Yun Leng's Obstruction, the Extermination of the Mo Clan!

Yun Yun's pretty face turned icy as she said coldly, "Yun Leng has probably gone to Salt City!"

Gu He looked at Yun Yun and said, "Yun Leng is, after all, the sect's most senior elder. If he goes to Salt City now and clashes with Mu Chen of the Mu Clan, the imperial family will not let it go!"

Yun Yun frowned slightly, then rose to her feet. "I'll go to Salt City myself. I hope I'm not too late!"

With that, Yun Yun flew out of the main hall.

Salt City, City Lord's Manor!

City Lord Bo'er's somewhat plump body trembled as he knelt on the ground. Looking at Mu Chen, he pleaded, "I... I have failed the Empire's cultivation, but my family is innocent. They never violated the Empire's laws!"

Mu Chen looked at City Lord Bo'er coldly. "Did they not profit from it? I heard that your two sons have been tyrannizing Salt City all this time. Can they still be called innocent?"

Mu Chen gave Bo'er no further chance. He had him dragged away and beheaded, his entire family exiled, and all their property confiscated!

After dealing with City Lord Bo'er, Mu Chen led his troops directly to the Mo Clan.

The Mo Clan's estate stood in the center of Salt City, like a small fortress.

Quite a few fighters patrolled around the Mo Clan.

Sharp arrow blades lined the towering walls, glinting with a chilling light. Without a Dou King expert, even someone with the strength of a Dou Spirit would likely be unable to enter the Mo Clan.

And how many Dou King experts were there in the entire Empire?

Unfortunately, the Mo Clan had provoked someone they never should have provoked this time!

After Mu Chen led his army to surround the Mo Clan completely, the gates suddenly opened, and an old man emerged, surrounded by others.

Mounted on a Flame Horse, Mu Chen looked down at Mo Cheng and said, "You are Mo Cheng, the Mo Clan's First Elder?"

Mo Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, clasped his hands toward Mu Chen, and said, "I am indeed Mo Cheng, First Elder of the Mo Clan. May I ask who you are?"

"Mu Chen of the Empire's Mu Clan!" Mu Chen said slowly as he looked at Mo Cheng.

Mo Cheng's expression changed upon hearing this. Naturally, he knew of the Mu Clan, one of the Empire's three great clans.

What made Mo Cheng's heart tremble even more was that the Mu Chen before him was the Mu Clan's patriarch, a Dou King expert!

Mo Cheng forced down the fear in his heart, looked calmly at Mu Chen, and squeezed out a smile. "May I ask what brings Clan Head Mu to my Mo Clan?"

Mu Chen looked at him and chuckled. "First Elder Mo, won't you invite me inside for a seat?"

"My humble home is crude, and I fear I may neglect Clan Head Mu. However, Clan Head Mu has brought such a large force to surround my Mo Clan. Shouldn't you withdraw the army first, so this old man may share wine and conversation with Clan Head Mu?" Mo Cheng said with a smile.

Mu Chen smiled faintly. "No need. Since I brought this army to surround your Mo Clan, I naturally will not withdraw so easily. To tell you the truth, this is an imperial military order. The imperial family gave you a chance, but the Mo Clan failed to seize it and even intended to deceive the Empire. Your crime is unforgivable!"

"Deliver the military order!" Mu Chen's face immediately turned solemn.

Swish!

The sounds of armor scraping filled the air. The soldiers gripped their spears, their icy gazes making every member of the Mo Clan tremble.

Mu Chen said coldly, "The Mo Clan has disregarded the Empire's laws. By law, the entire clan is to be executed, all property confiscated. Carry out the military order!"

"Yes!"

The fierce army surged toward the Mo Clan. Mo Cheng, at the forefront, changed expression drastically as Dou Qi poured from his palm, preparing to fight to the death.

Mu Chen's face turned icy. He swung his long blade, and a terrifying shadow of Dou Qi blade slashed viciously down at Mo Cheng.

Mo Cheng raised his hand to block it, but the terrifying strength of a Dou King was not something a mere Dou Spirit like him could withstand.

Bang!

A tremendous force sent Mo Cheng flying straight into the Mo Clan.

His body smashed through the Mo Clan's gates and crashed into the courtyard, where he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Kill them all! Leave none alive!" Mu Chen swung his long blade, and the Mo Clan members were immediately slaughtered by the troops pouring in.

Some Grand Dou Masters of the Mo Clan tried to resist, but there were simply too many soldiers. Those Grand Dou Masters were chopped straight into pulp!

At that moment, a violent aura descended from the sky!

"Stop!"

Boom!

A figure landed in the Mo Clan courtyard. A ripple of Dou Qi spread outward through the courtyard, instantly blasting dozens of nearby imperial soldiers into bloody mist.

"A Dou King?" Mu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he sensed the aura erupting from that person, his heart stirring faintly.

Mo Cheng lay in the courtyard, wailing as he watched his closest kin being slaughtered one after another. When he saw the newcomer clearly, he immediately burst into tears. "Elder Yun Leng, quickly save the Mo Clan! The Empire is trying to destroy my Mo Clan!"

"Elder, kill Mu Chen and avenge us!" Mo Cheng hated Mu Chen to the extreme now. All he wanted was to kill him!

Looking at the corpses of Mo Clan members scattered across the ground, Yun Leng nodded slightly and said angrily, "Don't worry. I will make these people repay their blood debt in blood!"

"Oh? I truly do not know how you intend to make my men repay their blood debt in blood." Mu Chen slowly walked in through the Mo Clan gates and looked at Yun Leng indifferently.

Yun Leng looked at Mu Chen, narrowing his eyes. "So it is you, Mu Chen. What, have you grown so accustomed to being the imperial family's dog that you actually think you are one of the Empire's three great clans?"

Mu Chen smiled faintly. "Is that so? But aren't you also the Misty Cloud Sect's dog? You have fallen so low that you have come here to stand up for this Mo Clan?"

Yun Leng flew into a rage upon hearing that. "You are courting death!"

Wind-blue Dou Qi surged from Yun Leng's body, instantly transforming into a longsword that shot toward Mu Chen.

Mu Chen's heart tightened slightly. Yun Leng was a six-star Dou King, one star above him. He had no choice but to treat him seriously!

But Mu Chen did not fear a mere one-star gap. After all, he had fought and killed in the army for so many years. His strength as a five-star Dou King had been forged through slaughter. His killing intent alone was enough to intimidate opponents of the same rank!

"You old bastard, I really gave you too much face!" Mu Chen gripped his long blade and swung it in a broad, powerful arc, slashing viciously down at the incoming longsword.

Boom!

The longsword Yun Leng had condensed was instantly shattered by Mu Chen's strike, while the floor beneath Mu Chen's feet cracked apart one after another.

"Fine! Since you, Mu Chen, insist on becoming an enemy of the Misty Cloud Sect, then I shall uphold the Misty Cloud Sect's dignity and kill you here today!" Yun Leng roared.

Mu Chen sneered. "Stop fucking bragging. If you have the skill, come fight me. We are only one star apart, and you think you can kill me? What a joke!"

Yun Leng stomped the ground and leaped into the air. Hovering overhead, he said to Mu Chen, "Come out and die!"

Mu Chen shouted angrily, "I'm coming!"

Before leaving, however, Mu Chen gave the deputy general beside him a look, and the deputy general immediately understood.

After Mu Chen and Yun Leng left, the deputy general revealed a cold smile. "Soldiers, slaughter the entire Mo Clan! Take away all their property!"

"No!" The heavily wounded Mo Cheng let out an unwilling roar, spat out another mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground!

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