Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Crack! Crack!

Yun Xiao's left hand, imbued with Cold Ice Power, pointed directly at Luo Qingkong; and the fate of this Black Star Empire's King, with his Dantian already crippled, would not differ from those Low Rank soldiers.

Regarding these brutes who dared to invade the Xuanyue Empire, Yun Xiao naturally harbored no mercy. He knew he must kill a few top warriors with the ferocity of thunder to quell the momentum of these empires completely.

"Is the King... dead?"

When the numerous soldiers of Black Star Empire saw the lifelike human ice sculpture, they finally realized a fact—their high and mighty King of Black Star, had actually died.

Thinking that the Eight Great Empires had joined forces to attack the Xuanyue Empire, and had been unstoppable after entering, nearly breaking through Baiyue City of the Imperial City, it was unexpected that under the walls of Xuanyue Imperial City, the King of Black Star Empire would die so mysteriously.

And all of this was due to the sudden return of the roughly dressed young Yun Xiao. The reputation of this youngster seemed somewhat different from what people knew.

You should know that Luo Qingkong was a formidable Half-step Earth Rank warrior. Even if the true Earth Rank warrior Nie Wencang took action, it probably wouldn't be possible to kill him in one or two moves, right?

Could it be that the roughly dressed youngster had already reached the power of an Earth Rank warrior? At this moment, everyone had such a thought on their mind, and instinctively inhaled a breath of cold air.

"Those who do not wish to die, stay put and don't move!"

There was no expression on Yun Xiao's face, but the words he spoke were like a charge of thousands of cavalry, so intimidating that the soldiers of Black Star Empire truly dared not move.

This was because the soldiers who had attacked Yun Xiao just now either turned to ashes or were frozen into ice sculptures. With the King not able to withstand a single blow against him, there was no need for them to rush to their deaths.

Seeing that the soldiers of Black Star Empire had indeed lost their will to fight, Yun Xiao also quietly sighed in relief. After all, he wasn't a true Earth Rank warrior, and using those techniques consumed Meridian Qi. Surely he couldn't just kill all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Black Star Empire?

If that were the case, Yun Xiao wouldn't need to do anything else; once his Meridian Qi was exhausted, his fate would be obvious. This was why he had used his thunderous methods the moment he arrived, killing Luo Qingkong in a swift and decisive manner.

The saying goes, a dragon without a head is merely a snake—this was now the state of Black Star Empire. With the death of Luo Qingkong, the Black Star Empire's Cultivators who considered themselves inferior to the King naturally did not dare to step forward, and the lower-ranking soldiers were even less likely to take rash actions.

After intimidating Black Star Empire, Yun Xiao paid no attention to those who were frightened out of their wits and turned his attention to a battle taking place somewhere else.

There, the battle between Nie Wencang and Xuan Haoran had reached a heated climax, and Xuan Haoran, who had already been at a disadvantage, was now entirely on the losing side, with defeat only a matter of time.

Bang!

At a certain moment, Nie Wencang finally seized an opportunity and threw a fierce punch on Xuan Haoran's back, causing him to tumble forwards while spewing a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Die!"

With a successful hit, Nie Wencang didn't show the slightest bit of mercy. Driven by the belief that one should kick an enemy when they're down, he immediately made a killing move. If this next strike hit Xuan Haoran, the latter would likely die on the spot.

Swoosh!

However, at that very moment, a grey shadow suddenly appeared between Nie Wencang and Xuan Haoran. Following it, a streak of black light sliced down—if Nie Wencang didn't retract his hand, he would likely be hit directly by this black light.

It must be said that the Lingtian Emperor was quick to respond; he immediately recognized what that black light was, so he did not dare let his body touch it. In a critical split-second, he withdrew his right hand.

Consequently, the black light missed its target. When Nie Wencang, having retracted his hand, clearly saw the identity of that shadow and the nature of the black light, he felt extremely fortunate for his wise decision.

The one who had made the move at that moment was of course Yun Xiao, and the black light that came forth was none other than the indestructible Dragon Taming Sword. Nie Wencang had already learned some information about this Wooden Sword from Xuan Jiuding.

It was remembered that during the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, Yun Xiao had used this Wooden Sword to break a Golden Blade of Earth Rank Low Level. Even with overconfidence, Nie Wencang knew his own physical defensive power would absolutely not compare to a weapon of Earth Rank Low Level.

"Good lad, you do have some skills!"

Nie Wencang, who stopped and took several steps back, had already caught a glimpse of Luo Qingkong's icy corpse out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but utter a word of admiration, yet he seemed rather unconcerned about Luo Qingkong's death.

Indeed, Nie Wencang didn't care much about the life and death of Luo Qingkong. To him, one less empire sharing the spoils of victory might even be a good thing.

