Wu Haruto frowned.
He clearly didn’t like taking orders from Su Mo.
But after a moment of hesitation...
He followed.
After all, he had already chosen a side.
Nearby, a figure silently appeared beside Su Mo.
Yang Qingxi looked toward the distant Wu Chaochang before turning to Su Mo.
"Can you do it?" She spoke.
"Maybe I should—"
"Qingxi..." Su Mo suddenly interrupted her. His expression was unusually solemn. "Never question a man whether he can do it."
Yang Qingxi stared at him for a second. Her lips twitched at his double-meaning pun.
"...Just stay alive."
"Of course."
Su Mo showed a faint smile.
The very next second, he rushed forward.
His figure moved like a phantom, leaving behind only a fleeting afterimage.
His pupils turned crimson as he activated the Devil’s Eyes.
The powerful Insight ability immediately began calculating the most suitable route between him and Wu Taeyong, taking into account the positions of the Pishachas surrounding them, the openings created by Shen Kai and the elders, and the location of Wu Chaochang’s body.
The first group of Grade Two and Grade Three Pishachas had already been cleared by the combined attacks of Shen Kai and the elders.
Su Mo didn’t waste the opportunity.
His speed was far beyond what an ordinary Golden Core cultivator should possess.
The reason was none other than the Empty Steps Technique.
As an S-Rank Movement Technique, its boost to his speed was extraordinary. Even among Golden Core cultivators, very few could match the speed Su Mo displayed at this moment.
He passed through the first group of Pishachas without even intending to engage them.
However, the next group was different.
They had already formed a defensive line around Wu Chaochang’s body.
These Pishachas weren’t simply attacking whoever approached.
They were deliberately protecting Wu Taeyong while he completed the body takeover.
Su Mo’s eyes narrowed.
The Pishachas immediately noticed his approach.
Several Grade Three Pishachas roared and rushed toward him simultaneously.
They weren’t particularly fast.
But there were too many of them.
If Su Mo was forced to fight his way through them, he would lose precious time.
At that moment—
Yang Qingxi finally made her move.
Her spiritual energy surged.
A powerful invisible force instantly spread across the entire battlefield.
Curse Technique!
The surrounding Pishachas suddenly froze.
Panels appeared before Yang Qingxi’s eyes.
[Wide-Area Curse Effect: Slowness!]
The effect spread through the entire group.
The movements of the Pishachas became noticeably sluggish.
Their limbs moved as though they had suddenly been submerged in thick mud.
Their originally frightening speed was reduced even further.
For Su Mo...
That was enough.
A smirk appeared on his face.
’Perfect timing, Qingxi.’
He didn’t slow down to attack them.
Instead, he slightly bent his knees and jumped.
One of the Grade Two Pishachas lunged toward him.
Su Mo stepped directly onto its head.
The Pishacha hadn’t even realised what had happened.
Using its body as a stepping stone, Su Mo launched himself farther forward.
Another Pishacha jumped toward him.
Step!
Then another.
Step!
Su Mo moved across the battlefield without engaging with a single one.
His feet touched their heads for barely an instant before he used them to propel himself forward once again.
The slowed Pishachas couldn’t even react to his movements.
Within moments... The distance between him and Wu Taeyong had been almost completely closed.
At nearly the same time, another figure arrived from the opposite direction.
Dowblis Snake!
"Master!"
"Snake, don’t waste time."
Su Mo’s voice remained calm as he continued forward.
"Deal as much damage as possible while he can’t fight back."
His sword flashed.
A powerful streak of sword energy tore through the air.
Slash!
The Grade Three Pishachas guarding Wu Chaochang were sliced apart before they could even react.
Dowblis Snake was momentarily stunned.
His master was only a Golden Core cultivator.
Yet he had just sliced through a Grade Three Pishacha of comparable strength as easily as cutting through cabbage.
However, Su Mo’s order immediately brought him back to his senses.
"On it, Master!"
Dowblis Snake’s demonic energy erupted.
A terrifying wave of scorching heat suddenly burst forth from his body.
The temperature around him rose sharply. The surrounding air seemed to distort.
Then the heat wave surged forward like an invisible inferno.
The Pishachas caught in its path didn’t even have time to escape.
Their bodies rapidly withered beneath the terrifying heat before being completely reduced to ashes.
The scorching wave continued forward.
Finally—
Boom!
It crashed directly into Wu Taeyong’s position.
Su Mo didn’t wait.
He swung his sword several times in succession.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Powerful sword energy slashes tore through the remaining Pishachas and descended toward Wu Taeyong.
At the same time, Su Mo’s thoughts couldn’t help but wander for a moment.
’What a powerful technique.’
His eyes flickered as he glanced toward Dowblis Snake.
’I definitely have to learn it from Snake later.’
He immediately pushed the thought aside.
This wasn’t the time to think about techniques.
His gaze locked onto Wu Taeyong.
The previous attacks had landed directly upon him.
Su Mo’s expression became solemn.
’How much damage did those attacks actually cause him?’
More importantly...
’Just how far has he progressed with the body takeover?’
The very next second—
A powerful wave of spiritual energy erupted from the very centre of the previous attack.
Boom!
The smoke that had covered the area was violently blown away.
"Xexe...hahaha!"
The eerie laughter echoed throughout the prison.
The expressions of everyone still fighting immediately became ugly.
Su Mo’s eyes narrowed. His expression turned solemn.
"It seems we didn’t make it in time."
"Oh, you definitely did."
A hearty yet youthful voice came from within the smoke.
"I almost didn’t make it."
As the smoke gradually cleared, a young figure slowly emerged.
The face was young. The body was intact.
Yet the sinister smile and cold gaze were unmistakably familiar.
A green barrier surrounded the young body, blocking the remaining sword energy and scorching heat. Cracks had appeared across the barrier, but it had successfully protected the newly acquired body.
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