Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Clang!

When a black light flashed across, the sword spirit hadn't realized the power of the Dragon Taming Sword. Its fate was sealed, for at the piercing sound, the entire body of the sword spirit was split into two by the Dragon Taming Sword.

"Ah!"

Even a strange spirit experiences pain, and at this moment, the sword spirit let out a painful scream, echoing across Impermanence Island, sounding extremely tragic.

Such a piercing shriek caused many strong alien spirits engaged in fierce battle to shudder, and they could all sense an extreme agony, a deadly pain, from that sound.

In an unexpected victory, the Dragon Taming Sword succeeded again, its indestructible power only matched faintly by the so-called Green Gold Stone Spirit.

The sword spirit here, although formidable, was still inferior to the Green Gold Stone Spirit and was thus directly cut in two by the Dragon Taming Sword.

Yun Xiao was extremely fast, directly reaching out to grab the spirit crystal emitting a sharp glow, marking the complete fall of this sword-shaped heavenly spirit.

If it were a contest of physical strength or any other battle format, Yun Xiao would have to spend considerably more time to achieve victory in this fight.

But unfortunately, with the unexpected deployment of the Dragon Taming Sword, what should have been an intense battle turned easily triumphant.

Perhaps even until its dying moment, the sword spirit never expected this outcome, did it?

It was a low-level silver-grade heavenly spirit, and the opposing human youth was merely a half-step heavenly rank, with such a disparity in power, they were hardly comparable.

Yet, despite this disparity, the lower ranker Yun Xiao killed the low-level silver-grade heavenly spirit of the superior side with a single move. It is indeed unfortunate and lamentable.

Compared to the strange spirits, Yun Xiao had fewer concerns. After slaying the sword spirit with one slash, he glanced back.

Seeing Chi Yan Red Feather and all his companions, who were still holding their ground, Yun Xiao chuckled lightly and his figure moved slightly, heading deeper into Impermanence Island.

Currently, the depths of Impermanence Island no longer possess the grandeur of the thirteen first-class forces, leaving only a few broken buildings on the periphery.

As for the island's core, it had become a dead water pond, a giant lake similar to the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave from before, only lacking the lake heart island.

Yun Xiao didn't rush into the lake immediately. Upon reaching the lakeside, he already sensed the terrifying presence possibly lurking at the bottom.

But for some reason, that presence at the lakebed did not appear, perhaps disdainful of Yun Xiao's power or because it was at a crucial moment.

This situation granted Yun Xiao an opportunity. If that holy-grade heavenly spirit emerged from the lakebed, Yun Xiao likely couldn't withstand even one move.

This was something Yun Xiao had anticipated; when it comes to understanding the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, no one on the Tenglong Continent exceeds Yun Xiao.

Once the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array is activated, the presence at the core falls into a special state, where it can still communicate and issue commands but can only move within a very small area, unable to leave the continual supply of the array.

If it steps outside the array core, previous absoptions of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array would fail, necessitating a restart, which is the predicament of the lake's holy-grade heavenly spirit.

Understanding this principle, even with all his courage, Yun Xiao wouldn't dare approach Impermanence Island with a few companions who were only in the early heavenly rank at best.

Thus, while sensing the terrifying aura within the lake, Yun Xiao wasn't overly worried. If the holy-grade heavenly spirit dared to emerge from the lake to confront him, it would paradoxically achieve Yun Xiao's aim.

Although Yun Xiao would be in extreme danger, he wouldn't be without a chance to escape, and the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array of the holy-grade heavenly spirit would fail too.

"Human, do you know the consequences of provoking my majesty?"

As Yun Xiao surveyed the massive lake, a deep voice suddenly emerged from the lake, sparking a gleam in his eyes.

Splash!

After the voice dropped, the previously calm lake surface erupted with splashes, swiftly forming a humanoid figure from water, appearing exceedingly mysterious.

"The terror of my majesty is beyond your imagination. Do you really fear no death?"

The water-formed figure emitted another sound, yet remained unmoving, only threatening extensively, with an immensely terrifying aura emanating from it.

