Chapter 296: Chapter 238: One Strike to Slay a Sword Sect
The Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword abruptly expanded, growing in the wind until it was over ten meters long and a meter wide. The blade radiated an intense red light, appearing even more demonic under the scorching sun!
Like a bolt of lightning, it slashed toward Zhe Jianxiang in the air!
The presence of a Sword Emperor had already terrified Zhe Jianxiang. He never imagined that an enormous, crimson sword would suddenly appear as well.
Below, the survivors of the Divine Wind Mercenary Corps stared blankly at the red light in the sky, unable to even make out that it was a giant sword!
With a WHOOSH, Zhe Jianxiang shot a thousand meters through the air! At that moment, he had no thought other than to escape!
’Avenge my men? Fight for the position of Zhe Family Patriarch? Compared to my life, all of that is bullshit!’
Now, Zhe Jianxiang finally understood why Zhe Jianye had made him bring over ten thousand men to stand guard here. Zhe Jianye had instructed him to hide within the crowd. If he truly encountered Ling Xiao, he was not to engage directly but stall for time if possible. Above all, he was to be wary of the large, bald man at Ling Xiao’s side—that man had the strength of a Sword Emperor!
If he found them, he was only supposed to send a message back via falcon.
Zhe Jianxiang was suddenly filled with regret. He’d never imagined Ling Xiao would actually be here, let alone that the Sword Emperor was real! He had thought Zhe Jianye was just messing with him.
As for where this crimson light had come from, Zhe Jianxiang didn’t know, nor did he want to. ’As for my brother... in a situation like this, I can only hope that the Sword Emperor considers his own status and doesn’t stoop to our level. He’ll have to look out for himself!’
Tiger bared his teeth, a savage grin on his face as he looked at the eight people who leaped into the air to surround him. He suddenly let out a roar, and an immense wave of Spiritual Power pressed down on the eight of them.
PUH!
The eight Elders of the Divine Wind Legion coughed up blood and plummeted from the sky, knocked unconscious!
A Demon Sword Master stood no chance against a Sword Emperor. The gap between them was simply too vast!
Ling Xiao also shot out of the cave, pursuing the fleeing Zhe Jianxiang!
In the sky, the giant Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword relentlessly pursued Zhe Jianxiang. If not for the limits of Ling Xiao’s own power, there would have been no chance for him to escape; he would have long since been cut down!
Seeing Ling Xiao give chase, Zhe Jianxiang’s eyes suddenly turned crimson. He roared into the air, "Ling Xiao, you dare pursue me? Are you looking for death?!" As he spoke, a powerful aura erupted from his body, and his sword shot out a long gray stream of Sword Qi, slashing viciously at the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword!
The Sword Qi of a Tier Three Sword Sect was incredibly powerful! If the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword hadn’t absorbed the blood of the monster from the deep underground pool, how could it have withstood Zhe Jianxiang’s strike?
But now, when Zhe Jianxiang’s Sword Qi struck the body of the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword, the massive blade only trembled slightly, letting out a clear, ringing sound before continuing its charge toward Zhe Jianxiang.
His eyes wide with fury, Zhe Jianxiang roared, "What kind of sword technique is this!"
Ling Xiao controlled the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword with his will, feeling his Spiritual Power rapidly draining away. He said nothing, his gaze resolute as he kept his divine sense locked firmly onto Zhe Jianxiang.
"Go ask your Zhe Family ancestors after you’re dead!"
Taking advantage of the moment Zhe Jianxiang was talking, Ling Xiao’s body suddenly closed the distance between them. The power of the Early Heartbeat Stage wasn’t enough to support sustained flight. While much stronger than a Demon Sword Master, controlling the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword was also an extremely draining task for his Spiritual Power.
Therefore, Ling Xiao suddenly burst forward, closing in on Zhe Jianxiang. The blade of the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword instantly shone with a brilliant light, so bright one could barely open their eyes!
At this moment, Zhe Jianxiang seemed to have figured something out. He roared, "Ling Xiao! I’ll kill you first, then take your sword! Let’s see you run then!"
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!" Zhe Jianxiang roared furiously, his voice like a thunderclap on a clear day, echoing for a great distance!
With a flick of his longsword, he instantly unleashed thousands of thrusts. Each one produced a gray stream of Sword Qi over a meter long, which solidified into the shape of a sword, looking almost corporeal. Thousands of these Sword Qi blades shot through the air, all stabbing toward Ling Xiao!
"Recall!"
Ling Xiao barked another command, and the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword instantly appeared before him. The thousands of Sword Qi streams all slammed into the giant sword’s body, producing a series of sounds like a dragon’s roar. The force threw Ling Xiao’s body back several thousand meters!
After blocking Zhe Jianxiang’s Sword Qi, the massive blade righted itself and soared through the air, lunging at Zhe Jianxiang once more!
Zhe Jianxiang was truly enraged now. Thinking of nothing else, he brandished his sword and exchanged over a hundred blows with the greatsword in an instant!
The longer he fought, the more horrified he became. It was as if the greatsword were wielded by an invisible giant, employing techniques more profound than any Zhe Jianxiang had ever seen. The urge to flee surfaced once more. He abruptly retreated a thousand meters and roared in Ling Xiao’s direction.
