White mist rose from the white space and when it dissipated, a familiar figure appeared before Li Mo!
"Senior Xian Yangzi!"
Li Mo gasped. No wonder it felt so familiar. This place was the exact same as the last time he saw Xian Yangzi.
"Oh!
Since you recognize me, you must have seen my other clones. That saves me the trouble of explaining them to you. It seems you and I, Xian Yangzi, are quite fated! "
Xian Yangzi's expression couldn't be seen because he was almost transparent.
"Junior Li Mo greets senior Xian Yangzi. Junior was fortunate enough to see senior's other clones and learned the Azure Dragon Sword Art!"
Li Mo bowed to the leading figure. If not for Xian Yangzi's Azure Dragon Sword Art, Li Mo wouldn't know how many times he would've died.
Li Mo's gratitude was beyond words.
"En!
It's rare for a junior to be so courteous. I, Xian Yangzi, am relieved to have a successor like you.
I will now impart Rhino Finger to you. Remember, do not help the wicked! "
Xian Yangzi's finger sighed and a white light entered Li Mo's brain. A series of movements and words flashed in Li Mo's mind.
Only when Li Mo memorized them all did it disappear.
What followed was an unbearable pain. Li Mo clenched his teeth and just when he couldn't hold on any longer, the pain vanished.
His mind was clear and his body felt light like never before.
Li Mo's spiritual sense swept over his body. His meridians were expanded to their limits and the spiritual qi inside was surging.
It was like the endless flow of the Yellow River.
"Did I … break through?"
This sudden change was a huge shock to Li Mo. Many were stuck at the threshold of being a general, unable to advance. He never thought he would be able to break through so easily.
Henceforth, he was an overlord.
"Looks like the breakthrough this time is inseparable from the Sharp Rhino Finger!"
Li Mo thought.
Xian Yangzi nodded, highly appreciative of Li Mo's comprehension.
"Child, now that I have imparted Rhino Finger to you, my mission is complete.
I look forward to you finding the other two doppelgangers. We'll meet again in the Celestial World! "
The transparent figure gradually disappeared, just like the first time.
…
Ah!
Li Mo jolted awake and sat up!
He saw the bluestone beneath him and the stream beside it.
He had already returned to reality.
But he did not find Liu Yan's figure.
He jumped down from the huge bluestone and began to look around for Liu Yan's whereabouts.
"Liu Yan!
Liu Yan!
… "
His voice echoed in the mountains, but Liu Yan didn't respond. This worried Li Mo. Between supreme martial arts and Liu Yan, Li Mo would naturally choose Liu Yan.
Because of his carelessness, he lost Liuyan. If there was any danger, Li Mo would never forgive himself.
"Liu Yan!
… "
Li Mo shuttled through the forest, shouting her name over and over again, only to get his own echo in reply.
By sunset, Li Mo still hadn't found Liu Yan.
Sitting there, Li Mo thought of all sorts of possibilities.
Praying that Liu Yan was lost because of playing.
A breeze blew, bringing with it a fragrance that shook Li Mo's spirit. This fragrance belonged to Liu Yan.
Li Mo couldn't be more familiar with it.
He stood up and ran against the wind.
Sure enough, he heard the rustling of footsteps in the weeds that were taller than a person.
The footsteps were heavy and couldn't have been Liu Yan's.
Li Mo didn't dare go in for fear of startling the enemy and hurting Liu Yan.
His spiritual sense covered the grass and in the middle of it, Li Mo found two people.
One was naturally the fainted Liu Yan, and the other was covered with black hair, it was impossible to see what she looked like.
"Not human?
But I've never heard of any demon beasts roaming Fanyang County!
Li Mo spoke to himself, but now that he found Liu Yan's whereabouts, his heart was at ease.
With a thought, Scarlet Sword appeared next to him.
"Master, you've finally summoned me. I'm so bored!"
Scarlet Sword turned into Reddie and complained to Li Mo.
"Shhh …"
Seeing Li Mo's shushing gesture, Reddie shut up. But the sound still startled the black figure in the grass.
The black shadow picked up the fainted Liu Yan on the ground and ran away.
"F * ck!
After him! "
Seeing that the other party sensed his presence, Li Mo chased after him.
Little Red was still in a daze, not knowing what was going on. But seeing Li Mo's worried look, she turned into a scarlet sword and followed.
Li Mo was a general. Who knew how many times faster he was, not to mention Scarlet Sword's speed.
In a flash, the man and the sword blocked the black figure holding Liu Yan.
"Put her down!"
Li Mo finally got a clear look at the figure. It had a wolf's head and a human's body, covered in black hair.
But no matter what monster it was, it was nothing but a corpse in Li Mo's eyes. Not even the current emperor could do anything to hurt Liu Yan. This was his reverse scale.
"Awoo!
Awoo! "
The monster howled twice.
Li Mo sensed something closing in on him.
In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Li Mo, glaring at him with green eyes.
Li Mo didn't know what these monsters were. He searched the Savage Beast Record but found nothing on them.
With a thought, he gave Scarlet Sword the order to attack. Scarlet Sword turned back into Reddie, wearing a red robe and a beautiful face. The monsters stared at her, drooling.
Boom!
The red light flourished, and with Little Red as the center, it quickly spread outwards.
The scorching heat immediately turned two monsters that were closer to it into ashes.
Seeing their comrades die, the remaining monsters bared their fangs and claws and charged Reddie.
But these wolf-headed monsters had no intelligence to speak of. They were incinerated before they could even get close to Reddie. But they kept coming.
And the one holding Liu Yan seemed to be the leader, howling at the sky to summon more comrades!
His chance came. Li Mo pointed and the monster leader's arrogant howl came to a screeching halt.
Li Mo shot forward and snatched the Willow Smoke from its hand, then kicked the monster to the ground.
It couldn't be any more dead.
The monster's throat had an unremarkable hole, made by Li Mo's finger. It wasn't that powerful, but Li Mo was satisfied.
He had just learned Rhino Finger after all.
When the rest of the monsters saw that their leader was dead, they stopped attacking Little Red and fled in all directions.
They were gone in the blink of an eye.
"Don't chase, Reddie!"
Li Mo stopped Lil 'Red from giving chase.
"Master, what are these things? They aren't that strong, but aren't they afraid of death?"
"I don't know what it is exactly, but judging from the looks of these monsters, it's not something good!
Must be some demon beast or something! "
Li Mo said as he tossed the monster leader's corpse into the Xuanyuan Mirror. He was going to ask his master about this thing's origin.
How could such an ugly monster appear in such a beautiful place? What a spoilsport.
This wasn't a good place to stay. Li Mo took Liuyan down the mountain and woke her up.
"Cough …"