Life and Death Battle

No one could have predicted Wei Wankong's sudden outburst.

Wei Wankong moved with incredible speed, appearing before Su Mo in the blink of an eye and striking at him with a palm.

As a powerful expert in the Spirit Martial Realm, Wei Wankong's attack, fueled by his rage, would have been fatal to Su Mo if it had landed squarely.

Su Mo was overwhelmed by the opponent's immense pressure, rendering him unable to dodge.

The disparity in their strength was simply too vast, worlds apart.

"How dare you!"

Just then, Su Hong roared, stomping his foot. His True Qi erupted, and he charged towards Wei Wankong, striking at his head with a palm.

At this moment, if Wei Wankong continued his attack, although he could kill Su Mo, he would inevitably have to endure Su Hong's palm strike head-on.

With Su Hong's palm, let alone Wei Wankong's head, even steel would be shattered.

Therefore, in this critical moment, Wei Wankong had no choice but to abandon his attempt to kill Su Mo and block Su Hong instead.

Boom!

Their palms met, exploding with a loud bang, and powerful energy waves swept through the surroundings.

Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!

Both men were forced back several steps, their strength evenly matched.

Su Mo, being closer, was pushed back more than ten steps by the residual force alone. His face turned pale, and he was nearly injured.

"Wei Wankong!"

Su Hong roared like thunder, killing intent blazing in his eyes. "You actually tried to kill my son in my Su family's territory! Do you really think I, Su Hong, don't exist?"

"Hmph! Your son is lucky!"

Facing the enraged Su Hong, Wei Wankong remained calm, unfazed.

"Mo'er, are you alright?"

Su Hong cast a cold glance at Wei Wankong, then went to Su Mo's side and asked urgently.

"I'm fine, thank you, Father!"

Su Mo nodded, then looked at Wei Wankong, his eyes burning with icy killing intent.

"Old dog, I've noted today's events. I will kill you one day!"

Su Mo's voice was chilling, his intense killing intent sending shivers down one's spine.

"With you, a good-for-nothing?"

Wei Wankong sneered and then subtly signaled to someone behind him.

From the Wei family crowd, a proud young man holding a spear stepped forward. "Good-for-nothing, you harmed our Wei family's second young master. Your crime is unforgivable. Now, I, Wei Liang, challenge you to a battle of life and death. Do you dare to accept?"

Since Wei Wankong failed to kill Su Mo in one strike, he clearly couldn't make another move. He decided to have someone challenge Su Mo, intending to kill him openly.

"A battle of life and death?"

The Su family members looked surprised.

This Wei Liang was a genius disciple of the Wei family. At such a young age, he had already reached the Sixth Tier of Qi Cultivation, and he was challenging Su Mo!

"Wei Wankong, your Wei family's Wei Liang is seventeen this year, isn't he? Three years older than my son, and his cultivation has already reached the Sixth Tier of Qi Cultivation. Am I wrong?"

Su Hong frowned and said indifferently, "At this age and cultivation level, yet you challenge my son? Does your Wei family have no shame?"

Su Hong naturally understood Wei Liang's intentions.

Wasn't it just to kill his son during the competition!

Wei Liang smiled faintly upon hearing this. "Patriarch Su, it's true that I'm three years older than Su Mo, but that's no excuse for you to fear a fight. The age difference between us will always be three years. Can we never have a match?"

Wei Liang looked at Su Mo and smirked contemptuously. "Su Mo, if you admit you're a good-for-nothing, and cripple your own cultivation, and disable your hands and feet as compensation, you can avoid this battle."

Su Mo glanced coldly at the other party. The Sixth Tier of Qi Cultivation, huh?

"Alright, I accept your challenge. However, the time should be set for half a month later."

Su Mo agreed to the challenge without hesitation.

"Mo'er..." Su Hong was shocked.

"Father, I have my own plans. You don't need to worry!" Su Mo waved his hand.

Su Hong frowned, but thinking that his son had always been steady and not a reckless person, he didn't say anything further.

