Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Xiao’er!”

Seeing Yun Xiao severely injured and vomiting blood at the edge of the arena, Shang Li couldn’t help but feel extremely pained. However, at this moment, she couldn’t step into the arena and could only feel heartbroken and anxious from below.

On the other hand, the members of the Shang Family clan were all staring wide-eyed. When they saw the figure of the young man who, despite being blasted to the edge of the arena, was still standing erect, they all felt a touch of emotion.

Compared to Shang Huiyu, who was wailing in agony over a severed arm just moments before, Yun Xiao’s display of resilience at this moment was undoubtedly many times stronger. Everyone could also sense that Yun Xiao was truly grievously injured.

The members of the Shang Family guessed correctly; Yun Xiao was indeed seriously injured, and the energy from the Lion Head Meridian Technique unleashed by Shang Ying was still rampaging within his body, not yet fully dissipated by him.

”Hmm?”

However, in this critical moment, Yun Xiao’s heart suddenly stirred, as he discovered that the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, which normally required his activation to operate, was spontaneously circulating on its own.

And with the circulation of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, a mysterious power began to emerge, which dissolved the rampaging Meridian Qi Energy, healing his injuries as if in the blink of an eye by several degrees.

”He’s still alive?”

Yun Xiao was undergoing these changes within his body, which Shang Ying naturally did not know. But Shang Ying was extremely confident in the Meridian Technique he just used, believing that even a Meridian Gathering Realm Early Stage or Middle Stage cultivator would be annihilated instantly if they took that hit head-on.

It was incomprehensible to Shang Ying how this mere ant of a cultivator at the Meridian Introduction Realm Late Stage could remain alive after such a powerful Meridian Technique attack. This was beyond his understanding.

To tell the truth, even Yun Xiao himself was somewhat puzzled. If not for the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique operating on its own, the Meridian Qi Energy that had entered his body could have taken his young life.

At this moment, Shang Ying felt fortunate for his earlier claim about defeating Yun Xiao within three moves. Now, two moves had passed, Yun Xiao was still not dead, nor was he knocked out of the arena. There was no way Shang Ying could hold back on this last move.

This time, Shang Ying did not use any other method. When a subtle Meridian Qi Lion Head took shape in front of his chest, everyone anticipated the outcome for Yun Xiao.

Having been seriously injured and spouting blood from the first strike, no one believed that Yun Xiao, in his current state, could withstand another attack from Shang Ying’s Meridian Technique.

Moreover, it appeared that the Meridian Qi Lion Head that Shang Ying was deploying this time was even more solidified, indicating an attack stronger than before. With this development, Yun Xiao’s fate seemed sealed.

”Xiao’er, let’s admit defeat!”

Seeing her son’s life hanging by a thread, Shang Li could no longer restrain herself and rushed to the edge of the arena where Yun Xiao was. Her voice, choked with emotion, was met with a defiant gaze.

Yun Xiao’s body did not move an inch, and Shang Ying’s Meridian Qi Lion Head came flying swiftly. Before Shang Li’s words had even finished, it had already brutally slammed into his chest.

Everyone anticipated the next moment’s outcome – that under the powerful impact of the Meridian Technique, Yun Xiao’s entire body would be blasted out of the arena, or even directly suffer from broken bones and tendons, leading to his death.

Even Shang Li was prepared to catch Yun Xiao’s body as it flew out, but the next moment, not only she but all the members of the Shang Family were stunned because the scene they envisaged did not occur.

Everyone could clearly see that Shang Ying’s Lion Head attack indeed hit Yun Xiao. By all accounts, such a powerful blow should have been impossible for the seriously injured Yun Xiao to withstand.

But what appeared before everyone was Yun Xiao’s body, standing erect as if he had merely experienced a gentle breeze on his face. Shang Ying’s Meridian Qi Lion Head simply vanished upon impact with his chest, leaving not a single trace of its presence.

”Impossible!”

As the person involved, Shang Ying found this bizarre outcome completely unacceptable. He had fully intended to kill the grievously injured Yun Xiao with that strike, yet the unfolding events were entirely contrary to his expectations.

Yun Xiao had not only avoided being broken to death, but his stance did not even shift slightly. It was as if Shang Ying had suddenly developed a conscience and pulled his attack, rendering the fearsome Lion Head as if it had no Meridian Qi at all.

But Shang Ying knew that the Meridian Qi Lion Head contained immense power. Within the entire Arena Hall of the Shang Family, perhaps only Family Head Shang Yan and the Meridian Refining Master Yan Cheng could compete with it.

Shang Ying was utterly baffled as to why Yun Xiao, that kid, could be so elusive. Why did his powerful strike not have the slightest effect? What was the reason?

Even Yun Xiao, the person involved, was somewhat perplexed about what was happening inside his body at that moment.

Yun Xiao had prepared himself, anticipating that with the proximity of the Lion Head attack, he would most likely sustain severe injuries, or even face direct death.

