Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 1242: The Horn of Counterattack

"All of them are dead already?"

Everyone stared blankly at the immobile elder of the Wuyan Palace in the distance, feeling a wave of emotion. They had certainly anticipated the fate of Leng Buyan and the others, but they had never expected it to happen so quickly.

It hasn't even been fifteen minutes since Song Feng attacked Yun Xiao. Within this short time, all five elders below the Sixth Elder, Leng Buyan, of the Wuyan Palace, had perished.

This loss would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the Wuyan Palace. If news of this were to reach the palace, who knows what kind of uproar it would cause.

If these six elders of the Wuyan Palace had died at the hands of Strange Spirits, it would have been considered a worthy death, and there might have been people mourning and respecting their passing.

But now, in the eyes of the cultivators of Lishui City and Gushan City, the elders of the Wuyan Palace have become symbols of cowardice, dying at the hands of Yun Xiao without any sympathy deserved.

Faced with the rampant Strange Spirits, many might harbor fear, but as former leaders of Lishui City, abandoning the entire city's cultivators and fleeing alone in times of crisis is indefensible.

Leng Buyan's escape triggered a drop in morale among the human cultivators of Lishui City, nearly allowing the Strange Spirits to break through. If not for Yun Xiao's timely arrival with reinforcements, Lishui City would have faced total destruction.

Reflecting on this, the cultivators no longer paid attention to the five great elders of Wuyan Palace. Instead, they turned their fervent and respectful gazes toward the young man in coarse clothes, filled with a touch of excitement.

Just like in Gushan City before, Lishui City had been under siege by the army of Strange Spirits for some time. This extremely frustrating battle gave humans a sense of waiting for death.

But now, with the Strange Spirit army outside the city defeated and fleeing, countless human cultivators had gained an abundance of Spirit Crystals. All of this was brought by the young man in coarse clothes, Yun Xiao.

People like Wu Tong and Xuan Zhao could easily imagine that Gushan City went through a similar process to come to Lishui City's aid.

With the execution ability of that young demon, Yun Xiao, who indeed had decapitation skills, breaking the morale of the Strange Spirits in a way that made them retreat, it seems that from now on, the humans will sound the horn of counterattack.

Previously, there were undoubtedly strong human cultivators, even at the peak of the Earth Bending Realm or half-step to the Heavenly Rank. However, compared to the Strange Spirit leaders of the Ninth Rank Advanced or half-step Heavenly Spirit, they were evenly matched.

Unable to kill the Strange Spirit leaders and with their vast numbers, the human side could only huddle within the cities, defensively waiting for a turning point.

Now, the turning point has undoubtedly arrived. The cultivators of both Gushan City and Lishui City have every reason to believe that under Yun Xiao's leadership, the great victory of these two cities will become a firestorm that sweeps across the entire Slaughter Spirit Battlefield and become unstoppable.

Yun Xiao had no such elaborate thoughts. In his heart, he had already planned to gather all cultivators still under human control and launch a counterattack on the Strange Spirit base camp, Impermanence Island, to see what those top Strange Spirits were planning.

"Rest for three days, and in three days, we march to Taikang City!"

A soft command came from Yun Xiao's mouth. He knew that although the humans had achieved a great victory in the previous battle, they had not emerged unscathed. Many survivors were injured, and their Meridian Qi was significantly depleted. Resting would undoubtedly enhance their fighting capabilities.

Taikang City, located south of Lishui City, is another major city and the third target Yun Xiao had selected. Upon hearing his words, all cultivators respectfully agreed.

Taking advantage of the three days, Yun Xiao also refined the fire, earth, and wind attribute Spirit Crystals of the three Strange Spirit leaders, significantly boosting his Meridian Qi cultivation.

Although he did not break through to the half-step Heavenly Rank, the wind attribute Strange Spirit Crystal greatly enhanced his eighth Wind Attribute Ancestor Vein.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you, Xiao Wu, to have such a generous side?"

When the morning of the third day arrived, Yun Xiao finished refining the wind attribute Spirit Crystal and couldn't help but express his gratitude, having discovered that Xiao Wu, the Golden Snake Worm, had not refined any of the crystal's energy, leaving it all to him.

Understanding Xiao Wu's nature, this was like an unexpected boon from heaven. Such a gift had only happened once before, when the Thunder Dragon's Wings were first activated.

"Hmph!"

The Golden Snake Worm responded with a dismissive snort. Yun Xiao knew its temper was as usual and didn't ask further. Overall, this turned out to be a pleasant surprise for him.

"Set off, target Taikang City!"

After familiarizing himself with his enhanced abilities, Yun Xiao pushed open the door. Outside, Wu Tong and others were already prepared, their morale high.

At the young man's command, countless human cultivators poured out of the South Gate, moving quickly toward the Taikang City area.

