Qin Bixue clearly took this battle very seriously.
His blood saber was unsheathed, and he transformed into a streak of red light, leaping onto the arena, his eyes blazing with intense battle intent.
This intent was similar to what he displayed against the Holy Son.
Ling Xiao, however, ascended the arena slowly, as if the fight meant little to him.
Despite Qin Bixue’s overwhelming killing intent and fearsome saber aura, Ling Xiao seemed unaffected.
His expression remained as calm as ever.
Dressed in green robes, with black hair flowing, he resembled an immortal descending from the heavens.
Serene, composed, and unfathomable.
“I never expected a small sect like Yuehua Sect to produce someone like you. Truly surprising!” Qin Bixue’s killing aura grew denser, his saber intent intensifying.
He stood there like a bloodstained demonic saber, chilling to behold.
“You’re not bad either,” Ling Xiao said lightly.
“Hahaha, so arrogant! Unfortunately, I, Qin Bixue, despise such conceited types. You’re not worthy to challenge the Holy Son. In this fight, I’ll crush your will completely!” Qin Bixue laughed loudly.
Ling Xiao rubbed his ears and said, “No need to shout so loudly. Too noisy. If you’re so eager to be Ji Mingkong’s lapdog, defeat me first.”
Facing Qin Bixue, Ling Xiao drew his sword directly.
Qin Bixue was formidable, with cultivation at the early stage of the First Heaven Realm.
For Ling Xiao to defeat him without revealing his own cultivation and relying solely on his Sky Vein Warrior strength, he had to wield his sword immediately, or it would be difficult to handle.
This time, Ling Xiao used the Furious Wind Sword.
Qin Bixue was incredibly fast, and the Furious Wind Sword, paired with the phenomenon of wind, pursued ultimate speed, making it perfect for countering him.
“Blood Saber Canon: Slaughter in All Directions!”
Qin Bixue wasted no more words. Channeling his Heavenly Origin Power, he swung his blood saber downward, unleashing four terrifying waves of bloody saber energy toward Ling Xiao.
In the void, a sword light flashed like an unremarkable meteor.
Ling Xiao had struck almost simultaneously.
The Furious Wind Sword’s skill, “Furious Wind Shuttle,” had grown significantly stronger with Ling Xiao’s increasing power.
The terrifying shuttle pierced through Qin Bixue’s waves of bloody saber energy, shattering and dispersing them.
The air was thick with the stench of blood.
Faster than Qin Bixue, Ling Xiao thrust his sword, his body darting forward, the sword light closing in on his opponent instantly.
This single thrust transformed into thirteen humanoid sword energies.
Behind Ling Xiao, a shadowy figure of a sword demon appeared, unnoticed until now.
This was Sword Demon Descent, a move ten times more terrifying than Furious Wind Shuttle.
“What’s happening?” Many in the audience were baffled by the scene.
By all accounts, Qin Bixue’s higher cultivation should have given him the advantage.
Yet, in reality, Ling Xiao completely dominated the fight.
This terrifying sword strike left Qin Bixue in agony.
One humanoid sword energy was enough to make him feel like vomiting blood; thirteen were life-threatening.
Only now did Qin Bixue realize Ling Xiao’s true terror.
It wasn’t that Bai Qianjiao or Mo Wushang were weak; Ling Xiao was simply too formidable. Every move he made exuded an overwhelming, irresistible effect.
This was the immense pressure brought by the Will of Mountains and Rivers.
“Blood Saber Transformation!”
At the critical moment, Qin Bixue dared not hold back. His Heavenly Origin Power erupted like a volcano, his entire body instantly encased in menacing armor.
He had hoped to defeat Ling Xiao without transforming, but he had clearly miscalculated.
Ling Xiao’s strength far exceeded his expectations.
Buzz!
The humanoid sword energies were blocked by a terrifying blood light but not entirely stopped. One of Ling Xiao’s sword energies still struck Qin Bixue.
“Get lost!” Qin Bixue roared with astonishing force, his hands transforming into sharp blades that struck out.
The blow collided with the humanoid sword energy from Ling Xiao’s Furious Wind Sword, causing it to collapse instantly.
Ling Xiao’s figure lightly sprang back, landing where he started.
Looking at Qin Bixue, he was in a sorry state. A bloody wound marked his chest. Even in Blood Saber Transformation, he couldn’t block Ling Xiao’s strike entirely, only mitigating most of the damage.
Otherwise, that sword would have pierced straight through his chest.
Fortunately, he entered Blood Saber Transformation just in time, or he would have been defeated in a single move, possibly even gravely injured.
The crowd watching this scene was stunned into silence.
“Am I hallucinating? Ling Xiao injured Qin Bixue, a First Heaven Realm warrior, with one move?”
“You’re not mistaken. That’s exactly what happened!”
“Good heavens, Ling Xiao is just a Sky Vein Warrior, yet he can challenge a Heaven-Human Realm expert? Only Mo Wushang and the Holy Son have done that, and they faced ordinary Heaven-Human Realm warriors. Ling Xiao’s up against a peerless genius!”
“Maybe we’ve all underestimated him. Ling Xiao hasn’t even shown his full strength yet. All his previous fights were just for show.”
Before, everyone thought Ling Xiao, despite his mysterious aura and undefeated record, lagged behind Qin Bixue in cultivation and presence.
This fight was supposed to be Qin Bixue dominating Ling Xiao.
But just as the battle began, Ling Xiao made them eat their words.
A single sword strike shocked the world.
Everyone looked at him with newfound respect.
Qin Bixue now resembled a wounded king of beasts, his eyes so red they seemed to drip blood.
He roared furiously, “Ling Xiao! You brat from Yuehua Sect, a mere Mortal Realm warrior, you’ve truly enraged me. Next, I’ll show you what a killing god is, what true fear is!”
In his transformed state, Qin Bixue’s strength nearly doubled, his body crackling with blood-red lightning.
The lightning coalesced into a massive Blood Thunder Saber.
“Blood Thunder Frenzy! Die, Ling Xiao!”
Since ascending to the Heaven-Human Realm, this was Qin Bixue’s first time entering Blood Saber Transformation and using Blood Thunder Frenzy in this state.
The protective barriers around the arena began to warp and twist, as if battered by some immense force.
The giant blood saber shot out, descending from the sky with earth-shattering momentum, accompanied by the frenzied dance of blood thunder, aimed at Ling Xiao on the ground.
“Against this move, I’d be dead for sure,” Bai Qianjiao said with a bitter smile, shaking her head at Hong Li beside her.
“I didn’t expect Qin Bixue to be this terrifying after reaching the Heaven-Human Realm. This could probably injure Ji Mingkong. Ling Xiao can’t possibly come out unscathed!” Hong Li, though no fan of Ling Xiao, wasn’t wrong in her praise of Qin Bixue.
