Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"So it really is like this!"

Seeing this scene, the Wang Family Patriarch Wang Yingqi couldn’t help but have a flash of sharp light in his eyes, along with a trace of shock. He realized that in the end, he had still far underestimated that coarse-clothed youth.

If when Yun Xiao killed Lu Lianyu earlier, or when he killed that Floating Life Realm Late Stage Lu Family Elder, Wang Yingqi had not taken it too much to heart, then at this moment he could no longer remain indifferent.

No matter how one put it, Wang Yinglong was also an Early Stage expert of the Lingyun Realm. To be able, in a Meridian Technique confrontation with such an expert, to crush him in an unstoppable manner and defeat him, fully proved that the strength of that coarse-clothed youth was definitely not beneath Wang Yingqi’s.

"Could it be that he is also a Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage expert? But how is that possible?"

Wang Yingqi’s thoughts ran wild at once. As for a cultivation even higher than that, he did not dare to think about it. If it truly were so, then the background and origin of this youth would truly be somewhat terrifying.

At the very least, Wang Yingqi knew that among the surrounding families of this Yulong City, it was impossible to nurture such a monstrous genius. Had he not seen that his own son was merely at the Floating Life Realm Early Stage cultivation?

Compared to the simultaneously shocked and delighted Wang Yingqi, the Lu Family Patriarch Lu Guixiong on the other side was somewhat uncertain and suspicious. He suddenly realized that because of the arrival of that coarse-clothed brat, today’s situation had truly undergone a tremendous change.

Lu Guixiong saw it clearly. At this moment, Wang Yinglong was clearly about to lose. This was a crushing in terms of Meridian Techniques, or one could say, a crushing of Meridian Qi.

Once Wang Yinglong was defeated, the Lu Family’s advantage would cease to exist. The other side still had a Wang Yingqi, also at Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage. If these two joined hands, Lu Guixiong could only drink down defeat with hatred.

"No, don’t even think of killing me!"

Just when everyone thought that Overlord Shield would shatter in the next instant, and then Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Sword would pierce into Wang Yinglong’s lower abdomen vital spot, causing him to die on the spot, from the mouth of this Second House Master of the Wang Family came such a roar.

This roar, heard by others, did not sound like much, but when Yun Xiao heard it, a cold smile appeared on his face. In his heart he thought: under this strike of my Meridian Qi Sword, let alone an Early Stage expert of the Lingyun Realm, even a Peak of Lingyun Realm expert can forget about surviving.

This was the confidence of a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert. What’s more, Yun Xiao was not an ordinary Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert. With a gap of over one Great Rank between them, he had absolute confidence.

Buzz!

Yet at this moment, just as Yun Xiao’s mind moved and he was about to kill Wang Yinglong with a single thrust, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out from this Second House Master of the Wang Family, and immediately after, a faint, ancient light appeared above his lower abdomen.

"That is..."

Everyone stared blankly at the light rising from Wang Yinglong’s body, feeling as if they were seeing things, because that was actually a slightly illusory white Little Dragon.

"This is... an Emperor Dragon Pill?"

Compared to those clan members of the two families who did not react for the moment, when Yun Xiao saw that white Little Dragon, his heart trembled violently, and even his figure quivered slightly.

Because Yun Xiao knew that this so-called Emperor Dragon Pill, although it had the character "Pill" in its name, was not something to be ingested by people, but a peerless life-saving Magic Technique that could be crushed when facing a life-and-death crisis.

What shocked Yun Xiao so much about the Emperor Dragon Pill was not merely that it could erupt with such terrifying power, but that the origin of this so-called Emperor Dragon Pill lay in the Emperor Canglong Palace ruled by the Sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

"Could it be that this Wang Family actually has ties to the Emperor Canglong Palace?"

Once Yun Xiao started thinking along these lines, he thought quite a lot, and his expression grew a bit grave. Having just returned to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he also knew that with his current strength, he absolutely could not yet wrestle with the Emperor Canglong Palace head-on and had to proceed gradually.

Who would have thought that in just a small family like the Wang Family in a small city, he would once again see an Emperor Dragon Pill originating from the Emperor Canglong Palace. How could this not astonish him?

"Emperor Dragon Pill? Ah... I understand now, that is actually an Emperor Dragon Pill from the Emperor Palace!"

Just as Yun Xiao’s heart grew solemn, the Wang Family Patriarch Wang Yingqi seemed to recall something all of a sudden, and the words "Emperor Palace" from his mouth sounded rather unfamiliar to Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao could guess that this so-called Emperor Palace must be related to the Emperor Canglong Palace; otherwise it would be impossible for Wang Yingqi to utter the name "Emperor Dragon Pill." In that case, the matters implicated became somewhat complex.

"Roar!"

To describe it as slow is actually fast—Yun Xiao’s thoughts and Wang Yingqi’s exclamation took place within only two breaths. At the same time, that white Little Dragon formed from the Emperor Dragon Pill had already let out a dragon roar.

Only, upon hearing this dragon roar, a cold smile surfaced on Yun Xiao’s face. He even subconsciously used his Inner Vision Eye to glance at a certain golden, sparkling fellow.

As expected, Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu had an expression identical to his own, both filled with disdain. It seemed that this white Little Dragon’s dragon roar had only the sound of a dragon, but none of its true spirit.

