Nan Xiong and Bald Mountain Eagle acted at the same time, summoning their martial souls. Clearly, they did not want to give Ling Xiao any chance at all.
Kill!
Nan Xiong and Bald Mountain Eagle leaped up almost together.
Nan Xiong’s body crashed towards Ling Xiao like a small mountain. The space twisted from the impact, and the surrounding martial artists quickly dodged away.
Bald Mountain Eagle was like a huge fierce bird. He stretched out his claws from the air, aiming straight for Ling Xiao’s head.
“Sword, come!”
With a soft chant, the slaughter sword hovering above his head flew instantly into Ling Xiao’s hand. It released a terrifying slaughter sword intent.
Ling Xiao still stood in the same spot, coldly watching the two men charging at him.
He had faced this kind of one-against-two situation many times before. He absolutely could not pay attention to both at once.
As long as he focused on one person and attacked him relentlessly, that would be enough.
With his movement technique, dodging the other person’s attack was not too difficult.
The sword was blood-red and slender, as if dyed completely in fresh blood.
All the martial artists were drawn to this sword. It seemed to carry some kind of magical power.
However, Bald Mountain Eagle and Nan Xiong both showed looks of disdain at almost the same moment.
Just a sword, nothing flashy or special. Did the opponent really think he could kill them with mere sword intent?
It was ridiculous.
Most of the onlookers also felt very disappointed with Ling Xiao’s response.
Facing two such powerful opponents, he actually used a illusory sword formed from sword intent instead of a real weapon. Could this really work?
It seemed that, even though they were all Cave Heaven realm martial artists, Ling Xiao could not compare to Nan Xiong or Bald Mountain Eagle in either strength or experience.
Ji Mengmeng’s heart tensed up again.
She could not see through Ling Xiao’s thoughts at all. She could only pray for him silently in her heart.
Yet on the battlefield, Ling Xiao kept the same posture, holding the slaughter sword and pointing it forward.
He ignored all the discussions around him.
The sword seemed about to drip blood. Thick killing intent kept gathering at the tip.
Only Ling Xiao knew what a terrifying scene this one sword would create when released.
“Die!”
Finally, Nan Xiong and Bald Mountain Eagle closed in on Ling Xiao at almost the same time.
However, the cowardly Bald Mountain Eagle was still a step slower. Though the delay did not look obvious, for Ling Xiao it was enough to turn the tide.
The massive body like a brown bear slammed hard into Ling Xiao.
Bald Mountain Eagle’s sharp eagle claws followed right after.
But at that exact moment, a streak of red light shot out from the blood-red slaughter sword. Its target was straight at Nan Xiong.
The red light hit Nan Xiong instantly.
Nothing happened?
The terrified Nan Xiong suddenly realised he felt completely fine, with no discomfort at all.
“Pretending to be mysterious!”
His paused body charged forward again.
A smile slowly bloomed at the corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth.
Puff!
A moment later, Nan Xiong suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
Bald Mountain Eagle was startled. Instead of continuing his attack, he turned and tried to flee.
Although he did not know what had happened, the sudden change in Nan Xiong told him the problem came from Ling Xiao.
Perhaps that streak of red light had seriously injured Nan Xiong.
That was exactly what happened.
The red light was condensed from dense slaughter sword intent. It invaded Nan Xiong’s body and then exploded suddenly. Because Nan Xiong had been careless and focused all his energy on dealing with Ling Xiao, he paid no attention to the red light.
As a result, the terrifying slaughter sword intent swept through his entire body in an instant, destroying his five organs and six viscera.
He regretted it deeply. If he had taken it seriously earlier, if he had used soul power to protect his internal organs, even if injured, he would not have ended up in such a miserable state.
“No, I am not willing to die!”
Fourth Cave Heaven realm, Nan Xiong, dead!
Ling Xiao had not even moved from his spot. With just one streak of sword intent, he killed Nan Xiong.
Nan Xiong had arrogantly looked down on Ling Xiao’s sword intent, believing sword intent could never kill anyone.
But Ling Xiao wanted to show him it could.
And the one killed was Nan Xiong himself.
Only at the moment before death did Nan Xiong truly regret it.
The person who could kill the fifth elder could also kill him!
Bald Mountain Eagle had already fled hundreds of metres away.
Ling Xiao glanced disdainfully into the distance. The slaughter sword in his hand suddenly flew out.
He had mastered sword control technique back when he was in the Martial Vein realm.
Moreover, this slaughter sword was formed purely from slaughter sword intent. It could be driven completely by soul power, making it far more convenient than ordinary sword control methods.
Pfft!
In mid-air, Bald Mountain Eagle was pierced through the heart by the sword and then crashed heavily to the ground.
If he had not run away, if he had fought Ling Xiao face to face, perhaps he would not have died so quickly.
But choosing to flee meant giving up resistance and leaving a huge opening for Ling Xiao.
If he did not die, who would?
Thud!
The corpse fell into the lake, splashing huge waves.
Fifth Cave Heaven realm, Bald Mountain Eagle, dead!
One illusory sword, two attacks, slaying two Cave Heaven realm powerhouses!
Ling Xiao’s strength had clearly shocked everyone present.
The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys was achieved.
“Anyone else want to come and die together?”
Ling Xiao looked around. His cold gaze carried a hint of contempt.
The group that had just been shouting for him to leave and hand over his treasures now had their mouths sealed shut, not daring to speak.
“Does anyone still want me to leave my things now?”
Ling Xiao asked coldly.
Still, no one made a sound. After all, the strength Ling Xiao had shown earlier was far too terrifying.
“If not, then I am leaving.”
Ling Xiao turned and looked at Ji Mengmeng. He said, “Let us leave together. This is no place to stay long. The forces from the Sacred Dynasty’s Immortal Island will probably arrive one after another soon. This lake may be large, but without a powerful sect backing you, there is no way to hold onto it.”
He felt grateful that Ji Mengmeng had been willing to send the middle-aged man surnamed Chen to help him earlier, so he was willing to take them along.
Just consider it a favour in passing.
At this moment, he could already sense countless powerful experts rushing from afar, and even strong beasts hidden in the primeval jungle were approaching.
This place would soon become a land of trouble.
“Stop. You can leave, but she stays.”
Just as Ling Xiao was about to go, a voice rang out.
“Was that you who spoke?”
Ling Xiao turned his head towards the source of the voice. It was a man wearing a bright red robe.
He looked imposing and extremely domineering.
This man had stayed silent earlier, but now he suddenly spoke. It seemed he had recognised Ji Mengmeng’s identity.
“Yes, it was me.”
The man in the red robe said calmly, “I am not interested in the black fire lotuses on you, and I do not want to provoke you. But you cannot take that girl away. She is from the Ji family. We just killed so many from the Ji family. We must keep her as a hostage.”
“What? She is actually from the Ji family? Then she cannot leave.”
“Right, this is an excellent hostage. If things really turn bad with the Ji family, she could definitely save our lives.”
“She cannot go!”
“Absolutely cannot let her leave!”
