Mo Jinyu

Chapter 681: Dragon King, you deceived me!


"Crash! Bang! Boom!"


The three Elders from the Dan Pavilion fought back desperately, refusing to let Wang Mao, that scoundrel, escape unharmed. They fought fiercely, putting their lives on the line, exchanging blow for blow, wound for wound!


Of course, their abilities were only at the Early Energy Transformation Stage or Completion Stage, while Wang Mao was at the Peak of Energy Transformation. No matter how they teamed up to counterattack, they were eventually slain by Wang Mao, one by one!


"Huff... Heave..."


Wang Mao was covered in wounds, blood dripping all over him, his appearance utterly miserable. He gasped for air, then released his grip from the throat of a Dan Pavilion Elder.


"Thud!"


The Elder's eyes were wide with rage, blood flowing from all seven orifices, his throat crushed. As Wang Mao let go, the body slowly fell backward and heavily hit the ground, splashing mud everywhere!


"Huff... Heave..." Wang Mao looked at the three corpses before him, full of resentment, thinking they deserved to die for causing him such grievous injuries. After catching his breath, he looked up at Mu Jinyu, his vision partly obscured by his rain-soaked bangs, and asked in a weak voice, "Dragon Master, I have dealt with these traitors, can... can I leave now?"


Mu Jinyu did not directly answer his question, instead turning to gaze at Xiao Yang and his family, who were standing there stunned.


At that moment, Xiao Yang was still carrying the body of a Dan Pavilion Elder on his shoulder, no, it should be called a corpse now. This Elder's body had become riddled with holes, utterly cold, after shielding him from the barrage of Yuan-infused rainwater, which had become as fierce as a hail of bullets.


And in the subsequent downpour, without Mu Jinyu and Gu Xunchao's fights infusing it with True Yuan, it unleashed devastating power. Although he was aware, he had also grown accustomed to using corpses for cover from the rain, and had not discarded the body in his hands!


Mu Jinyu, looking at the stunned Xiao Yang, asked, "Young man, what do you think?"


"What... do I think?"


Xiao Yang quickly came back to his senses upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, his tone respectful and fearful as he asked.


Mu Jinyu didn't speak, merely glancing at the bloodied corpse Xiao Yang was holding overhead.


Following Mu Jinyu's gaze, Xiao Yang's eyes gradually moved upward, and when he saw the corpse he was using for shelter from the rain, a boom resounded in his mind, reminding him of something he had forgotten!


That was when Liu Qingqing and her family had used him as a shield, nearly causing him to die in that torrential downpour. Fortunately, he had seen many immobilized people nearby and had quickly grabbed a Dan Pavilion Elder's body to shield himself!


Now that Elder was dead!


Although he wasn't directly responsible, if one were to pin blame, it could be said that he was the cause of the death!


If he let Wang Mao go...


Who knows whether he would hold a grudge against him?


This thought made Xiao Yang shudder. As he looked at Wang Mao again, his gaze became incredibly complicated.


However, thinking about how this man had killed even his own comrades, Xiao Yang concluded he should not be let off easily. Despite Wang Mao being a Grandmaster at the Peak Energy Transformation in the martial arts, he had fought fiercely with his trusted Elders just now and was severely weakened. Xiao Yang reckoned he might stand a chance against him...


"Ha!!"


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Having made up his mind, Xiao Yang knew he had no way out. With an angry shout, he tossed aside the corpse and, like a tiger leaping across a ravine, fiercely charged towards Wang Mao!


Reeling from the beating he'd taken from his loyal Elders, Wang Mao was in a dazed state and didn't grasp Mu Jinyu's intention as quickly as Xiao Yang had. Just as he began to grasp the situation, Xiao Yang was already pouncing on him!


"You!"


In his haste, the gravely wounded Wang Mao could barely muster any strength. Reliant on his rich combat instincts, he lifted his battered arms to block Xiao Yang's chopping kick!


"Crack!!"


Wang Mao managed to block Xiao Yang's kick, but the sound of cracking bone and splattering blood indicated that he wasn't unharmed either!


"Ah!!"


Wang Mao let out a roar like a madman, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Xiao Yang and bellowed, "Dragon King, you went back on your word! Didn't you say that if I offered something of equivalent value and took care of the unruly subordinates, you would spare my life?"


His heart was filled with anger and murderous intent, nearly driving him to madness!


Although he had long understood that Mu Jinyu might not easily let him go, he still couldn't help but harbor a sliver of hope, wishing that Mu Jinyu would really spare him!


Unfortunately, Mu Jinyu did not cut him any slack, and his hope of rising from the ashes to seek revenge against Mu Jinyu was utterly shattered!


Naturally, he was unable to contain his fury, feeling both despair and unwillingness to accept this fate!


Hearing Wang Mao's roar, Mu Jinyu said indifferently, "Yes, didn't I spare your life, allowing you to leave? But this young man is not one of my subordinates. He wants to kill you because he just killed one of your men and is worried that you would seek revenge later on. So he's taking advantage of your weakness to finish you off, like beating a dog in the water!"


"It really has nothing to do with me at all!"


Mu Jinyu shrugged.


"You?!"


Wang Mao, hearing Mu Jinyu's words, was so angry he felt like his lungs were going to explode!


He wanted to say something, to curse...


"Die!!"


But Xiao Yang didn't give him the chance, retracting his right leg that Wang Mao had been holding and once again threw a ferocious punch towards Wang Mao's chest!


He knew that ultimately Wang Mao was a Master of Energy Transformation, while he was only a Dark Energy Warrior; the gap between them was too large.


If it hadn't been for Wang Mao being severely injured due to Mu Jinyu's overwhelming presence and fighting with his three subordinates until he was half-dead, he would have had no chance of facing Wang Mao at all!


If Wang Mao was in his prime, a single slap would have been enough to kill him!


Therefore, he had to finish off this old guy before Wang Mao could react and before he took him seriously!


Otherwise, who knew if the desperate Master of Energy Transformation would easily slaughter him.


And behind him, he still had his wife and mother-in-law; he couldn't die!


Otherwise, who would protect them?!


...


While Xiao Yang was single-mindedly determined to kill Wang Mao,


Liu Qingqing watched the scene, scared to death, afraid that they would get caught in the crossfire. She glanced fearfully at Mu Jinyu, and quickly pulling at her parents' sleeves, she whispered, "Mom and Dad, let's hurry up and go. If Xiao Yang, this good-for-nothing, can't kill that old thing, we're sure to be implicated!"


Upon hearing Liu Qingqing's words, Father Liu and Mother Liu snapped out of it. Mother Liu's instinct was to curse Xiao Yang for deliberately trying to get their entire family killed.


But after being frantically tugged by Liu Qingqing several times, she came to her senses, realizing that now was not the time to berate the good-for-nothing. They needed to hurry and leave, or it would be too late!


The Liu family took this opportunity to sneak away down the mountain path!


Mu Jinyu saw their furtive movements, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, while Xiao Yang was fighting for his life, was it really okay for them to slink away like this?


He was inclined to keep them there, but then he thought about how he had also used Xiao Yang to some extent, even though it was indeed the truth that letting Wang Mao go would not necessarily prevent Wang Mao from holding a grudge against Xiao Yang's family.


If he forced Xiao Yang's family to stay and watch as a form of coercion, that might be a bit too much.


Forget it, he was too lazy to get involved in their family affairs!