Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 1263: Forced to Pretend

Chapter 1263: Chapter 1263: Forced to Pretend

"That Water Wave Hairpin isn’t actually a flying magical treasure, right? It should just be a defensive one. Ji Luoyu, that girl, actually managed to use it for gliding, converting its defensive power into gliding force. Not bad. Sun Ran, your little disciple is quite something."

Even Ji Qing, who usually wasn’t one to offer compliments, couldn’t help but praise her after seeing Ji Luoyu’s performance.

"Damn, you old rascal, what a shameless way to praise your granddaughter!"

Jackson Le Grandmaster couldn’t help but laugh and curse.

"Well, I’ll praise her all I like. What, are you saying her body movement technique isn’t good enough?"

Ji Qing looked at Dan Changle as he questioned.

"Hm, it’s indeed excellent, but compared to Dan Qing, it’s not extraordinarily superior. Still, their body movement techniques should be the finest among the alchemists participating in this Alchemy Conference."

Dan Changle nodded as he spoke.

"Well, there you have it!"

Ji Qing rolled his eyes at Dan Changle.

"I wonder how Ling Xiao will fare?"

Sun Ran suddenly chuckled lightly.

"Given his arrogant nature, he’ll probably want to stand out even more, won’t he?"

Jackson Le Grandmaster shook his head, saying, "Not necessarily. That kid is actually quite low-key most of the time. As long as nobody provokes him, he generally doesn’t seek the spotlight."

As Jackson Le Grandmaster had said, Ling Xiao had no interest in showing off his body movement technique.

In his mind, body movement techniques were tools for combat.

Revealing them would mean losing the advantage during battles, which was absolutely not a good thing.

So he simply jumped off with casual ease.

After all, the distance wasn’t high to begin with. Even if he fell, given his physical attributes, it was impossible for him to die from a fall.

However, the moment he jumped, a sudden sinister wind swept over. His body unexpectedly lost control and accelerated toward the ground.

At the judges’ table, Sun Ran’s lips curled into a sly smirk.

"Was it necessary, Brother Sun? What, are you behaving like a child now?"

Ji Qing frowned and spoke.

The sinister wind earlier was clearly released by Sun Ran.

"You misunderstand, Brother Ji. Since this kid wants to stay low-key, I thought I’d give him an opportunity to stand out."

Sun Ran shamelessly replied.

Jackson Le Grandmaster cursed this old scoundrel inwardly.

The Moon Lady’s gaze, however, revealed a glint of murderous intent.

But she didn’t step in to help Ling Xiao.

She felt this minor incident wasn’t worth her intervention. If Ling Xiao couldn’t solve such a sudden issue, then he’d be too weak and unworthy of being her man.

"Sun Ran, screw your sister~~your female disciple! You sneak attacked me!"

Ling Xiao’s reaction made Sun Ran’s face turn ashen with embarrassment.

He never expected Ling Xiao to figure out it was him who mounted the sneak attack.

And even less did he anticipate Ling Xiao openly shouting insults in front of the crowd.

The audience was utterly flabbergasted, and Ji Luoyu’s face flushed red.

She was Sun Ran’s only female disciple, so Ling Xiao’s words clearly referred to her.

Oddly enough, she didn’t feel angry. Instead, she found it amusing.

Her perpetually stern master seemed to have finally met his match. Ling Xiao was simply too audacious, saying absolutely anything he pleased—what a brave character!

Ling Xiao hadn’t given it much thought. He had simply planned to jump down and be done with it. But Sun Ran’s meddling had turned him into a bird whose wings were caught by a storm, losing balance and tumbling headfirst toward the ground.

Annoyed, Ling Xiao lashed out with his curses.

Midway through, he realized Sun Ran’s sister was probably quite old, so he changed it to "female disciple."

Though Ji Luoyu was a bit proud and aloof, at least she had a decent appearance—barely acceptable.

As Ling Xiao cursed, he didn’t try to stabilize his body but let it naturally fall, his head aiming straight for the solid stone tiles.

Although most martial artists knew that with Heavenly Realm Martial Artists’ cultivation levels, even head-first impacts wouldn’t result in death, it was undeniably embarrassing.

Ling Xiao was clearly getting royally screwed by Sun Ran today.

Dan Qing’s face lit up with malicious glee.

Fengming Piaoxue covered her mouth as she stood up.

Ji Luoyu, on the other hand, wanted to dash forward to help.

Meanwhile, countless spectators had fixed their eyes on this "head-first contestant," eagerly waiting to see his outcome.

Oddly enough, those accompanying Ling Xiao—Moon Lady, Leng Mei, Princess Emma Ya Cloud—all remained calm.

It was as if the one about to humiliate himself wasn’t their family, acquaintance, or companion Ling Xiao, but rather some unrelated outsider.

Indeed, the ones who truly understood Ling Xiao were these women.

Others had had little interaction with him and lacked insight into his personality.

Ling Xiao, for all his reluctance to stand out, certainly wouldn’t willingly disgrace himself.

Just as everyone stared, watching Ling Xiao’s head about to collide intimately with the earth.

Suddenly, an incredible sight unfolded.

The previously empty ground was abruptly filled with bone-white skeletal structures rising from below.

In an instant, these bones interlocked like a chain, slowing Ling Xiao’s descent and skillfully forming an eerie Bone Throne.

Ling Xiao’s body was adjusted by the bones, securely seated on top, resembling an imposing Bone King.

At that moment, Ling Xiao had chosen not to rely on his own body movement techniques or his black-and-white wings but instead invoked the God Tomb Eye.

The God Tomb Eye, filled with countless bones, connected one by one to slow his rapid decline.

"Such formidable soul power! An astonishing soul secret technique! How does this kid possess such ability? Even most Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artists couldn’t achieve this!"

Witnessing this, Ji Qing couldn’t stay composed anymore. His words of praise easily surpassed any compliment he had ever given his granddaughter, Ji Luoyu.

"I’m equally surprised. I had heard Ling Xiao could manifest black-and-white wings, so I thought he’d simply fly up. But then, he pulled off this spectacle instead!"

Jackson Le Grandmaster murmured in disbelief.

Bone Throne!

What an audacious maneuver!

Sun Ran had intended to humiliate Ling Xiao, but instead, he inadvertently forced Ling Xiao to make a dazzling display before tens of thousands of spectators.

Medicine King Sun Ran, who had never suffered such indignity on White Tiger Continent, found himself utterly outmatched on this minor Divine Phoenix Continent, thoroughly bested by a young upstart.

As the Bone Throne descended gently, Ling Xiao landed directly at his designated Alchemy Platform.

"Sigh, this wasn’t what I wanted at all!"

He truly had no desire to steal the spotlight. But now, he had unintentionally done exactly that.

During his descent, Ling Xiao had deliberated countless ways to avoid both disgrace and attention, ultimately excluding the use of his black-and-white wings and body movement techniques.

Yet, despite his careful planning, reality had defied his wishes.

"Whoa~~!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and applause.

"Wow, so cool!"

"Ling Xiao, I love you!"

"I’m obsessed with you!"

"So badass!"

Screams, cheers, and applause surged forth like raging waves, reverberating through the heavens.

This spectacle was practically a magnet for fans, although few might realize Ling Xiao had never intended to attract any audience with this display.

If given the choice, he’d much prefer to remain low-key.

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