Crackle crackle crackle...

The thunderfire orb formed in front of Kong Sihai emitted strands of silver electric light, appearing astonishing in energy, making those cultivators observing from not far away, if they hadn't reached the Seeking Origin realm, believe they couldn't withstand a strike from that thunderfire orb.

Since Kong Sihai decided to take action, Xiao Qiming, Chu Nian, and the others automatically stepped back a step. Even Chu Nian and Xiao Qiming weren't worried that after Kong Sihai killed Yun Xiao, he would swallow those auction items alone.

For someone like Xiao Qiming, maintaining face is important. Unless absolutely necessary, he would never join forces with others to deal with a lower ranker, as that would be beneath his status.

Moreover, in the eyes of these people, just having Kong Sihai take action meant that the coarse-clothed youth, whose name they didn't know, would no longer have much power to resist, and perhaps with just this one move, they could achieve their goal.

Kong Sihai naturally thought the same in his heart. He was a dignified Four Thunder Child of the Heavenly Thunder Valley, a genuine early-stage cultivator of the Seeking Origin realm, several times more formidable than the Fifth Thunder Child, Li Qingran, who died in the Thunder King Main Hall.

But if Kong Sihai knew that even Xia Yong, at the peak of the Seeking Origin realm, met a tragic end at Yun Xiao's hands, would he still have such great confidence?

Unfortunately, Kong Sihai knew nothing of this, so in the next moment, he confidently pushed the thunder and fire orb in his hand forward.

The fireball's speed seemed slow, but it had already locked onto the opponent's aura, and no matter which direction the opponent dodged, they couldn't escape the attack range of the thunder light fireball.

"It's over!"

When Kong Sihai saw the coarse-clothed youth standing still, his face showed even more pride, and he uttered a low voice because he thought that at such a distance, even if the opponent wanted to dodge, it might already be too late.

"Over? I really don't know where your inexplicable confidence comes from."

Upon vaguely hearing Kong Sihai's murmurs, a strange smile appeared on Yun Xiao's face. Then, people nearby and in the distance saw him leisurely raise his right hand, surprisingly facing the orb flashing with thunder and firelight.

"Is this guy a fool?"

Upon seeing this, the cultivators observing from a distance all had this thought rising in their minds, as such an action was beyond normal thinking, something only a crazy or foolish person might do.

"Sigh, I guess I overestimated this kid, huh!"

Even Xiao Qiming, who always prided himself on judging people accurately, couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh, seemingly regretting his misjudgment or perhaps feeling disdainful for paying too much attention to such a person.

Because even Xiao Qiming himself, when facing a thunder light fireball of such powerful might from Kong Sihai, would either dodge immediately or confront it with equally powerful meridian techniques but would never directly reach out to touch that thunder and lightning orb.

Though Xiao Qiming didn't have much interaction with the Kong brothers, he was well-read and had some understanding of certain means of the Heavenly Thunder Valley.

The path of thunder is known for its top-notch attack power, with a paralyzing effect; once struck by thunder power, the entire body might become numb in an instant, leaving one at the mercy of others.

"Hmm?"

However, just as the thought flashed in Xiao Qiming's mind, his eyes suddenly sharpened because the electric flow he imagined didn't appear. Kong Sihai's thunder and lightning orb was actually stopped by that coarse-clothed youth's one hand, right at his chest.

Crackle crackle crackle...

On the thunder light fireball, tiny lightning sparks were still being emitted, along with faint red firelight. It was evident that Kong Sihai had pushed the thunder and fire power in the sphere to the extreme.

But this energy, which seemed extremely powerful to outsiders, seemed to do no harm to that coarse-clothed youth, and instead, as a blood-red flame spouted from the palm, it was swiftly devoured.

"What is going on?"

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes seemed about to pop out of their sockets. This was not the outcome they had expected; the real result shouldn't have been the coarse-clothed youth suffering from the ravages of thunder and firepower, followed by Kong Sihai taking action to kill him, right?

"No, this is impossible!"

Feeling the energy in his thunder light fireball gradually dissipate, Kong Sihai had the most direct feeling, looking as if he had seen a ghost, completely baffled by how all this was happening.

Swoosh!

It wasn't until from Yun Xiao's right palm suddenly spewed a streak of silver lightning that even Xiao Qiming, an Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master, finally noticed a clue.

"Turns out that guy also possesses thunder and fire dual attributes!"

