Emperor Xuan Palace

Wei Wankong's face twisted viciously, the fury in his heart surging like a blazing tide.

He had two sons. Three months ago, his younger son, Wei Lin, had had his Dantian destroyed by Su Mo and become a cripple.

And now, his eldest son Wei Rufeng, who possessed outstanding talent and upon whom he had placed great hopes, had likewise had his cultivation crippled by Su Mo.

How could all this not drive him mad?

His eyes bloodshot, the killing intent in Wei Wankong's heart nearly took solid form.

Without hesitation, he struck out with his palm, intending to suppress and kill Su Mo on the spot.

A massive palm print, containing towering killing intent, swept toward Su Mo.

Before the palm print even arrived, its immense pressure had already crushed Su Mo until he could barely breathe. His entire body stiffened, leaving him utterly unable to dodge.

Wei Wankong's cultivation had reached the peak of Spirit Martial Realm Fourth Layer, dozens of times stronger than Su Mo.

Just as the palm print was about to strike Su Mo, Su Hong's tall figure descended onto the fighting platform and stood before Su Mo.

"Wei Wankong, you're courting death!"

With a furious roar, Su Hong threw a punch. Blazing fist radiance shattered the palm print, then continued onward without losing momentum and blasted Wei Wankong straight off the platform.

Pfft!

Wei Wankong spat out a mouthful of blood and landed below the platform. Looking at Su Hong, his expression changed drastically. "Su Hong, your cultivation has broken through to Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer?"

Killing intent flickered in Su Hong's eyes as he said coldly, "That's right. Wei Wankong, if you want to court death, I don't mind killing you on the spot today."

"You..."

Wei Wankong's face turned livid. He glanced at Su Mo, hatred gnawing at his teeth, but for now, he could only swallow his broken teeth along with his blood.

He had never expected Su Hong to step into the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Layer realm.

With his current strength, he was simply no match for Su Hong.

Taking a deep breath, Wei Wankong forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart and had someone help Wei Rufeng down from the fighting platform.

As for today's grudge, he planned to make arrangements for it later.

Su Hong's formidable strength also left the crowd utterly shocked.

The Su Family Great Elder, Su Yue, had flickering eyes and a complicated expression.

Originally, his strength had not been much weaker than Su Hong's, and he also had a genius son. He had thought he could slowly erode Su Hong's prestige within the Su family before eventually replacing him.

But now, his son had been defeated by Su Mo, while Su Hong's strength had cast him far behind.

City Lord Lin Sheng sat in the viewing stands, his brows slightly furrowed as he inwardly sighed. The Su family's momentum was far too overwhelming!

"Su Mo wins!"

Lin De looked at Su Mo with a complicated expression before announcing the result.

Then Lin De turned his gaze toward Lin Qiong and asked, "Miss, do you still wish to fight Su Mo?"

According to the rules, Lin Qiong and Su Mo still had one battle remaining before the final rankings of the top three could be decided.

However, Lin Qiong had previously lost to Wei Rufeng, while Wei Rufeng had lost to Su Mo. Su Mo's strength was simply monstrous, and there was no doubt he would take first place.

That was why Lin De asked.

Lin Qiong looked at Su Mo with her beautiful eyes, her feelings exceedingly complicated. Before this, she had never regarded Su Mo as worthy of notice. She had even planned to teach him a harsh lesson during their fight to vent her anger for her younger brother.

She had never imagined that he had hidden himself so deeply, and that his strength far surpassed her own.

"I concede!" Lin Qiong bit her pearly teeth and said dejectedly.

Lin De nodded. Lin Qiong's surrender was within his expectations.

"Now, I announce the results of this Martial Arts Tournament."

Lin De swept his gaze over the entire audience and loudly declared, "First place: Su Mo. Second place: Wei Rufeng. Third place: Lin Qiong."

As soon as his words fell,

the crowd erupted into cheers. Quite a few young girls even screamed toward the fighting platform, making no attempt to conceal their admiration.

"Brother Su Mo! Congratulations!"

Xi'er also stepped onto the fighting platform and congratulated Su Mo with a smile.

"Haha!" Su Mo laughed heartily and gently scraped Xi'er's delicate nose with his finger.

On the fighting platform, the young man and young woman beamed with joy, drawing another wave of astonishment from the crowd.

A genius youth and a peerlessly beautiful girl—they were truly a perfect match, making others deeply envious.

Next, City Lord Lin Sheng distributed rewards to the three of them. As first place, Su Mo not only received an Essence Replenishing Pill, but also a precious Hundred-Year Blood Ginseng.

As for Wei Rufeng and Lin Qiong, they too received considerable rewards.

However, Wei Rufeng was already a cripple. No matter how many rewards he received, they were useless to him.

"Alright, everyone. I now announce that the Linyang City Martial Arts Tournament has come to an end."