However, Nie Wencang hadn't expected Luo Qingkong to be dealt with by Yun Xiao so quickly, which suggested that this rough-clothed youth might truly possess some unknown techniques.

But Nie Wencang's confidence in himself was even stronger, as the saying that cultivators of the Spiritual Rank Three Realms are like chickens and dogs in front of Earth Rank Realm powerhouses had long been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

In Nie Wencang's view, Yun Xiao only had the impressive Ice and Fire Attributes and that Wooden Sword was quite strange; all these were mere tricks. As long as he was careful, he was certain he could kill this youngster here and now.

"Nie Wencang is it? I'll give you one last piece of advice; if you kindly lead your troops back to the Lingtian Empire, perhaps I might spare the lives of your Lingtian nation. Otherwise, don't blame me, Yun Xiao, for being merciless!"

It was Yun Xiao's first encounter with the Lingtian Emperor, and he had already guessed who he was. However, the words he spoke made everyone on and around the Baiyue City Wall stand agape.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm, in front of a Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage superior and tens of thousands of soldiers, had actually made such a threatening statement. Isn't this madness?

Even Xuan Haoran and many cultivators of the Xuanyue Empire on the city wall didn't know what to say for a while. If it were a question of arrogance, perhaps no one on the Hidden Dragon Continent could surpass Yun Xiao, right?

"Haha, boy, being young and brash is fine, but once you're too arrogant, you have to pay the price!"

Nie Wencang was clearly amused by Yun Xiao, laughing uproariously. His body then emitted an imposing aura, and along with the Earth Power surging from his feet, he seemed robust and overpowering.

"By the looks of it, are you determined to follow through with this to the end?"

Seeing Nie Wencang responding to his tactics, Yun Xiao couldn't help but shake his head slightly. The words he uttered made Nie Wencang unable to hold his composure any longer, having seen arrogance before, but never to such an extent.

Yet Nie Wencang had no idea of Yun Xiao's true strength. If he knew that even Xu Lingsong, the current Sect Master of the Lingyun Sect, had been rendered useless by Yun Xiao, one wonders if he would still have such confidence?

At this moment, in Nie Wencang's heart, he was intent on killing Yun Xiao in front of the tens of thousands of soldiers around the city wall, as if by doing so, he could completely crush the fighting spirit of all the cultivators of the Xuanyue Empire.

Indeed, Nie Wencang wasn't wrong to think so. Ever since Yun Xiao arrived, all the hopes of Xuan Jing and other generals of the Xuanyue Empire were pinned on him.

After all, everyone had seen how Xuan Haoran had been at a disadvantage just earlier, and it was clear that relying on this former king of Xuanyue wouldn't be enough to resurrect the Xuanyue Empire.

And what about Yun Xiao? As soon as he appeared, he struck down the King of the Black Star Empire, Luo Qingkong, with the power of thunder, causing the entire Black Star Empire's army to hesitate to act rashly. What kind of authority is this?

Coincidentally, while Nie Wencang harbored this intent, Yun Xiao shared the same thought. If the tens of thousands of soldiers from both empires were to charge at once, even he would be unable to stop them; it was essential to capture the leader first.

A fierce battle erupted between this special standoff, and it was only after exchanging blows with Yun Xiao that Nie Wencang realized that he might have underestimated this absurdly young youth.

Previously, Nie Wencang had thought that Yun Xiao could only kill Luo Qingkong by relying on various external forces, but upon clashing, he found that whether it was the solidity of Meridian Qi or the extraordinary Physical Strength, Yun Xiao was not at a disadvantage at all.

This was vastly different from when Nie Wencang overwhelmed Xuan Haoran earlier. Keep in mind that Xuan Haoran was a genuine Earth Rank Third Realm powerhouse. If not for his slightly insubstantial Qi, it would have taken Nie Wencang much longer to deal with him.

Yet now, a youth who had not even reached the Earth Rank Third Realm, let alone a Half-step Earth Rank, actually had the capacity to contend with him face-to-face. A trace of an uncontrollable murderous intention began to rise from the depths of Nie Wencang's heart.

Nie Wencang's ambitions were much greater than Luo Qingkong's. Overthrowing the Xuanyue Empire was just the first step in his plan, with his ultimate goal to build the Lingtian Empire into the overlord of the Hidden Dragon Continent and to become the true number one on the Continent.

But now, a youth at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm was able to fight evenly with him, an Early Stage Qi Seeking Realm strong man. Nie Wencang had reason to believe that if Yun Xiao reached the same level as him, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand even one of his attacks, just like the previous Luo Qingkong.

While intense fighting broke out here, in the ranks of the Lingtian Empire, the shock in the eyes of a man and a woman was nearly overflowing.

Looking at the youth who had not been seen for several months and was now able to fight equally with the Lingtian Emperor, a powerful Earth Rank Third Realm fighter, the fear and jealousy in Xuan Jiuding's eyes could no longer be hidden.