18: Kill! Kill! Kill!

"Ji Mo, you've finally fallen into our hands today!"

Zhang Xuefeng said, gnashing his teeth, the voice sounding as if it were squeezed from between his teeth.

"You were lucky to win one match in Wind City, but did you really think you could sit back and relax just because you joined the Peerless Sect? Hmph, today is the day you die!"

Ji Mo sneered inwardly, yet his expression remained calm and indifferent as he replied:

"Just based on you lot? You should weigh yourselves first to see how much you're worth."

Li Boyu stepped forward, wearing a mocking expression as he said:

"Ji Mo, stop being so stubborn.

Now that you are all alone and have just fought a great battle with the Mysterious Water Python, even if you have some strength left, do you really think you can defeat so many of us?

What's more, several of our Senior Brothers are at the Acquired Eighth Realm or higher. This is the burial ground where you will meet the Yellow Springs!"

"Stop talking nonsense, just kill him!" an Acquired Eighth Realm Disciple said impatiently.

As soon as the words fell, the rest of the group swarmed forward like hungry wolves.

Ji Mo, however, showed no fear and immediately activated the "Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art."

The Spiritual Qi around his body surged like raging waves, his Aura astonishing.

He executed the "Lightness Skill," his figure moving like a ghost, weaving back and forth amidst the rain-like attacks of the crowd, cleverly dodging wave after wave of fierce offensives.

"Is that a Martial Skill of the Minor Achievement Realm? Didn't he just join the Sect yesterday?" someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be that he comprehended the Minor Achievement Realm in just one night? Is this brat's Comprehension Ability really that strong?" another person said in disbelief.

"We absolutely cannot let him live. Everyone, attack with full force; we must kill him!" someone shouted.

As the group realized the threat Ji Mo posed, their attacks became increasingly fierce, each move more ruthless than the last, as if they were determined to finish him off.

Under such dense attacks, Ji Mo inevitably suffered a few cuts from sword strikes; after all, the opponents were numerous, and he was struggling to hold his own.

But Ji Mo did not panic. After spotting an opportunity and dodging several fatal blows, he suddenly unleashed an extremely swift killing move at Zhang Xuefeng, who was the weakest.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xuefeng's face turned pale as paper, terrified, and he hurriedly retreated in a desperate attempt to dodge.

However, the speed of that sword light was simply too fast, arriving in an instant like lightning.

With a cry of "Ah!", Zhang Xuefeng's left arm was severed at the shoulder, and blood sprayed out like a fountain.

Seizing this opportunity, Ji Mo quickly put some distance between himself and the group, then with a thought, summoned the heaven and earth creation bell.

The heaven and earth creation bell hovered steadily above his head.

As soon as the heaven and earth creation bell appeared, a powerful wave of Spiritual Qi rippled outward from the bell as the center.

That majestic force compelled the group to temporarily halt their offensive.

"This... what kind of Magic Treasure is this!"

An Acquired Eighth Realm Disciple widened his eyes, filled with shock and fear, as if he had seen something inconceivable.

"No wonder he was so confident; it turns out he possesses such a powerful treasure!" another person said through gritted teeth, his tone full of unwillingness and jealousy.

"This is that giant bell of his. Zhang Hao was killed in one strike by this giant bell. Everyone, be careful, don't take it head-on!" Li Boyu roared with a terrified expression.

Ji Mo's expression was cold as frost. Although he already had several wounds on his body and crimson blood had stained his clothes, there was not a trace of fear in his eyes.

He stared at the people in front of him with a firm gaze and laughed coldly:

"You think you can kill me just because there are many of you? Hmph, today I will let you know that even against a crowd, I, Ji Mo, can still suppress and kill you all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Mo's hands formed seals rapidly like illusions.

This was a powerful attack method inherent to the heaven and earth creation bell. The body of the bell suddenly bloomed with light, as bright as the scorching sun.

At the same time, the tolling of the bell rang out with a boom, like rolling thunder exploding in everyone's ears.

Immediately following, a majestic and powerful sound wave surged violently from the bell, like a furious primordial beast, carrying the force of destruction as it slammed directly toward the group.

The group's faces instantly turned pale as paper, their terror evident, and they all desperately used their methods to resist.

