Chapter 328: Chapter 325: I Heard You’re Pretty Strong? (Part 1)

Yan didn’t know whether to feel fortunate or sad at this moment.

Fortunate that she was currently in the form of a little girl and hadn’t been recognized by Mo Qi.

Sad because, due to the matter with Mo Qi’s mother, there was a high chance she and Mo Qi would become enemies in the future.

Every time she thought of this, Yan felt incredibly agitated.

For the first time in her life, she was experiencing the emotion of regret.

’If only I hadn’t done that back then... then...’

’Alas, it’s a pity you can’t turn back time in this world.’

Yan decided to leave.

She wasn’t sure what her feelings for Mo Qi were right now, but she knew that if she continued to travel with him, she would only fall deeper.

Not only that, but the chances of her identity being exposed would also grow.

’Heaven knows if Mo Qi has some kind of miraculous method to identify me in an instant.’

’Rather than becoming enemies when the time comes, it would be better to leave Mo Qi with a pleasant impression and memory.’

As if sensing something, the Pig Emperor glanced at Yan, a little puzzled.

It felt that Yan seemed to have changed somehow, but it couldn’t quite put its finger on what that change was.

Although Yan had once referred to herself as "this king," the Pig Emperor hadn’t considered that possibility at all.

Mo Qi retracted his aura and returned to normal.

He simultaneously sensed that something had happened with his External Incarnation, but he didn’t have much time to waste here.

Besides, if he could capture the Huangfu Brothers, he might be able to ask them about his mother’s whereabouts.

Returning to the Imperial City was a matter of utmost urgency!

Just then, the ring suspended in mid-air flew back to Mo Qi.

After catching it, Mo Qi discovered that a purple line had appeared on the originally plain, iron-like ring. It flickered with a faint, mysterious light, looking exceptionally alluring.

But soon, the mysterious light vanished, and even the purple line turned into a simple engraved mark.

Before he could think too much about it, the Pig Emperor spoke up, "Mo the kid, we’re trapped in this restrictive ward. See if you can break it."

’A restrictive ward?’

Mo Qi frowned. He tried to activate the two-way Teleportation Array Within the Pass but found he couldn’t sense the Dragon Vein’s location at all.

’There really is a ward! And it’s incredibly powerful!’

His expression turned grave, and he quickly communicated with the Chaos Scripture to investigate.

When he learned it would only take an hour to break, Mo Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

An hour was acceptable. He had been afraid it would take ten days or half a month. By then, any opportunity in the Imperial City would be long gone.

So, with the help of the Chaos Scripture, Mo Qi began to break the restrictive ward.

What he didn’t notice was that for every bit of the ward he broke, an invisible wave of energy would emanate from underground and merge into the ring he had hung back around his neck.

The lines on the ring also slowly grew longer and more numerous.

...

「Imperial Palace」 Under the verbal provocations of the External Incarnation, the enraged Huangfu Yu had been relentlessly bombarding him for over an hour!

Huangfu Jun wanted to stop or remind Huangfu Yu, but he had the will without the courage.

In this state, Huangfu Yu recognized no one, not even his own family. He would kill anyone he could get his hands on.

He didn’t have the External Incarnation’s freakishly strong defensive abilities. If Huangfu Yu set his sights on him, it would be game over.

Besides, he wasn’t in that much of a hurry.

’You, Qin Daye, want to cause a scene? Fine, I’ll let you see it through to the end.’

’Let’s see what kind of trouble you can stir up in the end!’

’In the face of an absolute disparity in power, all schemes and tricks are just a joke anyway.’

"What on earth is this kid trying to do?" Li Shimu was completely baffled.

If, at the beginning, one could understand that Mo Qi was doing this to deliberately provoke Huangfu Yu, it shouldn’t have gone on for an hour, right?

’No matter how you look at it, you’re the one at a disadvantage right now!’

