The people from the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company were Zhang Tiande’s most loyal followers, his most capable subordinates. Without them, he would become a commander without troops in the Trading Company. What could he possibly use to compete against Princess Yun Ya then?
He could not tolerate Ling Xiao attacking his men. He had to stop him!
Among those Corpse Granny had brought from Bi Bo Island, a large portion were the future elites of the island.
They might not be geniuses like Mo Shaoyou, but true geniuses were rare. What truly supported Bi Bo Island were outstanding martial artists just below that level.
Some were even successors that Corpse Granny had personally nurtured.
Yet at this moment, they were bleeding and screaming on the long street, their voices filled with utter despair.
Neither Corpse Granny nor Zhang Tiande could allow Ling Xiao to slaughter them all.
But was it of any use?
They were furious, yet powerless!
Leng Mei and Feng Ming Piao Xue would never let Corpse Granny or Zhang Tiande interfere with Ling Xiao.
Leng Mei’s loyalty to Ling Xiao surpassed that of anyone else.
Feng Ming Piao Xue was repaying a debt of gratitude and defending the dignity of Changle Immortal Island.
If Ling Xiao died here, she would have no face to see her grandfather again, nor to face the world.
Corpse Granny had been evenly matched with Leng Mei, but because of this momentary distraction, Leng Mei stabbed her from behind.
Though the wound was not severe, Leng Mei had infused her sword intent into Corpse Granny’s body. The battlefield situation began to undergo subtle changes.
Zhang Tiande fared even worse. Both his legs were frozen into ice by Feng Ming Piao Xue’s chilling cold, then shattered by force.
A battle in which he had held a slight advantage now saw him completely on the defensive.
Ling Xiao did not even glance at those fights. A fierce, sinister smile spread across his face.
“I said it long ago. Anyone who wants to kill me must be prepared to be killed by me at any time! If you raise your butcher’s knife against me, do not blame me for striking ruthlessly against you!”
His voice was cold and resolute.
The sword domain vanished. What remained on the ground were hundreds of corpses!
They lay scattered in disorder, each body pierced by at least dozens of sword holes!
Though this was the most direct and simplest use of the sword domain, it was nevertheless extraordinarily powerful.
Zhang Tiande raged!
Corpse Granny raged!
Yet both of them were now struggling to protect themselves.
Their anger could only be suppressed in their hearts. The flames of fury nearly consumed them entirely, but they could do nothing to Ling Xiao.
They had truly lost the wife and the soldiers too.
This time, not only had they failed to kill Ling Xiao, they had lost all their subordinates. This deal was an utter catastrophe.
“This Ling Xiao truly cannot be provoked. The One-Eyed Pirate Crew offended him and was completely wiped out!
The group led by Zhang Tiande from the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company offended him and was completely wiped out!
The party from Bi Bo Island offended him and was still completely wiped out!”
“Indeed, it is terrifying! In a sense, today’s matter originally had nothing to do with Zhang Tiande, yet merely to curry favour with the Water Temple, he provoked such a calamity!”
“Bi Bo Island is even worse off. Mo Shaoyou tried to seize Ling Xiao’s possessions and offended him, leading to a chain of sacrifices.
Not only did many promising disciples die tragically, but even the inner elder Poison Soul Venerable was killed.
Now the vice island master Corpse Granny is injured and seems to be in grave danger.”
People sighed inwardly. If anyone called Ling Xiao a jinx, no one would object. Those who offended him truly met no good end.
“I heard that Pixiu Island, one of the Seven Martial Sect Islands, was completely destroyed because it offended Ling Xiao! Could the same happen to Bi Bo Island?”
“That is hard to say, but Bi Bo Island is truly in trouble! Think about earlier. When Poison Soul Venerable and Corpse Granny arrived with the Bi Bo Island group, how domineering and arrogant they were. Poison Soul Venerable even boasted that he needed no help to kill Ling Xiao.
How much time has passed since then? Not only is Poison Soul Venerable dead, but none of the Bi Bo Island elites remain.”
“I reckon Zhang Tiande is finished too. Losing so many people and offending such a calamity, the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company will never forgive him. Princess Yun Ya is likely to gain the upper hand in this internal struggle!”
People sighed endlessly. Mang Tian’s expression also looked grim.
He no longer knew whether he should make a move against Ling Xiao. This fellow was like a porcupine, covered in spines.
Dealing with him might fail to kill him and instead leave one covered in quills, stabbed to death.
Hua Fuguang, on the other hand, was full of joy.
Her choice had been correct. Listening to her younger sister and choosing Ling Xiao was the wisest decision she had ever made.
Otherwise, at this moment, perhaps the Double Flower Pirate Crew would have become victims of Ling Xiao’s wrath too.
After killing the people from the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company and Bi Bo Island, Ling Xiao did not idle. He leapt directly onto the One-Eyed Pirate Crew’s armoured flying wheel ship and stored the vessel in his mountain-river world.
A storage ring might not be large enough, but his mountain-river world was vast.
Then, he stored Bi Bo Island’s flying wheel ship as well.
He planned to take these two ships back for the Heavenly Dynasty’s Ministry of Works to study. With this technology, things would be much more convenient in the future.
These ships could both sail the seas and fly. They were truly marvellous.
Over there, the battles continued.
However, upon seeing Ling Xiao store both flying wheel ships, Corpse Granny and the Yan representative nearly spat out blood in fury.
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
This Ling Xiao truly gave his opponents no face at all. Not only did he kill their people, he even took their ships.
Setting aside Bi Bo Island’s ship for now, the One-Eyed Pirate Crew’s ship surely held many valuable items. He had taken everything in one fell swoop. It was simply outrageous.
“Interesting. Not only did Ling Xiao not die, he profited immensely. If someone had told me this outcome beforehand, I would never have believed it even if beaten to death. This is nothing short of a miracle!”
At this moment, Corpse Granny, Zhang Tiande, and the Yan representative had all begun to consider retreating.
Continuing the fight would only lead to losses for them, not for Ling Xiao.
Yet just then, a black carriage appeared on the long street.
This carriage did not run on the ground but flew.
It was not pulled by horses but by people.
The one pulling it was astonishingly a First Cave Heaven realm martial artist!
Anyone who could make such an expert act as a beast of burden could not be weak.
Thus, this black carriage immediately drew much attention.
After all, the current battles were too deadlocked and even somewhat unsightly.
The appearance of something new naturally attracted many eyes.
