Chapter 360: Three Days Later, the Saintess Enters the Xing Family!
"Xing Yi, what is the meaning of this?!" Li Xuan appeared on the rampart, her eyes coldly fixed on the elder below. "Xiao Qian was a member of our Li Clan Xiao Branch. You killed him. Are you not afraid of our Li Clan’s retaliation?!"
Li Xuan was enraged. These arrogant and dictatorial Xing Family members truly deserved to die!
"What do you mean?" Xing Yi snorted coldly. "Half a year ago, Xiao Qian killed someone from my Xing Family. That was a warning, and a betrothal gift!"
Back then, Xing Yong had ordered the Xing Family members not to touch the Xiao Family, precisely for this day.
"You’re talking about the Tan Family?" Li Xuan was well aware of the incident. She said icily, "The Tan Family dared to offend the Miao King, a crime punishable by death. Slaughtering only three generations of them was letting them off easy! But you dare kill someone from our Li Clan and still have the audacity to propose marriage?"
With his hands behind his back, Xing Yi declared, "Although the Tan Family was at fault, they were my Xing Family’s dogs. Even when you beat a dog, you must answer to its master. Your so-called Miao King killed someone from my Xing Family without our permission—he deserved to die!"
"How dare you!" Furious, Li Xuan leaped from the rampart, striking at Xing Yi with her palm.
"Haha, I’ve long heard that you, Li Xuan, have acknowledged a master. After all these years, I wonder if your cultivation level has improved!" Xing Yi laughed heartily, responding with a palm strike of his own.
SLAP!
The two palms clashed, and a violent surge of energy spread out, pulverizing some of the stones on the ground. Li Xuan, however, gave a muffled grunt and was sent flying back to the rampart.
"Humph!" Li Xuan grunted as her body swayed slightly.
"Great Elder!" A few Li Clan disciples rushed to support her, their faces filled with worry.
"I’m fine." As soon as Li Xuan spoke, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Great Elder!" Li Zhou’s expression changed, and he glared coldly at Xing Yi below. "Old fool, you injured our Li Clan’s Great Elder! You must be tired of living!"
No sooner had he spoken than he instantly leaped from the rampart, his fist smashing toward Xing Yi.
"Xing Ling!" Xing Yi, however, revealed a mocking smile and took a step back. "You dare to lay a hand on a Xing Family Elder?"
From within the Xing Family contingent, a young man burst forth, throwing a punch. It was Xing Ling, the prodigy of the Xing Family!
SPURT!
The fists had barely collided when Li Zhou screamed in agony, flying backward and crashing into the wall as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Pathetic." Xing Ling withdrew his fist, looking at the rampart with disdain. "Anyone who isn’t convinced can come down and try me!"
"Damn it, I’ll kill you!" Suddenly, another figure leaped from the rampart, rushing toward Xing Ling. It was Li Tong.
Xing Ling didn’t even bother to look, lashing out with a kick that struck Li Tong squarely in the chest.
SPURT!
Just like before, Li Tong was grievously injured by the kick.
"What? Is the younger generation of your Li Clan all such trash? Is there not a single one who can put up a fight!" Xing Ling’s expression was arrogant, his tone filled with disdain for the Li Clan.
"Sigh, the Li Clan truly gets weaker with each generation," Xing Yi sighed, shaking his head.
Mockingly, Xing Ling added, "It seems your so-called Miao King is nothing special..."
WHOOSH!
Before Xing Ling could finish speaking, a blur of motion streaked toward him with a howl.
"Hmm?" Xing Ling raised an eyebrow, a sneer forming on his lips as he threw a punch in response.
THUMP!
A dull thud sounded, and Xing Ling was sent flying, skidding seven or eight meters across the ground.
SPURT!
Just as he steadied himself, a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth.
Xing Ling, the prodigy of the Xing Family’s younger generation, was sent flying by a single blow? This sight instantly made Xing Yi’s face turn grim.
"Who dares to launch a sneak attack!" he roared, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"To insult our clan’s Miao King is a crime punishable by death!" A cold voice rang out, as clear as a lark’s song, yet it contained a bone-chilling killing intent.
