Chapter 124: Chapter 122: Fear From the Men

"You dare plot against me? Die!"

Zhang Shao flew into a rage. Of course he didn’t believe something like pregnancy—it was utter nonsense.

He summoned his Grotto Heaven, intending to kill Yang Ming with lightning speed.

However, the moment he circulated his True Essence, an even more violent, sharp pain shot through his abdomen, as if something inside wanted to get out.

The pain was so intense that Zhang Shao’s vision went black, and the Grotto Heaven that had just materialized dissipated before it could even be used.

CLANG!

The longsword drew near as Yang Ming’s Grotto Heaven pressed down with immense force.

"Get lost!" Zhang Shao roared, and a tyrannical aura erupted from his body.

He was, after all, a veteran of the Void Realm. Although hindered by the "pregnancy" and unable to use his full strength, he still managed to repel Yang Ming.

Every move he made had repercussions. How could he fight recklessly while "pregnant"?

This exertion from Zhang Shao actually accelerated the maturation of the quintuplets inside him.

He was going into labor!

"Sect Leader Zhang, you’re carrying quintuplets. You should take it easy," Mo Qi reminded him at the perfect moment.

As if to prove Mo Qi’s words, a suffocating, sharp pain emanated from his lower abdomen.

It was as if someone was relentlessly hacking at his lower body with a blade.

It was a pain that no one who hadn’t experienced it could possibly comprehend.

Zhang Shao was going insane!

He repeatedly told himself that this pregnancy nonsense was bullshit, absolutely impossible.

But as the quintuplets in his belly matured, the feeling of a blood connection continuously assaulted his mind.

’Could it be... I’m really pregnant?’

In that moment of stunned hesitation, Yang Ming’s sword struck again.

Zhang Shao only had time to dodge a fatal blow, but Yang Ming’s sword pierced through his chest, grazing his heart.

It had missed killing him by a hair’s breadth.

The terrifying sensation of brushing against death snapped Zhang Shao to his senses.

He forcibly mustered his last ounce of strength, knocked Yang Ming back with a palm strike, and glared furiously at Mo Qi.

"You’re behind this! You’re trying to kill me!"

Mo Qi’s expression was grave, and he didn’t reply.

Zhang Shao had now repelled Yang Ming’s attacks twice in a row, which gave Mo Qi a bad feeling.

"Mo Qi, I invited you with utmost sincerity, even willing to set aside our enmity, yet you want to take my life. Hmph, it won’t be that easy!"

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Shao gathered True Essence at his fingertips, using his hand as a blade to slice across his own stomach.

SHHIIICK—

His skin split open, and five bloody balls of flesh tumbled out from his abdomen.

They had no limbs, no human shape, and no spiritual fluctuations—they were just five spherical lumps of raw meat.

"CHIRP~"

A golden Demon Cicada the size of a human head appeared in Zhang Shao’s hand. He smashed its head with a punch and pulled out a Crystal Core the size of a longan fruit.

After swallowing the Crystal Core, Zhang Shao shot a cold glance at Jin Sanpang, his lips moving slightly, before his gaze fell upon Mo Qi.

"Mo Qi, just you wait. For the hatred of the past and the humiliation of today, I will repay you a hundredfold in the future!"

As his voice fell, Zhang Shao transformed into a streak of bloody light, sweeping up the members of the Wolf Fang Sect and Fang Min’s corpse. He flew out of the great hall and vanished from everyone’s sight.

It sounds complicated in the telling, but from the moment Zhang Shao cut himself open to expel the five "babies" to his escape, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Mo Qi was stunned. He had never imagined Zhang Shao would be so decisive, slicing open his own stomach without even batting an eye.

The thing he feared most had happened: they had failed to kill Zhang Shao.

Letting a man of Zhang Shao’s status as the Wolf Fang Sect Leader, combined with his power, escape was like releasing a tiger back into the mountains—it would lead to endless trouble.