’Being pummeled and beaten in front of everyone for an hour... do you really not care?’

The many powerful experts secretly observing all this also looked at each other in bewilderment.

’What is this?’ 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

’Is he just showing us how sharp his tongue and how incredible his defense is?’

’If this is all it is, then there’s no way we’re going to step in and help the Mountain and Sea Empire.’

"If you’re a man, then kill me today!"

"Look at you! You haven’t even harmed a single hair on my head. With your pathetic display, what gives you the confidence to covet Ruyan?"

"If I were you, I would’ve gone home, hidden under my covers, and been too ashamed to ever show my face again."

Mo Qi yawned out of boredom while continuously running his mouth to provoke Huangfu Yu.

Suddenly, the corners of Mo Qi’s mouth turned up in a smile.

"I’m back!"

Aside from the External Incarnation, no one in the entire Imperial City noticed that in an inconspicuous corner, a spatial passage with deliberately concealed fluctuations had appeared.

Mo Qi’s true self, the Pig Emperor, Yan, Li Yuanhao, Wu the Old Ghost, Mo Xiao, Old Tomb Digger, and Hu Yao’er (Hu the Eighth)—a group of seven people and one pig—walked out from inside.

"You should head back first," Mo Qi said, patting Li Yuanhao’s shoulder.

Li Yuanhao stared at the "new look" of the Imperial City, his face filled with astonishment, his mouth agape wide enough to fit two eggs.

’My god! How long was I out?’

’How did the Imperial City end up like this?’

After the trip to the Ancient Ruins, Li Yuanhao was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Aside from getting a taste of the Pig Emperor’s "poetic talent," he had spent most of his time unconscious.

He knew nothing about what had happened in between.

Even though his heart was filled with a million questions, he could only bid farewell to Mo Qi for now and dash toward the Kaosan Prince’s Mansion.

He urgently wanted to find the King of Kaosan and understand what on earth had happened to the Imperial City.

After Li Yuanhao left, Mo Qi’s smile faded, his gaze turning to the Flying Magical Artifact hovering in the sky.

The person he cared about was there!

Compared to his External Incarnation, as the main body, Mo Qi’s perception of life and auras was much more sensitive and powerful.

Therefore, even though they hadn’t met yet, he had already sensed Niu Kexin’s physical condition, as well as some abnormalities within her body.

At that moment, it was as if Mo Qi’s mind had been struck by lightning.

’Sister Kexin... could it be that during the Nine Transformations into Spirit...’

Mo Qi suddenly understood many things.

’No wonder. No wonder the Nine Transformations into Spirit inexplicably reached Great Success overnight.’

’No wonder Sister Kexin suddenly displayed such astonishing talent. So that’s how it was!’

’Sister Kexin, you did so much for me, sacrificed so much... why didn’t you tell me?’

Mo Qi’s emotions suddenly became complicated.

He felt moved, joyful, worried, and lingering fear, but more than anything, he felt something called tenderness.

’Sister Kexin, don’t you worry. I won’t let a single person who has harmed you, or wants to harm you, get away!’

Mo Qi reined in all his emotions. What he needed most right now was a calm mind.

The reason he hadn’t appeared directly on the battlefield with Huangfu Yu and the External Incarnation was that he wanted to first rescue Niu Kexin by surprise.

Even if he couldn’t rescue her, he had to ensure her safety.

And while he was at it, he would set up a few little "gadgets" on the Flying Magical Artifact.

He didn’t want a repeat of what happened with Uncle Niu’s remains—having his weakness exploited and used against him. That feeling was unbearable.

"Brother Wu, Mo Xiao, Hu Yao’er, Old Tomb Digger, proceed according to the plan!"

"As you command!" Mo Xiao, Hu Yao’er, and Old Tomb Digger said in unison.

Wu the Old Ghost, however, simply nodded. "Don’t worry."

And so, the four of them split up, approaching the Flying Magical Artifact from four different directions.