Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 501: 501 Did the second round end?

Demon Suppressing Mountain peak!

A youth in coarse clothing, who was only at the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, swept his sharp gaze over more than a hundred geniuses from the Hidden Dragon Continent, most of whom were cultivators at the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm.

Yet, when they were swept by Yun Xiao’s gaze, they all involuntarily lowered their heads, seemingly fearful that the youth would notice the greed in their eyes.

Truthfully, among those present at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, who wouldn’t want the Dragon Flag? However, now, after Yun Xiao’s impressive feat of consecutively defeating three people, no one dared to harbor such thoughts anymore.

Moreover, Du Ruofeng and his two companions, even when joining forces, were crushed like dry weeds and smashed rocks by Yun Xiao, leaving everyone wondering how many more unknown tricks this youth had up his sleeve.

Speed, strength, Ice Attribute Ancestor Vein - he dominated the trio of geniuses while overpowering them at their best tricks.

Such flair truly deserved the spotlight. Didn’t even Shen Wannian and his group, who took twelve Dragon Flags ahead, show a trace of solemnity in their eyes?

If previously Yun Xiao was merely an obscure genius from the Xuanyue Empire, after this battle, his name would definitely spread quickly across various empires in the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Although Yun Xiao had not yet entered the final sixteen, his strength could surely stand shoulder to shoulder with those top-tier super geniuses.

Seeing everyone silent and bowing their heads, Yun Xiao restrained himself, retracted his finger, and along with it, the Ice Spur also vanished instantly, making Du Ruofeng finally heave a sigh of relief.

However, the face of this Second Prince from the Thunderwind Empire looked quite unpleasant. He was acclaimed to contend for the top ranks with people like Shen Wannian and Nie Qianqiu but hadn’t expected to fall here.

It must be said, sometimes luck is indeed a part of strength. If Du Ruofeng had been a bit luckier, maybe he could have seized a Dragon Flag instead of losing face under Yun Xiao’s hands.

”You guys go ahead!”

Yun Xiao casually walked back a few steps and spoke to Liu Hanyi and two others, but after his words, their steps didn’t move at all.

”Brother Yun Xiao, take my Dragon Flag. You can surely go further than me!”

Ling Wan, without even a moment of hesitation, pulled out the Dragon Flag from the ground and forcefully tried to push it into Yun Xiao’s hands, causing onlookers to display a look of astonishment.

Just now, Yun Xiao fought desperately, one against three, to keep the Dragon Flag from falling into Du Ruofeng and the others’ hands. Now it seemed, what he was protecting wasn’t even his own Dragon Flag.

In fact, everyone knew beforehand that these four only had three Dragon Flags, but since Yun Xiao led the group, even though those three Dragon Flags were taken from the Waist Storage of the others, no one doubted Yun Xiao owned one of them.

However, now, Ling Wan’s voice didn’t bother to hide it, indicating that Yun Xiao’s earlier actions were merely protecting a friend. What kind of loyalty was this?

”Yes, Yun Xiao, without a Dragon Flag, you can’t enter the third round!”

Mo Qing also seemed anxious and handed over her own Dragon Flag while speaking, yet Liu Hanyi didn’t move at all.

”Little sister Mo Qing, don’t you understand this guy yet? I guess he isn’t concerned because he’s probably waiting for the last Dragon Flag to arrive, right?”

Liu Hanyi clearly thought further ahead than Mo Qing and Ling Wan. She had already noticed that Shen Wannian and others totaled only twelve, and together with their three, that made only fifteen.

This meant there was definitely one more Dragon Flag yet to arrive, or it was in the hands of another genius. Staying here, the Dragon Flags had a way of sensing each other, when the time came, wouldn’t a reminder suffice?

”Sister Hanyi is right, but you guys still go over there, to avoid unnecessary trouble!”

Yun Xiao glanced sideways at the one hundred-plus geniuses, still somewhat uneasy. He thought, having earlier demonstrated strong power to deter them, what if after a while, they recovered and surged forward? He certainly did not have the ability to fight off multiple attackers at once.

Besides, even from this distance, the Dragon Flags had a sensing capability, didn’t Nie Qianqiu just shout out that they had three Dragon Flags?

Knowing Yun Xiao’s plan, and aware of his formidable strength, that plan should succeed. Others could snatch their Dragon Flags, so why couldn’t Yun Xiao snatch others’ Dragon Flags?

The three of them then headed deeper inside, and many people displayed strange expressions upon seeing these three approaching, since all three were from the Xuanyue Empire.

