Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

With a single force to shake the giant dragon!

At this moment, what unfolded before the eyes of several hundred thousand people inside and outside the West Gate of Baiyue City was such a mystical scene, the disparity in size between the giant dragon and Yun Xiao was too great. Judging by their physique alone, there was absolutely no comparability between the two.

Yet it was precisely so—the giant dragon writhed, but could never free itself from the pull of Yun Xiao's left palm. Witnessing this scene, even Wei Wuji, the controller of the giant dragon, could not help but feel a hint of unease rising in his heart.

This was Wei Wuji's strongest technique, unleashed by tapping into the royal bloodline power of the Youlong Empire, effectively merging the Water Dragon with Wei Wuji as one entity, indistinguishable from one another.

This was the reason why, back on the peak of Demon Suppressing Mountain, the moment Yun Xiao shattered the Water Dragon, Wei You suffered severe injuries and spat out blood. Now, Yun Xiao seemingly intended to repeat his trick before Wei Wuji could unveil the truth, a maneuver that could very likely be effective once again.

"Dragon Power, reveal!"

Feeling uneasy in his heart, Wei Wuji saw an icy aura emerging from the young man's left hand, and he suddenly shouted again. It was not only him – the aura of the giant Water Dragon also surged several folds in that instant.

"Ancestor Vein Power!"

Upon witnessing the surge in Wei Wuji's aura, many powerful individuals came to a realization. The King of Youlong Empire had not invoked the Ancestor Vein Power during the long battle with Jia Yi until this moment, indicating that he hadn't underestimated Yun Xiao at all.

The reason Wei Wuji summoned the Ancestor Vein Power now was to further amplify the Water Dragon's might. Indeed, he succeeded, for at that moment, a surge of extremely majestic aura explosively emanated from the gigantic Water Dragon's body.

"Is this the power of the Divine Dragon?"

The low-level practitioners who felt this aura trembled in their souls, their hearts filled with shock. Combining this with Wei Wuji's earlier words, they suddenly became extremely curious about the royal heritage of the Youlong Empire.

This continent was called Nine Dragons Continent, where anything related to dragons was a supreme treasure, coveted by even the Holy Rank Great Powers of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, who couldn't just stand by.

And now, the giant Water Dragon deployed by Wei Wuji was emanating an aura that seemed akin to "Dragon Power." Did this imply that the royal lineage of Youlong Empire somehow had a faint connection to the lofty Divine Dragons?

"Hmph, such a nonsensical thing also dares to call itself Dragon Power?"

For some reason, just when everyone was trembling from the Dragon Power's aura, something deep inside Yun Xiao, as if provoked, made him extremely uncomfortable. Instantly, he let out a cold sneer.

Even though the Dragon Power of the giant Water Dragon had a strong deterrent effect on other cultivators, it had no effect on Yun Xiao. Instead, it felt like an ant's provocation against a giant elephant.

Although Yun Xiao did not know what was special about the body he was reborn into, both the resolution of the Dragon Pattern Lock and the allegiance of the Dragon Taming Sword had demonstrated that his body was extraordinary.

Indeed, as Yun Xiao coldly remarked, Wei Wuji's half-baked Dragon Power might affect others, but it couldn't stir even a single hair of his.

"Ice Freeze!"

At the fall of Yun Xiao's cold command, the Ice Cold Ancestral Vein within his left arm was instantly activated, and the Ice Cold Power it contained cascaded out, invading the forehead of the giant Water Dragon.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A series of strange noises were heard. The scene that had once unfolded on the peak of Demon Suppressing Mountain was now once again presented before everyone's eyes, and it was especially familiar to the likes of Mo Qing, Liu Hanyi, and Ling Wan.

Compared to the surprise and delight of the practitioners from the Xuanyue Empire witnessing this, Wei You, as well as Ye Shimei, Young Master Flying Flower from the Flying Flower Empire, looked rather unpleasant.

Because Wei Wuji, who had reached Half-step Earth Rank of Youlong Empire, seemed to wield an attack of the Water Dragon no different from the one Wei You, in the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm, had deployed before.

Watching the giant Water Dragon start to ice over from its forehead, followed by the head, the body, then the tail, and turn into an Ice Dragon in a matter of a few breaths, those who were in the know realized the battle was about to come to an end.

Especially the genius Wei You from Youlong Empire, who had been able to exchange a few blows with Yun Xiao before, now found himself, despite his hard-earned breakthrough to the Peak of Meridian Union Realm, unable to even catch sight of the young man's figure.

It was originally thought that with this union of the Eight Great Empires, they could eliminate Yun Xiao and the Xuanyue Empire in one fell swoop, but now it looked like not only was the Xuanyue Empire indestructible, his father, the King of Youlong, seemed likely to perish here in moments.

"Shatter!"

