Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Elder Feng, who do you think should get it?”

Qian Sanyuan looked at the talking elder of the Sky Poison Institute, asking with a seemingly playful smile, which immediately caused Elder Feng’s mind to flash with realization at how foolish his previous question had been.

”I think, although Yun Xiao voluntarily gave up the final battle, his championship position is not likely to be contested by anyone!”

Having thought it over, Elder Feng expressed his thoughts, and upon hearing this, the various Elders nearby gave a slow nod of agreement, each with varying expressions.

To be honest, for these elders of the Lianyun Mountain, who are at least Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Masters, it’s basically already obvious who is the strongest among the young disciples participating in this youth contest.

Bai Wushuang, who broke through to half-step Earth Realm, undeniably possesses the highest cultivation among the young disciples, even surpassing Ye Ku of the Sky Poison Institute.

Even such a talented demon ultimately turned into a lifeless corpse under Yun Xiao’s overwhelming power, suggesting that the strength of this coarse-robed youth is much greater than Bai Wushuang’s.

Although Yun Xiao left the Arena Hall before the youth contest was finished, which doesn’t quite comply with the rules, if the championship was given to someone else, I’m afraid everyone present would feel unjustified.

Didn’t Ye Ku leave the Arena Hall without even fighting? Presumably because he realized these mattered factors and didn’t want the championship he won to be undeserved, so he acted brazenly.

These reasons aren’t hard to understand once you think them through, and Elder Feng only casually asked, yet he brought the matter to light.

This perhaps is the oddest youth contest in history, with the four geniuses who reached the final four, one dying tragically, and the remaining three directly exiting the Arena Hall. Whether or not there are later ones, it’s definitely unprecedented.

”Since no one disagrees, then...”

Qian Sanyuan glanced around and, seeing all the elders nodding slightly, stood up and raised his voice sharply: ”I announce the final champion of this year’s contest is: Yun Xiao!”

The sudden loud voice of the Vice Chairman brought the noisy arena hall to immediate silence, then erupted into a more intense sound of discussion.

”It really is Yun Xiao!”

This is the heartfelt sentiment of most Meridian Refining Masters from Lianyun Mountain. In fact, when Yun Xiao forcefully killed Bai Wushuang on the arena earlier, everyone already regarded him as a veteran top-tier genius of Lianyun Mountain.

A guy who can kill a half-step Earth Realm genius like Bai Wushuang, there’s no reason he couldn’t defeat Ye Ku. Moreover, earlier in the battle between Yun Xiao and Li Gongnian, everyone had already witnessed the coarse-robed youth’s Poison Meridian Skill.

Ye Ku may have made a considerable name for himself at Lianyun Mountain, with his Meridian Qi cultivation being formidable, but more importantly, his intimidating Poison Meridian Skill was unparalleled.

Once the deterrent effect of the Poison Meridian Skill is no longer present, Ye Ku is merely an ordinary genius at the peak of Seeking Origin Realm. Given Yun Xiao’s strength, his chance of winning is at least seventy to eighty percent.

Earlier, all the spectators had thoughts similar to Elder Feng, but when Qian Sanyuan made the loud announcement, everyone felt it was only natural.

As for the other genius who made it to the top four from the Sky Poison Institute, Si Mo, he was automatically overlooked—a genius who just broke through to the peak of Seeking Origin Realm probably couldn’t withstand even ten moves from Bai Wushuang. How much less when faced with Yun Xiao, who truly killed Bai Wushuang on the arena?

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”Hahaha, Chairman Ge... oh no, Elder Ge, thank you very much!”

In the midst of the heated discussions, a loud laugh suddenly emerged from where many city branch chairmen were seated, attracting the attention of countless people, only to see an old face looking quite pleased.

The person laughing was naturally Lu Liancheng, branch chairman of the Meridian Refining Masters of Lushan City, and amid his laughter, another person’s face turned somewhat unpleasant—Ge Buqi, the former chairman of the Shiyun City branch, as whom Lu Liancheng changed his address.

At this moment, Ge Buqi, chairman of the Shiyun City branch, wore an expression of great distress, still unable to understand why even Bai Wushuang, who broke through to half-step Earth Realm, was no match for that coarse-robed youth?

Was Lushan City just extraordinarily lucky this time? How could a mediocre genius not only become the first in disciple selection but also, after joining Lianyun Mountain for just over a month, defeat the top genius of Heavenly Hospital Bai Wushuang and rise to the peak of the younger generation in Lianyun Mountain?

At the start of the youth contest, Ge Buqi decided to gamble again with Lu Liancheng due to his confidence in veteran geniuses like Bai Wushuang and Ye Ku, hoping to win back his Earth Void Thunder Pearl.

No one knew the final outcome would be this—a legendary top genius of Heavenly Hospital, Bai Wushuang, not only suffering a crushing defeat but losing his life on the arena as well, which in a brief moment left him somewhat in disbelief.

