Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 1176: The True Role of the Wuyan Cloth

Splish!

As two extremely powerful forces clashed, the sound of flowing water echoed. A tentacle of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was shattered by the impact, scattering water everywhere.

Even though the tentacle of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was blasted apart, the combined strike of many Heavenly Rank experts turned out to be futile. Nonetheless, Lu Yanji's face showed an expression of excitement after the impact.

"Its power hasn't fully recovered, everyone strike again!"

Lu Yanji shouted loudly, invigorating all the Heavenly Rank experts. It seemed that the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was not invincible; with their combined effort, they might achieve success with a few more strikes.

Top experts like Xue Tianao and Wu Zhukong also conceived a possibility at this moment. Perhaps by breaking the seal of Xuanyin Cave together, they forced the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit to awaken prematurely, and its strength hadn't reached its peak.

If so, it presented an enormous opportunity for them to eradicate this threat, especially considering that the human cultivators had gathered ten to twenty Heavenly Rank experts, while the opponent was just one Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

"Damn it, if I were at my peak, how could you be so rampant?"

Apparently, Lu Yanji was correct. Even though the destruction of the tentacle didn't greatly affect its strength, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit knew that with its current power it couldn't annihilate these human cultivators.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

After the furious voice of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit fell, its entire body began to shake. Then, a wave of energy surged into Xuanyin Cave, causing the faces of many human experts to change slightly.

"No good, it's summoning other Strange Spirits!"

Lu Yanji was the first to react. Meanwhile, the second united force of everyone had already entered his body, leaving him no time to think. A vast power surged out and hit another tentacle of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Thud!

This time the effect was even better than before. The tentacle, when struck, detached directly from its body as if it had little resistance.

In fact, what Lu Yanji and others didn't know is that the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit's strength, not even half restored, was forced to awaken when the seal was forcibly broken, far less powerful than during its peak.

Moreover, upon emerging, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit faced so many human Heavenly Rank experts, with Lu Yanji, a peak Lingyun Realm expert, leading the charge.

The first strike had already consumed the hard-won restored power of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. If it dragged on, the spirit knew today it might truly perish at the hands of these human ants.

Flash, flash, flash...

Just as Lu Yanji was subtly aware of this and wanted to pursue victory, from the entrance of Xuanyin Cave, shadows flickered. Numerous water attribute Strange Spirits rushed out, endless and numerous, making one's scalp tingle.

"Damn humans, wait for me, today's humiliation, I will definitely repay tenfold in due time!"

Having lost another tentacle, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit watched those countless Strange Spirits surge out, knowing it wasn't suitable to linger here. After releasing a threatening remark, the spirit turned into a stream of water and swiftly fled.

"Quick, chase!"

Seeing this, the Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, Wu Zhukong, shouted sharply. But the next moment, his face became extremely ugly, for that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit transformed into a water line moved with extreme speed, beyond his pursuit.

Perhaps it's a kind of innate secret technique of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit; under such speed, not a single person in the field could possibly catch up, unless everyone's strength was once again channeled into Lu Yanji's body.

At this moment, after casually killing a few low-level Strange Spirits, everyone's gaze turned to Lu Yanji, hoping to see what decision the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association would make?

Spurt!

However, just as everyone's gaze shifted, the president's face turned red, and with a "wah," he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his aura plummeting, appearing heavily wounded.

"Elder Lu!"

Seeing this, Xue Tianao rushed forward to support, seemingly understanding something, his face turning awfully gloomy—it truly was an enormous trouble.

"Actually, I was already injured. I was merely holding on so that the Strange Spirit wouldn't notice!"

Lu Yanji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, saying words that confirmed Xue Tianao's suspicions. His face turned increasingly grim, realizing the might of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Even a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, restored to less than half its power, could seriously injure the peak Lingyun Realm Lu Yanji with a single blow. If it fully recovered, who in the entire Tenglong Continent could stand against it?

This might have been due to Lu Yanji's repeated exertion of Coagulation Power after being seriously injured, but regardless, the power of the Holy Grade Strange Spirit was terrifyingly robust, leaving these leaders without a shred of confidence to oppose.

"Let's first clear out this Mystic Cave!"

In Lu Yanji's eyes flashed a hint of gloom, yet in his current state, it was impossible to catch up with that Saint-ranked Celestial Spirit.

