MARTIAL PEAK Continued 140-uptodate(ONGOING)

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“It looks like Sister Leng has heard of it.”  Zi Mo giggled.

Leng Shan nodded, “Tian Lang Dynasty’s ruling Sect. Of course I would have heard of it.”

“Ruling Sect? As in an existence similar to our Eight Great Families?”  Yang Kai was stunned. He never imagined Zi Mo’s background would be so renowned.

“Pretty much.”  Zi Mo giggled again, her hand gently tracing a circle on Yang Kai’s arm, “In fact, I’m actually a princess of Tian Lang Dynasty, so you’d better not let me die. If you can take me back, maybe you could become a prince consort, enjoying infinite wealth and glory, never having to worry about worldly troubles again, hahaha…”

Yang Kai glared at her, obviously not believing the nonsense she was spouting.  This woman was cunning, deceitful, and in general difficult to handle. He much preferred dealing with Leng Shan, who’s every thought and emotion were clearly displayed on her face.  Compared to her, Zi Mo gave him too much mental pressure.

“Although my fellow disciples and I came from the Sen Luo Temple, we don’t actually represent our entire Sect, and if you thought so, then you definitely look down too much on our Tian Lang Dynasty’s superpower,” Zi Mo continued, “The few of us can only be regarded as disciples of a branch of the main Sect.  Our focus is the cultivation of rare and unusual insects, which the two of you have already experienced.”

“You mean those Soul Controlling Insects?”  Yang Kai smiled dismissively.

Hearing Yang Kai’s disdain, Zi Mo retorted, “My cultivation is simply too low, so the insects I can raise naturally aren’t your opponent. If I had top grade Soul Controlling Insects, then they wouldn’t be afraid of a little heat!”

“So your insects are afraid of heat!”  Yang Kai quickly capitalized on her slip.

Zi Mo also realized that she had just said too much, but now that the jar was broken, there was no point in trying to cover things up, “Yes, their nemesis is heat, so anyone who cultivates Yang or Fire attribute secret arts are unable to be controlled by them.”

This also explained why a few days ago, when Leng Shan told Zi Mo that Yang Kai cultivated a True Yang Secret Art, Zi Mo immediately tried to kill him.

“Nevertheless, these insects are still worthy of praise, at the very least they’ve allowed you Tian Lang cultivators to run rampant in this place.”  Yang Kai said. Thinking back to Wu Cheng Yi’s group of thirty plus people being pursued without a door to the Heavens, nor a path upon the Earth, his heart was still a bit distressed.

He himself had been lucky enough to discover the weakness of these Soul Controlling Insects. If he had been forced to fight Zi Mo while still ignorant of this, by virtue of those few Monster Beasts, he would have had no hope to resist.

“Naturally, these insects have many benefits, and by using them to control even a few Monstrous Beasts, we can then create a snowball effect, easily capturing more Monstrous Beasts, and if we meet any of your Great Han Dynasty cultivators, we don’t even need to lift a finger in order to take their lives. However, the risks are also great. An example would be encountering someone like you who can destroy our insects and cause a backlash that could damage our Souls.”  Zi Mo looked at Yang Kai as a hint of melancholy spread across her face.

“So anyone who cultivates a Yang or Flame attribute Secret Art is a priority target for you to eliminate!”  Yang Kai comprehended.

“Of course! Without these two kinds of people, our Soul Controlling Insect can have the greatest effect!” Zi Mo said proudly, “But in fact we don’t have to worry about such a situation occurring too much. Our Soul Controlling Insects are very small so, in general, even if you Great Han cultivators kill one of our controlled Monster Beasts, it’s unlikely you would discover its existence, so we only need to find an opportunity to recover it once the situation is over.  I really don’t understand how you discovered so many of our secrets.”  Zi Mo looked at Yang Kai curiously.