Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The Golden Body Cover, Thunder Sound Mountain’s most formidable protective divine skill. It is said that once cultivated to great success, it can be deemed invincible in defense at the same level, and this scope of same level even includes Vein Demons.

In other words, a Golden Body Cover deployed by a Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm expert, even a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon might not necessarily be able to shatter it, at least not in a single strike.

The Golden Body Cover isn’t a regular defensive meridian technique with a grade; it’s more like a meridian technique that can grow. The higher the cultivation of the cultivator using this method, the stronger the defensive power.

The majority in the field had witnessed Zong Puti deploying the Golden Body Cover before the Water and Fire Hall at the bottom of Yanji Lake, and at that time Yun Xiao needed to employ a special Five Elements Light Beam to break Zong Puti’s Golden Body Cover.

But now, with just two kicks, Yun Xiao used the pure physical strength to cause so many cracks in Yu Kuzhan’s Golden Body Cover that it seemed it couldn’t hold on any longer.

Yu Kuzhan’s strength far exceeds that of Zong Puti, which means his Golden Body Cover is definitely several times stronger in defensive power, yet it was still shattered by Yun Xiao.

What these observing cultivators didn’t know was that after refining the Chaos Sub-fire in the Wuyan Water Palace, Yun Xiao’s physical strength received a significant boost.

With Yun Xiao’s current physical strength, it probably would not fall short of a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon, and might even be stronger. Coupled with the Ancestor Vein Power in his right leg, it’s not impossible for him to unleash physical strength comparable to a half-step Heavenly Demon.

If the spectators were shocked, then Yu Kuzhan, the one involved, was terrified beyond belief.

He did consider that the Golden Body Cover might not withstand Yun Xiao, but he never thought it would be shattered so quickly, leaving his intentions to deploy other methods completely thwarted.

Crash!

Under the astonished gazes of all, the golden light shield around Yu Kuzhan finally gave way, shattering into countless energy fragments, dissipating into the air.

”Yun Xiao, you dare kill me? I am the Mountain Venerable of Thunder Sound Mou—”

Just as Yu Kuzhan was about to leverage the background of Thunder Sound Mountain, that rough-clothed youth opposite him showed no hesitation in his movements. After shattering the Golden Body Cover, he kicked Yu Kuzhan squarely in the chest.

Whizz!

The force of the kick was immense, sending Yu Kuzhan’s entire body flying dozens of yards backwards, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood in the air mixed with bright red fragments of internal organs, evidently shattering Yu Kuzhan’s internal organs completely.

”I... am the Arhat under the Mountain Venerable, you... how dare you... kill me?!”

Smashed to the ground, Yu Kuzhan, with his internal organs shattered, knew he could not survive. Yet, at the moment of death, his face was filled with extreme unwillingness and venom. His murmuring voice was clearly heard by some keen-eared individuals.

The Mountain Venerable of Thunder Sound Mountain is rumored to be a strong figure who has reached the Heavenly Rank level, with cultivation so profound that it is said that the Mountain Venerable’s strength isn’t inferior to the power holders of the four top forces.

In fact, though Double Islands and Double Mountains rank behind the Palace and Commerce, their overall strength isn’t much weaker, or else Demons Mountain wouldn’t dare reckon with Spirit Fighting Commerce with an undying resolve.

Thunder Sound Mountain is no exception, and it is a mountain where the Mahayana Secret Sect is widely practiced. Their combat style greatly differs from ordinary cultivators, often producing remarkable effects when battling with cultivators of the same rank.

So, even the four top forces are wary of easily provoking the cultivators from Thunder Sound Mountain. These monks, always self-proclaiming compassion, in reality, are hypocrites, much like those in the Spirit Fighting Commerce.

For instance, the Demon Suppressing Arhat who died in Yun Xiao’s hands at this moment, was a ruthless demon who murdered without hesitation. Those he killed were claimed to be disrespectful to him, but in reality, it was merely an act to instill fear and garner more Power of Faith.

Moreover, the reason why Yu Kuzhan’s Power of Faith wielded before was so impure, was due to the strong-willed resentment within those subjected to his domination.

However, such things were beyond Yu Kuzhan’s control. Genuine Power of Faith greatly differs from that under coercion, and naturally, the impact varies significantly.

No one knew these things, nor did Yun Xiao want to comprehend them. As for what Yu Kuzhan claimed to be the Arhat under the Mountain Venerable, Yun Xiao paid it no mind. Could Thunder Sound Mountain be stronger than the Spirit Fighting Commerce and Wuyan Palace?

After the initial shock settled in the minds of the spectators, they equally pondered this question. The fact that the rough-clothed youth, Yun Xiao, offended the Spirit Fighting Commerce was no longer a secret, as evidenced by the two elders from Wuyan Palace, one dead and one severely injured at Yun Xiao’s hands.

Moreover, Leng Buyan, who fell into Yanji Lake, was likely irretrievably dead. Hence, the youth was not concerned about the weight of misdeeds, as he saw little concern in adding Thunder Sound Mountain to his list of offenses.