Even if he could catch up, he was definitely not a match for that Saint-ranked Celestial Spirit, so he could only point towards the Mystic Cave.

At this moment, the Mystic Cave was still continuously spewing out low-level Uncommon Spirits, but for these Heaven Rank Experts, low-level Uncommon Spirits posed no threat at all and could be easily dispatched with a single palm strike.

It was only the escaped Saint-ranked Celestial Spirit that felt like a large stone pressing on everyone's chest, causing extreme frustration.

Because they didn't know when that Saint-ranked Celestial Spirit would recover to its peak, and by then it would surely be a disaster of life and death for the human cultivators of the Tenglong Continent.

...

Unaware of these happenings outside, Yun Xiao, who was refining the Chaos Fire in the Wuyan Water Palace, had been doing so for a full month since he started.

During this month of refining, thanks to the "snatching" by the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, Yun Xiao did not encounter any significant unforeseen events, aside from occasional unbearable pain.

However, just as the month was about to culminate in success, some unexpected incidents occurred due to the mutated Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power in Yun Xiao's left arm.

The extreme of water is ice, while Chaos Fire is also an extreme of water, formed by chaotic energy, so the power of Yun Xiao's right arm's Ancestor Vein could no longer be said to be purely water attribute.

This completely unexpected factor caused Yun Xiao to face a complication at the critical moment. The last thread of energy from the Chaos Fire couldn't fully integrate with the power of his left arm's Ancestor Vein, leaving him stuck, unable to advance or retreat.

"Xiao Wu, think of something quick!"

If after a month, at this final moment, failure were to occur, Yun Xiao would be devastated; he had no other options and could only seek help from the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu.

"I only devour excess energy, nothing else!"

But upon Yun Xiao's call for help, Xiao Wu's disdainful voice came, making Yun Xiao feel even more frustrated. Why was this guy always so infuriatingly carefree?

Despite his complaints, Yun Xiao understood that if Xiao Wu truly had a solution, it wouldn't act this way. It was feigning arrogance due to being out of options, aiming to uphold its Five-clawed Golden Dragon dignity.

But if even Xiao Wu had no solution, then Yun Xiao was truly desperate. Was he really to face failure after refining for a whole month and being so close to success?

Whoosh! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

However, just when Yun Xiao was at his wit's end, a sudden flash of gray light emerged from his waist, and a somewhat familiar cloth fragment suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Is this... the Wuyan Cloth?"

Seeing the familiar cloth fragment, Yun Xiao immediately recognized it as the four pieces of the Wuyan Cloth he painstakingly managed to gather, almost losing his life in the process.

Previously, while refining the Chaos Fire, Yun Xiao hadn't considered the existence of the Wuyan Cloth. Now, seeing it, he realized that upon entering the Wuyan Water Palace, the Wuyan Cloth hadn't played any role, right?

The strange things at Flame Extreme Lake was known to all, and the Array Heart Strange Spirit was dealt with by Yun Xiao himself. Breaking the Myriad Illusion Water Cloud Array had nothing to do with the Wuyan Cloth fragment.

"Could it be..."

A thought flashed in Yun Xiao's mind; he was both astonished and delighted, wondering if this Wuyan Cloth, which had been inactive until now, could truly become his last lifeline?

Yun Xiao couldn't believe that such a hard-to-find Wuyan Cloth, regarded as a supreme treasure by the Wuyan Palace, would turn out to be utterly useless; perhaps it was key to successfully refining the Chaos Fire.

The four interconnected Wuyan Cloth fragments began to move on their own, drifting to Yun Xiao's left arm, then with a swish, they penetrated into his left arm and vanished instantly, extremely mysterious.

"Ah!"

The sudden change brought overwhelming pain; as Yun Xiao cried out, the Wuyan Cloth fragment wrapped around the last bit of unrefined Chaos Fire within him, releasing a special energy that surged through his entire left arm.

Swish swish swish!

If one could see through Yun Xiao's skin to observe his internal condition, they would find the Wuyan Cloth fragment slowly disappearing, seemingly unable to withstand the burning of the Chaos Fire.

However, the energy unknowingly transformed into nourishment for Yun Xiao's strength enhancement.