"This is… a Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame! It's the aura of a Spirit Flame!!" In an instant, Xia Chen's face darkened.
Clearly, this Spirit Flame must have been obtained by Ling Xiao very recently.
Because before this,he hadn't sensed the slightest trace of flame aura on the latter.
If his guess was correct, this Spirit Flame was actually the greatest opportunity within this secret realm!
The very reason Lin Xi had come here!
Originally, he had planned to subdue Nian Qingyun first, then ambush and kill his little follower, securing both the beauty and the spiritual treasure. That would have made this trip perfect.
He never expected!!
His little schemes were all laid out,but in the end… they all benefited that scoundrel Ling Xiao.
Then, very suddenly…
He felt that the words Shui Yue'er had scolded him with before might not have been an act!
Dammit!
A figure who had lived for hundreds of years actually got played by a little brat?
"Xia Chen, you have committed many unrighteous deeds. Today, I will act on behalf of heaven to dispense justice and send you to reincarnation!" Ling Xiao shouted coldly, his hand seals changing.
The overwhelming flames suddenly transformed into the illusion of a lotus flower. Dao patterns flickered on its surface, containing the true meaning of destruction.
This world-destroying fire lotus was, naturally, the most classic move from the Flame Sutra.
As more Spirit Flames were fused,the lotus's color would change myriad times, and its power would become even more terrifying.
But…Ling Xiao had no plans to fuse more Spirit Flames for now.
The suffering experienced by the Son of Fate held no interest for him.
As for Heaven and Earth Spirit Flames,having one to show off was enough.
He wasn't following anyone else's path;no need to force it.
Or rather…
Dammit!
I'm not the Son of Fate;I can't find Spirit Flames. With Lin Xi dead, who knows if there will be another chive of his type? Why waste effort on a cultivation art that can't be perfected?
As for why Ling Xiao wasn't using his strongest means to kill Xia Chen right now, it was, of course, because…
If it's too easy,who would be moved?
Now that Nian Qingyun was finally no longer hiding her inner affection,it was the perfect time to solidify their relationship!
Besides,the system's final prompt hadn't sounded yet!
Blade intent crisscrossed, like a skeletal dragon, exuding an unstoppable sharpness.
"Today, no matter how many tricks you have, you are doomed to die. My name, Xia Chen, has long resounded through the Nine Heavens. How can a mere ant like you hinder my steps on the immortal path!" After the brief shock earlier, Xia Chen's expression had returned to calm.
Above his head, the vast blade radiance finally shattered the void and collided with the fire lotus in mid-air.
Instantly, heaven and earth dimmed; the sun and moon seemed to sink.
An incredibly terrifying momentum suddenly surged from the valley,violently shattering the surrounding barren mountains and ancient forests.
Dazzling flames scattered from the sky like fireworks.
Wherever they fell,the earth turned black, and forests were completely incinerated.
But Xia Chen's blade radiance crushed through the void, extinguished the spiritual fire, and descended towards Ling Xiao's head.
"Hahahaha! Ling Xiao! Weren't you very strong? Let's see what other means you have to stop me!!" Xia Chen laughed heartily at the sky, his eyes full of mockery.
Before him, Ling Xiao simply smiled faintly, raised his hand gently, and then slammed it down.
Above the blade radiance, a sun of thunder materialized out of thin air, shaking the firmament.
Then!!
Under Xia Chen's stunned gaze,it directly crushed the blade-intent bone dragon downward, finally crashing into the valley.
Boom!!
The earth seemed to crack open a thousand-zhang chasm,lying between Ling Xiao and Xia Chen.
Silence filled the entire world. An intense look of disbelief gradually spread across Xia Chen's face.
How was this possible?
How could he so easily shatter my Dao Principle blade intent?
"Xia Chen, even if you are a reborn Divine Emperor, in my eyes, you are still as fragile as an ant." Ling Xiao's figure rose into the air, standing in the void like a deity judging sin—cold, aloof, devoid of any emotion.
"If I want to kill you, one blade is enough."
