Chapter 2943 - 2947: A Reckless Breakthrough!

The icy Sword Qi stabbed into the ground, freezing it solid, yet couldn’t harm Ling Xiao in the slightest.

In just a brief moment, Ling Xiao had already evaded dozens of streaking Sword Beams, and there wasn’t a single injury on his entire body.

Drifting among those terrifying Weapons, he remained completely unaffected, moving with effortless ease.

Yet at this moment, Bing Li had already appeared in front of Ling Xiao.

The Longsword in his hand carried a pressure like an Ice Mountain, fused with terrifying Sword Qi, stabbing wildly toward Ling Xiao.

At this moment, no matter how profound Ling Xiao’s Body Movement Technique was, it was impossible to dodge.

Because this one sword covered too great an area—everything within tens of meters was wrapped inside it.

When Bing Li attacked, he didn’t care in the slightest whether anyone else was there; he only wanted to kill Ling Xiao.

"It’s over. This Ling Xiao kid still can’t escape this time after all."

The crowd all shook their heads and sighed.

A teenage genius runs into an arrogant young master; his strength is inferior, yet he still dares to shout and posture—where else can he end up but dead?

A satisfied smile surfaced on Lan Ruo’s face.

Once Ling Xiao died, that golden little bird would be hers.

"I wasn’t wrong. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for refusing to hand that thing over to me."

Lan Ruo had been pampered since childhood—whatever she wanted, others had to give her.

In fact, it had always been that way.

There was even one time she took a liking to her best friend’s boyfriend, snatched him away, got bored with him after playing for a few days, and then directly killed the guy.

There is nothing Lan Ruo cannot obtain.

If she can’t get it herself, plenty of people will help her get it.

Because she’s a born noble lady!

A person born special!

Faced with that terrifying sword, Ling Xiao’s lips curled into a cold smile.

"Time-based Explosion!"

The same move, but very handy.

The moment Time-based Explosion was unleashed, Bing Li’s body clearly paused in midair, and his attack abruptly stopped.

Of course, he was far stronger than the Volcanic King, so this strike wasn’t enough to knock him back.

He still stood there, just looking a bit embarrassed.

Seizing this chance, Ling Xiao summoned every Martial Soul he had that could boost his combat power!

Sword Martial Spirit, Lava Cerberus Beast Soul, Nine Snake General Beast Soul, Undying Phoenix Beast Soul, Purple Lightning Thunder Bull Beastsoul!

Not only that, he also activated Celestial Dragon Power, Divine Phoenix Power, and White Tiger Power.

The opponent was too strong.

Though he’d used Time-based Explosion to delay the attack, the dire situation hadn’t changed at all.

He was still in extreme danger.

"Never before!"

As Ling Xiao’s power kept skyrocketing, Bing Li’s icy voice rang out as well.

"Never before has anyone dared to dirty my hair, my clothes! You bastard are simply courting death!"

Everyone could feel his rage, his blazing fury.

Ling Xiao acted as if he hadn’t heard, continuing to amplify his combat strength.

"Magic Dragon Possession!"

Five Demon Dragons entered his body, and his combat power surged again.

"Alright, Purple Thunder Yin Lightning Essence Spirit, looks like it’s about time for you to show your worth!

When I first obtained you, I still couldn’t enjoy all of your energy.

This time probably won’t be enough either, but you should be able to help me break through my Cultivation Level!"

Ling Xiao roused the Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Essence Spirit within his body.

A purple-blue chunk of crystal-like ice appeared on the surface of his body.

It turned into a translucent purple shield.

This shield actually had no defensive effect at all; its sole function was to stimulate the Essence Spirit’s energy release under powerful enemy attacks.

Thus quickly filling his Cultivation Sea and allowing Ling Xiao to break through!

Without this thing, it would basically be impossible for Ling Xiao to break through to the First Tier Yin Yang Realm, 14th Layer Hell in such a short time.

This Bing Li really had come at just the right time—he was practically the perfect sparring partner Ling Xiao needed most.

In a certain sense, Ling Xiao even owed Lan Ruo a thank-you for this.

"Useless! No matter how much your power increases, you still can’t escape the shackles of the First Stage of Hell Realm, Thirteenth Layer of Hell!

Today, you are doomed to die!

Ice-bound Supreme Sword!

Kill!"

This move was exactly the one Bing Li had used before; although that previous attack had been cut short by Ling Xiao’s Time-based Explosion—

In the end, that only delayed Ling Xiao’s death a little.

In Bing Li’s eyes, this sword was enough to utterly annihilate Ling Xiao.

Sword Light roared once more.

This time it didn’t split apart, instead condensing into a terrifying Giant Sword.

Cold, sinister air gushed in all directions; even the surrounding buildings were coated with a thick layer of ice crystals.

Ling Xiao had completed all his preparations, then lifted his eyes and stared coldly at Bing Li’s attack.

He didn’t defend, allowing that sword to slam into his body.

He knew this was extremely risky.

But he also understood that if he didn’t do this, he wouldn’t be able to trigger a massive release of the Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Essence Spirit’s power.

And then he wouldn’t be able to break through in a short time.

For Yue Fang Hua, for himself, for his life, he had to do this!

As long as he didn’t die, what was there to fear about getting injured? He had Thousand-year Lingzhi Pills; they could restore his injuries rapidly in a short span.

Precisely because he relied on being an Alchemist, he could afford to act so recklessly.

Boom!

The terrifying Sword Qi finally slammed into Ling Xiao’s body.

In that instant, Ling Xiao was completely enveloped by the overwhelming energy, ravaged by the attack.

His entire body flared with dazzling purple light.

Purple Thunder and Lightning kept snarling.

The Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Essence Spirit frenziedly released energy, flooding into his Cultivation Sea.

Twenty percent!

Thirty percent!

Forty percent!

...

Ninety percent!

One hundred percent!

Light flashed in Ling Xiao’s eyes.

Though both his arms had been completely destroyed.

Though his body was almost shattered to pieces.

Though he no longer looked remotely human.

He had won the bet.

He hadn’t died—that was enough.

Boom!

In that instant, a sky-piercing power erupted from his body, turning into boundless, terrifying killing intent.

"Ah..."

A miserable scream rang out; Bing Li was actually blasted flying by that horrifying killing intent.

The Longsword in his hand was shaken loose and sent spinning away.

Both his arms were soaked in blood.

His face was deathly pale.

His body was wracked by agonizing pain; that frightening slaughter Sword Qi was penetrating everywhere, rampaging through his body.

Ling Xiao stuffed a pill into his mouth.

Then he released the Life Martial Soul.

The damaged parts of his body began healing at accelerated speed, and even his severed limbs started to regrow.

This time, he didn’t use Life Retrospection.

After all, Life Retrospection had a three-hour cooldown; unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t use it.

Moreover, Life Retrospection was a heaven-defying Ultimate Skill—if he could avoid exposing it, he would, lest he be targeted by the top experts of the Sword King Dynasty.

Of course, more importantly, Life Retrospection did nothing to improve his Cultivation Level.

The Thousand-year Lingzhi Pill was different.

While restoring his Physical Body, it allowed him to consolidate the repairs and reinforce the shattered flesh.

Making it even more resilient.

"That guy is insanely tough!"

"Could he have an Undying Body?"

"No idea. All I know is, after taking that hit, not only did he not die, his aura suddenly grew stronger and he even injured Bing Li. This fight just got interesting."