Some even considered that Yun Xiao was no longer a lonely wanderer, with Lianyun Mountain’s Xuanyin Hall in the distance. Right here, Elder Ge Wanli of Demon Mountain seemed to only follow this rough-clothed youth’s lead.

Calculating this way, the backing behind Yun Xiao doesn’t seem to be much weaker than his enemies. The threat from Yu Kuzhan at the moment of his death was merely a harsh word.

”Hmm?”

Yun Xiao didn’t have as many thoughts as the others. Seeing Yu Kuzhan collapse to the side without any movement, his gaze shifted to Yanji Lake. With a slight sensing, his expression changed slightly.

Yun Xiao clearly remembered that Leng Buyan, the Seventh Elder of Wuyan Palace, was blasted into Yanji Lake by his flying kick, and he believed that his water flow flying kick must have left Leng Buyan severely injured.

Since there were two other enemies earlier, Yun Xiao hadn’t deliberately dealt with the severely injured Leng Buyan, thinking that after taking care of Yu Kuzhan and Zhang Daohe, it should be no problem to take Leng Buyan’s life.

But now, despite sweeping out with his formidable power of soul, Yun Xiao still could not sense Leng Buyan’s presence in Yanji Lake, so he knew he had overlooked something.

Even if Leng Buyan had already died in Yanji Lake, Yun Xiao believed that with his power of soul, he could still sense some traces. Yet now, the entire Yanji Lake showed no sign of Leng Buyan’s presence at all.

”That old fellow Leng Buyan actually managed to escape!”

Elder Ge Wanli from Demons Mountain, a genuine Earth Rank Advanced soul, had a more powerful sensing ability than Yun Xiao. Noticing the latter’s expression, he also conducted a detailed sensing and finally made this remark.

”Forget it, just a defeated foe. Next time we meet, I’ll just swat him to death!”

Yun Xiao didn’t pay much attention to Leng Buyan’s disappearance. Leng Buyan wasn’t his match now, and if they met again in the future, the gap between them would likely widen further, posing no significant threat to him.

However, having become enemies with Wuyan Palace, Yun Xiao turned his gaze to a particular spot, where he saw two figures stealthily retreating towards the outskirts by the shore of Yanji Lake.

”Can you escape?”

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes. He raised his left hand swiftly and pointed lightly at one of the elderly figures. Immediately, the water of Yanji Lake, as if drawn by some force, surged into a massive water column.

Those two were naturally the only remaining people of Wuyan Palace, one being the second genius Duan Wuya, and the other, a strong practitioner who had reached the Middle Stage of the Earth Bending Realm.

Bam!

Yun Xiao controlled the water column with extreme speed, accurately striking the practitioner from Wuyan Palace’s Middle Stage of the Earth Bending Realm, leaving him with no time to react. He had never expected Yun Xiao’s attack to reach so rapidly from such a distance.

Thus, Duan Wuya saw a massive water column extending from Yanji Lake, instantly blasting the Wuyan Palace practitioner beside him to death with broken tendons and fractured bones, leaving him standing frozen, afraid to even take a deep breath.

This was clearly a special application after Yun Xiao refined the Chaos Sub-fire. The one he refined was the Water Extreme Fire, allowing his use of water attribute to reach an incomprehensible realm.

From such a distance, Yun Xiao, with just a lift of his hand, made Yanji Lake’s water rise violently to injure, destroying a Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm practitioner in a split second, which was nothing short of astonishing.

Seeing this scene, many cultivators near the shore of Yanji Lake involuntarily retreated until they were dozens of meters away, yet still felt somewhat unsecured.

At this point, except for the possible escape of Leng Buyan, all five Earth Bending Realm practitioners from Wuyan Palace died at Yun Xiao’s hands. Such a battle record was truly terrifying.

Including Zong Puti and Yu Kuzhan from Thunder Sound Mountain, Zhao Huaixian and Zhao Huai’an of the Zhao family, the total number of Earth Bending Realm practitioners slain by Yun Xiao in this Yanji Lake journey reached nine.

In some small to medium-sized sect families, a practitioner of the Earth Bending Realm could be called a cornerstone, the fundamental support for a family’s existence, not to mention those reaching the late stage of the Earth Bending Realm.

To be honest, Yun Xiao’s rise was too rapid. The distances between the forces on the Tenglong Continent are vast, and news transmission also requires time.

At least in the minds of these observing cultivators earlier, many still remained at the time when Yun Xiao participated in the Refining Cloud Mountain disciple selection.

Even the likes of Nie Xiaosheng and Jun Tieshu merely thought Yun Xiao had reached the pinnacle level of the younger generation, at most just slightly surpassing Su Jianlong and Long Xiwawa.

But now, Long Xiwawa was no match for Yun Xiao, and even the Middle Stage and Late Stage Earth Bending Realm practitioners were struck down by this coarse-clothed youth with devastating ease. How terrifying and dazzling was this?