A Demon's Path Chapter 41

Naturally, the three Elders of the members of the preparatory team were watching the match unfold. When they saw that Xue Lian and Qian Hai had both suffered from that one exchange, Elder Xue's eyes turned red. He never expected a nobody from a countryside sect to actually eliminate his prized child in a single move. He almost took the field to fight Qian Hai to the death.

Who was Qian Hai? He was only the son of a Sect Master in a small sect. He actually dared to injure his son? A ruthless and tyrannical look flashed in Elder Xue's eyes.

Soon after, Lan Mei saw her own daughter crossing swords with Cheng Yu. Even though the power of Cheng Yu's attacks were much more tyrannical than her daughter's, Lan Xiuhua was stronger in terms of her soul skills and techniques. Lan Mei's heart settled a little seeing this.

When Elder Luo saw Ling Xiao overpowering his younger brother, he held back a bucketload of sweat. That brat is really too violent! Elder Luo knew his younger brother's strength. It wasn't impossible for his younger brother to surpass him if he was given the time. His younger brother was famous for his strength, but his opponent had him pressured in his realm of expertise!

Elder Luo felt that things weren't going well, but what made his eyes shine was that his younger brother could unleash Shattering Ground Dipper Net when he was in such a predicament! Thinking that his younger brother's victory was secured, Elder Luo stood up in excitement and cried out, "Ye-"

But before he could finish his sentence, Elder Luo's heart sank with a thunk. Ling Xiao originally had nowhere to hide when this Shattering Ground Dipper Net with a radius of 10 meters surrounded him. However, he was incomparably cunning and actually chose the safest place to hide, right beside Luo Feikai!

"This despicable fellow!" Elder Luo cursed as he continued watching the situation unfold on the field.

Ling Xiao actually propelled the Ground Dipper Net back to its master!

"Yes! Let them both crash and burn!" Qian Gui loudly praised his son for his courageous act without concern of his own health. He looked in Ling Xiao's direction. "Both sides will definitely get hit by that attack if Luo Feikai goes through with it. But I don't think he has such determination. He'll definitely lose this match, no doubt about it!"

Qian Gui's guess hit the nail on its head. Luo Feikai chose to pull back when Ling Xiao pounced on him without the slightest bit of hesitation. He didn't wish to attack himself.

"Even if I don't use this move, I'll still finish this guy as planned!" In the split second he pulled back, Luo Feikai tightly gripped his metal rod and prepared the skill that brought him fame—Rupturing Rod!

But right before Luo Feikai could unleash it, Ling Xiao swatted his shoulder with his broom.

"Aaahhhhhh!" A crisp snapping sound rang out as Luo Feikai let out a blood-curdling screech and kneeled down on one knee. His arm limply drooped down and the metal rod fell on the ground with a clank.

Ling Xiao had actually smashed Luo Feikai's shoulder to smithereens!

"You lost," Ling Xiao coldly said. "Excuse yourself from the match. If not, I can't guarantee your safety."

Luo Feikai clasped his injured shoulder, completely drenched in sweat. "Alright," he weakly said.

Ling Xiao turned around to watch Cheng Yu and Lan Xiuhua's battle. Luo Feikai slowly raised his head, an ominous glint flashing in his eyes. He stealthily reached out with his hand and grabbed the fallen metal rod. Seeing as Ling Xiao didn't have any intention of turning around, he gritted his teeth and pushed himself off the ground with one hand before smashing the metal rod round the back of Ling Xiao's head.

Cheng Qiantai and Li Yuanhuan panicked and shouted out in unison, "Careful!"

Elder Luo who was watching from the other end of the field also showed a change in his facial expression. "Feikai, don't!"

Elder Luo was seated facing Ling Xiao. He saw Ling Xiao tightly holding that strange weapon in his hands, so he knew Ling Xiao hadn't lowered his guard yet.

Bang!

Ling Xiao brandished his broom and cleanly swatted round the back of his head. Luo Feikai's brain exploded open like a watermelon before splashing to the ground. His headless corpse still stood where it was, and the hand that was lifting the metal rod up high was still raised.

"No!" Elder Luo's furiously glared as blood seeped out from the corner of his eyes. The one who died was his biological brother. This was his younger brother who he took pride in and his sibling whom he was reliant on to live!

"Ling… Xiao!" Elder Luo tightly clenched his fists. He seemed intent on burning Ling Xiao to cinders with the flames of hatred his blood-laced eyes emitted.

Lan Mei's heart got caught in her throat since she had also seen how cold-blooded Ling Xiao was. She was afraid Ling Xiao would explode in a violent frenzy and end up killing her daughter, too. But that fear was short lived. She rejoiced when Ling Xiao stood to the side and watched the two girls fight, seemingly uninterested to intervene.

