Chapter 5130 — It Must Be Done!
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
This one must rank among the very finest of his level! Xin Yi'an was deeply shaken. In his panic he had only meant to buy a little time with the true qi barrier; who could have thought the move could not even delay things for a moment, but was pierced through like so much window paper, catching him completely off guard instead.
The situation was desperate. Xin Yi'an's only option now was to throw caution to the wind and attack Bing Wushuang with everything he had—perhaps that way he could still save Lin Dongfang's life. But that would amount to tearing all pretense of civility with him, and there was every chance the entire North Island Cangwu Sect would be dragged into it. The consequences would be no small matter.
In the instant of Xin Yi'an's hesitation, Bing Wushuang's ice claw, thick with layer upon layer of frost qi, was a mere hand's breadth from Lin Dongfang's head—when suddenly someone kicked up from beneath him. It was Lengleng, pinned to the ground by his Merciless Ice Force.
She was, after all, a mid Foundation Establishment master. Though the Merciless Ice Force held her down so that she could not stand, even lying flat she could still launch an attack—and now that Bing Wushuang had obligingly bent down, it was the perfect opportunity. The kick went straight for his face.
"Hmph. A mantis trying to stop a chariot—laughable in the extreme!" Bing Wushuang snorted in disdain. Whatever flicker of appreciation for Lengleng had just arisen in his heart vanished in an instant. His ice claw did not pause in the slightest, while his other hand easily sealed off the line of her attack.
Bang! Without any suspense, Bing Wushuang caught Lengleng's kicking left leg in one hand, and the next moment was about to wrench it off at the joint. Words like "sparing the fair flower" had never applied to him. Since Lengleng had dared to attack him, she would have to pay the corresponding price.
At least in Bing Wushuang's view, merely twisting off one leg counted as a very light punishment. Had the Xuejian Sect's higher-ups not ordered him to bring Lengleng back alive, he might well have simply struck to kill—ruthless in his methods, as befitted his name.
But before Bing Wushuang could twist, a bone-piercing chill suddenly spread from the palm of his hand. Because he cultivated the Merciless Ice Force, his whole body was already like a man of ice—yet this bone-piercing chill was far more intense than even his own, enough to make him shiver involuntarily.
"The Ice-Shattering Constitution!" Bing Wushuang understood at once. He had never sparred with Lengleng; his knowledge of the Ice-Shattering Constitution had always been limited to rumor. He had assumed it was merely somewhat stronger than an ordinary constitution, but now that he had experienced it firsthand, he immediately knew how badly mistaken he had been. At a mere mid Foundation Establishment realm, she could actually make him—an early Golden Core master—feel cold all over. The Ice-Shattering Constitution truly defied the heavens!
No. This woman must be done away with. Otherwise, once she matures in days to come, she will be an endless scourge!
Bing Wushuang promptly changed his mind. Things having come to this pass, he and Lengleng now stood in complete opposition, and he had never been in the habit of leaving hidden dangers behind for himself. Pulling the weed up by the roots was what suited his nature. As for whether the Xuejian Sect's higher-ups would blame him afterward, he could not be bothered to care—compared with his own safety, what were a few grumblings from above?
In a single thought, icy killing intent poured out without reservation. Lengleng, whose assault had been blocked, sensed at once that something was wrong—but the Merciless Ice Force was still pressing down on her even then. She could not even stand for the moment, and there was nowhere to flee.
And Qiu Lingshan, Wu Chengtian, and the rest were too weak to be of any help at all! (To be continued.)