"Ugly... ugly monster, you..."
Bai Zhixi lightly covered her small mouth, her face completely frozen in shock.
Ling Xiao merely turned his head to glance at her. The depth in his eyes was like the most terrifying abyss in the world, utterly devoid of any emotion.
There was only endless slaughter.
"You..."
A shudder ran through Bai Zhixi's body, and she instinctively retreated.
Even now, she had a feeling that this ugly monster was a thousand times more dangerous than the white-clothed swordsman above them.
"Just who are you?"
The white-clothed swordsman looked down with a grave expression at the figure shrouded in demonic aura.
Despite his Illusion-Breaking Realm cultivation, he actually felt a chilling sensation emanating from the being below.
How could such a powerful demon exist in the Four Wastelands?
"No matter who you are, since I've encountered you, I'll cut you down first!"
Although the white-clothed swordsman sensed Ling Xiao's terror, the strongest experts in the Four Wastelands were only at the Illusion-Breaking Realm.
Having already comprehended a trace of Dao Principles, why would he fear a mere demonic creature?
It wasn't that he was overly arrogant, but rather...
Ignorance breeds fearlessness.
He raised his ancient sword slightly, a wisp of sword intent beginning to howl.
But a cold smile appeared on Ling Xiao's face. He took a deep breath and let out a roar towards the sky.
"Roar!"
An overwhelming surge of demonic aura shot into the heavens.
The sky over the entire Four Wastelands darkened at that moment.
Ominous black clouds pressed down, seeming almost within reach.
Rolling thunder crashed down upon the earth.
At this time, all the powerful experts in the Four Wastelands looked with horror at the dark clouds in the sky, their faces filled with terror.
"Is this... the birth of a great demon?"
In Qingfeng City, Ye Qingchan clasped her hands together over her chest, her beautiful eyes gazing at the sky, a trace of worry between her brows.
"Young master, where are you? Why haven't you returned yet?"
At the border between the Eastern Wasteland and the Northern Wasteland, a figure entirely wrapped in a black robe also paused, a fierce glint flashing in their eyes.
"Hmph, even the heavens know I am about to obtain the fortune of the Ancient Demon-Suppressing Land? Just wait, Ling Xiao. Just wait, Ye Family—I will crush you all with my own hands."
After speaking, the black-robed figure glanced at the ancient map in hand and, without any further hesitation, strode directly into a valley filled with endless demonic intent and deathly aura before them.
...
"This is... How is this possible?"
The white-clothed swordsman looked at the figure below radiating overwhelming demonic light, finally showing a trace of panic.
He could feel his mind becoming corrupted by the demonic intent, involuntarily generating thoughts of frantic slaughter.
Impossible!
He was a renowned Illusion-Breaking Realm expert—his mental state had long been as calm as still water. How could mere demonic intent make him lose himself?
"Die!"
But before he could think further, the demonic shadow below suddenly reached out a hand and gently clenched it in his direction.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
A sound like grinding stones turning echoed.
Bizarrely, the space around the white-clothed swordsman seemed to be gripped by the demonic creature, instantly collapsing.
"No!!!"
At the critical moment, the white-clothed swordsman swung his ancient sword horizontally, slashing out a spatial rift with peerless force.
His figure instantly flashed out. When he looked back, that entire area of space had been completely crushed into dust.
"What kind of power is this!"
At this moment, the white-clothed swordsman's face finally turned deathly pale.
"Not bad for a mighty expert who has mastered Dao Principles."
Ling Xiao gave a sinister smile, but his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.
The white-clothed swordsman instantly thrust his sword toward the space behind him.
But just as his ancient sword fell, his entire person suddenly froze in place.
Ling Xiao's figure slowly emerged from mid-air.
A hand covered in demonic aura tightly gripped the sword's edge.
Then!
Under the swordsman's shocked gaze, he crushed it in his palm.
"Pfft!"
As his lifebound spiritual treasure shattered, the white-clothed swordsman's mind was injured. He gritted his teeth, not daring to hesitate any longer, and turned to flee.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Ling Xiao shook his head. The reason he didn't hesitate to expose his demonic form was precisely that he had taken a liking to the swordsman's Sword Dao Principles.
Moreover, the circumstances of this swordsman's descent were truly bizarre, so Ling Xiao naturally didn't dare let him leave.
"Die!"
Space was locked once again. No matter how desperately the white-clothed swordsman struggled, he was eventually tightly enveloped by a strange force.
Feeling the crushing pressure around him, the swordsman glared with eyes wide with fury. A flash of resolve crossed his eyes, and he actually abandoned his physical body, attempting to escape in his soul form.
"Finally out."
Ling Xiao's lips curled into a smile.
In his Heavenly Demon True Body's second transformation state, crushing an Illusion-Breaking Realm expert didn't require much effort.
He had only been trying to force the swordsman's soul to manifest so he could use the Heavenly Demon Scripture.
"Come here!"
A strange suction force instantly enveloped the swordsman's soul. A peculiar sensation struck—he didn't even have time to utter a scream before completely losing consciousness.
"Thud!"
The white-clothed swordsman's corpse fell from the sky, landing right in front of Bai Zhixi.
This little princess of the Nine-Tailed Clan was completely dumbfounded.
Her mouth agape, she stared at the corpse with blood streaming from its seven orifices, utterly unsure whether to flee or thank the great demon who had saved her life.
At that moment, the demonic aura on Ling Xiao's body suddenly began to churn violently, and an extremely powerful fluctuation spread out.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for devouring another's Dao Principles. This aligns with villainous behavior. Villain Value increased by 2000 points."
As the system's prompt sounded, the smile on Ling Xiao's lips widened.
Sword Dao Principles.
This was the first Dao Principle he had fused with.
Even though he had never studied the sword path, now, every move and gesture carried a peerless, sharp aura.
This was the terror of Dao Principles.
Communicating with the power of heaven and earth, evolving one's own Dao Principles, thus achieving origin.
Similarly, this was the terror of the Heavenly Demon True Body.
Using the true scripture to fuse with others' Dao Principles, achieving one's own origin power.
No need for comprehension, no need for deduction—just plunder!
Ling Xiao turned his gaze to the little Nine-Tailed Clan girl below. Demonic light flickered in his eyes, faintly carrying a bloodthirsty gleam.
Should he conveniently kill this girl too?
Now that he had Dao Principles empowering him, he didn't need to worry about the Destiny Value on this girl.
Although the Nine-Tailed Clan was one of the nine royal clans of the Ten Thousand Monsters Holy Land, as long as he handled it cleanly, he could pin the blame on the Blood Soul Temple.
Moreover, when the Blood Temple expert descended, several great demons of the Eastern Wasteland had witnessed it.
They could certainly testify to his innocence.
"Ugly monster, you... who exactly are you? Why are you looking at me like that? It's terrifying."
Bai Zhixi quietly stepped back, a trace of fear flashing in her eyes.
This demonic creature before her could even kill an Illusion-Breaking Realm expert—how could she, a mere Xuanqing Realm demon, be his match?
"Who am I?"
A playful glint flashed across Ling Xiao's face as he suddenly descended from mid-air.
The demonic aura around him gradually dissipated, revealing his true appearance.
"You... you... It's you!!!"