Ling Tian Sword God

Chapter 1163: Chapter 1162: Restraint

Puchi!

The light of the soft sword, after piercing through the flames surrounding the Barbarian Bull, struck its neck and then pierced right through it.

A hole appeared on its neck, and the Flaming Fiendish Bull let out a cry of pain before suddenly stopping in place, its body exploding and falling apart.

The seemingly ferocious Flaming Fiendish Bull, who would have thought it would be completely shattered with just a single sword strike?

”Impressive!”

Ling Chen couldn’t help but exclaim, for in the moment the girl in blue struck, he recognized who she was.

The Spiritual Heart Saint’s sword followed the ultimate path of Water Martial Arts, containing an extremely powerful Water Intent, probably reaching a perfect state.

Moreover, water naturally restrains fire, so the Spiritual Heart Saint’s sword had a natural suppression against Elder Tu’s technique.

Of course, this restrain only exists between opponents of the same level. If there’s a vast power difference, such restraint would be negligible.

”Elder Thirteen!”

At the moment when the Spiritual Heart Saint broke the Flaming Fiendish Bull, Zhou Qingqing and others showed joy on their faces. Although a bit late, their reinforcements had finally arrived.

The Spiritual Heart Saint’s strength was unquestionable, breaking the Flaming Fiendish Bull with one strike, without any hesitation.

”Thank you, Elder Thirteen, for saving my life.”

Ling Chen looked at the girl in blue before him and slowly exhaled. If she hadn’t appeared in time, he might have been seriously injured if not dead.

”You always like to show off. The opponent is an elder of Desolate Fire City. Why did you confront him?”

The Spiritual Heart Saint furrowed her brows, somewhat reproachful.

”Elder Thirteen, you’ve misunderstood Senior Brother Ling Chen.”

Before Ling Chen could speak, Zhou Qingqing spoke up for him, ”Senior Brother Ling Chen wasn’t looking for a fight with this old man. This shameless elder’s disciple wasn’t Ling Chen’s match and was defeated, so he wanted to take matters into his own hands and deal ruthlessly with Senior Brother Ling Chen.”

”Elder Thirteen, don’t you think this old guy is despicable?”

After speaking, Zhou Qingqing stuck her tongue out at Elder Tu, appearing fearless. With the Spiritual Heart Saint as her backing, there was no need to fear Elder Tu.

Being called an old guy by Zhou Qingqing, Elder Tu’s expression turned blue and white. He snorted coldly, saying, ”This kid is ruthless. First, he severed the arm of our disciple Wei Renjie, then he caused the death of Yuwen Lin, and next battered Zhang Yuze. If I hadn’t intervened in time, Zhang Yuze might have fallen prey to this kid’s hands.”

”Spiritual Heart Saint, since you are here, shouldn’t you give us an explanation for Desolate Fire City?”

Elder Tu’s gaze was rather cold as he stared at the Spiritual Heart Saint.

”Oh? Did you do all these things?”

The Spiritual Heart Saint’s youthful face showed a look of surprise. She turned her face to look at Ling Chen, her beautiful eyes glinting with a peculiar light. Everything else could be glossed over, but severely injuring Zhang Yuze? Zhang Yuze possesses Divine Marquis-level strength and is quite famous among the younger generation. When did Ling Chen gain such power?

”Except for Yuwen Lin, whom I didn’t kill, the rest is true.”

Ling Chen didn’t bother to explain much. Why not admit to what he did, but he definitely didn’t kill Yuwen Lin, and there was no need to take the blame for it.

Elder Tu’s face darkened, and he shouted, ”Boy, even now you’re still arguing! This was witnessed by many of our disciples from Desolate Fire City. You can’t lie! Moreover, with Yuwen Lin’s strength, who but you could kill him?”

After he spoke, he turned again to the Spiritual Heart Saint, with a cold tone, ”This kid is ruthless and full of evil deeds. Spiritual Heart Saint, today you must hand this kid over to us for Desolate Fire City to deal with and bring him to justice. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being impolite.”

”Yes, if you don’t hand this kid over today, we’ll declare war on the Sect! We’ll make sure your Lingyue Island is awash with blood!”

Wei Renjie chimed in.

Yet his words made Elder Tu’s face change slightly, secretly cursing this kid for stirring trouble. Declaring war between Sects was something even Elder Tu dared not say lightly. Desolate Fire City and Lingyue Island are both one of the Eight Great Super Sects. If war breaks out, it would affect the whole Nine Provinces Land. Forces of this magnitude would not easily go to war.

”War?”

A playful smile appeared on the Spiritual Heart Saint’s face. She merely glanced at Wei Renjie and then looked away, saying nonchalantly, ”Then go ahead, declare war. My Lingyue Island is always willing to accompany you.”

”As Ling Chen just said, Yuwen Lin wasn’t killed by him. As for Wei Renjie and Zhang Yuze, conflicts between your Desolate Fire City and our Lingyue Island disciples, with broken hands and feet or minor injuries, are common. If we were to count, did our Lingyue Island disciples suffer fewer injuries than yours?”

”Broken hands and feet, minor injuries?”

Elder Tu’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. He turned to glance at the nearly dead Marquis Guiming, and his face looked even worse. The person nearly died, and you call that a minor injury?

”Yuwen Lin wasn’t an ordinary disciple. He was a Heavenly Pride level young genius. Even if he wasn’t killed by Ling Chen, his death is still connected to him. Hand him over to us in Desolate Fire City for trial. Rest assured, we will uncover the truth. If we prove that Ling Chen is innocent, we will safely return him to Lingyue Island,” Elder Tu said.

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but chuckle to himself. Sounds nice, but if he sets foot in Desolate Fire City, he’d probably end up with a fabricated guilt. How they’d try him, how they’d sentence him, it’s undoubtedly up to Desolate Fire City. Going there would mean a one-way trip.

”This matter...”

The Spiritual Heart Saint seemed to pause, then raised her head to look at Elder Tu. In his somewhat expectant gaze, she completed her sentence, ”Impossible.”

The expression on Elder Tu’s face stiffened abruptly.

”You’d better give up.”

The Spiritual Heart Saint directly ignored Elder Tu’s reaction and said calmly, ”Even if Ling Chen had killed him, it’s only because the opponent was inferior. Dead is dead. This is the Demon Dragon Palace, not a Sect’s martial ring. It’s commonplace for a disciple to die in a place like this.”

Hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but look at the Spiritual Heart Saint in astonishment. Even he hadn’t expected that the seemingly little girl-like Spiritual Heart Saint would speak with such firmness and power, surprising everyone.

Moreover, the Spiritual Heart Saint’s attitude caused some warmth to rise in his heart.

Although Elder Thirteen had a cold disposition, it was clear she was someone with a warm interior despite her cold exterior. Her current display was a blatant intention to shield him without reason, making it impossible to hand him over.

”You!”

Fury flared in Elder Tu’s eyes, yet he was powerless. From the recent exchange, he had a clear grasp of the Spiritual Heart Saint’s capability. If a fight were to break out, he might not gain any advantage.