Chapter 1783: Broken Bones
"Kid, just for what you said, not only you, but even your family sect won’t escape the sanctions of the Emperor Canglong Palace!"
Yuan Dayou’s eyes flickered with a trace of ferocity, and his words also demonstrated the Emperor Canglong Palace’s dominance in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Even a Fourth Elder from the Heavenly Realm Late Stage of the Emperor Palace could casually exterminate an entire clan.
Sometimes, the death of an individual might not intimidate a cultivator, but when it involves their family sect, they will not be so calm.
Therefore, after Yuan Dayou’s words fell, he always watched Yun Xiao’s expression, hoping to see the fear he imagined on the face of this ignorant young man.
But in the following time, Yuan Dayou was undoubtedly disappointed because he did not see a trace of fear on the boy’s face; instead, he saw an undisguised contemptuous sneer.
How would Yuan Dayou know that Yun Xiao, who returned to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, has no relatives left, and those close friends are all gone? He truly is all alone, a solitary soul.
Using this to threaten Yun Xiao is simply ineffective for the Fourth Elder of the Murong City Emperor Palace. Therefore, in the next moment, he was genuinely infuriated by the boy’s reaction.
"No matter what, you must die today!"
Seeing that the other party truly had no hint of fear, Yuan Dayou shouted fiercely. Immediately, the aura of Meridian Qi around him intensified several times in an instant.
"A mere Heavenly Realm Late Stage ant dares to be presumptuous in front of me?"
Yuan Dayou’s self-proclaimed formidable Meridian Qi only elicited a cold laugh from Yun Xiao. But at this moment, how could the former realize that the teenager in front of him was a terrifying figure?
Although Yun Xiao and Yuan Dayou are both in the Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivation, their combat power is entirely different, even worlds apart.
With Yun Xiao’s current strength, even without activating the Ancestor Vein Power, he could easily defeat a Heavenly Realm Peak expert like Ma Nanfeng, not to mention Yuan Dayou.
Since the opponent voluntarily ran into trouble, Yun Xiao showed no mercy. His body subtly moved, and that previous entity transformed into a realistic shadow clone.
Swoosh!
Yun Xiao’s true body instantly appeared behind Yuan Dayou, and sensing the aura behind him, this fourth elder of the Emperor Palace shivered violently.
"Damn, it’s an afterimage. How can this kid’s speed be so fast?"
Despite coming from the Emperor Palace, Yuan Dayou had some insight. Upon sensing Yun Xiao’s aura behind him, he knew the realistic figure in front wasn’t the boy’s true body.
But such a bizarre method still shocked Yuan Dayou. He realized he might have misunderstood something, and the consequence of this mistake might be unbearable.
"Don’t think about it!"
As he sensed a sharp aura slicing towards his neck, Yuan Dayou roared angrily. Immediately, his aged figure forcefully moved forward two feet.
Slash!
A streak of black light swiftly swept past Yuan Dayou’s rear neck, carving a blood mark on the skin there, even shaving off a few strands of hair.
"Oh, not a slow reaction!"
Seeing this, a thread of surprise flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes. This guy seemed hot-tempered, but at this moment, his response and speed were remarkable. If it were another Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivator, they would definitely not avoid this unexpected sword strike.
"Lucky!"
At this moment, Yuan Dayou had no leisure to care about Yun Xiao’s mockery. After escaping death, he immediately realized that the Black Light Wooden Sword was extraordinary, probably a divine weapon.
Although the Dragon Taming Sword only sliced a shallow blood mark and some hair at Yuan Dayou’s rear neck, as a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert, he had some discernment.
Even though Yun Xiao’s first move was extremely stunning, Yuan Dayou figured out some things afterward and eased the shock and fear inside him, replacing it with a confident cold smile.
"Hmph, it’s just relying on a powerful weapon. I wonder what other tricks you have?"
It appears Yuan Dayou, like those few from the Drunken Immortal City Emperor Palace, attributed Yun Xiao’s achievements to the invincible divine weapon he wielded.
Once a method is visible to others, it becomes impossible to use it unexpectedly to harm someone. Since Yuan Dayou is the Fourth Elder of the Emperor Palace, he naturally let go of his fear once he understood this.
"Heh, is that so?"
For such words, how could Yun Xiao possibly care too much? Many of his powerful techniques had yet to be revealed. Just now, he simply didn’t want to make it too troublesome, hence he used the Dragon Taming Sword to slice.
