Chapter 914 An eye for an eye (5)
This time, it wasn't just Zhuan Peng or the black-robed Elder Ming who were stunned by Liu Mei's response but the remaining 4 peak rank 9 Dao Kings as well, staring at the aloof young woman in front of them with looks of incredulity mixed with unconcealed astonishment!
Not only had Liu Mei chosen to ignore Elder Ming's request with a look of contempt clear in her eyes, but she had even turned her gaze towards the bald, unassuming man shortly afterwards, and even identified him as the person who had just attacked the formation.
Regardless of how composed they may have appeared earlier, the 6 peak-stage Dao Kings couldn't help but be caught off-guard at this point, as they finally began to reassess this young woman in front of them. No matter how they looked at it... whether it was her attitude or the way she carried herself despite the danger she was currently facing, both were clearly out of the ordinary!
As soon as those words left Liu Mei's mouth however, the black-robed Elder Ming and the unassuming middle-aged man silently exchanged glances with each other, before the looming tension in the air abruptly turned even more oppressive and deadly, as the 2 peak-stage Dao Kings finally turned serious for the first time in a while.
Indeed, that simple-looking, unassuming middle-aged man whom Liu Mei had just targeted, was precisely the same person who had just launched an attack on the 'Five-elements protective formation' a while ago, and was someone whom even the arrogant black-robed Elder Ming had to respectfully address as Elder Ling!
With a calm look on his face the 'unassuming Elder Ling' suddenly took a step forward, and yet with just that single step, the middle-aged man seemed to have traversed more than a dozen meters in a flash, causing him to arrive right in front of Liu Mei before he replied with a smile
''Little lass, it seems you are quite perceptive! Not bad. Even though I've been concealing my aura this whole time, you could actually tell that I was the one who attacked your formation right away! Although your cultivation base is still unstable, at the very least, the power of your soul is not bad.''
Elder Ling's tone was nonchalant as if he was just making some casual remarks, but the hidden meaning behind his words was clear to everyone present. In his eyes, although Liu Mei's soul sense was extraordinary, that was all there was to it. It was her only extraordinary quality!
As for her cultivation base? Although this white-robed young woman was a peak rank 9 Dao King as well, the unassuming middle-aged man could tell that Liu Mei had just broken through to this level barely a year ago and had yet to truly consolidate her advancement! Therefore, how could she possibly compare to an experienced peak-stage Dao King like him who was only a few steps away from the Dao Emperor realm?
What Elder Ling didn't seem to know however, was that Liu Mei had already assessed his entire group's strength the moment she stepped out of the 'Five-elements protective formation' and had already decided on her next course of action.
Before her last breakthrough, she may have had some trouble taking on a group of six peak rank 9 Dao Kings all by herself, but now... Liu Mei was fully confident in dealing with people who were merely at Elder Ling's level!
Without even throwing the bald middle-aged man in front of her a second glance, Liu Mei turned her gaze toward the distant Zhuan Peng, and after a moment of silence, she cupped her hands and bowed slightly towards the white-robed elder as she said calmly
''Elder Zhuan, considering our past relationship and in consideration of my master, I hope you will not involve yourself in this matter any further! I don't care about the rest of them, but the person who attacked our formation just now, as well as the black-robed man who instigated everything, will both have to pay!''
The white-robed Zhuan Peng was taken aback by Liu Mei's words, but the 'unassuming' Elder Ling's eyes flashed with a cold light when he heard that, before he roared out in an enraged voice
''How impudent!''
Elder Ling's voice seemed to contain some powerful, mystical quality, causing his surroundings to tremble as a shockwave traveled rapidly from his location straight towards Liu Mei!
Almost at the same time that his voice echoed out, the middle-aged man's right hand punched through the air in an extremely swift motion, aiming straight for Liu Mei's chest!
It was obvious that this seemingly 'unassuming' man was not holding back anymore after hearing Liu Mei's response, and was finally revealing his true strength!
The aura of a peak-sixth stage body refiner surrounded Elder Ling's fist, as the man aimed to take out the young woman in front of him in a single strike!
In a conflict between peak-stage Dao Kings, Elder Ling was a person who knew fully well when to be soft and negotiate and when he had to fight. If they could resolve things peacefully with each other, the middle-aged man wouldn't mind letting Zhuan Peng negotiate in their stead, but since Liu Mei had already made her stance clear, Elder Ling knew that it was best to deal with his enemies as quickly as possible!
As for whether Liu Mei would survive his attack or not, the middle-aged man wasn't the slightest bit concerned! Since he had already decided to reveal his full strength, he was going to make sure that the young woman in front of him was either going to end up dead, or at the very least crippled!
After all, a peak-stage Dao King wasn't someone who could casually be captured, unless they were mortally wounded or on the verge of death!
Unfortunately for Elder Ling, mere moments before his fist could connect with Liu Mei's chest, 2 massive dark-red greatswords immediately blocked his path on the spot, causing his attack to come to a sharp halt.
At the same time, from the ground beneath Liu Mei's feet, a pool of darkness seemed to have manifested out of thin air, causing an extremely dense aura of death to pulse out from within! And from the depths of that darkness itself, a pair of shadowy figures gradually emerged, their burning purple embers that served for eyes staring straight towards Elder Ling's soul, like a pair of grim reapers who had finally come to collect!