“Furious Shark Tidal Wave!”
By comparison, Elder Li’s attack was far more grandiose.
As he executed his technique, a shark silhouette behind him thrashed its body, forming illusory waves crafted from true essence, almost indistinguishable from real ones.
Then, the surrounding spiritual energy was drawn into this massive wave, and the shark silhouette merged into it, surging towards Ling Xiao.
Crash!
A tremendous roar erupted, as if a shark had stirred up a monstrous tide. The walls of the slave registry collapsed under the mere spillover of this force.
The brunt of the attack was aimed directly at Ling Xiao.
“Pity, both of you have a decent grasp of martial souls, but you’ve chosen to serve villains and even dared to try killing me. Today, I’ll teach you a lesson!”
Amid the ferocious waves, Ling Xiao’s long hair danced, and his robes fluttered. He stood unmoved, showing no intent to dodge, casually pointing twice.
Two air swords shot forth.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The first strike tore the assassin silhouette to shreds, dispersing it into the air.
The second shattered the wave, obliterating the shark, leaving it utterly vanished.
The air was filled only with black sparks, radiating a sense of dread.
“What!”
The two elders were stunned. Their combined attack was no joke, yet it was so effortlessly nullified. What was this?
If Ling Xiao had defeated them with a full-force counterattack, they might have been shocked but could accept it.
But now, they had attacked with all their might, while Ling Xiao had merely flicked two fingers, leaving no trace of effort.
This was enough to drive them mad.
“Want to die? Keep going!”
Ling Xiao looked at them calmly. This time, he’d shown mercy, as he suddenly thought of the Human King’s Cave and the Martial Soul Fruit.
If there was even the slightest chance, he wanted to obtain those two things before destroying the Demon Fortress.
That’s why he held back, avoiding lethal moves.
Otherwise, any technique he used earlier could have killed them both outright.
With his early Ninth Mortal Realm cultivation, even without his ability to challenge beyond his level, his strength alone was enough to crush these two. If he couldn’t do that confidently, he might as well quit.
“Heavens, the slave registry is destroyed! What’s happening?”
The slave registry was originally a sealed structure, so outsiders couldn’t see inside. But now, part of the building had been demolished by the battle, completely collapsed.
The fight between Ling Xiao, Elder Tang, and Elder Li was now fully exposed to the crowd.
“Huh? Isn’t that Elder Tang and Elder Li? Heavens, and Elder Xu! Why does Elder Xu seem lifeless?”
“Look, those on the ground are Deacons, aren’t they? How are they all dead?”
“Who’s that young man? Did he kill all these people?”
“Definitely! Look, Elder Tang and Elder Li are teaming up. This young man must be formidable!”
“Do you think this guy could take down Demon Fortress City? The Yin-Yang Demon King isn’t here now.”
“I doubt it. Elders are nothing. Above them are the Seven Demon Generals, not to mention the three Fortress Masters! I bet this young man’s fate will be like the others before him. This isn’t the first time this has happened in Demon Fortress City.”
“Such a pity. He must be a genius among human martial artists!”
The streets quickly filled with onlookers.
Among them were some as strong as Ninth Mortal Realm, even Half-Step Heavenly Venerables, yet none had the courage to challenge Demon Fortress City. They obediently remained slaves.
Their assessment of Ling Xiao boiled down to eight words: admirable courage, tragic outcome!
As the crowd noticed the fight, so did the martial artists at the slave registry.
The slave registry was, aside from the Fortress Master’s residence, the most heavily guarded place.
All the guards were Mortal Realm martial artists, though only at the early stages, their numbers were vast.
Perhaps because things had been too peaceful before, no one had ever dared cause trouble at the slave registry.
Even the so-called experts who stirred trouble in the past did so on the streets, so the registry’s guards were generally idle.
That’s why they didn’t mobilize immediately this time.
But by now, even a blind man could see what was happening, so tens of thousands of guard martial artists quickly surrounded the slave registry, making it impenetrable.
Elder Tang and Elder Li, who had been ready to surrender and bide their time, regained confidence upon seeing the registry’s guards.
The captains of these martial artists were all Deacon-level experts, equal in status to Deacons.
With the two of them plus these tens of thousands, even a Ninth Mortal Realm martial artist might not escape unless they were a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable. Otherwise, death was certain.
“Heh heh, kid, you missed your best chance to defeat us. Now, you have ten breaths to drop your weapon and surrender, or these men will ensure you don’t even leave a whole corpse,” Elder Tang sneered.
Hearing this, Ling Xiao burst into laughter.
It had been a while since he’d heard such a hilarious joke.
True, so many Mortal Realm martial artists combined could make an ordinary early Ninth Mortal Realm martial artist fall.
But he was different.
Against them, he didn’t even feel the urge to flee. If they dared make a move, he’d just kill them.
He’d proven more than once that numbers meant nothing to him.
The only reason he hadn’t acted yet was the slim hope of temporarily joining Demon Fortress City, completing his mission and goals, then sending these people to their graves.
“Elder Tang, do you really think numbers can make me surrender?”
Ling Xiao sneered disdainfully, “I suggest you quickly inform your superiors and tell them my purpose. I’m here to join, not to slaughter. Don’t push me too far, or I’ll tear Demon Fortress City apart, believe it or not?”
“You’re really here to join?”
Elder Tang and Elder Li exchanged glances, frowning.
A warrior this strong didn’t even need to be reported; they knew the three Fortress Masters would welcome him, likely offering a high position, perhaps even as an Elder, making him their equal.
Even if he’d killed so many, the Fortress Masters wouldn’t care. In their eyes, those who could be killed were trash.
Moreover, though this man looked human, he exuded a strange Sea Clan martial artist aura, making him hard to pin down.
