Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Since you’re here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?”

Just as Mu Lang was supporting Mu Xiao and had taken a few steps, a somewhat unfamiliar voice suddenly called out from behind them. Immediately, in front of them appeared a slim figure in grey robes.

”It’s you?!”

Seeing this rough-clothed figure, Mu Lang’s eyes narrowed as he stopped in his tracks, because he realized that this was the young man who had not made a move earlier.

For some reason, perhaps due to Mu Lang’s sixth sense, he suddenly felt that this seemingly harmless young man in rough clothing posed a greater threat than the red-skirted girl.

But in Mu Lang’s perception, this young man clearly only had the cultivation of the Seeking Origin Realm Late Stage, so why did he give off such a dangerous vibe? He was utterly baffled.

The person who appeared before the Mu brothers was, of course, Yun Xiao. With his ability to hide his strength, unless he deliberately revealed his aura, even in the midst of a fight, it would be impossible for even the strongest, who was only at the Early Stage of the Earth Bending Realm, to detect him.

Given Yun Xiao’s temperament, since he knew these guys were not there to combat Strange Spirits but were rogue squads hunting humans, how could he easily let them go?

More importantly was the insult from the Mu brothers’ words towards Xu Hongzhuang. Although Yun Xiao’s mind was preoccupied with the possibly never-to-be-seen-again Shen Xingmou, he absolutely could not tolerate any disrespect towards Xu Hongzhuang.

One could say that the moment the Mu brothers spoke disrespectfully of Xu Hongzhuang, their fate was sealed. Even now, they had no idea the kind of existence they had provoked.

”Get out of my way!”

Even though Mu Lang felt a twinge of danger, his feral nature would not allow him to be deterred by this feeling towards a young man seemingly only around twenty. With a roar from his mouth, his vast Meridian Qi surged forth.

”Brother Xingchen, be careful!”

Upon seeing this, Ruan Ying couldn’t help but cry out in warning. He had just fought Mu Lang for dozens of rounds and knew well of this Lonely Wolf Squad leader’s prowess, a fierce man who even he, an Early Stage Earth Bending Realm expert, had fallen behind.

Although Ruan Ying had witnessed Xu Hongzhuang’s strength earlier, he still instinctively spoke up. What if this young man called Xingchen truly only had the cultivation of the Seeking Origin Realm Late Stage? Wouldn’t he die under Mu Lang’s strike?

Mu Lang’s strike was swift and furious, and, not wanting to be cornered by Ruan Ying and that red-clothed girl, he used all his might to quickly blast a way out, to escape first for future plans.

”Stop!”

However, just as Mu Lang’s furious aura surged forth and his fist was about to strike Yun Xiao’s face, a soft voice suddenly came from the rough-clothed youth.

”Stop? What does that mean?”

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s soft voice, not only were the cultivators of the Lonely Wolf Squad puzzled, but even the members of the Hawk Squad were equally baffled, each showing a look of confusion.

But in the next moment, everyone was dumbfounded because the terrifying Mu Lang, who looked set on killing the young man and was the leader of the Lonely Wolf Squad, actually stopped his actions following that light command.

”Kneel!”

Immediately, another deep voice came from Yun Xiao’s mouth, evoking strange expressions from Ruan Ying, Jian Xi, and others, as they thought that with Mu Lang’s arrogance and ferocity, he would not possibly comply with such a command?

True to his nature, Mu Lang would certainly not obey readily. Even though at that moment he suddenly felt his entire body weaken, he never imagined he would truly fall to his knees in such humiliation.

Thud!

However, in the next instant, as Mu Lang decided that not even having his legs broken would make him kneel, he suddenly felt an indescribable pain from inside his knees, which directly caused him to fall to his knees in front of Yun Xiao.

”This... this... what kind of sorcery is this?”

At that moment, besides the stunned and frightened members of the Hawk Squad, the remaining three of the Lonely Wolf Squad were already in shock, with the closest, Mu Xiao, murmuring in disbelief.

”Captain, do you remember the situation when we first encountered Xingchen?”

Seeing this scene, the Hawk Deputy Captain Jian Xi had a flash of recollection, given that he was directly involved back then, and thus remembered Yun Xiao’s tactics vividly.

”You mean, that guy Mu Lang has been poisoned?”

With Jian Xi’s reminder, Ruan Ying finally reacted, recalling the scene when Yun Xiao joined the Hawk Squad, his face lit up with ever-growing excitement.

”To be able to instantly poison an Early Stage Earth Bending Realm expert, it must at least be an Earth Rank Advanced poison, could it be... he is an Earth Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master?”

