At this moment, they saw Ling Lie’s vital energy surging as he struggled fiercely. However, his aura was rapidly weakening.
From a First-tier Martial Lord, he fell to a Ninth-tier Martial Venerable, then Eighth-tier, Seventh-tier, and in no time, from a First-tier Martial Venerable, he plummeted to the peak of the Martial King realm.
Yet, Ling Lie’s cultivation continued to drop at an alarming rate.
Before long, amidst the crowd’s shock, they sensed that Ling Lie’s aura had completely vanished, as if he had become an ordinary mortal with no martial cultivation.
“This, how is this possible?” Ling Lie’s face was filled with horror, unable to believe it.
He had realised that his Martial Lord cultivation had entirely disappeared, and he couldn’t muster even the slightest bit of strength.
Nearby, Ling Xun’s body froze, and the Ling clan members were all struck with terror. With just one move, a First-tier Martial Lord like Ling Lie had been sealed into an ordinary person?
How terrifying was this woman?
Even Lin Xiao was shocked. Back in the Temple of Fate, Mei Tianmo could only seal a mysterious powerhouse to the Fifth-tier Martial Venerable level.
He hadn’t expected her to completely seal someone a tier below her.
Lin Xiao couldn’t help but marvel at Mei Tianmo’s fearsome power.
Ling Zhongqian was equally stunned. He had proposed the Elders’ Council because Ling Hu had secretly informed him that he had a trump card to deal with Ling Lie.
But he never imagined this trump card would be so terrifying.
At this moment, Ling Hu waved his hand, and a gust of wind sent the table and chairs in front of Ling Lie flying. Then, with a light palm strike, a faint breeze hit the hall’s wall, rebounding onto Ling Lie, sending him crashing out of the hall and landing a few feet away from Ling Hu.
“Hiss!” At this moment, a wisp of Martial Venerable pressure radiated from Ling Hu, enveloping Ling Lie, causing his body to tremble and forcing him to his knees under the oppression.
“How dare you!” Ling Lie shook with rage. A堂堂 Martial Lord and clan leader, forced to kneel by a junior.
“Pfft!” At that moment, the pressure on Ling Lie intensified, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
“Ling Hu, you’re courting death!” Ling Xun roared in fury, charging towards Ling Hu. But Ling Hu’s unmatched Martial Venerable pressure swept over, making Ling Xun’s heart tremble. He halted abruptly, not daring to advance.
With his strength, he was no match for Ling Hu.
“Trash!” Ling Hu sneered, ignoring Ling Xun and fixing his gaze on Ling Lie. He said coldly, “Ling Lie, when you poisoned me, did you ever think this day would come?”
“Ling Hu!” Ling Lie was furious but powerless to resist. He said coldly, “What do you want? Do you intend to kill the Ling clan leader and become a traitor who betrays his clan and ancestors?”
“Traitor? Killing you makes me a traitor? I’m afraid the one betraying the clan and ancestors is you, isn’t it?” Ling Hu retorted, his voice heavy, “Ling Lie, tell me about my father’s disappearance, his whereabouts, and who was involved back then, or you die!”
Ling Lie’s heart trembled slightly, but he snorted, “Hmph, Ling Hu, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t try to pin a crime on me and use outsiders to deal with me! You should know this region isn’t just home to our Ling clan’s Martial Lords. With the Su and Guo families allied and threatening the Ling clan, if you touch me, how will you face those two families? If you’re wise, release the seal on me now.”
“Pfft!”
As Ling Lie finished speaking, another wave of pressure bore down on him, forcing him to spit out another mouthful of blood.
“You!” Ling Lie was livid, glaring at Ling Hu with murderous intent. A堂堂 Martial Lord, reduced to such a pathetic state by Ling Hu. He swore in his heart that if he didn’t kill Ling Hu, he would never rest.
“It seems you truly think I won’t kill you,” Ling Hu sighed, “Killing you doesn’t stop me from investigating what happened back then. Killing you doesn’t stop me from dealing with the Su and Guo families. Speak or don’t, you’d better think carefully.”
“Ling Hu, don’t push me too far!” Ling Lie said grimly, glancing at the surrounding elders, many of whom were his subordinates.
But with Mei Tianmo present, they dared not act rashly.
“It seems asking you like this is useless.” Ling Hu’s gaze shifted to Ling Xun, “Ling Xun, do you know anything?”
Seeing the intense killing intent in Ling Hu’s eyes, Ling Xun trembled, an involuntary fear rising within him.
“I, I don’t know, Ling Hu, don’t slander me,” Ling Xun stammered.
“If you don’t know, then prepare to die!” Ling Hu said, turning back to Ling Lie, “I’ll give you one chance. Tell me my father’s whereabouts and everything about what happened back then, or I’ll kill your son right now!”
“How dare you!” Ling Lie’s eyes narrowed, his teeth grinding in fury.
“Swish!” As soon as Ling Lie spoke, Ling Hu’s body shot forward, charging at Ling Xun. With one palm, he pierced Ling Xun’s chest.
“Pfft!” Ling Hu’s hand went straight through Ling Xun’s chest, blood spraying from the wound.
“You, you, you dared to kill me?” Ling Xun’s face was filled with shock. He never imagined Ling Hu would actually kill him.
At this moment, the other elders were stunned. Even they hadn’t expected Ling Hu to act so decisively, catching them off guard.
The elders of Ling Lie’s faction were still considering whether to intervene when Ling Hu struck, and his speed was astonishingly fast.
Many elders wondered if they could have dodged Ling Hu’s attack.
“Hiss! Hiss!” At this moment, a devouring force surged from Ling Hu’s hand, draining all of Ling Xun’s blood. In an instant, Ling Xun’s body turned into a desiccated corpse, dying in utter terror.
The elders present were all shocked.
“No!!” Ling Lie roared, his voice filled with regret and unwillingness. He never imagined Ling Hu would act so decisively, killing his son.
“Ling Hu, no matter what, you’re a Ling clansman. How could you act like this? No matter what wrong a Ling clansman commits, it should be handled by the clan. How could you kill Ling Xun?”
At this moment, a white-haired elder stood up. This was the Second Elder of the Ling clan, an Eighth-tier Martial Venerable, aligned with Ling Lie’s faction.
Ling Hu’s eyes narrowed, but he didn’t respond. Instead, he looked at Mei Tianmo and said, “Please seal him for me.”
“You!” The Second Elder was furious. He had only spoken a single sentence, and Ling Hu wanted that powerhouse to seal him?
