Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Have you all heard about the major event happening recently in the Southeast Territory?”

Yue Sheng clearly knew more than Ruan Ying and the others. Seeing their shocked expressions, he spoke up again. At this question, the members of the Hawk Squad all slowly nodded.

The major event mentioned was, of course, the destruction of the Xiao Family. It’s known that the Xiao Family was one of the thirteen major powers on the Tenglong Continent, and their clan leader, Xiao Zhenting, was even rumored to be a late-stage supernatural powerhouse of the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm.

Yet this family, possessing a late-stage powerhouse, was completely wiped out in a single day, with all their numerous elders perishing without exception.

This event caused quite a stir across the Eastern and Southern Domains of the Tenglong Continent. If it weren’t for the strange spirit annihilation on Impermanence Island, it might have been the biggest upheaval in recent centuries.

”You know, I’m from the Southern Domain and have visited Ancient Moon City, where the ’Blood Lotus Heavenly Girl’ from the Hu Family used to reside. Guess what information I managed to gather?”

When Yue Sheng mentioned the so-called ’Blood Lotus Heavenly Girl,’ a trace of fear flashed in her eyes. It seems that even thinking about the Hu Family’s young lady, who destroyed the Xiao Family, was terrifying for her.

”The Hu Family, where the Heavenly Girl belonged, was once annihilated by a family with the surname Yang. It was during this time that the Hu Family’s young lady met a young hero named Xingchen. The Hu Family regained control over Ancient Moon City because of this youth named Xingchen!”

Yue Sheng finally divulged what she knew. In truth, when Yun Xiao, using the alias Xingchen, helped Hu Ying’er, it wasn’t much of a secret. After all, he had once killed the Yang Family’s princely heir, Yang Wanliu, on the arena stage.

Later, when Hu Ying’er single-handedly destroyed the Xiao Family, her life story was thoroughly uncovered by those interested, and they certainly did not miss this fascinating segment.

”Later, it was proven by multiple parties that this young hero named Xingchen was actually Yun Xiao!”

Ultimately, Yue Sheng concluded her inference. When too many coincidences surround an event, it may not be a coincidence at all. Considering these facts and the extraordinary combat power of the rustic youth, the answer became obvious.

”Yun Xiao, he’s a legendary figure. I never expected that I, Hong Wu, would have the chance to fight alongside such a character one day!”

Hong Wu, straightforward in nature, didn’t hold back his admiration, openly voicing his thoughts. Over half a month’s time spent with Yun Xiao, he hadn’t felt the slightest pressure from him.

Especially when Yun Xiao dealt with the Lonely Wolf Team, in a way, he was already a great benefactor to the Hong Brothers. Now, it seemed they wouldn’t even have the chance to repay such a benefactor.

”If it’s that being involved, then these strange spirits can only blame their bad luck!”

Having clarified the rustic youth’s identity, Ruan Ying finally turned his attention back to the chaotic battle surrounded by numerous strange spirits. As he did this, he couldn’t help but exclaim.

Because by this time, almost all of the Ninth Rank low-level strange spirits had been killed by Yun Xiao. He also managed to effortlessly dispatch several Eighth Rank Advanced or half-step Ninth Rank strange spirits. He was simply invincible.

”Woo woo woo...”

Seeing this human youth’s formidable power, not all of the strange spirits were foolish. They realized that if they continued fighting, they might face total annihilation. Thus, the last remaining Ninth Rank low-level strange spirit issued a retreat signal.

”Hmph, since you’ve come, don’t leave now!”

Noticing their intent to retreat, Yun Xiao let out a cold snort. With that, he waved his hands continuously, sending out streams of ice-cold Qi and blazing heat towards those strange spirits attempting to retreat.

When these two contrasting forces erupted, they transformed into countless ice needles and sparks in the air. It was as if fire rain fell from the skies, or a thousand troops drew their ice and fire arrows simultaneously.

Swish swish swish...

A series of sounds of wind-breaking filled everyone’s ears, and they saw a large portion of the fleeing strange spirits collapse instantly, leaving only a couple remaining.

”It’s truly terrifying!”

Members of the Hawk Squad, including Ruan Ying, were all shocked to the core. After that statement, they couldn’t find any other adjectives.

The rustic youth’s one-on-one combat prowess was terrifyingly strong, and his methods of crowd control were equally exceptional. In the face of such a strong individual, even fleeing would become extremely difficult.

Just moments later, when Yun Xiao smashed the last Ninth Rank low-level strange spirit’s head to pieces and collected its spirit crystal, the battle was essentially over, leaving the onlookers in a daze.

This was practically a one-man army wiping out dozens of strange spirits, including over ten Ninth Rank low-level ones. Ruan Ying and his team knew that without Yun Xiao today, they might have been the ones facing annihilation.

”Captain, have the team collect the spirit crystals!”