Although Xuanyue Empire was the host this time, in previous Hidden Dragon Conferences, the highest rank someone from Xuanyue Empire achieved was twenty-third by Xuan Haoran.

But now, setting aside the extraordinary Yun Xiao, Xuanyue Empire unexpectedly had four people entering the final battle. What a significant proportion that was!

What’s more, Yun Xiao confidently waited there, armed with the strength he had just displayed, no one doubted that the last Dragon Flag would also fall into his hands.

How did the Xuanyue Empire suddenly become so lucky?

However, some astute observers soon turned their attention to the scruffy-dressed youth, harboring a subtle thought that Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, and Ling Wan obtaining the Dragon Flags must all be related to Yun Xiao.

And the Crown Prince of the Xuanyue Empire, Xuan Jiuding, his face was a stark contrast to his father, because the geniuses of the Xuanyue Empire who made it to the final round were all unrelated to him, but friends of Yun Xiao instead.

Originally, Xuan Jiuding was holding his breath, wanting to make a name for himself at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, and in fact, he did, breaking into the final round, the best performance in the history of Xuanyue Empire.

But just then, Yun Xiao appeared, bringing with him three unknown individuals, also reaching the final round, thereby making Xuan Jiuding’s current achievements seem less significant.

In contrast, Xuan Haoran, the King of Xuanyue Country from the north, nearly burst into laughter. Seeing such a scene during his later years as his term neared its end certainly gave him much comfort.

Just as Xuan Haoran felt proud, a figure not far from him suddenly stood up, capturing everyone’s attention immediately.

”Elder Meng Liyang?”

As everyone saw this figure stand up, they were all taken aback because in the Demon Realm, it had always been Meng Liyang taking the lead, and wasn’t there still one Dragon Flag missing? Why is he standing up?

”Ladies and gentlemen!”

Meng Liyang, ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, circulated his Meridian Qi and shouted loudly, silencing everyone at the summit of Demon Suppressing Mountain.

Even Yun Xiao turned his head at this moment, staring at the Elder from Demons Mountain with some confusion, wondering what he was up to?

”I announce that the second round of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference is officially over, congratulations to the sixteen of you entering the final third round!”

However, Meng Liyang’s next words baffled everyone, because clearly only fifteen people were standing there and they only had fifteen Dragon Flags, so how could the second round be over?

Shoo shoo shoo!

Just as everyone thought Meng Liyang was getting senile, mistaking the number of Dragon Flags, they saw the Elder from Demons Mountain wave his hand, then a light screen descended from the sky, covering the fifteen who had the Dragon Flags.

Swoosh!

In the next moment, everyone’s eyes dazzled and saw another beam of light descend from somewhere, directly enveloping a slim figure, and when everyone saw the features of this figure, they seemed to understand a bit.

Because the youth shrouded in the light beam was none other than Yun Xiao, who had previously shown stunning prowess by defeating three competitors. Could it be because of his earlier performance that the powerhouse leaders from Tenglong Continent took notice and made an exception?

But this is the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, with its own rules, and since it was established that one must capture sixteen Dragon Flags to enter the third round, those rules should be observed, even the powerhouses leaders from Tenglong Continent can’t just arbitrarily change them, can they?

Yun Xiao himself was a bit confused; he was originally here waiting to snatch the last Dragon Flag, but unexpectedly, fortune came so swiftly that he directly entered the third round.

Just as Yun Xiao vaguely guessed a possibility, his body uncontrollably soared into the air, carried by the light beam, flying directly among the fifteen geniuses who possessed the Dragon Flags.

Tap tap tap!

However, at that moment, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly came from somewhere, and as everyone turned their heads, they saw a figure racing toward them.

Yet the people’s focus wasn’t on the rushing figure, but rather on the flag waving in the wind during the mad rush, which was conspicuously apparent. On this flag, a Golden Dragon twisted and turned vivaciously.

”It’s that guy who found the sixteenth Dragon Flag, now there’s a show to watch!”

Someone with sharp eyes exclaimed immediately while others returned their gaze to Yun Xiao, some even casting speculative glances at Meng Liyang, the Elder from Demons Mountain.

Meng Liyang had already announced the qualifiers for the final round, but now, the person who had obtained the sixteenth Dragon Flag had also barely arrived in time, clearly indicating some problem with the allocation of quotas.

If it were said that the sixteenth Dragon Flag was hidden somewhere and had not been found, or had not reached the summit so quickly, then perhaps this issue could have been overlooked.

After all, the geniuses from Hidden Dragon Continent were unlikely to dare question an Elder from a vast Sect of Tenglong Continent, as the decisions made by these leaders obviously had their reasons, so it’s best to let nature take its course!