Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Will he agree?”

Everyone stared blankly at the young man in coarse clothes. To most of them, since even Liao Qiguang had spoken this way, Yun Xiao should take advantage of the situation and not completely tear relationships apart; uniting against the Strange Spirit should be the priority.

However, these people clearly underestimated Yun Xiao’s intolerance for even a grain of sand in his eyes. Knowing Liao Qiguang’s despicable intentions, how could he possibly allow such a person, who could hold them back at any moment, to stay behind him?

”No need, someone like you, having one less, might not necessarily be a bad thing for us humans!”

As soon as Liao Qiguang finished speaking, the young man in coarse clothes responded coolly, causing the former’s face to immediately darken. He knew that a major battle was inevitable in the end.

”Yun Xiao, with the Strange Spirit threat imminent, do you really want to take this risk and waste energy internally here?”

Liao Qiguang, a person like this, never finds fault with himself. Seeing that this young man was not easy to deal with, he once again brought up the great righteousness of the Human Clan, completely forgetting how he just wanted to put Yun Xiao and others to death.

”Against someone who disrupts internal unity, there’s no need to talk about righteousness. Everyone, attack together!”

Knowing that he might not be able to deal with Yun Xiao, Liao Qiguang at this moment drew upon his authority as the power holder of Gushan City. However, as soon as he spoke, Duan Gen and a few others not far away showed a hint of struggle in their eyes, yet none of them made any move.

These cultivators who had reached the Earth Bending Realm were no fools. Just now, Liao Qiguang clearly wanted to settle personal grievances publicly. Now being counterattacked on the city wall, he still wants them to swarm in?

Someone like Duan Gen, strictly speaking, was not a subordinate of Liao Qiguang, but because Gushan City needed a commander and Liao Qiguang happened to be the strongest, he was just publicly elected as the leader.

But this doesn’t mean that every order from Liao Qiguang must be obeyed by everyone. When fighting against the Strange Spirit, they could all follow Liao Qiguang’s commands, but now it’s an internal conflict among the Human Clan, and Liao Qiguang, the Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce, cannot rule with an iron fist.

”Tsk tsk, it seems you’re not well-liked in Gushan City either!”

Yun Xiao smiled slightly upon seeing this. To be honest, even if those people had followed Liao Qiguang’s orders to swarm in, he wouldn’t have cared too much, but that would lead to futile internal conflict, a situation he did not want to see.

Now that the onlookers ignored Liao Qiguang, Yun Xiao was greatly relieved. It seemed these people were not foolish either, still retaining a bit of rationality. Since that’s the case, his enemy was only left with Liao Qiguang.

”You... you...”

Seeing Duan Gen and others remaining still, Liao Qiguang was truly furious, and simultaneously a hint of regret rose in his heart. Today’s matter, he might have truly made a mistake.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao would not give him too much time to reflect. Only the sound of wind was heard, and before Liao Qiguang, there was suddenly a figure in coarse clothes. That slowly striking palm seemed identical to the move that had just killed two Meridian Spirits.

Yun Xiao’s actions undoubtedly enraged Liao Qiguang. He was the dignified Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce, a genuine late-stage Earth Bending Realm powerhouse—did Yun Xiao really think he could be dealt with as easily as those beasts?

”I’ll make you die!”

Seeing Yun Xiao so overconfident, Liao Qiguang’s eyes overflowed with killing intent. He shouted loudly, and his fists ferociously attacked towards Yun Xiao’s unprotected chest.

Judging merely by the naked eye, Yun Xiao’s gentle palm absolutely could not match the speed of Liao Qiguang’s two fists, and it seemed that the difference in power was vast as well.

Yet with such disproportionate speed and power, in the next moment, Yun Xiao’s right palm was the first to land on Liao Qiguang’s forehead.

”Xuanjin Shield!”

At this moment, everyone saw a dark golden light suddenly appearing on Liao Qiguang’s forehead, eventually forming a small golden shield at the point of Yun Xiao’s strike, appearing to have incredible defensive power.

”Haha, Yun Xiao, you fell for it!”

Seeing a great force already pounding the Xuanjin Shield, Liao Qiguang felt quite triumphant, as if his plan had succeeded, while the movement of his fists showed no sign of slowing.

It must be known that this Xuanjin Shield was an Earth Rank Advanced defensive Meridian Technique. Liao Qiguang had tested it before. Even if a peak Earth Bending Realm powerhouse struck it with full force, it couldn’t be broken in one blow.

And he had absolute confidence that in just such a moment, his fists would hit Yun Xiao’s chest, and by then, the victory would become his, the Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce.

The onlookers even thought the same thing in their hearts; they had seen the defensive power of this Xuanjin Shield from Liao Qiguang before. At least they could be sure that the youth’s physical strength, no matter how strong, could not possibly break the defense of the Xuanjin Shield in an instant.