Some hurriedly raised Spiritual Qi shields, which flickered with faint light, like candlelight swaying in a gale.

Others hurriedly summoned their Magic Treasures, hoping to block this terrifying strike.

However, the power of the heaven and earth creation bell was truly beyond imagination. In just a blink of an eye, the few people below the Acquired Eighth Realm were blown away by the sound wave like kites with broken strings.

They spat out mouthfuls of blood in the air before falling heavily to the ground, their lives uncertain.

The few Disciples at the Acquired Eighth Realm did not fare well either.

They felt as if their Souls had been struck by a heavy hammer, and a wave of intense pain struck them.

The circulation of their Spiritual Qi and blood became extremely sluggish, as if bound by an invisible force.

They looked at each other, seeing deep fear and retreat in each other's eyes, and simultaneously, the thought of fleeing sprouted in their hearts.

How could Ji Mo let them get their wish?

Seeing this excellent opportunity, he fully executed the "Lightness Skill." His figure was as elusive as a ghost, his speed reached the extreme, and in the blink of an eye, he wove among the crowd.

Cold light flashed, two sword strikes were unleashed, and before the two Acquired Eighth Realm Disciples could react further, they had already met the Yellow Springs.

Seeing this, the remaining two were so terrified that their hearts and gall were almost split. Not daring to stay, they hurriedly executed their movement techniques and fled for their lives.

With a thought, Ji Mo locked the heaven and earth creation bell onto one of them, and it crushed down upon the opponent like a small mountain.

The Disciple had no power to resist at all. With a scream, he was smashed to death by a single strike and died on the spot.

At the same time, Ji Mo's footwork shifted, leaving behind illusory afterimages as he chased down the last person like a gust of wind.

His long sword flashed with cold light, and the man's head flew high, his body and head separated.

In the blink of an eye, except for those few who had been injured and knocked to the ground by the bell waves, everyone else had died.

At this moment, Ji Mo activated his "finishing move mode," his gaze sweeping toward those who had fallen to the ground, with not a trace of pity in his heart.

The heaven and earth creation bell flashed with light, instantly turning into 108 furnace fragments, covering the corpses of the crowd like a plague of locusts.

In a moment, apart from the clothes, Storage Rings, and weapons on the ground, there was not a trace of blood left, clean as if no fierce battle had ever happened here.

If not for the surrounding terrain and environment being devastated by the battle, it would be hard to believe that a life-and-death struggle had just taken place.

This was the first time Ji Mo had refined human corpses, and he could not help but be curious, wondering what changes this refining would bring him.

Just then, the heaven and earth creation bell gave two pieces of information:

First, one can directly refine these corpses to replenish Spiritual Qi, thereby increasing one's own Spiritual Qi cultivation; the effect is certainly much more significant than simply refining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Spirit Stones or spiritual objects;

Second, one can refine these corpses into Spiritual Qi Medicinal Pills for oral consumption to improve cultivation.

Seeing the words "oral consumption," Ji Mo could not help but feel a wave of nausea, and without hesitation, he chose to refine these corpses into Spiritual Qi to increase his own cultivation.

As the refining proceeded, a massive amount of Spiritual Qi surged into Ji Mo's body like a torrent.

In just a moment, the Spiritual Qi cultivation in Ji Mo's main Dantian and auxiliary Dantian rose like a rocket, rapidly climbing to the Eighth Grade Realm; this speed of improvement was terrifying.

At this moment, Ji Mo felt as if he had been reborn, his body full of strength, vibrant and alive.

He went to the lakeside, had a thorough bath in the lake, and then took a clean set of clothes from his Storage Ring to put on.

Then, he set fire to the blood-stained clothes and collected the "relics" left behind by the group.

Looking at these gains, Ji Mo was delighted and could not help but mutter to himself:

"Sure enough, 'killing and arson brings a golden belt.' This feeling of getting rich overnight is really wonderful."

Among these gains, silver banknotes were a given, and there were also some high-quality Medicinal Pills and weapons.

However, what made Ji Mo slightly disappointed was that he did not find any Secret Manuals.

On second thought, he felt it was reasonable; after all, these people were all Sect Disciples, and most Secret Manuals belonged to the Sect and were basically destroyed after being read to avoid leaks.