Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Woo-la!"

Seeing that his attack had no effect whatsoever, the fire attribute strange spirit let out a bizarre cry, seemingly sending a signal, as the aura on the other six half-step Heavenly Rank strange spirits erupted simultaneously, clearly about to execute a divided advance and joint attack.

"Since you want to be the vanguard, I'll start with you!"

Upon seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Yun Xiao's face, as he formed a seal with his hands. Meanwhile, the mist-like strange spirit in the sky had silently approached within a foot of him.

Sss!

The mist-like spirit's right arm turned into a sharp long blade. This transition between illusion and reality was truly unpredictable. If it were an ordinary Peak Earth-Bending Realm cultivator, their heart would likely have been pierced through, resulting in death.

Unfortunately for the mist-like spirit, it encountered Yun Xiao. Its blade, transformed into an edge, indeed pierced Yun Xiao's back, but no blood spilled out. It was clearly just a shadow clone left behind by Yun Xiao.

Even with Yun Xiao's prowess, without invoking the power of the Five Elements Ancestor Veins, he couldn't possibly contend with seven half-step Heavenly Rank strange spirits at once. He had no choice but to tackle them one by one.

By leaving a shadow clone in place to confuse all the strange spirits, Yun Xiao's true form had already, with lightning speed, attacked the side of the fire attribute strange spirit.

"Wa-yah!"

Seeing a human youth suddenly appear before it, the fire attribute strange spirit, whether in anger or surprise, emitted a strange cry. Flames erupted from its body, seemingly burning the very air to nothingness.

The half-step Heavenly Rank fire attribute strange spirit could already aptly draw upon the fire attribute energy within the earth, even utilizing Sky Power to unleash greater fire attribute might.

However, standing before it now was not an ordinary human cultivator but a rival of the Eight Great Ancestor Veins, one of which was a fire attribute Ancestor Vein.

If it were solely Yun Xiao's initial power of the fire attribute Ancestor Vein, it might not inflict significant harm on the half-step Heavenly Rank fire attribute strange spirit. But after refining and merging Chaos Sub-fire at the bottom of Yanji Lake, everything changed.

All fires in the world could be said to originate from the Chaos Fire. Even if Yun Xiao refined only a Water Extreme Fire, its great power was beyond what these half-step Heavenly Rank fire attribute strange spirits could withstand.

So when the fire attribute strange spirit, thinking itself half a level higher than the human youth, tried to contend in physical strength and fire attribute attacks, its fate was sealed.

Whoosh...

A flash of blood-red light appeared in Yun Xiao's right palm, engulfing his entire hand in crimson flame, which clashed with the fire attribute strange spirit's punch.

This clash didn't lead to the expected rampant energy but rather an eerie standoff. From intense motion to complete stillness, without any hint of transition.

Soon thereafter, a cold smile appeared on Yun Xiao's face, while the half-step Heavenly Rank fire attribute strange spirit began to struggle frantically.

If it had facial features, one might see extreme panic etched upon its face.

Upon contact with Yun Xiao's right palm, it felt a strong suction pulling away its innate fire attribute energy.

This half-step Heavenly Rank strange spirit, originally cultivated from a special flame into spiritual wisdom, depended on fire attribute energy as its essence. Its life would end if it were completely consumed.

Unfortunately, the assimilating power of the Chaos Sub-fire far surpassed what these half-step Heavenly Rank strange spirits could resist. Additionally, Yun Xiao's cultivation was merely half a notch below, sealing its fate.

Within a few breaths, the power of the Chaos Sub-fire erupted, and the half-step Heavenly Rank fire attribute strange spirit could no longer hold on.

Its form flickered before Yun Xiao engulfed it entirely—alongside its spirit crystal—into his palm.

Whoosh... Whoosh...

As Yun Xiao absorbed the fire attribute strange spirit into his body, two bursts of power unexpectedly surged from within, causing his expression to change slightly. He immediately knew what was happening.

"You two, no need to be so hasty, right?"

An exasperated voice echoed in Yun Xiao's mind. He realized it was because, as soon as he absorbed the fire attribute strange spirit crystal, it sparked a contention between the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix hatchling Red Feather.

Xiao Wu, claiming to be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, naturally was open to all challenges, while the fire attribute strange spirit crystal was an invaluable enhancement for Red Feather, adept in fire attribute, not to be easily relinquished.

"Focus on your battle, and try to gather more energy!"

Red Feather might still feel a bit embarrassed, but the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu was completely shameless, casting a disdainful glance at Yun Xiao and speaking words that made Yun Xiao incredibly angry.

