Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

At the center of the Zheng Kingdom warship, a man in a black robe sneered, ”Capturing Lingxiao City will deliver a massive blow to the morale of Liang Kingdom.”

”Make your move, let’s not waste time. Capture Lingxiao City as soon as possible.”

An elder standing by spoke, knowing that if this continued, even though Lingxiao City’s defending forces might be exhausted, Zheng Kingdom would also incur significant losses. Those demonized martial artists might die, but other martial artists were the backbone of Zheng Kingdom, and also the disciples of major families. If there were too many casualties, he wouldn’t be able to explain to the families upon returning to the kingdom.

”Understood.”

The man in the black robe responded, gripping a red chain in his hand. The next moment, he gave it a powerful tug, lifting it. Underneath the chain, the sea surface surged suddenly, rising to a height of a hundred meters. Within the ascending sea, a massive Eight-Clawed Demon Beast emerged.

Boom!

With merely a roar, several Liang martial artists froze and fell downward.

”It’s the Eight-Clawed Demon King!”

”Even the Sea Demons have joined the battle?”

”Lingxiao City is doomed.”

Seeing this enormous Eight-Clawed Sea Demon, the martial artists of other nations were shocked. Zheng Kingdom had not collaborated with the Sea Demons, but the appearance of Sea Demons now indicated that they had reached some agreement with Zheng Kingdom.

Already outnumbered, Lingxiao City seemed fated to defeat.

Upon seeing the Eight-Clawed Sea Demon King appear, the City Lord of Lingxiao City, who was fighting a First-Grade martial artist from Zheng Kingdom, immediately shouted, ”Everyone retreat into the city and activate the City Defense Array.”

Following the command, the Liang martial artists and the Black Armor Army promptly retreated, maintaining organization despite the urgency.

At the same time, in various regions within Lingxiao City, several stele burst with dazzling golden light, converging above Lingxiao City and then cascading down. The Zheng Kingdom martial artists pursuing the Liang martial artists were instantly pulverized upon contact with the golden light.

Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy.

Hou Zhantian felt the golden light above his head and looked towards all the instructors and disciples present.

”With the array activated, Lingxiao City faces life or death. You are part of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy and also part of Lingxiao City. Follow me to the city walls.”

”Yes!”

Meng Xing and the other disciples shouted in unison, immediately flying towards the city gates from Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy.

Lingxiao City prohibited flight for martial artists, but now was not the time to be concerned about such matters. The city’s array required Lingxiao energy to maintain, and across the entire Lingxiao City, no one understood Lingxiao energy better than they did.

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Outside Lingxiao City, only the battle among First-Grade powerhouses continued.

The man in the black robe looked at the golden light over Lingxiao City, sneering, ”You think this turtle shell can protect Lingxiao City, wishful thinking.”

Rumble!

The massive body of the Eight-Clawed Demon King surged forward with towering waves, crashing towards the Lingxiao City wall.

The terrifying waves and the enormous tentacles struck the golden light, denting it several meters deep. Many martial artists on the city wall continuously injected energy into a stele, their faces turning pale with each assault from the Eight-Clawed Demon King.

Bang, bang, bang!

The Demon King’s strikes came in rapid succession like a rainstorm. Before the stele, many martial artists trembled, blood seeping from the corners of their mouths.

”Senior Brothers, let us help!”

Seeing these martial artists about to collapse, the instructors of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy arrived just in time, promptly replacing them. These martial artists maintaining the array were all from Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy and knew now was not the time for heroics, so they willingly stepped aside.

”A futile struggle.”

The man in the black robe gazed at the scene on the Lingxiao City wall, jerking the red chain in his hand once more. The sea surface rose again, waves towering like mountains. When the waves receded, they revealed a terrifying creature that sent chills down countless martial artists’ spines.

This was a fleshy creature composed of countless eyeballs, each eye radiating a bizarre blue light, its body flowing like a liquid.

”The Thousand-Eyed Ghost Mother, a Sea Demon King only found in the deep sea, has appeared too.”

”Lingxiao City is utterly doomed.”

With two Sea Demon Kings, Lingxiao City had no First-Grade martial artists to contend with them. Even with the city defense array, it wouldn’t hold for long.

Seeing these two Sea Demon Kings, despair filled Meng Xing’s eyes on the city wall. Was Lingxiao City really beyond saving?

”Meng Xing, you and the group should leave from another city gate.”

The voice of a vice-dean from Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy reached Meng Xing, making him pause. He recalled the dean’s instructions to him and nine other disciples half a shichen ago.

If Lingxiao City couldn’t be held, they were to leave.

It wasn’t special treatment but because they represented the hope of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy. As long as they survived, there was a chance to rebuild.

The vice-dean’s words implied that Lingxiao City couldn’t be defended any longer.

”Dean, the disciple...”

Meng Xing hesitated to speak of retreat when suddenly cheers erupted from the city wall, catching him off guard. He immediately turned his gaze to the sea.

The Eight-Clawed Sea Demon’s tentacles shattered inch by inch, wailing and roaring on the sea surface.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

All eyes turned toward a solitary figure approaching quietly from the northern sea.

”This sword is called Lingxiao.”

These simple words plunged the battlefield into an eerie silence.

”Senior Brother Pei!”

”It’s Senior Brother Pei!”

The next moment, thunderous cheers erupted again.

For martial artists who had long been in Lingxiao City, especially those from Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, there was one name indelibly etched in their minds. Even though Lin Chen’s rise had overshadowed that figure recently, to them, he remained the strongest.