Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

At this most critical moment, of course, the most endangered was Xiao Ming. He had already suffered severe internal injuries earlier and, despite carelessly launching an attack, had ultimately failed to inflict serious harm on Liu Wu. Therefore, under the opponent’s counterattack, he no longer had any strength left to fight back.

Thus, at this moment, Xiao Ming could only close his eyes and await death, as he no longer had any energy to fend off Liu Wu’s attack. But just then, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

Whish!

A sound of breaking wind suddenly came, immediately making Liu Wu feel his back go cold, as though each of his hairs was standing on end. Although the force did not appear to be very strong, he knew that if he were hit, the outcome would undoubtedly be extremely dire.

Choosing between killing Xiao Ming and possibly losing his own life was not a difficult decision, so within the split-second burst of action, Liu Wu made the correct choice.

A streak of cold light passed by, and Liu Wu, having dodged to the side, finally saw clearly that the sneak attack was a green light long sword, glinting with cold light, making him feel that his earlier dodge was extremely wise.

However, when Liu Wu turned his gaze to the sword’s owner, his face revealed a flash of anger and humiliation because it was a red-skirted girl. The most important thing was that the aura emanating from this girl was only of Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage.

This was a genuine Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage genius, and someone coming from a powerhouse like Douling Commerce, yet to be scared into retreat by a girl in the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage holding a long sword—this was a blatant disgrace to Liu Wu.

The red-skirted girl holding the long sword was, of course, Xu Hongzhuang. She had actually arrived together with the Yun Xiao Spirit Pill and seeing her senior brother at the brink of death, unexpectedly acted before Yun Xiao, caught Liu Wu off guard, and forced him to retreat—something even she had not anticipated.

”Senior Brother Xiao Ming, how are you?”

But at this moment, Xu Hongzhuang did not concern herself with the extremely gloomy Liu Wu; instead, she turned her head worriedly to Xiao Ming and asked.

And as Xu Hongzhuang’s words came out, Xiao Ming could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground exhausted, breathing heavily and finding it extremely difficult to even move a finger.

”Those despicable Douling Commerce guys, they want to wipe us out!”

Xiao Ming took a few breaths and shot a look of hatred from his eyes, suddenly recalling something. He did not know where he found the strength but pushed on Xu Hongzhuang’s arm anxiously, saying, ”Junior Sister, you must leave!”

Apparently, Xiao Ming had seen the situation clearly and, heavily injured, had not sensed Xu Hongzhuang’s already breakthrough in Meridian Qi Cultivation. He still thought that his junior sister was only in the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage.

With such cultivation, in the face of the situation in Demons Mountain, there was no help at all. Xu Hongzhuang suddenly appearing merely added another genius to perish at Demons Mountain.

As a genius of Demons Mountain, Xiao Ming understood what Xu Hongzhuang’s talent meant for Demons Mountain; within a year, she had advanced from Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage to Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage. Given time, surpassing Senior Brother Luo Fusheng was not impossible.

Moreover, Xiao Ming had heard that Xu Hongzhuang had tamed the mount of Ten Thousand Demons Mountain’s founding ancestor, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, which made him even more anxious. If even Xu Hongzhuang died in Xuanyin Cave, the younger generation of Demons Mountain would truly be eradicated.

”Leave? Since you’re here, you still want to leave?”

Just as Xiao Ming weakly pushed Xu Hongzhuang at the moment, Liu Wu, who had been frightened by her earlier, finally came to his senses and then showed a hideous smile.

From the form of address used, he already knew this later-coming red-skirted girl was clearly also from Demons Mountain.

As a member of an opposing force, Liu Wu had no thoughts of sparing a beauty. He only remembered being frightened by an Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage woman and was eager to reclaim his pride.

The Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage Liu Wu’s speed was certainly not slow, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was already darting forward. To deal with such an Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage cultivator, there was no need to use any strong technique.

In his view, with one move, this woman would probably be severely injured under his fist.

Hoo...

Then unexpectedly, at this moment, another sound of breaking wind suddenly came from somewhere, followed by a giant ball appearing in Liu Wu’s eyes, the breeze rustling, as if containing great power.

”What the hell is this?”

Even though Liu Wu hailed from Douling Commerce’s headquarters and, despite looking young, was indeed experienced, he had never seen such a strange giant ball.

However, having learned from his previous mistake, this time Liu Wu did not dodge. If the opponent was another Origin Seeking Realm Early-Middle Stage individual, wouldn’t his reputation be even more lost?

Bam!

Under Liu Wu’s unwavering stance, that giant ball-like object finally slammed heavily into his body.

As a powerful force erupted from it, even though he was a genius at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, he couldn’t help but stagger back four or five steps before he managed to find his footing.

