Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 263 Public Challenge_1

Chapter 263: Chapter 263 Public Challenge_1

When Ling Xiao’s soul power entered Wu Xiang’s body, he suddenly discovered that deep within Wu Xiang’s mind, there were actually two souls.

One of them, weaker, was Wu Xiang’s.

The other, filled with a violent aura and immensely powerful, was also Wu Xiang’s.

However, this stronger soul was sealed, as if imprisoned in a cage.

The weaker soul had retained some memories, but was essentially on the verge of dissipating.

Ling Xiao quickly wrapped it up with his own soul power.

"Kid, you can actually enter here, are you from the Soul Clan?"

Suddenly, the soul in the cage asked.

"Senior Brother Wu, don’t joke around. I’m definitely human, just with a comparatively stronger soul."

Ling Xiao said.

"Do you have a way to open this seal? As long as the seal is broken, I can come back to life!"

The soul said.

Ling Xiao observed the seal and realized that it had obviously loosened. Utilizing the analytical abilities of the Mountain and River Martial Soul, he estimated that the seal could be opened in about half a shichen.

Yet he was somewhat worried; the soul in the cage was too fierce. It was definitely sealed for a reason, and if something went wrong, things could become uncontrollable.

"I have a method, but you must tell me why you were sealed."

Ling Xiao asked.

"What’s with all the nonsense, believe it or not, I’ll kill you!"

"As expected, violent, but right now you’re just a soul. Can you kill me?"

Ling Xiao said disdainfully.

He suddenly recalled a sealing Mystic Art from the Sealing Gods Record, named "Demon-Binding Seal."

Strictly speaking, it was also a form of martial arts, a supportive martial art, which could seal a martial artist’s inner demons.

"I have a solution now."

After contemplating the Demon-Binding Seal for a moment, he realized he didn’t need to completely release the violent soul. Instead, he could add another layer to the seal, slowly releasing the soul inside. This way, Wu Xiang wouldn’t become uncontrollably violent in an instant.

"Demon-Binding Seal·Seal!"

Ling Xiao directly released his soul and entered Wu Xiang’s mind, then using the Demon-Binding Seal, he reinforced the cage’s seal. However, he released a small portion of the soul to merge with the weaker one he was holding.

Then, his soul left Wu Xiang’s mind and returned to his own body.

From the outside, one could see a sinister blood-red glow emanating from Wu Xiang’s body. After a long while, his eyes abruptly opened.

And the moment Wu Xiang opened his eyes, his gaze had become much colder than before.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Ling, for the rescue."

Wu Xiang knelt on the ground immediately.

His soul might have been extremely weak before, but he was aware of what Ling Xiao had done.

He was very clear that Ling Xiao had saved him.

"It’s good that Senior Brother Wu is alive. What exactly happened, have Yang Cheng and Li Anle gone mad, to actually want to kill you? Also, what’s the deal with the soul sealed within your body?"

Ling Xiao asked.

"Let’s talk when we get back!"

The two returned to the stone house.

Wu Xiang recounted the ordeal of being forced to take the drug, and upon hearing it, Ling Xiao felt a surge of killing intent.

If Yang Cheng and Li Anle were seeking their own deaths, then he had no need to be polite.

"Junior Brother Ling, I’ll take the lives of Li Anle and Yang Cheng."

Wu Xiang said coldly, "You saw the soul sealed within my body, right? That’s actually the real me. I won’t say much more, but what you did was right. I was too violent and ruthless in the past; I absolutely cannot be fully released, or it would be hard to manage."

"I see."

Ling Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "Alright then, their lives are in your hands. But I need to vent my anger first; otherwise, I’ll feel too pent up. You were nearly beaten to death for my sake this time—no, you were actually dead."

"That’s up to you. Now that the past soul has been released, my cultivation level will rise quickly, or rather, just return to its previous standard. Killing those two is not a problem; it just takes some time."

Wu Xiang nodded.

"May I ask what realm you were in before, Senior Brother Wu?"

Ling Xiao suddenly asked curiously.

