242 The Masked Man (2/2)

A strange man then began walking steadily down the spiral staircase.

As to why he was strange, it was because the man was wearing a ferocious gray mask. His face could not be seen. Only a pair of cold eyes was visible. His eyes shined with a chilling glow, causing people to feel a chill down their spines.

Once he appeared, he extended his hand. A gray light turned into a palm strike, clashing directly with the formless wave, scattering it. Xu Guangliang also dropped from the air onto the ground.

Since when was there someone upstairs in the villa?

Xu Qianqian and the rest took a while to fathom all this. When they were upstairs earlier, they had not noticed this person. Also, the scene just now was too shocking. Many had not managed to react. It was as though they were still dreaming.

”So you are Xu Guangliang's master, the person who taught him to practice the Heretic path methods? You also planted the bloodsucking spirit in Xu Dongkui's body.”

Mo Wen looked at the person slowly walking down the spiral staircase. He knew that the big fish had appeared. Since Xu Guangliang had practiced the Heretic path methods, naturally he had relations with the Heretic forces. Also, his activities in the capital involved using spirits to harm people. That basically confirmed that he was connected with the Heretic forces that he was investigating.

There wasn't just one Heretic force in the world. It should be said that there were many. They mostly hid in the shadows, avoiding the eyes of the Huatian Palace, sneakily carrying out shady dealings.

The Heretic forces that Mo Wen was investigating had recently been constantly carrying out activities around the capital. They had already drawn Huatian Palace's attention.

Under normal circumstances, the Heretic forces would not be so acting so brazenly. They surely had some motive driving them to rise from the depths.

Before this, Mo Wen had not obtained any useful intel from the Lu Clan Manor. Now, a big fish had finally appeared. Coming today to the Xu Clan was definitely fortuitous.

The masked man slowly reached the first floor foyer. He looked at Mo Wen with interest and said, ”You sure know quite a bit. I am very interested. Who are you?”

Normal people from the ancient martial arts sects, especially the younger generation, rarely knew about the existence of the Heretic forces. The youth before him had cultivation that was not weak. His background must certainly not be simple.

”Master.” Xu Guangliang climbed up from the ground and stood respectfully behind the masked man. His head was low, and his eyes showed an obedient look, like a lowly servant.

A year ago, he had been a normal person, not knowing that ancient martial arts existed in the world. After meeting his master, his whole life changed. At the same time, his ambition grew larger and larger.

The masked man, however, didn't even look at Xu Guangliang. His eyes had been fixed on Mo Wen from the start. The cultivation that Mo Wen had demonstrated just now was not low. It was almost equal to the cultivation of the beginning stage of the Qi Nucleation realm. He was so young and already a beginning stage Qi Nucleation realm ancient martial arts practitioner. His future potential was limitless.

With his intermediate stage Qi Nucleation realm cultivation, defeating this youth would not be hard. On the other hand, if he wanted to kill him, it probably wouldn't be that easy.

However, they could not leave witnesses of today's incident, so a battle to the death was sure to ensue.

”Who I am is not important. I am very happy to meet you. You are a big fish.”

Mo Wen smiled, looking playfully at the masked man. With his current ability, if the opponent did not have the cultivation of the Embryonic Breathing realm, he would not pose a threat to him.

The cultivation of the masked man before him was not low, but it was only of the intermediate stage of the Qi Nucleation realm. He had noticed in one look just now when he attacked. As for Mo Wen, just now he had used only 20 percent of his cultivation. So in the eyes of the masked man, his cultivation was only at the beginning stage of the Qi Nucleation realm.

”Big fish?” The masked man laughed coldly, saying plainly, ”Your metaphor is very interesting. It is like you are shrimp. Big fish eating shrimp is very normal.”

Mo Wen laughed. ”You sure are confident.”

He had no intention of continuing to bicker with the masked man. With a dash of his silhouette, dozens of afterimages appeared in the air, arriving before the masked man in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, a terrifying pressure exploded out from Mo Wen, crushing down towards the masked man. The terrifying Inner Qi wave compressed the air in the entire villa. Inside the villa, it was like a pressure cooker.

”Cultivation at the pinnacle of the Qi Nucleation realm. How can this be?!”

The once calm masked man suddenly felt shocked. His eyes were full of disbelief and panic. How could he face one of the strongest practitioners at the pinnacle of the Qi Nucleation realm? They had a gap of two whole levels. It was impossible to be his opponent.

Once one's cultivation reached the Qi Nucleation realm, the difference between levels was much greater. The difference between the intermediate and beginning stage Qi Nucleation realm ancient martial art practitioners was like that of the Soothing Pulse realm and Sea of Qi realm ancient martial art practitioners.

The higher the cultivation realm, the more difficult it was to break through a level. Unless they were monsters, they could not possibly complete the challenge of breaking through.

He was not one of the monstrously strong. Among the Qi Nucleation realm, he could bully the beginning stage ancient martial art practitioners, but when faced with a later stage ancient martial art practitioner, he could only act meekly. Also, now it was not just a difference of one level, but two full levels.

Maybe if he had been facing an ancient martial art practitioner of the later stage Qi Nucleation realm, his chances of escaping would be high. But facing a strong practitioner at the pinnacle of the Qi Nucleation realm, the hope of escaping was uncertain.

He never thought that Mo Wen would be at the pinnacle of the Qi Nucleation realm. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to come down. He would have directly run away.