Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 1085: The Real Purpose

"Ah!"

In the chaos of battle, a tragic howl rang out, revealing a talent from Firewood Valley at the Late Stage of Origin Seeking Realm had been brutally torn apart by a Strange Spirit, losing an arm, and subsequently had his chest punched, evidently not surviving.

Many shared the same fate as this Firewood Valley talent. Nearly a hundred geniuses from various forces of Tenglong Continent were continuously dwindling, and perhaps soon, none would be left.

"What an exciting scene!"

The Strange Spirit Leader, whose aura had already locked onto Yun Xiao, surprisingly held back from attacking at this moment, instead taking a deep breath, seemingly savoring the moment, exuding an air of supreme confidence.

"Something feels off!"

However, Yun Xiao's gaze wasn't on the Strange Spirit Leader at this moment, for he suddenly noticed that the blood energy of those human talents killed by Strange Spirits seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, slowly drifting above the lake's surface before eventually vanishing into the water.

"Could this be some kind of ceremony?"

Having encountered various Strange Spirits in his past life and dealt with countless bizarre ones, Yun Xiao's expression undeniably turned grim upon sensing this scene.

"Hehe, it seems you've picked up on some things, but you'll end up like them, becoming nourishment to awaken our king!"

Seeing this human youth observing certain auras on the lake surface, the Strange Spirit Leader wasn't angry but chuckled softly, having witnessed the reasoning ability of this human youth earlier. That the youth could sense these things was not surprising.

What was there for the Strange Spirit Leader to fear from someone about to perish? As long as the secrets of Xuanyin Cave weren't discovered by the truly top figures of Tenglong Continent, their plan would ultimately succeed.

"Our king?"

Upon hearing this term suddenly, Yun Xiao's heart sank further, for only a master of the Heavenly Rank Third Realm on this continent could be called "King," like the past "Thunder King Valley."

Even a Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit was enough to give Yun Xiao headaches. Who would've thought that within the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave, or beneath the lake surface, a possibly Heavenly Rank Strange Spirit was hidden, making his heart race?

A Vein Demon at the Heavenly Rank is known as a Heavenly Demon, while a Strange Spirit at the Third Realm of Heaven Rank is called a Heavenly Spirit. A Strange Spirit at this level likely has Spiritual Wisdom comparable to humans and, like Vein Demons, can speak human language.

Fortunately, that Heavenly Rank Strange Spirit fell into slumber or was severely injured for some reason, needing human blood energy to awaken. Otherwise, this battle would truly be unwinnable.

"People can't keep dying!"

Thinking of this possibility, Yun Xiao looked complexly at the human geniuses continuously being slain by Strange Spirits, shouting inwardly while making a decision.

Those human geniuses were previously enemies wanting to join forces against him, yet after Yun Xiao realized a Heavenly Spirit might lie beneath the lake surface, he had no choice but to lend a hand.

Whoosh!

Yun Xiao acted swiftly, seeing his figure blanch subtly before charging toward a certain location, infuriating the Strange Spirit Leader, who had locked onto his aura.

This human boy at the Late Stage of Origin Seeking Realm belittled him, a Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit? Under such circumstances, he dared to help others—it was beyond arrogance.

Swish!

The Strange Spirit Leader's speed was not to be underestimated. His aged body suddenly sped, directly appearing in front of Yun Xiao, his withered hand reaching first, fiercely striking Yun Xiao's chest.

"Hmm?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Yet in the next moment, the Strange Spirit Leader felt something was amiss, for even though his palm indeed landed on this human youth's chest, there was no sense of force, passing through from the front chest to the back without any blood seeping out.

Clearly, Yun Xiao enacted a Shadow Clone at the critical moment. The convincing clone afterimage deceived the Strange Spirit Leader, while his true body had reached the side of a certain red-skirted girl.

That red-skirted girl was naturally Xu Hongzhuang, closely connected to Yun Xiao. Despite having only the Middle Stage of Origin Seeking Realm cultivation, without the Ninth Rank Advanced Snow Stepping Pegasus, she was now cornered by an Eighth Rank Middle Stage Strange Spirit.

The three geniuses from Demons Mountain were too busy to lend a hand to Xu Hongzhuang, and without Yun Xiao arriving, she might be defeated or killed by the Strange Spirit in a very short time.

An Eighth Rank Middle Level Strange Spirit was not on Yun Xiao's radar. After escaping the Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit with clever tactics, he didn't hesitate, slapping the Strange Spirit's head with his left palm.

