Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 409: 409 Just because there are many people doesn’t necessarily mean it will be effective.

At this moment, Yun Xiao was using the attack formation he had learned from the Jade Pot Sect, the Small Golden Light Meridian Array. After his own improvements, its power had more than doubled.

With the experience of Yun Xiao’s previous life as the Long Xiao Battle God, improving a low-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Array hardly took any effort. Now, the power of this array was probably not much weaker than some middle-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Techniques.

Hence, when Yun Xiao appeared behind Qiao Lin at an unbelievable speed and immediately hit several major acupoints on his back, activating the Small Golden Light Meridian Array.

Qiao Lin’s back, due to the explosion of the Small Golden Light Meridian Array, was not only devoid of clothing, but also his flesh was blasted open, looking somewhat ferocious.

However, with Qiao Lin’s strength, the Small Golden Light Meridian Array only caused him some superficial flesh wounds. Although it looked terrifying, it didn’t damage the core.

But being injured by Yun Xiao, at the peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm, in just one move, how could Qiao Lin save face? He was just declaring his determination to quickly take care of Yun Xiao, and in the blink of an eye, he was wounded by him.

It was a good thing that Pavilion Master Gong Qizhen of the Treasure Pavilion was too busy to care; otherwise, Qiao Lin really wanted to find a hole to crawl into. At this moment, he dared not underestimate this youth at the peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm any longer.

”Yun Xiao, I want you dead!”

Turning around, Qiao Lin felt the intense pain on his back. Although his combat power remained, he couldn’t contain his fury anymore. After yelling out loud, he swung his hands vigorously.

”Everyone, attack together, kill this brat, there will be a great reward from the Pavilion Master!”

A moment of defeat made Qiao Lin realize that he probably couldn’t handle Yun Xiao alone, so he discarded any concerns for his face and called on the remaining three guards to rush up and attack together.

Even though just a moment ago, Yun Xiao had killed one of the guards with a kick, now with Qiao Lin, at the early stage of the Meridian Union Realm leading them, the remaining three guards bolstered their courage, no longer having any reservations.

”Sometimes, having more people doesn’t guarantee victory!”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao shook his head helplessly. This tactic might work against others, but against him, it was simply courting death because his speed and physical body were far beyond what an ordinary cultivator at the peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm could compare to.

Swoosh!

One of the guards was about to attack, but suddenly everything before his eyes blurred, and then he felt a tremendous force hit him, and after that, he knew nothing.

The others saw it clearly: Yun Xiao had struck the guard’s left face with the speed of lightning, directly breaking his neck.

Another palm strike killed one, and the remaining two guards finally understood that in front of this young man, they were mere chickens and dogs, not enough to withstand even a single palm or foot.

Huff...

The third guard, feeling fear, tried to sidestep and retreat when, before him, blood-red flames mysteriously appeared.

This blood-red flame looked like a dancing spirit, seemingly harmless, but such a tiny flame terrified the guard and changed his complexion.

However, before the guard could react, the flame grew rapidly against the wind, enveloping his entire body inside, and in a moment, he was reduced to ashes.

”Damn, what kind of flame is that?”

Witnessing this, Qiao Lin’s heart was trembling; he suddenly realized that he might have made a mistake. What kind of existence had he provoked?

But what shocked Qiao Lin even more was what happened after Yun Xiao turned the third guard into ashes: he didn’t stop there; seeing that he stretched out his left hand, a cold energy, swift as lightning, struck the last guard.

This guard had been on guard against Yun Xiao’s blood-red flames and did not expect his body to suddenly chill, then he watched in horror as layers of ice crystals started forming from his feet, crystal clear.

”No, not this!”

Seemingly no longer feeling his legs, the guard screamed in fear, but no matter how he struggled, the ice crystals didn’t respond to him.

In just a moment, a lifelike ice sculpture of a human figure appeared before Qiao Lin’s eyes. When he saw the young man’s harmless face turning towards him, it was as if he was looking at the face of a devil.

”What... what did you do to them?”

At this moment, Qiao Lin no longer had his previous confidence, but instead, a trace of fear took its place. This youth was simply too strange, and he had no courage to fight him.

Whether it was the ghostly speed, the powerful blood-red flames, or the freezing cold that turned people into ice sculptures, Qiao Lin admitted he was far inferior.

What kind of freak had emerged here? Why at the peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm level did he have so many strange methods? In front of such a presence, Qiao Lin felt incredibly small.

”I said before, sometimes, having more people doesn’t always work!”

Yun Xiao’s indifferent voice came over, as a tiny blood-red flame danced at his fingertips, like a sprite made of flames.

”No, I must escape!”

Seemingly realizing what that thing was, Qiao Lin made a correct decision in an instant. For a cultivator at the Early Stage of the Meridian Union Realm to be scared and forced to flee by a youth at the Peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm was indeed a bizarre event.

