Chapter 367: Can Only Wait for Death
At these words, Su Mo frowned deeply.
He didn’t have time to wait for Luo Yu to have a Breakthrough, so after a moment’s thought, he said, "From now on, let me take you the rest of the way."
"You’ll take me? Brother Su, but can’t you fly?"
Luo Yu asked in confusion.
Su Mo waved his hand dismissively. "Don’t worry about it. Just stay still in my arms and don’t get in the way."
With that, Su Mo casually scooped Luo Yu into his arms.
Luo Yu’s heart immediately began to race.
’Does Su Mo like me?’
’But he used to like my best friend, Huang Yanchen. Huang Yanchen has even hugged him before!’
The thought that she might have to compete with her best friend for a man made Luo Yu feel awful.
But she was powerless to resist Su Mo.
With Su Mo’s strength, he could immobilize her with a single finger. Even if she tried everything she knew, she wouldn’t be able to resist in the slightest.
At this thought, Luo Yu’s face flushed crimson as she went limp in Su Mo’s arms, awaiting his next move.
Just as she was giving in to her fantasies...
WHOOSH!
In the next instant, Su Mo reappeared three thousand meters away, still holding her.
"This is... teleportation?"
Luo Yu was stunned, completely dumbfounded.
It was common knowledge that a Martial Artist could only teleport by using an Instant Teleportation Talisman or by comprehending the Space Law.
Otherwise, not even a mighty Martial Emperor could achieve it.
Luo Yu asked in shock, "Brother Su, have you comprehended the Space Law?"
"Nope!"
Su Mo replied, shaking his head.
Luo Yu asked, perplexed, "Then how can you teleport?"
"It’s a Body Technique!"
Su Mo answered truthfully.
Luo Yu looked utterly thunderstruck.
’What kind of Body Technique can create the effect of teleportation? That’s unbelievably profound!’
’No wonder Su Mo isn’t interested in the Martial Emperor’s Legacy.’
’He must possess a legacy so powerful that it leaves the Martial Emperor’s Legacy in the dust.’
THUMP!
Just as her mind was racing, Su Mo suddenly stopped. "We’re here," he said. "You can get down now."
"Huh? We’re already here?"
In disbelief, Luo Yu slid out of Su Mo’s arms and gazed at her surroundings.
A sea of clouds and mist surrounded them.
Within the vast mist, a bowl-sized Spiritual Spring was faintly visible, glowing with an azure hue. It was the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring.
After a hundred years, the Spiritual Spring was now filled to the brim with Nine Heavens Green Fall Spirit Liquid.
"We’re really here..."
Luo Yu was so astonished she couldn’t close her mouth.
A journey that should have taken half a day, Su Mo had completed in a mere instant. He was thousands of times faster than her.
’That’s just too fast!’
Suppressing the shock in her heart, Luo Yu pointed to the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring and said, "Brother Su, that’s the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spirit Liquid you need. Hurry and get it."
"On my way!"
Su Mo walked excitedly toward the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring.
However, before he could even begin to collect the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spirit Liquid, a hundred figures appeared and swarmed the edge of the Spiritual Spring.
They were a motley group, hailing from all the major forces.
One of them, an elder dressed in black, floated in mid-air, exuding a terrifying aura as he looked down upon the world. "Heh heh, better to be timely than to be early. If I hadn’t arrived when I did, you might have actually gotten to it first."
"And who might you be?"
Su Mo asked, looking at the elder in black.
The elder in black said coldly, "You may not know me, but I certainly know you. You are Su Mo, are you not?"
"So, who exactly are you?"
Su Mo didn’t bother denying his identity.
His identity had long ceased to be a secret.
Besides, there was no longer any need to conceal it.
The elder in black spoke in a chilling voice, "I am Xie Tianlei. You should have heard of me and know which force I represent, yes?"
"Xie Tianlei?"
