Batian Martial Soul

Chapter 14613 The basic skills are amazing

But a sharp pain shot through his abdomen first, and Ling Xiao was sent flying ten feet away like a kite with a broken string before crashing to the ground.

"Trying to compete with me in basic skills?" Chi Ling's lips curled into a mocking smile, her tone flat. "I have cultivated for hundreds of years, and my foundation is already as solid as a rock. How long have you been cultivating? If it weren't for those external things, you wouldn't even be qualified to be my opponent."

Ling Xiao stood up, dusted himself off, and smiled: "Really? Then are you ready?"

In terms of basic skills, he was confident that he would not lose to anyone... not even a woman in a plain dress, not even a moon goddess! He had gone through many reincarnations, and the time he spent honing his foundation was much longer than it appeared on the surface.

Chi Ling beckoned with her finger, her expression disdainful: "Come on then."

Ling Xiao moved swiftly, appearing close like a ghost. Chi Ling threw a punch first, aiming straight for his face, but Ling Xiao's figure suddenly blurred, as if merging into the surrounding light and shadow, and disappeared.

boom!

The next moment, Chi Ling felt a pain in her back and was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

Before she could even regain her footing, Ling Xiao had already caught up with her like a shadow. Chi Ling hurriedly crossed her arms to block, and with a muffled "thud," she was once again knocked back more than ten feet, her arms going numb.

"How was it?" Ling Xiao smiled slightly, his tone relaxed. "Want to come again?"

Chi Ling pondered for a moment, then her fighting spirit intensified: "Come!"

She slowly closed her eyes, stood still, and her aura became calm and restrained... she was using stillness to control movement!

"Using stillness to control movement?" Ling Xiao chuckled. "Interesting. Let's give it a try."

His figure vanished again, moving at an extreme speed, as if merging into the trajectory of light.

Just as his fist was about to hit Chi Ling, Chi Ling suddenly opened her eyes and slowly struck out with her palm.

This palm strike, though seemingly slow, landed with unparalleled precision on Ling Xiao's incoming fist.

boom!

The energy exploded, and Ling Xiao's figure suddenly stopped, a tingling numbness spreading through his arm.

"There's something to it." He smiled slightly, having to admit that Chi Ling's foundation was indeed solid.

He suddenly increased his strength, and the force of his fist entered Chi Ling's body through his palm, knocking her back several steps again.

Ling Xiao launched a flying kick, aiming straight for her waist. Chi Ling blocked with one hand, but unexpectedly, Ling Xiao had already closed in like a ghost, and his other fist was aimed straight at her face!

Chi Ling's eyes narrowed, and she also threw a punch!

boom……

The two fists collided, and the shockwave swept in all directions.

Chi Ling staggered back seven steps before barely managing to steady herself. She smiled bitterly and said, "I can't beat you. You're a monster, kid. If I don't use my inner strength, I really can't do anything to you. It seems I need to work on my foundation."

Chi Ling's heart was filled with shock... If she didn't use her internal energy, in terms of speed, strength, and combat awareness alone, she was no match for Ling Xiao! Even if this kid had been honing his foundation since birth, he shouldn't be this monstrous, right? It was simply unbelievable.

Ling Xiao glanced at her and said in a flat tone, "You're not that bad. You have a solid foundation. You just lost because of your lack of rhythm control."

Chi Ling nodded frankly, without the slightest hesitation: "I concede defeat."

A hint of surprise flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes... This woman admitted defeat decisively and without any hesitation.

The woman in the white dress stepped forward and solemnly instructed, "Ling Xiao, your foundation is ridiculously solid, even far surpassing that of a powerhouse like Chi Ling who has been immersed in martial arts for hundreds of years. But you must not let this make you complacent. If you encounter other powerful figures from the Holy Hall in the future, you must go all out and not be careless."

"I understand." Ling Xiao nodded solemnly, keeping this instruction in his heart.

Just then, Chi Ling suddenly spoke up: "Ling Xiao."

Ling Xiao looked up.

A playful smile appeared on Chi Ling's lips: "I wish you a pleasant time with the next lord. Farewell."

After saying that, she turned and left, her red-clad figure quickly disappearing into the snowy wilderness.

Ling Xiao was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Lord Chi Ling... you're not going to kill me?"

From afar came her cheerful laughter, tinged with schadenfreude: "I'm not killing them! I already know who's next... Good luck to you, hahaha..."

The laughter faded into the distance, completely dissipating in the cold wind.

Ling Xiao turned to look at the woman in the white dress, his face full of confusion: "Senior, this..."

The woman in the white dress remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Jin Yan and I should also be leaving."

"Now?" Ling Xiao asked in surprise.

"You'll have to walk the road ahead by yourself." The woman in the white dress spoke calmly, but with an undeniable resolve. "A towering tree can't grow in a greenhouse. Only through trials and tribulations can you truly stand on your own."

Just as she was about to turn and leave with Jin Yan, a languid and charming female voice suddenly came from the depths of the void, tinged with a hint of mockery: "Oh, so lively? Am I too late?"

The moment the voice faded, Jin Yan and the woman in the white dress both changed their expressions and turned sharply to look in the direction from which the voice came.

Ling Xiao looked in the direction of the voice, only to hear Jin Yan urgently say, "Boss, you go first! Leave this to us!"

Ling Xiao was slightly taken aback, and asked with concern, "Are you... alright?"

Jin Yan's tone was gentle yet carried an undeniable firmness: "Don't worry, boss, we can handle it. You go now, don't look back!"

Ling Xiao remained silent for a moment, knowing that this was not the time to hesitate. He solemnly bowed to the woman in the white dress and Jin Yan, then turned around, his body enveloped in surging black mist, and he disappeared into the snowy horizon as a black streak of light.

Just as he left, a woman dressed in a flowing cloud-patterned dress descended from the sky, her skirt shimmering with starlight, her body surrounded by faint fluctuations of star power, her aura ethereal and otherworldly.

"Is it him?" The woman's gaze swept over the direction where Ling Xiao had disappeared, and she asked softly.

Jin Yan nodded, a complex light flashing in his eyes, a mixture of helplessness and relief: "Why are you here?"

The woman smiled slightly, her expression charming: "I've come to take you home."

Jin Yan sighed softly and stopped resisting: "Okay."

The woman turned to look at the woman in the white dress and nodded slightly: "Farewell."

The woman in the white dress nodded in response: "May we meet again someday."

We will meet again.

As soon as the words fell, the figures of Jin Yan and the woman in the flowing cloud dress gradually faded away, eventually merging into the void and disappearing completely.

A woman in a white dress stood alone in the void. She raised her hand and waved it lightly, and an invisible barrier instantly enveloped the entire snowy region, completely isolating it from the outside world. Then, her figure gradually became transparent and finally disappeared without a trace.

……

On the other side of the distant snowy region, Lingxiao's figure suddenly stopped.

He suddenly realized a fatal problem... how was he going to get back?

On their way here, they traversed twelve extremely dangerous "void rifts," through which the chaotic void currents, powerful enough to tear apart even the bodies of Emperor-level cultivators, were only able to pass safely thanks to Chi Ling's intervention. Now, Chi Ling is gone, and the woman in the white dress and Jin Yan are nowhere to be found; he alone...

Ling Xiao's face suddenly darkened, and his heart skipped a beat. (End of Chapter)