Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Regarding the retreat of the Monkey-shaped Vein Demon, Little Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu did not retreat nor push forward excessively. Thus, his gaze immediately shifted towards the direction of the Black Star Snake.

At this moment, the Mannerless Cultivator was rather conflicted in his heart, as he clearly knew the Black Star Snake might not be a match for the Golden Snake Worm, yet he couldn't simply give up easily like the master of that Monkey-shaped Meridian Spirit.

As a cultivator at the Half-step Origin Seeking Realm and possessing a half-step Eighth Rank Black Star Snake, the Mannerless Cultivator had come to participate in the Spirit Fighting Conference clearly aiming for the championship of the Qi Seeking group.

Unfortunately, in this tournament of the Spirit Fighting Conference, the appearance of Yun Xiao, an unpredictable factor, who had continuously overcome all challenges, meant that no one could defeat his Meridian Spirit, not even Peng Muxin of the Early Stage Origin Seeking Realm.

Even so, the Mannerless Cultivator was extremely reluctant to give up, and he was absolutely determined to obtain the Thunder Spirit Crystal, especially at this critical final moment, which agonizingly weighed on his heart like dripping blood.

In fact, after two Meridian Spirits of those three died and one fled, the arena had now turned into a solo battle of Meridian Spirits. As long as he could defeat the Golden Snake Worm, the Mannerless Cultivator would be the champion of the Qi Seeking group of this Spirit Fighting Conference.

Swoosh!

It was precisely in such a fleeting moment of hesitation, Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, not having as many thoughts as the Mannerless Cultivator, saw his snake body twist and quickly dashed towards the Black Star Snake.

"Enough, let's gamble on this one!"

Watching the tiny Golden Snake Worm, less than three inches long, swiftly charging, the Mannerless Cultivator's eyes flashed with a ruthless gleam. At such a moment, if one couldn't even muster the courage to risk everything, it would have an extremely profound impact on his future cultivation path.

Furthermore, the Mannerless Cultivator also believed that with the speed of the Golden Snake Worm, even if he ordered the Black Star Snake to dodge, it might not be able to evade. It was better to seize this last chance - there might still be a slim chance of victory.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Golden Snake Worm arrived extremely quickly, in the blink of an eye, it was less than a foot away from the Black Star Snake, and its speed did not show any signs of decreasing.

"Hm?"

Just then, the audience suddenly saw the Black Star Snake open its mouth, and immediately after, the tiny Golden Snake Worm, measuring less than three inches, flashed into that dark snake mouth and completely disappeared from sight.

The Black Star Snake's body was about a dozen feet long, incomparable to the less than three inches long Golden Snake Worm, by a countless factor. Logically, seeing this scene, no one would feel surprised or confused.

However, considering that the Golden Snake Worm was a Meridian Spirit owned by Yun Xiao, everyone subconsciously thought of a possibility: the Golden Snake Worm swallowed by the Black Star Snake might not necessarily lead to defeat.

It was known that in the past, anything bitten by the Black Star Snake, even if not swallowed, would likely die instantly from intense poisoning, such was the formidable nature of the Black Star Snake Poison.

Now, everyone clearly understood it was the Mannerless Cultivator's desperate gamble—if the intense poison of the Black Star Snake could corrode the Golden Snake Worm, then this battle would be his victory, otherwise, his defeat.

At that moment, the outside of the North Gate of Yuyang City suddenly became extremely quiet, everyone staring dumbfounded at the Black Star Snake that had swallowed the Golden Snake Worm, seeking a definitive outcome.

At this moment, the Mannerless Cultivator's face finally showed a smug smile, because unlike the viewing crowd, he had more confidence in his Black Star Snake.

Even though the Golden Snake Worm was extremely bizarre and had previously swallowed the Black Star Snake Poison without issue, the current situation was completely different. The Black Star Snake could fully infiltrate its fang's poison into the body of the Golden Snake Worm.

The previously infused three drops of Black Star Snake Poison, compared to the total venom inside the Black Star Snake's body, were merely about one tenth or one twentieth. Now, administering poison personally from the body would undoubtedly increase the destructive power by tenfold.

In the eyes of the Mannerless Cultivator, the Golden Snake Worm that had been swallowed into the mouth of the Black Star Snake might have already been bitten by its fangs by the next moment, and once the lethal poison entered its body, the Golden Snake Worm would no longer be able to stir any trouble.

Crack! Crack!

However, just as the Mannerless Cultivator's face revealed a smug expression, both he and the spectators heard a faint cracking sound. Immediately after, the Black Star Snake's mouth involuntarily opened up, dropping down two slightly strange objects.

"Are those…the Black Star Snake's venomous fangs?"

Some perceptive cultivators, even before those two strange objects hit the ground, had already recognized what they were, and in an instant, they shouted in surprise, realizing a possibility.

"This… why?"

Compared to the shock of the onlookers, the Poison Vein Master seemed to freeze at that moment, because he knew more clearly what those two things were: indeed, the two fangs from the upper jaw of the Black Star Snake.

