Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"The young lady of the Hu family single-handedly destroyed the Xiao family!"

When everyone realized this fact, they all took a sharp intake of breath at once, showing expressions of both astonishment and joy.

At such a desperate moment, the sudden appearance of a possibly heroic figure made their hearts race, almost too much to handle.

If at first, everyone had little confidence in that young girl, now they had no doubts at all.

That person single-handedly annihilated one of the three major families—the ruthless Xiao family. Even if many human cultivators hadn't experienced its power firsthand, they must have heard of its fame.

Setting aside other points, Xiao Zhenting, the patriarch of the Xiao family, was a genuine late-stage Floating Life Realm expert, a renowned Heavenly List expert, and an undisputed overlord of the entire Southeast Territory of Tenglong Continent.

And such an overlord-level figure was actually killed by the young lady of the Hu family, with none of the Xiao family's elders surviving.

Although the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit was formidable, it was at most comparable to human cultivators of the middle or late-stage Floating Life Realm. If Hu Ying'er could kill the Xiao family patriarch, there was no reason she couldn't handle this intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit.

But when they saw Hu Ying'er's cultivation suddenly rise from the Peak of Earth Bending Realm to the Floating Life Realm Peak, most people present, including the members of the Shenxiao Sect, were absolutely puzzled.

This breakthrough was much more terrifying than Yun Xiao's previous transition from the Peak of Earth Bending Realm to the Early Stage of Floating Life Realm—how was this achieved? It was beyond everyone's understanding.

Regardless, the arrival of such significant aid to the human side was a delightful sight for all, especially when they saw the young girl effortlessly fend off the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit's strike, heightening their joy even further.

Above the sky, having activated the other personality of the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, Hu Ying'er had astonishingly reached the Floating Life Realm Peak—a technique she might be using for the first time since destroying the Xiao family.

This rare and peculiar constitution, scarcely seen even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, greatly startled the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit's Deep Sea Mud Spirit, completely clueless about what was happening.

But at this moment, the Deep Sea Mud Spirit couldn't dwell on it for long. It only knew its strike was coming, yet its right arm was suddenly clamped down by the emerging young girl.

"Is this the consequence of your meddling? Doesn't seem that scary!"

With just five delicate fingers gripping the Heavenly Spirit's arm, Hu Ying'er continued the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit's sentence with a sharp retort.

"Open for me!"

The Deep Sea Mud Heavenly Spirit, unwilling to argue with Hu Ying'er, roared and unleashed all its spirit energy, attempting to break free from the human girl's grip.

Unfortunately, Hu Ying'er at this moment was far beyond the exhausted Yun Xiao's level. Although just a simple grip, it was much stronger than the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon Yun Xiao previously summoned.

Moreover, under the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon's assault, the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit's Deep Sea Mud was only at eighty percent of its power; thus, the disparity in strength predicted its eventual downfall.

Swoosh!

No one saw it, but as the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit struggled fiercely, a strange lotus flower silently emerged from Hu Ying'er's right palm.

As this lotus flower quietly entered the Deep Sea Mud Heavenly Spirit's body, it suddenly exploded, causing the Heavenly Spirit expert's form to tremble significantly, offering a visual feast to the many human cultivators below.

Boom!

A loud sound echoed from the sky, followed by the once-arrogant intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit's form exploding, raining mud everywhere.

However, what captivated everyone's attention wasn't this muddy rain, but the explosion site where a huge lotus flower was blooming.

It was precisely this blooming lotus that caused the Deep Sea Mud Strange Spirit to explode. Evidently, this was another technique Hu Ying'er employed using the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body.

"This girl, after all these years, has actually cultivated the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body to such an extent!"

Struggling to sit upright on the Green Phoenix's back, Yun Xiao felt gratified seeing this scene. After all, he personally activated the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, and now witnessing its tremendous power naturally evoked his sentiments.

Not understanding the might of Hu Ying'er's Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit met its tragic end—its entire muddy form exploded, leaving only a dark crystal controlled by Hu Ying'er within the lotus.

That was indeed the Strange Spirit Crystal of the intermediate Silver-grade Heavenly Spirit. Hu Ying'er quickly altered her hand seal, causing the gigantic lotus to swiftly close, eventually holding the spirit crystal and flying back to her palm.

Hoo...

Almost at the same time, the aura around Hu Ying'er instantly fell back to the level of the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, clearly her gentle side had taken charge once again.

