Batian Martial Soul

Chapter 14604 Your improvement is too fast!

Chi Ling's gaze was like a knife, its sharpness sweeping over Ling Xiao's body. Her eyes seemed to pierce through flesh and blood, reaching straight to his soul. Each word she uttered was resounding and forceful: "Where is the Black Soul King?"

Ling Xiao remained expressionless, casually pointing his finger towards the distant horizon, his tone as natural as if he were discussing ordinary trivial matters: "They left not long ago."

"Senior Black Soul King took the initiative to ask me for some basic insights into sword control. After gaining some inspiration, he left in a hurry, saying that he wanted to find a secluded secret realm to cultivate and comprehend it in seclusion." He paused and added, "If you two go after him now, you might still be able to catch up."

"You really told him everything?"

Chi Ling locked her gaze on Ling Xiao, her eyes surging with murderous intent. Her aura suddenly tightened, as if she would draw her sword and strike at Ling Xiao's slightest nod, staining the world with blood.

"Speak everything you know, and speak everything you know."

Ling Xiao nodded frankly, then changed the subject, adding a touch of solemnity to his tone: "Miss Chi Ling, Senior Black Soul King is a genius. If he truly gains a preliminary grasp of the mysteries of swordsmanship in the secret realm, it will be even more difficult for your palace to covet the Demon Lord's sword."

"you!"

Chi Ling's chest heaved violently, her pretty face frosty, and the sword intent she had condensed around her was like a volcano about to erupt, faintly boiling and rumbling. The surrounding air was slightly distorted by this sharp aura: "Ling Xiao! You, a powerful person who possesses a supreme treasure, have not a single bit of unyielding backbone? He forcibly demanded it, and you obediently handed it over? Are you that afraid of him?"

Ling Xiao shrugged, looking completely innocent: "To fight someone you can't beat is the act of a reckless man. I value my life, so I will naturally follow my heart. Besides, when I asked Miss Chi Ling if she wanted to exchange, she said she didn't care. It wasn't that I didn't give her a chance."

"You...you still have the nerve to be right?!"

Chi Ling's fingertips trembled with rage, and the sword intent around her almost solidified, even scratching the void with tiny cracks: "I used to think you were a ruthless character with courage and cunning, but now it seems you're just a spineless coward who's afraid of death!"

Ling Xiao wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he smiled and earnestly reminded her, "Miss Chi Ling, now is not the time to be angry. Senior Black Soul King is incredibly fast. If we don't chase after him now, this opportunity to break through the barrier will truly slip away."

Chi Ling glared at him fiercely, then exchanged a glance with the white-robed swordsman beside her. Seeing the other nod slightly, she finally suppressed the raging fire in her heart. The two figures blurred, transforming into two streaks of light, tearing through the void once more, and chasing after the direction Ling Xiao had pointed.

Ling Xiao glanced in the direction they had disappeared, shrugged indifferently, and turned back to the secret chamber.

With a thought, his soul instantly sank into the sword spirit's spiritual world and appeared directly beside the Black Soul King.

A rare opportunity!

With a powerful demonic figure at the peak of the Demon Realm right before him, and the man completely unprepared, this is the perfect opportunity to ask him about the many difficult questions in the "Scripture of Annihilation"!

Faced with Ling Xiao's humble request for guidance, the Black Soul King did not hold back. He was a cultivation fanatic obsessed with the demonic path, and seeing Ling Xiao's outstanding talent, calm temperament, and the karma of inheriting the Demon-Breaking Realm, he simply imparted all his knowledge and gave him extremely careful guidance.

From the subtle methods of condensing demonic intent to the core principles of the resonance between the demonic heart and heaven and earth, and then to the various barriers and cultivation insights beyond the "Dream Demon Realm," the Black Soul King poured out his insights from ten thousand years of cultivation without reservation, every word a gem.

With such a top-tier demonic cultivator personally guiding him, Ling Xiao's understanding of the demonic path deepened and became more systematic at a visible speed. Many vague insights that he had previously only gained through practical experience now had solid theoretical support; many obscure points that had been stuck in his way became clear and enlightening, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun.

Although his cultivation level did not skyrocket, his precision in controlling power, depth of understanding of the rules of demonic cultivation, and cognition of higher realms all achieved a qualitative leap!

……

On the other side, Chi Ling and the white-robed swordsman searched for a long time, but still failed to catch any trace of the Black Soul King.

"wrong."

Chi Ling suddenly stopped, her divine sense sweeping across the surrounding airspace like a tidal wave, her brows furrowed: "With the Black Soul King's speed, even if he left in a hurry, he should have left some trace of energy. It's impossible for him to disappear without a trace, as if he had never appeared at all."

The white-robed swordsman's voice was deep and cold, tinged with a hint of solemnity: "Unless... he never left the Overlord Empire at all."

"Stay in the Overlord Empire?"

Chi Ling was taken aback, then her eyes narrowed dangerously, a cold glint flashing in them: "He has no reason to stay here... unless, the Overlord Empire has something he cannot abandon, or... people!"

She turned around abruptly, her eyes blazing with murderous intent, and gritted her teeth as she spat out two words: "Ling Xiao!"

Without further hesitation, the two tore through space once more, returning to the Overlord Empire at an even faster speed.

As soon as they stepped into the airspace of the Batian Empire, Qingluan arrived as scheduled, still with her smiling face and a teasing tone: "Miss Chiling, have you formed a connection with the Batian Empire? You must be tired from traveling back and forth."

Chi Ling ignored her teasing and said coldly, "Let Ling Xiao come out!"

"He's busy right now..."

Before Qingluan could finish speaking, a clear laugh came from the city below, calm and unhurried, with a hint of nonchalance: "Miss Chiling, are you in such a hurry to find me? Could it be that you've come to change your mind and want to exchange for the Demon Lord's sword?"

Chi Ling suddenly turned her head and saw Ling Xiao slowly stepping into the air from the city below. His aura was harmonious and restrained. The sharp and blatant demonic intent he had shown earlier had been completely subdued, replaced by a profoundness that subtly harmonized with the rhythm of heaven and earth, exuding an unfathomable charm.

Just as she was about to question the whereabouts of the Black Soul King, her body stiffened abruptly the moment her divine sense swept over Ling Xiao's body. Her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at him, her voice trembling slightly: "You... your demonic path... this is clearly the 'Dream Demon Realm'!"

Chi Ling's tone was filled with shock and bewildered disbelief: "Only a few days? Ling Xiao, you...you didn't use some forbidden evil magic, or are you playing some kind of deceptive illusion again?!"

It should be known that even the most talented demon cultivators need to spend hundreds of years to hone their mind and accumulate insights from the Heart Demon Realm to the Dream Demon Realm. Ling Xiao actually did it in just a few days, which is simply a fantasy!

Ling Xiao yawned, glanced at the two "old friends" in front of him who were about to explode with anger, and said in a relaxed tone: "Isn't this Lord Chi Ling? How have you been?"

Chi Ling's hand gripping the knife showed prominent veins and white knuckles.

It’s only been a few days!

Not long ago, this kid was chased all over the mountain by me, looking utterly pathetic, and now he's actually comprehended the Dream Demon Realm of the Demonic Path! Is this something that can be mastered in just a few days? Does the Realm of Annihilation wholesale Demonic Path mental states?

The cold-faced man behind her, dressed in a white robe with cloud patterns, also had a face so gloomy it could drip water, and the chill emanating from him almost froze the void. (End of this chapter)