!"

Seeing the handsome young man, everyone exclaimed with their face paled.

The disciples from Gale Island, Scorching Sun Sect, and Sky Yuan Sect were especially upset.

The face of Gale Island's Xiong Yue sunk, and his expression was grave.

Xiao Qingfeng's face was calm as if he had not heard the chatter. After he saw the lotus, he suddenly turned to Su Mo's direction and said with a smile, "Friend, since you're here, why don't you show up?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked with guarded eyes and turned to look at where Su Mo was hiding.

They had not expected someone to be watching from afar. Did he want to take advantage of them?

Su Mo was shocked to smile bitterly, for he had been found.

He felt slightly afraid because he had been hiding almost one kilometer from the lake, and his opponent still easily found him!

It seemed that everyone had special talents that could not be overlooked!

Su Mo sighed and flitted out.

Chapter 222: The Dwarf

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Su Mo appeared, leaped down from the tree, and walked toward the lake.

Besides the disciples from Gale Island, the other three sects noticed that Su Mo was only a nobody with a cultivation at Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm. As such, they paid him little attention and looked away.

However, more than ten disciples from Gale Island suddenly stared at him with alert eyes.

"Su Mo?"

Momentarily, more than 10 glares which were as sharp as knives stared at Su Mo, full of the desire to kill.

Regardless of whether he was a member of Sky Alliance or not, they were generating extremely strong murderous desires toward Su Mo.

"He's Su Mo?"

"Is he the peerless genius, Su Mo, who won 151 battles in a row at Four Seas Arena in Imperial City?"

"Hehe, he doesn't look anything special to me. Maybe those 151 battles were just luck!"

"…"

After hearing the Gale Island disciples' comments, the disciples of the other three sects' were shocked. They sized up Su Mo once again and murmured.

Nowadays, Su Mo had already made a name for himself in Skymoon Country. He had even superseded the number one inner gate disciple of the four big sects in popularity.

Su Mo was already famous. Everyone knew his name.

However, people also realized that there was something off. All the disciples of Gale Island seemed to be hostile to Su Mo.

It was as though Su Mo had done something that infuriated the whole world.

Xiao Qingfeng found it interesting. So, this was the so-called peerless genius, Su Mo? It seemed that he had a hard time in Gale Island.

"Haha! Su Mo, I didn't expect you to show up here. It really saves me from looking for you!"

Xiong Yue laughed with a killing desire on his face and said, "I'll give you three breaths of time. Come and kneel before me immediately, I may consider killing you swiftly! If not, I'll let you beg for die!"

Xiong Yue was diffusing evil spirit. His build might be short and strong, but he emitted a powerful pressure on people.

His words caused a sudden silence.

The disciples of the other three Sects revealed weird expressions. They never expected that the number four disciple of Gale Island Inner gate, Xiong Yue, actually wanted to murder Su Mo and so did the rest of them with killing desires.

Soon after, those from the three big Sects were showing mockery in their eyes.

Even if Su Mo was a peerless genius when he faced a strong opponent like Xiong Yue as well as the experts from Gale Island, it was impossible for him to have a way out!

"Su Mo, you better go! Xiong Yue's strength is very powerful. Besides, there are so many other Gale Island disciples, you won't be safe!"

A small voice came into Su Mo's ears.

Ling Muchen stood nearby and sent a voice message to Su Mo hurriedly to make him run away!

Su Mo did not listen to Ling Muchen. Instead, he smiled plainly and walked toward Xiong Yue.

Everyone shook head silently as they saw Su Mo walking to Xiong Yue.

Even if Su Mo was a peerless genius, he still chose to yield and kneel to Xiong Yue to beg for mercy as he was the weaker party.

As he saw Su Mo coming forward to kneel before him, Xiong Yue smiled coldly with disdain and mockery. "At the Inner Square, weren't you, Su Mo , too arrogant, inviting all the Inner Disciples to pit against you?"

And now, you still have to kneel to me in order to live!"

To think that Su Mo, the well-known genius in Skymoon Country, was going to kneel in front of him comforted Xiong Yue.

Shortly after, Su Mo walked until he was ten steps away from Xiong Yue before he stopped, looked at his strong short build and smiled plainly, "You dwarf, you've got the nerve to ask me to kneel before you?"

Everyone was stunned by Su Mo's words.

Ling Muchen's face turned and silently cursing Su Mo for having no sense of propriety. Not only did he not escape, he actually dared to provoke Xiong Yue.

The rest of them were watching Su Mo as if he was a fool.

When facing the number four expert of Gale Island Inner gate disciple, not only was Su Mo not fearful, he even insulted him. Was he not courting death?

The smile on Xiong Yue's face solidified and his face suddenly became serious.

