Ling Tian Sword God

Chapter 87: Chapter 86 The Woman in Black_1

The strength of this person was likely at a terrifying level.

The person in view wore a Dou Li and black linen clothes. On the surface, it was impossible to tell who they were, let alone whether they were male or female.

However, Ling Chen could probably guess that this newcomer harbored ill intentions.

CLANG!

The mysterious person’s gaze fell on Ling Chen. Without a word, they drew the Sharp Sword from their waist.

This is bad.

Ling Chen’s heart sank. He had just escaped the Earth Core Fire Python, only to encounter this unfathomably strong mysterious person who seemed intent on killing him on sight.

Before Ling Chen could process it, the mysterious person unleashed a suffocating aura that enveloped him.

Suppressed by this terrifying aura, Ling Chen was astonished. This aura had clearly reached the Grand Master level!

The mysterious person before me is actually a Grand Master expert?

”Who might Your Excellency be?” Ling Chen asked, his face grim. ”I am not aware of any enmity between us. Before I die, I wish to understand why.”

Ling Chen’s face paled. A Grand Master was personally taking action against him; there was no point in even trying to flee, as escape was impossible.

”Do you remember the giant Demon Ape you killed in the Demon Forest?” the mysterious person stared at Ling Chen, a chill in their eyes. ”That was my Exotic Beast, raised for twenty years. Yet you killed it and stole its Essence Blood.”

”Today, I will kill you and extract all your Essence Blood,” the mysterious person said icily.

This mysterious person was none other than Prince Tai.

After a series of failed attempts, Prince Tai had decided to take action himself.

So it wasn’t Ye Nantian.

Ling Chen’s expression shifted, and he gave a bitter laugh. So the Demon Ape actually had an owner.

”Senior,” Ling Chen said, ”back then, the Black Devil Ape attacked me first. I had no choice but to kill it in self-defense. It was truly unintentional. Could Your Excellency name a price? I will compensate you accordingly.”

”’That was a priceless treasure. What could you possibly compensate with?’” Prince Tai sneered. That beast was a gift from the Elder of Myriad Beasts; it wasn’t something a mere youngster could afford to replace.

Hearing this, Ling Chen frowned. It seemed this mysterious person was determined to kill him and take his blood today.

”’Don’t waste your breath. Give up struggling, and I’ll make your death quick,’” Prince Tai grinned wickedly. His figure suddenly flashed, appearing before Ling Chen as if out of thin air, his sword slashing fiercely towards him.

Taking a deep breath, Ling Chen hurriedly drew his sword to block.

CLANG!

The two swords clashed with a piercing sound. The Heavenly Emperor Heavy Sword was instantly knocked from Ling Chen’s grasp, and he vomited a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

In the next moment, a chilling killing intent locked onto Ling Chen. The cold gleam of the Sword Light shot towards his glabella.

Facing a Grand Master expert, Ling Chen had no power to resist.

A vicious glint flashed in Prince Tai’s eyes. After all this effort and cost, I can finally kill Ling Chen.

Ling Chen took out several Hidden Weapons, ready to make a final stand.

”’The struggles of an ant.’” Prince Tai smiled dismissively, then swiftly thrust his sword towards Ling Chen’s throat.

This strike was a deadly one!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Ling Chen threw three Darts, but Prince Tai easily deflected them.

”’Die!’”

Prince Tai’s sword was less than ten meters from Ling Chen. Meanwhile, his twin streams of attack had locked onto Ye Xuan, poised to kill him. Just as the sword was about to land on Ling Chen, a dark figure inexplicably appeared before him, deflecting the Long Sword.

The next moment, the dark figure extended slender, jade-smooth palms and met Prince Tai’s palm strike with their own.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

Prince Tai stumbled back more than ten steps, utter disbelief in his eyes.

This dark figure’s strength far surpasses my own!

”’Who might Your Excellency be?’” Prince Tai demanded, his expression grim. ”’Why interfere in my affairs?’”

”’You cannot touch this person,’” the dark figure stated, looking up, their voice flat.

”’What?’” Prince Tai was stunned. Is this dark figure really going to stop me?

Ling Chen, rooted to the spot, was also intensely curious. He had been certain of his impending death, never expecting such an expert to intervene at this critical juncture. He sensed this dark figure was far stronger than the man in the Dou Li.

”’I didn’t expect you, boy, to have such a powerful benefactor. In that case, I shall withdraw.’” Prince Tai feigned concession. However, as he turned, his right hand moved stealthily, drawing a Hidden Weapon from his sleeve.

”’Die for me!’”

The instant he turned, Prince Tai hurled the Hidden Weapon. It shot straight through the dark figure’s body, piercing through their back.

”’This is what you get for meddling,’” Prince Tai grinned. This trick of his had caught countless people off guard before, even those stronger than him.

PFFT!

However, in the next instant, a soft sound was heard. Unseen, the dark figure had appeared behind Prince Tai, plunging their Long Sword into his back, piercing his heart.

”’How is this possible?’” Prince Tai’s eyes bulged. Until the moment of his death, he couldn’t believe he would die here.

This dark figure’s strength is truly terrifying!

He was consumed by regret. He should have cut his losses, given up on killing Ling Chen; perhaps then he might have survived.

But there were no second chances in this world. He, a renowned Master and an Imperial Relative, had never imagined he would die in such an obscure corner.

Eyes wide with disbelief, Prince Tai’s head lolled to one side, and he collapsed, dead.

I should have kept him alive. Perhaps I could have gotten some information out of him.

Ling Chen walked over to Prince Tai’s body, lifting off the latter’s Dou Li.

It’s actually Prince Tai?

Ling Chen was astonished. He never would have guessed his attacker was Prince Tai. After all, the Prince had helped him before and seemed to have a favorable attitude towards him.

Who would have thought that benevolent attitude was all a facade? The Prince had only wanted to retrieve the Black Devil Ape’s Essence Blood from him.

Those previous near-fatal assassination attempts were likely orchestrated by him too.

The human heart is truly treacherous. Ling Chen broke out in a cold sweat.

”’Thank you for saving my life, Senior.’” Ling Chen cupped his fists towards the dark figure beside him, his face filled with gratitude. If not for this person’s intervention today, he would likely be dead and decapitated.

The figure was remarkably slender. Though clad in dark clothes, the attire couldn’t hide an exceptional physique. This person in black must be a woman.

However, the dark figure merely circled him once, then shook her head, a look of disappointment on her face. ”’Ling Tianyu and the Saintess’s son, hailed as the foremost genius of the Martial World... you don’t seem so special after all.’”