Tyrant Martial Soul
Chapter 13: The Ice and Snow Fairy
Ling Xiao had long been on guard against anyone attempting a sneak attack.
People with such narrow-mindedness were capable of anything.
So, when a pebble flew toward him, seemingly about to strike him square in the face, he suddenly threw a punch.
He used the seventh form of the Meteor Fist—Falling Stars and Rain.
The stone was struck and sent flying back in the direction it had come from.
"Ah—!"
A scream rang out, but Ling Xiao had no time to look. He was already inches away from the fruit; he had to pick it first.
However, because he had used his strength to deflect the pebble, he no longer had the power to leap into the air.
At the critical moment, Ling Xiao did not give up. Using his remaining true qi, he suddenly punched the ground.
The eighth form of the Meteor Fist—Heavenly Fire Raid!
This punch was incredibly fierce. The resulting counter-force provided just enough thrust to allow his foot to reach the fruit.
Whether by hand or foot, picking the fruit meant victory.
His foot struck the fruit, sending it falling. He caught it in his hand as his body plummeted downward.
Just as he was about to make a high-speed collision with the earth, his body abruptly jerked to a halt about a meter above the ground.
The Qi Recovery Technique had worked. He had managed to avoid making a fool of himself at the last second, and his movements weren't even that clumsy.
"Who was it that just said they'd bark like a dog around the tree?"
Ling Xiao sneered, squeezing the fruit in his hand as he asked.
The people who had been jeering suddenly fell silent, one after another bowing their heads in refusal to speak.
Ling Xiao had known all along that these guys were spineless cowards. He gave a disdainful laugh and, rather than pressing them further, waved to the doctor and walked toward the courtyard.
In his view, the matter should be settled here.
After all, he wasn't a match for so many people anyway. To show off and then leave—it was damn exhilarating!
But he hadn't expected that after only two steps, someone would start wailing again.
"You brat, stop right there! You think you can hit someone and just run?"
Ling Xiao looked back. The one shouting was Ling Fei.
Ling Fei's face was livid, his eyes burning with rage, looking as aggressive as a fighting rooster.
However, the momentum generated by his strength at the third level of the Martial Vein still exerted immense pressure on those around him.
"Hit someone? When did I hit anyone?"
Ling Xiao asked, puzzled.
Even though Ling Fei was stronger than him, the other party was being too overbearing; there was no need for him to back down.
"You're actually playing dumb!"
Ling Fei snorted coldly. "Wasn't it you who broke his forehead? He's bleeding like that, and you still won't admit it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a few onlookers felt somewhat embarrassed, but most remained as shameless as Ling Fei.
"Exactly! An outsider dares to hit a disciple of our original Ling Clan. He must have more courage than he has brains!"
"Senior Brother Ling, teach him a lesson!"
"Beat this little beggar! What right does he have to practice martial arts alongside us Ling Clan disciples!"
"Right, he's not qualified!"
The crowd was incensed.
Ling Xiao had known these original Ling Clan disciples looked down on outsiders, but he hadn't expected them to be this shameless.
He laughed out of pure anger. "Just now, while I was picking the fruit, someone tried to sabotage me with a pebble. I knocked the pebble away. If he's injured, he deserves it!"
A man lives by his reputation, just as a tree lives by its bark.
Before he had awakened the Mountain and River Martial Soul, he had feared no one. Now that he had awakened it, was he supposed to back down in front of these people?
Moreover, the opponent was clearly looking for trouble. Even if he backed down, he wouldn't escape a beating.
Rather than that, he might as well fight to the end!
"Good lad, you actually dare to talk back. Senior Brother Ling, what do you say we do?"
Aside from a few who felt truly embarrassed and quietly retreated to the side, the rest of the onlookers closed in on Ling Xiao.
Clearly, because their pride had been wounded, they were planning to gang up on him!
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"Senior Sister is back!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd, who had been staring at Ling Xiao like hungry hyenas preparing to swarm, suddenly turned their gaze in the same direction.
