Li Xingyun as if he had heard the biggest joke under the heavens.
A Martial Student at the Martial Veins Third Layer Peak actually said he wanted to kill him, a Wu Tu of the Martial Veins Quadruple Layer?
He must have heard wrong.
"Before I kill you, I just want to ask you one thing, why did you kill those poor beggars?"
Ling Xiao really couldn’t understand, the people from the Beggar’s Sect weren’t martial artists, they were just ordinary beggars. What brought about this deadly calamity?
"Oh, I did it casually, it just so happened that my sword techniques had a breakthrough, so I practiced a few moves!"
Li Xingyun said nonchalantly.
Ling Xiao was stunned.
He killed over twenty people just to practice his moves?
Those were living human lives!
A chill emanated from his eyes, Li Xingyun must die!
"Fine, if you want to seek justice for those beggars, come at me. However, since you’ve killed so many of the Li Clan’s children, I will definitely not let you live."
As Li Xingyun spoke, he suddenly executed a strike with his sword.
There were no fancy moves.
That sword strike was surprisingly fast!
Ling Xiao recognized that move, it was one of the techniques from the Fierce Wind Sword Technique that Li Xingyun had used against a Fourth Level Demonic Beast.
The opponent was not weak.
Ling Xiao did not dare to underestimate him.
His entire body’s True Qi circulated, and his body transformed into the shadow of a flood dragon. Soaring Cloud Step: Transforming Flood Dragon had already been unleashed, easily dodging that sword strike.
He didn’t use his Gang Qi, killing Li Xingyun wouldn’t be easy, and Gang Qi could be kept as a trump card.
In a sudden outburst, he believed Li Xingyun would definitely not be able to withstand it.
What he wanted was a one-hit kill; he couldn’t let Li Xingyun escape, so concentrating his formidable attack power to a single point was necessary.
He just needed to find the right opportunity.
Li Xingyun was a bit surprised; what he feared most was Ling Xiao’s body movement technique, and he did not expect Ling Xiao’s skill to have improved even further than it had in the Fulong Mountain Range.
"Your movement has improved a lot, but it’s useless. The strength of the Martial Vein Quadruple Layer is something you can’t comprehend!"
As the two shifted their positions, Li Xingyun suddenly turned his head and launched a strike.
However, this strike was clearly different from the previous one, not only was the Gang Qi concentration stronger, but it also emitted three sword Qis at once.
The Sword Qi cut through the air, and surrounding branches were sliced off by it, as a fierce wind suddenly arose.
"Ox Demon Technique: Meteor Evil Fist"!
Ling Xiao immediately exerted his strongest attack move. Barbaric Bull Strength could be used for sparring, but the Meteor Killing Fist was more suitable for killing.
With just one punch, the three sword Qis were all shattered, turning into spots of light that sprinkled everywhere, piercing through nearby rocks.
Li Xingyun frowned slightly: "So you’ve condensed Gang Qi too, no wonder you’re so arrogant. But it’s useless! Martial Veins Third Layer is still Martial Veins Third Layer, even with Gang Qi, you’re no match for me!"
Although he was somewhat surprised that Ling Xiao had destroyed his three sword Qis with a single punch, and even more shocked that Ling Xiao had condensed Gang Qi,
The gap in their realms was the source of his confidence.
Ling Xiao’s attack had not ended.
Soaring Cloud Step: Transforming Dragon wasn’t a technique solely for escaping, but was even better suited for combat!
Falling Star Asura Fist Ninth Style: Falling Meteor!
Ling Xiao’s speed was just too fast; in a flash, he was already in front of Li Xingyun.
Li Xingyun knew he couldn’t dodge, so he could only swing his sword in defense.
"Hmph, insignificant!"
He didn’t intend to give it his all, because he planned to launch a counterattack immediately after blocking this punch, and kill Ling Xiao in one fell swoop.
The most powerful move of the Fierce Wind Sword Technique was unleashed by Li Xingyun, but he only used seventy percent of his strength.
