Chapter 86: Charging for Love, Throwing Your Life Away?

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Under that single strike, Mo Ji’s terrifying punch exploded! In everyone’s sight, his violent attack met Lu Jin’s plain, physical fist; then, he was sent flying. Lu Jin stood exactly where he was, maintaining his posture, not having retreated even half a step.

Ugh…

Seeing this, everyone was stunned. The plaza erupted into a wave of irrepressible whispers. They did not dare to offend the Mo Family, yet the strength Lu Jin displayed made them unable to control the excitement surging in their hearts.

“Senior Brother Lu Jin is so cool! He’s my idol for life!”

“He can actually contend with a 9th-grade Jindan expert! But he’s clearly only a 3rd-grade Jindan!”

“Exactly: how did he even do that?”

“He even dares to offend the Mo Family. I respect that level of guts!”

“I just wonder if the Mo Family will slaughter our Ten Thousand Swords Sect because of this…”

Amidst the discussions, Mo Tuojiang, the Head of the Mo Family, looked on with an expression of surprise. Mo Ji was an expert of the Mo Family: though he had not reached the Zifu Realm, he was at the 9th-grade, a level that should sweep through the Jindan Realm. He never expected that within this tiny Ten Thousand Swords Sect, a mere disciple could hold his own.

As his expression shifted, Mo Tuojiang recalled the battle between Lu Jin and Liu Ruyan he had witnessed earlier. This kid was not ordinary: not ordinary at all.

“Brat, you have some skill. Unfortunately, your act of killing to silence a witness has made you an enemy of my Mo Family. Today, your death sentence is unavoidable!”

Mo Tuojiang spoke, then turned to Mo Ji and made a slashing motion across his throat.

“Brat, die!”

Seeing his Family Head’s order, Mo Ji let out a series of cold laughs. Now, he could flagrantly move to kill Lu Jin without any further hesitation!

“Wait!”

Seeing Mo Ji move to kill Lu Jin, Chu Tianxiong felt a surge of worry. However, he was not worried for Lu Jin: he was worried for Mo Ji! If Mo Ji were killed by a reckless kid like Lu Jin, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect would truly and irrevocably offend the Mo Family. With the sect’s current foundation, how could they possibly withstand one of the Four Great Families?

“Family Head Mo, perhaps we should not fight?” Chu Tianxiong looked at Mo Tuojiang with a face full of conflict.

Mo Tuojiang looked at Chu Tianxiong and sneered: “What? Is Sect Master Chu afraid? However, if you can explain what that Holy Tabernacle is all about, this Seat might consider letting him go.”

Chu Tianxiong let out a helpless sigh: “This Seat is worried that my beloved disciple doesn’t know his own strength. Family Head Mo, what if he hits too hard and accidentally kills your Mo Family expert? Should this Seat kill him to apologise, or… sigh, it’s a difficult situation!”

Chu Tianxiong’s words caused everyone to furrow their brows. So he was worried about a Mo Family member dying at Lu Jin’s hands!

Hearing this, Mo Tuojiang’s gaze turned cold. Before he could speak, Mo Ji’s roar reached them:

“Arrogant! Since you’re so worried he’ll hurt me, I’ll just destroy him. I’ll let you watch with your own eyes as he dies!”

Before his voice even landed, Mo Ji shot forward! Having learned from the previous exchange, he did not dare to be careless. With a flash, a pair of pitch-black board-axes appeared in his hands.

Buzz!

The moment the axes clashed, a vibrating roar echoed. A startling wave of energy rippled outward, leaving many people slack-jawed.

“That is… Heaven-tier! A Heaven-tier battle weapon!”

“What a terrifying aura! So this is the presence of a Heaven-tier weapon!”

“A Heaven-tier weapon can drastically increase combat power. Now, it will be even harder for Senior Brother Lu Jin to win!”

“Mo Ji didn’t use his full strength before. Now that he wants to kill Senior Brother, he’s gone straight to a Heaven-tier weapon. This is bad!”

“Look! That Miss Long is charging over…”

“Is she charging for love? Is she throwing her life away?”

Roar—

Just as Mo Ji brandished his axes and lunged at Lu Jin, Long Xiwei also charged forward. Charging with her was the Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon! The gargantuan beast manifested from the mist. In the next second, a lightning breath descended violently, slamming toward Mo Ji!

“You seek death!”

Mo Ji’s expression shifted. While observing the earlier fight, he had witnessed the destructive power of this lightning breath: even a peak Jindan Corpse Puppet had been reduced to ash. It was terrifying.

However, Mo Ji did not dodge! Lightning naturally countered Corpse Puppets, but the Open Mountain Board-Axes he wielded had also been tempered by lightning. Furthermore, as he advanced in cultivation, they had survived nine lightning tribulations. He did not fear this breath much!

Rumble!

In the next second, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the lightning breath slammed heavily into the phantom image condensed by the energy of the two axes. The sound of the explosion echoed everywhere. The axis phantom shattered along with the lightning blast. Under that fierce lightning power, Mo Ji retreated rapidly while holding his axes. The phantom was destroyed, but he was completely unharmed!

This scene left everyone stunned. Clearly, Mo Ji’s combat power was even more formidable than that of the Corpse Puppets!

“Mo Ji, stop dawdling and kill him already! Are you going to make the Family Head wait forever!”

A Mo Family expert at the 1st Transformation of the Zifu Realm spoke. His gaze was indifferent: he did not seem moved by the events on the field at all. Perhaps in the eyes of a Zifu expert, battles between Jindan cultivators were merely child’s play.

“Family Head, please be patient. I will take him down now!”

Swish!

Mo Ji charged out once more. Seeing this, Long Xiwei summoned the Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon to fight again while she flickered to Lu Jin’s side. Her face was full of anxiety.

“Lu Jin, that is the Mo Family of the Blood Moon Holy Land! We cannot afford to offend them!”

Seeing Long Xiwei worry for him so much, Lu Jin smiled faintly. “And so?”

Long Xiwei grabbed his hand. “Find a chance and run! Quickly! Do not let the Mo Family find you!”

Lu Jin’s expression changed. He never expected Long Xiwei to tell him to flee! If he ran, was she supposed to stay behind and endure the Mo Family’s rage?

“Thank you for the kind intention, Miss Long. However, I will not leave. Furthermore, I will not let the Mo Family go.”

Long Xiwei was stunned. She saw an unquestionable resolve in Lu Jin’s eyes and, for a moment, did not know what to say. In the next second, Lu Jin suddenly soared into the sky!

“The Mo Family, was it?”

His voice was like a thunderclap: “You let that bitch escape earlier, and now you have repeatedly provoked the dignity of my Ten Thousand Swords Sect. This waste keeps challenging my bottom line. Since that is the case, I don’t mind killing him to collect a little interest from your Mo Family!”

Before his voice faded, he had already charged out. He was faster than his own words.

Puchi—

The sound of a blunt object entering flesh: slight, piercing, and heart-numbing…