Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 693: Chapter 693: Arrival of the Holy Son_1

”Using ninety percent of her strength, she’s a Half-step Celestial, and moreover, a delicate young lady masquerading as a man. If this is the result of normal cultivation, then this woman can truly be called a once-in-a-lifetime prodigy!”

Ling Xiao lingered a bit longer on the young woman’s face, not because of her beauty, but because of her astonishing talent.

These days, there were many geniuses, but such a remarkably talented and stunning individual was rare to come by.

It was said that among the Sixth Young Masters of Holy Dynasty, two were girls. ’Young Master’ was just a title, after all. Could this woman be one of them?

”You’re a Holy Son? I didn’t expect the Holy Son to be such a beautiful young lady.”

Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the young lady was visibly startled, but in the blink of an eye, she regained her composure.

Of course, this was only a return to outward calmness; internally, her heart was still like a turbulent sea.

From the day she was born, she had been raised as a boy, and later on, she’d been masquerading as a man, never to be seen through by anyone.

Most people thought her appearance and demeanor were even more beautiful than a woman’s, but they couldn’t guess that she was a woman because she practiced a special Martial Art that allowed her to change her voice and even create the illusion of an Adam’s apple.

But this young man before her had pinpointed her identity and gender in one go.

”Oh, I’m sorry. You must have your own reasons for disguising yourself as a man. I spoke out of turn.”

Without waiting for the Holy Son to speak, Ling Xiao smiled and shook his head, then turned to Wu Xiang and the others, greeting them with a clasped fist: ”Disciple pays respect to the Sect Master and Elders.”

”Brother Ling, please take a seat first.”

Wu Xiang’s expression was serious. Although he didn’t know yet what business the people from Heavenly King Sect had in coming here, his intuition told him that it probably wasn’t simple, so he still harbored some worries in his heart.

Ling Xiao nodded, then turned to take a seat. But just as he was about to sit down near the chair, and before his buttocks had even touched it, a sudden blast of Palm Wind came at him, and the chair was blasted into pieces.

”What is the meaning of this, Sect Master Chen?”

Wu Xiang asked coldly.

The one who had destroyed the chair was none other than Chen Nanxing.

”Hmph, doesn’t Sect Master Wu know that a criminal only has the privilege to kneel, not the privilege to sit?”

Chen Nanxing snorted coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the middle and upper echelons of Moon Hua Sect immediately began to whisper among themselves. Many people looked at Ling Xiao with a mix of schadenfreude and complaint, as if they felt that Ling Xiao had provoked an adversary that he shouldn’t have.

Most of these people were older members of the upper echelon, who had always been timid and self-deprecating in their actions, preferring to keep a low profile. They were not particularly fond of someone like Ling Xiao.

Others, however, were discontented with Chen Nanxing. This was Moon Hua Sect, after all, and even if he was the Sect Master of Sword King Sect, he should not be causing a ruckus here.

These individuals were mostly recently promoted middle and upper-level members, who possessed a new spirit and would not bow or scrape in front of outsiders.

This was, in fact, quite normal. Wu Xiang had only recently become the Sect Master, and it was somewhat unlikely for the internal factions within Moon Hua Sect to unite completely in a short time to present a common front.

After all, it takes time to stand up when one has been kneeling for so long.

The self-confidence of a sect, after all, requires time and achievements to build.

Slap!

This was the crisp sound of a slap.

The one who slapped was Moon Lady.

The one slapped was Chen Nanxing.

”Presumptuous, whom did you call a criminal?”

The cold voice of Moon Lady rang out, and then she directly took Ling Xiao’s hand and sat him down beside herself.

Chen Nanxing touched his burning cheek, his mouth twitching a few times, but in the end, he did not dare to speak.

Facing the more powerful Moon Lady, he didn’t dare let out even a fart.

”Thank you, Sister Moon, for taking up my cause!”

Ling Xiao said with a smile.

”When you become powerful, then you can settle the score for me.”

Moon Lady said with a smile.

”Of course.”

