Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 178: 178 endless methods

In Feng Hang’s mind, even if Yun Xiao could react in this instant, his body wouldn’t be able to keep up with such a reaction, because the Cold Light Axe’s chill inherently possesses a special effect that slows down the opponent’s body, drastically reducing their speed as soon as it makes contact.

One can say that the response and action Yun Xiao made in that instant brought about an indistinct unease deep within Feng Hang’s heart. How odd this lad is, why could he still move so fast under the envelopment of the Cold Light Axe’s chill?

For a moment, Feng Hang couldn’t figure out the reason for this outcome, but people like Lu Zhan and Fu Du, seated in the north, had already seen through Yun Xiao’s Cold Ice Ancestor Vein, naturally understanding why Yun Xiao’s reaction was so swift at that moment.

It turned out that Yun Xiao never underestimated the Ice Cold Attribute of the Cold Light Axe, and he knew that under such special effects, stimulating the Ancestor Vein Fire might not take effect immediately.

Although it is said that water and fire attributes generate and restrain each other, using fire to counteract cold is the proper remedy, but don’t forget, Yun Xiao only had the peak strength of the Meridian Gathering Realm at this moment, his Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein Fire might not necessarily be able to counter the Ice Cold Power of Feng Hang’s Cold Light Axe.

Therefore, Yun Xiao made a decisive decision, abandoning the universally effective right arm Ancestor Vein Fire, and immediately stimulated his second Ancestor Vein in his left arm, which is the Ice Cold Power in the left arm Ancestor Vein.

Even if this move would expose the details of his second Ancestor Vein and the attribute of this second Ancestor Vein, in the presence of the foremost genius of the Outer Sect, Yun Xiao couldn’t care about anything else.

The Ice Cold Power evolved from the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad is far much more formidable than the Ice Cold Power of Feng Hang’s Cold Light Axe, it’s an existence that even the Holy Rank powerhouses of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud dare not provoke easily. Using it to resist the special effects of the Cold Light Axe is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Of course, the Ice Cold Power of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad that Yun Xiao and Fu Du obtained isn’t from those Three-legged Ice Crystal Toads that have reached the Holy Rank Third Realm in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, otherwise, neither of them would have survived.

Nevertheless, once Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Ice Cold Power was stimulated, the chill of the Cold Light Axe vanished instantly, or rather, was assimilated by his own Ice Cold Power, rendering it unable to pose any threat to him.

Since the special Ice Cold effect of the Cold Light Axe was gone, after Yun Xiao seized the Cold Light Axe in his hands, the contest returned to comparing physical strength, and just in terms of physical strength, Yun Xiao might not necessarily be weaker than Feng Hang.

Moreover, Yun Xiao’s tactics were endless. He wasn’t just planning to counter Feng Hang with physical strength alone; he aimed to turn defeat into victory by seizing the brief moment when Feng Hang was taken aback.

Hiss!

A light sound emitted, the Ancestral Vein Ice Cold Power within Yun Xiao’s left arm shot out from between the fingers of his left hand, then swiftly climbed along the entire body of the Cold Light Axe like lightning too quick for thunder.

”What ... what’s that?”

Only at this moment, when Yun Xiao had unleashed the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power upon the Cold Light Axe, did the many geniuses among the Inner and Outer Sect disciples realize what it actually was.

”Is that ... Ice Cold Attribute Ancestor Vein Power, am I seeing things?”

In the silent Arena Hall, a voice filled with disbelief and insecurity emanated from nowhere, finally pulling everyone out of their stupor.

Just like the Great Elder Lu Zhan who had been shocked earlier, these young cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent had never dreamed that the Fire Attribute and Ice Attribute Ancestor Veins could coexist in one body, this utterly violated the fundamental laws of cultivation.

Yun Xiao possessing a Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein, being a genuine Meridian Refining Master, was no secret in the Jade Pot Sect’s Outer Sect, and even some Inner Sect Disciples knew of this individual named Yun Xiao.

But precisely because of this, they knew a Meridian Refining Master couldn’t possibly possess a Water Attribute Ancestor Vein, and now Yun Xiao went even further: it wasn’t just a Water Attribute but an Ice Attribute Ancestor Vein. What exactly was going on?

Even those like Xuan Zhi, who had crossed hands with Yun Xiao, never knew he had such a trick up his sleeve; at this moment, their expressions were undoubtedly becoming darker.

The two on the stage couldn’t think of all this, especially Feng Hang who was dominant just moments ago. When he sensed an extreme chill spreading from the Cold Light Axe, even the color of his face hidden within his purple robe slightly changed.

This was because Feng Hang could discern that this sudden chill came not from the Cold Light Axe, but was an extremely unfamiliar and tremendously powerful Ice Cold Qi.

The Cold Light Axe inherently possessed special Ice Attribute effects, which often brought astonishing success when combating ordinary cultivators, making it a special magic treasure for Feng Hang to overpower his enemies.

