Wu Zong Lian despaired.
"No one can save me," he said as he looked at the Ling Xiao who was so close at hand, took a deep breath and said, "Ling Xiao, what do you want to do? Do you really intend to completely fall out with the Sword King Sect?"
"Hehe, it’s come to this point, and you’re still spouting such foolish words. Do you really think that after killing me, we can still make peace?"
Ling Xiao stepped closer and closer, smiling as he asked.
"I can plead for you in front of Sect Master Chen Nanxing, I can spare your life!"
Wu Zong Lian said loudly.
"Hahaha, that’s really funny. In the eyes of you people from Sword King Sect, only your lives are valuable, and others’ lives are not?"
Ling Xiao laughed out loud, "People from Sword King Sect, you are too full of yourselves! I’ve just said that there’s no need for Sword King Sect to continue existing. Chen Nanxing must die! Him sparing me? Don’t you find that hilarious?"
"Ling Xiao, calm down a bit, it’s just a few worthless lives. I can bestow upon you Gold Grade Martial Arts from Divine Sword Sect, even Jade Martial Arts, and grant them a large amount of Spirit Stones. With that, there should be enough compensation, right? Just a few lowly lives, I think you should understand what’s more beneficial for Divine Sword Sect."
Wu Zong Lian’s back was covered in cold sweat, but even until now, he had not understood what exactly he had done wrong, still giving orders from his high position.
Ling Xiao looked at Wu Zong Lian with mockery and said coldly, "That’s right, to you self-righteous idiots, those might just be a few lowly lives, but to me, they are my family!"
Family being killed, how could mere Martial Arts and Spirit Stones make up for that!
An eye for an eye, a debt repaid!
That is what’s righteous and just!
Being content with just some Spirit Stones and a few Martial Arts is for the weak, the cowards!
I, Ling Xiao, will not be like that.
After today, my relationship with Sword King Sect has turned to irreconcilable enmity; there can no longer be peaceful coexistence.
Sword King Sect will definitely not let me, Ling Xiao, go.
And I, Ling Xiao, will surely obliterate Sword King Sect!
Not obliterating Sword King Sect, I would be letting down Ling Wuheng, Ling Yihang, and even more so those innocent disciples who were killed!
Between me and Sword King Sect, it’s a fight to the death now!
"No! You can’t kill me, if you kill me, Sword King Sect will grind you to ashes! And Divine Sword Sect! Moon Hua Sect! They will all be destroyed!"
Wu Zong Lian roared, finally unleashing his full strength.
He had reached the point of no return, he could only fight to the death.
Unfortunately, against Ling Xiao, all this was futile.
A sword pierced through Wu Zong Lian’s throat, and Ling Xiao’s cold voice resounded in his ear: "Foolish man, I’ve even killed Chen Tian, what’s stopping me from killing you? You go first, that old thing Chen Nanxing will soon meet you underground!"
No sympathy was shown, for Wu Zong Lian deserved to die!
Just moments ago, when Ling Xiao was at a disadvantage, this man actually instigated Elder Chen to turn Ling Xiao into a human puppet.
Just from this one sentence, it was clear that Wu Zong Lian was involved with the affairs of Divine Sword Sect, and it was possible that what happened to Ling Yihang was Wu Zong Lian’s doing.
For beasts, no means of cruelty are too excessive.
Otherwise, they will only become more arrogant and harm even more people!
"What a terrifying young man, such ruthless means! Sword King Sect has really encountered a scourge!"
The remaining people on the viewing platform all felt a chill run down their spines.
They had come to watch the challenge at the Battle Beast Arena today, but they never expected to witness such a shocking scene.
After killing Wu Zong Lian, Ling Xiao took his Storage Ring and placed it together with Elder Chen’s and Chen Tian’s Storage Rings.
Inside there was nothing particularly special, aside from Spirit Stones and some basic Gold Grade Martial Arts, which were of little significance to him but could be useful in strengthening the Divine Sword Sect’s power.
This incident also proved a point: the Divine Sword Sect was still too weak and had to become stronger. Only then would no one dare to provoke them.
In order to strengthen the Divine Sword Sect, these resources were definitely essential.
Ling Xiao looked around and, seeing the three Half-step Celestials struggling in battle against the Great Castle Master of Devil Castle City, revealed a hint of a cold smile.
The Sky Gang Flying Sword then flew out from behind him and, at an absolutely bizarre yet precise angle, pierced into each of the three men.
Already at a disadvantage, the three men were instantly killed by the Flying Sword and fell under the hands of the Great Castle Master of Devil Castle City.
As for the other staff members of the Sword King Sect, not one was left alive; aside from those unrelated, the Battle Beast Arena had almost turned into a sea of blood.
With a call, Ling Xiao turned and left the blood-stained Battle Beast Arena.
When the Demon Lord raged, corpses littered the Battle Beast Arena!
This was the story that spread throughout Sword King City the next day.
If it had been someone else who had done this, they would probably have hurriedly left the Sword King Sect and fled as far as possible.
But Ling Xiao didn’t. He only instructed Ling Wuheng and Ling Yihang to return to the Divine Sword Sect overnight and relayed a message instructing everyone in the Sect to engage in intensive closed-door cultivation without casually stepping out.
After this incident, Ling Xiao acutely felt that the situation of the Divine Sword Sect was extremely awkward.
Although they were already quite powerful compared to those smaller Sects,
they were very weak in comparison with the Twelve Sects.
If that was the case, they might as well earnestly engage in closed-door cultivation; with the protection of the great protective array, even if any of the Sects among the Twelve Sects wanted to deal with the Divine Sword Sect, it would not be possible in the short term.
As for gaining experience, that was even simpler.
The Land of Dragons was in Joshua Long’s hands, and the Divine Sword Sect’s disciples could very well go there for trial and training.
Once the Dragon Clan grew up, the Divine Sword Sect could openly become the thirteenth major Sect of the Sacred Dynasty, or simply displace one of the Sects to become one of the Twelve Sects.
The departure of Ling Wuheng and Ling Yihang also meant that Ling Xiao had no more concerns.
That night, he told Wu Xiang about the incident, as it might involve the Moon Hua Sect.
Wu Xiang only said one sentence, "Whoever wants to kill you has to step over my dead body first!"
With a Cave Heaven Realm expert saying so, Ling Xiao naturally had nothing to worry about. Although the Sword King Sect was more powerful than the Moon Hua Sect, their strongest were only Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artists, not to be feared.
Even if he couldn’t annihilate the other side, at least he wouldn’t die.
Before dawn, a group of people, furious, rushed to the temporary residence of the Moon Hua Sect.
Today was supposed to be the day of the four Sects’ martial meeting, but before the appointed time, these people were each carrying a cold killing intent.
Clearly, they intended to harm the Moon Hua Sect.
The leader, wearing a fiery red robe, was a middle-aged woman, but she looked very young and well-maintained.
In her eyes, a strong hatred burned.
Following her were the Inner Sect Disciples of the Sword King Sect.
Among them was one with messy hair, his face unclear, but one could faintly see the character "囚" etched on his face.
If not mistaken, he should be one of the doomed prisoners from the Battle Beast Arena.