Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"I told you, you are a frog at the bottom of a well, only able to see that small piece of sky above your head!"

As Yun Xiao cast out the array flags, he spoke with sarcasm, causing that Strange Spirit's Water Flow Body to tremble violently again. However, this time, it did not explode in anger.

But merely after a dozen breaths, when about ten array flags were inserted around the array point, emitting a strong sealing aura, that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit realized that he had underestimated this human lad who was only Half-step Heavenly Rank.

The array formations inherited from the Xuanyin Hall's array master, in the whole Tenglong Continent, were already considered extremely high level.

If it were some other ordinary human cultivators, or even the Heavenly Array Masters of Ling Kong Island specializing in array formations, they would undoubtedly be helpless against this Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

After all, breaking an array is a few degrees harder than setting it up. To perform techniques on an array laid by someone else is not as handy as arranging one's own array.

For example, an array set up by a Low-level Heavenly Array Master would likely be an extremely challenging task for another Low-level Heavenly Array Master to break, and there might even be a backlash from the large array.

Moreover, since someone set up the array, they must control it. How could they possibly allow their enemy to break it freely without any worries?

Of course, the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array is somewhat different from ordinary arrays. The array master at the core position of the array cannot move too far for some reason, and their control over the large array is extremely passive.

It continuously devours the blood energy transmitted back by the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, fundamentally distinct from ordinary killing arrays, trapping arrays, and illusion arrays.

It can be said to be a special array targeting oneself and not others. Arranging such an array is quite difficult, but for outsiders to resolve it is even more difficult.

However, the familiarity with array formations understood by the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit seemed useless at the moment. The resonance between the array points, in the hands of that human youth, suddenly vanished, driving it very crazy.

As mentioned earlier, the technique Yun Xiao performed might appear ordinary to those Holy Rank array masters of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, but in the Tenglong Continent, it would instantly astonish these Heavenly Array Masters.

Like now, the strongest array master in the Tenglong Continent is the Island Master of Ling Kong Island, whose array skills are merely at the Middle-level Heaven Rank tier.

Not to mention this Holy Grade Strange Spirit who learned by stealth. The Strange Spirit Clan has never excelled in array formations. It only learned some arrays that were useful to itself, such as this Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, and the previous Eight Gates Water Illusion Array.

Unfortunately, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, who only learned some superficial array skills, encountered Yun Xiao, who was exceedingly talented in array formations.

Unable to make sense of it, it already knew that relying solely on the large array probably couldn't stop that human youth from breaking the array.

When the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had a gloomy thought, Yun Xiao stopped speaking and advanced forcefully, quickly sealing the aura at half of the array points with the Sealing Array.

At this moment, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit still made no move, seemingly struggling or making an incredibly difficult decision, unable to decide until the crucial moment.

After another thirty minutes, Yun Xiao had consecutively sealed eleven array points and arrived beside the final array point. From his movements, he had circled this lake once.

"Human brat, you forced me to do this!"

Seeing Yun Xiao already beginning the sealing of the final array point with the array flags, that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit finally seemed to make a decision, and a roar echoed. Immediately, the entire lake boiled violently.

"Finally can't hold it anymore, can you?"

Watching the lake water boiling like mad, a glint of determination flashed deep in Yun Xiao's eyes, and his hand movements indeed halted, as if he had been waiting for this moment.

"Human, you made my year's hard work go up in flames. I will certainly tear you limb from limb, otherwise, my hatred will be hard to quell!"

The Water Flow Body just moments ago fell into the lake with a splash, and from the boiling lake emerged a voice filled with extreme venom. Finally, everything returned to calm, and a solid figure appeared in the sky above the lake.

This figure, at first glance, looked somewhat like the earlier Water Flow Body, but in Yun Xiao's perception, they were completely different. One was connected to the lake, while the other hovered in the air.

Clearly, the earlier Water Flow Body was merely an illusion condensed by the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit in the lake, a spokesperson coagulated with Water Attribute, unable to leave the lake, much less attack Yun Xiao.

