Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Pfft!

Such a disproportionate impact wasn’t taken seriously by Peng Muxin, but the fiery red little bird was extremely fast, almost instantly its body collided with the trunk of the giant tree making a light sound.

Immediately, everyone saw the sharp beak of the fiery red small bird penetrate the trunk of the giant tree, and along with its body, shot straight through and out the other side.

For some reason, witnessing this scene evoked a strange feeling in everyone’s hearts. Even though the giant tree Meridian Spirit seemed fine aside from a small hole in the trunk, they still felt this way.

The lush, leafy Meridian Spirit of the giant tree was merely pierced by such a small hole—it probably wouldn’t be long before it healed completely, just like an elephant being bitten by an ant, how bad could the consequences be?

”Hmm?”

However, compared to the onlooking crowd, Peng Muxin’s expression changed when the fiery red bird shot through the trunk because he shockingly found that the little bird had left something behind inside the trunk.

”It seems like a very faint Fire Seed?”

For his freshly refined Tree Spirit Meridian, Peng Muxin’s sensing was still very sharp. When that touch of heat surfaced in his mind, he couldn’t help but let down most of his guard.

The Tree Spirit Meridian was so huge—a fire seed as small as a sesame seed, how could it possibly cause any significant damage? In Peng Muxin’s view, this was merely Yun Xiao’s last struggle using the Meridian Spirit.

”No way!”

However, just when Peng Muxin was fully confident, he suddenly realized that the development of the situation was somewhat different from what he had expected— in fact, it was completely opposite.

What initially seemed like a mere sesame-sized fire seed was not extinguished under the retaliation of the Tree Spirit Meridian Spirit controlled by Peng Muxin. Instead, it had grown to the size of a soybean in an instant.

Swish, swish, swish...

Moreover, at this moment, the entire enormous body of the Tree Spirit Meridian started to shake violently, as if the soybean-sized fire seed made it extremely uncomfortable.

”Damn it, what kind of flame is that?”

In just that brief moment, the fire seed had grown to the size of a dragon’s eye. Through the small hole made by the fiery red bird, one could even see the flames inside.

Peng Muxin, born and raised on the Tenglong Continent, how could he know that was the Lifebound Fire of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, its power even stronger than the Fiery Holy Rat’s Burning Flame by several degrees.

Although Red Feather currently only had Seventh Rank Intermediate Demon Meridian Qi Cultivation, merely a half-step Eighth Rank Strange Spirit Tree Spirit, how could it possibly contend against the mighty Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Fire?

Heavenly Phoenix Fire, burning all things in the world, let alone a Wood attribute Strange Spirit Tree Spirit. It can be said that when Yun Xiao decided to let Red Feather fight, the outcome of this battle had already been determined.

If it were ordinary flames, it might not be able to conquer the half-step Eighth Rank Strange Spirit Tree Spirit, but unfortunately for Peng Muxin, he met the unconventional Yun Xiao and even encountered an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, which is rarely seen even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud—perhaps this is an unusual honor?

Boom!

After a moment, even the onlooking people clearly saw from the tree hole made by the fiery red bird, flames sprayed out from both sides, and what started as sparks quickly turned into a wildfire.

”No... this can’t be... please don’t...”

Seeing the blazing fire that he could not control at all, a mix of unwillingness and panic surfaced on Peng Muxin’s face, his emotions complex and varied.

However, no matter what mood Peng Muxin was in, it couldn’t stop the flames from burning. In just a brief moment, the entire Tree Spirit Meridian turned into a flaming tree.

The sky above Spirit Fighting Arena No.1 Qi Seeking of Yuyang City was illuminated by the burning giant tree, making the battles at other Spirit Fighting Arenas seem dim in comparison, as if in the world, there was only this towering tree of fire left.

At this moment, on Qi Seeking Arena No.1, there was undoubtedly a spectacular visual feast of flames—a normally ordinary large tree, now wrapped in fiery red flames, whether it be trunk, branches, or leaves, all were gradually enshrouded by the flames—a true tree of fire.

Everyone was stunned watching the towering tree of fire, seemingly shocked by the scene in front of them, and for a moment, around the North Gate of Yuyang City, there was only the cracking sound of the burning tree.

”Damn it, what kind of Meridian Spirit is that?”

On the high platform in the north, Xu Huang, the branch chairman of Douling Commerce of Yuyang City, his face was completely flushed red by the rising flames, but his eyes full of anger indicated that he had no intention of appreciating the spectacle.

Originally, he thought that by sending a strong cultivator who had just advanced to the Early Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm along with a half-step Eighth Rank Tree Spirit Meridian, he could keep that kid named Yun Xiao, along with his Meridian Spirit, forever on the arena.