Lan Xiuhua was previously extremely calm, but after knowing Ling Xiao had killed Luo Feikai, she became perturbed. She couldn't focus her attention on Cheng Yu with Ling Xiao staring at her from the side. There were a few times when Cheng Yu almost successfully mounted a sneak attack on her.

I'm going to kill two birds with one stone. It's time to use A Thousand Godly Flying Needles! Lan Xiuhua made up her mind and created some distance between Cheng Yu and herself. She quickly put away her sword and flung both her hands out in front of her.

The sound of pattering rain hitting the ground rang out in an instant. Countless fine rays of white light covered the sky before flying towards Cheng Yu and Ling Xiao.

Cheng Yu quickly raised her sword and let it frantically dance in the air. The word heaven appeared in large letters of orange soulforce under her dancing sword, blocking off all the white rays of light. This was Cheng Yu's Strength Soul sword skill—Northern Jade Heavenly Sword Attack!

However, the power of A Thousand Godly Flying Needles didn't weaken just because of that. Rather, it forcibly dimmed the colour of the word heaven through continuous pounding.

As long as the orange soulforce protecting Cheng Yu didn’t fade, she would live. But that steady flow of white light was rapidly turning Cheng Yu into a broken sieve.

Ling Xiao had no other choice but to act. His broom danced at lightning speed and enshrouded him in a field of red soulforce. It didn't matter how the white speckles drizzled in on him, they failed to deal even a single dent to this protective barrier.

A silhouette suddenly appeared behind Ling Xiao at this moment. A powerful energy bombarded Ling Xiao's back following the sound of thunder.

"This brat can actually still move!" Cheng Qiantai and Qian Gui's hearts rose to their throats, Qian Gui's in particular. He was confident his son's Dual Blade, Circular Slash couldn't kill the other party. But at the very least, it should cause his opponent to lose all fighting strength. Qian Gui still believed that to be true right until Xue Lian stood up.

Xue Lian appeared behind Ling Xiao with the power of lightning laced in his fists as he violently punched Ling Xiao's back.

Elder Xue cried out seeing his son stand up once more, and even succeeding in mounting a sneak attack, "My good son. Just as I expected, you didn't turn your back on your father's hopes and dreams. Haha!"

Elder Luo had a malevolent expression on his face. "Good job, Xue Lian. Even if I can't personally kill Ling Xiao, him dying by your hands will be the same!"

Xue Lian landed two Heavenly Thunder Smashes squarely on Ling Xiao's back in quick succession. Ling Xiao's body flew across the field like a kite with a broken string. He fell on the ground with a thud. Not a peep sounded from him.

Lan Xiuhua stopped when she saw her teammate's attack succeed. Both of them flanked Cheng Yu, trapping her in the middle.

If they still attacked Cheng Yu even when they had such overwhelming dominance over her, they would definitely be heavily criticized. Even though Ling Xiao had killed their teammate, they knew he brought it onto himself.

Moreover, both of them held the same thought in their minds. Losing a teammate now means having one less powerful opponent during the solo eliminations. These young masters and missus from the Sunken Wind Valley weren't as friendly with each other as they seemed to be on the surface.

"Concede!" Lan Xiuhua had a magnanimous look on her face. "You're all that's left. The odds of success are against you. "

Xue Lian didn't even bother putting on a facade as he arrogantly shouted out, "You countryside brat, be a good girl and scram! Don't forget to carry your comrades' corpses with you!"

Cheng Yu silently crouched down and looked at Ling Xiao who lay motionless. An indescribable feeling of heartache and sadness washed over her. This wanton fellow could still have his famed smile hanging on his face even at a time like this. No one really knew what he was thinking about.

Xue Lian clasped his chest and puked out quite a significant amount of blood. His injury wasn't light. If he didn't pretend to lose his fighting strength before and take the time to rest up, he wouldn't have had the power to plot a sneak attack on Ling Xiao.

Since the tides had turned, he only wanted Cheng Yu to quickly admit defeat so he could rush back and treat his wounds.

"You're still not going to beat it?! If you don't scram, don't blame this young master for being merciless!" Xue Lian impatiently called out.

Cheng Yu didn't seem to hear his roar. She was still silently looking at Ling Xiao as two sparkling and translucent teardrops unwittingly hung from the corner of her eyes.

"You're asking for it!" Xue Lian couldn't bear it any longer as he roared and sent a punch flying towards Cheng Yu.

Cheng Qiantai and Li Yuanhuan who were watching from the grandstand panicked, anxiousness showing on their faces. Li Yuanhuan even forgot the field was soundproof as he shouted, "Junior Sister, dodge!"

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