Ling Xiao’s current state was somewhat peculiar.
It was as if his body were enveloped by lake water, yet this water possessed the razor-sharp lethality of a blade.
Any attack that drew near Ling Xiao was instantly shredded!
In a flash, the chained Wind-Thunder Palms were all torn apart and dissipated, but the assault didn’t end there, the water flow morphed from a circular ring into the shape of a long river, transforming into a roaring water dragon that lunged towards Wang Feng.
Ling Xiao had finally counterattacked.
This scene left Wang Feng utterly stunned.
He never imagined that, even with his Mortal Realm strength, he couldn’t swiftly defeat Ling Xiao, instead giving his opponent a chance to strike back.
He could sense that the power of this Meltwater move was extraordinarily terrifying.
What shocked him most was the ghostly ship shadow manifesting behind Ling Xiao.
This ghost ship sailed upon the river forged by Meltwater, achieving flawless coordination.
“Hm, from now on, this move shall be called ‘Ghost Ship Crossing the River’, its power surpasses plain Meltwater, after all, it’s a technique infused with a martial soul.”
Ling Xiao muttered to himself.
He had once used “Ghost Ship Crossing,” so this time, on a whim, he fused the two moves, and unexpectedly, it flowed seamlessly, with a particularly striking effect.
As the ferocious water dragon, accompanied by the ghost ship, surged forward, sword energies that hadn’t yet struck already caused Wang Feng to feel a tearing pain across his body.
Unlike Jin Ming, he didn’t have a robust physique, though he’d advanced to the Mortal Realm, his physical strength paled in comparison to Ling Xiao and Jin Ming, he had broken through via “internal energy,” not physical prowess.
A thick killing intent flared in Wang Feng’s eyes.
If before he merely sought to avenge Jin Ming, now he wanted to nip Ling Xiao in the bud as soon as possible.
He could sense an immense threat from Ling Xiao, which made him uncomfortable, unbearable.
“Break!”
Wang Feng roared, his true essence spiralling out of control.
Gusts of wild wind enveloped his body, his palms began absorbing these winds, and a blinding orb of light formed between them.
The surrounding air currents were abruptly drawn in, then crushed, merging into this palm strike.
“I didn’t expect you to cultivate this too, only far stronger than that Yang Cheng.”
Like Yang Cheng, Wang Feng’s display of spirit and power far surpassed him.
“That’s right, this is, but at the Transformation Realm!”
Wang Feng let out a long cry, the orb between his palms shot forth, directly shattering the scene formed by Meltwater, even blasting the ghost ship to pieces.
As expected of a Mortal Realm breakthrough via internal energy, his true essence quality indeed outstripped Ling Xiao’s by a fair margin, even surpassing Ling Xiao’s Heavenly Dragon True Essence.
After breaking through Meltwater and the ghost ship, the orb continued its advance, hurtling towards Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao’s expression remained calm, as if he didn’t take it seriously at all.
“Snow Lotus Sword Art, Third Move, ‘Frozen Water’!”
Ling Xiao’s sword stance suddenly shifted, Meltwater turned into Frozen Water, and the once-scattered torrential river instantly froze.
The orb was enveloped by icy air, slowing until it finally fell to the ground, becoming an ice sphere.
Yet the sword momentum didn’t pause.
Ling Xiao counterattacked again, as his Ice Dragon Sword trembled, the martial soul behind him shifted once more, the shadow of the Blood Shadow Martial Soul abruptly appearing.
His sword techniques suddenly became unpredictable and eerie.
The ice chunks condensing in the air, like sharp sword blades, assailed Wang Feng from various angles.
Wang Feng’s brows furrowed slightly, unafraid of these sword moves, his palms struck repeatedly, a whirlwind raging around him with thunderous roars, shattering the ice chunks.
However, Ling Xiao’s true killing move wasn’t this.
Ice Heart, Terrifying Finger!
While wielding the sword with his right hand, Ling Xiao’s left hand pointed at Wang Feng.
A terrifying soul force condensed into a single point, a beam of light so fine it was nearly invisible to the naked eye shot out, mingled with the Frozen Water.
Pfft!
A spurt of blood sprayed from Wang Feng’s mouth, his gaze briefly clouded with confusion.
Kill!
Ling Xiao knew this move succeeded purely because his opponent knew nothing about him, so he had to seize this chance to finish him, otherwise, their next encounter wouldn’t be so easy.
“Villain, cease at once!”
At that moment, an overwhelming pressure descended from the sky.
Ling Xiao felt his entire body stiffen instantly, unable to move.
This terrifying pressure was accompanied by a blaze of fire.
“Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign!”
Ling Xiao hadn’t expected his luck to be such that he’d provoke Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign to personally intervene.
“Demon Flame, you dare!”
Yang Danlin shot through the air.
Though his cultivation was inferior to Demon Flame’s, the Yuan Zun on his shoulder was no less formidable.
As the two terrifying auras clashed, Ling Xiao finally caught his breath, but he also missed the optimal moment to kill Wang Feng.
“Old Hall Master Yang, this boy killed four Moon Flower Sect disciples in a single day, and now, still unsatisfied, seeks to slay Wang Feng, who’s just advanced and unstable in strength, such malice, keeping him is a disaster!”
With Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign’s appearance, Hei Suo had already rescued Wang Feng.
“Heh, don’t take this old man for a fool, you’re the vicious dog biting first, death challenges are inherently life-or-death, those who die deserve it, yet this Wang Feng took advantage of another’s peril to issue a revenge battle, if he’d killed Ling Xiao, you probably wouldn’t even fart, now you’re playing the senior?”
Yang Danlin gave Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign no face.
“Yang Danlin, are you truly set on protecting that boy?”
Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign asked coldly.
“Protect him? So what, if you want to touch him, step over this old man’s corpse first!”
Yang Danlin stared coldly at Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign, unyielding.
“Hahahaha, fine! I’ll give you face!”
Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign laughed loudly, coming and going swiftly, vanishing in an instant.
Wang Feng was also taken away by Hei Suo and the others, though they were deeply displeased, what could they do?
“Wait, Ling Xiao actually defeated Wang Feng, who’s advanced to the Mortal Realm? Then he’s truly the undisputed outer sect number one!”
“Indeed, if Wang Feng, now in the Mortal Realm, isn’t Ling Xiao’s match, then he certainly wasn’t when he was just a Half-Step Master.”
“This Ling Xiao is too terrifying.”
All the outer sect disciples were shocked, their gazes towards Ling Xiao filled with fear, awe, and a touch of admiration.
After all, a newly admitted disciple defeating the outer sect’s top-ranked expert in just a month, this number one title was indisputable.
The third-ranked Jin Ming was killed by Ling Xiao.
The second-ranked Jian Xing was forced to concede with a single move by Ling Xiao.
The top-ranked Wang Feng needed Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign’s intervention to survive.
If Ling Xiao isn’t number one, who else could claim it?
Swoosh!
Ling Xiao took a deep breath, leaping down from the Death Tower with Yang Danlin, landing beside Dai Yuling and Lan Yu’er.
