Those five were practically offering their heads, seeking death themselves.
“So terrifying!”
The Sword King Sect disciples trembled with fear.
Five invincible Mortal Realm Ninth Layer warriors, all killed by Ling Xiao in a single move.
No wonder Ling Xiao was so calm and composed. His strength was utterly horrifying.
“You hid your strength!”
The Red-Robed Woman shouted sharply.
“Nonsense. Dealing with a few weaklings doesn’t require my full effort!”
Ling Xiao said calmly, “Red-Robed Elder, you’re an Inner Elder of Sword King Sect, I presume. I advise you to act personally. Otherwise, however many people you brought today, I’ll kill them all, unless you choose to retreat!”
The status of every sect is paved with corpses and blood.
Sword King Sect is no different.
Because they are strong enough, they can kill others’ sect members without anyone daring to challenge them.
That’s strength!
Ling Xiao is merely using Sword King Sect’s methods against them. That’s all.
His words, chilling and cold, made the Sword King Sect disciples shiver.
They suddenly realised they had provoked a terrifying madman. Without protection, anyone facing Ling Xiao alone would be doomed.
“Hahaha, just you?”
The Red-Robed Elder laughed maniacally.
She couldn’t hold back any longer and decided to act herself.
She knew Ling Xiao’s displayed strength meant only the top two of Sword King Sect’s ten core disciples could match him. No other disciple stood a chance.
She had worried her actions might provoke Moonlight Sect’s resistance, but now she had no choice. If she didn’t act, they’d have to retreat.
“Just me!”
Ling Xiao nodded, flashing a confident, slightly mocking smile.
With that, he moved swiftly. His sword gleamed, and the three Sword King Sect disciples who had knelt at his door became three cold corpses.
“Scoundrel!”
The Red-Robed Elder roared and lunged at Ling Xiao.
At this moment, she cared not for face. Even if called shameless, she had to act, using her Celestial Realm cultivation against a Mortal Realm warrior.
“Hahaha, both Inner Elders, how about we spar!”
Golden Light Heavenly Lord laughed heartily, joining the fray. His palms glowed with golden light, blocking the Red-Robed Elder, preventing her from reaching Ling Xiao.
“Dead ghost! Act now, kill that kid!”
Knowing she couldn’t break free from Golden Light Heavenly Lord quickly, the Red-Robed Elder shouted at the condemned prisoner.
The prisoner’s strength was formidable, his cultivation nearly matching Chang Yueying’s, reaching the Ninth Heaven of the Celestial Realm.
He roared like a beast and instantly appeared beside Ling Xiao.
The Sword King Sect disciples opened their mouths to cheer, certain Ling Xiao was doomed against such a sudden, powerful attack.
But before their cheers could escape, Wu Xiang joined the battle.
With a single sword strike, the prisoner’s head was severed, his body collapsing like a dead dog!
“Bravo!”
The Sword King Sect disciples shouted excitedly.
Not because Wu Xiang killed the prisoner, but because their cheers were delayed.
They had meant to cheer for the prisoner, expecting him to kill Ling Xiao.
Who could have predicted Wu Xiang would appear and kill the prisoner instantly?
“No need to be so polite!”
Wu Xiang responded playfully, infuriating the Sword King Sect disciples to the point of wanting to spit blood.
But Wu Xiang’s strength terrified them. Killing their strongest member in one move, could they even continue this fight?
Seizing the moment, Ling Xiao showed no mercy. Like a tiger among sheep, his qi sword shot out repeatedly, each strike killing a Sword King Sect disciple.
Blood splattered.
Flesh flew.
The Sword King Sect members, who had come aggressively to demand justice, became targets of Ling Xiao’s vengeance, dying one by one under his sword.
As he said, if they didn’t leave, they’d all die here.
He showed no leniency.
Seeing this slaughter, the Sword King Sect disciples were horrified, shouting desperately to flee. Some even used life-saving treasures to seek aid from stronger allies.
But it was futile. Ling Xiao had set up a formation last night to conceal this place. No one could detect the battle.
Thus, the grand group that came to demand justice would not leave alive.
They hadn’t summoned a servile coward but a death-dealing demon.
Glancing back mid-battle, the Red-Robed Elder nearly spat blood.
Her people were being killed by Ling Xiao, and she had no chance to save them.
She was the sinner, Sword King Sect’s sinner!
These were nearly all of Sword King Sect’s Inner Disciples, slaughtered one by one.
What did this mean?
The Red-Robed Elder dared not think.
Without Inner Disciples, a sect had no future. Once the elders reached their lifespan’s limit, the sect would collapse.
“No!”
The Red-Robed Elder screamed, attempting to rush at Ling Xiao, but Golden Light Heavenly Lord struck her from behind. She spat blood, gravely injured.
Like a dead dog, she lay on the ground, with Ling Xiao standing before her.
“Sword King Sect’s foundation is indeed strong, with over five hundred Inner Disciples, a hundred of whom reached the Mortal Realm Ninth Layer. Left alive, they’d truly threaten Moonlight Sect. But sadly, they’re now just corpses!”
Blood dripped from Ling Xiao’s Rain-Covering Sword, his face carrying a mocking expression.
Weren’t you good at slaughtering the innocent?
Didn’t you come to demand justice?
Here’s my gift to you!
“You’ll regret this! You’ll regret it!”
The Red-Robed Elder, lying on the ground, glared at Ling Xiao, as if wanting to kill him with her gaze.
“I, Ling Xiao, never regret my actions! I’ve heard such words many times! At the Beast Arena, Chen Tian and Wu Zonglian said similar things, but they’re dead!
Now you say the same. What do you think will happen? Weren’t you so mighty?
And now, lying there like a dead dog, are you still an Inner Elder?”
Ling Xiao looked down at the Red-Robed Elder and said coldly.
