At the city gate, a dense crowd gathered, their gazes, mixed with shock and curiosity, fixed on the yellow glowing figure in the sky.
The next moment, the yellow light cluster trembled slightly, and the light slowly receded. Finally, an old man with white hair, dressed in a luxurious yellow robe and with an aged face, appeared in everyone's sight.
Old Ancestor Mieyan, the highest combat power of the Imperial Family, and one of the Ten Great Powerhouses of the Mu Lan Empire.
Seeing such a top powerhouse appear, both passersby and soldiers of the Mu Lan Empire showed reverence in their eyes.
To the people of the Northwest Continent, a Dou Huang can be said to be a powerhouse standing at the top of the food chain; one person can contend against a hundred thousand troops!
With Old Ancestor Mieyan's sudden appearance, people's gazes shifted to the young man beside him.
During this period, Mo Yu's name had almost become known to everyone in the Mu Lan Empire.
Many had only heard of this legendary figure who dared to provoke the Mulan Valley's fury single-handedly, even forcing the Imperial Family to act. Now, having the good fortune to witness him in action, everyone was filled with anticipation.
They eagerly wanted to know if the widely circulated rumors were true. Did this young man, barely twenty years old, truly possess the strength to contend with the Mulan Valley?
Old Ancestor Mieyan, his snow-white beard gently swaying in the wind, stood quietly like a willow tree, yet he exuded an oppressive Aura that made one's scalp tingle. From the Qi he inadvertently emitted, his strength was clearly far superior to that of an ordinary Dou Huang powerhouse.
Mo Yu's Lightning Extremity Silver Eyes swept over him, and he discovered that this white-haired Old Elder had probably reached the Peak of a Four-Star Dou Huang, just one step away from entering a Five-Star Dou Huang.
At this moment, Old Ancestor Mieyan was also staring with interest at the young man's mysterious silver eyes, which had almost become his trademark.
Moreover, the moment the young man looked at him, the Old Elder actually felt as if he was being spied upon and seen through. One must know that he was a Dou Huang powerhouse, and no matter how much of a Prodigy that young man was, he was at most a Great Dou Master.
A Dou Huang being spied upon by a Great Dou Master would likely be a laughingstock if word got out.
Shaking his head, Old Ancestor Mieyan no longer cared about these matters. Perhaps the young man's silver eyes indicated a special and rare Physique, but what of it? In the face of absolute strength, no Physique would make a difference.
Currently, the Imperial Family needed to rely on the Three Elders of Mu Lan to survive. Although he didn't want to provoke this exceptionally talented young man, he had no choice but to comply with the Mulan Valley's orders.
"You must be Mo Yu. It seems you indeed intend to flee to the Jia Ma Empire. However, with tens of thousands of heavily armed soldiers at Shanhe Pass, and with this Old Ancestor personally guarding it, you won't be able to escape.
Now, if you surrender obediently and accompany this Old Ancestor to Mulan Valley, perhaps I can plead on your behalf to the Three Elders of Mu Lan and spare your life, considering your promising talent." Old Ancestor Mieyan's cloudy eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and he spoke in an aged voice.
"You are Old Ancestor Mieyan? No one can make me surrender, and neither can you. Besides, since when did the Imperial Family of the Mu Lan Empire become the Mulan Valley's dog?"
Mo Yu's gaze swept over the Old Elder, and seeing his expression of complete control, he spoke with disdain at the corner of his mouth.
"Sharp-tongued brat, seize him!" His face instantly darkened. Old Ancestor Mieyan, having been touched on a sore spot, no longer wasted words and immediately shouted.
Upon hearing Old Ancestor Mieyan's command, hundreds of fully armed elite soldiers immediately surged out from the dark city wall passage, surrounding Mo Yu. Their sharp long spears gleamed with a cold light under the sunlight.
"At this point, it seems I can only force my way through…"
Seeing the elite soldiers continuously surging to surround him, Mo Yu sighed softly. Then, his silver eyes regained their resolute look, and with a wave of his right hand, a terrifying crimson flame lightning suddenly appeared in his hand.
As the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning emerged, more than a dozen long spears swiftly thrust towards the young man.
Standing still, Mo Yu made no attempt to dodge. Just as the dozen or so long spears were about to pierce his body, the crimson lightning in his hand suddenly surged out, enveloping them.
"Sizzle…"
The sharp broadswords, wrapped in Dou Qi, upon contact with that strange crimson lightning, in just the blink of an eye, turned into a pool of scorching molten iron amidst shocked gazes.
After the crimson lightning melted the long spears, crackling currents, like deadly pythons, rapidly shot out.
Immediately, hundreds of fully armed soldiers, being close to each other and unable to dodge, were struck by the high-temperature red current.
At once, one could only hear hundreds of continuous, faint thuds. Hundreds of elite Imperial soldiers, without even letting out a scream, turned into a puff of black ashes and scattered down.
