“I made your clan flourish for centuries and only want to borrow your bodies for a short time to give me offspring. And this is how you repay me? It’s no wonder that among the thousands of races in the universe, humanity has always been accompanied by words such as treachery and insidiousness!”
Ancestor Ao appeared from the void and looked around, stunned.
He thought he’d easily grab the fleeing women regardless of how far they ran. Who’d have thought he wouldn’t be able to even sense them.
“Where are you?”
Whoosh~
Ancestor Ao flickered on and off from existence, now sure Lin Yourong and Lin Qingrou were not around here.
“Odd, this is the only void trace around. They are definitely here somewhere, but why can’t I sense them?”
Ancestor Ao kept at it for dozens of times, but even after hours he came out empty.
“Damn humans, accursed Lin clan!”
Ancestor Ao roared and was gone.
Not long after, Lin Yourong, Lin Qingrou and Li Mo came out of a Gate.
Ancestor Ao could open a void tunnel and travel through dozens of planets in a short time. While Li Mo couldn’t use a void tunnel, he opened a temporary Gate with the Staff of Origin. Regarding speed, not even Ancestor Ao’s Void Art could surpass this method.
Ancestor Ao never could detect the women since they were tucked away in Li Mo’s Gate.
Lin Yourong’s face was gloomy, while Lin Qingrou as calm as ever.
When Lin Yunqing sent them off, she secretly told them to find Li Mo.
The trio talked about wasting Li Mo not so long ago. Now look how the wheels had turned. They came to him for help. Such sharp contradiction left Lin Yourong without an ounce of confidence to face him.
“Ancestor Ao’s back!”
Lin Qingrou spoke.
Li Mo turned just as Lin Qingrou’s palm struck Li Mo’s back.
Bang!
As if he had eyes at the back of his head, Li Mo slanted out of the sneak attack’s way and returned a slap.
Lin Qingrou’s face swelled.
“Qingrou, what are you doing?”
Lin Yourong couldn’t comprehend what could make Lin Qingrou choose this course of action.
Lin Qingrou held her face, “I don’t know either. I must have had been under Ancestor Ao’s hypnosis or something.”
“Nice save.” Li Mo smiled.
Was Li Mo that dumb to not know Ancestor Ao’s skills? Lin Qingrou’s petty excuse looked like a tasteless joke to him.
“Lin Qingrou, I can forgo your treachery from before, but today, from the moment that damn hag of yours sneak attacked me, I and your clan shall never stand side by side.”
Li Mo’s face hardened, “And your action today makes me sick to my stomach just by looking at you.”
“But I was hypnotized! Just think, why would I want to kill my savior? I wasn’t in control just now.”
“Oh really? So taking this staff from me never crossed your mind?”
The Staff of Origin reflected in her eyes.
Lin Qingrou didn’t even twitch.
Li Mo was right on the money. Lin Qingrou was indeed greedy for the Staff of Origin, just that she underestimated his power.
“Those are some nice needles you have them. Give them here.”
Li Mo reached out.
Lin Qingrou shivered, giving the three green needles hid between her fingers.
Li Mo snorted.
Lin Qingrou’s smile never fully formed.
Her actions were founded on these Soul-shattering Needles. Made out of the Soul-shattering Crystal, once this tiny needle struck, even an eight level being would have its soul destroyed.
It was truly vicious, and not even Li Mo could avoid dying from it.
Li Mo flipped the three Soul-shattering Needles around with a smile, “There are so many vicious people in this world, but you take the cake.”
Lin Qingrou was silent.
“Lin Qingrou, I’ve never provoked you, but you went as far as attempting my murder four times. And this time, even after I saved you.
“Calling you an ingrate would be a compliment.”
Lin Yourong was nervous, “Li Mo, Elder Li, we are all from the Experts Alliance. Y-you can’t kill her.”
“Who said anything about killing?”
“So you won’t?” Lin Yourong perked up.
“Of course.”
“Killing her would let her off easy!”
Li Mo shot his hand forward. Lin Qingrou tried to dodge but the hand landed true on her head.
Lin Qingrou’s head let out a blue smoke. Lin Yourong was about to help, but refrained.
Li Mo’s power exceeded her wildest imagination. Lin Yourong was very clear she had no hope of defeating him.
Since both choices led to the same result, she chose the path of least resistance.
Not five minutes later, Li Mo let go and Lin Qingrou staggered back, stunned.
Li Mo asked, “You’re completely fine?”
Lin Qingrou said, “I don’t know, but if you say they’re something wrong with me, then there must be.”
“Ha-ha, you sure are a sly one.”
“But no matter. Take the Soul-shattering Needles and try stabbing me.”
Li Mo threw the needles, and Lin Qingrou picked them up.
“I really was under Ancestor Ao’s hypnosis. Now I’m back to normal, so why would I kill you?”
Li Mo spat, “I told you to stab me. Do it! This may very well be your last chance at killing me!”
Lin Qingrou walked before him, got into position, but didn’t carry it out, “I truly can’t kill you.”
Whoosh~
Lin Qingrou’s last word was punctuated by the swift needle going at Li Mo.
But she stopped halfway, shuddered, and collapsed.
Yet not even ten seconds later, she recovered.
“Strange, isn’t it? I altered your soul so that every time you even think of killing me, you will seize up and collapse.”
Lin Qingrou trembled again.
“And that’s just the first of many surprises I left behind.”
“On your knees!”
Plop!
Lin Qingrou was kneeling in an instant.
“Crawl like a dog.”
Lin Qingrou did just that.
She was horrified right now. She never wanted to do any of this, but her body just wouldn’t listen.
“This bitch isn’t half bad. I’ll have to look for a good dog to pair you with tomorrow.”
Lin Qingrou paled from dread…