"Good, Su Mo, you said it yourself. Half a month later, at the central plaza of Linyang City, it will be a battle of life and death between you and me."

Wei Liang was overjoyed, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, all the Wei family members laughed, their eyes filled with disdain.

In half a month, Su Mo would surely die.

The elders of the Su family also sneered inwardly, thinking Su Mo was an idiot for falling for the provocation and going to his death.

However, Su Mo's life or death had nothing to do with them. A good-for-nothing with a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul, if he died, he died. It was insignificant.

"Su family head, I'll see you in half a month. Farewell!"

Afterward, the Wei family members left, thoroughly satisfied.

As the Wei family departed, the news of Su Mo and Wei Liang's life-or-death battle in half a month quickly spread throughout Linyang City.

For a time, there was no street or alley that wasn't discussing it!

In the courtyard.

Su Mo and his father, Su Hong, sat facing each other.

"Mo'er, aren't you being too reckless by accepting Wei Liang's challenge?"

Su Hong was still somewhat worried.

"Father, please don't worry. I'm confident I can defeat Wei Liang in half a month,"

Su Mo said confidently.

Seeing Su Mo's confident expression, Su Hong nodded helplessly. Thinking about Su Mo's recent significant increase in strength, perhaps due to some incredible fortuitous encounter, he didn't say anything further.

Su Mo pondered for a moment, then reached into his robes and took out a milky white crystal from his Storage Ring, asking, "Father, do you recognize this crystal?"

"Hmm?"

Upon seeing it, Su Hong's eyes immediately focused, and he asked, "Mo'er, this is a Spirit Stone. Where did you get it?"

"Spirit Stone? I found it by chance, Father. What is the use of this Spirit Stone?"

Su Mo inquired.

"Spirit Stones contain a vast amount of Spiritual Energy, which can be absorbed into the body to increase cultivation. However, only Spirit Martial Realm martial artists can use them. Because the Spiritual Energy contained within Spirit Stones is extremely immense, Qi Cultivation Realm martial artists who use them are very likely to explode and die."

"Spirit Stones are extremely expensive. This Spirit Stone you have should be the lowest grade, a low-grade Spirit Stone, but even one low-grade Spirit Stone is worth thousands of taels of gold."

"Spirit Stones are extremely rare. Even our Su family doesn't get many in a year!"

"They're that valuable?" Su Mo was instantly shocked.

"Father, I have quite a few Spirit Stones here. Take them to use!"

Su Mo waved his hand, and a small pile of gleaming Spirit Stones appeared on the stone table, numbering no less than a hundred.

"What?"

Su Hong's eyes widened instantly, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.

One hundred Spirit Stones?

Each worth thousands of taels of gold?

The total amounted to hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, equivalent to the entire Su family's income for several years.

"Father, I accidentally entered an elder's cave dwelling by chance. I obtained all these Spirit Stones in the cave."

Facing his father's questioning gaze, Su Mo spoke truthfully.

Su Hong suppressed the shock in his heart, pondered for a moment, and said, "Mo'er, since these Spirit Stones are yours, they are your fortune. Keep them. This wealth is enough for you to purchase a large amount of cultivation resources and rapidly improve your strength."

Su Hong refused Su Mo, not taking the Spirit Stones.

"Heh heh! Father, please accept these Spirit Stones! I still have quite a few!"

Su Mo smiled slightly. He had about two hundred Spirit Stones in total and had taken out half. He still had about a hundred left in his Storage Ring.

"You still have quite a few?"

Su Hong was taken aback, then nodded with relief. "I didn't expect you to have such a great fortuitous encounter, boy. Alright! Since that's the case, I'll accept these Spirit Stones. With these Spirit Stones, it will only be a matter of time before I break through my cultivation."

Su Hong was overjoyed, his face beaming with smiles.

Su Hong's cultivation had long reached the peak of the Spirit Martial Realm Fourth Layer, and he had been stuck at this realm for many years. Now, with so many Spirit Stones, he would be able to advance to the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer before long.

Once he advanced to the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer, there would be very few people within Linyang City who could contend with him.