While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 27 Nighttime Infiltration of the Mo Family, Defeat of the Fighting Spirit!

The next day, at noon.

Yancheng.

As the largest city in the eastern province, Yancheng's prosperity ranks among the top in the entire Gama Empire. The wide streets are bustling with people, and the shops lining both sides are resplendent with gold, with colorful flags fluttering in the wind.

Amidst the bustling crowd, two figures draped in wide black robes walked among them. The robes completely concealed their forms, and the black veils hanging down made it impossible to see their true faces.

"Let's go and gather some information first," the leader of the black-robed men said in a low voice.

"Tonight's operation?" Another hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe.

Lu Yu, who was leading the group, raised his head slightly, his bronze mask faintly visible beneath his veil: "Indeed, the dark and windy night is the perfect opportunity to kill."

……

late at night.

Inside the inn.

Lu Yu tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and said in a deep voice, "Elder Hai, all we need to do in Yancheng is eliminate Mo Cheng, the Grand Elder of the Mo family."

“I will make the first move,” he said, looking up at Hai Bodong. “If anything goes wrong, I will trouble Elder Hai for help.”

"Only Mo Cheng was killed?" Hai Bodong played with the ice crystal in his hand.

"That's enough." Lu Yu nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Mo family's dominance in Yancheng is entirely due to Mo Cheng, a five-star Dou Ling, and his status as an outer sect deacon of the Yunlan Sect. As long as he dies..."

He paused meaningfully, then said, "The other three major families in Yancheng are not to be trifled with. They have suffered under the Mo family for a long time, and they will take this opportunity to clean up our mess."

"Do as you please. I'm just acting as a guard once."

Hai Bodong shrugged indifferently, the ice crystals in his hand turning into dust and scattering.

……

At the third quarter of midnight, two dark figures, like ghosts, silently sneaked into the Mo family mansion.

At this moment, groups of guards from the Mo family were patrolling in an orderly manner.

Under the cool moonlight, Lu Yu and Hai Bodong quickly exchanged a glance. With the information they had painstakingly gathered during the day, they soon pinpointed the main courtyard where Mo Cheng was located.

Within the Mo family, the Grand Elder holds the highest position, and Mo Cheng's courtyard is naturally the most luxurious and grand, which is why they found this place with ease.

Just as the two cautiously approached the study, a hidden energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from it.

"This is... the aura of a fifth-tier magical beast?" Hai Bodong's brows furrowed instantly.

The two exchanged another glance, then, like two cheetahs poised to strike, silently approached the window crack. Inside the study, Mo Cheng was slowly pushing open a hidden door with trembling hands. In that secret room lay a jet-black forelimb of a demonic beast, its body wreathed in pale red flames.

"This is actually the forelimb of the Blazing Mountain-Breaking Rhinoceros..." Lu Yu's pupils contracted slightly. "This old guy is probably going to transplant magical beast organs!"

Just as Mo Cheng was completely absorbed in watching the monster's forelimbs with a fascinated look, a cold glint flashed in Lu Yu's eyes, and a blue-red flame burst forth in his palm.

Protect the palm!

"He Fang Xiaoxiao!"

Mo Cheng suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He moved like lightning, his foot stomping heavily on the ground, and he shot towards the window like an arrow.

"boom!"

However, it was still too late!
The crimson palm print, imbued with violent battle energy, slammed solidly into Mo Cheng's chest. With a "crack," the old man's sternum caved in, and he flew backward like a broken sack.

"puff--"

Mo Cheng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, but the moment he landed, he braced himself with his hands and twisted his body strangely.

His aged face was now contorted into a grotesque, demonic expression, and his deep red battle aura erupted like flames, engulfing his entire body in a raging inferno. "You little thief, you're asking for death!"

With that hoarse roar, Mo Cheng advanced instead of retreating. The veins on his withered right hand bulged, and his sharp nails gleamed coldly as he aimed straight for Lu Yu's throat with a piercing whistling sound.

Lu Yu's expression turned solemn. He gracefully retreated, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. A crimson serpent seal condensed in the air, faintly wreathed in black light, eventually transforming into a jet-black serpent seal that hurtled straight at Mo Cheng!
"Hmph, they've run out of ideas..."

Sensing the faint fluctuations of battle qi from the snake seal, Mo Cheng's eyes revealed a hint of disdain. He clenched his fists, and his deep red battle qi gathered wildly, ready to kill this little thief at the level of a Great Battle Master with a single punch.

"Roar!"

Just then, a deafening lion's roar suddenly rang out!

The violent sound waves rippled through the air like a tangible force, causing countless houses to tremble violently and tiles to fall from the buildings.

Mo Cheng's body suddenly froze, the roar aggravating his internal injuries, and a look of pain immediately appeared on his wrinkled old face.

In the instant he lost his focus, the snake mark wrapped in black light pierced his chest like lightning!

"Uh-"

Mo Cheng suddenly widened his eyes, his withered body trembling violently. He looked down at his hands in horror.

The once surging crimson battle aura dissipated rapidly like the receding tide, and his cultivation level plummeted at a visible speed!

Four-star Battle Spirit!

Three-star battle spirit!

Two-star Dou Ling!

One-star Dou Ling!
"The Serpent Sealing Curse?!"

Suddenly, Mo Cheng remembered something, his face paled in horror, and he exclaimed, "You are a powerful member of the Snake-People race?"

Lu Yu remained silent, the sound of hurried footsteps approaching in the distance already reaching his ears—the commotion had clearly alerted the Mo family guards. His eyes sharpened, and he brought two fingers of his right hand together, a crimson and blue flame rapidly gathering at his fingertips.

"hold head high--"

With a deafening dragon roar, the blazing flames suddenly transformed into a lifelike fire dragon, coiling around Lu Yu's fingertips. It had red scales and green claws, and its eyes contained a world-destroying power.

Earth-rank low-level combat skill, Heavenly Dragon Flame Finger!
With the blessing of the Earth Core Flame, the power of this attack is already approaching that of a mid-level Earth Rank!
The fire dragon roared past, violently distorting the air in its path and creating endless explosions, like a streak of crimson fire piercing through the heavens and earth!

"No...don't kill me! I'm willing to serve the snake people!"

Mo Cheng roared hoarsely, straining all his strength to unleash his internal battle qi, but this only exacerbated his injuries. Countless cyan and crimson flames raged wildly within his body.

It turned out that Lu Yu's palm strike had already silently injected the Earth Core Flame into his body.

At this moment, Mo Cheng was bound by seals on the outside and ravaged by strange fire on the inside. This once powerful Dou Ling expert had lost six or seven tenths of his combat strength!
A six-star Grand Dou Master versus a one-star Dou Spirit!
The advantage is mine!

"boom--"

The fire dragon struck Mo Cheng squarely in the chest, engulfing him instantly. Amidst the blazing flames, the Mo family elder let out a final, mournful wail: "Snake-people...I will never forgive you!"

In the blazing fire, his body charred and disintegrated at a visible speed, eventually turning into a pile of charred ashes, which were scattered by the night wind.

"Great Elder!"

Just then, dozens of Mo family guards finally arrived. They looked in horror at the mess on the ground and the pile of still-burning ashes.

"go!"

Lu Yu gave a low shout and exchanged a glance with Hai Bodong. The two of them rose into the air like ghosts, disappearing into the night in a few leaps.

Only the guards remained standing there, their ears still echoing Mo Cheng's dying cry...

(End of this chapter)