Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Hehe, Brother Fusheng, it’s truly an honor to be remembered by you.”

Just as Luo Fusheng’s grim words fell, a tall figure slowly emerged from the shadows behind Kou Baichuan. Although the figure wasn’t fully visible yet, the voice already revealed the person’s true identity.

Su Jian, the foremost among the younger generation of Spirit Fighting Commerce, is perhaps even the greatest genius on the Tenglong Continent. Not only is his Meridian Qi Cultivation Combat Power remarkable, but he’s also most adept at psychological tactics, often leaving his opponents in the dark even until their deaths.

The unfavorable rumors targeting Yun Xiao this time were deliberately spread by Su Jian, which indeed caused quite a bit of trouble for Yun Xiao. However, for Su Jian, it was just a trivial matter done without much effort.

As the prime genius of Spirit Fighting Commerce, Su Jian naturally held no goodwill towards the talents of Demons Mountain, so he ambushed them here on the second layer of Xuanyin Cave with his two junior brothers.

While Su Jian was best at scheming, sometimes, before absolute power, schemes can be disregarded, such as now.

Despite only three geniuses from Spirit Fighting Commerce entering Xuanyin Cave this time, one was Su Jian at Half-step Earth Realm, another was Kou Baichuan at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, and a third genius at Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage.

This force, within Xuanyin Cave, could perhaps only be matched by Xuanyin Hall itself.

On the other hand, at Demons Mountain’s side, although they had one more person, only Luo Fusheng reached the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm. Two others were at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, and one at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage, making their quality severely inferior to the geniuses from Spirit Fighting Commerce.

Moreover, caught off guard just a moment ago, the genius at Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, named Xiao Ming, had already suffered some internal injuries, surely diminishing his combat power, which might also be part of Su Jian’s casual plotting.

”Find a chance to escape!”

Seeing the three opposing figures had already appeared, Luo Fusheng, pondering the relationship between the two major sects, realized today likely wouldn’t end well. In this far-reaching Xuanyin Cave, he indeed had no other helpers.

Conversely, the insidious Su Jian had wide connections. Given his powerful background, probably even if other talents happened to pass by, they wouldn’t dare to assist, right?

”Alas, after today, the young generation of Demons Mountain will be set back at least thirty years!”

Seeing the Meridian Qi emerging from Luo Fusheng and the others, Su Jian slightly shook his head. His sigh revealed his complete confidence in this attack.

The so-called thirty-year setback meant Su Jian had already resolved to capture Luo Fusheng and the others here on the second layer of Xuanyin Cave.

These figures were among the top-tier talents of Demons Mountain’s current generation. If all perished within Xuanyin Cave, Demons Mountain would inevitably face an awkward gap in talent.

This could even be described as a ruthless strategy to eliminate the root. These years, Spirit Fighting Commerce and Demons Mountain have been openly and secretly contending. Although nominally one of the four top forces, they’ve barely gained any advantage over a first-class force, which is an enormous blow to their reputation.

Fortunately, this opportunity presented itself. These figures were renowned beast vein master talents from Demons Mountain. Beast vein masters are hard to come by. Presumably, Demons Mountain wouldn’t dare contend with Spirit Fighting Commerce for a long while after this.

Su Jian’s meticulous plan was foolproof, and according to paper strength, Spirit Fighting Commerce, although one fewer in number, had a ninety percent win rate.

Therefore, as his words fell, his right hand waved as the two junior brothers beside him charged toward the four talents of Demons Mountain.

”Go!”

Luo Fusheng was not one to act recklessly. Evaluating both sides’ strength disparities, he had no desire for a prolonged fight and decisively shouted.

”It’s been a few years, Fusheng, has your courage diminished? Fleeing without a fight?”

Yet just as Luo Fusheng’s shout echoed, a light laugh sounded near his ear, startling him.

Boom!

The speaker was indeed Su Jian, who had already anticipated Luo Fusheng might flee without a fight. As soon as his voice dropped, his hands moved without any delay, launching an attack simultaneously with his words.

The power of Half-step Earth Realm made Luo Fusheng, only at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, dare not slacken. His expression turned extremely grim, realizing his escape routes were blocked, and now, a fierce battle loomed ahead.

Fortunately, Luo Fusheng was a genuine Earth-rank Beast Vein Master. In one aspect, Su Jian could not compare, which was the Power of Soul.

After all, Su Jian, unlike Li Gongnian, was not a Meridian Refining Master. Even if his Meridian Qi Cultivation was formidable, his Power of Soul couldn’t rival a true Earth-rank Meridian Refining Master.

With the advantage in Soul Power, Luo Fusheng managed to dodge several of Su Jian’s fierce attacks. However, as time progressed, the disparity in Meridian Qi Cultivation began to show. After a dozen exchanges, he found himself defending more than attacking.

