Chapter 27: Burning Kill

"Brat, what are you laughing at?" The leader of the Mo Clan team frowned and said, very displeased.

"If one day, an ant came over to provoke you, wouldn't you find it quite funny?" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Arrogant!"

"Presumptuous!"

"Brat, I am your ancestor!"

The Mo Clan leader frowned tightly, carefully sizing up the young man before him. He did not know why the person before him was so calm; was it confidence or just a bluff?

Young, high-spirited, and completely fearless—that was his first impression of the person before him. Perhaps this is a genius? The Mo Clan leader thought to himself.

But he was too young, looking no more than seventeen or eighteen; even if he looked young for his age, he couldn't be more than twenty. Thinking of his own cultivation as a Great Dou Master and the dozen or so Dou Masters behind him, as long as the person before him hadn't reached the Dou Ling realm, he couldn't threaten them.

As for the possibility of the person before him being a Dou Ling—how could such a figure appear here! Talking in one's sleep without even drafting it first!

Thinking of this, the Mo Clan leader's eyes turned cold, killing intent appearing. With a light wave of his right hand, the dozen or so Dou Masters behind him instantly let out a roar, each summoning their Dou Qi armor and drawing their respective weapons, splitting into two groups to pounce toward Xiao Yan.

It had to be said that these Mo Clan members were indeed well-trained; despite their earlier mockery and sarcasm toward Xiao Yan, when they actually started fighting, they used their full strength like a lion hunting a rabbit, bringing out all their best skills.

But the absolute gap in strength was not something they could contend with just by giving their all.

Xiao Yan gestured with his right hand, and a profound black, massive heavy ruler as tall as a person appeared in his hand.

Whoosh!

Just as the attacks from the dozen or so Mo Clan Dou Masters were about to land, a cyan-red dual-colored flame erupted from Xiao Yan's body, coiling up from the hilt of the ruler like a python and wrapping around it.

At this moment, the leading Mo Clan Dou Master swung his giant axe down fiercely. Xiao Yan held his heavy ruler horizontally and blocked it casually. The giant axe, carrying ten thousand catties of force, could not advance an inch. The powerful recoil directly split the web between the Mo Clan Dou Master's thumb and forefinger, but the instinct left by long-term combat made him grip his weapon tightly—though he soon regretted it.

The moment the Mo Clan Dou Master finally steadied his giant axe, the cyan-red flame on the Heavy Profound Ruler seemed to have a mind of its own, winding along the point of contact onto the Mo Clan Dou Master's giant axe.

In the Mo Clan Dou Master's shocked eyes, in less than a single breath, the giant axe cast from special profound iron was, amidst sounds of shock, hissed away into molten iron by the cyan-red flame.

Peak Great Dou Master! Sensing the aura of power erupting from Xiao Yan, the Mo Clan leader's pupils constricted. A massive sense of crisis surged into his heart, and he shouted, "Retreat quickly!"

It was a pity that this warning came too late.

After the giant axe was incinerated, Xiao Yan took the opportunity to hold the Heavy Profound Ruler horizontally in front of him and swung it with force, slashing out a half-moon-shaped fire blade.

The nearest Mo Clan Dou Master, who had been holding the giant axe and now only had the handle left, could not react in time before being enveloped by the fire blade. He didn't even have time to let out a scream before turning into fly ash, as the fire blade carried the momentum to continue toward the other Mo Clan Dou Masters.

"Ah! Run! This is a monster!"

The originally aggressive Mo Clan Dou Masters were instantly scared out of their wits. With incredible speed, they hurriedly stopped their advance toward Xiao Yan and fled in terror in all directions.

But they were blocked by the surrounding walls. The walls that originally only needed one punch to shatter had now become their death warrants, becoming an iron wall spanning life and death, cutting off everyone's hope of survival.

Except for a few Mo Clan Dou Masters who escaped to the side of the Mo Clan leader, the remaining eleven Mo Clan Dou Masters were all enveloped by the fire blade slashed out by Xiao Yan.

Because the power was somewhat dispersed compared to the beginning, the eleven enveloped Mo Clan Dou Masters were fortunate enough to leave behind a few screams before finally dissipating between heaven and earth.

"Hiss~~"

Looking at the tragic state of the twelve dead comrades, the surviving Mo Clan Dou Masters gasped, unable to help but look toward the Mo Clan leader with hopeful eyes.

The reason these few Mo Clan Dou Masters were able to survive could be said to be thanks to the Mo Clan leader's intervention.

When Xiao Yan's fire blade had slashed over earlier, the Mo Clan leader had quickly drawn his own broadsword and slashed down at the fire blade with all his might, splitting Xiao Yan's fire blade in two with a single strike, which was the only reason these few people survived.

