Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Generally speaking, the combat power of a Vein Demon of the same grade is much stronger than that of human Cultivators, especially in certain special areas, where Vein Demons with matching attributes can display combat power above their own Demon Meridian Qi Cultivation.

For example, the Crab Vein Demon at this moment completely disregarded a human youngster who was only at the Meridian Gathering Realm Early Stage. In its view, at least within this hot spring, this human youngster couldn’t last even a moment.

But just then, the strike that the Crab Vein Demon thought could sever the human youngster fell through, and it finally realized that it had underestimated this human at the Meridian Gathering Realm Early Stage.

Yun Xiao’s change in moves was extremely fast. After dodging that strike, a Meridian Qi attack followed swiftly, which, if it hit the Crab Vein Demon’s eyes, might have had a remarkable effect.

Crustacean Vein Demons have a hard shell all over their bodies, so their defensive power is unparalleled in the Continent; only their eyes are the most vulnerable. Yun Xiao, with his rich combat experience, spotted this critical weakness at a glance.

Unfortunately, for such a vulnerability, how could the Crab Vein Demon not guard it? Although Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi attack was launched very quickly, in the water, its speed was inevitably greatly reduced, giving the Crab Vein Demon a chance to react.

Puff! Puff!

Two slightly strange sounds came from the water, sounding somewhat muffled. It turned out that the Crab Vein Demon sensed the danger and just in the nick of time, covered its eyes with its two large claws, making Yun Xiao’s two Meridian Qi attacks ineffective against such defense.

”No good, I can’t linger here any longer!”

After the missed attack, Yun Xiao felt an unbearable heat all over his body. The water in this hot spring is extremely hot, and at the bottom of the spring, Yun Xiao is constantly using Meridian Qi to counteract the heat of the water. Now, also battling the Crab Vein Demon, the consumption of Meridian Qi is incredibly rapid.

But to give up on the Fire Stone Heart, which was just within reach, Yun Xiao was extremely unwilling. Seeing him glance around, his figure swiftly shifted, directly landing on the hard shell on the back of the Crab Vein Demon.

This sudden move by Yun Xiao caught the massive crab off-guard, and then he forcefully stomped it into the bottom of the hot spring, stirring up swirling sediment.

Poof!

Using this force, Yun Xiao shot upwards, instantly escaping the range of the hot spring. This time, he was betting that the Crab Vein Demon’s Spiritual Wisdom was not high, and being stomped on by his feet, it would definitely not let it go and would chase him out.

According to Yun Xiao’s knowledge, these low-level Vein Demons do not possess high Spiritual Wisdom, and furthermore, his own Meridian Qi Cultivation is quite deceptive; Vein Demons of the same grade could not possibly be wary of him.

Battling in this scorching hot spring water, Yun Xiao did not consider himself a match for the Crab Vein Demon, as that was the aquatic Vein Demon’s home court. The fierce hot spring water also greatly reduced his combat ability.

Arriving ashore, Yun Xiao looked somewhat anxious; if the Crab Vein Demon treated the kick he delivered as unworthy of attention, insistently staying within the spring, then he would be quite frustrated.

Splash!

Fortunately, it seemed Yun Xiao’s luck had returned right when he found the Fire Stone Heart. While he was wrestling with uncertainty, the water of the hot spring erupted loudly, and immediately after, the massive crab-shaped Vein Demon jumped out from the hot spring.

Just as Yun Xiao had anticipated, this was the Crab Vein Demon’s territory, and being stomped into submission on its own turf, the Crab Vein Demon would not let this go no matter what.

Moreover, the Crab Vein Demon didn’t believe that a human youngster at the Meridian Gathering Realm Early Stage could match itself, a low-ranked Third Grade opponent, even if fighting on land. There was absolutely no chance of losing.

Because of this confidence, the Crab Vein Demon chased after Yun Xiao and came out, its abdomen still covered in mud and sand clearly from Yun Xiao’s recent kick.

Seeing the Crab Vein Demon leap out from the hot spring, Yun Xiao was overjoyed. But at that moment, the Crab Vein Demon took the initiative to attack, its giant Crab Claw fiercely clamping towards him, seemingly wanting to split Yun Xiao directly in half.

This was the Crab Vein Demon’s monotonous attack style; it always relied on its sturdy shell to disregard the attacks of enemies, seizing the opportunity to clamp the enemy to death.

Unfortunately, this time the Crab Vein Demon encountered Yun Xiao, a special cultivator who never played by common rules, and whose strength was far greater than it perceived.

Seeing this Crab Vein Demon’s singular attack routine, Yun Xiao was even more calm. His body suddenly moved, and with a fierce stomp on the ground, his body soared a couple of meters into the air, dodging the claw’s clamp and once again landing on the hard shell of the Crab Vein Demon’s back.

The back of the Crab Vein Demon spanned nearly ten meters, and Yun Xiao’s slight figure standing on it seemed insignificant. But the next moment, his right hand fiercely struck down, simultaneously releasing his Ancestral Vein Fire.

