In two hundred years without progress, some unfavorable rumors began to circte in the True Martial Realm.
Some said that this was the limit of Su Mo''s talent, and he was not destined to be a Saint Emperor.
Others imed that Su Mo had be too arrogant over the years, thinking he could contend with a Saint Emperor and thereby considered himself one, which led to his stagnation in these two hundred years.
In any case, the various opinions in the True Martial Realm were not favorable to Su Mo.
However, Su Yang paid no heed to these. After all, he was not from the True Martial Realm and did not care to pay attention to these rumors.
Moreover, he was well aware of his own strength. While he might not have reached the Saint Emperor realm in these two hundred years, that did not mean his strength had not increased. On the contrary, his strength had been rapidly improving over these two hundred years.
The strongest Saint Emperor in the current True Martial Realm was certainly no match for Su Yang. Even if Su Yang were to encounter the Ling Feng God, he might not be able to defeat the Ling Feng God, but he would surely escape his grasp, which was the true foundation of his power.
Furthermore, Su Yang''s visit to the True Martial Realm was merely a short-term cultivation, without any intention of staying long or concerning himself with the rumors of outsiders.
On this day, Su Yang was cultivating as usual, while the three Crystal Skulls went to the Endless Starry Sky for experience.
These three individuals had already reached the Peak of Saint King and could advance to the Saint Emperor realm at any time. Their experience in the Endless Starry Sky was to seize opportunities and prepare for advancing to Saint Emperor.
In the midst of cultivation, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching from outside.
Su Yang frowned. He knew this aura belonged to a Saint Emperor in the True Martial Realm, named An Yang Saint Emperor.
This An Yang Saint Emperor was one of the earlier Saint Emperors in the True Martial Realm, powerful and extremely arrogant. Over these two hundred years, it was this An Yang Saint Emperor who insulted Su Yang the most for not advancing to the Saint Emperor level.
Of course, Su Yang understood the reason. Initially, the Saint Emperor who fought Su Yang to a draw was the brother of An Yang Saint Emperor. Due to that battle, that Saint Emperor''s reputation suffered greatly, and An Yang Saint Emperor sought to stand up for his brother.
However, having narrowly won at that time, everyone thought that Su Yang might advance to Saint Emperor at any time. Although An Yang Saint Emperor was angry, he dared not do anything to Su Yang.
Two hundred years have passed, and with Su Yang yet to advance to Saint Emperor, An Yang Saint Emperor was the first to im that Su Yang had no chance of bing a Saint Emperor, publicly provoking and insulting him repeatedly.
Su Yang couldn''t be bothered to respond, as he was merely passing through the True Martial Realm temporarily and had no intention of making enemies there.
Who could have predicted that An Yang Saint Emperor would nowe to his doorstep, seemingly ready to confront him directly?
"Master, something terrible has happened!" A servant rushed in from outside, trembling as he spoke, "Young Master Su Yuan has been injured by An Yang Saint Emperor. An Yang Saint Emperor also demands that you give him an exnation!"
"What!?" Su Yang''s brow furrowed. The young master Su Yuan was a descendant of Su Mo. When Su Mo''s parents died in battle, and Su Mo himself was hunted down and killed, not many in the Su Family supported Su Mo. It was the father of Su Yuan who always supported Su Mo and died because of it.
After Su Yang transformed into Su Mo, he took over everything in the Su Family and found Su Yuan as a way to repay Su Mo''s debt, keeping Su Yuan by his side. Moreover, Su Yuan was a good enough person, and Su Yang had a pretty good rtionship with him.
All these years, Su Yuan had been following Su Yang, cultivating on the home. Although unaware of Su Yang''s secrets, Su Yuan treated him like a sibling, and it was well known in the True Martial Realm the rtionship between Su Yuan and Su Mo.
An Yang Saint Emperor injuring Su Yuan was a direct p in the face to Su Yang. If Su Yang did not respond, it would mean he was utterly disrespected.
"Why did this happen?" Su Yang asked in a deep voice, quickly heading towards the front yard with the servant.
"An Yang Saint Emperor said Young Master Su Yuan injured his grandson. He ims that you didn''t discipline Young Master Su Yuan well enough, so he... decided to discipline him for you!" The servant replied, trembling.
"Su Yuan injured his grandson?" Su Yang frowned; what kind of situation was this? How is Su Yuan rted to his grandson in any way?
He hadn''t yet reached the front yard when a furious roar came from ahead: "Su Mo, if you don''te out, I will destroy this mountain of yours!"
It was the voice of An Yang Saint Emperor!
Su Yang''s expression turned cold. This mountain was his domain. An Yang Saint Emperor seeking to destroy it was equivalent to destroying his home, a severe act of enmity indeed!
"An Yang Saint Emperor, what''s all the agitation about?" Su Yang shouted coldly as he flew over,nding in the front yard.
Once there, Su Yang cast a nce and noticed that quite a few Saint Emperors had apanied him. Apart from An Yang Saint Emperor, there were five other Saint Emperors, seemingly summoned by An Yang!
Su Yang ignored these people and only looked toward Su Yuan, who was sitting on the ground not far away.
At one nce, Su Yang''s expression immediately turned frigid.
Su Yuan''s meridians werepletely shattered, and his Qi Sea was abolished. In other words, all these years of hard cultivation for Su Yuan had been rendered useless.
Su Yang had heard that An Yang Saint Emperor severely injured Su Yuan, but he never expected him to deal such a devastating blow.
Injuries could be treated, but if one destroys Su Yuan''s cultivation, recovery would be difficult.
It''s fortunate to encounter Su Yang with the Secret Technique from the Heavenly Destiny Treasure Book, allowing Su Yuan to recover. Otherwise, not even those Saint Emperors could aid in Su Yuan''s recovery.
Upon seeing Su Yang, An Yang Saint Emperor immediately spoke coldly: "Su Mo, you finally dare toe out. Hmph, what, do you think hiding in the back can resolve this? I tell you, if you don''t give me a satisfactory exnation today, I will level this mountain of yours!"
"Oh, An Yang, aren''t we all on the same side? Why get so worked up!" A Saint Emperor next to him tried to mediate, saying, "Can''t we just talk it over?"
"There''s nothing to talk about with this matter!" An Yang Saint Emperor roared, "Su Mo, you tell me, how do you want to handle it?"
"Handle it?" Su Yang''s expression was icy as he waved his hand, pulling Su Yuan beside him, speaking coldly: "Should I give you an exnation, or should you give me one?"
An Yang Saint Emperor erupted in anger: "You Su people, are you trying to shield your brother?"
"I know nothing about this matter, and yet you first injure my brother and then demand an exnation from me?" Su Yang replied coldly: "An Yang, shouldn''t it be me saying this to you? Today, if you don''t make things clear about my brother, don''t even think about leaving this ce!"