"What if I choose not to?"
Ye Mo clenched his fists, his eyes burning. In his heart, he didn't want to see anyone being taken hostage by Tian Xinghun.
"Then I'll kill all three of them. Either way, I'm going to die anyway!"
Tian Xinghun said as he exerted more force on his Profound Energy arm, as if he was going to strangle the three women to death at any moment.
"Don't you dare!"
Ye Mo roared, causing the entire space around them to explode.
"You don't have to scare me," Tian Xinghun said coldly. "Let's see if I dare or not. I'll give you three seconds. Either you keep one of them as a hostage and let me go, or the four of us die together. Make your choice!"
Tian Xinghun sneered, his voice extremely gloomy. In reality, he didn't want to die, but he was betting that Ye Mo wouldn't let the three women die together with him.
"Three!"
Tian Xinghun slowly spat out a number. In an instant, the entire space seemed to freeze. The surrounding experts all held their breaths, waiting to see Ye Mo's choice.
"You don't have to count down. I choose the former!"
Ye Mo took a deep breath. It seemed like Tian Xinghun was going to fight him to the death.
"Very well. Since it's the former, make your choice. Which two will you let go?"
Tian Xinghun said.
Next was the most difficult choice. No matter who was left as a hostage, it would be extremely dangerous. Tian Xinghun's strength was too strong for them. If he wanted to kill them, it would be a piece of cake.
"Mo 'er, choose mother as a hostage!"
"Ye Mo, leave me as a hostage. He likes me, so he probably won't hurt me."
"Ye Mo, I've never admitted that I'm your woman. I'm not related to you in any way. Tell Tian Xinghun to let your mother and Xiao Yue go."
The three women were all using their own methods to make Ye Mo stay as a hostage.
"All of you, shut up. I want to let him choose. I want to see who among the three of you holds the lowest position in Ye Mo's heart!"
Tian Xinghun licked his lips, seemingly enjoying the feeling of controlling someone else's fate.
After a long time, Ye Mo took a deep breath and finally said, "Let go of my mother and Mu Wanqing. Yueyue will be your hostage. You can leave now!"
Zi Ning and Mu Xianqing were both shocked. In their opinion, the person who was least likely to become a hostage had become one.
Outsiders might not know about the relationship between Ye Mo and Xiao Yue, but Zi Ning and Mu Wanqing knew.
"I didn't expect you to keep Xiao Yue. But this is the best outcome I could have hoped for."
Tian Xinghun smiled faintly, then threw Zi Ning and Mu Xianqing down.
However, Xiao Yue didn't look disappointed at all. Instead, she looked relieved.
There were two reasons why Ye Mo chose Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue had reached the Three Divine Souls Realm, and she had the soul of Patriarch Six Dao in her body. Even if she stayed with Tian Xinhun, she would be much safer than the other two. Xiao Yue also had the Ancient Poison Curse Power.
Secondly, if something really happened to Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue would not blame Ye Mo. Instead, she would trust Ye Mo's decision. This was a mutual trust between the two of them.
"Really?"
Xiao Yue sneered and said, "Six halos!"
"What?"
Tian Xinghun was shocked. Suddenly, a sense of weakness washed over him. He reacted immediately and reached out his hand to grab Xiao Yue.
Poof!
At that moment, a large amount of poisonous gas erupted from Xiao Yue's body and spread in all directions. Not only did the poisonous gas cover her body, but it also corroded her Profound Qi arm.
Seeing this, Ye Mo took advantage of Tian Xinghun's panic and dashed into the poisonous mist. He hugged Xiao Yue in his arms to ensure her safety. At that moment, Tian Xinghun saw that something was amiss and escaped from the poisonous mist, shooting far away.
"Trying to escape?"
Ye Mo sneered. The Demonic Spirit Lightning flashed again and entered Tian Xinghun's mind, instantly shattering his Spirit Realm. His body fell from the sky.
Tian Xinghun, the Patriarch of the Tian Clan, was killed by Ye Mo in an instant!
"The Patriarch is dead?"
The disciples and elders of the Tian Clan looked at the scene in horror. Now that the Saint Mother of the Tian Clan had escaped and the Patriarch had fallen, the Tian Clan had completely fallen.
"Yue Yue, are you alright?"
Ye Mo asked gently, holding Xiao Yue's waist.
"I'm fine. Why don't you worry about Aunt Ning and Xianqing?"
Being hugged by Ye Mo in front of so many people, Xiao Yue blushed and pouted.
"My mother and Xianqing won't be jealous."
Ye Mo laughed. Now that he had killed Tian Xinghun, the final crisis had been resolved. In the Lingwu Continent, there was no longer anything that could threaten him. He felt a sense of relief, and his mood instantly lightened.
"Mo 'er has really grown up. He can finally protect mother!"
Zi Ning looked at the two of them laughing and joking around, a gratified expression on her face.
Back in the day, Ye Mo wasn't recognized by the clan because he was of mixed blood. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed. Ye Mo had become the strongest existence in the continent.
"Ye Mo, what should we do with the Tian Clan?"
Xiao Yue asked suddenly. "Now that Tian Xinghun has fallen, the Sky Evil Saint Mother will probably turn over a new leaf. The Tian Clan won't be a threat to the other top-tier forces. I think we should let them go."
"Mhm, whatever you say!"
Ye Mo nodded. He had no objections.
But, at that moment, a dangerous aura appeared. It was a very familiar aura – it was the aura of the Water Deity Physique.
"Ye Mo, you killed my son," the Sky Evil Saint Mother said. "I will not forgive you. I, the Sky Evil Saint Mother, swear on my Deity Physique that in a year's time, I will perfectly merge with my new body and regain my peak strength. When that time comes, I will descend with my peak strength and unify the Lingwu Continent. The Divine Beast Clan will be my first target. Anyone who resists me will be killed without mercy!"
The Heavenly Evil Holy Mother's voice was transmitted over, and almost everyone present could hear it clearly.
When the voice ended, the Sky Evil Saint Mother's aura disappeared completely.
But everyone, especially the elders of the five top-tier forces, were solemn. Not only had the Sky Evil Saint Mother not turned over a new leaf, but she was also going to unify the Lingwu Continent.
"Could it be that Mu Longwu's persuasion failed?"
Ye Mo was very surprised. He had originally thought that Mu Longwu would definitely be able to persuade the Sky Evil Saint Mother to surrender. But now, not only had he failed, he had even angered the Sky Evil Saint Mother.
Although Ye Mo had defeated the Sky Evil Saint Mother, her strength had yet to recover. Once her strength was completely restored, coupled with the Water Deity Physique, who would be able to defeat her?
"Haha, one year. In one year, the Saint Mother will return, and the Tian Clan will unify the continent once again. Let this one year come quickly!"
The people of the Tian Clan laughed maniacally. Once the Saint Mother recovered her peak strength, no one would be able to defeat her. Unifying the continent would be a piece of cake.
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