Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 129: 129 No Way Out

”Hmph, so what if he is at the Late Stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm? Isn’t he still going to die?”

A trace of gloom flashed through Feng Hang’s eyes. The stronger Yun Xiao’s talent and strength, the greater his desire to kill. This young man had offended him, and he must not be allowed to leave Yurong Mountain alive.

As his voice fell, the Meridian Qi Palm Seal of this top prodigy on the Mortal List finally took shape. A fierce and massive virtual handprint descended furiously upon Yun Xiao, as if intending to smash him into a pulp.

Facing such a powerful attack from the Body Meridian Techniques, even though Yun Xiao had broken through to the Late Stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, he still felt tremendous pressure. The disparity was indeed not like when he was in the Meridian Introduction Realm Late Stage, facing early-stage cultivators like Cao Luo and Zhao Ningshu.

The higher the rank in Meridian Qi Cultivation, the greater the disparity. The Meridian Rushing Realm is not at all comparable to the Meridian Gathering Realm; it represents another level of cultivation altogether. The mere external gathering of Meridian Qi alone could crush any cultivator of the Meridian Gathering Realm.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao is not an ordinary cultivator at the Late Stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm of the Hidden Dragon Continent. He is the reincarnation of the Long Xiao Battle God, and has activated two high-grade Ancestor Veins, so his response at this moment was beyond Feng Hang’s expectations.

Huff... huff...

Yun Xiao raised both his palms and then changed his handprint, forming a somewhat ethereal Meridian Qi Sword in just a few moments, astonishingly faster than Feng Hang of the Meridian Rushing Realm had managed earlier.

”Is this... external gathering of Meridian Qi? Impossible!”

Seeing this scene, Feng Hang, who was controlling the Meridian Qi Palm Seal, wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost, for such an outcome was something he had never imagined.

Shen Xiao and Guan Tong, who were not far away, were left dumbfounded once again. How many secrets did this young man named Yun Xiao possess, and how many unknown techniques did he have?

Especially Shen Xiao, like Feng Hang, was at the Early Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm; he knew all too well that external gathering of Meridian Qi required reaching the Meridian Rushing Realm even for a slight possibility.

For someone like Guan Tong who had half-stepped into the Meridian Rushing Realm, strictly speaking, their techniques cannot be called true external gathering of Meridian Qi.

Yet the Meridian Qi Sword used by Yun Xiao was vividly appearing before Shen Xiao’s eyes; it wasn’t something that someone like Guan Tong could perform—it was a genuine external gathering of Meridian Qi.

Yun Xiao did not have as many thoughts; such an external gathering of Meridian Qi Technique had already been used by him in the Yulin Mountain Range against the Third Prince Xuan Zhi of the Royal Family, even leaving him with four wounds.

When Yun Xiao performed this Meridian Qi Technique back then, it had not only stunned some disciples who had just joined the Jade Pot Sect’s Outer Sect but even Inner Sect Disciples like Mo Qing and Yin Huan, let alone Shen Xiao and Feng Hang now.

In fact, the Meridian Qi Sword that Yun Xiao executed now was vastly different from the one that had injured Xuan Zhi. This was not just a low-grade Spiritual Rank Cultivation Technique; it was a higher-tier technique than those.

The Long Xiao Battle God possessed countless memories, knew many Cultivation Techniques and Body Meridian Techniques that do not exist on the Hidden Dragon Continent, and some potent Body Meridian Techniques that Yun Xiao could not perform with his current cultivation level.

The more powerful the Meridian Techniques, the more Meridian Qi they require to support. If you try to perform these techniques without reaching a certain level, the result could very likely be fatal, breaking your meridians.

Thus, the Void Sword Meridian Technique that Yun Xiao selected was one he could deploy already at the Meridian Introduction Rank, and its power would continuously increase with his advancement in Meridian Qi.

For instance, the Meridian Qi Sword he deployed was several times stronger than when he dealt with Xuan Zhi. He believed even Guan Tong wouldn’t dare confront it directly.

It was just unfortunate that Yun Xiao’s opponent was a genuine Early Stage cultivator of the Meridian Rushing Realm, a super Genius ranked number one on the Outer Sect Mortal List of the Jade Pot Sect. The effect his sword could achieve might not be as expected.

Boom!

The massive Meridian Qi Palm Seal and the seemingly sharp Meridian Qi Sword finally collided violently, and in the next moment, everyone witnessed a miraculous scene.

The technique deployed by a Late Stage Meridian Gathering Realm cultivator actually held its ground against that of an Early Stage Meridian Rushing Realm cultivator, completely overturning Shen Xiao and the others’ understanding of Meridian Techniques.

Even though Yun Xiao had summoned the Ancestor Vein Power, and even though he had the capability for external gathering of Meridian Qi at the Meridian Gathering Realm, they had never imagined this young man could really stand up against the Early Stage Feng Hang of the Meridian Rushing Realm, given the huge disparity in Meridian Qi between them.

But the fact was that the Meridian Qi Sword deployed by Yun Xiao truly blocked Feng Hang’s Meridian Qi Palm Seal. With the insight of Shen Xiao and Guan Tong, they only remained stunned briefly before recovering their composure.

”What grade of Meridian Technique is that Meridian Qi Sword exactly?”