Su Mo shook his head, showing he had never heard of any Xie Tianlei, let alone what force he came from.
Xie Tianlei’s face went livid.
Among the Nine Great Forces, he was a figure of great renown—an expert among experts, an existence admired by countless people.
’And this brat has the gall to say he doesn’t know me.’
’He must be doing it on purpose!’
Xie Tianlei asked, growing angry, "Boy, do you truly not know me, or are you doing this deliberately?"
"Are you out of your fucking mind?"
Su Mo cursed.
Xie Tianlei was stunned. "What? You dare insult me in public, call me crazy? You... you... Do you believe I won’t kill you right now?!"
Su Mo rolled his eyes at Xie Tianlei.
’If you have something to say, just say it. What’s with all the beating around the bush and acting all mysterious? A person might think you’re the Celestial King himself.’
’Isn’t that fucking insane?’
Su Mo asked with strained patience, "Fine. Who are you?"
"I am the Ninth Elder of the Celestial North Sect,"
Xie Tianlei roared.
At his words, everyone present was stunned.
"What? He’s the Ninth Elder of the Celestial North Sect? No wonder his name sounded familiar; I knew I’d heard it somewhere."
"Why is he here?"
"Why do you think? Same reason as us: to get the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spirit Liquid."
Upon learning Xie Tianlei’s true identity, everyone was shocked all over again.
Immediately after, their faces fell, expressions of despair creeping in.
Xie Tianlei was here representing the Celestial North Sect, which meant there was no way for any of them to claim the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring.
None of them could afford to offend the Celestial North Sect.
’It’s over!’
’We made this trip for nothing.’
Only Su Mo remained completely unfazed, remarking with utter calm, "If you’d said you were from the Celestial North Sect earlier, I would’ve just slapped you to death by now."
’I don’t like to kill innocent people, which is why I bothered to ask so patiently.’
’I can’t believe this old coot is from the Celestial North Sect.’
’Such a waste of time.’
’Next time a situation like this comes up, I should just kill them on the spot. It’s not like I have to worry about offending anyone.’
"What was that? You’d slap me to death?"
Xie Tianlei asked, uncertain, thinking he must have misheard.
The others were equally incredulous.
It was true that Su Mo wasn’t afraid of the Celestial North Sect and had even provoked them before, but he had the Ninth Floor Master of the Drunken Immortal Tower protecting him then.
Now, however, the Ninth Floor Master was nowhere to be seen.
For Su Mo to dare make such arrogant boasts under these circumstances—wasn’t he just asking to die?
"This kid’s arrogance is boundless!"
"He’s just waiting to die!"
"As the saying goes, ’Disaster issues from the mouth.’ He dared to speak so arrogantly in front of Elder Xie, so he should be prepared to be struck dead for it."
Everyone looked at Su Mo as if he were already a corpse.
In their eyes, no matter what methods Su Mo used, he could not possibly contend with Xie Tianlei, a Mid Stage Martial Venerable. Death was his only option.
Nor would Xie Tianlei spare Su Mo.
Su Mo had provoked the Celestial North Sect before, and now he was boasting so brazenly in front of Xie Tianlei; he had long since crossed the elder’s final line.
Just as they expected, a terrifying killing intent erupted from Xie Tianlei. His face twisted into a savage expression as he snarled, "Boy, don’t say I bully the weak. I’ll give you one chance for your last words. If you have anything to say, hurry up and shout it!"
"Last words? You can say them," Su Mo said calmly.
"You..."
Xie Tianlei was so furious his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
’This brat is infuriating!’
"Die!"
With a furious roar, Xie Tianlei charged at Su Mo. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of him, throwing a punch aimed at his head.
BOOM!
The punch was terrifying, as if it could blast a hole through the heavens and the earth.
Seeing this, the onlookers began to gloat.
They thought, ’Serves you right for being so arrogant, you brat!’
’Now you’ve gone and thoroughly enraged Elder Xie.’