It was a blatant threat!
Ji Luo Yu was clearly telling Feng Ming Qing Shan that if anything happened to Ling Xiao, he would not get away with it either.
Feng Ming Qing Shan was genuinely intimidated by Ji Luo Yu’s threat.
He might not fear Ling Xiao, but he could not afford to offend Ji Luo Yu.
After all, Medicine King Sun Ran was currently an honoured guest of their Divine Phoenix Empire, and Ji Luo Yu was a prominent figure in the Tianlong Trading Company.
Offending her would lead to unimaginable consequences.
After hesitating for a moment, Feng Ming Qing Shan suddenly smiled and said, “Miss Luo Yu, rest assured. I will not take his life.”
Indeed, he no longer planned to kill Ling Xiao.
Killing Ling Xiao and truly angering Ji Luo Yu would not be worth it.
However, within three moves, crippling Ling Xiao’s cultivation, destroying the foundation of his martial path, and ensuring he could never cultivate again was still perfectly possible.
“Luo Yu, with him, he cannot hurt me.”
Ling Xiao glanced at Ji Luo Yu and smiled. His gaze carried an incomparable strength and dominance.
In that instant, Ji Luo Yu suddenly felt that her worries might have been unnecessary. She had seen Ling Xiao’s power before. Perhaps she really had been overthinking things?
“Enough talk. I am going to make my move!”
Feng Ming Qing Shan could no longer stand the sight of Ling Xiao and Ji Luo Yu flirting. To him, it was pure torture.
The aura within his body began to surge. Terrifying domain elemental power was fully released.
His bloodline power ignited.
Around his body appeared the phantom of an ice phoenix, powerful and mysterious.
“Peak of the Fourth Cave Heaven Realm? Truly formidable.”
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and could not help showing a trace of admiration.
Feng Ming Qing Shan was only twenty-four years old this year, yet his cultivation had reached the Fourth Cave Heaven Realm. Although his talent could not compare to Ji Lingyue or the Wine Demon Sword, he was far superior to most martial artists.
The sons of Feng Ming Wu Liang were all extraordinary.
Even the youngest son Feng Ming Ya Shan and the ninth son Feng Ming Hei Shan were above-average geniuses.
Ling Xiao was no stranger to geniuses.
He knew very well that his own advantages came from the Mountains and Rivers Martial Soul, along with relentless effort and insane cultivation.
Other people’s advantages might come from innate family background, or abundant cultivation resources.
He could not compete with them in those areas, but he was steadily closing the gap through his own hard work.
Now, at the very least in alchemy, he was unmatched by anyone.
With his alchemy skills, plus the assistance of Princess Yun Ya who supplied all kinds of medicinal herbs, he would never lack for the spiritual pills and wondrous medicines needed for cultivation.
Of course, he would never become arrogant or complacent because of this and slack off.
He would only work even harder!
At this moment, the ice phoenix around Feng Ming Qing Shan flapped its wings and let out a clear cry.
“First move!”
Feng Ming Qing Shan softly uttered three words. His hands came together, clasped tightly, and assumed a strange posture.
His hands seemed ready to smash down hard onto something.
Intense ice phoenix power erupted from those hands, domineering and overwhelming.
“Young Master Qing Shan truly lives up to his name. Forget three moves. I reckon even one move would be impossible for Ling Xiao to withstand. This attack is simply too powerful. Ling Xiao has no chance of blocking it. He is finished.”
People sensed the natural imperial aura radiating from Feng Ming Qing Shan, along with that chilling, icy presence. Would it freeze Ling Xiao into an ice block in an instant?
Ji Luo Yu felt nervous because she knew Feng Ming Qing Shan would absolutely show no mercy.
He might not kill Ling Xiao, but he would definitely cripple him.
“Ling Xiao, sometimes being a coward who hides his head is actually happier. Is there not a saying that goes, living like a dog is still living, while dying like a hero is still dying?”
The light on Feng Ming Qing Shan’s fists grew brighter, and his aura became even more powerful.
In his view, this one punch would completely settle Ling Xiao. There would be no need for a second or third move.
Perhaps he was overestimating Ling Xiao a little.
In reality, the opponent was not that formidable at all.
Ling Xiao simply stood there, as if unaware of how terrifying this strike was.
This made Feng Ming Qing Shan feel uncomfortable. In his opinion, Ling Xiao should be filled with panic and fear right now. That was the emotion Ling Xiao ought to display.
“Stop pretending!”
Suddenly, the cry of a phoenix rang out. Feng Ming Qing Shan’s fists transformed into a ball of freezing cold that smashed towards Ling Xiao.
The ice ball shattered the void and instantly froze the surrounding air.
Everyone watched this scene with tense anticipation.
Those young talents had already begun imagining the miserable sight of Ling Xiao after his defeat.
“Serves him right. Who told him to dare compete with us for Miss Luo Yu?”
“Exactly. Once Young Master Qing Shan cripples him, let us see what he has left to be proud of.”
Yet in the next moment, their mouths seemed stuffed with balls of dung. One by one, they stared in utter disbelief at what they were seeing.
Ling Xiao was completely unharmed!
“No matter how strong the power or how grand the spectacle, what use is it if it cannot hit the target?”
Ling Xiao had not countered, but that did not mean he could not dodge.
He had always believed that his movement technique was his greatest asset.
It was just that lately he had hardly needed to use it.
“Damn it!”
Feng Ming Qing Shan frowned, feeling even more irritated. “Hmph. You dodged the first strike. Can you dodge the second?”
He extended his right arm. The entire arm instantly stiffened, as if frozen solid, glittering with crystalline light like an ice sculpture.
“Ice Blade!”
Using his hand as a blade, reinforced by his bloodline. This was a move Feng Ming Qing Shan had comprehended himself.
His right hand lifted gently. Terrifying domain elemental power poured out relentlessly. Then, a massive ice blade formed from domain elemental power and water elements appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“This time, I want to see how you dodge!”
Hand raised, blade fell!
The entire ground trembled. The range of this move was far too wide. Even with Ling Xiao’s movement technique, escaping its attack zone would be extremely difficult.
So Ling Xiao did not dodge.
He stood in place and also extended his right hand. However, he did not attack. His entire right hand blazed with scorching light.
In that instant, the Scarlet Sun Feather Robe fully condensed into a glove, concentrating all its defensive power into a single point.
Boom!
The terrifying force chopped down, yet Ling Xiao caught it head-on.
Although half his body had been smashed into the ground, that enormous ice blade could not advance an inch further. It was gripped tightly by Ling Xiao’s right hand, unable to move at all.
What!
“He actually blocked that too?”
“It seems Ling Xiao really is not just all talk.”
“Nonsense. The man who killed the Sword Phoenix Son could not possibly be weak. Good thing I did not rashly make a move earlier, or I would have been in trouble.”
The crowd’s opinions shifted so easily. Because Ling Xiao had blocked two of Feng Ming Qing Shan’s attacks without injury, their assessment of him naturally rose another level.
