Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Well done!”

Seeing the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit rushing in with great momentum, Yun Xiao’s battle intent surged. With a loud shout, the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power erupted from his left arm, causing even the Array Heart Strange Spirit to tremble slightly.

It seemed Yun Xiao remembered the Fog Spirit that appeared on Treasure Mountain. At that time, he used this unrivaled Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power to freeze those Fog Spirits into ice sculptures.

The Artifact Heart Strange Spirit before him was somewhat different from the Fog Spirit, but Yun Xiao believed that the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power would achieve a satisfactory effect.

Of course, the premise was that the Array Heart Strange Spirit dared to touch this Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power. With Yun Xiao’s current cultivation at the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm Late Stage, the exerted Ancestor Vein Ice Cold Power was countless times stronger than before.

”This kid’s Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power is getting more and more formidable!”

Not far away, Yun Changtian, sensing the burst of Ice Cold Power from Yun Xiao, couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration. In the Boundary Tower back then, he had sensed Yun Xiao’s Five Elements Ancestor Veins.

To be honest, Yun Changtian was extremely shocked at the time, as activating a full five Ancestor Veins at the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm was extremely rare in the Li Yuan Realm.

Swoosh...

While Yun Changtian’s thoughts were turning, the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit twisted its form, narrowly avoiding Yun Xiao’s Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power strike. It seemed quite wary of such Ice Cold Power.

However, in the next moment, the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit made another move. Its illusory form twisted, suddenly transforming into a massive blade condensed from special energy, slashing angrily at Yun Xiao.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao didn’t dare to be careless. He immediately drew the Dragon Taming Sword from his back, meeting the massive blade head-on. He believed that with the Dragon Taming Sword’s sharpness, the blade would definitely break on impact.

Who would have thought, while Yun Xiao’s reaction was quick, the changing speed of the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit was equally swift? Just as the Dragon Taming Sword was about to cut the blade, the latter transformed once again.

The massive blade, which had been exuding a sharp aura, suddenly turned into a long soft whip, several meters long, bypassing the slash of the Dragon Taming Sword and looping toward Yun Xiao’s body.

”This Artifact Heart Strange Spirit is truly changeable!”

Seeing the opponent turn into a soft whip, Yun Xiao sighed inwardly, figuring out some cause and effect. It seemed the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit in the Refining Treasure Hall possessed a magical transformative ability.

And all this was due to the marvels of the Refining Treasure Hall. After all, the hall contained many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, along with many high-rank weapons and cultivation skills.

As the spirit controlling the entire Treasure Hall, the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit could naturally transform into anything within the hall at will.

Such a combat style would overwhelm an ordinary Floating Life Realm Late Stage cultivator, but Yun Xiao, having been the Long Xiao Battle God in a previous life and having dealt with countless Strange Spirits, could deduce some things with just a brief contemplation.

The Artifact Heart Strange Spirit may be ever-changing, but Yun Xiao’s methods were also endless. In a moment, as the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit kept shifting forms, the Dragon Taming Sword danced in his hands, the power of the Five Elements Ancestor Veins flowed, and the battle surged into a fever pitch.

”This kid has somewhat exceeded my expectations!”

Seeing dozens of moves pass, Yun Xiao, a mere Floating Life Realm Early Stage cultivator, managed not to fall far behind under the formidable pressure of the Half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit. Yun Changtian couldn’t help but marvel.

To be honest, this was Yun Changtian’s first time witnessing Yun Xiao’s true combat prowess. Last time in the Boundary Tower, he only sensed the extraordinary aura of his son.

Reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, battling above one’s level was extremely difficult. According to Yun Changtian’s knowledge, even in the Li Yuan Realm, a super genius who could battle above their level at the Heavenly Rank was extremely rare.

Currently, the gap between Yun Xiao and the Array Heart Strange Spirit was more than just a small realm. The Artifact Heart Strange Spirit, reaching the Half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit, had already touched the barrier of another level in the Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

With such strength, even a human expert at the Peak of the Floating Life Realm or Half-step Lingyun Realm might not be a match. Thus, Yun Xiao’s performance was undoubtedly astonishing.

Initially, Yun Changtian was worried about Yun Xiao’s situation, but now he was completely reassured. Even if Yun Xiao eventually lost, preserving his life shouldn’t be an issue.

But merely preserving his life was not Yun Xiao’s ultimate goal. He was determined to completely refine the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit, which might cause his recently achieved Floating Life Realm Late Stage cultivation to increase significantly once again.

However, as time passed, the gap in cultivation between the two became more apparent. No matter what he did, when confronting Strange Spirits, Yun Xiao’s unrivaled physical strength had little room to be used.

