Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Giant Beast Attack_1

The odds of victory for both sides were roughly forty-sixty.

Ling Xiao had a forty percent chance, while his adversary had sixty percent.

Of course, this was just an assessment of their apparent strengths. In actual combat, he felt his chances of winning were even greater.

After all, possessing the Mountain and River Martial Soul gave him an enormous advantage.

”You may be sharp-tongued and quick-witted, thief, but today you won’t escape death! Even though your strength is close to the peak of the Martial Meridian Fourth Level, and your Flying Sword’s attack has reached the power of a Peak Fifth Level Martial Pulse, you must still die!”

The man in the black kerchief talked tough, but he made no move.

Ling Xiao knew what he was wary of.

He dreaded Ling Xiao’s Flying Sword.

The man in the black kerchief was well aware that the greatest threat to him was that unpredictable Flying Sword.

”Since I’m about to die anyway, can you tell me who it is that wants me dead?”

Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

With a gleam in his eye and a heh-heh laugh, the man in the black kerchief said, ”Want to know? I can tell you! The person who wants you dead is none other than your own Ling Family’s Ling...”

His voice suddenly dropped to a murmur.

Ling Xiao could not hear anything, so he took a step forward.

”Now!”

The man in the black kerchief snickered.

He spoke the truth, but his aim was not to reveal the truth to Ling Xiao; he only wanted to make Ling Xiao reveal a weak spot.

Now the opportunity had arrived, and he made his move.

His seemingly bulky body made only a slight leap, but he closed in on Ling Xiao instantaneously.

This was not some body movement technique; it was pure strength.

It was terrifying.

”Die!”

The man in the black kerchief, seeing his fallen compatriots, the short fat old man, and the wicked woman, roared in anger, his hands clawing the air.

Not only that, but his claws actually turned a steel-like color, shimmering with a chilling light.

However, at that moment, a mocking smile appeared on Ling Xiao’s face.

”Not good!”

A sword light pierced through the air.

The man in the black kerchief was scared out of his wits.

He knew all too well the power of this sword.

It definitely possessed the attack power of the Peak Fifth Level Martial Pulse.

Even though he was at the pinnacle of the Fifth Level Martial Pulse, in terms of defense, he was only at the early stage of the Fifth Level Martial Pulse, so he had no chance of blocking it.

In mid-air, with no way to dodge, he had to block.

”Thank goodness this kid’s Flying Sword is straightforward. It’s fast, but I can still block it!”

After the initial shock, the man in the black kerchief soon calmed down.

His claws went straight for the Flying Sword. His own attacking power was also that of a Peak Fifth-level Martial Pulse, so in a head-on clash, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.

However, he failed to notice the disdainful smirk that crossed Ling Xiao’s mouth.

”Huh?”

Just as the sword light was about to meet his claws, it vanished.

The man in the black kerchief shuddered. Realizing in a duel that the opponent’s attack had disappeared was the most terrifying thing imaginable.

He was almost scared out of his wits.

But his fear did not last long.

Because the next moment, he felt his head separating from his body, an absolutely surreal feeling. Through his eyes, he could see his neck spurting blood.

”His sword can change direction?”

That was the last thought of the man in the black kerchief before he died.

”Phew—”

Ling Xiao, seeing the man in the black kerchief killed, almost sat down on the ground.

The fight seemed easy, but it was extremely dangerous.

If the man in the black kerchief hadn’t jumped up, so sure of his triumph, Ling Xiao couldn’t have so easily succeeded, even if he could change the trajectory of the Flying Sword.

This was a battle of wits and bravery.

A trap within a trap.

Ling Xiao, with the powerful thinking ability brought by the Mountain and River Martial Soul, was practically leading the opponent by the nose.

However, the consequence of using this ability was extremely exhausting.

He could feel that the Mountain and River Martial Soul not only consumed Gang Qi but also Soul Power.

If he continued in such a state of strategic calculation for even a slightly longer period, he would become unbearably tired.

