Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Yun Xiao, I really didn’t expect you to make it this far!”

Watching Yun Xiao step onto the platform, Shen Xiao put aside the peculiar thoughts in his heart and suddenly uttered such a condescending remark. Perhaps in his heart, he still didn’t believe Yun Xiao had any real talent?

Indeed, Yun Xiao did defeat Feng Hang yesterday, but many concealed tactics were also revealed to the public. Shen Xiao evidently realized this and thought that by being extra cautious after seeing through these tactics, he would not fall into the same trap as Feng Hang.

Hearing Shen Xiao’s arrogant words, a glint of cold light flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes. What he detested most were hypocrites who said one thing to someone’s face but another behind their back.

Ever since Shen Xiao shamefully conceded in the match involving Ling Wan yesterday and then attempted to poison his opponent, Yun Xiao had seen through his true colors. Therefore, in today’s battle, he wouldn’t show the slightest mercy.

”Ha ha, I also didn’t expect Brother Shen Xiao to reach this point. Yesterday’s battle truly let me witness Brother Shen Xiao’s... techniques!”

When it came to verbal sparring, Yun Xiao, reincarnated as the Long Xiao Battle God, might have no equal in the entire Jade Pot Sect. His response not only returned the favor to Shen Xiao’s arrogance but also subtly ridiculed Shen Xiao’s despicable tactics from yesterday’s victory, killing two birds with one stone.

Initially wearing a proud expression, Shen Xiao’s face turned somewhat gloomy after Yun Xiao’s words, grumbling, ”This Outer Sect competition ring isn’t a place to see whose words are sharper. Don’t assume that just because you’ve defeated Feng Hang, you can look down on everyone!”

”Asshole!”

Shen Xiao’s words were not very concealed. Yun Xiao on the platform might not have reacted, but in a corner below the platform, a figure in a purple robe muttered a curse in a low growl.

This figure was none other than Feng Hang, whom Yun Xiao had blasted off the platform yesterday, even breaking one of his right arms. He was once the top genius on the Outer Sect Mortal List, but having tumbled from his pedestal, it was inevitable that he would find it unbearable to be ridiculed in such a manner.

But what could Feng Hang do? With an arm broken, he wasn’t just outmatched by Shen Xiao on the platform; even some peak Meridian Gathering Realm Outer Sect geniuses might no longer be his opponents.

What irritated Feng Hang the most was that Shen Xiao, if he wanted to insult Yun Xiao, should just insult Yun Xiao. Why did he always have to drag Feng Hang into it? Was the former really that inferior to that guy?

Putting aside Feng Hang’s silent cursing below the platform, Yun Xiao on top didn’t feel a thing towards such remarks. He was happy to engage in a war of words with Shen Xiao as he had never lost in the field of rhetoric.

”Hehe, Brother Feng Hang might be insignificant, but in my view, Brother Shen Xiao, aside from having more little tricks, your Meridian Qi fighting strength doesn’t seem to be much stronger than his!”

Yun Xiao’s face still wore a faint smile. These words once again brought Shen Xiao’s shameful actions from yesterday to the forefront, making his face turn from green to white, bitterly regretting why he had bothered to waste so much breath on this sharp-tongued youngster.

Meanwhile, the spectators around the platform turned their eyes in unison toward the purple-robed figure, witnessing his uncontrollable trembling.

At that moment, quite a few kind-hearted people felt pity for Feng Hang. The two on the platform were utterly ruthless, using Feng Hang as a point of reference in every sentence, which was essentially like rubbing salt into Feng Hang’s wounds.

”You sharp-tongued brat, once I knock out all your teeth, let’s see if you can still be so eloquent!”

Shen Xiao finally realized he was no match for Yun Xiao in a battle of wits and decided to stop wasting words. As he finished speaking, a powerful surge of Meridian Qi burst forth from him.

This former second-ranked talent on the Outer Sect Mortal List, though despised for his despicable actions, still remained a standout among the Outer Sect disciples.

After Feng Hang’s arm was broken by Yun Xiao, toppling him from his pedestal, Shen Xiao could be considered the foremost among Outer Sect disciples in a certain sense.

As for Song Tian, who had also recently advanced to the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage, no one considered him on par with the seasoned Shen Xiao. Now, the situation had become whether a rising Outer Sect newcomer at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm could topple Shen Xiao from his position.

From the moment they faced each other, the platform was filled with tension, making the watching prodigies even more excited for the battle. They knew that this would not be a simple friendly match, but rather a life-and-death struggle.

Though Yun Xiao appeared unconcerned on the surface, deep down he was on high alert. He believed that Shen Xiao’s strength was certainly not inferior to Feng Hang’s, it was just that Shen Xiao excelled in deception, letting Feng Hang take on the limelight of being first on the Mortal List while reaping the benefits from behind the scenes.

Yet, in this final showdown of the Outer Sect competition, a battle to determine who was truly the number one disciple of this generation, Yun Xiao believed that Shen Xiao would no longer hide his abilities and might prove to be even more difficult to deal with than Feng Hang.

”Rage of the Furious Lion!”

