Ling Tian Sword God

”Hahaha... You foolish boy, the poison needle you were hit with just now is coated with our Tang Sect’s exclusive venom, Seven Steps Heartbreak Powder. As soon as you take seven steps, the poison will spread throughout your body, causing your entire body to fester and die.”

Tang Ze laughed wildly towards the sky, now he wanted to see how Ling Chen could still prance around in front of him.

”It’s actually Seven Steps Heartbreak Powder.”

Ye Ming and the others’ faces turned increasingly grim. Seven Steps Heartbreak Powder is a lethal poison of the Tang Sect, only its members have the antidote. This way, wouldn’t Ling Chen’s life be completely in the hands of Tang Ze?

”Stand still and don’t move, let me shoot you full of holes!”

Murderous intent flowed from Tang Ze’s eyes as he suddenly unleashed ”Sky Full of Flowers,” with countless metal petals shooting towards Ling Chen as if truly aiming to turn him into a sieve.

”Brother Tang Ze still loves to toy with his enemies.”

Gu Tong, who was sparring with Ye Ming, grinned as he watched the scene unfold, looking at Ling Chen with some pity.

”What do you think that kid will choose: to evade Brother Tang Ze’s attack and die from the Seven Steps Heartbreak Powder, or to be shot full of holes by Brother Tang Ze’s hidden weapon?”

In another spot, Hua Buxu spoke in an eerie tone.

”I bet he will try to dodge the hidden weapon within seven steps but will ultimately fail and be killed by it, dying at Brother Tang Ze’s hands.”

Bai Qi said coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hidden weapons arrived in front of Ling Chen, then densely penetrated Ling Chen’s body.

”This moron didn’t even try to dodge.”

Hua Buxu sneered.

”No way!”

Bai Qi’s expression suddenly changed, his pupils sharply contracted, only to see Ling Chen’s body, which had been pierced by many metal petals, start to crumble at a visible pace!

Tang Ze’s smile also slightly waned, yet about forty or fifty meters behind Ling Chen’s original position, Ling Chen’s figure unexpectedly appeared there.

”Courting death!”

Tang Ze’s face showed a cruel smile once again, saying, ”At such a distance, forget seven steps, there are at least ten steps.”

”Count to three, you’re dead.”

Tang Ze grinned, his smile bright, looking at Ling Chen as if he were already a dead man, ”One, two, three...”

”Ah!”

Ling Chen suddenly clutched his chest, his face twisted with pain, veins bulging, his body trembling.

”Ling Chen!”

Sima Linyuan’s face sank; Ling Chen is the most promising genius of the Green Mountain Association. If he dies here, it would be a heavy blow to the association and even have a profoundly adverse impact on Sima personally. If he can’t protect his most talented follower, how can he, as the leader, keep his standing in the Martial World?

”It’s useless,” Tang Ze said coldly, ”Even if you take the antidote now, it’s too late. Boy, had you begged me earlier, maybe I would have spared you...”

However, as he was rambling on, Ling Chen suddenly raised his head, revealing a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, ”Fooled you, you actually believed it, dumbass.”

”What?”

Tang Ze’s face changed.

”Take this!”

Just then, Ling Chen suddenly aimed the Peacock Plume at Tang Ze and with a ”pop,” activated the switch on the Peacock Plume.

Swish!

From within the Peacock Plume’s tube, a gray beam containing immense destructive power burst forth, fiercely targeting Tang Ze’s heart.

The gray beam moved incredibly fast, even causing Tang Ze to break out in a cold sweat due to Lin Dong’s lethal strike. His entire True Qi surged wildly, hastily coalescing into a True Qi Shield.

Swish!

The gray beam fiercely struck the True Qi Shield, displaying terrifying destructive power, causing the shield, which seemed solid, to crack, and then with a ”bang,” it pierced through.

Although the True Qi Shield didn’t stop the gray beam, it did momentarily slow its attack, allowing Tang Ze to retreat violently. Yet his speed was clearly not as fast as the gray beam, so just as his steps retreated two paces, the beam slammed into his left arm like a bolt of lightning.

The power frantically surged out at Tang Ze’s arm, the dreadful force directly blasting him away like a cannonball, his arm spurting blood.

His body staggered back dozens of steps, hand clutching his left arm, blood flowed continuously from between his fingers. His face showed some confusion, but soon that confusion transformed into ferocity. He could hardly believe he was injured by Ling Chen; the move earlier almost cost him his life!

”Little rascal, I’ll cut you down!”

Tang Ze’s eyes were filled with scarlet killing intent, roaring.

”He didn’t die?”

Ling Chen had prepared himself for the consequences of killing Tang Ze. This man, after all, is a leader among the younger generation of Tang Sect; killing him would definitely make Tang Sect an inveterate enemy, a sworn foe. However, who would have thought this guy avoided a fatal strike?

”Am I seeing things, did Brother Tang Ze really get seriously injured?”

All members of the Prince Party were utterly shocked, especially Gu Tong and others who were waiting to see Ling Chen’s defeat, watching how he’d be toyed with and killed by Tang Ze. They didn’t expect Tang Ze would almost be killed by Ling Chen instead; it was simply incomprehensible and unbelievable.

”What kind of trick was that by this kid?”

Murong Ying’s eyes showed a trace of deep fear; he wasn’t afraid of Ling Chen’s skills, which he considered worthless. He was afraid of the strike Ling Chen unleashed with the Peacock Plume; fortunately, Tang Ze had good luck and wasn’t killed by this hidden weapon, otherwise he’d be a corpse now.

Even Murong Ying felt a sliver of danger from the Peacock Plume’s attack.

”Excellent, worthy of being the top genius of the Southern Martial World. Truly a creator of miracles.”

Sima Linyuan laughed heartily. He thought Ling Chen was already cornered, yet unexpectedly, Ling Chen had this card up his sleeve, shocking everyone.

”Hmph, don’t celebrate too soon. That kid’s hidden weapon probably can’t be used continuously, otherwise Tang Ze would be dead already.”

Murong Ying, worthy of being the ninth-ranked genius on the Hidden Dragon List, quickly recognized Ling Chen’s predicament. Indeed, for Ling Chen now, the Peacock Plume requires a recharge time to be used again, so it’s good for catching people off guard but unlikely to be used in rapid succession. Tang Ze isn’t a puppet; he won’t just stand still and let himself be shot.

Earlier, Ling Chen pretended to be poisoned merely to buy time to activate the Peacock Plume. This method can’t be replicated for a second use.