Chapter 267: Curtain Falls
Right now, Ghost Gate lacks time the most. As long as Ling Mo is given enough time, soon… he will stand at the pinnacle of this continent’s pyramid.
As long as those big shots in the God Realm don’t interfere, no one can do anything to Ling Mo.
Even if those people from the God Realm interfere, Ling Mo has no fear, because… he has ways to deal with those gods.
That is the Immortal Slaying Sword. With this Imperial Artifact in hand, whether god or ghost, he will slay without hesitation.
However, Ling Mo still cannot use the Immortal Slaying Sword yet, so he must stay low-key for a while longer. When his Soul Power reaches level 90, no one in heaven or on earth will be able to stop him.
“Xiao Mo, are you okay!”
The battle ended, with several thousand from Spirit Hall setting up an ambush, but in the end only two escaped, which could be called a heavy loss.
The Shrek group hurriedly gathered around, and Zhu Zhuqing directly pounced into Ling Mo’s arms.
“I’m fine! Those two scoundrels couldn’t do anything to me. Everyone rest first, adjust your conditions, and we’ll set off again in a bit…”
Ling Mo gently patted Zhu Zhuqing’s back and comforted her: “Alright, I’m fine! No need to worry…”
Zhu Zhuqing stood up and said coldly: “You are not allowed to do that again. What if an accident happens? What am I supposed to do?”
As she spoke, tears welled up in Zhu Zhuqing’s eyes. Just now… she had broken down emotionally multiple times, wishing she could enter the Domain to help Ling Mo.
“Exactly, do you think you’re still alone now? If something like that happens during such a risky thing, what are we supposed to do?” Ning Rongrong also said.
Ling Mo knew in his heart that this time he had indeed gone a bit too far, focusing only on toying with those two and forgetting that so many people cared about him.
Yes! Ling Mo really enjoyed this feeling of being cared for, perhaps due to years of lacking it, so he liked this sensation a lot.
“Don’t worry, it won’t happen again…”
After comforting them, Ling Mo signaled everyone to adjust in place, then walked over to the Ghost Gate disciples.
“Sect Master!”
Everyone called out in unison.
As soon as these words were out, everyone except the Shrek group was shocked.
“He is actually Ghost Gate’s Sect Master? This… how is that possible.”
“Such a young Sect Master, it’s truly unbelievable!”
Except for a few who knew the truth, the rest had no idea that Ling Mo was actually Ghost Gate’s Sect Master.
“Mm! You all did well this time. When we get back, everyone gets credit for a merit…”
Ling Mo said gratifiedly, then had the Ghost Gate disciples leave in an orderly manner.
Soon, the canyon became empty again. The Ghost Gate disciples came and went swiftly, their ghostly appearances leaving people baffled.
“Sect Leader Ling, thank you for stepping in this time and saving me and the old woman…”
Meng Shu walked up gratefully. If Ling Mo hadn’t acted in time just now, they probably would have died at Moon Pass’s hands.
“Senior Dragon Duke is too kind. I haven’t even thanked you yet for righteously stepping in to resolve the crisis at our Shrek Academy…”
Ling Mo was humble and courteous, without losing propriety.
“That’s right, Senior Dragon Duke righteously stepped in earlier, and we will remember it deeply…”
Tang San and the others turned back and said, feeling very grateful to Meng Shu in their hearts.
“Alright! Everyone adjust in place. I’ll go ahead and take a look…”
Seeing that things here were mostly handled, Ling Mo signaled everyone to adjust first, then spread his Wings and headed straight ahead.
On the way, he exchanged a few greetings with Shui Bing’er, Xue Wu, and Dugu Yan.
“Truly a divine person! Old woman, it seems we’ve grown old…”
Meng Shu watched Ling Mo’s departing figure and couldn’t help sighing.
“Yes! Heroes truly emerge from the young. To achieve such accomplishments at such a young age is beyond ordinary people.
Back then in the Star Dou Great Forest, it was good that we didn’t make an enemy of Ghost Gate. Otherwise… based on Ghost Gate’s performance today, we would never have survived.”
Chao Tianxiang pondered thoughtfully, and the two exchanged a smile.
This ambush could be considered to have come to a curtain. All of Spirit Hall’s followers from front to back had been surrounded by Ghost Gate disciples like dumplings, with total annihilation except for the foremost ones.
Ling Mo spread his Wings, leaped up, and arrived at the front, discovering that the battle there had also ended—a complete victory.
“Old Monster! How’s the situation…”
Ling Mo descended from the sky, landing on the ground. His gaze swept over and saw two corpses lying not far away, both with their heads severed.
“Sect Master! This time it was a complete victory. Not only did we kill so many Spirit Hall followers, but this old man personally slew two Titled Douluo.”
Dugu Bo said proudly.
He and Sword Dao Chen Xin had each faced one, but only he had truly gone for the kill.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School had not yet reached the point of clashing to the death with Spirit Hall, so Chen Xin had been holding back.
Dugu Bo was different. From the start, Ghost Gate’s plan was to weaken Spirit Hall’s strength, preparing for future plans.
They had no intention of making peace to begin with, so why hold back from going for the kill?
Moreover, this time Spirit Hall had taken the initiative to attack; they were merely counterattacking passively. Spirit Hall had no justification emotionally or rationally.
They could only swallow their bitterness like a mute eating bitter herbs—even if unconvinced, it was useless.
“You’re too useless! I was desperately buying you time over there, but you took so long to finish. Those two scoundrels even escaped…”
Ling Mo said with a smile. Originally, this time he had wanted Dugu Bo to personally avenge his past blood feud, but Dugu Bo had been held back here and couldn’t go over, resulting in Moon Pass and Ghostly escaping in the end.
“Hehe, next time! Next time this old man will make those two scoundrels pay…”
Dugu Bo chuckled and said, not taking it to heart. Being able to slay two Titled Douluo already satisfied him greatly.
“Xiao Mo! It seems this ambush was something your Ghost Gate had prepared for long ago…”
Ning Fengzhi walked over, with Sword Dao Chen Xin and Qian Renxue following.
Ling Mo smiled and looked over, noticing Qian Renxue gazing at him resentfully, somewhat gritting her teeth.
Ling Mo felt guilty under her stare and didn’t dare look into her eyes. After going back this time, he was probably in for a whipping from this woman.
He had struck so ruthlessly, almost intent on wiping them out, and right in front of her, Spirit Hall’s Saintess.
It would be strange if Ling Mo had a good outcome when he returned—something like the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Whips would definitely be arranged.
“Uncle is too kind! I’m quite afraid of dying, so for my personal safety, I specially ordered Ghost Gate’s various divisions to come protect us before setting out.
I didn’t expect we really ran into an ambush—a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, all just luck…”
Avoiding Qian Renxue’s gaze, Ling Mo explained with a stiff upper lip.
But anyone with eyes could see that these were just humble words.
Him afraid of death? Was there anything in this world he didn’t dare do? Who would believe it.
Everything before their eyes had been calculated by him in advance; otherwise, it wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.
“Hehe, you! Fine, now how do you plan to wrap this up? Spirit Hall has been seriously injured this time; they definitely won’t let it rest.”
Ning Fengzhi said helplessly. He wasn’t a fool and could tell those were just Ling Mo’s polite words.
“What else can we do! Just let it be. This time, they were all disguised, clearly wanting to hide their identities.
So… no one knows they were from Spirit Hall. I didn’t know either; I thought they were just some mountain bandits. What’s the big deal…”
Ling Mo smiled meaningfully. At these words, Ning Fengzhi was stunned for a moment.
