CHAPTER 573: FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE: FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL IN A DESPERATE SITUATION

"Kill him, kill Yun Xiao for me!"

Seeing his precious disciple’s head smashed by a single slap from Yun Xiao, Qingshan Sect Master Li Feng couldn’t help but roar in fury. However, no matter how angry he was, he still couldn’t escape the entanglement of Jia Yi.

In fact, aside from Li Yue, Mu Xuan, the second senior brother of Qingshan Sect, and Fei Yan, the third junior brother, both fell into Yun Xiao’s hands, causing great damage to the sect at this session of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.

Therefore, Qingshan Sect could only watch helplessly as their old rival, Jade Pot Sect, swaggered their way to the ultimate championship in this session of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.

But regardless, Mu Xuan and Fei Yan were not Li Feng’s direct disciples. Li Yan, however, was different. He was a genius nurtured by the Sect Master of Qingshan himself.

It could be said that with the death of Li Yan, Qingshan Sect might face a lack of successors for the next hundred years. Once the old generation of strong cultivators passes away and no young generation to replace them, even if they could annihilate Jade Pot Sect today, this major sect may never recover.

Seeing the line of succession extinguished by a mere youngster, as Li Feng’s roar sounded, the eyes of several Qingshan Sect elders instantly turned towards Yun Xiao.

Sensing these gazes, a hint of a successful scheme flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes; this was precisely the effect he wanted.

As Qingshan Sect, along with the three great families and the Xuantie Army’s powerhouses, besieged Luoyi Sect, it was clear that Luoyi Sect wouldn’t last long. However, Yu Shu and the others still needed a bit more time to completely neutralize the potent poison.

Yun Xiao intended to provoke Qingshan Sect to rage; by drawing their anger and pursuit, he hoped to alleviate some of the pressure on Luoyi Sect.

"Little beast, die!"

Unaware of Yun Xiao’s plot, the three great elders of Qingshan Sect suddenly broke away from the encirclement and surrounded Yun Xiao, including the Great Elder and the Second Elder, who both held a deep grudge against him.

Especially Yang Lin, the Great Elder of Qingshan Sect, whose most proud disciple, Mu Xuan, had an arm severed by Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Sword. How could he not harbor bone-deep hatred against Yun Xiao?

Even though Mu Xuan’s arm was barely reattached, his talent had plummeted drastically. All this time, Yang Lin had been unable to find a suitable disciple.

Old and new resentments surged, leaving Yang Lin, the Great Elder of Qingshan Sect, without the slightest intention to hold back. Moreover, he believed that under the encirclement of the three elders, this youngster, no matter how heaven-defying his methods, could not possibly turn the tide.

Whoosh...

Yet, this strike from Yang Lin, intended to ensure victory, ultimately failed to hit Yun Xiao, who dodged it with an extremely tricky angle.

If it were a direct confrontation, Yun Xiao, at the initial stage of Spirit Vein Realm, empowered by the Ancestor Vein Power and various techniques, would have been able to contend against the three great elders of Qingshan Sect at the peak of Spirit Vein Realm.

However, Yun Xiao’s intention was not to fight the enemies for three hundred rounds; even if he exhausted all his methods, in the face of a gap of three minor realms, he could not possibly be the match for the joint forces of the three great Qingshan Sect elders.

Rather than wasting time here, it was better to use this limited time to do something more meaningful; these were Yun Xiao’s true thoughts at the moment.

Having reached the early stage of Spirit Vein Realm, Yun Xiao, if he did not wish to entangle with the three elders, it wasn’t particularly difficult, particularly many movement techniques from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud gained even more applications after his breakthrough to the Spirit Vein Realm.

"Next up, Song Yi!"

Having dodged the attack from Yang Lin, the Great Elder of Qingshan Sect, Yun Xiao didn’t wait for the other two elders to surround him; his eyes already shifted towards a certain young man, and he was not too unfamiliar with this person.

This was the number one talent of the Song Family, the leading family among the three great families of the Imperial City. Previously, in the Heavenly Moon Pavilion’s building one, Song Yi, instigated by Xuan Jiuding, attempted to humiliate Yun Xiao, which resulted in Song Zhen having his leg bone directly broken.

Back then, Song Yi was only at the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, but after some time, he impressively broke through to the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm, possessing the capability to compete with the young geniuses of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

However, when Song Yi saw Yun Xiao approaching him with a smile, he couldn’t help but feel terrified to the core, the bloody scene of Li Yue’s head being smashed just moments ago still lingering in his mind and thoughts.

As the number one talent of the Song Family, Song Yi naturally had great pride, but that pride was only applicable in front of other youngsters of the Xuanyue Empire.

Facing this young champion of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, who had also advanced to the early stages of the Spirit Vein Realm, Song Yi felt incredibly insignificant, as insignificant as an ant.

At this moment, Song Yi couldn’t help but regret why he followed to watch this excitement, and why a battle situation that seemed almost certainly victorious ended up in such a state?

