Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Swish, swish, swish...

The Flying Flower Empress, Ye Luochen, who had lost her left arm, looked somewhat ferocious. At this moment, around her swirled endless flying flowers, just like the earlier Thousand Illusion Flying Flower Needle.

However, the aura sensed by everyone now felt different. As these Meridian Qi flying flowers danced in the air, it seemed as though even the presence of Ye Luochen had become somewhat bizarre at this moment.

The once young and beautiful Flying Flower Empress, with silky black hair, seemed to have aged decades in an instant during these moments, turning her hair white and her face covered with wrinkles, and even her stature was now hunched.

Speaking of the Flying Flower Empress, although she has a son, Ye Shimei, who is just over thirty years old, she herself is well over a hundred years old. Logically, at such an age, she should no longer be able to maintain such youthful beauty.

However, as the Empress of the Flying Flower Empire, and an Earth Rank powerhouse herself, she naturally had her own methods to preserve her youthful appearance, which made her appear to be only in her thirties or forties, young and beautiful.

But now, Ye Luochen was using all her power to summon those endless flying flowers, and coupled with severe injuries, she could no longer maintain her young appearance and reverted back to her actual age.

Or perhaps at this moment, Ye Luochen had employed her last resort. Knowing that if she could not kill Yun Xiao, she might not even save her own life, what use was there in preserving her beauty?

Seeing a once graceful woman suddenly turn into an elderly figure, all the onlookers marveled, while the face of Sect Master Xie Jiupeng from Yufeng had already turned dark as water.

”Little beast, you’ve pushed us to this point; you must die today!”

Compared to the onlookers, after Xie Jiupeng squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, his aura also underwent a significant change.

It seemed as if even the air energy around Xie Jiupeng was being pulled by some force. Even though this Sect Master stood hovering above the ground, everyone could still sense that infinite Earth Power continuously flowing into his body.

And Xie Jiupeng’s aura quickly mingled with Ye Luochen’s flying flowers in the space between them, and in an instant, a giant Meridian Qi Flying Flower Dragon, about ten zhang long, appeared before everyone.

”Roar!”

A giant dragon formed from Meridian Qi flying flowers, roaring mightily as if it were a true Nine Heavens Divine Dragon, while many onlookers pondered upon seeing this scene.

For above the sky at this moment, there was not only this Flying Flower Giant Dragon, but also the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon recently summoned by Yun Xiao. Between these two titans, which one was more formidable?

Anything related to dragons is considered divine on the Nine Dragons Continent, and any item related to dragons can fetch a sky-high price. Now, with two giant dragons confronting each other, perhaps the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent would only witness this once in their lifetimes?

”It seems that the victor will be decided with this strike!”

Whether it was the cultivators from the Xuanyue Empire or the soldiers from both empires, all eyes were fixed on the two roaring dragons in the sky, with this thought rising in their minds.

If Yun Xiao wins, the morale of the two empires’ joint forces will inevitably plummet, as a leaderless army cannot withstand such pressure.

But if Yun Xiao loses, the faith of the Xuanyue Empire will instantly collapse, as he is the final reliance of the entire Xuanyue Empire. Without Yun Xiao, the remaining cultivators of the Xuanyue Empire would be unable to withstand someone of Xie Jiupeng’s Earth Rank caliber.

At this moment, everyone felt endless emotions; the fate of a vast empire was resting on the shoulders of a young teenager, something no one had ever expected.

”Roar!”

At the moment when the Flying Flower Giant Dragon took shape, the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon controlled by Yun Xiao, as if provoked, also roared angrily in the sky, and then its figure moved first.

If judging purely by appearance, Yun Xiao’s Ice and Fire Giant Dragon seemed much more formidable than the Flying Flower Giant Dragon, but the auras emitted by both dragons were such that the onlookers were unsure which side would win.

After all, the Flying Flower Giant Dragon was conjured by both the Sect Master Xie Jiupeng and Empress Ye Luochen, and the latter even sacrificed her youth for it, indicating immense power.

Such a dragon attack, perhaps even cultivators in the early stage of Qi Seeking Realm would not dare to meet it head-on. And under such conditions, the two dragons clashed instantly.

”Roar!”

”Roar!”

Continuous roars echoed from the sky, and the battle seemed extremely fierce. However, as time passed, Yun Xiao’s smile grew more pronounced, while the faces of the two Earth Rank powerhouses grew increasingly grim.

The essence of a dragon is not solely about its form; the Flying Flower Giant Dragon formed by Xie Jiupeng and Ye Luochen was merely that, lacking the divine essence of a true Divine Dragon.

