Li Yuanhuan knew Ling Xiao spoke the truth. But other than worrying for her, what else could he do?

Ling Xiao's palm unconsciously broke out in a cold sweat as he silently watched the trial of strength between both girls. Even though he pestered Cheng Yu all day long, he didn't wish to see her get hurt. Ling Xiao and Li Yuanhuan were on the same wavelength in this regard.

Cheng Qiantai's expression didn't change, but everyone knew it would be bogus to say he wasn't worried for his daughter.

Cheng Yu seemed to feel the attention of her comrades fixed on her match. When a bead of sweat fell from her forehead, she exerted all her might as she pushed the sword with both hands forward. "Scram!" And her opponent complied. Cheng Yu violently pushed her sword but felt no resistance from the girl's sword, disrupting her center of gravity. She stumbled forward.

"Let's talk after I leave a footprint on your back!" The girl lightly jumped up and kicked Cheng Yu in the back.

Bang! Cheng Yu flew nearly 30 meters out like a kite with a broken string.

Pffft! Cheng Yu landed on the ground with a reddened face, blood spurting out of her system. Am I going to die? Cheng Yu struggled as she tried to get up, but she was spent. That last attack had done her in. She couldn't even get back up.

In light of the girl's malicious attacks, she absolutely wouldn't let Cheng Yu off so easily.

However, the person reflected in Cheng Yu's hazy line of sight wasn't the cruel girl. Rather, it was her Senior Brother and the disgusting Ling Xiao.

What's he doing? It seems like he's kneeling down. Then what about his eyes? Where's he looking at? My shirt, didn't she cut it open? H-he's pulling my hand And why is he shoving his hand in my mouth?!

"Wah!" Ling Xiao shrieked and quickly drew his hand out of Cheng Yu's mouth. Her beautiful teeth marks were clearly imprinted on his pitiful fingers.

"You lecher, pervert" Cheng Yu cursed him before fainting.

Ling Xiao's expression was one where he'd been wrongly accused. "Really, Senior Sister! I only took her pulse and fed her medicine out of the kindness of my heart, but she actually- Yeesh!"

Li Yuanhuan's mind wasn't in listening to Ling Xiao teasing her. He asked with worry and haste, "Junior Brother Ling, will she be alright?"

Ling Xiao waved his hand dismissively. "She's fine. I can heal any injury dealt by a Chain Soul Master at the orange rank or below. Here. Since she doesn't want me to feed her, you do it."

Li Yuanhuan took the pill from Ling Xiao's hands with utmost care. It looked like he'd been given the world's most valuable treasure. He almost bowed toward Ling Xiao out of gratitude, but in the end only said, "Thank you, Junior Brother Ling!"

Ling Xiao sighed. Senior Brother, you really care for Senior Sister a whole lot. It's a pity she Forget it. It's nothing to do with me. I shouldn't be concerned about such matters.

Cheng Yu's opponent loudly spoke up when she saw Ling Xiao and Li Yuanhuan rushing over. "Hey, hey, hey! What are you guys doing? You rushed in before we finished our match. I'm going to lodge a complaint!"

Ling Xiao fiercely glared at the girl. "Our sect has already conceded on behalf of our Senior Sister. What do you want to do? You bitch, you better pray you don't meet me in the next round. Then again, if you do, hehehe"

The girl saw the lewd look in Ling Xiao's eyes and bellowed out, "You perverted lecher!"

"You bitch, look at your own morality and conduct! Also, I'm sure you understand what the outcome is for any woman other than my Senior Sister who dares to use those words to curse at me." Ling Xiao turned around and left, ignoring the still screaming girl.

She stamped her feet on the ground and whined out, "Referee! Where's the referee! I want to lodge a complaint! That guy insulted and threatened me!"

Shen Mingfang sighed to herself as she watched the girl behaving like a clown. There really are all kinds of people in this world.

Li Yuanhuan took Cheng Yu off the field and was preparing to return to the Joker Hotel to nurse her back to health.

Cheng Qiantai refused to come along himself, turning to his wife instead and instructing her to accompany Li Yuanhuan and his daughter. Ling Xiao noticed this and grimly said, "Master, I'll be fine. You should return with Senior Sister and keep her company."

Cheng Qiantai was grateful for Ling Xiao's consideration, but he shook his head and said, "Xiao'er, Master has two outstanding disciples. They're Li Yuanhuan and yourself. How can I let you face your opponent alone when you're about to help the sect get out of our current predicament? Master will watch you from start to end. I have faith in you."

