Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The one appearing at the South Gate of the Imperial City was none other than Yun Xiao. With his current strength in the right leg, not to mention someone at the Half-step Earth Rank like Lu Dingtian, even a true Earth Rank expert would probably be kicked dozens of feet away by him.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

Yun Xiao retracted his right leg without paying attention to the barely alive King of the Thunderwind Empire, turned around, and asked. He held great respect for this teacher who had always been exceptionally good to him.

"I would have been in trouble, but once you returned, I knew everything would be fine!"

The usually reserved Yu Shu, despite the injuries inside his body, managed to make a moderately humorous remark. Seeing that he could still joke, Yun Xiao also put his mind at ease.

"Since Teacher values me so much, let me handle the next part!"

Yun Xiao replied with a smile, then gently pushed Yu Shu back under the South Gate with a palm strike, where the elders of the Jade Pot Sect were ready to receive him, sparing Yun Xiao the need for concern.

"Chi Yan, fall back!"

Turning his head, Yun Xiao let out a soft command that reluctantly made Chi Yan, who had the upper hand in the intense battle, step down.

"Huff... Huff..."

Du Fuyun, the King of the Thunderwind Empire, who had been pushed to an absolute disadvantage by Chi Yan, took two heavy breaths to stabilize and finally turned his gaze towards the young man in coarse clothing.

"Are you... Yun Xiao?"

Unlike those low-rank soldiers, upon seeing Yun Xiao, Du Fuyun immediately recognized him, indicating that he paid quite some attention to the champion of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.

"King of Thunderwind, Du Fuyun, right? If you surrender immediately, I might consider sparing your life!"

Yun Xiao didn't care about the anger in Du Fuyun's words. Instead, he looked at him with interest, and his words instantly provoked a strong reaction from the King of Thunderwind.

"Yun Xiao, don't be too proud. When you obstructed my son's advancement during the Hidden Dragon Conference, you should have foreseen that such a day would come!"

It seemed that Du Fuyun was not deterred by what had just happened to Lu Dingtian. He assumed Yun Xiao had taken advantage of the fight between Lu Dingtian and Yu Shu to land a sneak attack, which was why he exclaimed loudly, revealing the grudge between them.

"Blocking your son's path to advancement?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao was momentarily puzzled, but then as if recalling something, he suddenly said: "So you are Du Ruofeng's father, no wonder!"

There was a touch of awkwardness in Yun Xiao's voice. In fact, of the eight empires that had joined forces to besiege the Xuanyue Empire, except for the Black Star Empire, each seemed to have some grudge against him. It could even be said that this situation of Xuanyue facing ruin was invited by himself.

But Yun Xiao was not an impractical man. Although the belligenrent attitude of these empires was somewhat related to him, he knew this was not the main reason; it was the ambition of these empire's kings that was the true culprit.

"Does that mean you reject my proposal just now?"

Not wanting to engage in pointless talk with this King of Thunderwind, Yun Xiao uttered this final question, determined to strike forcefully the moment this man made his decision.

However, Yun Xiao did not mention the fates of the Lingtian Emperor and the Black Star King. If these fellows remained stubborn, they should be prepared to pay the price.

"Haha, such a greenhorn speaking so arrogantly, do you really think you are invincible?"

Provoked by Yun Xiao's question, Du Fuyun laughed loudly, his voice filled with extreme sarcasm and disdain, because in his view, no matter how famous this young man was, he couldn't possibly be a rival for himself, a Half-step Earth Rank powerhouse.

"Really fearless when ignorant!"

Hearing this, Yun Xiao shook his head. With the might, he had shown eliminating Nie Wencang, Du Fuyun at Half-step Earth Rank seemed laughable as a mere clown.

"Well then, time to bring you to your knees!"

With a voice cold with intent, Yun Xiao's figure instantly appeared right before Du Fuyun, who was dozens of feet away. This pace startled the King of Thunderwind.

One must know that the Royal Family of the Thunderwind Empire especially excelled at speed; furthermore, like Du Ruofeng, Du Fuyun has activated the Wind and Thunder Attribute Ancestor Veins, which made their unique speed even more formidable.

But now, the speed Yun Xiao had shown utterly astounded Du Fuyun, who knew that even if he wanted to achieve such speed, it would most likely be impossible.

"If you want to fight, then fight, what are you daydreaming about?"

Yun Xiao was somewhat surprised by the sudden stupor of the King of Thunderwind, and immediately rebuked him without good humor. Du Fuyun's behavior meant many of Yun Xiao's plans were left unused.

Swoosh!

