Although the matter of the three southern sects preparing to collude with the Sword King Sect to annihilate the Moonlight Sect and the Beast King Palace was something he had overheard by chance, since Zhao Yu was involved and that Bei Duanchang was there, it was most likely not false.
He had already been quite displeased with this Li Youdao. When he thought about the previous incidents, if he did not kill this person, there would probably be endless troubles in the future.
Perhaps before, Ling Xiao did not have more than a sixty percent chance of winning against Li Youdao.
But now, with his cultivation greatly advanced, he could steadily suppress Li Youdao. He could even handle it easily without entering the human-dragon form.
It was a pity that Li Youdao did not know about his rapid cultivation progress in such a short time. Otherwise, he probably would not have rashly come alone to cause trouble for him.
At the very least, he would definitely have found a helper to deal with him together.
“It seems you really want to die. Poisonous Gu Divine Palm!”
Li Youdao’s eyes flickered with a gloomy black light. He suddenly struck out with a palm.
A pungent odour filled the air. A purple-black true essence giant hand burst forth, directly enveloping Ling Xiao.
The intense poison contained within would probably make an ordinary half-step Heavenly Venerate feel weak all over just by smelling it.
However, Ling Xiao was not an ordinary half-step Heavenly Venerate.
He was a Heavenly Pulse martial artist!
“Petty tricks!”
Ling Xiao’s expression was calm as he pointed a finger. An air sword shot out, precisely hitting the weakest point of that Poisonous Gu Divine Palm.
Snap!
Although the force was not great, it easily shattered the eerie giant hand condensed from true essence.
“This kid is really tricky!”
Only now did Li Youdao realise that Ling Xiao was not easy to deal with.
In front of this kid, he truly could not expose the slightest flaw. Even the flaws in martial arts had to be completely hidden. Otherwise, the opponent would definitely seize the opportunity and break through in one go.
“Hmph, with this ability, no wonder you’re arrogant. But let’s see how you break my Golden Silkworm Divine Gu!”
Li Youdao sneered. Behind him, a golden light shone brightly. A huge golden silkworm gu opened its mouth and then spewed out countless small golden silkworm gus, each moving at extreme speed.
If it were just fast, that would be one thing. What was most surprising was that each golden light approached Ling Xiao in a bizarre refracting manner, not in a straight line. The trajectories were not only ethereal and illusory but also extremely strange and unpredictable.
“Still petty tricks. What can they do to me! I’ll break it for you to see!”
Ling Xiao sneered. He waved his hands without drawing his sword. From the Nine Pulses Air Sword, he instantly executed “Rising Sun Sword Rays,” which had the widest killing range.
A golden sun rose above Ling Xiao’s head. Then, ten thousand golden rays shot towards those countless golden silkworm gus.
The golden light contained not only terrifying killing intent but also the powerful oppressive Mountain and River Will.
The golden silkworm gus were also living beings, just special ones.
Facing the oppression of the Mountain and River Will, they actually paused midway for a moment.
It was this brief pause that the sword light seized upon. One by one, their bodies were pierced, turning into golden-yellow points of light and disappearing.
Moreover, the scattered sword rays remained incredibly sharp, enveloping Li Youdao.
The fierce battle continued here. Outside the True Demon Forbidden Land, the atmosphere was also turbulent and extremely tense.
With Ying Wuya and Yan Liehuo both eliminated one after another, the originally restless sects erupted like volcanoes that had just awakened and been hit with a heavy explosive.
Discussions and arguments arose one after another.
Everyone was discussing what exactly had happened inside.
On the side of the three southern sects, the faces of the three sect masters did not look good.
During the time in the North Han capital, Ling Xiao had killed the chief core disciple of the Poison King Sect, Bei Duanchang.
In the True Demon Forbidden Land, Ling Xiao had killed the chief core disciple of the Tang Sect, Tang Jiu.
Now, Li Youdao had not come out yet. Whether he was dead or alive made people extremely worried.
“Could Li Youdao also be dead?”
“His strength should be inferior to Yan Liehuo. If Yan Liehuo was eliminated, how could he persist?”
“It’s hard to say. Among those who haven’t come out, besides those confirmed dead, only four people remain. I think that Ya Qianxue or Feng Yaorao could have killed Li Youdao.”
“Ling Xiao hasn’t come out either.”
“But he doesn’t have that strength. It wouldn’t be easy for him to ambush, after all. Since he killed Tang Jiu, Li Youdao would definitely be on guard.”
“If it really is Ling Xiao, even if it means risking our sects’ foundations, we southern three sects will completely flatten that Moonlight Sect!”
The sect master of the Gu King Sect snorted coldly.
His voice was loud, deliberately said for others to hear.
If the chief core disciples of their southern three sects all fell at Ling Xiao’s hands, this Ling Xiao must die to quell their anger.
So no matter who tried to stop them, it would be impossible to appease their fury.
“Hehe, the people of the southern three sects are really about to explode with anger. I reckon Li Youdao really died at that Ling Xiao’s hands.”
“Why?”
“That Ling Xiao is exceptionally cunning. Although his strength is far inferior to Li Youdao, precisely because of that, he’s less likely to be noticed. If he wanted to ambush, it would be as easy as turning his hand.”
“Don’t joke. Maybe Li Youdao is chasing Ling Xiao to kill him right now.”
“That’s also possible.”
“Ah, I’m really looking forward to the final result. When will it end?”
On the Moonlight Sect’s side.
Lan Yuer couldn’t help but smile bitterly and said, “From what Ying Wuya meant just now, Junior Brother Ling is definitely fine, and his strength has greatly increased. The chance of him killing Li Youdao is high. We need to prepare for a full confrontation with the southern three sects.”
“Indeed, Li Youdao is also bloodthirsty. He couldn’t possibly not make a move against Ling Xiao. In that case, a battle between the two is inevitable. Then it depends on whether both die in battle or use the secret scroll to escape.”
Jin Guang Tianzun also sighed.
Before coming here, he really hadn’t expected that a disciple of the Moonlight Sect could persist until now. This had already broken previous records.
If it continued, it might even compete for the position of one of the Holy Dynasty’s Six Young Masters.
“Once the battle starts, it’s to the death. Escaping is impossible.”
Wu Xiang sighed and said, “The use of the secret scroll has certain conditions. In a combat state, wanting to use the escape scroll is simply impossible. There’s no time for it either. That’s why some disciples clearly have secret scrolls but still die inside.”
“How could that be! Wouldn’t Senior Brother Ling be in danger!”
Dai Yuling said worriedly.
“No, the one in danger is probably that Li Youdao. If he really provokes Ling Xiao, then he’s definitely doomed. All of you prepare. Perhaps after the preliminary round ends, there will be a bloody battle.”
Wu Xiang reminded.
Everyone nodded. Now that things had come to this, they could only unite and resist the external enemy together. This battle would happen sooner or later anyway; better early than late.
As long as they defeated the southern three sects, the entire east and south would form a situation where the Moonlight Sect dominated alone. Even the North Han Kingdom would be completely controlled by the Moonlight Sect.
This would be extremely beneficial for the Moonlight Sect’s future development.
