Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”You little beast, you... you dare to slap my face?”

The first moment, Xue Gong seemed to be utterly stupefied by the face-slapping delivered by Yun Xiao, but the next moment, he finally snapped back to reality. In an instant, the dignity of an inner sect brother and his utterly hypocritical facade were cast aside, forgotten in the clouds.

With that roar of rage, not only were Mo Qing and others unexpectedly shaken, even in the northern seats, Great Elder Lu Zhan slightly furrowed his brow, deeming this behavior utterly lacking in grace.

Because of Xue Gong’s hypocritical nature, in front of his teacher Lu Zhan, he had always presented himself with respectful manners, winning the great favor of this elder. He had maintained this demeanor for many years.

Yet today, here on the central main stage of the Spiritual Chick Battle List, due to a slap from Yun Xiao, Xue Gong’s true nature was laid bare. For someone as proud as him, being slapped in public was probably harder to accept than death itself.

Where would Yun Xiao care about Xue Gong’s feelings? He knew that this slap wouldn’t cause the Medical Pulse second brother any severe injury, so without hesitation, he swiftly moved again, arriving behind Xue Gong in no time.

”Phut phut phut phut phut...”

A succession of bizarre sounds were heard, and everyone saw Yun Xiao on the stage, gracefully touching points on Yin Huan’s back in rapid succession, his fingertips fluttering with an odd sort of beauty.

Many Meridian Refining Masters who had activated their Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein vaguely recognized the spots touched by Yun Xiao as acupoints on the human body.

People like Yue Qi and Mo Qing, who had a deep understanding of these acupoints, thought back to a certain scene within the Meridian Treasure, leading them to thoughtful contemplation.

”Small Golden Light Pulse Array!”

Especially Mo Qing, she murmured to herself. In fact, ever since Yun Xiao used this attack array in the Meridian Treasure, she had spent five thousand points to learn this technique after returning to the sect.

The Small Golden Light Pulse Array was an offensive array, powerful in nature with the drawback that it needed to be executed close to the enemy’s back. Should the enemy defend with full force, it would be difficult to find an opportunity to use it.

However, when Mo Qing saw Yun Xiao’s fluid movements, even though she was a mid-stage Meridian Union Realm cultivator, she couldn’t help but feel inferior. In the way of the Meridian Array, some people indeed possessed extraordinary gifts.

At the moment when everyone was absorbed in their thoughts, Yun Xiao on the stage had rapidly hit several major acupoints on Xue Gong’s back.

Faint traces of golden light burst forth from Xue Gong’s back, even seemingly forming some mysterious connections between them.

”Where the golden light goes, blood vessels open, explode!”

As a deep shout came from Yun Xiao’s mouth, he quickly retreated several steps, and then everyone watched in horror as the clothes on Xue Gong’s back burst open as if hit by a tremendous force.

”Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Subsequently, everyone clearly saw the flesh on Xue Gong’s back break apart one after another, as though his entire back had been pierced through by the Small Golden Light Pulse Array.

”Ah!”

The intense pain made Xue Gong unable to endure any longer. Without looking, he knew that his back was a bloody mess, with some channels, it seemed, blown apart forcefully.

Such a bloody spectacle quieted the Arena Hall even further, as everyone watched the miserable state of this second brother of the Medical Pulse lineage, his screams filling their ears and instilling a sense of caution.

Of course, this caution wasn’t toward Xue Gong. Nobody sympathizes with the loser. At this moment, on the platform, the most dazzling young man was Yun Xiao!

At the beginning of this stage fight, the vast majority had not predicted this outcome. Even after Yun Xiao’s dominant performance in killing Yin Huan the day before, they did not believe he had the capability to defeat Xue Gong.

After all, compared to Yin Huan, who had just broken through to the Peak of Meridian Rushing Realm a mere few months ago, the strength of Xue Gong, this seasoned inner sect prodigy, was undoubtedly many times—even ten times—greater, with no comparison possible between the two.

Yet, despite such a disparity, Xue Gong was still dealt with by Yun Xiao. And judging by the latter’s state, it seemed he had hardly exerted his full strength, still having energy to spare.

Especially the Poison Vein lineage’s Bi Luo, who had advanced to the third round, the green glint in his eyes flickering, as if he had encountered a powerful foe besides Yue Qi and Mo Qing. He was now uncertain about the battle in the upcoming third round.

”Xue Gong brother, for the sake of Great Elder and Sister Mo Qing, I will spare your life today. You should admit defeat yourself!”

Above the arena, Yun Xiao paid no attention to the thoughts of those around him, and as he coldly spoke out, these few words seemed to even make Xue Gong forget the intense pain on his back.

In fact, Xue Gong’s pain was not just confined to his back—the slap he had just received was even more difficult for him to accept. He was the respected second senior brother of the Medical Pulse Lineage, and among the younger generation, even Yue Qi and Mo Qing had to give him some face. Today, however, he was literally slapped in the face.

