Chapter 4: Go Back

Wang Li's words immediately woke everyone up. They suddenly realized that without awakening their martial spirits, they couldn't refine elemental energy. Wasn't it ridiculous to talk about triggering the jade pendant then?

What they didn't know was that Lin Mo had deliberately led them into this line of thinking.

When everyone thought that he had no elemental energy and couldn't trigger the jade pendant, few would consider whether the jade pendant contained Lin Saoran's most powerful strike.

"Hmph, trying to scare others? You better think twice before speaking," Wang Muyang sneered, feeling embarrassed by this young man.

"Yeah, you're truly useless, Lin Mo, not even using your brain," Wang Li added brazenly.

"Oh, really? Do you think I'm that stupid?" Lin Mo sneered. With a thought, a golden dragon elemental energy appeared in his hand, suspended like flames on his palm.

The scene instantly silenced the room. Everyone stared fixedly at the golden elemental energy, their eyes filled with extreme shock.

Seeing this, Li Nuo's body trembled, and then a hint of uncontrollable excitement surged in her eyes.

"Mo'er, you... awakened your martial spirit?" Li Nuo's voice trembled.

The laughter on Wang Li's face froze.

"Wang Li, I believe you're the main character in this matter. Wouldn't things be easier if you weren't around?" Lin Mo turned to Wang Li, teasingly.

Wang Li's face turned pale instantly. If Lin Mo really triggered that strike, not even his father could save him.

"Uh, let's talk it out," Wang Li stuttered nervously.

Wang Muyang beside him was also sweating profusely. If Lin Mo really unleashed that blow in anger, even he would be done for.

"Now, do you still want to propose marriage?" Lin Mo asked.

Swallowing hard, Wang Muyang said, "Nephew Lin Mo, we won't propose marriage anymore, really."

Lin Mo's gaze turned cold as he took a step towards them. Wang Li, seeing this, instinctively retreated until he stumbled and fell backward off his chair.

"In that case, you... can leave," Lin Mo said in a low voice.

"Sure, sure," Wang Muyang said hurriedly, grabbing Wang Li and quickly fleeing the Li family.

After Wang Muyang left, the eldest elder spoke up, "Young Master Lin Mo, since you don't agree to this marriage, we won't bring it up again."

Lin Mo glanced at him, coldly silent. Now that they realized Lin Mo had a trump card and seemingly awakened his martial spirit again, their attitudes had changed. To Lin Mo, these people were utterly repulsive.

Without a word, he walked straight to Li Nuo and said, "Aunt Nuo, let's go."

Li Nuo's bitter expression finally turned into a smile. She stood up and walked out of the council chamber with Lin Mo.

Li Changkong watched their figures and sighed, "Ah, I should have thought of this earlier. With someone like Lin before us, how could his son be worthless?"

"Now, he must be utterly disappointed in us."

...

On the way back to their residence, Li Nuo smiled and said, "Mo'er, you always have a way. But why didn't I hear Xiao Ran mention anything about this jade pendant?"

Lin Mo smirked mysteriously and whispered, "I was just bluffing them, but my awakening of the Martial Spirit is true."

Lin Mo didn't immediately activate his Martial Spirit because its level was only at the lowest rank of the Human Grade, making it practically useless. It was better to use Lin Xiaoran's name to intimidate people.

Upon hearing this, Li Nuo was stunned for a moment. After a while, she reacted, "You... You're so bold."

"If I don't do this, Aunt Nuo would be defiled by that scoundrel," Lin Mo chuckled.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you don't have that jade pendant. As long as you awaken your Martial Spirit, I'll be very happy," Aunt Nuo said, gently ruffling Lin Mo's hair, her face full of affection.

Although Lin Mo was not her biological son, she had always treated him as her own.

When she learned that Lin Mo couldn't awaken his Martial Spirit, she was also extremely anxious. Now, the heavy burden in her heart could finally be lifted.

After sending Li Nuo back to her residence, Lin Mo buried himself in cultivation. He knew very well that bluffing was just a means to an end; what truly mattered was his own strength. If Wang Muyang went back and realized he had been tricked by Lin Mo, a second marriage proposal was inevitable. Therefore, to avoid such situations, he had to improve his strength as soon as possible. Even if he couldn't contend with the entire City Lord's Mansion, at least he could regain his former status.

After three days of arduous cultivation, Lin Mo reluctantly found that the cultivation speed of a Martial Spirit at the Human Grade level was too slow. So, he gathered all his belongings and hurried to the Tianlan City market. His Azure Dragon Martial Spirit needed to devour beast souls to increase its level, and now he needed to buy beast souls. Only by increasing the level of his Martial Spirit could he accelerate his cultivation speed.

As he walked out of the Li family's gate, he saw a pair of young men and women approaching him. The girl was exquisitely beautiful, with snow-white skin, seductive charm, and she wore an elegant light yellow dress that complemented her cascading black hair draped over her fragrant shoulders. Although their actions were not very intimate, they looked like a couple.

This girl was the granddaughter of an elder in the Li family, named Li Mengxue, and she grew up with Lin Mo as childhood playmates. She had always been Lin Mo's shadow, and their relationship was very good. Li Nuo had even thought of arranging a marriage between them in the past, suggesting that Li Mengxue marry Lin Mo. But later, they were deemed too young, so the idea was dropped.