So at this moment, Yun Xiao instead reversed the wooden sword in his hand and inserted it back behind him. Then, his body moved, and that right leg, like a cannonball out of a barrel, kicked furiously towards Yuan Dayou with extreme speed.
Hiss!
Within Yun Xiao’s right leg was an Earth Attribute Ancestor Vein, thus the strength in his right leg was several times greater than any other part of his body. When he kicked out, it even emitted a sharp whistling sound.
It is worth mentioning that this Fourth Elder of the Murong City Emperor Palace was, coincidentally, also a person with powerful physical strength, having broken the bones of many enemies who had offended him, leaving them to die.
Seeing that the young man across from him strangely abandoned the divine weapon without using it and instead wanted to compete with him in physical strength, it truly played into Yuan Dayou’s hand, making a cold smile involuntarily appear on his face.
"Good timing!"
After Yuan Dayou shouted excitedly, he too lifted his right leg, as if intending to compete in right leg strength with Yun Xiao; he was confident.
This Fourth Elder of the Murong City Emperor Palace once had an opportunity to hunt a powerful demon beast, eventually draining all its essence blood, and since then, his physical strength became extraordinary.
Even when compared to Vein Demons of the same level skilled in physical strength, Yuan Dayou did not lag behind. This was his biggest reason for full confidence; at least in terms of physical strength, not even the Great Elder of the Palace dared to claim victory over him.
Unfortunately, Yuan Dayou had no idea that the young man in front of him, who seemed frail, actually possessed physical strength far surpassing Vein Demon experts of the same level, reaching a much higher layer.
Yuan Dayou’s physical strength, in essence, was only able to contend a little with Vein Demons of the same level. In the end, who would win was yet unknown, as he was, after all, a genuine human cultivator.
But Yun Xiao, having cultivated the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique over the years, and refined by many Ancestor Vein Powers, coupled with the Earth Attribute Ancestor Vein strength in his right leg, being called invincible at the same level was an understatement.
Moreover, being invincible at the same level here included Vein Demons and Strange Spirits; within the realm of human cultivators, being called invincible below the Holy Rank might be more appropriate.
Yuan Dayou had no idea what kind of existence he was facing, which led to the ensuing tragedy. In such an utterly unequal clash of strength, the result was foreseeable.
Bam!
The clash of their feet first produced a loud wave of energy. Right after, Yuan Dayou, who was full of confidence, had his face change color instantly, his expression even turned somewhat twisted.
Crack!
A bone-breaking sound, sharp enough to make one’s teeth ache, followed. Next, Yuan Dayou’s once invincible right leg snapped clean in the middle.
The protruding white bone caused unbearable pain just looking at it, which even Yuan Dayou, with his cultivation at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage, could hardly bear at this moment.
"Ah!"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the dense forest, truly sorrowing for those who heard and tearing for those who listened. However, Yun Xiao as the direct party had no change in his expression, seemingly having anticipated such an outcome.
The pain from the broken leg, and the impact from that extreme force, had already left Yuan Dayou heavily injured, making him stagger on one leg back a few steps before he couldn’t hold on, collapsing onto the ground.
Large beads of sweat rolled down from Yuan Dayou’s forehead, cascading down his chin, quickly forming a small puddle beneath him. One could imagine how intense the pain was.
"Boy, who on earth are you?"
To be fair, Yuan Dayou, having cultivated physical strength, was quite sturdy in character. Despite the brief intense pain, he no longer cried out in agony, but rather stared at Yun Xiao with venomous eyes for a while before speaking in a low voice.
The reason Yuan Dayou asked was that at this moment, he finally understood that his own cultivation seemed infinitely inferior when compared to the opponent, with no room for comparison.
Joking aside, how could someone able to severely injure a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert like him in just one move be unknown or unheard of?
In Yuan Dayou’s speculation, perhaps only those top families and sects within the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud could cultivate such a genius; such individuals would undoubtedly rank among the very best even within those sects and families.
"You don’t have the right to know my name!"
Even though Yuan Dayou was already a dying man, Yun Xiao was unwilling to reveal his identity, the coldness in his voice made the venomous intent in Yuan Dayou’s eyes grow even deeper.
"If you dare kill me, the Emperor Palace won’t let you go!"
Perhaps seeing the killing intent in the eyes of the young man before him, Yuan Dayou finally became somewhat panicked. However, this threat, lacking any real deterrent, could not alter Yun Xiao’s decision in the slightest.