Chapter 38: “The Righteous” Gang Fight

On a night far from the Holy City, three individuals left the main road and chose to camp and rest inside a small mountain named "Clear Breeze."

One tall and one short man set up tents while the handsome youth sat on a rock, reading a tattered notebook illuminated by the campfire. It wasn't anything valuable.

In the past, Chen Guan had no interest in reading. However, since arriving in the Douqi Continent and to better integrate, he read many books. Gradually, he began to enjoy the feeling of silently enriching himself, so he would take out the book to read when he had nothing else to do.

"Young Master, you can rest now," Wang Dalang approached and said softly.

Actually, he found it somewhat strange. With their status, there was no need for them to endure such hardship. Half an hour further down the road, they would reach a city. Wouldn't the comfortable beds in an inn be better?

Chen Guan nodded, put away the notebook, stretched lazily, and walked towards his tent.

"Get some rest. Tomorrow, we need to speed up our journey," he instructed before entering the tent.

Tonight, Chen Guan's mind was not focused on cultivating as usual. Instead, he was anticipating something else.

Late at night, just when Chen Guan thought he had been waiting in vain, a hidden aura entered the radius of a hundred meters, immediately detected by his spiritual power.

He's here!

Although Mo Cheng had concealed his aura extremely well, he couldn't escape Chen Guan's detection with his spiritual power and recognized his identity.

To be honest, Chen Guan was a bit disappointed that only Mo Cheng had come. He thought the Misty Cloud Sect would also get involved.

During the day, when he left the imperial capital, he sensed that many people were monitoring him. What a fuss for nothing?

Mo Cheng's strength was on par with Wang Dalang and Wang Yanyan, both being three-star Dou Spirit. However, with a series of aces up his sleeve, he was confident he could deal with the two brothers quickly.

If there were no other factors interfering, Mo Cheng would've liked to play a game of cat and mouse for a while. But he couldn't take the risk, given the two people instigating him from behind. He had to abandon his twisted idea.

Moreover, to ensure a decisive victory, he had already taken a Blood Ignition Pill in advance. At this moment, he had the confidence to fight anyone below Dou King level!

With such a surge in strength, he also chose to launch a sneak attack late at night. He had no idea how he could lose.

Mo Cheng put on a mask and confirmed that the Wang brothers were still cultivating. He suddenly launched a fierce attack, moving at an astonishing speed towards the target tent.

However, during this process, Mo Cheng's left arm experienced spasms, and his body slightly trembled. A fierce dark energy emanated, shattering his sleeve.

His left arm was fully exposed to the air, with veins popping up, like small snakes wriggling, and it weirdly enlarged and thickened. His normal nails grew rapidly, becoming jet black and sharp.

It no longer looked like a human arm but more like a forelimb of a demonic beast. Blood surged, making the arm turn red, exuding a powerful sense of strength.

"Die!"

Mo Cheng didn't hold back and unleashed a fierce strike with his Breaking Mountain Arm.

He knew the target had a puppet at the Dou Spirit level. He had seen it during Yao Ye's coming-of-age ceremony. Therefore, he wasn't afraid that the target would be crushed into minced meat.

With this strike, he intended to destroy the puppet and severely injure the target at the same time!

"Dare you!"

"Stop! Black Silver Encirclement!"

The sudden change awakened the two brothers nearby, who immediately yelled to interfere. Wang Dalang, who had faster movements, approached at full speed, while Wang Yanyan activated his Dou Skill to assist. As partners for decades, they had an extraordinary tacit understanding.

Despite that, the gap in strength remained enormous. Mo Cheng's speed was too fast at this moment, and they were still a step behind.

Stab~

The tent burst under the compression of Douqi energy. When they finally saw the scene inside the tent, both Mo Cheng and the Wang brothers were dumbfounded.

Bang bang bang bang

In the blink of an eye, the collision occurred more than ten times, and Mo Cheng's lethal strike was effortlessly dissolved. He was sent flying more than twenty steps before stabilizing his footing.

With a forceful shake of his left arm, he freed himself from the entwining black vines. Without bothering to address Wang Yanyan, Mo Cheng looked over to the target's tent, puzzled.

They saw the youth sitting there, seemingly unaffected by what just happened, calmly drinking and pouring himself. He seemed completely at ease, totally out of sync with the current atmosphere.

Seven puppets stood guard around the youth, like door gods, exuding a formidable and murderous aura, leaving no room for any mistakes.

This scene left not only Mo Cheng but also the two brothers, who had been focused on protecting their young master, not knowing what to say.

Sensing the intense pressure from the seven puppets, the two brothers couldn't help but cast a glance at the masked assailant. To their surprise, there was a hint of sympathy in their eyes.

They also found it inexplicably funny.

"Young Master, are you okay?"

The two brothers hurriedly approached and asked through the puppets.

"I'm fine. Come, let's continue drinking and watch the show."

With a thought, the seven puppets suddenly rushed forward, cutting off Mo Cheng's escape route and surrounding him, launching a righteous group attack.

Under the night sky, the three of them enjoyed their drinks by candlelight, while not far away, an exciting performance took place, creating a warm and harmonious scene.

Mo Cheng was indeed strong, with the enhancement of the Blood Ignition Pill and Breaking Mountain Arm. At this moment, the Dou Ling-level puppets on Chen Guan couldn't compare to any of them.

However, there was strength in numbers. Facing the attacks of the seven puppets, Mo Cheng could only barely protect his vital points. From time to time, he would get hit, emitting harsh screams.

As long as the core and mental imprints of the puppets remained intact, their assault would be endless.

In contrast, Mo Cheng's strength was limited by the effects of the Blood Ignition Pill, and the Dou Qi in his Dou Crystal was rapidly depleting.

The three spectators of the battle already foresaw the outcome.

Without any surprises, in the blink of an eye, Mo Cheng began to weaken, and his strength declined rapidly. He could no longer withstand the relentless group attack from the seven puppets and could only passively endure the beating.

Seeing Mo Cheng's breath barely hanging on and his life hanging by a thread, Wang Yanyan opened his mouth, wanting to suggest not killing him immediately, interrogating him first, and then sending him off.

However, Chen Guan showed no intention of stopping the puppets, and he only recalled them after witnessing Mo Cheng being beaten into a pulp.

In Chen Guan's eyes, the situation was already clear.

He had no special constitution, and Mo Cheng had no reason to attack him, risking offending the imperial family. The only reason Mo Cheng attacked him today must be because someone else was behind it.

Coincidentally, Chen Guan knew who the old man belonged to.

The only surprising thing was the strength Mo Cheng displayed, which clearly came from consuming a fifth-grade pill, the Blood Ignition Pill. The aftereffects were easy to identify.

A fifth-grade pill was not an ordinary commodity, even within the Misty Cloud Sect. Without the permission of the Sect Master, it was unlikely that Yun Ling would secretly use it.

Perhaps someone else had given Mo Cheng the pill.

As for Mo Cheng obtaining such an opportunity himself, Chen Guan didn't quite believe it.

If Mo Cheng had a Blood Ignition Pill as his trump card, he would have used it long ago when Xiao Yan came knocking on his door in the original plot.

Therefore, aside from Yun Ling, both Yun Yun and Gu He were suspicious.

From the bottom of his heart, Chen Guan leaned more towards the latter.

After all, the matter of him going to the Misty Cloud Sect to exchange for the Acceptance Soul was not difficult to investigate.

And for an alchemist who was eager to obtain a heavenly flame, they would never let go of any possibility.