The Remnant Snow Demon General arrived with an imposing aura, only to be struck down by Ling Xiao with a single move, spitting blood as he hit the ground.
What a complete loss of face!
“How is this possible! Lord Remnant Snow Demon General actually lost?”
“This is too absurd, am I seeing things?”
Elder Tang and Elder Li exchanged glances, utterly unable to believe the scene before them.
Those still kneeling on the ground were even more dumbfounded.
The powerhouse they feared to death was so utterly defeated by this unfamiliar young man?
“Impossible! Impossible! How could your technique be stronger than mine!”
The Remnant Snow Demon General was gravely injured this time, nearly driven mad as he lay on the ground, struggling to stand but failing despite several attempts.
He felt as though his meridians had been completely frozen by an icy chill.
Though he cultivated ice-attribute true essence and possessed the powerful freezing ability of the Black Blood Martial Soul, he was utterly humiliated before this young man.
“Make another move, and I’ll kill you!”
Ling Xiao’s chilling voice rang in the Remnant Snow Demon General’s ears. He was already by his side, his Ice Dragon Sword pressed against the general’s throat, ready to sever his head with the slightest push.
Gulp!
The Remnant Snow Demon General swallowed hard, his eyes clearing slightly.
He now understood that in front of this youth, he was nothing. If he continued to fight, he would surely die, with no chance of survival.
“Young hero, spare me!”
Despite a thousand reluctances, under Ling Xiao’s gaze filled with killing intent, the Remnant Snow Demon General uttered those four words.
“I never intended to kill you. Take me to see the Fortress Master. I only want a Demon General’s position!”
Ling Xiao said calmly.
“Of course! What are you all standing around for? Scram!”
Not daring to offend Ling Xiao, the Remnant Snow Demon General vented his anger on the guards at the slave registry.
“Yes!”
Those men knew the Remnant Snow Demon General was furious. At this moment, provoking him would mean death without knowing how it happened.
Though defeated, the Remnant Snow Demon General could still crush them as easily as ants.
“Young hero, please follow me!”
A glint of malice flashed in the Remnant Snow Demon General’s eyes. He appeared submissive to Ling Xiao, but in his heart, he wasn’t ready to give up.
He alone was no match for Ling Xiao, but what about the seven Demon Generals combined?
He refused to believe Ling Xiao could defeat all seven!
Ling Xiao, aware of his thoughts, merely sneered without pointing it out.
Since someone was asking for a beating, he’d teach them how to behave!
The three Fortress Masters of Demon Fortress City resided in a place above the city, like a floating island suspended in the air.
With the Remnant Snow Demon General leading the way, Ling Xiao faced no obstacles.
After all, a Demon General was guiding him.
Normally, it wouldn’t be so easy, likely requiring a bloody fight to get through.
The floating island was extravagantly built, almost like the imperial palace of the Northern Han Kingdom. It seemed these sea clansmen had grand ambitions.
Stepping into the central hall, two sea clansmen sat at the head. One had a shark-like head with sharp teeth.
The other resembled an octopus, with eight limbs.
Though their appearances were strange, their auras were formidable, like two ferocious beasts ready to hunt.
“Second Fortress Master, Third Fortress Master, this is that Ling Xiao!”
The Remnant Snow Demon General was extremely respectful before the two Fortress Masters.
Clearly, they already knew Ling Xiao’s name and purpose, likely informed by the onlookers.
This saved Ling Xiao the trouble of introducing himself.
The First Fortress Master was absent, probably recovering from injuries. Though he had previously used a special secret scroll to control a Heaven-Human Realm expert, it had greatly drained him. Without three or four days, he likely couldn’t return to full strength.
On the hall’s main seat sat a black-robed elder, unlike typical elders, with a bear-like physique, hands like broad fans, and finger joints like small eggs, brimming with terrifying power.
“You’re the one who injured the Remnant Snow Demon General?”
The Second Fortress Master, the shark-man, asked coldly.
“Indeed!”
Ling Xiao nodded.
“Admit it, then apologise to the Remnant Snow Demon General now, and I’ll let today’s matter slide!”
The Second Fortress Master said coldly.
Hearing this, the Remnant Snow Demon General sneered inwardly.
He knew the two Fortress Masters’ temperaments, which was why he dared bring Ling Xiao here. Ling Xiao was the type to never bow or admit fault. This way, the Fortress Masters, especially the volatile Second Fortress Master, would surely act.
Then, this puny human Ling Xiao would be as good as dead!
Ling Xiao gave the Remnant Snow Demon General a half-smile, then suddenly struck. A flash of sword light, and the general’s head fell from his neck.
That face still bore a smug grin.
“Heh, now that there’s no Remnant Snow Demon General, do I still need to apologise?”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly at the Second Fortress Master.
Seeing this, the Second Fortress Master was furious, saying venomously, “You dare kill the Remnant Snow Demon General before us? So, you’re ready to face our wrath?”
Ling Xiao said calmly, “I must reiterate, I’m here to be a Demon General, not to apologise to anyone!”
“Insolent fool!”
The Second Fortress Master sneered repeatedly, slowly rising from his seat. The sea clan lacked martial souls, but they had powerful innate abilities or bloodline powers, no weaker than human martial souls.
The shark-man’s bloodline power typically stemmed from the ancient beast, the Heaven-Devouring Shark.
The strength of this bloodline power varied among shark-men.
Moreover, this bloodline power was nearly identical in effect and function to martial souls.
The only difference was that bloodline power came from blood inheritance, while martial souls came from soul inheritance.
A massive shark phantom appeared behind the Second Fortress Master, bearing a nine-tenths resemblance to him, at the First Minute Out-of-Body Stage.
Terms like “breath,” “minute,” or “quarter” referred not only to the duration a martial soul or bloodline power could manifest but also to the strength index of that power.
The longer the out-of-body duration, the stronger the martial soul or bloodline power.
Ling Xiao’s Mountain River Martial Soul was currently at the One-Breath Out-of-Body Stage, but his Primordial Hell Dragon Martial Soul, inherited, had reached the One-Quarter Out-of-Body Stage, stronger than the Second Fortress Master’s.
It was Ling Xiao’s highest-level martial soul.
As the shark phantom appeared, a wave of water vapour emanated from the Second Fortress Master, true essence condensing within it, making the otherwise harmless vapour immensely powerful.