Although he was not tall, and shorter than normal people, as the number four expert of the inner gate from Gale Island, who had the audacity to say right in front of him that he was short?

However, Su Mo called him the "dwarf" now, in the presence of so many people!

Instantly, a burning flame arose in Xiong Yue's chest.

"Su Mo, today I will skin you alive!"

Xiong Yue shouted and sent out a powerful blow.

The dazzling fist radiance shot out like a cannon with monstrous power, pressing toward Su Mo instantly.

Clang!

Su Mo was fearless. The Spirit-slayer Sword sheathed at the same moment, with a sharp sword radiance cutting through the sky, instantly slitting through Xiong Yue's fist radiance.

Whoosh!

After a sword attack, Su Mo moved as lightning and appeared in front of Xiong Yue. He chopped him with the sharp Spirit-slayer Sword.

"What?"

Xiong Yue was terrified. He never expected Su Mo's strength to be powerful with such rapid speed and forceful attack!

"Thousand of Peaks!"

As he faced Su Mo's sharp swordplay, Xiong Yue hastily put his hands together and pushed forward.

Immediately, there was a small mountain peak with a few meters tall blocking in front of Xiong Yue. This mountain peak was condensed by his genuine Qi which could attack or defend.

Boom!

The Spirit-slayer Sword chopped on the mountain peak. The unparalleled sword force destroyed everything and instantly exploded the mountain peak. The horrifying explosion and the violent blast wave swept through the surroundings.

Some disciples with lower cultivation nearby were flown away directly.

Xiong Yue was also pushed back by the violent force.

Swoosh!

Su Mo's sword did not stop and moved liked shadow. Once again, it advanced toward Xiong Yue and Yan Qi.

"Swirling Winds and Clouds!"

A storm swept through the void. Su Mo was assimilated into the storm and a sharp sword radiance flashed across the storm.

The storm swept over Xiong Yue and immediately disappeared.

Clang!

Spirit-slayer Sword returned the sheath. Su Mo's face was calm and he looked coldly at Xiong Yue.

At this moment, Xiong Yue stood in front of him in silent with both eyes bulging roundly and shockingly. A streak of blood trail was on his neck.

Puff!

After a few breaths, the blood trail cracked and Xiong Yue's head rolled to the ground with fresh blood spilling from his neck.

The surrounding was in total silence.

Shortly after, people started to gasp and glared with eyes wide open.

The number four expert of Gale Island's Inner Gate, Xiong Yue, was dead!

Su Mo killed him with only three sword attacks!

Everybody was shocked and looked at the calm Su Mo with incredible expressions.

Everybody then realized. No wonder Su Mo dared to provoke Xiong Yue. He had the absolute strength and no need to fear Xiong Yue at all.

Xiao Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and stared at Su Mo tightly with a flicker in his eyes.

He was named Qingfeng and his Martial Soul also was wind, his cultivation methods and martial arts techniques were all connected with wind.

However, Su Mo's attainments in Swordplay of the Wind System was comparable to him

Chapter 223: The Acupores-Smoothing Rainbow Lotus

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After killing Xiong Yue, Su Mo turned his head and looked at the remaining Gale Island disciples.

"You guys also want to kill me, right?" Su Mo fiercely glanced at the rest of the 30 odd people and said in a chilling tone.

"We…!"

The remaining Gale Island disciples' expressions changed, and they did not know how to reply.

They had never dreamt that Su Mo's strength could be so formidable. Even someone strong like Xiong Yue was no match for him and was defeated within three strokes.

"Humph!" Su Mo watched the silent crowd and hummed coldly. "All you guys wanted to kill me previously. I will never be soft on my enemies, even those potential ones!"

After saying that, Su Mo's imposing manner skyrocketed, and the seven Spiritual Spirals in his body started to swirl again.

All the disciples' expression changed again as Su Mo would not let them off.

"All Junior Brothers, Su Mo has been a murderous demon. Let's kill him together!" One of the disciples at Lv 9 Spiritual Martial Realm suddenly shouted. "Although he is strong indeed, we shouldn't be afraid of him, because we have many peers here!"

His words suddenly stirred most disciple's killing desires, and their fear was temporarily under control.

"That's right! There're over 30 of us, so why should we fear a martial artist at Lv 8 Spiritual Martial Realm!"

"Yeah! Let's attack together!"

"Attack!"

All of a sudden, two dozen of them attacked Su Mo together as they furiously shouted.

The other five or six men whose expression continuously changed, and they did not attack him all the way and left.

Su Mo did not intercept those who fled. He was not a murderous demon, after all, so he let them go!

Clang!

He drew out the Spirit-slayer Sword once again, and with the genuine Qi roaring under his feet, he dashed toward the two dozens disciples.

