“This kick is for my good brother Ling Yihang. He was my only true friend in Tianfeng City, but you turned him into something neither human nor ghost. Your death is not enough to atone for it!”
Bang!
After speaking, Ling Xiao delivered another kick.
This time, he sent Chen Tian’s body crashing to the ground from mid-air.
“This kick is for the fallen disciples of the Divine Sword Sect. I come from Tianfeng City, and the Divine Sword Sect is my home. They were my family. You killed them, so I will kill you!”
Finally, Ling Xiao stomped on Chen Tian’s chest.
At this point, Chen Tian was barely clinging to life.
The fourth-ranked core disciple of the Sword King Sect was being kicked around like a ball by Ling Xiao, without even a chance to fight back. The spectators in the stands were utterly dumbfounded.
“Little beast, do you know who he is? If you harm him, your entire Yuehua Sect will pay with their lives!”
The old man finally caught sight of Ling Xiao, as he had paused.
But in the next moment, a blue figure blocked his path.
It was Lan Yuer.
With fifty percent of a Half-Step Heavenly Venerate’s power, Lan Yuer might not overpower the old man, but she could hold her own.
The old man, at best, was also a Half-Step Heavenly Venerate with fifty percent power, on par with the three others from before.
“I don’t care who he is. You say killing him will doom the Yuehua Sect? Then do you know that by killing the Divine Sword Sect’s people and harming my benefactor and friend, the entire Sword King Sect will pay with their lives!”
Ling Xiao pressed harder with his foot, snapping Chen Tian’s ribs one by one.
“Do you regret it? Feel guilty? It’s too late. It’s all meaningless now! The moment you indulged your petty desires and slaughtered the innocent, you lost your right to live!”
“It was Jian Wuji who told me to do it!”
Finally, Chen Tian forced out a sentence from his throat.
“Jian Wuji?”
Ling Xiao glanced at the crowd in the stands, his icy gaze and terrifying soul force making them tremble.
“Jian Wuji is the young master of the Sword King Sect, the top-ranked among the ten core disciples. His strength is unfathomable!”
Someone finally answered Ling Xiao’s question.
“So, the young master of the Sword King Sect. Why did he do it?”
Ling Xiao stared down at Chen Tian, demanding an answer.
“I don’t know! He just said he didn’t want the Divine Sword Sect’s trash to sully the noble Sword King Sect!”
At this moment, Chen Tian answered every question, too terrified to defy Ling Xiao.
“Is that so? A noble Sword King Sect? If it’s so noble, I’ll trample it underfoot forever.”
With that, he twisted his foot sharply.
Crack!
Chen Tian, the fourth-ranked core disciple of the Sword King Sect, was crushed to death.
Countless people gasped in shock.
Wu Zonglian’s face paled, his heart pounding.
Madman!
An absolute madman!
This guy was untouchable, or the next to die might be him!
“Little beast, you actually killed him! You really killed him! Don’t you know the Sword King Sect’s master is also surnamed Chen?”
The old man, blocked by Lan Yuer, seemed to lose his mind, unleashing his true energy. He took a palm strike from Lan Yuer and lunged at Ling Xiao.
Lan Yuer’s combat experience was lacking, and she failed to stop him.
As she moved to pursue, Ling Xiao signaled her to stop.
“Senior Sister Lan, guard the exits of the beast-fighting arena. Don’t let a single Sword King Sect member escape. Today, I’ll wash this arena in blood!”
Ling Xiao’s voice was calm, devoid of emotion.
He wouldn’t kill the innocent, but no one from the Sword King Sect here was innocent!
The spectators, however, could leave. He had no interest in killing them.
The old man who had come with Chen Tian reached Ling Xiao, thrusting a furious sword strike, its light extending four or five metres.
Even before the sword reached, its cutting aura was palpable.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath. The Rain-Covering Sword appeared in his hand, and he thrust it forward, a crimson glow erupting with a tangible killing intent.
Clang!
The swords collided. Ling Xiao was forced back, blood trickling from his lips. After a dozen steps, he steadied himself.
“Not bad for a Half-Step Heavenly Venerate with fifty percent power. That attack was fierce!”
“That Yuehua Sect disciple is courting death, clashing head-on with him.”
“Hmph, too arrogant. Clearly, the female disciple is stronger.”
“Shh, keep it down. That guy’s ruthless. One wrong word, and he might kill you!”
In the spectators’ eyes, Ling Xiao had clearly come off worse in the clash, knocked back and bleeding.
The old man, seemingly unharmed, crouched to check Chen Tian’s condition.
“He’s already a dead dog. Why waste your time?”
Ling Xiao wiped the blood from his lips, showing no fear, only a faint smile.
“Is this guy insane?”
“Yeah, he’s losing and still smiling. Incomprehensible.”
The spectators couldn’t fathom Ling Xiao’s smile.
His smile, of course, came from facing a worthy opponent, one who could push him to tap into his potential and unleash greater strength.
The old man stood slowly, his eyes cold and filled with murderous intent.
“You’re Ling Xiao, right?”
“Correct!”
“I’ve heard of you. The rising star of the Yuehua Sect!”
The old man said coldly, “If you hadn’t killed Young Master Tian, you might have lived. But today, you’ll die!”
“Sadly, I’m not done living yet. Chen Tian’s father must be Chen Nanxing, the Sword King Sect’s master, right? A father’s failure to teach is his sin! I won’t just kill Chen Tian; I’ll make Chen Nanxing pay too!”
Ling Xiao said calmly.
“Hahaha!”
The old man burst into laughter. “You can’t even block one of my strikes, and the sect master is a hundred times stronger than me. You think you can kill him? You’re delusional, overestimating yourself!”
“Elder Chen, stop wasting words. Kill him and use his body to make a human puppet. It’ll be stronger than the Divine Sword Sect’s trash!”
This Elder Chen, an outer elder of the Sword King Sect, was the only one present besides Wu Zonglian who dared speak to him like that.
“Hahaha, Young Master Wu speaks wisely. The sect master will love such a human puppet. As long as Young Master Tian’s soul remains, we can revive him with it!”
Elder Chen laughed at Wu Zonglian’s words. “Great idea, truly a great idea!”
“Exactly. Do this, and the sect master will reward you handsomely. You might even break through to the Heavenly Human Realm, becoming a proper inner elder instead of an outer one.”
Wu Zonglian feared Ling Xiao, so he wanted him dead.
From the earlier fight, he had realised Ling Xiao’s terror far exceeded his imagination.
