The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 79

Chapter 79: The Most Vicious Way to Win

There were two figures on the huge stage; one white, one black.

The white one was , of course , Ling Xiao. White seemed to be his trademark these days. Ever since You XiaoMo got to know him, he had not seen him wear clothes of any other color. The black one was therefore Lei Ju.

This Lei Ju was very arrogant. Although he had been ranked number two for an eternity, he was rather peculiar. He never got discouraged. Instead, he got braver with each fight. Every time Lin Xiao beat him down, he would always get right back up again and continue with his arrogant challenging manner. Simply just like a cockroach that couldn’t be killed!

This competition, in the eyes of others, Lei Ju was probably not a match for Ling Xiao. But he himself didn’t think so.

“Lin Xiao, I have been waiting for this day for a very long time. This time I’ll let you get acquainted with my strength to avenge for the last time.” Lei Ju held a wolf – fang spiked club over his shoulder. This was his weapon of choice. It was just that his strength was pretty good so he rarely carried it around. But this time with Ling Xiao, he didn’t have enough confidence that he would be able to beat him without a weapon. So from the start, he brought along the wolf – fang club. Such a huge wolf – fang club, thicker than his arm ; if one really received a direct hit, at best, the bones would crack, the worst, they would be totally disabled.

Ling Xiao swung the sword in his hand, smiling at Lei Ju’s provocative look, “I believe I will get acquainted.”

Below the stage, You XiaoMo covered his face. Looking at the brilliant smile on Ling Xiao’s face, he felt that the real meaning of his words was ‘I believe you will die a miserable death’.

The sword technique that Lin Xiao practiced was the same as Elder Jiang’s, Unwavering Imperial Sword.

Unwavering Imperial Sword was one of the best – if not the very best – attack technique in the Tian Xin Sect. Although it was a mid-level attack technique, it was a top grade mid-level technique. A lot of the core disciples and elders practiced this attack technique. But there were also those like Lei Ju who practiced a club technique. Whichever suited one better.

As soon as Xiao Shan declared the start of the match, Lei Ju brandished his wolf fang club and rushed at Ling Xiao. Running at maximum horsepower, even the people below the stage could feel the effects. A gust of strong wind rushed at their faces, alarming everyone , causing them to flinch and almost jump from their seats.

CLASH!!!

A loud colliding sound rang out. Lei Ju’s wolf fang club was easily stopped by Ling Xiao’s sword. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lei Ju immediately moved his hulking strong frame backwards two meters, only stopping when he felt that he was at a safe distance. A set of sinister ruthless eyes fixed on Ling Xiao, as if trying to seek out his weakness.

Compared to the cautious actions of Lei Ju, Ling Xiao appeared much calmer. His sword was pointing at Lei Ju. His face was expressionless, as if he was really taking this battle very seriously.

Seeing this expression of Ling Xiao, Lei Ju snorted coldly.

Others may not be able to tell, but he knew that when Ling Xiao stopped his blow just now, he seemed to have used up eighty percent of his energy. He didn’t think anyone could tell that his hand was clearly shaking. So , seeing his look, he simply thought that he was putting on airs.

Ling Xiao’s back was towards Tang Fan and the elders. A look of playfulness flashed across his eyes. He bent his body slightly and just when Lei Ju was preparing to launch his second wave of attack, his feet seemed to grow wings as he rushed towards Lei Ju. The speed couldn’t be considered slow, as if only taking a blink of an eye to reach in front Lei Ju. The sword in his hand streaked across the air cutting a curved arc.

Lei Ju turned pale in fright. Right now it was too late to get out of the way , so he quickly used the wolf fang club in his hand to ward him off.

Another loud clash rang out and the sound reverberated. A hint of delight flashes across Lei Ju’s eyes.

Ling Xiao’s lips suddenly arced upwards. This was not lost on Lei Ju who was only inches away. He inwardly cursed ‘not good’, and the next second, a strong leg kicked him on his completely exposed waist. Because he used the wolf fang club to ward off the blow, this caused his whole right side to be completely defenseless. So Ling Xiao seized this opportunity and gave him a hard kick. The waist was already the weakest part of the human body. On top of that, Ling Xiao was not merciful with his kick.

Lei Ju staggered to his left. The dull pain washed over his body in waves. If not for his extraordinary endurance, he most probably wouldn’t even be able to remain standing. By the time he turned his head around, the tip of Ling Xiao’s long sword was right between his eyes.

Lei Ju widened his eyes fiercely, looking at Ling Xiao with eyes that were bursting with fury.

