Chapter 350: Peerless Master
At these words, Zhao Li’s expression instantly turned ice-cold.
’Luo Yu actually wanted to fight them.’
’She really doesn’t know what’s good for her.’
Zhao Li said grimly, "Luo Yu, you’re the one forcing me to kill you. Don’t come crying to me when you’re dead. Cloud-Changing Hand!"
BOOM!
Zhao Li waved his arms, sending a torrent of Palm Seals flying toward Luo Yu.
Not to be outdone, Luo Yu shot back, "If your senior brother were here, I might be a little concerned. But you? Who the hell do you think you are, acting so arrogantly?"
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Luo Yu unleashed several streaks of Sword Qi, shattering all of Zhao Li’s palm seals, before a final flash of sword light struck Zhao Li’s shoulder.
Clutching his bleeding shoulder, Zhao Li cried out in alarm, "Martial Monarch Great Perfection!"
"Where’s your senior brother? Tell him to get his ass out here!"
Luo Yu demanded, pointing her longsword at Zhao Li.
Zhao Li’s face darkened, but he said nothing.
Because his senior brother, the youth in purple, had already been trampled to death by the Black Demon Bear.
Just then...
"Hahaha, have the people from Huangfeng Valley all gotten this arrogant? Zhao Li, we’re here to help you." Wang Hai laughed loudly, stepping forward with two other disciples from Huayun Valley.
On the other side, Liu Ming and Gao Qiang also stepped forward, taking their places beside Luo Yu.
The two groups quickly clashed.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
As a Martial Monarch at Great Perfection, Luo Yu single-handedly held off both Zhao Li and Wang Hai, while Liu Ming and Gao Qiang engaged the remaining two.
Even though Zhao Li’s side had more people, they failed to gain any real advantage.
The two sides were evenly matched, and both sustained injuries.
Liu Ming shouted, "Zhao Li, I advise you to back the hell off! If we keep this up, we’ll all die here! It’ll be mutual destruction!"
Zhao Li’s expression was stormy, and he was furious.
’Damn it!’
’It was always our Huayun Valley bullying Huangfeng Valley. They never dared to make a peep. And now they have the gall to act so arrogantly toward us?’
’If we hadn’t been crippled by that Black Demon Bear and suffered such heavy losses, how could we possibly let Luo Yu and her group act so insolently?’
"Elder Zuo..."
Zhao Li shot a pleading look toward Elder Zuo.
Elder Zuo’s voice was cold. "Have the juniors of Huangfeng Valley grown so brazen? Do they dare to disregard even this Elder?"
RUMBLE!
A terrifying pressure erupted from Elder Zuo, locking firmly onto Luo Yu and the others.
"A Martial Emperor!"
Luo Yu’s face paled, and she was instantly filled with despair.
’I noticed Elder Zuo’s presence long ago, but I never thought he would actually intervene.’
’Isn’t this just a case of the strong bullying the weak?!’
Luo Yu said sarcastically, "Elder Zuo, as a venerable Martial Emperor, are you really going to stoop so low as to bully and kill us juniors?"
"I can spare your lives, but you must hand over the Jade Box you just put away."
Elder Zuo said coolly.
’Zhao Li and Wang Hai’s Realms are too low; they didn’t notice the Jade Box Luo Yu put away. But I saw it clearly.’
’There’s definitely a Treasure in that Jade Box.’
Luo Yu hesitated. "If I hand over the Jade Box, you’ll let us go?"
"As long as the contents of the Jade Box satisfy me, I can consider letting you go,"
Elder Zuo said calmly.
With a flip of her hand, Luo Yu produced the Jade Box, preparing to hand it to Elder Zuo.
Liu Ming stopped her. "Wait! The Treasure in this Jade Box is a gift from Brother Xiao. We can’t give it to someone else."
"Hand it over or die!"
Elder Zuo threatened.
Luo Yu was also reluctant.
The Jade Box was not only a gift from Su Mo, but also their means of purchasing passes into Emperor Heaven Valley.
But if she didn’t hand it over...
Just as Luo Yu was hesitating, Su Mo suddenly spoke up. "Give it to him."
"What?"
