Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”I don’t believe what you’re saying; take a Heavenly Tribulation Poison Oath!”

Li Xuefu had been navigating life and death for so many years, so it was naturally impossible for him to easily trust others, especially his enemies. The words he uttered after turning his eyes a few times caused Lou Liheng’s face to darken further.

As a dignified Emperor Palace Inspector, having his words distrusted was a kind of humiliation for him.

But in the current situation, seeing Li Xuefu’s stance, it seemed that if he didn’t swear the Heavenly Tribulation Poison Oath, he wouldn’t make a move, leaving Lou Liheng with no retreat.

In truth, Lou Liheng had considered deceiving Li Xuefu for a while and secretly dealing with him after the current matter was resolved, ensuring that no one would criticize the despicable actions of the Emperor Canglong Palace.

Unfortunately, Li Xuefu was extremely cautious. Under the gaze of his eyes emitting a faint blood light, Lou Liheng had no choice but to raise three fingers to the sky and take a Heavenly Tribulation Poison Oath.

As the poison oath was made, an invisible aura seemed to descend upon the heavens and the earth, causing everyone’s hearts to tremble, secretly thinking that if Lou Liheng dared to break his promise, he would probably be destroyed by the Heavenly Dao’s Thunder Tribulation instantaneously.

”Is this enough now?”

Feeling the rules of heaven and earth descending from the sky, Lou Liheng spoke with a gloomy face, thinking it might be more appealing to chop off Yun Xiao’s head than sparing Li Xuefu.

”Haha, of course, that’s fine. I’m also quite interested in some of the things on that boy!”

As Li Xuefu spoke, a flash of crimson light flickered in his eyes, and he licked his cracked lips, making it quite eerie.

”With these three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts joining forces, Yun Xiao should have no power to resist, right?”

Seeing the three of them forming a triangular formation around Yun Xiao under Lou Liheng’s collaboration, the onlookers all had such thoughts in their hearts.

Although Yun Xiao had forcefully defeated Lou Liheng earlier, the combination of three wasn’t just a matter of one plus one plus one equaling three; it was a geometric increase in difficulty to resist.

After all, Yun Xiao was alone. The only helper, Nangong Xiaofeng, was held back by Fei Qingchen and couldn’t free himself, making it impossible for him to come and assist.

Not to mention the Dark Assassination Star Moon Pavilion on the other side; although weaker in strength, at the critical moment, adding a strike could perhaps be the variable that changes the battle’s outcome.

”Hmph, it’s just two and a half at most!”

Among the onlookers, some were displeased with the actions of the Emperor Palace, but this cold snort was suppressed to a low level, seemingly afraid of being heard by Lou Liheng.

In truth, neither Lou Liheng nor Mu Qingyi nor Li Xuefu had profound grudges against Yun Xiao.

At least the onlookers thought so. Who knows if the destruction of the Empress Statue and killing of the Emperor Palace Cultivators were just excuses found by Lou Liheng and Fei Qingchen?

Over the years, the Emperor Palace’s arrogant and overbearing actions, though abiding by some rules on the surface, frequently involved mass killings in secret, which had long incited the resentment of many cultivators.

However, the Emperor Canglong Palace was too powerful. Even though they had grievances, they never dared express it openly. Now, witnessing a young boy fearlessly confronting the Emperor Canglong Palace, they felt a sense of relief.

Some even hoped that Yun Xiao would work another miracle—defeating the three with ease—thus venting their pent-up anger.

However, such hopes were suppressed by reason as soon they rose. After all, those were three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts; even if Lou Liheng only counted as half, it wouldn’t be possible for Yun Xiao alone to contend with them, would it?

”Are you all really determined to join forces against me?”

Amidst the crowd’s swirling thoughts, Yun Xiao, trapped in the middle by the three experts, spoke with implied meaning, and his gaze shifted to Mu Qingyi and Li Xuefu.

”I’ll advise you one last time: I just want to kill Lou Liheng. If you back down now, I can let bygones be bygones regarding what happened before!”

Yun Xiao extended a hand, pointing at Li Xuefu and Mu Qingyi, but such threatening words only drew mocking smiles from the two, having no effect at all.

”Kid, you haven’t figured out the situation, have you!”

Li Xuefu, who dominated this region for years, killing thousands, was naturally not intimidated by Yun Xiao’s words and retorted directly.

”Dare to insult the Master of Dark Assassination, and there’s only one path—death!”

On the other side, Mu Qingyi’s face was cold, and her icy voice declared her firm stance of not backing down. She never imagined that their combined efforts could lose.

