The entire scene fell silent the instant the middle-aged woman was whipped apart and killed...
The guard and the two leaders of the wanted squad stared blankly at the middle-aged woman on the ground, blood spraying wildly from her body, the satisfaction in their hearts freezing solid.
They thought: Ling Jianxing had gone completely mad. He had actually killed someone—and right in front of Ling Dongwei's second daughter.
Before this, although Ling Jianxing had beaten them to pieces, he had not killed a single person.
Their assessment had been this: Ling Jianxing was trying desperately to prove that he was not a criminal. He did not want to become a true criminal either, so he would not dare kill anyone—at least, not someone with the Heaven-Soaring Bloodline.
But now, he had suddenly dealt a killing blow. Had he changed his mind?
Though the two of them were delighted to see the middle-aged woman tortured, if Ling Jianxing killed too ruthlessly, they would be implicated as well.
Ling Ertian's subordinates likewise stood there dumbfounded, staring at the middle-aged woman's corpse.
Slowly raising their heads, they glared at Sikong Jing in disbelief before roaring furiously, "Ling Jianxing, you're courting death!"
As the words fell, Ling Ertian's subordinates charged out, surrounding Sikong Jing and the other two.
Among them were several Divine Emperor Realm experts, as well as all manner of God King Realm and Divine Venerable Realm cultivators...
As Ling Dongwei's daughter, Ling Ertian's force was terrifyingly well-equipped. Other than Super Divine Martial guards, she had everything.
Just as the crowd encircled Sikong Jing...
Ling Ertian slowly raised her head as well and said in an eerie, sinister voice, "Crescent Moon criminal dog, you actually dare kill one of my people?"
The middle-aged woman's death meant nothing to Ling Ertian, but killing