"Arrogant!!!" Xia Chen gritted his teeth tightly. The golden light on the war blade in his hand began to blaze, and faint ghostly wails seemed to echo from it.
Eerie yet sacred.
But suddenly, his expression turned grave, stunned, and then flooded with intense shock.
At this moment, Ling Xiao suddenly produced a pitch-black ancient blade in his hand and gently slashed it towards him.
Behind him, a phantom seemed to stand proudly in the air, its expression indifferent. But the depth in its eyes made one feel as if they were seeing... reincarnation, world destruction, the Primordial Beginning, and the Great Dao!
In this instant, Xia Chen seemed to see... the end of the universe, the creation of heaven and earth.
"No!!!" Xia Chen's voice was filled with terror!
No matter how confident he was,under this single blade strike, he still felt... a thick sense of death and despair!
"I don't believe it!! I, the mighty Slaughter Emperor, couldn't even be killed by Qingyang and Chi Luo! What can a mere ant like you do to me!!"
Boom!
Ghostly aura began to swirl around Xia Chen's body.
The originally illusory ghostly shadow suddenly became solid and expanded.
Even on its face,a vertical eye suddenly opened, within which a bloody evil pearl bloomed with endless wickedness.
Xia Chen's face suddenly paled, and even the skin all over his body became dry and strange.
"A blood sacrifice art? This Ghost Clan ultimate treasure is indeed evil enough!" A playful glint flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes as he watched the bloody light shooting from the ghostly shadow's vertical eye collide fiercely with the Primordial Demon Blade.
As expected, these Sons of Fate all follow the same pattern when using their moves.
They seem reluctant to use their trump cards until the very last moment.
Crack.
Xia Chen's figure was sent flying almost instantly.
Ling Xiao,however, just looked with interest at the ghostly shadow behind him. In the next moment, one of the shadow's arms suddenly fell to the ground, dissolving into endless ghostly aura that scattered between heaven and earth.
"Ah!!" Simultaneously, Xia Chen's scream of agony suddenly rang out, and one of his arms also fell to the ground.
"How is this possible! How is this possible!!" Cold sweat instantly drenched Xia Chen's head.
Even the look in his eyes when he looked at Ling Xiao now held a trace of fear.
The Soul-Devouring Ghost Pearl was his greatest reliance!
But even after using its power through a blood sacrifice,he was still severely wounded by Ling Xiao's single blade!
Ding! The Son of Fate's spirit collapses, Luck Points reset to zero. Killing him now yields an additional reward!
It's here!
A sinister smile curled on Ling Xiao's lips.
Finally, this reborn Divine Emperor's Dao Heart had been shattered by him.
Sons of Fate of this template were always arrogant.
After all,in their previous life, they were indeed glorious and boundless.
Now reborn in this lower realm,how could they possibly look up to a native like Ling Xiao?
Pity.
He probably never could have imagined that Ling Xiao,this "native," came from the world that created them.
I have a pen, with which I can write of mountains, rivers, sun, moon, demons, ghosts, gods, and devils.
I have a key, with which I can depict the Heavenly Dao, stars, cosmos, and all races and beings.
If I say the Heavenly Dao does not exist, there will be no more Sages in the world.
If I say there are no Buddhas in the world, you all… shall fall and become demons!
Ling Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes defiant.
His gaze towards Xia Chen was calm and indifferent,faintly carrying a trace of mockery.
Now, I sentence you to never enter reincarnation!
Buzz!
Seven Dao Principles began to manifest a starry river in the void.
The sound of the Dao echoed for thousands of miles without end;immortal radiance veiled the horizon.
"No! Impossible! How can you… No! I'm not resigned!! Ling Xiao!! Even if I die! I'll take you with me!!" Xia Chen's expression shifted from stunned, to shocked, and finally into a wretched, venomous resentment.
Immediately after, his flesh began to crumble, his Dao Principles began to burn.
And in the vertical eye of the ghostly shadow standing behind him,a strand of… ultimate gloom suddenly began to bloom.