Since he could not block Ling Xiao’s attack, the Poison Soul Venerable simply stopped trying to block it. He completely abandoned defence and charged straight towards Ling Xiao instead. The emerald-green poisonous claws appeared once more, but this time there were two of them, fully fused with his arms.
“Die!”
With a furious roar, brilliant green light exploded in the air.
The Poison Soul Venerable approached Ling Xiao at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.
“He is right. Even if Ling Xiao lands a hit, he cannot break through the defence, so it would be pointless.”
The surrounding martial artists thought the same.
Even the Moon Maiden in the sky had prepared herself to rescue him at any moment.
They could not understand what other choice Ling Xiao could possibly make in this situation.
Yet at that moment, a smug smile appeared on Ling Xiao’s face.
“What the hell are you smiling at!”
The Poison Soul Venerable cursed loudly because panic had gripped his heart. He did not know what that smile meant or why Ling Xiao was smiling.
He could only roar in rage.
At this instant, he felt utterly powerless. Although he had been the one attacking almost the entire time, every strike seemed feeble and ineffective, as if the opponent had him completely under control.
It was utterly frustrating.
Ling Xiao’s smile continued.
“Three-Star Light Gathering Formation, activate!”
“Light Sword Domain, condense!”
Facing the Poison Soul Venerable’s furious strike, Ling Xiao merely spoke two sentences.
In that instant, people were astonished to discover that a strange triangle had suddenly outlined itself on the Poison Soul Venerable’s body.
Then, all the sword light from the Light Sword Domain poured into this triangle like a galaxy cascading from the heavens.
Amplified by the Three-Star Light Gathering Formation, the Light Sword Domain condensed into a terrifying giant sword.
“This is bad!”
The Poison Soul Venerable realised at that moment that if this attack struck him, he would not emerge unscathed.
This brat had been scheming against him from the very beginning. He had entered the fight with the intention of defeating him all along and never planned to merely withstand seven moves.
He felt his pride severely challenged.
But compared to pride, his life was clearly more important right now.
He actually threw himself to the ground and used a move that martial artists considered utterly disgraceful, a donkey roll!
Yet even so, even after discarding his dignity to dodge, it was completely meaningless.
The giant sword still struck his body as if shadowing him.
“Bastard! Shatter for me!”
With no way to evade, the Poison Soul Venerable could only rely on his powerful domain vital energy to attempt to pulverise the giant sword.
Boom!
Moments later, the giant sword condensed from the Light Sword Domain exploded.
It turned into specks of light that scattered with the wind.
A martial artist at the Third Cave Heaven realm was still too strong.
If that strike from Ling Xiao had landed on a First Cave Heaven realm martial artist, they would probably have died, but the Poison Soul Venerable had actually managed to shatter the giant sword.
“Sigh!”
Ling Xiao let out a sigh and showed a trace of regret.
However, the onlookers were completely stunned. Their gazes fixed upon the Poison Soul Venerable.
Yes, the giant sword had been shattered, but a large scorched area had appeared on the Poison Soul Venerable’s chest.
The flesh there was mangled and charred black. It looked extremely horrifying.
“It seems that after five moves, the one injured is not me, but you.”
The corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth curved into a cold smile.
The opponent was indeed strong, but his own knowledge was far more profound.
The fusion of formations, soul power, martial arts, and the Taiji Eye had created this brilliant strike.
Although this attack was merely a light injury to the Poison Soul Venerable, the blow to his psyche was extremely severe.
There was no doubt about that.
People watched the outcome of this strike in disbelief. Although they did not know how the fight would end, at least for now, the one holding the upper hand was Ling Xiao.
Not the Poison Soul Venerable.
“Ah~~~”
The Poison Soul Venerable threw his head back and howled. He was furious, unwilling, humiliated!
“Ling Xiao! Ling Xiao! No matter what, I must kill you today! I must!”
He no longer cared about the agreement of seven moves.
He had realised that he simply could not defeat Ling Xiao within seven moves.
If he stubbornly clung to seven moves, he might even be slowly worn to death by this brat.
“Did you not say you would kill me in seven moves?”
Ling Xiao asked disdainfully.
The Poison Soul Venerable’s face was dark and ugly. He did not reply because he could not.
“I bet the Poison Soul Venerable never expected the fight to turn out like this. He was actually injured by Ling Xiao.”
“Seven moves? I reckon even seventy moves might not be enough for him to beat Ling Xiao. That kid is simply a monster!”
“Exactly, I think the same. I even have a feeling that if Ling Xiao does not want to die, even the Poison Soul Venerable cannot kill him.”
“Why do I feel like the Poison Soul Venerable is the one who is going to die?”
Suddenly, a voice broke through the crowd’s discussion.
“That is impossible! Even if Ling Xiao can injure the Poison Soul Venerable, he relied on tricks and schemes. Those things might work once, but not twice.”
“Yes, even if those tricks could succeed again, that last strike should have been Ling Xiao’s strongest attack. He cannot win.”
Most people believed Ling Xiao was very strong, strong enough that killing him would be extremely difficult.
But to say he could kill or defeat the Poison Soul Venerable was stretching it too far. No one was willing to believe that.
“Nevertheless, Ling Xiao has already created a miracle. The power of that sword could probably kill a First Cave Heaven realm martial artist, right?”
“That is true!”
People lowered their heads, pondering the earlier battle. That terrifying strike had secretly alarmed many of them.
Could it be that this Ling Xiao had already reached the level where he could rival Cave Heaven realm martial artists?
Did the barrier between realms truly mean nothing to him?
This fellow Ling Xiao had actually grown into an expert who could stand equal with Cave Heaven realm martial artists. Who else could stop him now?
Hua Fuguang, who was fighting Leng Mei, wore a complicated expression.
She had not expected to lose to her younger sister in this matter.
What a powerful youth!
What terrifying potential!
This scene strengthened her resolve to follow her sister Hua Luying’s advice.
In that instant, she exchanged a glance with Leng Mei.
Then, Hua Fuguang suddenly moved closer to the Poison Soul Venerable.
A slender sword gleamed under the light as it pierced into the Poison Soul Venerable’s back.
“You! You!”
The Poison Soul Venerable still wanted revenge. He wanted to kill Ling Xiao!
Yet at this moment, he felt his life rapidly slipping away.
“Hua Fuguang, what are you doing!”
The representative from the Yan clan stared in shock at the leader of the Double Flower Pirate Crew and demanded loudly.
The onlookers were also stunned. Hua Fuguang had suddenly struck and killed the Poison Soul Venerable. They could never have imagined this scene.
What on earth was going on?
Yet amid the cries of shock, Hua Fuguang withdrew her slender sword, and the Poison Soul Venerable’s body softly collapsed to the ground.
