Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 497: 497 Kicking someone when they’re down

Demon Suppressing Mountain Summit!

Apart from the bigwigs seated near the enormous table, towards the outer periphery, a group of young figures had appeared at some point, standing in rather peculiar positions and not conversing with anyone.

If Yun Xiao were here, he might recognize some of these faces, including the super talents of the Hidden Dragon Continent such as Xuan Jiuding, Nie Qianqiu, and Shen Wannian.

It’s worth mentioning that in a certain place, a young man in golden robes emitted a faint golden glow in his eyes, and his aura was considerably restrained; among those present, almost no one knew which empire he came from.

Apart from these renowned super talents from the Hidden Dragon Continent, positioned further out were nearly a hundred others standing divided, but their expressions were not as relaxed as that of Xuan Jiuding and his peers.

It seems the talents nearer inside had all seized Dragon Flags, and nobody dared provoke them lightly, although it was forbidden to kill each other before all sixteen Dragon Flags were collected.

Who would dare compete against these super talents from the Hidden Dragon Continent? Each of them comes from major empires, with highly admirable statuses. A careless action might even spark a war between two countries, a loss far outweighing any gains.

In fact, should they manage to snatch a flag, it would be tolerable, but if they failed and drew resentment, no one was willing to take such a risk, leading to no moves against those twelve super talents inside.

Thus, the remaining Dragon Flags numbered only four, making the over one hundred people on the outer perimeter have flickering gazes, for if they did not act soon, they might have no part in this third round of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

While everyone harbored their own thoughts, suddenly, four figures appeared within their sight, two of whom had enchanting silhouettes that greatly drew attention, for they were indeed two great beauties.

Regarding the other two youngsters, one was not unfamiliar to them at all, for just at the foot of the mountain, they had witnessed Yun Xiao’s show of divine might, keeping the Qingshan Sect talent Li Yue out of the second round.

However, at this moment, the thoughts of the crowd were varied, as the methods Yun Xiao had displayed at the mountain’s base were only somewhat peculiar and not enough to instill fear in the talents from the major empires of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

What these people were most concerned about now was whether these four had Dragon Flags; if not, they too would not make a move, as no one wanted to provoke others for no reason.

”Goodness, who could have imagined these four managing to obtain three Dragon Flags? This truly catches me unprepared!” said the Crown Prince.

While the crowd was undecided about whether to make a move to test the waters, a voice full of sentiment unexpectedly rang out from among the twelve talents inside, seemingly stating a matter of fact to everyone.

As this voice spoke, everyone’s gaze was drawn over, but the talents’ gazes varied, especially one pair of beautiful eyes, which were filled with anger.

”Nie Qianqiu, what do you mean by this?”

The speaker was Xu Hongzhuang, daughter of the Sect Master of the Lingyun Sect. She had always felt that the Lingyun Sect had wronged Yun Xiao and was pondering over ways to make amends, only to find Nie Qianqiu kicking someone while they were down.

Between the sixteen Dragon Flags, if they were close enough, they could sense each other, perhaps also a test in this Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, since in this demon realm, the most dangerous were never the Vein Demons, but rather the numerous human competitors.

From this perspective, when Yun Xiao and his group approached the bound of Demon Suppressing Mountain summit, the twelve talents who had obtained Dragon Flags had already sensed the Dragon Flags on three of them.

Listening to Xu Hongzhuang’s angry voice, Nie Qianqiu’s heart grew even more envious, feeling not a bit of regret for his actions, thinking that the boy who dared compete with him for a woman deserved death.

Regardless, Nie Qianqiu’s words had caused those hundred or so talents who hadn’t obtained Dragon Flags to instantly have bloodshot eyes, as sometimes, greed could override reason.

”Crown Prince Jiuding, Yun Xiao and his company are after all from your Xuanyue Empire, won’t you say something?”

Seeing Nie Qianqiu showing no signs of repentance, Xu Hongzhuang, clearly sensing those eyes on Yun Xiao like hungry wolves, turned her beautiful eyes and loudly addressed someone.

Xu Hongzhuang’s words had a dual meaning: the first was to let those greedy individuals know Yun Xiao’s background, as the Xuanyue Empire was formidable in the region and not something small or medium-sized empires dare provoke.

The second meaning was hidden in Xu Hongzhuang’s words, she didn’t know the grievances between Yun Xiao and the Xuanyue Crown Prince, assuming that since they came from the same empire, they would naturally help each other.

Hearing Xu Hongzhuang’s loud voice, those greedy ones indeed paused for a moment; even King Xuan Haoran seated somewhere flickered in his thoughts

To tell the truth, Xuanyue Crown Prince was naturally overjoyed that Xuan Jiuding had managed to seize a Dragon Flag, but he never expected that Yun Xiao and his team would also seize three flags.

