"Shangguan Hao, we haven't met in five years. How are you?" He grinned and then took off the hood of his black robe, revealing his white hair.
Next, Su Mo turned to look at Xi'er and said with a smile, "Xi'er, I'm here now! "
Those words were simple but they represented his promise to Xi'er.
They looked at each other with deep love and Xi'er was shedding tears.
Even though they had been apart for five years, their love for each other had not changed.
"Brother Su Mo, you haven't changed." Xi'er said quietly.
"I won't change now or in the future!" He smiled.
"Your hair?" Xi'er asked in surprise, looking at Su Mo's white hair.
"Don't worry about that!" Su Mo shook his head.
Shangguan Hao's eyes narrowed. He looked at Su Mo with a cold smile.
"You country b.u.mpkin, in five years, your cultivation has been improved from the Qi Cultivation Realm to Lv 3 Martial King Realm in five years. Your talent is not bad!" Shangguan Hao said with a faint smile. He was praising Su Mo's achievements but his tone was indifferent.
Although Su Mo's talent surprised him, he didn't take it seriously.
"In five years?"
The crowd was shocked when they heard Shangguan Hao's words. A Qi Cultivation Realm martial artist had entered the Lv 3 Martial King Realm in five years. Such talent was not just "not bad". With this talent, Su Mo could be considered a peerless genius even in the whole Firmament World.
Not many knew that Su Mo was such a talented person until now.
However, in their view, no matter how talented Su Mo was, the gap between him and Shangguan Hao was like the distance between heaven and earth.
The challenge would be just a joke.
Huangfu Qing's eyes narrowed at Su Mo. He knew, better than anyone else, how rapidly Su Mo's cultivation had grown.
Even he felt amazed that Su Mo could reach Lv 3 Martial King Realm in such a short time.
Su Mo cultivated by himself, while Shangguan Hao cultivated with the support of a superpower.
Huangfu Qing whispered that to Wu Shan.
Su Mo turned to look at Shangguan Hao and said coldly, "I've never forgotten the agreement we had five years ago and now I'm here. Do you dare to fight?"
When it came to the end, Su Mo's voice suddenly rose and resounded throughout the square.
Almost everybody was shocked. Su Mo was really going to challenge Shangguan Hao!
Was he not afraid of death?
The difference between Lv 3 Martial King Realm and Lv 1 Martial Royal Realm was like the difference between ants and elephants.
Su Mo would be defeated in one move, even if his abilities were unbelievable and he could fight against a Lv 6 or 7 Martial King Realm martial artist.
Xi'er bit her lips as she also thought beating Shangguan Hao was out of the question. However, she could not stop him as she knew that Su Mo would not turn back.
Di s.h.i.+ sat in the golden seat on the ritual platform, calm and quiet.
He did not say a word about Su Mo's interruption because he believed his disciple would solve it by himself.
"Alas!" the 13th Elder sighed inwardly, looking at Su Mo. He was not far away from Di s.h.i.+.
The 13th Elder had never expected that Su Mo, a boy from a barren land, had gone this far just for an impossible promise.
He really liked Su Mo. He was satisfied with the young man's stubbornness, tenacity, talent, and his faithfulness to his promises.
What was more, he was still Su Mo's master in name.
However, fate had decreed that he would not be Su Mo's real master.
The 13th Elder felt very sorry for that. Such an excellent young man would have to die.
"Hahaha!" Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Shangguan Hao laughed with disdain.
Moments later, Shangguan Hao stopped laughing and looked down at Su Mo, saying, "Five years ago, you were a n.o.body. And now, the situation still won't change!"
"You'll know whether I'm a n.o.body or not when you fight against me!" Su Mo's eyes grew sharper and sharper as his fighting desire rose.
Su Mo did not want to talk nonsense with him. It was useless to do that.
As Shangguan Hao was going to speak something, Yan Tai suddenly stood up.
"Palace Master Di, young friend Shangguan, Su Mo is a traitor to my Netherworld Holy Sect and we have a grudge against him. Do you mind letting me deal with him?" Yan Tai asked in a deep voice as he bowed to Di s.h.i.+ and Shangguan Hao.
Di s.h.i.+ waved his hand at once and said, "I won't interfere with this. Please ask my disciple!"
Yan Tai turned to look at Shangguan Hao and asked, "How about that, young friend Shangguan?"
Su Mo began to feel nervous. It'd be bad if he had to fight against the people from Netherworld Devil Sect.
He would not be able to leave with Xi'er and defeat Shangguan Hao. He might even die.
Su Mo started to think of possible countermeasures.
Xi'er's face went white. She was also worried about that.
However, Shangguan Hao looked at Yan Tai and said with a smile, "Elder, how can I refuse the challenge from this country boy? But please relax. I won't kill him and I'll hand him over to you later."
Shangguan Hao meant that he would not give Su Mo to Yan Tai until he had defeated Su Mo.
Yan Tai nodded. The results would be the same in this case.
To Shangguan Hao, beating Su Mo would be a piece of cake.
Then, Yan Tai sat down again.
Shangguan Hao chuckled and stared at Su Mo with sharp eyes, saying, "Country b.u.mpkin, I accept your challenge!"
Su Mo also chuckled with a relief. His challenge was accepted. That could not be better.
He had to defeat Shangguan Hao before dealing with the Netherworld Devil Sect.
"Alright, let's fight then!" Su Mo was indifferent and the fighting desire grew in his eyes.
"Brother Su Mo, be careful!" said Xi'er suddenly with great anxiety.
Su Mo nodded to her and showed gave her a rea.s.suring look.
Shangguan Hao was annoyed that Xi'er was still concerned about Su Mo's safety, and he grew even angrier.
"Junior Sister, haven't you always believed in this b.u.mpkin? Haven't you always thought he was gifted?" Shangguan Hao sneered and said, "Well, today I'll destroy your fantasy and you'll see your brother Su Mo kneel in front of me."