Lin Sheng rose to his feet and announced loudly.

Immediately afterward, everyone stood and prepared to leave.

On the fighting platform, Su Mo held Xi'er's jade-like hand, his face full of smiles as he too prepared to depart.

At that moment, a sudden change erupted.

The tranquil sky abruptly changed as wind and clouds surged.

Crack!

A sound like a mirror shattering suddenly rang out.

Then, beneath everyone's incredulous gazes, a fissure suddenly appeared in the heavens.

The crack spread rapidly, expanding to more than ten meters long in the blink of an eye.

Within the fissure was nothingness, dark and unfathomable.

Everyone was stunned, their eyes wide as they stared at the sky in horror.

What was happening?

A crack more than ten meters long had appeared in the void?

Had the sky shattered?

The crowd wore vacant expressions. Such a thing was truly unheard of and unseen.

At that moment, everyone's eyes widened again as they stared fixedly at the sky, stormy waves rising in their hearts.

They saw two figures step out from the great crack in the sky.

One was a gaunt old man in a gray robe, and the other a handsome young man in brocade robes.

As the two stepped out of the fissure, a terrifying aura surged forth and instantly spread across the entirety of Linyang City.

Under that aura, everyone's bodies stiffened, their hearts pounding wildly as though they might burst from their chests.

The old man and the young man emerged from the fissure, their gazes like lightning as they swept over the people below.

Wherever their gazes passed, everyone shuddered violently, their entire bodies turning icy cold.

Powerful.

Both of them were incomparably powerful.

When Su Mo met their gazes, he felt as though he were about to suffocate.

Fortunately, their gazes merely swept past him without lingering.

Soon, their eyes settled beside Su Mo—upon Xi'er.

At that instant, the auras around the two immediately withdrew, and their gazes became gentle at once.

A trace of delight flashed through the gaunt old man's eyes.

A flash of amazement passed through the handsome youth's eyes.

"Miss, we have finally found you!"

The gaunt old man looked at her kindly and spoke. Then the old man and young man stepped down through the air and landed on the fighting platform.

Miss?

Su Mo's gaze narrowed, and his heart jolted.

Xi'er's delicate brows creased slightly as she looked at the old man with confusion in her beautiful eyes.

The old man smiled faintly and explained kindly, "Miss, you are the daughter of the Emperor Profound Palace Master. You were separated from us for many years, and now we have come to bring you back to the palace."

The old man was the Thirteenth Elder of Emperor Xuan Palace. He had come under the Emperor Profound Palace Master's orders to bring back the palace master's daughter.

Emperor Xuan Palace?

The crowd was astonished. Although they had never heard of Emperor Xuan Palace, judging from these two men's strength, they could guess that it was surely a supremely powerful force.

"How do you know I am your palace master's daughter?"

Xi'er asked somewhat uneasily. Though she asked this, she had already begun to believe their words.

She was an orphan. Few people knew that she had grown up without parents, and the jade pendant she had worn since childhood bore the character 'Xuan,' did it not?

"Miss, more than ten years ago, the palace master fought someone for the position of Emperor Xuan Palace Master. At the time, you were still an infant. In order to restrain the palace master, his opponent sought to harm you. Fortunately, subordinates protected you and fled, but they encountered pursuit all the way and eventually vanished without a trace."

The Thirteenth Elder was exceedingly patient as he explained in detail. "Miss, were you unable to awaken your Martial Soul? That was because a Soul Sealing Seal had been placed within your body. You should have awakened your Martial Soul several days ago, correct? We were able to find you precisely because we sensed the fluctuations of the Soul Sealing Seal within you."

"Junior Sister, come back to Central Continent with us now. This impoverished backwater is not a place for you to remain!"

The handsome youth in brocade robes beside the Thirteenth Elder spoke with a warm smile.

This man was Shangguan Hao, the personal disciple of the Emperor Profound Palace Master. That was why he addressed Xi'er as Junior Sister.

Shangguan Hao examined the girl before him, amazement glimmering in his eyes. Xi'er's peerless beauty made brilliant light flash repeatedly through his gaze.

Even in Central Continent, where he was the holy son of Emperor Xuan Palace, he rarely encountered a woman so beautiful.

Upon hearing this, Xi'er furrowed her delicate brows, panic stirring in her heart. She looked at Su Mo beside her, then said firmly, "I'm sorry, but I won't leave with you. I live very well here."

The Thirteenth Elder and Shangguan Hao were both stunned. Then they saw Xi'er and the youth beside her tightly clasping hands.

Shangguan Hao's expression immediately darkened, and a thread of killing intent flashed through his eyes.

"Junior Sister, are you unwilling to return because of this native?" Shangguan Hao looked at Su Mo as though standing high above him, his eyes filled with disdain.