Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Guan Tong!”

Yun Xiao’s face darkened as he uttered these two words, squeezing them out through clenched teeth as if from the cracks between them.

At this moment, Yun Xiao had already summoned the power of the Ancestor Vein, reaching the late stages of the Meridian Gathering Realm. Had it been a fair fight, he wouldn’t necessarily fear this Meridian Gathering Realm Peak cultivator, Guan Tong.

But was this really the time for a fair fight? Feng Hang was still lurking behind him, eyeing him fiercely. Yun Xiao believed he definitely couldn’t take down Guan Tong in just a few moves, which would allow Feng Hang to catch up—things would likely turn ominous for him.

With the situation at this point, Yun Xiao had no better plan. Feeling the formidable presence behind him, he thought the guy in front seemed a bit easier to deal with.

”Get lost!”

A deep shout erupted from Yun Xiao’s mouth, and immediately, his right arm shot out, with a blossom of Meridian Fire appearing atop his middle finger, akin to a dancing blood-red flame sprite.

Seeing this flicker of Meridian Fire, Shen Xiao, from not too far away, finally believed what Guan Tong had said earlier—Yun Xiao, that youngster, was truly a Meridian Refining Master, and this Ancestral Vein Fire seemed to hold no small amount of power.

Having already been informed about Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire by his younger brother Guan Hu, Guan Tong was quite wary. However, he was not aiming to fight Yun Xiao to death right now. He believed that if he could delay Yun Xiao for just a few moments, the furiously enraged Feng Hang would surely provide him with a satisfying outcome.

Therefore, Guan Tong didn’t confront Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire head-on, but instead stepped back, not only remaining in front of Yun Xiao but also blocking his way out.

Whoosh!

Guan Tong’s response utterly shattered Yun Xiao’s hope for a quick battle. At this moment, a powerful attack abruptly arrived from behind, causing his heart to grow cold with alarm.

Within his powerful soul-sensing ability, such a vast presence could only belong to Feng Hang, and the power contained within this attack was enough to break his bones and tendons, killing him.

Thus, Yun Xiao dared not meet the attack head-on. He knew that the chance to escape that he had fought hard for had been completely destroyed by Guan Tong’s intervention. Up next, perhaps a bitter battle was inevitable.

Bang!

However, Yun Xiao had clearly underestimated Feng Hang’s speed. Having been outmaneuvered by him twice before, Feng Hang’s present attack concealed extremely subtle changes in its trajectory.

Yun Xiao thought he could dodge the blow aimed at the vital point of his back, but as he moved to evade, the attack changed direction, as if anticipating his move, and hit him squarely in the back.

This was a direct, powerful strike from Feng Hang himself. For any ordinary cultivator at the late stages of the Meridian Gathering Realm, even a peak talent like Guan Tong, such a hit would most likely spell doom.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao had greatly enhanced his physical strength with the Stone Heart Marrow, and having broken through to the middle stages of the Meridian Gathering Realm thanks to a Demon Core, he was able to survive this devastating blow from Feng Hang.

”Spit!”

Yun Xiao managed to preserve his life, but a severe injury was inevitable. After all, there was a gap of two minor realms between him and Feng Hang, separated by the chasm of the Meridian Rushing Realm. As a result of this blow, he plunged forward several steps, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, leaving a somewhat bloody scene.

Surviving a murderous, lethal blow infused with killing intent from Feng Hang was something that most peak Meridian Gathering Realm cultivators could not accomplish.

Yet, after stumbling forward several steps, Yun Xiao’s face turned pale, aware that he had sustained significant internal injuries. Already no match for Feng Hang, this hit made escape even more hopeless.

Moreover, with Guan Tong still looming ahead, it seemed that Yun Xiao no longer had the slightest chance of survival.

Having twice offended and toyed with Feng Hang, Yun Xiao believed that even if he presented the Fire Spirit Crystal right then, this top talent ranked first on the Mortal List would not spare him—I truly am in a dire situation.

”It seems I truly underestimated these young people of the Hidden Dragon Continent!”

A pale cast shadowed Yun Xiao’s face, and a trace of bitter laughter flashed through the depths of his eyes. He initially thought that after securing the Fire Spirit Crystal, he could escape effortlessly using his powerful and magical methods, yet it had come to this.

In the end, it was all due to insufficient Meridian Qi Cultivation. If Yun Xiao had been in the same Meridian Rushing Realm as Feng Hang, likely even the combined forces of the three in Yurong Volcano wouldn’t stand a chance against him.

The grim reality was that Yun Xiao now suffered severe injuries. He felt the Meridian Qi within him go haywire, his internal organs nearly flipping over at this moment.

Especially when Feng Hang slowly walked towards himself, Yun Xiao forcibly operated the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, trying to recover from some of the severe internal injuries.

