Jade Xiaogang, Like a Dead Dog

One sword, severed at the root!

With that one strike, Ling Jing felt utterly refreshed, as though every thought and every part of his body had been cleared.

Back when he read the novels and watched the anime, he had wanted to rush in and beat Jade Xiaogang senseless. Now, he had finally gotten his wish.

Though the location of that strike had been just a tiny bit serious, but... I really did it on purpose!

From this day onward, there would be no more Grandmaster Jade Xiaogang, only Eunuch Jade Xiaogang!

"Hiss... Just one sword strike! He didn't even use a soul skill! Spirit Hall has produced another peerless genius!"

"Isn't this Jade Xiaogang too useless? He's a twenty-year-old man, yet he can't even beat a child who looks nine or ten!"

"Yes, that's right, our Jade Xiaogang is just that trash!"

Jade Xiaogang no longer cared about the ridicule around him.

He only knew that his root... was gone!

Despite being so young, Ling Jing was actually this vicious!

Feeling the searing pain from below, Jade Xiaogang's face turned pale as he trembled. "Ling Jing... you... you're so vicious!"

"Jade Xiaogang, you lost because you were inferior, yet you call my junior brother vicious? You're nothing but trash! You can't even compare to a single hair on my junior brother's head!"

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's voice, Jade Xiaogang's body swayed, and he completely passed out.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong hurried to Ling Jing's side and asked softly, "Little Jing, what did you do? Why did he say you were vicious?"

At her words, Ling Jing's expression immediately turned strange.

So she had not seen what he had done to Jade Xiaogang at all, yet she had immediately spoken up for him?

Ling Jing pursed his lips, then leaned close to Bibi Dong's ear and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing them, Bibi Dong's face flushed faintly, and even her earlobes took on a trace of red.

Of course, Bibi Dong's reaction was not because of what Ling Jing had said, but because he had leaned too close. His breath brushed against her ear, making her whole body tremble slightly.

Golden Crocodile Douluo, standing nearby, possessed extraordinarily keen senses. Naturally, he had noticed what Ling Jing had just done, and a touch of admiration appeared in his eyes.

Little Jing's move... truly suited his wishes!

That strike of Little Jing's had injured only Jade Xiaogang's vital part, yet there was not the slightest visible wound outside. Even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wanted to make trouble over it in the future, they would have no good excuse.

Unless Yu Yuanzhen had the nerve to announce that Jade Xiaogang had had his root cut off by a nine-year-old child.

This move was ruthless!

If Little Jing acted like this now, then when he took over Spirit Hall in the future, it was truly hard to imagine just how overbearing he would be!

At that thought, the corners of Golden Crocodile Douluo's lips rose slightly into a satisfied smile.

Everything had been settled.

Bibi Dong stepped forward and addressed the surrounding spectators. "You have all seen it. This man repeatedly spoke disrespectfully, tarnished the reputation of Spirit Hall, and even swindled others. It is not that Spirit Hall bullies others with its power. Today, Spirit Hall will spare his life. But if he dares behave this way again in the future, Spirit Hall will show him no mercy!"

As soon as she said this, the many surrounding soul masters exchanged glances and spoke up one after another.

"Your Highness the Holy Maiden, this man is so detestable that his current fate is entirely his own doing. We understand that well enough."

A captivating smile curled across Bibi Dong's exquisite face, and her voice softened considerably. "Everyone, Spirit Hall welcomes all. So long as you are not someone of flawed character like Jade Xiaogang, Spirit Hall welcomes you. If you have the opportunity in the future, you may as well come visit Spirit City."

Spirit City!

That was the sacred land of soul masters!

At Bibi Dong's words, the breathing of the surrounding soul masters grew noticeably heavier.

Watching Bibi Dong take control of the entire situation with just a few words, Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded to himself.

He had never held much fondness for Bibi Dong as the Holy Maiden. He did not dislike her, but neither did he care much for her. Yet now, it seemed that her bearing and methods truly lived up to Qian Xunji's praise.

"Let's go."

Golden Crocodile Douluo gave Jade Xiaogang, who lay on the ground like a dead dog, a long look before turning and returning to the carriage.

As the carriage gradually departed, the surrounding soul masters also dispersed. No one paid any attention to Jade Xiaogang lying on the ground.

Seeing the blood seeping from Jade Xiaogang's body, a trace of hesitation immediately appeared in Liu Erlong's eyes.

Although the best choice at a time like this was to completely cut ties with Jade Xiaogang, useless as he was, he was still a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. By blood, he could be considered her cousin.

If she simply left him here without caring for him... he would probably die, wouldn't he?

Liu Erlong sighed. Just as she was about to step forward, Flender shifted sideways and directly blocked her path.

"If you go up now, Spirit Hall might bear a grudge against you. Besides, someone like him... truly isn't suitable to remain friends with. Let's go. We'll leave Heaven Dou City directly and help you hunt for a Soul Ring."

"But..."

Liu Erlong pointed at Jade Xiaogang lying on the ground, still wanting to say something.

But Flender shook his head. "Don't worry. This is Heaven Dou Imperial City, and he openly announced that he was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family will probably send someone to take him away and treat him soon. Even if we leave him here, he won't die."

Only after Flender said this did Liu Erlong relax.

She had never held much affection for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the first place. Even if she did not step forward to treat Jade Xiaogang, she would not actually feel much burden over it.

Of course, Liu Erlong did not know that Jade Xiaogang had always been borrowing the clan's name to intimidate others—he had long since been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Outside Sunset Forest.

After the incident with Jade Xiaogang, they no longer had any intention of remaining in Heaven Dou Imperial City, and directly headed for Sunset Forest, not far from the city.

Ling Jing's mood gradually grew excited.

Although the soul beasts in Sunset Forest could not compare to those of Star Dou Great Forest, whether in species, strength, or numbers, it fell far short. Yet Sunset Forest happened to contain one of the three great treasure basins, the Icefire Yin Yang Well, and within the Icefire Yin Yang Well were countless Immortal Herbs!

Whenever Ling Jing thought of these three great treasure basins of the mortal world, he wanted to complain.

He really wanted to know why the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, which came from Tang San's low-martial world, recorded a treasure land from a fantasy world like the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

Fine, he could understand if Tang Sect's low-martial world also had an Icefire Yin Yang Well, but... could someone explain why the Valley of Love, formed after the God of Love fell, was also recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?

That was simply absurd, wasn't it?

According to the original work's description, the Icefire Yin Yang Well was currently ownerless, hidden in a secluded location and surrounded by poisonous miasma. He wondered whether he could successfully find this treasure land this time.