As Ruan Ying and his team stood there stunned, the youth turned around, looking at the corpses of strange spirits scattered all over the ground, and let out a gentle laugh, snapping the Hawk Squad members back to reality.

”This is a major haul for sure!”

Hong Wu, without a care in the world, gave Yun Xiao a silly grin and eagerly went to collect the Strange Spirit Crystal, while the others seemed a bit tense and didn’t move for a while.

”Uh... Brother Xingchen, oh no, Sir Yun Xiao, these are your spoils of war, it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to take them, would it?”

Ruan Ying’s expression was somewhat unnatural. When the words ”Brother Xingchen” left his mouth, he felt someone pulling him from beside, and he quickly corrected himself.

He now knew this individual’s background and the terror he could evoke, and he dared not show any disrespect, hence switched to using honorifics directly.

”Oh? So you all know now!”

Recognized by others, Yun Xiao wasn’t overly concerned. He knew that with his actions, his identity would be revealed sooner or later; it was just a bit earlier than expected.

”Did you tell them?”

Turning his head, Yun Xiao saw a graceful figure in white and directly asked, startling Ye Suxin. She didn’t dare to admit it.

”It’s not my doing; they guessed it themselves!”

Obviously, Ye Suxin had just overheard Yue Sheng and Ruan Ying’s conversation and quickly shook her head. Facing this decisive young man, even she, a genius of the Killing Heart Sect, didn’t dare slack off. Moreover, there were some grievances between the two.

”Miss Suxin, long time no see. You’re not still thinking of killing me, are you?”

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but recall the past connections with this genius girl from the Killing Heart Sect and asked with a faint smile, his gaze assessing the two people beside Ye Suxin for a moment, clearly not considering them as opponents.

Yun Xiao’s words shocked the entire audience, especially Yang Xian, who had just been trying to make a connection with Ye Suxin, and he unconsciously moved a few steps toward Ruan Ying.

He didn’t know that there was actually enmity between the two, and if he were caught in the crossfire, it would definitely not be worth it.

”With your current strength, do you think I would still have that thought?”

In front of this plain-clothed youth, Ye Suxin couldn’t summon even a shred of the arrogance of a Killing Heart Sect genius. On the contrary, there was a trace of helplessness and defeat.

”Haha, doesn’t your Killing Heart Sect still have many Elders?”

Yun Xiao’s response was ambiguous, and it was hard to tell if he was joking. As soon as he said this, the protector and steward from the Killing Heart Sect both showed a wary expression.

It seemed that these two also knew Yun Xiao’s identity. After all, not only the Killing Heart Sect genius Tong Baisha died at Yun Xiao’s hands but also the sect protector Zheng Qiming.

Just now, due to the threat of the human enemy, the Strange Spirit, now that all the Strange Spirits here were dead, these two were unsure if Yun Xiao would hold them accountable later. If that were the case, they probably couldn’t keep their old lives.

”What do you intend to do?”

Ye Suxin didn’t actually understand Yun Xiao very well. She quietly retreated a step and asked in a deep voice, though her heart was pounding because this young man felt terrifying to her, much stronger than when they met at the Xuanyin Hall.

”I don’t intend to do anything!”

However, after Ye Suxin spoke, the oppressive aura from the opposite young man instantly vanished, and this voice made her sigh with relief.

”With the Strange Spirit, our common enemy, let’s put aside our internal grievances for now. As long as you don’t provoke me, I won’t make a move first!”

Yun Xiao stared at the genius girl from the Killing Heart Sect in front of him, and this statement also clarified his attitude. Not to mention the Killing Heart Sect, even formidable foes like the Spirit Fighting Commerce and Wuyan Palace, he could temporarily put aside internal grievances to focus on the common enemy, the Strange Spirit.

Of course, the premise for Yun Xiao to set aside these grievances was that the other side wouldn’t provoke him, just like the Lonely Wolf Team before. If they hadn’t actively sought him out, how could he have taken notice of those small characters?

But some things aren’t as simple as taking a step back. The opposition might keep pushing, and for some, internal conflicts can be harder to endure than external ones. In certain situations, one might first remove this internal thorn.

”Let’s go, let’s head into Gushan City first!”

Seeing that Hong Wu had already collected the Spirit Crystal over there, Yun Xiao waved his hand. But after taking a few steps, he suddenly thought of something and turned back to look at Ye Suxin.

”If I remember correctly, Miss Suxin should have changed her surname to Yun by now, right?”

As soon as this was said, everyone’s expressions turned extremely strange, especially Xu Hongzhuang, who had no idea what this remark was about. As for Ye Suxin, who was specifically named, her pretty face was filled with shame and anger. This guy certainly didn’t play by the rules.

”Oh, Miss Suxin once made a bet with me, saying the loser would take on the winner’s surname, and she lost!”