With a Seventh Rank Flying Beast Pulse Demon and Luoyi Sect, another one of the three great sects, Jade Pot Sect had been struggling to survive for so long, and during this time, it had essentially become a performance time for Yun Xiao.

"Song Family’s number one talent?"

Yun Xiao, who had swooped in front of Song Yi, had a mocking cold smile on his face. He had no mercy for those who dared to destroy the Jade Pot Sect.

At this moment, Song Yi also had to struggle for the last time. However, it was all futile in front of Yun Xiao. He stretched out his right leg, and the violent wind almost scared Song Yi out of his wits.

Bang!

Crack!

A loud sound followed, and the onlookers saw Song Yi’s arms, which were in front of his chest, suddenly break, and even his chest caved inward, clearly having pierced his heart.

"Yun Xiao, how dare you!"

Song Hao, the Song Family Head who was initially taking pleasure in the misfortune of Qingshan Sect’s top talent being killed, was now filled with rage, bellowing as his figure instantly swept towards this side.

With the Family Head taking action, how could the other strong members of the Song Family not follow? For a moment, the pressure on the Luoyi Sect significantly lightened, and they began to understand Yun Xiao’s intentions.

"Not good, Yun Xiao is trying to buy time!"

As the Commander of the Xuantie Army, Yan Chun’s mind worked very quickly. Seeing that several forces besieging the Luoyi Sect had been reduced by two, he immediately realized what was happening.

"Elder Yang, Family Head Song, do not fall for Yun Xiao’s trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

Yan Chun, who saw through Yun Xiao’s scheme, couldn’t help shouting loudly. Yet, with the consecutive murder of the sect talents, Yang Lin and Song Hao only had eyes for Yun Xiao—unable to quell their hatred without killing him.

In fact, this matter was quite strange. Yun Xiao’s cultivation was only at the early stage of the Spirit Vein Realm. If he were an ordinary cultivator, under the siege of five or six cultivators at the late or peak of the Spirit Vein Realm, he would have likely been torn to shreds long ago.

Yet now, Yun Xiao, amidst the several people surrounding him, was slippery like a fish, ungraspable. Even Yang Lin and Song Hao found it impossible to land a hit on him.

Such was the power of the Nine-layered Dragon Meridian Techniques. These cultivators from Hidden Dragon Continent couldn’t possibly decipher it so quickly, only to see Yun Xiao twist and turn, moving swiftly to another place.

And at this place, there was also a rather young-looking man with an extremely pale face—Wang Yingbai, the top talent from the three great Wang Family!

Speaking of which, Wang Yingbai and Yun Xiao had no grievances. That day in the Heavenly Characters Pavilion, as soon as Yun Xiao arrived and broke Song Zhen’s leg bone with a kick, none of the other talents dared to confront him, and Wang Yingbai didn’t even have time to intervene.

Just like Song Yi, Wang Yinbai, as the son of the Wang Family Head, was no stranger to these matters. He too believed this battle was nearly certain and naturally wanted to join in the spectacle.

However, seeing Yun Xiao consecutively kill Li Yue and Song Yi—both of whom were stronger than him, a mid-stage Meridian Union Realm talent—Wang Yinbai had absolutely no power to fight back.

As the saying goes, spectating the chaos without worrying about the consequences; but now, Wang Yinbai clearly saw trouble brewing from the spectacle, and Yun Xiao approached extremely quickly, almost within two breaths, his coarse clothed figure had already flitted in front of him.

"Father, save me!"

Although Yun Xiao’s aura was not very strong, Wang Yinbai’s face turned deathly white with terror. He knew, at this time, perhaps only his father could save him from this predicament.

It’s worth mentioning that at this moment, Yun Xiao did not immediately make a move. Perhaps Yan Chun’s loud shout earlier had reminded him that this tactic, used several times, might not be very effective anymore.

Killing the enemy in one strike might enrage Wang Yidao immensely, but it would not necessarily make him free his hands to attack at this moment.

However, if he kept Wang Yinbai in a perilous, nearly dead state, how could Wang Yidao, worried about his son’s life, remain indifferent?

Strategies constantly change with the battle. It must be said that in such a desperate situation, Yun Xiao still maintained a calm and devilishly clever heart.

As Yun Xiao expected, after intentionally delaying for a bit, Wang Yidao didn’t heed Yan Chun’s signals and directly broke away to rush over here.

That was Wang Yidao’s only son; he did not want Wang Yinbai to follow the same path as Li Yue and Song Yi. Moreover, in his heart, there was a flicker of hope. Since both Qingshan Sect and the Song Family had lost their top talents, might the Xuanyue Empire hereafter regard the Wang Family as supreme?

After this thought crossed his mind, Wang Yidao had just taken a few steps when he saw that in the hands of that Jade Pot Sect talent, there was already a golden saber.

To that golden saber, Wang Yidao was not unfamiliar at all—it seemed to be the Strange Spirit Golden Saber from the final battle of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.