“What is a supreme monster? This is a supreme monster. Why did the title of Chosen Son fall to him and not to Ji Mingkong, not to Mo Wushang, not to anyone else? Don’t you understand the reason yet?”
Yue Qin sighed with emotion. “President Wu Xiang once told me many things about the Chosen Son, but back then I didn’t really believe it. Like you, I thought, how powerful could a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boy really be? What could he possibly achieve?
But now I believe. Not only do I believe, I realise I seem to have become a supporter of this Chosen Son.”
While she spoke, the battle over there was still raging.
After a brief stalemate, Ling Xiao seemed to have found the way to break the Flood Dragon Beast Hunting Array.
In that instant, Yue Qin and the others felt as though Ling Xiao had vanished.
What stood there no longer seemed to be Ling Xiao, but a sword.
A sword that could pierce anything.
Tai Chi Sword Body!
An icy voice emerged from Ling Xiao’s mouth. Man and sword perfectly united. Light and shadow formed a flawless Tai Chi.
A dazzling ray of light streaked through the pitch-black jungle.
There were no gorgeous visual effects.
Yet the result was astonishing.
When Ling Xiao’s figure reappeared, only corpses remained on the ground.
Only one Ten Directions Heaven sea clan warrior saw the situation turning bad and betrayed his companions at the final moment, turning to flee.
Watching the sea clan warrior escape farther and farther away, Ling Xiao thrust out his Golden Crow Sword.
A Scarlet Sun Cone tore through the night and vanished into the distance.
At the same moment, the fleeing sea clan warrior finally collapsed to the ground, his body bursting into flames.
What was strange was that the fire did not spread anywhere else. It burned only on the sea clan warrior’s body.
“All taken care of. You’re not seriously hurt, are you?”
Sheathing the Golden Crow Sword, Ling Xiao turned back to the Restoration Society warriors and asked.
At that moment, the Restoration Society warriors were still immersed in the shocking battle and had not recovered.
Snapped out of their daze by his question, Yue Qin hurriedly replied, “We’re fine, we’re fine. Luckily you arrived in time. We all have injuries, but none are too serious. Thank you so much!”
“Exactly. No matter who you are or why you saved us, you are our lifesaver. We have to thank you. My name is Liu Chuang. You already saved me once in the Demon Capital earlier. I owe you two lives now.”
Liu Chuang said with a laugh.
“Heh, it was just a small effort. Besides, these sea clan occupy our human lands and treat us worse than animals. They see us as two-legged beasts to abuse and humiliate at will. When I kill them, I never hold back.”
Ling Xiao smiled.
“Young hero, you wouldn’t happen to be called Ling Xiao, would you?”
Yue Qin asked tentatively.
“That’s right. I am Ling Xiao. What is it?”
He was going to meet the Restoration Society sooner or later anyway, so Ling Xiao did not mind revealing his identity.
“You really are Ling Xiao, the actual Chosen Son Ling Xiao!”
Liu Chuang leapt up in excitement, splitting his wounds open again and making him grimace in pain.
“The Chosen Son, well, yes, I suppose so. At the Martial Arts Festival held in Sacred City back then, I did indeed obtain that title.”
Ling Xiao laughed.
“It really is you! That’s fantastic. Our president has always spoken of you, saying that with you around, the Restoration Society would surely grow much stronger.”
Yue Qin smiled. “By the way, Lord Chosen Son, are you planning to go to the Demon Capital next to meet our Restoration Society members? If so, let’s go together. With Liu Chuang and me leading the way, it will be very easy for you to find our branch in the Demon Capital.”
“Let’s go to Lanton City instead. I wandered around the Demon Capital earlier and noticed the True Demon Empire guards that city extremely tightly. Moreover, after so many sea clan warriors died here today, they will definitely be even more nervous. Trouble could easily arise. Lanton City is better. It’s been a long time since I last saw your president Wu Xiang. It will be good to catch up.”
Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said.
“No problem. Lanton City is basically a satellite city of the Demon Capital. It’s very close. We should arrive in about a quarter of an hour.”
Perhaps out of admiration, Yue Qin completely agreed with Ling Xiao’s suggestion.
“Alright, let’s head there together then. I have some Rejuvenation Pills here. Take them for your people to use. They are very effective for healing injuries.”
Since this Restoration Society had been founded by his benefactor and senior brother Wu Xiang, they counted as his own people. Naturally Ling Xiao wanted to treat them well.
They were just a dozen or so Rejuvenation Pills, nothing valuable.
“Liu Chuang, to avoid any misunderstandings, go ahead first and report that the Chosen Son is heading to Lanton City.”
Yue Qin was quite thorough.
After all, the original meeting place was the Demon Capital. Now that Ling Xiao suddenly wanted to go to Lanton City, they had to inform the others in advance. Otherwise misunderstandings could arise, which would be bad for everyone.
“No problem. Lord Chosen Son, I’ll go on ahead!”
Liu Chuang grinned, shot up a tree like a monkey, and swiftly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
By now, the horizon was already showing the first traces of dawn.
Ling Xiao followed Yue Qin and the others, bypassing the Demon Capital and hurrying towards Lanton City.
Although this route was longer, it was much safer.
No matter how one looked at it, the Sacred Dynasty Restoration Society was a rebel organisation in the eyes of the True Demon Empire. Travelling openly would be tantamount to announcing themselves for arrest.
The Moon Goddess had been following Ling Xiao the whole time but never showed herself.
As long as she stayed near Ling Xiao, she could absorb the lunar energy within his body.
She understood clearly that Ling Xiao was still a youth in the process of growing. Many times, if she were present, things would become too easy and lose their tempering value.
Take the earlier battle, for example. Had she appeared, those sea clan warriors would probably have turned and fled instead of fighting.
Along the way, Yue Qin explained the general situation of the Sacred Dynasty Restoration Society to Ling Xiao.
The organisation had not been established for long, yet its influence was considerable. It operated in the very heart of the True Demon Empire, carrying out missions to rescue humans, gather intelligence, and assassinate traitors.
Although it had not launched large-scale military operations, it still caused the True Demon Empire significant trouble, preventing it from focusing on further expansion.
When the morning sun fully rose into the sky, Lanton City finally came into everyone’s view.
Lanton City was considerably smaller than the Demon Capital, but larger than Tianfeng City, roughly the same size as Cloud Hollow City.
Seeing the city, relaxed smiles appeared on the faces of the Restoration Society warriors.
Only here did they feel safe.
Although Lanton City also had a city lord appointed by the True Demon Empire, it was not as tightly controlled as the Demon Capital. The Restoration Society’s influence here was strong, and many members had infiltrated the city lord’s mansion. Otherwise they would never obtain useful intelligence.
