Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Wei Duzheng, you’re no match for us, let Xue Qi come out!”

With Wu Zhukong, a Heavenly Realm expert by his side, how could Yun Xiao care about a mere Chairman of Spirit Fighting Commerce at the Peak of Lingyun Realm? He spoke in a deep voice, causing Wei Duzheng’s expression to change slightly.

”You... How did you know...”

Wei Duzheng was rendered utterly shocked. He thought the matter of Xue Qi taking charge of Douling Commerce was something outsiders wouldn’t know, and Lu Tianwen shouldn’t have revealed it either.

But Wei Duzheng didn’t know that under Yun Xiao’s certain tactics, Lu Tianwen couldn’t hold out for long and eventually leaked this greatest secret.

”Hmph, if it weren’t for Xue Qi backing you up, would you dare to come to Demons Mountain with such audacity?”

Yun Xiao didn’t pay heed to Wei Duzheng’s shock, merely snorting coldly, while his gaze flickered around as if searching for the sister he hadn’t seen in years.

”Lord Xue Qi has more important matters to attend to, dealing with you, I’m enough!”

After a brief shock, Wei Duzheng regained composure, not showing too much distress, and his tone carried a rich confidence.

”Kill him!”

This time Yun Xiao didn’t waste any more words, and upon hearing his command, Wei Duzheng was furious beyond measure. What right did a kid who had just broken through to the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm have to boast here?

”Today, I will let that old coot Ouyang Wuantong see who truly ranks third on the Heavenly List!”

For some time now, Wei Duzheng had been brooding over the new Heavenly List ranking from Shenxiao Sect. Seeing the protagonist before him, he was naturally compelled to erupt.

Swish!

As Wei Duzheng’s cold shout echoed, he surprisingly struck first, even before Wu Zhukong could act; his hands angrily clawed toward Yun Xiao.

Wei Duzheng decided that although there was an order from Xue Qi not to kill Yun Xiao directly, crippling his Meridian Qi shouldn’t yield too much trouble, right?

Up to this moment, Wei Duzheng hadn’t seen the lowered head of Wu Zhukong standing behind Yun Xiao. With the latter’s deliberate concealment, he failed to realize this was indeed a Heavenly Realm Super Expert.

Swoosh!

So in the next moment, just as Wei Duzheng was confidently about to grasp Yun Xiao’s throat, a hand extended from the side and casually clasped his wrist.

In Wei Duzheng’s mind, the young man who had just broken through to the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm couldn’t possibly be his match. This move of his hid many variations and was sure to succeed.

Yet, unexpectedly, a hand suddenly emerged from nowhere, directly capturing his right wrist. In that instant, Wei Duzheng realized that his full confidence had been overturned.

”Not good!”

Following closely was an unmatched force. When Wei Duzheng sensed the finger-like iron clamp, his complexion turned solemn and his gaze finally shifted to a certain person.

”Wu... Wu Zhukong?!”

Upon seeing the Wuyan Palace Master raise his head, Wei Duzheng’s heart surged with terrifying waves, and his voice trembled slightly, exhibiting a ghostly expression.

”You’re not dead?!”

Wei Duzheng was startled by this fact. From Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence, he always believed Wu Zhukong was long gone. In such circumstances, how could Lianyun Mountain or Yun Xiao let a Lingyun Realm Peak enemy live?

Yet Wei Duzheng, caught off guard, never expected to encounter Wu Zhukong in Demons Mountain today, and judging by his intervention, it’s evident he’s allied with Yun Xiao.

”Heh, didn’t expect, did you?”

Wu Zhukong, now entirely devoted to Yun Xiao, as a Heavenly Realm expert, would he care about Wei Duzheng, whom he once equaled in fame?

Hearing Wu Zhukong’s gentle chuckle, followed by a slight motion of his wrist, Wei Duzheng’s right wrist was effortlessly broken, accompanied by the sound of bone cracking.

Bang!

Wu Zhukong wasn’t merely content with breaking Wei Duzheng’s wrist. Amid the latter’s shocked gaze, his right foot moved swiftly and directly struck the abdomen of Spirit Fighting Commerce’s President, producing a peculiar sound.

Clang!

As if the sound of metal clashing, nearby Yun Xiao saw Wei Duzheng’s figure fly dozens of feet, rolling several times on the ground as if riding the clouds and mist.

”Hm? Nothing happened?”

Upon sensing Wu Zhukong flip up without much weakness in his aura, both Yun Xiao and Wu Zhukong couldn’t help but reveal a trace of astonishment in their eyes.

Yun Xiao knew clearly that Wu Zhukong had definitely not held back just now. That kick was surely powerful enough to shatter Wei Duzheng’s Dantian and turn him into a cripple.

Who would’ve thought that such a powerful kick only caused Wei Duzheng’s aura to become somewhat unstable? Aside from a broken wrist, he still remained at the Peak of Lingyun Realm in cultivation.

