Chapter 374 375: Beyond Saving

In just a few seconds, Chu Yulong had been plunged into despair three times.

This time, he had completely lost the will to resist.

He was like an ant kneeling on the ground, waiting to be crushed underfoot.

SPLAT!

Su Mo slapped Chu Yulong into a bloody pulp and couldn't help but complain, "Fucking scrubs. There's not a single one who can put up a fight."

He was finally experiencing just how lonely it was to be invincible.

"Hm, this guy had quite a few Treasures on him."

Su Mo picked up Chu Yulong's Storage Ring and inspected it closely. Just the Spirit Stones alone amounted to over five hundred million, which was a considerable haul.

Besides that, there was also a large amount of Spiritual Medicine and Spiritual Soldiers.

Out in the world, any one of these items would make countless people green with envy.

"I'll take these!"

Su Mo then turned his attention to the Bronze Ancient Seal.

Now this was a truly good Treasure.

Once this item was activated, it would lock down the space in a ten-li radius. Not even a god could escape it.

From now on, he would never have to worry about enemies using Instant Teleportation Talismans to escape again.

Furthermore, the Bronze Ancient Seal could be used in conjunction with Arrays, easily trapping even a Martial Emperor expert.

I'll be taking this!

WHOOSH!

The moment the Bronze Ancient Seal was put away, the surrounding pressure suddenly vanished, and the air began to rush about wildly.

Su Mo took a long, satisfying breath of fresh air.

Just then, Luo Yu ran out from behind a giant boulder, asking frantically, "Brother Su, did you... kill all of them?"

"They were all just trash. Couldn't take a hit. I wiped them all out in a few moves," Su Mo said nonchalantly.

The corner of Luo Yu's mouth twitched violently.

Ordinary disciples were one thing, but Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong were major figures from the Nine Great Forces, experts at the Late Stage of the Martial Venerable realm.

'If they're considered trash, then what does that make me?'

'Wouldn't that make me worse than trash?'

Luo Yu couldn't help but ask, "Brother Su, what level has your strength actually reached?"

"Well..."

Su Mo looked troubled. "To be honest with you, even I don't know what level my strength has reached."

To this day, he had yet to meet a true opponent.

He didn't even have a benchmark to compare himself to.

Hearing this, Luo Yu was speechless.

'Who doesn't even know their own true strength?'

HUFF, HUFF...

While the two were talking, the Fifth Floor Master finally arrived, huffing and puffing. He asked in surprise, "What are you two doing here?"

"Fifth Floor Master..."

Luo Yu strode up to the Fifth Floor Master and asked with concern, "How did you end up like this?"

"I came here to self-destruct!" the Fifth Floor Master stated directly.

Su Mo and Luo Yu froze.

Why would he self-destruct out of the blue? Had he lost his mind?

The Fifth Floor Master said weakly, "I really did come to self-destruct. I had to stop Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong from seizing the Divine Artifact, even if it meant sacrificing myself..."

After his explanation, Su Mo and Luo Yu finally understood what had happened.

But they both wore odd expressions.

The Fifth Floor Master said anxiously, "My bloodline is about to burn out. I don't have much time left. I have to find Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong as quickly as possible and blow them up with me."

"You don't have to self-destruct!" Su Mo said, waving his hand dismissively.

The Fifth Floor Master insisted, "No, I must self-destruct. If those two get the Divine Artifact, we'll all die."

"Fifth Floor Master, you really don't have to self-destruct, because the Divine Artifact you're talking about doesn't exist!" Luo Yu tried to persuade him.

The Fifth Floor Master shook his head. "The Divine Artifact definitely exists. I just witnessed the sea of stars it caused when it appeared..."

"A sea of stars?"

Luo Yu patiently explained, "Fifth Floor Master, you've misunderstood. That sea of stars wasn't a Divine Artifact appearing. It was the heavenly phenomenon caused by Brother Su's Breakthrough."

"What?"

The Fifth Floor Master stared at Su Mo, his face frozen in disbelief.

'A heavenly phenomenon of that magnitude was caused by Su Mo's Breakthrough?'

'That's impossible!'

'Not even the legendary prodigies of the Ancient Era were said to have caused a heavenly phenomenon on the scale of a sea of stars.'

"Fifth Floor Master, I know it's hard to believe, but Yue Mountain, the man you were chasing, is lying right over there," Luo Yu said, pointing at Yue Mountain.

The Fifth Floor Master looked in the direction Luo Yu was pointing and saw Yue Mountain lying in a pool of blood, his limbs broken.

"And Chu Yulong?" the Fifth Floor Master asked.

Luo Yu replied, "He's everywhere. Brother Su smashed him into a bloody mist. He's part of the air now. Not even a body was left."

The Fifth Floor Master was utterly shocked.

It all sounded too fantastical, like something out of a myth.

And yet, he couldn't help but believe it.

There was no reason for Su Mo and Luo Yu to lie to him.

"Fifth Floor Master, we finally caught up to you!"

Just then, Liu Ming and Gao Qiang also arrived, with Little Tuantuan trailing behind them.

Luo Yu asked, "Did you also come here to self-destruct?"

"That's right!" Liu Ming asked without hesitation, "Where are those two bastards, Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong? I'm gonna self-destruct right in their faces. Even if it doesn't kill them, I'll at least gross them out."

"Then go right ahead!" Luo Yu said, pointing at Yue Mountain.

Liu Ming said in surprise, "Huh? How did this old bastard get crippled? Who did it?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Luo Yu said with a smile.

It dawned on Liu Ming. "Brother Su, why didn't you just kill this old bastard? He's still alive."

"It's better that he's not dead. We can take our revenge. We'll make this bastard suffer."

Gao Qiang walked up to Yue Mountain in a rage. "You old bastard, you were so arrogant just now, weren't you? I bet you never expected a day like this would come."

Soon, Yue Mountain's agonized screams filled the air.

COUGH, COUGH, COUGH!

Seeing that Chu Yulong and Yue Mountain had been dealt with, the Fifth Floor Master's tense expression finally relaxed, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, spitting blood.

"Fifth Grandpa..."

Little Tuantuan hurriedly rushed forward to check on the Fifth Floor Master's injuries.

The Fifth Floor Master shook his head. "There's no need. All of my ribs are broken, and my bloodline has nearly burned out. I'm not going to make it."

"Fifth Grandpa, don't say such depressing things!" Little Tuantuan said, her eyes welling with tears.

The Fifth Floor Master gave a bitter smile.

He didn't want to say such things either, but he truly couldn't hold on any longer. He felt like he could close his eyes for the last time at any moment.

With his current injuries, not even a god could save him.

Seeing this, the hearts of Liu Ming, Gao Qiang, and the others sank.

'Is it too late for everything?'

The Fifth Floor Master said in despair, "I'm certain to die this time. However, I still have some last wishes that I need you all to..."

"You should take care of your own last wishes yourself. Don't bother us with them," Su Mo refused flatly.

The Fifth Floor Master was stunned on the spot.

'If I could do them myself, would they still be called last wishes?'

Luo Yu asked, unable to understand, "Brother Su, aren't you... being a little callous?"

Liu Ming and Gao Qiang also looked at Su Mo in confusion.

As the saying goes, a person's words are sincere on their deathbed.

For Su Mo to refuse the Fifth Floor Master's last wishes at the brink of death wasn't just callous—it was downright cold-blooded.

'Couldn't he have at least told a white lie?'

However, Su Mo spoke with righteous conviction. "How am I being callous? It's not right for him to keep troubling us with his own business instead of handling it himself, is it?"