......

The flowers bloom in pairs, each to display a stem!

As Yun Xiao sounded the horn to counterattack the Strange Spirit at Gushan City and proceeded to Lishui City, within Ding'an City located north of Gushan City, an unusual event transpired, capable of altering the entire Slaughter Spirit Battlefield's situation.

In the grandest hall within Ding'an City, an elderly man with wrinkled face was sensing the special aura emanating from a room ahead with some excitement in his gaze.

"Tsk tsk, Elder Feng, the disciple of the Dean really makes one take notice. Once Miss Han Yi breaks through this time, her strength might even rival yours, wouldn't you say?"

The elder in green beside the wrinkled elder bore a trace of sentiment on his face, and the words he spoke did not make the former too angry, but rather added a touch of emotion.

If Yun Xiao were here, he would notice that these two were elders from the Sky Poison Institute of the Meridian Refining Master Association, with the wrinkled elder's strength second only to Qingmu Wu, the Dean of the Sky Poison Institute, having reached the peak of Earth Bending Realm, and even vaguely showing signs of breaking through to the half-step Heavenly Rank.

The wrinkled elder Feng Qiyun, held a significantly esteemed position within the Meridian Refining Master Association, coupled with an exceptional Poison Meridian Skill, not even strong individuals at the peak of Earth Bending Realm would easily provoke him.

With the Strange Spirit rampaging, everyone on the Tenglong Continent was on edge. Among the four elite powers and thirteen foremost forces, all sent strong individuals into the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, and Ding'an City evidently led by the Meridian Refining Master Association.

This time, led by Feng Qiyun, accompanied by several elders of the Sky Poison Institute and young disciples like Ye Ku and Liu Hanyi. Due to disagreements with the concept of the Heavenly Hospital, despite both belonging to the Meridian Refining Master Association, the medical and poison systems acted separately.

With this high-end combat power from the Sky Poison Institute, Ding'an City's situation fared much better than cities like Gushan and Lishui, with Feng Qiyun even occasionally dispatching cultivators from within the city to fight off the Strange Spirit army outside, serving as an alternative training.

During this period, both Ye Kusi Mo and Liu Hanyi's strength saw improvements, especially Liu Hanyi, who had recently obtained a Ninth Rank Intermediate Spirit Crystal's spoils, promptly entering seclusion to absorb its energy.

Liu Hanyi, originally possessing the abnormal physique of the Immortal Poison Body, had within a year abruptly surged from the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage to the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm, astonishing the elders of Lianyun Mountain.

This was a full Great Rank leap in a year, besides the equally stunningly talented girl from Heavenly Hospital, who else on the Tenglong Continent could achieve this?

As the Sky Poison Institute elder at the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm beside mentioned, if Liu Hanyi breaks through again, wouldn't she reach the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, compared to the elders of Lianyun Mountain, matching or perhaps even surpassing them?

Boom!

During the light conversation between the two Sky Poison Institute elders, a sudden explosive aura radiated strongly from the room ahead, causing both elders to be surprised and delighted, with a hint of envy, knowing that Liu Hanyi finally achieved a successful breakthrough.

Creak!

A moment later, the room's door was abruptly pulled open from inside, out walking a pure and elegant woman, now acclaimed as the top genius of the Sky Poison Institute—Liu Hanyi.

At this moment in Liu Hanyi's eyes was a hint of concealed green essence, accompanied by an overwhelming aura uncontrolled due to the breakthrough.

This all indicated not only Liu Hanyi's Meridian Qi Cultivation reaching the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, but the Poison Meridian Skill likely having a significant breakthrough along with her cultivation.

"Hanyi, congratulations!"

Feng Qiyun wore an excited smile, his tone full of emotion. As a fellow member of the Sky Poison Institute, he harbored little jealousy, genuinely happy for Liu Hanyi's breakthrough.

"Elder Feng, since I've broken through to the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, shouldn't we alter Ding'an City's strategy?"

Achieving the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, Liu Hanyi seemed to have an entirely different aura, and on hearing her words, Feng Qixian exchanged glances with the elder nearby, a peculiar glint in their eyes.

Bang!

Yet, at this moment, the entrance door of the hall was suddenly swung open from outside, causing Feng Qiyun to furrow his brows in annoyance, pondering who disregarded rules and dared to intrude upon this grand hall?

Knowing that since Liu Hanyi was refining the Strange Spirit Crystal, Feng Qiyun had already instructed to not let unrelated individuals casually enter, for an unintentional interruption of Liu Hanyi's breakthrough could prove costly.

"Ye Ku?"

Yet, as Feng Qiyun's gaze landed on the rapidly entering green-robed youth, his anger dissipated somewhat, valuing this previously most favored disciple of the Dean highly.

"Ye Ku, why are you so flustered, what exactly has happened?"