Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"He's finally here!"

Liu Hanyi was undoubtedly the most excited one; she stared blankly at the Dragon Taming Sword that was still dancing in the air, and suddenly, her beautiful eyes sharply turned in one direction.

On top of the West Gate of Baiyue City, a group of figures had appeared at some point, and the one in front, dressed in coarse cloth, was the youth that Liu Hanyi longed for day and night.

"Sister Hanyi, are you all okay?"

The comer was none other than Yun Xiao, followed by a group from the Jade Pot Sect. Mo Qing, who had a good relationship with Liu Hanyi, was the first to speak. Although she knew that Sister Hanyi had a bit of special feelings for Yun Xiao, as a magnanimous person, she would not turn against her over such a trifle.

"Teacher... she..."

Suddenly seeing these familiar faces, Liu Hanyi felt her eyes starting to moisten. At this desperate moment, hope surged, and she suddenly found herself choked up, unable to speak.

"Leave the rest to me!"

Yun Xiao stepped forward, gently patted Liu Hanyi's shoulder, and he had a favorable impression of this girl who had helped him several times.

"Be... be careful, that Flying Flower Empress is a cultivator of Earth Rank Third Realm!"

Shocked back to reality by Yun Xiao's pat, Liu Hanyi then spoke with some worry. In her view, although Yun Xiao had surprised Wei Wuji by slicing off three of his fingers with the Dragon Taming Sword, the Earth Rank Realm Flying Flower Empress Ye Luochen still seemed like an insurmountable obstacle.

"Don't worry, if I really can't beat her, isn't the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion still there?"

Yun Xiao's smile did not diminish, and no sooner had he finished speaking than his figure had already leapt out, landing beneath the West City gate. With this appearance, all the soldiers and cultivation strong people from the two empires could see the youthful visage of this young man.

"Yun Xiao!"

From the moment Ye Luochen raised the alarm to the authority of the Dragon Taming Sword, the cultivators from both empires immediately knew who had come—it was that genius from the Jade Pot Sect who had won the championship at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference a year ago.

"Spirit Vein Realm Peak?!"

Ye Luochen, the Flying Flower Empress, was the most sensitive in sensing, and as soon as Yun Xiao leapt off the city wall, she had already sensed the breath of his Meridian Qi, revealing a hint of surprise.

It was less than a year since the end of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, and at that time Yun Xiao was publicly known to be in the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, not even having broken through to the Late Stage.

But how could this lad terrifyingly reach the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm in less than a year, leaving Ye Luochen completely baffled.

The news about Yun Xiao's actions in Xuanyue Empire had only spread within Xuanyue Empire itself and hadn't reached other countries; even the nearby Lingtian Empire heard little about it, let alone empires that were even further away.

"This kid cannot be left alive!"

After this thought passed through her heart, Ye Luochen was already determined—no matter whether it was the wooden sword that had just flown back to Yun Xiao's hand or the young man's cultivation talent, it had all stirred in her a strong desire to kill.

To become Empress of the Flying Flower Empire, Ye Luochen was certainly no ordinary woman. Her ruthless nature wouldn't be outdone by men and might even be much more intense.

"Yun Xiao, thank you!"

Luoyi Sect Leader Jia Yi, having narrowly escaped death, heaved a few rough breaths before managing to speak words of gratitude. Sensing the disordered aura emanating from her, Yun Xiao couldn't help but slightly frown.

"Sect Leader Jia Yi, leave this place to me, please retreat over there and recover your breath!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao didn't have time to perform the Meridian Refining Technique, so he could only say this before he sensed a hateful gaze casting on him.

"Be careful!"

Knowing she couldn't be of any help, Jia Yi didn't force it and retreated under the West Gate to sit cross-legged and recuperate, while several Luoyi Sect Elders leaped down from the wall, spontaneously forming a protective formation around her.

"So, Yun Xiao, I have to say, you've got guts!"

Wei Wuji, who had just bandaged up his right hand, had eyes filled with hatred. Although losing three fingers could technically be considered just a surface wound, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce his combat power in the future.

"Kid, I will knock off each of your ten fingers and ten toes, one by one, and feed them to dogs!"

The extreme bitterness in his heart caused Wei Wuji's look towards Yun Xiao to seem fiery. What he didn't realize was, upon his threat falling, the odd expressions on the faces of the people from Jade Pot Sect atop the West Gate.

"Hehe, I wonder what kind of expression Wei Wuji would have if he knew the fate of King Tingfeng's downfall?"

The Great Elder Lu Zhan's soft chuckle echoed out, causing everyone from the Jade Pot Sect to instantly recall the scene just outside the South Gate, where Yun Xiao struck down Du Fuyun in one hit.

