A Demon's Path Chapter 44

Powered by the orange soulforce of Ma Chongyang, the nine-section whip rapidly spun around. The attack's range was wide, leaving Ling Xiao with nowhere to dodge. He could only face it head on.

Ma Chongyang had a complacent look on his face as he exclaimed, "Let's see you dodge this!"

Ling Xiao had a small smile on his face as he took out his symbolic weapon. He smashed his metal broom toward the nine-section whip.

Clank! Ling Xiao squarely struck the whip, but its sharp head and tail resembled a viper's head as they pounced at Ling Xiao from tricky angles.

Bang! Thump! Ling Xiao nimbly performed the limbo, while simultaneously sweeping the head and tail of the whip away.

Ma Chongyang unleashed his ultimate technique in quick succession, yet Ling Xiao effortlessly dealt with it. Even Ma Chongyang couldn't help but admire the ease at which he calmly faced the barrage of attacks. However, this was the solo eliminations. Ma Chongyang wouldn't forgo attacking Ling Xiao just because he admired him.

Ling Xiao swept Ma Chongyang's whip away, but the attack was only a diversion. Ma Chongyang quickly rushed up to Ling Xiao's side and lashed out at his heart with his fist. Due to the difference in height, he managed to strike at Ling Xiao's heart with ease.

Ling Xiao was wielding a metal broom, greatly impairing his speed. Even if he put his weapon away, he would still be half a step too late. From Ma Chongyang's point of view, there was no dodging his strike. But against his better judgement, his fist struck something incomparably hard with a loud bang. "Aaahhhhhh!" Ma Chongyang let out a blood-curdling screech. The impact broke all the bones in his hand!

A strange laughter sounded from Ling Xiao's lips as he withdrew his metal broom which he had used to protect his heart. Ma Chongyang had attacked Ling Xiao with a heavy punch that could knock someone out of commission. How could he not break his bones and tendons with his fist landing squarely on the hard, circular handle of the broom?

Ma Chongyang was exasperated as he yelled out, "Ling Xiao, I'm going to crush you to death!" Following his furious cub-like roar, a Meteor Hammer covered in sharp needles appeared in his uninjured hand. He fiercely threw it at Ling Xiao.

"A weapon like this can't harm Senior Brother Ling, right?" Big Zhu and Little Zhu weren't that informed about the Meteor Hammer, so they thought it was just an ordinary hammer. But Cheng Qiantai and Li Yuanhuan recognised the weapon's origin. "It's the Pegasus Meteor Hammer! This is bad!" Li Yuanhuan exclaimed.

Ling Xiao was still firmly planted on the ground with his broom in hand as he silently watched the Meteor Hammer flying towards him. "Isn't that just a Meteor Hammer?"

To everyone's surprise, the Meteor Hammer suddenly dispersed halfway through its flight and attacked Ling Xiao in a burst of rapid fire rain.

"Ah!? What's this strange thing?!" Big Zhu and Little Zhu had the shock of their lives. This was the first time they encountered a weapon that could change its form midway.

The sharp needles of the Meteor Hammer would definitely turn Ling Xiao into a blood sieve if he was just a step too slow. But Ling Xiao was chock-a-block with confidence. If Ma Chongyang could use a treasure of this level, it definitely wouldn't threaten Ling Xiao.

Whoosh! He used his move of utter annihilation and swept out with his broom in a horizontal fashion. Ling Xiao swung up the fine bristles on the tail end of the broom. The threads danced in the wind and turned into countless black shadows that were all tightly bundled up together.

Ding! Ting! Clink! Ping! The sharp needles seemed to hit a solid wall when it came in contact with the black shadows as they successively fell to the ground.

Big Zhu and Little Zhu couldn't help but cry out, "Good job, Senior Brother Ling!"

Cheng Qiantai didn't know Ling Xiao had actually reached such a level of understanding of the broom. He couldn't help but admire Ling Xiao's eye for treasure and his skill in sweeping. However, Cheng Qiantai understood that the true might of the Meteor Hammer didn't lie in its countless sharp needles, but rather its body that continued flying towards Ling Xiao.

Ma Chongyang had a sinister smile on his baby-face as he watched the Meteor Hammer's body successfully flying towards Ling Xiao. "Let's see you survive this!"

Ling Xiao still foolishly swept the oncoming Meteor Hammer with his metal broom.

At this time, an intense ball of flame emerged from the Meteor Hammer's true body with a loud bang, enveloping Ling Xiao in an instant. It was the three-part flame both Ling Xiao and Li Yuanhuan were conversant with!

