The Vampire Bat King darted left and right, yet it couldn’t escape from this cage.
This cage wasn’t a physical object, but one formed from condensed true essence. Though the Vampire Bat King could avoid sorrow, it couldn’t escape its trapped fate.
“Collect!”
Ling Xiao waved his hand, directly storing the Vampire Bat King into the beast ring.
The Golden Inch Snake King was dead and could be stored in the Mountain River World, but it was better to keep the Vampire Bat King in the beast ring.
“Heavens, I never thought sword qi could be used like this. What terrifying control over true essence!”
Leng Hao was stunned, mouth agape.
“Hmph, what’s so difficult about that? I can do it too!”
Bai Feifei, unconvinced, fiddled for a while but failed to reshape her sword qi.
This was Ling Xiao’s brilliance.
Of course, it was also thanks to the Mountain River Martial Soul.
Relying on the precise calculations of the Mountain River Martial Soul, combined with his perfect control of true essence, he could achieve such feats.
Others simply couldn’t.
“Heh, Senior Sister Bai, you’ve got to admit it, Brother Ling’s mind is sharper than ours,” Leng Hao said, chuckling at Bai Feifei’s flushed face.
“Just a cheap trick!”
Bai Feifei scoffed, “Looks like the final stretch of this monster lair isn’t that tough. We’ve already killed the Golden Inch Snake King and the Vampire Bat King. Only three king-level monsters remain. If we keep killing like this, we’ll definitely pass smoothly, as long as we don’t alert the Five-Faced Monster guardian.”
“Jinx!”
Ling Xiao cursed under his breath.
At that moment, everyone noticed that the retreating venomous snakes and vampire bats had returned, and amidst them and the other monsters, a massive figure was slowly approaching.
The figure floated in mid-air, resembling a giant orb with five eerie faces around it: snake, bat, straw puppet, skeleton, and underworld wolf.
No doubt, this Five-Faced Monster combined the abilities of all five creatures and, with its half-step Heavenly Venerate strength, would be extremely difficult to deal with.
“How did this happen? We’ve alerted the Five-Faced Monster. We’re done for!”
Bai Feifei’s face paled, and she took two steps back, clearly planning to flee.
“Senior Sister Bai, there’s no way out. If you retreat to the first stage, you’ll be eliminated!” Ling Xiao reminded her.
“Then what do you suggest we do?” Bai Feifei roared.
“I’ve already told you the plan. You all team up to hold off the Five-Faced Monster, and I’ll deal with all the other monsters alone,” Ling Xiao said calmly.
“At a time like this, you’re still bragging? Can’t you live without boasting?” Bai Feifei snapped, exasperated.
“Idiot!”
Ling Xiao ignored Bai Feifei. He knew reasoning with her was pointless; only actions would prove his point.
Nine-Vein Qi Sword, Rising Sun Sword Ray!
Suddenly, the monster lair blazed with golden light as countless sword rays shot out from the blinding rising sun in Ling Xiao’s hand.
In that single moment of attack, over a hundred monsters were killed or injured.
Not one of the group, surrounded by monsters, was harmed.
“I never imagined your swordsmanship could be this powerful. Senior Sister Bai, shall we follow his plan?”
Dantai Lingzi, being clever, recognised Ling Xiao’s strength the moment he acted.
“Fine,” Bai Feifei gritted her teeth. “Ling Xiao, remember, we can’t hold it off for long. You have, at most, a quarter of an hour. If you can’t handle it, I’m leaving immediately!”
“No problem. I’ll clear a path for you!”
With that, a massive flaming monster appeared behind him, smashing hundreds of straw puppets with a single punch, carving a path straight to the Five-Faced Monster for Bai Feifei and the others.
“Go!”
Bai Feifei and the ten others charged through the passage toward the Five-Faced Monster.
A fierce battle erupted instantly.
Three king-level monsters tried to pursue Bai Feifei and the others, but how could Ling Xiao let them go so easily?
“Sword Control Technique, Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation!”
Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Flying Swords shot out, forming an independent space that trapped all the monsters except the Five-Faced Monster.
The Rising Sun Sword Ray continued to pour out, relentlessly killing lower-level monsters.
This scene left the others in awe.
Ling Xiao actually possessed thirty-six rare treasure-grade flying swords!
It was astonishing. In the entire Moonlight Sect, no disciple, not even Bai Feifei or the top core disciple Ren Xingtian, owned so many rare treasures.
Ling Xiao’s use of the Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation was carefully considered.
Though one shouldn’t flaunt wealth, rare treasures weren’t enough to catch the eye of the sect’s higher-ups, who likely only cared about immortal-grade treasures.
As for the Moonlight Sect’s disciples, Ling Xiao feared no one. Even if he couldn’t defeat them, no one could take these treasures from him.
So, he had every right to use these rare treasures without worry.
What needed to be hidden, like his Primordial Golden Dragon form or Mountain River Martial Soul, he would keep concealed.
But for things that didn’t need hiding, he’d use them without hesitation.
At this moment, Ling Xiao’s soul controlled the Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation. His left hand unleashed the Rising Sun Sword Ray, while his right hand wielded the Ice Dragon Sword, executing a move called “Flying Snow.”
The sword qi pierced through the air, directly penetrating the Underworld Wolf King’s body.
The Underworld Wolf King, an eighth-level ferocious beast equivalent to a Mortal Realm Eighth Layer martial artist, was no match for Ling Xiao, now a Mortal Realm Seventh Layer martial artist. Dealing with such a beast was effortless.
He didn’t even need his most powerful techniques.
The swift “Flying Snow” was enough to end the fight easily.
Outside the Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation, Bai Feifei and the others fought the Five-Faced Monster. Though they were at a disadvantage, holding out for a quarter of an hour seemed entirely possible.
If Bai Feifei went all out, she might even have a chance to kill the Five-Faced Monster.
Unfortunately, she only used seventy percent of her strength, even taking the opportunity to observe Ling Xiao within the Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation.
Seeing him kill the Underworld Wolf King with a single strike, her heart sank.
Ling Xiao was growing stronger, becoming an ever-greater threat to her.
She couldn’t let this kid keep rising!
Harbouring ill intentions, Bai Feifei fought while retreating, luring the Five-Faced Monster guardian toward the Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation.
Wu Yang, Qin Wu, and Dantai Lingzi shared the same mindset.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao never relied on their full cooperation, so while fighting, he kept an eye on their actions.
“Trying to sabotage me? I was planning to share some loot after killing the Five-Faced Monster, but forget it now!”
With his mind made up, Ling Xiao’s sword moved even faster.
“Ice Snow Storm!”
A move that once required all his true essence to execute, he could now perform with ease.
The raging blizzard swept thousands of monsters into the air, crashing them against the Heavenly Dipper Flying Swords, reducing them to fragments.
Among them was the seventh-level ferocious beast, the Skeleton King, which died as pathetically as a common minion.
