The auras of these two youths weren't particularly strong.
The leading youth was handsome and at the peak of the Qi Refining Second Layer, while the other, a long-faced youth, was only in the early stage of the Qi Refining Second Layer.
As soon as the two entered the cave, they spotted Su Mo inside. Their expressions changed.
Upon seeing that the plant bearing the Purple Spirit Fruit was bare, their faces immediately turned grim.
"Kid, did you steal our Purple Spirit Fruit?" the handsome youth, Wei Long, asked Su Mo sternly.
"Your Purple Spirit Fruit?"
Su Mo scoffed, "The spiritual herbs in this mountain are born of heaven and earth. Whoever is fated to find them gets them. How did they become yours?"
"You're asking for death! To steal our spiritual fruit and still be so arrogant!"
The long-faced youth, named Wei Shan, shouted in anger, "We discovered this Purple Spirit Fruit ten days ago and have been waiting for it to ripen. We never expected you to snatch it away!"
"No wonder you look a bit familiar!"
At this moment, Wei Long suddenly spoke, his eyes flashing. "I remember now, you're Su Mo from the Su family, that trash with a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul."
"Oh, so it's you, trash." Wei Shan's face filled with disdain upon hearing this.
"Are you from the Wei family?"
Su Mo saw the emblem on their clothes, which was indeed the symbol of the Wei family, one of the two major families in Linyang City.
The Wei family and the Su family were the most powerful families in Linyang City. They had always kept each other in check, suppressed each other, and stood in opposition.
"That's right. If you know what's good for you, hand over the Purple Spirit Fruit quickly," Wei Shan arrogantly demanded.
"I've already swallowed the Purple Spirit Fruit. You can forget about it," Su Mo said calmly.
"What!" Both of their faces changed, and they became furious.
They had waited for over half a month for this Purple Spirit Fruit, only for it to be in vain. How could they not be angry?
"This is outrageous! You actually swallowed my Purple Spirit Fruit! Now, kneel down and kowtow, cripple your own cultivation, and I'll spare your life," Wei Long roared with a ferocious expression.
"Kneel and kowtow? Cripple my cultivation?"
Su Mo was speechless. This guy was truly boundless in his arrogance. Did he think he was so amazing? Or was it that since he came to this world, he had been too low-key, making himself seem easy to bully? "What if I refuse?"
"You're asking for death! Brother Wei Long, I'll kill this trash."
Wei Shan roared and threw a punch at Su Mo's face. In his opinion, dealing with trash like Su Mo would only take one punch.
"You court death!"
A cold voice sounded. Su Mo lightly raised his palm and threw a punch as well.
Seeing this, Wei Shan couldn't help but sneer. This trash actually wanted to clash with him head-on. Wasn't that just asking for a beating?
But the next moment, the smile on his face froze.
As their fists met, Wei Shan felt a terrifying force emanating from Su Mo's fist, like a monstrous wave, incredibly fierce.
Ah!
Wei Shan let out a scream, and his entire body was sent flying, crashing against the cave wall with a bang. He immediately fainted.
"What? How is this possible?"
Wei Long's face changed drastically. He looked at Su Mo, utterly shocked. "Qi Refining Third Layer? You're actually at the Qi Refining Third Layer? Weren't you trash with a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul?"
"Trash?"
Su Mo let out a cold laugh, quickly sealed the cave entrance, and then walked towards Wei Long step by step. "You two pieces of garbage dare to call me trash!"
Seeing Su Mo approaching, Wei Long frowned and shouted, "What do you want?"
"What do I want? Of course, to kill you!" Su Mo sneered.
"You dare to kill me? Hmph! My father is a Wei family elder, a person of high status and power. If you kill me, you'll have nowhere to run."
Wei Long was full of confidence and showed no fear.
"Truly an idiot. In this deep mountain, who would know if I killed you?"
Su Mo completely ignored the threat. He condensed True Qi in his fist, preparing to strike.
Wei Long immediately became scared, his face filled with terror. His cultivation was only at the peak of the Qi Refining Second Layer, just slightly stronger than Wei Shan, and he was no match for Su Mo.
"Su Mo, don't kill me... don't kill me!"
"Give me a reason not to kill you."
"A reason... a reason..." Wei Long was anxious like an ant on a hot pan. Then, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up. "Right, I have a treasure map. You can find a treasure with this treasure map."
"Treasure map? What treasure map? Take it out and let me see," Su Mo asked.
"As long as you promise not to kill me, I'll give you the treasure map immediately." Wei Long wasn't stupid; he wanted Su Mo to give him a promise first.
Su Mo sneered. Who was he? How could he not see through Wei Long's little trick?
"You won't give it to me? Then I'll kill you first and search for the treasure map on your body."
"I'll give it... I'll give it!"
Wei Long's expression changed, and he quickly took out a palm-sized piece of beast hide from his embrace, handing it to Su Mo.
Su Mo took it and saw that it was indeed a map, very ancient, clearly quite old.
And according to the map, the treasure location was within the Youfeng Mountain Range.
"Um... Su Mo, I've given you the treasure map, can I go now?" Wei Long asked nervously.
Seeing that Su Mo didn't speak, Wei Long cautiously walked towards the exit, soon approaching the cave entrance.
He glanced back at Su Mo, a hint of viciousness flashing in his eyes. He secretly plotted to find people outside the mountain range to ambush Su Mo after he left.
Boom!
Just then, Su Mo's figure shot up, and he threw a punch.
Wei Long was killed on the spot.
"I won't go easy on enemies!"
Su Mo said indifferently. In his past life, he had killed countless people; this was his first time in this life.
Afterward, Su Mo walked to the unconscious Wei Shan and delivered another punch to him.
Wei Shan, still in a coma, died completely.
Then, Su Mo, holding the map, prepared to search for the treasure.
"Right!"
Su Mo's figure suddenly stopped, a spark of light flashing in his eyes: "Since my Martial Soul can devour beast souls, I wonder if it can devour other people's Martial Souls?"
With this thought, Su Mo walked to the corpses of Wei Long and the other man and released his Devouring Martial Soul.
The Devouring Martial Soul with three halos, like a bottomless black hole, spun at twice the speed it had at Human Grade First Tier, emitting a powerful suction force.
Wei Long and the other man had just died, and their blood energy and lingering Martial Souls were immediately sucked out.
Wei Shan's Martial Soul was a small green tree, flashing with two yellow halos, a Human Grade Second Tier Martial Soul.
Wei Long's Martial Soul was a flying bird with three halos, a Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul.
The two Martial Souls were rapidly devoured, and Su Mo only felt his Martial Soul tremble, its original three halos becoming even brighter.
However, the Devouring Martial Soul did not advance, remaining only Human Grade Third Tier.
"Heh heh! My thoughts were indeed correct! Whether it's a beast soul or a Martial Soul, I can devour it."
Su Mo was overjoyed, once again amazed by his Devouring Martial Soul.
This Devouring Martial Soul's ability was practically heaven-defying!
Not only could it advance, but it could also devour other people's Martial Souls!
If he released his Martial Soul during a fight with someone, wouldn't the opponent be unable to control their own Martial Soul and have it devoured by him?
"Alright, time to find the treasure!"
After his surprise, Su Mo left the cave.
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