Chapter 97

The true Thunderbolt Shadowless Sword cannot separate the Thunderbolt Sword from the Shadowless Sword. Although Ling Dao understood this principle last time, he had not fully grasped it. Now, under the pressure of Zhou Xinghe's sword, he finally integrated and comprehended it.

Ling Dao's path had always been too smooth. Since he joined the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect, he had never tasted defeat. In the outer sect competition, he directly won first place. After becoming an inner sect disciple, when Gong Taiping caused trouble for him, he easily defeated him.

After that, Elder Yan Rui assigned him an impossible task, but he still completed it effortlessly. Even when Ji Yuanliang and Xiao Yashuang tried to kill him by proxy, they failed completely. The disciples of the Black Tortoise Sword Sect and the True Martial Sword Sect were all slain by him. The True Qi Realm martial artists of the Xiao family and the Xiao family's patriarch also died under Ling Dao's sword.

It was precisely because of this that his Thunderbolt Shadowless Sword had never improved. Now, in the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect, he could not reveal his full strength, and naturally, he could not resist Zhou Xinghe. As a late-stage Soaring Sky Realm martial artist, Zhou Xinghe's strength was absolutely not comparable to the Xiao family's patriarch.

If it were other late-stage True Qi Realm martial artists, facing Zhou Xinghe's Sky-Cleaving strike, they would either die or be severely injured. Even without using a weapon, Zhou Xinghe was far stronger than late-stage True Qi Realm martial artists.

It was as if the sound of ten thousand thunderbolts was roaring, and the Fiery Sun Sword charged towards the Sky-Cleaving strike with an incredibly fierce momentum. The trace of lightning essence power within Ling Dao's body stirred, and the tip of the Fiery Sun Sword condensed into sharp sword qi.

"Boom!"

The entire training ground seemed to shake, and the intense collision made many people cover their ears tightly. Zhou Xinghe's full attack was truly terrifying, and even with the Fiery Sun Sword in hand, Ling Dao was sent flying.

"Being so restrained, I am completely no match for Zhou Xinghe!"

Ling Dao's face turned pale, and he almost fell to the ground. Zhou Xinghe was already very strong, and he could only exert half of his strength, so it was natural that he could not be Zhou Xinghe's match. If he had started practicing from a young age, dealing with Zhou Xinghe would be a piece of cake.

"What a strange boy, he absolutely cannot be allowed to grow!"

Even with his full strength, Zhou Xinghe did not severely injure Ling Dao, so he had to take Ling Dao seriously. Such a talented young man truly surprised Zhou Xinghe. He did not expect that he had unknowingly provoked such a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, Ling Dao was only fifteen years old and far from fully grown. If Ling Dao were twenty-seven or twenty-eight, killing him would be as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs. Zhou Xinghe, who was ruthless, would not allow such a threat to exist.

"Boy, you have great talent, and your future achievements are boundless! Unfortunately, you have offended me, so your future will be dark, with no light at all!"

Zhou Xinghe walked step by step towards Ling Dao, his aura growing stronger. Bound by the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect's rules, he did not dare to kill Ling Dao, but disabling Ling Dao and preventing him from ever practicing swordsmanship again was not a problem. Even if the higher-ups of the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect blamed him, Zhou Xinghe could handle it.

"Is that so? But I refuse to believe it!"

A cold light flashed in Ling Dao's eyes, and even Zhou Xinghe felt a chill. However, Zhou Xinghe thought it was just an illusion, after all, how could a late-stage True Qi Realm martial artist give him such a feeling?

Now that he was forced to this point, he could only unleash his full strength and fight Zhou Xinghe. If he lost, he would leave the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect. He would never bow before Zhou Xinghe.

"Disbelieving won't help. Ask anyone in the inner sect, who dares to defy me? If I disable you, who dares to stop me?"

The entire training ground was silent, and the inner sect disciples watched helplessly, with no one daring to intervene. Not to mention their jealousy of Ling Dao, even if they wanted to help him, they did not have the courage.

Although Zhou Xinghe was only the third senior disciple of the inner sect, he controlled the largest faction. Offending Zhou Xinghe was tantamount to courting death. The inner sect disciples present were not foolish and would not stand up for Ling Dao.

Ling Dao secretly circulated his true qi, ready to fight to the death. If he used his full strength to fight Zhou Xinghe, the outcome was still uncertain. This was why he was not afraid of Zhou Xinghe, after all, who was stronger was still unknown.

"Let him be arrogant! Let him be conceited! Let him be ignorant of the world! Now he's in trouble, right?"

"Third senior brother said he would disable him, that's not a joke, he's finished!"

"What a pity, such a talented person will become a cripple. This is all his own fault for not knowing when to stop!"

The inner sect disciples in the training ground were not calm. They had witnessed Ling Dao's talent and Zhou Xinghe's dominance. Even if Ling Dao was talented, he was only fifteen years old and naturally not a match for Zhou Xinghe. Ling Dao being disabled seemed like a foregone conclusion.

"Such a big mouth, are you already the boss in the inner sect?"

Just as Ling Dao was about to make his move, a sarcastic voice came from outside the arena. Ling Dao vaguely felt that this voice was familiar, but he could not immediately recall who it was. He was sure he had met this person before.

What caught Ling Dao's attention was that Zhou Xinghe's face changed drastically when he heard this voice. Just a voice could cause such a reaction from Zhou Xinghe, and Ling Dao became curious about who was about to arrive.

"How could it be him? Ao Long?"

Last time, while practicing the Thunderbolt Shadowless Sword in the back mountain, Ling Dao discovered a pervert watching the female disciples of the Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect bathe. The person who just spoke was that pervert, and Ling Dao clearly remembered that he said his name was Ao Long.

"It's the senior brother!"

"The senior brother actually came?"

"The senior brother is usually nowhere to be seen, why is he here today?"

"The senior brother is always elusive, I didn't expect him to appear in the training ground this time!"

"From the senior brother's tone, it's clear he is opposing the third senior brother. Could we see a fierce battle today?"

Ao Long's appearance immediately caused a stir. If Zhou Xinghe had the greatest influence in the inner sect, then Ao Long was the strongest, or he wouldn't be the senior brother.

The disciples' voices were not low, and Ling Dao naturally heard them clearly. Even Ling Dao felt his brain was not enough to process the information. The pervert who secretly watched female disciples bathe at night was actually the first person in the inner sect, the senior brother!

Such a shameless senior brother was simply unbearable to look at!

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