However, no one noticed that just as Liao Qiguang thought his scheme had succeeded and a smile appeared on his face, the rough-clad young man remained expressionless, not resorting to any defensive measures against the attack from this Sixth Elder of the Douling Commerce.

Thud!

Only a soft sound was heard, and in the next moment, everyone’s eyes revealed a look of extreme disbelief, as that rough-clad young man actually slapped the dark-gold shield directly onto Liao Qiguang’s forehead.

Crash!

If it were just this, it wouldn’t be too shocking, but next, that seemingly highly defensive dark-gold shield didn’t even last a moment before it was shattered by Yun Xiao’s right palm.

Since the mysterious gold shield was shattered, Yun Xiao’s right palm naturally landed lightly on Liao Qiguang’s forehead, and at the same time, this Sixth Elder of the Douling Commerce showed a look of horror, cracks seemed to creep up his face.

Boom!

It was as if the sound of a watermelon bursting, and when the cracks on Liao Qiguang’s face reached a certain extent, his entire head suddenly exploded with a roar, appearing extremely bloody.

The force Yun Xiao displayed at this moment genuinely left everyone stunned, they had never imagined that a human cultivator’s strength could reach such an extent.

Able to shatter the head of a Late Stage Earth Bending Realm expert with a single slap, and that too under the premise of the opponent using an Earth Rank Advanced defensive Meridian Techniques like the mysterious gold shield, this simply overturned everyone’s imagination about physical strength cultivation.

In the eyes of these onlooking cultivators, even if a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon were here, it probably couldn’t achieve this, right? Could it be that the rough-clad young man’s physical strength is even more formidable than a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon?

At this thought, everyone’s gaze towards the rough-clad young man was filled with an indescribable awe, they seemed to foresee that the era of Liao Qiguang in Gushan City was about to become a thing of the past.

At this moment, Duan Gen was startled and quickly signaled to his subordinate who had just been sent down the city wall, to promptly open the city gates, as the Strange Spirit army outside seemed ready to converge.

Under the gaze of everyone, Liao Qiguang’s headless corpse had not yet fallen, and his fists were less than an inch away from Yun Xiao’s vital chest area, it was truly a narrow miss, perhaps the outcome of this battle was about to change drastically.

But what people didn’t know was that since Yun Xiao had already made a move, with his current strength, how could he not have anticipated such a result?

Just that inch of distance left Liao Qiguang to die with regret, perhaps in the instant when his spiritual wisdom dissipated, there would be a moment of extreme regret, regretting why he actively provoked this fiend?

Liao Qiguang calculated time and time again, yet he did not expect Yun Xiao to have grown to such an extent, he considered himself the power holder of Gushan City, believing that in this city, he was the sovereign, and that everything and everyone should obey his orders.

Who knew he wouldn’t even be the power holder of Gushan City for a few days, and due to a wrong decision, he lost his life here, which is undoubtedly sorrowful and lamentable.

No one would say much about Yun Xiao’s actions now, the observing cultivators all knew that Liao Qiguang was using public matters for personal revenge, this was a feud among the human clans, others would not intervene.

Though the Strange Spirit threat looms, and all human cultivators should unite, if someone insists on killing you first, you can’t just sit back and wait to be killed, can you? While such cases aren’t many, they still happen from time to time.

The difference here is that the one Yun Xiao killed was the Sixth Elder of the Douling Commerce, and the power holder of Gushan City, now beaten to death with a single palm, this city might soon change hands.

”You all saw it, he provoked me first, it’s not that I wanted to kill, and if anyone wants to avenge him, I’ll take them on!”

With Liao Qiguang’s headless corpse falling powerlessly to the ground, Yun Xiao, as if having done a trivial task, pulled out a brocade handkerchief and while cleaning the blood on his hands, turned his head and asked softly.

”Lord Yun Xiao, what are you saying? Liao Qiguang was using public matters for personal revenge, acting despicably, he got what he deserved!”

A Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm cultivator quickly assessed the situation, seeing Liao Qiguang dead, of course, started holding on tightly to a new pillar, and the one who killed Liao Qiguang, Yun Xiao, was undoubtedly this new strong pillar.

”Lord Yun Xiao, Liao Qiguang is dead, this Gushan City is now leaderless, please take charge of the situation!”

Another Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm cultivator was not to be outdone, directly voicing the thoughts of the majority present, having such a strong person overseeing Gushan City, it would likely be more assured than when Liao Qiguang was in control, wouldn’t it?

At this moment in everyone’s heart, what was Liao Qiguang counted for? Just an unlucky person slapped to death by Lord Yun Xiao.

For a Late Stage Earth Bending Realm cultivator who was already dead, no one would care too much, currying favor with the new ruler was the more crucial matter.