A Demon's Path Chapter 95

Following Zhang Wuhen's shout, the hundreds of green light arrays on the ground quickly combined and turned into six large light arrays. They instantly surrounded Ling Xiao and Li Yuanchong, leaving retreat as the only possibility. If they made any other move, the destructive power of the arrays would tear their bodies apart. They would fare no better than the pitiful Celestial Soul Master who they watched die to it.

"Li Yuanchong, go!" Ling Xiao shouted as he punched the ground underneath Li Yuanchong's feet who took to the air. Borrowing the power of Ling Xiao's punch, he swiftly shot toward Zhang Wuhen like an artillery shell.

"Does that boy in gray have a death wish?" Zhang Wuhen's Heavenly Soul Stone shuddered as he hastily retrieved a large portion of the Heavenly soulforce from his array. Even so, a portion of it was already released and powered the array. The green light of the array surged up into the sky and struck Ling Xiao.

Bang! Ling Xiao was like a garbage bag being flung away. He flew more than a hundred meters away before crashing into the ground.

Zhang Wuhen was surprised to find Ling Xiao didn't seem the least bit injured. Although he was sent flying far away, that was all. He could even crawl up from the ground like a lively bunny before he walked back over.

As for Li Yuanchong, he had wormed his way to within a meter of Zhang Wuhen as a result of Ling Xiao launching him over just now. As such, Zhang Wuhen lost the test of strength! Even though he held his hand at the very last moment, he still believed his last attack could injure Ling Xiao to the point he'd be seriously injured, if not dead.

There was a hint of incomprehensibility in Zhang Wuhen's eyes as he watched Ling Xiao walk over. But when the youngster came closer, he noticed a faintly discernible armour hidden underneath his clothing. "No wonder!" He finally understood.

Ling Xiao gave Zhang Wuhen a small smile and said, "Sire, thank you for showing me mercy. If you didn't restrain your power, my armour would've failed to receive the brunt force of your attack and I would've been seriously injured."

Li Yuanchong's expression finally changed. "You're a genius as well. It's impressive the extent to which you can manipulate those arrays. It really is a pity you have to die like this…" In that simple and transparent heart of Li Yuanchong's, there were two kinds of people he could kill: trash who only knew how to waste resources and enemies. On the other side of the coin were geniuses and his friends. He simply couldn't get himself to kill anyone falling in one of those two categories.

Ling Xiao helplessly shook his head. "These are the Castellan's orders. Is it possible you want to go against his wishes?"

Li Yuanchong thought about it for a moment. Indeed, there wasn't a single soul who dared to go against that old man's wishes. He could only sigh and drop the subject.

Conversely, Zhang Wuhen felt free and at ease. "You two Young Masters have a brain, and a reputation to uphold. You even swore to me on your soul. I believe in you. Here, take my head."

"Let me do it. I'm a pill cultivator. I'll give you some medication so that it won't hurt when I chop your head off," Ling Xiao quickly advised Zhang Wuhen.

Zhang Wuhen was about to chop his own head off when Ling Xiao's words reached his ears, and he saw the pill in his hand. He couldn't help but feel bewildered. What is up with this guy? When I'm dead, I'm dead. Why would I still be afraid of something like pain? Nevertheless, since it was from the kindness of that young man's heart, he took it. He lost consciousness soon after, slumping to the ground with a thud.

Ling Xiao cleanly chopped Zheng Wuhan's head off and spoke to Li Yuanchong, "We got his head. Let's return to Heavenly River City and offer it up to the Castellan!"

"Y-y-you…! What's the meaning behind this?!" Li Yuanchong pointed at Ling Xiao. He was left speechless.

Ling Xiao chuckled mischievously. "Nothing? Since we've already achieved our objective, why should we kill him? We've still got to kill a blue ranked powerhouse. How dangerous is that!"

"But didn't you promise Zhang Wuhen?" Li Yuanchong only came back to his sense after a long time. "You even swore an oath on your soul…"

Ling Xiao came up with another response that left Li Yuanchong completely stunned. "In this time and age, is it still so rare to betray your soul?"

…

Liu Zongkai was the Sect Master of the Fortunate Sun Sect located in Fortunate Sun County. He was in an extremely bad mood today. That was because he'd just received news that his most complacent disciple had slaughtered the whole village where his family was residing at. He felt a headache come up. It was all his fault for being drunk and silly. His drunk self had convinced him that after having played with all kinds of women, he should also toy with a pregnant lady… But there was no point in regretting that now. Besides, when he recalled that cheerful feeling of freedom that many others could never hope to experience in their entire life, a faint excitement bubbled up within him.

"Disciple, don't blame your Master. I love you dearly. It was only a moment's blunder. Who asked you to get so worked up about it?" Liu Zongkai who was over 70 years old comforted himself. "I've already notified Heavenly River City of Wuhen's betrayal. The Castellan should be sending people in pursuit of him by now, right?"

