Chapter 501 - 334: The Fall of the Zhe Family

Chapter 501: Chapter 334: The Fall of the Zhe Family

Then, as if gripped by an invisible hand, it rose high into the air, trailing a red afterimage as it ruthlessly slashed down at the long black serpent!

The Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword was formed of Spiritual Qi, whereas the long black serpent was merely a coalescence of a sword technique! It didn’t possess even a hint of sentience, so how could it know fear or the need to dodge? Pulled in by the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword, it actually surged forward to meet the attack!

SWISH! The long black serpent was sliced in two. It instantly lost its form and dissipated into two plumes of black smoke that slowly scattered in the air. The colossal sword manifested from the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword, now moving like a divine instrument, swung around... and swatted viciously at Zhe Wushuang as if he were a fly!

Zhe Wushuang was already scared out of his wits by this earth-shattering power. ’This is no sword technique that should exist in the mortal realm!’ he thought. As he dodged the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword’s attacks, he roared, "Ling Xiao, you’re from the Holy Sanctuary!"

A cold smirk touched Ling Xiao’s lips as the urge to toy with Zhe Wushuang arose. "You know too much!"

Seeing Ling Xiao’s admission, Zhe Wushuang was so terrified his soul nearly fled his body. However, the strength of the Sword Venerable Realm was extraordinary. Even as the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword hounded him through the air, he managed to avoid any serious injuries. His robes, however, were already in tatters. The Sword Qi unleashed by the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword was a truly indiscriminate, all-range attack!

’Damn it, no wonder this kid’s power skyrocketed so fast,’ Zhe Wushuang thought. ’No wonder the Zhe Family has suffered such heavy losses at his hands time and again. So he really is from the Holy Sanctuary!’ Zhe Wushuang’s fighting spirit was completely crushed by Ling Xiao, even though it didn’t seem like Ling Xiao had the power to actually kill him.

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Thirteenth Master and Fourteenth Master were shouting battle cries. Their teamwork was flawless, and with their vastly improved strength, they had several High-Tier Sword Emperors trapped within Ling Xiao’s Cold Iron Sword Array. Several others had been absorbed by the Urgently Cold Treasure Cauldron, not to mention the two Sword Emperors who had just been slain by Sword Qi.

Outside the arrays, fewer than twenty members of the Zhe Family remained!

However, these remaining Sword Emperors, numbering fewer than twenty, were still an incredibly terrifying force!

The majority of them were Tier Four and Tier Five Sword Emperors!

On the other side, Shangguan Yutong and Quefeng were both Tier Six Sword Emperors, each fighting off three or four of the Zhe Family’s Tier Four and Five Sword Emperors! Quefeng was as solid as a mountain, showing no signs of panic.

Shangguan Yutong was faring slightly worse. The men of the Zhe Family were all crafty old veterans; how could they not see her lack of combat experience? Four Tier Five Sword Emperors surrounded her, pressing her into a flustered defense.

However, the power of a Tier Six Sword Emperor was not something Tier Five Sword Emperors could truly challenge. Forget these four—even if another four joined them, they wouldn’t be able to kill Shangguan Yutong unless she made a grave mistake herself.

In a duel between masters, victory is often decided in a single instant!

Several Zhe Family Sword Emperors seemed to spot an easy target and swarmed toward Tiger. At the same time, they were filled with bitter hatred. ’To think Ling Xiao’s two treasures have trapped nearly ten of our men!’

’If those Tier Six Sword Emperors hadn’t all been trapped in the Sword Array, this battle would likely already be over!’

However, one Tier Six Sword Emperor was not trapped inside: the old Patriarch of the Zhe Family, Zhezhong Tang!

Zhezhong Tang’s cunning was far beyond that of an ordinary Martial Artist. He had always believed Ling Xiao possessed mysterious and miraculous abilities, so he maintained a great distance. When Ling Xiao attacked the Zhe Family’s Sword Emperors, Zhezhong Tang didn’t get involved at all. Instead, he set his sights on that alluring and mature woman, Su Xue!

Although Zhezhong Tang was not one of the culprits who annihilated the Su Family back then, he had a vivid memory of Su Xue because the Zhe Family possessed her portrait. For many years, the Zhe Family had relied on the Su Family’s Secret Technique to create hundreds of Sword Sect experts, but the number of Sword Emperors had always remained low, as if they were facing a bottleneck.

Only in recent years had they begun to suspect that the Secret Technique they obtained from the Su Family was incomplete. And so, Su Xue, the sole surviving heir of the Su Family, fell into the Zhe Family’s sights. Zhezhong Tang was an extremely pragmatic man. The moment he saw Ling Xiao make his move, his heart sank. He shifted all his attention to Su Xue. ’If I can capture this woman and get the Su Family’s Secret Technique for advancing one’s power from her,’ he schemed, ’then the Zhe Family will one day be able to grow strong again!’

Therefore, as soon as the melee began, Zhezhong Tang went after Su Xue. With his power as a Tier Six Sword Emperor, Su Xue would have died countless times over already if he hadn’t been trying to take her alive.

Zhezhong Tang fought Su Xue while luring her further and further away. Su Xue, however, seemed to have gone mad. She harbored an intense hatred for every member of the Zhe Family! So, despite being no match for him, she attacked Zhezhong Tang with the frenzy of a moth drawn to a flame.

Shangguan Yutong saw this and grew incredibly anxious, but the Tier Five Sword Emperors from the Zhe Family who were tying her down were all rich in combat experience. No matter how she attacked, they clung to her and refused to let go.

"Sister Su, come back! Don’t fall for his trap!"

With no other choice, Shangguan Yutong could only shout while fending off her opponents.

But it was as if Su Xue had gone insane. Her earlier calmness had been like a suppressed volcano, and now it had finally erupted with unstoppable force.

Zhezhong Tang snorted coldly at Su Xue. "The culprits who annihilated your Su Family back then have all been killed by Ling Xiao’s hand, so you don’t need to act like this! If you can be sensible, I’ll spare your life. Our two families can call it even from this day forward. How about it?"

The Sword Techniques Su Xue used were incredibly fierce, and she had yet to repeat a single move. Frankly, even if Zhezhong Tang truly wanted to kill her, it would not be an easy task.