As a true Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Little Five almost couldn’t help but come out and beat that white Little Dragon up when he heard that half-baked dragon roar; this was simply disgracing the entire Divine Dragon Clan.

"Looks like that Emperor Dragon Pill in Wang Yinglong’s hand should only be the lowest-level version!"

Yun Xiao undoubtedly knew far more than others, and from his muttering one could also tell that this so-called Emperor Dragon Pill definitely had many different forms, with greatly varying power.

According to what Yun Xiao knew, the Emperor Dragon Pill was condensed from the Dragon Energy spat out by that Divine Dragon in the Emperor Canglong Palace, then refined into a special Elixir after the Emperor Canglong spent years having people research it.

The effect of the Emperor Dragon Pill would differ completely in power and value depending on the Dragon Energy contained within it.

Yulong City lay in a remote corner of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Western Region, so the Emperor Dragon Pill that Wang Yinglong could get his hands on was naturally the lowest kind.

Yun Xiao even had reason to believe that the Dragon Energy inside this Emperor Dragon Pill Wang Yinglong had just crushed was almost nonexistent; it was probably only good enough to defend against some ordinary Meridian Techniques of the same level, or even Meridian Techniques one small realm higher.

Only, when he saw that white Little Dragon, after letting out a dragon roar, open its jaws and attempt to swallow his Meridian Qi Sword into its belly, the cold smile on Yun Xiao’s face grew even thicker.

The white Little Dragon’s movement couldn’t be called imprecise; it did in fact swallow the Meridian Qi Sword into its dragon belly in the very next moment, and seeing this, Wang Yinglong couldn’t help but let out a huge sigh of relief.

"Uu..."

Unfortunately, just when Wang Yinglong thought he had finally escaped with his life and would not be pierced through the abdomen and killed by that Meridian Qi Small Sword, that white Little Dragon suddenly let out a mournful cry.

Boom!

The white Little Dragon’s mournful cry came almost at the same time as its body was sent flying backward.

Then everyone saw that white Little Dragon, which had swallowed the Meridian Qi Sword into its belly, shoot backward and slam directly into Wang Yinglong’s lower abdomen, sending his entire body flying.

At the same time, the white Little Dragon slowly dissipated, and disappearing along with it was Yun Xiao’s incredibly powerful Meridian Qi Sword as well; it seemed the Emperor Dragon Pill’s effect wasn’t completely useless, at least sparing Wang Yinglong from the misfortune of having his abdomen pierced through.

Bang!

Only, Wang Yinglong’s situation at this moment was far from good; as he flew backward, his back slammed into the side wall of the great hall with a loud crash, and the blood spewing from his mouth clearly showed that he was already severely injured.

"Ah! M–my Dantian..."

When everyone’s gazes shifted to where Wang Yinglong slid down and came to rest, they immediately heard from the mouth of this Second House Master of the Wang Family a wail filled with both shock and terror.

It turned out that although that Meridian Qi Sword had not pierced through Wang Yinglong’s abdomen just now, the force of that impact was terrifyingly strong, and through the flesh of his belly it had directly smashed his Dantian to pieces.

Hearing the panic and fear in Wang Yinglong’s voice, Wang Zilang in the distance felt a surge of pleasure in his heart, and his gaze swept, intentionally or otherwise, toward the hall doors.

"Hmph, these two fools who dared betray the family have finally tasted the same suffering!"

A cold snort came from Wang Zilang’s mouth; it was obvious that at this moment he was thinking of his second brother Wang Zitong, whose Dantian had likewise been abolished—this could be considered the proper end for betraying the family.

Aside from the Lu Family Elders and those Wang Family Elders loyal to Wang Yinglong, who all wore looks of horror, the remaining Wang Family Elders could hardly keep the joy from their faces.

Even though they had just watched Yun Xiao kill two members of the Lu Family in succession, they had never imagined that this youth could be so overwhelming when facing Wang Yinglong, an Early Stage Lingyun Realm expert.

They even knew that if Wang Yinglong hadn’t taken out an Emperor Dragon Pill at the last moment, he might not have been able to keep his little life; this undoubtedly made a tremendous hope bloom in them amid their despair.

Of course, whether a Wang Yinglong whose Dantian had been destroyed and who could never again cultivate for the rest of his life was worse off than a Wang Yinglong killed outright with one sword, that would depend on one’s perspective.

Especially for these experts who had cultivated their Meridian Qi to the Lingyun Realm level—once they fell from the altar and became a cripple inferior even to an ordinary person, that kind of existence was probably a fate worse than death.

Only, no matter what anyone said now, it no longer mattered; what mattered was that Wang Yinglong’s Dantian had been abolished, and today’s situation had already swung back toward the Wang Family’s orthodox line.

"Um... Brother Yun Xiao, today’s incident is actually just a misunderstanding, we’ll be taking our leave now!"

Just as everyone was staring at Wang Yinglong, savoring the miserable state of this Second House Master of the Wang Family, a somewhat off-note voice suddenly sounded from somewhere, yet it was a voice that no one present would find unfamiliar.

When everyone turned their heads, they indeed saw that the speaker was the Lu Family Patriarch, Lu Guixiong; looking at his expression and listening to the words he had just spoken, everyone couldn’t help but feel a wave of emotion in their hearts.