"Is this... Heavenly Flame? Or Beast Flame?" The Mo Clan leader was somewhat puzzled; the cyan-red dual-colored flame Xiao Yan used indeed exceeded his knowledge. Although he did not recognize this flame, its powerful might was genuine.

The Mo Clan leader looked at the broadsword in his hand, which already showed signs of melting and had a dulled edge. He couldn't help but gasp, his expression becoming increasingly grave. Although the opponent had only used one move, the Mo Clan leader already deeply understood one fact.

The person before him————he could not beat him!

Taking a deep breath, the Mo Clan leader already had thoughts of running away.

Putting away his previous arrogant and overbearing manner, the Mo Clan leader lowered his posture to the lowest point and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, please calm your anger. Tonight's events were indeed our fault. I implore Your Excellency to be magnanimous and spare us. We are willing to hand over all the wealth on our persons to Your Excellency, and afterwards, the Great Elder of our Mo Clan will certainly have a generous reward to offer!"

The Mo Clan leader bowed his waist, lowered his head, and held up his storage ring and the half-destroyed broadsword with both hands, staring intently at the expression on Xiao Yan's face.

The surviving Mo Clan Dou Masters behind him followed suit, no longer having their initial arrogance, kneeling on the ground and begging for Xiao Yan's forgiveness.

"Heh!" Xiao Yan sneered and mocked, "What, weren't you all very arrogant just a moment ago? Now that you know you can't win, you know how to kneel and beg for mercy? What were you doing just now? If it weren't for this young master's strong strength, I would probably have become your prisoner by now, wouldn't I?"

"Your Excellency is right. It was our greed that blinded us and offended Your Excellency. We hope Your Excellency will look at the face of our Mo Clan's Great Elder and spare our lives."

The Mo Clan leader did not refute, only bringing up their backer once more with an even more respectful attitude.

At this time, Xiao Yan finally remembered the origin of these people.

If he remembered correctly, the Mo Clan's Great Elder was a five-star Spirit Master in cultivation, but the current timeline was almost three years earlier than the original work, so he should not have reached that cultivation level yet. Because he practiced the technique of transplanting magical beast organs, he coveted Qing Lian's Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Speaking of which, the Mo Clan's Great Elder Mo Cheng seemed to want to establish a Mo Alliance, wanting to unify the various forces in the northeast of the Jia Ma Empire. A large part of the purpose of Xiao Yan's return home this time was to help the Xiao Clan rise, and since this place was not very far from Wu Tan City, this Mo Cheng of the Mo Clan would definitely become an obstacle to the Xiao Clan's future rise.

Since that was the case, why not take this opportunity to slaughter him now to avoid future trouble? Moreover, the massive resources needed for the family's rise could just be solved this way.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's eyes instantly turned cold. However, Xiao Yan did not intend to barge into the Mo Clan directly; it was not because he feared the Mo Clan's strength, but simply felt that the other party's crimes did not yet warrant extermination. Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lian were both here, so he had to maintain some image.

"Fine, this time this young master will be merciful and spare you." Xiao Yan snorted coldly and waved his hand to collect the storage rings from the remaining people: "Go back and tell your Great Elder to prepare five Tier 4 medicinal pills and ten million gold coins as an apology. I will come to collect them tomorrow evening."

He kicked the Mo Clan leader, sending him rolling on the ground several times before stopping, "Get lost!"

Although the Mo Clan leader felt humiliated, he did not dare to make a sound and could only sneakily take the remaining people back to the Mo Clan.

The waiter who had brought the Mo Clan people over was still alive, but he had been tossed aside by the Mo Clan members. At this moment, he was trembling and slumped outside the room door, with a puddle of water between his legs, emitting a disgusting, pungent smell.

Xiao Yan frowned and said, "This room cannot be lived in. Take us to another room that can be lived in."

Due to the previous fight, the furniture in the room had basically been incinerated, and there was even quite a bit of bone ash scattered on the ground; such a room was naturally not suitable for living in anymore.

"You, you aren't killing me?" The waiter hadn't reacted at first, but when he realized Xiao Yan was speaking to him, he was suddenly somewhat surprised.

Xiao Yan frowned: "Do not make me say it a second time!"

"Yes! Yes! My lord, miss, please follow this one this way." The waiter quickly climbed up from the ground. Having survived a disaster, he no longer dared to play any tricks, respectfully and almost obsequiously leading Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qing Lian, who had just come out of the room, toward a new room.

The new room was clearly better than the previous one; besides the living room, there were a full five rooms, divided into three bedrooms, one cultivation room, and one storage room. Each bedroom was equipped with an independent bath and a walk-in closet.

Xiao Yan nodded, greeted Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lian to enter, then turned to look at the waiter: "Remember, be a good person in your next life."

"Ah?" The waiter was slightly stunned, and then he was incinerated into ashes by the flame summoned by Xiao Yan, not even having time to let out a scream.

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