"Flap Flap!"

In the dark night, Yun Xiao's Thunder Wings took shape faintly on his back, flapping twice behind him, causing his entire figure to rise into the air.

"Not good!"

Upon witnessing this, Xu Huang finally realized the gravity of the situation, and without delay, shouted urgently, "Xu Dian, let's attack together, we must stop this kid no matter what!"

Due to his covetous desire for the Flying Meridian Techniques, Xu Huang did not bother to hide his intentions at this moment because he knew that if Yun Xiao ascended to a certain height, he would have no choice but to watch the boy escape, with no means to stop him.

Xu Huang understood that this strike was his last opportunity, as his cultivation was only at the Seeking Origin Realm Middle Stage, and without the help of a Flying Beast Pulse Demon, flight was impossible for him.

"Shameless old man!"

Listening to Xu Huang's shout, Yun Xiao cursed inwardly and silently lamented the slow power of his Thunder Wings, wondering why it was so sluggish.

In truth, with Yun Xiao's current strength, using the Thunder Wings was still too demanding. If he hadn't absorbed the Thunder Spirit Crystal and the Thunder Wood's Thunder Attribute Energy, he might not have been able even to manifest the Thunder Wings.

Last time, Yun Xiao relied on the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu's strength to forcefully manifest the Thunder Wings successfully, but that only allowed him to fly a few tens of zhang, exhausting Xiao Wu's power entirely. This showed how tremendous the cost was to use this heaven-defying flying ability.

Though Yun Xiao's strength had greatly improved with the aid of the Thunder Wood's energy, allowing him to barely use the Thunder Wings with his cultivation, it couldn't be done overnight and required time.

It could be said that this was a showdown between Yun Xiao and Xu Huang & Xu Dian. If Yun Xiao could ascend to a certain height before the two attacked, this crisis would naturally be resolved.

However, if Yun Xiao didn't manage it in time and Xu Huang & Xu Dian hit him first, not only would his Thunder Wings disappear instantly, but his life would also be at serious risk.

After all, using the Thunder Wings required more than just Thunder Attribute strength; it also demanded Yun Xiao's Meridian Qi support. The expenditure was terrifying, which is why Xiao Wu's power was previously drained entirely.

"Faster, faster!"

Seeing the two enemies approaching quickly, Yun Xiao prayed continuously, while his Meridian Qi surged forth desperately, flowing into the Thunder Attribute Ancestral Veins beneath his shoulders.

One zhang, two zhang, three zhang,...

Under Yun Xiao's full exertion, his feet floated further from the ground, yet the mere distance of several zhang couldn't guarantee he would escape Xu Huang and Xu Dian's range of attack.

Reaching the Seeking Origin Realm level, although the strong couldn't fly, they could leap several zhang and temporarily hover in mid-air, even using some Meridian Techniques to pause in the air momentarily.

For instance, the Sect Master of the Yufeng Empire's Sect, Xie Jiupeng, had a special technique allowing him to stay in the air for quite some time, shocking many cultivators in the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Whether Xu Huang or Xu Dian had such methods was unknown, but as Yun Xiao reached about three zhang height, they both leaped high, attacking him simultaneously.

"Damn it!"

Sensing the overwhelming power surrounding him, Yun Xiao's expression turned extremely grim, wondering if this attempt would ultimately fail. Under such force, his ascension speed was undoubtedly insufficient.

Bang!

However, at that moment, a fire-red shadow suddenly streaked across Yun Xiao's front, right as Xu Huang's powerful leap struck this fiery shadow.

"Chi Yan!"

Xu Huang couldn't discern what it was, but Yun Xiao clearly sensed that familiar aura, instantly crying out in pain, recognizing it as his life-and-death companion, Chi Yan.

Knowing that Chi Yan had suffered severe injuries at Xia Yong's hands before, and now, having just healed, was it about to face the same fate again?

"Squeak!"

The sudden appearance was indeed Chi Yan; under the Seeking Origin Realm Middle Stage expert's strike, its tiny form somersaulted past Yun Xiao, emitting a mouse-like squeak.

Whether intentional or coincidental, Chi Yan flying from Yun Xiao's side perfectly blocked Xu Dian's attack from behind him as well.

Under the force of these two attacks, Chi Yan ultimately fell onto Yun Xiao's right shoulder, its aura becoming extremely weakened; even a creature as strong as Chi Yan couldn't withstand an all-out strike from two Seeking Origin Realm experts.

Fortunately, Xu Huang and Xu Dian this time were nowhere near as formidable as the Commerce Special Envoy Xia Yong, so although Chi Yan seemingly took two blows consecutively, with some preparation, its situation wasn't as dire as last time.

