A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World Chapter 624: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted (3)

Meanwhile, Viper had already steadied herself several meters away.

She took a few graceful steps back, completely unhurried despite the blood at the corner of her lips.

Her half-open robe swayed lightly with each movement, yet she made no effort to cover herself.

Instead, she lifted her chin slightly and looked at Ye Mo with a faint, elegant smile.

"Not bad. Those words of yours..." she said softly.

Her smile deepened.

"That is a much rarer perspective. It’s quite rare to find someone who thinks that way around here."

She tilted her head, studying the masked man with open interest.

"You’re more interesting than that middle-aged man on the floor, but..." her smile faded. "...who are you?"

Her voice turned low and sharp, the warmth disappearing from her eyes.

Ye Mo didn’t answer immediately.

He simply rolled his shoulders, letting the dark chains sway loosely at his sides.

The wooden mask hid most of his expression, but the calm, almost lazy confidence in his posture was unmistakable.

"Just a friend of Old Han’s," he replied casually. "So... I can’t exactly let you kill him."

Viper’s eyes narrowed.

The aura around her grew colder as she tightened her grip on the slender sword.

"You’re interfering in something you shouldn’t," she said. "Walk away now, and I might pretend I never saw you."

Ye Mo chuckled softly beneath the mask.

"Sorry, but I was ordered to look after this lecherous middle-aged man."

He glanced down at Han Wei and shrugged.

"Letting him die here would be a bit troublesome."

"Hey!"

Han Wei suddenly shouted.

His face flushed with embarrassment as he glared at Ye Mo.

"Who are you calling a lecherous middle-aged man?!"

Ye Mo merely chuckled and didn’t bother replying.

His attention remained fixed on the woman ahead because...Viper’s aura was no longer concealed.

The powerful pressure of her cultivation spread through the room without restraint.

Ye Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly behind his wooden mask.

’A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, huh? This will be a bit troublesome.’

He had only broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm not long ago.

Although he had confidence in his own strength, fighting someone several stages above him was not something he could take lightly.

Then, a faint smile slowly appeared beneath his wooden mask.

’Maybe this isn’t such a bad opportunity after all.’

If he wanted to improve, sooner or later he would have to fight someone stronger than himself.

Besides...

Ye Mo glanced briefly toward Han Wei before looking back at Viper.

He knew one thing for certain.

If the worst came to pass, Li Feng would not simply stand by and let him die.

With that thought, the faint smile on Ye Mo’s face widened.

’Then let’s see just how much stronger I’ve become.’

Viper’s expression changed slightly when she heard those words from Ye Mo.

"You were ordered to protect that lecherous old man?"

Her eyes narrowed as she looked at Ye Mo with renewed interest.

"Then... you’re one of the Righteous Sword’s people?"

Ye Mo chuckled beneath his wooden mask.

"Righteous Sword’s people?" he repeated, as if considering the words.

He tilted his head slightly.

"Well, I suppose you could put it that way."

Viper’s faint smile disappeared.

"Then die."

The moment those words left her lips, her aura suddenly changed.

It was no longer oppressive.

Instead, it became sharp and concentrated, like an invisible blade slowly being drawn from its sheath.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop as Ye Mo’s eyes narrowed behind the wooden mask.

Then Viper’s figure blurred.

In the next instant, she vanished from her original position.

Sparks flew as Ye Mo raised his hand, the dark chain coiling around his arm just in time to block the thrust of her slender sword.

The force behind the strike sent the chain trembling violently.

Ye Mo’s body slid back several steps, his feet scraping across the floor.

’Fast...’

Before he could steady himself, Viper twisted her wrist and redirected the blade, striking toward his neck.

But Ye Mo reacted instantly.

He tilted his head to the side.

The slender sword passed dangerously close to his neck, cutting through a few strands of hair.

At the same time, the chain wrapped around his arm suddenly snapped forward.

The dark chain shot toward Viper like a striking serpent.

Viper’s eyes narrowed.

She leaned backward, narrowly avoiding the chain as its tip swept past her face.

But Ye Mo didn’t give her a chance to retreat.

With a sharp pull of his arm, the chain changed direction in midair and swept toward her waist.

Seeing this, Viper’s expression remained calm.

She spun gracefully, allowing the chain to pass beneath her, then used the momentum of her movement to close the distance once more.

Her slender sword flashed.

Three rapid strikes collided with Ye Mo’s chains as sparks scattered through the air.

Ye Mo’s eyes grew more focused with each exchange.

’So this is the strength of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator...’

’How disappointing...’

He had expected the difference in cultivation to be significant.

Yet after exchanging several blows with her, he realized something was wrong.

Viper’s movements were faster, sharper, and far more precise than his, but...

’This shouldn’t be all there is to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.’

Then Ye Mo’s eyes suddenly widened slightly.

He had finally noticed it.

Despite her overwhelming speed and technique, Viper had not used her spiritual energy even once.

’Could it be... she doesn’t want to make too much of a commotion?’

That would explain why she was deliberately suppressing her cultivation and relying solely on her physical strength and swordsmanship.

But the same applied to Ye Mo.

He couldn’t use any flashy techniques either.

If he revealed too much of his power, someone might recognize his cultivation method and expose his identity as a demonic disciple.

That was precisely why Li Feng had told him to wear a mask in the first place.

Ye Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly behind the wooden mask.

’Looks like we’re both holding back.’

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After exchanging several more moves, Viper couldn’t help but frown.

’Who is this guy?’

She had deliberately suppressed her spiritual energy, relying only on her physical strength and swordsmanship to avoid creating too much of a commotion.

But even so, she was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

She could clearly tell that this masked man was only at the early stage.

Yet he had still managed to keep up with her.

Not only that, his movements were becoming increasingly difficult to predict.

At first, she had thought he was merely relying on those strange chains.

But the longer they fought, the more she realized that wasn’t the case.

His reactions were sharp, his footwork surprisingly solid, and most importantly... he seemed to be getting used to her attacks.

Viper’s frown deepened.

’Such a prodigy... And where did this fellow even come from?’