Chapter 16: Mo Shao Bei Dies!

Chapter 16: Mo Shao Bei Dies! [First Update]

After killing Li Hai, Ye Tian's figure vanished into the darkness once more.

"Is there movement?"

Inside his room, Mo Shao Bei heard a sound from outside—the sound of someone falling. Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he still called out, "Li Hai, what's going on out there?"

There was no response!

"Something's happened!"

Mo Shao Bei thought to himself.

Li Hai had just stepped out. With a Martial Artist's hearing, he should have been able to hear his voice even from a hundred meters away. Since Li Hai didn't respond, something was definitely wrong!

A sense of crisis arose, and Mo Shao Bei felt an inexplicable fear.

"I can't go out, I absolutely cannot go out!"

Mo Shao Bei had a feeling that if he went out, he would surely die.

"Someone, come here!"

Mo Shao Bei shouted loudly.

Though he didn't know if this would work, he certainly didn't want to sit and wait for death.

While the Mo Family didn't have many Martial Artists, as long as he drew attention, the Mo Family's experts would arrive one by one. By then, even an Elite Martial Warrior wouldn't be able to escape the Mo Family estate.

Outside.

Ye Tian, hidden in the darkness in his Shadow state, heard Mo Shao Bei's shouting and realized it was unrealistic to wait for him to come out.

"Mo Shao Bei is too cautious and too cowardly. It seems I can only force the kill!"

Ye Tian thought to himself.

Immediately, he deactivated his Shadow Talent and activated his Speed Talent, charging toward Mo Shao Bei's room at triple speed.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian broke through the door.

"It's you!"

Mo Shao Bei was stunned when he saw Ye Tian.

Then, he saw the black blade in Ye Tian's hand, and his expression changed drastically. "An'ying's Shadow Blade… you killed An'ying?"

At that moment, he finally understood why An'ying hadn't responded for three days; it turned out An'ying had already died at Ye Tian's hands.

"So it really was you who sent someone to kill me!"

Before, Ye Tian was only ninety percent sure it was Mo Shao Bei's doing, but now he was one hundred percent certain.

"You don't have any Yuan Qi Aura. A Martial Apprentice might be able to rely on assassination to take out a piece of trash Martial Artist like Li Hai, but it's almost impossible for you to kill me. In just one more minute, the experts of my Mo Family will arrive, and you'll be dead!"

Mo Shao Bei forced himself to stay calm.

In reality, he was panicking internally.

An'ying was a terrifying assassin who could make even Martial Artists pale with fear, yet he had fallen to Ye Tian. Even if Ye Tian was a Martial Apprentice, his strength was more formidable than many Martial Artists!

"One minute? No, you won't even last ten seconds!"

Ye Tian moved.

"Shadow Kill!"

The black blade turned into a beam of black light, slashing toward Mo Shao Bei like a bolt of lightning. This was a strike delivered under the amplification of his Speed Talent, enough to instantly kill an Early Stage Martial Artist.

Mo Shao Bei was a Genius after all, and his combat power was significantly stronger than others of his rank. His reaction was not slow as he attempted to parry Ye Tian's Shadow Blade with the longsword in his hand.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Ye Tian and the Bronze-level Blade Skill.

With a flash of blade light, Mo Shao Bei's right hand fell from his arm, severed in a single move.

Before Mo Shao Bei could even scream, a second Shadow Kill arrived, the blade aimed straight for his neck.

"No!"

Mo Shao Bei screamed in despair within his heart, trying his hardest to dodge, but no miracle occurred.

A fine head flew off the body and landed some distance away, its wide eyes filled with disbelief.

After killing Mo Shao Bei, Ye Tian didn't even have time to collect the spoils of war. He rushed out of the room, entered the shadows to activate his Shadow state, and quickly fled the Mo Family estate.

Under the cover of night, Ye Tian moved along the shadows. Even when he passed by the Mo Family servants, no one noticed him.