In this case, wouldn’t it mean that the Xuanyue Empire might have a whole four people making it to the final round? This was an unprecedented feat since the founding of the Xuanyue Empire.

Over the past thousand years, the best result in the Hidden Dragon Conference was twenty-third place, created by Xuan Haoran himself, but now, four people had made it into the top sixteen.

Regardless of the final outcome, this Hidden Dragon Conference had certainly made history for the Xuanyue Empire, which was an unparalleled honor for the contemporary King Xuan Haoran, even though he did not have much time left to live.

As for the other powerhouses from Tenglong Continent seated at the table, they all remained silent, but their gazes swiftly turned to a young man in coarse cloth, especially Vice Chairman Qian and Miss Xue Family.

”Is that Yun Xiao?”

Qian Sanyuan and Xue Ningxiang both had this thought arise simultaneously, although their intentions diverged, and only they themselves might know the exact difference.

While the powerful figures were deep in thought, and Xuan Haoran was feeling smug, the Crown Prince of the Xuanyue Empire suddenly spoke up, but his words simultaneously angered Xu Hongzhuang and darkened Xuan Haoran’s expression.

”I apologize, although these individuals are from the Xuanyue Empire, I have no personal connections with them; in fact, they have offended me several times, so I will not concern myself with their affairs!”

Xuan Jiuding’s tone was somewhat grave, indeed, as he had said, ever since he knew Yun Xiao, the young man had repeatedly ruined his plans, truly making him loathe him to the bone.

As for Mo Qing, Liu Hanyi, and Ling Wan, although their interactions with Xuan Jiuding were not extensive, since these three were Yun Xiao’s friends and had come along with him, they were not on the same side as Xuan Jiuding.

Xu Hongzhuang was angry because she suddenly realized she had made a foolish move; wasn’t this just allowing those people to grab Yun Xiao’s team’s Dragon Flags even more brazenly?

At the same time, Xu Hongzhuang also felt a sense of disappointment like hating iron for not becoming steel; why was Yun Xiao such a troublemaker, and moreover, the ones he offended were all crown princes of major empires, like Nie Qianqiu, and now Xuan Jiuding, who would be the future King of Xuanyue.

However, Xu Hongzhuang was unaware of the actual details of the grudges between Yun Xiao and these two individuals. Aside from Xuan Jiuding and setting aside his feud with Nie Qianqiu, Yun Xiao’s conflicts were all for this beauty, her.

Xu Hongzhuang was silently worrying when Xuan Haoran, sitting by the table, stood up angrily. He couldn’t understand why, since Yun Xiao and his team were all from the Xuanyue Empire, Xuan Jiuding would still say such things?

If Xuan Jiuding’s animosity was because Yun Xiao once framed Ran Xing, then Xuan Haoran would be even more furious, because that incident was clearly the Crown Prince’s ”misjudgment.” Yun Xiao had cured Xuan Jing’s incurable disease.

Just like Xu Hongzhuang, Xuan Haoran was also unaware of the deeper reasons for the enmity between Yun Xiao and Xuan Jiuding, hence he couldn’t help wanting to speak up, but just when he stood, a certain voice suddenly reached his ears.

”King Haoran, calm your anger!”

The speaker was Meng Liyang, the elder of Demons Mountain and also the controller of the Demon World. He hinted, ”The second round of the Hidden Dragon Conference is not over yet, let’s just watch!”

”Yes!”

Despite Xuan Haoran’s supreme authority in the Xuanyue Empire, he was very cautious in front of these big shots from Tenglong Continent. Hearing Meng Liyang’s words, he shivered inwardly, bowed, and then sat back down.

Still, as Xuan Haoran sat down his gaze towards Xuanyue Crown Prince Xuan Jiuding was still filled with anger and a hint of confusion, he never understood why Xuan Jiuding would kick him while he’s down at this moment?

”Hehe, looks like things are a bit grim for Yun Xiao and his team. I wonder if that kid really has some real skills?”

This time, the speaker was Gu Hua, the elder of Impermanence Island, and his words were also meaningful. After his remarks, several strong figures glanced at Qian Sanyuan and Xue Ningxiang with implied meaning.

It seems that before Qian Sanyuan and Xue Ningxiang valued Yun Xiao, these strong figures from Tenglong Continent did not think much of him—a mere youngster in the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm from the Hidden Dragon Continent, being so highly regarded by these two was somewhat excessive.

It seemed that Meng Liyang stopped Xuan Haoran also to see whether Yun Xiao could resolve the current crisis. As for who would advance to the third round, he had already made up his mind.

”They have three Dragon Flags on them, everyone, quick grab them!”

Following the hints from Nie Qianqiu and Xuan Jiuding, the hundred or so people no longer had any reservations, and from somewhere, an excited shout was heard. Several individuals were already rushing out, apparently hoping to take the lead.