Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 507: 507 Some people, you’re not qualified to have!

That was a youth dressed in golden clothes, his skin and eyes even seemed to be faintly radiating glimmers of gold. However, including the onlookers around, there were few who recognized his identity.

It was only when Xuan Haoran introduced him just now that the people learned the name of this youth in gold was Jin Wuli, hailing from an empire called something like Wuhai.

Yet, regarding this Wuhai Empire, everyone present still felt unfamiliar with it, only aware that it must not be a famous empire, perhaps just some extremely remote and minor empire.

Upon the Hidden Dragon Continent, there are thousands of empires, and no one can remember the name of every empire. Even the cultivators from some powerful empires would only be able to search for these distant minor empires using a map.

You can’t say that when people saw Jin Wuli effortlessly win, some actually took out a map and located the so-called Wuhai Empire, indeed it was in an extremely remote place in the northwest of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

This Wuhai Empire that is billions of miles away from the Xuanyue Empire, I’m afraid Jin Wuli would need several months of travel to reach the Xuanyue Empire.

And yet, such a remote minor empire was able to produce such a stunningly brilliant genius, and everyone’s hearts filled with emotion, becoming even more unwilling to underestimate the heroes of the world.

”This person is somewhat strange!”

However, while everyone was filled with emotions, Yun Xiao’s gaze flickered slightly, staring at Jin Wuli who leaped down from the arena, watching unblinkingly, which made the two women beside him somewhat curious.

”Hey, it’s your turn now!”

Seeing Yun Xiao lost in thought, Liu Hanyi pushed his shoulder, finally bringing him back to his senses. As he looked up, indeed he saw Nie Qianqiu, the Crown Prince of the Lingtian Empire, already standing on the arena early on.

”Yun Xiao, come up here and let’s finish this.”

Seeing Yun Xiao’s gaze come over, a jealous and hateful look swept through Nie Qianqiu’s eyes, then a stern shout followed, his voice laced with a hint of murderous intent.

”Huh? Could it be that Yun Xiao knows that Nie Qianqiu?”

As soon as the Lingtian Crown Prince on the stage said this, those such as the ones from Jade Pot Sect and many cultivators of the Xuanyue Empire all had a guess in their hearts.

Moreover, judging by Nie Qianqiu’s tone, it seemed that he extremely disliked Yun Xiao. They did not know about everything that happened in the Lingtian Empire, nor did they know that because of Xu Hongzhuang, Nie Qianqiu had long regarded Yun Xiao as a lifelong enemy.

”Hey, this kid really knows how to stir up trouble.”

As for the Xuanyue Crown Prince, Xuan Jiuding, a sneer appeared on his face. In fact, if possible, what he most looked forward to was personally ending Yun Xiao’s life.

But now it seemed that the opportunity wouldn’t come to him. Even though he had never seen Nie Qianqiu make a move, Xuan Jiuding was quite clear that the Crown Prince of Lingtian might not be weaker than himself.

Regardless, Yun Xiao was only at the Mid Stage of the Meridian Union Realm, even if his strength displayed in the Demon Realm was not bad, there were always tricks involved. As long as one took precautions, dealing with him should still be very easy.

Without caring about the thoughts of the onlookers or enemies like Xuan Jiuding, Yun Xiao hopped onto the arena with ease and proceeded slowly. In a brief moment, he was no more than a few meters away from Nie Qianqiu.

”Yun Xiao, some people are beyond your reach. I’d advise you not to harbor any headstrong or delusional thoughts.”

For some reason, every time Nie Qianqiu saw Yun Xiao’s indifferent face, the jealousy in his heart could no longer be contained, immediately speaking with ridicule.

Aside from Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang below the stage, no one understood the deeper implications of Nie Qianqiu’s words. As for Xu Hongzhuang herself, her beautiful eyes were always on Yun Xiao, really wanting to know how this young man, who almost became her husband, would respond.

”If by ’some people’, you mean the daughter of the Lingyun Sect master, Xu Hongzhuang, then you’re worrying too much. Between her and me, there’s nothing anymore!”

However, Yun Xiao’s next few words stung Xu Hongzhuang like needles, and her delicate body trembled violently. This detestable guy, how could he be so heartless?

Actually, Yun Xiao didn’t harbor too much dislike toward Xu Hongzhuang herself, but he clearly knew that there was no longer any possibility between him and Xu Hongzhuang; it would be better to sever the ties sooner rather than later.

Yun Xiao knew Xu Hongzhuang was listening below the stage. His words were clearly spoken to Nie Qianqiu, but weren’t they also intended for Xu Hongzhuang to hear? He wanted her to give up on him completely.

However, after Yun Xiao spoke, Nie Qianqiu’s mood did not improve much, especially when he caught a glimpse of Xu Hongzhuang’s state out of the corner of his eye, he was even more unable to suppress his fury.

”Yun Xiao, she is not someone you can have if you want and discard if you don’t. You must pay the price for your actions!”

Nie Qianqiu, who already regarded Xu Hongzhuang as his own forbidden delight, erupted at this moment. The very thought of Yun Xiao going to Lingyun Sect to annul the engagement, further humiliating Xu Hongzhuang, made him lose all restraint.