But Ye Tian didn't dare linger for a moment. He wasn't sure if the Mo Family had a Great Martial Warrior.

On the surface, Lin Hai Base only had a few Great Martial Warriors, but what about the reality?

Ever since he learned that Lin Hai Base had many Martial Artists with Medium Talents, he knew there must be more than just those few Great Martial Warriors; there were definitely more of them.

Perhaps these Great Martial Warriors were the trump cards of various major families and would not easily take action. But with the death of a Genius with Medium Talent, if the Mo Family had a Great Martial Warrior, they would surely be enraged.

Once he encountered a Great Martial Warrior, a hundred Ye Tians would still be dead!

Shortly after Ye Tian left the Mo Family, many high-ranking members of the Mo Family gathered at Mo Shao Bei's residence.

A middle-aged woman saw Mo Shao Bei's head and let out a tragic cry, "My son!" before fainting.

As for the other members of the Mo Family, their faces were grim.

"Who killed my son!"

A burly Martial Artist roared.

The Aura on his body suddenly erupted, forcing the surrounding Martial Apprentices and even ordinary Martial Artists to retreat, not daring to approach.

This was an Elite Martial Warrior, and one at the Middle Stage of the Elite rank, only one step away from the Late Stage.

He was Mo Shao Bei's father, the Mo Family's Tenth Elder, Elder Mo En!

"Tenth Elder, please calm down!"

An old man quickly urged.

Bloody tears flowed from Mo En's eyes, showing he was enraged to the extreme. "I only have this one son, and his talent reached the Medium level! Even I only have a top-tier Elementary talent, and I spent countless resources to reach the Middle Stage of the Elite Martial Warrior rank, yet I can no longer progress. My son had the hope of stepping into the Great Martial Warrior Realm! He was my hope, and the hope of our Mo Family, but now he is dead, and he died right here in the Mo Family! How do you expect me to stay calm?!!!"

Just then.

A powerful Aura approached from nearby. All the Mo Family disciples bowed their heads, showing expressions of reverence. Even Mo En calmed down slightly.

They knew this was the Mo Family's only Great Martial Warrior, the Old Ancestor Mo Changqing.

"Old Ancestor, Shao Bei is dead!"

Mo En knelt on the ground, looking at the Old Ancestor with a face full of tears.

"I know!"

Mo Changqing was also burning with rage, but things had already come to this. The only path forward was to find the murderer and avenge Mo Shao Bei.

Mo Changqing arrived at the scene, first glancing at Li Hai's corpse, then at Mo Shao Bei's.

"Li Hai was killed by a single sneak attack assassination. As for Mo Shao Bei, someone broke into the room and forcibly killed him with two slashes. This person's strength should be at the Early Stage of the Martial Artist rank. They use a blade as a weapon and are skilled in concealment, otherwise they couldn't have entered the Mo Family estate. Moreover, they prevented a Martial Artist like Li Hai from even sensing their presence; this is definitely no ordinary concealment method!" Mo Changqing judged.

"An'ying!"

Mo En thought of someone, his killing intent becoming incredibly thick.

"It should be An'ying," Mo Changqing nodded. "Only a Martial Artist with a special talent like An'ying could insta-kill Li Hai and even force a kill on Shao Bei. An'ying is an assassin; under normal circumstances, he wouldn't strike against the children of major families unless someone offered a reward An'ying couldn't refuse!"

In an instant, the Mo Family's high-ranking members turned their focus toward several major families hostile to the Mo Family.

It was no big secret that Mo Shao Bei had Medium Talent. Given sufficient resources, the Mo Family might have produced a second Great Martial Warrior within the next ten years. At that time, the Mo Family's power would have surely expanded, which was certainly not something certain families wanted to see. It was not impossible that they had sent An'ying to assassinate Mo Shao Bei.

"Investigate! We must find out which Family did this! Also, put a bounty on An'ying at all costs. I want An'ying to regret this for the rest of his life!"