Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Crack!

Amidst the air, as if something shattered, Xu Hongzhuang seemed to be enveloped by a special aura, one that could make the Earth Power bow at her feet.

”Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm!”

Hou Tianlie was somewhat excited; after all, she was his direct disciple. With this breakthrough to the Earth Bending Realm, she might well compare with the prodigies of the four major forces.

”Mountain Master, don’t you feel that Hongzhuang’s aura is somewhat peculiar?”

Xiao Bailin, a soul at heavenly rank low level, had extremely keen sensing. Upon his reminder, Hou Tianlie finally calmed down and carefully sensed Xu Hongzhuang’s aura.

And with this sensing, Hou Tianlie truly discovered some clues. He suddenly found that Xu Hongzhuang seemed to emit a faint golden light, obscure yet truly existent.

However, Hou Tianlie lacked experience with such aura and could only passively observe the changes on Xu Hongzhuang without taking much action.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse suddenly stood upright, having reached the heavenly demon level. It seemed as though the entire horse was shrouded in a mysterious halo, appearing more graceful and noble than before.

Apparently aware of some unusual change on Xu Hongzhuang, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse lightly withdrew from the Spirit Suppressing Land, casting a warning glance towards Hou Tianlie and his companion, leaving them amused.

Yet, being at the heavenly demon level and Xu Hongzhuang’s demon pet, neither of the two big figures at Demons Mountain showed any displeasure, and at this moment, their eyes shifted to the rough-clad young man.

Snow Stepping Flying Horse and Xu Hongzhuang both had their moments of fortune, but the rough-clad young man Yun Xiao showed no notable movement. Was it all a waste of over half a year?

Boom!

However, just as these thoughts emerged in their minds, a fierce aura suddenly erupted from the young man, ascending to the cloud, appearing impressively aggressive.

Almost in an instant, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi cultivation broke through from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm, and like Xu Hongzhuang before him, the breakthrough was far from over.

”Could he also break through two realms at once?”

Hou Tianlie and Xiao Bailin exchanged a glance, seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes. Why did they seem to continually defy logic?

They both had cultivated through the Seeking Origin Realm and Earth Bending Realm. It had taken them years to break through and even more time when stuck at Great Rank.

Who knew these youths would experience breakthroughs as effortlessly as eating and drinking? It’s been only over half a year, and Xu Hongzhuang reached Early Stage, while that young man Yun Xiao looks set to reach Peak of Earth Bending Realm.

Crack!

Without any surprise, amid their reflections, Yun Xiao’s aura surged again, breaking through the barrier and finally settling at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, a mere step away from Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

Recalling the news Meng Liyang brought from Hidden Dragon Continent, Hou Tianlie felt quite moved, knowing clearly this rough-clad youth, Yun Xiao, came from Hidden Dragon Continent to Tenglong Continent just over three years ago.

In just over three years, he’s ascended from Spirit Vein Realm to Peak of Earth Bending Realm in a rocket-like speed unmatched in Tenglong Continent.

”Didn’t advance to Floating Life Realm?”

After finishing the breakthrough, Yun Xiao finally opened his eyes, closed for over half a year, sensing the surging Meridian Qi inside with a hint of disappointment on his face.

”Most of the power got devoured by you!”

Imagining a possibility, a resentful voice echoed in Yun Xiao’s mind, met by a mocking gold light from the serpent eyes, naturally belonging to Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu.

This fellow left Yun Xiao without options; seeing what’s done, he didn’t dwell further, turning his gaze to Xu Hongzhuang nearby with surprise.

”Hmm?”

Yun Xiao’s insight far surpasses that of Demons Mountain’s Mountain Master; what Hou Tianlie couldn’t discern, Yun Xiao guessed within a few glances.

”The aura seems... seems...”

Fuzzy memories surfaced in Yun Xiao’s mind; he couldn’t quite recall, yet was sure he had seen such aura described somewhere, likely during the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud era as Long Xiao Battle God.

”It’s the ’Myriad Demon Divine Body’!”

Just as Yun Xiao was trying hard to remember, yet the harder he thought, the more he couldn’t recall, a familiar voice resounded in his mind, prompting him to slap his thigh in realization, finally recalling where he had seen it before.

In the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, there is naturally the faction of Beast Vein Masters, and compared to the Demons Mountain on the Tenglong Continent, it is more developed. Yun Xiao, in his previous life, as the Long Xiao Battle God, had deep ties with this powerful force of Beast Vein Masters.

