Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Gwah!"

The Xuan Wing Bat King summoned by Jiang Jingyu let out a strange cry in the air. Having already lost its Spiritual Wisdom, naturally, it wouldn’t feel any trepidation in facing the Dragon Power of the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon.

Meridian Spirits are things that are only under the control of their masters, passively attacking or defending, and this Xuan Wing Bat King is no exception.

Although the difference in size between the two is immense, in Jiang Jingyu’s heart, the result of this clash is certainly that his Xuan Wing Bat King will emerge victorious.

Moreover, only Jiang Jingyu knows that the Xuan Wing Bat King is not as simple as it appears on the surface; its body contains a kind of Bat Poison unique to the Xuan Wing Bat King, which, once it infects a human, spreads almost instantaneously, proving to be extremely formidable.

"Roar!"

Seeing a tiny black bat dare to challenge the Dragon Power of the Nine Heavens Divine Dragon, the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon’s fury was truly unprecedented; a dragon roar erupted, causing a powerful force to suddenly burst forth from its body.

This force even made the hearts of the human cultivators watching from not far away tremble fiercely, inexplicably rising a thread of dread towards the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon.

Unfortunately, Jiang Jingyu had only summoned a Meridian Spirit devoid of Spiritual Wisdom; in the next instant, under the boundless Dragon Power, the Xuan Wing Bat King boldly advanced, eventually colliding violently with the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon.

The Meridian Spirit of Heavenly Rank Advanced is indeed extraordinary; although the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon’s power is unrivaled, it did not gain any advantage in this clash, instead experiencing some unusual changes.

Perhaps, after the prior clash with the Seven-Colored Ribbon, the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon had consumed nearly half of its power, so when facing the Xuan Wing Bat King, its might was no longer as formidable as initially.

Boom!

Moments later, the massive Thunder Winged Giant Dragon finally exploded with a resounding boom, followed by countless energy fragments forcibly reclaimed by Yun Xiao into his body; those were precious energy nutrients that could manifest life.

And seeing Yun Xiao’s actions, Jiang Jingyu couldn’t help but have a glint of smugness flash through his eyes, because he knew his plan had succeeded in its first step.

Previously stated, the Xuan Wing Bat King’s body contains extremely potent Bat Poison, which can only unleash its astonishing power upon contact with a human.

If it were merely a confrontation of Meridian Spirits and Meridian Techniques, Jiang Jingyu undoubtedly found it rather difficult to get the Xuan Wing Bat King’s Bat Poison onto Yun Xiao.

But now, it seems that Jiang Jingyu himself doesn’t need to employ any more means; that rough-clothed youth has voluntarily absorbed all the fragments tainted with Bat Poison back into himself—an unexpected delight indeed.

Jiang Jingyu is extremely confident in his Bat Poison; not just being absorbed into the body, even if it merely touches the skin’s surface, it would instantly become a raging fire, causing endless torment to the enemy.

"It’s over, Yun Xiao!"

Satisfied, Jiang Jingyu uttered this statement lightly, making the cultivators watching not far away feel baffled.

Since the fight just now clearly appeared evenly matched, neither party had obviously gained the upper hand. Judging from the result alone, in fact, Jiang Jingyu suffered some minor setback.

"If not the apparent matters, it can only be... Yun Xiao, be careful, those energies you reclaimed are poisoned!"

The distant audience of the Meridian Refining Master Association President Lu Yanji, himself an impressive High Rank Poison Vein Master, reacted fastest, instantly realizing a possibility, and instinctively shouted.

The recent battle everyone witnessed revealed that Jiang Jingyu hadn’t gained any advantage whatsoever; then why was he so confident? As a Poison Vein Master, Lu Yanji believed his speculation was almost correct.

"Realizing it now is already too late!"

Unfazed by Lu Yanji’s revelation of the truth, Jiang Jingyu didn’t worry much. In his mind, since the energy containing Bat Poison was reclaimed into Yun Xiao’s body, the outcome of this battle was already sealed.

"Yun Xiao, infected by my Xuan Wing Bat King’s Bat Poison, all your meridians will rupture inch by inch within a day, followed by veins and skin, until after seven days and nights, you will die as a black skeleton!"

A faint smile remained on Jiang Jingyu’s face. Though he wore a smile, to others’ ears, it carried an endless chill, causing many to shiver involuntarily.

Sometimes, death isn’t the most terrifying; the fear is enduring endless suffering without being able to die. Clearly, the so-called Xuan Wing Bat King Poison is a peculiar poison that renders life worse than death.

The agony of screaming for seven days and nights before dying is imagined as excruciatingly unbearable, and some unfamiliar with Yun Xiao among the watching cultivators felt a tinge of concern.

After all, Yun Xiao could be said to have saved everyone in the field; that person named Jiang Jingyu killed indiscriminately upon arrival and showed hostility toward Yun Xiao, making many feel little fondness toward him and inclined more towards Yun Xiao.

