Chapter 451 Beating

Faced with such a sudden and strange attack from the Star-Picking Old Ghost, a trace of solemnity flashed across Xiao Ling's eyes, but he was not at all panicked.

He tilted his body slightly, took a slight step, and dodged the dry palm that rushed out from the space fluctuations as nimbly as a fish.

At the same time, Xiao Ling quickly formed a seal with his right hand, and a hot flame condensed in his palm, instantly turning into a fiery red palm print. He turned his hand and slapped the arm that was hovering in the void.

The flaming palm print whizzed out, carrying a burning breath, and went straight towards the attack of Star-Picking Heavenly Venerable.

"Red Flame Palm!"

Xiao Ling's low roar echoed in the air, and the red flame palm print and the dry palm collided violently in the air. The sparks that burst out illuminated the surroundings, and the strong energy fluctuations caused the surrounding air to distort.

The powerful energy fluctuations of Dou Qi, like an explosion, suddenly spread out to the surroundings, forming an invisible shock wave.

This force instantly squeezed the surrounding air, creating a blurry and distorted area, momentarily obscuring everyone's vision.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone's vision was temporarily blocked, Xiao Ling once again used the Flame Blessing.

As the pattern on the back of Xiao Ling's hand flickered slightly, a giant flaming shield hundreds of feet in size suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Ling, blocking all the fierce attacks from the two Soul Palace elders. Under the solid defense blessed by the flames, those attacks disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, Xiao Ling waved his hand decisively, and a space crack flashing with silver luster slowly opened under his control. Finally, in front of Cao Ying and several other people, a space channel was formed that could allow them to leave the barrier.

"Leave this space passage quickly. I will handle this." Xiao Ling looked stern and said in a deep voice to Cao Ying and the others, "I will handle the things here. You staying here will only distract me..."

Seeing this, everyone's faces showed a mixture of surprise and joy.

They knew that this was the way of survival Xiao Ling had opened up for them, and it was the hope he gave them in times of crisis.

For a moment, everyone looked at Xiao Ling with gratitude and bowed to express their sincere respect and gratitude.

After the ceremony, they did not delay any longer, knowing that time was running out and any delay could bring unpredictable dangers.

Then, everyone jumped up and rushed towards the space passage that was flashing with silver light like arrows.

Their movements were swift and decisive. With a desire to survive, each of them threw themselves into the passage without hesitation and instantly disappeared into a void filled with glittering light.

Cao Ying stood at the edge of the space channel, her eyes met Xiao Ling's, her eyes were full of reluctance and worry. She bit her lower lip tightly, as if she had a lot to say.

However, when she looked into Xiao Ling's reassuring eyes, she ultimately did not say any words of dissuasion.

She knew in her heart that if she stayed, she would only become a burden to Xiao Ling. Although she was extremely reluctant, Cao Ying nodded slowly, as if silently saying goodbye to Xiao Ling.

Cao Ying took a deep breath and looked at Dan Chen. They both saw the same determination in each other's eyes.

Without hesitation, they jumped up together and their figures quickly disappeared into the space channel.

As the crowd gradually disappeared from his sight, Xiao Ling slowly turned around. He waved his hand lightly, and the flaming blessing shrank and fell safely back into his palm.

Following his movement, Venerable Mu Gu, Zhai Xing Lai Gui, and two other unknown elders from the Soul Palace, who were originally obscured by the protection of Yan Hui, also reappeared clearly in Xiao Ling's sight as if a curtain was unveiled.

Venerable Mu Gu's eyes were sinister and his face was distorted. He never expected that Xiao Ling could send Cao Ying and others away safely under their noses.

"You really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. You dared to send all those ants away under the eyes of four Dou Zuns, and stayed alone to face us. Are you ready to die bravely here?"

The old ghost Zhaixing sneered sarcastically, with a cunning and cold light flashing in his eyes, and his tone revealed disdain and provocation towards Xiao Ling.

In his and the other three elders' eyes, even though Xiao Ling was also a Dou Zun, the balance of victory would never tilt towards him when he was surrounded by four powerful men of the same level.

Even though Xiao Ling possessed the powerful defensive treasure that he had demonstrated before, under the joint attack of these four Dou Zuns, it would only take a period of time before Xiao Ling's Dou Qi would be gradually eroded.

When Xiao Ling's fighting spirit is exhausted, he will become fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered at will by these top hunters.

As for those Cao Ying and others who had already escaped, the four elders no longer worried too much about them.

Compared to the threatening Xiao Ling in front of him, those who escaped were just minor characters.

Once Xiao Ling is eliminated, if there is a chance to meet Cao Ying and others again, it would be the most ideal result to deal with them easily. However, even if they escape by chance, it will not matter much to the overall situation.

Xiao Ling's eyes swept lightly, as if casually sweeping across the faces of the four elders, but this seemingly casual glance seemed to have seen through the calculations in their hearts.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a playful smile, and he found the current situation quite interesting.

He spoke calmly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "It seems that you intend to rely on the advantage of numbers to drag me into a state of exhaustion. This idea is quite interesting. However, it seems difficult to determine who really has the most people..."