While Yun Xiao inwardly regretted, the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit was already in turmoil, for it never imagined such an outcome.

It was a Half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit Strange Spirit expert, yet facing a human youth in the Floating Life Realm Late Stage, it had failed to subdue him after such a long time.

The combat prowess of a strange spirit is always a bit stronger than a vein demon of the same level, let alone a human. Moreover, this human kid is only at the late stage of the Floating Life Realm. This completely overturns its worldview.

”This isn’t working!”

After exchanging more than ten moves again, as the shock in the artifact heart strange spirit’s mind grew, Yun Xiao frowned because he suddenly realized that if this continued, it would definitely be him who would lose.

After all, there is nearly a two small realm gap between them, and Yun Xiao’s most relied upon physical strength could not be fully utilized. He knew that with his current power, he probably couldn’t deal with this half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit artifact heart strange spirit.

Bang!

So in the next moment, Yun Xiao already activated his Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power. After a surge of aura, his meridian qi cultivation was suddenly elevated to the level of the Floating Life Realm Peak.

”This...”

Feeling Yun Xiao’s sudden surge in cultivation, not only was the artifact heart strange spirit shocked, but Yun Changtian not far away was also utterly bewildered.

Even though Yun Changtian knew Yun Xiao had five entire ancestor veins, he never thought that activating the ancestor vein power after reaching the Heavenly Rank Realm could still result in such a boost.

From this perspective alone, Yun Xiao’s Five Elements Ancestor Veins have at least reached the Heavenly Rank Low Level. Yun Changtian, being Yun Xiao’s father, especially couldn’t understand such a phenomenon.

Because Yun Changtian knew that their Yun Family had no particularly powerful ancestors. The reason they could rise in the Li Yuan Realm started from his father’s generation.

Ancestor Vein Power isn’t something that can be inherited through standard cultivation. One requires extremely powerful ancestors to luckily activate an ancestor vein upon breaking through a great rank.

Although Yun Changtian and his son were renowned throughout the Li Yuan Realm and held a high status in the Moon God Palace, they lacked the deep roots necessary. Inheriting Ancestor Vein Power might take several more generations.

Yun Changtian himself had a few ancestor veins, but even if he activated his ancestor vein power, trying to elevate one level in the Heavenly Rank Realm was exceptionally challenging.

At this moment, Yun Xiao undoubtedly gave Yun Changtian an unexpected surprise. He suddenly realized that his understanding of his precious son was too limited.

No matter what, having activated the Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power and elevated his meridian qi cultivation to the Floating Life Realm Peak, Yun Xiao had narrowed the gap between himself and the artifact heart strange spirit.

If Yun Xiao had just barely been able to contend and was somewhat frustrated by the suppression of the artifact heart strange spirit earlier, now he had boundless confidence in the battle ahead.

”Come again!”

Feeling the violent meridian qi surging within him, Yun Xiao’s will to fight greatly increased. This time, he took the initiative to attack, no longer in the passive position of being beaten as before.

Bang!

All the strength of Yun Xiao’s powerful right leg poured onto the outstretched arm of the artifact heart strange spirit. This kick was at least twice as powerful as before, forcing the artifact heart strange spirit to stagger back three steps.

”Damn human boy!”

Such a powerful kick undoubtedly enraged the artifact heart strange spirit. At this moment, it couldn’t care less about Yun Changtian not far away. It only knew that if it truly lost, it would likely lose the spiritual wisdom it had painstakingly cultivated.

For a strange spirit, cultivating spiritual wisdom is not easy. Moreover, this artifact heart strange spirit, unlike those in the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, cultivated its spiritual wisdom step by step.

The strange spirits in the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield were merely mass-produced by a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit with some method. Their combat strength certainly couldn’t compare to real strange spirits, and their spiritual wisdom was several levels weaker than those cultivated by themselves.

In a situation where its life was threatened, what could the artifact heart strange spirit hesitate about? In the next moment, an extremely vast and eerie aura erupted from its body.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Suddenly, there was a strong wind on the Treasure Mountain’s sky, with sand and stones flying everywhere in an instant, and the violent wind raging. If some low-rank cultivators were here, they probably wouldn’t even be able to open their eyes.

Feeling this aura, Yun Changtian’s face turned somewhat grim, and the confidence he held earlier wavered because he already guessed what the artifact heart strange spirit intended to do.

Under the sensing of Yun Xiao’s powerful soul force, he felt some kind of aura extending from the peak of this Treasure Mountain to the entire space of the Treasure Refining Hall.

In just a moment, it seemed that the entire Treasure Refining Hall was filled with this aura.