Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”You...”

Even Yun Xiao, floating above the Chongxiao River, was dumbfounded upon witnessing this scene. It seemed he found the might of Little Five’s Dragon Power quite unbelievable.

Yun Xiao’s original plan was to have Little Five emit Dragon Power, then together with him, thoroughly subdue the Fierce Flood Dragon. However, he hadn’t anticipated that Little Five’s Dragon Power alone would force the Fierce Flood Dragon to plunge into the Chongxiao River.

This outcome undoubtedly caught Yun Xiao off guard, leaving the Fierce Flood Dragon already in the river, and he, along with the watching cultivators, quite stunned.

Nonetheless, Yun Xiao reacted swiftly. Now that the Flood Dragon Pill was in his possession, he wouldn’t rush things. Moreover, with Little Five’s Dragon Power being so formidable, the Fierce Flood Dragon likely wouldn’t raise much trouble.

”Splash!”

About ten breaths later, Yun Xiao and the onlookers heard another sound of splashing water. Subsequently, a colossal figure soared from the water; it was the Fierce Flood Dragon, the ruler of this river segment of Chongxiao.

At this moment, the Fierce Flood Dragon looked no different from before. But in its gaze towards Yun Xiao, there was a hint of uncertainty, unlike its previous aggressive demeanor.

”Human boy, how could you possibly have... that kind of aura?”

The Fierce Flood Dragon stared at Yun Xiao for a while but ultimately didn’t utter the words ”Dragon Power,” likely aware of the consequences of revealing such a secret to outsiders.

”That’s none of your concern. So, will you be my mount now?”

Yun Xiao’s eyes flashed with golden light as he didn’t directly answer but instead revisited the topic, causing a difficult struggle to flicker in the Fierce Flood Dragon’s eyes.

Honestly speaking, being a Low-Level Holy Grade Sky Demon and having to serve as the mount of a human at the Peak of Lingyun Realm was certainly unwilling for the Fierce Flood Dragon.

A noble demon clan king, the ruler of the Chongxiao River segment, the Fierce Flood Dragon was accustomed to acting freely and undoubtedly couldn’t tolerate too much restraint.

But now, with the Flood Dragon Pill in Yun Xiao’s hands and the Dragon Power coming from the human youth forcing the Fierce Flood Dragon into a defensive state, it knew its combat power had decreased by at least two to three tenths under such Dragon Power. The shifting balance might not allow it to be the match against the human youth.

More importantly, from Little Five’s emitted Dragon Power earlier, the Fierce Flood Dragon sensed an awakening of an unusual bloodline within its body, a bloodline it had never encountered before.

The Fierce Flood Dragon had inherited memories. Although it didn’t know the nature of this special bloodline earlier, now it could vaguely guess that it was likely the legendary and supreme Dragon Vein.

That’s why the Fierce Flood Dragon hesitated at this moment. Otherwise, it could easily escape into the Chongxiao River, and the human youth might not be able to find it again despite having superior combat strength.

The Fierce Flood Dragon emerged from the Chongxiao River because it was fascinated by the Dragon Power earlier, eager to discover whether it might fully activate the Dragon Vein deep within its body.

This Fierce Flood Dragon might not have thought that surrendering to this human youth would mean much of the energy from its Demon Core would be completely absorbed, diminishing its strength to the point of becoming a mere ordinary Fierce Flood Dragon.

Yet the Fierce Flood Dragon knew that surrendering to this human would perhaps keep the aura of special Dragon Power close by, offering a higher chance for awakening its internal Dragon Vein.

Thus, the Fierce Flood Dragon found itself torn, vacillating between losing its Demon Core and awakening its True Dragon Bloodline, plunging the sky above the Chongxiao River into an unusual silence.

”I say, you big guy, having a trace of Dragon Vein, why are you acting so indecisively?”

As the Fierce Flood Dragon grappled with conflict, an impatient voice suddenly emanated from Yun Xiao’s body, followed by another surge of Dragon Power.

”Indeed, it’s this power again!”

This time, the Fierce Flood Dragon focused all its attention, sensing this power with utmost clarity and harboring no doubt about it, its huge dragon eyes brimming with a gleam of delight.

”I, Jiao Huo, am willing to submit!”

A few breaths later, the conflict within the Fierce Flood Dragon’s eyes disappeared, and its massive dragon body bowed before the youth, respectful words emanating.

It wasn’t until this moment that Yun Xiao realized that the Fierce Flood Dragon menacing the Sky Passage River was named Jiao Huo—a peculiar name that didn’t affect him much but rather brought a trace of delight.

”Thank you!”

A voice of gratitude echoed in Yun Xiao’s mind; he clearly knew that were it not for Little Five’s Dragon Power, convincing this Fierce Flood Dragon to submit would likely be troublesome.

Though Yun Xiao surely possessed some hidden strategies to ultimately kill the Fierce Flood Dragon, having such a formidable being submit was far more gratifying than simply slaying it.

