Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 543: 543 Strategies Exhausted

”Could the champion of this year’s Countries Hidden Dragon Conference really perish in such a manner?”

Everyone looked at Yun Xiao on the arena, a strange thought rising in their hearts, because the fate of this new champion of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference was truly too tragic.

Thinking back on this year’s Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, Yun Xiao passed through five challenges and defeated six generals, including Shen Wannian, Xuan Jiuding, and Jin Wuli, to finally stand at the summit of the conference and earn the title of Hidden Dragon Emerges.

Who would have thought that this emerging dragon, just as its head surfaced, would encounter a real flood dragon, and now even Yun Xiao’s life was in jeopardy? Perhaps he was the most unfortunate champion in the history of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference?

When the woman in black first appeared, no one thought she could kill Yun Xiao, because the bigshots from Tenglong Continent would surely protect him.

But now, with Meng Liyang of Peak Seeking Origin Realm severely wounded and Vice President Qian Sanyuan of Peak Earth Bending Realm inexplicably collapsed on the ground, one could imagine how formidable this woman was?

”Since the Blood Moon Jade has entered your body, you have no reason to continue living in this world!”

The woman in black, speaking to Yun Xiao as if he were mere an ant, her voice devoid of any emotion, yet her words carried a hint that prompted further speculation.

”Was the tragic annihilation of the Shang Family orchestrated by you, or perhaps the power behind you?”

These words blurted out by Yun Xiao in a life-or-death moment, he then asked with a tremble in his voice, ”My mother... is she still alive?”

This was Yun Xiao’s most pressing concern, although Yu Qian had once mentioned that Shang Li was merely captured, his worry was relentless given the ruthless nature of those people.

”Such long-winded last words for someone about to die!”

The woman in black slightly furrowed her brow showing outside, seemingly not intending to answer, instead she let out a light shout, and the next moment, Yun Xiao felt a formless power enveloping him.

Facing someone like Xuan Haoran of the Spirit Vein Realm, even if it were a peak Spirit Vein Realm expert, Yun Xiao could have held his ground for a bit, but the woman in black in front of him had easily dealt with even Qian Sanyuan of Peak Earth Concealing Realm.

Swoosh!

Just when everyone thought Yun Xiao had no chance of survival, a small shadow suddenly darted onto the arena, and then everyone saw that small shadow swell in the wind, rapidly transforming into a giant red rat several meters long.

”It’s Yun Xiao’s demon pet!”

Belonging to Jade Pot Sect, under the uneasy expressions of Yu Shu and others, the Fourth Elder Li Shan exclaimed in surprise, but despite the turn of events, the mood of the crowd hadn’t improved.

Because these cultivators of Jade Pot Sect knew despite Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan’s decent strength, it hadn’t broken through to the sixth rank. Such combat power probably wouldn’t even match any of their Spirit Vein Realm cultivators.

”Chi Yan, be careful!”

Upon the arena, Yun Xiao sensed Chi Yan’s aura almost immediately, and was terror-stricken, especially when he saw that light swing of the woman in black’s right hand.

Whoosh...

After the woman in black swung her arm, Chi Yan’s massive rodent body was directly slammed dozens of meters away, crashing far below the arena. Once the body shrank, it couldn’t get up, and it was unknown whether it was dead or alive.

”A mere Fire Cloud Rat that hasn’t even reached the sixth rank dares to come here to die?”

Sensing the Fire Cloud Rat flying far away and yet still alive, the woman in black’s starry eyes flickered with a trace of interest. She immediately recognized Chi Yan’s limits and let out a cold laugh.

Yun Xiao sighed in relief, but his own crisis had not been alleviated at all. Chi Yan’s sudden intervention was like trying to stop a car with a mantis’ arm, it was futile for his escape.

Swoosh!

Just as the crowd’s mind had barely calmed down, another huge red shadow suddenly descended from the sky, and judging from its size, it seemed much larger than the rat Vein Demon from before.

”What is that?”

Everyone gazed blankly at the huge red shadow plunging from the sky, somewhat dazed, while some Meridian Refining Masters with strong Power of Soul quickly discerned its form.

It appeared to be a massive lion-shaped Vein Demon with a fierce head, and among these Beast Vein Demons, it was a king that had grown two huge blood-red wings on its back, looking quite bizarre.

”Eh? Isn’t that the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion from the Meridian Refining Master Guild?”

Below the arena, one of the youths with a somewhat gloomy face, his eyes sparkling with brilliance, was none other than Nie Qianqiu, the Crown Prince of the Lingtian Empire.

Thinking of this, Crown Prince Nie Qianqiu must have seen the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion before, so he recognized the details of the massive Vein Demon at this moment, and couldn’t help but relax.

Given Nie Qianqiu’s deep hatred for Yun Xiao, he of course knew that even the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion at the half-step Seventh Rank level was probably no match for that woman.