Ling Xiao, who was resting on the ground, was even too lazy to go pick up the storage ring of the man with the black headscarf.

The weakness of the soul was even more uncomfortable than the weakness of the body.

”In the future, let’s just call this state ’Soul Entry,’” he thought. ”It seems I will need to learn some secret technique to strengthen the soul. Otherwise, the duration of ’Soul Entry’ is too short, and its help in battle is limited.”

After contemplating, Ling Xiao named this state of strategic calculation to facilitate its use in the future.

It took about half a shichen for Ling Xiao to recover, and his head was no longer dizzy.

He walked over and took the storage ring of the man with the black headscarf, which was also a plain storage ring.

Inside, there were quite a few items: nearly 50,000 taels of silver, 10,000 taels of gold, three Gang Qi Pills, and a top-tier Martial Arts book called the Snow Lotus Technique.

Ling Xiao opened the Snow Lotus Technique with surprise, originally thinking it was something he could cultivate, but he was taken aback when he looked at it.

”The Snow Lotus Qi Technique, a top-tier pinnacle Martial Arts internal cultivation mind technique, can be used in conjunction with the Snow Lotus Sword Technique; almost transcendent in quality, only those who have awakened the Snow Lotus Martial Soul or naturally have the body of a Snow Lotus can cultivate it...”

The Snow Lotus Martial Soul?

People in this world who possessed a Martial Soul were rare enough, let alone the peculiar Snow Lotus Martial Soul. It seemed to be of little use.

He decided to keep it anyway, as it might come in handy in the future.

With that thought, he shook his head and casually tossed the Snow Lotus Qi Technique into the Mountain and River Map.

Huh?

At that moment, a surprising situation arose.

In the middle of the small village, a mountain appeared.

An ice mountain!

The mountain was covered with many Snow Lotuses.

On top, one Snow Lotus stood at the summit, the largest and the most beautiful.

”The Mountain and River Martial Soul encompasses all things!”

That was what was displayed on the Mountain and River Map.

Not to say that Ling Xiao was not foolish, even if he were, he could understand what this meant, especially when combined with the previously seen Ice Mountain Snow Lotus.

This simply meant that his Mountain and River Martial Soul could contain and nurture all things, even the Snow Lotus Martial Soul.

He could completely learn the Snow Lotus Qi Technique.

Ling Xiao felt an unparalleled excitement.

He had always wanted to obtain a top-level internal cultivation mind technique, and now it seemed he got it without any effort at all.

He had no idea where the man with the black headscarf had gotten this technique from. It was a pity that he couldn’t cultivate it, and as he couldn’t, he could only keep it in the storage ring, probably unable to even sell it.

He surely couldn’t bear to destroy it.

Now, it had unexpectedly become Ling Xiao’s windfall.

Ling Xiao had intended to start cultivating the Snow Lotus Qi Technique right away.

But suddenly, he sensed a dangerous aura approaching.

Looking around, there were three red dots, signifying three Monster Beasts, and they were extremely dangerous, at the peak level of martial strength.

If there were only one, Ling Xiao might have considered staying to fight, but with three, he didn’t even need to think about it; that would be pure suicide.

After all, Monster Beasts were inherently stronger than Martial Artists; with equal strength, the natural abilities of a Monster Beast were too terrifying.

”It’s better to go home. Having obtained the Snow Lotus Qi Technique, it’s time to enhance my cultivation level. As for the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique, it can wait. Once my realm breaks through to the Martial Pulse Fifth Level, I’m confident I will take second place in the final competition!”

The reason for aiming for second place rather than first lay in that the strength of Ling Feifan was something he wasn’t very clear about.

”Boom!”

Just as he was about to leave, the ground suddenly began to shake.

”An earthquake?”

”No, why do I feel like a large Monster Beast is approaching!”

Ling Xiao looked towards the distance, and from within the dense forest, a massive figure was walking slowly, almost akin to a small mountain.