Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 281: Chapter 281 Establishing Authority in the Outer Sect_1

Li Anle slumped to the ground.

Ling Xiao was someone he wouldn’t dare provoke at any cost.

As for Tian Chao, who once troubled Ling Xiao, he simply knelt on the ground, incessantly muttering something.

Ling Xiao smiled faintly.

He wasn’t the kind of person to take things too far, as long as they didn’t bother him in the future, he wouldn’t bother with them.

As for Li Anle and Yang Cheng, they were left for Wu Xiang to deal with; it wasn’t necessary for him to land a killing blow.

In the distant cave dwelling, Hei Suo was closely following the battle.

”Damn it, Master said not to mind this person, that he wouldn’t stir up any waves, but now, this brat has defeated Yang Cheng and established his authority within the Outer Sect. He might become a huge problem in the future!”

Hei Suo was different from Demonflame Celestial.

The Demonflame Celestial couldn’t be bothered to argue with juniors, especially a talentless one like Ling Xiao.

He was too busy for that, having no time to care about such matters.

But Hei Suo did care, he had been paying attention to Ling Xiao since the day he had joined Moon Hua Sect.

Although Ling Xiao’s talent was indeed not great, his combat skills were terrifyingly exceptional, repeatedly defeating those Hei Suo sent after him in an embarrassed state.

Now he was even involved with Lan Yu’er.

Hei Suo had thought Yang Cheng could easily defeat Ling Xiao and make this youngster embarrass himself in front of Lan Yu’er, so that she wouldn’t associate with him.

But contrary to his wishes, the result made him so angry that he wanted to personally go and kill Ling Xiao.

However, he knew that was impossible.

Not to mention he couldn’t get past Elder Bai.

And with Ling Xiao’s Body Movement Technique, he might not even be able to catch up with him.

Now the youngster was even under the protection of Lan Yu’er and Elder Master Yang, making it even less feasible for him to act, unless he no longer wished to stay in the Moon Hua Sect.

With these people protecting Ling Xiao, even his master, the Demonflame Celestial, was powerless.

”Senior Black Rope, you’re taking this Ling Xiao too seriously. Yang Cheng’s defeat is purely due to his neglect in cultivation,” said Jin Ming, seated next to Hei Suo, rather calmly.

He claimed to be in seclusion, but in reality, he was just in Hei Suo’s cave dwelling.

With Hei Suo’s guidance, his progress was naturally much faster.

”You think so?” asked Hei Suo.

”Yes, precisely that. Yang Cheng has been complacent recently, his cultivation has been erratic, barely maintaining his strength, let alone making progress. His defeat to Ling Xiao today is his own fault,” Jin Ming said indifferently.

”Do you have confidence in defeating Ling Xiao?” Hei Suo asked again.

Jin Ming nodded and said, ”Senior Black Rope, you really shouldn’t boost someone else’s morale at the expense of your own prestige. To take down Ling Xiao, I wouldn’t need more than five moves to secure victory!”

Hei Suo didn’t doubt Jin Ming’s claim, because Jin Ming was a true martial fanatic, never one to lie.

Unless he had misjudged Ling Xiao’s strength, he simply wouldn’t exaggerate.

The top ten of the Outer Sect were all challenging to deal with.

Ling Xiao, when facing the weakest ranked tenth, took such a long time and almost got overturned by Yang Cheng, which showed Ling Xiao’s strength was just mediocre.

Within the top ten, each step up the ranks meant more than a twofold increase in strength.

The higher the rank, the more terrifying the strength.

The top three Outer Disciples had even had experiences defeating warriors of the First Layer of the Transcendent Realm.

And Jin Ming was one of these three.

Even a Transcendent Realm expert could be defeated, so what could Ling Xiao, who was merely at the Eighth Layer Martial Vein Peak, amount to?

Thinking of this, Hei Suo couldn’t help but laugh at himself mockingly, realizing he was indeed a bit too nervous; in fact, it was completely unnecessary.

