Chapter 325: Chapter 322: Refusing a Toast Only to Drink a Forfeit

"Huangfu Yu, if you dare to harm Brother Mo in the slightest, I’ll take your life today!"

A streak of red light shot over from the distance.

It was a young woman of peerless beauty, her figure graceful and curvaceous. It was none other than Liu Ruyan, who had just come out of seclusion!

She wore her hair in twin pigtails that reached her waist, and a black dress added a touch of heroic spirit to her appearance.

Her face was grim, and her almond-shaped eyes glared furiously at Huangfu Yu.

"Disperse!"

With a sharp cry, a somewhat blurry Grotto Heaven rose from behind her head.

The phantasmal image of a giant willow tree took form, so immense it seemed to touch the sky and stand upon the earth, its branches swaying in the wind.

With every sway of its branches, the luster of the Asura Blood Pupils dimmed slightly.

SWISH!

A green light, brimming with vitality, shot out from the willow tree’s crown. It split into three and entered the bodies of Mo Qi, Jin Sanpang, and Liu Hui.

The negative effects of the Asura Blood Pupils vanished instantly, and a healthy red color returned to Jin Sanpang’s and Liu Hui’s pale faces.

"The Pocket World Realm! And a Pocket World Realm with Mental Realm Transformation!"

Huangfu Yu was stunned. His eyes widened in utter disbelief.

’How old is Liu Ruyan?’

’She’s already reached the Void Realm Cultivation!’

’Jin Sanpang reaching the Vajra Realm at fifteen was scary enough, but Liu Ruyan is even more ridiculous. This is heaven-defying!’

It wasn’t just Huangfu Yu; even the powerful experts observing from the shadows had their expressions change.

’When did the Void Realm become so easy to reach?’

’And that willow tree is clearly the Liu Family’s inherited Mental Realm.’

Liu Ruyan had just broken through, and her aura was still unstable. They could all tell.

But this was precisely why these experts were even more astonished.

’To have grasped Mental Realm Transformation before even stabilizing her Cultivation... what kind of terrifying talent is that?!’

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed it even if you beat them to death.

"Good! Excellent!" Huangfu Yu suddenly laughed. "As expected of the woman who is a one hundred percent match for me. Her talent is strong enough! If we could dual-cultivate, my Cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds!"

Huangfu Yu hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise.

He immediately waved his hand, dismissing the Silver-armored Giant. He ignored Mo Qi, put on a smile, and looked at Liu Ruyan.

"Sister Ruyan, a quick calculation tells me it’s been nearly six years since we last met."

"Yes, yes, my big brother often speaks of you," Huangfu Jun chimed in from the side.

However, Liu Ruyan completely ignored them. She landed right in front of Mo Qi and threw herself into his arms.

"Sob... I’m sorry, Brother Mo. It’s all my fault. I got you involved in this."

Mo Qi was also shocked by the level of Cultivation Liu Ruyan had displayed.

He knew Liu Ruyan was extraordinary, but he never imagined she would be *this* extraordinary.

She was the same age as Jin Sanpang—only fifteen years old.

’A fifteen-year-old at the Void Realm!’

The very thought of it was staggering.

Then he thought of people like Yang Ming and Qin Feng from the Void Sect. They had cultivated diligently for hundreds of years, but time slipped by, and in the end, if they hadn’t met him, they would have been stuck at the Peak of Vajra Realm for the rest of their lives, never getting a chance to break through.

Shocked as he was, Mo Qi immediately came to his senses after smelling the familiar fragrance on Liu Ruyan.

He dotingly ruffled Liu Ruyan’s hair as he always did and smiled. "Do you need to say sorry to me? Besides, these two small fries couldn’t have hurt me. Believe it or not, if you hadn’t shown up and interrupted, I would’ve already popped his red eyeballs."

Hearing Mo Qi describe the Huangfu Brothers that way, Liu Ruyan couldn’t help but burst into laughter through her tears.