”Don’t worry, Old Ge, though Lushan City is a bit distant, it’s still quite lively. I’ll immediately send a Flying Letter telling them to give up the position of the Great Elder!”

Lu Liancheng seemed oblivious to Ge Buqi’s gloomy expression, speaking a whole bunch on his own, causing the few people nearby to purse their lips, wondering if perhaps the rest of us weren’t already aware of what Lushan City is like?

Although Lushan City is indeed quite lively, compared to Shiyun City where Ge Buqi once resided, it pales in comparison. You must know that the former Lushan City rarely even entered the top hundred of the Refining Cloud Mountain disciple selections.

In contrast, the pulse refining talents sent by Shiyun City used to frequently make it into the top ten and could hold a position at the headquarters of Lianyun Mountain, making the two incomparable.

No one expected Yun Xiao, such a demon, to appear in Lushan City this time. Not only did Ge Buqi lose an Earth Rank Advanced Earth Void Thunder Pearl, but now even his position as the Branch Chairman of Shiyun City is at risk.

”No, that doesn’t count, Yun Xiao didn’t actually participate in the final showdown, so his championship doesn’t count!”

Lu Liancheng’s second statement finally brought Ge Buqi back to his senses. Thinking of the benefits of being the Branch Chairman of the Shiyun City Meridian Refining Masters, he couldn’t accept becoming an elder in Lushan City and immediately began to argue.

Upon hearing this, many branch chairmen who witnessed this bet showed a look of disdain. This old guy has such thick skin, does he intend to renege right then and there?

”Ge Buqi, are you deaf? Did you not hear the words of the Vice Chairman just now?”

Seeing this old guy trying to play tricks, Lu Liancheng wasn’t one to back down either. He smirked and pointed toward Qian Sanyuan, who had not yet sat down, making Ge Buqi’s heart skip a beat.

”Or should I let Yun Xiao come and explain it to you personally?”

At this moment, Lu Liancheng was no longer the Branch Chairman who couldn’t lift his head at the annual meeting. Hearing that particular name from his mouth, many people couldn’t help but shrink their necks.

They knew that their branch chairmen from these cities couldn’t compare in terms of Meridian Refining Techniques or Meridian Qi Cultivation to the geniuses like Bai Wushuang and Ye Ku from the headquarters. For example, Ge Buqi’s cultivation was only at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage.

Regardless of whether Lu Liancheng was making an alarmist statement or whether he could really bring out Yun Xiao, the fact that Yun Xiao came from Lushan City was reality. Just from this point, Ge Buqi had no choice but to feel apprehensive.

”President Lu, there’s no need to trouble Yun Xiao with this matter, right? I don’t think President Ge is the kind of despicable person who would deny his loss!”

A nearby branch chairman, who was clearly on good terms with Ge Buqi, stepped in to mediate. However, at this moment, he refrained from saying anything about not abiding by the bet.

This man knew how ruthless Yun Xiao was and didn’t realize that Lu Liancheng had no actual relationship with Yun Xiao, merely using him as a smoke screen. Yet, they truly couldn’t risk that.

”I... I concede!”

Under such pressure, Ge Buqi recalled Yun Xiao’s ruthless methods, and he didn’t dare to be tough anymore. While he didn’t care much about the position of Chairman of Lushan City, he really couldn’t afford to provoke the young man named Yun Xiao.

”Welcome Elder Ge to the Lushan City Meridian Refining Masters Branch!”

Lu Liancheng’s face was full of pride, and his mind was filled with the image of that plain-clothed figure. He thought to himself how lucky he was not to have vented his anger over the two Great Elders of Lushan City, or he wouldn’t have this moment of glory.

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Whoosh!

Amidst the bustling discussion, a slender figure in a black dress suddenly appeared at the door of the Arena Hall. It was Mo Qing, albeit she arrived a bit late.

Mo Qing, upon entering the Arena Hall, ignored the strange looks around her and walked straight to Liu Hanyi, her face full of puzzlement since she did not see that familiar figure in plain clothes.

”Where is he?”

Mo Qing looked around the hall again with her beautiful eyes and finally asked, simultaneously feeling a sense of missed regret. Whether or not that person won was entirely beyond her consideration.

”He left!”

Liu Hanyi naturally knew whom Mo Qing was referring to. In truth, she also felt a bit frustrated. That guy left so breezily without even saying goodbye. What was the reason after all?

”Don’t worry, he’s the champion and wasn’t injured!”

Seeing Mo Qing still had an inquisitive look, Liu Hanyi provided two answers before she could ask, and when she sensed the slightly different aura from the former, she was taken aback.

”Congratulations to Junior Sister Mo Qing!”

It was evident that Liu Hanyi sensed that the Mo Qing before her had, during this time, unexpectedly broken through to the same Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage level as herself. No wonder she missed the grand event of the annual competition.