Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Ah, Elder Tianshu, you should have chosen to aid Yun Xiao earlier!”

As the chaotic battle in the arena began, Nie Xiaosheng, a talent of the Shenxiao Sect, sighed slightly, his words carrying a hint of suggestion, causing Jia Tianshu to suddenly turn his head.

”Xiaosheng, do you think Yun Xiao still has a chance to turn the tables?”

Jia Tianshu only knew partial information; Nie Xiaosheng hadn’t revealed to him the deeper strategies Yun Xiao had once demonstrated. Perhaps he considered it firsthand intelligence that must first be conveyed to his teacher, the Sect Leader?

Earlier, Nie Xiaosheng had been giving Jia Tianshu a look, but unfortunately, the latter didn’t notice and directly refused Ge Wanli’s offer of assistance.

At that moment, Nie Xiaosheng naturally couldn’t embarrass his own elder and only spoke up now.

”Turn the tables? It’s more than just turning the tables!”

Hearing Jia Tianshu’s question, Nie Xiaosheng revealed a peculiar smile and said, ”You might think that Yun Xiao escaping today would be a comeback, but I can assure you that some people’s end might be extremely tragic!”

Recalling Yun Xiao’s combat prowess displayed in the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave and within Extreme Yin City, Nie Xiaosheng couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.

That was against a Heavenly Rank Third Realm expert, the esteemed Palace Master of the Wuyan Palace, Wu Zhukong, and still managed to escape with his life.

Ask anyone present, does anyone dare claim they can withstand a powerful blow from the Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, Wu Zhukong, like Zhang Daohe, even in his Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm?

With someone like this, Zhang Daohe and others actually attempted to join forces to take him down, which was nothing short of a fantasy. Nie Xiaosheng clearly knew that Yun Xiao had many formidable techniques that he hadn’t yet used.

If Yun Xiao’s opponent were Zhang Daohe at this moment, perhaps the disparity of two small realms would still be somewhat restrictive.

But with only Zhao Huai’an at the Middle Stage of Earth Bending Realm, in Nie Xiaosheng’s heart, Yun Xiao’s chances of winning exceeded eighty percent, unless Zhao Huai’an had some formidable trump card.

Listening to Nie Xiaosheng’s words, Jia Tianshu remained somewhat skeptical, but the battle that would quickly ensue would give him a definitive answer, so he didn’t dwell on it any further.

Apart from the discussion on the Shenxiao Sect side, a similar conversation was taking place on the Firewood Valley side. However, like Jia Tianshu, Wu Tong and the Firewood Valley talent Song Jianzi didn’t believe that Yun Xiao could truly defeat a Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm expert.

In Song Jianzi’s heart, there was even a hidden joy; if Yun Xiao were to die at Zhao Huai’an’s hands, wouldn’t it be a way to indirectly avenge the humiliation he suffered that day from Yun Xiao’s strike?

......

No matter the onlookers’ thoughts, the battle between Yun Xiao and Zhao Huai’an had already begun. As the seals in Zhao Huai’an’s hands shifted, a massive Meridian Qi Snake formed before him, its blood-red mouth open wide as it lunged furiously at Yun Xiao.

”A mere Meridian Qi Snake, what can it do to me?”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao sneered, then stretched out his hands and clapped vigorously. The crowd felt as if a kind of blazing heat was surging forth, but within that blaze was a trace of Ice Cold Qi. Two completely opposing forces intertwined, giving everyone a strange feeling.

”Roar!”

In just a moment, a half-crystal, half-blood-red Ice and Fire Giant Dragon appeared before everyone’s eyes. The roar of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon evoked a twinge of apprehension in the crowd.

Some deeply thoughtful individuals were puzzled because it seemed like two completely opposing forces. How could they combine into an Ice and Fire Giant Dragon?

In fact, what everyone sensed were just the ice and fire attributes. Within the body of this Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, there were also wooden, earth, and metal harmonizing forces. They were simply obscured by the ice and fire power, making them difficult to sense clearly.

The several-zhang-long Ice and Fire Giant Dragon faced off against the equally-large Meridian Qi Snake. In terms of size, they were similar, but their auras were vastly different.

The Meridian Qi Snake that seemed imposing moments ago now appeared to be merely a mundane snake-shaped Vein Demon, while the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon was like a deity soaring in the heavens, the two wholly incomparable.

Even under the dragon’s roar, the Meridian Qi Snake’s aura seemed diminished, causing Zhao Huai’an’s face to darken considerably. This was indeed an inauspicious start.

Fortunately, the Meridian Qi Snake was merely a spiritless formation of Meridian Qi. It wouldn’t retreat out of instinctive fear, and under Zhao Huai’an’s shifting seals, the Meridian Qi Snake ultimately charged fiercely at the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon.

”Stubborn fool!”

Yun Xiao sneered again, then watched as the massive Ice and Fire Giant Dragon opened its mouth, slightly turning its body, and bit directly at the Meridian Qi Snake’s seven-inch point.

”Squeak, squeak, squeak...”

Even if it’s just a Meridian Qi Snake without any Spiritual Wisdom, being bitten by this, it let out a series of painful snake cries, which sounded extremely shrill to the ears of everyone present, let alone Zhao Huai’an, who was the person in question.

