Batian Martial Soul

Ling Xiao attempted to activate the Demon Abyss Secret Technique to contact Qingluan, but only found an empty echo in his sea of ​​consciousness…

This world seemed to be shrouded in an invisible barrier, isolating it from all external connections.

Three hours later, Ling Xiao appeared in a barren desert where not a blade of grass grew.

He maintained his state of "harmony between man and nature," blending his aura with the swirling yellow sand and dry winds. However, this extreme concealment was extremely taxing on his soul. With his current cultivation level, he could only maintain it for a maximum of two hours.

"We must find a way out as soon as possible."

Ling Xiao sat cross-legged, and silver threads of law flowed from his fingertips, spreading outwards like a spider web.

Each thread carries his understanding of the laws of space, meticulously examining every fluctuation in the world, searching for weak points in the spatial structure, and looking for that "crack" that might connect to the outside world.

Time ticked by, and the fierce winds howled across the desert, whipping up clouds of sand and dust.

An hour later, Ling Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them!

Three thousand miles to the northeast, the spatial structure is abnormally chaotic, and faint fluctuations of colliding laws can be heard...

There is a high probability that a naturally formed wormhole exists there!

However, just as he was about to set off, the state of his being in harmony with heaven and earth suddenly fluctuated violently, and the transparent ripples shattered layer by layer...

Time to hide is up!

Ling Xiao's expression changed drastically. Without the slightest hesitation, his demonic energy erupted, and his figure transformed into a black streak of light, tearing through the air as he frantically fled towards the spatial wormhole!
But just as he rushed out three thousand miles, the void in front of him suddenly shattered like glass, and a crimson stream of light, carrying a monstrous killing aura, burst forth!

Her crimson hair flew wildly, silver bells jingled in the gale, and the scarlet light in her eyes almost solidified; her smile was excited and bloodthirsty.

"I've found you..."

Before he could finish speaking, black energy surged in Ling Xiao's palm, and a banner suddenly appeared...

The banner was shrouded in countless phantom images of vengeful spirits, and amidst the swirling black mist, there was an aura of annihilation powerful enough to freeze one's soul!
The Banner of Annihilation!

This is one of his trump cards, an ancient forbidden item passed down from the Kang Kingdom!

Ling Xiao suddenly bit his tongue, and his blood spurted out like a red arrow, splashing all over the banner. He shouted sharply:
"receive!"

"Om...!"

The Banner of Annihilation suddenly grew three zhang in size, and countless dark red runes of annihilation flowed out from its surface. The dazzling blood-red light pierced through the void, dyeing the entire desert blood-red!
Immediately afterwards, a cloud of black mist that blotted out the sky suddenly erupted, condensing into a ferocious black dragon...

The dragon's head had a single horn and exposed fangs. Its body was entwined with a thousand years of murderous aura and the demonic intent that Lingxiao had condensed throughout his life. Every dragon scale shimmered with a deathly luster as it roared and pounced on Chiling!

Where the black dragon passed, the sand, the gale, and even the void silently melted away. A bottomless ravine was forcibly cleaved into the vast desert, the earth's veins were severed, and the river of time in the entire world seemed to freeze for a moment, as if it had been forcibly paused!

Chi Ling's playful smile froze instantly, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness.

She abruptly drew her sheathless curved sword from her waist, the blood-red patterns on the blade flashing wildly as if they had come alive, and a gigantic angelic image suddenly appeared behind her...

Silver wings blotted out the sky, and holy light blazed fiercely, creating an eerie contrast with the murderous aura surrounding her.

Clearly, she dared not underestimate this attack in the slightest!
"cut!"

With a sharp cry, Chi Ling's angelic form simultaneously swung her sword, the crimson blade light intertwining with holy light, transforming into a slash that pierced through heaven and earth, fiercely striking the black dragon's head!
There was no earth-shattering roar.

The space at the center of the collision collapsed directly into a pitch-black singularity. Light, sound, laws, and even time were completely erased by this terrifying force, leaving only a deathly silence and nothingness!

The next instant, Chi Ling was struck as if by a heavy blow, her body suddenly retreating thousands of feet, the blood-red scimitar in her hand emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain, shattering into dust inch by inch!
The divine armor on her entire right arm shattered, and fine bloodstains spread like a spider web. Golden divine blood dripped into the void, each drop carrying terrifying divine power, causing the void below to collapse and form deep black holes.

Ling Xiao had already used this terrifying recoil to transform into a dark golden stream of light and instantly disappeared into the deeper void turbulence, leaving not even a trace of his aura behind!

Chi Ling looked down at the demonic energy that was constantly eroding her divine body on her arm, wiped away the blood with her fingertips, and remained silent for a moment.

Suddenly, she threw her head back and laughed, a laugh filled with bloodthirsty madness that echoed for a long time in the desolate desert:
"it is good!

What a magnificent banner of annihilation!
What a domineering emperor!

"It's only interesting to fight against opponents like this!"

An aged and majestic voice echoed from the void, carrying an unquestionable command:
"Chiling, the Demon Lord's Black Sky Sword has been obtained. There's no need to cause any further trouble. Quickly return to the border city to report!"

"No need."

Chi Ling licked the divine blood from the corner of her lips, her eyes burning with a fierce fighting spirit that almost materialized:
"This child possesses the legacy of the Annihilation Emperor Banner and the Demon Sword; keeping him will surely cause great trouble."

He must die!

As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and a blood-red scimitar re-formed in the shattered void, its power even greater than before.

With a flash, he shattered the void and chased after the direction Ling Xiao had fled!
At this moment, Ling Xiao was frantically traversing through the endless void turbulence.

The full force of the Annihilation Emperor Banner almost drained all the power of the galaxy from his body. His meridians felt like they were being cut by knives, and his soul felt as if it were being pierced by thousands of steel needles, causing him to almost faint from the pain.

But what sank him even more than the physical pain was...

That strike, which was enough to severely injure a Breaking Realm expert, only caused Chi Ling minor injuries!
Even the Banner of Annihilation couldn't kill her!
Just when he was about to give up, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of him...

That's the exit of the void rift!
Ling Xiao gritted his teeth, mustered his last bit of strength to break through the crevice, and landed heavily on a dense primeval forest, with branches and leaves flying everywhere.

Just as he was about to catch his breath, the sky above his head was suddenly dyed crimson, and a terrifying pressure descended like Mount Tai pressing down!

Chi Ling descended from the sky, her red hair flying, the silver bells at her waist jingling crisply, and her face still bearing that seemingly casual yet absolutely authoritative smile:

"Little guy, you run pretty fast."

Why aren't you running away?

"I'd like to see how many cards you're still hiding."

Ling Xiao slowly straightened up, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing no fear, but instead a defiant smile.

A faint black sword-shaped mark had appeared on the palm of his right hand at some unknown time...

That was the original imprint left in his body by the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword, which was now radiating a scorching heat, as if responding to something.

"you're right."

Ling Xiao looked up at the sky, and a soaring sword light suddenly burst forth from his eyes.

"We've had our fun, it's time to reveal our true cards."

The moment his words fell, the void behind him trembled violently, and the phantom of a pitch-black demonic sword slowly emerged… (End of Chapter)