Chapter 1633: Give Up Resisting!
Chongxiao Stairs, it is indeed a space artifact of the Chongxiao Sect, a special passage connecting the Tenglong Continent and the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. It is precisely because of the Chongxiao Stairs that the Chongxiao Sect is known to many powerful families and sects of the Tenglong Continent.
This time Jiang Jingyu entered the Chongxiao Stairs because certain important figures in the Chongxiao Sect realized certain changes and sent him to investigate. After all, the Tenglong Continent has not seen anyone enter the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud for over a century.
Since the Chongxiao Stairs are so important to the Chongxiao Sect, Jiang Jingyu’s first priority is to ensure there is no damage to the Chongxiao Stairs. Currently, the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs is controlled by that young boy in white.
Although Jiang Jingyu does not believe that boy could destroy the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs, there is always a chance. Compared to taking the boy’s life, completing this mission is much more important.
In fact, in Jiang Jingyu’s heart, he has already developed an endless murder intent towards Yun Xiao. That guy’s lack of reverence for a super expert from the Upper Plane like himself is simply unforgivable.
This endless murder intent eventually turned into a thought; perhaps in Jiang Jingyu’s mind, rather than directly slapping the boy dead, crippling his Meridian Qi and then taking him back to the Chongxiao Sect for slow torture would be more satisfying.
"Jiang Jingyu, do you know what happened in the Chongxiao Stairs previously?"
Yun Xiao tossed the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs in his hand and asked the question, causing Jiang Jingyu’s heart to skip a beat. To be honest, he was delayed by certain matters and had just entered here, so he really doesn’t know what happened.
Even if Jiang Jingyu was given some treasures by the elders of the Chongxiao Sect, when he came in, Yun Xiao had already handled the Half-step Holy Spirit, so it was impossible for him to sense anything.
But none of that matters anymore. For Jiang Jingyu, as long as he can kill that young boy in coarse clothes and take the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs, all the credit would be his, impossible to be stolen by others.
"I ask you again, will you surrender or not?"
Thus, Jiang Jingyu didn’t bother to answer Yun Xiao’s question. He couldn’t answer anyway, so he directly extended his right hand, palm open, with threats in his tone utterly undisguised.
"If you want it, come and get it yourself, but don’t blame me for not warning you. In the hands of Yun Xiao, there is never mercy!"
Since reasoning with the opponent doesn’t work, Yun Xiao simply didn’t bother with futile efforts. He fears no Half-step Holy Spirit Strange Spirit expert, so why would he fear a mere Jiang Jingyu?
Strange Spirits are usually much stronger than Vein Demons of the same level, not to mention human cultivators. Moreover, Yun Xiao is controlling the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs, making his combat power in this space exceptionally efficient.
Unfortunately, Jiang Jingyu is unaware of all this. He only knows that in his sensing, that young boy in coarse clothes has only a cultivation of the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, how could he be a match?
Moreover, a jealousy for Yun Xiao’s cultivation talent grows in Jiang Jingyu’s heart aside from wanting to retrieve the Artifact Heart.
After all, Yun Xiao is much younger than Jiang Jingyu and has been cultivating on the Tenglong Continent all this time. Yet, at such an age, he has cultivated Meridian Qi to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage.
Such cultivation talent, even compared to geniuses like himself from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, is not inferior. Jiang Jingyu is even aware that at Yun Xiao’s age, he himself might not have reached the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage.
These factors made Jiang Jingyu determined not to spare Yun Xiao. Since the boy is so unyielding, let’s first cripple his Meridian Qi and then take him back to the Chongxiao Sect for endless torture.
Boom!
This time Jiang Jingyu did not speak further, and a majestic energy fluctuation emerged from him at this instant, causing Xue Changze, Lu Yanji, and others to retreat several feet.
"A Half-step Holy Rank expert is incredibly terrifying!"
Lu Yanji, retreating several feet, felt a great shock in his heart. After all, he, Xu Hongzhuang, and others hadn’t seen the Half-step Holy Spirit earlier, and this was their first time witnessing a Half-step Holy Rank Super Expert.
People like Xu Hongzhuang and Mo Qing all possess extraordinary cultivation talents and have abnormal physiques. Given time, their achievements might not be below Jiang Jingyu; they’re merely disadvantaged by age and their plane.
But at this moment, people like Liu Hanyi of the Lingyun Realm level are far from being a match for Jiang Jingyu, so their gazes are all focused on that young boy in coarse clothes.