This peculiar ball-like transformation was naturally the Mixed Element One Qi Body initiated by the Ling Wan.

In such an unexpected manner, it still achieved its purpose, blasting the unprepared genius of the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, Liu Wu, back a few steps. It must be said, this miraculous body indeed possessed extraordinary strength.

”Damn it, another Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage ant!”

Liu Wu finally stood firm, suppressing the slightly chaotic aura within his body, and saw that the fleshy ball, after some changes, transformed into a chubby teenager of about seventeen or eighteen years old. In an instant, an uncontrollable fury rose within him.

To say that he avoided the blow just now because he was worried about his life, but this time, in a direct confrontation, being blasted back four or five steps by a chubby kid at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage was an even greater dishonor for him than before.

It must be known that he was from the Douling Commerce, where genius fighters like him always fought against those above their realm, yet now he was forcefully blasted back by someone a whole smaller realm below him, which was already a significant stain on his life.

On the other side, Kou Baichuan clearly noticed the situation here. His opponent had long been severely injured by him, and he had been waiting for the result on Su Jian’s side, but unexpectedly, the twist occurred with Liu Wu.

”This woman and chubby kid seem somewhat familiar!”

Under the dim light, Kou Baichuan scrutinized the man and woman there, and suddenly a thought flashed like lightning in his mind: ”Aren’t they the ones who follow Yun Xiao?”

As this thought arose in his mind, Kou Baichuan instinctively shifted his gaze to a certain direction. Sure enough, in the shadows there, a rough-clothed figure stood leisurely, carrying an odd wooden sword; who else could it be but the famously known Yun Xiao?

During this period, under Su Jian’s scheming, Kou Baichuan and Liu Wu have been striving hard to malign Yun Xiao, making that guy become a public enemy.

Yet in the second level of Xuanyin Cave, upon coincidentally encountering that youth, a sense of unease suddenly arose within Kou Baichuan’s heart, although he couldn’t comprehend where this unease was coming from.

After all, Kou Baichuan could sense clearly that the rough-clothed youth only possessed an Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage cultivation, which posed little threat to him, a genius of the same level.

Yet for some unknown reason, the rumors of Yun Xiao killing Bai Wushuang at Half-step Earth Realm couldn’t be shaken off from Kou Baichuan’s mind.

Bang!

At this moment, just as Kou Baichuan spotted Yun Xiao in the shadows, a loud noise suddenly erupted from a certain location, followed by a figure staggering back several steps, with an aura that was in disarray.

This figure that retreated more than ten feet was none other than Luo Fusheng, the top talent of Demons Mountain. Just now, due to worrying about Xiao Ming’s life or death, Luo Fusheng got distracted and was caught by Su Jian, who seized the opportunity to launch several fierce attacks.

When experts exchange blows, the moment of victory or defeat often happens in a flash. Already on the back foot, Luo Fusheng was caught by Su Jian, and it was clearly impossible to turn the situation around.

Under Su Jian’s fierce attack, Luo Fusheng’s defense finally showed severe flaws after several moves and was then fiercely hit by the former. This strike was immensely powerful, and even though his physical strength was not lacking, it was excruciatingly painful, greatly reducing his combat capacity in a short time.

”Hongzhuang junior sister, why are you meddling? Hurry and leave!”

Luo Fusheng was much more straightforward than Xiao Ming. Upon seeing the silhouette of Xu Hongzhuang over there, he instantly stepped forward and pushed her behind him. While speaking, his gaze was consistently fixed on the top genius of Douling Commerce there.

Luo Fusheng originally harbored affection for Xu Hongzhuang. Having suffered an injury, and sensing the aura of Xiao Ming and others, he realized today’s fate at Demons Mountain seemed grim.

Compared to Xiao Ming, Luo Fusheng understood better what Xu Hongzhuang meant for the future of Demons Mountain, especially as he sensed the latter had forcibly broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage.

Such talent has already far surpassed Luo Fusheng at this age. He believed that given time, Xu Hongzhuang would undoubtedly surpass him, so even if he were to die at Su Jian’s hands today, Xu Hongzhuang would surely avenge him in the future.

”Tut-tut, even when you can’t protect yourself, you still have the mind to care for others. Luo Fusheng, you really are a romantic soul!”

As Luo Fusheng’s words fell, Su Jian had already let out a chuckle, his voice full of mockery. Although he didn’t know about Xu Hongzhuang’s talent in Beast Vein, since Luo Fusheng held her in such esteem, he certainly wouldn’t let her go easily.

”Yun Xiao, please take Hongzhuang junior sister out of here!”

Listening to Su Jian’s mocking voice, Luo Fusheng glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the rough-clothed figure standing calmly at a certain spot. He spoke out in a deep voice; at this moment, perhaps Yun Xiao was his only hope in mind.