Chapter 64

"If you hadn't acted, perhaps we would have ignored you. Unfortunately, you insisted on courting death, so I will grant your wish!"

The young man, sword in hand, charged towards Ling Dao. Ling Dao had been nearby and was clearly affected by the poison gas; he couldn't even muster a fraction of his strength. Moreover, Ling Dao was only fifteen, just a boy. Even if Ling Dao hadn't been poisoned, the young man was confident he could kill him.

"Remember this in your next life: if you want to be a hero, you need the strength. Otherwise, you're just courting death!"

Xie Tianzong laughed, feeling elated at the prospect of getting both Zhong Feifei and a low-grade sword. He didn't care about Ling Dao; he just wanted to kill him. Unfortunately for Xie Tianzong, things didn't go as smoothly as he had planned. Was Ling Dao someone they could just kill?

"Even if I'm courting death, you can't kill me!"

Just as the young man's sword was about to reach Ling Dao, Ling Dao suddenly drew his sword and thrust it forward. The young man only saw a flash of silver, followed by a chill at his neck.

"Ugh..."

He instinctively touched his neck, and blood flowed down his hand. With just one strike, Ling Dao had taken his life. Although Ling Dao was only at the early True Qi realm, his resolve to kill had allowed him to dispatch the young man with a single strike.

Before coming, Ling Dao had heard about the Poison Snake Gang's deeds. Such a menace needed to be eliminated. Now, seeing these gang members commit their crimes firsthand, he had no intention of showing mercy.

If the young man had been more cautious, he wouldn't have died so easily. Unfortunately, he thought Ling Dao was weakened by the poison gas and didn't take him seriously. His carelessness cost him his life.

"How could this happen? Why aren't you poisoned?"

Xie Tianzong and his men were stunned. Ling Dao's sword was too fast; if they hadn't been prepared, they could easily have been killed. What surprised them most was why Ling Dao, who had clearly been poisoned, was unharmed.

"Your poison is nothing to me."

Ling Dao wouldn't reveal the reason; he just sneered. The Primal Desolation Extermination Technique could even refine the terrifying sword qi in his body; a little poison was nothing.

"Miss, let's run. We can't die here!"

Chunlan whispered to Zhong Feifei. She didn't care about others' lives; as long as Zhong Feifei was safe, that was all that mattered. Even if Ling Dao had saved them, she wouldn't be grateful; she only cared about Zhong Feifei and herself.

"This boy is so confident; he should be able to handle this!"

Since Ling Dao started fighting, Zhong Feifei had been closely observing him and made this judgment. She gritted her teeth and decided to take a chance, trusting Ling Dao. If they ran now, they would surely die.

"What are you talking about? Lord Ling came to save us. How can we run away now? That would make us unworthy of being human!"

Zhong Feifei's voice wasn't low, and Ling Dao heard her clearly. Zhong Feifei was deep in thought, even deceiving Ling Dao. Ling Dao didn't know what she was thinking; he only heard the conversation between Chunlan and Zhong Feifei.

"Attack! Kill him!"

At that moment, Xie Tianzong waved his hand, and his men advanced towards Ling Dao. No one dared to underestimate him, even though he was just a fifteen-year-old boy.

"Thud"

Another flash of silver, and the young man at the front was decapitated. Although Ling Dao was only at the early True Qi realm, his past experience and the Primal Desolation Extermination Technique made him far superior to ordinary mid-True Qi realm warriors.

"Attack! All together!"

"This boy's sword is too fast; be careful!"

"Let's attack together. No matter how strong he is, he will die at our hands!"

Xie Tianzong had brought eighteen men, and two were already dead. The remaining sixteen, led by the middle-aged man, surrounded Ling Dao. They approached him step by step, but the fear in their eyes was evident.

"Rumble"

Thunder rumbled in the air, and Ling Dao's steel sword transformed into a bolt of lightning. With one step, he covered several meters, appearing behind a man and thrusting his sword through the man's back, piercing his body.

In the crowd, Ling Dao moved like a ghost. Even with so many people attacking him, it was useless. They couldn't even touch him, let alone kill or injure him.

The Ling family had a stepping technique called the Eight Steps to Chase the Stars, which Ling Dao had mastered in his previous life. Now, at the early True Qi realm, he couldn't fully use the advanced version, but his speed was still unmatched by these people.

Of Xie Tianzong's eighteen men, only eight were at the True Qi realm, while the other ten were at the Physical Body realm. Their attempt to kill Ling Dao was a joke; they could only be killed. With the Eight Steps to Chase the Stars, Ling Dao's movements were like a phantom, far beyond their reach.

Legend had it that when the Eight Steps to Chase the Stars were mastered, one could ascend to the heavens and step on the stars. True Qi realm warriors could only jump a few dozen meters high; stepping on the stars was impossible.

"Thud"

One by one, they fell, and Ling Dao reaped their lives like a grim reaper. Every time he struck, he killed one. After leaving the Sky Splitting Sword Sect, he no longer needed to hide his abilities.

In just a moment, only the middle-aged man who had fought Chunlan and Zhong Feifei remained; the other seventeen were dead. The ruthless slaughter made Ling Dao exude a fierce aura.

"How is this possible? A boy can be this strong?"

Chunlan's eyes widened in disbelief as she watched the young figure in the center. Earlier, she had looked down on Ling Dao, making things difficult for him. Now, even Zhong Feifei's eyes sparkled with admiration; at fifteen, she was far inferior to Ling Dao.

"Worthless! All of you are worthless! You can't even handle a boy!"

Xie Tianzong raged, his voice trembling. Ling Dao glared at him, and he retreated, clearly terrified.

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