Chapter 446 - 310: The Grand Formation Traps the Sword Venerable

Chapter 446: Chapter 310: The Grand Formation Traps the Sword Venerable

Ling Xiao gave it one last check and confirmed there were no problems. Even if someone from the Zhe Family at the Sword Venerable Realm arrived, he was confident he could trap them to their death within the array! Even if he couldn’t kill them, trapping them for a century or so would be no issue, just like that Ten Thousand Year Flood Dragon! And a century from now, Ling Xiao was absolutely certain he would possess strength that surpassed the Sword Venerable Realm!

From high in the sky, far in the distance, a piercing eagle’s cry suddenly rang out!

Ling Xiao’s heart suddenly lurched, and he cried out, "clown!"

"What’s wrong with clown?" Fengling, who had been tagging along with Ling Xiao in an attempt to secretly learn his array techniques, looked at him with a puzzled expression. She hadn’t seen or heard a thing.

"Go, now! Tell everyone to hide in the underground passages! Once the array activates, the ground will become indestructible. No one will be able to get down, and no one will be able to get up!" Ling Xiao said urgently, placing a hand on Fengling’s shoulder.

Fengling was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and ran off.

A moment later, everyone in the entire Ling Mansion had quickly entered the secret passages. The passages led to another part of Penzes New City, a very inconspicuous place that looked like a large slum, filled with single-story, gray-brick-and-tile houses. The exteriors were quite plain, and the interiors... were also quite plain!

This was because once the Four Symbols Grand Array was activated, the entire Lingxiao Mansion would be enveloped within it. This was different from the Blood Slaughter Celestial Sword Array, which could be adjusted in size. The Four Symbols Grand Array, however, was more powerful the larger it was!

Even Shangguan Mingyue, Quefeng, Tiger, Thirteen, Fourteen, High Priest Su Xue, and all the other Sword Emperor Level experts followed the plan and hid underground.

Only Ling Xiao remained in the entire Ling Mansion. Tapping his toes to the ground, he shot into the air and gazed toward the northern part of Penzes New City. In the far distance, a figure approached like a bolt of lightning. Ling Xiao could see that the person was carrying someone else! His heart grew cold. ’Don’t tell me they’re using one of my friends to threaten me.’

The thought had barely formed when an immense pressure, like that of a towering mountain, came crashing down, blanketing all of Penzes City!

Many pedestrians who were outside suddenly felt a tightness in their chests. Those with weaker constitutions immediately grew dizzy and nauseous.

Ling Xiao’s eyes glinted. ’So the Zhe Family really does have a big fish!’ he thought. Based on the newcomer’s aura alone, Ling Xiao could tell he had definitely surpassed the Sword Emperor Realm!

The figure seemed to be on the distant horizon when it first appeared, but in the space of a few breaths, it was already above the north gate of Penzes New City. With the other person tucked under his arm, he suddenly lunged toward the earthenware pot. The guards on the wall had already received Ling Xiao’s orders; upon seeing the two figures fly over, they offered no resistance and immediately took cover.

Then, Ling Xiao heard a piercing roar, "Ling Xiao, you whelp! Get out here! Avenge my grandfather! Avenge my grandson!"

That ancestor of the Zhe Family, however, stared directly at Ling Xiao, his eyes shooting out a sharp glint. An immense wave of Spiritual Power, like rolling thunder, bore down on Ling Xiao! The Spiritual Power surged straight down the incredibly wide main avenue of Penzes New City, obliterating anyone in its path! They were annihilated before they could even scream.

The avenue, paved with giant stone slabs over a hundred meters wide, looked as if it had been struck by a hurricane. The massive slabs were torn from the ground with devastating ease, sent flying chaotically within the surging storm of Spiritual Power!

People in the distance saw what was happening and fled for their lives. However, the storm of Spiritual Power only seemed to move slowly; in reality, it was incredibly fast! Almost no one on the main street escaped. In an instant, countless people were dead! There were no wounded, only the dead.

The stone slabs were continuously ripped from the ground and sent flying, leaving behind a long trench more than ten meters deep! The sight was horrifying.