On the other side, Yue Sheng, being a woman, naturally had a more meticulous mind and spoke out a possibility that was almost a fact, causing the captain and deputy captain of the Hawk Squad to involuntarily gasp.

The techniques of a Poison Vein Master are also tied to their own cultivation. For example, using an Earth Rank Middle Level poison on an Earth Bending Realm expert would yield half the expected effect.

Now, in just a moment, that Early Stage Earth Bending Realm Mu Lang obeyed Yun Xiao’s words, which clearly indicated that it wasn’t ordinary poison he was under. From this, the level of Yun Xiao’s Poison Meridian Skill could already be seen.

”It seems we’ve all misjudged; these two are not ordinary people!”

At this point, even with that coarse-clothed young man’s aura still at the Late Stage Seeking Origin Realm, being able to make an Early Stage Earth Bending Realm cultivator behave like this, Ruan Ying admitted to himself that he was definitely no match for him.

As for Jian Xi, he secretly felt fortunate that he hadn’t offended Xing Chen in the past few days. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even know how he died. Just that one hand of Poison Meridian Skill was already impossible to guard against.

”What... what exactly have you done to me?”

Compared to the members of the Hawk Squad, Mu Lang, being the person in question, was already filled with horror inside. The look in his barely lifted eyes was full of unspeakable fear.

”Just a little poison, are you really that scared?”

Yun Xiao’s face showed a smile, but for some reason, Mu Lang couldn’t see any sense of humor from his face, as if this person didn’t have any emotions.

”Brother, this is actually a misunderstanding. As long as you let me go, I am willing to submit to you. Whoever you want me to kill, I’ll do it without the slightest resistance!”

Seeing his life at stake, Mu Lang’s former arrogance vanished instantly. For him and his brother to survive until now, it was not only due to strength but also their ability to bend and stretch.

There was once a powerful cultivator who, after subduing Mu Lang, was deceived by his few words and eventually got killed by him capturing an opportunity. Obviously, he was thinking of such a plan right now.

In Mu Lang’s view, this boy in front of him was merely skilled in Poison Meridian Skill and had secretly poisoned him at some point. Once the poison was removed, with his own strength, killing this boy would be effortless.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao, who had lived two lives, would not be deceived by such a small character. Seeing this, he directly turned his head away without even acknowledging him, waved towards some place, and said, ”Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, I’ll leave these guys to you!”

It seemed Yun Xiao hadn’t forgotten how the Lonely Wolf Team had previously plotted against the Hong Squad. Seeing Hong Wu’s madness earlier, he knew exactly how their actions had made people loathe them.

”Run!”

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words and recalling the bloody scene where Hong Wu directly bit someone to death earlier, apart from the Mu brothers, the remaining two members of the Lonely Wolf Team exchanged glances and made a decision in their hearts.

”Snap!”

However, right at this moment, they suddenly heard a crisp sound in their ears. They hadn’t seen it as clearly as Ruan Ying and the others and didn’t know it was that coarse-clothed young man snapping his fingers.

After hearing this crisp sound, the two members of the Lonely Wolf Team felt their bodies go limp and their actions came to an abrupt halt, followed by their bodies collapsing to the ground, unable to get up again.

”This Brother Xing Chen’s Poison Meridian Skill is truly breathtaking!”

Seeing this scene, Ruan Ying couldn’t help but feel more admiration, because none of them knew when Xing Chen had poisoned those Lonely Wolf Team members; this move was simply too mysterious.

”Brother Xing Chen, thank you!”

Seeing those two collapse to the ground, Hong Si and Hong Wu exchanged a glance but did not immediately rush out for revenge. Instead, they cupped their fists towards Yun Xiao. This outcome might even make them more grateful than if Yun Xiao had directly killed the members of the Lonely Wolf Team.

In fact, ever since the death of the three Hong brothers, the remaining Hong Si and Hong Wu had lost interest in life. Joining the Hawk Squad was merely a means to use the squad’s strength to avenge their brothers.

However, they had not even approached the Lonely Wolf Team when the team had already come to them first. At that moment earlier, when the Hawk Squad was at a disadvantage, the Hong brothers felt they were about to follow their brothers into the afterlife.

This was why Hong Wu had acted so crazily earlier. After all, since revenge seemed out of reach, he might as well fight to the death. Who would’ve thought there would be such a turn of events, bringing light to their path, all thanks to the boy named Xing Chen.

”Stop biting people!”

Yun Xiao nodded and finally added another sentence. With his insight, he could see how strong Hong Wu’s desire for revenge was.

However, such a state was still quite damaging to one’s heart and veins, and since he had a good impression of him, he felt compelled to offer a word of caution.