When Xiao Ling finished speaking, there was a hint of elusive deep meaning in his words. The four people including Master Mu Gu were stunned for a moment. Before they could understand the true meaning of his words, Xiao Ling had already taken action.

But I saw his fingers gently brushing across the ring on his finger, his movements were elegant and calm.

Immediately afterwards, beams of light shot out from the ring like stars at dawn, drawing brilliant tracks in the sky.

In a flash, twelve golden figures condensed and took shape in front of Xiao Ling. They were twelve humanoid puppets emitting cold light all over their bodies. They stood quietly like sculptures, but exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

These dazzling golden-armored warriors are naturally the Heavenly Demon Puppets who can rival the powerful Dou Zun masters.

They are all masterpieces created by Xiao Ling and Yao Chen's clever use of pill thunder during the pill refining process.

None of the power of the pill thunder was wasted, and all of it was converted into energy for the advancement of the puppets, and thereby gave birth to many heavenly-level puppets.

However, this time, Xiao Ling summoned so many Heavenly Demon Puppets at one time, which was the first time in all these years.

"Haha, since you want to use your numbers to bully the few, then let me teach you what it feels like to be besieged."

A faint smile appeared on Xiao Ling's lips, and he raised his finger lightly. As his mind changed, the twelve Heavenly Demon Puppets beside him seemed to have received an order. They suddenly jumped up and turned into golden streams of light. With the force of thunder, they rushed straight towards the four people including Zhaixing Old Ghost.

In a flash, the twelve Earth Demon puppets were like golden lightning, cutting through the air and instantly arriving in front of the four Star-Picking Old Ghosts. Their movements were clean and neat, without any hesitation, and each puppet waved its powerful fists and feet, with the sound of breaking through the air, and fiercely greeted the four elders.

The four people including Zhaixing Laogui were also shocked by the sudden attack speed displayed by these puppets. Their faces suddenly changed and they immediately entered a state of high alert.

They each used their best moves, unleashing powerful fighting spirits, and tried their best to resist the fierce attacks of these puppets. However, as soon as they started fighting, the four of them were shocked, because they clearly felt that although these golden puppets did not have the fluctuations of fighting spirit, their physical bodies were still astonishingly strong.

The physical strength of these puppets is actually comparable to that of ordinary eighth-tier monsters. If the power contained in each of their attacks actually hit the four Star-Picking Old Ghosts, the damage caused would be unimaginable.

Relying on their extremely strong bodies, these golden puppets already have the strength to compete with true Dou Zun masters.

What’s more important is that Xiao Ling actually controlled twelve of these powerful puppets at once.

Faced with these twelve puppets attacking together, the four of them including Zhaixing Laogui will be faced with a severe situation where each of them has to deal with three puppets alone.

This made Zhaixing Laogui and others feel a sudden surge of pressure. They originally thought that they could easily suppress Xiao Ling with their numerical advantage, but they didn't expect that Xiao Ling had such a powerful back-up.

Xiao Ling controlled the twelve Heavenly Demon Puppets to launch an attack on the four Star-Picking Old Ghosts. He seemed very calm and there was no sign of being unable to do anything.

Thanks to the technique of distraction in the Dayan Jue he practiced, controlling these twelve puppets was just a piece of cake for him.

If Xiao Ling wanted to, he could even easily control hundreds of puppets and launch attacks at the same time. For him, this was just a piece of cake.

On the other side, Xiao Ling was controlling twelve Heavenly Demon puppets to fight fiercely with four Soul Palace elders, and he himself was not just watching the battle from the sidelines.

He just stretched out his hand gently, as if crossing the barriers of time and space, and gently grasped the void. The Meteorite Weapon fell steadily into his palm as if it obeyed the call.

The next moment, Xiao Ling's figure flashed, and he was holding a spear, turning into a dazzling stream of light, shuttling across the battlefield, and began to clear out the Soul Palace guardians in this barrier.

Every time he swung his gun, it was done with determination and ferocity. The Soul Palace guardians who had previously slaughtered alchemists here wantonly now seemed so powerless in front of Xiao Ling.

They were unable to offer even the slightest resistance and fell one after another, becoming ghosts under Xiao Ling's gun.

At this moment, their roles are reversed from hunters to prey, and they only face the inevitable fate of death.

Unfortunately, before Xiao Ling arrived at this basin, except for those test takers from Dan Tower who survived with Cao Ying, all other alchemists who participated in this alchemy meeting had all fallen in the bloody massacre by the Soul Palace guardians.

However, although Xiao Ling's slaughter of the people in the Soul Palace at this moment could not bring back the lost lives, it at least brought a little belated comfort to those wronged souls.

Of course, Xiao Ling's ruthless slaughter of these Soul Palace guardians was ultimately out of his own interests and had no direct connection with the lives of other people...

Xiao Ling is not a philanthropic person. Apart from his sincere devotion to the people around him, everything he does is just behavior based on his personal interests.

Xiao Ling's action undoubtedly helped these people to settle their life-and-death feud and resolved their unfulfilled obsessions in their lifetime.

