After this battle, the news that Ling Xiao single-handedly caused the deaths of several elders from the Sword King Sect, Gu King Sect, Poison King Sect, and Tang Sect, including the Poison King Sect’s leader, would surely spread across the entire Tianlong Continent.
Such a feat was something even the Holy Dynasty’s Six Young Masters could not achieve, yet Ling Xiao had done it.
Before this, Ling Xiao was only somewhat known in the eastern and southern regions.
And their astonishment was far from over.
Ling Xiao’s abilities were not limited to these.
Facing the numerous disciples and elders of the four sects, he suddenly grinned and took out all the formation stones he had accumulated since learning the art of formation crafting from his storage ring.
These formation stones were infused with terrifying formations.
Fire Snake Formation!
Plague Bone-Dissolving Formation!
Ten Thousand Beasts Blood-Refining Formation!
Once these formation stones hit the ground, they scattered, attacking the people of the four sects according to Ling Xiao’s will.
The Fire Snake Formation could now pose a significant threat to warriors below the ninth level of the Mortal Realm.
Even a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable would find it troublesome.
The field was filled with red fire snakes, impossible to fully guard against.
You might ignore their damage, but even Heavenly Realm warriors, if careless, could be harmed.
The latter two formations were even more powerful.
They were terrifying formations capable of threatening Heavenly Realm warriors.
The Plague Bone-Dissolving Formation released a dreadful plague that spread among the crowd, and strangely, this plague seemed to have a mind of its own, targeting only the people of the four sects while leaving the Yuehua Sect unharmed.
Moreover, this formation had a troublesome feature: it could use the plague to continuously erode the opponent’s core energy.
Whether it was true energy or heavenly energy, nothing could escape.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Blood-Refining Formation was even more ferocious, capable of absorbing warriors’ blood essence and releasing terrifying beast souls to attack enemies.
The entire battlefield descended into chaos.
The four sects went from having a massive advantage to a massive disadvantage in an instant.
“You want to exterminate my Yuehua Sect? Today, I will exterminate your four sects!”
Although Ling Xiao was not a match for any Heavenly Realm warrior in a one-on-one fight, in a group battle, he was the most troublesome and terrifying existence.
As long as he didn’t die, the four sects would surely face complete defeat in this battle.
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Screams of agony rang out continuously as disciples and elders from the four sects died one after another.
As time passed, the formations grew stronger and more terrifying, leaving them no hope.
Their only thought now was probably regret.
Regret for provoking a demon like Ling Xiao.
This was simply a terrifying monster!
Seeing this scene, the onlookers were somewhat dumbfounded, completely at a loss for how to express their feelings.
One sect leader sighed, “This lad is truly fearsome. It would be one thing if he were only exceptional in strength and cultivation, but he also possesses so many unimaginable combat techniques. The art of formation crafting is supposed to be the hardest to learn, so how does he make it seem so effortless?”
Another person said, “Indeed, if he truly rises, he might even take the Holy Son’s position.”
“Hmph, that depends on whether he can survive that long. With today’s slaughter of the four sects’ disciples, he’ll likely become a target for everyone!”
“Nonsense. Do you think if he didn’t kill, others would let him off? Just wipe out the four sects and eliminate all who oppose him!”
Among the crowd, there were plenty of ruthless characters, as they were all battle-hardened warriors who knew the dire consequences of showing mercy.
“What do you think this kid’s strength has reached?”
“Hard to say. He hasn’t really fought directly yet, just using some unorthodox methods, and he’s already driven the four sects into a corner.”
“Unorthodox methods, my foot! A method that can kill and deal with enemies is a good method. His current approach is the smartest! Even Wu Xiang can only barely handle three or four people and can’t change the tide of battle, but this kid can!”
“If he advances to the Heavenly Realm, he’ll probably be unstoppable.”
“I heard the top three of the Holy Dynasty’s Six Young Masters can already contend with Heavenly Realm warriors. Is that true?”
“Indeed. We’ve seen others, but I’ve seen the third-ranked Bai Qianjiao. That woman killed a Heavenly Realm warrior in a one-on-one fight, though it was only a First Heaven Realm warrior, but still a Heavenly Realm warrior.”
“Terrifying. By that measure, Ling Xiao’s cultivation is still lacking.”
Of course, Ling Xiao couldn’t hear these discussions, as he was fully immersed in the battle.
Though his formations and soul attacks couldn’t directly kill the inner sect elders of the four sects, they could create excellent offensive opportunities for his side.
“The Tang Sect leader is dead too!”
“Wu Xiang is too terrifying!”
“Wu Xiang’s terrifying, but it’s more like Ling Xiao was too cunning. He suddenly used his full soul power to attack the Tang Sect leader, creating a perfect opportunity for Wu Xiang.”
“Indeed, this has gone too far. The four sects joined forces, thinking they could wipe out the Yuehua Sect, but they’ve been beaten so badly.”
“Senior Brother Ling, be careful!”
Suddenly, a cry of alarm rang out.
It turned out that the Gu King Sect leader, enduring a sword strike from Wu Xiang, suddenly attacked Ling Xiao, determined to kill him on the battlefield.
This strike was far too terrifying and swift.
Ling Xiao had no way to dodge.
At the critical moment, he channelled the only trace of heavenly energy in his body, instantly entering the Tenth Human Dragon Form, with a massive ghost eye and a huge black dragon appearing behind him.
First, a soul intimidation caused the Gu King Sect leader to pause momentarily, his power also weakening.
Then, instead of retreating, he infused this trace of heavenly energy into his strongest attack, “Raging Sea’s Thousand-Layered Waves.”
At the same time, he split into fifteen figures.
Thirteen were sword soul clones.
One was a martial soul clone.
And one was his true body.
All fifteen figures executed the same attack, though only one was real.
He believed even the Gu King Sect leader couldn’t discern which was real in such a short time.
“Damn it!”
Despair flashed in the Gu King Sect leader’s eyes as he unleashed his full heavenly energy.
Since he couldn’t tell which was real, he’d destroy them all!
A terrifying black hand pierced through the sky, slamming down onto the ground.
The sword energy of “Raging Sea’s Thousand-Layered Waves” was instantly dispelled.
Ling Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. The Gu King Sect leader was a Ten Directions Heaven Realm expert, close to the Half-Step Cave Heaven level, far stronger than a First Heaven Realm Heavenly warrior.
He had no way to contend.
Even entering the Primordial Golden Dragon Form would be useless.
So he didn’t bother.
