“I know that Jia Tianfeng’s life can’t threaten you, but I never planned to use his life as a threat anyway. Now that you’re here, he has no value left to use. You’ll tell me exactly who’s pulling the strings behind you all.”
Ling Xiao looked proudly at Steward Jia. These words made everyone present rub their ears, wondering if they had misheard.
At a moment like this, when your own life is hanging by a thread, you still dare to threaten the other side?
Is there something wrong with your brain?
“Hahaha, hahahaha! Ling Xiao, oh Ling Xiao, you’re far too arrogant! I know exactly what you’re relying on. It’s nothing more than that bodyguard of yours, Leng Mei, and Her Highness Yue Nu. Unfortunately for you, neither of them can come to your aid today, so you can forget about any rescue!”
Steward Jia burst into loud laughter.
The reason he dared to threaten Ling Xiao so brazenly today was simple: he knew Ling Xiao’s two strongest allies could not arrive in time.
Leng Mei had been held up by the old monsters of the Peacock Clan.
Yue Nu, meanwhile, was being blocked by the clan leaders of the Peacock Clan and the Great Peng Clan, along with the leader of the Zhengqi Alliance, Alliance Leader Jia.
This time, the Zhengqi Alliance, the Peacock Clan, and the Great Peng Clan had joined forces with one goal: to eliminate Ling Xiao.
If Ling Xiao did not die, they would never sleep peacefully again.
Given enough time, this man would surely grow into an existence even more terrifying than Yue Nu. When that day came, would they still have any path to survival?
So they could not allow Ling Xiao to live on.
Absolutely not!
Right now, Ling Xiao stood completely alone.
Even if he had helpers, they were only people like Long Chen and Shangguan Hong. Their strength was still below Ling Xiao’s. How much could they really do?
Ling Xiao frowned. No wonder he had suddenly felt Yue Nu’s presence move far away. She had been drawn off by those three powerful groups.
It seemed that his visit to Lingyue Courtyard this time had been completely calculated against him.
But so what if it was a scheme?
No matter how many tricks they played, they still could not overcome absolute strength.
He had already seen this clearly back in Beimo City.
If Yue Nu had not appeared at the last moment, he would surely have died at the hands of Tiemuer Mutu. No matter how clever the scheme, it could only ever serve as support.
Strength was the true key.
Today, he would personally shatter all their calculations.
“Interesting. If I release Jia Tianfeng, can you truly guarantee you won’t attack me?”
Ling Xiao asked.
Steward Jia gave a small laugh and said, “To be honest, I cannot promise that. After all, I’m just a gatekeeper here. But one thing I can promise: your friends and loved ones will not die.”
“Oh? And what if I kill Jia Tianfeng?”
Ling Xiao asked again.
“If you kill Young Master Jia, then everyone around you will die with him.”
Steward Jia said in a sinister tone.
At this moment, he clearly believed he had Ling Xiao completely cornered.
“Interesting. So in other words, whether I release Jia Tianfeng or not, I end up dead either way. And once I’m dead, how you deal with my friends and family is something I’ll never know. What a brilliant scheme.”
Although Ling Xiao was smiling, both Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming could feel the hand around their necks tightening even more.
Clearly, Ling Xiao was genuinely furious now and might kill both of them at any second.
“You’re indeed clever, but it means nothing. No matter what choice you make today, the result is the same: death.”
Seeing that Ling Xiao had seen through their plan, Steward Jia simply dropped the mask and revealed a ferocious expression without hiding anything further.
“Heh, since that’s the case, then there’s nothing more to say. I, Ling Xiao, swear here today: the Peacock Clan, the Great Peng Clan, and the Zhengqi Alliance will suffer endless chaos and disaster because of what you’ve done!”
Ling Xiao’s overwhelming killing intent soared straight into the sky, turning the white clouds above into pitch-black darkness.
