In truth, Jiutian Meng wasn't certain that Ling Xiao was the successor of the old palace head either.
She could use the White Tiger Meet as a test.
What she needed to do now was prevent Ling Xiao from being killed by Xuan Ming. She didn't need to worry about anything else.
"Alright. Since the palace head has said so, then I can set my mind at ease."
Feng Feiye smiled and didn't say anything else.
Actually, her question was what many others wanted to ask as well, because many geniuses wanted to kill Ling Xiao in the arena.
Including the Hundred Insects Demon King, Xiao Budian, who had just been forced out of his original form by Sun Lengchan.
"Brat, your luck isn't bad to have such a strong person protecting you. But do you dare to fight me fair and square in the arena?"
Xiao Budian laughed coldly.
"Why wouldn't I dare? Killing you will be as easy as slaughtering a dog or a chicken! "
Ling Xiao said coldly.
"Fine! You said it yourself. I hope you can challenge me in the next round. Otherwise, you, Ling Xiao, will forever be a piece of trash hiding behind a woman's back! "
The Hundred Insects Demon King's body began to heal and gradually turned back into Xiao Budian.
From the looks of it, that tiny body was just a shell of his.
"You don't need to provoke me. I won't bully others. You're already injured, so even if I beat you, you won't be convinced.
Once you're healed, I'll fight you again. We'll have to fight sooner or later anyway, so I'll make sure you die convinced! "
Ling Xiao glanced at Xiao Budian. How could he, Ling Xiao, fear someone who only knew how to use unorthodox methods?
"Fine, you've got guts. Soon you'll know how foolish your decision was!"
Xiao Budian returned to his seat and began to heal himself.
"I'm sorry, Lengchan. I wasted your good intentions."
When the break started, Ling Xiao apologized to Sun Lengchan.
"How can you say it's a waste? I believe you have your reasons for your choice."
Sun Lengchan smiled. "But it's a pity that I won't be able to participate in the next round. I'll leave this victory to you."
"No problem."
Thus, in the third round, Ling Xiao chose Sun Lengchan, winning without a fight.
Cold Plum chose Dan Feng and won without a fight.
Long Chen fought with Jun Mo Qing and won by relying on his powerful defense.
Xiao Budian was the only one worth paying attention to in this round. This guy seemed to have chosen to avoid the battle and admit defeat in order to fight against Ling Xiao.
From the looks of it, he no longer intended to compete for first place in the White Tiger Meet.
As long as he could kill Ling Xiao, he would be satisfied.
After all, Feng Feiye, Tianhai Tyranny, and Lei Lie were all too strong. Although he was confident, he still couldn't see through their true strength.
Therefore, he gave up on the first place.
At the end of the third round, there were still eight people with a perfect record. They were the top eight in the Treasure Hunting Battle.
However, after this round, most of the weaklings had already made their choices. Following this, there would probably be fewer and fewer people who could maintain a perfect victory.
When the fourth round began, Ling Xiao was about to make his choice when Xiao Budian suddenly said, "I've already recovered. Do you dare to fight me?"
He looked like he'd recovered to his peak condition. It looked like all the poison in his body had been expelled and his injuries healed.
This kind of recovery ability was truly astonishing.
Xiao Budian had never considered the possibility that he wasn't Ling Xiao's match.
Ling Xiao was only at the 15th level of the Yin-Yang realm, while he was at the 18th level.
There was a difference of three levels between them. He didn't believe that Ling Xiao was his match at all.
Moreover, ever since his last encounter with Ling Xiao, he'd been researching ways to deal with the Primordial Golden Crow and Immemorial Celestial Devil's battle intent.
Now he didn't fear these two types of battle intent at all.
He refused to believe that Ling Xiao could come up with any new tricks to deal with him.
For the sake of fighting Ling Xiao as soon as possible, he didn't even hesitate to eat the special medicine he'd been saving for Feng Feiye, Tianhai Tyranny, and Lei Lie.
He wanted to recover as soon as possible.
"Even if you want to die, there's no need to be in such a hurry."
Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Budian.
Truthfully speaking, he was already prepared to pick a strong opponent to warm up with in the fourth round.
Even if he didn't pick Xiao Budian, he'd pick Qingqiu Li Huo, the Silver Wolf Princess, or the Heavenly Wolf Gentleman.
Now that Xiao Budian had jumped out, it saved him the trouble of choosing his opponent.
"Of course you'll be the one to die!"
Xiao Budian looked coldly at Ling Xiao, his eyes filled with cold killing intent. "Since you already know my true identity, then you should know that only one of us can survive.
This battle will be your doomsday. If you have anything to say, say it now. Otherwise, you won't have another chance.
I still have some kindness in me to give you this chance. "
Ling Xiao smiled faintly before walking towards the stage. If this battle had been in the past, he wouldn't have dared to say that he'd win for sure. After all, there was a gap between him and Xiao Budian back then in terms of cultivation and other aspects.
The gap wasn't large, but in a fight between experts, a small difference could determine victory.
Moreover, the gap wasn't large, but it wasn't small either.
The difference in cultivation was there for all to see.
But after the trip to the Celestial Prison Shrine, he didn't fear this opponent in the slightest.
"Before the battle begins, may I make a request to the judges?"
Ling Xiao stood on the stage, but didn't challenge Xiao Budian directly. Instead, he looked towards Xuan Ming.
"Speak!"
Xuan Ming said coldly.
"I request the judges to check Xiao Budian's condition. If his injuries are truly healed, then I'll challenge him. Otherwise, we can wait for another round."
Ling Xiao grinned.
What?
Everyone thought they'd heard wrong.
Was there something wrong with Ling Xiao's head? Or was he just overconfident?
How could he have such a strange request?
"Sure, Lawless. Go and check!"
Xuan Ming nodded.
Since he could create trouble for Ling Xiao, why wouldn't he do it?
"Yes!"
Lawless went to Xiao Budian's side and pressed his hand on him. Although Xiao Budian wanted to resist, it was useless. With his strength, it was impossible for him to resist Lawless.
After a while, Lawless turned his head and looked at Xuan Ming. "Sect Master, this person has indeed fully recovered."
"Can we start the battle now?"
Xiao Budian looked at Ling Xiao coldly and said, "I hope you won't find any other excuses to evade me."
"Don't worry. Since you've fully recovered, I can take part in this battle without any worries."
Ling Xiao wanted to kill Xiao Budian while he was still in good condition so that he could win fair and square.
Otherwise, who knew how many vile people would slander him in private.
Moreover, if he killed Xiao Budian like this, Xiao Budian would give up completely. At that time, it would be easier for him to devour Xiao Budian.
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