She clutched Mo Qi’s warm hand, pressing it against her cheek, and pouted. "Those aren’t just any eyeballs. Those are the Asura Blood Pupils. They’re very powerful."

"Powerful? I didn’t think so," Mo Qi shrugged.

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan stuck out her tongue. "Yes, yes, you’re the most powerful one, Brother Mo."

"Of course!"

Seeing Mo Qi and Liu Ruyan flirting as if no one else was around, the smiles on the Huangfu Brothers’ faces stiffened.

This was especially true for Huangfu Yu.

Liu Ruyan was the woman he had already claimed for himself!

Yet here she was, acting coquettishly in another man’s arms.

No man could tolerate such a thing.

"Bitch! You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

A monstrous aura of blood and qi erupted from Huangfu Yu’s body.

The Silver-armored Giant reappeared, only to be swallowed whole by Huangfu Yu.

Instantly, a swirling, blood-red eye appeared on his glabella, and his aura surged higher and higher.

BOOM!

A powerful aura shot into the sky, stirring the clouds and dyeing half the horizon red.

Huangfu Jun’s expression changed drastically. He didn’t dare to linger, immediately flying away to put distance between himself and Huangfu Yu.

He knew all too well how terrifying Huangfu Yu was in this state.

He would truly slay gods if he met them, cut down buddhas if he encountered them, and recognize no one, not even his own family!

"That girl has really gone and done it now!" In an inconspicuous room in a corner of the Imperial City, Liu Hong sighed.

’Mo the kid, this is your first great trial. Whether you can overcome it, and how you do so, is all up to you now.’

’It’s not that this old man won’t help you; it’s that I can’t! Otherwise, the obstacle standing between you and Ruyan will become even greater!’

Besides Liu Hong and the experts hidden in the shadows, two other people were also observing the battle.

The Wolf Fang Sect’s Sect Leader, Zhang Shao, and Mu Xue!

The Wolf Fang Sect had been destroyed, but Zhang Shao had escaped with his life.

He had immediately rushed to the Imperial City to seek refuge with the Blessed One; this was his only way out.

Who would have thought that before he even had a chance to meet the Blessed One, the Huangfu Brothers would descend upon the Imperial City and cause such a commotion.

After witnessing the Cultivation and power Liu Ruyan displayed, Mu Xue’s confidence and pride were shaken for the first time.

Liu Ruyan was simply too brilliant, so brilliant that it made her despair.

But Mu Xue still forced herself to find an excuse: ’The only reason she’s so strong is that she comes from the Hall of Envoys. If I had the same background, under the same conditions, I would definitely be stronger than her!’

"Oh no, that monster has gone berserk!"

Seeing Huangfu Yu’s state, Liu Ruyan’s expression changed dramatically.

"Brother Mo, I’ll hold him off for now! You need to run!" Liu Ruyan shoved Mo Qi away, using a skillful burst of force to send him more than a hundred zhang away.

"Trying to run?" Huangfu Yu snorted coldly.

He waved a single arm, and the vast aura of blood and qi instantly gathered, forming a giant hand that swatted toward Mo Qi.

"Get lost!"

Liu Ruyan’s body flickered, and the giant phantasmal willow tree blotted out the sun as it materialized in front of Mo Qi.

"Too weak. Get over here!" Huangfu Yu sneered.

BOOM!

With just a single strike, the giant hand tore through the willow tree’s phantom image.

After all, Liu Ruyan had only just broken through to the Void Realm; there was an insurmountable gap between her and Huangfu Yu.

Just as Liu Ruyan was about to be captured by the great hand of blood and qi, a black fluid suddenly wrapped around her and threw her into the distance.

The External Incarnation took Liu Ruyan’s place and was seized by the great hand of blood and qi.

Seeing this, Huangfu Yu was so enraged his insides felt like they were on fire.

"Since you’re looking for death, then die!"

Huangfu Yu roared furiously, and the great hand of blood and qi lifted Mo Qi and began to smash him violently against the ground.