Chapter 396: Chapter 393: Believe It or Not, I’ll Come Out and Smack You Down

Mo Qi wasn’t an idiot.

’You want to fight just because you say so?’

’Are Secret Techniques free?’

The Power of the Dragon Vein was a finite resource; every bit used was a bit gone. Mo Qi had no intention of wasting it here.

Besides, setting aside whether he could even beat Xiao Shan, what would happen even if he did win?

One Xiao Shan would be dead, but the Xiao Family would still be around.

And Mo Qi would likely have to pay a terrible price, possibly including all his Power of the Dragon Vein.

Without the Power of the Dragon Vein, he would lose his foundation in the Hall of Envoys and the right to negotiate with Immortals on equal footing.

At that point, forget an Immortal Level expert—any random Void Realm Cultivator could probably take his life.

"You refuse?" Xiao Shan frowned. This was something he had never expected.

Looking at Mo Qi’s unusually calm face, Xiao Shan suddenly realized that the boy’s disposition was terrifyingly mature.

He couldn’t be judged by normal standards at all.

"Are you the idiot, or am I? How many years have you been in cultivation? And how long have I? You want to settle this with a life-or-death duel? How do you have the gall to even say that?" Mo Qi gave him a look as if he were staring at a moron.

"Hmph, whether we fight or not isn’t up to you!" Xiao Shan’s killing intent had reached its peak. The arrow was nocked and had to be fired.

He formed a hand seal, concentrating power into the index finger of his right hand, which began to emit a faint golden light.

Then, he swiped it across the body of the small black sword like a bolt of lightning.

CLANG!

The small black sword trembled violently, growing as it met the air and letting out a cry like the roar of a dragon and a tiger.

In the blink of an eye, the two-inch dagger transformed into a massive sword, ten feet long and three feet wide, as large as a door panel.

Holding the greatsword, Xiao Shan’s body swayed, and a sharp, piercing aura erupted skyward like an uncaged beast, utterly unstoppable.

With a shift of his feet, he raised the greatsword high and brought it down toward Mo Qi’s head.

No one had expected Xiao Shan to be so shameless, for a senior to bully a junior and launch a unilateral, deadly attack on Mo Qi.

Liu Hong was still lost in the grief of losing his daughter. By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late to intervene.

"Heh, like father, like son. You really are Xiao Zhize’s ’good’ father." Mo Qi showed no trace of panic, instead just standing his ground and sneering.

It wasn’t that he was arrogant enough to look down on Xiao Shan, but that he had sensed a familiar aura arriving.

ROAR!

A soul-shaking beastly roar echoed as an Exotic Beast formed from the radiant flames of Immortal Power galloped out of the void. It opened its massive jaws and lunged straight for Xiao Shan.

A powerful suction force emanated from the beast’s mouth. Xiao Shan felt his body being pulled uncontrollably to the side, and the greatsword even threatened to fly from his grasp.

He was aghast, hastily gripping the sword with both hands and using all his strength to stabilize himself.

But by then, the Exotic Beast was upon him. A powerful and ancient aura radiated from its body, constantly assaulting Xiao Shan’s nerves.

Xiao Shan knew that if he faced it head-on, he would undoubtedly lose.

At this thought, he violently flung out a blast of Sword Energy, using the force to twist his body and brush past the Exotic Beast.

Having missed its target, the Exotic Beast did not press the attack. Instead, it came to Mo Qi’s side, protecting him completely.

"The Feng Family, you intend to interfere in this matter?" After landing, Xiao Shan’s expression was so dark it looked like it could drip water. His gaze shot like lightning into the void as he asked coldly.

The Light Flame Beast was the symbol of the Feng Family!

An old man stepped out of the void. It was none other than the Immortal Ancestor of the Feng Family.

He wore a smile, first nodding to Mo Qi before turning his gaze to Xiao Shan.

"Young Fellow Mo is now our Feng Family’s most honored partner. Naturally, our family has a responsibility and an obligation to ensure his safety."

"On the other hand, you, Xiao Shan... you’ve really opened this old man’s eyes. A Semi-Immortal Realm expert, wielding an Immortal Sword, attacking a boy of merely sixteen. Tsk, tsk, tsk. So impressive, so majestic!"

After his burst of killing intent, Xiao Shan gradually calmed down, his old face flushing red from the remark.

But he didn’t feel he had done anything wrong. On the path of the Martial Dao, there were only allies and enemies, not seniors and juniors.

If given another chance, he would still attack Mo Qi without a moment’s hesitation.

"Senior, you attacked me from the Immortal Realm. Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?" Xiao Shan retorted.

The Feng Family’s Immortal Ancestor wasn’t annoyed. His smile didn’t waver. "If I truly wanted to kill you, do you think you could have dodged just now?"

Xiao Shan was speechless.

He didn’t want to waste any more words. Since the Feng Family’s Immortal had appeared, it was obviously impossible to do anything to Mo Qi today.

Just then, a middle-aged man with his face covered in black paint appeared before everyone.

"Xiao Shan, I’ll hold off this old fool from the Feng Family! You go kill that brat Mo Qi!"

As his voice fell, the middle-aged man lunged toward the Feng Ancestor, his body wreathed in a powerful and mysterious Immortal Energy.

Xiao Shan reacted instantly, overjoyed.

"Brat, no one can save you this time!" Xiao Shan snarled, swinging his sword at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi seemed not to hear him. His gaze was fixed on the middle-aged man fighting the Feng Ancestor.

He recognized him. The man was Huangfu Yu’s master; he had even fought him once while empowered by the Dragon Vein.

’The Huangfu Family... very well. There’s a price to pay for targeting me, Mo Qi!’

Mo Qi had originally planned to settle his score with the Huangfu Family after going to the Demon Spirit Battlefield, but now, he decided to collect some interest in advance.

’As for Xiao Shan... heh, don’t forget, this is the Liu Family’s Earth Realm!’

’If two outside Immortals were to battle here and the Liu Family’s experts still did nothing, it could only mean one thing: the Liu Family has no Immortal!’

’But the Liu Family had stood strong in the Hall of Envoys for so many years. Could they really have no Immortal?’

The answer was, of course, no!

"Sigh... Give this old man some face. Everyone, stop!"

A sigh echoed from deep within the Liu Family’s estate.

RUMBLE!

A profound and powerful force instantly spread out, blanketing everyone within it.

The Feng Ancestor and Huangfu Yu’s master simultaneously stopped and retreated to either side, looking warily in the direction of the Liu Family. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Xiao Shan, however, was frozen in place by that power, unable to move. The edge of his sword was less than a foot from Mo Qi.

But that short foot was like a heavenly chasm, impossible to cross.

"What powerful Array Power!" Mo Qi ignored Xiao Shan, marveling inwardly. ’Is this the might of the Liu Family’s Mountain Protection Array at full power?’

’So strong... so terrifying!’

Mo Qi could feel that within the range of this array, even with the Power of the Dragon Vein, he would stand no chance against the Liu Family. Fleeing would be his only option.

’If I could crack this array and make it my own, wouldn’t I be invincible?’

At this thought, Mo Qi’s heart burned with excitement. He immediately focused his mind and began to communicate with the Chaos Scripture.

Just as Mo Qi was about to act on this audacious idea, the voice of the Liu Family Immortal appeared in his ear.

"Young man, Liu Hong has told this old man that your attainments in arrays are extremely high. But I have to warn you: if you dare to get any ideas about my Mountain Protection Array, believe me when I say this old man will come out there and beat your ass!"