In fact, back in the Lingtian Empire, Nie Qianqiu had also encountered this woman in black, but at that time, he only saw the tip of the iceberg of the woman in black.

Seeing that the youngster who had stolen his beloved and snatched the championship of the Hidden Dragon Conference from him was about to die at the hands of the woman in black, Nie Qianqiu couldn’t help but feel a touch of pleasure.

The one who descended from the sky was indeed the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion, not because Yun Xiao intentionally allowed it to come to its death, but because this big fellow had developed feelings for him and chose to act recklessly at this moment to save him.

Unfortunately, a Vein Demon at the half-step Seventh Rank level can only be a little stronger than Xuan Haoran at most; to say it could save Yun Xiao would be nothing short of a fantasy.

”Scram!”

Yet this time, the woman in black didn’t even bother to lift a hand. After lightly uttering a word, the previously menacing Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion seemed to have been struck by a massive iron hammer, and crashed directly from the sky.

Such a display of power silenced the entire central square of Baiyue City. Yun Xiao’s methods were varied, and his helpers came one after another, but their fate was all the same, severely injured in a single move by the woman in black.

This woman in black was seemingly outrageously strong; even with numerous cultivators gathered from across the Hidden Dragon Continent, who had nevertheless never heard of such a powerful woman. Where in the world did she come from?

Even in the minds of Xuan Haoran or Yu Shu, they vaguely guessed a possibility. It seemed that with such immense talent shown by Yun Xiao at his age, his background might not be as simple as it seemed.

Imagine a young man from the Shang Family of Moon Bow City, where the strongest was only at the Meridian Rushing Realm level; how could someone like Yun Xiao, a super genius, possibly emerge?

Even though Yun Xiao seemed about to die at the hands of the woman in black, he was at least the champion of this session of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, the strongest young genius of the entire Hidden Dragon Continent.

Thinking of this, many people couldn’t help but sigh. A genius that might appear once in a hundred years was about to die inexplicably in the hands of another; truly a tragic and lamentable fate.

”Hey, do you have a way out, or else we both are going to die here!”

Seeing the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion barely able to stand and gasping for breath, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but shout in his heart because after all, the extraordinary-looking Golden Snake Worm was his last resort.

”It’s you who’s going to die, not me!”

However, at this moment, the Golden Snake Worm instead issued a mocking voice, but the next instant, Yun Xiao felt an incredibly powerful strength erupt from within his body, instantly filling every meridian of his body.

”Eh?”

Seemingly noticing the changes in Yun Xiao’s body, the woman in black did not make a move immediately. Instead, she watched Yun Xiao with interest, as if intending to peer into his innermost depths.

”A secret technique to boost strength? That’s somewhat interesting!”

With the woman in black’s background and discernment, she sensed Yun Xiao’s soaring cultivation firsthand, but such an explosive increase only regarded as slightly dazzling in her eyes.

While the changes in Yun Xiao’s aura seemed ordinary in the eyes of the woman in black, when the cultivators on the Hidden Dragon Continent, or even the Tenglong Continent, sensed the enhancement of his Meridian Qi, their hearts almost leaped from their chests.

Huff...Huff...Huff...

The Heaven and Earth Energy in the air, as if recklessly, surged vigorously toward Yun Xiao. Subsequently, his Meridian Qi Cultivation skyrocketed uncontrollably.

Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm, Peak of Meridian Union Realm, Early Stage of Spirit Vein Realm, Middle Stage of Spirit Vein Realm!

In almost an instant, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had shot up to the Middle Stage of Spirit Vein Realm, a whole Great Rank increase in a mere moment.

Those from the Hidden Dragon Continent, including Qian Sanyuan from the Tenglong Continent, had heard of secret techniques that could enhance strength, but a technique that offered such massive improvement, they had never even heard of.

This was almost more formidable than the Ancestor Vein Power at the Holy Rank level. Nobody knew what had happened to Yun Xiao, nor did anyone notice that at this moment, his eyes had turned a pale gold color.

If anyone looked closely, they would have seen that Yun Xiao’s exposed palms and even his face were filled with veins, as if about to burst open at any moment.

Clearly, Yun Xiao was utilizing the power of the Golden Snake Worm, and this berserk power, though Yun Xiao’s physical strength had increased several times, was still somewhat unbearable.

Perhaps the Golden Snake Worm had gauged the limits of what Yun Xiao’s physical body could withstand and injected strength accordingly, but for some reason, this time it chose not to appear in its true form.

”Escape!”

Even though Yun Xiao’s spiritual sanity was somewhat uncontrollable, even with his cultivation upgraded to the Middle Stage of Spirit Vein Realm, deep down, he knew he was no match for the woman in black, so his mind had only one thought.