Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”This Half-step Holy Rank Space Power was personally cut out by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace. If you can escape, I’ll write my name, Lou Liheng, backwards!”

It seems that, upon sensing that it was Yun Xiao’s true body, Lou Liheng had already been so overwhelmed with excitement that he uttered such childish words. But it did let the onlookers know the means he was employing at the moment.

”The Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, that’s a top-tier figure. Who would’ve thought that Lou Liheng would have such fortune!”

One of the early-stage Heavenly Realm cultivators spoke with a somewhat solemn voice, mixed with a hint of inexpressible awe. For someone like him, he had never thought in his entire life that he would have any interaction with such an eminent figure.

Emperor Canglong Palace was the sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. To sit in such a high position as the Third Elder there meant that only a handful of people in the entire human territory could surpass him.

”It seems that coarse-clothed lad won’t be able to stir any more waves!”

Another early-stage Heavenly Realm cultivator sighed. Upon knowing that it was Space Power cut by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, he had already sentenced Yun Xiao to death in his heart.

”But being able to die under the Space Power cut by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, Yun Xiao is certainly honored!”

A late-stage Lingyun Realm cultivator still held an odd expression on his face. However, his words immediately drew disdainful looks from the onlookers.

It’s something that could cause death; who would want such an honor? Look at this guy’s envious expression—it’s merely because it’s Yun Xiao who’s confined by the Space Power. Why don’t you try it yourself?

These thoughts of the bystanders were unknown to Yun Xiao, who was already bound by the Space Power. At this moment, he was sensing the familiarity of the Space Power, momentarily absent-minded.

This momentary distraction allowed Lou Liheng and the observing cultivators to believe that Yun Xiao had no means to escape anymore—he could only passively accept his fate.

”This feeling, it’s such a nostalgic familiarity!”

After a moment, Yun Xiao finally snapped out of his daze. His murmuring was not heard by anyone; he was merely expressing his sentiment.

This kind of Space Power would be unbeatable for other mid-stage Heavenly Realm cultivators. Unfortunately, it met Yun Xiao today, and it was just Space Power without any support.

If this Space Power wasn’t cut out by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, and instead by a Holy Rank Third Realm expert whom Yun Xiao didn’t recognize, he would indeed find it extremely troublesome.

Lou Liheng’s pride in the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace had, at this moment, become the opportunity for Yun Xiao to undo the Space Power. It was precisely his familiarity with the elder that made this Space Power no threat to him at all.

”Yun Xiao, if you surrender and reveal the mastermind behind your destruction of the Empress Statue, perhaps I can offer you an easy death!”

The complacent Lou Liheng was undoubtedly full of confidence at this moment. Hearing his words, many people nodded slightly. After all, there are many things in this world more terrifying than death.

Faced with inhumane torture under Lou Liheng, eventually leading to death anyway, it might be better to comply straightforwardly, avoiding unbearable pain.

”Do you really think this mere Space Power can trap me?”

Hearing Lou Liheng’s words, Yun Xiao, trapped within the space, smiled. His words caused many to sneer.

If those onlookers, before knowing it was Space Power—and specifically Space Power cut by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace—thought Yun Xiao might have the means to escape, they now had not the slightest such thought.

Who is the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace? A super expert at the final realm of the Holy Rank Third Realm, dealing with some Heavenly Realm cultivators—he could probably blow them ten thousand kilometers away with a mere breath.

Even if this is just Half-step Holy Rank Space Power cut by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, binding a mere mid-stage Heavenly Realm youth is clearly more than enough.

In that case, where did this coarse-clothed youth get the confidence to disdain the Space Power cut by the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, while boasting so shamelessly? It must be what they call the stubbornness of a dying duck!

”Haha, Yun Xiao, I must say, you are the most arrogant and stubborn person I’ve ever seen!”

Lou Liheng was amused, seeing Yun Xiao’s teasing demeanor. He laughed three times, then his voice turned low and thunderous: ”Then break it if you can!”

To Lou Liheng, Yun Xiao was merely using his last words to gain an advantage. If this Space Power cut by the Third Elder could be broken by a mid-stage Heavenly Realm cultivator, it would overturn his cultivation worldview.

”Watch closely!”

Yun Xiao ignored Lou Liheng’s and the onlookers’ disdainful thoughts. With three words uttered, he gently raised his right arm.

”This...”

Seeing this scene, Lou Liheng’s eyes suddenly narrowed, for Yun Xiao’s act of raising his arm was entirely different from what he had expected, even contrary to it.

