Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

This technique of freezing the sea surface left many human cultivators immensely impressed, wondering if that suspected Heavenly Rank Strange Spirit hadn't even surfaced before being directly ice-sealed by Yun Xiao.

"It's not that simple!"

Perhaps only Yun Xiao himself knows that the strange spirit sensed by him couldn't be so easily killed; that previous move was merely to give the strange spirit a warning.

Crack! Crack!

Just as Yun Xiao's thoughts fell silent, his gaze fixed on the sea surface below, cracks started appearing on the ice, eventually spreading out densely like a spider web.

Splash!

A moment later, the nearly hundred-zhang ice surface shattered, countless ice flowers mixed with water splashing out, creating an extraordinarily magnificent scene.

But at this moment, whether it was Yun Xiao or the countless human cultivators at the pier, none had the leisure to admire the spectacular scene of ice and water splashing.

They all wanted to see who, in such a short time, managed to break the ice-sealed sea surface – who exactly was it?

Whoosh!

Amidst flying shattered ice, a bizarre silhouette suddenly emerged from the water; it appeared like a mud-yellow substance, yet also like a continuously shape-shifting water flow body, appearing infinitely mysterious.

"This is... Deep-sea Mud?"

Yun Xiao, in his past life as the Long Xiao Battle God, had encountered countless strange spirits, be it peculiar ones on land or special ones in the sea; he had many memories of them.

For instance, the strange creature ahead, appearing both like mud stone and flowing water, Yun Xiao instantly recognized its nature. It was a special deep-sea mud, born from the depths of the sea, a special strange spirit evolved over thousands upon thousands of years.

This strange spirit boasts powerful mud stone attributes while possessing shape-changing water attributes, making it extremely difficult for human cultivators to defend against.

It's said that this deep-sea mud strange spirit is a dual attribute spirit; attacks from human cultivators are dispersed by its water flow body, while its offensive power is exceptionally strong, nearly comparable to pure earth attribute spirits.

What made Yun Xiao's expression exceedingly solemn was the cultivation of this deep-sea mud strange spirit; it had reached the Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit level.

Strange spirits correspond to human Floating Life Realm cultivation, known as Silver Grade Heavenly Spirits, which are divided into three small realms: low, intermediate, and advanced.

Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit is equivalent to a human middle-stage Floating Life Realm expert or even a late-stage Floating Life Realm expert, far stronger than the earlier three intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirits.

After reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, the gaps between every small realm become unimaginably vast; genius warriors who could leap across realms during the Earth Rank Third Realm wouldn't dare to think of it after reaching the Heavenly Rank Realm.

Furthermore, strange spirits' battle capabilities often surpass those of Vein Demons, and human cultivators' strength at the same level always falls short compared to Vein Demons.

With these factors in consideration, Yun Xiao had absolute reasons to believe that this deep-sea mud Heavenly Spirit expert could easily withstand against human late-stage Floating Life Realm cultivators.

"This is trouble!"

As Yun Xiao scrutinized the deep-sea mud Heavenly Spirit, human cultivators at the Denghai Pier raised their hearts again.

Although these human cultivators couldn't immediately recognize the strange spirit as deep-sea mud, they could sense it was a genuine Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit; its battle power was far beyond that of Huang Chi and other preceding spirits.

No one knew how long Yun Xiao's Enhancement Secret Technique could last, or the limit of his combat power under such a secret technique.

But they were all aware that under the boost of the secret technique, the stronger the opponent, the shorter the technique's duration, as increased pressure naturally consumes more energy – this principle is well-known across the Continent.

The ever-changing battle situation drove some low-ranking human cultivators nearly to madness, witnessing Yun Xiao turning the tide, slaying three Heavenly Spirit experts, yet the strange spirits still had more powerful adversaries appearing.

At this moment, people like Wu Yingjiang finally understood Yun Xiao's initial words; the Strange Spirit's side hadn't sent Heavenly Spirit experts into the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield due to reasons beyond outsiders' knowledge.

Once the human side posed a fundamental threat to the strange spirits, such as Yun Xiao's current actions, they would spare no effort, even dispatching Heavenly Spirit experts was among their considerations.

At this time, Wu Yingjiang couldn't help but want to scream aloud; those top-tier powers' super strong individuals believed they understood the strange spirits' tacit agreement and refrained from sending Heavenly Rank experts into the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, yet it led to such a result.