Although Wei Wuji, the King of the Youlong Empire, is a half-step Rank powerhouse, his combat strength may not be much greater than that of Tingfeng's King Du Fuyun, especially since he has already lost three fingers.

However, any cultivator who has just encountered Yun Xiao and is at the half-step Earth Rank would probably not think so, because the gap between a half-step Earth Rank and the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm might be much larger than the gap between the minor realms within the Spiritual Vein Realm.

Particularly, that hint of Earth Power that could be triggered at times is not something ordinary cultivators at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm could contend with. At least Wei Wuji viewed it this way, even having lost three fingers, dealing with this youngster seemed to be a matter of little consequence.

Moreover, in Wei Wuji's heart, the loss of his three fingers was not due to Yun Xiao's own ability, but rather with the help of that mind-bewildering Wooden Sword. Perhaps even a true Earth Rank Third Realm expert could be tricked under such an inconspicuous wooden sword?

"Do not underestimate him, King Wuji!"

For some reason, when she saw the youth in simple clothes standing indifferently before Wei Wuji's imposing threat, the Flying Flower Empress Ye Luochen felt a sense of unease and unconsciously voiced a warning.

"Hmph, just watch!"

Wei Wuji was slightly dissatisfied with Ye Luochen's warning, as he felt it was questioning his own strength. Did the Flying Flower Empress really think that he, a half-step Earth Rank powerhouse, could not handle a kid who was merely at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm?

Whoosh...

An overwhelming aura swept out from Wei Wuji's body. In front of him, a colossal water dragon nearly thirty feet long materialized, its Water Attribute energy causing many faces to change color.

"Using this move again?"

Seeing the somewhat familiar giant Water Dragon, Yun Xiao remembered a technique used by Wei You from the Youlong Empire during the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference in the Demon Realm.

It seemed that these two from the same Empire used similar techniques. However, the Water Dragon attack unleashed by the half-step Earth Rank Wei Wuji was far more formidable than when Wei You had used it.

In fact, this Water Dragon attack technique had reached the Earth Rank Low Level, and if it were not for Wei You possessing the Youlong Empire Royal Bloodline, it would have been impossible for him to cultivate it to a minor success.

As the King of the Youlong Empire, Wei Wuji's Royal Bloodline was naturally even richer. Furthermore, being at the half-step Earth Rank, he had pushed the Water Dragon attack to its limits.

Despite Wei Wuji seemingly looking down on Yun Xiao, he had never underestimated this renowned youth, attacking with his strongest move right from the start.

"Water Dragon Crossing the Sky, Mountain and Sea Overturning!"

A fierce shout erupted from Wei Wuji, and amidst the intense and admiring gazes of the Youlong Empire soldiers, the massive water dragon roared across the sky, lunging furiously at Yun Xiao.

"Mountain and Sea Overturning? Hmph, how presumptuous!"

As the gigantic Water Dragon rushed towards him, Yun Xiao let out a cold snort. Then, everyone saw him slowly raise his left arm, seemingly making no other move.

The cultivators from Jade Pot Sect thought that no matter how formidable Wei Wuji's Water Dragon attack was, it would probably not compare to the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon that Yun Xiao had previously unleashed.

If Yun Xiao directly summoned the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, perhaps the Water Dragon attack would instantly collapse. After all, they had witnessed the power of the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, which was far stronger than Wei Wuji's Water Dragon.

What the crowd didn't know was that Yun Xiao had a better way to deal with this single Attribute Water Dragon. Additionally, he wanted to use the energy within the Water Dragon to recover some of the weariness from launching the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon.

"Could it be that Yun Xiao is going to use that same move again?"

In contrast to the cultivators from Jade Pot Sect, a young figure in the camp of the Youlong Empire suddenly felt that Yun Xiao's action of raising his left arm looked familiar.

This person was naturally Wei You, the genius from the Youlong Empire. Didn't Yun Xiao just stretch out a hand and easily break his Water Dragon attack at the top of the Demon Suppressing Mountain in the Demon Realm?

"Father King, be caref..."

Realizing a possibility, Wei You cried out, but he managed to only let out three words before realizing that his warning came too late. The giant Water Dragon's head had already touched Yun Xiao's left palm.

At this moment, as the giant Water Dragon met Yun Xiao's left palm, it was not proportional to the youth's slender figure – only touching a corner of the huge dragon's forehead.

Yet, in this vastly disproportionate confrontation, the slightest contact halted the massive body of the Water Dragon. Everything seemed to freeze at that moment.

A lean youth, a nearly thirty-foot long gigantic Water Dragon, a slender arm connecting the two – at this moment, the entire area outside the West Gate of the Xuanyue Imperial City fell into sudden silence.