"Hmm?A formation?"
Ling Xiao sat calmly in the main hall, glancing with some surprise at the aura enveloping their surroundings.
He could feel a wave-like fluctuation, similar to an illusion, permeating the entire Si residence.
Simultaneously, the two Divine Marquis experts who had been standing outside the hall had vanished without a trace.
Clearly, this formation was the Si family's greatest reliance.
Otherwise, Si Lin wouldn't have activated it at this life-or-death moment.
"Hehe, Young Master Ling Xiao, my apologies. Our Si family indeed has no intention of continuing our loyalty to the Ling Clan. You see, if you had come just one day later, nothing would have happened. But you just had to come to my Si family to pick a fight today. Isn't this... seeking death?" Si Lin sneered, slowly rising from the ground, a look of mockery in his eyes as he regarded Ling Xiao.
What slightly puzzled him, however, was that Ling Xiao's face didn't show the panicked, helpless expression he had expected.
Still putting on an act even when death is at hand?
"Family Head Si, this is Hantian City. Aren't you afraid of being discovered, pulling tricks right under my Ling Clan's nose?" Ling Xiao picked up a cup of cold tea from the table and took a gentle sip.
"Hehe, to be frank with you, Young Master, this formation was obtained by my Si family at great cost from the Heavenly Array Sect. Even a Divine King expert trapped within would find it difficult to escape for a while. Moreover, once activated, even a Divine Emperor would struggle to detect it from the outside in a short time." Si Lin coldly laughed. He knew Ling Xiao must have some life-saving trump cards.
But this formation, capable of blocking the perception of an Emperor Realm expert, couldn't possibly be broken by ordinary means.
No matter how talented Ling Xiao was, he was merely an ant at the Soul Sea Realm. With his own Divine Marquis cultivation, Si Lin could kill him with a wave of his hand.
"Oh? Are you certain, Family Head, that even a Divine Emperor would find it hard to peer into this formation?" Hearing this, Ling Xiao's spirits lifted.
He had just been wondering how to eliminate these Si family members quietly.
He never expected Si Lin to produce such an impressive formation.
What a coincidence!
"Hmph, naturally. Ling Xiao, this time you cannot escape even if you grow wings." A trace of unease inexplicably arose in Si Lin's heart.
But he had absolute confidence in this formation.
Once Ling Xiao was dead, he planned to lead his clansmen away from Hantian City as quickly as possible. By then, experts from the ancient Qin Clan would offer protection.
Ling Tianlin was powerful, and the Ling Clan's foundation was terrifying, but the Qin Clan was in no way inferior.
If Ling Xiao hadn't killed Si Cong today, he might not have resolved to betray the Ling Clan.
But Ling Xiao repeatedly calling the Si family dogs was more than Si Lin could bear.
"Ling Xiao, you killed my son. Today I will kill you. Consider the debt of gratitude and grievance settled."
"Hehe, Family Head Si is overthinking things. When did I say I wanted to escape? Wait, are you sure this formation can really block the perception of a Divine Emperor?" Ling Xiao seemed uneasy and asked Si Lin again for confirmation.
"I guarantee it with my life. You will undoubtedly die today." Si Lin glanced outside the hall, clenched his fist violently, and the entire formation roared to life. A formidable pressure seemed to descend from the heavens, bearing down on Ling Xiao's head.
"What a coincidence. I've decided to take your life as well." Ling Xiao suddenly grinned, a demonic intent subtly spreading around him.
"Hmph, an ignorant youngster, reckless to the point of death! Today I will take your head as a credential to join the Qin Clan!" Si Lin hesitated no longer. Spiritual light surged around him like a tide, and his figure instantly became a blur as he charged furiously towards Ling Xiao.
You're looking for death, you thing! How dare you kill my son? See if I don't break your bones and skin you alive today!
Killing a Young Master of the Ling Clan!
Who in the entire Holy State has the guts for that?
Thinking about it... is actually a little thrilling!
Si Lin's figure shot through the air. By now, all the Si family members wore expressions of vengeful triumph.
A mere brat, so what if he has a powerful background?
Isn't he still about to be crushed to death by the head of our Si Family?
But at that moment!
A demonic light shot towards the heavens in front of Ling Xiao.
The entire formation trembled violently.
A terrifying figure shrouded in dark light suddenly appeared in the Si family main hall.
The icy, evil aura it emitted caused many Si family members to stiffen, their faces frozen in fear.
"Boom!"
Unable to halt his momentum, Si Lin's palm struck the demonic figure directly.
To everyone's horror, the full-force strike of a Divine Marquis expert failed to budge the demonic figure even slightly.
"Gulp."
Even the ferocity on Si Lin's face solidified completely.
He stared dumbly at the face before him—not quite human, with blood-red eyes—and a thread of fear sprouted in his heart.
He could feel his palm as if it had struck an immensely hard rock.
No, even the hardest rock in the world couldn't withstand his palm strike.
This hardness was like... that unyielding morning phenomenon.
"Ant, seeking death." Mi Yong grinned, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and grabbed Si Lin's wrist with his other hand.
Overwhelming demonic energy churned.
Si Lin felt his mind completely shatter in that instant. Demonic beasts from antiquity seemed to flash before his eyes, and demonic chants echoed in his ears.
"De... Demon!! You are a demon!!!"
"You guessed correctly." With Mi Yong's true form revealed, it seemed he had endless strength. He gave a fierce tug, tearing off Si Lin's entire arm.
"Ah!!"
A scream instantly echoed through the Si residence.
Everyone stared at the bloody scene, their eyes filled with nothing but terror.
"A demon... How can there be a demon in Hantian City? It's you, Ling Xiao! You summoned the demon! You..." Si Lin's face was deathly pale as he scrambled backward.
But before he could retreat more than a few steps, Mi Yong had already stepped before him and grabbed him by the neck.
It wasn't that Si Lin didn't want to struggle.
But facing a seventh-grade Divine Marquis, his cultivation and spiritual power were utterly suppressed. He couldn't muster a shred of spiritual energy.
"Family Head Si, it seems you can't kill me today." Ling Xiao smiled faintly. He took a step forward, and an even more terrifying and ferocious demonic energy than Mi Yong's erupted from him, instantly forming the shape of a demonic shadow behind him.
Although the shadow was somewhat blurred, the icy arrogance in its eyes instantly made many present weak at the knees, forcing them to their knees.
"De... Demon!!"
They never dreamed that the esteemed young master of an ancient clan was actually the great demon spoken of in legends.
"You... You... You are a demon! You are actually a demon!!" By now, Si Lin was so terrified his whole body went limp, his Dao Heart shattered.
If he weren't at the Divine Marquis realm, he probably would have died of fright on the spot.
Ling Xiao reached out, took Si Lin from Mi Yong's grasp, and, under the terrified and despairing gazes of all the Si clansmen, tossed him directly into the mouth of the demonic shadow.
Crunch. Crunch.
An eerie chewing sound immediately echoed, draining the last trace of color from everyone's faces.
"Let me out! Let me out!"
"Ancestor! Save me! Save me!!"
"Spare me! Young Master, spare me! I'll never betray you again!!"