Heavenly Tyrant Martial Soul-Chapter 459 - Infamy Spreads_1

They were martial artists who had come into the mountains to gather herbs, each of them bearing a special mark, afraid of attracting the attention of that murderous Demon Lord.

Fortunately, their journey had been safe thus far.

“Hey, what is that over there?”

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Amid cries of alarm, several martial artists looked ahead.

What a sight to behold—

In a clear area where trees had been burnt to a crisp black, several bodies were carelessly strewn amidst the charred center.

Next to these bodies, there was a freshly filled grave with a stone tablet erected on top!

“The grave of Tie Shan from Moon Hua Sect.”

Below these words were four more: “Died justly.”

The martial artists looked at each other with fear in their eyes and, with a scream, they forgot about gathering herbs and fled out of the mountains.

Soon, everyone in Sanders Castle knew of this matter.

“Hey, have you heard?

That cold-faced martial artist by Linglong Fairy’s side is dead, decapitated even, died a terrible death.”

“That’s nothing, Tie Shan from Moon Hua Sect was a Transcendent Realm Seventh Heaven Master, and even he got killed.”

“Was it done by ‘that person’?”

“Definitely, it was that wanted youngster!”

“I heard he’s only fourteen years old.

How can he be so terrifying?

There are rumors that to capture him, over a thousand martial artists entered the mountain range, yet over five hundred died, and the rest basically fled.”

“It’s no surprise, really.

If someone can kill a Transcendent Realm Seventh Heaven martial artist, no matter how many you send, it’s useless.”

“Heh heh, that Linglong Fairy, always so hypocritical, acting like a queen, not to mention how many men she’s slept with.”

“Shh, keep it down.

Sanders Castle is still her territory after all.

This time she’s found a Core Disciple from Beast King Palace to help her.”

“Scared of what?

The cold-faced martial artist is dead.

Would that youngster let the other live?”

For a time, Sanders Castle was buzzing with gossip.

Many who had been oppressed by Linglong Fairy but dared not speak out were now celebrating in their homes.

The person they couldn’t afford to provoke had finally kicked the iron plate.

…

The atmosphere in Linglong Immortal Palace grew more oppressive and somber, as if a mass of stagnant dark air was continuously rising.

On the ground lay the bodies of the cold-faced martial artist and the burned “Tie Shan.”

But this time, aside from Wang She, there were another three people present – the remaining three of Meng Yuan’s Four Wooden Guests:

Zhan Liu, Wu Yang, and Qin Wu.

Gazing at the charred bodies, their faces were ominously grim, as if they were on the verge of erupting at any moment.

Their eyes brimmed with a fierce desire to kill.

“Senior brother, we must avenge Tie Shan.

We must tear that little punk Ling Xiao to pieces and ensure not even his remains are left!”

Qin Wu roared furiously.

“That’s right, we four are as close as brothers, even though we’re not from the same family, we all hail from the same small sect.

When we swore brotherhood, we vowed to share life and death!”

Wu Yang roared as well.

Their eyes were both bloodshot, their anger almost condensing into something tangible.

Zhan Liu nodded.

He still remembered what Meng Yuan told him when he left the Moon Hua Sect, advising him to keep a low profile and not to let his murderous intent towards Ling Xiao show in front of others.

But how could he restrain himself after seeing Tie Shan’s corpse?

Yet at the same time, disbelief also filled his heart.

He was familiar with Ling Xiao.

Moreover, Meng Yuan had given him all the detailed information about him.

An Outer Disciple, who just a month ago was at the Pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm Second Layer, beginning to break into the Third Layer.

What was happening now?

He actually killed Tie Shan!

Tie Shan was a Martial Artist at the beginning of the Seventh Level of the Transcendent Realm!

Unable to believe it, he even suspected at first that Wang She of the Beast King Palace was the culprit.

But Wang She had an alibi, as he was discussing plans with the Linglong Fairy and several other Martial Artists about mounting an expedition to encircle and suppress Ling Xiao at the time of Tie Shan’s death.

He was determined to get to the bottom of this, and if it truly was Ling Xiao’s doing, he would grind his bones to dust.

“I suggest the three of you calm down,”

Wang She suddenly said coldly, “Although Tie Shan’s cultivation level was weaker than the three of you, he wasn’t much weaker.

Based on my previous investigation of the scene, that Ling Xiao didn’t even sustain any serious injuries.

After he killed Tie Shan, he left the scene quite easily.

This shows that his strength is far superior to that of Tie Shan!”

Of course, he hoped the members of the Moon Hua Sect would fight each other to the death.

But this was just saying one thing and meaning another.

If he were to urge those three to kill Ling Xiao, it probably wouldn’t achieve the desired result and might even arouse suspicion.

However, by speaking in this manner, the situation was entirely different.

He believed these three fools would surely reject his well-meaning advice and insist on looking for trouble with Ling Xiao.

As for him, he could naturally sit back and reap the benefits.

Although he was not afraid of Ling Xiao, he did feel that this young man was troublesome.

If the members of the Moon Hua Sect could suffer mutual damage, he would be able to resolve the matter much more easily.

“Thank you for the kind intentions, Brother Wang, but this villain has brutally slain a fellow disciple, and what’s more, he killed our brother as dear as a Disciple to us.

He must die!”

As expected, the thoughts of Zhan Liu, Wu Yang, and Qin Wu were astonishingly in sync.

Zhan Liu, who was originally somewhat calm, now erupted with killing intent, losing all ability to remain composed.

“Linglong Fairy, I’m going to need a favor.”

Zhan Liu turned to the Linglong Fairy and said.

“Please instruct me, Brother Zhan, I will do whatever it takes.”

None of the people present were ones that the Linglong Fairy could afford to offend.

The current incident had arisen because of him.

The fact that Zhan Liu and the others hadn’t taken their anger out on her was already fortunate enough; she dared not show the slightest neglect.

“I need you to round up the Martial Artists right now and have them disguise themselves as simple herbalists.

This Ling Xiao is extremely deceitful.

Although he has killed quite a few people these days, he has not mistakenly killed a single innocent person, which indicates he is selective in his killings,”

Zhan Liu explained, “These people are not to attack Ling Xiao, nor should they harbor any hostility towards him.

They are just going into the mountains to collect herbs.

If they ‘accidentally’ come across Ling Xiao, they must immediately release a signal flare without any hesitation.”

“Understood.”

The Linglong Fairy thought it was an excellent idea.

In this way, Ling Xiao wouldn’t be able to distinguish the real herbalists from the hunters.

“I will get on with this right away.

Cold-faced has been with me for many years, and I will avenge him no matter what.”

“I presume none of you oppose me joining?”

Wang She asked with a smile.

“Of course not, as long as it helps grind Ling Xiao into dust, Brother Wang can do as he pleases.”

Zhan Liu nodded and replied.