Under Wei Wuji's extremely frightened gaze, Yun Xiao's voice once again emitted a cold sound devoid of any emotion, and his left hand suddenly retracted, causing the giant Ice Dragon to immediately lose its support.

Boom!

Crash!

The ice dragon, having lost its support, crashed heavily to the ground in the next moment. It shattered into pieces, scattering frost everywhere, and the ground was left sparkling with ice fragments.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"

Unlike Wei You's previous situation, when the giant ice dragon shattered, Wei Wuji spat out three mouthfuls of bright red blood, and even his breath had dropped to freezing point at this moment.

This low-level Earth Rank Meridian Technique, belonging to the Youlong Empire, required the essence blood of their own heritage to be cast successfully. In his desperation to completely annihilate Yun Xiao, Wei Wuji even stimulated the hidden attack within it: Dragon Power!

It was this reckless activation of the Dragon Power that caused Wei Wuji's condition to be extremely miserable at the moment, as the blood vessels and meridians in his body had become shattered due to the dissolution of the water dragon.

Originally having reached Half-step Earth Rank, Wei Wuji's Meridian Qi Cultivation plummeted back to the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm after this incident. Even if he could repair those meridians in the future, he would likely never have the chance to break through to the Earth Rank Third Realm in this lifetime.

"Since you dared to come to the Xuanyue Empire, then you must be prepared to be exterminated!"

Just when Wei Wuji was sensing the severe backlash within his body and mourning his future cultivation prospects, a cold voice suddenly came through, causing his heart to sink suddenly to rock bottom.

This was not a question of whether he could continue to cultivate in the future; this was a matter of whether he could survive at all. It was only now that Wei Wuji truly experienced Yun Xiao's ruthlessness for the first time.

Swoosh!

As soon as Yun Xiao's words fell, he gently moved his feet, and a fist-sized piece of un-melted solid ice, like a crystal meteor, shot furiously towards Wei Wuji.

In fact, given Yun Xiao's nature, it was not impossible for him to spare Wei Wuji, who was grievously injured and had no chance of advancing further, just as he had spared Lu Dingtian before.

But recalling the sensation of the water dragon's Dragon Power, the violent seed deep in Yun Xiao's heart took over his mercy, prompting this action.

"No!"

Watching the solid ice flying rapidly toward him, Wei Wuji had no doubt that if it hit him, his body would have a large hole pierced through it instantly, and he screamed out in horror.

However, at this moment, due to the backlash from the shattering of the ice dragon, Wei Wuji's bloodline was more than half depleted, so how could he possibly evade Yun Xiao's fatal blow? Despite his panic, all he could do was wait for death.

Ding!

Yet at this instant, a light tinkling sound suddenly emerged, followed by the piece of solid ice kicked by Yun Xiao veering off to one side and then shattering into fragments.

This scene undoubtedly left everyone somewhat stunned, for seeing Wei Wuji's miserable state, it was impossible for him to have executed any technique to fend off that solid ice attack. So, who could it be that intervened at this moment and possessed the ability to do so?

"It's the Flying Flower Empress, Ye Luochen!"

Thinking of a possibility, after a moment of surprise, everyone came to a realization—because at this moment, the only one who could truly save Wei Wuji was Ye Luochen, who was at the Earth Rank Third Realm.

"Finally couldn't hold back, huh?"

Seeing his lethal ice projectile smashed, Yun Xiao seemed to have expected this twist. He let out a light chuckle, then bent his left index finger slightly before flicking it suddenly.

Swoosh!

Everyone, including the Flying Flower Empress herself, believed that Ye Luochen's intervention meant that Wei Wuji's life was saved, especially the Empress, who had absolute confidence in her intervention.

However, just as Wei Wuji breathed a sigh of relief, believing he had finally saved his own life, one of the shattered ice fragments, redirected by some force, shot at the speed of lightning directly into the temple on the right side of his head.

Pfft!

One unexpected turn after another left the crowd struggling to keep up, and by the time they reacted, Wei Wuji's body had suddenly stiffened, then with eyes full of unwillingness, he fell rigidly to the ground.

From heaven to hell, and then back from hell to heaven, only to be cast down into the endless abyss, Wei Wuji experienced all of this in a brief span of time.

Regrettably, even with the intervention of Ye Luochen, the Earth Rank Third Realm Flying Flower Empress, Wei Wuji's life could not be saved. Seeing the ruler of the Youlong Empire fall to the ground, the Flying Flower Empress's once confident face darkened like water.

A silver needle, gleaming with cold light, flickered in Ye Luochen's hand. It was the very object that had shattered the solid ice, but despite her meticulous calculations, she still lost to Yun Xiao in the end—how could she possibly be pleased?

Originally thinking that after intervening as an Earth Rank powerhouse herself, everything would develop according to her plans, Ye Luochen never expected that her first attempt would fall short. As the Flying Flower Empress, she could not swallow this humiliation no matter what.