A hidden weapon struck the ground, kicking up a cloud of red dust.
“Parlour tricks!”
The Tang Sect Elder thought this was all Ling Xiao had up his sleeve and was about to pursue, when suddenly he found his body no longer under his control.
A massive nine-tailed demon fox appeared behind him, opened its jaws, and swallowed him in one gulp.
“What in the world!”
Everyone was stunned.
This nine-tailed demon fox, a Heavenly Human Realm beast, had appeared out of nowhere. In a straight fight, even if it could defeat the Tang Sect’s inner elder, it wouldn’t have been so effortless.
The key was the suddenness, leaving the elder no chance to dodge. He was bitten and killed on the spot.
Ling Xiao sneered.
He had kept the nine-tailed demon fox as his trump card, waiting for just such a moment. This fool had walked right into his trap, truly deserving his fate.
“That nine-tailed demon fox seems to follow that kid’s commands!”
“How is that possible? Though sects like the Beast King Palace can tame beasts, I’ve never heard of anyone controlling a beast stronger than themselves.”
“Could that kid have already advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm?”
“Unlikely. Heavenly Human Realm warriors use Heavenly Origin Power, but his core energy is still True Origin Power.”
“This kid is truly strange. How does he do it?”
Though the onlookers were all experts, none could fathom how Ling Xiao achieved this.
The existence of the seal was known to only a select few.
And most of those few were either dead or had left the Mysterious Realm, making it a secret.
The most shocked were the Moonlight Sect members.
This nine-tailed demon fox was clearly the one Ming Tian had transformed into that day, identical in strength and combat style.
For Ling Xiao to control such a terrifying demon fox was nothing short of miraculous.
Many disciples grew increasingly wary and admiring of Ling Xiao.
His position as a core disciple of the Moonlight Sect was now firmly established. No disciple dared oppose him anymore.
In the entire Moonlight Sect, aside from the Demon Flame Heavenly Venerate, no one dared treat him unjustly.
Even the Demon Flame Heavenly Venerate only resorted to petty schemes behind his back, not daring to confront Ling Xiao openly.
“Such a prodigy. Even if I die for him today, it would be worth it!”
Heavenly Eye Heavenly Venerate said with emotion.
“Indeed. He is key to the rise of the Moonlight Sect and even the human race. Protecting him means protecting the hope of our sect’s rise, the hope of the human race’s rise!”
Broad Cold Heavenly Venerate nodded in agreement.
“We’ll protect Ling Xiao to the death. We can’t let the enemy succeed. Kill!”
Golden Light Heavenly Venerate was more direct.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
The Moonlight Sect disciples were stirred by this momentum, shouting in unison.
They understood what it meant for a sect to have a prodigy like this.
If Ling Xiao rose in the future, it would be a case of one person’s success lifting the entire sect. The Moonlight Sect could rise to a new level with him.
With just one move, Ling Xiao had doubled the Moonlight Sect’s fighting spirit. Few could achieve such a feat.
“Damn it, we’ve just started, and we’ve already lost two Heavenly Human Realm warriors, both because of that kid Ling Xiao!”
The southern three sects and the Sword King Sect were shaken, their morale and fighting spirit noticeably waning, their formation in disarray.
Seizing the opportunity, the Moonlight Sect pressed their attack, killing several of the enemy’s disciples.
Even three inner elders from the southern three sects and the Sword King Sect were killed in the chaos.
The gap between the two sides was already small. With these losses, it narrowed further, leaving onlookers amazed.
The focal point of all this was Ling Xiao.
Without his immortal-grade treasures and his surprise attack that killed a Tang Sect inner elder, the situation wouldn’t have shifted so dramatically.
“Kill that kid Ling Xiao quickly. If he’s not eliminated, he’ll cause even more trouble!”
“But the elders are tied up. The Moonlight Sect’s fighters with immortal-grade treasures are too tough. A moment’s distraction could be fatal.”
“Send one inner elder to deal with the nine-tailed demon fox. Ling Xiao may be formidable, but he doesn’t require an elder. Core disciples of the four sects, listen up. Half of you, go deal with Ling Xiao. He must be killed!”
“Exactly. If this kid isn’t eliminated, he’ll become a greater threat than Wu Xiang.”
“No!”
As they spoke, a massive ghost eye suddenly appeared behind Ling Xiao.
This ghost eye, fused with the ghost lamp, had become a new “Ghost Eye Martial Soul,” retaining all the ghost eye’s abilities while incorporating the ghost lamp’s unique mental attack.
Perhaps Ling Xiao alone couldn’t harm the four sects’ elders.
But he didn’t need to.
The ghost eye opened, and blood-red light shot out like a tidal wave.
The four sects’ elders and disciples in combat were momentarily disoriented.
The elders, being stronger, were affected only briefly, perhaps for a mere blink.
But in a clash of experts, a blink was enough to change many things.
Golden Light Heavenly Venerate, Heavenly Eye Heavenly Venerate, Broad Cold Heavenly Venerate, and other Moonlight Sect inner elders seized the moment to strike.
They only wished they had more arms, as there weren’t enough enemies to kill.
Each took down a nearby inner elder from the four sects.
Five elders, five kills.
Wu Xiang seized the chance to kill the Poison King Sect Master.
The nine-tailed demon fox also ambushed and killed a Sword King Sect inner elder.
With this, the four sects’ advantage was gone. With prior losses, their numbers were no longer enough to pose a real threat to the Moonlight Sect.
The four sects’ disciples fared worse.
Under the ghost eye’s gaze, some screamed and died on the spot, while others fell into madness, attacking their own allies.
More than half were killed or injured.
Though the four sects still had a numerical advantage, they had completely lost their edge. Facing the high-spirited Moonlight Sect disciples, they had no fighting spirit left.
“This guy is truly making a name for himself today!”
Feng Yaorao looked at Ling Xiao, shaking her head with a wry smile.
She was glad she hadn’t stayed to oppose Ling Xiao. Otherwise, she might have died here in a worse way.
“Brother Eagle, I finally understand why you didn’t let me seek revenge.”
At the Beast King Palace, She Jiao collapsed to the ground. How could she confront such a terrifying Ling Xiao?
Eagle Wuya stopping her from seeking revenge was actually protecting her life.
Eagle Wuya also gave a wry smile.
Even now, he found it hard to believe he hadn’t died, that he survived fighting Ling Xiao. It was nothing short of a miracle.
To him, Ling Xiao was no longer on the same level as him.
