A Demon's Path Chapter 80

Liu Xintang was quick to notice and react to the attack. But he was still a step too late. All of the Celestial Soul Masters yellow ranked and below turned deathly pale when the sound of Ao's maniacal laughter reached their ears. Their Spiritual Wisdom Souls suffered a large shock, their complexion that of a serious ill person.

Li Yuanchong frowned. He squished the laughter that attempted to forcibly break into his Spiritual Wisdom Soul to pieces.

Liu Yue wasn't slow to act either. He tightly shut his Spiritual Wisdom Soul, not allowing anything in. It didn't matter how maniacal that laughter was, it had no hopes of entering his Spiritual Wisdom Soul at all.

Ling Xiao seemed unfazed. He had the least of a reaction amongst everyone atop the city walls. He let the laughter turn into wisps of soundwaves, which he allowed to break into his Spiritual Wisdom Soul. The sound waves unleashed their attacks on his Spiritual Wisdom Soul, and he let it happen.

Since the sound waves attacking Ling Xiao didn't encounter any resistance, most of the other sound waves started surging towards him too. He was like a pond with a hole at the bottom; it didn't matter how much water was poured into it, it could never be filled to the brim.

"Hmm?" Ao sat up on his green raft, sensing something peculiar. "What's going on? How can someone be swallowing my Sea Whistling Roar? No! I have to take it back!"

Ao rapidly retrieved his Sea Whistling Roar. And just as he had, Ling Xiao pushed all the power he had swallowed a moment ago back at him. He even added a mental attack of his own into the mix.

Zzzznngggg! It was as though a bomb went off in Ao's head. He was in so much pain that death seemed like a sweet release. "Aaahhhhhh!" Following his blood-curdling screech, blood came seeping out of the corners of his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. His injuries were substantial.

"Dammit! How can that guy have such powerful mental strength?!" Ao hatefully jumped into the water. The ocean water splashed up when he hit the water. After which he disappeared without a trace.

Pfft! Ling Xiao couldn't stop himself from spouting out hot blood. He resentfully cursed at the air, "I'll be damned! I'll explode you!"

On the other hand, Ao felt wronged. It was an injustice for him to have lost this match! Although Ling Xiao's mental strength was formidable, it wasn't all powerful. At most he could strike down a yellow ranked Chain Soul Master with it.

Ao's biggest mistake was failing to realize that Ling Xiao couldn't attack him. Ling Xiao could only absorb his Sea Whistling Roar. If he hadn't suddenly and forcefully retrieved his attack, there wasn't a thing Ling Xiao could've done to him. In that moment when he retrieved his attack, Ling Xiao took advantage of the situation, countering strength with strength and catching his opponent fully off guard.

The technique Ling Xiao used just now was identical to the one with which he poisoned Hua Que. The more proficient one was with their techniques, the more unlikely it would become for them to lose in the facet they specialized in. Based solely on mental strength, who could best Ling Xiao? How many people in the whole Clear Sky Continent could withstand the mental attacks of both Ancestor Qi Mo and Li Xuanyi, and on the same day no less?! Ling Xiao was the only one!

Liu Xintang couldn't help but admire Ling Xiao. "The praises are all deserved. Elder Ling really is a talent favoured by the heavens. You can even go head-to-head with this opponent!"

The others were puzzled at first. They thought they were superior to Ling Xiao. After all, weren't they only slightly pale in response to the attack, while he vomited blood? But when they heard the words of admiration Liu Xintang graced him with, realization dawned upon them. They stared at Ling Xiao with a trace of disbelief. Is he really so impressive?

It was, of course, only the Celestial Soul Masters from Seadragon City who were in awe. The newcomers from the Sunken Wind Valley had already seen Ling Xiao kill Hua Que, something far more impressive. After all, Hua Que was a whole four ranks higher than him. The result today was no surprise to these newcomers.

Naturally, Ling Xiao's pure combat strength was just subpar. The most he could do to injure a yellow ranked Celestial Soul Master was to launch a mental attack on them when they weren't guarding against it. The reason he could win from a position of weakness was due to his unique constitution, his formidable tools, and his sinister manner of attacking. With everything taken into consideration, it could be concluded he was currently in a miserable state. Striking with his forté, he was still reduced to vomiting blood.

"No, no. I need to go back to bed and sleep. I need to recuperate." Ling Xiao disregarded the astonished gazes shot at him as he hurried back to the guest rooms in the Castellan's Mansion.

"Elder Ling really is a strange person." Liu Xintang couldn't refrain from chuckling. He could see a tinge of peculiarity in the expressions of those around him. Step by step, their impression of Ling Xiao was slowly changing.

There was naturally no one who could see through Shen Xuan's mask of smiles. Beneath it he hid his real appearance, a viciousness and fury only the devil could hope to imitate.