But now, sensing the aura of that Water Flow Body in the sky, Yun Xiao's expression undeniably turned extremely serious because he knew a tough battle was likely about to begin.

"Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit!"

Yun Xiao sensed it extremely clearly; it was a terrifying Strange Spirit that had reached the level of an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, and the aura on it made him feel a faint familiarity.

"So it was you in the Xuanyin Cave all along!"

Sensing that familiar aura, Yun Xiao no longer had any doubts; as soon as he said this, the figure of the Strange Spirit in the sky suddenly trembled violently, releasing an uncontrollable surge of hostility.

"So the boy who disturbed my slumber was actually you. Excellent, excellent, excellent!"

As if realizing something, the figure formed by a special power of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit let out a venomous cold voice, saying the word "excellent" three times, but without a hint of smile.

In the past, this Holy Grade Strange Spirit had slept for countless years in the Xuanyin Cave, eventually gaining a sliver of subconsciousness and using a certain Sealing Technique to seal the cave, preventing any human cultivators over the age of one hundred from entering again.

By using the blood energy of those human cultivators entering the cave, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit continuously restored its strength, but to fully recover, it still needed more time.

If it hadn't been for Yun Xiao entering the lake's seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave and discovering the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, in a bit more time, when this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit's power had recovered, the Tenglong Continent might have faced a catastrophic attack.

Back then, the sleeping Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had indeed confronted Yun Xiao once in the lakebed, but at that time, its consciousness was very blurry, only acting on instinct to prevent Yun Xiao's approach.

Later, because the seal of Xuanyin Cave was broken, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had to forcibly awaken, eventually battling with Lu Yanji, Xue Tianao, and others before fleeing in defeat.

That battle exhausted much of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit's hard-recovered power, and it took several months to recuperate before unexpectedly appearing on Impermanence Island, taking it as its new lair.

From Yun Xiao's words, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit finally understood the identity of the human it encountered in the Xuanyin Cave. It was truly a case of enemies crossing paths!

Being thwarted twice in a row by the same human boy, one can imagine the fury of this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, wishing it could skin the boy and drink his blood to quench its anger.

However, the water flow body it condensed at the moment was only at the level of an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, a far cry from its prime, by more than a hundredfold.

And even this water flow body of an Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit was formed at a significant cost, consuming more than half of the strength it had spent a whole year recovering using the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

All of this was because the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit perceived the threat from Yun Xiao. If it wasn't stopped, the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array would surely be broken by him.

The Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had great confidence in its Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array; only this bizarre human youth was capable of such a feat. Had it been ordinary human cultivators, even Heavenly Array Masters, they would find themselves helpless.

Therefore, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit knew it only needed to keep the human boy here on the lake shore to continue harnessing the power of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, possibly just costing another year or so.

From Yun Xiao, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit sensed an unprecedented threat, even more intense than from that old human at the Xuanyin Cave.

It's like a destiny of their lives; since the Xuanyin Cave, the entanglement between Yun Xiao and this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit could only be resolved by one of their deaths.

But since the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had come this far, it no longer hesitated; no matter how deep the human boy's understanding of arrays was, he was still just a Lower Ranker at the half-step Heavenly Rank.

The Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit was equivalent to the mid to late stage of the Floating Life Realm of humans. It couldn't believe such power couldn't handle a half-step Heavenly Rank boy.

"Human boy, dying by my You He's hand should be considered your honor!"

With these thoughts passing through its mind, the water flow body condensed by the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit hesitated no longer, flashing directly to within several feet in front of Yun.

From the self-designation of this water flow body, Yun Xiao learned the name of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit for the first time. A name full of dominance, as if it carried a terrifying Netherworld Power.

If it were just an ordinary half-step Heavenly Rank human cultivator, sensing the terrifying aura emitted by You He at close range, their legs might have turned weak with fear.

But Yun Xiao was no ordinary person; despite the vast disparity between them, he showed no fear, instead bursting with intense fighting spirit.

"Since there's no escape, then... let's fight!"