Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 431: Chapter 431 Ice Sparrow Sneak Attack_1

Ling Xiao walked at the end of the team, which made it more convenient to observe the entire team’s situation.

Linglong Fairy walked in the middle of the team, the Cold-faced Martial Artist constantly by her side, protecting her.

Moreover, the martial artists with cultivation levels above the Transcendent Realm Fourth Layer surrounded her, as if numerous stars surrounded the moon, protecting her tightly.

Linglong Fairy didn’t seem to feel there was anything amiss about this situation.

In Sanders Castle, she had always been a queen lording over others; these people were willing to protect her, willing to follow her, which, in her eyes, was an entirely normal phenomenon.

She possessed beauty; even a frown or a smile from her could drive many men to madness;

She possessed unique healing abilities that could easily heal the martial artists’ wounds, earning their deep admiration;

She also possessed strength, with her cultivation level at the pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm Fourth Layer. Although this was not too powerful, it still made her one of the top figures in Sanders Castle.

Further, she possessed an incredibly powerful Martial Soul; if she wished, she could easily defeat a martial artist of the Transcendent Realm Fifth Layer with the aid of her Martial Soul.

All of these factors made her feel superior, as if others should grovel at her feet.

What was hateful was that that surname Ling guy dared to refuse her request in front of so many people.

If she did not teach this youngster a lesson, she would struggle to swallow this grievance.

Being proud wasn’t wrong in itself, but thinking that all men in the world should grovel at her feet was where the trouble lay.

Meeting someone like Ling Xiao, it really served her right to be unfortunate.

The Cold-faced Martial Artist seemed to be discussing something with Linglong Fairy, but they both kept their voices very low and deliberately used True Essence to shield their speech; unless Ling Xiao was willing to expose his strength, he would indeed not be able to hear what they were saying.

”Cold-faced, what do you think?”

”That kid is indeed a bit tricky; he actually knows Array Formations. However, that’s not an issue. His cultivation level is too weak. As long as we can seize the opportunity, it will be easy to subdue him.”

”I’m glad you’re confident. But let’s not be in a hurry to take action. The place we’ve discovered this time is highly likely to be an ancient cultivator’s site. There may be treasures inside, but the trouble is, it’s protected by an Array Formation. Since this kid knows about formations, let’s first let him try to break it.”

Linglong Fairy’s original intention was to attack forcefully, which is why she brought so many people. She wanted to dig out the ancient martial artist’s cave directly and bypass the Array Formation.

However, this approach was not only crude but also not guaranteed to be successful. The most troublesome part was that it might require something like a Thunderbolt Bomb, creating a great disturbance. If this were to attract a powerful Ferocious Beast, that would be problematic.

Therefore, after learning that Ling Xiao knew about Array Formations, she changed her mind.

Initially, she wanted to find an opportunity along the way to kill Ling Xiao, but now she had decided to wait until after Ling Xiao had broken the cave’s Array Formation before killing him.

”Understood!”

The Cold-faced Martial Artist thought the same; having someone who understood Array Formations and not making use of him would be a waste.

”Everyone, be on your guard. The deeper we go, the greater the danger. Although we have taken this path more than once, it’s best not to play with fire; otherwise, capsizing in the gutter could lead to a complete disaster for the entire team!”

The Cold-faced Martial Artist suddenly released a significant voice, reaching the ears of all the martial artists.

”Understood!”

The rest of the martial artists responded in unison.

Although Ling Xiao didn’t know what the Cold-faced Martial Artist had discussed with Linglong Fairy, watching their changing expressions allowed him to guess some of it.

”It seems this woman really won’t cry until she sees the coffin, won’t turn back until she hits the south wall! Since that’s the case, I don’t need to be courteous anymore!”

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Initially, the team did not suffer any attacks, probably because the aura of the thirty martial artists was quite strong, so the ferocious beasts hiding within the Fulong Mountain Range did not rashly strike.

However, as they ventured deeper, more powerful ferocious beasts began to appear.

Some were merely observing, while others had already brazenly initiated attacks.

Ling Xiao had encountered ferocious beasts before, but every time he saw a battle with one, he couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Ferocious beasts have no mercy to speak of; they kill purely out of instinct, cruelly and decisively, never dallying.

The attacker of the team was an Ice Sparrow.

Although it was only a Level 3 Ferocious Beast and not very strong, the problem was that it could fly!

The Ice Sparrow was very small, about the size of a sparrow, with a translucent blue body emitting an immense chill, capable of releasing a very terrifying cold poison.

By utilizing its high-speed flight, the Ice Sparrow could scratch or peck its target, injecting the cold poison into the victim’s body.

Even targets several times, or even dozens of times, larger than it would gradually stiffen upon being poisoned and eventually die as their blood froze solid, becoming a delicious meal for it.

The Ice Sparrow was lurking among the leaves.

Because it was so small, the martial artists had not noticed its presence at all.

It was not until it launched a sudden attack, wounding four or five martial artists in an instant, that everyone became aware of the danger.

Those four or five wounded martial artists fell to the ground moments later and began to tremble, as though lying naked in a world of ice and snow.

After detecting the Ice Sparrow’s attack, the martial artists began to take organized action and formed a tight defensive network.

Unfortunately, the Ice Sparrow was too cunning. Seeing that it could not strike again, it vanished into the dense forest, and the martial artists had no way to pursue it.

Ling Xiao could have killed the Ice Sparrow if he removed his Array Refining Stone or used his Sword Control Technique, but he did not do so.

He had not forgotten the instructions of the Yuan Venerate: after entering the depths of the Fulong Mountain Range, fight with the Array Refining Stone as much as possible under permissible conditions.

As for the Sword Control Technique, that was his trump card for dealing lethal blows, and he would not use it lightly.

”Hmm?”

Ling Xiao suddenly saw Linglong Fairy assisting the martial artists who had been poisoned, treating their wounds. There was nothing surprising in this, but what was odd was that he faintly saw a dragon’s shadow, elusive behind the Linglong Fairy.

And there was that extremely familiar dragon’s breath.

”Do you want it?”

Ling Xiao even felt a low roar emanate from the Ancient Golden Dragon inside him.

If he was not mistaken, this Linglong Fairy probably possessed a dragon-type Martial Soul, which was a very rare kind indeed.

Without using any medicine, Linglong Fairy easily expelled the cold poison, and the martial artists naturally showered her with thanks and loyalty, uttering a bunch of insubstantial words that Ling Xiao couldn’t be bothered to listen to.

After being subjected to the Ice Sparrow’s probing attack, the team became even more cautious and careful.

But venturing deep into the Fulong Mountain Range and hoping to fully avoid ferocious beast attacks was downright unthinkable, because it was simply impossible, unless one could completely conceal their aura and also become invisible, then it might be possible.

Ling Xiao, of course, was capable of this; his Blood Shadow Martial Soul had been merged with the Ancient Golden Dragon, and its abilities absorbed by it, so as long as Ling Xiao could fully control the Ancient Golden Dragon, doing this was quite simple.

Although it was a bit difficult at the moment, it was still achievable.

But then, doing so would lose the purpose of entering the mountain to train.