Even from such a distance, Yun Xiao could sense the overwhelming aura on that water-shaped human form, far more powerful than any intermediate silver-grade Heavenly Spirit outside.

"I've said so much, now come over and hit me!"

However, after secretly marveling in his heart, Yun Xiao's face revealed a peculiar smile. After saying this, the strange spirit of the water-shaped form trembled with rage.

"Human, if you know what's good for you, get out of here quickly, or you will die with no burial place!"

The water-shaped strange spirit forcibly suppressed its inner anger, but this time, its words only deepened the smile on Yun Xiao's face and further confirmed his suspicions.

That water-shaped body was indeed emanating the terrifying aura of a holy-grade Heavenly Spirit, but Yun Xiao knew that if that being was truly so mighty and could act freely, it would have rushed over long ago and slapped him dead.

Now, that entity only boasted with words, without any actual movement. Based on Yun Xiao's understanding of certain things, he knew it was merely a paper tiger.

Generally speaking, when strange spirits confront humans, they fight till one side perishes. How could there be so much nonsense? It would never spare human lives given such a huge difference.

Thus, there was only one possibility: that water-shaped body was merely an illusion created by the presence under the lake and could not stray too far from the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, hence only boasting verbally.

"I've said it already, if you have the ability, come hit me. If not, I certainly won't leave!"

After watching the water-shaped figure for a while, Yun Xiao once again let out a soft laugh, then suddenly turned and moved to a certain spot on the lake shore, where nothing seemed amiss.

"Human, if you leave immediately, I promise to spare your life when the time comes to eradicate the human race. How about that?"

Although Yun Xiao merely took a few casual steps, the water flow body representing the lake's strange spirit trembled slightly, and its words were not as stiff as before, instead showing some softness.

In the eyes of the lake's strange spirit, everyone cherishes their life. A holy-grade Heavenly Spirit could indeed destroy all of Tenglong Continent's human race. This young boy seemingly had no reason not to be interested in such a promise.

"Haha, I still prefer to hold my fate in my own hands!"

However, having lived two lives, Yun Xiao was not one to negotiate with strange spirits. Even knowing that this holy-grade Heavenly Spirit could sweep across Tenglong Continent once fully recovered, it had not recovered yet.

As Yun Xiao said, whether in his past life as Long Xiao Battle God or in his current life, he preferred to seize control of his destiny, especially after reincarnation when this determination grew even stronger.

"Appear!"

As his voice dropped, Yun Xiao acted without a second's hesitation. After uttering a low groan, a delicate blood-red flame emerged from his right palm and seamlessly entered the seemingly ordinary ground beneath him.

Swish!

A blood-red beam shot to the sky like it had created a discreet connection with a star in the sky, obviously indicating another array point of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

It's worth noting that back in Taikang City, the beams of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array were golden, whereas now, the beam shooting skyward turned blood-red this time.

Moreover, within this blood-red beam was a rich and sticky blood energy, gathered from the blood of countless human cultivators.

The Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array relies on countless array points to continuously channel blood energy from the human side back to the core of the large array. The closer to the core, the more concentrated the blood becomes.

According to Yun Xiao's sensing, around the banks of this great lake were no fewer than ten array points of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array. The closer to the array's core, the greater the concentration of blood, culminating in the core's ultimate absorption.

From the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield onward, Yun Xiao had sealed many array points of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, but this was merely surface-level. His ultimate goal was to thoroughly destroy the core of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

These twelve array points along the lake's shore were already the core part of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array. At this moment, Yun Xiao didn't touch the true core under the lake but started from the shore.

"Human, you're cutting off your last route of survival!"

Seeing Yun Xiao's actions and the blood-red beam rising to the sky, the water flow body at the lake's heart still didn't make many moves, only issuing another threat from its mouth.

In fact, the holy-grade Heavenly Spirit should have discerned that the array points at the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield were sealed by this young human, yet it wasn't too concerned.

After all, Impermanence Island is the true core of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, and sealing the array points here is no simple task, especially with this human youth being merely at the half-step Heavenly Rank realm.