Chapter 335: Soul Orb!

Su Mo checked the remaining duration of the Cultivation Experience Card.

9 minutes 56 seconds.

His expression changed slightly.

He immediately rushed back toward the ruined area of the sect.

Toward Wu Taeyong’s hidden lair.

With his Devil’s Eyes activated, Su Mo quickly sensed something unusual about the black tree filled with ominous Yin energy.

’System, scan this tree.’

[Obsidian Ghoul Tree: One can nourish the Soul Orb at its core by feeding it the souls of the dead and extreme corrupt Yin energy.]

Su Mo’s eyes narrowed.

’So that’s it.’

He condensed a sword in his hand from Sword Intent and walked toward the tree.

With a single cut, he slowly sliced into the Obsidian Ghoul Tree.

Using the Insight ability of his Devil’s Eyes, he precisely located the Soul Orb hidden within its core.

Then he carefully carved it out.

Soon, a blue orb roughly the size of an ostrich egg appeared in his hand.

The moment the Soul Orb was removed, the remaining Yin energy within the Obsidian Ghoul Tree suddenly went into turmoil.

Su Mo could tell that the tree would soon wither.

Thinking of wasting such an opportunity, he immediately took out the Ghost Apple Plant and allowed it to take root on the Obsidian Ghoul Tree.

The Ghost Apple Plant began absorbing the violently surging Yin energy.

It greedily absorbed as much as it could.

By the time the Ghost Apple Plant had taken in all the Yin energy it could before the Obsidian Ghoul Tree completely withered...

The duration of Su Mo’s Cultivation Experience Card also ended.

His cultivation instantly fell back to its original level.

Golden Core Stage — Level 7.

The sensation of suddenly losing that tremendous power left Su Mo dazed for a moment.

The difference was simply too enormous.

But he quickly put the feeling aside.

His attention shifted toward the Ghost Apple Plant.

Four black apples had grown upon it.

Su Mo’s eyes lit up.

He plucked all four and stored them inside his storage ring.

’Finally... It’s all over.’

With a relieved smile, Su Mo left the place.

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By the time the sect members returned to the White Moon Sect, Su Mo had already reunited with Yang Qingxi and the others.

He soon noticed Shen Xing standing nearby, looking at her unconscious father with worried eyes.

"Miss Shen."

Shen Xing immediately turned toward him.

"Su Mo, is my father alright?"

"He’s fine. He should wake up anytime now."

Su Mo then looked around.

"Where’s Qingxi?"

"I don’t know. When I got here, she suddenly left, saying she had something to do."

Shen Xing sighed in relief after hearing that her father was alright.

"Hmm, I see."

Su Mo nodded.

At present, there were no threats remaining within the sect, so he wasn’t particularly worried about Yang Qingxi.

Just then, Shen Kai suddenly let out a grunt.

His eyes slowly opened.

"Dad!" Shen Xing immediately rushed over.

"Xing? Why are you here?" His expression suddenly became tense. "The battle..."

"It’s alright, Granduncle." Su Mo quickly reassured him. "We won."

However, Shen Kai didn’t show the expected joy.

Instead, his gaze fell upon Shen Xing, and a complicated sadness appeared in his eyes.

"Xing..." His voice became heavy.

"Yuna, she..."

He didn’t know how to tell her.

This girl had only just reunited with her mother.

And now...

She was supposed to have lost her forever.

"What’s wrong with Mom?" Shen Xing looked at him innocently. "Where is she?"

Shen Kai struggled to organize his thoughts.

Just when he was trying to find the right words, a familiar teasing voice suddenly came from nearby.

"Grand Aunt is here, my little aunt."

Shen Xing turned toward the approaching figures and immediately pouted.

"Sister Qingxi, stop teasing me."

Then she looked toward Wu Yuna.

"Mom, say something to her."

Wu Yuna glanced at Yang Qingxi before speaking. "Don’t tease your aunt."

"Fine, fine." Yang Qingxi chuckled.

Shen Kai stared at Wu Yuna.

For a moment, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Then his heart filled with overwhelming joy.

"Yuna!"

He immediately stood up and rushed toward her, pulling her into a tight embrace.

"Dear..." Wu Yuna felt his body trembling.

"Are you crying?"

"No." Shen Kai quickly denied it.

"I’m just sweating. The battle was tough."

"Hmm, I can see that." Wu Yuna gently patted his large back.

"Now you can relax. Everything’s over."

"Yeah..." Shen Kai’s voice trembled.

"It’s all over."

He finally broke down and cried like a giant baby.

Shen Xing stood nearby with a confused expression.

Why did Dad suddenly become so emotional?

After they finally separated, Shen Kai glanced at Yang Qingxi.

"Was Wu Taeyong lying?"

"No." Yang Qingxi shook her head. "Su Mo had left an insurance beforehand, just in case."

Before the battle began, Su Mo had also transformed Wu Yuna into his Demonic Servant.

It had been a risky decision, but fortunately, everything had succeeded.

Moreover, Su Mo hadn’t allowed the transformation to overwrite her will.

Wu Yuna’s mind remained completely intact, and she wasn’t under his control.

After becoming a Demonic Servant, her blood had changed as well.

She now possessed both Demonic and half-Pishacha blood, completely replacing her original human blood and severing her connection to Wu Taeyong’s bloodline.

That was why Wu Taeyong’s Origin Blood Return Technique hadn’t been effective against her.

Wu Yuna had remained completely safe.

As another precaution, Su Mo had also deliberately prevented her from participating in the battle.

Looking back now...

That had clearly been the right move.

Shen Kai didn’t ask how they had known about Wu Taeyong’s technique or what exactly Su Mo had done.

He only cared about one thing.

His wife was safe.

For that...

No amount of gratitude was enough.

Shen Kai walked toward Su Mo and patted his shoulder.

"I’m supportive of your marriage."

He spoke with absolute seriousness.

"I’ll fight anyone who is against it."

"Even if it’s my brother."

"Uh..." Su Mo scratched his cheek.

"Thanks, I suppose."