Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Truly, ignorance is fearless!"

Yun Xiao, standing calmly, couldn’t help but sigh softly when he saw a cultivator at the early stage of the Floating Life Realm daring to attack him. He then extended his somewhat slender right arm, with five fingers aligned and outstretched.

"Little bastard, go to hell!"

Lu Lianyu, thinking of the hatred of his brother’s murder, was completely unaware that a great disaster was soon upon him. He only knew he had to kill this insolent boy and dismember his body to fulfill his grand statements.

Slap!

However, at the next moment, just as Lu Lianyu was about to make his powerful strike, everyone heard a soft sound.

"How?"

The scene that happened next left even Lu Guixiong, a strong person in the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage, somewhat unresponsive. The coarse-clothed youth somehow, unexpectedly, made the first move, gently tapping Lu Lianyu’s forehead.

From the outside, Lu Lianyu, struck on the forehead by Yun Xiao, showed no signs of injury. Yet, what no one knew was that under a forceful dark energy, the inside of his skull had turned his brain matter into a mash of red and white pulp.

"No!"

Only after several breaths of time, when a shade of extreme incredulity rose in Lu Lianyu’s eyes and his body slowly collapsed to the side, did Lu Guixiong let out a harrowing scream.

It’s a pity that no matter how unwilling Lu Guixiong was to accept this fact, his most prized son, a super genius who had cultivated to the Early Stage of the Floating Life Realm at a young age, was truly slapped to death by that coarse-clothed youth.

At this moment, the hall was silent!

Whether Lu Family members or Wang Family members, they all stared blankly at the lifeless body at Yun Xiao’s feet. Deep in their hearts, waves of shock surged.

For what happened at this moment was something they had never imagined.

Lu Lianyu was a genius at the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm Early Stage. In all of Yulong City, apart from the elders of these two families, there probably weren’t many opponents, right?

Who would have thought that such a renowned super genius would be slapped to death by a coarse-clothed youth who appeared out of nowhere? No matter how one thought about it, it seemed extremely bizarre.

"He...he...he..."

Wang Zifu, the eldest son of the Wang Family, who had just been somewhat skeptical, now stammered "he" three times without saying a complete sentence, not knowing how to express himself.

"Haha, I told you there was no problem with Brother Yun Xiao, but you didn’t believe me!"

Wang Zilang’s face held a touch of smugness, yet his heart was also filled with shock. After all, he had only seen Yun Xiao deal with Earth Rank Third Realm cultivators before, and there was no comparison between Earth Rank Third Realm and Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

But now, before Yun Xiao, even the Heavenly Rank Third Realm’s Lu Lianyu seemed no different from Zeng Changshou, Lu Lianheng, and others who died by his hand—still killed in one move.

At this moment, even Wang Zilang did not know where Yun Xiao’s limits lay. Could it be that he was a strong person comparable to his father in the Cloud Ascending Realm?

"You little bastard, how dare you..."

The Lu Family Elder, who had been laughing and mocking earlier, seemed to hold low status within the Lu Family. His cultivation had even reached the Late Stage of the Floating Life Realm. Upon seeing Lu Lianyu killed, he wanted to shout again.

However, this Lu Family Elder had only spoken a few words before seeing a sharp gaze sweep over simultaneously with a slight movement of the coarse-clothed youth’s right index finger.

Swish!

A strong sound of air being cut was heard. Even Lu Guixiong and Wang Yingqi, these two strong persons in the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage, could sense the blazing heat shooting from between Yun Xiao’s fingers.

"Don’t take it head-on; dodge quickly!"

Lu Guixiong, having witnessed Yun Xiao’s methods earlier, instinctively gave a warning. For the family head’s words, naturally, the Lu Family Elder obeyed unconditionally.

In fact, this Lu Family Elder had initially thought to counter the youth’s technique head-on. After all, killing a Floating Life Realm Early Stage Lu Lianyu only made him angry without causing much fear.

The gap between each small realm in the Heavenly Rank Realm was significant, and this Lu Family Elder, at the Floating Life Realm Late Stage, was far stronger than Lu Lianyu.

However, since even the family head at the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage took the matter so seriously and issued a warning, a sense of alertness arose in the elder’s heart, and he instinctively moved to dodge.

It’s just that Yun Xiao’s methods weren’t something a cultivator at the Floating Life Realm Late Stage could dodge just like that. Once he had made a move, there would be no second chance. The words "little bastard" gave this person ample cause for a death sentence.

Whoosh!