When Ma Chongyang saw the flames swallow Ling Xiao whole, an evil smile formed on his lips. It was sorely mismatched with his childish face. "You're one of the most unknown newcomers, yet bearing the most potential? Humph, that didn't save you from dying at this Young Master's hands!"

Big Zhu and Little Zhu were disheartened as they sat there. They really couldn't accept that their idol wouldn't even pass the first round of the solo eliminations.

Everyone thought Ling Xiao was definitely a goner. Only Li Yuanhuan fixed his unwavering gaze at that blazing ball of fire as though he could bring Ling Xiao back to life with his eyes.

Just as Ma Chongyang was about to leave the field, Ling Xiao's contemptuous laugh floated out from within the flames. "Do you really think these flames can burn me to a crisp? You're underestimating me a little too much."

Ma Chongyang's eyes widened in shock, almost falling from their sockets. "What? You're still alive?"

At this time, the flames rapidly subsided, seemingly being sucked into the metal broom. Red flames peeked through the glittering darkness of the black metal broom, the only remaining clue to their existence.

Ling Xiao unintentionally discovered a special function of the broom back in the days when he used Li Yuanhuan's three-part flame to concoct medicine. But Cheng Qiantai didn't, so this scene caught him completely off guard. This broom can actually absorb flames? T-this is too mystical! There weren't many types of metal in the Clear Sky Continent that could absorb the five elements, and they were hard to come by. A kilogram of any random metal possessing such a quality was worth more than 100 yellow gems. How much did Ling Xiao's broom weigh? At the very least, well over 100 kilograms!

Cheng Qiantai was ashamed of himself. Somehow, his eye of discerning value lost out to that of his disciple's.

To Cheng Qiantai, such a treasure was sufficient to protect his sect. But to a miser like Ling Xiao, nothing was better than the value he could sell this broom for. However, he still didn't know the amount this broom could fetch, so worry of damaging it didn't cloud his better judgement. He rushed up to young brat's side and calmly broke his arm with one fell swoop.

"Aaahhhhhh!" A miserable shriek rang out from Ma Chongyang's lips as he stared dumbfounded at Ling Xiao. He was still in a state of shock that Ling Xiao survived his Meteor Hammer. "Daddy, mommy, this son of a bitch is bullying me!"

Ling Xiao rained a string of curses on the boy in return. I have sinned. I really have. Ling Xiao thought he'd always been a kindhearted person. So he initially felt somewhat guilty for not injuring Ma Chongyang. After all, that boy had almost turned him into a roasted pig. Ling Xiao felt he might've gone a little overboard when he saw Ma Chongyang wailing. Only then did he realise he was fighting a 13 year old.

Tang Yingying should be around his age. Ling Xiao lost any inclination to act when Tang Yingying popped into his mind. He returned to his Master's side feeling a little depressed.

Big Zhu and Little Zhu went up to welcome him back and excitedly said, "Senior Brother Ling, that was beautiful!"

Ling Xiao forced a smile. "It's nothing much…" He threw a glance at his Master who had yet to congratulate him and noticed his eyes were trained on a fixed part of the arena. Senior Sister must be having a hard time, Ling Xiao thought as he followed Cheng Qiantai's line of sight to one of the fighting zones. There, Cheng Yu was caught up in an arduous battle.

The person exchanging blows with Cheng Yu was an extremely ugly fellow. Ling Xiao didn't even know what kind of monster could give birth to such an ugly person. He had small eyes, a flat nose, wide mouth, jug ears, and had favus on his head.

The guy wasn't just ugly, but also extremely wicked. Maybe his personality took after his appearance, Ling Xiao mused.

The ugly guy didn't have the slightest intention to go easy on a small, charming beauty like Cheng Yu. He was using an amply powerful machete with a long handle. Every hack he made contained immense power and seemed to bear the weight of 600 tons.

If Cheng Yu were to take his machete head on, Cheng Qiantai would definitely burst apart in anger and deny she was his daughter. Why on earth would I need such a stupid daughter?

Thankfully, Cheng Yu wasn't that stupid. On the contrary, she had some brains. She dodged as the ugly guy madly hacked at her, successfully avoiding the onslaught of attacks.

His machete would occasionally land beside Cheng Yu, giving rise to a series of earth-shattering noises. Whenever that happened, her decision to implement the policy of not confronting him head on became even firmer. However, when she thought of the aggravating Ling Xiao, her risky nature reared its head. Just as the guy sank his machete into the ground again, a yellow talisman appeared in Cheng Yu's hand. It was an Accelerating Talisman!

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