On the other side, two geniuses from Demons Mountain at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm joined forces to fend off Kou Baichuan, who was at the Peak of the Seeking Origin Realm. Including Xiao Ming who was injured earlier, it was barely a fair fight with two against one.

However, the remaining genius from Demons Mountain found himself struggling when faced with that genius from Douling Commerce who was at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, as his own cultivation was only at the Middle Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm.

The geniuses emerging from these powerful forces, though practicing different cultivation techniques or Meridian Techniques, generally had similar grades, so it all came down to their Meridian Qi Cultivation.

Being one of the four top-tier forces, the cultivation practices of Douling Commerce’s genius at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm surely didn’t fall short compared to those from Demons Mountain, thus his advantage in Meridian Qi Cultivation became his winning magic treasure.

Thump!

After just a few moves, the genius from Douling Commerce managed to move behind the genius from Demons Mountain, landing a sharp, heavy blow on the latter’s vital point on his back. This sent him stumbling several steps forward, his aura weakening rapidly.

”Hmph, what Demons Mountain genius? Not worth a blow!”

Having successfully struck once, the genius from Douling Commerce was quite complacent, seeing the Demons Mountain genius sit down pale-faced with no strength to fight back. He didn’t move in for a final blow but instead let out a cold snort, turning his gaze to another battlefield where it was two against one.

Perhaps in the mind of this genius from Douling Commerce was the intention to let the Demons Mountain genius witness their fellows’ crushing defeat, which is why he refrained from delivering the killing blow, and such an outcome might quickly be imminent.

”Brother Baichuan, I’ll assist you!”

This Liu Wu from Douling Commerce was feeling quite pleased with himself, no longer bothering with the weakened Demons Mountain genius, instead shouting out and joining Kou Baichuan’s battle circle.

Kou Baichuan didn’t say much about Liu Wu’s joining since they intended to capture all of Demons Mountain’s people today; there was no need to adhere to single combat rules?

So Liu Wu directly took on the slightly injured Demons Mountain genius, Xiao Ming. Both were at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, but with Xiao Ming injured, Liu Wu quickly gained a definite upper hand.

As for Kou Baichuan on the other side, he already had the upper hand in the earlier two-on-one fight, let alone in this present single combat. Shortly thereafter, the Demons Mountain genius was knocked down by him, unable to rise again.

It seemed Kou Baichuan and Liu Wu shared the same thought, momentarily not intending to kill; they wanted to see what expressions these Demons Mountain geniuses would wear in the depths of despair, especially Luo Fusheng, who was still bitterly holding on.

The situation quickly tilted in favor of Douling Commerce; now, four Demons Mountain geniuses had two gravely injured, and Xiao Ming, under Liu Wu’s hand, seemed soon to be defeated as well.

As for the highest-level battle, Su Jian at the Half-step Earth Realm didn’t seem to be using all his strength, whether fearing a furious counterattack from Luo Fusheng or for some other reason, it had bizarrely stalemated.

But Liu Wu from Douling Commerce at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm wasn’t thinking so much; after another ten moves or so, Xiao Ming, having suffered some internal injuries, finally made a careless mistake and was punched in the chest, the pain piercing to the bone.

Whoosh!

Yet at this moment, Xiao Ming, who was hit with a punch, surprisingly didn’t retreat even half a step. Instead, he forcibly endured the intense pain from his grievous injury and, at an extremely odd angle, landed a fierce handprint blow below Liu Wu’s abdomen.

”You’re courting death!”

Originally intending only to injure Xiao Ming and then shame him severely, Liu Wu didn’t expect the opponent to be so tough, fiercely biting back in such a dire situation.

Even though Xiao Ming’s attack power amid severe injury wasn’t half of his peak, the strike still hit Liu Wu to his core. More importantly, it made him feel humiliated in front of Brother Baichuan.

Therefore, at this moment, Liu Wu had no reservation about holding back. He roared in rage, and his heavily charged fist was directed fiercely towards Xiao Ming’s temple.

The temple is a vital human point, and if struck with such great force, Xiao Ming would inevitably die instantly.

But he was now at the end of his strength; the previous blow had exhausted his last energy, so he could only watch as Liu Wu’s fist came closer, feeling increasingly desperate inside.

At this moment, it was clear that Demons Mountain’s side had suffered a crushing defeat, and Luo Fusheng, in a deadly battle with Su Jian, caught a glimpse of Liu Wu’s actions from the corner of his eye, his soul terrified to the point of scattering.

”No!”

A desperate and anxious voice sounded from Luo Fusheng, but being distracted in such a situation was most taboo. Su Jian had long awaited this opportunity; a flash of brilliance crossed his eyes, and in the next instant, a fatal move struck out swiftly.

The peril of Demons Mountain was imminent, but at this critical juncture, would a turning point arise?