Finally, Ling Xiao officially declared war on the Peacock Clan, the Great Peng Clan, and the Zhengqi Alliance!
“Arrogant fool! Try making a move today if you dare!”
Steward Jia’s face turned completely dark. He had never seen anyone as ungrateful and stubborn as Ling Xiao.
“You know, Jia Tianfeng, and you too Kong Ming, the two of you could have lived. It was this man who pushed you both onto the path of death. Everyone present heard it, right?”
A faint smile appeared on Ling Xiao’s face.
Ever since the day he killed Jia Yun, crippled Kong He, and killed Peng Yue, he had already become irreconcilable enemies with the Jia family of the Zhengqi Alliance, the Peacock Clan, and the Great Peng Clan. There was no possibility of resolving the grudge.
After all, these were blood feuds.
For a long time, both sides had still exercised restraint.
But when Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming repeatedly sent assassins to kill him, that restraint turned into a raging, unstoppable war.
Today’s battle was inevitable.
From this day forward, in the entire Divine Phoenix Empire, where there was Ling Xiao, there would be no Zhengqi Alliance Jia family, no Peacock Clan, and no Great Peng Clan.
And where those three existed, there would be no Ling Xiao.
“Stop!”
Steward Jia’s expression changed dramatically. He knew Ling Xiao was really going to act.
“Stop? Do you truly think your level is enough to threaten me?”
Ling Xiao looked at Steward Jia with disdain and lightly snapped his fingers.
Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming’s eyes immediately bulged out.
Even in their final moments, their necks were being choked, leaving them no way to cry for help.
Dead!
They were really dead!
Right in front of Steward Jia, Ling Xiao had killed Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming.
Last time, Ling Xiao had killed Jia Yun and Jia Lin father and son, and crippled Kong He.
This time, what he did was in no way inferior.
The crowd stared fixedly at the two limp bodies on the ground, their faces filled with terror.
This was Lingyue Courtyard, territory of the Zhengqi Alliance.
Yet the young master of the Zhengqi Alliance, Jia Tianfeng, had been killed right here.
What a bitter irony.
If Jia Tianfeng had never offended Ling Xiao, then with his talent and aptitude, he could at the very least have become a regional powerhouse and a qualified leader of the Zhengqi Alliance.
But unfortunately, he not only offended Ling Xiao but repeatedly sent assassins to kill him.
Even more absurd was his foolish uncle, Steward Jia, who actually dared to threaten Ling Xiao using his loved ones and friends.
To Ling Xiao, his loved ones and friends were his reverse scale.
Steward Jia stood there, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
Even with him present, Jia Tianfeng had still been killed. Would Alliance Leader Jia ever forgive him?
He truly did not dare think about it.
His heart was trembling. How could he save himself?
Right, kill Ling Xiao, then bring Ling Xiao’s head to the Alliance Leader. Perhaps he could still preserve his own life that way.
Today he had made a massive mistake. He had never imagined that even after losing the help of Yue Nu and Leng Mei, Ling Xiao would still dare to be so arrogant and rampant.
What exactly was he relying on?
No matter what it was, Ling Xiao could not be allowed to live. He swore it!
“Very angry, aren’t you? Very confused, aren’t you?”
Ling Xiao still wore a smile as he looked at Steward Jia and said, “You people really are foolish. Do you think I wouldn’t know where my friend Leng Mei went?
Do you think I wouldn’t know where my sister Yue Nu went?
It’s true they can’t spare a hand to help me right now, but a few rotten fish like you aren’t even worth them taking action. I alone am more than enough.”
“I will definitely kill you!”
Steward Jia did not listen to a single word Ling Xiao said. He only knew that if Ling Xiao did not die today, then he himself would die.
A terrifying wave of killing intent erupted. Steward Jia’s figure flashed forward at an extremely horrifying speed, charging toward Ling Xiao with violent, ferocious power.
Only at this moment did Ling Xiao finally set down the wine cup in his hand and stand up.
