Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1304: Chapter 1304: Chain Slaughter

Representative Yan was not as capable as Zhang Tian De, but he had also seized quite a bit of income from pirates, including many strange and peculiar treasures.

After killing these two men and collecting their storage rings, Ling Xiao continued blending into the crowd alongside Leng Mei.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

The majority of the crowd consisted of Heavenly Realm Martial Artists, making it easier to hide his identity among them.

As the sky grew darker, the lights grew brighter.

The people from the Water Temple finally appeared again.

This time, it wasn’t mere cannon fodder but included Heavy Water Protector, Tianhai Zhen Zhu, and several experts from the Water Temple.

Of course, this wasn’t all of their members.

Revealing their full strength would make them easy targets.

”Sun Ran, Ji Qing, the old man accepts your suggestion and is willing to present the Imperial Jade Seal for everyone to study together.”

The speaker was the Heavy Water Protector from the Water Temple.

They weren’t fearful, but after countless fruitless attempts, they wanted to leverage the strength of these others.

To put it bluntly, it was mutual exploitation.

No one here was foolish, but there were plenty of greedy people.

Even those with lower cultivation levels might be sharp-eyed enough to uncover some secrets among the collective crowd.

”Good! Heavy Water Protector’s decision spares us much bloodshed and sacrifice. This is undoubtedly a virtuous choice benefiting the martial world,”

Medicine King Sun Ran rose to speak, exuding an aura of profound wisdom.

Among the crowd, Ling Xiao couldn’t help but curl his lips. This self-righteous speech was just a pretense—wasn’t it all about obtaining the Human King Notes?

This guy really was hypocritical to the core.

”Indeed. Let’s begin sharing the Imperial Jade Seal now. I happen to have a magical treasure here that can transmit the information from the Imperial Jade Seal to everyone present. If any secrets are discovered, the treasure will alert us—and anyone who tries to keep the secret for themselves will have to face our wrath.”

Ji Qing also stood up, taking out a strange-looking magical treasure as he spoke.

Though he was an aloof, independent master, he couldn’t resist the allure of the Imperial Jade Seal.

Moreover, as a representative of the Tianlong Trade Company, he naturally had obligations to fulfill.

Heavy Water Protector nodded, tossing the Imperial Jade Seal into the air and using inner strength to control it, ensuring it landed steadily on the magical treasure’s position.

But just then, Ling Xiao’s brows furrowed sharply.

His soul power sensed a terrifyingly strong aura.

It was chilling and bone-freezing, as if it had truly emanated from the Nine Nether Hell.

Soon, the crowd noticed a black sedan chair appear. A jet-black chain sliced through the night sky, snatching the Imperial Jade Seal away.

The sedan chair, carried by four small giants, exuded icy dread. No one could tell who was inside, as all they saw was a massively heavy bronze coffin.

Surrounding the black sedan chair were more than a dozen black Ghost God Dogs and several dozen burly, bizarrely-looking prisoners.

Just like back when the city gate massacre happened, they had truly appeared again.

Ghost Divine Hall’s members brazenly stole the Imperial Jade Seal right in front of so many martial artists.

They clearly weren’t giving any importance to the martial artists present.

In an instant, they were surrounded on all sides by the martial artists.

No one was willing to let them escape after taking the Imperial Jade Seal.

Water Temple and Ghost Divine Hall alike—they were all players in this chaotic struggle.

Although Ghost Divine Hall was notorious and powerful, their representatives were not from the main temple, thus unable to exert complete dominance.

Besides, the allure of the Imperial Jade Seal was simply too overwhelming; many people, even knowing the potential risks to their lives, still wanted to fight for it.

Suddenly, one of the prisoners wearing a bronze mask looked toward Ling Xiao’s direction.

The chain in his hand abruptly flew over, the iron lock at its end tearing through the air and producing terrifying sonic booms.

The overwhelmingly powerful aura was charging directly at Ling Xiao. However, the first ones to suffer were the martial artists standing in front of Ling Xiao.

The chain moved so fast that they didn’t even have time to dodge, managing only a hasty defense.

But in a mere instant, four or five martial artists were smashed into mincemeat by the massive iron lock.

Even those who barely resisted soon discovered a black aura engulfing their bodies, and within moments, their flesh began to rot—it was horrifying beyond words.

Such a bizarre attack!

Such terrifying martial arts!

At the same time, the other prisoners made nearly identical attack motions.

It was only then that Ling Xiao realized these people weren’t specifically targeting him, but were simply engaging in indiscriminate slaughter.

So that’s the true nature of Ghost Divine Hall?

A brutal display meant to intimidate every martial artist on the square?

Screams filled the air, and in just moments, over a hundred Heavenly Realm Martial Artists had died, along with a few Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artists.

These prisoners were too powerful—the weakest among them had reached the complete stage of half-step Cave Sky Realm.

Ling Xiao couldn’t even determine the strongest one yet, as he hadn’t had time to assess with the relentless attacks incoming.

In the blink of an eye, an iron lock was upon him, mere inches from his head.

But in a split second, Ling Xiao’s body shifted laterally and effortlessly avoided what seemed like a guaranteed fatal strike.

Hmm?

The prisoner wearing the bronze mask looked surprised.

Among all the martial artists he targeted, Ling Xiao’s cultivation level was only average; the others were either instantly smashed to bits or corroded by corpse poison.

Yet this boy dodged his attack with ease, immune even to corpse poison?

He suddenly roared in rage, clearly furious.

What had been a single chain attack aimed at a wide area now turned into both hands hurling two chains, with a single target—Ling Xiao.

”Leng Mei, don’t intervene.”

Ling Xiao stopped Leng Mei from stepping in—not only to hone his own skills but also out of concern for her being infected by corpse poison.

Never underestimate such a toxin; even a Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artist would be in serious trouble if exposed.

Ling Xiao might be immune, but Leng Mei wasn’t.

Leng Mei silently nodded, stepping aside to watch the battle unfold, ready to strike at a moment’s notice.

If Ling Xiao’s life were genuinely endangered, she’d destroy the bizarre prisoner without hesitation.

The two iron locks came crashing down like heavenly hammers, shattering the space as one aimed at Ling Xiao’s head and the other at his chest.

”Hmph, you’re merely the weakest of the prisoners, yet you dare push me so far. Are you seeking death?”

Ling Xiao snorted coldly. Against someone who sought his life, Ling Xiao had no intention of holding back.

Two Crimson Sun Cones appeared in his hands and forcefully struck the chains aside without a hint of hesitation.

His opponent was a half-step Cave Sky Realm Martial Artist at the complete stage, while Ling Xiao’s cultivation level, enhanced after refining tens of thousands of pills, had reached the intermediate stage of half-step Cave Sky Realm. Their power gap was minimal.

Faced with such an opponent, Ling Xiao had no reason to fear.

Violent anger!

Absolutely violent anger!

Two failed attempts to kill someone with a lower cultivation level? This infuriated the prisoner wearing the bronze mask.