It was a young girl in white!
She looked like an ice fairy stepped out of a celestial realm.
With bright eyes and skin as smooth as jade, her mere presence was enough to leave everyone spellbound.
"How can there be such a perfect woman in this world? She is a goddess created by heaven and earth!"
A youth's voice was almost a whisper as he spoke, his eyes no longer on Ling
Xiao, but entirely occupied by the white-clad girl.
"Ling Yi Xue, age sixteen, ranked third among the disciples of the Elite Hall. It is rumored that she has already cultivated to the peak of the third level of the Martial Vein, only a single line away from the fourth level!"
Ling Xiao also looked at Ling Yi Xue. After all, this woman was the perfect woman in his heart.
However, his reaction was much more composed than the others.
His admiration for Ling Yi Xue was not just because of her beauty, but because of her strength!
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Ling Xiao had long been on guard against anyone attempting a sneak attack.
People with such narrow-mindedness were capable of anything.
So, when a pebble flew toward him, seemingly about to strike him square in the face, he suddenly threw a punch.
He used the seventh form of the Meteor Fist—Falling Stars and Rain.
The stone was struck and sent flying back in the direction it had come from.
"Ah—!"
A scream rang out, but Ling Xiao had no time to look. He was already inches away from the fruit; he had to pick it first.
However, because he had used his strength to deflect the pebble, he no longer had the power to leap into the air.
At the critical moment, Ling Xiao did not give up. Using his remaining true qi, he suddenly punched the ground.
The eighth form of the Meteor Fist—Heavenly Fire Raid!
This punch was incredibly fierce. The resulting counter-force provided just enough thrust to allow his foot to reach the fruit.
Whether by hand or foot, picking the fruit meant victory.
His foot struck the fruit, sending it falling. He caught it in his hand as his body plummeted downward.
Just as he was about to make a high-speed collision with the earth, his body abruptly jerked to a halt about a meter above the ground.
The Qi Recovery Technique had worked. He had managed to avoid making a fool of himself at the last second, and his movements weren't even that clumsy.
"Who was it that just said they'd bark like a dog around the tree?"
Ling Xiao sneered, squeezing the fruit in his hand as he asked.
The people who had been jeering suddenly fell silent, one after another bowing their heads in refusal to speak.
Ling Xiao had known all along that these guys were spineless cowards. He gave a disdainful laugh and, rather than pressing them further, waved to the doctor and walked toward the courtyard.
In his view, the matter should be settled here.
After all, he wasn't a match for so many people anyway. To show off and then leave—it was damn exhilarating!
But he hadn't expected that after only two steps, someone would start wailing again.
"You brat, stop right there! You think you can hit someone and just run?"
Ling Xiao looked back. The one shouting was Ling Fei.
Ling Fei's face was livid, his eyes burning with rage, looking as aggressive as a fighting rooster.
However, the momentum generated by his strength at the third level of the Martial Vein still exerted immense pressure on those around him.
"Hit someone? When did I hit anyone?"
Ling Xiao asked, puzzled.
Even though Ling Fei was stronger than him, the other party was being too overbearing; there was no need for him to back down.
"You're actually playing dumb!"
Ling Fei snorted coldly. "Wasn't it you who broke his forehead? He's bleeding like that, and you still won't admit it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a few onlookers felt somewhat embarrassed, but most remained as shameless as Ling Fei.
"Exactly! An outsider dares to hit a disciple of our original Ling Clan. He must have more courage than he has brains!"
"Senior Brother Ling, teach him a lesson!"
"Beat this little beggar! What right does he have to practice martial arts alongside us Ling Clan disciples!"
"Right, he's not qualified!"
The crowd was incensed.
Ling Xiao had known these original Ling Clan disciples looked down on outsiders, but he hadn't expected them to be this shameless.
He laughed out of pure anger. "Just now, while I was picking the fruit, someone tried to sabotage me with a pebble. I knocked the pebble away. If he's injured, he deserves it!"
