Chapter 273: Blood Coral

Translator: Tim Editor: Fish Creek

Ye Mo heard the loud explosion; he sneered but felt threatened. If he weren't careful, the next explosion might come from his car. This explosion could severely injure him, even if it didn't kill him, and his sister was in the car. These Earth Fiend people were ruthless.

"Brother, was that explosion from the killer's car?" Tang Beiwei also heard it.

Ye Mo nodded. "Yes, that hitman planted a bomb under our car, but I discovered it. I returned their bomb, and they detonated it themselves. It's called reaping what you sow."

Tang Beiwei clutched her hands, saying after a moment of fear, "Those people are terrible. They deserved it. That was incredibly dangerous."

Her face showed worry. They had escaped this time, but what about next time?

"Brother, this society is so different from what I expected. Before, I only saw the surface. Only after experiencing this do I know how scary it is," Tang Beiwei exclaimed.

Ye Mo smiled. He had never felt entirely safe here. Although it was better than the cultivation realm, danger was everywhere.

He had already killed the would-be assassins. Ye Mo's car sped up. On the curved road, his car accelerated rapidly. Within minutes, he saw the car in fourth place—from the Yun family.

In a wider section of the track, before the driver could react, Ye Mo overtook him swiftly.

Third place was Qiao Gang. He had just been passed by a Yun family driver and was now in third. However, it was unlikely the fourth-place car could surpass him.

Just as Qiao Gang wondered why Ye Mo hadn't caught up, he saw Ye Mo's car rushing past. Qiao Gang didn't fight Ye Mo and immediately moved aside.

"Keep this position," Ye Mo reminded before overtaking.

Ye Mo figured that if he surpassed the Yun family driver, the Qiao family would win. Although the black driver was first, Zhang He could no longer score points.

Second place was a driver hired by the Yun family. His driving skills were excellent; he didn't slow down even on the curvy roads.

Although only one car could pass at a time, overtaking the Yun driver would be easy for Ye Mo. However, he didn't want to be so reckless. That driver's car was extraordinary, with two wheels seemingly hanging in the air. Despite his speed, he was far slower than Ye Mo, who was using his spirit sense.

This speed was already impressive for normal people, but to Ye Mo, it was countless times slower than his flying sword.

At a slightly wider section, Ye Mo floored the accelerator and immediately surpassed the Yun family driver.

"Madman!" The Yun family driver, a famous dangerous terrain racer in Japan, felt Ye Mo's driving was insane; he didn't even slow down for turns.

Ye Mo used his flying sword to help navigate corners. With only one-sixth of the race remaining, Ye Mo had caught up to the black driver. Although the remaining distance was wide and straight, it depended solely on the car's performance; one only needed to accelerate.

The black racer knew his modified Ferrari had better performance than Ye Mo's car, especially since Ye Mo had a passenger. The advantages were clear; he didn't need to stop Ye Mo, only maintain his speed to win.

Ye Mo also floored the accelerator and used his flying sword to push his car, increasing its speed.

The black racer couldn't believe his Ferrari was being overtaken by Ye Mo's Mercedes. He floored the accelerator, confused. A modified Mercedes couldn't possibly overtake his Ferrari.

As a racer, he recognized the sound of Ye Mo's Mercedes engine. It was inferior to his Ferrari, yet it was faster.

Despite flooring the accelerator, Ye Mo's car still surpassed his. Just as he considered other tactics, Ye Mo crossed the finish line.

Ye Mo didn't get out immediately; he retrieved his flying sword. After exiting, he checked for Dong Qing. As expected, she was gone.

Ye Mo wasn't worried; he had a spirit sense mark and would find her eventually. Besides, if she were still there, Ye Mo would be surprised. A hitman without vigilance was a poor hitman indeed.

The rest of the racers arrived.

Eight people raced; only five finished; the other three crashed. It was brutal, but word wouldn't get out.

The Yun family's racers got third and fifth, earning 10 points. The Zhang family had one death and a second-place finish, for a total of 7 points. The Cha family scored 0. The Qiao family got first and fourth, totaling 13 points and winning the race.

Besides the 1 million, the blood coral went to the Qiao family. Of course, the million was insignificant; the blood coral was the real prize.

"Ye brother, I'm lucky to have you. You got first place! Let's go. My grandpa wants to meet you. Come to my house," Qiao Gang said excitedly, grabbing Ye Mo's hand.

Ye Mo nodded. "Okay, let's go."

Without the blood coral, Ye Mo wouldn't have gone to the Qiao family. He had many things, but he needed to determine if the blood coral was from the cultivation realm. If so, he would ask the Qiao family for it.

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Ye Mo's reputation had spread. Though the Qiao family was larger than Ye Mo's, they treated him with respect.

Though Qiao Zhen didn't greet Ye Mo personally, he appeared at the feast.

"Mr. Ye, we're lucky to have you. Without you, the blood coral wouldn't be ours. Xiao Gang made a great friend. Let's drink to that," Qiao Shengbao said, his eyes full of excitement for the coral.

Ye Mo smiled. "It was nothing. I wonder if I can see the blood coral?" Ye Mo disliked Qiao Shengbao's materialism; he omitted the honorific. If the coral wasn't what he sought, he would leave. He only cared for Qiao Gang in this family.

"Um..." Qiao Shengbao hesitated. The blood coral was extremely important to him.

"Fourth uncle, it's just a look. It's fine," Qiao Gang interrupted.

Qiao Zheng laughed. "Bring out the blood coral. Let everyone see."

The family head spoke, so Qiao Shengbao had no choice. He retrieved the coral.

The moment it appeared, faint spiritual energy circulated around it. Though weak, Ye Mo knew his guess was wrong. This blood coral was a spiritual herb from the cultivation realm, but it existed on Earth as well. With it, he could reach stage four immediately.

Qiao Zheng, an old fox, saw Ye Mo's reaction.

Before Ye Mo could speak, Qiao Zheng said, "If this coral didn't concern the future of our family, giving it to you wouldn't matter. However, it could help three Qiao family members reach the yellow level. So, besides the coral, what else would you like?"

Ye Mo was surprised. He replied, "Mr. Qiao, this blood coral is useful to me. If the Qiao family needs fortune to reach the yellow level, I can help. I can provide pills for five family members to reach the yellow level and one to reach the black level in exchange for the blood coral."

"Blasphemy!" a cold voice said.

Qiao Gang stood up. "Qiao Zhijun, what's the meaning of this? If Ye brother says he can, he can."

Qiao Shengbao sneered at Qiao Zhijun. "Zhijun, Ye Mo is an honored guest. Don't be disrespectful." Then, to Ye Mo, "Sorry, the blood coral is too important. We can't agree. This is a token of our gratitude."

Qiao Shengbao sneered as he produced a card. Ye Mo was dreaming if he thought he could trick them out of the blood coral. Pills to reach the yellow and black levels? He thought everyone was as foolish as he was.