Liu Ming said in disbelief, "Brother Xiao, you..."
"It’s fine," Su Mo said. "Just give it to him."
"Fine!"
Luo Yu gritted her teeth and handed the Jade Box to Elder Zuo.
’The Jade Box was a gift from Su Mo. Since he told us to give it away, we have to. Otherwise, we’ll just drag him into this mess.’
Hm?
Elder Zuo examined the Jade Box closely for a moment, then said with a delighted surprise, "There’s a seal on this, placed by an expert! It truly is a Treasure."
"A seal placed by an expert?"
Luo Yu, Liu Ming, and the others looked utterly confused.
’Su Mo did place a seal on the Jade Box when he gave it to us, but he’s no expert.’
’At most, Su Mo is just a monstrous genius.’
’But compared to a senior expert of Elder Zuo’s caliber, a Martial Emperor Level master, Su Mo is far inferior in both experience and power.’
"Are you certain?"
Zhao Li asked, leaning in closer.
"Absolutely certain!"
Elder Zuo’s breathing quickened. "The seal on this Jade Box is incredibly profound. Only a peerless expert could lay down such a mystical seal."
Hearing this, Zhao Li was instantly overjoyed.
’Since the seal on the Jade Box was placed by a peerless expert, the Treasure inside must be incredibly precious. Perhaps it’s a Martial Emperor’s Legacy!’
’What an unexpected windfall!’
’No wonder Elder Zuo agreed to let Luo Yu and her group off the hook.’
Nearby, Su Mo rubbed his nose. "The peerless expert they’re talking about...it wouldn’t be me, would it?" he mused.
"Hurry up and open it!"
Zhao Li urged impatiently.
Elder Zuo formed a series of hand seals, shooting streams of runes at the Jade Box in an attempt to break the seal.
However, the seal on the Jade Box remained completely unresponsive.
This left Elder Zuo completely stumped.
’Impossible.’
’Even if the seal was placed by a peerless expert, it shouldn’t be impossible to break.’
’He was a Martial Emperor, after all!’
Zhao Li suggested, "Elder Zuo, if all else fails, just try using brute force. Start by making a crack in the seal."
"Fine!"
Elder Zuo channeled his power and lunged for the Jade Box.
The sight nearly scared Luo Yu to death.
’Using brute force to break the seal... Even if he succeeded, the Jade Box and the Golden Orchid inside would be destroyed!’
’The loss would be immense.’
But in the next instant...
SHIING!
The moment Elder Zuo’s hand touched the seal on the Jade Box, a streak of Sword Qi shot out and slashed across his fingers.
Instantly, blood splattered everywhere.
Elder Zuo let out a blood-curdling scream. "Aaargh... My fingers! They’ve been severed!"
"What?"
Zhao Li and Wang Hai were utterly shocked.
Luo Yu and her companions were even more astonished.
’The seal Su Mo placed actually severed Elder Zuo’s fingers? This is unbelievable!’
They all stared at Su Mo, their faces filled with awe.
Su Mo, however, remained unfazed, his expression unchanging.
Forcing himself to ignore the pain, Elder Zuo glared at Luo Yu and snarled, "You little bitch! You dared to plot against me! I’m going to torture you to death!"
"I... I’m innocent!"
Luo Yu cried out instinctively.
Elder Zuo roared furiously, "Bullshit! You obviously knew there was Sword Qi in the seal and wanted to use it to kill me! I was just lucky enough to survive that attempt on my life!"
Luo Yu was speechless, unable to defend herself.
She was truly innocent.
The Jade Box was a gift from Su Mo; she knew nothing about it! All she could do was cast a pleading look at Su Mo.
"Heh, to be so pathetic and still blame others. How utterly ridiculous,"
Su Mo scoffed.
His eyes brimming with killing intent, Elder Zuo turned to Su Mo. "And what hole did you crawl out of? Daring to meddle in my affairs? Are you looking for death?"
"Unwilling to admit you’re pathetic?"
Su Mo turned. "Luo Yu, go and break the seal on the Jade Box. Show this old fool just how pathetic he really is."
"Me?"
Luo Yu was completely dumbfounded.