No matter what, Yun Xiao is only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage. Going up against a Half-step Holy Rank expert, he must reveal all his cards to barely contend, right?
And this time Liu Hanyi and others were all mistaken. If it were in some outside place, for Yun Xiao to defeat the Half-step Holy Rank Jiang Jingyu, he might need to unleash Ancestor Vein Power and rely on Little Five’s help.
But now, this place is the Chongxiao Stairs Space, and the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs is controlled by Yun Xiao, which invisibly doubles his combat power.
These things Mo Qing and others do not know, Xue Changze is unaware, and Jiang Jingyu is certainly in the dark. Therefore, he is full of self-confidence, thinking that dealing with a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage boy is no big deal.
"Give up resisting!"
A soft voice came from Jiang Jingyu’s mouth, and then, around Yun Xiao, some Meridian Qi threads appeared, winding towards his body.
Seeing this, Yun Xiao didn’t panic at all. He just reached out and brushed the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs in his palm, then a special aura suddenly surged from the space, instantly blasting those countless Meridian Qi threads into oblivion.
"This..."
Such a scene left not only the onlookers dumbfounded but also Jiang Jingyu himself slightly surprised.
Although those Meridian Qi ropes were not his full strength, he thought that at least a mere Heavenly Realm Middle Stage kid couldn’t easily dissolve them.
But now, this kid named Yun Xiao seemed to have barely moved his body; he simply moved his right hand, and those Meridian Qi ropes were scattered into nothingness.
"Damn, he can preliminarily control the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs?"
After a brief shock, Jiang Jingyu, being a genius of the Chongxiao Sect, had understood some things. He knew there was no way such a minor cultivation level as the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage could disperse his attack.
The only explanation could be the help of the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs. This kid definitely borrowed the control of the Artifact Heart within the Chongxiao Stairs Space to unleash such formidable power.
However, in Jiang Jingyu’s mind, even if Yun Xiao had control over the Artifact Heart, it could only be preliminary. After all, it is a Space Artifact from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, and to completely master it, only Chongxiao Sect’s elders or the Sect Master himself might be capable.
What Jiang Jingyu didn’t know was that this seemingly young man, appearing to be just over twenty, was once a prominent figure among the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. The knowledge he possessed was far beyond what Jiang Jingyu, the Chongxiao Sect’s young genius, could comprehend.
Shush, shush, shush...
Just as Jiang Jingyu thought he had figured out the truth and wanted to employ more tactics, he suddenly noticed some white light appearing beside him, forming ladders emitting a white glow.
These white ladders crisscrossed, seemingly not touching Jiang Jingyu’s body, but his expression turned somewhat grim.
At this moment, Jiang Jingyu appeared unchanged to outsiders, but only he and Yun Xiao knew that those crisscrossing white ladders contained a certain mysterious pattern, which might explode with formidable power at any moment.
This power was enough to make Jiang Jingyu, a Half-step Holy Rank human genius, feel a deadly threat. At this moment, he realized he had indeed misjudged that humble youth’s control over the Ladder Formation of the Chongxiao Stairs.
Would the methods employed by a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator pose a threat to a Half-step Holy Rank expert? Clearly not!
But the methods Yun Xiao employed, those white ladders interweaving through the air, made Jiang Jingyu feel this way. Clearly, that power wasn’t derived from the young lad himself.
In the Chongxiao Stairs Space, after Yun Xiao controlled the Artifact Heart, no threat could be too significant unless a true Holy Rank expert emerged.
At least in Yun Xiao’s view, this so-called genius of the Chongxiao Sect posed far less threat compared to a Half-step Holy Spirit. Unless the opponent had some special means, the outcome was already decided.
"Hmph, how can a mere Ladder Formation trap me?"
Just as anticipation flickered in Yun Xiao’s eyes, expecting Jiang Jingyu to be trapped in the Ladder Formation, he heard the cold humph from the Chongxiao Sect genius.
Jiang Jingyu brushed his hand against his waist, and a white light appeared. In his palm emerged a miniature white ladder.
This ladder resembled the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs in Yun Xiao’s hand, even their aura was similar. Seeing this miniature white ladder, Yun Xiao’s gaze sharpened.
"Break!"
A low voice came from Jiang Jingyu, followed by a blaze of white light from the small ladder in his hand, causing some special reactions within the Chongxiao Stairs Space.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosive sounds echoed, and the white ladders that had just trapped Jiang Jingyu shattered one by one, transforming into endless energy, and ultimately vanished into the air, leaving no trace behind.
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