The surroundings fell silent for a moment.
âI know spells,â Mo Hua emphasized.
Elder Yu gathered his thoughts and first praised him, âNot bad, youâre a spiritual cultivator. Study spells well, and youâll have a bright future.â
These words were somewhat insincere.
After the compliment, Elder Yu continued, âBut your current level is low, and your spiritual power is weak. Even if you know spells, itâs not suitable to engage in battles, especially in such chaotic situations.â
Elder Yu was afraid that Mo Hua would impulsively rush out to fight with the Qian family cultivators.
In such chaotic battles, without strict protection, spiritual cultivators are very vulnerable.
Yu Chengyi also nodded quickly; he too feared that something might happen to Mo Hua.
Mo Shan, however, looked at Mo Hua thoughtfully.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment and said, âI think I can still help a bit.â
Elder Yu was slightly stunned, âHow will you help?â
âI canât handle chaotic battles, but I can deal with those spiritual cultivators,â Mo Hua explained.
Elder Yu frowned.
Mo Hua elaborated, âIâm only at the sixth level of Qi Refinement, so my spells arenât very powerful. I might not be able to kill them, but interrupting their spells shouldnât be a problem.â
âWhat if they use spells against you?â Yu Chengyi asked.
Mo Hua chuckled, âThey canât hit me.â
Yu Chengyi was taken aback, âWhy?â
Mo Hua replied, âTheir spiritual awareness isnât as strong as mine. I can stand outside their range, and if their spiritual awareness canât touch me, their spells wonât hit me either.â
Yu Chengyi suddenly understood and exchanged a glance with Elder Yu.
Elder Yu decided, âAlright, weâll try it tomorrow. But you stay inside the mine and donât go out.â
âOkay,â Mo Hua agreed with a nod.
The next day, the battle resumed.
The Qian family used the same strategy, with body cultivators holding the front line and spiritual cultivators attacking with spells, slowly wearing down the demon hunters.
The demon hunters, following Elder Yuâs secret instructions, didnât forcefully charge but dodged the spells to avoid getting hurt.
Some agile demon hunters pretended to circle around to attack the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators, distracting the Qian familyâs body cultivators and spreading them thin.
With this maneuvering, the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators became exposed to Mo Huaâs sight.
Mo Hua cast spells without looking, only needing to lock on with his spiritual awareness.
The purpose of spreading the Qian familyâs body cultivators was to prevent them from blocking the Fireball Technique.
Elder Yu stood behind Mo Hua.
He wouldnât interfere in the fight but would protect Mo Hua if necessary.
If Mo Hua were really in danger, Elder Yu wouldnât stand by and watch.
Hitting the Dao Courtâs face was one thing; apologizing to the master was another, but he could handle that, given his thick skin.
A ten-year-old who had already reached the threshold of a first-grade array master and came from their wandering cultivators was too valuable to risk.
Elder Yu measured the position of the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators and whispered to Mo Hua, âIsnât it a bit far? Can you hit them?â
Elder Yu knew Mo Hua had strong spiritual awareness, but strong spiritual awareness didnât necessarily mean accurate spellcasting. Hitting from such a distance wouldnât be easy.
Mo Hua wasnât sure, âI think I can.â
It was worth a try.
As the chaotic battle ensued, the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators began chanting incantations.
Elder Yuâs eyes narrowed, knowing it was time.
He then saw Mo Hua raise a hand, join his fingers, and a fireball shot out.
Elder Yu was shocked, âSo fast?â
Before he could even notice Mo Huaâs movements, a fireball was already cast and flying out.
The fireball drew an arc and hit a Qian family spiritual cultivator.
Caught off guard while channeling energy, the Qian family spiritual cultivatorâs spell was interrupted by the Fireball Technique.
It hit!
Elder Yu was delighted but saw Mo Hua looking displeased, mumbling, âMissedâŠâ
âDidnât it hit?â Elder Yu couldnât help asking.
Mo Hua regretfully said, âNo, I aimed for the heart but hit the wrist.â
Elder Yu opened his mouth but didnât know what to say.
Hitting from this distance was already impressive, and he expected to hit the heart?
âAlright thenâŠâ
To avoid appearing ignorant, Elder Yu suppressed his shock and calmly said, âItâs fine, hitting is good enough. Just aim better next time.â
âGot it!â
Mo Hua joined his fingers, and in a blink, another fireball shot out.
This time Elder Yu watched carefully.
It was indeed too fast!
Elder Yu was astonished, âI wonder who taught this kid spells. Itâs just a regular Fireball Technique, yet it looks so extraordinaryâŠâ
The second fireball hit a Qian family spiritual cultivatorâs shoulder.
Mo Hua sighed regretfully, then adjusted his mindset, held his breath, concentrated his spiritual awareness, and continued casting Fireball Technique.
Fortunately, the third and fourth fireballs were quite accurate.
One of them indeed hit a spiritual cultivatorâs heart, causing him to collapse immediately, not dead but unable to get up for a while.
The other exploded in a spiritual cultivatorâs face, scorching his hair and leaving him disfigured.
Elder Yu watched silently, his eyelid twitching.
Is this really Fireball Technique?
Can it be this accurate?
This was ridiculousâŠ
In a chaotic battle, one or two fireballs might not be noticeable, but three or four made a significant impact.
Especially with one collapsing and another disfigured.
Even a fool would realize something was wrong!
âSpells?!â
âThere are spiritual cultivators on the other side!â
The Qian family cultivators looked towards Mo Hua, who quickly lay flat on the ground, hidden entirely by thick bushes.
Many spiritual awarenesses scanned Mo Huaâs direction but found nothing.
Mo Huaâs position was beyond the reach of a typical ninth-level Qi Refinement cultivatorâs spiritual awareness.
Unwilling to give up, the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators cast spells towards Mo Huaâs direction.
Fireballs, water arrows, wind blades, and golden rays flew in but dissipated as they lost control without reaching Mo Hua.
Mo Hua was completely relieved.
Since the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators couldnât hit him and their body cultivators couldnât reach him, he could act without restraint.
Mo Hua poked his head out, casting Fireball Technique one after another.
Fireballs flew over the grass and rocks, hitting the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators.
Though the sixth-level Fireball Technique wasnât very powerful, getting hit still hurt, especially when hitting vital points.
Spiritual cultivators werenât good at physical cultivation. Getting hit by Fireball Technique, they were injured even if not severely, some were even burned with their hair gone.
Being suppressed by Mo Huaâs Fireball Technique, they couldnât cast their spells.
With the Qian familyâs spiritual cultivators unable to cast spells, the demon hunters were no longer hindered.
Yu Chengyiâs eyes lit up, and he shouted, âKill!â
The demon hunters responded loudly, their shouts shaking the air.
Spiritual power surged, and bloodlust burst forth. The demon hunters slashed their blades, charging at the Qian family cultivators.
The Qian family cultivators were stunned.
Originally, they had a clear division of roles, with spiritual cultivators attacking and body cultivators defending, mutually supporting and suppressing the demon hunters.
Now, with the spiritual cultivators unable to attack, the body cultivators couldnât defend without their spells.
Under the fierce assault of the demon hunters, the Qian family was once again forced to retreat.
Qian Zhongxuanâs face turned ashen.
âWhere did these spells come from?â
He extended his spiritual awareness towards Mo Huaâs direction, but Elder Yu suddenly appeared, blocking his scan.
Qian Zhongxuanâs eyes widened, seeing Elder Yuâs mocking and disdainful gaze.
Just as Elder Yu was about to start cursing, Qian Zhongxuan made a swift decision, âRetreat!â