Liu Cuiyun's attack was extremely vicious. She first immobilized Ling Xiao, then bombarded Ling Xiao with the Heavenly Lightning Seed.
All of this happened in an instant. It was impossible to defend against.
However, Ling Xiao had already attained the Divine Soul Realm. His reactions were much faster and sharper than the Holy Emperor's.
When the long whip wrapped around him, he had already disappeared from where he stood. Only an afterimage remained. The Heavenly Lightning Seed did not land on him. Instead, it changed direction and attacked Yuan Yinzi.
"Damn it!" Yuan Yinzi roared as he saw the Heavenly Lightning Seed approaching him in the blink of an eye. He quickly dodged.
Boom!
Although his reaction was not slow, he was still affected. His clothes were torn. On the other side of the altar, the Holy Emperor could not help but curse.
"I wanted to spare your life, but you can die now!" Ling Xiao's voice sounded from behind Liu Cuiyun.
At the same time, his fist was already mercilessly smashing towards the back of Liu Cuiyun's head.
"Stop!"
The Holy Emperor of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect finally could not help but make a move. He shouted and bounced up from the altar. The holy sword on his back was instantly unsheathed.
Sword in Four Directions!
Tens of thousands of sword lights pierced towards Ling Xiao's back. The chilling sword aura sent chills down everyone's spines.
The Holy Emperor had already made up his mind to kill Ling Xiao.
Originally, he was a little afraid of Ling Xiao's strength. But now, Ling Xiao was once again picking a fight with him and ignoring his words. If this was not a challenge to his authority, what was?
Ling Xiao sensed the terrifying sword attack coming from behind. His attack immediately turned from a fist into a claw. He grabbed Liu Cuiyun, who had yet to react, and threw her backwards.
The Holy Emperor did not expect Ling Xiao to be so ruthless. He used the Ten Thousand Swords Sect as a weapon to counterattack. The distance was too close, and he had no time to withdraw his attack.
The sword lights were merciless. The terrified Liu Cuiyun was shredded into pieces, and countless drops of blood rained down from the sky.
"Damned thief, how dare you bully me like this!" the Holy Emperor roared angrily. The sword techniques in his hand became even more complicated and terrifying.
Streaks of sword light shot out, tearing the heavens and splitting the earth. It was extremely terrifying.
Those who were originally sitting quietly on the Altar of Heaven all moved away, afraid that they would be affected. As for those who came later, they were killed by these sword lights before they could even warm up their butts.
"Dammit, don't tell me you want to destroy the Temple of Heaven!"
"There's still an hour before we reach the sky, but they're still so angry. If this goes on, we'll attack together and blast them down."
"Let's just wait and see. With that old man from the Sect, we can't die."
"This young man really doesn't know how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is. There are so many empty seats and he just has to make things difficult for the Myriad Swords Sect."
… …
All of the Holy Emperors on the Fishing Platform shouted in displeasure. They were angry that Ling Xiao had broken the rules, causing the Holy Emperor from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to make a move.
Ling Xiao could not be bothered with them. His battle intent surged, and his strength continued to rise. Dragon scales appeared on his body, but no more dragon horns grew on his head. Jing Xing's transformation had been suppressed by his divine soul, but his battle prowess was still monstrous.
He brandished his spear and fought against the peak-stage Saint Emperor. He didn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all.
The more the Holy Emperor fought, the more shocked he became. He had thought that Ling Xiao, as a mid-level Holy Emperor, would be able to fight a high-level Holy Emperor. He had overestimated Ling Xiao, but he had never thought that Ling Xiao would be able to fight on equal footing with him at his peak. Ling Xiao's battle prowess was simply too monstrous.
With his peak strength, it would not be a problem for him to fight three high-level Holy Emperors at the same time, but now, he could not even deal with this mid-level Holy Emperor. It was truly ironic.
In the end, he did not want to miss the opportunity to ascend, so he summoned his Level 9 Mutant Holy Beast.
"Little thief, you should be proud that you can die at my hands today. Old friend, let's get rid of him together!" the Holy Emperor roared.
Sword Fury Raging Waves!
The Holy Emperor gave it his all, and waves of sword light surrounded Ling Xiao like a tsunami. At the same time, his Holy Beast was waiting, ready to deal a fatal blow to Ling Xiao the moment he escaped.
Ling Xiao also realized that it would not do him any good if he continued to fight. He roared, and the sound of a dragon's roar shook thousands of miles, shattering many of the sword light rays. At the same time, he used his Limitless Doppelganger Technique to its fullest.
There were a total of 108 figures, and they destroyed all the sword light rays, before launching a counterattack against the Holy Emperor.
Although Ling Xiao had withstood the attack, there were many sword wounds on his body, and blood flowed from them.
The Holy Emperor did not expect Ling Xiao's counterattack to be so ferocious. Every move caused his hand to go numb, and he could not help but think of the phrase, "the fist is afraid of the young."
Although he was strong, he was already old. If this went on, he was afraid that he would be the one to die.