The storm of Spiritual Power reached the gates of the Lingxiao Mansion. Zhe Wanqian sneered, ready to watch the brat’s home be reduced to rubble by his immense Spiritual Power.

But to his surprise, when his immensely powerful Spiritual Power reached the mansion, it was as if it had struck an invisible barrier, unable to advance another inch!

Zhe Wanqian let out a wild laugh. "Kid, you’ve got a few tricks up your sleeve! But now that you’ve met this old ancestor, hahahaha, there’s no escape! Die!" With that, his body flickered and vanished. The next moment, he appeared above the Lingxiao Mansion. Looking at the stunned, handsome youth across from him, Zhe Wanqian roared with laughter. "I thought you were some expert with a few skills, but it turns out the sight of this old ancestor was enough to scare you stiff! Little whelp, you can only blame yourself for provoking the Zhe Family and angering me. Dying at my hands will not have been a waste of your life! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Pah!"

Ling Xiao, as if just snapping out of his stupor, sneered at Zhe Wanqian. "Old fossil, so you’re the Zhe Family’s old relic at the Sword Venerable Realm? Haha, this young master... will make sure this is a one-way trip for you!"

Zhe Wanqian laughed maniacally and flicked the sleeve of his long robe. With that simple motion, an immense force shot out, hurtling toward Ling Xiao! At the Sword Venerable Realm, one could kill without a trace with a simple gesture. A sword... was almost never needed.

After all, there was no rule that sword techniques had to be performed with a sword.

"Ancestor! Wait... I want to kill this scoundrel with my own hands! To avenge my grandfather and my grandson!"

Zhe Shixun shot over like a bolt of lightning, only to freeze in shock.

The old ancestor, who had just been in the air... was... gone! And Ling Xiao... had also vanished without a trace!

Zhe Shixun refused to believe his eyes. He shot higher into the air and looked all around, but a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his skin as he recalled the gruesome, terrifying expression on the head of his grandfather, which he had just stored in his ring.

Zhe Shixun, a Tier Three Sword Emperor, was suddenly drenched in a cold sweat.

He had clearly risen hundreds of meters into the air, yet he still couldn’t see a single building in the city! The world around him seemed to be nothing but a gray, hazy expanse. He snapped his head up. A moment ago, he had felt the scorching sun on his skin, but now... Zhe Shixun’s heart sank, because the sky above... had also turned gray.

The moment Zhe Wanqian had unleashed his attack, he’d felt that something was wrong. His strike had clearly hit Ling Xiao, but there was no sensation of hitting a physical object! That image of Ling Xiao had shattered to pieces from the blow, only to... bizarrely re-form itself!

Zhe Wanqian swore that in his centuries of life, he had witnessed countless bizarre phenomena, but he had never, ever encountered anything like this.

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Yesterday, something both ridiculous and tragic happened. For some reason, a pirate site updated one of my Chapters incorrectly. I’m not sure if this is one of Qidian’s anti-theft measures or what, but anyway, I (Xiaodao) am used to it. Piracy is rampant, and it’s not really my problem.

But what I didn’t expect was that there are people in this world so shameless that they’d come and ask me: "Author, aren’t you ashamed of yourself?"

Ashamed of what? Because a pirate site posted the wrong Chapter? Am I supposed to be ashamed of that? Should I apologize to you? "Oh, I’m so sorry the pirate site screwed up. Let me take responsibility and fix that for you!"

I really just want to say to shameless people like you: Fuck off!

It’s so infuriating I have to laugh. It’s so fucking pathetic!

I (Xiaodao) have never bad-mouthed readers who read for free. After all, a lot of people have it tough. I treat everyone the same in the fan group; I’ve never asked who’s a VIP subscriber or anything like that.

I’ve also never expected everyone to understand. The internet is a breeding ground for angry mobs. But for someone to come and cuss me out for my writing... fine, at least they’re a reader, so I can stomach that.

But to come and demand that *I* be ashamed for a pirate site’s mistake?

I really have to ask: Do you even have a conscience?

You sneak into a farmer’s field, eat his watermelons for free, and then curse him for growing shitty melons... Is that what your parents taught you? (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com for more Chapters. Support the author and read the official version!)