Battle Through The Heavens : I Am The Thunder Emperor

Chapter 75: Mo Yin

"Are you still going to hide in the shadows?" Mo Yu's gaze swept dangerously across the forest. The sudden attack just now had filled him with a sense of mortal danger.

If not for his soul power being far superior to the average person's, allowing him to detect something was wrong, he might have ended up like Gan Mu's corpse—blasted into nothingness.

Thinking about this, Mo Yu's expression grew serious.

The attacker was definitely not from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. In fact, even in Qingshi Town, you wouldn't find a Dou Grandmaster. Such a strong person could easily dominate a city in the empire.

With Mo Yu's current strength, he could handle low-level Dou Masters without much trouble and even retreat safely from high-level ones. But against a Dou Grandmaster, he had no chance in a direct fight.

As soon as Mo Yu finished speaking, a figure emerged from the shadows under a large tree, although it was unclear when they had arrived.

The figure was cloaked in a black robe that obscured most of their face, exuding a cold and indifferent aura. Standing there, they seemed unremarkable at first glance.

But as soon as Mo Yu saw this figure, his pupils contracted sharply because the aura they emitted was no less powerful than that of Xiao Zhan, the head of the Xiao family!

"So, it's a Dou Grandmaster, and not a weak one at that. This is troublesome... But why does this person's presence feel so familiar?" Mo Yu's dark eyes fixed on the figure, his brows furrowing as he pondered.

"You're quite a remarkable kid, barely a teenager, and yet you've managed to kill a nine-star Fighter. It would be a shame for the Mo family to kill someone like you."

The figure's voice was hoarse and cold as they spoke, their eyes briefly flashing with admiration before being overtaken by a deep killing intent.

This person was Mo Yin, a four-star Dou Grandmaster and an assassin sent by the Mo family patriarch, Mo Lan.

When Mo Yin first received the mission from the patriarch, he didn't think much of it. He had assassinated countless Dou Grandmasters, including even a seven-star Dou Grandmaster.

In the northeastern provinces of the empire, Mo Yin's reputation within the Mo family was second only to the patriarch himself, thanks to his fearsome assassination skills.

So, when he learned that his target this time was only at the Dou Qi stage, Mo Yin was dismissive.

But after arriving in Wutan City and hearing more about Mo Yu's reputation up close, he realized the family's concerns were well-founded. If the family couldn't control Mo Yu, he had to be eliminated.

Unfortunately, after spending half a year in Wutan City, Mo Yu rarely left the Xiao family's residence, where he trained in seclusion most of the time. Even when he did go out, it was very discreet, and Mo Yin could never find the right opportunity.

Mo Lan had even planned for Mo Yin to secretly infiltrate the Xiao family and take out Mo Yu. After all, the head of the Xiao family was only a five-star Dou Grandmaster, just one star higher than Mo Yin, so Mo Yin was confident.

However, shortly after sneaking into the Xiao family, Mo Yin was suddenly intercepted by a powerful aura, as if it had detected him the moment he entered. This deeply terrified Mo Yin.

His stealth technique was so advanced that even Dou Spirits might not detect him, yet he had been exposed the moment he entered the Xiao family. This indicated that there was a hidden expert in the Xiao family, at least a Dou King!

Realizing this, Mo Yin didn't dare to continue his infiltration. But giving up on the assassination was also out of the question, so he remained in hiding in Wutan City until he learned that the Xiao family's Twin Dragons had left.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yin felt his opportunity had finally arrived. After gathering information, he heard in Qingshi Town that Mo Yu was being hunted by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Following a team from the mercenary group, he finally tracked down Mo Yu.

Seeing Mo Yu easily kill the vice leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Mo Yin's killing intent surged even more.

This boy truly had the potential to become a Dou Emperor. If left to grow, the patriarch's fears might very well come true one day.

As Mo Yu noticed the sudden surge in killing intent from the black-robed figure, he frowned slightly. He had just heard the words "Mo family."

"Are you from the Mo family?" Mo Yu asked coldly. If the attacker was indeed a Dou Grandmaster from the Mo family, it would explain their intense desire to kill him.

However, Mo Yu had no idea that Mo Yin had been planning to assassinate him for the past six months, nor did he know that Xun'er had unknowingly saved his life once again.

If it hadn't been for Ling Lao secretly driving Mo Yin away, Mo Yu might have already fallen victim to his poison.

"I am Mo Yin, and I am here under orders from the patriarch to take your life. As an assassin, I usually wouldn't reveal so much information, but considering that we share the same bloodline, I'll let you die knowing why."

Mo Yin's voice was raspy and carried a tone of finality, like the Grim Reaper delivering a death sentence.

No matter how talented Mo Yu was, he was still just a Fighter. There was no way he could escape Mo Yin's grasp.

"The Mo family... I haven't come after you yet, and you've already come for me," Mo Yu said, his face cold as frost and his eyes burning with intense killing intent as he glared at the black-robed figure.

"Heh, as expected of Mo Jingyun's son. You've got some nerve." Seeing Mo Yu remain fearless in the face of danger, even a seasoned assassin like Mo Yin couldn't help but admire him.

"You knew my father?"

Hearing the name Mo Jingyun for the first time from an outsider, Mo Yu's expression changed as he coldly stared at the black-robed figure.

"Of course I knew him. Although his talent didn't quite match yours, he was still far better than the family's useless lot. Unfortunately, he still didn't..." Mo Yin's raspy voice suddenly trailed off, as if he was hesitant to continue.

Hearing this, Mo Yu's thoughts immediately turned to the Mo family's experiments involving the transplantation of magical beast limbs. He became even more certain about the cause of his father's death.

"Enough talking. It's time to send you to meet your father."

As an assassin, Mo Yin had already said too much. But considering that Mo Yu was a fellow clan member with extraordinary talent, he had indulged in this conversation.

With those final words, an icy aura emanated from the black-robed man, like a venomous snake in the night, ready to strike with lethal force.

"If you want my life, let's see if you can take it," Mo Yu replied coldly, his expression becoming more serious than ever as he sensed the shift in Mo Yin's demeanor.

With his current strength as an eight-star Fighter, defeating a Dou Grandmaster, who was two levels above him, was practically impossible.

However, even so, Mo Yu didn't panic. He knew that fear would only make things worse, and besides, it wouldn't be easy for a Dou Grandmaster to take his life either.

Seeing this, Mo Yin smirked coldly. He didn't understand where Mo Yu's confidence came from, but he knew he couldn't allow this boy to continue growing. If the Mo family had to act again in the future, it might require the patriarch himself to intervene!

(Chapter end)