In that moment, both Shen Xiao and Guan Tong had the same thought flash through their minds, for besides this possibility, there was no other explanation.

Generally speaking, cultivators of the same rank who use meridian techniques of the same grade can usually fight to a draw. However, the same meridian technique wielded by higher level cultivators undoubtedly exhibits greater power.

Yun Xiao only possesses cultivation of the late Meridian Gathering Realm, while Feng Hang is at the early Meridian Rushing Realm. If the meridian techniques they use are of the same grade, then the ultimate victor could only be Feng Hang.

Now that Yun Xiao has blocked Feng Hang’s Meridian Qi Palm Seal with the Meridian Qi Sword, the only explanation is that the meridian technique used by Yan Xiao is considerably more formidable, perhaps even much more so, to bridge the vast gap between their meridian qi.

Aside from Guan Tong, who has some understanding of Yun Xiao, both Shen Xiao and Feng Hang are hearing the name Yun Xiao for the first time, so they have no understanding of this young man’s background.

At this moment, Shen Xiao thought that Yun Xiao must be a genius from a major family, otherwise, he would not possess two Ancestor Veins and be able to use such a high-grade meridian technique.

However, unlike Shen Xiao, a mere spectator, Feng Hang, the person involved, did not look so good. Being repeatedly countered by Yun Xiao was already a humiliation for him.

Because within the Outer Sect of the Jade Pot Sect, except for Shen Xiao who could somewhat contend with Feng Hang, other outer sect talents, even Guan Tong, would absolutely be defeated by him like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

Yet, where did this young lad called Yun Xiao come from, and why was he able to unleash such powerful combat strength at the late Meridian Gathering Realm? Feng Hang could not swallow this humiliation no matter what.

Moreover, inside Yun Xiao’s Waist Storage, there lay the Fire Spirit Crystal that Feng Hang could not afford to lose. Without this crystal, he wouldn’t be able to complete the low-level spiritual task, nor could he secure the two thousand points reward, and would even face a deduction of five hundred points.

Thus, both morally and logically, Feng Hang could not let Yun Xiao go. Seeing his aura surge dramatically, Yun Xiao and the two others clearly saw the Meridian Qi Palm Seal seemingly solidify in that instant.

Bang!

A soft sound emitted, and the Meridian Qi Sword displayed by Yun Xiao at the late Meridian Gathering Realm was ultimately no match for the Meridian Qi Palm Seal cast by Feng Hang at the early Meridian Rushing Realm, and dissipated into smoke.

Fortunately, with these few moments of standstill, Yun Xiao finally seized an opportunity, his figure swept away once again, fleeing towards some place in desperation.

Previously, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but use the Meridian Qi Sword, as he had been unavoidably caught up by Feng Hang, but his intention was never to battle for three hundred rounds, as he lacked such blind confidence.

The reason Yun Xiao lasted so long against Feng Hang was due to his unexpected tactics. Once Feng Hang figured them out, it would undoubtedly become extremely difficult for him to escape.

Now that Yun Xiao’s Ancestor Vein power had been exposed, and his outer meridian qi aggregation was no longer a secret, as for techniques like the Fuxue Technique or Cutting Vein Technique, which require close proximity to Feng Hang to execute, he would not take that risk.

Thus, taking advantage of Feng Hang’s attack, Yun Xiao used a powerful Meridian Qi Sword to block the attack and then turned and fled.

In fact, Feng Hang had been careless this time. He thought that under the bombardment of his Meridian Qi Palm Seal, Yun Xiao would be absolutely unable to escape, and if hit, would certainly face a fate of broken limbs and fractured bones.

Little did he know that Yun Xiao’s moves were so peculiar; being able to aggregate meridian qi externally at the Meridian Gathering Realm was a big surprise to Feng Hang, thus once again allowing Yun Xiao to escape several feet away.

This time, with Yun Xiao on alert, it was not certain whether Feng Hang could once again employ that peculiar movement technique to catch up. Considering the memories of reincarnation of the Long Xiao Battle God, some of the movement meridian techniques he knew were probably not much inferior to Feng Hang.

Unfortunately, despite all of Yun Xiao’s calculations, he still overlooked one thing—the fact that within this Yurong Volcano, Feng Hang was not his only enemy.

Swoosh!

Amidst Shen Xiao’s slightly astonished gaze, a gust of wind flashed by his side, and then Guan Tong disappeared tracelessly. In the next instant, that robust figure ranked third on the Mortal List was already blocking Yun Xiao’s path.

Guan Tong’s primary purpose on this trip to Yurong Mountain was to kill Yun Xiao for Xuan Zhi. As for the Fire Spirit Crystal, after both Feng Hang and Shen Xiao made their move, he had already stopped thinking about it.

However, now that the Fire Spirit Crystal had ended up in Yun Xiao’s hands, and moreover, this youngster had managed to escape from Feng Hang using some marvelous and peculiar methods, it was something Guan Tong could not possibly accept.

Having experienced Yun Xiao’s tactics, Guan Tong may have lost much of his confidence in being able to kill Yun Xiao, but he believed that if he could just hold Yun Xiao for a moment, once Feng Hang arrived, Yun Xiao would absolutely face a dead end with nowhere to escape.

As for whose hands Yun Xiao would die, does that really matter?