Crack crack crack...

The Strange Spirit's head had no facial features, and couldn't show surprise or fear, but the next moment, a series of ice freezing sounds came through, and the Eighth Rank Middle Level Strange Spirit was turned into an ice sculpture by the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power of Yun Xiao's left arm.

"Thank you, Yun Xiao!"

"Move out first!"

Xu Hongzhuang gasped for breath, her delicate face somewhat pale as she thanked Yun Xiao, but the latter sensed the overwhelming aura coming from behind and immediately shouted aloud.

Immediately, Xu Hongzhuang felt her right wrist seized by a powerful hand, and then her figure soared into the air, as if flying through clouds, over the lake filled with Strange Spirits.

Xu Hongzhuang, after all, was a genius at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage, and despite the sudden force, she quickly stabilized mid-air, executed a perfect maneuver, and finally landed steadily on the outer edge of the lake shore.

The Strange Spirits had formed encirclement earlier, so at this moment, there were no Strange Spirits on the outer edge, which meant Xu Hongzhuang had escaped the encirclement and could leave the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave and flee at any time.

Watching the figure in rough clothing already hidden among the Army of Strange Spirits, Xu Hongzhuang's beautiful eyes glistened with tears; that guy, after all, was not devoid of emotion.

Whoosh!

Just as Xu Hongzhuang was filled with emotion, another whistling sound came, followed by a rotund figure bouncing on the ground, finally transforming into a humanoid chubby boy.

"Ling Wan!"

Neither was this figure unfamiliar to Xu Hongzhuang, nor did she doubt it. She knew anyone Yun Xiao rescued would undoubtedly be a friend, implying they had temporarily escaped danger.

The sudden change here was finally detected by those Strange Spirits, and they didn't care much about the two humans suddenly thrown out of the encirclement, but they doubled their vigilance to prevent such occurrences in their battles.

As for Yun Xiao, who flung Xu Hongzhuang and Ling Wan out of the inner circle, he didn't have much leisure to replicate the feat, since the Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit Leader had caught up behind him and attacked with full force.

However, at this moment, Yun Xiao didn't have much concern for others. After all, the people he cared most about were Xu Hongzhuang and Ling Wan. Even Lianyun Mountain's Ye Ku and others were more distantly related; let them fend for themselves.

Furthermore, the Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit had attacked, determined not to let Yun Xiao succeed in flinging anyone out of the encirclement again; it was crucial for a certain lord's restoration.

Bang!

Yun Xiao spun half a circle, whipping out his right leg in a fierce clash with the Strange Spirit Leader's attack, producing a loud sound. This collision finally left Yun Xiao's right leg numb, prompting an involuntary step back.

This may have been the first time since entering Xuanyin Cave that Yun Xiao was forced to retreat a step by an enemy, considering those human young geniuses couldn't rival him in physical strength at all.

Yet, while Yun Xiao was startled, the Strange Spirit Leader was utterly shocked because its strike intended to shatter the human boy's bones, yet produced such a result.

The Xuanyin Hall's "Senior Yue Han," originally not proficient in physical cultivation, had gained formidable physical strength after decades of body-seizing by the Strange Spirits, even rivaling some Nine Rank low-level Vein Demons.

Despite this formidable strength, the rough-clad human boy only retreated a step, his aura unhindered, completely overturning the Strange Spirit's understanding of cultivation.

Since when could mere human physical strength rival Strange Spirits? Moreover, this was a Ninth Rank low-level Strange Spirit, facing a later-stage Origin Seeking Realm human boy and nearly fought to a draw; what was happening?

Swish!

Yun Xiao had no similar thoughts; grinding his right foot on the ground to rid the numbness, the next moment he unsheathed the Dragon Taming Sword from his back, a dark light swept across the sky towards the Strange Spirit Leader.

Since your physical strength is formidable, let's see if your alien spirit body or the Dragon Taming Sword is sharper, Yun Xiao's actual thoughts.

Unbeknownst to Yun Xiao, the Strange Spirit Leader had watched Yun Xiao's Dragon Taming Sword combat closely.

At this moment, seeing the dark light approaching, the Strange Spirit Leader dared not let its own body touch it; it was its hard-won physical body.

Yun Xiao missed sweeping the Strange Spirit Leader; meanwhile, the Strange Spirit Leader altered the seal in its hands, creating a massive water sphere exuding intense unique energy before it.