“Little mongrel, you’ve got some tricks!”
The fat old man glanced at his damaged black scales, his face brimming with rage, his hands transforming into dragon claws, then suddenly extending, lunging straight for Ling Xiao, determined to crush him into pulp.
Coming to assassinate someone, only to have one of their own killed first, left the fat old man humiliated, unable to face the Black Dragon King.
That was why he was so furious.
“Petty tricks!”
Ling Xiao sneered, his figure abruptly accelerating, causing the two dragon claws to grasp at nothing.
Then, Ling Xiao appeared right in front of the fat old man, a foot-long qi sword forming in his right hand, shimmering with brilliant golden light.
Sharp and terrifying.
“How can he be so fast!”
The fat old man was utterly shocked.
In a panic, unable to retract his arms, the scales on his body grew frantically, wrapping his entire body like a hedgehog.
The scales stood on end, each one like a razor-sharp blade.
True essence surged over them, burning with pitch-black flames.
Anyone who attacked directly would be courting death.
But Ling Xiao didn’t believe in such nonsense!
Crack, crack!
As Ling Xiao’s qi sword struck the scales, they shattered layer by layer like pottery.
In the end, the qi sword pierced through the black dragon scales, directly stabbing the fat old man’s body.
The fat old man cried out, his figure retreating rapidly, tumbling from the inn’s guest room onto the street outside, crashing heavily to the ground.
Covered in blood.
He had avoided vital points, but Ling Xiao’s qi sword essence wasn’t to be trifled with, wreaking havoc and leaving him with serious injuries.
Pfft!
Pfft!
The other two Black Dragon warriors who entered the guest room were killed instantly by Ling Xiao.
Their strength was far inferior to the fat old man’s, leaving them no chance to resist Ling Xiao.
Thud, thud, thud!
Three corpses were thrown out, landing right beside the fat old man.
Whoosh!
Ling Xiao’s figure darted out, chasing after them.
Since things had already escalated, he might as well turn the place upside down.
Lin Bei and Long Chen, watching the fight through a small hole from the next room, were stunned.
In this battle, the opponent hadn’t even touched Ling Xiao, yet three were killed, and one was gravely injured.
The two exchanged glances, their belief in Ling Xiao as the young master of the Golden Dragon Clan growing even stronger.
With such an expert’s help, if they still couldn’t revive the Dragon Clan, it would mean the clan’s fortune had truly run dry.
Outside the inn, the lights blazed brightly.
Dragon Palace City’s night market was still bustling, even surpassing the daytime in its vibrancy.
Compared to Tianfeng City’s night market, this was like fireflies against the bright moon.
The fat old man’s fall onto the street naturally drew a crowd’s attention.
Among them were the Black Dragon Clan’s patrol guards.
The fat old man simply tore off his veil, revealing his true face.
“Damn it, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and protect this prince!”
Gravely injured, he knew he was no match for Ling Xiao and couldn’t escape, so he figured he’d use the patrol guards to fight for him.
After all, the plan to assassinate Ling Xiao was arranged by the Black Dragon King.
“Ninth Prince, how did you end up like this?”
A squad of guards quickly surrounded the fat old man, their strength considerable, all at the seventh level of the Mortal Realm.
“There’s an assassin! An assassin trying to kill His Highness the Dragon Emperor!”
The fat old man shouted loudly.
His cry drew even more warriors over.
“Someone dares to cause trouble in Dragon Palace City? They’re courting death! Protect the Ninth Prince tightly, I want to see who’s got the guts!”
The speaker was a guard captain, at the peak of the seventh level of the Mortal Realm.
“Captain, we should be cautious. Someone who can injure the Ninth Prince is no small threat. Send a distress signal to the Dragon Palace immediately, maybe we can hold them off!”
“Good point!”
The guard captain felt a chill down his spine and hurriedly released a signal flare.
When Ling Xiao emerged, he naturally saw the flare but didn’t bother to stop it.
The more people who knew about this, the better. He was hoping the Black Dragon King would come out of the Dragon Palace himself.
Otherwise, sneaking in to assassinate the Dragon Emperor would be quite tricky.
“Get out of the way if you don’t want to die!”
In mid-air, Ling Xiao’s fists glowed with golden light, each fist forming a qi sword shaped like a blade, thrusting straight at the fat old man surrounded by the guards.
This strike seemed to pierce through the void itself.
It even stirred the surrounding spiritual energy.
It was as if a giant blade was slashing down, making everyone guarding the fat old man feel as though their bodies were being sliced by knives.
“Bold! Where did this madman come from, daring to assassinate the Ninth Prince in Dragon Palace City? Are you tired of living?”
“Stop right there!”
“No good, this kid won’t stop. Let’s join forces to hold him off. Once the Dragon Palace experts arrive, he’s as good as dead!”
“Ninth Prince, can you still move?”
The Black Dragon King had ruled for over a century, so Dragon Palace City was almost entirely his domain.
The guards were no different.
Right or wrong, anyone who dared to target the Ninth Prince was an enemy of the Black Dragon Clan, and they had to stop him, no question.
Otherwise, if the Ninth Prince died, they’d all lose their lives.
“Step aside, let us handle this!”
Suddenly, four figures flew in from the distance, all eighth-level Mortal Realm warriors!
“The Dragon Palace experts are here!”
The guard warriors breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing this ferocious guy would’ve been tough for them.
Now, with four eighth-level Mortal Realm warriors—two at mid-stage and two at late-stage, likely generals or princes—their combined power was formidable.
Ling Xiao had just flown out of the inn, not yet gathering any powerful moves, so his fist-swords were blocked by the four.
But that was all they managed.
Ling Xiao landed slowly, seemingly unscathed.
The four eighth-level Mortal Realm experts, however, staggered back over ten steps, crashing into the guard crowd before stopping, their faces grim.
This kid’s strength was terrifying, no wonder he was so arrogant!
The four shared the same thought.
Whether someone was an expert and how strong they were became clear the moment they clashed.
Seeing reinforcements, the fat old man was overjoyed. After a brief moment of healing, with the Dragon Clan’s recovery ability and the aid of pills, he was mostly recovered and started acting smug again.
“You four, this kid planned to assassinate the Dragon Emperor. I uncovered his plot, so he tried to silence me. Luckily, I reacted fast, or I’d have ended up like those three brothers.”
The four didn’t doubt the fat old man’s words, not even bothering to question why the three corpses on the ground were masked and dressed in night clothes.
As if those details didn’t matter at all.
