A moment later, Ling Xiao was already hovering above that stretch of forest.
In his Tai Chi Eye, the pitch-black forest became brightly lit. He could clearly see more than a dozen human warriors surrounded in the centre.
All around them were sea clan warriors.
It was easy to tell humans and sea clan warriors apart.
After all, sea clan warriors all carried a strange fishy stench.
Suspended in mid-air, Ling Xiao asked, “Are those the sea clan warriors you mentioned?”
“Yes, that’s them. We originally planned to enter the Demon Capital to rendezvous with the Chosen Son who is about to arrive here, but we were unexpectedly attacked by pirates and even drew the lapdogs of the True Demon Empire. We’ve fallen into a desperate situation.”
The Restoration Society warrior explained, “Young hero, how do you plan to act? I’ll coordinate with you.”
“No need. You just rest at the side.”
Ling Xiao carefully observed. Among those sea clan warriors, the strongest were four Celestial Realm martial artists at the Ten Directions Heaven stage.
To the current him, they were nothing at all.
The rest were even less worth mentioning.
Moreover, the warriors of the Restoration Society were no pushovers.
In particular, there was a young woman dressed in tight black clothes who wielded a pair of short swords. Her strength was remarkable.
Although her cultivation was only at the Eight Desolate Heaven stage, she could still move with ease even when facing a sea clan warrior at the Ten Directions Heaven stage.
Her footwork was extremely clever.
Her swordplay was even more exquisite.
The enemy could barely touch her.
This woman was not old, roughly in her twenties, definitely older than Ling Xiao by quite a bit, yet compared to the other warriors she was still very young.
Her blades were stained with the blood of sea clan warriors, which naturally made her the target the sea clan most wanted to kill.
“Take that stinking wench down first!”
One of the sea clan warriors roared in fury and lunged at the dual-sword woman while signalling to the sea clan warriors around him.
Yet no matter how many surrounded her, the woman always managed to weave and dodge with graceful footwork, never allowing herself to be fully encircled. In this way, the enemy’s encirclement strategy became ineffective.
Even so, the exertion was enormous.
If this continued, she would eventually be unable to keep moving.
“Don’t be afraid, everyone. Liu Chuang has already gone to Lanton City to fetch reinforcements. As long as we hold out for half an hour, help will come.”
The dual-sword woman was clearly the leader of these warriors, so she also bore the responsibility of boosting morale. She could not let her side’s spirits drop too much.
“That’s right, brothers, hold on. If we can’t overcome even this much difficulty, how can we talk about reviving the Sacred Dynasty?”
Sometimes, the power of the spirit really can make a person braver.
But it was like a Berserk Qi Pill, it could only be sustained for a very short time. By the time reinforcements arrived, they might all already be dead.
“Hahaha, you stupid humans, stop dreaming. That Liu Chuang has already been killed by our people. You still delusionally think reinforcements are coming? Keep dreaming! Just accept your deaths obediently. Not even heaven can save you today.”
The sea clan warriors burst into loud laughter.
If Ling Xiao had not appeared, the outcome might really have been exactly as he predicted.
With Liu Chuang dead, reinforcements would never arrive.
And all these warriors of the Sacred Dynasty Restoration Society would have perished in battle.
“Kill!”
The sea clan warriors reorganised their assault, intending to make the Restoration Society warriors show expressions of despair.
Boom!
Suddenly, a blinding ray of light crashed into the jungle and exploded right in the middle between the sea clan warriors and the Restoration Society warriors.
Six or seven sea clan warriors died on the spot.
The bodies of these dead warriors all gave off a burnt stench. Clearly they had been scorched to death by some kind of searing heat.
As the smoke cleared, a youth appeared before everyone’s eyes.
His long black hair glistened with a strange lustre. His whole body seemed to contain an explosive power.
The youth revealed a smile and looked towards the sea clan warriors.
Although his entrance shocked both sides, the Restoration Society warriors felt excitement in their hearts.
Without a word, the newcomer had killed several sea clan warriors. Not only was his strength terrifyingly strong, he had also clearly declared whose side he was on.
He was obviously here to help them.
The expressions the sea clan warriors directed at Ling Xiao were far less friendly.
Their eyes blazed with hatred. They were furious at this warrior who had suddenly appeared halfway.
“Kill him!”
The enraged sea clan leader issued the order.
Clearly, since the opponent was not one of theirs, there was nothing more to say. Just do it.
Although the ones killed on their side were basically all warriors below the Three Talents Heaven stage, they were still sea clan warriors. They would never tolerate any human daring to raise a hand against their kin.
Following the leader’s command, four figures turned into after-images and lunged at Ling Xiao from four directions.
These four sea clan warriors were all at the Five Elements Heaven stage.
On the Tianlong Continent, they would absolutely count as experts.
But on the Divine Phoenix Continent, they could only be considered ordinary.
After all, on the Divine Phoenix Continent, the number of Cave Heaven Realm warriors far exceeded those on the Tianlong Continent. They formed the main body of martial artists.
Faced with the sudden attack from the sea clan warriors, Ling Xiao merely smiled faintly.
He did not draw his sword.
Against trash like this, he did not even need to move his hands, let alone a sword.
Sixth-step ultimate technique of the Light Profundity, Eyes of Light.
As the Tai Chi Eye spun, four laser-like beams shot out. Under everyone’s gaze, they pierced straight through the bodies of the four sea clan warriors.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
The four beams fired, and Ling Xiao’s eyes returned to normal.
The four sea clan warriors, however, were struck as if by lightning. Their bodies flew backwards and crashed onto the ground.
At the throat of each sea clan warrior was a very obvious cauterised hole.
Perhaps because it was burnt, not a single drop of blood could be seen.
Standing there, Ling Xiao revealed an even brighter smile.
Having returned from the Divine Phoenix Continent to the Tianlong Continent, his strength on this continent was absolutely top-tier.
Apart from an extremely small number of martial artists, he could crush anyone.
Four mere Five Elements Heaven warriors counted for nothing in his eyes.
“How is this possible!”
From the moment the sea clan warriors attacked until Ling Xiao unleashed the power of his Eyes of Light and killed the four sea clan warriors, only a brief instant had passed.
If one had to be precise, it probably did not even take ten breaths.
This scene not only left the few Restoration Society warriors dumbfounded and utterly shocked, it also filled the sea clan warriors with deep dread.
None of them had expected that this youthful-looking boy, who still appeared somewhat immature, would possess such terrifying strength.
Just how much power was contained within that body that did not look particularly tall or imposing?
“Terrifying! Who on earth is he? His attacks are so domineering?”
The dual-sword woman had long forgotten to keep attacking. She stared at Ling Xiao, mouth agape for a long while. When she finally snapped out of it, what escaped her lips was an exclamation of astonishment she had never uttered before.