Many of Yun Xiao’s Beast Vein techniques were learned from that Beast Vein Master force. For example, the Meridian Array used on all Vein Demons was something he admitted to being slightly inferior in understanding than the leader of that force.

The Long Xiao Battle God, who once sat and discussed with the leader of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud’s Beast Vein Master force, learned about an ultimate treasure body, which was a dream come true for Beast Vein Masters—it seemed to be called the ”Myriad Demon Divine Body.”

According to that high-level Saint-grade Beast Vein expert, Beast Vein Masters with this divine body can tame Vein Demons with unparalleled ease, much stronger than ordinary Beast Vein Masters, sometimes subduing them effortlessly.

This is the lifelong dream of countless Beast Vein Masters. Unfortunately, the Myriad Demon Divine Body is extremely rare and unattainable, even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. That expert only knew of such a special treasure body through ancient texts.

Yun Xiao had only heard of this once, and after many years of rebirth, his memory was a bit fuzzy, so he didn’t recall it immediately. But with the reminder from the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, he instantly realized what the aura on Xu Hongzhuang’s body was.

”I really don’t know what kind of luck you have, every woman you meet is so extraordinary!”

Although Xiao Wu’s words were somewhat rude, the deep sense of amazement was unmistakable. Even someone with his discerning eye found the so-called Myriad Demon Divine Body astonishing.

What Yun Xiao didn’t know was that above the Saint-grade level, which he was familiar with on the continent, there were Immortal and Divine Ranks.

And the Myriad Demon Divine Body of Xu Hongzhuang, with the word ’divine’ in it, was far more powerful than Liu Hanyi’s Immortal Poison Body and Mo Qing’s Pure Yang Immortal Body.

Not to mention the Mixed Element One Qi Body that even Yun Xiao knew about. Only when the Ling Wan breaks through to the peak of the Saint-grade, reaching the Immortal Rank, can the Mixed Element One Qi Body be elevated to the Mixed Element Immortal Body, comparable with Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing.

But even those two immortal bodies are no match for Xu Hongzhuang’s Myriad Demon Divine Body. With this treasure body, she is practically self-taught in the art of Beast Veins.

As long as the strength of a Vein Demon does not surpass Xu Hongzhuang by a Great Rank, they would have a natural submission and fondness towards her, making her taming process much more efficient.

This might also be the reason why Xu Hongzhuang could easily tame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, though there are other reasons unknown to outsiders.

Boom!

At this moment, a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from the depths of the Spirit Suppressing Land, causing Yun Xiao’s expression to change. Without time to think, he swiftly embraced Xu Hongzhuang and darted out of the Spirit Suppressing Land.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Yun Xiao’s speed was indeed swift, and just as he carried Xu Hongzhuang out of the Spirit Suppressing Land, the five originally radiant golden pillars rapidly started to crack.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

A series of shattering sounds followed, and all five golden pillars shattered, dust flying in all directions. Yun Xiao couldn’t help but look grim, as he had already guessed a few things.

”Could it be that the power of the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit beneath the ground wasn’t completely consumed?”

Yun Xiao’s gaze was fixed on the Spirit Suppressing Land, unconsciously still holding onto Xu Hongzhuang’s waist. When the latter gradually woke, she thought she was dreaming and made no move, seemingly enjoying the scent of the man beside her.

Whoosh!

As Yun Xiao expected, a moment later, a golden figure suddenly rushed out of the ground, appearing human, but under the dazzling golden light, it was difficult to see clearly.

”Damn human boy, you dare to ruin my plans, just you wait!”

The golden light swiftly shot out several tens of feet away, its malicious voice heard by Hou Tianlie and Xiao Bailin, who quickly realized what it was.

”Wretch, don’t flee!”

Hou Tianlie reacted quickly, and upon sensing it was the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit, he shouted loudly, his figure darting out to pursue the Strange Spirit, launching a powerful attack.

Bam!

A loud sound echoed as Hou Tianlie, a mid-stage Lingyun Realm expert, was blown back several steps by the Strange Spirit’s counterattack before stabilizing himself.

However, Yun Xiao saw clearly that the golden Strange Spirit seemed to have exhausted its last bit of strength from that strike, and he intended to rush out to ensure the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit remained within the Demons Mountain.