Chapter 1417: Chapter 539: Shi Shengtian_3

Shi Shengtian slightly furrowed his brows. Does this mean he’s not planning to let me leave?

He slightly shook his head and was just about to expose Su Mo’s deceit about poisoning him, which he had already discovered.

He wanted him to know that it was impossible to manipulate him using this method.

He could come and go as he pleased; who in the entire Nanhai could stop him?

Just then, he heard approaching footsteps. He looked up to see someone with a somewhat familiar face, holding a tray, walking slowly towards him.

With a slight focus, he was taken aback:

"The sick young master?"

The sick young master, holding the tray, approached and served the dishes on it.

Upon hearing this, he glanced at Shi Shengtian without acknowledging him, merely putting away the tray and standing solemnly to the side.

Shi Shengtian felt a jolt in his heart.

In Nanhai, there were very few experts in poisons, not even enough to fill one hand.

Among them was this sick young master.

When this person was wreaking havoc in Nanhai back in the day, he had thought of eliminating him, but never managed to grasp any trace of him.

Later, he disappeared from the Jianghu, and he thought he was dead.

Unexpectedly, Su Mo had subdued him and kept him by his side.

If this person concocted a strange poison, in his hurried inspection earlier, he might indeed have overlooked it.

After some contemplation, Shi Shengtian simply smiled:

"Indeed, I came here for another important matter.

"Su... Chief Su, are you aware that a storm is brewing over Nanhai, and you are right at the center of it?"

Su Mo nodded gently:

"I hadn’t expected that those people would be so skilled as to pass this message to a senior."

"So you were already aware."

Shi Shengtian nodded slightly:

"That’s good, it saves me a lot of effort.

"To be honest, I originally came here intending to forcibly take the Martial God Key from you!"

"Oh?"

Su Mo looked at Shi Shengtian: "And now?"

"Now..."

Shi Shengtian glanced at Shi Cheng.

He found Shi Cheng winked at him again, clearly indicating he should hurry and leave.

For a moment, he felt stifled.

He was the Nanhai Martial Elder, after all.

He had raised Shi Cheng single-handedly, both as a father and a mother, teaching him martial arts by hand. Others might not know his capabilities, but shouldn’t his own son?

Why would he be urging him to run away endlessly?

It made him, a grand master, completely lose his momentum, all because of this rascal undermining him.

Not knowing that Shi Cheng really had his best interests in mind.

Since meeting Su Mo on Longmu Island until now.

Su Mo’s martial arts always exceeded his imagination.

At that time on Longmu Island, although he hadn’t seen Su Mo’s battle with the Longmu Island Master, he later witnessed Su Mo flatten huge waves while sailing at sea.

Later, on Tianqi Island and elsewhere, due to his awkward position, he didn’t witness events firsthand.

But later, as he moved through the Qi Family, back and forth.

He saw the place where Su Mo once fought with Longmen Seventh Jing and the Youyun Alliance Leader Fang Youyun.

The violence was unimaginable.

Lastly, just recently, Su Mo’s performance at sea.

It was like the might of heaven and earth, not something human strength could withstand.

His father, even with supreme martial arts.

However supreme, in Shi Cheng’s eyes, his father was still a mortal man.

But Su Mo... didn’t even seem human.

No human could be this strong. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

If someone said Su Mo was a thousand-year-old demon from a crack in the earth, Shi Cheng would nod in agreement without a bit of doubt.

Therefore, if it really came to a fight, Shi Shengtian was likely not a match.

Leaving now could at least preserve some dignity.

If he were captured by Su Mo and forcibly kept on the ship, that would indeed be disgraceful.

Shi Shengtian had no idea of the Mystical aspects involved here.

Though feeling a bit vexed in his heart, he looked at Su Mo and still said:

"Now, I truly have changed my mind.

"In fact, I wanted to forcefully take the Martial God Key because I didn’t want it to bring calamity to the Jianghu.

"The words Martial God Temple bear an extraordinary meaning for the Nanhai Jianghu.

"It carries too many hopes and fantasies of cultivators.

"Therefore, if this news spreads in the Jianghu, it will inevitably cause a series of bloody waves.

"You’re at the heart of this storm, especially vulnerable.

"I truly don’t wish for a promising young talent, who shone brightly at Longmu Island, to lose his life here, thus traveled miles to get here.

"Yet unexpectedly, Chief Su surprised me.

"I initially thought your title as the Nanhai Alliance Young Leader was a ruse by Gao Tianqi to attract others’ attention and fish in troubled waters.

"Yet, beyond just being the Nanhai Alliance Young Leader, you actually hold the position of Dragon King Hall Master as well.

"The Right Saint Dongfang Yu is impressed with you to this extent, and the Sihai Dragon Heads follow your orders.

"It shows that your position as Hall Master isn’t just mere words.

"In this light, Gao Tianqi may not have the ability to manipulate you at will.

"Thus, the reason this message appeared before me might be someone trying to kill with a borrowed knife..."

Shi Shengtian indeed deserves his reputation as the Nanhai Martial Elder, standing firm for many years without collapsing, and clearly grasping the situation in a few words.

Speaking to this point, he looked at Su Mo:

"However, it seems that Chief Su had already figured all this out?"

"Gui Ruins Island."

Su Mo smiled: "The Young Island Master of Gui Ruins Island indeed has some means."

"So, it is."

Shi Shengtian slightly furrowed his brows, looking at Su Mo:

"The Martial God Temple is full of dangers.

"Years ago, I stumbled inside by accident, narrowly escaping death nine times to barely make it out.

"From there, I gained some things, achieving the Heavenly Termination Nine Forms.

"These things have long spread across Nanhai.

"Currently, news of you possessing the Martial God Key has already stirred up immense waves.

"As far as I know, an Iron Eagle has been transmitting messages, gathering a group of experts from the Jianghu, along with sect leaders, forming an alliance to demand the Martial God Key from you.

"What do you plan to do in response?"

"What does the senior think?"

Su Mo looked at Shi Shengtian with a slight smile.

Shi Shengtian was speechless for a while:

"Is it still bearable for Chief Su to be this sly?

"It’s obviously your business; why are you asking an old man like me?"