Yet, at this moment, the Cold Light Axe, which originally had an Ice Cold effect, had become an ice-encased axe, frozen by another type of Ice Cold Power. This demonstrated, to some extent, that the Ice Cold Power deployed by Yun Xiao was much more formidable than the Ice Cold Qi of the Cold Light Axe itself.

Crack! Crack!

Just as ice flowers began to climb on the Cold Light Axe, reaching the handle in an instant, Feng Hang’s expression slightly changed, but he dared not take the risk.

Feng Hang had once suffered a great loss from Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire, and based on this, he believed that the bizarre Ice Cold Power emanating from Yun Xiao at the moment might not be much weaker than the power of the Ancestral Vein Fire, even though their attributes were completely opposite.

It must be said that Feng Hang could assume the first position on the Mortal List of the Outer Sect Disciples in Jade Pot Sect because he knew when to advance and when to retreat. In that instant, he made a decision not to jeopardize himself recklessly.

Thus, in the next moment, all the geniuses of the inner and outer sects within the Arena Hall watched dumbfounded as the Mortal List’s number one, a genuine super-genius at the Early Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm, Feng Hang, unexpectedly released his famed weapon, the Cold Light Axe, and even took two steps backward.

”Wow!”

Witnessing this, the Arena Hall erupted into an uproar. They originally thought Feng Hang’s axe could directly cleave Yun Xiao, but the final result turned out to be that this genius at the Early Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm was forcibly pushed back a step.

Some disciples, like Mo Qing and Bi Luo, with powerful Soul Strength, could subtly sense the formidable strength of the Ice Cold Ancestral Vein Power, but the ordinary outer sect disciples lacked such Soul Strength, thus they were utterly baffled.

Even though Yun Xiao, as a Meridian Refining Master, unbelievably possessed an Ice Cold Attribute Ancestral Vein, they never truly believed that this young man could actually defeat Feng Hang.

But the reality before them starkly slapped their faces, forcing them to accept this outcome. Accordingly, this duel, which they originally thought was a gross mismatch in strength, undeniably grew more intriguing.

There was no overwhelming suppression, no utter domination. During this exchange, Yun Xiao and Feng Hang fought evenly matched.

Although it seemed like Yun Xiao was at a disadvantage or even at a life-or-death moment every time, he always managed to turn the tide at such critical moments.

Surviving once might be luck, surviving twice might still be chalked up to luck, but to survive three or four times could no longer simply be attributed to luck—it was real strength.

Some geniuses who initially thought Yun Xiao reached the final round of the upper half due to not encountering strong opponents and sheer good luck began to dismiss such thoughts at this moment.

Even geniuses at the Early Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm amongst the Inner Sect Disciples started showing more interest in Yun Xiao. Now, they were genuinely looking forward to the outcome of this fight—perhaps it would not be as they initially imagined.

Bang!

Crash!

The disciples spectating in a bit of a daze suddenly heard a loud noise, and when they turned their sights to the stage, they found the source of the sound.

It turned out that Feng Hang, after releasing the Cold Light Axe and taking several steps back, could no longer control it, causing it to fall to the ground. This impact also shattered the hard ice on the axe, scattering countless ice particles across the firm ground of the arena, each seemingly mocking the Mortal List’s top genius who had retreated.

The Cold Light Axe was a low-level Spiritual Rank weapon. Although Yun Xiao’s Ice Cold Power of the Ancestral Vein was formidable, it couldn’t freeze it to the point of shattering. After this fall, the hard ice shattered, but the Cold Light Axe inside remained perfectly intact, lying quietly on the ground, glaringly prominent.

The Cold Light Axe was Feng Hang’s famed weapon. When he previously wielded the Cold Light Axe, everyone thought that Yun Xiao would definitely die under it, but the end result turned out to be this.

The Cold Light Axe lying quietly on the arena floor was like a joke, not only darkening Feng Hang’s expression but also causing a fiery pain on the faces of those outer sect geniuses who had previously favored Feng Hang.

However, this duel in the arena was far from over. Although Yun Xiao gained some advantage this round, it could still be attributed to catching his opponent off guard.

It was because Feng Hang had not anticipated Yun Xiao possessing such a power of the Ice Cold Ancestral Vein, getting caught off guard, which is why in a moment of desperation, his action of releasing the axe, though clumsy, was indeed the correct decision.

But who would have thought that a well-established Meridian Refining Master, one possessing a Fire Attribute Ancestral Vein, would also have an Ice Cold Attribute Ancestral Vein?

Feng Hang had calculated many scenarios, even anticipating Yun Xiao using the Fire Attribute Ancestral Vein to counter his Cold Light Axe, yet ultimately he overlooked this one aspect.

However, even though Feng Hang suffered a slight setback this round, this was far from his full strength. After witnessing Yun Xiao’s endless tricks, perhaps the next, they would truly begin the fierce final showdown.