Qing Mu's Enthusiasm

"Roar!"

The instant Su Tian finished speaking, a dragon's roar suddenly thundered across the sky, and an overwhelmingly oppressive aura filled the world.

Faced with Mo Bass's ferocious assault, Su Tian unleashed his fiercest counterattack.

An enormous flaming dragon head suddenly appeared, completely enveloping Su Tian's right fist. Two crimson flames danced in its eyes as it stared fixedly at Mo Bass, as though an invisible killing intent were spreading from it.

"Sorry, Commander Mo Bass. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you again!"

Seeing the surprise flash across Mo Bass's fierce face, Su Tian curled his lips into a cold, mocking smile. His gaze sharpened as he spoke calmly.

The powerful Dou Technique Su Tian had suddenly unleashed genuinely caught Mo Bass off guard.

This was the first time Mo Bass had seen Su Tian use a Dou Technique, and he could sense an extremely violent power hidden within it.

Even so, Mo Bass was only somewhat surprised.

In his eyes, no matter how powerful a Dou Technique Su Tian could unleash, he would never be a match for him.

The vast gulf between their ranks was far beyond what a Dou Technique alone could bridge.

Su Tian understood this perfectly well too.

"An impressive display, but nothing more. Could this be the source of your confidence?"

Mo Bass gave Su Tian a long look. The surprise slowly faded from his face, and he snorted coldly, revealing a vicious sneer.

"If so, I'm sorry to tell you that the outcome will remain unchanged!"

"You talk too much. If you want to kill me, give it a try!"

Su Tian scoffed. Intense killing intent surfaced on his handsome face as he growled.

His eyes suddenly flashed. Stamping hard against the ground, he advanced rather than retreating, charging straight toward the dark, venomous snakes rushing at him.

"Get out of my way!"

Su Tian shouted, and the Scarlet Flame Dragon Head covering his right fist blazed with fiery light before opening its jaws wide.

"Roar..."

As a deep dragon's roar echoed, the dark, venomous snakes were all burned into twisting wisps of black mist almost the instant they touched the enormous Scarlet Flame Dragon Head.

Before those wisps could disperse, the flames following behind engulfed them again, reducing them all to nothing under the intense heat.

But it was not over yet.

After clearing the obstacles before him with one punch, Su Tian did not pause in the slightest. He looked up to see an enormous dark palm imprint bearing down on him.

At that moment, the massive palm imprint seemed to block every possible path forward.

"You think this can stop me?"

Su Tian drew a deep breath. A fierce fighting spirit surged within him as he murmured.

Faced with Mo Bass's equally powerful attack, Su Tian showed no intention of backing down. Instead, he stamped his foot and accelerated forward.

Clearly, he had resolved to break through Mo Bass's assault with his own strength!

"One punch-shatter it!"

Su Tian slowly drew his right fist back to his waist. The instant the enormous palm imprint was about to reach him, he growled and thrust his fist forward.

The enormous Scarlet Flame Dragon Head instantly left Su Tian's right fist and hurtled toward the massive palm imprint.

The next moment, the Scarlet Flame Dragon Head swelled against the wind. At the same time, a huge dragon's body formed behind it, releasing an even more terrifying aura.

Though it took time to describe, everything happened in an instant.

The enormous crimson flame dragon's red eyes flashed, and a thick pillar of fire erupted from its jaws.

Then its tail lashed hard, abruptly increasing its speed!

"Boom..."

The pillar of fire slammed into the enormous palm imprint, unleashing a violent surge.

Yet when the flames scattered, they seemed to have inflicted little serious damage.

Su Tian had expected this.

That pillar of fire had only been a probing attack. His true killing move was the enormous crimson flame dragon.

"Roar!"

Su Tian's eyes flashed. With a thought from him, the crimson flame dragon seemed to sense his killing intent. It threw back its head and released a deafening roar before slamming its enormous body into the massive dark palm imprint without hesitation.

"Rumble!!!"

An earth-shaking crash echoed as the crimson flame dragon burst into blazing light. All the violent power within it erupted at once, unleashing terrifying destructive force.

Even the enormous dark palm imprint was forced to halt beneath the crimson flame dragon's explosive power.

