Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The fiery red light outside the window was naturally Chi Yan. With his strength, he actually looked down on these human cultivators at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm.

However, back in the Northern Domain of Lianyun Mountain, these guys almost drove him into a corner. With his temperament, it was impossible not to take revenge.

Thus, after shaking off the Earth Bending Realm powerhouse Situ Lang at Lianyun Mountain by some methods, Chi Yan followed his extraordinary sense of smell, which far surpassed ordinary Vein Demons, all the way to the Spirit Fighting Commerce Division in Chunxiao City, where he began his vigil for revenge.

Chi Yan’s strength was formidable, nearly invincible among demons of the same rank. Over the past few days, he had killed several Elders of the Spirit Fighting Commerce Division, burning them to ashes with his Burning Flame with ease.

Yet tonight, for the first time, someone evaded the Burning Flame he unleashed. Sensing what was happening inside, he broke through the window and immediately saw a somewhat disheveled figure.

The bed hit by the Burning Flame had long since turned to ashes, and under Chi Yan’s control, the flames hadn’t spread to the sides. He had resolved to kill one Elder of the Spirit Fighting Commerce Division per day, to instill the greatest fear in that guy named Shen Litong.

Understanding why the Burning Flame hadn’t killed this Elder, Chi Yan had a moment of clarity. After all, this guy was indeed stronger than the ones he had previously killed.

So Chi Yan wasn’t overly concerned, as it was just a human cultivator at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm. How could they possibly be a match for him, an Eighth Rank Advanced Vein Demon? Even if he used his true form to fight, it would just take a little more time.

Whoosh!

Chi Yan wasted no time. Seeing a small figure dart out, in the blink of an eye, Shi Yuan felt a blazing heat approaching, turning his face deathly pale.

Bang!

With no time to think, Shi Yuan used his strongest technique to resist, but his entire body was blown backwards, slamming into one of the walls and then sliding down weakly from it.

”Chairman, Protector Situ, save me!”

Feeling extremely weak inside, and as the small mouse-shaped Vein Demon pounced on him again, Shi Yuan, knowing he would not survive another strike, couldn’t help but cry out for help.

Swish!

Just at that moment, as Shi Yuan called for help, and Chi Yan leaped out, a gigantic silk net suddenly fell from the ceiling of the room.

Like a genuine Heaven and Earth Net, the giant falling net left Chi Yan with no escape, and Fifth Elder Shi Yuan, in the corner, was also caught under it and quickly entangled.

”No... don’t!”

Initially thinking the giant net was only targeting the mouse-shaped Vein Demon, Shi Yuan was shocked out of his wits to find himself ensnared as well.

”Squeak, squeak!”

Trapped in the net, panic flashed through the small mouse eyes of Chi Yan, and after letting out a cry, he sprayed Burning Flame, instantly turning the nearby Fifth Elder Shi Yuan into ashes.

However, the ashes of Shi Yuan could fall through the tiny net holes to the ground, but at that moment, Chi Yan became the sole prey of the giant net. No matter how he struggled, the once huge net kept tightening until it was only the size of a palm.

Clearly, this was a very special kind of binding weapon. Although Chi Yan’s body was small, the net holes were even smaller, pressing against his mouse body’s skin and fur, the strength clearly immense.

”Hahaha, finally caught you!”

As Chi Yan struggled, a burst of laughter rang from outside the room, and then the door was kicked open, revealing a group of people who were not strangers to Chi Yan.

The leading figure was Situ Lang, the protector of the Spirit Fighting Commerce Headquarters, who had reached the Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm. Behind him were the division chairman Shen Litong and the remaining four Great Elders.

However, unlike Situ Lang’s excited demeanor, Shen Litong and the four Great Elders felt a sense of desolation at the sight of the room, with no sign of the Fifth Elder and just piles of dark ashes on the floor, invoking a feeling of shared fate.

Evidently, Fifth Elder Shi Yuan had been incinerated by the Lifebound Fire of the fire attribute mouse-shaped Vein Demon, just as the previous four Great Elders had, paying such a price only to satisfy the personal desires of the protector in front.

But Situ Lang didn’t care about the feelings of those behind him. Over the past month, he had been hunting this special fire attribute Vein Demon in Lianyun Mountain, yet always ended up empty-handed. Now, finally able to make it his Meridian Spirit, how could he not be overwhelmingly excited?

”Squeak!”

