"I heard he obtained the Dark Shadow Martial Arts not even two months ago. Even in the Imperial Capital, there are very few prodigies like that, right?"

Chen Canglan continued.

"How can someone recognized by you be weak? I bet Ling Xiao will win!"

At this point, Hong Minger had already confirmed the outcome.

She believed that Ling Xiao was a surprise and someone worth the Second Prince Chen Canglan to make acquaintances with.

Chen Canglan smiled, waiting and anticipating.

What kind of surprise will Ling Xiao give him?

Just when most people thought Ling Xiao had no options left, his sword suddenly released a powerful black aura.

The swirling black aura gradually formed into a giant demon.

The demon roared, fearlessly charging towards Lin Quan.

"Purge the rebellious? I think the one who most needs to be purged is you!

Dark Shadow Martial Arts — Ghost Exterminating King!"

As Ling Xiao’s voice echoed, the Ghost King let out a tremendous roar, and its momentum did not lose out to Lin Quan’s Eight Immortals Sword Techniques.

"Hmm?"

The Dark Clan Elder suddenly stood up, looking at the sword technique Ling Xiao released in horror.

Ghost Exterminating King?

He had never known there was such a move within Dark Shadow Martial Arts!

And the power of this move, along with its connection to the previous moves, confirmed that this was indeed Dark Shadow Martial Arts.

Moreover, it was definitely a top-tier of the Top Grade Jade Martial Arts Skills!

But why?

"Could it be that we old fellows have been wrong from the start?"

The Dark Clan Elder suddenly seemed to age significantly, having exhausted his mind trying to have his descendants acquire Dark Shadow Martial Arts.

Yet he never thought that in his hands, Dark Shadow Martial Arts had never been fully developed.

"So, does the martial arts of the Eight Great Families truly have this final move?"

The other clan elders all began to question themselves.

With such a prodigy as Ling Xiao, if they could relinquish their discrimination, it’s possible that by now, the strength of the Eight Great Families could have taken a significant leap forward.

Everyone harbored their own thoughts, but collectively, they didn’t want Ling Xiao dead, a sentiment on which they unanimously agreed.

Even the Dark Clan Elder and the Elder of the Sand Tribe, who both bore deep grudges against Ling Xiao, did not wish for Ling Xiao’s death at this moment.

Because they needed Ling Xiao to teach them the moves they couldn’t comprehend.

Just then, a loud clamor burst forth.

They hurried to look at the battlefield.

The apparition of the Elder of Eight Immortals and the Ghost King’s apparition finally clashed against each other once more.

At that moment, people realized that Ling Xiao had not yet been defeated.

Half of Lin Quan’s body was almost torn apart by the Ghost King.

Yet Ling Xiao’s situation seemed much better, with energy shields swirling like discs around his body.

These energy shields emitted astonishing lightning.

"Soul Thunder Light Shield!

Beginner Stage!"

Though only at the entry-level, this was, after all, an Immortal Grade One Heavenly Martial Skill, and its formidable defensive power completely blocked Lin Quan’s attack.

This scene left everyone stunned.

The Thirteenth Prince suddenly stood up.

With his discernment, there was no way he couldn’t recognize what martial skill Ling Xiao was using.

"Damn it, he’s only inherited the Heavenly Thunder Saint Emperor’s legacy for a few days, and he’s already comprehended the Soul Thunder Light Shield?"

He was immensely angry and shocked: "No, that’s mine, it’s mine!"

Seeing the power of the Soul Thunder Light Shield, the Thirteenth Prince was even more eager to obtain such a thing.

"That’s impossible!"

Lin Quan revealed a look of disbelief, for this move was the strongest martial skill he currently mastered.

If it couldn’t break through Ling Xiao’s defense, wouldn’t that mean he was doomed to lose?

"No, I don’t accept this!"

He roared, his gaze turning frenzied: "I want to kill you, kill you! Anyway, you can’t harm me!"

"Idiot, haven’t you noticed that your recovery speed has slowed down a lot?"

Ling Xiao coldly looked at Lin Quan and said flatly.

"What!"

It was then that Lin Quan realized, to his astonishment, that his originally rapid recovery had almost stalled.

Though he was still recovering, it would take at least several dozen minutes to fully recover.

"From the start, I didn’t expect you to be killed outright, so with every attack, I infused it with the dire Undying Thunder.

Because it’s just a little, you didn’t notice at all.

You think you have an Undying Physique, so you weren’t cautious.

It’s precisely the Undying Physique that has cost you your vigilance!

Now, take my final strike, and let me show you what the martial arts passed down by the Elder of Eight Immortals truly looks like, lest you brats ruin it all."

As he spoke, Ling Xiao suddenly retreated, his Eight Immortals Sword once again gathering a terrifying aura.

This time, the aura of death was even more intense than before.

While Lin Quan could only watch Ling Xiao gather his move, he was unable to recover, forced to contend with the Undying Thunder in his body.

"It’s useless, you can’t kill me, without top-tier levels of Top Grade Jade Martial Arts Skills, you can’t kill me!"

Even now, Lin Quan was still dreaming, thinking Ling Xiao couldn’t kill him.

So no matter how Ling Xiao attacked him, it was no use.

As long as he cleared out all the Undying Thunder from his body, this battle could be over.

He was not going to fall for the same trick twice.

"You want to see top-tier levels of Top Grade Jade Martial Arts Skills, and I’ll show you!"

Boom!

A massive aura emanated from the Eight Immortals Sword.

Black sword qi interwove into the form of a Ghost Dragon.

The huge Ghost Dragon looked down on Lin Quan, full of majesty and deathly presence.

"No! How can this be!"

On the viewing platform, the Dark Clan Elder felt like he was about to go insane.

Ling Xiao being able to unleash the Ghost Exterminating King had already filled him with regret and despair.

But when this move was performed, he nearly collapsed entirely.

"It’s actually a top-tier level of Top Grade Jade Martial Arts Skills, the Ghost Exterminating King just now wasn’t even the final move?

This Ling Xiao, he’s not human, he’s a monster! A terrifying monster!"

The other elders were also completely dumbfounded.

Ling Xiao’s performance had long since shattered their mental paradigms.

Even in their wildest dreams, they dared not imagine such a thing.

And at this moment, the already feeble Chen Changsheng and Duke Yates were numb.

They had thought that without the Little Demoness intervening, they still had a chance to turn the tables.

But now that Ling Xiao had performed this move, they suddenly realized.

Actually, this battle should have ended long ago.

Ling Xiao had been treating them like children all along; if he had used such a terrifying move earlier, who could have withstood it?

This was scarier than the Explosive Thunder Formula before.

Lin Quan, bearing the brunt, naturally felt more terrified.

His Demon Dragon Avatar, though touted as an Undying Physique, actually had a limit. As long as the opponent could perform top-tier levels of Top Grade Jade Martial Arts Skills, then he would be undeniably dead.

But within Eight Immortals County City, almost no one could accomplish that.

Perhaps it once existed, but certainly not now.

So he considered himself invincible.