For Yun Xiao, this was indeed a welcome situation. After all, he knew Hu Ying'er's other persona wasn't easy to deal with, and he preferred to interact with this gentle and kind-hearted girl.

"This time, I really have to thank you!"

Seeing Hu Ying'er walking back in mid-air, Yun Xiao's pale face squeezed out a smile, and his words were heartfelt. If this girl hadn't arrived in time, he might have already been sent to the Nine Netherworld Hell by the Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit.

"Is there any need for such politeness between us?"

Upon hearing this, a trace of displeasure passed over Hu Ying'er's face. Reunited with her "Star Brother," why did it feel different this time?

"Alright then!"

Seeing her expression, Yun Xiao smiled helplessly and then pointed downward, saying, "Let's head down. I'll introduce you to a few good friends!"

As his words fell, Yun Xiao gently patted the neck of the Green Phoenix. Understanding the signal, the creature chirped cheerfully and dove downwards, quickly returning to the camp of the human cultivators.

At this moment, the majority of the human cultivators wore expressions of reverence on their faces. The day's battle had its ups and downs, and it was thanks to this pair, man and woman, that a reversal was achieved. Otherwise, every human cultivator present would likely have met a grim fate.

Besides a portion of people still pursuing the fleeing Strange Spirits, individuals like Wu Yingjiang and Wu Tong were below guarding Yun Xiao's several companions.

Due to the earlier might of the Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Spirits, all of Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, Xue Ningxiang, and Ling Wan were severely injured, nearly dying in the process.

Especially Chi Yan, who was blasted into the water earlier on, with his meridians almost completely shattered. If Xu Hongzhuang hadn't jumped into the lake in time and fished him out, the honorable Fire Cloud Rat may have been drowned.

Fortunately, Chi Yan possessed an exceptionally strong physique. Though his meridians were nearly broken entirely, he ultimately survived thanks to his tenacious life force.

Additionally, the human side had some remarkable Meridian Refining Masters. As Yun Xiao and Hu Ying'er descended, these invaluable friends and companions of Yun Xiao were at least still alive.

In this sense, it was a blessing within misfortune. Now, with the Strange Spirits' forces completely annihilated, at least for the time being, the battle at Denghai Pier was won by the human side.

Moreover, human experts from both the south and north arrived at Denghai Pier, indicating that victories were achieved at other places on the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield.

Imagine, this Slaughter Spirit Battlefield which has been rampaging for over a year, the disadvantage had been turned around, striking down at Denghai Pier indicated that most of the territory had been reclaimed by the humans.

All of this was because of the appearance of this young man in simple clothes, from Gushan City to Lishui City, saving Taikang City, and finally coming westward like a sharp arrow straight to Denghai Pier.

Though the islands within the East Sea, especially the crucial Impermanence Island, were still in the Strange Spirits' hands, at least the numerous territories on land had been retaken by the humans.

Now, the human side's momentum was sky-high, as individuals like Wu Yingjiang and Wu Tong knew that with such morale, and coupled with Yun Xiao and Hu Ying'er comparable to Heavenly Rank experts, given time, a complete extermination of the Strange Spirits was not impossible.

"Tsk, this time the loss was really heavy!"

Yun Xiao didn't have many thoughts; feeling his injuries within, he glanced over Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, and a few others, letting out a sigh of emotion.

"Ying'er, let me introduce you to these few, my good friends and brothers, you guys can get closer in the future!"

After his sigh, Yun Xiao directly introduced Liu Mo and others to Hu Ying'er, though Ling Wan and Chi Yan were alright, Liu Mo and the three females showed slightly peculiar and strange expressions.

The kind-hearted Hu Ying'er was completely unaware of the peculiar gazes among the three females, referring to each with a warm "sister," yet the three felt a hint of embarrassment.

To be honest, upon seeing Hu Ying'er not only beautiful but with combat power far surpassing their own, the three young ladies having unusual thoughts towards Yun Xiao couldn't help but feel a trace of insecurity.

Especially Xue Ningxiang, she cursed fiercely inwardly, swearing at Yun Xiao for being shameless, how could women one after another appear beside him? Was her place in Yun Xiao's heart destined to fall lower and lower?

However, due to Hu Ying'er's innocent nature, it didn't take long for the three women to understand her true temperament. Towards such a pure and kind-hearted girl, they really couldn't arouse any jealous feelings.