Just as the group entered the room, the mouse-shaped Vein Demon, bound by the peculiar net, let out a furious squeal, and then its aura suddenly changed, its entire body rapidly growing in size.

”This... this is...”

Watching as the tiny palm-sized mouse suddenly transformed into a gigantic beast like an ox, Situ Lang’s eyes first flickered with surprise, then revealed a trace of ecstasy.

”Could this be the legendary Fire Cloud Rat?”

All along, Situ Lang hadn’t truly understood what species the mouse-shaped Vein Demon with such dense fire attributes was, until he saw Chi Yan suddenly enlarge its body several dozen times.

After all, Situ Lang hailed from the headquarters of Spirit Fighting Commerce, and his knowledge was no less than the former headquarters envoy Xia Yong. In an ancient book, he had seen reference to this special Vein Demon, considered a mutant even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

As far as Situ Lang knew, in this world, the only Vein Demons able to enlarge and shrink at will besides the legendary Ancient Heavenly Dragon were perhaps just these Fire Cloud Rats.

Originally determined to acquire Chi Yan, at this moment, Situ Lang’s greed reached its pinnacle.

To refine a mutant like the Fire Cloud Rat as one’s own Meridian Spirit would likely result in a massive leap in power. Then, he would have the ambition to vie for a place among the elders of Spirit Fighting Commerce.

Whosh!

Little did he expect, amidst the rising heat of greed, the suddenly larger Fire Cloud Rat stretched the net several dozen times its original size, and then, carrying both mouse and net, darted out the shattered window and out of the room.

”Chase it down!”

Seeing Chi Yan escape with the net, Shen Litong and others were astounded, thinking they had paid such a high price, they cannot let this fire attribute mouse-shaped Vein Demon escape again.

If that happened, it would mean sacrificing another branch elder to lure it in again next time, something Shen Litong and others could not tolerate, knowing Situ’s mercilessness.

”Hmph, since you’re here, don’t think of escaping!”

Just as Shen Litong and others hurried out of the room, Situ Lang, who had followed the fire-attributed Vein Demon through the window, slightly tugged his right hand, and Shen Litong and others saw something nearly invisible in his hand—a thin line.

This nearly invisible line, under Situ Lang’s pull, dragged the fiery red mouse about to leap over the courtyard wall back, bouncing on the ground a few times, with the line tightening ever more.

”Squeak squeak!”

On the verge of escaping, yet ultimately pulled back, Chi Yan’s heart seethed with anger. The more fiercely he struggled, the tighter the line bound, and something peculiar seemed to continuously transmit through the line connected to Situ Lang.

Poof!

Finding no success in struggle, Chi Yan resorted to his last option, opening his mouth to spit a fiery red flame that instantly enveloped the silk net.

The Burning Flame of Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan is invincible; even cultivators or Vein Demons a realm higher would find it hard to withstand.

However, Chi Yan had not transformed into a true Fiery Holy Rat, so the Burning Flame’s power hadn’t reached its peak; plus, Situ Lang’s binding net was forged from some unknown material, resistant even to the burning flame.

Chi Yan was at Eighth Rank Advanced, limiting his ability to spew the Burning Flame, and spouting it greatly consumed his Demon Meridian Qi.

Thus, this time, Chi Yan spewed the Burning Flame, driven by most of his Demon Meridian Qi, and upon failing to burn through, his enormous body reverted to its original size in an instant.

”This ancient species Fire Cloud Rat is indeed extraordinary. Once I refine it, I shall possess this indomitable flame!”

Though Chi Yan’s Burning Flame hadn’t burned through the net, its contained fire attribute power still made Situ Lang’s heart covetous, knowing he himself was a fire attribute cultivator, refining Chi Yan into a Meridian Spirit would be perfect.

”Little one, you’re mine!”

As greed surged, Situ Lang’s right hand slightly moved, drawing the silk line enveloping Chi Yan rapidly towards himself. However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Swoosh!

In the dark night, a black light suddenly flew in from outside the courtyard, seemingly manipulated invisibly, targeting precisely the silk net line connected to Situ Lang.

”Hmph, just with such a Broken Wooden Sword, you dare try to break my ’Spiritual Binding’? Dream on!”

Indeed, Situ Lang, the protector from the headquarters of Spirit Fighting Commerce, had a keen eye; even in such dim light, he recognized the black light as an inconspicuous wooden sword, and let out a disdainful sneer!