After exchanging another round of attacks, the two figures separated once more.

Su Mo rolled his shoulders and exhaled slowly.

"Alright, old man. Stop holding back."

A grin appeared on his face.

"Let’s decide the outcome with the next move."

Shen Kai looked at him for a moment before revealing a satisfied expression.

The annoyance he felt earlier had largely disappeared.

No matter how irritating this brat’s mouth was, his talent was undeniable.

"Good."

He nodded slowly.

"Let me show my hand a little. Otherwise, the juniors might really start thinking old men like me are easy to bully."

Shen Kai finally used the move Su Mo had been waiting for.

A powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from beneath his feet. The next moment, giant white chains burst from the ground around him, carrying immense momentum as they shot toward Su Mo from multiple directions.

The air itself seemed to tremble under their advance.

Su Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly.

’These chains are almost three times larger than the ones used by the attacker last night.’

Although the aura felt different, the technique itself was undoubtedly the same.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Those chains are indeed beautiful."

His storage ring flashed.

"Now see my chains."

The moment his words fell, a massive amount of liquid metal poured out from the ring like a black flood.

The spectators instinctively widened their eyes.

The metal surged through the air before rapidly condensing into enormous chains of its own. They shot forward and wrapped around the incoming Lunar Chains.

For a brief moment, the two techniques struggled against one another.

Then something unexpected happened.

The metallic chains suddenly melted back into liquid.

The black metal flowed across the surface of the Lunar Chains like living water, covering them layer by layer.

In the blink of an eye, the originally white chains had transformed into enormous black chains.

Not only had their appearance changed, but their size had increased as well.

Spikes gradually emerged from their surfaces, giving them a savage and intimidating appearance.

Shen Kai’s expression immediately changed.

More precisely, it became extremely uncomfortable.

The feeling was difficult to describe.

It was as though he was hungry and had spent considerable effort preparing a meal, only to watch someone else sit down and eat it all, right in front of him.

Most importantly, he had completely lost control of the Lunar Chains.

The spiritual energy he had invested was still there.

The Yang energy was still there.

Yet the technique no longer listened to him.

Everything had become Su Mo’s.

Even Yang Qingxi looked stunned.

"This..."

She knew Su Mo’s metal manipulation was unusual, but she hadn’t expected it to be this unreasonable.

She silently rubbed her forehead. Some abilities really were unfair.

Meanwhile, Shen Xing was staring at the giant black chains with shining eyes.

To her, it looked incredibly impressive.

Song Meilin stood numb in shock.

Shen Kai looked at the floating chains for several moments before letting out a long sigh.

The desire to continue fighting instantly disappeared.

"Let’s stop here."

The giant black chains immediately dissolved into liquid metal once more and flew back toward Su Mo.

"Alright."

Su Mo smiled.

"I am someone who respects the elderly and loves the young. I’ll give you some face, old man."

The liquid metal returned to the storage ring.

Fortunately, he had purchased a larger storage ring from the system recently. Otherwise, fitting such a large amount of metal inside would have been troublesome.

Shen Kai gave him a blank look. The urge to punch this brat one more time briefly resurfaced. In the end, he chose to ignore him.

The two returned toward the others.

As Shen Kai approached, his gaze naturally fell upon Yang Qingxi.

He had noticed a powerful aura from her earlier, but his attention had been focused on Su Mo.

Now that the spar was over, he finally had time to examine her properly.

The more he looked, the more curious he became.

At the same time, a trace of envy appeared on his face.

"Elder Song’s guests are truly remarkable."

He glanced toward Song Meilin.

"I never knew Elder Song was acquainted with such talented young cultivators."

Although it sounded like praise, the probing intent behind the words was obvious.

Song Meilin naturally understood. A helpless expression appeared on her face.

"I am merely an acquaintance." Then she added meaningfully.

"In terms of identity, you are actually much closer to them than I am, Great Elder."

Shen Kai frowned. That answer was completely outside his expectations.

"What do you mean?"

His gaze moved between the three of them.

"Closer to me?"

Song Meilin glanced toward Yang Qingxi and said, "She is Qingyun’s daughter."

After a brief pause, she added. "Your grandniece."

For the second, Shen Kai was genuinely stunned. He turned toward Yang Qingxi. His expression was filled with disbelief.

"Your mother’s name is Shen Qingyun?"

Yang Qingxi nodded calmly. "Before marriage, yes."

She smiled slightly.

"Now she is called Yang Qingyun."

Shen Kai remained silent for several moments.

His mind was still processing the information.

The young woman standing before him was actually family.

After recovering from the surprise, his gaze slowly shifted toward Su Mo.

"...And this young man?"

Yang Qingxi’s face became slightly warm.

"He is my friend."

Shen Kai nodded.

Outwardly, he accepted the explanation.

Inwardly, however, he didn’t believe a single word.

Friend?

A load of nonsense.

What kind of friend would release killing intent toward him just because of suspicion of injuring her?

What kind of friend would look ready to tear apart the entire White Moon Sect if something happened to her?

Shen Kai had lived for many decades.

He had seen enough young people to recognize the signs.

Friendship was merely the excuse.

The feelings hidden underneath were obvious to everyone yet these two are trying to fool him.

Heh, what has he not seen in his old life.

Looking at Su Mo and then at Yang Qingxi meaningfully, Shen Kai suddenly felt that the younger generation had become quite interesting.