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Once Ling Xiao returned to his room, he retrieved a pill from his chain depository and swallowed it. Sitting down on his bed, he started to regulate his breathing and meditate. This injury was serious. At the very least, he couldn't use his mental attack for the next 25 days.

Ling Xiao slowly opened his eyes. Quite some time had passed. He got off the bed with a sickly look on his face as he wondered, "That's strange. They've been gone for so long, how come they're not back yet?" He was rather curious. But a thought came to mind, The Demonic Clan must've launched another attack!

Ling Xiao's conjecture hit the nail on the head. The others were all at the city walls, risking their lives fending off the assault of the Demonic Clan who were surging towards them like a tide. It wasn't just the Humanoid Crabs this time. There were Scorpion Prawns too. They were large prawns with human-like heads. Their hands and feet were sharp edged, which they used to sting their opponents. But what was perhaps even more frightening was their tail, which acted as a whip. When it struck poorly, it would shatter bones. When it struck hard…

Li Yuanchong and the other newcomers couldn't bear to watch the battle any longer from the comfort of the high city walls. They obeyed Liu Xintang's commands and joined the fray. They charged straight at this pack of demonic beasts from the edges of the battlefield. Like this, the risk of death was somewhat reduced. After all, they were sent here to gain experience. Liu Xintang didn't dare let them get caught in a significant mishap.

Shen Xuan also wanted to drop down the city walls and fight, but was stopped by Liu Xintang. "Valley Master Jr., you mustn't recklessly face this danger. As long as Celestial Soul Masters yellow ranked and above appear on the battlefield, those from the Demonic Clan will collectively self-destruct. It's like they just go mad. This isn't something a normal person can deal with."

At this time, Ling Xiao walked by. He heard just enough to understand why Liu Xintang could only bite his nails from the safety of the city walls. Why he couldn't join the fight himself. It was because the Demonic Clan had such a vicious move up their sleeves! They forced the humans to only fight them with their weaker Celestial Soul Masters.

Ling Xiao's imagination ran wild. He pictured thousands of demonic beasts surrounding a green or even blue ranked powerhouse and self-destructing. What would the outcome be? They would most likely lose half their lives if they were lucky not to die. They wouldn't ever dare step foot onto this beach again, leaving a psychological shadow lodged firmly into their hearts.

At this time, Ling Xiao noticed a large number of demonic beasts moving to surround Li Yuanchong. Was he about to see this devious tactic employed?!

Li Yuanchong had entered the battlefield from the side, but the murderous aura around him was too strong. In a single breath, he'd sent tens of demonic beasts flying with his spear and attracted the attention of another large number of demonic beasts. Hundreds of them charged toward him, tightly binding him down.

Tens of Scorpion Prawns were stretching their limbs. Sharp, densely packed thorns were pressing Li Yuanchong down from all sides. The Scorpion Prawns had even neatly arranged their tails horizontally in the sky. They formed a sturdy net, locking Li Yuanchong down from taking to the air.

There was seemingly only a single path Li Yuanchong could tread. Since there weren't any gaps, he would simply have to create one. He would face the enemy head on and stake his life on this battle!

Ling Xiao frowned. The boy is in trouble. Should I save him? He planned to kill Li Yuanchong during the newcomers tournament and help Ancestor Qi Mo collect some interest. The youngster dressed in white. He was dripping with a thick, murderous aura and attacked without reservation, his every strike endlessly ruthless. It wasn't until later that Ling Xiao realized this boy was actually rather cute in other aspects.

Ling Xiao had no choice but to carefully take everything into consideration. Especially with the kind of relationship Li Yuanchong had with Cheng Yu, resembling that of battle companions.

"Break! Hah!" In the moment Ling Xiao was thinking things over, countless orange spear shadows flew out at Li Yuanchong's command. They stabbed the Scorpion Prawns surrounding him, breaking the metal bucket of a cage apart. Pieces of corpses and blood were flying all over the place.

"What a powerful spear technique!" Even Shen Xuan and Liu Xintang felt their hearts quake and their skin jump off their bodies. Li Yuanchong was incomparably domineering!

Shen Xuan nodded in praise. "This spear technique might possibly be the Sunken Wyvern, a technique passed down through the generations in Heavenly River City. This is also their only Strength Soul technique.

Liu Xintang also showered Li Yuanchong with praises. "Heavenly River City is a place rich with geniuses. The children and grandchildren under Castellan Li Xuanyi are all people endowed with innate skills. Even this grandchild he doesn't think highly of is so violent that others can only be envious!"

"He also uses a spear? Li Yuanchong, Li Yuanhuan…" Ling Xiao didn't bother conversing with Liu Xintang and Shen Xuan. Rather, he was repeatedly mumbling Li Yuanchong and Li Yuanhuan's name under his breath. He had almost forgotten all about it. But now… Their names and weapons are so similar. Are they really not related to each other?

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