He finally realized why these moves were so familiar. Before, the last time he fought against Lin Xiao, he was defeated by Lin Xiao with these few moves. At that time , he felt that it was the most humiliating time of his entire life. He swore that there would come a day when he would wash off the humiliation. Never did he expect that Lin Xiao would actually use the very same moves once again to defeat him!

“The match is over. Lin Xiao wins.” Xiao Shan was worried that Ling Xiao would harm Lei Ju , so he hastily announced the winner.

Ling Xiao put back his long sword. He raised the corners of his mouth at Lei Ju, revealing a delighted smile. He then cupped his hands towards the enraged Lei Ju and said elegantly, “Lei-shidi, I am now well acquainted with your strength!”

Lei Ju’s rough and brutish face immediately turned a purplish green.

In the Elder seats, Xiao Shan’s face was also very unsightly. This Lin Xiao was too vicious. The match was already over and he still said those words. He clearly wanted to drive them mad!

With those words, Ling Xiao beamed as he got off the stage, walking back to You XiaoMo.

Seeing the situation, You XiaoMo immediately went up to him saying cautiously, “Ling-shixiong, you defeated him so quickly. Wouldn’t it be suspicious?”

In his eyes, the two of them only exchanged a few blows.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at You XiaoMo’s cautious actions. His lips curved up into a slight smile, “No need to worry ; when Lei Ju sparred with Lin Xiao the last time, Lin Xiao used these same moves to defeat Lei Ju.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth fell open, this move was really too vicious!

For one, this would make people not suspect that he was not the real Lin Xiao. Second, he could make use of this opportunity to deal a huge blow to Lei Ju. Losing to the same moves, even if Lei Ju was psychologically strong, he would still be driven half mad with anger. On top of that, he said those boastful opening remarks and was defeated not long after , making it all the more humiliating.

Pitiful Lei Ju. This incident would probably haunt him for a long time.

But who would have thought that Ling Xiao would actually use the very same moves that Lin Xiao used to defeat Lei Ju? It didn’t even cross Lei Ju’s mind. If not, he would not have only realized it after being defeated. Vicious. Especially that last sentence. Vicious upon vicious!

When Lei Ju got off the stage, his injured waist was treated by the one rooming with him, Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu asked him to take of his top in order to determine the extent of his injury. Lei Ju didn’t want to do it in front of so many people , but that place was really too painful. After hesitating, he took of his top.

With one look, Jiang Liu immediately gasped. Lei Ju heard him gasp and looked down. His face turned even blacker than before.

He didn’t expect Lin Xiao to be so ruthless. That one kick, how much spiritual energy was used? His waist was a big patch of dark blue. Jiang Liu touched it lightly and Lei Ju immediately breathed in sharply, his face so distorted that he no longer appeared human. In the end, he forced down that rage of his. He restrained his voice and said softly and hatefully, “Lin Xiao, you’re really something. There will be a day when I will get my revenge!”

Jiang Liu , who was close to him , heard these uncontrollable hateful words clearly, causing him to lower his eyes.

After Lei Ju’s loss, the competition started up again.

The other disciples were also quite strong. The last person received the bye, and that was Tantai MiaoYin, the only woman among the thirteen.

Practitioners have always been mostly male. Although women could train, their progress was generally much slower than men. This may be because women have too much to consider , so their training progress also slowed down. It may also have to do with talent.

And so , seven competitors were promoted to the fourth round.

Tang Fan and the other elders talk edit over and finally decided unanimously that the one who received the bye this time would be Ling Xiao. The gap between him and the other disciples was rather big so he would definitely get through this stage. So, in order to give others a chance, they just gave the slot to him. Tantai MiaoYin and the others also had no objection. For them, giving the slot to Ling Xiao meant they wouldn’t have to go up against Da Shixiong.

In order to avoid a long night fraught with dreams, and with the incident of Elder Jiang coming to harm, Tang Fan decided to determine the final winner today. Although , with the current situation, it was ironclad that the ultimate winner would be Ling Xiao.

In order to win the top three prizes, the six disciples went all out. Among them, the most prominent one was again Tantai MiaoYin. Although Tantai MiaoYin received the bye the last round, this didn’t mean that she was weak. Instead, she was the dark horse of this grand competition, charging into the semi-finals. Although she finally lost to her opponent and couldn’t advance to the final match, the top four was already a great honor. Furthermore, if she could defeat the other loser in the next match, she would be in third place.

The prizes the Tian Xin Sect gave the top three winners were very generous. The third place winner would get a level four magic pill and two level five magic pills. The second place winner would get two level five magic pills and a level six magic pill. The first place winner would get three level six magic pills. On top of that, the first place winner would get three stalks of level six and below magic herbs. As for why one would give a practitioner three stalks of magic herbs, there was quite a lot to be learn.