Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 2329 - 2332: Smelting the Dark Fossil: Breakthrough!

What surprised Lin Ruoxian was that Ling Xiao was not as impulsive as she had imagined.

He just sat there, quietly watching the distant mountains.

Yet the more he behaved this way, the more terrifying Lin Ruoxian found him.

She could even feel that oppressive aura of killing intent emanating from Ling Xiao’s body.

"Is this the Sword Clan’s original plan?"

Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

"You could say that. As the saying goes, ’the pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moonlight first.’ The Sword Clan’s intention in bringing Ling Jiaojiao in was based on such an idea.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware of it at first. It wasn’t until I consulted a lot of information that I came to this dreadful conclusion."

Lin Ruoxian sighed as she spoke.

"Treating women as breeding tools? Then cruelly extracting their Martial Souls? This is no different from the actions of the Demon Shadow Sect—simply worse than beasts."

Even though the person being schemed against wasn’t his sister Ling Jiaojiao, Ling Xiao still found this to be exceedingly terrifying and disgusting.

"Did the Sword Clan also send a marriage contract to my sister?"

Ling Xiao inquired again.

"That’s right, the person your sister is contracted to marry is Jian Liufeng, and she wouldn’t even be his first wife, only his third house."

Lin Ruoxian cautiously replied.

"Did my sister agree?"

Ling Xiao asked.

"Not yet, but your sister is now in the Sword Clan, like a rabbit trapped in a wolf’s den. Whether she agrees or not is beyond her control."

Lin Ruoxian sighed.

"What is Jian Liufeng’s stance on this?"

Ling Xiao needed to know on which side Jian Liufeng stood, and why he invited Ling Jiaojiao in the first place.

Lin Ruoxian remained silent.

Though she didn’t speak, Ling Xiao realized that the will of the Sword Clan was the will of Jian Liufeng.

With this thought, Ling Xiao’s impression of Jian Liufeng turned entirely negative.

All those positive impressions from the past vanished completely.

"If they want to scheme against my sister, they’ll have to see if Ling Xiao agrees. If they dare force it, I’ll destroy the entire Sword Clan!"

Ling Xiao’s eyes turned slightly red, the color of unbridled fury.

"Sigh, I shouldn’t have told you. With your current ability, what can you do?

You can’t even defeat Sha Mo Yun and Chi Ling’er, let alone Jian Liufeng or the Sword Clan.

If you offend the Sha Clan and then the Sword Clan, you really won’t be able to stay in Eight Immortals Mountain."

Lin Ruoxian sighed again, knowing this outcome all too well, yet she had to say it, knowing that if she didn’t, Ling Xiao would blame her later.

"What if I offend everyone under heaven? Ling Xiao wouldn’t just stand by and watch as my sister is used as a breeding tool and tortured to death, right?"

The ground beneath Ling Xiao’s feet suddenly cracked, a cold air rushing from the depths, all emanating from Ling Xiao’s killing intent.

The anger of Ling Xiao.

"I understand. If it were me, I would feel the same as you.

But the only thing you can do now is to enhance your strength! Only if you reach the Upper Eight Immortals Mountain will you have the chance to reach Ling Jiaojiao!

As for what comes afterward, it all depends on how far your abilities can reach.

If you had the same aptitude as Ling Yan in the past, I believe no one in Eight Immortals County City could bully your family."

Lin Ruoxian spoke earnestly and sincerely.

Ling Xiao nodded, feeling somewhat grateful in his heart.

Although he wanted to rush in immediately to save Ling Jiaojiao and kill Jian Liufeng,

he knew he couldn’t act on impulse.

Acting on impulsive emotion would not lead to good outcomes.

"Concentrate on your cultivation; your sister Ling Jiaojiao will probably accept the marriage contract under pressure. Even if so, and she marries Jian Liufeng, it will take some time."

Lin Ruoxian continued: "Ling Jiaojiao’s cultivation level is too weak to resonate with Jian Liufeng.

Therefore, her cultivation needs to be elevated to Third-Level Hell Cultivation to barely be considered enough.

You should rescue her before Ling Jiaojiao’s cultivation reaches Third-Level Hell; that should be enough."

"Not much time left."

Ling Xiao took a deep breath.

With the resources of the Sword Clan, forcibly elevating Ling Jiaojiao’s cultivation is not impossible.

Ling Xiao had to prepare himself mentally.

The task at hand was to enhance his own strength first.

"I’ll leave the role of protector to Steward Ruo Xian. For these few days, unless it’s a matter concerning my family’s life and death, don’t let anyone disturb me."

Having said that, Ling Xiao stepped into the house.

"Sister Jiaojiao, I, Ling Xiao, swear today that the things you don’t want to do, nobody in this world can force you to do!

Once, I couldn’t protect the Moon Lady, but now, I can’t fail to protect the only family I have on the Xuanwu Continent."

Seeing the confidence and determination in Ling Xiao’s eyes, Lin Ruoxian felt a bit dazed again.

This young man appeared to have nothing that could weigh his shoulders down and make him give up.

...

Entering the room, Ling Xiao directly took out the Dark Fossil and held it in his hand.

"This Dark Fossil, it’s time to put it to use!"

Ling Xiao’s cultivation level was already very close to the First Stage Second Layer Hell.

The gate to the Second Layer Hell had already opened ninety percent.

With the help of the Dark Fossil, he could definitely break through successfully.

He had that confidence.

"Ancient Hellfire!"

Ling Xiao murmured, a black-purple flame formed in the void.

After the Dark Fossil was calcined by the Ancient Hellfire, dark energy rose and integrated into the gate to the Second Layer Hell.

Subsequently, Ling Xiao could clearly feel the barrier of confusion blocking his breakthrough rapidly being cleared.

If the difference in power between the Hell Early Stage and Intermediate Stage is tenfold,

then the gap between First Layer Hell and Second Layer Hell is dozens of times greater.

This chasm is truly not easily crossed.

This is also why most Martial Artists cannot achieve challenges beyond their level.

The gap is too vast.

Especially the massive gap between realms, which is exceedingly absurd.

Ling Xiao could defeat opponents across realms through the support of multiple exceptional abilities.

Even with that, it was extremely arduous.

But once his cultivation broke through, facing Martial Artists with Second Layer Hell cultivation would become much easier.

This was the fundamental reason he urgently wanted to break through.

He had already been closing the previous chasm through various means, and now only a tiny bit remained.

With the Dark Fossil, even this last bit was seamlessly covered.

Under the calcination of the Ancient Hellfire, the Dark Fossil gradually became smaller.

Ling Xiao could feel his power had reached its zenith; a breakthrough was as close as a thin sheet of paper.

"Soon!"

After an unknown period, the Dark Fossil finally burned out completely.

Ling Xiao could feel the abundant strength within him fully coalesced.

"Breakthrough, Second Layer Hell!"

With a loud shout, the terrifying energy inside him surged forth, charging straight into the Second Layer Hell.

The gate that had only opened ninety percent finally burst completely open.