A Battle of Life and Death

No one had expected Wei Wankong to suddenly erupt.

Wei Wankong was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had reached Su Mo and struck at him with his palm.

Wei Wankong was a Spirit Martial Realm expert. With his anger fueling the blow, if that palm strike landed, Su Mo would undoubtedly die.

Pressed down by the opponent's overwhelming aura, Su Mo had no way to evade.

The gap between their strength was simply too vast, as different as heaven and earth.

"Insolence!"

At that moment, Su Hong let out a furious roar. He stamped his foot, true energy exploding beneath him as he charged toward Wei Wankong and struck at his head with his palm.

If Wei Wankong continued attacking now, he could kill Su Mo, but he would have to take Su Hong's palm strike head-on.

If Su Hong's palm came down, let alone Wei Wankong's head, even steel would be smashed to pieces.

Thus, at the critical moment, Wei Wankong had no choice but to abandon killing Su Mo and turn to block Su Hong.

Boom!

Their palms collided, erupting with an explosive blast as powerful Forceful Energy swept through the surroundings.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The two men retreated several steps at the same time, evenly matched.

Because Su Mo was standing so close, even the aftermath sent him staggering back more than ten steps. His face turned pale, and he had nearly been injured.

"Wei Wankong!"

Su Hong's furious roar was like thunder exploding, murderous intent bursting from his eyes. "You actually dared to attack and kill my son in my Su family home. Do you truly think I, Su Hong, do not exist?"

"Hmph! Your son was lucky!"

Facing the enraged Su Hong, Wei Wankong remained calm, not taking him seriously in the slightest.

"Mo'er, are you alright?"

Su Hong cast a cold glance at Wei Wankong before hurrying to Su Mo's side and asking anxiously.

"I'm fine. Thank you, Father!"

Su Mo nodded, then looked toward Wei Wankong, a chilling killing intent erupting from his eyes.

"Old dog, I'll remember what happened today. One day, I will kill you!"

Su Mo's voice was ice-cold, and the dense killing intent in it made people shudder.

"You? A piece of trash?"

Wei Wankong sneered disdainfully, then gave a signal to the people behind him.

Among the Wei family members, an arrogant-looking youth stepped forward with a spear in hand. "Trash, you maimed Wei family's second young master. Your crime is unforgivable. I, Wei Liang, challenge you now to a battle of life and death. Do you dare accept?"

Since Wei Wankong had failed to kill Su Mo with a single strike, he clearly could not attack again. So he had someone challenge Su Mo, intending to kill him openly and fairly.

"A battle of life and death?"

The Su family members wore strange expressions.

Wei Liang was a talented disciple of the Wei family. At such a young age, he already possessed Sixth Tier of Qi Cultivation strength, yet he was challenging Su Mo!

"Wei Wankong, Wei Liang of your Wei family is seventeen this year, isn't he? He is 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 such an age and with such cultivation, he challenges my son. Does your Wei family have no shame?"

Naturally, Su Hong understood what Wei Liang was trying to do.

Wasn't he simply trying to kill his son in the duel?

Wei Liang smiled faintly at those words. "Su family head, it is true that I am three years older than Su Mo, but that is not a reason for you to fear battle. There will always be a three-year gap between us. Does that mean we can never fight?"

Wei Liang looked at Su Mo and smiled scornfully. "Su Mo, if you admit that you are trash, cripple your own cultivation, and break your own hands and feet to apologize, you may avoid this battle."

Su Mo cast him a cold glance. Sixth Tier of Qi Cultivation?

"Fine, I accept your challenge. However, the battle will take place half a month from now."

Su Mo did not hesitate and directly accepted the challenge.

"Mo'er..." Su Hong was greatly alarmed.

"Father, I have my own plans. You need not worry!" Su Mo waved his hand.

Su Hong's brows were tightly furrowed. But recalling that his son had always been steady and was not a reckless person, he said nothing more.

"Good, Su Mo. You said it yourself. Half a month from now, at Linyang City's central square, you and I will fight a battle of life and death."

Wei Liang was overjoyed, and a trace of contempt flashed through his eyes.

At that moment, all the Wei family members smiled, their eyes filled with disdain.

Half a month from now, Su Mo would certainly die.

The Su family elders also sneered inwardly, mocking Su Mo for being an idiot. He could not even endure a little provocation and had taken the initiative to throw his life away.

However, Su Mo's life or death had nothing to do with them. A piece of trash with a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul would die if he died—nothing worth mentioning.

"Su family head, we shall meet again in half a month. Farewell!"

Afterward, the Wei family members departed, fully satisfied.

As the Wei family members left, news of Su Mo and Wei Liang's life-and-death battle half a month later swiftly spread throughout Linyang City.

For a time, it was discussed in every street and alley!

In the courtyard.

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

"Mo'er, wasn't it too rash for you to accept Wei Liang's challenge?"

Su Hong was still somewhat uneasy.

"Father, don't worry. I am confident that, half a month from now, I can defeat Wei Liang."

Su Mo spoke with confidence.

Seeing Su Mo's confident expression, Su Hong nodded helplessly. Thinking of how greatly Su Mo's strength had advanced recently, perhaps he had encountered some extraordinary fortuitous opportunity, Su Hong did not say anything further.

After pondering briefly, Su Mo reached into his robes and took a milky-white crystal from his Storage Ring. "Father, do you recognize this crystal?"

"Hm?"

Su Hong's eyes immediately narrowed when he saw it. "Mo'er, this is a Spirit Stone. Where did you get it?"

"A Spirit Stone? I obtained it by chance. Father, what is this Spirit Stone used for?"

Su Mo asked.

"Spirit Stones contain immense spiritual energy, which can be absorbed into the body to increase one's cultivation. However, only Spirit Martial Realm martial artists can use them. The spiritual energy within Spirit Stones is extremely vast; if a Qi Refining Realm martial artist uses one, he can easily explode and die."

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

"Spirit Stones are exceedingly scarce. Even our Su family obtains only a few each year!"

"They're worth that much?" Su Mo was immediately stunned.

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

With a wave of Su Mo's hand, a small pile of gleaming Spirit Stones appeared atop the stone table, numbering no fewer than a hundred.

"What?"

Su Hong's eyes widened as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

A hundred Spirit Stones?

Each one worth several thousand taels of gold?

Together, they were worth several hundred thousand taels of gold, equivalent to the Su family's income for several years.

"Father, by a fortunate coincidence, I entered the cave dwelling of a senior. I obtained all these Spirit Stones there."

Facing his father's questioning gaze, Su Mo told him the truth.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Su Hong pondered for a moment before saying, "Mo'er, since you obtained these Spirit Stones, they are your fortuitous opportunity. Put them away. This wealth is enough for you to purchase a great deal of cultivation resources and rapidly increase your strength."

Su Hong refused Su Mo and did not take the Spirit Stones.

"Hehe! Father, just accept these Spirit Stones! I still have quite a few left!"

Su Mo smiled faintly. There had been around two hundred Spirit Stones in total. He had taken out half of them, and there were still around a hundred left in his Storage Ring.

"You still have quite a few?"

Su Hong froze for a moment, then nodded with relief. "I never expected you, boy, to have such a great fortuitous opportunity. Fine! Since that is the case, I will accept these Spirit Stones. With them, your father's breakthrough will be just around the corner."

Su Hong was overjoyed, his face full of smiles.

Su Hong's cultivation had long since reached the peak of Spirit Martial Realm Fourth Layer. He had been trapped at this level for many years, but now, with so many Spirit Stones, it would not be long before he advanced to Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer.

Once he advanced to Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer, there would be few people in Linyang City who could stand against him.