But now, the situation was such that the half-step Eighth Rank Tree Spirit Meridian couldn’t even withstand one strike from Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit. With just a gentle collision, the Tree Spirit Meridian turned into a towering tree of fire and would soon turn into a pile of charred wood and ashes.

Xu Huang could clearly sense that Yun Xiao’s bird-shaped Meridian Spirit was only at the Seventh Rank Intermediate level, yet such a Meridian Spirit could incinerate a Half-Step Eighth Rank Meridian Spirit in one strike, which already explained a lot.

”Wow, impressive, truly impressive!”

Compared to Xu Huang’s anger, Xia Yong’s eyes suddenly emitted a gleam of shrewdness, which was filled with intense greed.

Originally determined to kill Yun Xiao after the Spirit Fighting Conference and claim his three Meridian Spirits, Xia Yong was not at all displeased by the burning of the Tree Strange Spirit, but instead even more excited.

The stronger Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit was, the higher Xia Yong knew his combat power would increase after obtaining them. How wonderful it would be when such a mighty Meridian Spirit from a Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage Cultivator fell into his own hands!

Moreover, it was a Contracted Meridian Spirit, giving Xia Yong reason to believe that he could elevate the spirit’s strength to his own level in a very short time, which would undoubtedly make his battle power even more astonishing.

...

Beep beep! Beep beep!

The eye-popping spectacle of the fire feast finally came to an end. As the intense heat on the arena gradually weakened, the branches and leaves of the Tree Strange Spirit had been burned to ash, then the large trunk slowly turned to charcoal and thunderously fell.

Thus, the towering tree that had once touched the skies was no more, and the branches that had previously entangled Yun Xiao were also utterly incinerated.

A youth in coarse clothing emerged from the flames, and the spectators were surprised to find that not only was his demeanor unchanged, but even the corners of his clothes seemed unaffected, an impressive sight indeed.

The ground of the arena was covered in ashes and charred remains, signaling the ultimate outcome of this Spirit Fighting Conference. What was expected to be an intense battle of Meridian Spirits had ended in such a manner, leaving many people still unable to snap out of it.

”You lost!”

Yun Xiao, unlike the spectators who harbored numerous thoughts, looked up and stared at Peng Muxin whose face was extremely pale and who was still in disbelief, and softly spoke out.

”I... lost?”

Although Yun Xiao’s voice was very soft, to Peng Muxin it was as loud as thunder on a clear day, and it finally brought him back from his stupor.

”Pfft!”

A severe weakness inside him felt all too belated; Peng Muxin could no longer hold on as his painstakingly refined Meridian Spirit was utterly incinerated, which even for him, a cultivator of the Seeking Origin Realm, was hard to bear.

Crack crack crack...

After Peng Muxin spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, the youth in coarse clothing moved about, then stepping on the ashes, approached the spot where the trunk of the Tree Strange Spirit had been.

”Eh? What is that?”

Everyone watched blankly at Yun Xiao’s movements, until he dug out a lush, translucent object from the ashes, prompting an involuntary gasp.

”Vein Demons have Demon Cores, Strange Spirits have Spirit Crystals, it seems that thing must be the Spirit Crystal of the Tree Strange Spirit!”

Some experienced folks muttered in response, especially recalling how Yun Xiao obtained the Fire Spirit Crystal yesterday, leaving no doubt and merely marveling, at how huge this young man’s gains were at this Spirit Fighting Conference.

”A Half-Step Eighth Rank Strange Spirit Crystal!”

There were quite a few in the audience who sensed the foundation of the Tree Strange Spirit, and the Thunder Spirit Crystal previously introduced by Xu Huang was merely Seventh Rank Advanced.

From this, wasn’t it said that Yun Xiao had obtained a Fire Spirit Crystal comparable to the champion’s reward and an even more precious Half-Step Eighth Rank Wood Spirit Crystal before even winning the championship of this Spirit Fighting Conference?

While others struggled desperately, without even catching a glimpse of the championship reward, this young man successively won battles, overpowering some Peak Qi Seeking Realm Cultivators with ease. Who else could match this coarse-clothed youth at this Spirit Fighting Conference?

”No! That’s my Spirit Crystal, you can’t take it away!”

Yet just when everyone thought that the Half-Step Eighth Rank Wood Spirit Crystal was about to be taken by Yun Xiao, Peng Muxin, who had just spat out a mouthful of blood, finally awoke from his shocked state and emitted an unwilling roar of anger.

Swoosh!

With the roar still echoing, Peng Muxin’s entire body lunged at the coarse-clothed youth, and when the crowd felt the overwhelming aura bursting from Peng Muxin’s body, they couldn’t help but gasp.

”Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage?!”