A Birthday Banquet Turns into a Funeral
A quiet night.
The entire Mo Family Fortress remained brightly lit, with countless servants making final preparations for tomorrow's birthday banquet.
But no one noticed that within this supposedly impregnable castle, it had long since become a giant leaky sieve...
Standing under the lush shade of a tree, Xiao Yan looked up, silently watching the guards on the city wall take turns standing guard. After a long while...
With a sudden stomp of his toes, his figure transformed into a black shadow, shooting up the fortress wall like lightning. With rapid hand movements, Bone White Flame burst forth from his fingertips, swiftly and accurately striking the guards who were passing by on patrol.
Before they could even scream, the Mo Clan Guards were turned into ice sculptures by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then shattered into dust and disappeared completely from the world.
Confirming that no trace had been left behind, Xiao Yan transformed into a roc and leaped down from the city wall, which was tens of meters high. He dodged one patrol team after another, almost without interruption, and his figure became a phantom, moving through the shadows of the houses.
"Teacher, where should we start looking?"
Without Hai Bodong's help from the original novel, Xiao Yan would have to rely on his own teacher.
"Don't worry, I'll scan the Mo Clan with my soul power later. As long as they don't have special methods to isolate soul power, they won't escape my eyes," Old Yao said confidently.
Even though Old Yao was still in a weakened state, his soul power was still at the level of an ordinary Sixth-grade Alchemist. Therefore, as long as he took the initiative, it would be much more convenient for him to search than for Xiao Yan to do it himself in the original story.
However, neither the master nor the disciple knew that at this moment, the Mo Clan not only had a Great Elder at the Dou Spirit level, but also a mysterious man in blue robes whose strength had reached the Dou Emperor level...
When Old Yao controlled Xiao Yan's body and searched the back garden of the Great Elder of the Mo Clan, a special soul power instantly came into contact with him!
"Not good!"
In an instant, the Old Yao knew he was in trouble.
"This Mo Family Fortress actually has a Dou Emperor- level expert!"
The moment Old Yao made contact with the other party, the Green-robed Dou Emperor, who was secretly observing the Mo Clan's Transplant Technique from the underground chamber, also discovered him at the same time.
With neither side able to ascertain the other's identity or purpose, a battle inevitably ensued!
"Boom!"
The instant the soul power of the Old Yao and the mysterious expert made contact, a violent tremor suddenly resounded from the ground...
Suddenly, the solid steel chamber burst open from the inside, and countless broad green tree trunks rose from the ground, intertwining with each other in the blink of an eye, forming a huge forest.
This is...
"The Tree Realm Descent!"
Of course, this isn't Naruto. In the entire Dou Qi Continent, probably only Mo Tang would call out such a name.
Unfortunately, he was still fast asleep at this hour...
Such a commotion naturally alerted the entire Mo Family Fortress.
Mo Tang, who was located on the outer edge of the courtyard, also felt the huge tremor and then jumped up with a start.
"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"
Of course, this thought only lasted for a moment.
Because at this moment, he had already sensed two powerful auras that were overwhelming the heavens and the earth, erupting from the center of the Mo Family Fortress!
"This is... Dou Emperor?"
Mo Tang's eyes widened, somewhat shocked.
Judging from those two powerful auras, they were even comparable to the battle between Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which is why Mo Tang was able to guess the opponent's strength instantly.
"Depend on!"
Cursing under his breath, Mo Tang instantly headed towards the interior of the Mo Family Fortress, opening his Minimap as he ran to see who had suddenly erupted at this crucial moment...
"Xiao Yan, Venerable Yao, and the people from the Heavenly Snake Mansion..."
Frowning as he looked at the two sides of the battle marked on the Minimap, Mo Tang felt a little puzzled.
How did these two sides end up meeting at this time? And why did they start fighting right away?
What Mo Tang didn't know was that the people from the Heavenly Snake Mansion had already been keeping an eye on the Mo Clan and had discovered Qing Lin's whereabouts.
However, the Snake Spiritist, Lu Man, who infiltrated the Mo Clan —the female Dou Emperor in blue—was curious about the Mo Clan's Transplant Technique, so she secretly observed it for a period of time, hoping to uncover the secrets of this so-called Transplant Technique ...
The reason she had this idea was because she was certain that the Mo Clan had no experts, so she didn't take the Mo Clan members seriously at all and thought that no one could stop her from taking Qing Lin away.
However, the appearance of the Old Yao tonight suddenly disrupted the Snake Spiritist's plans.
Helpless, she didn't know if this mysterious Dou Emperor who suddenly appeared was a backup plan left by the Mo Clan, so the moment she noticed Old Yao's appearance, she decided to take the initiative and grab Qing Lin.
This is why this somewhat hasty battle broke out.
In Mo Family Fortress...
The Mo Clan family members, who had been alarmed by the great battle, gathered at the Mo Family Training Ground, looking at the battle above their heads that was clearly beyond their comprehension.
"This is... this is... the Battle of the Dou Emperor? Why is it happening in my Mo Clan?"
Mo Lan, the head of the Mo Clan family, had a contorted expression on his face as if he had eaten excrement, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
The surrounding Mo Clan family experts remained silent.
"Where is the Great Elder? With such a calamity befalling the family, why has the Great Elder not appeared?"
Seeing that everyone around him had chosen to shrink back, Mo Lan asked angrily.
"No, I don't know..." Everyone shook their heads blankly.
"Then hurry up and go find it!" Mo Lan roared angrily, his face full of disappointment.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from afar...
"No."
With lightning speed, Mo Tang arrived from afar.
He had already gone to Great Elder Mo Cheng's courtyard to check on things earlier...
Looking at the towering tree that grew directly from the depths of the earth, Mo Tang spent a great deal of effort to find the Great Elder and the others in the secret chamber, who had been completely crushed into meat patties.
"No need to look anymore, the Great Elder is already dead..."
"What did you say?!" Mo Lan's eyes widened as he asked angrily.
"The Great Elder is Dou Spirit level expert, how could he possibly be dead..."
As he spoke, Mo Lan's voice fell.
Because he thought of the two mysterious Dou Emperor who were still fighting fiercely above him...
"How... how could this happen..."
Mo Lan, the head of the Mo family, was well aware of the terrifying losses that Mo Cheng's death had caused to the Mo Clan.
It was precisely because he knew this that he felt even more fear at this moment.
Tomorrow's birthday banquet was originally a perfect opportunity for the Mo Clan to further expand their prestige. Moreover, according to their plan, it would also be the first step for the Mo Clan to formally unify the numerous forces in the Eastern Empire.
But now the birthday banquet is turning into a funeral banquet. Forget about incorporating other forces; after tomorrow, the Mo Clan will be lucky to even maintain their current status...
Therefore, at this moment, Mo Lan, as the head of the Mo Clan family, did not think about investigating the cause of Mo Cheng's death or seeking revenge. Instead, he thought about how to minimize the impact of Mo Cheng's death on the Mo Clan tomorrow!