Cracks like a spiderweb were visibly spreading across the massive palm imprint, centered on the point where the crimson flame dragon had erupted.

"Crack... crack, crack..."

Amid the tremendous rumbling, Su Tian stopped in his tracks. His brows twitched as he seemed to hear the faintest sound of something breaking.

His gaze immediately turned toward the site of the crimson flame dragon's explosion.

Sure enough, the spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread outward in every direction.

At the same time, the violent power within the crimson flame dragon poured out almost without restraint, hammering the enormous palm imprint.

"How is this possible?!"

Witnessing this from a distance, Mo Bass cried out, shock appearing on his face.

Although Mo Bass had used only half his strength in this attack, he had believed it would be enough.

In his eyes, killing Su Tian with it should have been more than sufficient.

After all, Su Tian was merely a One-Star Great Dou Master.

Mo Bass, on the other hand, was a Dou Wang expert!

Yet the truth was that Su Tian had actually shattered Mo Bass's attack through his own strength!

"Hmph, plenty of things are impossible. What business is that of yours?"

Hearing Mo Bass's shocked cry, Su Tian scoffed, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he had not been certain at first whether the Army-Breaking Dragon Fist could withstand Mo Bass's attack.

His original plan had only been to buy time. He had already secretly used the Communication Jade Pendant to inform Qing Mu of everything happening here.

This was a contingency Qing Mu had specifically left him after the previous incident.

He had never expected it would actually prove useful now.

Although Qing Mu was no match for Mo Bass either, having his help was still better than fighting alone.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Just then, a deafening crash echoed through the world. A dazzling burst of black and red light suddenly blossomed in midair, as beautiful as brilliant fireworks.

Yet beneath that beauty lay a terrifying eruption of power!

Under Su Tian and Mo Bass's gazes, the enormous palm imprint could no longer withstand the violent power released by the crimson flame dragon. Both exploded together, forming a wildly chaotic energy shock wave.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

In an instant, that chaotic surge of energy followed the invisible connections between them and rushed toward Mo Bass and Su Tian with the speed of a thunderbolt.

A ruthless gleam flashed through Mo Bass's eyes, but there was not a trace of panic on his face.

"A mere shock wave-disperse!"

Just as the energy surge was about to reach him, Mo Bass snorted coldly. Vast Dou Qi spread from his body, crushing the energy wave in the most direct manner possible.

Su Tian also drew a deep breath, a solemn look appearing on his face.

My Yellow Tier Low Grade Technique really isn't enough.

Su Tian smiled bitterly to himself and shook his head helplessly. With his reserves of Dou Qi, using an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique just once had consumed more than half of it.

Withstanding this chaotic surge of energy now would clearly be difficult.

His eyes flashed, and a vast, invisible power surged out of his mind.

It was none other than soul power!

Shield, form!

Su Tian growled inwardly. Under his control, his soul power formed an invisible barrier.

Then the chaotic energy surge slammed into it.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The barrier formed from soul power immediately rippled violently, like boiling water, seemingly on the verge of breaking at any moment.

A tearing pain instantly shot through Su Tian's head.

Clearly, enduring this chaotic energy surge with his soul power had also inflicted a certain degree of harm on him.

Watching the invisible barrier shake violently, Su Tian clenched his teeth and desperately maintained the flow of soul power.

"Crack..."

A faint cracking sound suddenly rang out, and Su Tian's heart jolted.

The instant that tiny crack appeared, an aged voice sounded beside Su Tian's ear.

"Disperse!"

Joy appeared on Su Tian's face. Immediately afterward, soul power far vaster than his own suddenly emerged, like a monstrous, sky-high wave.

The chaotic energy surge could no longer advance even an inch. Under Su Tian's gaze, it rapidly dissipated.

Peace returned to the courtyard, leaving only the wreckage scattered across the ground as testimony to the fierce battle that had just taken place.

Su Tian hastily turned around. A familiar figure stood behind him, and the smile on his handsome face deepened. "Senior Qing Mu, thank you for your help!"

The newcomer was Qing Mu, who had received Su Tian's message.

Although Qing Mu would be no match for Mo Bass in a direct fight, dealing with an energy shock wave like this was well within his abilities.

"Are you all right?"

