“No!!”
Staring at the beast claw piercing his abdomen, Su Shan roared in terror and unwillingness. He, the head of a prominent family and a second-tier Martial Lord, was to fall so miserably here, and at the hands of a junior, no less.
“Chh! Chh!” In no time, Su Shan’s voice faded, his entire body reduced to a shrivelled corpse.
The Ling family elder nearby, along with the onlookers from Su family city below, trembled in shock. The head of the Su family, who had rivalled the Ling family for countless years, had fallen just like that?
Turned into a dried corpse by a youth?
Even Xu Qin was stunned. Su Shan, gone so quickly? This outcome was beyond his expectations. With Su Shan dead, didn’t that mean they were already at a disadvantage?
“You’ll meet a wretched end!” From behind, Guo Xiong’s thunderous roar echoed. At that moment, Mei Tianmo had joined the fray against Guo Xiong, forcing him back repeatedly.
In the sky above Ling family city, Ling Hu flicked his hand, tossing Su Shan’s corpse to Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao took out a skeletal hand, infusing it with spiritual energy. A malevolent force surged, corroding Su Shan’s body into a skeleton. With a flicker of spiritual energy, he stored both the skeletal hand and Su Shan’s bones in his storage ring.
At this sight, whether it was the crowd below or Guo Xiong ahead, their hearts couldn’t help but shudder.
What kind of background did these two youths have? One drained a person’s blood dry, while the other didn’t even spare the corpse, turning it into bones for collection…
Evil, terrifying, these two youths were likely demonic cultivators!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At that moment, under Mei Tianmo’s joint assault, Guo Xiong was being battered back, blood spilling from his mouth.
On his own, he was barely a match for Cao Chen. With the addition of the even more formidable Mei Tianmo, he stood no chance.
“Retreat!” On the other side, seeing the tide turn, Xu Qin shouted urgently, launching attacks while rapidly retreating.
Though furious and eager to kill Lin Xiao, the battle was lost. Forget crossing Cao Zheng and the others to reach Lin Xiao, their very lives were now at risk.
He could already tell the enchanting woman’s strength was enough to rival a fourth-tier Martial Lord. If this continued, they’d only fall into greater peril.
Hearing this, Guo Xiong also retreated while fending off attacks.
“Think you can escape?” Mei Tianmo giggled seductively, about to unleash even greater power.
But at that moment, Lin Xiao’s voice transmission reached her: “Let him live a bit longer. Have Cao Zheng pull back a distance before striking.”
Mei Tianmo paused, slightly stunned, and held back the devastating attack she was about to unleash. She deliberately eased up, ensuring Guo Xiong wasn’t immediately overwhelmed.
On the other side, Xu Qin retreated faster than Guo Xiong. After all, Xu Qin’s strength was on par with Cao Zheng’s, and if he wanted to flee, Cao Zheng alone couldn’t stop him.
As for Guo Xiong’s life, Xu Qin didn’t care in the slightest. Before long, Xu Qin’s figure vanished from sight, leaving only Guo Xiong battling Cao Chen and Mei Tianmo.
However, Cao Zheng pursued relentlessly, making it impossible for Xu Qin to fully escape.
He knew that once Cao Chen and Mei Tianmo killed Guo Xiong, they could surround and kill Xu Qin, dealing a blow to the Xu family’s forces. He wouldn’t let this opportunity slip.
After a while, gauging the distance between Xu Qin and Cao Zheng, Lin Xiao took out the Void Phoenix Wings and stepped onto them. He then transmitted to Mei Tianmo: “That’s enough!”
At this, Mei Tianmo unleashed her full power, her strength surging. Guo Xiong, already battered and bloodied, was instantly bombarded with heavy blows.
Even Cao Chen nearby was shocked. How had this woman’s strength suddenly spiked so much?
“Kill him quickly, or Xu Qin will escape!” Mei Tianmo said to Cao Chen while pressing her assault.
Cao Chen understood at once. Fearing Xu Qin’s escape, the woman had gone all out to kill Guo Xiong, explaining her sudden surge in power.
“Kill!” Cao Chen unleashed the core techniques of the Cao family, joining Mei Tianmo in pummelling Guo Xiong until he could barely fight back.
“No!!” In no time, amidst Guo Xiong’s unwilling roars, Mei Tianmo’s palm strike reduced him to shattered flesh and broken bones, dead by her hand.
“What a pity!” Lin Xiao said with deep regret.
Ling Hu nearby also sighed in regret, though they both knew sealing Guo Xiong would have been a massive drain on Mei Tianmo. It wasn’t an easy favour for her to grant, or she might have done so.
Of course, if others knew their thoughts, they’d be horrified. The fall of a Martial Lord was already monumental, yet these two were lamenting over his blood and bones.
If Guo Xiong knew, he’d probably be enraged enough to come back to life.
Lin Xiao scanned the surroundings and said to the others: “Everyone else, stay here and guard Ling family city!”
“I’m going too!” Ling Hu immediately said, knowing Lin Xiao’s plan and wanting to learn his father’s fate.
“We’ll go together,” Lin Xiao nodded, letting Ling Hu board the Void Phoenix Wings.
The wings then flashed, arriving before Mei Tianmo and Cao Chen.
“Void Phoenix Wings!” Seeing the wings beneath Lin Xiao’s feet, Cao Chen’s eyes glinted with greed.
“Mei, you take control. Hurry and catch up to Xu Qin!” Lin Xiao said.
Mei Tianmo nodded and leapt onto the Void Phoenix Wings. Cao Chen, after a glance and Lin Xiao’s nod, also jumped aboard.
With a surge of Mei Tianmo’s energy, the wings shot off at breakneck speed toward the direction Xu Qin and Cao Zheng had gone.
Along the way, Lin Xiao quietly warned Mei Tianmo to stay wary of Cao Chen. However, Cao Chen, intimidated by Mei Tianmo’s strength and knowing Xu Qin hadn’t been killed yet, refrained from acting on his greed.
Even if he wanted to, he’d wait until after Xu Qin was dealt with, when they’d have a two-against-one advantage.
Hundreds of miles away, Lin Xiao and the others soon caught up to Xu Qin and Cao Zheng, locked in fierce combat above a mountain peak, the clash shattering peaks into rubble.
Mei Tianmo glanced at Cao Chen, who paused, then said softly: “Kill!”
With that, he leapt from the Void Phoenix Wings, charging toward Xu Qin.
Only then did Mei Tianmo confidently rush at Xu Qin.
“They killed Guo Xiong?” Seeing Cao Chen and Mei Tianmo approach, Xu Qin unleashed a trump card, trying to break free from Cao Zheng’s attacks and escape.
But Cao Zheng gave him no chance, attacking relentlessly. Soon, Mei Tianmo and Cao Chen joined the fray, forming a triangular formation, surrounding and overwhelming Xu Qin.
