Hearing this, the three who were about to act halted their movements, only Mei Tianmo continued forward, quickly reaching Lin Xiao’s side, guarding against an attack from Cao Gang and the others.
“Xu Changkong, don’t do anything rash,” Cao Yuhua, gravely injured, looked at Lin Xiao painfully, his voice hoarse and weak.
He truly hadn’t imagined he’d end up in such a state.
One of the Cao family’s three top geniuses, when had he ever tasted such a defeat, reduced to this pathetic state and captured by his opponent?
Lin Xiao ignored Cao Yuhua’s words, in his current condition, he had no right to speak.
“Xu Changkong, what is the Xu family’s intention? This was just a spar, injuring someone gravely is one thing, but do you intend to kill as well?” Cao Gang spoke up, his face dark with anger.
“Heh, Elder Cao, I’m merely taking precautions,” Lin Xiao’s expression returned to calm indifference, smiling faintly as if nothing had happened.
The onlookers were stunned, not expecting such a turn of events, this youth was so decisive, seizing the moment of Cao Yuhua’s injury to rush forward.
And that Martial Monarch had cooperated perfectly, blocking Cao Gang to let him capture Cao Yuhua.
Cao Yuhua’s life was now in his hands, with a single exertion, the Cao family would lose a genius of limitless potential, even Cao Gang wouldn’t dare act rashly.
“This Xu Changkong is ruthless!”
“If he weren’t ruthless, he wouldn’t have reached this point, Xu Changkong truly lives up to being the Xu family’s most mysterious genius, his potential probably surpasses even the Cao family’s first and second geniuses!”
“But injuring Cao Yuhua so badly and capturing him has greatly shamed the Cao family, they won’t let this go easily, if they take Cao Yuhua to the Xu family, the Cao family might even declare war.”
“It’s not Xu Changkong’s fault, as the Xu family’s most mysterious genius, he must have a backup plan to escape Cao family’s fifth city, otherwise, if trapped here, the Xu family would be restrained, and the initiative would fall to the Cao family.”
“No wonder he dared come, this guy is really putting it all on the line!”
Exclamations of awe rang out, they couldn’t help but admire “Xu Changkong’s” methods.
Xu Hao was the most exasperated, he wanted to declare publicly that this person wasn’t Xu Changkong.
Such actions would surely deepen the feud between the Xu and Cao families.
But even if he shouted himself hoarse, no one would likely believe him.
Moreover, these two had come to rescue him, so he abandoned the idea of clarifying for the Xu family.
“What do you want?” Cao Gang asked, his face grim.
The Cao family members looked furious, their eyes cold, their primal energy ready to surge.
“No need to be tense, it’s just a spar, Cao Yuhua’s injuries were unavoidable, without powerful techniques, it’s hard to break his attacks.”
Lin Xiao smiled faintly, maintaining his calm demeanour, “Elder Cao, since no Cao family youth here can continue the spar, I should be considered the winner, right? So, can you release Xu Hao?”
“Rest assured, once he’s released, I’ll keep my word and let Cao Yuhua go,” Lin Xiao added.
Cao Gang was momentarily stunned, capturing Cao Yuhua just to free Xu Hao?
What was Xu Hao compared to Cao Yuhua?
Xu Hao was merely a first-rate genius, not significant enough for the Xu family to risk their reputation to rescue.
Releasing him or not had little impact on the Cao family.
“We never intended to keep Xu Hao, he’s free to leave,” Cao Gang nodded immediately, looking at Xu Hao, “Xu Hao, you may go.”
Xu Hao was stunned, then summoned primal energy wings, soaring up and quickly flying to Lin Xiao’s side.
“Now, can you release him?” Cao Gang said gravely.
“Not so fast,” Lin Xiao smiled faintly, glancing at Mei Tianmo, then slowly moving with Cao Yuhua and Xu Hao a hundred zhang outside the Cao family gate, landing on the ground, facing the Cao family members.
Seeing Lin Xiao’s group move slowly without fleeing, the cautious Cao Gang didn’t act.
“Now, can you release him?” Cao Gang asked again.
“Yes, but I hope Elder Cao will retreat to the Cao family gate, and please, no one make a move, or with Cao Yuhua caught in the middle, he might not survive,” Lin Xiao said calmly.
“Naturally,” Cao Gang nodded.
If Lin Xiao released or pushed Cao Yuhua forward, they’d wait until he was safe before acting, as in his current state, even a slight energy impact could be fatal.
That was not the outcome they wanted.
Cao Gang then flew back, landing outside the Cao family gate, standing before the hundreds or thousands of Cao family members.
Lin Xiao glanced at Mei Tianmo, then looked at the Cao family crowd below, under everyone’s intense gaze, gently pushing Cao Yuhua’s body forward.
At the same time, in his mind, he activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Roar spiritual technique.
“Roar!!”
In that instant, from the brow of Lin Xiao’s iron mask, the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon spiritual energy surged forth, as the dragon’s head emerged, its massive jaws opened wide, as if bursting from his brow, the dragon’s form not yet fully appearing, but its jaws unleashed a piercing, earth-shaking screech, sharp and deafening.
The thunder energy from the dragon’s jaws instantly transformed into a massive soundwave, what could have been a hundred-zhang thunder dragon turned into soundwaves the moment it burst from his brow, the terrifying soundwaves surging forward like thousands of rapid waves.
Amid the earth-shattering screech, Cao Yuhua was the first hit by the dragon roar soundwave, his head instantly exploding, then the soundwave reached the Cao family gate, affecting everyone.
“Pfft!” “Pfft!” “Pfft!”
In the piercing dragon roar, the Cao family youths’ heads exploded one after another, even Cao Gang and others, upon hearing the soundwave, instantly activated primal energy to shield their heads.
The dragon roar soundwave’s penetrating power was too strong, devastating to the seven orifices and mind, even they, encountering such an attack for the first time, had to defend immediately.
The Cao family Martial Venerables also activated primal energy shields.
But some of the terrifying soundwave still penetrated, bursting eardrums, blood flowing from seven orifices, screams ringing out.
For those below Martial Venerable, their primal energy shields were useless, not only bleeding from seven orifices, but their heads were pierced, exploding one by one.