Liu Zongkai felt at ease when the thought of Heavenly River City crossed his mind. Even if Zhang Wuhen could flee from his pursuit, he couldn't escape the clutches of Heavenly River City. It was only a matter of time before Zhang Wuhen would die, and then he could feel at ease once more. At that time, he could also go out again to play with more women. Tsk, tsk. Pregnant women… I must be a little more careful next time so I don't kill them.

While Liu Zongkai was still elatedly thinking about those women's bodies, a disciple came forth and announced, "Sect Master, two young men are waiting for you in the main hall. They claim to have killed Zhang Wuhen and have brought his head to claim their reward."

Liu Zongkai really did place a bounty on Zhang Wuhen's head. Once he heard someone killed him, he didn't think much about it as he ran to the main hall in excitement.

There were two people in the main hall, a man in gray and a youngster in white. The youngster in white had an apathetic look on his face, whereas the man in gray looked gloomy. "Sire, you are Sect Master Liu?" The man dressed in gray asked. He held a box in his hands the size of a human head.

Liu Zongkai assumed the dignified appearance of a Sect Master. "I am he. I've been informed you killed Zhang Wuhen?"

"His head is right here. Take a look for yourself!" The man in gray was about to hand over the box when Liu Zongkai suddenly shouted, "Wait a moment!"

"What's wrong? Haven't you been desperate for Zhang Wuhen's head?" the youngster in white coldly asked.

Liu Zongkai had a sneer on his face. "Just you two low ranked Celestial Soul Masters can kill Zhang Wuhen? Save your bullshit!"

The man in gray took out a token and showed it to Liu Zongkai. "Do you recognise this?"

Liu Zongkai was startled. "You two are actually from Heavenly River City! I have gravely offended the both of you!"

A mocking smile hung on the lips of the man dressed in gray. "Do you believe us now?"

"Of course! Liu naturally believes in the people the Castellan sent over!" Even though Liu Zongkai said he believed them, he actually harboured some suspicions in his heart.

The man in gray seemed to know Liu Zongkai didn't particularly believe him. He threw the box on the table beside Liu Zongkai and said, "Take a look for yourself!"

Liu Zongkai carefully opened the lid of the box. Sure enough, in it was the head of his beloved disciple, Zhang Wuhen. He's finally dead. Disciple, don't blame me. The one who killed you are those two youngsters from Heavenly River City. Heheh. Liu Zongkai felt elated, but he assumed an ineffably mournful expression. "This disciple of mine is pitiful… He became obsessed with the thought of turning into a demon, wantonly slaughtering whoever he could. After the death of his beloved wife, murder quickly became second nature to him-"

"How did his wife die?" The man in gray suddenly asked.

Liu Zongkai's heart sank with a thunk, the anger in him quickly rising. You're only under orders to assassinate, not to investigate. Why on earth are you bothering with this so much? But since these two youngsters came from Heavenly River City, he felt embarrassed to offend them. He held back his anger and explained, "Wuhen's wife went out alone and unfortunately she got ambushed by a ruffian-"

"You're the ruffian, right?" The man in gray suddenly voice out again. He looked at Liu Zongkai with a cold smile on his face.

Liu Zongkai squinted his old eyes, a murderous aura quickly shrouding him. "Aren't you two overstepping your boundaries a little?"

The man in gray threw his head up and laughed at the sky. Liu Zongkai was surprised to find this laugh sounded exactly like Zhang Wuhen's! He was so shocked he took a few steps back and unsheathed the sword he carried with him. "Just who are you people?"

The man in gray sternly shouted, "Do you feel guilty like a thief? Are you afraid? You monster. You have money. Don't you know how to go outside and play with women? Are you still even human? Killing your own disciple's wife! Even I can't bear to look at scum like you any longer! You're even worse than me!"

Seeing as the possibility for a good ending was quickly disappearing, Liu Zongkai stopped caring about the origin of these two youngsters. He would quickly dispose of them! Any random array would suffice to kill these two low ranked Celestial Soul Masters!

"Nine Ultimate Arrays of the Heavens- Wah!" Liu Zongkai had just started using his Heavenly soulforce when he spat out a mouthful of hot blood. All of a sudden, he felt the meridians in his body freeze over!

Cold. It was so cold! An endless stream of coldness flowed through his body as a result of his blood flow stopping. Liu Zongkai's face turned a tragical green. He wanted to say something, but his tongue wouldn't move. Never did he muse the possibility these two youngsters possessed a poison that could make him fall. He hated it! Unfortunately, it was of no use. If it was time for him to die, there wasn't a thing he could do to hide from it.

The man in gray fiercely spoke, "Your Granddaddy Ling wants you to die at midnight. You won't live to see another sunrise!"

Chapter end