”Gah!”

When Yun Xiao’s blood-red crescent mark in the palm spurted out blood-red flames, even the giant crab Vein Demon could not help but scream in pain. Instantly, its entire body started to shake crazily.

Although the shell of this crab-shaped Vein Demon was extremely strong in defense, it was not insensible. The Ancestral Vein Fire evolved from the Blood Moon Jade was unstoppable. How could this low-rank third-tier Vein Demon withstand it?

Previously in the water, Yun Xiao was not entirely sure, but on this continent, the power of Ancestral Vein Fire was remarkably great. In just a moment, the crab shell even seemed to be on the verge of being scorched.

However, this low-rank third-tier Vein Demon was not a vegetarian either. In its frenzied tossing, Yun Xiao also found it somewhat hard to maintain his footing. After a few moments, he was eventually thrown off, but just as he was about to be flung away, he flicked his fingers, and the blood-red flame still remained on the crab’s back.

The spiritual wisdom of a low-level Vein Demon was not high. At this moment, the giant crab Vein Demon still hadn’t realized the terror of this human youth before it; its subconscious only knew that among equal-ranked battles, a Vein Demon is bound to win.

Boom!

The pain in its back caused the giant crab Vein Demon to lose its reason, becoming frenzied. This human who had offended it time and again could not be allowed to leave this hot spring alive today.

With tremendous force erupting, the giant crab Vein Demon charged towards Yun Xiao, appearing immensely powerful. However, at this moment, Yun Xiao’s eyes carried a trace of peculiar mockery.

”Explode!”

Seeing the giant crab Vein Demon getting closer, Yun Xiao stood still, then gently clenched his right hand, a soft word escaping his lips.

Bang!

As Yun Xiao’s words fell, the blood-red flame on the back of the giant crab Vein Demon exploded on cue, and this explosion seemed to trigger a special kind of energy, directly blasting a huge hole in the back of the giant crab Vein Demon.

This was a new technique that Yun Xiao had developed after advancing to the early stage of Meridian Gathering Realm, achievable only with the Ancestral Vein Fire, which he had not mastered fully before. Now, testing it on this giant crab Vein Demon, the effect was unexpectedly good.

It involved compressing the fire attribute energy of the Ancestral Vein Fire to an extreme, then using a special connection to burst it open. This unknown grade of Ancestral Vein Fire explosion was even too much for the hard shell of this low-rank third-tier giant crab Vein Demon.

”Gah!”

Another harsh scream emanated. This time, the giant crab Vein Demon was not as well off as before because the Ancestral Vein Fire that Yun Xiao had caused to explode did not extinguish but instead spread into the cracked hole on the crab’s back.

The huge crab body was still charging towards Yun Xiao, but when it was a few feet away from him, it abruptly stopped and fell from the sky.

Turns out the Ancestral Vein Fire controlled by Yun Xiao, after blasting open the back shell of the giant crab Vein Demon, followed in shape and drilled into it, directly burning its internal organs to a mess.

While the defensive power of this giant crab Vein Demon was incredibly shocking, no matter the kind of defense, internal organs are extremely fragile. Let alone Yun Xiao’s powerful Ancestral Vein Fire, even some ordinary energy entering the body would lead to an unbearable outcome.

This time, Yun Xiao used a special method to pierce through the face directly, quickly handling a low-rank third-tier Vein Demon. It must be said to be a stroke of luck, a sort of unpredicted luck from the enemy against his strength.

If it were cultivators like Guan Tong and Xuan Zhi who had interacted with Yun Xiao, they would definitely not allow Yun Xiao’s special Ancestral Vein Fire to touch them because they had suffered great losses from this Ancestral Vein Fire once, which would lead to endless troubles once contacted.

This was also due to the low spiritual wisdom of the low-level Vein Demon; otherwise, had the giant crab Vein Demon stayed hidden in the hot spring, Yun Xiao would have had no way to deal with it. Carelessness and arrogance led to this tragic downfall of the giant crab Vein Demon.

Regarding the killing of a low-rank third-tier Vein Demon, Yun Xiao didn’t have much sentiment. Watching the crab corpse fall from the sky, his eyes couldn’t help but sweep across with a hint of fervor.

Killing this giant crab Vein Demon was not Yun Xiao’s goal. His main intent was the Fire Stone Heart that the Vein Demon had swallowed. It could even be said that the reason why the giant crab Vein Demon died was because of the Fire Stone Heart coveted by Yun Xiao. It must be said that everything was driven by fate.

Had the giant crab Vein Demon not swallowed the Fire Stone Heart, it would not have died. But was that likely? It had been guarding the Fire Stone Heart for many years and would never watch indifferently as such a treasure was taken by a human youth. This is perhaps what they call a creature dying for wealth as a bird dies for food... or perhaps a crab dying for its meal.

Yun Xiao didn’t contemplate much, directly took two steps forward, lightly lifted his toes, and flipped the giant crab Vein Demon over, exposing its white and soft belly, because he knew the Fire Stone Heart should be inside this crab belly.