Facing such a fierce demon, Yun Xiao believed that using his methods, convincing it to submit would be very difficult, even though he was truly a Heavenly Rank Beast Vein Master; it wouldn’t have been possible to achieve it so swiftly.

Thus, Yun Xiao has reason to believe that the Fierce Flood Dragon Jiao Huo kneeling towards him could not possibly be because of him but due to the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu within him.

However, Xiao Wu did not appear at this moment, and the massive flood dragon body seemed to kneel in the sky, which outwardly seemed as if it was bowing to Yun Xiao, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

That is a Low Level Holy Grade Sky Demon, equivalent to the early or even middle stage of the Heavenly Realm in human cultivators, and moreover, a powerful Evil Demon—how could it submit to a human boy?

The words from Jiao Huo’s mouth just now were heard clearly by everyone; perhaps this is even more unimaginable than Yun Xiao actually defeating it.

At this moment, everyone was dumbfoundedly looking at the figure of the human and demon in the sky, unable to comprehend how all of this happened; the methods of this boy were becoming more and more bizarre.

”Truly worthy of Yun Xiao!”

Qihuang Saint Hand Xiao Shijing no longer regarded Yun Xiao as merely a young prodigy; the boy’s Meridian Qi combat ability and Meridian Refining Technique were far beyond his own.

Yun Xiao naturally would not concern himself with the feelings of the cultivators watching below. Since the Fierce Flood Dragon had submitted, he wouldn’t overdo it, and directly flew in front of the Fierce Flood Dragon.

”I want to absorb the energy from this Demon Core, do you agree?”

Yun Xiao tossed the Demon Core in his hand; in fact, whether or not the Fierce Flood Dragon agreed, he would still absorb it; the question was merely to serve his own particular purpose.

The Demon Core is the essence of a Vein Demon, storing 70-80% of its energy. If Yun Xiao were to truly absorb all the energy from this Demon Core, the Fierce Flood Dragon might not recover for years or even decades.

”Jiao Huo agrees!”

At the moment of submission earlier, Jiao Huo had already considered this possibility; though painful at the moment, there was no alternative.

Firstly, unable to win, secondly, Jiao Huo had a vague feeling that the Dragon Power from the boy might be more beneficial than the function of the Flood Dragon Pill—it was not impossible that, given a chance, the flood dragon might transform into a true dragon amidst a gathering of wind and clouds.

”Hey, you sure are willing!”

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao slightly smiled, able to guess some of the thoughts of the Fierce Flood Dragon, and softly said, ”Don’t worry, staying by my side won’t wrong you!”

Since the counterpart was so sensible, Yun Xiao naturally wouldn’t be relentless; therefore, he decided to absorb only a significant portion of the Flood Dragon Pill’s energy, just enough for him to breakthrough to the early stage of the Heavenly Realm, leaving the rest for the big guy.

”Thank you, master!”

Sensing a peculiar aura emanating from Yun Xiao after he spoke, the Fierce Flood Dragon was overjoyed. With this promise, it truly knew that its decision at this moment was not wrong.

Perhaps Xiao Wu also wanted the Fierce Flood Dragon to be utterly convinced, releasing a trace of Dragon Power at this moment, erasing the last shred of unwillingness in the heart of the Fierce Flood Dragon, replacing it with complete obedience.

”Guard for me!”

Yun Xiao never worked sloppily; knowing there was only about a month left until the You He scheduled appointment, he realized he couldn’t delay anymore and had to reach the Heavenly Realm level within this time.

This place was the domain of the Fierce Flood Dragon Jiao Huo; usually, no one dared to come here, making it a perfect place for refining the Flood Dragon Pill’s energy. He planned to refine it right here.

”Everyone, get out of Flood Dragon Shi Beach for me!”

Having accepted Yun Xiao as master, Jiao Huo stood up completely, glaring at the distant Xiao Shijing and others, issuing a loud roar.

Although Jiao Huo no longer possessed the Flood Dragon Pill, the roar carried an extremely terrifying aura, causing the human cultivators watching from afar to change their expressions slightly.

Previously, under the attack of water droplets, many human cultivators were already killed or injured; staying here could prove disastrous.

Moreover, the order from the Fierce Flood Dragon now was on behalf of Yun Xiao—not just daring to offend a fierce flood dragon—but also the demonic prodigy now acclaimed on the Tenglong Continent.

”Let’s go!”

With one last glance at the Fierce Flood Dragon and the plain-clothed boy, people like Xiao Shijing decided not to greet Yun Xiao, vaguely guessing what the boy intended to do.

”It seems the Battle of Stepping Heavenly Stone promises to be even more exciting now!”

With another deep glance at the seated boy, a sense of poignancy flashed through Xiao Shijing’s heart. Accompanied by others, he left without looking back.

However, observing their direction of departure towards the east of Flood Dragon Shi Beach, it seems they clearly aimed to witness the earth-shattering battle that was about to commence.