Qiu Bai naturally wouldn't let Mu Jinyu confront Chen Mo first.
After all, listening to their conversation, they were about to duel to the death. If Mu Jinyu was really boasting with the power of the formation to intimidate others, and if once he dies at the hands of Chen Mo, how could Qiu Bai have Mu Jinyu refine pills for him?
Therefore, he had to intervene to prevent it, insisting that Chen Mo fight Mu Jinyu another day!
At least, until the Elixir Mu Jinyu promised him was refined, he wouldn't allow Mu Jinyu to die at the hands of someone else!
"Another day? Hmph!"
When Chen Mo heard Qiu Bai's words, he paused, then laughed in anger and bluntly pointed at Qiu Bai's nose, rebuking, "Do you really think you, Qiu Bai, being ranked tenth in the Divine Rankings, are invincible and can disrespect anyone? I am Ye Wushuang's senior disciple, and my cultivation has also reached the Sixth Layer of the Divine Realm, what right do you have to dictate me?"
"Oh? So, you want to try a hand with me first?"
Qiu Bai, looking at the somewhat flustered Chen Mo, scoffed coldly.
"I don't mind warming up a bit before fighting the Dragon King!" Chen Mo said gravely.
By saying this, he implied that defeating Qiu Bai wouldn't take many moves nor would it drain much of his True Yuan, so it counted as warming up!
"Haha, good, then today I'll let you witness the strength of someone ranked tenth in the Divine Rankings!"
Seeing Chen Mo's arrogance know no bounds, Qiu Bai couldn't help but scoff coldly, "Also to teach you that your title as a disciple of Ye Wushuang is utterly worthless!"
"Presumptuous!!"
Upon hearing Qiu Bai's ridicule, Chen Mo's face changed instantly, and he burst into rage, "How dare you insult my master, die!"
With those words, he made his move, pouring True Yuan into the Leopard Gall Sword Pill in his hand, which he stimulated, turning it instantly into a sword that glittered with cold light!
"Swoosh!"
Chen Mo drew his sword and slashed fiercely at Qiu Bai, his divine radiance brilliant, and the intensely bursting Sword Light shot up into the sky, causing the fog outside the small clearing specially made by Mu Jinyu to almost burst open!
"Hmph, insignificant skill, you dare show off in front of me!"
Qiu Bai stood with his hands behind his back, watching Chen Mo boldly attack himself, a flash of surprise in his eyes followed by disdainful mockery.
That trace of surprise was for the Leopard Gall Sword Pill, not for Chen Mo's strength.
Because that Leopard Gall Sword was indeed a rare Magic Treasure!
As Qiu Bai's mocking words fell, Chen Mo's sharp and piercing Sword Light, already approaching a foot away from him.
Qiu Bai, with his hands behind his back, then leisurely raised them, striking fiercely straight forward!
"Eight Extremes Burst!"
As Qiu Bai's arms swung out, they burst forth in dazzling golden light, as if his arms were cast from gold-iron.
His arms stretched out like Twin Dragons Going to the Sea, soaring into the sky, directly striking the heavens, causing the surrounding void to tremble faintly!
"Bang!!"
"Boom!!"
What a move, Eight Extremes Burst, Qiu Bai's fists thundered out, no hint of dodging or attempting to catch the sword, but instead attacked fiercely, directly confronting the Leopard Gall Magic Sword!
The clash of fists and sword instantly released extremely shocking collision sounds, the metallic clang deafening!
"How is this possible?!"
Chen Mo, pained, fell back, but saw that Qiu Bai's arms, cast like gold-iron, had not even a scratch from the hard clash with his Leopard Gall Sword!
He was suddenly so shocked that he almost felt his soul flying out!
It was unimaginable how solid Qiu Bai's fists could be!
"Ha, 'bang bang', come again!!"
When Chen Mo was shocked and horrified, Qiu Bai gave a slight shout, raised his fists, and clanged them together twice, producing a sound like metal striking metal; then he charged at Chen Mo again!
Mu Jinyu stood aside, watching the two bicker for a few sentences without bothering to ask for her opinion before starting to fight, her expression became somewhat bizarre.
This feeling was like two ugly women confessing to a male god, asking him to agree to a date with them only to find out that the other ugly woman also dared to dream of a toad eating swan meat. Before the male god could speak, they started fighting themselves.
You scratch my face, I pinch your thigh, I pull your hair, you kick my butt...
It was hilarious!
Stretching out her hand to rub her somewhat itchy nose, Mu Jinyu said, "Hey, hey, hey, is it really necessary? After all, no matter who's first or last, the outcome is the same defeat; this is just a waste of my time…"
Indeed, if she let them fight her one after another, they would certainly beg for mercy in no time.
But by letting them start by fighting each other for the chance to fight her first, it actually consumed more time since they were of equal strength—it was anybody's guess how long they would fight!
"Crackling!"
"Clanging!"
"Thudding!!"
Unfortunately, by the time Mu Jinyu spoke up, both Qiu Bai and Chen Mo were already fighting fiercely, determined not to stop until they had decided a winner for the day!
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu sighed in resignation, but considering she didn't have anything urgent to do recently, she might as well enjoy the monkey show.
Waving her hand, she took out the Shennong Cauldron, flipped it upside down on the ground to use as a small stool, sat down on it with a munch, rested her chin in her hands, and began to watch their fight!
"Bang!"
Qiu Bai, with true fire burning and murderous aura skyrocketing, his True Yuan surged violently like a tidal wave, causing the surrounding fog to swirl as if it would be blown away any second, tearing open a wider battlefield!
His True Yuan reached its limit, stirring the Earth Vein Qi beneath his feet. He swung his fists together with the force of a falling mountain, aiming directly at Chen Mo!
Seeing this, Chen Mo's blood-drained face drastically changed. He then clenched the Leopard Gall Sword Pill in his hand, gritted his teeth, and stiffly thrusted with his sword.
His True Yuan also surged to its limit, the Sword Light bursting forth from the tip of his sword like a venomous snake's tongue, slashing towards Qiu Bai's fists!
"Clang!"
"Clank!"
The clash of fist and sword took place. Though the Leopard Gall Sword Pill was a Magic Treasure, its master was inadequate, emitting a mournful cry of the sword after which Chen Mo could no longer hold on tightly. His hand loosened, and the Leopard Gall Sword retreated back into its pill form, flying out of his grasp!
It just happened to land at Mu Jinyu's feet.
"Bang!!"
With a ferocious face too terrifying to look at, Qiu Bai punched, sending the Leopard Gall Sword that intended to sever his fists flying away. Gaining the upper hand, he ignored the intense pain in his fists. He folded both fists together and struck directly at Chen Mo's chest!
"Bang!!"
Chen Mo couldn't unleash the full potential of the Sword Light and was struck flying back, receiving backlash already. Vomiting scarlet blood, his body oozing blood from every orifice, he couldn't dodge Qiu Bai's relentless pursuit in time and was directly hit in the chest!
"Puff!!"
After spewing out a large mouthful of fresh blood, Chen Mo fell backwards like a broken kite, smashing through several large trees along the way with a series of cracking sounds until he finally heavily hit the ground!
"Huff…chhhh…"
He lay defeated on the ground, his eyes devoid of light, his face showing pain and despair, his breathing going from rapid to faint, and finally... he was completely silent.
Chen Mo was dead!
Not managing to fight Mu Jinyu or dying under the fists of the enemy who killed his junior brother, but in the hands of the completely unrelated Qiu Bai!