Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s premeditated defense strategy was naturally the Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor that steadily strengthened with his cultivation of Meridian Qi.

The defensive power of this method, when Yun Xiao reached the level of a Heavenly Realm Late Stage Cultivator, was certainly not something that Mu Qingyi, who wasn’t adept at power, could break through.

Thus, Mu Qingyi’s sudden distraction at this moment merely sealed her fate in an instant. Yun Xiao had obviously prepared well in advance.

Whoosh!

A sonic boom, as if slicing through the air, suddenly attacked. Then everyone saw that the rough-clothed youth’s figure half-turned, and his right leg fiercely swung towards Mu Qingyi. The sonic boom emanated from this action.

"Don’t take it head-on!"

Mu Qingyi finally snapped back to her senses at this moment. Sensing the power in Yun Xiao’s right leg, she made a decision immediately. Unfortunately, the situation was beyond her control now.

Yun Xiao acted with preparation. How could he let Mu Qingyi evade in time? The next moment, just as Mu Qingyi’s figure slightly moved, Yun Xiao’s right leg suddenly accelerated, striking the left side of this Dark Assassination genius.

Crack!

A bone-cracking sound that made teeth ache rang out, and then everyone watched as a graceful figure flew diagonally away, heading toward the suspected hiding place of the Nangong family’s Secret Treasure.

This talented woman from Dark Assassination had no skill in physical strength, so under Yun Xiao’s whip-like leg, she lost control completely, with her left arm being violently broken at once.

At this moment, Mu Qingyi was unaware of the even more terrifying matter awaiting her. Feeling only her left arm fractured but not losing combat capability, she secretly felt fortunate.

What Mu Qingyi didn’t see was the slightly peculiar smiles on the onlookers’ faces as Yun Xiao’s whip leg sent her flying. Everyone watched her draw closer and closer to a certain place below.

Bang!

Mu Qingyi’s uncontrollable body finally slammed into the trunk of a fallen tree below, making a loud noise and causing her body to shudder hard.

Mu Qingyi had anticipated this outcome and saw it as an opportunity, as she no longer had the courage to match that rough-clothed youth after that leg strike.

"Damn that Yue Man Building, they really screwed me over!"

Like Lou Liheng before, at this moment, Mu Qingyi’s resentment was obviously transferred to Yue Man Building as well. If it weren’t for the claim that Yun Xiao had Heavenly Rank Advanced Heavenly Void Soul Liquid, how could she have acted against him?

Had she observed the battlefield before acting, perhaps Mu Qingyi wouldn’t have attacked Yun Xiao. But alas, her greed clouded her judgment.

In fact, Mu Qingyi had watched from the shadows as Yun Xiao, with Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivation, forcefully defeated Lou Liheng.

At that time, however, she was very confident in her Dark Killing Skill, believing Yun Xiao couldn’t evade her ambush, leading to her brazen action.

Who would have thought this handsome young man was merely pretending to be weak, and after activating the Ancestor Vein Power and breaking through to the Heavenly Realm Late Stage, even three heavenly experts couldn’t handle him together?

Despite inwardly cursing, Mu Qingyi didn’t react slowly. To avoid being pursued by that rough-clothed youth, she suppressed her severe internal injuries and intended to flee in another direction.

Mu Qingyi believed that if she could escape today’s calamity, there would be a chance for revenge in the future. After all, what they, as Dark Assassins, excelled at was not direct confrontation.

Now that the youth’s Shadow Clone and water-liquid transformation abilities were laid bare, Mu Qingyi believed another ambush opportunity wouldn’t result in failure again.

Swish!

However, just as Mu Qingyi was calculating her options and decided to evade for the moment, a whooshing sound from behind startled her.

Initially, Mu Qingyi thought it was the rough-clothed youth Yun Xiao closely following her, seeking to end her life. Yet when she dodged to the side and evaded the attack, she realized the situation wasn’t quite what she imagined.

From the corner of her eye, Mu Qingyi glimpsed the rough-clothed youth still in the air, while what brushed past her was a brilliant flash of golden light.

Swish! Swish swish! Swish swish swish!

But the following golden light attacks interrupted Mu Qingyi’s thoughts. After flashing past the first golden attack, countless golden rays erupted from the ground, nearly saturating the entire area.

"What are these things?"

Mu Qingyi arrived even later than Lou Liheng and the others, so she naturally didn’t witness the scene of the golden light rampaging underground. They only saw a corpse and some fragments of flesh, but didn’t know how it was caused.

