Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Pfft!”

From within obscurity, a bursting sound transmitted; only to see that between the forefinger and palm of Yun Xiao’s right hand, flesh and blood had become indistinguishably muddled. At the same time, wild energy ravaged throughout his body as if every inch of skin was on the verge of giving way in the next moment.

However, even though Yun Xiao’s veins and muscles seemed on the verge of oozing blood, luckily he had undergone Stone Heart Marrow Body Refinement. His physical strength was now not much less than that of a Fourth Rank Intermediate Vein Demon, which ultimately allowed him to persevere.

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s pair of eyes had turned into a strange golden color, as if filled with endless ferocity, seemingly set on slaughtering all cultivators under the heavens.

In fact, at this moment, Yun Xiao’s body had been occupied by that bizarre golden snake worm, and even the consciousness of the Long Xiao Battle God seemed to have fallen into a peculiar state, leaving him completely insensible to the explosive pain his body was about to experience.

It’s worth mentioning that, although Yun Xiao was in this special state, his Meridian Qi Cultivation had astonishingly ascended by more than a Great Rank, reaching the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm.

This was due to the wild energy of the golden snake worm. Actually, even if the energy of the golden snake worm was extremely powerful, without Yun Xiao’s formidable physical strength, it’s likely he would have exploded and perished under this overwhelming force.

No matter what, once Yun Xiao withstood this external violent power, the entire core area of Meridian Treasure became his to dominate.

Yun Xiao’s pair of golden eyes suddenly turned towards the Jade Pot Sect’s Mid Stage Meridian Union Realm cultivator, Elder Yan. In his subconscious, he knew it was this old man who had pushed him into such a desperate situation with no way out.

”Hmph, Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, so what? That’s probably not even your true strength!”

After a brief moment of shock, Elder Yan finally came back to his senses. Born into royalty, with an exceptionally broad field of expertise, he vaguely understood what had happened in just an instant.

On the Nine Dragons Continent, there was not a single secret technique capable of elevating one’s strength by more than a Great Rank, especially not from the Meridian Rushing Realm to the high-level Meridian Union Realm.

The power of the Ancestor Vein that Yun Xiao had previously stimulated was formidable enough; making a small realm advancement seemed reasonable. However, the extent of his current enhancement seemed somewhat excessive, Elder Yan realized after a bit of thought.

”If I’m not mistaken, the increase in your strength this time should have a time limit, right? Let’s see just how long you can hold out.”

With full confidence, Elder Yan spoke and he was the first to move. A Meridian Qi Crescent emerged before him once again, flying angrily towards Yun Xiao at a tremendous speed.

”Hmph!”

Yet the attack Elder Yan delivered with such confidence was met with nothing but a cold snort from Yun Xiao. Immediately after, everyone clearly saw the ragged-clad young man stretched out his right hand, seemingly intending to catch the Meridian Qi Crescent single-handedly.

Witnessing this scene, a trace of cold laughter emerged in Elder Yan’s eyes. Even the Third Prince of Xuanyue Empire, Xuan Zhi, secretly considered Yun Xiao to be overestimating his own abilities.

This Middle-Level Spiritual Rank Meridian Technique, a heritage of the Xuanyue Royal Family for many years, possessed not only explosive power but also a formidable cutting ability. If touched by the edge of the crescent, Yun Xiao’s right hand was likely gone.

However, what no one saw was that the moment Yun Xiao stretched out his hand, his entire palm appeared to be enveloped by a faint golden radiance.

”Pfft!”

A slightly peculiar popping sound transmitted, and the spectators then witnessed a shocking scene. The Meridian Technique unleashed by a Mid Stage Meridian Union Realm practitioner was simply pinched to oblivion by Yun Xiao’s hand.

The energy of the Meridian Qi Crescent still wreaked havoc around Yun Xiao’s right palm, seeming to wound the heart of his hand, but what the crowd didn’t realize was that those crimson bloodstains were actually the result of Yun Xiao’s inability to withstand the power of the golden snake worm, bursting spontaneously.

But no matter what, under Elder Yan’s Meridian Qi Crescent, the injuries Yun Xiao sustained were nearly negligible. His casual palm crushing of the Middle-Level Spiritual Rank Meridian Technique left the onlookers dumbfounded.

But at this time, Yun Xiao had no such thoughts. As a flash of gold sparked within his eyes, his form vanished on the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Elder Yan.

Such speed left the spectators even more stunned, while Elder Yan, upon being approached by Yun Xiao, immediately turned pale with a mix of fear and shock, and the next moment, disaster struck.

Bang!

A seemingly ordinary fist, appearing utterly devoid of strength, hammered against Elder Yan’s chest. But it was this light punch that sent the previously arrogant Mid Stage Meridian Union Realm expert flying.

The figure of the stern teacher, just like Xuan Jing before, was blasted back for dozens of feet, until his back hit a cave wall, only then did he slowly slide down.

”Pfft!”

