Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 332: 332 Finally remembered me, huh!

Yan Yong and those guards had never encountered Yun Xiao’s most powerful techniques, because they were very familiar with Yan Shi’s current methods. Given such a huge disparity in Meridian Qi, there was no chance for them to escape.

However, for some unknown reason, when Yan Shi saw Yun Xiao enveloped by his Meridian Qi, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

It seemed like back in the Meridian Treasure, he had similarly enveloped Yun Xiao, but the aftermath turned out to be Yan Shi himself being severely injured.

The current situation was strikingly similar to that time, which prompted Yan Shi to feel this way because he couldn’t be sure whether Yun Xiao would once again burst forth with power far surpassing his cultivation level.

Yan Shi certainly knew about the type of power Yun Xiao relied on. It was merely an external force, and moreover, it might not last long, let alone be used a second time.

Therefore, at this moment, Yan Shi did not feel a trace of triumph but instead kept his gaze fixed on Yun Xiao, unsure of what he was actually expecting.

”Darn it!”

Yun Xiao, enveloped by Yan Shi’s Meridian Qi and after struggling in vain, had given up on resisting. He knew that even if he activated the Ancestor Vein Power, he would probably not be able to escape such a binding of Meridian Qi, as everyone has their limits.

”Hey, I’m saying, if you don’t make a move now, we might really die here today!”

At this critical moment of life and death, Yun Xiao suddenly sent out a mental thought. He knew that somewhere within his body, there must be a pair of ears listening to him talk—his last lifeline.

Naturally, Yun Xiao’s words were meant for the Golden Snake Worm residing within him. He believed that, given the Golden Snake Worm’s proud nature continuously residing within his body, it must be extremely anxious by now. If he died, the creature would definitely not fare well either.

”It’s about time you remembered me! I thought you were going to stubbornly fight to the death!”

The Golden Snake Worm, having long anticipated such a situation, let out a lazy voice inside Yun Xiao’s mind, and the next moment, it was prepared to strike from within his body.

Previously, at the Jade Pot Sect, Fu Du, under the influence of Crown Prince Xuan Jiuding, attempted a secret attack in the dead of night to steal his Black Key, but ultimately, he was repelled by the power of the Golden Snake Worm.

Since that time, Yun Xiao knew that the Golden Snake Worm could appear externally without necessarily relying on his power.

While within Meridian Treasure, Yun Xiao had nearly shattered his body using the power of the Golden Snake Worm, an agony he truly did not wish to endure a second time.

Thus, at this moment, Yun Xiao was filled with hope, expecting the Golden Snake Worm to emerge from his body and beat the Yan family to retreat. Perhaps the Golden Snake Worm was thinking the same.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the Golden Snake Worm trying to emerge from Yun Xiao’s right palm suddenly hesitated, then solemnly said, ”A special powerful being has arrived; I cannot show myself for now!”

”Hmm, then how do we... ah!”

As Yun Xiao was pondering in confusion, he suddenly felt his body filled with a mysterious and powerful force, a force not unfamiliar to him—it was the power of the Golden Snake Worm.

It seemed that because of this so-called ”special powerful being,” the Golden Snake Worm had given up on incarnating to fight at the last moment, probably to avoid being detected and had to rely on Yun Xiao’s body.

Yun Xiao’s consciousness, upon sensing the pain, plunged into a special state. At this moment, his entire physical strength, as well as his Meridian Qi Cultivation, suddenly increased dramatically.

Originally, during his time in Meridian Treasure, Yun Xiao had only been at the early stage of Meridian Rushing Realm, and the power of the Golden Snake Worm had allowed him to break through to the mid-stage of Meridian Union Realm.

Now, Yun Xiao’s physical strength and Meridian Qi Cultivation, compared to that time in the Meridian Treasure, had both greatly improved, so he could withstand much more power from the Golden Snake Worm.

Huff... Huff...

Almost in the blink of an eye, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation broke through the limit from Meridian Rushing Realm to Meridian Union Realm, and this momentum showed no signs of weakening, continuing to climb rapidly.

Early Stage of Meridian Union Realm, Mid Stage of Meriidian Union Realm, Late Stage Meridian Union Realm,...

Within a few moments, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had reached the same level as Yan Shi’s. Feeling this power, Yan Shi, who had been using his Meridian Qi to envelop Yun Xiao, didn’t dare to attack further. Instead, he stepped back, a trace of fear in his heart.

Back in the Meridian Treasure, Yun Xiao used this mysterious power to elevate his Meridian Qi Cultivation to the mid-stage of Meridian Union Realm. At that time, Yan Chun, his mentor, couldn’t withstand even a single move from Yun Xiao and was severely injured.

Today, although Yan Chun has reached the late stage of the Meridian Union Realm, so has Yun Xiao. That previous experience has indeed cast a psychological shadow on Yan Chun.

