Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The Ancient Qilin Shadow technique executed by Lou Liheng is indeed formidable, but it always starts with a prerequisite that one’s body must be enveloped within the light shadow.

At this moment, Yun Xiao appears to be enveloped by the Ancient Qilin light shadow, but in reality, this is merely an illusion seen by outsiders, and even Lou Liheng, the executor of the meridian technique, has been deceived.

Swoosh!

In an instant, a black light suddenly lit up from behind Lou Liheng, catching everyone off guard, including Lou Liheng himself, who had no idea where the attack from behind came from.

It was clear that while Yun Xiao remained motionless earlier, allowing the Ancient Qilin light shadow to cover ”himself,” he had secretly executed the Shadow Clone Meridian Techniques.

After reaching the Heaven Rank level, some experts skilled in speed can also invoke Sky Power to create an afterimage, but that kind of afterimage disappears quickly and can easily be identified.

However, Yun Xiao’s Shadow Clone Meridian Techniques from his previous life used special methods to directly conjure a clone, which, although a phantom, is much more realistic than the ordinary afterimage.

Even Lou Liheng, who has roamed the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud for a long time and comes from the Emperor Canglong Palace, was deceived momentarily. By the time he reacted, the Dragon Taming Sword was merely a foot away from his neck.

”Not good!”

In just one move, Lou Liheng realized the danger. He suddenly found that his previous confidence was a big joke; the Ancient Qilin light shadow only enveloped a clone afterimage.

Luckily, Lou Liheng is a formidable fighter in the Heavenly Realm Late Stage and hails from the Emperor Canglong Palace. His ruthless nature and experience in many battles made his reaction quite swift at this moment.

Swoosh!

The black light of the Dragon Taming Sword swept past but failed to slice off Lou Liheng’s neck, only managing to cut off a lock of hair from his neck side, a narrow escape from life and death.

”Huh?”

Seeing his unexpected sword slash dodged by Lou Liheng, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but let out a surprised murmur, feeling somewhat astonished.

Yun Xiao always values simplicity and speed in battle, and if the Dragon Taming Sword could have hit its target, it would have saved him a lot of trouble. After all, the opponent is a formidable Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivator.

Facing such a strong opponent, Yun Xiao feels no fear and doesn’t have to reveal all his trump cards to handle the situation easily, but he still has to employ some tactics.

If the Dragon Taming Sword could kill the opponent in one strike, it would save a lot of time, and Yun Xiao didn’t want to expose his trump cards too early in front of so many Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Cultivators.

Unfortunately, Lou Liheng is not someone ordinary people can compare to, and perhaps some methods inherited from the Emperor Canglong Palace helped him avoid this fatal crisis.

Despite dodging the Dragon Taming Sword, Lou Liheng’s face didn’t look good, as it was completely different from what he had anticipated.

Lou Liheng originally intended to waste Yun Xiao in one move, letting him understand the consequences of offending the Emperor Canglong Palace, and to intimidate the onlookers.

Yet, he found himself fighting enthusiastically against a clone afterimage, only to have Yun Xiao cut off a lock of his hair, which was utterly humiliating for him.

Momentarily, the sky above turned quiet, with the onlookers taken aback by the outcome, as the youth’s combat prowess surpassed their expectations.

However, after this exchange, everyone finally sensed Yun Xiao’s true cultivation level, and they were undoubtedly amazed by his Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivation. Still, Lou Liheng is in the Late Stage of the Heavenly Realm.

In the grand hierarchy of the Heavenly Realm, the differences between realms are incredibly challenging to bridge, no matter how talented one is from the Emperor Canglong Palace or the great sect families; it might be impossible to battle across levels.

”It must be a coincidence!”

A cultivator at the Early Stage of the Heavenly Realm mumbled while staring at the young boy in rough clothing, feeling as if his years of cultivation had been wasted on a dog.

Therefore, these onlookers believed Yun Xiao used a bizarre meridian technique, combined with the unexpectedness of that strange wooden sword, causing Lou Liheng a minor setback.

His actual strength couldn’t be comparable to Lou Liheng’s in the Heavenly Realm Late Stage, ingrained deeply in their hearts as an unshakeable cultivation ideology.

”Boy, you won’t have such luck again!”

After a brief period of distraction and anger, Lou Liheng finally came to his senses, aligning his thoughts with those onlookers and revealing his true intentions.

A youth one level lower than himself who wanted to conquer him unexpectedly with an elusive body meridian technique and a strange wooden sword was simply a fantasy.

