A mansion worth billions turned to ruins in the blink of an eye, creating a shocking scene as towering air waves expanded out in circles, forcing nearby people to squint their eyes shut.
"Lin Mo!" Chen Junyang's eyes widened as he clenched his fists tightly and shouted.
"Brother Mo won't be in trouble, right?" Chen Guhui hid behind Chen Junyang, staring with her big, spiritual eyes, misted with concern.
"With the ancestor using the Thunder Kill Array, that guy's surely dead," Bai Yuanliang breathed a sigh of relief as he spoke.
Although the members of the Bai Family were pained at the loss of the mansion, if Lin Mo wasn't killed today, they feared they would all die here. Compared to their lives, what was a mansion worth?
"To die within the Thunder Array set by my master is an honor you should be proud of," Bai Gu Cheng said as he raised his hand, summoning the Thunder Seal floating in the air into his palm.
Looking at the web-like cracks on the Thunder Seal, Bai Gu Cheng shook his head and said indifferently, "I don't know how long it will take to repair the Thunder Seal. The century's accumulation of the power of thunder and lightning is also depleted; it needs time and various precious materials to condense. Lin Mo, oh Lin Mo, you died honorably!"
At the moment of Bai Gu Cheng's cold snort, the smoke within the mansion began to be slowly blown away by the wind, revealing a chilling silhouette standing in the same spot.
Bai Gu Cheng's eyes widened in shock and he exclaimed, "You... you're actually not dead?"
Though Bai Yuanliang and the others stood a hundred meters away, they could still clearly see that apart from Bai Gu Cheng, there was another cold and indifferent figure standing amongst the ruins of the mansion.
This man was none other than Lin Mo.
His clothes had been shattered by the power of thunder and lightning, and now golden and silver thunder arcs leaped around him, crackling like the Terminator arriving on Earth for the first time in the movie.
Lin Mo cast a faint glance at his arm. The Thunder Array had accumulated a century's worth of natural thunder and lightning, possessing immense natural power. Although his clothes were shattered, Lin Mo's body had not suffered any damage.
Bai Gu Cheng was even more astounded. If it had not been for the protection of the Thunder Seal, even he would have been struck by the thunder to the point his soul would disperse; yet Lin Mo only had his clothes torn apart.
"Great, Brother Mo isn't dead," Chen Guhui clapped her small hands joyfully.
Chen Junyang also let out a breath of relief; he always felt he could never see through Lin Mo at school, but Lin Mo turned out to be even tougher than he imagined.
"How is this possible? What treasure do you have on you?" Bai Gu Cheng saw the astonishment in his own eyes.
Humans rely on their bodies, and even strong people who trained across different disciplines couldn't resist such a mighty force of thunder and lightning. Lin Mo being unharmed meant there must be some treasure of incredible defensive ability on him.
"No treasure, but your death is fated," Lin Mo lifted his head, his eyes clear and indifferent.
However, Bai Gu Cheng scoffed and said, "Haha, Lin Mo, stop pretending. The century's accumulation of thunder is not so easy to withstand. You must be injured by now. Today, I'll personally see you off."
As he spoke, Bai Gu Cheng bit the tip of his tongue, a drop of essence blood sprayed on the Thunder Seal. Instantly, a red line wrapped around the Thunder Seal, and the previously split lines began to heal and mend. The Thunder Seal flickered with a powerful force of thunder and lightning.
After completing all these, Bai Gu Cheng's face showed a hint of regret. The Thunder Seal had already been depleted, but there was a chance of repair. He now forcibly used the essence blood to stimulate the remaining power of the Thunder Seal, which would completely spoil it after use.
"Go!"
Bai Gu Cheng thrust the Thunder Seal towards Lin Mo, its golden surface surrounded by crackling lightning, quickly transforming into a mountain of thunder about 90 feet wide that bore down on Lin Mo.
The immense force seemed capable of collapsing the void itself, and at this sight, Chen Junyang and the others felt their hearts rise to their throats, while the Bai Family watched on unblinkingly.
"Xuanyuan Sword," Lin Mo called out coldly, and with the word, the Xuanyuan Sword appeared, dazzling with endless golden light that crackled and leapt.
"Xuanyuan Sword?" Bai Gu Cheng paused for a moment, but his hands did not cease their movement. The Thunder Seal continued to expand, pressing down on Lin Mo.
Lin Mo's lips curled into a slight smile as he gripped the longsword and leapt into the air, soaring about a hundred meters high. The longsword traced a path of ice that was like a roaring Ice Dragon in flight, crashing into the Thunder Seal, making it tremble with the dragon's cry.
At the collision's epicenter, a transparent wave-like ring expanded outward for hundreds of meters as the Thunder Seal burst with a bang.
"Thunder Seal!" Bai Gu Cheng shouted in panic, hastily affixing two talismans onto his thighs. With speed aided by the wind, he turned and fled through several layers of space.
By this time, he could no longer worry about the safety of his clan. Without the Thunder Seal, he was but a lamb to the slaughter.
Seeing Bai Gu Cheng actually running away left the Bai Family looking ashen.
Lin Mo's eyes flashed with cold light, and with a flick of his hand, the Xuanyuan Sword crossed a hundred meters, transforming into a silver trail that pierced through Bai Gu Cheng's back to his chest. It circled joyfully with a sword's song before returning to Lin Mo's hand.
This single stroke carried supreme lethality, slashing even Bai Gu Cheng's soul, leaving him with no chance to escape.
The Bai Family's complexions were pale—Bai Gu Cheng was dead!
The once prosperous Bai mansion was now nothing but ruins, but everything was just beginning. Before the Bai Family could even react, the Xuanyuan Sword came flying and circled around, soon after Bai Yuanliang, Bai Anshun, and others' heads rolled on the grass.
The surrounding guests watched all this unfold, with many well-dressed men and women leaving wet patches beneath their clothes.
Lin Mo sheathed the Xuanyuan Sword, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and walked slowly towards Chen Junyang. Smiling faintly, he said, "Did I scare you?"
Chen Junyang showed a wry smile and replied, "Brother Mo, I always knew you were powerful; I just didn't realize you were this incredible!"
Having witnessed Lin Mo dispatching the Bai Family as if they were mere chickens, Chen Junyang realized that his power was almost divine, and he couldn't help but sigh, recognizing the widening gap between them.
The fact that the Chen Family had been invited to the Bai Family's banquet was solely on the Wang Family's good graces. The Bai Family was a major clan in the Northeast, but in the blink of an eye, it had been decimated, leaving him deeply shaken.
Chen Junyang's parents were also staring at Lin Mo with wide eyes, unable to believe that this was their son's classmate.
"This is for you." Lin Mo picked a flower and handed it to Chen Guhui. Then, with his hands clasped behind his back, he stepped on the vast snowy landscape and slowly walked forward.
While slaying Bai Gu Cheng, Lin Mo had used his Divine Sense to invade his soul, learning the ins and outs of the matter.
The Bai Family was a major clan, with Bai Chengyang set to be its future heir. Such an individual insisting on Xia Mengdie divorcing to remarry him surely meant there was a hidden motive. From Bai Gu Cheng's memories, Lin Mo knew that all of this was at the behest of the Joy Sect's Young Sect Master, aiming to make Xia Mengdie his tripod furnace.
"Joy Sect?" A cold smile curving at his lips, Lin Mo thought, "Since they dared to harm someone close to me, I will obliterate them."