The arrogance of the previous life’s Long Xiao Battle God made Yun Xiao unflinchingly confront the challenge. However, he had no certainty that he could survive another blow from a peak Meridian Gathering Realm mighty one with grave injuries.

But just as the Meridian Qi Lion Head was slamming into Yun Xiao’s body, the speed of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique within him surged instantaneously. At the same time, he clearly sensed a burning pain in the palm of his right hand.

Yun Xiao knew that the blood-red crescent mark in his palm played a role, but as to why this marvel occurred, he was also completely in the dark. At this moment, he couldn’t help but grow more curious about his never-met father.

Because Yun Xiao knew that the crescent mark in his palm was transformed from the Blood Moon Jade that he had always carried around his neck, which, according to his mother Shang Li, had been left to him by his father.

However, after his initial surprise, Yun Xiao didn’t dwell on it any longer. Since such an anomaly as soul reincarnation could happen, what else was there to be surprised about? Now that the Blood Moon Mark had erupted with such formidable power and saved his life, the result was still good, after all.

Just like that, Yun Xiao mystifyingly withstood Shang Ying’s third move. Compared to the previous two moves, this one’s oddness made the entire Arena Hall fall into deathly silence, with no one knowing what had happened.

”Sorry for that, but I, Yun Xiao, have taken your three moves!”

In the midst of the silence, Yun Xiao’s voice suddenly projected from the platform, pulling everyone’s attention back. At that moment, they suddenly experienced a rather strange feeling.

If one were to judge solely based on Yun Xiao’s performance at the arena today, his cultivation talent was many times stronger than Shang Huiyu’s, and the endless stream of methods he possessed was far beyond the reach of the Shang Family’s young master.

There were even some people contemplating whether Yun Xiao, after defeating Shang Huiyu and forcefully withstanding Shang Ying’s three moves, might replace Shang Huiyu as the family’s foremost genius, potentially receiving key cultivation from the family.

The fact proved these Shang Family clan members thought too much. Even if Yun Xiao showed such against-the-heavens talent, even if he withstood the three blows from Shang Ying, a peak Meridian Gathering Realm fighter, one thing ultimately could not be changed: he was not a member of the Shang surname.

”You little bastard, what sorcery did you use? That move doesn’t count!”

When people have no shame, they can be invincible in this world, just like Shang Ying at this moment, who, after coming back to his senses, could no longer contain the frustration and rage deep in his heart, blurted out words without the composure expected of a Family Head, and sounded more like a despicable good-for-nothing.

Regardless of the means Yun Xiao used, he indeed withstood Shang Ying’s three moves in front of all the eyes present. But Shang Ying, arrogant and condescending, ignored the prior agreement of the three-moves challenge at this moment and aggressively advanced, entirely disregarding the agreement made earlier.

Seeing Shang Ying’s actions on the platform, Yan Cheng, the Mortal Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master sitting in the northern seats, looked back at Shang Yan with a trace of disdain. When he saw that the Shang Family Head showed no indication of intervention, he suddenly realized something.

In the ten days since he arrived at the Shang Family, Yan Cheng had learned about the plight of Yun Xiao and his mother and sister. However, he was someone who prioritized his own interests, so naturally, he did not entertain any thoughts of fighting injustice.

Still, Shang Ying’s behavior was too despicable. Interfering in the match between Yun Xiao and Shang Huiyu was already considered out of line. It was one thing to agree to three moves and then break the rules; that was something only the dregs of the continent would do.

Yan Cheng guessed correctly. Shang Yan kept silent because he silently approved of his son’s actions, or rather, he recognized a potent threat in Yun Xiao.

Over these past years, Shang Yan knew very well how the Shang Family treated Yun Xiao and his family. Even for a mere Mortal Rank Middle Level Meridian Rushing Pill, it was after several months of pleading by Shang Li that he begrudgingly gave one.

Thus, Shang Yan knew that the mother and son surely harbored resentment towards the Shang Family, and with the incident in the Righteous Hall, their relationship further deteriorated.

Today, on this platform, Yun Xiao burned off one of Shang Huiyu’s arms. Shang Ying’s forced intervention made reconciliation impossible.

Becoming the Shang Family Head, Shang Yan was never a man of indecision. Since they were destined to become enemies with Yun Xiao, and considering Yun Xiao had activated the Ancestor Vein with great potential and might even join the Jade Pot Sect because of this battle, to avoid another formidable enemy for the Shang Family, Shang Yan could only tacitly approve of Shang Ying’s approach.

Yun Xiao, with his mysterious methods, had withstood Shang Ying’s three moves earlier, but Shang Yan believed that his eldest son, if he gave his all without the constraint of three moves, could end Yun Xiao, making it impossible for the latter to escape a fatal outcome.

Even Shang Yan was contemplating the possibility that Yun Xiao possessed some remarkable secret given that he managed to withstand Shang Ying’s three moves at the late stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm. If he could acquire this secret, perhaps even the Shang Family could rise along with the