bookandnovel Chapter 14616 Let’s cooperate
Chapter 14616 Let’s cooperate
Chapter 14616 Let’s cooperate
Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, his tone indifferent: "Miss Mu, are you here to take over Lord Chi Ling's mission, to take my life, or to seize the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword?"
"What, am I not as beautiful as Sister Chiling?" Mu Qianxue blinked, a strange light appearing in her eyes, her tone tinged with grievance, "Young Master Ling mentions others as soon as we meet, isn't that a bit hurtful?"
“Miss Mu is too kind.” Ling Xiao’s expression remained unchanged. “If you are here to discuss serious matters, I am all ears; if you are here for a casual chat, then please come into the city with me for a talk. I will prepare a simple feast to show my hospitality.”
"Enter the city?" Mu Qianxue chuckled softly, slowly approaching, her fragrance as sweet as orchids and musk. "I've heard that Young Hero Ling has countless confidantes throughout the Silent Realm. Is this how you lure people into the city? You think you can win people over with just a few words?"
When the two were only three steps apart, a swirling galaxy suddenly appeared in Mu Qianxue's eyes, eerie and captivating, and her voice became ethereal and dreamlike: "Look into my eyes..."
Ling Xiao's consciousness momentarily blurred, as if he had fallen into an endless sea of stars, and his soul was about to be swallowed by the vortex.
"Where is the Black Soul King...?" The ethereal voice struck his soul, attempting to control his will.
"The Black Soul King is right behind you..." Ling Xiao's lips curled into a mocking smile.
His seemingly dull eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and his clear, cold voice pierced through the illusion like an ice pick: "Is this all the bewitching tricks you have? Has the Holy Temple really stooped to using such despicable methods to get things done?"
Mu Qianxue's pupils contracted sharply, her charming expression froze instantly, and she exclaimed in surprise, "You actually managed to break free from my 'Starry Eye Soul-Seizing Technique'? This is a secret technique that can even make a Breaking Realm expert lose their senses!"
Ling Xiao's eyes were as cold as ice, and his grip on his sword tightened slightly: "Is this all the Holy Temple knows?"
"Unorthodox methods?" Mu Qianxue's smile suddenly turned cold, her eyes gleaming. "Any method that can defeat you is a good method!"
With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the surrounding space suddenly solidified like iron. Countless transparent chains gleaming with silver light shot out from the void, carrying an aura that could lock onto the soul, aiming straight for Ling Xiao's major acupoints and sealing off all his escape routes.
Ling Xiao snorted coldly, and the Xuan Snake Poison Heaven Sword was suddenly drawn. The pitch-black sword body was surrounded by a dark green poisonous mist that corroded the soul and the sharp light of the law of destruction: "Nine Kills of the Demonic Sword, First Kill!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he activated his trump card, unleashing a terrifying jet-black sword light that tore through the sky, shattering space wherever it passed. Those seemingly indestructible transparent chains crumbled upon contact, dissipating into countless specks of light.
Mu Qianxue's expression changed slightly. She quickly formed hand seals and shouted, "Return to the Void!"
The space in front of her collapsed and twisted layer by layer, eventually coalescing into a bottomless black hole. As the black hole spun, it emitted a heart-wrenching sucking sound, tearing and devouring the shattering sword light inch by inch.
Just when she thought she had averted the crisis, Ling Xiao suddenly had a long sword in his hand that was completely transparent and had no luster... the God-Slaying Sword!
With a single sword strike, devoid of light or shadow, yet carrying the deathly aura capable of annihilating the soul, it traversed spatial distances and pierced directly at Mu Qianxue's brow!
"not good!"
Mu Qianxue's pupils shrank sharply, her soul screamed in alarm, and disregarding the backlash of her spiritual power, she suddenly retreated a thousand feet, narrowly avoiding the invisible sword intent.
He raised his hand to his brow, feeling a sharp, needle-like pain. His soul trembled violently, and his expression became extremely grave: "You actually concealed your strength? This sword...!"
