In fact, facing Ling Xiao’s peak Mortal Realm Second Layer cultivation, Hei Suo wasn’t afraid.
He even felt a bit relieved.
Previously, Ling Xiao’s combat strength had left him deeply puzzled, the unknown being the most frightening.
But now, although Ling Xiao had revealed his peak Mortal Realm Second Layer cultivation, the mystery behind that powerful strength was gone, everything was clear, and he naturally felt at ease.
He would let everyone know the consequences of offending him, Hei Suo.
He would also, as Elder Jin wished, kill Ling Xiao right here!
And help Elder Jin vent the resentment in his heart.
In that instant, Hei Suo’s aura surged again, the ghostly blue flames behind him even crackling with a “popping” sound.
His entire body seemed to be enveloped in a layer of ghostly blue flames.
Buzz~~
On the other side, the glacier phantom behind Ling Xiao condensed once more.
Facing Hei Suo, an elite inner sect disciple and an early Mortal Realm Fourth Layer powerhouse, Ling Xiao didn’t dare to be the least bit careless.
Life and death often hung in a single moment.
Underestimating the enemy would come at a heavy cost.
“Peak Mortal Realm Second Layer cultivation is indeed strong, and paired with your powerful complete soul entity stage martial soul, your strength surpasses Wanyan Jun’s, perhaps you really do have a chance!”
Hei Suo looked at Ling Xiao arrogantly, speaking in a highly self-assured tone, “However, if this is all you’ve got, you’re not even worthy of making me act, because Wanyan Jun couldn’t last three moves against me, they’re only fit to be my dogs!”
“I’ve heard such words countless times, I hope you’re different from those people and not just all talk!”
Ling Xiao glanced at Hei Suo indifferently and replied, then drew his Ice Dragon Sword.
Against Hei Suo, fighting barehanded would put him at a disadvantage.
Because the opponent also wielded a rare treasure-grade weapon.
It was a black long whip, like a venomous snake, also burning with ghostly blue flames.
“Arrogant! In that case, I’ll show you what a Mortal Realm Fourth Layer warrior is! I’ll make you know despair!”
Hei Suo snorted coldly, suddenly stepping forward with his right foot, his figure swiftly approaching Ling Xiao, the black whip shrieking like a venomous snake as it shot out.
“Snow Lotus Sword Art, Second Form, Melting Water!”
Ling Xiao also stepped forward, swinging his sword, his surroundings instantly radiating a strange chill.
At the same time, rippling water-like patterns filled his surroundings, like viscous liquid.
“Crack!”
A loud impact rang out, gusts of wind surged, and the ground was struck by the black whip, leaving a long, narrow groove.
At the same time, Ling Xiao’s figure retreated more than ten steps.
Frowning slightly, Ling Xiao looked at the groove on the ground, it wasn’t just the effect of true essence bombardment, but also the effect of being scorched by flames.
This Hei Suo really had some skill.
He could clearly feel that the ghostly flames carried both scorching heat and chilling cold.
The combination of the two produced truly astonishing power.
Because you couldn’t tell whether its attack was fiercely scorching or coldly sinister, making it easy to fall for it.
“It looks like Senior Brother Hei Suo is stronger! As expected of an elite inner sect disciple! Just a probing move, and Ling Xiao couldn’t block it!”
“Isn’t that obvious? Peak Mortal Realm Second Layer is decent in the inner sect, but compared to early Mortal Realm Fourth Layer, it’s far inferior.”
The crowd of inner sect disciples, seeing this scene, began whispering among themselves.
Ling Xiao’s aura was strong, perhaps stronger than Wanyan Jun, but against Hei Suo, he was still at a disadvantage.
“Heh, it seems the one who’s all talk isn’t me, but you! Just a probing move, and you couldn’t take it, it looks like you’ll pay with your life for your lies today!”
Hei Suo looked at Ling Xiao with deep disdain in his eyes, his tone extremely arrogant.
“Is that so? A grand early Mortal Realm Fourth Layer warrior couldn’t injure me, a peak Mortal Realm Second Layer outer sect disciple, with one move, shouldn’t you feel ashamed? Yet you’re so smug, is this all you aspire to?”
Ling Xiao didn’t care about Hei Suo’s strike.
He had only wanted to gauge Hei Suo’s situation through this exchange.
Although they had clashed before at Baiyun Temple in Yun Kong City, Hei Suo hadn’t even used his martial soul back then.
In this battle, his cultivation was significantly lower than Hei Suo’s, so without using his human-dragon form, he had to seize the opponent’s weakness to win in one strike.
“Hearing Ling Xiao say that, it does seem true, an early Mortal Realm Fourth Layer warrior didn’t injure a peak Mortal Realm Second Layer warrior, that’s a bit unjustifiable, Senior Brother Hei Suo really has no reason to be smug.”
“Exactly, this Ling Xiao is indeed remarkable, dodging Hei Suo’s strike already shows his high judgment and excellent movement skills.”
The crowd began discussing again, as inner sect disciples, they naturally hoped Hei Suo would win, but if the fight was too dull, it would be meaningless.
So it was better if it was exciting!
“Interesting, in that case, let’s see how many of my attacks you can dodge!”
Hei Suo didn’t want to argue with Ling Xiao, because no matter what he said, Ling Xiao always found a way to counter him, making him feel extremely awkward.
So he decided to settle it with combat, once this guy was dealt with, that mouth would naturally shut.
However, before his attack could land, Ling Xiao’s attack had already begun.
Before his eyes, it was as if a glacier was flying toward him, and this glacier seemed to be composed of countless sharp ice blades, radiating chilling cold and killing intent.
Hei Suo couldn’t help but frown, this killing intent, as if materializing, cut into his body, causing intense pain.
“Flying Snow!”
Ling Xiao shook his Ice Dragon Sword, the sword move, enhanced by the power of the glacier, became even more powerful, the shrieking sound of tearing air was incredibly fierce and domineering.
The dazzling sword energy, channeled through the tip of the Ice Dragon Sword, condensed into a sharp sword energy, aiming at Hei Suo’s vital points.
“Destroy it!”
Hei Suo roared, true essence surged wildly on his black whip, and the ghostly flame martial soul behind him spun rapidly, a ball of ghostly blue flames enveloping the whip, meeting Ling Xiao’s sword energy.
Whoosh!
The chilling glacier sword energy was instantly melted by the flames, vanishing into nothing.
After destroying Ling Xiao’s sword energy, Hei Suo’s attack didn’t stop, he didn’t want to give Ling Xiao any chance to counter.
The black whip turned into a shadow, aiming straight for Ling Xiao’s neck.
However, Ling Xiao remained unfazed, thrusting his sword diagonally, a dazzling brilliance flashing out, directly knocking the black whip away.
It was just an ordinary strike, but the force and true essence were perfectly applied, and the angle of the thrust was extremely precise.
