Mang Wu had originally believed that, with the strength of the Four Freaks of Sin City, killing Ling Xiao would be effortless.
Yet he had never imagined that Ling Xiao possessed such an ingenious move.
Seeing the Four Freaks now in mortal danger, how could he refrain from acting?
If the Four Freaks died, who else would dare challenge Ling Xiao?
How then could he force Moon Maiden to intervene and expend her strength?
The only person Mang Wu truly feared was Moon Maiden. His plan was for others to kill Ling Xiao, prompting Moon Maiden to act, allowing those people to drain her power as much as possible. Finally, he would strike to eliminate her.
Moon Maiden was his benefactor.
But she was also his inner demon.
He believed that as long as she lived, she would hinder further advancement in his cultivation. In his view, Moon Maiden was simply too powerful, invincible.
However, when he pointed his finger to attack, nothing happened. A beam of light shot down from the sky, effortlessly neutralising his strike.
Mang Wu’s brows furrowed tightly, his face paling.
There was no mistake. The one who had intervened to aid Ling Xiao was undoubtedly Moon Maiden!
Regret filled his heart.
What was so special about this Ling Xiao that Moon Maiden would help him to such an extent?
Within the canopy, Ling Xiao kept his eyes tightly shut.
By now, he had split off ninety percent of his soul.
Only ten percent remained to control his own body, while the other ninety percent was fully devoted to the battle.
The enormous Phantom Shadow Sword mercilessly tore through the void, slashing fiercely at the Four Freaks of Sin City. Even their Cave Heaven Domain could not diminish the power of this strike.
The eagle flew away, the tiger fled, the bear cowered!
Only the elephant, too slow in movement, failed to evade this terrifying blow.
He had assumed Ling Xiao’s attack would be like the initial sword strike. Little did he know that at the beginning, Ling Xiao had only split off thirty percent of his soul, whereas now it was ninety percent.
Ninety percent of the soul meant power three times greater than before.
This towering elephant freak was directly cleaved in two by a single sword, blood splattering on the spot.
One of the Four Freaks of Sin City, the elephant freak, had fallen!
Facing four enemies alone, Ling Xiao had killed a Cave Heaven Realm martial artist without sustaining any injury. This was yet another miracle.
Another outcome that left everyone dumbfounded.
At this point, the skeleton soldier was no longer merely an undead summoned by the Divine Tomb Eye, for it now possessed ninety percent of Ling Xiao’s soul.
Its body, combined with Ling Xiao’s martial techniques, had become terrifyingly powerful in combat!
People struggled to describe their shock. Summoned creatures were not rare in the Profound World, but a method to make a summoned creature execute one’s own martial arts had never existed.
Yet Ling Xiao had achieved it.
What was this situation?
His long hair danced!
His white clothes outshone the snow!
Ling Xiao sat cross-legged there, eyes closed, yet exuding utter dominance.
The mighty skeleton soldier flicked the blood from its weapon. Suddenly, red light flickered in its eye sockets, and it spoke in human tongue.
“If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if others offend me, I will surely kill them!
Anyone who wishes to seize something from me, Ling Xiao, should be prepared at any moment to forfeit their lives!”
These cold, deep words caused everyone’s heart to tremble violently.
This Ling Xiao was truly too terrifying. Though the Imperial Jade Seal was precious, losing one’s life over it would be far from worthwhile.
“The Divine Tomb Eye? What a beautiful name, what an artistic soul secret art. If I could obtain it, how wonderful that would be!”
Corpse Granny stared fixedly at the massive skeleton soldier, feeling her body quiver with excitement.
For her, the existence of undead was also a source of strength.
Though she practised witchcraft from the ancient witch clan, none of it could compare to Ling Xiao’s secret art.
Previously, she had wanted to kill Ling Xiao, but now, she somewhat desired to capture him alive.
Killing such a young man would be far too wasteful.
The surviving tiger, bear, and eagle freaks huddled trembling in a corner of the canopy.
Looking at that expressionless monster, utterly like something emerged from hell, and then at the bear freak cleaved in two, they felt no anger at all, only fear and dread.
Too terrifying!
This was merely a seventeen-year-old youth!
How could he possess such immense power!
That previous strike was absolutely not something a martial artist with Ten Directions Heaven cultivation could unleash. It required at least Cave Heaven Realm expertise.
When Ling Xiao began cultivating, his initial goal was merely to enhance his soul force, for he knew that true power lay in a strong soul.
Whether a martial artist could escape worldly shackles and truly reach the pinnacle of martial arts depended on the soul attaining a certain height.
But he had not expected that, with soul reinforcement and primordial soul cultivation, he would discover that the primordial soul could do far more than simply execute soul secret arts.
When the soul grew powerful enough, it could not only control all things, but even awaken martial souls.
What is a martial soul?
The Profound World offered countless answers. A casual flip through books yielded thousands of theories.
Yet Ling Xiao firmly believed one thing: martial souls were closely tied to the soul.
This time, controlling the skeleton soldier was merely an experiment. When his soul became even stronger, he would not mind using it to control his martial soul.
Martial arts in the Profound World ultimately boiled down to two paths: martial souls and bloodlines.
Martial souls leaned more towards soul cultivation.
Bloodlines leaned more towards physical cultivation.
These two were the key determinants of victory. All martial techniques and divine weapons merely paved the way for them.
Through the skeleton soldier’s eyes, Ling Xiao coolly regarded the three Cave Heaven Realm martial artists now scared out of their wits.
A cold smirk rose in his heart.
If they had known it would end like this, why act in the first place?
The Four Freaks of Sin City were truly about to become four dead dogs.
“When you attacked me, you probably never imagined you would pay with your lives! Die!”
The skeleton soldier’s enormous Phantom Shadow Sword rose once more. Crimson golden light burned along the blade, and a massive Golden Crow gradually took shape.
Enlarged: Golden Crow Dominates the Sun!
A colossal Golden Crow burst from the giant sword, completely filling Mang Wu’s canopy.
The three surviving members of the Four Freaks of Sin City had nowhere to evade.
At this moment, they could only wail within the canopy, pounding and slamming against it.
“Mang Wu, let us out quickly!”
“Mang Wu, release us!”
“This brat is a madman! He is utterly insane. We are no match for him. We surrender!”
They regretted it, thoroughly regretted it.
With their strength, they should never have harboured any greed for the Imperial Jade Seal.
Yet greed had corroded their hearts.
Add to that Mang Wu’s instigation, and they had truly believed they could kill Ling Xiao and seize the Imperial Jade Seal.
Now, as death descended, they finally felt true fear.
“Ah…”
Piercing screams echoed once more within the canopy. Of the remaining three freaks, two more were slain.
The tiger and bear were simply not fast enough.