Generally, a cultivator confined by Space Power cannot move at all. How could they possibly raise an arm? At most, they could only talk. At that moment, deep within Lou Liheng’s heart, a thread of unease undoubtedly sprouted.

”Break!”

Just as Lou Liheng and the numerous onlooking cultivators were racking their brains to understand, a single word was uttered softly from the young man’s mouth, and a miraculous scene unfolded.

Crack!

It was as if a heavy hammer had struck a frozen surface, causing a crack to appear in the invisible air, seeming incredibly clear in the eyes of the onlookers.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The cracks in the invisible space became more and more distinct, and more numerous, while Yun Xiao’s fingers merely tapped a certain part of the void, without the slightest additional movement.

The Space Power was carved out by Holy Rank Third Realm experts, and each expert’s carved space is different. The most crucial thing in carving space is identifying a spatial node.

At this moment, the place where Yun Xiao’s fingers were located was the spatial node carved out by the Third Emperor Elder. With his understanding of that Emperor Palace Elder, he could pinpoint the node without even having to search for it.

If it were an ordinary Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator, it would be impossible to find the spatial node so quickly, and because they had not yet started to grasp space, they might not even know about such things as nodes.

Unfortunately for Lou Liheng, he encountered Yun Xiao, who not only inherited the legacy of the Long Xiao Battle God but was also extremely familiar with that Third Emperor Elder, resulting in this miraculous moment.

”No! Impossible!”

In fact, even Lou Liheng himself, not having broken through to the Holy Rank Third Realm, had only vaguely heard that the Space Power seemed to have such a node, but didn’t know much, and now seemed somewhat flustered.

This was already Lou Liheng’s greatest reliance, and he even boasted earlier that if Yun Xiao could break this spatial restraint, he would write his name backward.

At this moment, the cracks on the Space Power grew increasingly dense, indicating that the Space Power carved out by the Third Emperor Elder didn’t have the slightest effect on that plainly dressed boy.

”Shatter!”

Just when Lou Liheng seemed lost, the boy in the plain clothes once again uttered three soft words as if three heavy hammers struck the heart of this Emperor Palace Inspector.

Crash!

As Yun Xiao’s soft words fell, the Space Power, now filled with dense cracks, could no longer withstand the shattering force and exploded with a boom.

The cube of Space Power surrounding Yun Xiao turned into numerous energy fragments in an instant, eventually assimilated by the air, disappearing without a trace as if nothing had happened.

Space Power is invisible and formless, and if there were a moment when it appeared most visibly, it would be when Yun Xiao’s finger found the node, causing those dense cracks to climb.

Now that everything had dissipated, this part of the sky suddenly fell silent, as countless cultivators seemed to be processing the scene that had just occurred. How did that plainly dressed boy named Yun Xiao achieve this?

To know that space was carved by the Third Emperor Elder, a peak figure of the Holy Rank Third Realm, how could it be easily broken by a young Heavenly Realm Middle Stage lad?

Because of the Emperor Palace Elders’ dominance, this notion was already deeply rooted in the minds of these Dragon Cloud low rank cultivators. Even with the facts right in front of them, they found it hard to believe, as it defies all logic.

”So, should you call yourself Hengli Building now?”

Just as everyone’s thoughts were wildly racing and no one spoke, the same plainly dressed young man casually remarked with a hint of a smile, pulling everyone’s minds back to reality.

”This...”

Many of the onlooking cultivators had their expressions twisted, recalling Lou Liheng’s boasting earlier, eliciting a strange feeling that perhaps this Emperor Palace Inspector really would change his name to Hengli Building?

Boom!

However, just as the onlookers were entertaining these strange thoughts, an overwhelming energy suddenly surged from behind Lou Liheng, followed by a peculiar sight in the sky above.

They saw a giant dragon with thunder wings, having appeared unknowingly in the sky behind Lou Liheng, its enormous body spanning several tens of feet, causing a drastic change in every face’s expression.

”What is that?”

A cultivator seemed to sense the endless Dragon Power emanating from the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon and couldn’t help but shout out, even feeling an urge to kneel on the ground.

”It should be some kind of Meridian Techniques that Yun Xiao performed, but why does that aura feel so strange?”

A Heavenly Realm Early Stage cultivator with powerful Power of Soul was the first to guess the truth, yet the overwhelming Dragon Power still caused his heart to race with alarm.