”Yun Xiao, no one who offends my Emperor Canglong Palace can remain at ease!”

Finally, Lou Liheng made a concluding remark, and as these words fell, a surge of immense aura erupted from him, though this aura was far less formidable compared to its peak state a moment ago.

”Attack!”

Knowing that his injuries were quite severe, Lou Liheng was aware that he could never match Yun Xiao in a one-on-one fight, so he shouted loudly, and the other two wasted no time, launching their attacks in unison.

”Blood Buddha Hand!”

”Yin Ghost Stab!”

”Ancient Qilin Shadow!”

In an instant, from the mouths of the three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts, each shouted the name of their own formidable techniques, and immediately from three directions came additional manifestations.

In front of Lou Liheng was still the immense Qilin phantom. Presumably, after his Space Power was broken, this was his most powerful technique, and he would hold nothing back.

Meanwhile, in the air before Li Xuefu’s Blood Buddha, a red glow appeared, and an awe-inspiring blood-red Buddha statue materialized out of thin air. Especially its right palm, which seemed so red it might start dripping blood.

It was clear that Li Xuefu wasn’t born with this name; he likely changed it after cultivating this Blood Buddha technique to match his Meridian Techniques.

The Buddhists preach great compassion, but from that blood Meridian Buddha of Li Xuefu’s, everyone sensed an aura of bloodshed, capable even of affecting one’s mind.

Being affected from such a distance, one could only imagine the impact on Yun Xiao, who was so close to the Blood Buddha. It was likely his Spiritual Wisdom would be thrown into chaos in an instant.

What they didn’t know was that Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul had already reached the Half-step Holy Rank, so this meager bloodthirsty aura affecting one’s mind had no effect on him whatsoever.

As for the Dark Assassination genius, Mu Qingyi, at this moment her entire form became an illusion, her hand holding a spike emitting a faint glow, unclear about her intended target.

In reality, Mu Qingyi’s body was still there; she just used some mysterious technique to create illusions, making it hard to pinpoint her location.

This was a technique Mu Qingyi used when her secret assassination failed and she had to engage her enemy head-on, thereby enhancing her combat ability to some extent.

The three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts each unleashed their formidable Meridian Techniques, and in no time, the sky there was shrouded and unclear, with Yun Xiao surrounded in the center, next moment, engulfed by the energies of the three Meridian Techniques.

”He should be dead now, right?”

A Heavenly Realm Early Stage elder had a look of fright on his face, knowing that he couldn’t withstand even one of those techniques, let alone withstand all three combined.

Under such circumstances, Yun Xiao, this young man at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, not to mention some Heavenly Realm Late Stage or even Peak cultivators, would also be in dire straits.

”That darn brat is finally dead!”

Feeling his Qilin Light and Shadow, Li Xuefu’s Blood Buddha Hand, and Mu Qingyi’s Yin Ghost Stab, all pouring onto Yun Xiao, Lou Liheng finally let out a long breath.

To be honest, Lou Liheng was really afraid Yun Xiao might pull off some bizarre technique again, and if even the three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts together couldn’t take him down, it would undoubtedly be a major threat.

To have cultivated his Meridian Qi to such a level at such a young age, even some top talents of the Emperor Canglong Palace couldn’t compare, giving Lou Liheng a vague sense of threat from Yun Xiao.

This threat was not to Lou Liheng himself, but to the Emperor Canglong Palace. Even though this feeling was quite fanciful, he simply couldn’t shake it off.

The sky wrapped in countless energy auras made Yun Xiao’s silhouette appear quite blurry, but almost every one of the surrounding cultivators had already sentenced Yun Xiao to death in their hearts, believing there was no chance of survival.

”What a pity!”

Some good-hearted people, or those disapproving of the Emperor Canglong Palace’s actions, sighed inwardly, a look of regret on their faces, for that brilliant young man ultimately couldn’t create another miracle.

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A gentle breeze blew across the sky, seemingly dispersing the residual energies surrounding Yun Xiao, and when the crowd saw a still calm and composed young figure after the breeze passed, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

”He’s... unharmed?!”

A cry of surprise rang out, as if venting the extreme shock in their hearts, and this voice also snapped the slightly dazed Lou Liheng and the others back to reality.

That coarse-clad youth, still hovering in the sky after the energy dissipated, hadn’t even a single wrinkle on his clothes, looking as though he had merely been brushed by the breeze, leaving no trace.

Yet everyone had just seen the three Heavenly Realm Late Stage experts, sparing no effort, and the three Heavenly Rank Advanced Pulse Techniques were undoubtedly formidable. How could that young man remain so calm under such a potent joint attack?