"Chi Yan, thank you!"

Seizing the moment Chi Yan suddenly intervened, Yun Xiao's figure soared seven or eight zhang high. In the dark night, with thunder wings sprouting from his back, he appeared like a Heavenly God from the Nine Heavens.

"Bastard!"

Already landed on the ground, Xu Huang looked at the youth high above, his face barely visible, and a touch of angry resentment appeared on his face as he let out a roar of fury.

Xu Huang knew clearly that he ultimately failed. That last chance was unexpectedly sabotaged by a palm-sized fiery red mouse.

With Yun Xiao's current altitude, even though Xu Huang might reach such a height with a leap, it would only be a spent force, unable to penetrate armor.

An attack so carefully orchestrated ended like this. How could Xu Huang be willing? Especially after discovering that the youth possessed flying meridian techniques, the resentment and frustration persisted even more.

A mere ant in the Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage, after eradicating the Yang family, then killed three strong members of the Douling Commerce under the hands of these two Seeking Origin Realm experts, and finally left unscathed.

At this moment, besides his anger, Xu Huang also felt embarrassed as if slapped in the face. He had just said Yun Xiao would need wings to escape, and in the next moment, the youth truly sprouted thunder wings and flew away, making the situation seem utterly ironic.

No matter what, as a cultivator at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage, Xu Huang was utterly unable to fly, so he could only watch the young man, who had ascended to a certain height, look down at him, his lips seeming to move a bit.

"Chairmen, the shame of today, I, Yun Xiao, shall remember. I will repay it in the future!"

Up in the sky, Yun Xiao, still sensing the weakness within, insisted on finishing his words. He was not one to just endure losses silently. These guys dared to provoke him, then they should be prepared to face death.

Even if Douling Commerce was a colossal force on the Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao felt no fear. Whether it was the commerce special envoy Xia Yong or the likes of Xu Huang and Xu Dian, they were all on his kill list.

It seemed Yun Xiao had a complete victory this time, eradicating the strong members of the Yang family and several commerce strong members and leaving calmly. But for him, this calamity was one he did not ask for.

If that Douling Commerce member Xu Huan had not pursued him that day, none of these subsequent events would have happened. In essence, it was all Douling Commerce's doing, and they are to blame themselves, not others.

Flap flap!

After saying those few words, Yun Xiao dared not linger any longer, for he didn't know when his thunder wings might suddenly disappear. If that happened, he would truly be at others' mercy.

Thus, as Yun Xiao's mind moved, the pair of thunder wings flapped a few times, heading towards the north of Ancient Moon City, and the unusual scene in the sky attracted many cultivators of Ancient Moon City.

"Look, what's that?"

In a grand manor within Ancient Moon City, a young man happened to look up and suddenly saw a brilliant silver light flash across the sky, seemingly a human figure with silver thunder wings on its back.

"Am I seeing things?"

The young man looked puzzled. From such a distance, and it being nighttime, he could only clearly see the silvery lightning that seemed like wings, but whether it truly grew from a human body, he couldn't be sure.

Meanwhile, many in Ancient Moon City saw the silver wing phenomenon, but why such a strange scene appeared left everyone baffled until some news circulated the next day.

In the Yang family courtyard, Xu Huang and Xu Dian stared gloomily at the gradually distant silver wings, ultimately showing a helpless expression, for they knew they could never catch up with Yun Xiao.

"Chairman, what do we do now?"

After a long while, Xu Dian finally mustered the courage to speak up, though in his heart, he was ready to be scolded. After all, having been at the Douling Commerce in Yuyang City for many years, he knew well the chairman's penchant for placing blame.

Yet this time, Xu Huang did not immediately scold but instead let his gaze sweep over the numerous Yang family cultivators' corpses, seeming to recall certain details.

"That kid seems quite interested in things related to the thunder attribute!"

Recalling Yun Xiao's participation in the Spirit Fighting Conference and the fall of the Yang family, Xu Huang vaguely felt he had grasped a clue, but it wasn't very clear.

"Xu Dian, I ask you, is there any place related to the thunder attribute near Ancient Moon City?"

As the chairman, Xu Huang wasn't too familiar with the area around Ancient Moon City, yet Xu Dian, a liaison between the commerce and the Yang family, thus he had a reason to ask.

"There actually might be such a place..."

Seeing the chairman not berating him, Xu Dian couldn't help but let out a breath and said, pondering, "A thousand li northwest of Ancient Moon City, there is a Thunder Mountain, with Thunder King Valley within it, a peculiar place, so it's said..."