Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”It seems I have no choice but to try this!”

Seeing the Flying Arm coming closer and closer, Yun Xiao felt increasing pressure. At this critical moment, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately raised his left arm.

”Ice Cold Energy, emerge!”

After Yun Xiao’s low shout, as he operated the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, a force of Ice Cold Power burst forth from the middle finger of his left hand and sprayed precisely onto the mud-rock arm that was within arm’s reach.

At that moment, Yun Xiao suddenly thought of the ice attribute’s power, which has a slowing effect. Given the strength of his Ancestor Vein, it should also contain this effect, right?

But what happened next was both shocking and thrilling to Yun Xiao, because the Ice Cold Power from his left arm’s Ancestor Vein possessed not only a slowing effect but far exceeded that.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

As the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power hit the Flying Arm, Yun Xiao heard a series of odd noises in his ears, and then the arm floating in midair visibly turned into an Ice Arm.

Yun Xiao had great confidence in the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power within himself, but he had never imagined it would be so overpowering. That was an attack from a Fourth Rank Intermediate Strange Spirit; how could it be resolved so easily?

In fact, Yun Xiao did not know much about this Ancestor Vein of his, let alone understanding why his body contained both ice and fire Ancestor Veins. This clearly defied common sense.

For Strange Spirits formed from mud and rock, neither swords nor fierce flames have much effect on them, but this extreme ice cold seemed to achieve a miraculous effect.

For instance, the Flying Arm was a special ability of the Strange Spirit, but after all, a dismembered Flying Arm is somewhat different from when it is executed directly by the body.

It seemed that the Strange Spirit knew Yun Xiao was severely injured and believed it could easily defeat him without exerting full strength, and yet the result ended up being so unexpected.

Boom!

Splash!

The ice-frozen Flying Arm was naturally no longer under the Strange Spirit’s control. Seeing it fall to the ground and shatter into pieces of broken ice, along with its mud-rock arm, it broke apart completely.

”Roar!”

Seeing this scene, from the nonexistent lips of that Strange Spirit, a roar was emitted. Immediately after, Yun Xiao sensed the energy in the air shaking, and among the broken ice on the ground, there seemed to be some changes happening.

After all, a Strange Spirit is a Strange Spirit. Unlike humans or Vein Demons, losing a part of its body does not mean it can’t regenerate. At this moment, it undoubtedly used a technique to recollect the shattered arm back into its body.

The broken pieces of mud and rock converged together after a rhythmic motion, and in a mere moment, they had reattached back onto the shoulder of the Strange Spirit, appearing as if almost no different from before.

However, Yun Xiao’s powerful Power of Soul had already sensed that when the arm flew back to the Strange Spirit’s shoulder, its entire body’s aura seemed to weaken slightly, as if an enormous amount of power was needed to reconstitute the arm.

Yun Xiao saw this and couldn’t help feeling elated, but in the next moment, his joy was short-lived, as the Strange Spirit stomped its feet and the aura, which had just weakened, instantly returned to its peak.

With Yun Xiao’s knowledge, how could he not understand what was happening? It seemed that the Strange Spirit had absorbed the energy from the mud and stone within the Jade Pot Cave, restoring the strength of its arm that had been shattered by the ice.

This Strange Spirit was born from the cultivation of the mud and stone within the Jade Pot Cave. As long as it stands on solid ground, its power will be constantly replenished, and its endurance is stronger than that of ordinary human cultivators and Vein Demons.

In this way, Yun Xiao’s last sliver of hope was dashed. He had originally hoped to deplete the Strange Spirit’s strength with his Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power, which might have left him a chance of victory.

And it seemed the Strange Spirit was enraged by Yun Xiao’s recent move. A mere peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm ant had caused it to lose so much energy; naturally, it could not swallow this insult.

”Damn it!”

Seeing the Strange Spirit’s aura lock onto him again, Yun Xiao knew the next attack would be even more ferocious, and with the lesson learned just before, the Strange Spirit would probably not use the Flying Arm again.

Yun Xiao, who had already suffered internal injuries twice, truly despaired, but as he was silently cursing under the pressure of the Strange Spirit’s aura, his mind stirred once more.

Yun Xiao reached out his hand and swept over his Waist Storage, and a strange medicinal herb with six branches and leaves appeared in his hand.

”Six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng!”

Yun Xiao muttered to himself, it was clear that the six-leaf ginseng was none other than the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng he had acquired in the fourth layer of the Jade Pot Cave, and at this moment, the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng was undoubtedly his last life-saving straw.

”I must take a gamble!”