But recovering injuries in such a short amount of time was easier said than done; after all, Yun Xiao was only at the middle stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, and the power of the Ancestor Vein had dissipated in the blow that Feng Hang had just struck.

”Kid, if there is a next life, remember that some people cannot be offended. Don’t be as foolish as you were today!”

Having heavily injured Yun Xiao, Feng Hang’s face finally revealed a smug smile. His words made it clear that he had sensed Yun Xiao’s injuries; this kid was definitely not going to cause any more trouble.

Seeing that the Fire Spirit Crystal was about to return to his hands, and he might even obtain some of this kid’s miraculous methods, such as the ability to gather Meridian Qi externally at the Meridian Gathering Realm, Feng Hang became quite complacent.

With his disdainful words falling, in Yun Xiao’s somewhat desperate gaze, Feng Hang’s right hand was already raised high again, and the target of this palm was, shockingly, Yun Xiao’s head.

Once Feng Hang’s right palm fell, Yun Xiao’s skull would undoubtedly shatter and kill him instantly, and seeing this scene, both Guan Tong nearby and Shen Xiao further away showed no pity.

One was following Xuan Zhi’s order to quickly kill Yun Xiao, while the other had no connection with Yun Xiao whatsoever. For one of such low ability to covet the Fire Spirit Crystal was simply seeking death.

”Am I really going to die here?”

Such a thought flashed through Yun Xiao’s heart, and from this distance, he finally faintly saw the face hidden beneath Feng Hang’s purple robe.

It was a somewhat pale face, probably due to long periods away from sunlight, and amidst the shimmering of the purple robe, Yun Xiao saw a three-inch-long ferocious scar on the left cheek of this first-ranked cultivator on the Mortal List, which was quite intimidating.

Perhaps it was because of this terrifying scar that Feng Hang usually hid his face under the purple robe; however, this glance might become Yun Xiao’s last memory.

Looking at the boy in coarse clothes before him, though heavily injured and even under the threat of death, he didn’t show any sign of fear, and Feng Hang felt an unusual sensation rising in his heart.

At this moment, Feng Hang suddenly felt uneasy. He believed if he didn’t truly kill Yun Xiao here and now, it might not be long before he would suffer a big loss at this kid’s hands.

”Kid, I’ll gouge out your eyes first!”

It seemed that Yun Xiao’s indomitable gaze had provoked Feng Hang, and the next moment, his palm aimed at Yun Xiao’s brain transformed into fingers, stabbing towards the boy’s eyes.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but be greatly alarmed. Being slapped to death might bring less pain, but if his eyes were gone, he would live in darkness for the rest of his life. It must be said that Feng Hang’s nature was truly ruthless.

It’s just a pity that at this moment, Yun Xiao was severely injured and locked by Feng Hang’s strong Meridian Qi; no matter how fast he moved, he definitely couldn’t avoid the hands of Feng Hang, a Meridian Rushing Realm cultivator.

Just as Yun Xiao’s eyes were about to be burst open by Feng Hang’s stabbing, unexpectedly, at this moment, Feng Hang suddenly felt Yun Xiao’s body move without wind, actually shifting several feet sideways, causing his fingers to ultimately miss Yun Xiao’s eyes.

The sudden turn of events made Feng Hang’s face darken with confusion since he was certain that Yun Xiao, already severely injured, wouldn’t possibly have the strength to move sideways several feet under such circumstances.

If that was the case, there was only one possibility. As Feng Hang missed his strike, he finally turned his head and saw that, at some unknown time, a black, graceful figure had appeared next to Yun Xiao, which was not only unfamiliar to Feng Hang but even to Shen Xiao and Guan Tong.

”Mo Qing... Senior Sister?”

A flash of surprise in Feng Hang’s eyes, he blurted out reflexively, before realizing something was amiss and hastily added the respectful address ”Senior Sister.”

Turns out the black-clothed girl who suddenly appeared here and saved Yun Xiao wasn’t anyone else but Mo Qing, the super-genius girl from the Medical Pulse line of the Jade Pot Sect.

Regardless of how Feng Hang, Shen Xiao, and the others flaunted their power in the Outer Sect or remained immovable at the top of the Mortal List, they only dominated the Third Realm of the Mortal Rank.

Someone like Feng Hang, with his Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage Cultivation, would just be a bottom dweller in the Jade Pot Sect Inner Sect, let alone compared with this genius girl of the Inner Sect Medical Pulse line.

What Feng Hang never would have expected was that for merely a low-level Spiritual Rank mission, why would Inner Sect genius Mo Qing also come to Yurong Mountain? Was it because of this kid named Yun Xiao?

However, what Feng Hang, Shen Xiao, and Guan Tong failed to see was that Yun Xiao, who was pulled aside by Mo Qing, couldn’t help but look a bit embarrassed and even a little helpless when he noticed who it was.

Because he knew that Mo Qing’s intervention was definitely not to truly save him; there must be other reasons.