At this moment, Xiao Qiming seemed to understand the true reason for the outcome of this moment. He realized that if the coarse-clothed boy did not also possess the Thunder and Fire Dual Attributes, it might not have been so effortless.

Understanding this, the shock in Xiao Qiming's heart vanished in an instant. If it was merely a coincidence, then that coarse-clothed boy posed no significant threat to him.

"So it's like this!"

As the person involved, Kong Sihai naturally felt it more directly than Xiao Qiming. Like Xiao Qiming, he believed it was his carelessness that gave the other a chance to exploit, rather than him being genuinely inferior.

Their guesses were not incorrect; within Kong Sihai's Thunder and Lightning Light Ball, there were both Thunder and Fire attributes, and it just so happened that Yun Xiao possessed the Ancestor Veins of both these attributes.

The Thunder and Fire Attributes of Kong Sihai, the genius from Sky Thunder Valley, were strong indeed, but against Yun Xiao's unique dual Thunder and Fire Ancestor Veins, it was like a little witch facing a Great Witch.

Coupled with the Devouring Power of Yun Xiao's Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, the ability of Kong Sihai's Thunder and Lightning Light Ball instead became the nourishment to enhance Yun Xiao's Ancestor Vein Power. Although the effect wasn't huge, it was better than nothing.

The greatest effect was that Yun Xiao easily neutralized the potentially formidable Thunder and Lightning Light Ball, consuming it entirely without letting it unleash any power. For Kong Sihai, this was undoubtedly a source of extreme frustration and annoyance.

"Lei..."

Feeling the energy within his Thunder and Lightning Light Ball completely dissipate, Kong Sihai clenched his teeth. As he moved his hands, he intended to use another technique, but just as he spoke the first word, a cold voice interrupted him.

"Thunder my ass!"

A voice filled with coldness came from Yun Xiao. Instantly, he appeared not far from Kong Sihai's side. By then, he had put down the cage containing the Soul Devouring Beast, and somehow a wooden sword emanating a dark glow appeared in his hand.

"How is his speed so fast?"

The speed that Yun Xiao displayed at that moment stunned both Xiao Qiming and Chu Nian. This speed was something even geniuses at the Early Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, like themselves, might not be able to exhibit, let alone a young boy at the Peak of the Qi Seeking Realm.

If not compared to anything else, just his speed was not inferior to their own, Xiao Qiming admitted to himself. With such speed, could Kong Sihai, taken by surprise, manage to take any defensive action?

"Hmph, with a broken wooden sword, you think you can show off?"

The shout Kong Sihai intended to utter was interrupted by Yun Xiao, causing him immense anger. Now, seeing the opponent using a shabby wooden sword to confront him, he was even more enraged.

But the opponent's speed was so fast that it was too late for Kong Sihai to make any evasive maneuvers. He reached for his waist, and in a flash, a large knife emitting a special aura was summoned, rushing towards Yun Xiao's wooden sword at incredible speed.

"It's Kong Sihai's Earth Rank Advanced weapon: Thunder Blade!"

Among the onlooking cultivators, someone immediately recognized it and exclaimed, clearly in awe of the famed Thunder Blade.

An Earth Rank Advanced weapon is already quite impressive, and such weapons typically have special effects that make them hard to defend against when deployed.

Take this Thunder Blade, for instance. It's said that during its forging, it absorbed a trace of Thunder Power, which, when used by a Sky Thunder Valley genius with Thunder and Fire Attributes like Kong Sihai, might yield twice the result with half the effort in battle.

At least, in the eyes of the spectators, if the seemingly unimpressive wooden sword in that coarse-clothed boy's hand faced the Thunder Blade, it might instantly break into two, and his body could even be cut in half by the Thunder Blade.

Crack!

With such thoughts, the next moment, everyone heard a light cracking sound. Immediately after, a flash of lightning seemed to send a piece of something flying from the point where the two weapons clashed.

"I knew this would happen!"

Among the onlookers, one person boasted to a companion, for in his mind, what flew far away was likely a piece of the wooden sword from the coarse-clothed boy's hand.

However, when he turned to see his companion's incredibly astonished face, he realized something was wrong. He immediately reacted, suspecting that he might have gotten something terribly wrong.

"That piece that flew...it's...it's the Thunder Blade!"

Only after a moment did his companion utter a shocked murmur, saying the word 'it's' three times before completing his sentence.

Having gotten the answer, a storm raged in his heart. When something happens contrary to one's expectations, the impact is extraordinarily intense.