Chapter 163: Chapter 160: Would It Kill You to Not Show Off?
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three figures landed, their attacks washing over the array like a tidal wave and causing it to shake violently.
"So he’s an Array Master too. Just as you’d expect from a young genius. But it’s useless. An array like this won’t hold us for long!"
The three convicts sneered and continued their attack.
’A tiger stranded on a flat plain is bullied by dogs,’ Mo Qi sighed to himself.
If he weren’t in this weakened state, he wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble.
He could have taken care of these three worthless clowns with a single punch.
Although he now possessed a Dantian, he was still limited by his period of weakness. He had very little True Essence left in his body, so he could only set up simple arrays.
Otherwise, given his mastery of arrays, he could have set up a Defense Array that they couldn’t have budged an inch, even if they all attacked at once.
But now, looking at the teetering Defense Array, Mo Qi knew it wouldn’t hold for much longer.
"Xiaomozhi, you’re not cutting it, are you? How about this Emperor shows you some real power?"
The Pig Emperor stood up on its hind legs, wiggled its butt, and swaggered over to Mo Qi’s shoulder. It gave its head a ridiculously flamboyant toss and propped one hoof on Mo Qi’s neck.
’Hey, hey, hey! What the hell is with that name, Xiaomozhi?’
’And also, you’re a pig! Aren’t you laying it on a bit thick, walking on two legs instead of all fours?’
"If you ask me nicely, this Emperor might just reluctantly give you a hand," the Pig Emperor said, rolling its eyes as if doing warm-up exercises.
Mo Qi: "..."
’Reluctantly my ass!’
’It’s obvious you’re itching to go, okay?’
"No thanks. I can handle this," Mo Qi said, flatly refusing the Pig Emperor.
The Pig Emperor had already finished its "warm-up" and was about to make its grand entrance. It never imagined Mo Qi would refuse, and it instantly grew anxious.
"Hey, don’t be like that! We can still negotiate! Look, we’re old pals. This Emperor won’t give you some random price. How about ten Medicinal Pills?"
Mo Qi ignored it and began reinforcing the array.
"Eight! And that’s my final offer!"
"..."
"Alright, six! This is a rock-bottom, liquidation-level price!"
"..."
"Fine, fine, you’re a tough negotiator. Three, then... One! Surely one is okay, right?"
Just as the Pig Emperor was clowning around, Mo Qi looked up at the sky, alarm bells screaming in his mind.
In the distance, a Flying Sword came whistling through the air, hurtling toward the array with immense power.
"Not good!"
Greatly alarmed, Mo Qi grabbed the Pig Emperor, abandoned the array, and fled.
BOOM!
With a tremendous bang, the Flying Sword pierced the array, triggering a violent explosion.
Mo Qi was thrown over a hundred meters by the immense force, slamming heavily onto the ground.
Even though Mo Qi had protected it, the Pig Emperor was still knocked senseless by the impact and immediately became furious.
"Dammit! How dare you sneak attack your Grandmaster Pig! Believe it or not, I could send you to the heavens with a single glare! Ouch! Mo the kid, you’re crushing me! Get off, I’m going to teach them a lesson!"
"Knock it off!"
Mo Qi picked up the Pig Emperor and stuffed it into his robes.
He looked himself over in confusion. The array had exploded, yet he hadn’t suffered a single scratch.
Not only that, but he hadn’t even felt any pain when he was thrown.
Other than being a bit dirty from the mud, his clothes weren’t even torn in the slightest.
’How is this possible?! It doesn’t make any sense!’
Just then, the Flying Sword that had pierced the array attacked again, aiming straight for Mo Qi’s head.
Just as Mo Qi was about to dodge, his Black Horse-level Token suddenly grew searing hot, and an invisible wave of energy enveloped him.
CLANG!
The Flying Sword seemed to have struck an incredibly hard object and was violently knocked aside.
But Mo Qi hadn’t done a thing.
"Huh?"
Two cries of surprise rang out at the same time.
One came from the Pig Emperor in his robes, and the other came from the owner of the Flying Sword—a young man with a cold, detached expression.
When he appeared, all the convicts stopped what they were doing, murmured, "Sir," and stood behind him in awe.
"This Emperor sensed a Dragon Vein!"
Soon, the searing heat from the token faded.
"How is it gone? I can’t feel it anymore! Mo the kid, what did you just do?"
The Pig Emperor poked its head out and asked in confusion.
Something clicked in Mo Qi’s mind. ’Could it be...?’
"I’m not sure yet. Let me test something."
With that, Mo Qi strode up to the young man and sized him up, confirming that they had never met before.
"We’ve never met, and as far as I know, there’s no grudge between us. Why do you want to kill me?"
The young man didn’t answer Mo Qi. Instead, he asked, "How did you block my Flying Sword?"
"Who are you? And why do you want to kill me?" Mo Qi asked again.
The young man gave Mo Qi a long, hard look and said, "I am Su Yu. I am here on my master’s orders to take your head."
"Who is your master?" Mo Qi asked with a frown. ’That makes him sound like a big shot!’
’I just got here. I haven’t provoked anyone!’
"You are not yet worthy of knowing my master’s name. You..." Su Yu started to say more, then shook his head. "Forget it. I can’t be bothered to ask again. You’re a dead man anyway. Worst case, I’ll just use Soul Search on you. It’s not much trouble..."
Before he could finish, Mo Qi slapped him unexpectedly across the face, sending him stumbling back four steps.
"Did you think I’d just let you run your mouth? Who gave you the right to act so high and mighty in front of me?" Mo Qi said, shaking his hand. "I have to say, you’ve got a thick hide."
The bright red handprint on Su Yu’s face was glaringly conspicuous.
All the convicts were dumbfounded. They had all been subdued by Su Yu and had Soul-Locking Needles planted in them.
They knew all too well how powerful and ruthless this young man was.
Even with a helper who was infinitely close to the Vajra Realm, it wouldn’t do Mo Qi any good.
For a moment, everyone looked at Mo Qi with pity.
After a brief moment of shock, the fiery, stinging pain on his face snapped Su Yu back to his senses.
"You... You dare to hit me?"
Mo Qi gave him a look like he was a complete moron. "Dare to hit you? Didn’t I just do it?"
"Good, good, very good. You’ve got some nerve!" Su Yu laughed in fury. "You think just because you qualified to come Within the Pass, you’re some kind of genius? Do you even know what a true genius is?"
"Are you Copper Level? Or Silver Level? At the Imperial Academy, you’re a nobody if you’re not at the Golden Level! What a pity. You won’t get the chance to experience the pain of struggling at the bottom, because..."
He was halfway through his sentence when the sight of the Black Horse-level Token in Mo Qi’s hand made the words die in his throat.
"Ah, I really underperformed. I only managed to get a Black Horse-level Token. I’m sure it can’t compare to a great genius like you, Su the Great Genius," Mo Qi said, beating his chest and stomping his feet in a display of exaggerated regret.
Su Yu: ’F$#%&*!’
’If you hadn’t been such a show-off, I would have given you a quick death!’
’Underperformed, my ass!’
’*Only* got Black Horse Level?!’
’Would it kill you to not show off?’
’That’s a Black Horse-level Token!’
’Even at the Imperial Academy, you might not see one of those for many years!’
Su Yu himself only had a Gold-level Token.
Remembering how he had just mocked Mo Qi for not knowing what a true genius was, his own face burned with shame.
’Master, oh Master... are you sure it’s a good idea to have me kill a Black Horse-level participant?’
Su Yu couldn’t help but begin to doubt his master’s command.