"If you'd arrived a moment later, I might not have been."

Hearing Qing Mu's concerned question, Su Tian smiled bitterly, and a pale cast appeared on his face.

Seeing Su Tian's expression, Qing Mu needed no further explanation to understand how dangerous things had been.

"Commander Mo Bass, isn't it rather inappropriate to attack Su Tian like this without any reason?"

Qing Mu nodded slightly, then raised his head to look at Mo Bass in the distance. His brows furrowed as he demanded coldly.

Combining Mo Bass's presence here with the news he had heard recently, Qing Mu already had a rough idea of what was going on.

At that thought, Qing Mu turned his head slightly and glanced at Su Tian beside him without saying anything.

This young fellow can actually marry Queen Medusa. The secrets he carries really are extraordinary.

Qing Mu pondered inwardly, a strange light flashing through his eyes as he turned away. I'd originally intended to spend more time preparing, but delay invites trouble. It seems it's time to begin ahead of schedule!

He buried those thoughts in his heart. The immediate priority was to resolve the problem of Mo Bass.

If Su Tian really died at Mo Bass's hands, Qing Mu's plan would have to be shelved.

"Qing Mu, I advise you to stay out of this. Su Tian must die today!"

Mo Bass showed Qing Mu no respect whatsoever. A vicious gleam surfaced in his eyes as he snorted coldly.

Qing Mu merely smiled faintly. "I'm afraid your wishes are destined to come to nothing again, Commander Mo Bass. Before coming here, I made a point of reporting the situation to the Great Elder as well. Judging by the time, she should be arriving soon."

Mo Bass's brows knitted tightly, and he hesitated.

But just as he steeled himself and prepared to forcefully kill Su Tian, a cold shout filled with raging fury came from the distant sky.

"Mo Bass, if Su Tian dies, you'll join him in the grave!"

"Damn it! I was so close!"

Mo Bass naturally recognized the Great Elder's voice, and the icy killing intent in her words did not seem feigned.

Even if he wanted to forcefully kill Su Tian now, it was probably already too late.

After considering it, Mo Bass could only suppress his killing intent for the time being. He gave Su Tian a cold look, then moved and swiftly departed.

"Su Tian, the day after tomorrow is your wedding to Her Majesty. Until then, I will send people to ensure your safety!"

Seeing Mo Bass finally leave, Su Tian had not yet had time to breathe a sigh of relief when the Great Elder's voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

After transmitting her words, the Great Elder gave Su Tian a long look, then disappeared from his sight.

"To think a young fellow like you could actually marry Queen Medusa. That's a wonderful fortune countless people could only envy."

Only after watching the Great Elder leave did Qing Mu turn his gaze toward Su Tian. He smiled faintly and teased him.

Su Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head, revealing none of the secrets involved.

"This wonderful fortune is rather hard on my life."

"Heh, let's put that aside for now. From what I saw just now, you seem to have exhausted yourself quite severely, especially your soul power. If you don't recover it promptly, it may damage your foundation and even seriously affect your future study of alchemy."

Qing Mu smiled and shook his head. After a moment's thought, he continued.

What Su Tian failed to notice was the strange light that seemed to flash deep in Qing Mu's eyes as he spoke.

"How about this? Come back to my residence with me. I'll personally refine pills for you and restore your soul power as quickly as possible, so there won't be any lasting harm."

"Well... thank you, Senior Qing Mu!"

Su Tian was initially taken aback, then hastily cupped his hands in thanks, though he hesitated slightly inwardly.

He was puzzled as to why Qing Mu had suddenly become so enthusiastic toward him.

Although Qing Mu had shown concern for Su Tian before, this was the first time he had ever been so eager. At that thought, suspicion stirred in Su Tian's heart.

"I'm deeply grateful for your concern, Senior Qing Mu, but..."

Just as Su Tian was about to decline, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Ding!

Check-In Task triggered: check in at Qing Mu's Residence!

Successfully checking in will grant a reward!

Accept?

Su Tian blinked, then gave a dry cough inwardly. Accept!

The previously hesitant Su Tian suddenly assumed a solemn expression. Looking at Qing Mu, he said earnestly, "Then I'm sorry for the trouble, Senior Qing Mu!"