A breakthrough as wild as this not only induced jealousy in Yan Chun but also left the on-looking Royal Guards completely baffled, having no idea how it all happened.

Even including Yan Yong, a powerful cultivator of the Spirit Vein Realm and the commander of the Xuantie Army with vast experience, he had never heard of any power that could increase a cultivator’s rank from Meridian Rushing Realm to a whole Great Rank or beyond.

Not even the legendary Holy Rank Ancestor Vein, could it be, yet on the inconsequential Hidden Dragon Continent, how could there be such a Holy Rank Ancestor Vein, and manifest in a youth from a minor family in Moon Bow City?

”We cannot allow him to continue like this!”

Perplexed, Yan Yong quickly regained his senses, sensing the Meridian Qi in Yun Xiao that kept on escalating, he suddenly felt an intense unease.

If Yun Xiao continues to grow stronger, reaching the levels of the Spirit Vein Realm, Yan Yong would not guarantee that he could accomplish the task given by the Crown Prince. The punishment he would face could be more than he could bear.

Swoosh!

Yan Yong reacted swiftly as he saw Yun Xiao still under the Qi restraint of Yan Chun and had yet to complete his breakthrough, He decisively rushed towards Yun Xiao with extreme speed.

At this moment, Yun Xiao had just broken through from the late stage of Meridian Union to the peak of Meridian Union Realm. Seeing Yan Yong’s fierce strike, in this critical moment, he finally completed his strength enhancement, tilting his head slightly to dodge this fatal blow from the Spirit Vein Realm cultivator.

”Peak of the Meridian Union Realm!”

Having dodged the lethal strike, Yun Xiao felt the violent power within him, his mind slightly unclear, but he knew this was the limit he could reach.

Although this might not be all the power of the Golden Snake Worm, Yun Xiao’s body could no longer bear more power. Pushing further might just burst his body apart.

Under Yun Xiao’s robe, his skin almost oozed trails of blood. To gain power, one must pay a corresponding price. He believed that after this, a recovery to his original state would take at least a month of nurturing.

Deep inside, even though Yun Xiao had broken through to the peak of the Meridian Union Realm, he had no intention of fighting Yan Yong, who was stationed at the mid-stage of the Spirit Vein Realm, for three hundred rounds.

The power of the Golden Snake Worm is limited, or rather, the time Yun Xiao could endure was limited. If he could not escape from this Imperial Palace soon, what awaited him would be utter slaughter.

Luckily, although Yan Yong was strong, his power was still only about at the mid-stage of the Spirit Vein Realm, just like Yan Chun — not as formidable as Li Feng of the Jade Pot Sect. This, to Yun Xiao, was undoubtedly an opportunity.

But while Yun Xiao thought this way, Yan Yong didn’t. As long as the boy hadn’t broken through to the Spirit Vein Realm, Yan Yong was confident in his actions, believing there would be no mishaps.

Even if Yun Xiao relied on some heaven-defying secret technique to break through from the late stage of Meridian Rushing Realm to the peak of the Meridian Union Realm, he had no chance of escape in the hands of a Spirit Vein Realm cultivator.

After his first strike missed, Yan Yong was not too disheartened, but in the next moment, he had already lost sight of Yun Xiao; thus, his second strike also completely missed its mark.

It turns out that Yun Xiao had already planned to surprise him, and any tactic was most effective when first executed, like the movement technique he used at this moment.

This movement technique called ”Ghost Trace Step” was used by Yun Xiao during the final battle in the outer sect of the Jade Pot Sect, where he fought Shen Xiao.

At that time, Yun Xiao had not even broken through the Meridian Rushing Realm and had employed this advanced technique of the Spiritual Rank, which was clearly still somewhat unmastered.

If it weren’t for Yun Xiao’s good luck and Shen Xiao’s technique not being perfected, Yun Xiao might have died under the myriad hammer shadows when he first performed Ghost Trace Step.

Generally speaking, it is most suitable for a cultivator of the Spirit Vein Realm to use an advanced technique of the Spiritual Rank. However, Yun Xiao, being the reincarnation of the Long Xiao Battle God, even with only the peak of Meridian Union Realm cultivation at this moment, executed it without any delay.

With Ghost Trace Step, he indeed caught Yan Yong off guard. For Yun Xiao, it was just suppression of Meridian Qi, but what use was it if Yan Yong couldn’t even touch him?

Using this opportunity, Yun Xiao had already swept several meters away from where he had been before this encounter. This distance, coupled with some movement techniques he knew from his previous life, had carved him a path of escape.

Now it all depended on Yan Yong’s response and speed. If he also had some methods unknown to Yun Xiao, the latter’s escape might face further complications, and what follows now would be the crucial moment whether Yun Xiao could escape or not.