Not until Yun Xiao caught a glimpse of the Black Gold light flashing from the broken robe on Wei Duzheng’s abdomen did he suddenly realize.

”Tsk tsk, the mighty President of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, Peak Expert of Lingyun Realm, is actually so afraid of death!”

Upon sensing that flash of Black Gold light, Yun Xiao’s face turned from surprised to a cold sneer. His mocking words also made Wu Zhukong beside him instantly react.

”It’s the Heavenly Rank Intermediate Defensive Armor of the Spirit Fighting Commerce: Ten Thousand Demon Armor!”

As a Sovereign of one of the four top forces for years, Wu Zhukong’s understanding of the Spirit Fighting Commerce was certainly a notch above Yun Xiao’s, and he instantly realized it after Yun Xiao’s reminder.

As for the so-called Ten Thousand Demon Armor, according to Wei Duzheng, it was stripped from the scales of numerous Vein Demons with incredibly strong defensive power and ultimately refined into a completely new piece of armor using some method.

Just from the name alone, it can be deduced how many Vein Demons’ scales were peeled to forge such Ten Thousand Demon Armor, which might also be one reason why Demons Mountain and Spirit Fighting Commerce are irreconcilable.

Demons Mountain is full of Beast Vein Masters, who make good relations with Vein Demons and aim to befriend them—although humans of Beast Vein Masters lead, some treat their Demon Pets even better than themselves.

But the Spirit Fighting Commerce, on the contrary, hunts Vein Demons across the continent, erasing their Spiritual Wisdom, turning them into Meridian Spirits for sale. Such indiscriminate cruel hunting of good and evil is undoubtedly displeasing to Demons Mountain.

It’s just that the Spirit Fighting Commerce was too dominant in the past, and Demons Mountain couldn’t ensure victory against them, thus had to endure. The two sides have been openly and covertly fighting for years, with countless cultivators dying by the other’s hand.

Despite the Spirit Fighting Commerce’s cruelty, this Ten Thousand Demon Armor’s defensive power is truly astonishing. Even though it is only at the Heavenly Rank Intermediate level, it is said to withstand three strikes from a Heavenly Realm or Holy Grade Sky Demon without breaking.

Indeed, Wu Zhukong’s kick just now was powerful, but it was merely a casual kick. Against a Peak Expert of Lingyun Realm, how could he possibly exert full force right away?

Under the defense of Ten Thousand Demon Armor, Wei Duzheng ultimately did not suffer a shattered Dantian nor died from it. However, he flipped up with eyes full of fright.

”You... you... you actually broke through to the Heavenly Realm?!”

Wei Duzheng said ”you” three times in a row, finally completing his sentence, his voice filled with intense disbelief.

From the intelligence returned by Shenxiao Sect to the Spirit Fighting Commerce, Wei Duzheng knew that Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao both simultaneously broke through to that higher level.

However, Wei Duzheng never imagined that the supposedly deceased Palace Master of Wuyan Palace would also break through to the Early Stage of Heavenly Realm, which made his heart feel extremely imbalanced.

Among the sovereigns of the four top forces in Tenglong Continent, except for Lu Yanji being always superior by a notch, the other three sovereigns were pretty much on par.

Even in the Heavenly List rankings, with Wei Duzheng as the fourth, he never thought he was much weaker than the other two.

But now, with Xue Tianao’s powerful breakthrough and even Wu Zhukong, who was assumed dead in his impressions, reaching the Early Stage of Heavenly Realm, doesn’t that make him, Wei Duzheng, the weakest?

The realm of Heavenly level has always been what Wei Duzheng dreamed of achieving, but unfortunately, despite countless years of attempts, he never reached it.

Previously brimming with confidence, Wei Duzheng, even though feeling extremely unwilling, dared not get any closer to the position of the old and young duo anymore.

Swoosh!

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the Peak of Lingyun Realm’s President of Spirit Fighting Commerce suddenly turned around, darting towards the depths of Demons Mountain.

No matter how confident Wei Duzheng was, he was ultimately only at the Peak of Lingyun Realm. Being at this level made him aware of the formidable power of a Heavenly Realm expert.

Seeing that staying any longer here might endanger his life, Wei Duzheng was no fool. A Heavenly Realm expert is better left to deal with by experts of the same level.

”Chase!”

Due to being far away, and Wei Duzheng’s actions were extremely resolute, this move even caught Wu Zhukong slightly off guard. Seeing the old guy already several dozen yards away, a cold voice suddenly sounded from beside him.

In the blink of an eye, a silver-gray figure flashed rapidly, already pursuing several dozen yards away. Wu Zhukong dared not neglect, his eyes gleaming with confidence, thinking even if there is truly a Heavenly Realm expert, he would not fear.

However, what Wu Zhukong didn’t know was, what kind of experts were waiting for him ahead. Maybe this time, his confidence would be shattered to pieces.