Chapter 276: Chapter 222: Wreaking Havoc in Zhe Mansion
They could all see it: as long as this man was dead, the other two were no threat at all.
The cloaked figure at the back hadn’t made a move the entire time. This meant one of two things: they were either immensely powerful or pathetically weak. No one believed the former. These Demon Sword Masters had sharp, discerning eyes; they had long seen that the cloaked figure couldn’t even withstand the pressure of their auras.
At least five Demon Sword Masters were ganging up on Ling Xiao, while another five who couldn’t join the fray watched like tigers, waiting for the first opportunity to land a killing blow.
Without using his Floating Light, Glancing Shadow technique, Ling Xiao’s current overall strength was only at the level of a High-tier Demon Swordsman. With the addition of the Nine Swords of Dugu, he could handle two or three Demon Sword Masters, but facing so many at once was becoming a real struggle.
The Demon Sword Masters fought like madmen, completely heedless of whether they would bring the building down. They unleashed their most powerful techniques one after another. Ling Su had already retreated to the far end of the hallway as Sword Qi ravaged the area.
Ling Xiao was being suppressed and forced onto the defensive. Before long, a streak of blue Sword Qi grazed his left shoulder, and he let out a muffled groan.
Watching from behind, Ling Su could no longer bear it and drew her sword. ’If anything happens to my little brother, I don’t want to live either!’ she thought. She forced herself to stay silent, terrified of distracting him.
Ling Xiao winced, feeling a sharp pain and a chilling sensation spread from the wound. Song Mingyue heard his groan and grew frantic, wanting to rush to his side, but the two Demon Sword Masters she was fighting kept her pinned down. Though she held an absolute advantage in sword technique, her opponents were her equals in level, leaving them locked in a stalemate.
At that moment, the wooden building, unable to withstand the constant barrage of Sword Qi, swayed violently a few times and began to collapse.
Instantly, panicked screams erupted from within the building!
The sounds of people jumping from the building followed, and many were injured in the fall. The courtyard below filled with pained cries. Yet, the first thing everyone who jumped did—even if they had to crawl—was to scramble away from the wooden building. Even in the dead of night, the sight of the teetering structure was somehow more terrifying from the outside than it had been from within.
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, the wooden building began to cave in from its center. Ling Xiao dodged a pincer attack from two Demon Sword Masters, then launched himself straight up through the gaping hole in the structure.
Ling Su had jumped from a window the moment the building began to sway. Now she stood in the courtyard, her face etched with worry as she watched the combatants continue their fierce battle atop the collapsing roof.
With the change in terrain, the battle space suddenly widened. The Demon Sword Masters who had been unable to join in before immediately roared and charged into the fray. By now, it dawned on everyone that these two were no ordinary Adventurers. They might be the very people who had caused all the trouble at the Zhe Mansion that day!
The pressure on Ling Xiao and Song Mingyue instantly intensified.
Meanwhile, thunderous booms still echoed in the distance. The battle between Tiger and the Zhe Family’s Sword Emperor was far from over.
At their level, it was normal for a fight to last an entire day and night. Tiger had always been a firm believer that only in desperate straits could one’s true potential be unleashed. The first time he’d experienced this was when he tore that Swamp Demon apart.
He hoped this would be the second time.
Now besieged by four Demon Sword Masters, Song Mingyue immediately felt the strain. In an instant, Sword Qi slashed across her body in several places, and crimson blood began to gush from the wounds.
Rage filled Ling Xiao’s heart. ’I planned for a thousand contingencies,’ he thought, ’but I never imagined this spoiled fop would stumble upon us by pure, dumb luck—and with a whole troop of Demon Sword Master-level experts!’
As his opponents’ relentless assault continued, the number of wounds on Ling Xiao’s body multiplied. However, his attackers weren’t faring much better. Inevitably, a few unlucky Demon Sword Masters would be stabbed in the wrist or the crook of their arm, taking them out of the fight.
Now, only three Demon Sword Masters remained, all of them at least fifth-tier and extremely experienced. Having recognized the deadliness of Ling Xiao’s sword techniques, they refused to get close. Instead, they attacked from a distance, barraging him with Sword Qi.
"RAAAGH!"
With a furious roar, Ling Xiao closed in on one of the Demon Sword Masters. A red light flashed from his hand as his Sword Qi erupted to an incredible length, instantly piercing the man through the chest. The Demon Sword Master couldn’t have imagined, even in his dying moments, that his opponent would suddenly produce such a bizarre and powerful sword.
Just then, Ling Xiao felt a sudden surge. All the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within his body began to churn wildly, and his Daoxin started to throb with intense palpitations.
Ling Xiao was both shocked and overjoyed. ’Could I actually be breaking through to the Heartbeat Stage at such a critical moment?’
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Over 3,300 extra words released. A five-Chapter burst today—Xiaodao delivered!
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