As for the compensation they should pay, Xiao Ling has already arranged it for them, which is to allow them to live in Xiao Ling's Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

There, not only will their souls not dissipate, but they will also gain eternal life. In the days to come, they can even reach heights that they could not reach in life. Isn't such a destination a beautiful thing?
Xiao Ling had just dealt with those Soul Palace guardians. Not long after, in the battle on the other side, the Heavenly Demon Puppet he controlled quickly showed its powerful strength in the fierce battle with the four Soul Palace elders and gained an absolute upper hand.

Without exception, the bodies of the Star-Picking Old Ghost and his three companions were all covered with scars left by the Heavenly Demon Puppet. The aura around them also seemed chaotic, and it was obvious that they had suffered a considerable blow.

Their current state was clearly no longer as calm as before, and was replaced by a sense of powerlessness and inability to do anything.

At this moment, their faces had long lost their previous leisurely and confident look.

The expression of the old ghost Zhaixing became as gloomy as water, and a barely perceptible panic flashed in his eyes; the face of the Venerable Mugu turned pale, and the corners of his mouth could not help twitching, revealing his inner uneasiness.

The other two unknown elders of the Soul Palace also showed fear on their faces, with beads of sweat oozing from their foreheads.

Xiao Ling observed this scene and couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, a trace of doubt in his heart. Was his previous speculation redundant? Was the Soul Palace's plan this time limited to the strength of these people in front of him?
He pondered for a moment, then felt relieved, thinking that it made sense.

If the Soul Palace really sent masters with unfathomable strength to harm Danta, then the masters of Danta would not sit idly by.

After all, although the elders in the small Danta are usually busy with their own affairs and rarely pay attention to the affairs of the outside world, if Danta is really in danger, they will not stand idly by.

Furthermore, the elusive Danta Patriarch would definitely not allow the Soul Palace to send a Dou Sheng-level warrior to cause trouble in Shengdan City. On such an important day as the Alchemy Conference, even if the Danta Patriarch would not be present in person, he would surely pay attention.

After thinking it through, Xiao Ling no longer had too many concerns about other things. At that moment, he had already made up his mind to completely get rid of these guys who were like stray dogs right here.

Xiao Ling's eyes casually swept over Venerable Mu Gu, who was using an inky black flame to resist the attack of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

The ball of fire surrounded Venerable Mu Gu, and it seemed to have the power to devour the heaven and earth. Although it could not refine the body of the Heavenly Demon Puppet, it could absorb the power of its attack and weaken the offensive.

It is precisely because of the special effect of this flame that although Venerable Mu Gu is quite embarrassed at the moment, compared with the other three, his condition is undoubtedly the best, and he can still maintain some dignity in this fierce confrontation.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling's eyes flashed with a strange light. He whispered to himself with a hint of emotion in his voice,
"As expected, it is the Void Devouring Flame, which ranks second on the Strange Fire List. Tsk tsk, a single sub-fire that contains only a tiny bit of the original essence of the main body is as powerful as any of the top ten Strange Fires on the Strange Fire List."

"Unfortunately, the source power is too thin. Even if I swallow it, it will only have a limited effect on my cultivation. However, it is good this way. When absorbing it, I won't encounter too much danger. I will deal with you first."

Xiao Ling's mind turned slightly, and his eyes locked onto the figure of Venerable Mu Gu like sharp arrows. He concentrated his mind, controlled his soul power, and began to use the Dream Shadow Technique on Venerable Mu Gu alone.

There was a faint light flashing in his eyes, as if an invisible force was fluctuating in the air, trying to penetrate into the sea of ​​consciousness of Master Mu Gu.

In that fierce battle, Venerable Mu Gu was concentrating on controlling the Void Devouring Flame and engaging in a fierce battle with the three Heavenly Demon Puppets.

However, during this tense confrontation, he suddenly felt a slight dizziness in his head and his vision became blurred.

Upon noticing such changes in himself, Venerable Mu Gu was shocked and immediately realized that he was under attack from a soul-based fighting skill.

As an eighth-rank alchemist, Venerable Mu Gu's soul power is naturally extraordinary. His soul power is extremely strong. He has already entered the spiritual realm, and it has been decades since his soul broke through the spiritual realm. He is experienced and has an extremely keen perception of the soul.

Even so, in front of Xiao Ling's spiritual power of great perfection, the spiritual power of Venerable Mu Gu was still not enough. Moreover, this was when Xiao Ling used the Dream Spirit Shadow alone on him, and the effect was best exerted. Venerable Mu Gu's resistance was only for a moment before he was defeated...

Soon, his consciousness defense line was directly breached, his eyes lost focus instantly, and he became at a loss. Under the attack of this soul secret method, the will of Master Mu Gu seemed to be covered by a layer of fog, and his movements also slowed down.

The sudden slowness of Venerable Mu Gu provided the Heavenly Demon Puppets that were besieging him with a perfect opportunity to escape.

One of the Heavenly Demon Puppets that was closest, under Xiao Ling's control, keenly captured this gap. Its figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared behind Venerable Mu Gu.

At this time, the door behind Master Mu Gu was already wide open, but he was completely unaware of the drama... (End of this chapter)