However, these cultivators did not notice the expressions of Liu Hanyi and Xu Hongzhuang, nor that of Lu Yanji, who had cried out in surprise earlier. Even he fell silent at this moment.

It should be known that during the Meridian Refining Conference, Lu Yanji had personally witnessed how Yun Xiao manipulated the elements. At that time, Yun Xiao had just broken through to the Floating Life Realm and used the Ancestral Vein Fire to resolve the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison deployed by Lu Tianwen.

Although Lu Yanji harbored some doubts in his heart, without a doubt, in his mind, the young man named Yun Xiao had surpassingly mastered the Poison Meridian Skill.

Now that Yun Xiao had broken through to the Heavenly Realm level, his Meridian Refining Technique surely must have reached the Heavenly Rank Advanced. Possessing heaven-defying Poison Meridian Skills, how could Yun Xiao possibly be harmed by the mere Heavenly Rank Advanced Bat Poison?

Therefore, Liu Hanyi and others felt no concern whatsoever, but rather worried about the Chongxiao Sect’s genius Jiang Jingyu instead—at least in the field of Poison Meridian Path, they had never seen Yun Xiao suffer a slight loss.

"If that so-called Bat Poison is your reliance, then I must say you’re bound to be disappointed!"

Just as Jiang Jingyu in the sky let out a gleeful and cold laugh, the rough-clothed youth not far away finally spoke calmly, showing no trace of pain in his tone.

"Xuan Wing Bat King Poison, explode for me!"

Jiang Jingyu’s heart trembled, yet he quickly shouted loudly while the seals in his hands changed, seemingly attempting to activate something under his control.

However, despite several transformations in Jiang Jingyu’s hand movements, the rough-clothed youth remained gracefully positioned in the sky, seemingly unaffected, causing Jiang Jingyu’s face to grow increasingly grim.

"I told you, it won’t work!"

Yun Xiao shook his head helplessly. This time, he didn’t even use the techniques of the Dragon Tree Spirit Little Dragon, relying solely on his Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Meridian Skill and resistance to poison, directly resolving the Bat Poison.

If Jiang Jingyu had deployed some Holy Rank Poison, Yun Xiao might have found it troublesome. But merely a Heavenly Rank Advanced Bat Poison wasn’t even enough to elicit a scratch from him.

"How can this be?"

After Jiang Jingyu had danced about for a while without sensing any anomaly on Yun Xiao, he finally gave up, his eyes reflecting deep perplexity.

That was clearly the Heavenly Rank Advanced Xuan Wing Bat King Poison! Previously, Jiang Jingyu had poisoned another Half-step Saint Rank Nine-layered Dragon Cloud cultivator with it, proving its overwhelming dominance.

Yet this unrivaled Xuan Wing Bat King Poison failed against a youth whose Meridian Qi Cultivation was elevated to the late Heavenly Realm through Ancestor Vein Power. How could he accept that?

Regardless, the reality lay before Jiang Jingyu now, compelling him to believe that, at least in the realm of poison, it seemed Yun Xiao was entirely invulnerable.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Jiang Jingyu was not a Poison Vein Master. He had merely been fortunate to refine a vein demon imbued with poison, relying on the Xuan Wing Bat King for poison deployment.

Since the Bat Poison couldn’t touch Yun Xiao, Jiang Jingyu didn’t hesitate, as the seals in his hands moved once again, making the Heavenly Rank Advanced Xuan Wing Bat King charge wrathfully toward Yun Xiao.

This was a Heavenly Rank Advanced Meridian Spirit, possessing tremendous power. Earlier, when the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon clashed with the Xuan Wing Bat King, it didn’t disperse like the Meridian Qi Giant Dragon, but retained its immense strength.

Swoosh!

The Xuan Wing Bat King crossed the sky like a black stream of light, and even though the Bat Poison couldn’t affect Yun Xiao, if the latter were struck by this attack, no matter how formidable his physical strength, he would suffer significant injuries.

"Go!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao suddenly stretched out his left hand, and a cold light flashed. Despite the distance, everyone could sense the sweeping icy aura.

"Is that Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit?"

Seeing what emerged from Yun Xiao’s left hand, Xue Changze pondered aloud, but even Lu Yanji beside him had never seen Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit, unable to provide an answer.

"Indeed, it’s Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit: Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad!"

Luckily, several companions familiar with Yun Xiao since the days of Hidden Dragon Continent spoke up—this time it was Mo Qing, a friend who had been close as life and death with Yun Xiao since the Jade Pot Sect days.

Mo Qing had long been informed by Yun Xiao about the origins of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad Meridian Spirit, along with the fact that Yun Xiao’s Ice Cold Ancestral Vein originated from it and led to a feud with Jade Pot Sect Elder Fu Du.

Now, the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad Meridian Spirit Yun Xiao possessed was entirely different from earlier, having evolved through continuous advancement, reaching the Heavenly Rank Advanced level. By mere aura alone, it was no weaker than the Xuan Wing Bat King.