Hua Fuguang walked towards Ling Xiao, then dropped to one knee. “Hua Fuguang pays respects to the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty. I wish to lead the Double Flower Pirate Crew to join the Heavenly Empire. I hope Your Majesty will accept us!”
“Granted!”
In fact, from the moment Hua Fuguang first appeared, Ling Xiao had read her intentions from her eyes.
At this point, the Double Flower Pirate Crew, under Hua Luying’s leadership, had already entered Sin City. With a single command from Ling Xiao, they would assist him in battle.
This was a surrender, so they had to show sufficient sincerity.
Hua Fuguang killing the Poison Soul Venerable was merely a small gift, a demonstration of her stance.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Hua Fuguang stood up and took her place beside Ling Xiao.
“Hua Fuguang, how dare you betray the Water Temple! You will regret this. Your Double Flower Pirate Crew will be torn into ten thousand pieces!”
The Yan representative roared in fury.
He could not tolerate such betrayal.
“Betrayal?”
Hua Fuguang looked calmly at the Yan representative, her voice turning cold. “When the Water Temple forced my crew members to serve the One-Eyed Pirate Crew, did you ever consider how furious I would be?”
“Hmph, there were originally some brothel women in your Double Flower Pirate Crew. What is wrong with letting them serve others?”
The Yan representative snorted coldly.
“Shameless!”
Hua Fuguang said icily. “It is true that some of them were brothel women in the past, but I rescued them from that hell. Yet you pushed them back into it. That is the act of a beast!
I did not dare rebel against you before because I had not found a worthy lord, someone willing to oppose the Water Temple for our sake.
But now, I have found him!
Ling Xiao. He is my lord, the saviour of our Double Flower Pirate Crew!”
“Ling Xiao! Ling Xiao again!”
Intense killing intent filled the Yan representative’s eyes.
Ling Xiao had killed the One-Eyed Dragon, who had been most obedient to him. Now, Ling Xiao had even caused the Double Flower Pirate Crew to defect from the Water Temple.
He had to admit that this fellow Ling Xiao not only possessed monstrous cultivation talent, but most terrifyingly, he also had the cunning and charisma that ordinary geniuses lacked.
From the Heavenly Dragon Continent to the Divine Phoenix Continent, countless forces and experts were willing to serve him and become his allies!
The Moon Maiden, Leng Mei, Yun Ya, Feng Ming Piao Xue, and now even the Double Flower Pirate Crew!
If such a monster did not die, he would sooner or later upheave the entire Profound World. He could not allow such an outstanding person to live!
Absolutely not!
Those who shared his thoughts naturally included Zhang Tiande, Mang Tian, and others who disliked Ling Xiao.
The Yan representative’s attacks grew even more ferocious. He wanted to kill Yun Ya, then go after Ling Xiao.
Zhang Tiande’s assaults on Feng Ming Piao Xue also became more vicious, every move ruthless and without mercy.
“Leng Mei, go help Feng Ming Piao Xue. End the battle quickly!”
Ling Xiao had just gone through a fierce fight. He had much to digest and comprehend, and his consumption had been considerable, so he needed rest.
Ending the battle swiftly and returning to Princess Yun Ya’s residence to recover was what they should do.
At that moment, something bizarre occurred.
The Poison Soul Venerable, who had been killed by Hua Fuguang, actually stood up again. However, he swayed unsteadily, completely unlike a living person.
“You are indeed a remarkable young man to injure the Poison Soul Venerable, but you celebrate too soon. With this old woman here, you are doomed!”
A black shadow appeared on the flying wheel of Bi Bo Island.
In the darkness of the night, this shadow looked sinister and terrifying.
She wore a pitch-black cloak and held a crutch made from what seemed to be some kind of bone.
The one speaking was her.
“What, she has come too!”
A cry of shock rose from the crowd.
“Corpse Granny, that is Corpse Granny, one of the vice island masters of Bi Bo Island. It seems Mo Shaoyou’s death truly enraged the island master. Not only did they send the inner elder Poison Soul Venerable, but even a vice island master.”
“Corpse Granny is an Eighth Cave Heaven realm martial artist. She is far more powerful than the Poison Soul Venerable. If she wants to kill Ling Xiao, she could probably do it in one move!”
“This really is one wave after another. Now there is truly a good show to watch.”
Mang Tian, who had been preparing to assist Zhang Tiande and the Yan representative, breathed a sigh of relief.
Without orders from the head of the Black Python Family, he did not dare act rashly. But if the Yan representative from the Water Temple or Zhang Tiande from the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company were in danger, he would definitely help.
After all, compared to Ling Xiao, these two major forces were the ones the Black Python Family most wanted to ally with.
“Eighth Cave Heaven realm. Bi Bo Island truly thinks highly of me, Ling Xiao.”
Ling Xiao frowned.
Against someone like the Poison Soul Venerable, he had to use every trick in the book. Facing this Corpse Granny, he would not last three moves.
He was truly in trouble now.
“Master, leave her to me.”
Leng Mei stepped forward voluntarily.
“You cannot casually use your half-step Yin-Yang realm cultivation. Instead, I will grant you one portion of the Human King’s power. Do not force yourself.”
Within Ling Xiao’s body, six strands of the Human King’s power remained.
Giving one to Leng Mei would leave five.
However, he did not mind too much. As his cultivation continued to advance, the Human King’s power was becoming less useful to him, only able to amplify his attacks. It was best to use it as much as possible before breaking through to the Cave Heaven realm.
“Understood, Master. I will be careful.”
Leng Mei looked expressionlessly at Corpse Granny. The aura around her began to rise steadily, climbing from the Third Cave Heaven realm all the way to the Eighth Cave Heaven realm.
Blood-red killing intent completely enveloped her.
At this moment, she was the most dangerous killer god in the night, a ghostly phantom!
“My heavens, just how high is that girl’s cultivation? It feels like there is no limit. Is she even more talented than Ling Xiao?”
“I do not understand. I really do not understand!”
The crowd erupted in discussion once more, completely shocked by the strength Leng Mei had suddenly unleashed.
“Hee hee hee hee!”
Corpse Granny suddenly let out a strange laugh. Looking at Leng Mei, she said, “The scent on you is truly delightful. Your martial soul seems very special. To me, it would be a great supplement.”
At this moment, compared to killing Ling Xiao, she was far more interested in Leng Mei.
Because the aura of Leng Mei’s second martial soul was exactly what she craved most.
Leng Mei said nothing. The Ghost Fiend Mother-Child Swords unsheathed, and she shot through the air towards Corpse Granny.
Corpse Granny sneered. With a wave of her crutch, several more corpses rose from the ground.
The One-Eyed Dragon and members of the One-Eyed Pirate Crew.
This fellow was just like an ancient witch clan martial artist, actually able to use witchcraft to control corpses.
However, Leng Mei ignored these corpses.
Corpses were, after all, merely corpses. They could not be stronger than the living person. So what she needed to do now was kill Corpse Granny. That way, the crisis on the scene could be resolved.
