Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 964: Chapter 964: The Strong are Revered

”What?”

Ning Ke was stunned for a moment, having assumed that showing off his cultivation level would make the opponent retreat without a fight. He never expected that this newcomer to Qingxu College wouldn’t give him any face at all.

”I said, once you’re done with your bullshit, you can get the hell out of here. There’s no place for you to play hero, so beat it!”

Ling Xiao still exercised some restraint; unless absolutely necessary, he really didn’t want to kill anyone from Qingxu College.

”You’re asking for death!”

Ning Ke was furious, his face alternating between flushes of red and white.

Ling Xiao, however, paid him no further attention. Instead, he turned to Ke Yu and said, ”Ning Ke is my senior brother; I don’t want to kill him. But you, if you don’t get out of the way, don’t blame me for being merciless under my sword!”

”Ning Ke, step aside. Leave this person to me.”

Ke Yu cared a great deal about his face.

He did not offer protection lightly.

But once he decided to intervene, he had to see it through.

If someone dared to disrespect him, he would make them pay with their life.

”Hmph, if it weren’t for the college rules against fratricide, I’d kill you myself today!”

Ning Ke snorted coldly and moved aside.

Ke Yu gently embraced Chu Lin and said, ”Little sister Lin, these past few days, I’ve felt a sense of emptiness. I wonder if you would be willing to accompany me for a few days?”

”As long as Big Brother Yu can kill that guy, whatever you want to do, Brother Yu, I agree.”

Chu Lin looked at Ling Xiao with a vicious expression; she despised him completely, wishing he would just drop dead right now.

”Good, that’s exactly what I wanted to hear!”

Ke Yu never made bad deals; since he was protecting Chu Lin, he naturally wanted to enjoy her tender and bone-melting body.

He advanced one step, his fan unfolding in his hand, and then spoke coldly, ”Today, I’ll let you understand what the true rules of the Tianyuan Treasure Pagoda are!”

”Rules? Don’t disguise it with grand words. If you want to show off in front of that woman, just say so; why make yourself out to be some great hero?”

Ling Xiao said with disdain.

”You’re right, I do want that woman, but you should understand the rules too: it’s might that matters!”

Ke Yu smiled lightly, ”You seem to be no spring chicken, surely you aren’t foolish enough to believe that the Jianghu is a place of reason? In the end, it’s all about survival of the fittest. Ke Long got killed, and the reason I’m not upset is that he was weak, useless; his death is no loss to us.

Just like now—if I kill you, Qingxu College won’t do anything because nobody raises an army over a loser!”

”I see, that rule is indeed simple and easy to understand.”

Ling Xiao smiled faintly, suddenly lifting his hand unbelievably fast.

Before Ke Yu could make a move, a fire-red light appeared in his pupils.

He sneered, swinging the fan in his hand to block.

But although he made the motion, the fan proved entirely ineffectual.

The Crimson Sun Cone, imbued with Small Success Destruction Sword Intent, was terrifyingly powerful.

It broke through Ke Yu’s defenses, shattered his Heavenly Origin Power shield, and finally pierced his body.

It was done in one fluid motion.

All Ke Yu could do was open his fan; his body was too slow to muster Heavenly Origin Power.

Under such circumstances, it would have been miraculous if he hadn’t died.

Ke Yu, who thought he had Ling Xiao’s life in his hands, was killed by Ling Xiao with one strike, even faster than Ke Long had been.

Knowing that Ke Yu was also from the Peacock Clan, how could Ling Xiao possibly give him a chance to unleash the Peacock Divine Light?

Of course, he struck first for the upper hand!

”Survival of the fittest, you were absolutely right. This rule suits you perfectly!”

As Ke Yu’s body crashed to the ground, Ling Xiao’s voice echoed in the air.

It was cold and laced with strong mockery.

”Too strong!”

”Yeah, Ke Yu didn’t even have a chance to react, how fast must that have been!”

Seeing Ke Yu’s body lying on top of Ke Long’s corpse, the onlookers, all martial artists, felt their hearts race with fear.

Ling Xiao’s attack was too fast; all they could see was a blinding flash of light.

Then Ke Yu was on the ground.

They couldn’t even make out Ling Xiao’s moves because their vision wasn’t good enough for that level of speed.

Ning Ke swallowed hard, his body suddenly retreating several steps, almost falling off the Tianyuan Treasure Pagoda.

His heart was filled with inexplicable terror.

How could this newcomer be so terrifying?

He had been in closed-door cultivation for nearly a year, finally breaking through to the Five Elements Sky Late Stage cultivation level. Had he missed something?

If Ling Xiao had targeted him, Ning Ke, instead of Ke Yu earlier, what would have happened to him?

He didn’t dare to think about it.

Because the outcome was obvious.

In terms of cultivation level, he was inferior to Ke Yu; in terms of combat power, he was also inferior to Ke Yu.

That was precisely why he was willing to act as a lackey following behind Ke Yu.

Ling Xiao looked at Ning Ke with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile.

Even this very ordinary look made Ning Ke feel as if the blood in his body had suddenly frozen solid.

”Ning Ke, senior brother, do you still want to meddle in this trivial matter?” Ling Xiao asked indifferently.

”Cough cough, Junior Brother Ling, it’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding, I’m out of here, I’ll leave right now!”

Ning Ke was someone who knew when to bend and when to stand tall.

This could be seen from the way he ingratiated himself with Ke Yu, a disciple of the Phoenix God College.

It was said that the Ning Ke of the past was also full of vigor, willing to fight for the honor of the college like Ling Xiao.

But then Ning Ke encountered Ke Yu, was defeated in one move, and since then, it was as if he had become a different person, entirely reduced to Ke Yu’s lackey.

This man was held in deep contempt by many disciples of Qingxu College.

”Thinking of leaving now?” Ling Xiao revealed a sneer, mocking and playful. ”If I remember correctly, weren’t you just now ranting about how you wanted to take me down? Since you’ve talked big, why not stand up like a man now, how about it?”

”I am not a man; I have no shame, no face; I beg Junior Brother Ling to spare my life!” Ning Ke slapped himself hard across the face twice.

It seemed dignity meant nothing to him.

”Sparing your life is possible, but you need to do something for me.” Ling Xiao didn’t like this Ning Ke, but because of Qingxu College’s rule against disciples harming each other, he didn’t want to make an exception.

Yet, he felt uncomfortable letting this fellow off easily, so he planned to settle some scores first.

”Please say it, Junior Brother Ling. Don’t just mention one thing; even if it is a hundred things, or a thousand, I will agree.”

Now, Ning Ke was shameless to the core, willing to throw away everything just to save his own life.

”If I tell you to cripple your own cultivation, would you be willing?” Ling Xiao asked with a seemingly amused tone.

What!

Cripple his own cultivation!

Ning Ke was completely stunned.

Although crippling his cultivation was better than destroying his Heavenly Pulse because he could still cultivate again, he had offended too many people in the past. If he crippled his cultivation now, those enemies would definitely not let him off. By then, he might die a very horrific death.