Yun Xiao reacted swiftly; since those follow-up moves were useless, he decided to defeat this guy head-on. Now that he was up close, this opponent, adept at speed, was definitely no match for his own close-combat physical strength.

"Damn it!"

As Yun Xiao anticipated, when his physical strength comparable to a Seventh Rank Vein Demon was brought into play up close, the fate of the Lingtian Emperor was sealed. Within just a few moves, the emperor had already taken several heavy hits.

The Thunderwind Empire was best at agile and speedy attacks, but once their most skilled tactic became obsolete against the difference in physical strength between Du Fuyun and Yun Xiao, Du had no chance of fighting back.

"Wind and Thunder Conjunction!"

Seeing that he was on the verge of being killed by this outrageously young man, Du Fuyun let out a roar, followed by a tempest swirling around him.

Moreover, within these wild winds seemed to contain traces of silver thunder, which significantly boosted Du Fuyun's aura.

"Power of the Wind and Thunder Ancestor Vein, huh?"

Sensing the power of wind and thunder, Yun Xiao instantly understood. He had previously encountered this power at the peak of Demon Suppressing Mountain, on the body of the Thunderwind Empire's Second Prince―Du Ruofeng. However, compared to the king before him, Du Ruofeng was just a minor player.

Yet this power, rivalling that of a Great Witch and effective against other cultivators at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm and even Half-step Earth Rank cultivators, regrettably, had met Yun Xiao.

The Wind Power had a strong blowing effect, indeed pushing Yun Xiao back several feet, but the Thunder Power concealed within the wind, when striking Yun Xiao, disappeared without a trace like a stone sinking into the sea.

"What's going on?"

Feeling the Thunder Power dissipating from his senses, Du Fuyun was truly astounded. He was unaware that Yun Xiao possessed the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique and, in addition to his overwhelming Physical Strength, this half-baked Thunder Power, far from the true Heavenly Tribulation, could not harm Yun Xiao in the slightest.

"So this is the power of wind and thunder. Now taste mine!"

Having completely devoured the power of wind and thunder, Yun Xiao shouted and his hands, one on the left and one on the right, began to display a scorching heat and a piercing cold respectively.

Yun Xiao himself did not have the power of wind and thunder, but the Five Elements Power he possessed was probably more than twice as powerful as Du Fuyun's subpar Wind and Thunder Power.

And at such close distance, Yun Xiao's hands, with lightning speed, fiercely struck Du Fuyun.

As a result, a bizarre scene unfolded on the Thunderwind Emperor's body: his left side, where Yun Xiao's right hand had struck, suddenly erupted with blood-red flames.

On the right side where Yun Xiao's left palm had struck, strands of ice crystals spread out, freezing half of his body into ice within mere moments.

So what everyone saw was the Thunderwind Emperor, Du Fuyun, with half his body enshrouded in blood-red flames and the other half clear and icy, a sight both mystical and beautiful.

"Du Fuyun... is dead!"

Nevertheless, cultivators both inside and outside the Southern City of the Imperial City had to acknowledge a fact: under such a fiery and icy assault, the emperor of the Thunderwind Empire could not possibly survive.

Bang!

Crash!

Moments later, the left side of Du Fuyun's body had been reduced to ash by the flames, and the right side, crystalline and clear, collapsed to the ground, shattering into icy fragments.

Such a peculiar death caused Lu Dingtian, who was nearby and had just risen from a serious injury, to nearly collapse once more.

At this moment, Lu Dingtian was somewhat relieved that he had been seriously injured right from the start; otherwise, he might have made the same decision as Du Fuyun, with an end no different from that of the Thunderwind Emperor.

After all, cultivators from the various empires ultimately knew Yun Xiao as just a young contender from the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference. They had no idea that in just about a year, this young man had grown so powerful that killing a Half-step Earth Rank fighter was like slaughtering a chicken for him.

Lu Dingtian knew that even in his prime, he was only marginally better than Du Fuyun. If he really faced Yun Xiao, chances of survival were slim.

Previously, Lu Dingtian had dwelled on the kick he had received, thinking that Yun Xiao had taken advantage of his unpreparedness. But now, this thought vanished in an instant.

Especially when he saw that rough-clothed youth, as if he had done something trivial, casually turned his gaze toward him. Lu Dingtian felt that his fate was being controlled by someone else at that moment.

"The Jingshan Emperor, right? What do you think about the proposal I made to Du Fuyun just now?"

Of course, Yun Xiao knew that the Jingshan Emperor was skilled in Physical Strength. Even though he had broken one of his legs and kicked him in the chest, at most Du had suffered serious injuries and wouldn't be killed. Therefore, after turning his head, he opened his mouth with a light laugh.