If Yun Xiao had really killed him, that would have been the end of it. Yet, this youngster, after his victory, didn’t attack further. He wanted Xue Gong to admit defeat himself, which was essentially rubbing salt in his wound.

What Xue Gong didn’t know was that what Yun Xiao found most objectionable about him was precisely this aloof, overly hypocritical facade. He intended to crush this fake senior brother’s pride underfoot in such a manner that Xue Gong would never dare to oppose him again.

”Heh heh, if senior brother you do not admit defeat, then don’t blame me for not giving the Great Elder any face!”

Seeing Xue Gong gasping for breath and remaining silent for a long time, Yun Xiao let out a cold chuckle, and on his hand, a faint trace of Meridian Qi began to emerge, sending a chill through Xue Gong’s heart.

After yesterday’s event, Xue Gong was no longer under the illusion that Yun Xiao was the merciful sort. The ruthless slap that killed Yin Huan, without any hesitation even though his teacher was the Second Elder Fu Du, demonstrated his decisiveness.

”I... concede!”

After much inner turmoil, Xue Gong ultimately bowed his head in defeat. After all, it’s better to retreat and preserve one’s life for future opportunities than to lose one’s life and talk of revenge and retribution.

How pitiable for the second senior brother from the Medical Pulse Lineage, who had aspirations of vying for the top three spots and securing a place at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference. Yet, unexpectedly, he faltered in the second round at the hands of a youth no one had considered.

In fact, it was not only Xue Gong who had not anticipated this—many disciples from both the Outer and Inner Sects were also taken aback, as were figures such as Yu Shu and Lu Zhan seated in the northern stands.

To be honest, Yun Xiao had only been with the Jade Pot Sect for just over a year, but what he had done in this short period was nothing short of astonishing.

He joined the Outer Sect and in just three months during the Outer Sect Tournament, he defeated the top two talents on the Mortal List, which allowed him to directly advance into the Inner Sect. And now, during this Spiritual Chick Battle List, he defeated Xue Gong to advance into the third round.

While it was unknown how far Yun Xiao could go in the Spiritual Chick Battle List this time, at the very least, as a newly promoted Inner Sect Disciple, defeating Xue Gong who was ranked third on the Spiritual Chick List was indeed something to be proud of.

Moreover, after glancing at Yun Xiao’s opponent for the next day, everyone felt a strange sensation because the second senior brother of the Poison Vein Lineage, Bi Luo, was ranked even lower than Xue Gong on the Spiritual Chick List.

Since Yun Xiao defeated Xue Gong so effortlessly, couldn’t he easily overcome Bi Luo in the battle tomorrow? If so, he would enter the top two spots of this Spiritual Chick Battle List.

That is a slot at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, and everyone thought oddly that perhaps this was the first time in the history of the Hidden Dragon Conference that a talent of the Meridian Rushing Realm would participate?

But as soon as these thoughts occurred to the crowd, they were perhaps getting ahead of themselves. What the outcome would be had to be seen after tomorrow’s battle. As the second senior brother from the Poison Vein Lineage, he certainly had some tricks up his sleeve.

After all, when it came to battling with Meridian Qi, a Poison Vein Master had many more methods compared to a Medical Pulse Master. Even if their Meridian Qi Cultivation was lacking, sometimes their deadly poisons could turn the tide against cultivators with much higher cultivation levels, causing them much distress.

The second round of the Spiritual Chick Battle List thus concluded. The results of the first three fights did not surprise the audience, but the last battle became the focus of the entire arena. Even hours after the end, it remained a hot topic of conversation.

Meanwhile, Yun Xiao had already returned to his room in the Cold Jade Hall, beginning the task of eroding the bloodline lock of the Dragon Pattern Lock. After a day, his essence blood had somewhat recovered.

When the sunlight of the next morning spilled over, about two-thirds of the Dragon Pattern Lock had dimmed, signaling that Yun Xiao was one step closer to unlocking this mysterious Black Lock.

Yet, the Yun Xiao of today, compared to yesterday morning, looked even paler, which confounded both Mo Qing and Ling Wan who had come to fetch him.

”Doesn’t this kid know that today’s battle will be even tougher than yesterday’s?”

Mo Qing was exasperated by what she perceived as a lack of resolve. The importance of this Spiritual Chick Battle List was not lost on her, and she had not dared to take it lightly. However, this youngster in front of her seemed to be occupied with something else, his condition deteriorating each day.

Today’s battle was critical. If Yun Xiao could defeat Bi Luo, he would secure a slot at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference. If he lost, then the opportunity would undoubtedly become slim.

Because in the other final battle, whether Yue Qi or Mo Qing lost, they would not be a match for Yun Xiao. And as for that slot, even Mo Qing would not easily give it up.

Facing Bi Luo today presented the greatest opportunity for Yun Xiao. Mo Qing believed that if Yun Xiao could display the same strength that overcame Xue Gong yesterday, there was a high possibility that he could beat Bi Luo.

But now, seeing Yun Xiao’s pale complexion, her confidence had suddenly dwindled.