Chapter 31: Killing Move: Starry Illusion!

"Hehehe!" After signaling with the flare arrow, the red-haired man fixed his cold eyes on Ling Feng and grinned savagely, "Kid, you've certainly made Senior Brother Xiao search hard for you!"

"Senior Brother Xiao? Xiao Qinggang?" Ling Feng's brow furrowed slightly. Although he had never heard the name, Xiao Qingfeng and Xiao Qinggang sounded very similar; they were likely brothers.

"Kill the small one, and the big one comes running out?" Ling Feng's expression sharpened, his aura suddenly turning several degrees colder.

"You killed Senior Brother Xiao's younger brother; today is the day you pay with your life!" The red-haired man crossed his arms over his chest, staring at Ling Feng with an air of arrogance. "Don't even dream of escaping. Senior Brother Xiao and the others are nearby. You're dead!"

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the surrounding forest rustled. Several figures soared up from the woods, arriving in a matter of several leaps.

The nest of the Cloud-Patterned Tiger was not far from where the Sky-Sun Crimson Blood Fruit grew. Upon receiving the signal, Xiao Qinggang had rushed over immediately, arriving in just an instant.

"Liu Tang, you did a great job this time!" A savage grin stretched across Xiao Qinggang's face as he walked toward Ling Feng step by step, his gaze as cold as a ferocious beast's.

"Hehe." The red-haired man stepped forward to meet him, pointing at Ling Feng behind him. "This kid is truly foolish. He didn't even try to hide far away; he's truly seeking his own death."

The composure on Xiao Qinggang's face twisted, making his somewhat handsome features look hideous and terrifying. He stared at Ling Feng through gritted teeth, snarling, "You little bastard, were you the one who killed my brother?"

"So what if I was? He wanted to kill me, so why shouldn't I kill him?" Ling Feng looked directly at Xiao Qinggang, his face indifferent.

"Bullshit! Who do you think you are? Can your worthless life even be compared to my brother's? For a piece of trash like you, it was an honor that my brother wanted to kill you! You should have stretched out your neck and let him take your head!"

Xiao Qinggang was like a raging lion, his entire body emitting a rolling murderous intent. A domineering aura swept out, attempting to use the pressure of a Qi Sect expert to intimidate Ling Feng.

"Hahaha!" Ling Feng was moved to laughter by Xiao Qinggang's rhetoric; he had never encountered someone so brazenly shameless.

"What are you laughing at!" Xiao Qinggang glared at Ling Feng and said coldly, "Today, I will use your blood to offer sacrifices to Qingfeng's soul in heaven!"

Ling Feng's expression stilled, as calm as an ancient well, and he said in a deep voice, "What, has the Sect Leader permitted you to come and kill me?"

"Facing death, you still try to use the Sect Leader to pressure me! This forest is dense and infested with demonic beasts. Even if you die, who will know it was me?"

Ling Feng's heart tightened slightly. These people were different from the rogue cultivators like Wang Tong; they were inner disciples of the Ask-Immortal Sect. Whether it was their Qi cultivation methods or martial techniques, they were far beyond anything Wang Tong and his group could compare to.

The five of them were surrounding him, and with Xiao Qinggang watching like a predator nearby, the situation was extremely unfavorable.

This was no longer the territory of the Ask-Immortal Sect; the Sect Leader's Jade Command that Duanmu Qingshan had given him would be useless here. He could only rely on himself!

Xiao Qinggang snorted coldly, pointed a finger, and said viciously, "You little bastard, today I will break your limbs and make you suffer a torment worse than death, before sending you to hell to repent before Qingfeng!"

"Hehehe!" Liu Tang and the other four grinned savagely, their eyes flashing with extreme cruelty.

*Zheng!*

With a sweep of his longsword, Ling Feng held the Moon-Slayer Sword, pointing it diagonally toward the ground, and said coldly, "Are you planning to kill me with your big mouths?"

"Hehe!" Liu Tang stepped forward with a grin. "Big brother, let me bleed him a little first!"

"Go!" Xiao Qinggang sneered. Liu Tang was his trusted subordinate with a cultivation level as high as the ninth stage of Qi Condensation. Dealing with a mere Ling Feng would be effortless.

"Kid, falling into my hands will be the beginning of your nightmare!" Liu Tang drew the longsword tucked at his waist, his gaze cold and piercing like a lone wolf.

"Mere rats dare to speak such grand words?" Ling Feng lightly brushed the blade of the Moon-Slayer Sword, a sharp light flashing in his eyes as he said coldly, "Come at me!"

"Die!" A look of ferocity appeared on Liu Tang's face. He shook his longsword and thrust it horizontally toward Ling Feng.

With this strike, he intended to sever the tendons in Ling Feng's right hand to see how he would continue to resist.

"Hmph!" Ling Feng gave a light snort, deploying the footwork of the Swift Light Steps. In an instant, he had closed the distance to Liu Tang, thrusting his longsword straight for Liu Tang's heart.

Liu Tang's eyelids twitched violently. He was, after all, at the ninth stage of Qi Condensation; his protective true Qi surged, repelling Ling Feng's blade by several inches, allowing him to narrowly avoid the strike.

"You little bastard!" A flash of fury crossed Liu Tang's eyes. His momentary underestimation had nearly resulted in his death at Ling Feng's hands, leaving him both shocked and enraged.

Liu Tang let out an angry grunt. True Qi surged upon his longsword, forming a layer of astral qi over half an inch thick, which he swung fiercely toward Ling Feng.

"Hmph, this strike will be your end!"

Ling Feng's gaze turned icy. The current situation was very disadvantageous. Even though he had received guidance from Duanmu Qingshan and practiced the *Star-Shattering Sword Manual*, which allowed him to fight opponents of a higher level, he was currently facing six opponents whose strength was all above Xiao Qingfeng. No matter how powerful the *Star-Shattering Sword Manual* was, it was not enough to bridge such a massive gap.

Therefore, if he used a lightning-fast strike to kill one person first, it might serve as a deterrent. If the others panicked, it would provide him with an opening.

*Zheng!*

The Moon-Slayer Sword swept out!

A killing move from the *Star-Shattering Sword Manual*: Starry Illusion Extinction!

In an instant, Liu Tang was dead!