Frustrated!
Shangguan Hong gritted his teeth. The seven-coloured rainbow bridge released once more, wrapping tightly around his entire body. Only within this rainbow bridge could he feel somewhat at ease.
“No matter how tightly you wrap yourself, it is useless, because I have already seen through your weakness long ago.”
Ling Xiao smiled. That calm, indifferent smile made Shangguan Hong feel almost driven mad.
Ling Xiao paid him no further attention. He did not even draw his sword. He simply looked faintly at Shangguan Hong, as if Shangguan Hong was nothing more than an ant he could crush at any moment.
“You are not drawing your sword?”
Shangguan Hong asked.
“There is no need when dealing with you.”
Ling Xiao shook his head lightly. His hands were clasped behind his back, a faint smile on his face. His whole being seemed to blend perfectly with the surrounding environment.
“It looks like Ling Xiao is also a second Cave Heaven realm martial artist, but even so, he is underestimating Shangguan Hong far too much. Acting like this might lead to trouble.”
Among the watching crowd, there were naturally disciples from Qingxu Academy. They all felt a cold sweat for Ling Xiao.
“Arrogant! You will regret this later. Because you are not using a weapon now, you will have no chance to use one later.”
Ling Xiao merely gave a faint smile and said nothing.
Shangguan Hong became furious.
Even third Cave Heaven realm martial artists had never dared to look down on him like this. Ling Xiao’s utter disregard was simply too arrogant.
In his rage, the seven-coloured rainbow bridge behind him quickly condensed and transformed into a massive seven-coloured phoenix!
“This move is the same one that blocked Feng Xi Dao’s flying knives just now. I will use it to defeat you.”
The terrifying seven-coloured phoenix frantically devoured the heaven and earth elemental qi around it. Its body grew larger and larger, becoming more and more complete.
“Chirp~~”
A resounding cry that shook the heavens made countless onlookers cover their ears. They felt as if their hearts were about to burst.
Yet Ling Xiao still stood there, his face showing a calm smile, with no intention of making a move.
Shangguan Hong grew even more enraged!
Today, he would kill Ling Xiao!
He wanted everyone to see that he, Shangguan Hong, was the strongest among second Cave Heaven realm martial artists. No one could be an exception in front of him.
Not even Ling Xiao!
His grudge with Ling Xiao stemmed from the Tianyuan Treasure Pagoda. Ling Xiao had not given him any face, which filled him with extreme anger.
So today, it was not just about the Phoenix Son competition. He also wanted to avenge that day.
“Go, Seven-Coloured Phoenix! Kill him!”
Amid his furious roar, Shangguan Hong pushed both hands forward. The seven-coloured phoenix let out a piercing cry and instantly broke free from the constraints of space, whipping up a wild gale between heaven and earth.
The heaven and earth elemental qi became chaotic.
The high platform began to shake.
Ling Xiao remained standing there, smiling faintly, still showing no sign of attacking.
However, just as the phoenix came within less than three inches of Ling Xiao, he finally moved.
But it was not his body. It was his right hand.
On his right hand was a ball of light.
That was the full power of the Scarlet Sun Feather Robe attached to his hand.
In that instant, his hand grew larger in the wind and then gripped the phoenix’s neck.
Crack!
Everyone clearly heard the sound of something being snapped.
Then, the phoenix exploded instantly.
“Get out of the way quickly!”
The martial artists sensed danger and hurriedly dodged the terrifying shockwave from the explosion.
Boom!
The dreadful explosion left countless craters on the high platform. Some martial artists who failed to dodge in time were injured by the blast.
Yet Ling Xiao, at the very centre of the explosion, remained completely unscathed, still smiling.
What!
Shangguan Hong stared at this scene in disbelief. How was this possible? How had Ling Xiao done it?
How could he emerge unharmed from such an attack?
He had not dodged at all!
“No matter what you did, next time you will definitely lose!”
Shangguan Hong could not understand how Ling Xiao had avoided his attack, but he believed in his own power. If one move failed, then two moves.
“I admit you are stronger than Feng Xi Dao, but that makes no difference.”
Although these words were quite depressing for Feng Xi Dao, the seated Feng Xi Dao did not find them offensive. Because it was the truth.
“Come at me!”
Ling Xiao still showed no intention of attacking. It was as if he wanted to let Shangguan Hong perform here, exhausting every trick he had, before finally defeating him.
That way, no one could say he had won unfairly.
“Seven-Coloured Divine Arrow!”
The rainbow bridge behind Shangguan Hong changed again. In his hand appeared a bow and arrow completely formed from his martial soul.
The bow was seven-coloured!
The arrow was also seven-coloured!
And the destructive power of this move was clearly even stronger than the previous one.
“Perish!”
The seven-coloured divine arrow shot out, spinning wildly in the air. It drew in the heaven and earth elemental qi, forming a massive vortex. No matter which direction Ling Xiao tried to dodge, he could not avoid this strike.
Unless he jumped off the high platform.
But that would mean defeat.
“Feng Xi Dao, let me show you now how flying knives are truly used.”
Ling Xiao flicked his hand, and a flying knife broken in half appeared in his grasp.
On the handle of the flying knife was engraved the character “Feng”. It was clearly Feng Xi Dao’s.
With a gentle shake of his right hand, the flying knife shot through the air. There was none of the flashy spectacle Feng Xi Dao displayed when throwing knives.
Nor was there that terrifying energy.
Yet this seemingly ordinary throw instantly shattered the ferocious divine arrow storm.
“How is this possible?”
Apart from a few experts, everyone else was dumbfounded.
Feng Xi Dao was completely stunned.
“Feng Xi Dao, as I said before, martial techniques are not rigid things. The same technique used by different people yields different results. When to use it, where to strike, all of these matter.
Your knives always target vital points, so they are easily defended against.
But my knife targets the flaws in the opponent’s move!
The Seven-Coloured Divine Arrow? It is just a flashy but hollow technique. This move has seven or eight clear flaws. I can pick any one and destroy his attack with the least effort.”
Feng Xi Dao could not help but give a bitter smile.
He understood what Ling Xiao meant, but he could not do it himself.
Apart from Ling Xiao, probably no one could claim to spot seven or eight flaws in an opponent’s move in the heat of such an intense battle.
It was simply unbelievable.
Too astonishing.
Others also did not believe Ling Xiao’s words. Apart from Yue Nu and Leng Mei, no one believed there could be someone in this world capable of such a feat.
Perhaps the Human King could, but the Human King could not be revived.
Yet regardless of whether they believed Ling Xiao’s explanation, they were all shocked by his exquisite martial technique.
Ling Xiao said he would not use his martial soul, and he did not.
Ling Xiao said he would not use bloodline power, and he did not.
Even in such conditions, Shangguan Hong still could not do anything to him.
“I am bored now.”
Ling Xiao looked at Shangguan Hong and suddenly said, “Your moves all look very flashy, yet they are repetitive and meaningless. Next, it is my turn to attack. Do you think you can block it?”