A man lives by his reputation, just as a tree lives by its bark.
Before he had awakened the Mountain and River Martial Soul, he had feared no one. Now that he had awakened it, was he supposed to back down in front of these people?
Moreover, the opponent was clearly looking for trouble. Even if he backed down, he wouldn't escape a beating.
Rather than that, he might as well fight to the end!
"Good lad, you actually dare to talk back. Senior Brother Ling, what do you say we do?"
Aside from a few who felt truly embarrassed and quietly retreated to the side, the rest of the onlookers closed in on Ling Xiao.
Clearly, because their pride had been wounded, they were planning to gang up on him!
...
"Senior Sister is back!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd, who had been staring at Ling Xiao like hungry hyenas preparing to swarm, suddenly turned their gaze in the same direction.
It was a young girl in white!
She looked like an ice fairy stepped out of a celestial realm.
With bright eyes and skin as smooth as jade, her mere presence was enough to leave everyone spellbound.
"How can there be such a perfect woman in this world? She is a goddess created by heaven and earth!"
A youth's voice was almost a whisper as he spoke, his eyes no longer on Ling Xiao, but entirely occupied by the white-clad girl.
"Ling Yi Xue, age sixteen, ranked third among the disciples of the Elite Hall. It is rumored that she has already cultivated to the peak of the third level of the Martial Vein, only a single line away from the fourth level!"
Ling Xiao also looked at Ling Yi Xue. After all, this woman was the perfect woman in his heart.
However, his reaction was much more composed than the others.
His admiration for Ling Yi Xue was not just because of her beauty, but because of her strength!
Like him, Ling Yi Xue was an outer disciple of the Ling Clan who had entered through the grand examination, but their circumstances were vastly different.
This girl had reached the peak of the third level of the Martial Vein in just one year, repeatedly defeating disciples of the Elite Hall to successfully rise to third place.
Her resources were all obtained through her own hard work, unlike Ling Feng, the tenth disciple of the Elite Hall, who relied on the advantages of his family lineage.
A genius is likely someone like this.
In the past, Ling Xiao's goal had been Ling Yi Xue.
Because he believed his own aptitude was absolutely not inferior to hers.
In fact, reality had proven this point; if it weren't for the fact that he had practiced that incomplete technique, his progress might have been even faster, and he likely wouldn't have been inferior to Ling Yi Xue.
However, a blessing in disguise—though he had lost many things, he had gained the Mountain and River Martial Soul, which was a stroke of luck.
Before this, he truly hadn't dared to look Ling Yi Xue in the eye out of inferiority. When they first entered the Ling Clan, both were highly regarded, but now their circumstances were as different as summer and winter.
Yet today, he didn't care much anymore.
It was true that Ling Yi Xue was a genius, but he would catch up to her very soon.
As Ling Yi Xue approached, the Ling Clan disciples, led by Ling Fei, all stepped forward to greet her with extreme diligence and enthusiasm.
Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao understood even more clearly: this was truly a world where the strong are respected.
If his strength were sufficient, Ling Fei would never dare to cause him trouble; instead, he would treat him with great respect.
At that time, no one would dare call him a "little beggar" to his face. At most, they would only mutter a few words behind his back.
Through the crowd, he admired Ling Yi Xue's beauty.
And because of this, the Mountain and River Martial Soul began to operate, analyzing Ling Yi Xue's condition thoroughly.
"As expected, the true qi has begun to change. Part of the true qi has condensed into astral qi. When this quantitative change leads to a qualitative change, that will be the moment Ling Yi Xue breaks through to the astral qi stage and enters the fourth level of the Martial Vein."
Ling Xiao felt a bit of pressure.
But pressure creates motivation; he had to work even harder.
"I saw you all surrounding him just now. What was the reason?"
To Ling Xiao's surprise, Ling Yi Xue actually remembered him.
(End of Chapter)