After Ling Xiao spoke, he looked toward Chen Nanxing and the others. If he wasn’t mistaken, Chen Nanxing likely wanted to use the power of the Heavenly King Sect and the Sacred Dynasty this time to show authority to the Moon Hua Sect and then get rid of him—the thorn in his side.

”Hmph!”

An old man with white whiskers from the Cave Heaven Realm experts of the Heavenly King Sect snorted coldly and said to Wu Xiang, ”I’ve long heard that the Moon Hua Sect has become overbearing and arrogant. Seeing it today proves it’s true!”

”What do you mean by this, old sir? Are you saying that only Chen Nanxing is allowed to run wild in our Moon Hua Sect and we can’t do anything about him?”

Wu Xiang frowned and replied coldly, ”If the experts of the Heavenly King Sect come to visit the Moon Hua Sect as guests, we welcome them, but if someone comes looking for trouble, let’s not even mention the Heavenly King Sect—even if it were the Heavenly King Father himself, our Moon Hua Sect would have nothing to fear!”

This unyielding response left the people of the Heavenly King Sect quite without face.

”You insolent fool, do you know who you’re speaking to?”

The white-whiskered elder shouted angrily.

”You’re the insolent fool! A mere elder of the Heavenly King Sect acting so arrogantly before our sect—is this the courtesy of your Heavenly King Sect?”

If it had been Chang Yueying, she probably would’ve kowtowed out of fear, trembling with fright, but Wu Xiang wasn’t someone who would be cowed so easily.

”Sect Master Wu, you misspeak!”

The Holy Son slowly stood up, cupped his fists with a smile and said, ”Although the Twelve Sects are nominally equal, there is indeed a hierarchy among them. Without a doubt, the Heavenly King Sect is the foremost of the Twelve Sects, so an elder of the Heavenly King Sect naturally has the standing to speak on equal terms with the Sect Master of the Moon Hua Sect.”

”And what are you supposed to be, having the nerve to speak here?”

Wu Xiang asked coldly.

The Holy Son was taken aback for a moment, a blush spreading across his face, but it quickly vanished.

Despite her young age, this woman could calm herself instantly in the face of conflict, which was indeed rare.

”I am a Holy Son of the Sacred Dynasty, naturally I have that right!”

The Holy Son said indifferently.

When Ling Xiao had first said this person was a Holy Son, the people of Moon Hua Sect had not fully grasped what that meant.

Now that he had introduced himself, they finally understood—this was actually a Holy Son of the Sacred Dynasty, a candidate for the next Sacred Emperor.

Whish!

In the entire hall, aside from Wu Xiang, Moon Lady, and Ling Xiao, everyone else actually knelt down.

”Greetings to the Saint Child, long live, long live, long live!”

The Holy Son smiled slightly, quite pleased with the scene. Being able to make others bow without lifting a finger was truly a pleasant feeling.

However, when he looked at Ling Xiao, his brows furrowed.

It was one thing for Wu Xiang and Moon Lady not to kneel given their strength; but what right did Ling Xiao have?

”Seeing the Holy Son and not kneeling?”

The Holy Son asked in a cold voice.

”What a joke! When the Green-eyed Clan and the Ninja Clan joined forces to attack Baiyun Province, where were you, this Holy Son?

When Illusory Pills were flooding Baiyun Province, where were you then?

And now you want me to kneel? Do you deserve it?”

Even if Ling Xiao were to kneel to Lin Ze, he would never kneel to this so-called Holy Son.

”Good! You have quite the nerve! Let’s see how arrogant you can be when you arrive at the Heavenly King Sect!”

The Holy Son was so angry he trembled. He had seen arrogant people before, but never someone as brazen as Ling Xiao.

It took a long while before he calmed down and then turned to Wu Xiang, ”Wu Xiang, heed this: Ling Xiao, this fiend, has committed a serious crime against the Sacred Dynasty by wantonly slaughtering the disciples of the Sword King Sect during the tri-sect martial competition. I’ve come here personally to take him to the Heavenly King Sect to stand trial!”