bookandnovel Chapter 14639 Rock Owl
Chapter 14639 Rock Owl
Chapter 14639 Rock Owl
Lin Muying paused, her tone becoming more serious:
"There are no laws, no morals, not even the most basic trust here. Everyone is a lone wolf, and they will do anything to survive, for that sliver of a breakthrough."
"It's alright."
Ling Xiao laughed heartily, a hint of arrogance flashing in his eyes, his tone full of delight: "I just happen to like places like this!"
“At least here, the Holy Temple doesn’t dare to make a big show of it.” He changed the subject, looking at the turbulent void outside the window, a cold smile playing on his lips. “This quagmire is too deep; those slumbering old monsters are their greatest fear.”
At this point, he suddenly turned to look at Lin Muying, a self-deprecating smile on his face: "Senior Lin, do you think I'm just born to walk down a dead end?"
Lin Muying was slightly taken aback.
"It seems like I've been fighting ever since I can remember."
Ling Xiao's gaze drifted into the distance, his voice so soft it was as if he were talking to himself.
"When I was a child, I fought against enemies who chased me. When I grew up, I fought against an unfair fate. Now, I have to fight against a so-called 'future'. Every time I finally find a place to settle down, I am immediately entangled in new troubles that I can't shake off."
He turned his head, his eyes showing no resentment, but rather a calmness that came from having seen it all: "But strangely, every time I'm driven to the brink of despair, I always find that... the road is not actually over yet."
Lin Muying looked at him quietly for a long time, then a genuine smile slowly appeared on her lips: "That's exactly the kind of thing you would say."
"picture?"
"Like a fool who refuses to admit defeat." After saying that, Lin Muying laughed out loud, her laughter clear and melodious. "But perhaps it is precisely because you are such a fool that you can crawl back from the jaws of death time and time again."
"Alright, I understand your situation. I will help spread the news of the auction throughout the entire Broken Realm Mountain."
Lin Muying's smile faded, and her expression turned serious. "But there's something I have to say upfront: here, even I can't protect you. From now on, you'll have to walk your own path. Go, go and do what you need to do."
"Farewell, senior!"
Ling Xiao didn't waste any words, nodded slightly, turned around and strode away with Ling Bi.
He knew perfectly well that although Lin Muying was strong, she was not considered top-tier in the hidden world of Pojie Mountain.
The fact that the other party agreed to help promote the auction was already a huge favor; we couldn't expect her to offend those ancient monsters who had lived for thousands of years for our sake.
Relying on mountains will lead to their collapse, relying on people will lead to their departure; only by becoming strong yourself can you truly succeed.
However, the two had barely walked a hundred steps out of the tavern when a strong killing intent rushed towards them.
Ling Xiao didn't stop walking, a playful smile curving his lips: "It seems we really are quite popular."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in front of him suddenly bulged violently, and amidst the flying debris, a "human" figure emerged from the ground.
The reason for putting quotation marks around the word "human" is that although this thing has a human-shaped outline, its body is entirely composed of jet-black crystals, with grotesque cracks covering every inch of the crystals, and eerie dark red light flashing at the joints.
Even more bizarrely, its face had no facial features, only three constantly rotating black vortexes that seemed capable of devouring all light.
"Newcomer," the crystalline man said, his voice hoarse and grating, like two boulders rubbing against each other. "Hand over the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword, and I can let you die a quick death."
Before Ling Xiao could respond, Ling Bi had already taken a step forward with graceful steps, her clear, cold voice carrying a hint of disdain: "You think you can take me on?"
The crystalline being let out a low, eerie laugh, its swirling "eyes" fixed on Ling Bi: "Little brat, do you know who I am?"
"I know." Ling Bi's tone was flat, as if she were stating a trivial matter.
"'Black Crystal Demon' Yan Xiao, seven hundred years ago, slaughtered three million unarmed people in Qinglan Kingdom. He was then pursued by the four major sects and had nowhere to go, so he fled into this Broken Realm Mountain."
"You've been lingering here for seven hundred years, and your cultivation has long since fallen from the level of a Realm Lord to the point where you're barely maintaining the Breaking Realm. Over the years, you've only managed to stay afloat by devouring the unlucky souls who occasionally wander into this place."
With each word she spoke, the red light at the joints of the crystalline figure flickered more intensely, and the murderous aura around her intensified.
"Heh heh... You know my name, yet you dare to provoke me like this!" Yan Xiao laughed angrily. "Then let you, little girl, taste the consequences of provoking me!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Xiao's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The next second, the void in front of Ling Xiao shattered with a roar, and a giant fist covered in black crystals came flying through the air with a force that could devour everything.
Wherever the fist passed, even the air was stained black, and the surrounding space collapsed inch by inch, as if it was going to crush Ling Xiao completely.
But Ling Xiao didn't even lift his eyelids once from beginning to end.
He didn't even look at the fist that was inches away, but simply turned his head and casually asked Ling Bi, "Should you deal with this, or should I?"
Ling Bi sighed helplessly, "I'll do it. Let's finish this quickly and not waste any time."
The moment she finished speaking, she slowly extended her right hand, her five fingers making a loose clench in the air.
Yan Xiao, who had already pounced within three feet of Ling Xiao, suddenly froze in mid-air, as if bound by invisible shackles.
Only then did everyone realize that, without them noticing, Yan Xiao's crystalline body was now covered with dense, silver threads. These threads, as fine as hair, gleamed with a sharp, cold light, and were slowly cutting into the hard crystalline shell.
"This is... the Spider Silk Sword!" Rock Owl's voice finally carried a hint of terror. "Impossible! How could you have laid down such a dense net of swords without me noticing..."
“It wasn’t that I was completely unaware; it started the moment you crawled out of the ground,” Ling Bi interrupted him calmly, her tone utterly indifferent. “I was already setting up the formation.”
As soon as she finished speaking, her fingers tightened suddenly.
hum!
The silver threads burst forth with dazzling light, and the sharp sword energy tore through the sky.
Rock Owl let out an extremely shrill scream, and its crystalline body was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.
He struggled frantically, sparks flying from the friction of the crystal shell, but the more he struggled, the tighter the silver threads tightened, the sharp sword threads almost cutting his body into countless pieces.
"Wait! I surrender!" Yan Xiao roared, his voice filled with fear. "I swear an oath of my soul to serve you as my master, my slave, and my servant, at your beck and call!"
Ling Bi ignored him and turned to look at Ling Xiao with a questioning look in her eyes.
Ling Xiao shook his head, his tone indifferent: "Taking in someone whose hands are stained with the blood of innocent people would only be a burden."