In the blink of an eye, the sword light flickered, and the piercing sound frightened the surrounding animals into scattering away, as a gale-like Sword Qi burst forth from the blade, flying towards Ling Xiao.
Such a sword strike could not be deemed anything less than formidable!
It was definitely capable of killing a Fourth Level Demonic Beast.
One must understand that a Fourth Level Demonic Beast is equivalent to a Martial Artist at the low level of Martial Vein Quadruple Layer.
Li Xingyun was indeed a genius; his strength was far greater than Martial Artists of the same realm.
Upon launching this sword strike, a hint of excitement and ruthlessness shone through Li Xingyun’s eyes.
He could finally avenge the disgrace he had suffered that day in the Fulong Mountain Range.
However, moments later, his pupils abruptly constricted.
A look of terror appeared on his face.
Ling Xiao’s punch was much stronger than he had imagined!
This punch was so terrifying that before it even made contact with the sword, the intense heat of the Gang Qi had nearly burned Li Xingyun completely to ashes.
Li Xingyun was filled with regret, lamenting why he hadn’t used his full strength.
But it was too late, the punch shattered the so-called Fierce Wind Sword Qi, then shattered the longsword in Li Xingyun’s hands.
In the end, the fists made a direct imprint on Li Xingyun’s body.
A massive booming noise erupted, and instead of flying away, Li Xingyun’s body was pierced through by the punch and was actually strung up on Ling Xiao’s arms, like skewered mutton.
Li Xingyun looked at Ling Xiao with terror in his eyes, and ultimately, his body completely ceased struggling, and he was devoid of life.
Ling Xiao flung his arms, throwing Li Xingyun’s corpse onto the ground, and took a cold look before swiftly clearing the battlefield.
It must be said, the other disciples of the Li Clan didn’t have many valuable possessions on them, mainly silver totaling around a thousand taels.
But Li Xingyun was different.
He gave Ling Xiao an enormous surprise.
This guy actually had a Storage Ring!
Although it was just an ordinary Storage Ring, the item was still incredibly precious.
One must know that even for families like the Four Great Families of Tianfeng City, such Storage Rings were rare, with at most about ten in existence.
Even with Li Xingyun’s immense potential and intelligence, and being a direct descendant of the Li Clan, he probably had no right to own such a treasure.
Could it have been lent to him by someone?
No matter, he thought, first take it and then see!
Ordinary Storage Rings don’t have spiritual imprints or restrictive spells, so they can be used as soon as they are obtained.
Fearing that staying too long would invite trouble, Ling Xiao didn’t check what was inside the ring. He quickly left the scene and headed for the ruined temple.
There were too many corpses, and it was impractical to bury them one by one. Besides, even if they were buried, the area had many wild and Monster Beasts likely to dig them up and consume them.
Thus, except for the great families that have graveyards with protective restrictions, people in this world generally opt for cremation.
Ling Xiao cremated the family members with whom he once begged for food together.
"Farewell! I have avenged you. Xiao Tudou, I will take good care of you and will ensure you never suffer the slightest grievance again," he promised solemnly.
Despite his immense sorrow, Ling Xiao knew that the dead could not be brought back to life.
He still had many things to do, or else the next ones to die might be his grandfather Hong Qi and Xiao Tudou.
He didn’t want such events to happen again.
This was the last time!
Leaving the ruined temple, Ling Xiao returned to the Ling Family.
If someone had witnessed Ling Xiao’s battle with Li Xingyun, they would have been so astonished that their jaws might have dropped to the ground.
A Martial Student at the pinnacle of Martial Meridian Third Layer had just taken two moves to kill a genius Martial Artist at the Martial Vein Quadruple Layer.
Even though that genius Martial Artist from Martial Vein Quadruple Layer had been a bit careless, the outcome was still utterly shocking.
Not long after Ling Xiao left, the wild beasts that had been lurking in the woods dragged away the corpses of the Li Clan disciples, leaving behind only some bloodstains and shredded body parts at the site.