Su Mo displayed his body movement to the ultimatum. The Great-speed Boots were shining brightly and enhanced his speed to the peak.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The sword radiance swayed nonstop like water. He was moving like wind, rapidly shuttling through the crowd. As the sword radiance flashed past, there would be blood spilling.

None of these disciples in their individual strength were a match for Su Mo and were still defeated within one stroke.

Even if they attacked together, they still could not hurt him at all.

Su Mo moved so fast that they could not lock down on his movement.

He did not plan to directly face them. He intended to use his strong body movement to kill them individually.

It took only ten breaths of time for Su Mo to kill two dozen of them, with none surviving.

At this moment, the only Gale Island disciple left, other than Su Mo, was Ling Muchen.

Ling Muchen was totally stumped! He stood gawking from afar like an idiot.

All that had happened was too shocking for him. Su Mo killed Xiong Yue with three swords and murdered two dozen Gale Island disciples as though he was sweeping the autumn leaves!

Ling Muchen never thought the outcome would end up like this.

The surrounding disciples of the other three big sects were becoming incredibly serious.

Su Mo's strength was so strong that they might not get the chance to snatch the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus!

At this moment, Xiao Qingfeng, who stood aside, smiled and said, "Su Mo, I never expected your swordsmanship to be so extraordinary. If there's a chance later, I'd love to have a duel with you!"

Su Mo's strength was very powerful. It was precisely because he was powerful that Xiao Qingfeng wanted to challenge him. If not, Su Mo was definitely not qualified to duel with him.

Su Mo glanced at him and then said nothing.

Soon after, Su Mo stared at the rainbow lotus in the lake and asked Ling Muchen, "Ling Muchen, what kind of treasure is this lotus? How dangerous is this lake?"

Hearing this, Ling Muchen regained his consciousness and hastily said, "This is the Acupores-sm Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus. There are nine lotus seeds which can enhance the martial artist's spirit and comprehension!"

"Oh?" Su Mo's eye glowed. "Elevating one's spirit and comprehension. This was indeed a rare treasure!"

A martial artist's comprehension was related to his spirit. The more powerful the martial artist's spirit is, the higher the comprehension he could achieve.

It was very difficult to improve one's spirit. Only when a martial artist's cultivation was elevated, then his spirit would be slowly improved.

In this situation, if there was a treasure that could really elevate one's spirit, it would be much more valuable.

Soon, Ling Muchen continued, "There's a Class 1 Lv 3 demonic beast in this lake to protect the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus. A few people tried to steal it, but were swallowed by the beast. However, the beast never leaves the lake. Only when someone enters the lake, then it'll attack."

After hearing Ling Muchen's words, Su Mo became silent!

Although he was confident of handling the Class 1 Lv 3 demonic beast, it was totally impossible to snatch the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus under its watch.

At this moment, Xiao Qingfeng spoke again, "Su Mo, let's collaborate?"

Su Mo turned his head to look at him and muttered, "How do we split it?"

This was Su Mo's main concern. No matter how they collaborate, the splitting of the seeds was the main point in the end.

"One of us will entangle with the demonic beast, while the other one will snatch the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus!"

Xiao Qingfeng said, "As for the split, Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus has nine seeds, so whoever entangles with the demonic beast shall get five seeds!"

Xiao Qingfeng's initial intention was collaborating with disciples from the same sect to steal the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus. But now, with Su Mo, he didn't have to do that apparently.

Among the disciples here from the Sky Rapier Sect, he was the only one who could barely hold off the Lv 3 Demonic Beast. If the rest of them went to snatch the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus, they would definitely not succeed.

Su Mo would definitely help him. Other than himself, he could not think of anyone else who could fight off Su Mo.

Su Mo thought for a while, nodded and asked again, "So, who shall entangle the demonic beast?"

Xiao Qingfeng smiled and said, "You're stronger than me, so you'll hold off that demonic beast."

Su Mo stared at Xiao Qingfeng while narrowing his eyes. He knew exactly his intention.

If he were killed by the demonic beast during the battle, the seeds of Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus would all belong to him.

But, Su Mo did not mind.

He was confident of his strength. A Class 1 Level 3 demonic beast would not be able to kill him.

If he played a trick, Su Mo would let him die a more horrible death than Xiong Yue.

"In this case, let's do it!" Su Mo said in a deep voice.

Soon after, Su Mo looked at the peaceful lake in front of him, stomped his feet, and shot toward the lake.

The Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus was located 500 meters away from the shore of the lake. Su Mo's speed was very fast. He was treading on the air, with his body floating on the lake surface like a stream light. After a few steps, he was less than a hundred meters away from the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus.

To Su Mo, this distance would take him a breath of time. He could snatch the Acupores-smoothing Rainbow Lotus very soon.

At this moment, the lake below Su Mo suddenly tumbled.

Next moment, a gigantic monster dashed out from the lake.