Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 867: Chapter 867: Red Sun Heavenly Retribution

From the very first exchange, it could be seen that although Ling Xiao was troublesome, he was not as strong as his opponent, and it wouldn’t take long to defeat the boy by continuing the attack.

With this thought in mind, the elder gently touched the Storage Ring on his hand.

The Storage Ring emitted a faint black glow, and then a crow staff inlaid with strange gems appeared in his hand.

As the crow staff danced in his hand, a gloomy and terrifying black aura began to spread before him as though it was the deathly breath seeping out from the Nine Nether.

Ling Xiao suddenly felt an ice-cold sensation in his body, as if something was lurking and watching him.

”Good grief, this old thing’s Soul Power is not weak either, but still not as good as mine!”

Ling Xiao silently operated his Soul Power, and in an instant, he pushed out the uncomfortable chilling sensation from his body.

However, the spiritual attack was just the start of the opponent’s onslaught. When the gloomy black air condensed, it transformed into a gigantic black crow.

The crow, accompanied by its chilling coldness, pounced towards Ling Xiao, issuing a piercingly terrifying cry that made one’s scalp tingle.

Wherever this black crow flew, the plants on the ground withered away.

”Brother Ling Xiao must be careful!”

Dai Yaoling dared not make a sound, fearing she would disturb Ling Xiao; she could only pray for him deep in her heart.

Faced with the elder’s attack, Ling Xiao chose to take to the skies.

Wings of black and white light extended behind him, and his body instantly transformed into a streak of black and white light, disappearing into the void.

But he did not use his fastest speed; otherwise, the elder probably couldn’t catch up.

This tactic of luring the enemy deep couldn’t be overdone.

”Good lad, I’ve long heard that you cultivated a special martial skill that can condense wings, I didn’t expect it to be true, but it’s useless!”

The elder pointed the crow staff upwards, and the huge black crow chased after it, doggedly following right behind Ling Xiao, even moving a bit faster than him.

”Heh heh, this old man wants to see where you can run to. This game of cat-and-mouse is my favorite,” said the elder with a smug smile on his face, thinking he had completely controlled the situation.

Little did he know, it wouldn’t be difficult for Ling Xiao to shake off his attack.

”Opportunity!”

Seeing that the elder had almost completely dropped his defenses, Ling Xiao felt a thrill of joy.

The flaw he was waiting for had finally appeared.

Whoosh!

His speed suddenly increased as he turned and dove toward the ground, with the Sun Sword already forming in his hand.

The sixth layer of the Light and Shadow Sword Art could invoke the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution, which wasn’t human power and was very likely to fail, and even if successful, it could injure himself.

But Ling Xiao had to use it now.

If he wanted to strike down a warrior from the Three Talents Heavenly Realm, he had no other choice.

Shoo—

From the sky, a beam of light descended vertically and hit Ling Xiao on the shoulder, which was instantly scorched.

Ling Xiao furrowed his brows but did not stop.

He knew there was such a risk, otherwise, wouldn’t he be able to utilize the power of the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution anytime?

Behind him, the giant crow was still in pursuit, but Ling Xiao was too fast, and even in this high-speed flight, he was still able to condense the Sun Sword, invoking the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution.

”What’s happening?”

The elder’s face suddenly turned pale.

At this moment, a beam of light many times wider than before descended vertically from the sky and was actually channeled into the Sun Sword.

Ling Xiao pointed the longsword in his hand towards the elder.

The terrifying beam of light shot from the treasured sword toward the Heavenly Man Realm expert of Tian Li Meng.

The old man was a powerful elder, and he could naturally sense how terrifying the light beam was. Startled, he turned and ran hastily. The huge crow, having lost his control, crashed into a mountain, and incredibly, flattened the small mountain.

Yet such might ultimately did not fall upon Ling Xiao’s body, rendering it meaningless.

”You can’t escape. Can your speed possibly be faster than light?”

Ling Xiao’s face turned pale, beads of cold sweat streaming down his forehead, yet his expression was one of jest and mirth.

With the precise calculations of Mountain and River Martial Soul, the first deployment of the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution had been successful. Admittedly, he took a hit as well, but that was just a small price to pay.

Boom!

The horrifying light beam enveloped the old man.

Ling Xiao was right; no matter how fast the old man was, he couldn’t outrun light.

”Ah—!”

A piercing scream erupted from within the light beam, prompting the disciples of Spiritual Medicine Manor to cover their ears.

The light passed.

The old man’s body was charred black, his life force weakened to the brink.

Even the blood flowing out of him had been dried up by the intense heat.

”How is this possible! How is this possible! How could he, a Heavenly Pulse Warrior, unleash an attack more powerful than that of a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist?”

The old man couldn’t fathom how all this had happened.

Could it be that the Alliance Leader truly sent him on a suicide mission?

His heart was flooded with terror, fearing that Ling Xiao might take this opportunity to kill him.

But what he didn’t know was that Ling Xiao had nearly drained all of his Heavenly Origin Power after summoning the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution; his body was utterly exhausted, likely without the strength to finish him off.

But even a starving camel is bigger than a horse, and the old man was still not dead.

He desperately turned to flee, transforming into a black crow, though this crow’s feathers looked somewhat charred.

Thump!

After the old man left, Ling Xiao fell straight from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground, creating a large crater.

However, his body was robust enough that he didn’t get injured. He was just utterly spent, feeling completely drained.

”Brother Ling Xiao, are you alright? Are you alright?”

Too startled to marvel at Ling Xiao’s ability to defeat a Three Talents Heavenly Realm martial artist despite his regressed cultivation level, Dai Yaoling rushed over to help him up.

”Let’s go! This place isn’t safe to stay for long, hurry!”

Ling Xiao was extremely tired right now. If he encountered such a powerful opponent again, he would only be waiting for death.

The power of the Red Sun Heavenly Retribution was stronger than he expected, so he hadn’t wasted the King of People’s energy, which was naturally a good thing.

Using the King of People’s energy to fight a Three Talents Heavenly Realm martial artist would have been too extravagant.

Dai Yaoling carried Ling Xiao on her back, then ordered the disciples of Spiritual Medicine Manor to retreat at full speed.

As they ran, the disciples were still in shock, unable to recover from their astonishment for a while.

They had been through quite a lot, but this was the first time they had ever seen a mature Heavenly Pulse Warrior nearly kill a Heavenly Man Realm Three Talents Realm martial artist with a single strike.

What was even more terrifying was that Ling Xiao could borrow the power of Heaven, which was utterly inconceivable.

Could this also be permitted by the Mysterious World Law?

This was probably something that even if told to others now, no one would believe. It was just too bizarre.

Several days later, Dai Yaoling and her companions arrived at the Moon Hua Sect.

It was only then that Ling Xiao learned that Tian Li Meng had already declared war on the True Demon Empire, and the reigning monarch of the Heavenly Principle Country had announced that Tian Li Meng was widely recruiting talents from Under Heaven to join forces in repelling the foreign invasion.