Seeing the aura of the Strange Spirit becoming increasingly domineering and about to strike the next moment, Yun Xiao gritted his teeth, uttered a deep cry, and then he lifted his arm to bring the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng to his mouth and bit into it fiercely.

If the disciples or Elders of the Jade Pot Sect were to see this, they would probably be shocked to the point of dropping their eyeballs on the ground. That was a low-level Spiritual Rank herb, and its medicinal properties were far beyond the Purple Energy Flower Lotus that Yun Xiao had consumed earlier.

This was also because Yun Xiao had no retreat left. If he lost his life to that Strange Spirit, there would be no use in holding onto the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng, so he had to take this risk.

Better to try the medicinal effect of the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng than to die at the hands of the Strange Spirit. If he really couldn’t bear it and exploded to death, the result would be the same. Yun Xiao saw this very clearly.

Yun Xiao knew this was his only chance. If he could break through to the early stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm after consuming the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng, then there might still be a ray of hope for survival, otherwise, he’d be dead without a doubt.

Another reason for Yun Xiao’s decision was his cultivation of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, a technique that seemed capable of devouring any energy and refining some special energies faster and more effectively than ordinary cultivation techniques.

”Crack! Crack!”

Yun Xiao gobbled down the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng in just a few bites. Moments later, he had swallowed the whole thing, leaves and roots included. A heat surged from his throat and rushed to the major meridians and acupoints throughout his torso, instantly causing his face to swell and turn red.

The Strange Spirit witnessed this scene, but it didn’t have the slightest concern for such a situation. The next moment, it moved and appeared right in front of Yun Xiao.

Boom!

At this point, Yun Xiao had consumed the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng and was caught in a very special moment. He had no way to defend against the attack and was directly hit.

”Pffft!”

A mouthful of bright red blood violently spewed from Yun Xiao’s mouth, coincidentally spraying on the non-existent face of the Strange Spirit. The next moment, Yun Xiao was sent flying and crashed to the ground several meters away.

It is worth mentioning that upon receiving such a heavy blow and spewing out a mouthful of blood, Yun Xiao, who should not have been able to get up at all, actually felt much better within. It seemed that the medicinal effects of the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng had been dispersed a lot by the blow.

As for the Strange Spirit that was splattered with the blood, it also unexpectedly stopped its motion at this moment. If someone were to look closely from a very short distance, they would notice the bright red blood Yun Xiao had sprayed on its face was slowly penetrating into its body.

It seems Yun Xiao’s previous guess was correct. The Strange Spirit had emerged from the ground at this moment because it was drawn by the first mouthful of blood he spat out.

Later on, the reason the Strange Spirit relentlessly pursued Yun Xiao was also for his blood. This blood seemed to be greatly beneficial to the Strange Spirit, causing it to halt its movements at this moment.

For a moment, what was originally an extremely intense battlefield, had suddenly descended into a strange silence. Yun Xiao, affected by the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng, was in no condition to pay attention to anything else, and the Strange Spirit had temporarily stopped its activities to absorb his blood.

As for the Vein Demons in the fourth layer of the Jade Pot Cave, sensing the aura of the Strange Spirit, which had reached an extreme level of strength, they did not dare to show up here, leading to the current situation.

The question was how long this scene could last. Whether Yun Xiao would be the first to synthesize the powerful energy of the six-leaf Earth Spirit Ginseng or the Strange Spirit would finish absorbing the mouthful of blood he had spat out first—all was uncertain.

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Jade Pot Cave, third layer!

Swish!

A somewhat disheveled young figure flashed out from the entrance of the fourth layer, giving Tan Qi, who was guarding there, quite a fright. When his gaze fell on the newcomer, his heart surged with shock and awe.

”Yin... Brother Yin Huan?!”

Tan Qi was all too familiar with the appearance of this young man in a green robe. Not long ago, he had been saved by him, yet he had not expected to see him again so soon.

What shocked Tan Qi was not Yin Huan’s appearance here, but the extremely chaotic fluctuations he sensed from the other’s aura, which clearly indicated that he had sustained severe injuries.

Tan Qi, the Guardian of the fourth layer and a genius of the Poison Vein, was very well acquainted with Yin Huan. He knew that this was Elder Fu Du’s most favored disciple, whom no one would dare to provoke lightly.

Although the Vein Demons in the Jade Pot Cave were numerous and the place was indifferent to life and death, the fact that Yin Huan had been injured so quickly was still incomprehensible to Tan Qi, who immediately cried out in shock.

Yin Huan, of course, could not possibly disclose the reason for his disheveled state. He glanced anxiously behind him at the entrance to the fourth layer, seemingly still feeling insecure, and without paying any attention to Tan Qi, he rushed toward the outer areas to escape.