Shen Xiao let out a low shout, and immediately everyone saw a huge and ferocious lion head appear in front of him. Witnessing this scene, the crowd couldn’t help but glance again at Feng Hang, who was standing somewhere below the stage.

At this moment, the lion head condensed by Shen Xiao with Meridian Qi was clearly a powerful and formidable Meridian Technique, and this technique seemed to be very similar to the Tiger Head Meridian Technique that Feng Hang had used yesterday.

”This guy, he really did hide his strength!”

However, some veteran talents among the outer disciples, upon sensing the aura within that lion head, couldn’t help but curl their lips slightly, as the aura was hardly weaker than the Tiger Head Meridian Technique that Feng Hang had displayed yesterday.

For these outer disciples, their impression had always been that Feng Hang was the best, with Shen Xiao close behind, until this moment when they sensed the aura of the lion head, they finally realized that these top talents of the Outer Sect had barely ever clashed directly with each other.

Moreover, each encounter between Shen Xiao and Feng Hang was subtle and swift, with never a clear winner, as Shen Xiao would ’recognize the difficulty and retreat,’ creating an illusion for the many outer disciples that Shen Xiao ”knew he was inferior” and thus retreated quietly.

Regardless of what these spectating talented disciples thought, Yun Xiao had never underestimated Shen Xiao, who was ranked second on the Mortal List. This impression was set from the very first time he met Shen Xiao in the Yurong Mountains.

Yun Xiao had once seen Shen Xiao in action in the Yurong Volcano, where the Lion Head Meridian Technique had erupted with extraordinary power, leaving even a Fourth Rank Low Level Fire Spirit Snake scrambling in disarray.

Therefore, Yun Xiao could not afford to be the slightest bit careless about the attack of the Lion Head Meridian Technique. As his hands moved rhythmically, a somewhat ethereal Meridian Qi Giant Sword appeared in front of him.

For some reason, even though Yun Xiao had used the Meridian Qi Sword countless times, every time he performed it, the spectators would be shocked anew.

After all, the aura emanating from Yun Xiao indicated that he only possessed the peak Cultivation of the Meridian Gathering Realm, and externalizing Meridian Qi below the Meridian Rushing Realm seemed unbelievable, which was the real reason for the crowd’s astonishment.

Yun Xiao didn’t entertain many thoughts. The moment his Meridian Qi Sword took shape, the Lion Head Meridian Technique controlled by Shen Xiao was already charging at him furiously, its fierce open maw seemingly ready to swallow his entire body in one bite.

Boom!

The Meridian Qi Giant Sword finally clashed with the lion head, but as Yun Xiao was at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm, his Meridian Qi was ultimately a bit lacking. In just a breath’s time, the Meridian Qi Sword dissipated like smoke, while the aura of the massive lion head did not weaken by much.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just as everyone thought Yun Xiao was about to be bitten by the lion head, they saw the young man’s hands move rhythmically again, and consequently, three Meridian Qi Swords appeared in succession in front of him, bombarding the lion head one after another.

”To think he has such a tactic!”

Seeing this, even some of the Meridian Rushing Realm talents from the inner sect couldn’t help but feel amazed because externalizing Meridian Qi was their specialty. Even for them, it was not possible to continuously perform externally manifested Meridian Techniques like that, as it required a substantial amount of Meridian Qi to sustain.

But why could Yun Xiao, at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm, continuously execute four Meridian Qi Swords, and so swiftly at that? This puzzled even the three Great Elders seated in the north, leaving them without a clue.

The reason was that the Meridian Techniques Yun Xiao currently employed came from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud in the Supreme Plane—how could these low-level practitioners from the Hidden Dragon Continent comprehend such methods?

Whether it was Yun Xiao’s method of externalizing Meridian Qi or the technique of consecutively gathering Meridian Qi Swords, both were unique in the Hidden Dragon Continent, naturally causing bewilderment among both old and young spectators.

Boom!

Setting aside the thoughts of the watching crowd, after continuous strikes from the four Meridian Qi Swords, the lion head assembled by Shen Xiao’s Meridian Qi finally couldn’t withstand the fierce impact. It burst open, turning into a sky full of energy fragments that dissipated into the air.

In fact, that Shen Xiao’s Lion Head Meridian Technique forced Yun Xiao to release four swords in succession to shatter it, meant that Shen Xiao had gained an absolute advantage. However, at this moment, he was far from feeling jubilant.

In Shen Xiao’s heart, his plan entailed using this low-level Spiritual Rank Lion Head Meridian Technique to decisively defeat Yun Xiao, thereby reversing the fact that he had always been outdone by Feng Hang.

Shen Xiao had always been confident about himself and had even found Yun Xiao’s weak point—the gap in their Meridian Qi Cultivation. What he hadn’t anticipated was that Yun Xiao could consecutively summon four Meridian Qi Swords in such a short period of time.

If quality didn’t suffice, then quantity would compensate. It could be said that Yun Xiao had used his unique technique to break through Shen Xiao’s first powerful attack. Now, what he had to do was not continue to exchange blows with this Early Stage Meridian Rushing Realm genius; that would only put him at more of a disadvantage.