Chapter Thirty-Five: Holding Them Back

Chapter Thirty-Five: Holding Them Back

Bang!!!

The silver spear clashed with the black shadow, but the shadow did not linger. Taking advantage of the momentum, it turned and headed for the main gate of Yi Zhaung.

Having missed one strike, it sought nothing else but escape at this moment.

Initially, he thought that since Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun had dispatched one to block him, the other would naturally go after the other shadow.

But when he looked up again, a hand was already in front of him.

"How dare you!!!"

His face full of shock, his hands moved as if to seal off any attack, attempting to repeat his previous tactic. However, he did not expect the force behind the opponent's strike. Upon contact, his arms felt as if they were being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder. As his arms were forced apart, the hand swept past, brushing over his Tianchi, Shenfeng, and Zhongting acupoints.

The extreme yang inner energy from the Radiant Sun Heart Sutra entered his body through the touch, sending him flying backward.

He crashed to the ground, unable to move.

Yet, he could not help but shout in anger, "Why...?"

His words trailed off as a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Why didn't you chase the other one?"

The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched as he pointed to a corner. "Why should I chase a corpse?"

The Dark Nether Classic indeed has the ability to suspend breathing. This martial art is extremely peculiar, capable of cooling the blood and stopping respiration, making someone appear dead.

However, this technique only works when the person remains still. Any movement causes the qi to leak out, nullifying its effects.

Unless one masters this martial art to its peak perfection.

Nevertheless, the Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain, despite his long-standing injuries, even if he were unharmed, reaching the highest level of the Dark Nether Classic would be no easy feat.

When the shadow first appeared, it was a single entity. In an instant, it split into two, throwing the other shadow away.

He aimed to use this critical moment to escape before the opponent could think clearly.

Unfortunately, if he truly sought only survival and did not complicate matters by trying to capture the Falling Star Gate junior sister, he might have actually escaped.

After all, that moment was indeed disorienting, and combined with his exceptional lightness skills, it would have been difficult to stop him.

But he ultimately could not let go of his desire to take the Falling Star Gate junior sister.

Under normal circumstances, if only these two from the Falling Star Gate were present, he might have succeeded.

However, this gave Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun the time to discern the real from the fake.

Though brief, they needed to make a decision instantly.

But both Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun were not ordinary young successors in the martial world.

Not only did they distinguish the real from the fake within moments, but they also made a decisive action—one to save and one to hold back—forming a seamless plan.

This ultimately left the man with no chance to escape, forcing him to stay within Yi Zhaung.

"Miss, you can let me go now."

Yang Xiaoyun spoke at this moment, addressing the junior sister from the Falling Star Gate in her arms.

The junior sister, just waking from her stupor, nodded hastily and broke free, somewhat embarrassedly saying, "...Thank you for saving me."

Yang Xiaoyun nodded slightly without further words, secretly lowering her guard.

While she had embraced the girl out of necessity during the rescue, the saying goes, "Never harm others, but always be cautious."

Tonight's events were still unclear.

She and the junior sister from the Falling Star Gate were strangers.

Rescuing her was an act of martial righteousness, but one must also be wary of potential traps. Thus, while she saved the girl, she remained vigilant against any possible ambush by the junior sister.

This might seem petty, but in the martial world, having only a heart for justice without sufficient vigilance makes it hard to survive.

"Thank you, thank you for your kindness!"

The senior brother from the Falling Star Gate also spoke, trying to control his voice but still revealing some fear. "I am Cheng Feiyu from the Falling Star Gate, and this is my junior sister Lou Jingjing. We apologize for our earlier offense. Thank you for not holding it against us and for saving my junior sister. Your kindness is truly beyond measure!"

"You're too kind."

Yang Xiaoyun shook her head. "I am Yang Xiaoyun from the Iron Blood Escort Agency in Sunset City, and that is Su Mo from the Ziyang Escort Agency... Xiao Mo?"

She looked up to see Su Mo examining a coffin.

Su Mo turned and smiled, pulling two more corpses out of the coffin.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned.

Then Su Mo retrieved another corpse from the corner.

Lined up in a row, there were three corpses, plus the one immobilized with sealed acupoints, making four people in total.

Each had the body of a three- or five-year-old child, their faces dark and strange, their hands withered, and their nails extremely long.

"The Dark Nether Classic is truly bizarre. How does it turn people into something neither human nor ghost?"

Su Mo glanced at the person who had been immobilized by sealed acupoints and couldn't move: "This senior Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain... well, that's not quite right. I should say, one of the seniors Ghost Lords of Yin Mountain, could you tell us how you've been pretending to be gods and playing tricks?"

Since the Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain debuted, they have never shown their true face.

Initially, they didn't hide themselves in a coffin; however, according to those who have seen this person, they are extremely tall and very thin, with what seems like a thousand arms and legs.

Additionally, their face is covered with white cloth, making it impossible to see their features clearly.

This is why, at first, Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun did not recognize this Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain.

On one hand, this person has been dead for many years, so it was hard to connect the dots. On the other hand, their physique is unique, while the one before them was pretending to be a god or ghost inside a coffin.

As for the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Souls," the name sounds intimidating and can indeed shake one's mind.

But it is merely a peculiar sound technique.

While such martial arts are not common in the world, there are still a few.

Yang Xiaoyun knows a few, such as the "Soul-Seizing Demon Sound" and the "Hell of Utmost Suffering," which are also peculiar sound techniques.

If someone from the Ghost Sect doesn't know these tricks, they wouldn't even dare to greet others, let alone pretend to be gods or ghosts.

However, no one expected that the Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain would have a unique approach to "pretending to be gods and playing tricks," hiding many schemes.

After all... who would have thought that the Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain is not just one person but actually four?

At this moment, not only is Su Mo curious, but even Yang Xiaoyun and the two Falling Star Gate disciples are also looking at the captured Ghost Lord of Yin Mountain... one of them.

The person's face turned dark:

"How dare you! If you want to kill me, do it now. Why waste words?"

Su Mo nodded: "Since that's the case, I'll send you on your way."

With these words, he raised his palm to crush this person's skull.

Cheng Feiyu did not expect Su Mo to kill without hesitation, and immediately said:

"Hold on, Brother Su, I have something to ask!"