"Ling Xiao, the Zhe Family will one day repay the enmity of today! When that time comes, your entire Ling Family will be annihilated!"
Ling Xiao had been using this battle for the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword’s Refining Sacrifice, and he now had a rough grasp of its current power. How could he possibly let Zhe Jianxiang get away?
With a cold smile, he said, "So you’re the Sword Sect commander of the Divine Wind Mercenary Corps? And a member of the Zhe Family? I didn’t know that. You don’t need to worry about the future of my Ling Family. As for you... you think you can run?" With that, he pointed a finger at Zhe Jianxiang and barked, "Slay!"
Zhe Jianxiang felt a destructive power rushing toward him. He instantly erupted with his full aura, forming several protective shields of Inner Strength, while his body shot backward like a meteor, retreating into the distance!
If a Sword Sect level expert was determined to escape, not even a Sword Emperor could guarantee catching them!
A deep chill ran through Zhe Jianxiang’s heart. ’I can’t believe Ling Xiao is this strong! Even with my strength as a Tier Three Sword Sect, I can’t gain the slightest advantage against him!’
As this thought crossed his mind, he felt a cold sensation on his neck and was instantly horrified. He tried to surge his power... and then, Zhe Jianxiang saw the most terrifying, and final, scene of his life... He saw a headless body, running at high speed through the air!
"Ah!"
He opened his eyes wide, wanting to scream, but no sound came out. In the next moment, his consciousness was completely severed. A head fell from the sky, hit the ground with a THUD, and rolled a long way off, its eyes still wide open in terror.
Even at the moment of his death, Zhe Jianxiang couldn’t understand. ’The man and the sword were thousands of meters away... I was fleeing with all my strength... How did that blade appear right in front of me?’
Ling Xiao recalled the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword. He still had some Spiritual Power left. He looked at the falling, decapitated body of Zhe Jianxiang and smiled coldly. ’Since our hatred is to the death, why would I ever spare you?’
As for Tiger, he had no interest in the remaining tens of thousands of men. To him, they were too weak. Whether to kill them or not was merely a matter of a single thought.
And at this moment, Tiger had no desire to kill them.
In truth, Tiger’s earlier volley of arrows had already killed over a thousand of them!
The remaining men all fled in terror. The enemy had killed their commander, a Sword Sect master, with a single sword strike. In the eyes of such people, they, mere grunts, were probably worth less than ants!
Thus, it never even occurred to them that if they had bravely raised their heavy crossbows and fired a volley at Ling Xiao in the sky, they could have severely injured him, even if they couldn’t kill him. The morale of the Divine Wind Mercenary Corps was shattered. At this point, even if Ling Xiao were as weak as a three-year-old child, they would have lost the courage to attack!
The eight Elders of the Divine Wind Mercenary Corps, who had been slammed to the ground by Tiger’s spiritual pressure, were left half-dead. For the rest of their lives, their cultivation would be crippled, with no hope of further advancement.
Ling Xiao summoned clown. The three of them—Ling Xiao, Ling Su, and Song Mingyue—rode on clown’s back with Tiger following in the air as they flew toward the northwestern border of the Lanyue Empire. The Ice Crystal Celestial Silkworm could only be found in a Land of Extreme Cold. However, Ling Xiao planned to first take his sister, Ling Su, to their father and entrust him with a few matters before he could leave with peace of mind.
After this battle, the Zhe Family’s power in the Mortal World had suffered a tremendous blow!
clown had been growing through its trials. Ling Xiao noticed some minor wounds on the beast, applied some medicine to them, and then said to Ling Su: "Sis, I’m going to have Tiger stay with you and Father. Down south in Penzes City, there are also the two seniors from the Song Family, who both have the power of Sword Emperors. My main worry right now is Father. The Emperor of the Empire is very suspicious of our Ling Family, and I’ve made some powerful enemies. I can’t let my family be implicated because of me. I’ll leave some Elixirs for you and Father that will boost your strength. After taking them, your power will increase rapidly in a short time. Only when you all become strong will I have no fear of any threat!"
Ling Su was now aware of some of her younger brother’s miraculous abilities. Hearing his words, she didn’t ask many questions, only asking with some worry, "If Tiger stays with me, what will you and Ming Yue do if you run into danger?"
Ling Xiao chuckled lightly. "Today, the commander of the Divine Wind Mercenary Corps, a master at the Sword Sect level or higher, died by my sword! In a one-on-one fight, even Tiger might not be my match. Besides, we’re going to the north to find an ingredient, not to provoke anyone. We probably won’t get into any conflicts! So, Sis, don’t worry."
Ling Su forced a smile. She looked at Song Mingyue, with her long, flowing hair, and felt increasingly pleased. ’This future sister-in-law of mine is from a powerful hidden family. I’ve heard they have many masters at the Sword Sect level and above, and they even sent two Sword Emperors to help my brother guard his fief. How righteous and loyal!’
She said, "You two must be extra careful, then!"
clown flew to the shores of West Lake and let Ling Su down. Most of the soldiers in Ling Tianxiao’s army at West Lake had seen clown’s majestic form before, but they never expected it to arrive carrying several people, among them the General’s own son and daughter.
Ling Tianxiao quickly received his son and daughter.
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