Sect Leader True Master Ziyun was the first to speak.
"Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that our Junior Sister Hongling, who doesn't seem to care about sect affairs on the surface, would secretly train a Formless Sword Body. This is indeed impressive."
True Master Chisong, the Chairman of Red Cloud Peak, also said with a forced laugh. The jealousy in his words was palpable. According to the so-called Heavenly Dao script, Ye Chen was supposed to win this fight. But I never expected Lin Xiao to actually rewrite fate! This boy... I must snatch him away from my junior sister and take him under my command!
Nearby, Su Mei's red lips curved up slightly, as if she was plotting something.
"Xiao'er! Your Master was right about you!" Xiao Hongling thought, her heart swelling with pride. "Tonight... your Master will definitely reward you properly!"
Xiao Hongling was overjoyed. The next instant, she stepped forward with a graceful leg, her figure flashing, and appeared right on the arena platform! Just as she was about to walk towards the figure in white, she noticed two beautiful young women had already hurried over to him. They were her two prized disciples: Guo Yourong, the sword prodigy, and Chu Youwei, the Zither Heart and Sword Spirit!
Yurong's and Youwei's attitudes toward Xiao'er... seem a little unusual! Xiao Hongling mused. No, according to the prophecy in the dream, weren't they supposed to fall in love with this boy named Ye Chen and gradually grow to despise Xiao'er? Does this mean Xiao'er's fate has been completely reversed from this moment on?
Thinking of this, Xiao Hongling pursed her red lips, a smile forming. However, the next moment, as she watched the young man in white, the center of everyone's attention, interacting so affectionately with the two young women, her smile slowly faded. For some reason, she felt an emptiness in her heart, as if something was missing. No! Xiao'er and his two junior sisters get along so well; I should be happy for them! Yurong and Youwei... one has an ethereal temperament, the other is gentle and beautiful. They are so young, and couldn't be more suitable for Xiao'er… What am I thinking?
Suddenly, she forcibly interrupted her train of thought. Choosing not to disturb them, she soared into the air and departed.
Only then did Lin Xiao notice his beautiful Master behind him, and he silently vowed in his heart. Master, rest assured. Tonight, your disciple will go to Fairy Cliff to serve you with utmost devotion!
For him, what came next was the real business! He would become the Torture King and ruthlessly torture this morally corrupt, life-clinging, cowardly trash of a protagonist!
He patted his two junior sisters on the back reassuringly. Then, step by step, he approached the young man in black.
"What... what do you want?! I, this Princely Heir, have already honored my promise by admitting defeat and kneeling to apologize!" Ye Chen stammered.
Watching this demonically handsome figure, like an Evil God, approach him, Ye Chen clenched his teeth, his own handsome face turning deathly pale from fear!
"A life-and-death battle was agreed upon. For no one to die... that's unacceptable," Lin Xiao stated impassively. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovєlFіre.net
"Due to your (Destiny Big Villain's) intimidation, the Luck Value of the Son of Luck, Ye Chen, has decreased!"
"You have received a random reward: All Cultivation Technique Levels +1, Sword Dao +1, Charm Value +15 (already at maximum)!"
Tsk, very good. Now *this* is what a true villain is! Lin Xiao's eyes blazed. In his Purple Mansion, his Spirit Sword hummed, ready to be unsheathed.
Suddenly, laughter rang out from behind him: "Hahaha! Martial Nephew Lin Xiao! Where it's possible to let someone off, one should do so! Since Ye Chen has already admitted defeat and fulfilled his promise, how can our Qinglan Sect, a renowned and orthodox sect in the Eastern Region, exterminate him?"
A portly figure materialized out of thin air, blocking Ye Chen! It was the Chairman of Tiandang Peak, Yuanyi!
Tsk, this guy really is like a cockroach, so hard to kill, Lin Xiao thought. Fine, I'll spare him for now. Torture him slowly, drain his Luck Value completely, and make him watch as his women are taken into my arms. That feeling… seems rather appealing, doesn't it? A dangerous grin touched the corners of Lin Xiao's lips.
"Eld... Eldest Senior Brother, I'm here to save you!"
Just then, a familiar young woman's voice called out from a distance.
Lin Xiao's heart jolted! That voice... it's Fourth Junior Sister Lu Yingying, who hasn't appeared until now!