"Yes." Ling Xiao firmly nodded. "Relax. Other than Li Yuanchong, I really don't care about anyone else."

"Aaahhhhhh!" Qian Gui let out a blood-curdling screech as he violently spat out large amounts of blood.

Ling Xiao and Cheng Qiantai quickly followed Qian Gui's line of sight to his son's arena. They immediately understood the reason for the miserable sound erupting from his throat. Wang Daotian had pierced his hand through Qian Hai's heart and suspended him in mid-air!

Qian Hai's head dangled limply. He was dead.

Qian Hai is dead? Just like that?

"Hai'er" Tears welled up in Qian Hai's eyes, his voice trembling as he called out to his son. He seemed to have aged a few decades with his face looking ghastly and his hair white.

Even Ling Xiao who didn't have any favourable impressions toward this father-son pair couldn't help but feel upset at the scene before him. Having grown up in the streets, he thought he'd grown accustomed to death. However, never before had he seen a father lose his son before his very eyes. Naturally, the father's heart died along with his son's parting.

At this moment, Ling Xiao suddenly thought of his own father. Did he abandon him on purpose? But why would he be so heartless? Just what could be the reason for his father to abandon him, his biological son, and show no interest in his well-being? Ling Xiao's mind was filled with questions. However, this wasn't the time for him to ponder on them. He observed the bloody scene with a slight crease forming on his brows.

Wang Daotian had sustained quite significant injuries. His shoulders, arms, and thighs had been clawed to the point they were badly mutilated. A large chunk of flesh had even been ripped out.

Other than the mortal wound Qian Hai sustained on his heart, his face was dyed red with blood. From the looks of things, the blood was flowing from the crown of his head; there was something resembling a crater there.

The wounds on Qian Hai's body were ghastlier compared to those of Wang Daotian's. There were even places where his bones were visible! Qian Hai's clean clothes were filthy beyond recognition with bloodstains dying them crimson.

Even with his stone cold heart, Ling Xiao softly sighed at Qian Hai's devastating end.

They weren't competing in martial prowess. This was clearly two wild beasts fighting for their lives, clawing and sinking their teeth into each other.

"Brother Qian, what happened?" Even though he knew Qian Gui was heartbroken and grieving, Cheng Qiantai couldn't hold himself back. He had to find out the finer details of this match. After all, Ling Xiao might possibly face Wang Daotian in his next match.

An ordinary orange ranked Celestial Soul Master definitely couldn't inflict such a strange wound on their opponent nor would they possess the strength to pierce someone through the chest just like that. Frankly speaking, it resembled the doings of a Demonic Soul Master.

Qian Gui was crying and couldn't even open his eyes anymore. He mumbled his reply to Cheng Qiantai with the remaining rational he had, "I used the remaining scraps I had from crafting the Soul Stone Plate, and fused it into Hai'er's soul chain. But I never expected them to be even more vicious." He unwillingly shook his head, then continued, "They fused the materials needed to craft a Soul Stone Plate into Wang Daotian's body"

Ling Xiao and Cheng Qiantai's faces twitched when he brought up the Soul Stone Plate.

The Soul Stone Plate was a weapon of mass destruction made from the accumulation of vengeful thoughts from countless Chain Soul Masters. These people were insane to fuse the materials into a soul chain and even a human body!

The brutal fight that had just concluded was the natural outcome of such actions. As it turned out, all credit had to be given to the Soul Stone Plate!

Qian Gui had never revealed this secret, possibly because he wanted Qian Hai to use it as his final trump card to save his life. But he never expected his son to meet Wang Daotian in battle, for he too was using the materials of the Soul Stone Plate.

This was clearly something the demonic sect would do. Did Shen Nanfeng not care? Ling Xiao turned his gaze to the organiser of the tournament. Shen Nanfeng was expressionless as though nothing had happened. A spontaneous thought sprang up in Ling Xiao's mind. Maybe Shen Nanfeng already knew this beforehand!

Luo Shang definitely knew Shen Nanfeng wasn't an idiot. So, he bluntly used such a method to exterminate Qian Hai who was from the Everlasting Pool Sect that betrayed them!

However, how could there be such a fortuitous coincidence in the world? Wang Daotian was matched up against Qian Hai in his very first battle! There was only one answer to the question, and that was that the person in charge of the ballots had rigged the outcome. But why would Shen Mingfang, an unrivaled existence of the purple rank, play such a dirty trick?

Ling Xiao coldly looked at Shen Mingfang. The full-bodied woman of unknown age was still all smiles while she observed every match on the field as though she had no relation to the conspiracies in play.