Chapter 84: You’re Mo, Right?

The holy dragon slowly descended to the ground.

The group from the Holy Sanctuary had finally reached the final destination of their journey — the Wall of Holy Magic.

At this moment, they were located in the city between the two walls, Holy Magic City.

Holy Magic City was vast, and the atmosphere of the city felt different from any other city they had visited before.

The first thing they felt was a sense of majesty and solemnity. The air was thick with the faint scent of rust, perhaps from rusted weapons, or perhaps… the smell of blood.

Even though powerful arrays and barriers separated the city from the corrupted lands, as the group gazed at that massive and ancient outer wall, they still felt a faint trace of demonic energy.

They couldn’t help but shiver, their scalps tingling.

Figures constantly brushed past them — some carrying weapons, some wounded, and some carrying blood-stained bundles right in front of everyone.

Their cultivation levels were not low, and their auras were extremely sharp.

“They likely just returned from completing a mission,” the Holy Dragon Knight explained. “Let’s pick up the pace and register your identities first. Afterward, I’ll give you a brief introduction to this city and what you’ll be doing next.”

The group responded in agreement.

They looked at the city walls, feeling the killing intent permeating the air.

This was their first time being so close to the demon race.

At the thought of soon having to fight the demons head-on, several faces in the group couldn’t help but show signs of nervousness and worry.

In contrast, Lu Mo was much more composed.

Whether it was her experience as an assassin for the Shadow Moon Hall in her first Simulated Reincarnation or the various battles she had fought in secret realms and ruins during her five years of travel, she had long since grown accustomed to blood and slaughter.

At that moment, she suddenly felt Cecilia’s hand tremble slightly, turning somewhat cold.

Thus, she gently squeezed the small hand and looked back with a smile.

“It’s all right.”

“…Yes.”

After a brief moment of hesitation and unease, Cecilia returned the smile. With Lu Mo there, she quickly adapted.

The registration area was located by the innermost wall.

“The Holy Magic Core,” the Holy Dragon Knight introduced. “This is the final line of defense for the Wall of Holy Magic, as well as its core and hub. You simply need to verify your identity here. In the future, you will also accept and submit missions here.”

“Your contributions will be converted into Contribution Points, which can be used to exchange for various rewards.”

“As the world’s great barrier, the Wall of Holy Magic is naturally not stingy.”

“Wealth, status, rare treasures, and the most powerful secret arts… as long as you want it, you can exchange for it.”

One could say that the Wall of Holy Magic was a place where danger and opportunity coexisted.

Lu Mo looked around curiously and could see many people turning in missions and exchanging rewards.

Among them, one figure was particularly eye-catching.

It was a young girl with twin tails.

Her clothing was somewhat loose, as if she didn’t care much for her outfit. Her sleeves were a bit long, revealing only nine slender fingers from the cuffs. She wore neither socks nor shoes, leaving her fair ankles and small feet exposed to the air. Two tiny bells were tied around one of her ankles.

Looking only at her back, she seemed like a casual and cute young girl.

However, at that moment, she was arguing with a staff member at the mission submission desk.

“What do you mean the materials are incomplete and you can only give me 50% of the points?”

“Miss Yuxia, please calm down.”

the staff member hurriedly explained, “The materials you submitted are indeed incomplete. The mission you accepted was to reclaim a treasure from the demons, but you only submitted charred fragments…”

“Who told those demons to be so weak? They were wiped out by a single divine spell of mine!”

The girl was indignant. “And the quality of the box you used to store the treasure was way too poor! It was actually blown to pieces by the aftershock!”

“Do you not believe me?”

“It’s not a matter of belief; it’s the regulations…”

“Aaaaah, I’m so annoyed! A bunch of weaklings!”

The girl stamped her feet in anger, the bells on her ankle letting out a crisp sound.

‘Weaklings…’

Lu Mo was slightly taken aback, suddenly finding her a bit familiar.

If she wasn’t mistaken, this girl was the very opponent she had faced in the finals of the Prodigy Tournament years ago.

She had once beaten her so badly her clothes were in tatters, causing her to cry uncontrollably in the arena.

After all these years, it seemed she hadn’t grown much taller.

‘It seems even God-blood is only so-so,’ Lu Mo mentally critiqued, having no intention of going up to talk to her.

“My Lady, forget it,” the guard beside the girl persuaded. “It’s just a few points. At worst, we’ll just go home.”

“I’m not going back!”

As soon as she heard the word “home,” the girl immediately protested. “Old Man said that one can only temper oneself on the battlefield. I will absolutely not go back until I achieve a true breakthrough!”

“Besides… that person might be in some corner of this great barrier.”

“If I can meet her here, that would be for the best…”

Under the guard’s persuasion, she finally calmed down and accepted the fact that she would only receive half the points.

“Let’s go back.”

She turned to leave.

“I remember now! She’s Yuxia Spepke from a God-descendant family!” someone suddenly recognized her.

“Right! During the Prodigy Tournament back then, she was the genius girl rated number one in aptitude!”

“Wait… the number one in the actual combat duel wasn’t her, was it?”

“I think it was a girl from the mortal domain…”

“I remember the name… it was Mo?”

The crowd began to gossip.

“Mo… has she vanished since then?”

“For an ordinary girl with no bloodline and no Holy Body to take first place was already a miracle.”

“She probably went back to get married and have kids long ago,” someone joked.

As Yuxia listened to these words, her expression gradually turned sour.

“Mo…”

She grit her teeth.

“It has been a long time, Miss Yuxia.”

At that moment, someone from the Holy Sanctuary’s team spoke up.

The crowd looked over and saw Solaris walking forward to greet her.

However —

Just as Yuxia was about to respond, her gaze inadvertently met Lu Mo’s.

In the next instant, her body suddenly trembled!

Her breathing became rapid, and her eyes grew intense.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, she actually ran straight past Solaris —

And stopped right in front of Lu Mo!

“Eh?”

Everyone was stunned.

They watched as she leaned in close to Lu Mo, sensing something intently.

As if that weren’t enough, she even reached out to gently touch Lu Mo’s skin and even pulled up the corner of her clothes to lean in and take a light sniff.

“!”

A sense of crisis immediately rose in Cecilia’s heart.

The others also completely failed to understand the situation.

What was Miss Yuxia… doing?

Finally, Yuxia confirmed something.

She slowly looked up and stared at Lu Mo.

She spoke a sentence that made everyone’s scalp tingle —

“You… are Mo, right?”

“I can smell it… her scent is on you…”