An ancient, furious voice rang out, piercing straight into their minds.

Mo Qi’s expression remained unchanged as he shielded Yan behind him.

"Keep us here? With just one Mid Stage Void Realm and three Early Stage Void Realm cultivators? That’s not enough!" Mo Xiao said coldly.

A Grotto Heaven materialized behind his head, its Spiritual Energy surging like a tide as it pulsed with a rosy luminescence.

Within the hazy glow, a longsword faintly appeared and disappeared.

The blade hummed softly, eager for a fight.

Instantly, the sharp, unyielding aura of its edge swept through everyone present, filling them with unease.

Hu the Eighth also summoned her Grotto Heaven and retreated to Mo Qi’s side to protect him.

Within her Grotto Heaven was a long, red silk ribbon.

"We’ll see if it’s enough once we try!" the ancient voice rang out again.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The earth trembled violently, as if a thousand armies were stampeding across it.

BOOM!

With a tremendous crash, the ground burst open, and a massive beast’s claw shot out from within, swiping at Mo Xiao.

The tips of the ink-black claws glinted with a sinister light, and a foul, nauseating stench filled the air.

"You’re courting death!"

With a flicker of his body, Mo Xiao leaped high into the air and grasped the longsword from his Grotto Heaven.

"This sword hasn’t been unsheathed in several thousand years. Today, I’ll use your blood to celebrate its return to the light of day!"

SHING!

He lifted his sword and brought it down in a vertical slash. The flash of the blade was like a rainbow, as sudden and swift as the first ray of dawn.

The onlookers saw only a flash of light. When they looked at Mo Xiao again, his sword was already back in its Grotto Heaven, and he stood with his hands behind his back.

It was as if nothing had happened at all.

CRACK!

The sound of something hard shattering echoed through the air.

The beast’s claw split in two, cleaved down the middle.

But that was only the beginning.

Behind the claw, the earth split open, forming a fissure that stretched beyond the horizon.

Countless mountains crumbled into rubble as an enormous canyon was violently carved into the landscape.

Mo Qi stared, dumbfounded.

’No wonder the Mountain and Sea Empire forbids Void Realm Cultivators from acting recklessly. This level of destruction is just too terrifying!’

With just a single strike, the Wolf Fang Sect headquarters had nearly been sliced in two.

"ROAR!"

A pained and furious roar erupted from underground, and a black wolf the size of a small mountain leaped out from the bottom of the canyon.

One of its forelegs was split down the middle, exposing stark white bone as blood flowed unceasingly.

Four old men stood atop the black wolf’s head, glaring furiously at Mo Xiao.

"That strike was just a warning. If you dare to make another move, I will take your lives!" Mo Xiao warned.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to fight to the death with Void Realm Cultivators, let alone four of them.

Although he was capable of killing them, he wouldn’t escape unscathed himself.

Besides, he knew that as one of the Four Great Sects, the Wolf Fang Sect’s true foundation couldn’t be this shallow.

He had to leave an escape route for Mo Qi and himself.

"You’ve gone too far! Do you really think I can’t do anything to you?" an elder roared.

The four elders exchanged a look and began forming hand seals.

The black wolf beneath their feet let out a mournful cry, opened its mouth, and spat out its Inner Core, which fell into the depths of the canyon.

Soon, a terrifying fluctuation of energy spread out, as if the sky itself were about to collapse.

Mo Xiao’s expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated to Mo Qi’s side.

"Young Master, they’re about to use their ultimate weapon. We should retreat first."

Mo Qi remained silent, merely counting on his fingers as if calculating something.

Deep beneath the Mountain and Sea Empire, countless figures sat cross-legged in meditation, arranged in neat rows in the darkness.

At their head was a young man in white robes with an expressionless face.

He suddenly opened his eyes. "A Half-Immortal Level power has appeared near the Queen!"

SWISH!

All the figures rose to their feet at once, their faces filled with fervent zeal.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Wait for me to ask the Queen for instructions!" the white-robed young man said in a low voice.