”Damn it, what kind of Meridian Technique is that?”

At this moment, Zhao Huai’an’s intention to crush Yun Xiao with Meridian Qi was dashed. In contrast, just a moment later, the Meridian Qi Snake he condensed with Meridian Qi had already been torn into pieces by the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, turning into strands of energy and dissipating into the air.

”So easily defeated?”

Seeing this scene, the cultivators watching, who just now believed Yun Xiao couldn’t possibly win, including Jia Tianshu and Wu Tong, were all dumbfounded. This one-sided situation seemed somewhat unbelievable, didn’t it?

Perhaps until this very moment, only then did seeds of regret truly sprout in the hearts of Jia Tianshu and Wu Tong. As the battle continued, this seed kept rooting and sprouting, eventually growing into a towering tree.

”Is that all the means an elder of the Zhao Family has?”

After controlling the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon to bite the Meridian Qi Snake into pieces, Yun Xiao sneered, yet his hands did not pause at all, and then everyone saw the head of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon swinging, charging straight at Zhao Huai’an’s body.

”Zhao’s Qi Tripod!”

Seeing the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon pouncing fiercely, Zhao Huai’an, who had personally experienced the might of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon just now, shouted loudly, and then a dense Meridian Qi surged around him.

Whoooo... whoooo... whoooo...

This Meridian Qi continuously changed around Zhao Huai’an, and in an instant, it transformed into a huge Meridian Qi Tripod that stood several meters high, enveloping his entire figure within it.

The grade of this Zhao’s Qi Tripod has reached Earth Rank Advanced. It is a Defensive Meridian Technique that only those with the Zhao Family’s bloodline can perform. Cultivated to Great Success, it can even withstand a powerful strike from a Heavenly Rank Expert and survive.

Being forced to use Zhao’s Qi Tripod in just two moves, Zhao Huai’an’s mood was imaginable, but the situation was stronger than him. He knew that if he didn’t deploy this Zhao’s Qi Tripod, he would likely be miserably beaten under the impact of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon.

Clang!

The Ice and Fire Giant Dragon under Yun Xiao’s control didn’t care whether it was a Qi Tripod or an Iron Tripod. A loud noise was heard; the head of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon had fiercely collided with a side of Zhao’s Qi Tripod, like a giant mallet striking a bell, deafening.

”Thankfully, it blocked it!”

Not far away, Zhao Ling, a talent from the Zhao Family, had sweaty palms. Honestly, he was quite suspicious of Zhao Huai’an’s decision just now, as he, like Nie Xiaosheng and Jun Tieshu, had witnessed Yun Xiao’s ability to fight beyond his level.

Back on the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave, at that time Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation was only at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm, yet he could already contend with a Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit. That battle left an extremely deep impression on Zhao Ling.

If possible, Zhao Ling would never want to be enemies with that coarse-clothed boy for the rest of his life, but unfortunately, the one leading the Zhao Family this time was Zhao Huai’an, who was a Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm expert, and even as the Zhao Family’s top talent, Zhao Ling didn’t have the authority to make such crucial decisions.

Or perhaps in Zhao Ling’s heart, he thought Zhao Huai’an had the slightest chance to kill Yun Xiao, which is why he didn’t bother to persuade him. After all, everyone has jealousy, and toward Yun Xiao’s talent and strength, a hint of jealousy naturally lingered in his heart depth.

Moreover, this time Zhao Huai’an wasn’t fighting alone, but allied with Wuyan Palace’s Thunder Sound Mountain. Perhaps the Zhao Family could seize some hard-earned opportunity to completely take down that coarse-clothed boy this time.

Who knew the situation would reverse so quickly into a one-on-one duel between Yun Xiao and Zhao Huai’an, and in just two moves, Zhao Huai’an was forced to bring out Zhao’s Qi Tripod, with an apparent passive stance. How could Zhao Ling not feel a sense of panic?

However, Zhao Ling still had the self-awareness. He believed that given his strength, if he rashly participated in that level of battle, he might be instantly seriously injured by the overflowing power, so it’s better not to engage in such futile endeavors.

Clang clang clang!

The Ice and Fire Giant Dragon seemed like an endlessly tireless machine, repeatedly striking Zhao’s Qi Tripod. Seeing this, everyone’s gazes and thoughts changed instantly. It was nothing but a suppressive attack.

Boom!

After a while, whether due to exhaustion or not, anyway, both the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon wielded by Yun Xiao and the Meridian Qi Tripod enclosing Zhao Huai’an exploded simultaneously, turning into countless fragments scattered in the air.

”Yun Xiao, being able to force me to this extent, I have to admit I did underestimate you, but today, you are destined to die by my hand, Zhao Huai’an!”

While everyone watched the two in the field with various expressions, from the mouth of the Zhao Family elder came a deep voice, making everyone’s heart skip a beat, secretly thinking this old fellow might be about to use his real trump card.

Everyone guessed correctly; though they only exchanged two moves, Zhao Huai’an had already realized how terrifying this coarse-clothed boy was.

He wasn’t an ordinary cultivator at the Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm. The feeling he gave was even scarier than Zhang Daohe on the other side.