The crowd of young martial artists wanted to watch the excitement, but they quickly realized that they didn’t even know where the lair of the Black Scarf Thieves was located.
Furthermore, Ling Xiao’s speed was so fast that they couldn’t catch up even on a horse. Therefore, after chasing him for a bit, they had no choice but to give up and rush towards Heavenly Peak City.
If a disciple of the Ling Clan was so powerful, how powerful would the Ling Clan be?
At this moment, Ling Xiao had already distanced himself several miles away due to his <Soaring Cloud Steps> improving once again.
This time, its improvement hadn’t been based on other peak movement techniques but rather Ling Xiao’s understanding of the profound meaning from the Transcendent Martial Art Fragment.
He had incorporated the profound meaning into <Soaring Cloud Steps>, successfully promoting <Soaring Cloud Steps-Young Dragon> to <Soaring Cloud Steps-Ice Dragon>.
When he now used it, the originally two or three-meter-long small dragon became more than ten meters long.
Not only that, but at his will, everywhere he passed would turn into a world of ice.
This original pure movement technique became a combination of a movement technique and a martial skill.
And <Soaring Cloud Step-Ice Dragon> was actually a Superior Peak Martial Art rather than a Rare one.
In order words, under the Transcendent Martial Arts, it was the strongest movement technique.
Similarly, <Bull Demon Technique-Change Form> also improved into a Superior Peak Martial Art, becoming <Bull Demon Technique-Ice Demon>.
Similar to Change Form, his body would be wrapped by a huge Bull Demon shell that had become even more real.
He would be wrapped in a layer of ice, and coordinating it with <Snow Lotus Qi Formula> had shocking might.
Although Ling Xiao had not mastered the five styles of <Snow Lotus Sword Art>, he had gained a lot from this profound meaning.
Now, he could directly fly in the sky with <Soaring Cloud Steps-Ice Dragon> and wouldn’t ever need to pause on the ground.
Moreover, his speed was very fast.
When he flew, it was like a transparent phantom had passed by. If one was not strong enough or not paying attention, one might mistake him for a flash of light.
It didn’t take long for him to find the Black Scarf Thieves’ lair.
With the Landscape Map, it was easy to find, which was why he had dared to ask Ling Xiaotian to fight the Black Scarf Thieves’ lair by himself.
Crouching Dragon Mountain Range, Black Scarf Thieves’ lair
A dragon roar resounded, and the boss of the Black Scarf Thieves sitting in a chair suddenly jerked.
“What’s going on?”
“Report——!”
At this time, a footboy hastily rushed in and announced, “Reporting to the Chieftains, a strange ice dragon has appeared and is killing our brothers.”
“Ice Dragon? Were your eyes blurred? Demonic beasts of that level are extinct.”
The second chieftain coldly reprimanded.
“I wouldn’t dare to deceive the chieftains. It is indeed an ice dragon, but there seems to be someone inside. He claims to be Ling Xiao of the Ling Clan!”
“Ling Clan? Could he be a Martial Master?” One of the people present had a change in expression.
“Impossible! As long as one of the few Martial Masters of the Ling Clan moves, we will know of it. It must be some reckless fellow.”
The Boss waved his hand and said, “This kind of small matter is not worth reporting. Are you all ****? Still not killing that fellow!”
“But Boss, that person is strong! He is at least a Peak Rank Six Martial Vein martial artist!”
“What about Peak Rank Six Martial Vein? There are hundreds of people, and there is no lack of Rank Six Martial Vein martial artists among you all. Can you all still not kill a single person?”
“Report——!”
At that moment, another footboy rushed in and reported, “Chieftains, this guy is powerful. We tried to shoot him down with bows and crossbows, but that fellow easily destroyed them.”
“Report——! Ling Xiao has already rushed into the mountain. We’ve suffered heavy losses!”
“Report——! The number of casualties is above one hundred!”
“Report——! 150 people have been killed. Among them were three Mid Rank Six Martial Vein martial artists, but they were not his opponent at all!”
“Report——! That fellow is too ruthless! Wherever he went, everything within 100 meters froze, and hundreds of people have directly been frozen to death!”
……
The continuous negative reports made those 11 Peak Rank Six Martial Vein chieftains scowl.
“Big Brother, we cannot wait any longer. Let us go and kill him.”
The Third Chieftain stood up and roared.
“No, wait for him to come in!”
The Big Chieftain shook his head. “You all! Immediately transmit the order: have everybody avoid him and make a way for that boy.”
Although those henchmen didn’t understand why, they acted according to his orders. After all, they couldn’t stop Ling Xiao, so instead of resisting to the death, they might as well retreat and preserve their lives.
After those henchmen left, the Big Chieftain revealed, “It seems that that person is quite strong. He might be an outstanding figure among Peak Rank Six Martial Vein martial artists. We all should ambush him here. Immediately after he comes in, we will jointly attack him. We absolutely must not give him the chance to counterattack.”
“I see! Big Brother is wise!”
Everyone realized.
But they still didn’t know that they had already lost all their momentum by doing this. It was tantamount to admitting that they were inferior to Ling Xiao.
However, they didn’t care. As thieves, their purpose was only to kill their enemies.
Using despicable means was acceptable.
“Humph, as long as that boy dares to come in, not even his bones will be left. Did he truly think that he is that old thing Ling Xiaotian?”
“I’ve come! I wonder who will not even leave behind my bones?”
An indifferent voice interrupted, as Ling Xiao openly walked in.
“Eleven! Hehe, it saves me the trouble of searching for you all.”
“Surround him!”
Seeing Ling Xiao completely looking down on them, the Big Chieftain furiously instructed everyone to surround Ling Xiao.
“Boy, you cast yourself into the net today. Even if that old man Ling Xiaotian wants to save you, there will be no chance!”
After Ling Xiao was surrounded, the eleven chieftains laughed since Ling Xiao’s strength had not even reached the level of a Martial Master.
As long as he was not a Martial Master, it was impossible to survive their encirclement.
Furthermore, Ling Xiao’s current surface cultivation base was at Peak Rank Five Martial Vein.
Everyone circulated their gang qi, preparing to kill Ling Xiao in one fell swoop.
“Save me? Why would he want to save me? It’s you who should think about whether the Ren Race you pledged allegiance to will dispatch experts to save you all!”
Ling Xiao was not nervous at all.
“Young man, you don’t need to pretend to be calm. That old thing Ling Xiaotian ordering you to invade our Black Scarf Thieves’ lair is equivalent to sending you to your death.”
The Big Chieftain said, “If you are willing, you can join our Black Scarf Thieves and serve the Ren Race’s Emperor Ren. Like that, you will have glory, splendor, wealth, and rank.”
“If I said I had already killed two of your chieftains, would you all still invite me?”
Ling Xiao asked the Big Chieftain.
“There’s no harm! As long as you are willing to join us, what does killing two people matter? How can a man of character fear small matters?”