”Alas!”

Seeing Qiao Lin’s action, Yun Xiao sighed softly, then slowly raised his hand and took off a wooden sword from his back. With a flick of his finger, a streak of light shot out at high speed.

Whoosh!

The Dragon Taming Sword was incredibly fast; in just a moment, it was already thrusting towards the back of Qiao Lin’s heart. Yet, this cultivator at the Early Stage of the Meridian Union Realm was no easy opponent. Seeing the attack, he reached out his hand, and a yellow large shield instantly appeared behind him.

This yellow shield was a defensive weapon that Qiao Lin had come upon by chance. It had reached the Intermediate level of the Spiritual Rank. He believed that with the defense of this shield, he should be able to escape unscathed this time.

Crack!

However, this shield, which seemed to have an astonishing defense, was pierced as if cutting through tofu when touched by the old wooden sword, then it went straight into Qiao Lin’s back and drilled out from his chest, bringing up a swathe of blood.

This was the Dragon Taming Sword, after all. How could a defensive instrument at the Intermediate level of Spiritual Rank possibly withstand it? Yet Qiao Lin couldn’t understand, even until his death, why such an inconspicuous wooden sword could be so sharp?

”What on earth is that?”

In Qiao Lin’s last fading gaze, he only saw the wooden sword that pierced his heart turn in the air and then disappear from his line of sight.

The next moment, Qiao Lin fell into endless darkness. Perhaps at the moment of his death, he might have regretted today’s decisions. If he hadn’t provoked that youth in coarse clothing, if he hadn’t conspired with the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, maybe he wouldn’t have died so unclearly.

Swoosh!

The Dragon Taming Sword turned in the air and flew back into Yun Xiao’s hand. If such a display of Sky-controlling Sword technique had been seen by outsiders, it would certainly have been shocking.

Fortunately for Yun Xiao, he dared to use the Dragon Taming Sword because the four guards were dead, and over there Xiao Lan and Gong Qizhen were still fiercely engaged in battle. Who would have the leisure to pay attention to this side’s battle?

Even Qiao Lin’s death was unknown to Gong Qizhen; he was still counting on Qiao Lin to swiftly deal with Yun Xiao and come to help him against that girl in red.

”Pavilion Master Gong, shall we continue fighting?”

Yun Xiao casually put away the things in Qiao Lin’s Waist Storage, turned his head towards the battlefield and shouted out abruptly, This shout also shocked Gong Qizhen.

”What?”

It was not until this moment that Gong Qizhen finally sensed the situation here. The three corpses plus one ice sculpture were broadcasting the complete annihilation of their side who had ganged up on Yun Xiao, including Qiao Lin at the Early Stage of the Meridian Union Realm, now lying motionless on the ground.

This was never in Gong Qizhen’s script. He had thought that Qiao Lin subduing Yun Xiao would be effortless, with a Great Rank separating them.

Yet, this gap seemed to cease existing in that youth in coarse clothing. In such a short period, Qiao Lin and the four guards had met their demise. If this guy and the girl in red joined forces against him, wouldn’t that spell disaster?

In fact, Xiao Lan had also just noticed the situation here. At this moment, she was somewhat dazed. Although she sensed that Yun Xiao was extraordinary, she had never seen his true fighting prowess.

The notion that one cannot battle across ranks was deeply ingrained in the hearts of the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent. Even the top geniuses from the various empires could only fight with difficulty.

But now, in less than half the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Yun Xiao had disposed of all his opponents, including Qiao Lin at the Early Stage of the Meridian Union Realm. This was utterly inconceivable.

”What a good opportunity!”

However, having seen many geniuses, Xiao Lan recovered faster than Gong Qizhen. Seeing that Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion hesitating, she could not help but rejoice.

Bang!

In a fight between experts, a brief moment may determine the outcome. For instance, at this moment, Xiao Lan recovering her senses a fraction sooner than Gong Qizhen had already decided the outcome of this battle.

Even Yun Xiao did not expect such a result. He had merely shouted a word, and both Gong Qizhen and Xiao Lan were caught off guard. To him, it was just a trivial matter.

”Spurt!”

Gong Qizhen, heavily struck, spewed a mouthful of fresh blood, and his Meridian Qi was completely dispersed. He knew he had faltered, overcome by a youth at the Peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm.

Yet, as humans dread death, seeing the girl in red approaching with a furious expression, looking like she would crush his head the next moment, Gong Qizhen’s desire to live uncontrollably surged to the forefront of his mind.

”Don’t... don’t kill me, I have the real Jade Liquid Vine here!”

As if grabbing the last lifeline, Gong Qizhen spoke out, and without waiting for Xiao Lan to approach, he already produced a familiar-looking withered vine from his waist. It looked exactly like the problematic Jade Liquid Vine from before.