"Heavenly Man Realm Peak—Ten Directions Heavenly Realm."

Wu Xiang remained silent for a while before speaking.

"My heavens!"

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

The Heavenly Man Realm encompasses ten different realms, with the Ten Directions Heaven being the highest of them. This realm was probably only attainable by the strongest members of the Moon Hua Sect.

It was known that there were no higher-level experts beyond the Heavenly Man Realm in the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

"Do not spread this matter, understand?"

Wu Xiang said.

"Don’t worry, Senior Brother Wu, I won’t,"

Ling Xiao had never imagined that, inadvertently, he had actually saved such a formidable person.

He believed that from today on, Wu Xiang’s cultivation level would soar at an incredible pace, even surpassing the top geniuses by a wide margin.

After all, the other person was merely recovering, not cultivating.

The thought of having such a figure as his backing excited him.

However, what he needed to do now was to vent the frustration in his heart by picking on Yang Cheng and Li Anle.

How to pick on them was a matter of technique.

"Ling Xiao, among the Outer Disciples, the top thirty all enjoy special privileges. Anyone ranked after thirty gets the same stipend regardless of their rank, but for the top thirty, for each rank you move up, you receive one additional middle-grade Spirit Stone and one Spirit Pill to your stipend,"

Wu Xiang suggested, "So rather than teaching Yang Cheng or Li An a lesson in private, it would be better to issue a formal challenge!"

"A formal challenge?"

"Yes. Go to the Outer Sect Main Hall and submit a challenge letter to Elder Bai!"

Wu Xiang nodded, "As long as Elder Bai agrees, they will have no choice but to accept!"

"That’s actually a great idea, albeit a bit troublesome."

Ling Xiao really wanted to get at those two right now.

"It may be a bit of a hassle, but the benefits are numerous, and most importantly, it gives you a legitimate cause. They cannot find other reasons to blame you."

Wu Xiang said with a smile.

"Alright, I’ll listen to you, Senior Brother Wu. First thing tomorrow morning, I’ll go to Elder Bai."

The next morning, true to his word, Ling Xiao headed to the Outer Sect Main Hall and submitted a challenge petition to Elder Bai.

"Please wait a moment, I need to inquire if Li Anle and Yang Cheng have any important matters."

This challenge wasn’t something that could just be arranged at will.

Take Jin Ming for example, who was currently in seclusion—if someone submitted a challenge petition during this time, the Outer Sect Main Hall would certainly not approve it.

A short while later, Yang Cheng and Li Anle arrived at the Outer Sect Main Hall.

After briefly explaining the situation, Elder Bai saw that both Li Anle and Yang Cheng readily agreed to the challenge.

Li Anle was eager to regain his lost honor, believing that he had lost to Ling Xiao only because he had underestimated him.

As for Yang Cheng, he could legitimately discipline Ling Xiao without being reprimanded by Hall Master Yang. Why refuse such an opportunity?

"Alright, since both sides are willing to accept the challenge, I will approve this challenge petition."

Elder Bai made a grand gesture with his pen, and it was done.

He then said, "In principle, both parties involved in the challenge must offer up some stakes, generally equivalent in value."

"Elder Bai, I will offer ten Top-grade True Yuan Pills as my stake!"

Yang Cheng proclaimed.

Top-grade True Yuan Pills, while the most common Spirit Pills in the Moon Hua Sect, were still much better than the top-quality True Essence Pills in the secular world.

Poor Ling Xiao; back in the secular world, getting even one top-quality True Essence Pill was as hard as reaching the heavens.

"I’ll put up this Precious Treasure Artifact as my stake."

Li Anle’s stake was a long spear, a Precious Treasure Artifact, even better than Ling Xiao’s Floating Snow Sword.

These were items generally only suitable for use by Transcendent Realm Martial Artists.

While Li Anle himself did not use a long spear, he was using it as his stake.

Ling Xiao might not wield long spears either, but upon winning, he could completely refashion it into a new Treasured Sword.

After all, the Mountain and River World’s forge had already opened and there were blacksmiths available for recruitment; accomplishing this should not be difficult.