“Ling Senior Brother!”
“Ling Big Brother!”
“Ling Xiao!”
Ling Xiao’s appearance stunned everyone for a moment. Then, all sorts of vivid expressions appeared on their faces.
The disciples and teachers of Qingxu Academy had long regarded Ling Xiao as their pillar of support.
Shangguan Hong, Long Chen, and Feng Ming Lian felt this even more strongly.
Although the Wine Demon Sword was powerful, he was still a stranger to them.
But the moment Ling Xiao appeared, they all felt their hearts settle with complete reassurance.
In contrast, the expressions on the side of Divine Phoenix Academy varied.
Ying Tianxia clearly looked somewhat excited.
Zhu Wen’s face was gloomy.
Zong Yu Bi’anhua actually showed a trace of a smile.
As for Jian Mo, he was the most furious.
Ling Xiao had said that whoever killed someone must leave their life behind. This was clearly directed at him.
Earlier, Jian Mo had ignored everyone else and killed people from Qingxu Academy as he pleased. Even when the Wine Demon Sword arrived, he had not mentioned avenging them.
This made the people of Qingxu Academy feel very uncomfortable inside, yet they could not bring it up. After all, they were truly not familiar with the Wine Demon Sword.
However, Ling Xiao’s arrival ignited their hope for revenge.
“Now, we can avenge our teacher!”
Everyone from Qingxu Academy felt extremely excited.
They already knew very well how formidable Ling Xiao was. Not only had he killed Ji Mingxing, Peng Yue, Jia Tianfeng, and Kong Ming, but he had even destroyed Lingyue Courtyard and returned to Qingxu Academy unscathed.
This was more than enough to prove Ling Xiao’s strength.
Jian Mo was very strong.
But in their hearts, Ling Xiao was even stronger.
The Wine Demon Sword gave Ling Xiao an interested glance, then turned and left.
Since the main person had appeared, there was no need for him to join in the excitement here. He only needed to keep an eye on those few Yin-Yang Realm martial artists hiding in the shadows.
The affairs of young people should be left to the young people to handle.
“So you are Ling Xiao? The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty?”
Jian Mo looked at Ling Xiao and revealed a vicious grin. “When I went to the Heavenly Dragon Continent back then, I did not see you, that useless trash. I never expected you to dare show yourself today.”
“Useless trash?”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly and said, “You are merely a Third Heavenly Cave Realm martial artist. What gives you the confidence to call me useless trash? If I kill you today, would that not make you even worse than trash?”
“You dare call me useless trash?”
Jian Mo’s eyes instantly narrowed into slits. From the day he entered his sect, he had only ever been associated with the word “genius”. No one had ever dared call him useless trash before.
Killing intent surged in his heart.
“Originally, you could have lived today. But since you do not know your place and stepped forward, perfect. I will send you to the underworld.”
As Jian Mo’s cold voice rang out, an astonishing wave of murderous aura rushed straight toward Ling Xiao.
When this killing aura was dispersed and released earlier, it had already made many Heavenly Cave Realm martial artists tremble all over.
Now, concentrated entirely on Ling Xiao, Jian Mo believed Ling Xiao absolutely could not withstand it.
Yet Ling Xiao stood there motionless, completely unaffected and showing no signs of suppression.
“We once had a grudge?”
Ling Xiao suddenly asked.
“No!”
“We once had enmity?”
“None!”
“Then I really do not understand. Why did you go to my Heavenly Dynasty’s divine capital to provoke trouble, killing so many innocent people? And today you come to cause chaos at Qingxu Academy and kill the teachers here?”
Ling Xiao asked again.
“Want to know the reason?”
Jian Mo said with contempt, “There is only one reason. I simply do not like the look of you. That is all.”
“So it turns out that disliking someone’s appearance is enough reason to kill them. The disciples recruited by Divine Phoenix Academy are all this sort of calibre.”
Ling Xiao sighed softly and said, “I do not wish to make enemies with others. But you, I must kill!”
“Hahahaha, hahahahaha! This is the funniest joke I have ever heard in this world. You kill me? With your meagre strength?”
Jian Mo burst into loud laughter. He did not take Ling Xiao seriously at all.
In his view, Ling Xiao was at best only slightly stronger than Shangguan Hong. Perhaps he could not finish the fight in three or four moves, but within ten moves, killing Ling Xiao should still be effortless.
“Jian Mo, before you kill him, let me fight him first.”
Ying Tianxia stepped forward and said excitedly.
He had always wanted to fight Ling Xiao. Now that the opportunity had come, he did not want to let it slip away easily.
“Let me do it instead. Tianpeng Huangzi and Peacock Huangzi are both my friends. One was killed, the other crippled. I have always wanted to take revenge on Ling Xiao.”
Zhu Wen also stepped forward, looking at Ling Xiao with mockery.
The three of them actually treated Ling Xiao as a soft persimmon they could squeeze at will.
In the darkness, the Wind Demon was watching the situation here. He could not help but show a mocking smile. “Ling Xiao, oh Ling Xiao. You actually dared to offend the Righteous Alliance, the Peacock Clan, and the Great Peng Clan at the same time. Today, with three Huangzi descending, you are dead without a doubt.
I really do not understand why the master insists I come to watch. Could this Ling Xiao possibly turn the heavens upside down?”
In his view, Ling Xiao relied on a bit of laughable talent to stir up trouble everywhere. That was extremely foolish.
Especially offending three massive forces of the Divine Phoenix Empire at once. Was that not simply seeking death?
“Brother Zhu Wen, Brother Tianxia, why not leave Ling Xiao to my senior brother? He chased him all the way from the Heavenly Dragon Continent to the Divine Phoenix Continent. He has always wanted to fight Ling Xiao, but this Ling Xiao escaped too quickly and could never be caught. Just fulfil his wish this once.”
Zong Yu Bi’anhua spoke up.
Her soft, seductive voice made Zhu Wen and Ying Tianxia agree without even thinking.
Yet in her words, she clearly did not take Ling Xiao seriously at all. It seemed as though Ling Xiao had always been fleeing from her senior brother Jian Mo.
Otherwise, her senior brother would have killed Ling Xiao long ago.
Zhu Wen and Ying Tianxia stepped aside, though they felt some regret in their hearts.
Just now, because of Zong Yu Bi’anhua’s charming demeanour, they had lost control for a moment and agreed.
Now that they thought about it, they felt quite regretful.
In Zhu Wen’s view, handing Ling Xiao over to Jian Mo was equivalent to giving a great achievement to Jian Mo.
In Ying Tianxia’s view, after a battle between Ling Xiao and Jian Mo, Ling Xiao would surely die with no chance of survival. Then it would be basically impossible for him to fight Ling Xiao again.
“Brother Jian Mo, after you kill Ling Xiao and achieve great merit, do not forget about your brother here.”
Zhu Wen said with a smile.
“Of course.”
Jian Mo smiled, then looked at Ling Xiao and said, “Ling Xiao, oh Ling Xiao. You see it now, right? So many people want your life. You think you are so impressive, but in others’ eyes, you are just a stinking bug, completely insignificant.
You truly are too pitiful, taking yourself far too seriously.”
“You talk too much nonsense. If you do not make a move soon, I am afraid you will not get the chance.”
Ling Xiao looked calmly at Jian Mo. He had experienced being looked down upon far too many times and had long grown indifferent to it.
After all, in this world, there would always be some self-important fools.
Perhaps half a year ago, he truly would not have been Jian Mo’s match.
But now…
Everything would depend on what happened after they clashed. Anything else was empty talk.
