"Afraid, Commander Yue Nu?"
At those words, Yue Nu shot Chen Mo a glare but didn't bother to respond.
With a wave of her delicate hand, the serpent-people guards on either side raised their venom-coated spears.
"Release!" Yue Nu shouted sharply.
The guards on the palace walls gripped their poisoned spears tightly. After taking a couple of steps back, they suddenly charged forward, hurling their weapons into the air.
In an instant, the sky darkened as a rain of poisoned spears ca crashing down toward the approaching Gu He and Hai Bodong.
"Frost Shield, form!"
Facing the overwhelming wave of deadly spears, Hai Bodong growled lowly. His black robe fluttered wildly in the wind as energy surged around him.
Chilling cold rapidly gathered like lightning, condensing at an alarming rate.
In the shocked eyes of the serpent-people below, a massive ice shield—dozens of ters wide—solidified in the air, completely blocking the poisoned spear storm.
"Ice Emperor, go interrupt Queen dusa's breakthrough—leave these guards to ."
Gu He glanced up at the figures on the wall and said in a heavy tone.
A cultivator is at their most vulnerable during a breakthrough. If Queen dusa were forcibly interrupted, it could lead to a dangerous backlash.
"Watch out for that white-robed brat—he's dangerous."
Hai Bodong gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Gu He raised an eyebrow, giving Chen Mo—standing on the wall—a long, thoughtful look before nodding.
Hai Bodong spread his wings and shot toward the chaotic vortex of energy above the palace.
But just as he advanced, the world seed to lose its color for a split second. Countless black, rune-etched shards swept toward him like sharp blades.
"Shhhhk shhhhk shhhhk!"
Hai Bodong frantically dodged.
The black shards scread past him at terrifying speed.
The next mont, a three-foot-long black demonic sword materialized behind him in mid-air.
"A Sword That Cuts Through Worlds!"
Standing atop the city wall, Chen Mo softly chanted.
Instantly, a breathtakingly beautiful sword lotus burst forth from the demonic sword, streaking toward Hai Bodong.
"Ice Emperor, look out!"
Gu He clapped his hands together, and pale blue flas surged around his body. With a flap of his wings, he quickly ford a hand seal and shouted:
"Blazing Blue Inferno!"
The pale blue fire erupted in front of Gu He. With a wave of his hand, it shot straight toward the stunning sword lotus.
The two forces collided.
The lotus exploded prematurely, scattering into countless energy shards that lit up the night sky.
Hai Bodong took advantage of the explosion to dodge aside.
Suddenly—
A brilliant sword light appeared directly above him, exuding a sharp, overwhelming sword intent as it slashed downward.
Shhhk!
The fierce sword pressure tore through Hai Bodong's black robe, exposing his aged face beneath.
Though Hai Bodong dodged quickly, the sword light grazed him, slicing off several strands of white hair and breaking his external Dou Qi shield.
"So it really is you... Ice Emperor Hai Bodong!"
A calm voice echoed through the night.
Chen Mo soared into the air, golden wings spreading behind him with a gentle flap.
He snapped his fingers, and two beams of light shot toward Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong's expression changed. He quickly condensed an icy-blue spear with Dou Qi and struck the lights away.
The lights transford into two longswords—one black, one blue—floating beside Chen Mo, trembling slightly.
Raising his right hand, Chen Mo conjured a fla of cyan fire in his palm.
The heat distorted the very air around it.
Dressed in white, with a handso face and refined features, Chen Mo radiated a celestial aura—like a deity descended from the heavens.
Standing beneath the full moon, he shone even brighter than the moon itself.
He seed like an immortal—and yet carried the imposing grace of a human emperor.
"If you want to pass... you'll have to get through first."
Chen Mo looked at the two n calmly, voice indifferent.
Yue Nu, standing on the wall, was montarily stunned. Perhaps because she often saw him, she hadn't noticed before...
But right now...
She suddenly realized—Chen Mo was handso. Strangely handso. What was going on?
A faint blush appeared on her face.
Gu He and Hai Bodong also froze for a second. Then, Gu He exclaid in shock:
"Heavenly Fla!"
"You actually refined the Heavenly Fla?" Hai Bodong gasped.
Heavenly Flas were among the most domineering natural energies under the heavens—legendary treasures every alchemist dread of. Even a Dou Huang would struggle to refine one.
Yet this young man...
Wait, he was just an eight-star Dou Shi a few days ago!
Hai Bodong looked at Chen Mo in disbelief. He clearly rembered that Chen Mo was only at the eight-star Dou Shi level not long ago.
And now, he had broken through to Da Dou Shi?
Had he used so secret technique?
Hai Bodong observed carefully—no, there was no sign of unstable cultivation like before.
This was a solid, genuine breakthrough.
Even Yue Nu looked stunned.
He already reached Da Dou Shi?
"So you really were here for the Heavenly Fla."
Chen Mo gave them a light glance before turning his eyes toward Gu He.
"So you must be the famous Alchemy King Gu He."
Gu He's earlier shout had been heard by everyone in the royal palace.
"That's right," Gu He admitted without sha. Staring at the cyan fla in Chen Mo's hand, he said:
"I've indeed co for the Green Lotus Core Fla. If you're willing to hand it over, I'll pay you a very generous reward."
"Oh? A reward?"
Chen Mo smirked.
"And what kind of reward could possibly match a Heavenly Fla?"
Gu He spoke proudly:
"I am willing to trade two sixth-tier Dou Spirit Pills and one sixth-tier Imperial Extre Pill for it."
Hearing this, Hai Bodong and Yue Nu both widened their eyes—they were clearly familiar with the nas.
The Dou Spirit Pills could forcibly raise a Dou Wang by one star. The Imperial Extre Pill was even more precious—it could raise a Dou Huang's strength by one to two stars!
An extrely generous offer, no doubt.
But Chen Mo simply smiled:
"A Heavenly Fla is a divine treasure sought by every alchemist... and this is all the 'Alchemy King' can offer? That's barely worth considering."
Gu He's brows furrowed slightly. He went silent for a while before gritting his teeth and saying:
"If you're serious about the deal, I'll add another sixth-tier Imperial Extre Pill."
"Is that so?"
Chen Mo appeared to think for a mont, then said:
"But separating a Heavenly Fla from my body would still cause internal damage..."
He clicked his tongue.
The implication was clear: add more.
Gu He's brows furrowed even deeper.
But at that mont—
The energy above the palace surged violently again.
Hai Bodong's face changed dramatically.
"This is bad—Alchemy King, he's stalling for ti!"
Gu He's expression darkened.
"You've been playing !"
"I thought you were a smart man, Alchemy King." Chen Mo sneered.
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