CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 431: A GREAT MASSACRE_1

Nine rays of Sword Light tightly guarded Ling Chen. The Sword Light blocked all the incredibly violent sound waves, preventing them from harming Ling Chen in the slightest.

HISS! HISS! HISS!

Endless sound waves, containing the power of other Demon Way Experts, crashed against Ling Chen’s Absolute Defense. However, they couldn’t shake the Sword Light at all, not even penetrating it in the slightest.

What, he’s untouched?

A young Expert by Hu Xiong’s side stared with wide eyes. The aggregated sound waves of so many people could smash a whole mountain, let alone Ling Chen, merely a boy at the Grandmaster Third Realm.

Damn brat, there must be something fishy!

Hu Xiong’s face was extremely dark. He had assumed that Ling Chen would have been blasted to smithereens under the combined attacks of so many people. He was taken aback that Ling Chen stood as firm as Mount Tai.

The onslaught of sound waves was like a relentless tide. But even tides recede, and when the sonic attack eventually weakened slightly, Ling Chen flicked his palm. The nine sword images instantly turned their points towards Hu Xiong’s group.

WHOOSH!

As Ling Chen took a step, the nine sword images advanced with him. Then, Ling Chen suddenly leaped, rushing out like a whirlwind.

The swords moved with him, swirling around his body like a Heavenly Woman scattering flowers.

WHOOSH!

A Sword Light shot out. A young Expert next to Hu Xiong sprayed blood as the light pierced his chest. He fell.

A Grand Master of the Fourth Realm was killed instantly, without even time to react.

Ling Chen was relentless. He continued his assault as two more sword images split off, shooting towards the two young Experts beside Hu Xiong.

SPURT! SPURT!

Two more young Experts fell. No matter how they dodged, they couldn’t evade the Sword Light and were pierced through.

Ling Chen moved like lightning, unstoppable. Any attempts to resist seemed childish and laughable before him. His Sword Light either pierced bodies directly or decapitated them, leaving no corpse intact.

He had slain three young Demon Way Experts in a row, yet he wasn’t satisfied. His breath didn’t weaken as he advanced again. Between breaths, he brought the index and middle fingers of his right hand together. Two Sword Lights merged into one, shooting out like a meteor, aimed straight at Hu Xiong in the center of the group.

In front of Hu Xiong stood a robust young Demon Way Expert. His Cultivation was at the Grandmaster Fifth Realm, and he was also from the Tiger Demon Sect, second only to Hu Xiong. His name was Hu Jingtian. Seeing Ling Chen’s Sword Light shooting towards him, he threw a punch, attempting to shatter it.

BANG!

Hu Jingtian’s punch struck the Sword Light. The two forces collided, and a deafening sound erupted. But in the next moment, Hu Jingtian’s entire arm suddenly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

With a scream, Hu Jingtian’s entire arm was obliterated. Then, his head was severed by a sword. THUD. It fell to the ground, rolling a few times.

Having slain Hu Jingtian, Ling Chen had now eliminated three key figures in succession and was unstoppable!

Hu Xiong hadn’t reacted yet, even as those beside him kept dying. He suddenly felt a chilling sensation.

A tiger among sheep, truly a tiger among sheep. The moment Ling Chen rushed into their midst, he immediately stirred up a rain of blood and gore. Hu Xiong didn’t even get a chance to arrange a formation before his men were thrown into disarray and slaughtered.

"Dammit, how did this happen? Why did something like this occur?" Hu Xiong sprang up and blocked Ling Chen, exerting his Tiger Leopard Elephant Form to its limit. In front of him, a colossal tiger-head Shield materialized. This Shield also featured a leopard’s head and an elephant’s head, all formidable beasts. An ancient aura permeated from it.

This Shield, condensed from my ultimate Cultivation Technique, can surely block Ling Chen!

However, just as this thought crossed Hu Xiong’s mind, CRACK! A sharp sound echoed as a large hole appeared in his Shield. A Sword Light immediately penetrated through it.

"How is that possible?"

Hu Xiong’s mouth fell agape, his eyes wide with disbelief. My proudest defense... broken so easily?

「Meanwhile, elsewhere.」

The continuous deaths of young Experts from the Tiger Demon Sect, their names vanishing one by one from the ranking, caught everyone’s attention.

"Look! On the leaderboard, young Experts from the Tiger Demon Sect keep falling! What in the world is happening?"

At the same time, numerous old demons and Demon Way Experts around the Sky Demon Tower saw this. Their eyes, sharp and watchful, were locked on the constant fluctuations of the ranking on the Devil Scroll.

"Damn it, what’s happening?"

One of the four peak Demon Way masters who had previously wanted to besiege Ling Chen, the Tiger Demon Sect’s face showed panic, which then turned livid. Did they encounter a formidable Demon Soul? Still, these deaths are bearable as long as Hu Xiong and Hu Jingtian are safe.

BUZZ!

The moment his words fell, another name vanished from the Devil Scroll. It was, shockingly, Hu Jingtian.

What, even Hu Jingtian fell?

The atmosphere around the Tiger Demon Sect turned deathly cold. Hu Jingtian was his Disciple, second only to Hu Xiong, possessing great potential. He was a strong candidate to inherit his mantle. No one expected him to die just like that.

What on earth did this?!

The Tiger Demon Sect trembled with rage.

"Tiger Demon Sect," the Green-faced Demon Sect said gravely from the side, "there are unlikely to be any truly formidable Demon Souls on the Third Layer of the Sky Demon Tower. Considering the situation, I don’t think they encountered a formidable Demon Soul. More likely, they ran into a powerful individual who is committing this Slaughter. You know, in this trial, if you kill a participating Disciple, you can take their Demon Soul Bead and claim all their points. Look at the leaderboard; the one whose points are rising fastest is the person who killed Hu Jingtian."

"Who’s rising the fastest? Could it be Xie Zhiqiu? Or Xia Yunxin?" Tiger Demon Sect roared repeatedly.

Just then, the Devil Scroll trembled slightly. A prominent, shining name high on the leaderboard vanished, signifying that another Disciple had fallen. This Disciple was one of the Sons of Heaven, a Master of the Sixth Realm.

Many of the old demons finally took serious notice. "It’s the son of the Tiger Demon Sect, Hu Xiong, who has fallen! He’s dead!"

"Yes, look! Hu Xiong’s name is gone, and his points have been wiped to zero!"

"This is the first Master of the Sixth Realm to fall, isn’t it? Hu Xiong received the true teachings of the Tiger Demon Sect! How could he fall on the mere Third Layer? Could he have encountered one of the most powerful Demonic Will Remnants?"

"Impossible! Given Hu Xiong’s strength, even the most formidable Demon Soul on the Third Layer shouldn’t have been able to kill him."

"Look! There’s someone whose points are jumping rapidly! They’ve suddenly shot up!"

"It’s Ling Chen! Ling Chen’s points surged the moment Hu Xiong fell, jumping several places to become fifth! It was him! He must be the one who killed Hu Xiong and took all his points!"