Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 729: Chapter 729 Hiring a Hitman_1

The sudden appearance of the dark shadow lunged towards Ling Xiao, moving extremely fast.

Its mouth was simply too large, if it truly bit down, Ling Xiao’s body would absolutely have been torn in half.

However, the man-eating crocodile lurking in the shadows had long been detected by Ling Xiao, so what it bit into was not Ling Xiao, but a sword Ling Xiao had picked up from the ground.

The blade remained intact and was a Precious Treasure Artifact, but it was crushed by the man-eating crocodile in one bite.

”Die!”

A blade of qi suddenly surged from Ling Xiao’s hand, shooting directly into the crocodile’s body.

After struggling for a moment, the man-eating crocodile spilled a large amount of blood from its mouth and then died completely.

”Capable of hiding, with astonishing external defenses and extremely sharp teeth, simply in terms of sharpness, they are comparable to Immortal-grade Treasures, but the interior is their weakness!”

Ling Xiao discarded the broken piece of metal in his hand, then transmitted a message to the others to be cautious.

”Senior Brother Ling, what on earth is this thing?”

Leng Hao asked, his heart pounding with fear.

”This is likely a man-eating crocodile bred by the True Demon Empire, from the deep sea, with a massive body size, and a ferocious predator!”

Ling Xiao had always been studious, whether it was the Ling Family, Hidden Dragon Camp, or Moon Hua Sect, he had closely read through a vast array of books and had some understanding of such odd creatures.

”It looks like your earlier guess was correct, Senior Brother Ling, the True Demon Empire might really be from the sea-dwelling Sea Race!”

Zhao Zhi remarked.

”Right! All of you come over here, let’s stick closer together, that way we can better cover our surroundings. The sharpness of the teeth of these sea-bottom man-eating crocodiles is too high, ordinary Precious Treasure Artifacts can’t withstand them, none of our defensive treasures are of the Immortal grade, so we must strike first.”

Ling Xiao beckoned, ”Fortunately, the levels of these sea-bottom man-eating crocodiles aren’t too high, the one just now was only a Level 9 Fierce Beast, not yet a Beast King, so you all should be able to handle them.”

It was one thing not to come together, but now that they had, as the Young Sect Master of Moon Hua Sect and the Supreme Leader of the Divine Sword Sect, he always had to do something.

In terms of perception and attack power, he was the strongest among them, and it was only natural for him to protect his fellow disciples.

The group followed Ling Xiao’s instructions, forming a close circle leaving no gaps between them, and then continued forward at a rather slow pace.

From time to time, they would stumble upon the corpses of martial artists or of sea-bottom man-eating crocodiles.

It seemed that those martial artists who had entered earlier had suffered much more than they did.

They were rather fortunate, for by entering later, they encountered fewer sea-bottom man-eating crocodiles.

Ling Xiao led at the front, and any man-eating crocodiles they encountered would be swiftly killed by him, providing a strong sense of safety and belonging to the people following behind.

This might just be what a senior brother ought to do.

Meanwhile, some had already passed the dangerous crocodile area and arrived at a relatively safe place.

The people from the Sword King Sect met with those from the Heavenly King Sect.

”Luo Tianyu, you saw that Ling Xiao, didn’t you?”

It was Chen Meng who spoke.

”I saw him, that kid actually dared to provoke the Holy Son, let me see him again and I’ll make sure he pays with his dog’s life,” Luo Tianyu said with a sneer.

”When we first came in, the only ones left outside were that Ling Xiao and the rest of the Moon Hua Sect’s people. If I’m not mistaken, they might enter together. That would be a perfect opportunity for you, Brother Luo, to lie in wait and catch them all in one swoop!”

Chen Meng said with a smile.

”Hmph, you sure are bold, woman, to think of using me like that,” Luo Tianyu snorted.

Martial artists ranked in the top one hundred were not to be trifled with; although Luo Tianyu was ranked sixtieth, far from Jian Wuji’s level, he was still an insurmountable force in front of Chen Meng.

Powerful, yet not foolish.

”Believe it or not, I can kill all the people of your Sword King Sect right now,” he said, clearly displeased by Chen Meng’s attempt to use him.

”Why get angry, Luo Brother? Ling Xiao is our common enemy, and if you can kill him, my senior brother will surely not treat you poorly. Not only will you receive 1 million mid-grade spirit stones as compensation, but my senior brother will also owe you a favor!” Chen Meng said with a smile.

She wasn’t afraid that Luo Tianyu would refuse. His anger was simply a bargaining tactic to get a better deal.

And the deal she offered was undoubtedly impossible for Luo Tianyu to refuse.

million mid-grade spirit stones was already a high price, not to mention the favor from Jian Wuji—that was the key.

To have one of the Six Young Masters of the Sacred Dynasty, Jian Wuji, owe you a favor was something countless people dream of.

However, Chen Meng had clearly underestimated Luo Tianyu’s greed.

Luo Tianyu said with a cold laugh, ”2 million mid-grade spirit stones, plus a favor from Jian Wuji, or no deal!”

He dared not kill the people from the Sword King Sect, after all, Jian Wuji’s strength was well known, and if the matter was ever exposed, there would be nowhere for him to bury himself.

But to extort some benefits? That was still within reason.

”Fine! 2 million it is,” Chen Meng said through gritted teeth, nodding in agreement.

million mid-grade spirit stones. That was indeed the Sword King Sect’s entire annual harvest. It felt like bleeding to Chen Meng.

But if they could kill Ling Xiao, then even 10 million would be worth it.

Ling Xiao had killed so many disciples of the Sword King Sect; he should have been dead long ago. That he was still alive was a miracle in itself, and she didn’t want him to stay alive any longer.

Neither did her master.

Chen Nanxing was willing to bankrupt the Qing Family for Ling Xiao’s life!

”Deal, but you better keep your promise. Otherwise, our Heavenly King Sect will destroy your Sword King Sect,” Luo Tianyu said with a grim smile, looking behind him as if someone was coming.

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Ling Xiao and his group had been chasing and killing the remaining man-eating crocodiles in the seabed. They had finally left the most dangerous area and reached a magnificently opulent landscape where there was no longer any seawater.

”Thanks to Senior Brother Ling, or who knows how many dangers we would’ve encountered along the way,” said Zhao Zhi, who understood very clearly that without Ling Xiao’s kills of the man-eating crocodiles along the way, he would never have made it here.

This could be seen from the martial artists who died in the flowing water.

They had all been martial artists of Half-step Celestial level. Yet he and Zhao Ci had not reached Half-step Celestial, nor had Dai Yuling and Leng Hao.

Just when everyone had started to breathe easier, a gust of fierce wind approached them, carrying several sharp feathers with it.

It seemed harmless, but it was actually a lethal attack.

The number of feathers exactly matched the number of people in Ling Xiao’s group.

This attack was clearly aimed at them.

”Hmph!”

Ling Xiao snorted coldly, thrusting forward with the Hell Dragon Sword, and a giant black-golden sword qi collided with the fierce wind.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The black-golden sword qi finally met the fierce wind, and the massive roar even blew the corpses from the nearby seawater out of the water, causing splashes everywhere.