"Hiss…"
At the sight of the tragic state of hundreds of Imperial soldiers, a series of gasps of cold air immediately echoed at the city gate. Horrified gazes fixed on the unmoving young man, and remembering the terror of that crimson lightning, everyone felt their scalps tingle.
"This is… an Exotic Flame? Lightning?" A hint of surprise flashed across his aged face. Old Ancestor Mieyan exclaimed in a somewhat uncomposed manner.
"It is said that this child snatched the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire from the Black Lizard Demon Snake King's jaws. It seems this statement is indeed true. This child must possess a great secret," Old Ancestor Mieyan murmured in a calm tone.
At this moment, after Mo Yu instantly killed a hundred people with one strike, the remaining Imperial soldiers looked at him with fear.
A hundred-man elite squad working together could even entangle or even defeat a Great Dou Master powerhouse, yet in the young man's hands, they couldn't even last a single round, which was simply unbelievable.
Coupled with the terrifying deterrent force of the lightning in Mo Yu's hand, the scene became eerily quiet for a moment.
Even though Shanhe Pass had forty thousand heavily armed soldiers, they had to guard various city gates of the fortress. Divided, each city gate only had a few thousand elite soldiers. And with this one move, Mo Yu crippled one-tenth of a city gate's combat power.
"You all may retreat. I will handle this child."
Old Ancestor Mieyan slowly descended from the sky. Looking at Mo Yu, who was calm and composed, he waved his hand at the Imperial soldiers behind him.
"Yes, Your Royal Highness!"
As the Old Ancestor of the Imperial Family, Old Ancestor Mieyan was the brother of the previous emperor, and thus held a princely title, giving him an extremely high status in the Mu Lan Empire.
After dismissing the Imperial soldiers, Old Ancestor Mieyan turned to look at Mo Yu.
"Young man, no matter what your background or origin, in the Mu Lan Empire, you shouldn't have provoked the Mulan Valley. So, even if you are the Sect Master's Disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect, the strongest Sect in the Jia Ma Empire, or a direct descendant of a powerful Sect from another Empire.
With this Old Ancestor here, it's impossible for you to leave today." He stroked the white beard on his aged face, and the Old Elder's voice gradually turned cold.
Hearing the Old Elder's confident and resolute expression, Mo Yu also knew that the trouble he had stirred up this time was so great that the Imperial Family of the Mu Lan Empire dared not let him escape and thus anger the Mulan Valley.
Sighing helplessly, Mo Yu smiled bitterly in his heart: "Snake Uncle, it seems only you can make a move. I am indeed not his opponent. A Four-Star Dou Huang is not something I can handle right now."
"Hmm… leave it to me. I'll temporarily control your body."
Snake Uncle naturally did not refuse. He knew that even if Mo Yu was a Prodigy, his combat power had a limit.
For a young man with the strength of a Five-Star Great Dou Shi to challenge a Dou Huang-level powerhouse would undoubtedly be courting death.
And Mo Yu had unknowingly become his hope for revival, so Snake Uncle naturally did not want the young man to perish like this.
"Old Ancestor Mieyan, even Lion-headed Elder, one of the Three Elders of Mu Lan, couldn't keep me. Neither can you!" Mo Yu looked at the Old Elder, a cold sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth, and then slowly closed his eyes.
Observing Mo Yu's strange actions, the Old Elder was slightly stunned and frowned. A moment later, his expression suddenly changed. He discovered that a fierce Aura, no less inferior to his own, was slowly emanating from the young man's body.
"How is this possible!?"
Feeling the rising Aura and the young man gradually leaping into mid-air, the white-haired Old Elder's calm face finally showed a hint of shock…
At the fortress gate, the white-haired Old Elder looked up at the young man in mid-air with a shocked expression, his face gradually turning serious. He exclaimed, "Young man, what kind of secret art is this?"
Subconsciously, Old Ancestor Mieyan linked Mo Yu's strange behavior to those secret arts that could rapidly enhance one's strength.
"This child is extremely strange. It's better to capture him first."
Gradually regaining his composure, the Old Elder's face was solemn. He lightly clenched his withered hands, and the rocks on the ground beneath his feet immediately converged towards his palms, finally forming a massive, profound yellow long spear imbued with powerful energy.
"Rock Spirit Spear!"
With the long spear condensed, the white-haired Old Elder's expression hardened. Then, with a wave of the rock spear in his hand, countless sharp rock spikes rapidly condensed above his head, and then, with bursts of air-breaking sounds, they shot towards Mo Yu in mid-air.
In mid-air, Mo Yu's eyes slowly opened. Seeing the sudden massive rock spear, he swiftly deployed his Purple Cloud Wings.
With a fierce flap of his wings, his body swooped down like a roc. He calmly gazed at the overwhelming rock spikes and slightly opened his mouth.
