Upon hearing Yang Kai say that the Domain Lords had already discovered the reason the Human Race Ancestor could come and go without a trace, the Lord was overjoyed.
Yang Kai nodded solemnly. "This is a classified matter and must not be leaked. Before my departure, Lord Che Kong issued orders for the stationed Lords to use the Mo Nest and remain vigilant, investigating as needed."
"Investigate what?" the Lord asked in a low voice.
"An object." As he spoke, Yang Kai produced a Space Spirit Bead and handed it over. "This is it."
"What is this?" The Lord took it and examined it closely but couldn't make anything of it.
Yang Kai explained patiently. "I'm not sure what this is either. The Domain Lords should know, but what I can confirm is that the Human Race Ancestor has been using objects like this to appear near the Royal City."
"There's a very unusual energy residual on it..." the Lord muttered.
Yang Kai said calmly, "It should be the power of the Dao of Space."
"The Dao of Space..." The Lord's eyes lit up with understanding. "No wonder."
He had clearly heard of the Dao of Space before.
"There should be quite a few of these objects near the Royal City, so a thorough search is needed. Additionally, I would ask Lord Mao Bu to come and memorize the signature of this item. With Lord Mao Bu stationed at the Mo Nest and utilizing its power, it would be much easier to search."
"Quite right." The Lord nodded and returned the Space Spirit Bead to Yang Kai. "Wait here a moment. I'll go fetch Brother Mao Bu."
"I appreciate it!" Yang Kai said with thanks.
The Lord entered the Mo Nest once more, and before long emerged with another Lord. Upon seeing Yang Kai, this one wasted no words, extending a hand. "Let me see this thing."
Yang Kai tossed it over with a grin. "Please take a good look, my Lord."
He flung ten Space Spirit Beads toward the two Lords.
The two Mo Clan Lords stared in blank astonishment. So many?
The Lord who had spoken with Yang Kai earlier had assumed that since this object was what the Human Race Ancestor relied on, it must be extraordinarily valuable and rare.
Yet Yang Kai had produced ten at once, thoroughly exceeding his expectations.
Before they could fully process it, strange energy fluctuations suddenly erupted from each Space Spirit Bead, and one spectral figure after another materialized.
Every Space Spirit Bead corresponded to a figure—ten beads, ten figures!
The surrounding space instantly solidified, trapping everyone as if mired in a swamp.
What was going on? The two Lords were dumbfounded, and the assembled Higher-Rank and Lower-Rank Mo Clan members were equally bewildered.
"Kill!" Yang Kai barked, thrusting his spear toward Mao Bu.
This one was the Mo Nest's master—take him out first, and the rest of the Mo Clan would be trivial.
Chai Fang and the others burst forth and scattered in every direction. Led by Chai Fang, two other Seventh-Order cultivators merged their forms and lunged at the other Lord, unleashing all manner of Restrictions and sealing techniques.
The remaining seven Seventh-Order cultivators fell upon the Higher-Rank and Lower-Rank Mo Clan like wolves into a flock of sheep, slaughtering without mercy.
"You... humans!" Mao Bu screamed in terror. At this point, if he still didn't understand he'd fallen into a human trap, he would have wasted all his years.
He couldn't fathom how that fellow who had looked exactly like a Mo Slave was actually a human, but his actions were no less swift. His consciousness instantly connected with the Mo Nest. The entire structure hummed to life, and massive amounts of Mo Force surged, converging toward him.
The Mo Clan's Royal Lord could channel the Mo Nest's power near the Royal City to amplify his strength. Lords could do the same, though the boost was not nearly as terrifying.
Now facing mortal peril, this Lord naturally held nothing back.
Yet a spear was just a fraction faster. It shattered Mao Bu's defensive barrier with ease and pierced straight through his forehead.
Mao Bu's eyes went wide, his face frozen in disbelief.
He was no weakling among the Lords—he had personally killed Human Race Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivators before. The one before him was only at the Seventh-Order level, yet that single thrust had been utterly irresistible.
Violent force erupted and swept outward, and Mao Bu's head exploded. His headless corpse swayed once before toppling.
Without his guidance, the humming Mo Nest settled back into stillness.
Yang Kai flashed forward and shattered the remains with a single palm strike, then charged directly into the Mo Nest.
There might still be Mo Clan inside—he needed to get in and take control immediately. The battle outside could wait. Chai Fang and the others would handle it.
Indeed, there were still a few Higher-Rank Mo Clan members inside the Nest, but none of them held the central command position. Mao Bu had been stationed within, and none of the Higher-Rank Mo Clan had dared overstep their authority.
Yang Kai charged through with his spear, and once he confirmed that every Mo Clan member in the Nest had submitted, he flashed back outside.
He looked around—the battle was already over.
All ten Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivators of the Old Tortoise Squad had mobilized. Against a single Mo Clan Lord and fewer than fifty Higher-Rank and Lower-Rank Mo Clan members, it posed no difficulty at all.