Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

”Why are you crying, silly girl? Don’t you have even a little bit of faith in your brother?”

The smoke had not yet cleared, and the dust was still swirling.

Yet Ling Xiao’s teasingly confident voice could be heard.

Ling Jiaojiao wiped away her tears and excitedly looked forward.

Finally, a figure gradually emerged.

Although Ling Xiao appeared very embarrassed, with both arms seemingly broken and his body drenched in blood.

He was undoubtedly the victor.

Because beneath his feet, Shen Meng was now barely breathing, completely powerless and even struggling to breathe.

It seemed that unless something unexpected happened, Shen Meng was doomed to die.

”Hahaha! Ling Xiao, you’re alright!”

Ling Jiaojiao excitedly dried her tears and dashed forward.

Ling Yan, the Guarding Elder, Old Black, and Ling Yuhua were all utterly shocked and delighted.

This guy Ling Xiao had actually done it; he had knocked a martial artist with Yin-Yang Realm First Layer Hell Cultivation nearly to death.

Ling Yuhua also wanted to go over, but recalling Ling Xiao’s earlier words, he immediately halted.

Ling Xiao had told him not to move.

Even if Shen Meng was killed, not to move.

Ling Yuhua didn’t understand why, but out of trust for Ling Xiao, he remained still.

In the dense forest, fourteen of the Twenty-Four Thieves jumped out, encircling Ling Xiao and others, not even paying attention to Ling Yuhua who was imprisoned on the tree.

”Why are there only fourteen people?”

At this time, the thieves realized something was amiss.

Their original plan was that if Shen Meng were truly dead, they would kill the Ling Family and then take the Hell Fruits and leave.

But now the situation seemed not quite right.

”Haha, mysteriously, ten died without you even noticing. How ridiculous. Come out, my Demon Corpse Soldiers!”

Ling Xiao chuckled coldly.

From within the dense forest, twelve figures emerged.

It was the twelve who had been killed, including Shen San and Shen Si, along with ten of the missing Twenty-Four Thieves.

”Demon Corpse Soldiers!”

Not only were the fourteen thieves dumbfounded at this scene, but even the few Ling Family members were left speechless.

When did Ling Xiao learn such a secret technique to control human corpses?

How did he accomplish that?

Perhaps this was the strength of a Reincarnation Warrior.

Despite Reincarnation Warriors generally being able to retain their original martial arts, their cultivation level does not recover to the original realm, usually making them unusable.

Yet Ling Xiao seemed not to follow this principle; he could use his original martial arts freely.

”Damn it! Kid, there are four Hell Fruits in total. How about we split them equally? If we fight now, although we’d suffer losses, you’d definitely not come out ahead.”

One of the thieves clenched his teeth and said.

It seemed these people did not consider their comrades’ deaths a concern.

As long as they could obtain the Hell Fruits, losing ten people meant nothing, as they did not plan to avenge them.

All they wanted was the Hell Fruits to advance to the Yin-Yang Realm.

”Haha, what about now?”

Ling Xiao suddenly pressed a finger to Shen Meng’s forehead, and then a terrifying Demonic Annihilation Aura surged into Shen Meng’s body.

The already lifeless Shen Meng stood up.

His eyes hollow and expressionless, yet he stared intently at the fourteen thieves.

”Jiaojiao, you don’t need to worry about me. Coordinate with the Demon Corpse Soldiers to annihilate the remaining fourteen thieves.”

Ling Xiao sat down and began healing his injuries.

In the battle with Shen Meng, he’d suffered significant injuries but felt a breakthrough was imminent.

However, his injured body was not fit for a cultivation breakthrough, so he needed to recover quickly before proceeding.

He still didn’t let Ling Yuhua move, nor did he allow Ling Jiaojiao and the others to rescue Ling Yuhua.

Because at the moment the Hell Fruits matured, it might attract a more terrifying presence, and he didn’t want his efforts to go in vain.

He even had the feeling that someone had been watching all along, but this person’s cultivation was much stronger than his, and their concealing abilities were exceptional, making them unseen even with the Tai Chi Eye.

Therefore, he arranged certain setups, not targeting Shen Meng and the others, but to handle any unforeseen events.

What Ling Jiaojiao and the others had just done was certainly not in vain.

With Shen Meng, a powerful Yin-Yang Realm Demon Corpse Soldier, joining the battle, the fourteen thieves were doomed.

Although they were strong and numerous, they were still killed one by one, eventually all losing their lives here.

”Twenty-Four Thieves, each head worth tens of thousands of middle-grade spirit stones. Collect them all.”

Ling Xiao, while healing, called out.

Ling Yan and others began to remove the heads of the Twenty-Four Thieves, storing them in the Storage Ring.

Since the Storage Ring was frozen with icy air, these heads could be stored for a long period.

Then Ling Xiao continued to focus on healing.

No longer needing to control the Demon Corpse Soldiers, he saved himself a substantial consumption, allowing more focus.

Demonic Annihilation Aura consumed a lot, and if not necessary, Ling Xiao would never have used it today.

Now that the enemies were defeated, he retrieved the Demonic Annihilation Aura injected into the corpses.

But just then, a strange cold laugh rang out from within the dense forest.

Ling Xiao suddenly grew alarmed, just as he wanted to stand, a dark shadow came swiftly down from the sky like a black eagle, grabbing Ling Jiaojiao.

”Gaga, such good luck indeed. Originally, the superiors only ordered me to capture the watchman of Yuhua Town, but I didn’t expect to witness such a spectacle today.

Oh, and so many Hell Fruits.

If I take these back, I’m bound for success.”

”Demon Shadow Sect!”

The moment this person appeared, Ling Yan suddenly exclaimed.

Before his reincarnation, he was among the people of Xuanwu Continent and also active in the Western Region, hence he was quite familiar with the Demon Shadow Sect.

The Demon Shadow Sect belonged to Xuan She Demon Sect, certainly incomparable to Xuan She Demon Sect itself, but it stood above the Three Great Families in Eight Immortals County.

Moreover, the Demon Shadow Sect acted unpredictably and brutally, very cruel.

Ling Yan hardly paid attention to such small sects before his reincarnation, but now he had to be careful.

Such a sect was not something they could deal with now.

Martial artists of the Demon Shadow Sect bore tattoos on their wrists; a door covered in ominous patterns, so Ling Yan immediately recognized them.

”Well, well, I didn’t expect there to be someone who recognized me among you. You must be a Reincarnation Warrior, no wonder you know I’m from the Demon Shadow Sect.

That’s right, I am Mo Feng Zi, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Demon Shadow Sect!”

Mo Feng Zi looked at Ling Yan and said with a sly smile.

Looking at this person, Ling Xiao’s mood suddenly intensified.

This Mo Feng Zi was even stronger than Shen Meng, still a martial artist at the Yin-Yang Realm First Layer, but clearly at the pinnacle.

Whereas Shen Meng could only be considered Late Stage of the First Layer.

As for Ling Yuhua, he was merely at the Intermediate Stage of the First Layer.

This difference was quite evident.