Chapter 527 - 259: Clashing Head-on with the Killing Dao

Chapter 527: Chapter 259: Clashing Head-on with the Killing Dao

"Hmph! Fine, have it your way!"

Xia Lingfeng snorted, flicked his sleeves, and fell silent.

"Heh!" Xiao Nianci chuckled mockingly. "Big-bearded Xia, are you that confident Chen Cheng can defeat the Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists under my command?"

Xia Lingfeng shot her a sidelong glance and said languidly, "We’ll find out after they fight!"

From the very beginning, Xia Lingfeng had never once doubted Chen Cheng’s Martial Arts Power and courage.

’Chen Cheng even dared to trade blows with an old monster from the Organ Refining Realm like Ghostly Wound. Why would he fear some mere Bone Forger Realm Martial Artists?’

’Forget Bone Forger Realm Martial Artists; Chen Cheng might not even fear those from the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.’

The real reason Xia Lingfeng didn’t want Chen Cheng to face the four Chief Brocade Guards was his fear that they all came from powerful clans. They had been specially groomed, and the weapons they wielded were very likely Treasure Artifacts of the Divine Weapon Level.

Weapons like that were the perfect counter to the Horizontal Cultivation Techniques Chen Cheng practiced.

Outmatched in Martial Arts Realm, Realm Power, and weaponry, if Chen Cheng rashly fought these four Chief Brocade Guards, a mishap was almost unavoidable.

But when it came to the Bone Forging Realm, Xia Lingfeng truly didn’t believe anyone was Chen Cheng’s match.

’Not even with Divine Weapons and Sharp Blades!’

Besides, if Xia Lingfeng didn’t have at least this much confidence in him, he wouldn’t hold Chen Cheng in such high regard.

"’We’ll find out after they fight,’ is it? Big-bearded Xia, you’re getting ahead of yourself!"

Xiao Nianci seemed very confident in her Golden Patterned Brocade Guards. She spoke coolly before turning to Chen Cheng. "Chen Cheng, are you going to keep looking for excuses to avoid the fight?"

Chen Cheng’s expression was calm. "A battle between those of the same Realm is fair," he said. "I have no reason not to accept."

Xiao Nianci’s tone turned serious. "If you cannot defeat my Bone Forging Realm Golden Patterned Brocade Guards, then you can forget about your position as Vice Director of the Demon Suppression Department.

Furthermore, this contest will decide not just a winner, but who lives and who dies!

I’m not a heartless person, so I’ll let you know in advance: I have four Golden Patterned Brocade Guards under my command.

They may only be at Bone Forging Realm Perfection, but they hail from Military Households. They were seasoned in the Border Region, where they slew countless members of the Barbarian Race and Demon Beasts, and cultivated the Killing Realm.

Their skill in a fight to the death surpasses even that of the four Chief Brocade Guards.

Fighting the four Chief Brocade Guards, you might have a sliver of a chance to survive. But facing any one of *these* four means almost certain death!

If you value your life, you can say so now. I will permit you to concede defeat!"

Xiao Nianci’s words immediately sent another shock through the crowd.

"Poison Lady, you actually brought over the Border Guards from Xuanshuo Peak?"

Xia Lingfeng exclaimed in shock.

Others might not have known, but Xia Lingfeng knew perfectly well!

Within the Great Dao Sect, Five Elements Peak had the most members and the greatest influence.

But the true foundation of the Great Dao Sect was not Five Elements Peak—it was Xuanshuo Peak!

Most disciples of Xuanshuo Peak came from Military Households. Starting from the Skin Grinding Realm, they trained in the Border Region, every one of them valiant and battle-hardened.

The Killing Realm they cultivated was also the most powerful Realm in the Great Dao Sect for actual combat.

It wasn’t just the strongest in the Great Dao Sect; across the entire world, the Killing Realm was recognized as one of the most powerful Realms for actual combat!

Marquis Zhenbei’s Mansion controlled two of the Five Northern States, relying on the very same combat prowess of the Killing Realm!

The Blood Moon Sect had also used the Killing Realm to legitimize itself, transforming from a Demon Sect into one of the Major Sects of the State City!

The Killing Realm’s path is proven through slaughter; naturally, the more one kills, the stronger one becomes.

In a way, the Killing Realm cultivated by the assassination-focused disciples of the Blood Moon Sect was far less tyrannical and overwhelming than the one cultivated by the Border Guard of the Great Dao Sect.

This was because disciples of the Blood Moon Sect might still plan an escape route in case an assassination failed.

The Border Guard of the Great Dao Sect, however, often had to face invasions from entire armies of the Barbarian Race or massive Demon Beast Tides.

They only ever experienced head-on, life-or-death battles with no possibility of retreat—fights where the braver combatant is the sole survivor.

Kill the enemy or be killed by them—there was no other choice. Every member of the Border Guard was a killing machine!

Xiao Nianci said languidly, "What’s the matter, Lord Xia? Finally feeling scared?"

Xia Lingfeng said with hatred in his voice, "Poison Lady, you’re truly insane to go to such lengths just to deal with a junior!"

The Border Guard was simply too dangerous! Even with his absolute confidence in Chen Cheng’s Martial Arts Power, Xia Lingfeng did not want to see him fight them.

But if Chen Cheng refused to fight, he would be suppressed by Xiao Nianci. He would be forced to resign as Vice Director of the Demon Suppression Department and would lose access to a great deal of Martial Arts Resources.

Xiao Nianci’s voice was frigid. "Xia Lingfeng, it’s not your place to criticize how I do things!"

With that, she rose abruptly and walked to the edge of the pavilion. She swept her gaze over the crowd, then turned back to scrutinize Xia Lingfeng and Jiang Botao, her voice and expression turning severe.

"Lord Xia, you are the Director of the Linji City Demon Suppression Department, in command of the Purple-clothed Guard for an entire prefecture, yet you allowed the Black Lotus Sect to wreak havoc right under your nose.

Search your heart and ask yourself: are you truly worthy of your title as Chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau?

Lord Jiang, disciples from other Sects run rampant in Linji City. As its City Lord, what have you done about it?"

Xia Lingfeng and Jiang Botao’s expressions both froze, and they were left speechless.

’Were they supposed to say that the Black Lotus Sect villains were too secretive, their traces too difficult to find?’

’Or that the other Sects were too powerful, that Linji City was merely a Prefecture City and didn’t dare oppose a power from the State City?’

’Could they really offer such excuses? Even if they did, would anyone accept them?’

Xiao Nianci turned to the crowd once more.

"And you," she continued, "the so-called Four Great Clans of the Linji City Inner City. You rely on your family’s influence to command so much power, yet what have you actually accomplished?