The stronger the experts the Strange Spirit Clan sends, the more it indicates that Yun Xiao's plan this time is of immense significance to both the Strange Spirit Clan and the human side.

Whether this barrier can be breached still depends on the upcoming great battle between Yun Xiao and that Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit. The outcome of this battle concerns the fate of both parties.

Wu Yingjiang has reason to believe that if Yun Xiao loses, even if those giants realize the Strange Spirits' intentions and send Heavenly Rank experts, it will likely be too late.

Once that potentially existing Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit recovers, even the power holders of the four top forces may not be its match. By then, the Tenglong Continent would truly be in a state of ruin with corpses piling up like mountains.

In the sky above, Yun Xiao was not burdened with as many thoughts as the cultivators below. At this moment, his eyes, tinged with pale gold, were locked onto the deep sea mire, his expression unprecedentedly grave.

No matter how powerful the Golden Snake Worm's infused energy was, Yun Xiao was only at the early stage of the Floating Life Realm, still quite inferior to the Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Moreover, having consecutively slain three Heavenly Spirits earlier had exerted extreme energy depletion on Yun Xiao. The remaining power of Xiao Wu within him was now less than half.

"A prolonged fight with that guy is definitely impossible; he'll definitely drag me to death. It seems I have to stake it all!"

Understanding his own situation, Yun Xiao knew the remaining energy within him was entirely insufficient to sustain a three-hundred-round battle with that Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, so he resolutely made an immediate decision.

"Human boy, I guess your energy can't last much longer, right?"

Just as Yun Xiao made this decision, the Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit preemptively spoke, its constantly shifting form making it unclear where the voice came from.

Nevertheless, the voice was imbued with intense confidence, suggesting that though it just arrived and saw Yun Xiao for the first time, it had accurately guessed most of the situation.

As an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, the Deep Sea Mire Strange Spirit naturally did not regard Yun Xiao's earlier achievements with any significance. For individuals like Huang Chi and Huo Li, it considered they could be crushed with a single slap, illustrating the gap between different levels.

As an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, the Deep Sea Mire Strange Spirit could surely sense Yun Xiao's unusual aura, recognizing that he used a secret technique to boost his strength.

Hence, this Deep Sea Mire Heavenly Spirit was utterly confident. Not only could it overpower its opponent with superior strength, but simply waiting a bit longer would leave the opponent vulnerable to a fatal blow.

"One move is enough to deal with you!"

Even knowing inwardly, Yun Xiao wouldn't concede verbally. Hearing his cold voice fall, he sheathed the Dragon Taming Sword onto his back, extending his arms into a closing gesture.

Whosh, whosh, whosh...

Waves of energy emanated from the embrace between Yun Xiao's hands, seemingly brewing a special technique or gathering immense energy. In any case, he suddenly appeared solemn and majestic at this moment.

Interestingly, the Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit did not intervene upon seeing Yun Xiao's motion. Perhaps at its level, it also had its dignity.

It deemed itself far beyond the likes of Huang Chi and others. Even if this human youth used all his means, how could he pose a threat?

Moreover, by defeating him after using his strongest technique, wouldn't it better demonstrate the majesty of itself as an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit and leave the opponent in more agony and despair?

With such thoughts, this Deep Sea Mire Heavenly Spirit merely watched the human youth's actions across from it, a faint mockery and sneer in its unseen eyes.

The opponent's inaction played right into Yun Xiao's hands. As a cold gleam appeared in his eyes, the power of five Ancestor Veins within him erupted simultaneously, channeling entirely into the embraced void between his hands.

Simultaneously, the Thunder Attribute Ancestor Veins under his shoulders and the eighth Wind Attribute Ancestor Vein surged with immense power, interweaving with the Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power.

"Roar!"

Moments later, the sky echoed with a slightly familiar dragon roar to the human cultivators below. Before Yun Xiao, a gigantic Divine Dragon, about dozens of meters long, had formed.

At first glance, this Divine Dragon shared many similarities with the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon Yun Xiao summoned earlier. Only this time, the dragon had two enormous Thunder Wings on its back, looking even more majestic and awe-inspiring.

The dragon's towering grace seemed to be surrounded by a faint twirl of wind, making it appear more ethereal and elusive. Upon its arrival, the entire crowd was astounded.

No one noticed, however, that after conjuring this dragon with Thunder Wings on its back, Yun Xiao's face turned extremely pale, his body swaying as if about to tumble from the sky the next moment, falling into a deep slumber.