The Lu Family Elder, at the Floating Life Realm Late Stage, moved with remarkable speed, making a decisive move to shift three feet to the left, while also pulling away the Elder behind him.

This was to prevent the Elder behind him from being caught off guard and falling prey to the intense attack he himself had narrowly dodged. At this moment, the Elder felt extremely satisfied with his reflexes and speed.

"Hmm?"

However, just as the Lu Family Elder was smirking, expecting to see the disappointment on the face of the boy in coarse clothing, the intense attack suddenly bent mid-air and swiftly penetrated his body.

"This..."

Although the Lu Family Elder initially appeared unconcerned, when that blazing energy entered his body and instantly vanished, his old face changed several times in rapid succession.

The sudden change in direction of the intense energy caught him completely off guard, accelerating abruptly after turning, leaving the Lu Family Elder with no time to react.

"Hmph, I don’t believe a mere aura can do anything to me!"

Being a Floating Life Realm Late Stage expert, the Lu Family Elder did not panic too much despite the fiery intrusion. He snorted coldly, while the Meridian Qi in his body started circulating rapidly.

"Huh? Nothing?"

However, after his Meridian Qi circulated through his body and he discovered no abnormalities, his expression changed slightly again. This was quite contrary to what he had expected.

"What trick are you up to, boy?"

Due to some anxiety in his heart, the Lu Family Elder asked such a puzzled question, causing confusion among everyone present.

But in the next moment, neither the Lu Family Elder nor the observing Elders from both families required Yun Xiao to answer, because they saw a clear fact unfold before them.

Bang!

A blood-red flame suddenly rose from the spot where the aura struck earlier, and in an instant, spread like wildfire, causing the Lu Family Elder’s face to contort in agony.

"Ah!"

The Lu Family Elder let out a piercing scream as he frantically waved his arms, but he couldn’t shake off the spreading blood-red flames.

Clearly, Yun Xiao had unleashed his Ancestral Vein Fire, and with his cultivation at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, dealing with a Floating Life Realm Late Stage Lu Family Elder was effortless.

The Lu Family Elder considered himself quick and responsive, not realizing that his actions were well within Yun Xiao’s calculations. The disparity in their powers was too vast.

It’s worth mentioning that if the Lu Family Elder had gritted his teeth and chopped off his arm the moment Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire invaded his body, he might have preserved his life temporarily.

But now, after hesitating for several moments, the Ancestral Vein Fire had permeated every corner of his body under Yun Xiao’s control, making it impossible to sever his arm and survive.

Moments later, the Lu Family Elder’s screams abruptly stopped, and his body was reduced to a heap of ashes, looking both horrifying and bizarre.

For reasons unknown, the Lu Family Elders who had gathered together earlier now seemed as if they had seen a ghost, retreating several steps away from the entirely burned Lu Family Elder.

Nevertheless, their hearts were stirred by tumultuous waves as they gazed anew upon the boy in coarse clothing, filled with fear.

Having previously slapped to death Lu Lianyu at the Floating Life Realm Early Stage, and now burning a Floating Life Realm Late Stage Lu Family Elder into ashes with such an eerie method, such feats, none of these Floating Life Realm cultivators professed capable of.

Even Lu Family Patriarch Lu Guixiong, with eyes full of rage, now had a hint of uncertain suspicion, finally beginning to respect this unfamiliar youth.

It seemed the phrase "give me some face" previously spoken by the boy was not unfounded; with just these two acts, he indeed held the qualification to utter such words.

Although the Lu Family still had some Floating Life Realm Peak cultivators and even patriarch Lu Guixiong at the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage, somehow, they all felt in the moment that events were spiraling out of control.

Originally, the Lu Family’s collaboration with Wang Yinglong was proceeding smoothly, both parties reaping benefits, seemingly about to achieve great success. Yet unexpectedly, the Lu Family Third Young Master returned to the clan, bringing along such a formidable demon, a twist no one anticipated.

"Boy, this is a Wang Family matter, return whence you came!"

As the scene grew quiet, a familiar voice of the Wang Family Elders suddenly echoed, to which all turned their gaze, seeing it was Wang Yinglong speaking.

"Family matter? Hmph, Wang Yinglong, conspiring with outsiders against your own brother, can this be considered family matter?"

This retort came from Wang Family’s third son Wang Zilang, who previously dared not speak before Wang Yinglong, but now, having returned to the clan with the Innate Pulse Cutting resolved, even his courage seemed greatly amplified.