A mouthful of bright red blood spurted wildly from the stern teacher’s mouth, and everyone clearly sensed that his breath was extremely disordered, even if he still had a spark of life left, he probably no longer had the strength to fight again.

A single punch’s might, so terrifying, at this moment, the entirety of the Meridian Treasure core area fell silent; nobody knew what had happened to Yun Xiao, but at this moment, Yun Xiao was undoubtedly the most frightening of them all.

The Yun Xiao who was just now cornered into a desperate situation by the stern teacher, the Yun Xiao who just a moment ago was merely at the early stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm, how did he suddenly become so powerful?

Even if some people, like the stern teacher, guessed that Yun Xiao had borrowed some kind of mysterious power, even strong cultivators in the Meridian Union Realm like Yue Qi and Cao Kong wouldn’t dare to confront him directly at this time.

What a joke, even the stern teacher, who was at the mid-stage of the Meridian Union Realm, was nearly blasted to death by Yun Xiao’s punch; if these cultivators in the early stage of the Meridian Union Realm dared to step forward, they would definitely be instantaneously obliterated.

However, what the shocked crowd did not see was that, as Yun Xiao blasted the stern teacher away, the golden light in his eyes seemed to dim a lot with the release of that punch.

The slight trembling of his hands also indicated that Yun Xiao might not be able to unleash a second strike; that kind of powerful force was indeed not something he could bear at the moment.

But whether it was Yun Xiao’s subconscious or the Golden Snake Worm, both knew they absolutely could not fall at this moment. If they truly lost consciousness, it was likely that the likes of Cao Kong and Yue Qi would never let him go.

”Do you still want what’s mine?”

Yun Xiao’s gaze shifted from the stern teacher and swept over the onlookers with a somewhat dim glimmer in his eyes, his words devoid of a trace of emotion, and his low-pitched voice was filled with an indescribable killing intent.

For some reason, Yun Xiao was still the same Yun Xiao, but after a punch that severely injured the stern teacher, there seemed to be an unspoken dignity projected from him, causing everyone under his words to retreat in unison, no one daring to reply, fearing to invite unwarranted disaster.

”Hmph, I will spare you for now!”

Feeling his body becoming more and more unbearable, Yun Xiao, controlled by the Golden Snake Worm, immediately turned around after speaking and dove into a cave behind him, disappearing in an instant.

Only after all traces of Yun Xiao’s presence had vanished from the Meridian Treasure core area did everyone come back to their senses as if awakening from a dream, yes, that brief moment, for them, was like a dream, an unforgettable nightmare.

Especially for Zhao Huan and Cao Kong, who had all clashed with Yun Xiao, had they known that Yun Xiao could easily handle a cultivator at the mid-stage of Meridian Union Realm, how would they dare provoke this fierce star?

Even Yue Qi, the number one talent of the Poison Vein from Jade Pot Sect, had a flickering gaze, staring at the cave where Yun Xiao disappeared, silent for a long while.

As for the other side, the expressions on Mo Qing and the others were exceptionally vivid, but in contrast to Mo Qing and Chang Qing’s high spirits, deep within Xue Gong’s eyes surged a thick jealousy and... resentment.

During the previous chaotic battle, Xue Gong would rather feign illness than help Yun Xiao. In his view, under such circumstances, Yun Xiao would have been unable to escape, but he had not expected the outcome to be like this.

”Hmph, it’s just a low-grade tactic that won’t stand up to scrutiny. I bet that kid couldn’t hold on, that’s why he left on his own, nothing scary!”

While everyone was preoccupied with their thoughts, a voice filled with sourness suddenly rang out from somewhere; as everyone turned to look, the one who spoke turned out to be Xuan Zhi, the Third Prince of the Empire.

However, hearing the words of Xuan Zhi, everyone couldn’t help but curl their lips, thinking that this was obvious to anyone, but who would dare to say such words at that time? The fact that Yun Xiao blasted the stern teacher into a grave injury was no fiction.

They believed Xuan Zhi would only dare to say such things after Yun Xiao had left. It was true that Yun Xiao had relied on some mysterious power to reach the mid-stage of Meridian Union Realm, but no one knew how long he could maintain this state and how strong his combat power could erupt.

Before clarifying this point, not even Yue Qi or Cao Kong dared to act rashly, let alone Xuan Zhi who was only at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm.

As soon as the acidic remarks were made, Xuan Zhi seemed to sense the unusual gazes around and felt somewhat embarrassed. He coughed lightly and went straight to the stern teacher.

However, the current state of the stern teacher was rather pitiful, not only was his breath extremely weak, but his chest bone had also been collapsed inward by Yun Xiao’s powerful punch, with an unknown number of breaks.

Fortunately, the stern teacher was lucky enough that the broken chest bone did not pierce his heart, saving his old life. After the old and the young exchanged glances, both saw the frustration and helplessness in each other’s eyes.

Yes, it was helplessness!