It seemed that Xiao Wu was certain that at this time, Yun Xiao couldn't spare his hands to fight them for the energy of the Spirit Crystal, especially since outside, even if a fire attribute alien spirit had died, there were still six half-step Heaven Rank alien spirit strong ones there.

In fact, Yun Xiao indeed couldn't care less at the moment, because just after he had uttered a sentence in his mind, several formidable attacks had already arrived; it was precisely the remaining six alien spirits that had caught up.

To be honest, at this moment, the six alien spirit strong ones were extremely angry and aggrieved; they had been eagerly attacking a mere shadow earlier, which allowed this human youngster to seize the opportunity and directly kill a companion.

While astonished by Yun Xiao's combat ability, these six alien spirit strong ones also felt a surge of crisis. They gathered here specifically to deal with this human boy, yet unexpectedly, the latter's strength was still beyond their imagination.

Thus, the decision to unite all spirits seemed incredibly wise. After witnessing the fire attribute alien spirit's fate, they all had reason to believe that none would be the human boy's match in one-on-one combat.

Six formidable attacks, consisting of water attribute, fog attribute, wood attribute, and some other rare and peculiar attributes.

If it were an ordinary human cultivator at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, or a half-step Heaven Rank human cultivator, they might very well perish under such besiegement.

However, Yun Xiao was no ordinary person. Sensing the attacks coming from all directions, he immediately drew the Dragon Taming Sword from his back, swiftly slashing towards the branches extending out from a certain wood attribute alien spirit.

Among these attacks, this wood attribute alien spirit was particularly troublesome, as the extended branches almost completely blocked all of Yun Xiao's escape routes.

These wood attribute branches could even change directions continuously; no matter which direction Yun Xiao wanted to dodge, he would be obstructed, so he had to deal with this guy first.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three streaks of dark light flashed; in a lightning-fast moment, Yun Xiao slashed out three times in succession, and after these three strikes, the wood attribute alien spirit's three main branches were severed by the indomitable Dragon Taming Sword.

Even for a wood attribute alien spirit, it would take time to regrow after having its branches cut. At this moment, from the tip of the Black Wood Sword, a blood-red flame emerged.

This was evidently another use of the Ancestral Vein Fire by Yun Xiao, condensing it within the Dragon Taming Sword, catching enemies off guard, like the current wood attribute alien spirit.

As Yun Xiao's Dragon Taming Sword sliced through the third branch, the blood-red flame followed the sword tip, finally landing on the severed branch surface of the wood attribute alien spirit.

It is said that wood gives birth to fire, and fire suppresses wood. When a flame's strength reaches a certain level, the suppression on wood attributes can be deemed as destructive. At this moment, the wood attribute alien spirit was unquestionably suffering just such destruction.

A half-step Heaven Rank wood attribute alien spirit might not even fear the Ancestral Vein Fire from Lianyun Mountain's Meridian Refining Masters of the same rank.

But Yun Xiao was different; the Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein he had activated upon rebirth was vastly different from ordinary Meridian Refining Masters' Ancestral Vein Fire, not to mention its power after integrating Chaos Sub-fire.

Even the previous fire attribute alien spirit had been utterly defeated under Yun Xiao's Ancestral Vein Fire, so this mutually promoting and restraining wood attribute alien spirit was no exception. In just a brief moment, many human cultivators witnessed a somewhat familiar scene.

Under Yun Xiao's blood-red Ancestral Vein Fire, the wood attribute alien spirit lasted only half a breath before transforming into a towering fire tree, appearing extremely magnificent.

At this time, Yun Xiao naturally couldn't appreciate the flaming tree with red flowers, because while dealing with this wood attribute alien spirit, he only narrowly avoided two attacks, whereas the remaining three attacks still locked onto him, closing in swiftly.

"Earth Surge Stone Armor!"

A deep shout came from Yun Xiao's mouth, and soon his chest and abdomen were covered with pieces of stone armor.

These stone armors looked like petals of a lotus flower; they were precisely the Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor that could bolster his defensive power as his strength increased.

Bam! Bam!

Two attacks landed on Yun Xiao's Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor, and he didn't even bother to pay attention to them. Meanwhile, his left hand had already extended in an instant, striking another incoming attack.

Feeling ice-cold and soft to the touch, a sneer flashed through Yun Xiao's eyes. This wasn't a randomly chosen opponent, nor was he casually blocking with his left arm. At this moment of collision, the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power in his left arm had already shot forth.

A marvelous scene unfolded once again!