In Lou Liheng’s view, the opponent attempted to use surprise tactics to overcome strength with weakness, but now that his methods have been exposed, succeeding again would be immensely difficult.

”Luck?”

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao was slightly taken aback, then a playful smile appeared on his face, and he said, ”You’re not wrong, your luck is indeed quite good!”

As soon as he said this, the onlookers couldn’t help but smirk, thinking to themselves that this young man’s verbal skills seem much better than his martial skills.

Lou Liheng clearly meant that Yun Xiao had taken advantage of a situation just now, which was indeed lucky, yet Yun Xiao insisted on twisting his words, which was really cheeky, making people unable to resist commenting.

”From now on, your good luck is also running out!”

However, when Yun Xiao spoke again, the surrounding spectators were left speechless, then they saw a silver-gray thread swiftly attacking Lou Liheng’s position.

Yun Xiao’s most powerful trait was naturally his physical strength. Since the Dragon Taming Sword had already been detected by the opponent, he might as well use his physical strength to overpower him.

Yun Xiao undoubtedly had many methods, but they were truly just one-trick wonders. For instance, Dragon Taming Flying Concealment, or Dragon Taming Illusion, once used openly, if the first strike missed, it would alert people to be on guard.

But this physical strength was real, and Yun Xiao wanted to use this method to show these people that he wasn’t just lucky.

Perhaps it was when facing cultivators from the Emperor Canglong Palace that Yun Xiao subconsciously wanted to let the opponent know his true strength; at least he was never afraid of Lou Liheng at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage with his physical strength.

”Damn it, how can this kid be so fast?”

Lou Liheng was pondering what method to use to launch another attack, yet he didn’t expect a silver-gray figure to be upon him in the blink of an eye, leaving him with no time to think.

Bam!

A loud sound of impact echoed, and then everyone saw the Emperor Palace Inspector, at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage, being forced back several steps by Yun Xiao in a head-on clash.

”His physical strength...”

Seeing this scene, many people’s expressions changed, and even Li Xuefu, who had previously experienced Yun Xiao’s physical strength, flashed a crimson light in his eyes, showing utter amazement.

Generally speaking, due to the enhancement of Meridian Qi, the physical strength of a Lower Ranker would definitely not surpass that of a Superior. Just the Meridian Qi cultivation alone is something they cannot compensate for.

Even a Vein Demon known for its physical strength cannot surpass levels to defeat a human cultivator—this is the rigid hierarchy of the Mainland Cultivation World.

But now, a young boy at the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm has managed to force a Superior at the late Heavenly Realm back three steps with just one strike. It’s simply incredible.

If in the prior instance Yun Xiao cutting a strand of Lou Liheng’s hair was seen by the onlookers as trickery and surprise, then the current confrontation is an all-out frontal clash, with no trace of trickery.

Therefore, while everyone was amazed by Yun Xiao’s formidable physical strength, they were also secretly comparing how they would deal with being in Lou Liheng’s situation.

Ultimately, they all arrived at an answer they had to accept: in the face of Yun Xiao’s overwhelming strength, the only strategy is to prevent him from coming close.

”Again!”

Just as everyone’s thoughts were racing, the rough-clothed youth shouted and with a silver-gray figure trailing closely behind, like a shadow, clung to Lou Liheng at the late stage of the Heavenly Realm.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

For a moment, the sky was awash with energy fluctuations, and the sound of fists meeting flesh echoed sporadically, leaving the onlooking cultivators dumbstruck, as with time, Lou Liheng was clearly being pushed into a disadvantageous position.

”This...”

Over where Fei Qingchen was gradually suppressing Nangong Xiaofeng, he finally had time to glance at the other battle happening, and this one look stirred up an internal storm.

Because, in Fei Qingchen’s mind, Lou Liheng was his greatest reliance, and he believed that as soon as this inspector took action, the inexplicable ragged youth could surely be easily taken down.

Who would have thought that in a direct clash, the scruffy youth overwhelmingly had the upper hand? When reality diverges completely from one’s expectations, it cannot help but shock, even giving rise to a peculiar feeling.

Suddenly, a sense of dread crept into Fei Qingchen’s heart. He wondered if Lou Liheng truly fell into the hands of that ragged youth, what would become of him?

In the sky, possibly the domain of the Nangong Family’s Secret Treasure, both sides continued their fierce battle, but one of the fight’s trajectories had veered far from everyone’s initial expectations.