Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Originally, it was thought that a youth at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm, when up against the joint efforts of two cultivators at the early stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, would be defeated as easily as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. However, the development of the battle was poles apart from what these young geniuses from the major families had anticipated.

This had utterly overturned the cultivation views of many young geniuses. They had never imagined that a cultivator at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm could fight against someone from the early stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, let alone faced with the fact that Yun Xiao currently had two opponents.

No one knew how all this happened. Even Yin Huan and Mo Qing had never imagined that someone at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm could stand against a strong practitioner from the early stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm. This was simply beyond their comprehension.

The existence of a Great Rank was the result of many years of experience by countless predecessors. The reason why there was such a distinction between Great Ranks is to highlight the fundamental differences between the two stages. Even within the Mortal Rank’s three realms, the gap between the Great Ranks was always deemed insurmountable.

However, the shabbily dressed youth who had unleashed the Meridian Fire, forcing Zhao Ningshu to flee chaotically around the mountains, had broken this iron law. If it were not witnessed with their own eyes, nobody would believe it.

But no matter what, the fact that Yun Xiao was fighting two against one and still managing to gain the upper hand was undeniably true. Moreover, Zhao Ningshu seemed to be extremely wary of the blood-red flames, and in the blink of an eye, he had been chased for more than ten yards.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Behind Yun Xiao, Cao Luo continued to pound his fists on the Meridian Qi Shield that the former had deployed, each time thinking his next punch would shatter the shield, but always falling just a little short.

This situation was, of course, deliberately created by Yun Xiao. This low-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Technique boasted a defensive power that could withstand a hit from a practitioner at the middle or even late stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm. Given Cao Luo’s Meridian Qi Cultivation, even if he had ten more breaths’ time, he would not be able to break through it.

Yun Xiao did not unleash the full defensive power of this shield intentionally, fearing that Cao Luo would realize he couldn’t break through it and instead change his attack target. In that case, his handling of Zhao Ningshu would be hindered.

Cao Luo always felt his next strike would break the Qi Shield, so he never changed his attacking mindset. Little did he know that by doing so, he had fallen right into Yun Xiao’s trap, allowing the latter to deal with Zhao Ningshu more calmly.

Compared to the brute force of the Cao Family brothers, Yun Xiao found Zhao Ningshu’s hypocritical righteousness even more distasteful. An evil person who could cruelly harm his own blood siblings, yet who always pretends to be benevolent in front of others, was actually more despicable than a truly vile villain.

Sensing that the Meridian Qi Shield behind him could still hold up for a while, Yun Xiao maintained the energy of the shield to continue deceiving Cao Luo, while his figure swiftly shot out, lunging at Zhao Ningshu.

Previously controlled by Yun Xiao, the Meridian Fire was not aimless. At this moment, Zhao Ningshu had been forced by the Meridian Fire to a specific location, where several tall trees growing side by side blocked his path of retreat.

Yun Xiao moved with incredible speed, and under his control, upon seeing that Zhao Ningshu had reached the ideal position he had in mind, he abruptly jabbed his right index finger out.

Zhao Ningshu clearly did not expect Yun Xiao to arrive so quickly. However, there was no fear on his face, instead, there was an obscure sense of pleasure.

In Zhao Ningshu’s view, Yun Xiao’s methods were nothing more than the overbearing Meridian Fire, and aside from this Meridian Fire, the youth at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm was nothing to worry about in a face-to-face battle.

So, seeing that Yun Xiao actually gave up the powerful Meridian Fire to attack with his own body, Zhao Ningshu was delighted rather than shocked. His Meridian Qi surged as he swung an arm towards Yun Xiao.