“You’re no match for him, leave it to me!”
Ling Xiao smiled at Master Baiyun and the others.
Though their strength had improved considerably, it hadn’t been long enough. As the Supreme Sect Leader, he usually didn’t meddle in internal affairs, but since he was back, he’d handle this trouble for everyone.
Hearing that Ling Xiao would take action, everyone in the Divine Sword Sect, including those attending the disciple recruitment ceremony, grew excited.
Most were expectant.
Of course, some were sceptical. Ling Xiao was so young, could he really handle a Mortal Realm Fifth Heaven expert?
The old man noticed Ling Xiao, his brow furrowing.
There wasn’t a trace of true essence fluctuating from Ling Xiao, as if he were an ordinary person.
But that made the old man warier.
Such people, when they struck, often unleashed thunderous might!
Yet, while he took Ling Xiao seriously in his mind, he refused to yield verbally.
“Kid, still wet behind the ears, huh? Playing the hero already? I’d advise you to back off, or you’ll die here with no chance for regret!”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly, as gentle as a spring breeze.
No trace of killing intent or apparent strength.
Yet this ordinary smile made the old man tense, his muscles tightening, true essence fully unleashed.
Boom!
His powerful true essence spread out, knocking out some nearby people who were too close.
“Reaching Mortal Realm Fifth Heaven isn’t easy. Since you haven’t caused too much harm, I’ll give you one chance. Leave money to repair the gate, take that corpse, and get lost!”
Ling Xiao looked at the old man calmly, saying, “You have ten breaths. After that, you’ll be a corpse too!”
“Wow, so cool! Facing a Mortal Realm warrior so calmly!”
Ling Shuang’s eyes sparkled like a fangirl.
“Ahem, Shuang’er, didn’t you say you liked me?”
Ling Zhan said awkwardly.
“Hmph, liking you doesn’t mean I can’t have an idol! Look at how impressive Ling Xiao is. Back then, he was just an obscure Ling family disciple, unknown to us. Now he’s a peerless master.”
Ling Shuang sighed.
“Yeah, this guy’s too uncanny. Him being Supreme Sect Leader? I, Ling Zhan, admire him a hundred times over!”
Ling Zhan nodded.
“Six breaths left, old man. I’m here to visit family, not to spill blood. Don’t force my hand!”
Ling Xiao glanced at the old man, counting down in his mind.
“Kid, stop bluffing! No need for ten breaths, I’ll take your life now!”
People have pride, and this old man was no exception.
How could he let Ling Xiao’s words scare him off in front of so many people?
If he fled, leaving a corpse behind after coming to make trouble, how humiliating would that be?
“Three breaths left!”
Ling Xiao didn’t care what the old man thought. His word was final.
“Die!”
The old man roared, lunging at Ling Xiao, intent on killing him.
His hands were covered in eerie red threads.
“Supreme Sect Leader, be careful!”
Someone couldn’t help but shout.
The old man’s speed was too fast, his attack too powerful.
Yet Ling Xiao stood still, only shifting slightly, and the old man’s attack missed, striking to the side.
“One breath left!”
Hearing this, the old man was terrified.
His earlier attack had been all-out, meant to teach the kid a lesson before leaving.
Who’d have thought such a full-force strike would be dodged so easily?
Now, his only thought was escape!
Whoosh!
Using his movement technique, he abandoned the youth’s corpse and turned to flee.
“Ten breaths are up. You missed your best chance!”
Ling Xiao looked at the old man in mid-air, sneering, his aura suddenly surging. With a roar, the old man fell heavily to the ground like a stunned bird.
Ling Xiao had shown mercy, or the old man would’ve been reduced to pulp.
A Mortal Realm Fifth Heaven warrior, a god-like figure in the eyes of secular martial artists, was knocked out just like that?
Everyone was stunned.
He didn’t even move his hands? Just a shout?
How strong was he?
Ling Xiao approached the old man, waved his hand, and a splash of water fell on the old man’s face, waking him.
“You can’t kill me!”
The old man suddenly shouted.
“Oh? That’s interesting. Why can’t I kill you?”
Ling Xiao asked with a smile.
He hadn’t killed the old man outright because their arrival seemed suspicious, and he wanted answers. Unexpectedly, the old man spoke up.
“If you kill me, the Divine Sword Sect will surely be destroyed! I’m not joking!”
The old man said with a ferocious expression.
“Still threatening me at this point?”
Ling Xiao sneered. Back when his cultivation was weaker, he’d killed plenty from the Sword King Sect and Beast King Palace. Could this old man’s backer be stronger than the twelve sects?
Crack!
With one palm strike, Ling Xiao killed the Mortal Realm Fifth Heaven expert outright.
Even Master Baiyun gasped.
His disciple was truly ruthless.
Among the crowd, a youth’s face darkened, but he showed no suspicious behaviour, only thinking to himself, “Divine Sword Sect! Ling Xiao! I’ll remember you. You killed my two senior brothers. Our island master won’t let you off!”
After the recruitment ceremony, the youth left Tianfeng City with other rejected candidates, heading toward Dragon Gate Port.
Ling Xiao followed Master Baiyun and others into the sect, introducing Dragon Chen, a golden dragon descendant, and Lin Bei, a silver dragon, to everyone.
Dragon Chen’s strength was at the peak of Mortal Realm Seventh Heaven.
Lin Bei was at the peak of Mortal Realm Eighth Heaven.
With the Five-Faced Monster guarding, the Divine Sword Sect was impregnable.
Then, Ling Xiao handed Bai Feifei to Master Baiyun to deal with their father-daughter relationship, too lazy to meddle further.
“Supreme Sect Leader, we’ve investigated the background of that old man and youth.”
Ling Wuhen now treated Ling Xiao with utmost respect.
“Oh? What’s their story?”
Ling Xiao asked.
“They’re disciples from Whale Island, about twenty nautical miles from Dragon Gate Port. It’s said the island’s master is terrifying, with strength unmatched in the entire North Han Kingdom!”
Ling Wuhen replied.