This was a Meridian Spirit of almost Eighth Rank, and the fangs of such snake Vein Demons were always their most powerful weapons; yet here they were, shockingly snapped off in front of everyone—it was as if they were seeing a ghost.

After witnessing this scene, both the Poison Vein Master and the audience understood that the Black Star Snake, after swallowing the Golden Snake Worm, had attempted to bite it with its own venomous fangs, only to find that the latter's body was incredibly tough and hard, ultimately leading to the breakage of the snake's fangs.

What level of physical strength would it require to break the sharp fangs of the Black Star Snake? Everyone felt their minds overwhelmed; that young man's Meridian Spirit always managed to bring unexpected surprises.

"Oh no, this is bad!"

Just as the Poison Vein Master was momentarily stunned, the Golden Snake Worm, known as Xiao Wu, didn't harbor so many thoughts. After breaking the Black Star Snake's fangs, its entire body lunged forward again, directly entering inside the body of the Black Star Snake.

If previously the Poison Vein Master still held some confidence in the Black Star Snake, now he could no longer think so. To jest, with the physical strength capable of breaking snake fangs so easily, if it were to rampage inside the snake's body, one could only imagine the consequences.

"Wait, I recogni—"

Spurt!

Thinking of a certain possibility, the entanglement in the Poison Vein Master's heart vanished instantly; however, the word "forfeit" hadn't yet left his mouth when another soft sound echoed in his ears, plunging his heart into the abyss.

Suddenly, a flash of golden light burst forth from a certain spot on the pitch-black body of the Black Star Snake, followed by an explosive small hole opening up, and snake blood spurting out, making many realize what had transpired.

A huge pitch-black snake body of about three meters stiffened suddenly, then softened and finally dropped to the ground, motionless.

Obviously, the Golden Snake Worm had entered the body of the Black Star Snake and wreaked havoc inside, only to ultimately burst out, leaving the Black Star Snake no chance of survival.

Seeing this, the face of the Poison Vein Master undoubtedly turned exceedingly grim. Knowing that the Black Star Snake, which he had carefully obtained from a special place, was now inexplicably dead on the fighting stage, how could he accept this?

As a Poison Vein Master, though he possessed much stronger poison resistance than typical cultivators, refining a deadly Meridian Spirit and manipulating it to attack enemies also required a considerable amount of time.

Take this Black Star Snake Spirit, for example; the amount of suffering the Poison Vein Master endured to adapt to the Black Star Snake Poison, perhaps only he knew.

And now, this hard-earned Black Star Snake unexpectedly died in the Spirit Fighting Conference's arena; how could the Poison Vein Master not be heartbroken, knowing how difficult it would be to find another Meridian Spirit that matched his attributes so well?

Thus, at this moment, the Poison Vein Master's gaze sharply turned towards a certain coarsely dressed young man, because he knew that the Meridian Spirit of the Golden Snake Worm was under the control of this youth.

In the Poison Vein Master's view, if Yun Xiao had shown mercy just now and accepted his forfeit, the Black Star Snake wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't have lost such a powerful Meridian Spirit.

But honestly, the Poison Vein Master was wrongly blaming Yun Xiao this time; Xiao Wu's participation in the fight was all thanks to the help of the Dragon Tree Spirit Little Dragon, and for him to influence Xiao Wu's will, making it obey his command, was absolutely a fool's dream.

Therefore, this one-sided battle against four enemies on the fighting stage was entirely Xiao Wu's own volition, and it had nothing to do with Yun Xiao, not even half a copper coin.

However, contract Meridian Spirits are something few would consider, and most people were only aware of Yun Xiao's contract Meridian Spirit, which was that fiery red little bird. Could it be the Golden Snake Worm was also a contract Meridian Spirit?

Therefore, all the Poison Vein Master's bitterness and anger were now directed at Yun Xiao. He resolved that, should he encounter this young man after the Spirit Fighting Conference, he would personally seek his vengeance to soothe his heart.

As opposed to the losing Poison Vein Masters including the Poison Vein Master, the mood of the spectators was undeniably much more positive, for ever since the Black Star Snake died, on the Platform Number One, only the Meridian Spirit of the Golden Snake Worm remained, and it belonged to Yun Xiao.

"Yun Xiao... actually won the championship of Spirit Fighting Conference?!"

On the stage, Lin Xuanhao stared blankly at the young man in coarse clothes, whose face remained calm, his heart unable to calm down for a long time. This was something he had never imagined before.

When recalling their time back in the Lin Family of Yujiang City, Lin Xuanhao first mentioned the Spirit Fighting Conference to Yun Xiao, who was then clueless and didn't even possess a single Meridian Spirit.

Yet in just such a short period, that young man without even a single Meridian Spirit had, battle after battle, defeated many Peak Qi Seeking Realm cultivators' Meridian Spirits and even Meridian Spirits of cultivators in the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, finally standing on this final stage.

Lin Xuanhao, who had been eliminated early, had only come to the Spirit Fighting Conference for fun; never had he expected that Yun Xiao, who came for the same reason, would win the championship.