Chapter 210: Chapter 210: This Is the Price for Angering Me

Elder Huo still remembered that when he first rescued the two Long Family brothers from the Red Flame Mountain Range, Long Mo was like a constantly vigilant beast. No one could get close to him, not even Elder Huo himself.

However, as time went on, Elder Huo saved Long Zhen’s life and slowly earned Long Mo’s trust, becoming one of the few people he respected. But even then, Long Mo never fully revealed his secrets to Elder Huo—and that included his true strength.

With the protection of a Celestial Fire like the Void Purple Flame, Elder Huo couldn’t sense Long Mo’s strength. Even when sparring with others, including during the fights for the Dragon and Tiger List, Long Mo rarely revealed his true power. But Elder Huo knew Long Mo’s strength was absolutely astonishing; he just wasn’t willing to show it. And now, what Gou Shi had done to Long Zhen had completely touched Long Mo’s Reversed Scale. Long Mo had finally, completely erupted!

"N-No... Impossible! How can you possess such immense power?" Gou Shi screamed in terror, staring at Long Mo, who was now right in front of him. His opponent’s oppressive aura made Gou Shi tremble uncontrollably.

Long Mo looked down on Gou Shi, his eyes utterly frigid, like those of a Demon God from Hell.

WHOOSH!

Long Mo didn’t bother wasting words on Gou Shi. He thrust out his hand, aiming for his neck.

BANG!

Just as Long Mo’s attack was about to land, the black water mist around Gou Shi’s body churned, once again forming a barrier. But that black water mist, which could have been called an absolute defense, was as fragile as paper before Long Mo!

Purple Thunder Flame flared on his hand, tearing the black water mist apart as his palm shot toward Gou Shi’s neck!

Gou Shi wasn’t one to just take it lying down. He leaned back, dodging Long Mo’s hand, but Long Mo’s follow-up kick landed squarely on his flabby stomach. The tremendous force sent him flying, and his body crashed heavily onto the ground in the distance!

"Dammit!"

Gou Shi scrambled to his feet and shot a venomous glare at Long Mo. With a flash, he charged, his massive body transforming into a human battering ram that made the very ground tremble!

However, Gou Shi’s body passed right through him—he had only hit an afterimage! By the time Gou Shi realized what had happened, it was too late. Long Mo appeared at his side, his right elbow slamming viciously into Gou Shi’s cheek. Gou Shi was sent flying once more, a spray of blood and shattered teeth scattering across the ground from mid-air!

As Gou Shi was sent flying back, Long Mo bent his knees and shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow. He closed the distance in a flash, the terrifying burst of power shattering the flagstones beneath his feet!

Gou Shi looked up in horror at Long Mo appearing above him, desperately trying to halt his backward momentum.

But Long Mo gave him no such chance. His fists rained down on Gou Shi’s body, and a continuous series of dull thuds echoed out.

Seeing the almost frenzied Long Mo, the disciples in the audience couldn’t help but gulp. This was an eye for an eye. Long Mo was paying Gou Shi back in kind for what he did to Long Zhen, only his methods were far more vicious!

At the same time, they were shocked by Long Mo’s true strength. They had originally assumed that Long Mo, ranked below Gou Shi on the Dragon and Tiger List, would be no match for him. The situation on the Martial Arts Arena, however, proved them wrong. When Long Mo unleashed his full power, he was terrifying. Perhaps the only one in the entire Sect who could contend with him now was Ouyang Chen, who ranked first on the Dragon and Tiger List!

BOOM!

While the crowd was still marveling, Long Mo threw another punch, viciously sending Gou Shi flying.

At this point, Long Mo’s arms were trembling. The powerful recoil from such a dense barrage of attacks was becoming too much for him to bear, and fractures had even appeared in his finger bones. However, these minor wounds were nothing compared to Gou Shi’s injuries. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Not a single spot on Gou Shi’s body was left unscathed. His robes were shredded to pieces under Long Mo’s fierce assault, and his skin was covered in purple and blue Fist Seals. He continuously spat out bloody foam, and one could even see fragments of internal organs mixed within it. This life-or-death barrage from Long Mo had nearly crippled him!

"Cough, cough..."

Gou Shi struggled to his feet, glaring venomously at Long Mo. A low roar rumbled in his throat. "Impossible! How could I lose to you, someone I’ve defeated before? I’m the one who should have won!" His face, smeared with blood and heavy makeup, looked grotesque and terrifying.

"Black Dragon Binding!"

Gou Shi roared, and a vast curtain of black water rose into the air, coalescing into a black Water Dragon. It seemed he was making one last gamble!

Seeing this, Long Mo took a deep breath and his hands began to form a Seal Technique. The Void Purple Flame within him surged forth, gathering rapidly in the sky. In the blink of an eye, a purple, flaming thundercloud took shape, carrying waves of celestial might that grated on the nerves of the crowd!

"Celestial might! He can actually invoke celestial might!" Chen Yu cried out, staring at the roiling, fiery purple thundercloud. Invoking celestial might was something only an expert at the Spirit Emperor Level could barely manage, yet Long Mo was now directly summoning Celestial Thunder. How could he not be shocked?

On the Martial Arts Arena, Long Mo stood like a Thunder God in control of Celestial Thunder, his indifferent voice echoing throughout the grounds.

"Purple Dragon’s Fury Brings Down Celestial Thunder! This... is the price for angering me!"

After speaking, Long Mo pressed his hands downward. As if obeying a command, the roiling, fiery purple thundercloud responded. A giant Qilin, formed from purple flame and lightning, burst forth from the cloud and smashed down viciously toward Gou Shi!

ROAR!

A heaven-shaking roar erupted. Its terrifying might instantly dispersed the black Water Dragon. In Gou Shi’s despairing eyes, the Qilin made of purple flame and lightning grew larger and larger, before finally slamming down violently onto the Martial Arts Arena!

BOOM!

A Heaven-Shaking sound boomed, and the entire Central Martial Arts Arena trembled. Countless cracks spread outward from the Martial Arts Arena, reaching even the spectator stands. A giant, purple mushroom cloud rose into the air, threaded with bolts of lightning. The scene was utterly spectacular!

Staring at the massive cracks that had reached their feet, everyone in the audience gasped. ’What kind of technique has such terrifying Attack Power? Is it even possible for Gou Shi to be alive after that?’

With this thought, the crowd’s gaze shifted to the space beneath the giant mushroom cloud, searching for any sign of Gou Shi.

A breeze swept through, gradually clearing the smoke and dust from the Martial Arts Arena. When the crowd saw what was left of it, their breathing hitched, and their Heart Spirits were violently shaken!

Down below, the Martial Arts Arena, which had once stood a man’s height, had been razed to the ground. A massive crater lay before the crowd. The earth was scorched black and still smoking, and wide, spiderweb-like cracks stretched all the way to the spectator stands!

’What a powerful attack!’ Staring at the terrifying sight, it took a long time for the crowd to snap out of their shock. ’Was that really an attack unleashed by a Spirit General-rank Martial Artist?’

"Where’s Gou Shi? He couldn’t have been blasted to bits, could he?" The crowd frantically searched for any sign of him. After such a terrifying attack, they couldn’t imagine his condition.

"Over there!"

At the shout, everyone’s gaze snapped in that direction. There, standing amidst the ruins, was Gou Shi—completely unharmed.

’Completely unharmed? Did the Celestial Thunder miss him?’ The crowd was stunned, their faces masks of confusion...