"The Saintess!" The Li Clan members were overjoyed, their faces flushed with excitement.
TING-A-LING!
A series of crisp chimes echoed as a figure appeared in everyone’s line of sight. Dressed in light blue robes with bare feet, she wore a string of silver bells on her ankles that jingled with her every step.
The newcomer was none other than the Saintess of the Jiuli Tribe, Li Lingqing. She walked slowly to the rampart and stood upon it. With a simple gesture of her hand, a gleam of light landed on her fingertips. It was a snow-white insect.
"The Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm!" Seeing this, Xing Yi’s expression changed drastically, and a hint of crazed fervor flickered in his eyes.
To think that the Jiuli Tribe had actually managed to cultivate the legendary Gu King!
"Good, good, good!" Xing Yi rejoiced. "It seems the Saintess and our clan’s Xing Chong are truly a perfect match. Now I can rest assured!"
The Xing Family Members also wore looks of satisfaction, as if the matter of marrying the Saintess of the Jiuli Tribe was already settled.
"Marry me?" Li Lingqing’s aura was much more powerful and frigid than before. She said indifferently, "Your Xing Family is not worthy!"
"Hmph, whether we’re worthy or not isn’t up to you! Nor is it up to your Jiuli Tribe’s Miao King!" Xing Yi said proudly. "Only my Xing Family has the final say!"
"I said, those who insult the Miao King shall be killed!" A murderous light flashed in Li Lingqing’s eyes. With a wave of her elegant hand, the Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm whistled through the air toward Xing Yi.
"Such arrogance!" Xing Yi laughed loudly. "If that’s the case, then allow me to test the strength of you, the Li Clan’s Saintess, on behalf of our Xing Family’s Dragon!"
He swung his large hand, attempting to catch the Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm.
BUZZ!
The Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm dissolved into countless afterimages, revolving and dancing around Xing Yi.
"Petty tricks!" Xing Yi snorted coldly, his body radiating a wild aura as he swiped vigorously with both hands.
HISS!
The afterimages vanished, and the Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm disappeared along with them.
"AHHH!" Suddenly, a scream rang out.
Xing Yi whirled his head around, his face twisting in horror. The insect had burrowed into Xing Ling’s eye.
Xing Ling screamed shrilly, but his body soon went still. In the blink of an eye, the living man was reduced to a pile of white bones. The Nine-Star Bloodshadow Worm flapped its wings and landed back on Li Lingqing’s fingertip.
The atmosphere instantly froze.
Li Lingqing... actually killed Xing Ling?
Xing Yi was momentarily stunned, then he erupted in rage. "Li Xuan, your tribe’s Saintess killed a member of our Xing Family! This is a capital offense!"
"He insulted our Miao King. He deserved to die," Li Lingqing said coldly. "If you are not satisfied, you are welcome to seek revenge."
"Good!" Xing Yi laughed through his anger, looking at Li Xuan and the others. "I will give your Jiuli Tribe three days to deliver the Saintess to my Xing Family. Otherwise, don’t blame us for flattening your Bai Miao Village!"
"Don’t even think about it!" Li Xuan roared. Li Lingqing was the Saintess of the Miao Tribe, and the Miao King was currently in secluded cultivation in the back mountains. If she, the Great Elder, were to send the Miao King’s disciple to the Xing Family, her tenure would surely be at an end.
Xing Yi sneered. "Li Xuan, think carefully. Our Xing Family has a Grandmaster in our ranks. Even if your so-called Miao King’s power reaches the heavens, can he truly compare to our Xing Family Patriarch?!"
At these words, Li Xuan’s face turned pale. The other Li Clan members also looked terrified.
"Li Xuan, you have three days." Xing Yi turned and left. "In three days’ time, my Xing Family expects the Saintess to be delivered!"
After the Xing Family Members left, a Bai Miao Village elder said worriedly, "What do we do? What are we going to do?"
The Xing Family had a Grandmaster; this was common knowledge throughout the Southern Sky. That person’s ranking on the Sky List was even higher than the Miao King’s.
Tenth on the Sky List, Xing Zirong