”What a strange guy!”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help shaking his head. This guy was causing trouble for him over his association with Xu Hongzhuang; even after Yun Xiao said there was nothing between them, the other party was relentless. This wasn’t just strange; it was downright despicable.

The Meridian Qi Cultivation of the Crown Prince of Lingtian Empire indeed was majestic. Once unleashed, it was not much less than that of the few who had won previously. Compared to that, Yun Xiao’s subtly emanating Mid-Stage Meridian Union Realm aura seemed somewhat lacking.

Most of the onlookers had not seen Yun Xiao in action, so aside from a few prodigies who had been to the peak of Demon Suppressing Mountain, they didn’t really favor Yun Xiao’s chances.

The performance of Ling Wan had been extremely dazzling before, but even with that miraculous spherical body, didn’t it ultimately lose to Ye Shimei’s Silver Needle?

The crowd did know that Yun Xiao and Ling Wan came from the same sect, but how long has Yun Xiao been rising? His true capabilities have not yet been displayed under the watchful eyes of the multitude.

The ability to fight above one’s level usually only manifests in prodigies like Shen Wannian or Ye Shimei. And now, Yun Xiao’s opponent was precisely such a prodigy; how could he possibly win?

Yun Xiao didn’t care about the thoughts of the bystanders. After breaking through to the Mid-Stage of Meridian Union Realm, facing these late-stage Meridian Union Realm prodigies no longer put him under any pressure.

Even if Nie Qianqiu was stronger, he wouldn’t be stronger than Du Ruofeng and Wei You combined, after all, they all were cultivators in the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm.

The enmity between the two had already been established back at the Meridian Refining Master’s Association of Lingtian Empire, and although Nie Qianqiu later ambushed Yun Xiao with Ran Xing, they never actually fought hand-to-hand.

”Green Phoenix Soaring to the Sky!”

At Nie Qianqiu’s low shout, the Meridian Qi in front of him underwent a transformation, turning into a cyan-colored giant Pulse Bird, with a long luan tail that seemed lifelike.

The Green Phoenix is a formidable Flying Beast Pulse Demon, believed to have some bloodline inheritance from the Ancient Phoenix Clan, and when cultivated to an extremely high realm, can even reach the Holy Rank Third Realm.

However, the current Meridian Qi Green Phoenix was merely formed by Nie Qianqiu’s Late-Stage Meridian Union Realm Qi, and its power was far lesser than that of a genuine Green Phoenix; it was simply a powerful Meridian Technique.

Of course, even as a Meridian Technique, none of the cultivators watching from inside or outside of the square who had not reached the Spirit Vein Realm found the Green Phoenix’s fierce dive daunting; such power was comparable to the attacks of some peak Meridian Union Realm cultivators.

It must be said that the Crown Prince of Lingtian Empire, despite his verbal disdain for Yun Xiao, didn’t underestimate him in his heart. After all, that youngster had defeated the joint forces of Du Ruofeng and others.

Moreover, Nie Qianqiu knew well that if it came down to physical strength alone, he was probably not a match for Yun Xiao, which is why he decisively decided to use Meridian Qi to overpower, starting with such a strong Meridian Technique.

”A Meridian Demon Form, huh?”

Yun Xiao just gazed blankly at Nie Qianqiu’s attack, and in the time it takes to speak, the Meridian Qi Green Phoenix’s claws were already furiously descending upon him.

The force that seemed capable of shredding Yun Xiao’s body gave the impression that it truly was an Ancient Divine Beast. However, in the next moment, everyone’s eyes became stagnant.

Yun Xiao casually lifted his right arm, wrapped in a wisp of golden light, turning it into a golden arm, exceptionally sturdy in appearance.

”Red Gold Dragon Arm!”

Yun Xiao’s low shout echoed within him, and he hurled his right arm fiercely against the Green Phoenix’s claws. The resulting clash of Meridian Techniques was drastically different from what the spectating crowd had anticipated.

”Screech!”

The Meridian Qi Green Phoenix struck by Yun Xiao’s Red Gold Dragon Arm let out a piercing screech, seemingly in intense agony. Even its feathers of Qi were sent fluttering in that moment.

Although the Red Gold Dragon Arm and the Green Phoenix Soaring to the Sky were both of the same grade – Spiritual Rank Advanced – the level of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud’s Spiritual Rank Advanced was not something the Hidden Dragon Continent’s Spiritual Rank Advanced Meridian Techniques could compare to.

Additionally, with Yun Xiao having tempered his physical strength twice, the power of this Red Gold Dragon Arm could compare even to some low-level Earth Rank Meridian Techniques.

How could a mere Meridian Qi Green Phoenix endure such mighty force? Amidst its wretched crying, the explosive power of Yun Xiao’s arm burst forth, and the entire body of the phoenix was blown apart at that moment.

One could imagine the sheer power of Yun Xiao’s arm, and the cultivators familiar with Nie Qianqiu’s Meridian Technique looked at Yun Xiao thoughtfully, as they had already surmised that the grade of that Golden Light Arm Meridian Technique must not be low.

A Meridian Technique that enhances the arm, while it indeed tests physical strength, depends more on Meridian Qi Cultivation. Now that Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation was weaker but still came out ahead in the contest of Meridian Techniques, what grade had this Golden Arm Meridian Technique reached?