Whew~~
The shadowy flame monster behind Ling Xiao spat out a fireball, completely incinerating the last king-level monster, the straw puppet king, into ashes.
Thus, all five king-level monsters were either killed or captured.
Of the thousands of ordinary monsters, only a few hundred remained.
Ling Xiao kept his word, not only breaking the monsters’ encirclement strategy but also slaughtering nearly all of them, except for the Five-Faced Monster.
It could be said that if Bai Feifei, Tantai Lingzi, and the others fully cooperated with Ling Xiao, they could easily defeat the Five-Faced Monster, and everyone would reap the rewards.
Ling Xiao wasn’t a petty person.
If they truly worked together, he’d be willing to share the benefits with everyone.
Unfortunately, his sincerity was met with betrayal, like a bright moon shining into a ditch!
Bai Feifei and Tantai Lingzi, the two absolute powerhouses, each harboured their own schemes.
Even if Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, and Shangguan Lei attacked the Five-Faced Monster with full force, it would be meaningless.
If that’s the case, he’d do it himself!
These people wouldn’t get a single thing!
Ling Xiao casually dealt with the remaining monsters. At that moment, the Five-Faced Monster, the gatekeeper, roared and charged straight at him.
The Tiangang Sword Formation began to shake violently, though it didn’t collapse.
Ling Xiao glanced at Bai Feifei, who had lured the Five-Faced Monster over, smirked coldly, then dispelled the Tiangang Sword Formation, instantly appearing at Bai Feifei’s side.
The Five-Faced Monster was furious.
All its subordinate monsters had been killed by Ling Xiao, so naturally, it wanted to kill him.
Its attack was fiercer than before.
One of its snake faces spewed a mass of highly toxic matter.
Though also poisonous, this was ten times more terrifying than the venom of the Ten Thousand Poison Giant Python!
Even Ling Xiao wouldn’t dare take it head-on.
Ling Xiao hid behind Bai Feifei, so the toxic matter naturally targeted her.
In terms of agility, Bai Feifei couldn’t match Ling Xiao. In that instant, Ling Xiao dodged swiftly, moving behind Tantai Lingzi.
“Scoundrel!”
Seeing the toxic matter coming, Bai Feifei’s face flushed with anger. She thrust her sword, using nearly ninety percent of her strength.
She had no choice; otherwise, she’d be poisoned to death.
At that moment, she even summoned her pipa martial soul, and a string of dazzling musical notes collided with the toxic matter, exploding in the air.
The Five-Faced Monster’s attacks didn’t stop. Its wolf head spat out a black orb, still chasing Ling Xiao.
But Ling Xiao dodged at the critical moment, and the orb effectively targeted Tantai Lingzi, forcing her to deal with it全力.
“What are you trying to do, Ling Xiao?” Bai Feifei roared.
“What am I doing? You know full well, this is what you get for your own actions!”
Ling Xiao didn’t bother explaining further, moving again to stand behind Wu Yang and Qin Wu.
From the vampire bat head of the Five-Faced Monster, countless blood-red small bats spewed out, swarming towards Wu Yang and Qin Wu.
“Damn it, Ling Xiao, you can’t do this! We agreed to fight the Five-Faced Monster together!” Tantai Lingzi panicked.
If Ling Xiao kept this up, they’d all die!
“Is that so? Are you sure?” Ling Xiao’s lips curled into a cold smile as he asked.
“We agree!” Bai Feifei, Wu Yang, and Qin Wu answered in unison.
Their agility couldn’t match Ling Xiao’s. If this continued, Ling Xiao would be fine, but they’d never pass the second stage.
Gritting their teeth, they had no choice but to cooperate with Ling Xiao to fight the Five-Faced Monster.
“Good, then show some effort, or how can I trust you?” Ling Xiao sneered.
Bai Feifei stomped her foot in anger, then thrust her sword, taking advantage of the Five-Faced Monster attacking Tantai Lingzi, Wu Yang, and Qin Wu, striking its snake head.
Ssshh~~
This time, she went all out. With her high cultivation and a rare treasure weapon, she left a bright red gash on the snake head.
“Not bad!” Ling Xiao laughed.
Tantai Lingzi also acted. After Bai Feifei wounded the Five-Faced Monster, a massive spider shadow appeared behind Tantai Lingzi. A black liquid shot from her hand, directly into the wound.
“Oh? A parasitic spider martial soul!” Ling Xiao’s eyes lit up.
Tantai Lingzi hadn’t summoned her martial soul before, so he’d been guessing what it was. Now, it turned out to be such a troublesome one.
Parasitic animal martial souls were tricky.
Though Tantai Lingzi might not break the Five-Faced Monster’s defence, a wound was enough for her.
The black liquid contained countless tiny parasitic spiders.
Once they entered the wound, they’d crawl through the veins, multiplying rapidly and devouring the enemy from within.
The longer it dragged on, the more spiders there’d be, and the faster the enemy would die!
For now, they were all fighting the Five-Faced Monster together, which seemed reliable, but Ling Xiao stayed cautious. A sneak attack from Tantai Lingzi would be bad news.
“Keep it up, this will work!” Ling Xiao shouted.
Though the Five-Faced Monster was strong, it was only a half-step Heavenly Venerable, still within mortal limits. With eleven people, including Bai Feifei, another half-step Heavenly Venerable, they could wear it down.
Despite their reluctance, Bai Feifei, Tantai Lingzi, and the others had to follow Ling Xiao’s lead.
At this moment, Ling Xiao had the means to control them.
In an instant, the once-disorganised team was forcibly united by Ling Xiao for inexplicable reasons.
Working together, they overwhelmed the Five-Faced Monster.
Though Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, Shangguan Lei, Situ Jun, Liu Lie, Wang Nan, and even Qin Wu and Wu Yang couldn’t withstand the Five-Faced Monster’s attacks one-on-one, they now assisted from the sidelines. With Bai Feifei and Tantai Lingzi as the main attackers and Ling Xiao drawing its aggression, they could attack boldly.
Even if their attacks were initially ineffective, targeting the monster’s wounds made a difference.
“Snow Lotus Sword Art: Water Condensation!”
“Nine-Vein Qi Sword: Cage!”
“Thunder Phenomenon: Paralysis!”
“Plague Demon King Martial Soul: Plague Infusion!”
Ling Xiao used control techniques, either freezing the Five-Faced Monster to slow its movements for others to attack, trapping it briefly with a cage to protect the team, or bombarding it with paralysing thunder effects.
Finally, the Plague Demon King Martial Soul’s powerful plague effect steadily weakened the Five-Faced Monster over time.
In no time, the mighty gatekeeper, a half-step Heavenly Venerable, was completely suppressed by the eleven fighters.