”Elder Black has arrived, since you’re here, come and have a cup of tea.”

Suddenly, Hei Suo gestured respectfully towards the dark corner.

Elder Black, just like Elder Bai, was one of the two great elders of the Outer Sect, responsible for daily affairs, and his strength was second only to the Hall Master of the Outer Sect Main Hall.

Moreover, Elder Black was of the same clan as Hei Suo, so their relationship was very good.

In addition to that, Elder Black had previously received care from Demonflame Celestial; therefore, if Demonflame Celestial or Hei Suo needed anything, he would usually help.

”I’ve seen Elder Black!”

Jin Ming rose and bowed respectfully.

This Elder Black was also an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Transcendent Realm, and although Jin Ming could defeat Transcendent First Layer Martial Artists, facing the Transcendent Nine Realms, he was no more than an ant.

So naturally, he was very respectful.

”You may dispense with the formalities, Hei Suo. I have observed this Ling Xiao, and he truly is astonishing. I’m not sure about his talent, but his combat ability is definitely exceptional, even I cannot compare,” said Elder Black.

Elder Black was dressed in black, his face was gaunt, as if he was about to wither into a skeleton frame.

But one must never look down on him.

Even Demonflame Celestial had to show him some respect, as after all, a Transcendent Nine Realms expert could possibly ascend to the Heavenly Man Realm at any time.

”Is he really that impressive?” asked Hei Suo, frowning.

”Hehe, but don’t worry. Although his combat skills are excellent, they are only limited to beneath the Transcendent Realm. What Jin Ming just said is right—he should be able to easily defeat Ling Xiao. Maybe not within five moves, but it must be within thirty at least,” Elder Black laughed and took his seat, sipping a cup of tea before speaking.

Jin Ming frowned but dared not retort.

”Elder Black, that kid Ling Xiao once injured me and was disrespectful to my mentor, and he’s also a disciple of Old Baiyun. Can’t you find some pretext to teach him a lesson? I don’t need you to do much, just stop him from growing,” Hei Suo said while pouring tea for Elder Black.

”Deal with him? Hehe, do you want me to offend Elder Master Yang and Miss Lan?” Elder Black replied with a cold laugh. ”Not to mention that Miss Lan’s master is untouchable to us and even to Demonflame Celestial. Just talking about Elder Master Yang, I want to get more pills from him. If I offend him, how big would my loss be?”

”No way, Elder Black, Ling Xiao is just a menial worker at the Pharmacy Hall. Could Elder Master Yang really quarrel with you over him?” Hei Suo asked, puzzled.

”You don’t understand a thing. Elder Master Yang has tried multiple times to take that kid as his disciple, saying the lad has a talent for Alchemy, but the kid wouldn’t accept. He only wanted to be a junior attendant,” Elder Black scolded. ”But I’ve spoken with Elder Master Yang before, he’s indeed nurturing the kid as his successor, he’s really protective. With his defensive nature, if someone dares to bully Ling Xiao through might and aggression, Elder Master Yang will definitely explode!”

”What!” exclaimed Hei Suo, who suddenly got even angrier. How could Ling Xiao have such good fortune to find such a solid backing upon entering the Sect that Hei Suo couldn’t openly deal with the kid?

”If we can’t move openly, we can still trip him up from behind, but the risk is too great, hehe, I’m not interested in a losing deal,” Elder Black suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Hei Suo inwardly cursed the old man for his greed, but sometimes greed could be a good thing. As long as after being greedy, he could help with Hei Suo’s matters.

”Rest assured, Elder Black, the usual benefits I give you, I will double them. What do you think?” Hei Suo said with a smile.

”Considering our clan connection, I’ll give you a discount. Increase it tenfold, and I might consider it,” Elder Black chuckled, then stood up and said, ”There’s no need to rush your answer, think it over and let me know later. For now, I will take my leave.”