Hei Suo, facing him, had no idea of Ling Xiao’s thoughts. The ghostly flames behind him burned fiercely. Today, he would use Ling Xiao’s blood to sever his inner demons, advancing further on the path of martial arts!
The onlookers’ eyes were glued to the scene.
Though they initially thought this fight was mere child’s play, likely over in moments, they now realised it might be spectacular.
Ling Xiao held back, but once he acted, he unleashed such a terrifying aura, leaving them both shocked and expectant.
At least it wouldn’t be a dull fight.
“Ling Xiao, how bold you are!”
Suddenly, from the crowd, Elder Jin roared, his powerful aura enveloping Ling Xiao. “You dare conceal your cultivation and linger in the outer sect. What’s your scheme?”
The terrifying aura of a Heavenly Human Realm expert struck Ling Xiao like a thunderbolt as he faced Hei Suo.
This force shattered the phantom behind Ling Xiao, halting his momentum and making him spit blood.
Fully focused on Hei Suo, Ling Xiao hadn’t expected the esteemed Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall to stoop to such a卑鄙 sneak attack.
Though it was just oppressive aura, it carried the potent true essence of the Heavenly Human Realm, completely suppressing Ling Xiao’s energy.
Seizing the moment, Hei Suo’s ghostly flames surged, dealing Ling Xiao a heavy blow.
Before even fighting, Ling Xiao was already gravely injured.
The inner sect disciples watching, and even the other three elders, froze, their gazes on Elder Jin complex.
Venerable Guanghan stood in fury. “Elder Jin, you’re utterly shameless, unworthy of being an elder of Yuehua Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall. Last time you played favourites, fine, but now you sneak-attack a junior? Have you no face left?”
“Hmph, Ling Xiao concealed his cultivation, deceiving the sect. I’m merely giving him a slight punishment!” Elder Jin snorted coldly.
At that moment, Ling Xiao’s voice rang out, icy with disdain. “Elder Jin! If you want to help your grand-disciple, just kill me outright. I’m weak, no match for you. A grand elder, over two hundred years old, using such vile tactics against a disciple, how utterly shameless! I don’t understand how a despicable person like you has the gall to hold the seat of the Law Enforcement Hall! You’re a disgrace to Yuehua Sect!”
As Ling Xiao’s words fell, the elite inner sect disciples watching were stunned, jaws dropped—
This kid was fearless, bold, and direct!
Even facing Yuehua Sect’s grand elder, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, he showed no courtesy, no weakness, boldly calling him shameless!
Elder Jin was livid, his pupils contracting sharply as he stood with a whoosh.
As Ling Xiao said, he just wanted an excuse to aid Hei Suo, thinking Ling Xiao wouldn’t dare protest.
A mere outer sect disciple wouldn’t dare defy a grand elder, right?
Not even a peep, probably.
But he was wrong!
Spectacularly wrong!
Ling Xiao wasn’t the type to stay silent when bullied!
This kid was wilder than imagined!
Far bolder!
“Brat! What did you just say to me?”
Murderous intent flashed in Elder Jin’s eyes. As Yuehua Sect’s grand elder and head of the Law Enforcement Hall, even the sect leader wouldn’t lecture him like this. Yet a mere outer sect disciple, a junior, dared point at his nose and curse him.
If he didn’t kill this boy, could he still hold his position?
“Elder Jin, no need to intimidate a lowly outer sect disciple like me. You say I hid my cultivation, heh, even if true, pray tell, Grand Elder, which sect rule forbids disciples from concealing their cultivation? Which rule says a disciple must advance to the inner sect upon reaching the Mortal Realm?”
Ling Xiao said coldly, “Grand Elder, what airs you put on! Can a grand elder twist right and wrong, ignore facts? Yes, I hid my cultivation, so what!”
As he spoke, Ling Xiao shed the template he’d been using, revealing the aura of peak Mortal Realm Second Layer.
In that instant, his injuries had mostly healed.
The fifth layer, perfected, could allow rebirth from a drop of blood.
Though Ling Xiao couldn’t yet achieve that, recovering from some injuries was effortless.
“Peak Mortal Realm Second Layer!”
At that moment, Venerable Guanghan was shocked!
Venerable Jin Guang was shocked!
Elder Jin and Elder Tu were both shocked!
The other elite inner sect disciples stared at Ling Xiao in disbelief!
This cultivation wasn’t strong, but the issue was, when Ling Xiao joined, he was only at peak Martial Vein Eighth Layer. In two months, he’d reached peak Mortal Realm Second Layer.
What kind of talent was this?
What kind of gift?
Compared to him, Leng Hao and Ming Tian were nothing!
Ling Xiao revealed his cultivation for a reason.
Elder Jin, clearly influenced by Venerable Mo Yan, was out to get him.
If Ling Xiao wanted protection from the sect’s other leaders, he had to show extraordinary talent.
For the current Yuehua Sect, a grand elder’s value paled beside a super genius.
Elder Jin, over two hundred years old, had been stuck in the Heavenly Human Realm for over a century with little hope of progress.
But Ling Xiao was different. In two months, he’d gone from Martial Vein Eighth Layer to peak Mortal Realm Second Layer. Given a few years, he could surpass Elder Jin, perhaps even reach the Cave Heaven Realm.
For Yuehua Sect to rise and shed its image as the weakest of the twelve sects, it needed a Cave Heaven Realm expert!
Ling Xiao’s displayed talent would surely make him a key figure for the sect to protect.
Moreover, Ling Xiao hadn’t betrayed the sect; he’d only cursed the shameless Elder Jin. The other sect leaders wouldn’t ignore a super genius over this or let Elder Jin harm him.
Releasing his peak Mortal Realm Second Layer aura, Ling Xiao didn’t stop. He glared coldly at Elder Jin and continued, “A grand elder, a senior of Yuehua Sect, one of the judges of this fight, yet you attack a disciple out of personal grudge. Your actions aren’t just shameless, they’re shameless to the extreme! Utterly disgraceful!
The other three elders sitting with this despicable old thing, don’t you feel ashamed?”
His voice rang out, louder than before!