As his mouth opened, an invisible energy, like lightning, spread out from within. Then, the overwhelming rock spikes, with a cracking sound, spectacularly turned into yellow earth dust in mid-air…
"This is… a sound wave attack?" Looking at the high-speed rotating rock spikes that were shattered into powder without any warning, the white-haired Old Elder was slightly stunned, then exclaimed.
Ignoring the Old Elder's surprise, Mo Yu flapped his wings and directly flashed above the Old Elder. Gripping the Divine Might Black Lightning Spear tightly in his hand, he abruptly thrust it down.
The swing of the long spear almost completely tore through the air. Where the long spear passed, it actually left a shallow black mark…
Upon seeing this, the Old Elder's face immediately became extremely solemn.
He cautiously took a step back, then the Old Elder's grip tightened, and the rock spear, carrying bone-chilling force, fiercely thrust out.
Looking at the Old Elder who actually chose to meet him head-on, a faint, playful mockery clearly flashed in Mo Yu's eyes. The long spear suddenly accelerated, finally clashing with the rock spear.
As the long spear and rock spear collided, a fierce ripple of energy immediately spread out from the point of impact, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the ground.
"Break!"
Immediately after the impact, the rock spear was compressed into a bow-like shape. And with Mo Yu's cold shout, with a crack, the rock spear shattered, sending earth dust flying.
In a single exchange, his weapon was effortlessly shattered by the opponent. The Old Elder's face instantly became quite ugly.
He hadn't expected that the young man before him, in just a few short minutes, would have changed so completely. The difference in strength before and after was simply incomparable!
No wonder the people of Mulan Valley hadn't managed to capture this child. So, he possessed such means!
If the previous Mo Yu was merely a Great Dou Master powerhouse, then the current him had probably at least reached the Dou Huang level!
Such a terrifyingly huge gap truly made the Old Elder's heart tremble.
"What on earth did this kid do?" A thought quickly flashed through his mind, and the Old Elder pushed off with his toes, rapidly retreating.
As he retreated, his hands rapidly danced, and with the movement of his palms, rock swords swiftly condensed.
"Mieyan Sword!"
His hands rapidly formed seals, and the Dou Qi within his body flowed swiftly. In the surrounding space, a certain energy with the same attribute as Old Ancestor Mieyan's Dou Qi instantly gathered.
Then, with a series of faint sounds, more than a dozen massive rock greatswords, several meters thick, appeared out of thin air above his head.
"Young man, I refuse to believe today that this Old Ancestor will be defeated by you!" Repelled by Mo Yu's offensive, the Old Elder's expression turned ruthless. He stomped his foot fiercely on the ground, and the dozen or so long swords above his head also rotated rapidly.
"Mieyan Whirlwind Kill!"
His hands quickly formed seals in front of him, and the Old Elder suddenly let out a low roar from his throat. Immediately, the rock swords above his head formed a Formation.
The rock swords connected to each other, forming a massive spiral storm entirely composed of rock swords.
"Go!"
From within the storm, a low shout emerged. The rock sword storm violently swept towards Mo Yu. Along the way, passersby and Imperial soldiers scrambled to dodge. Even the sturdy fortress wall on one side seemed unable to withstand the pressure, appearing somewhat shaky.
Seeing this, Mo Yu's expression remained unchanged. His hands quickly formed seals. The next moment, a surge of purple-gold light erupted from his body, and as the light intensified, an eerie and terrifying Aura immediately surged out from the young man.
The purple-gold light grew brighter and brighter. After reaching a critical point, it began to rapidly contract, finally slowly condensing into a fist-sized light cluster.
Although the light cluster was extremely small, it contained an extremely terrifying, cold, and evil Bloodline power.
After the purple-gold light appeared, Mo Yu stomped his foot fiercely on the ground. With an explosive sound, his body, almost like an arrow released from a bowstring, transformed into a streak of light and shot like lightning directly towards the sweeping large rock sword storm.
"You're seeking death yourself, so don't blame this Old Ancestor!"
Watching Mo Yu actually choose to meet him head-on, the Old Elder immediately shouted coldly from within the storm.
Still ignoring his angry roar, Mo Yu charged directly into the storm. His palm was almost completely covered by the purple-gold light cluster, and his eyes, like snake pupils, gleamed with a cold and ruthless light. Mo Yu abruptly thrust his palm into the storm.
As his palm entered the storm, circles of terrifying energy fluctuations suddenly spread out near the city gate, lifting the ground by nearly two or three meters!
"Crack…"
Mo Yu maintained the posture of his palm inserted into the storm. After a slight pause, the rapidly rotating rock sword storm began to collapse!
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the rock swords exploded, turning into countless profound yellow earth dust and scattering down from mid-air.
The rock swords exploded, revealing the Old Elder inside, who still wore an expression of disbelief…