Ling Xiao stood holding two swords, the poisonous mist of the Xuan She Poison Heaven Sword intertwined with the deathly aura of the Zhu Shen Sword, his aura as heavy and solid as a mountain: "If Miss Mu only has this much ability, you should leave, lest you lose your life in my Ba Tian Empire."
"Is that so?" Mu Qianxue suddenly laughed, a laugh tinged with madness and confidence. "You think this is all the strength I have?"
The moment she clasped her hands together, a nine-colored radiance emanated from her body. Wherever the radiance touched, the space around Lingxiao began to twist strangely, like crumpled brocade, and the flow of time became erratic, sometimes fast and sometimes slow...
When it's fast, it feels like an eternity, and the flow of spiritual energy goes out of control; when it's slow, it feels like you can't even take a step, and even your thoughts become sluggish. The spiritual energy in your body flows back and forth uncontrollably, and your meridians ache faintly!
The laws of space and time!
Ling Xiao's heart tightened; he dared not underestimate his opponent in the slightest. Mu Qianxue's strength was in no way inferior to Chi Ling's, and she was even superior in the application of laws. If he didn't go all out today, he would be the one to die here!
Taking a deep breath, Ling Xiao directly summoned the Annihilation Emperor Banner. The banner fluttered in the wind, and countless ferocious black vengeful spirits surged out from it, converging into a black dragon with jet-black scales and scarlet, menacing eyes.
The dragon spewed out black gas that corroded everything, leaving scorched marks wherever it passed.
"Wraiths devour the heavens!"
The next instant, the space in front of Mu Qianxue cracked open without warning, and the black dragon opened its blood-red maw, biting down on her with a world-destroying aura!
"Time and Shadow!" Mu Qianxue shouted, her figure instantly splitting into three thousand illusory figures, each carrying a real aura and spiritual energy fluctuations, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, and they all dispersed in different directions at the same time.
The black dragon roared and devoured nearly a thousand illusory figures, but Mu Qianxue's true form had already vanished into the space-time rift, disappearing without a trace.
Above the clouds, Mu Qianxue reappeared, her divine sense spreading out in all directions, yet she still couldn't find Ling Xiao's trace. Her brows furrowed: "Spatial laws? No, this aura... is even more bizarre than spatial laws!"
"So there are things Miss Mu doesn't know."
A cold voice suddenly came from behind her, tinged with mockery. Mu Qianxue froze, turned around abruptly, and saw Ling Xiao's God-Slaying Sword already three inches from her throat. The deathly aura emanating from the sword made her neck go cold, and her soul trembled.
"Do you still want to fight?" Ling Xiao's tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable sense of pressure.
Mu Qianxue stared into his eyes for a long time, the shock and anger in her eyes gradually fading away, replaced by a deep interest. Suddenly, she smiled, her figure turning into a cloud of white mist and disappearing. The next second, she reappeared a hundred feet away, completely unharmed.
“Interesting, very interesting.” She patted her sleeves, her smile playful.
"You are indeed very strong, Akane wasn't lying. Although I could defeat you, I would inevitably pay a heavy price and alert the being behind you, which would be a losing proposition. How about... we talk?"
Ling Xiao sheathed his sword and stood still, remaining vigilant, a faint demonic aura swirling around his fingertips: "What do you want to talk about?"
"Let's talk about cooperation." Mu Qianxue's expression suddenly turned serious, and the nine-colored light around her subsided. "The Holy Temple doesn't necessarily have to be your enemy. There might be a better way to deal with the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword than to fight over it."
Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and gestured for her to continue.
Mu Qianxue waved her hand and unfurled a light screen, which clearly showed the scene of Ling Xiao and the Black Soul King talking in the secret chamber of Lin Yuan City. In the end, the Black Soul King disappeared with Ling Xiao, and half an hour later, only Ling Xiao walked out.