He touched his index finger to the center of his brow and sent a message with a Secret Technique: "Queen, should we cleanse the source of the Half-Immortal Level power?"

Back at the Wolf Fang Sect, Yan, who was being protected by Mo Qi, lifted her eyelids slightly.

"Ah Bai, do not interfere with matters on the surface for now. Just focus on your own duties."

"Yes, Queen."

’I’d like to see if this silly boy is genuinely foolish or if he has something else planned,’ Yan thought. She glanced up at Mo Qi’s profile before lowering her head and refocusing on her Medicinal Pill.

Deep underground, the white-robed young man waved his hand. "The Queen has given her order. We are not to concern ourselves with the surface."

The madness in the figures’ eyes receded at once, and they all sat back down in their original positions.

"Lord Bai, this subordinate has a question," one of the figures suddenly spoke up.

"Speak!"

"The brothers have all seen how you feel about the Queen, and we all support you. But now the Queen seems to have taken an interest in that human boy. Why don’t you..."

Before the man could finish, the white-robed youth cut him off with a wave of his hand. "I don’t want to hear such words a second time. We have no right to question the Queen’s affairs. Our duty is to listen, obey, and protect!"

"Yes, sir!"

Back at the Wolf Fang Sect, the energy condensing within the canyon grew ever stronger.

Mo Qi paid it no mind, still counting on his fingers and muttering to himself.

Mo Xiao and Hu the Eighth could only sigh in resignation and join forces to erect layer after layer of defenses.

However, they knew the energy in the canyon had already surpassed what they could withstand.

If they fled, they would have a chance of survival.

If they tried to face it head-on, they would surely be overwhelmed.

"How dare you run rampant in our Wolf Fang Sect! Now, pay the price!"

The four elders’ faces were deathly pale; clearly, the strain of activating their ultimate weapon was immense.

But their faces were also filled with excitement.

The black wolf beneath their feet had already collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

A dazzling light shot out from the canyon, sealing off every direction.

Just as the Half-Immortal Level power was about to descend, Mo Qi stopped counting on his fingers.

He looked up and smiled. "They’re here!"

As soon as he spoke, two figures sped toward them from the distance.

"Ancestors, stop! You must not harm them!"

Zhang Shao’s voice, anxious and urgent, echoed across the heavens and earth.

The two arrivals were none other than Zhang Shao and Li Yuanhao, who had just rushed over from the Imperial City.

The four elders recognized Zhang Shao and, though they paused as requested, they did not withdraw their technique.

The energy of the ultimate weapon continued to pulse unstably, poised to strike at any moment.

"Zhang Shao! These people have destroyed our Wolf Fang Sect’s headquarters and even wounded Elder Hei. Their crimes are unforgivable! As the Sect Master, why are you protecting them?" one of the elders demanded angrily. The "Elder Hei" he spoke of was the black wolf.

"Hmph! I am Li Yuanhao, the Young Prince of the Kaosan! If you dare harm my uncle, I will personally flatten your Wolf Fang Sect!"

Li Yuanhao shot a cold glance at the four elders, tossed out his threat, and walked over to Mo Qi.

Mo Qi’s current appearance was about seventy percent similar to his External Incarnation, so he was easy to recognize.

"This nephew, Li Yuanhao, greets Uncle Qin."

Li Yuanhao bowed respectfully. Qin Daye had instructed him that seeing Mo Qi was the same as seeing Qin Daye himself, so he didn’t dare show the slightest disrespect.

"So you’re Li Yuanhao. That kid, Qin Daye, has mentioned you to me. Very impressive!" Mo Qi said, helping Li Yuanhao up.

’Calling myself ’that kid’ feels pretty strange,’ Mo Qi thought.

The four elders were stunned by the identity Li Yuanhao had just announced. They all turned to Zhang Shao with questioning looks.

Zhang Shao nodded and sent them a voice transmission: "It is absolutely true. I will report the specific details to you, esteemed Ancestors, later."

After that, Zhang Shao walked over to Mo Qi and bowed deeply to the ground. "Zhang Shao greets Lord Qin."