But this was the absolute limit of what Mo Qi could do right now.

If Zhang Shao was determined to escape, no one could stop him unless the three ancestors intervened.

The problem was, if the three ancestors made a move, they would be truly violating the ironclad rules set by the Mountain and Sea Empire.

That would lead to even greater trouble.

Besides, Mo Qi never intended for them to get involved in the first place.

’I’ll have to be wary of the Wolf Fang Sect from now on. I need to complete the final transformation of the Nine Transformations into Spirit as soon as possible!’

After a long moment, the members of the Void Sect finally snapped out of their daze from the bizarre battle.

Yang Ming had actually won!

And he’d come so close to killing Zhang Shao.

While shocked, the crowd also felt a deep sense of awe toward Mo Qi—or more accurately, fear.

They weren’t fools. It was obvious that Zhang Shao’s tragic "pregnancy" ordeal was Mo Qi’s handiwork.

If even Zhang Shao couldn’t avoid falling for his trick, they certainly wouldn’t be able to resist if Mo Qi used it on them.

No self-respecting man was interested in getting "pregnant."

They had all witnessed Zhang Shao’s miserable fate, especially the scene where he sliced open his own stomach—it was like a nightmare!

And what were those things that came out!

Among the Elders, the most anxious was, of course, Ji Lin.

He had always believed that Mo Qi was a Core Disciple in name only, not only lacking in strength but also holding Liu Hui back.

For that very reason, he was the one who had suggested to Yun Xuzi that they eliminate Mo Qi to make Liu Hui’s heart return to the Void Sect.

Looking back now, it all seemed like a colossal joke.

’Perhaps the one who broke the array that triggered the Beast Tide back then really wasn’t me, but him,’ Ji Lin thought to himself.

’If I go and apologize now, I wonder if it’s too late.’

Brother Ni looked in the direction Zhang Shao had fled, sighed, and said, "Zhang Shao is quite the character!"

Ruthless to his enemies, and even more ruthless to himself.

In comparison, Yun Xuzi, also a Sect Leader, was far inferior. No wonder the Void Sect had been suppressed by the Wolf Fang Sect in recent years.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Brother Ni roared, "Yun Xuzi, you fool! Get your ass over here and admit your mistake!"

Yun Xuzi hurriedly rose and came before Mo Qi. With a sincere attitude, he bowed deeply.

"Junior Brother Mo, I have wronged you and made you suffer. I am willing to accept any punishment and compensate you at any cost. I only ask that you take back what you said before and stay in the Void Sect. The Void Sect needs you! The Void Sect is your eternal home!"

Mo Qi accepted Yun Xuzi’s bow. He watched him quietly, not speaking for a long time.

Throughout this time, Yun Xuzi remained in his deep, apologetic bow, awaiting Mo Qi’s response.

To say that Mo Qi held no resentment toward Yun Xuzi would be impossible.

But now, that resentment had suddenly vanished, because he realized that Yun Xuzi was truly pitiful, and pathetic.

Yun Xuzi was always thinking about the Void Sect. For the sake of the sect’s interests, he would do anything.

Even his current apology was more about trying to win him back for the Void Sect’s sake than a genuine admission of guilt.

’Compensation? Self-punishment?’

Everything was still being measured in terms of gains and losses, not right and wrong.

What he didn’t know was that there are some things in this world that, once lost, can never be recovered, no matter the price.

"Sect Leader, if I, Mo Qi, were still the same as before, without having shown sufficient strength and methods, would you still be admitting your mistake?" Mo Qi suddenly asked.

Yun Xuzi was taken aback. He didn’t know why Mo Qi would suddenly ask such a question, but he still answered honestly, shaking his head. "I would not."

"So, in this so-called apology, you don’t actually know what you did wrong. If a similar situation were to happen again, and the disciple in question happened to be truly ordinary, you would judge and condemn him all the same," Mo Qi sneered. "Sorry, but an apology like this is one I cannot accept."