While Yun Xiao himself may not have realized it, everything about the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon was as ordained by the Heavenly Dao. Within the Giant Dragon, there lay a genuine Dragon Power.

This might have been triggered by the transformation of Blood Moon Jade into the Blood Moon Mark, or perhaps by Yun Xiao’s naturally exceptional bloodline, or even by the power of his Five Elements Ancestor Veins containing the Dragon Power—the might of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon was beyond any ordinary person’s imagination.

A confrontation between a genuine Dragon Power-possessing Ice and Fire Giant Dragon and a Flying Flower Giant Dragon, which although massive in size had no hint of Dragon Spirit, ended predictably—even with a vast gap in their Meridian Qi.

Boom!

At one moment, with a loud boom, an extremely unique aura burst forth from the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon. This aura was so overpowering that everyone felt something deep within them being suppressed, daring not to stir.

This was the power of Dragon Power; everyone sensed it. It was somewhat similar yet different from the aura emitted by the Golden Snake Worm, albeit no one could pinpoint the exact differences.

Perhaps only the true Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, the Golden Snake Worm, could discern something special from this aura—such that even this majestic creature felt a hint of subservience.

Regardless, once the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon unleashed this aura of Dragon Power, it marked the end of the Flying Flower Giant Dragon as an impactful competitor.

As the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon revealed its Dragon Power, it seemed to transform into a real Nine Heavens Divine Dragon. With a roar, it opened its dragon maw and swallowed the Flying Flower Giant Dragon, nearly equal in size, whole into its belly.

”So powerful!”

Witnessing this scene, countless onlookers were shocked. Were these attacks really from two Earth Rank powerhouses? How could they seem so fragile before the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon?

At that moment, Yun Xiao himself breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead, knowing the outcome hinged partly on luck.

Had the two Earth Rank powerhouses deployed other tactics instead of the Flying Flower Giant Dragon, securing victory in this battle might not have been so straightforward.

The Dragon Power, unclear even to Yun Xiao, greatly aided him. Using Dragon Power to counter the Flying Flower Giant Dragon seemed exactly the right remedy, making the outcome seem inevitable.

Yet, as Yun Xiao was relieving his stress, the cultivators who had summoned the Flying Flower Giant Dragon were far from comfortable, especially Flying Flower Empress Ye Luochen, who had already lost an arm. Her face seemed to age a decade again, her eyes dulling.

”No, I cannot accept this! How can I, the proud Flying Flower Empress, admit defeat?”

A hoarse voice came from Ye Luochen, followed by her collapsing to the ground, seemingly drained of all strength, unable to stand up again.

”Pfft!”

Meanwhile, the other side’s Yufeng Sect Master Xie Jiupeng, though still standing, spat out a mouthful of blood, suggesting severe internal injuries caused by the ingestion of the Flying Flower Giant Dragon.

The combined force of two Earth Rank realm Emperors had resulted in such an outcome, which was not only unexpected by the onlookers but also unbelievable to Xie Jiupeng.

How could this mere teenager be so overwhelmingly powerful? Despite activating the power of Five Ancestor Veins, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had not even broken into the Qi Seeking Realm.

Yet, his half-step Earth Rank Peak of Spirit Vein Realm Cultivation had severely wounded two Empire-level Earth Rank powerhouses, effectively turning the tide against the joined forces of the Eight Great Empires.

”Sect Master Xie, this is no time to be distracted!”

However, just as Xie Jiupeng was momentarily stunned, a light laughter came from somewhere. By the time he realized, a blast of ice and fire was already mere feet from him.

”It’s over!”

With these words softly spoken by Yun Xiao, the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon opened its maw again, and then, like North Gate’s Lingtian Empire Emperor Nie Wencang, Yufeng Sect Master Xie Jiupeng was swallowed whole by the Giant Dragon, leaving no trace behind.

”My teacher... is dead?!”

Witnessing this, Yufeng Sect’s top young talent Shen Wannian stood in shock and disbelief. His teacher had always been his support and faith; how could he possibly be dead?

Moreover, with three Earth Rank powerful cultivators among the forces of the Eight Great Empires, Shen Wannian had never anticipated such a defeat.

Now, the true ruler of Yufeng Empire, the incredibly talented Sect Master of Yufeng Sect, had vanished without a trace, clearly obliterated in the moment the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon devoured him.

The entire East Gate of Baiyue City suddenly fell silent, everyone staring blankly at the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, until no trace of Xie Jiupeng could be found anymore, finally coming to grips with the harsh reality.