Chapter 2505: Chapter 2508: A Minor Punishment to Intimidate the Experts

"I have some matters to attend to and must leave Eight Immortals County City for a while, but my obedient disciple shall continue to cultivate on Eight Immortals Mountain.

He has already been recognized by the Shadow Black Gourd, and to be precise, he may be considered the leader of the Dark Clan.

However, he is still young, and I don’t want him to assume the role of the clan leader just yet. But he must have a spot to compete in the Bull God Labyrinth."

The voice of Shen Dian was not loud, but it caused everyone outside to fall silent as if in the presence of a specter.

Yet upon hearing that this terrifying woman was going to leave, almost everyone felt a slight sense of relief.

"But senior, Ling Xiao is already a wanted criminal of Eight Immortals Mountain, expelled from the sect long ago. He has no right to participate in the Bull God Labyrinth competition."

In the crowd, there was indeed someone bold enough to speak.

The speaker was An Ming.

An Ming was a woman, yet her temper was exceptionally proud. She could perhaps be considered someone with integrity.

But clearly, at this moment, her integrity was somewhat ill-timed.

As soon as she finished speaking, An Fengyun and An Yexing broke out in cold sweat for her.

If that terrifying woman lost her temper, An Ming would undoubtedly die.

Just as they anticipated.

No sooner had An Ming spoken than she was sent flying and landed unconscious.

Everyone was stunned, and many from the Dark Clan were filled with silent anger.

They did not know that the one who attacked An Ming was not Shen Dian, but the Butterfly Girl.

Ling Xiao didn’t have the Butterfly Girl use her full strength.

Because if she did, she would lose consciousness again and wouldn’t be able to assist him for a long time thereafter.

So An Ming was not dead, just unconscious.

"Hmph, were it not for the fact that my obedient disciple needs your care, I would have killed you. This time, take it as a lesson."

Shen Dian’s avatar snorted coldly, and then continued, "Since Ling Xiao has been recognized by the Shadow Black Gourd, he is undoubtedly a person of the Dark Clan. Anyone who dares oppose this is going against your ancestors and violating your ancestral rules.

Was I wrong to teach her a lesson?"

"Senior, your words are absolutely right!"

Upon hearing that An Ming was not dead, An Fengyun, An Yexing, and the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.

Though the Dark Clan’s An Fengyun and An Yexing were quite displeased.

They never expected Ling Xiao would be recognized by the Shadow Black Gourd; this was unheard of.

Except for the first ancestor of the Dark Clan, no one else had ever truly been recognized by the Shadow Black Gourd.

They were furious, but could only accept the reality before them.

Since Shen Dian was Ling Xiao’s master, they naturally assumed she could control the Shadow Black Gourd.

After all, to someone of such a level, the Shadow Black Gourd wasn’t all that significant.

In truth, Ling Xiao wasn’t keen on the Shadow Black Gourd. If it hadn’t been to save the Water Elder, he truly wouldn’t have needed it.

What he wanted more was the Dark Immortal Sword.

He wondered whether the Dark Immortal Sword and the Shadow Black Gourd could be combined?

"No matter, in the face of such a powerful Martial Artist, surviving is already fortunate enough.

As for the Shadow Black Gourd, since Ling Xiao has already obtained it, it shall remain with him."

In that moment, An Fengyun seemed to grow much older.

The plan he had meticulously arranged ended in utter defeat.

What he believed Ling Xiao could never comprehend, the Dark Shadow Martial Arts, Ling Xiao did comprehend.

What he deemed Ling Xiao could never acquire, the Shadow Black Gourd, Ling Xiao acquired.

Everything was beyond his expectations.

Of course, the most crucial aspect was that terrifying woman.

As long as that woman existed, she would be their curse.

"Hmph, once that woman leaves, it will not be too late to deal with Ling Xiao."

Jian Kun secretly sneered in his heart.

However, it was as if the woman saw through his thoughts and suddenly said, "Though I will leave, I will leave help for Ling Xiao.

While her strength may not be on par with mine, she does not take Martial Artists at the First Transformation of Yin-Yang Realm, Sixth Layer Hell Peak lightly.

If anyone doesn’t believe it, they’re welcome to try."

Upon hearing this, Jian Kun immediately fell silent.

A chill swept through his heart.

Seeing his expression, Ling Xiao felt quite pleased.

In fact, Shen Dian had left long ago, yet he was here pretending and even dismantled the array formation at the other courtyard on purpose.

It was like performing an "Empty Fort Strategy" for the opponent to see, making them paranoid.

The smarter one is, the easier it is to be duped at this time.

And coincidentally, there were few real fools at Eight Immortals Mountain.

"Alright, I must be going now. Regarding the arrangements for the Bull God Labyrinth, don’t disappoint me."

With that, she vanished into the distance, and that terrifying aura gradually faded away.

Those kneeling did not dare to rise for a long time.

Their accumulated fear was too great.

Even if Shen Dian had left, they wouldn’t dare to take her lightly. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"An Fengyun, you will be in charge of the Dark Clan’s matters. I shall leave now."

After a long while, Lin Quan was the first to stand.

Next was his son, Lin Yuetian.

After they departed, the other families also left one after another.

Everyone was watching and waiting, reluctant to offend Ling Xiao, for who knew if that woman was pretending to leave, lurking nearby.

The grievances of Jian Feiyu, Jian Clan Elder, and An Hua Elder were still vivid memories.

No one wished to become corpses in the hands of that woman and Ling Yan.

In the end, only the members of the Dark Clan remained on the scene.

An Fengyun cautiously stood, looking at Ling Xiao, and said, "Ling Xiao, you must know that the spots for the Bull God Labyrinth competition are limited, and the Dark Clan was only allotted two slots.

They belong to An Ming and Heiye Wuzun.

This Bull God Labyrinth competition will not only feature Martial Artists from Eight Immortals Mountain and the Tianfeng Group, but also participants from the ’Duke Yates’ family residing in Eight Immortals County City.

I once stayed as a guest at the Duke Yates’ residence.

The old gentleman practiced martial arts his entire life and cultivated many talents no less impressive than An Ming and Heiye Wuzun.

While your strength is not weak, compared to those top talents, it is still lacking.

If you were to compete, Eight Immortals Mountain would essentially lose a person."

An Fengyun was quite bold and said this to test if that terrifying woman was still nearby.

"If my master were here, just for saying that, don’t think you’d leave alive."

Ling Xiao coldly replied, "But for such a trivial matter, I needn’t trouble my master to intervene.

You imply I’m unqualified simply because you think my strength is lacking, right?"

An Fengyun awkwardly smiled without speaking, but his meaning was clear.

On the other hand, Heiye Wuzun felt emboldened, seeing as Shen Dian did not lash out.

He straightforwardly said, "The Bull God Labyrinth is a recently discovered ancient ruin, filled with dangers, and could determine whether Eight Immortals Mountain continues to lead Eight Immortals County City.

It is an extremely important affair. How could we let you participate?"