It was only at this moment that Mu Qingyi truly panicked. As she watched the countless golden lights rushing angrily towards her, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes, but she had no choice but to dodge at this moment.

However, the golden light was endless. As time passed, it almost filled the area around Mu Qingyi, leaving her with nowhere to hide.

Shh! Shh! Shh!

Moments later, the sound of clothes tearing echoed, followed by the rampaging golden light finally dispersing. However, within it, was there any trace of Mu Qingyi left?

"Senior Sister Qingyi..."

In a certain spot in the sky, Yue Man Building’s face was already filled with horror. He murmured softly, and without making a sound, he moved dozens of steps towards the periphery.

At this moment, Yue Man Building was truly frightened. The young man who defeated him in the past was not only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage but wasn’t simply a Heavenly Realm Late Stage Cultivator either.

Dark Assassination was already one of the top powers in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Could an ordinary cultivator of the same rank defeat a Dark Assassination genius in such a devastating manner?

And as for that young man named Yun Xiao, with just a single whip kick—this was the first attack Yun Xiao launched—he severely injured Mu Qingyi and caused her to be cut into pieces by the rampaging golden light.

Under such circumstances, Yue Man Building knew that if he stayed here any longer, he might end up just like Mu Qingyi. At this moment, he felt fortunate that Lou Liheng and Li Xuefu were confronting Yun Xiao head-on.

It is worth mentioning that during those retreating steps, Yue Man Building’s appearance kept changing, eventually turning into an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, and the robes on his body also turned grey-white, looking very inconspicuous.

This was one of the skills Dark Assassins were most adept at. Often, when encountering enemies, they would transform into their relatives and friends, then unleash assassination techniques, catching the enemy off guard.

As for the actions of a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage genius over there, Yun Xiao at this moment naturally had no interest in paying attention. His gaze was fixed unwaveringly on a particular spot below, filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Yun Xiao was well aware of the power of his kick just now and knew that such a simple kick was definitely not enough to take the life of Mu Qingyi, who was also at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage. He was about to launch another Meridian Qi attack.

Little did he know, before Yun Xiao could make another move, countless golden lights emerging from the ground engulfed Mu Qingyi entirely, causing Yun Xiao’s expression to become somewhat grave.

"Judging by this aura, it seems to be the Nangong Family’s ’Nine Revolutions Golden Palace Array,’ but there appear to be some new changes!"

With Yun Xiao’s knowledge, he could sense a familiar aura from the dissipating golden light, after all, the Long Xiao Battle God from the previous life was a frequent visitor of the Nangong Family.

The head of the Nangong Family cultivated Gold Attribute techniques and possessed several ancestral array maps. The headquarters of the Nangong Family was equipped with a massive clan protection array.

Yun Xiao definitely didn’t know how the powerful clan protection array got broken, but this array with the so-called ’Nine Revolutions Golden Palace Array’ aura, he was clearly familiar with it and understood several principles of its operation.

Regardless, due to the strange changes below, Mu Qingyi, this female Dark Assassination genius and dignified Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert, inexplicably lost her life.

"It seems, it’s best to avoid the young man’s edge for now!"

The situation of three-on-one, after Mu Qingyi’s death, had now dwindled to just two, and one of them, Lou Liheng, was only a half-baked fighter. This immediately prompted Li Xuefu to back off.

Li Xuefu was ruthless in killing, but the fact that he’s survived this long indicates that he’s not a reckless person. He initially thought that the three of them together could defeat Yun Xiao, which is why he boldly made a move, but who could have imagined it would turn out like this?

As a fellow Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivator, Mu Qingyi couldn’t even take a single kick from Yun Xiao. Even if Li Xuefu considered himself no weaker than Mu Qingyi, he knew he was far from being a match for this unassuming young man.

As for Lou Liheng on the other hand, Li Xuefu couldn’t count on him. The guy’s strength at this moment was probably just a notch above an ordinary Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator.

Swish!

Li Xuefu decided promptly, without saying any more unnecessary words, his entire form transformed into a blood-red silhouette, darting towards the western sky at an astonishing speed.

"Trying to escape?"

Li Xuefu’s actions finally made Yun Xiao retract his gaze from below, and in just this instant, Li Xuefu was already dozens of feet away.

"Can’t catch up now, huh?"

The brief delay had widened the distance between the two parties significantly. Many onlookers made this conclusion, knowing well about Li Xuefu’s speed.