Chapter 30: Recover Your State

"Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler, kill!"

A calm voice rang out, as if it were the pronouncement of a god, adjudicating the fate of Mo Cheng.

Xiao Yan gripped the hilt of the ruler with both arms, brandishing the giant flaming ruler that had already smashed through the roof, and brought it down heavily.

Before the edge of the ruler even arrived, the powerful pressure of the heaven and earth energy had already completely restricted Mo Cheng's movements. He could neither run nor move, and could not even let out a terrified scream!

He could only watch helplessly as the Mountain-Breaking Arm, which he had viewed as his hope, was torn into fragments like sand by the scorching storm surrounding the brilliant fire ruler, without even touching the main body of the Heavy Xuan Ruler!

Boom!!!

The moment the giant flaming ruler landed, the space rippled visibly, like a pond into which a stone had been dropped. A violent pillar of flame erupted from the Heavy Xuan Ruler, moving forward and downward. A crack, fully half a meter wide, extended forward along the trajectory of the flame pillar, not stopping until it had split the entire Mo family compound behind it in two.

By this time, Mo Cheng had already been reduced to ashes beneath the giant flaming ruler, merging into the molten crack.

"Dou, Dou Wang!" Mo Lan, the head of the Mo family, said this shocking sentence with trembling lips. Although he had never seen a Dou Wang expert fight, as a Dou Ling himself, he dared to say that the strength Xiao Yan had displayed at this moment had absolutely surpassed the level of a Dou Ling; at the very least, it could be called a half-step Dou Wang.

But did that make any difference to their Mo family? It was merely a question of whether the other party needed to spend a little more time to destroy the Mo family.

However, although the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler was powerful, the burden on Xiao Yan was still too great.

Xiao Yan hoisted the Heavy Xuan Ruler that had smashed into the ground back onto his shoulder. Because the massive consumption of the Earth-tier Dou Technique left Xiao Yan's face somewhat pale and his breathing heavy like an ox, none of the surrounding Mo family members dared to underestimate the youth before them, who appeared to be exhausted and drained of all Dou Qi.

When Xiao Yan's figure, carrying the Heavy Xuan Ruler, swept over with a scrutinizing gaze, everyone could not help but lower their heads, not daring to meet Xiao Yan's eyes, as if they were in awe of him just as they would be of a god. Only the Mo family head, Mo Lan, knew that he had nowhere to run and could only brace himself to meet Xiao Yan's gaze.

"Family Head Mo."

"This lowly one is here!" Mo Lan's body trembled, and like the waiter Xiao Yan had encountered before, he immediately put on a fawning smile and bowed as he replied.

"I am tired. Find a place for me and the female companions behind me to rest."

"Yes!" Mo Lan did not dare to be negligent; he nodded immediately and simultaneously ordered someone behind him to go confirm which rooms were still intact and to pick out the best one for Xiao Yan to stay in.

"Additionally, regarding the compensation mentioned earlier, although Mo Cheng is dead, what is due cannot be missing. Also, I may not remember everyone who stood out to help Mo Cheng earlier, but I did remember a few. Tell those who want to live to have their life-buying money ready before I leave tomorrow morning; otherwise, they should pray that I didn't remember them."

Xiao Yan snorted coldly, not at all worried about whether he would push the surrounding Mo family members too far. Although one strike of the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler had consumed more than half of his Dou Qi, the remaining half was enough to deal with these weaklings, not to mention that Xiao Yan still had the sealed Heavenly Flame energy and Medusa's Dou Qi that he hadn't used. Once he used this trump card, Xiao Yan could strike the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler another hundred times!

It must be said that those from whom Xiao Yan demanded compensation were indeed somewhat unconvinced, but before they could act, they were persuaded back by the others around them and the still-cooling molten crack. They could only sigh helplessly and go back to pack up all their family assets.

Although Xiao Yan did not say how much life-buying money he wanted, none of those present were fools; naturally, they knew how much could be called "buying a life."

"Young Master Xiao, the lodging has been prepared. Please come this way with the two young ladies." The person who had gone to check the rooms had returned, and Mo Lan personally took on the task of hosting the three of them, leading Xiao Yan and the others to a residence on the northeast side of the Mo family's main hall.

Stepping into this courtyard, there were green tiles and flying eaves, carved beams and painted pillars, small bridges and flowing water, and koi swimming leisurely.

"Young Master Xiao, this courtyard was originally the place where the Great Elder—originally the place where that old thief Mo Cheng's grandson lived. It is already considered the best in our Mo family. Are you satisfied with it?" Mo Lan bowed, smiling fawningly.

Xiao Yan looked around, nodded, and said, "Since it is the place that old thief Mo Cheng gave his grandson to live in, it naturally won't be bad."

At this time, Little Fairy Doctor had already taken a step ahead to check the courtyard, and after confirming there were no poisons or the like, she gave Xiao Yan a look.

After receiving it, Xiao Yan continued, "Fine, this will do. I'm leaving tomorrow anyway; there's no need to spend too much thought on this matter."

"Very well, then you and the two young ladies please slow—" At this point, Mo Lan suddenly stuttered. He had originally wanted to say "slowly enjoy," but once he thought about it, using it here felt a bit wrong. However, he wasn't someone specialized in serving others, and for a moment, he couldn't think of a good word.

"Enough, if you don't know how to say it, then don't. It's awkward." Xiao Yan saw Mo Lan's embarrassment and didn't want to waste time with him here, so he spoke to relieve him.

"Yes, thank you for your magnanimity, Young Master Xiao!"

Watching Mo Lan's constant bowing and his appearance of being humble to the point of being in the dirt, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered a famous line and said, "Actually, I still prefer the way you were at the beginning, being unruly and defiant. Why don't you recover that state?"

"Ah?" Mo Lan was stunned upon hearing this. Unruly and defiant? Me? Wasn't I a peacemaker from the very beginning?

Mo Lan only felt somewhat bewildered, but since Xiao Yan had made a request, he had to try his best to fulfill it.

He tried hard to recall the appearance of being unruly and defiant in his memory, brewing the emotion for quite a while.

"You, you this, you give me—" Mo Lan tried to be unruly and defiant several times, but every time he saw Xiao Yan's face, he would think of that strike comparable to a Dou Wang expert. The momentum he had managed to gather instantly dissipated, and he could only say with a mournful face, "Young Master Xiao, please forgive me, this, this lowly one truly cannot do it!"

Xiao Yan also saw that Mo Lan truly did not have that ability. Although it was a pity he couldn't see the legendary scene, he still waved his hand, signaling that Mo Lan could leave.

Seeing Xiao Yan's signal, Mo Lan felt as if he had been granted an amnesty.

"Young Master Xiao, please rest assured, this lowly one will sleep next door today. If you have any matters, you can call me at any time."

"Mm, understood. Go on."

"Yes!"

Just as Xiao Yan was teasing Mo Lan to pass the time, Little Fairy Doctor peeked over from inside the room. Watching an expert who had already cultivated to the Dou Ling level nodding and bowing before Xiao Yan, fawning to the utmost, a trace of dimness could not help but flash across her expression.

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