Fortunately, his Holy Beast pounced on Ling Xiao, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
Ling Xiao sneered and shouted, "Today, I will use your flag to ascend to the heavens!"
After saying that, the Divine Soul in his sea of consciousness instantly appeared beside him.
There were two identical Ling Xiao, and both of them had flesh and blood, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.
However, upon closer inspection, one would find that one of them was more holy than the other, constantly emitting a kind of divine light that made people want to worship it.
The Saint Emperors on the sidelines all felt a terrifying pressure weighing down on their hearts, causing them to feel an urge to submit.
This was definitely not the Limitless Body Art. One was the real body, and the other was the Divine Soul. However, the power of the Divine Soul was already much stronger than his physical body.
"Let me see just how powerful you are!"
The real body said faintly to the Divine Soul. Immediately after, the real body handed the Golden Dragon Spear to the Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul took the Golden Dragon Spear, and its aura suddenly changed. The power emitted by the Heaven Connecting Formation was actually drawn by it.
Everyone was shocked. They thought that the Heaven Connecting Formation was about to be destroyed, and they returned to the Heaven Domain in advance.
The Divine Soul sneered, and the Tyrant Dragon Spear Art in his hands started to evolve. All the various powers in the surroundings gathered under his guidance. Even the great power emitted by the Heaven Connecting Formation was drawn, and a terrifying feeling assaulted everyone's heads.
The Holy Emperor felt timid. He did not know why, but when he looked at the other Ling Xiao, he felt incomparably afraid.
The Holy Beast that listened to his command roared and rushed towards the two Ling Xiao.
The Divine Soul's eyes turned cold, and he sneered, "A mere Holy Beast dares to show off in front of me!"
He wielded the spear and leisurely swept towards the Rank Nine Holy Beast. The spear pierced out with his bare hands, and an indescribable great power erupted.
A golden light flashed, and an earth-shattering explosion resounded.
The ferocious Mutant Holy Beast was blasted into pieces before it could even get close to the Divine Soul. Not even a trace of blood remained.
After everything was destroyed, everyone became incomparably terrified.
"What a terrifying power! Even the Holy Emperor at the Peak is not this powerful. Who is this young man? Why haven't I heard of him before?"
"Could it be that those hidden old monsters have achieved great success in their cultivation and regained their youth?"
"No matter what, we must not provoke this person. He is too terrifying. That Myriad Sword Sect old man has wasted his life!"
"He … he might not be human … could he be a god?"
… ….
Ling Xiao's real body laughed and said, "That's right. Let's kill that old bastard as well. He's always pretending to be benevolent and righteous. It's annoying to see him!"
The Divine Soul laughed, "Of course. If you're annoyed, then I'm annoyed too. There's no difference!"
As the Divine Soul's voice fell, his figure had already arrived in front of the Holy Emperor at the Peak.
The Peak Holy Emperor's face was ashen, but he did not beg for mercy like an ordinary person. Instead, he revealed a bit of backbone and said, "If you want to kill this old man, you have to pay the price. If I can't reach the heavens, then don't even think about reaching the heavens. Destroy!"
After saying that, he actually forcefully raised his strength towards the God Realm.
He had already accumulated for thousands of years and wanted to break through to the God Realm for a long time, but he had never been able to see what kind of realm it was. Now that he felt the Divine Soul in front of him, he seemed to have grasped something, but unfortunately, he was still unable to comprehend its essence.
He knew that he would not be able to escape death, so he simply chose to self-destruct and destroy this Heaven Connecting Formation, letting everyone die with him.
"You want to self-destruct?
Have you asked me for my permission? "
The Divine Soul sneered and raised his palm. The surrounding power was drawn over by him like a tide, and he even borrowed some of the power of the Heaven Connecting Formation.
Many powers formed a prison, forcibly imprisoning the Peak Holy Emperor's body.
The Peak Holy Emperor's power was already rising, but his body could not explode. He only felt that he was completely squeezed in a narrow space.
He stared angrily, and his eyes revealed a look of unwillingness.
"I still don't have enough power. If you want to self-destruct, get lost!"
The Divine Soul frowned slightly and murmured. He waved his hand and threw the Peak Holy Emperor tens of thousands of meters away.
Bang!
An earth-shattering sound of self-destruction echoed tens of thousands of meters away, making everyone's heart palpitate.
Everyone who saw this scene felt a chill in their hearts, and the way they looked at Ling Xiao was full of respect.
Yuan Yinzi had long seen that Ling Xiao could fight on par with his Uncle-Master, so he had already hidden outside the Temple of Heaven, ready to escape if anything went wrong.
However, Ling Xiao's real body had already killed him under the Invincible Fist Will.
When the people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect saw that Ling Xiao had killed three of them so brazenly, not only did they not have any intention of resisting, but they also ran as far away as they could, waiting for the next year to go to the Temple of Heaven.
They were all afraid that Ling Xiao would find them and kill them all.
Ling Xiao's real body and Divine Soul merged into one, and a confident and satisfied smile appeared on his face.