Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Suffer the Consequences_1

Lan Yu’er’s eyes betrayed a mix of astonishment and confusion.

Objectively speaking, at the same level of cultivation, no, even if it were Yang Cheng, in this battle, at best, she could only expect to be on par with Ling Xiao, with no definite chance of victory.

This lad was truly a monster.

Earlier, she had been worried that he would be severely taught a lesson by Yang Cheng, but now it seemed that this concern had been utterly superfluous.

She suddenly had a strange thought: now she was at the Transcendent Realm Ninth Layer, perhaps in a year or two, Ling Xiao would have caught up with or even surpassed her.

”It’s time to end this!”

While Lan Yu’er was deep in thought, she suddenly heard Yang Cheng’s voice.

In that moment, Yang Cheng swiftly took out a golden spherical object from his pocket.

”That’s a hidden weapon among Precious Treasure Artifacts!”

Lan Yu’er could not help but feel her heart leap into her throat.

Precious Treasure Artifacts were extremely fearsome in power, especially when wielded by a Half-step Grandmaster; they could easily kill any martial artist below the Ninth Layer Pinnacle of Martial Veins.

Such objects could only be obtained by the Inner Sect Disciples or the top ten of the Outer Sect.

”Ling Xiao, be careful!”

Lan Yu’er could not restrain herself from crying out in warning.

She knew how deadly a hidden weapon from the Precious Treasure Artifacts could be.

Ling Xiao was naturally aware of this too.

And the moment Yang Cheng produced that object, he understood.

The battle could no longer continue; if his opponent used a Precious Treasure Artifact, it would strip the fight of its purpose to train, and even if he won, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

He did not wish for such an outcome.

He had come to challenge Li Anle and Yang Cheng today for revenge, to teach those two a lesson.

If he ended up getting badly beaten, what was the point?

Indeed, it was time to end this!

Ice Heart·Terrifying Finger!

Even up to this day, Ling Xiao had yet to fully understand the rank of the martial art ”Terrifying Finger.”

This technique was something he had comprehended from a woman in blue in the Fulong Mountain Range, and now it was nearly perfect.

Yet the more he used it, the more it chilled his heart.

Because this move’s power to harm the body was almost on par with the Snow Lotus Sword Technique.

As for the damage to the soul, it far exceeded all of his other techniques!

The only trouble was the enormous consumption!

And the closer it approached perfection, the more massive the consumption!

This was why he was reluctant to use this move frequently!

Today, combining Ice Heart with Terrifying Finger was a novel attempt for him; he had only ever practiced it on his Martial Soul Avatar before.

Ice Heart could freeze the body along with the Terrifying Finger, and it could also freeze the soul!

This move carried not the slightest momentum.

It was utterly plain to the extreme.

He simply raised his hand and pointed slowly.

Hum~~

Just at the moment of executing the move, the True Essence at his fingertip transformed into a thin beam of light, which suddenly took in all the natural forces around it.

”How does he know this move...”

Elder Bai suddenly stood up, his expression fluctuating, yet he seemed confused as well.

”No, it’s slightly different, but why does the aura feel so familiar?”

Surprised individuals were not limited to Elder Bai but also included Lan Yu’er.

She too sensed a familiar aura from Ling Xiao’s ”Terrifying Finger,” but couldn’t confirm it in the moment.

”What is he doing?”

That was Yang Cheng’s thought before he fell.

He had prepared to use the deadliest hidden weapon among the Precious Treasure Artifacts to finish the battle.

Yet, he suddenly saw Ling Xiao pointing a finger at him.

There was no response at all, he just felt a pain on his body, and then his whole body was filled with a cold breath.

Especially deep within the soul, it seemed to be frozen instantaneously.

Bang!

Yang Cheng fell straight onto the challenge platform, with a small, conspicuous blood hole in his shoulder.

If it weren’t for this being a spar within the Sect, that hole would have appeared in Yang Cheng’s forehead or heart.

He really had picked up his life back.

”Ah~~”

Suddenly, Yang Cheng, lying on the ground, let out a scream of agony.

He started to roll around frantically, scratching his head as if trying to dig it open.

Boom!

Due to carelessness, the Precious Treasure Artifact he had intended to use against Ling Xiao had been activated.

It was a fire and thunder attribute hidden weapon.

After the explosion, Yang Cheng was immediately covered in blood, a shocking sight, and his face was almost unrecognizable.

Even his eyeballs were blasted out.

His legs had been blown off to who knows where.

He had become completely crippled.

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but draw in a cold breath.

Lucky that he struck first; otherwise, if that hidden weapon had hit him, he would likely be either dead or severely crippled.

Yang Cheng had completely forgotten the Sect’s rules, in his great fury, he had wanted to cripple Ling Xiao.

Instead, he reaped the consequences of his own actions.

Sympathy?

Ling Xiao had not a trace of sympathy.

For such people, he truly wished he could kill them directly, but due to Sect rules, it was not easy to make a move.

What a terrifying finger!

Although many people didn’t see clearly what exactly happened with Ling Xiao’s finger, they saw the result very clearly.

Yang Cheng was finished!

This scene made everyone feel waves of chills.

Even without the subsequent explosion of the hidden weapon, Yang Cheng’s heart-wrenching screams were enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

”Could it really be our Sect’s ’Dragon Slayer Finger’?”

Elder Bai was still endlessly puzzled by this question.

Lan Yu’er shared the same doubt.

On the challenge platform.

Yang Cheng had already passed out.

He had been carried down from the platform by people early on and sent to the Pharmacy Hall for treatment.

After all, Yang Cheng was still a disciple of the Moon Hua Sect, and he needed to be treated, as for what would happen afterward, that was not a matter to consider at the moment.

”Elder Bai, shouldn’t you announce the result?”

Ling Xiao looked at Elder Bai and asked.

”Oh, right, the result!”

Elder Bai snapped out of his thoughts and then announced in a loud voice, ”Ling Xiao challenged Outer Sect’s tenth-ranked Yang Cheng and emerged victorious. He will replace Yang Cheng and become the tenth-ranked Provisional Inner Sect Disciple!”

Elder Bai’s voice, slightly excited, echoed throughout the plaza.

He had only held a little bit of hope for Ling Xiao and did not expect that the young man would truly succeed, which was a complete surprise.

”Go back and relay a message to the Outer Sect disciples ranked within the top thirty who did not come to watch the battle: if you continue to be complacent, you will be defeated one by one by newcomers, just like what happened to Yang Cheng today!”

Using Yang Cheng’s defeat, Elder Bai also spoke the words he had wanted to say; this was what he had always intended to express.

It was a pity that no one had been able to challenge the foundation of those top thirty Outer Disciples before, so speaking such words obviously had little effect, but today was completely different.

Ling Xiao took a deep breath. He did not care about Elder Bai’s purpose; what mattered to him was that after this battle, hopefully no one would come to cause him trouble.

His frosty gaze turned towards Li Anle and the others.

Li Anle’s face turned pale in an instant, his head hung low, his body trembling. He had seen what had happened to Yang Cheng and did not want to end up like that.