At this moment, Yun Xiao summoned his vein spirit, the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, that had evolved to the eighth rank low level. To deal with Mei Qian from the Origin Seeking Realm middle stage, there was no need for the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu or the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix chick Red Feather to intervene; this Ice Cold Vein Spirit was enough.

"What the hell is this creature?"

Bianlei City and Lushan City are separated by thousands of miles, so Mei Qian was naturally unaware of the details of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad. However, at this moment, she felt an extreme ice cold qi rushing towards her, making her shiver involuntarily.

The ice cold power made Mei Qian instantly realize she couldn't take it head-on. The consequences of doing so would be beyond her ability to endure, and in this unclear situation, she instinctively chose to dodge.

It must be said that Mei Qian's movement technique, reminiscent of willow catkins, was indeed extraordinary. Although the arrival of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad was sudden, she managed to dodge it at the last moment, avoiding the cold qi entirely.

However, this way, the path for Mei Qian to save Xue Mu was blocked. An eighth rank low level Ice Cold Vein Spirit couldn't be dealt with in just a few moves, and the delayed time meant the chrysanthemums on Xue Mu's side might already be cold.

"Hasn't that kid Yun Xiao just broken through to the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm? How can he already have an eighth rank low level vein spirit?"

On the other side, Xiao Qiming and Ye Suxin were full of disbelief. In fact, they had previously seen Red Feather, and at that time, they had assumed the self-aware Red Feather was Yun Xiao's demon pet.

Demon pets and vein spirits actually differ greatly; they are more like contracted vein spirits. However, such beings are hardly perceptible to ordinary people, except for those knowledgeable like Special Envoy Xia Yong from the Spirit Fighting Commerce headquarters.

But Xiao Qiming and the others could still tell the difference between demon pets and vein spirits. The creature resembling a toad now looked like it lacked spiritual wisdom, and all its actions against Mei Qian were clearly controlled by Yun Xiao, evidently a special vein spirit.

Just then, they made another shocking discovery: Yun Xiao could fight Xue Chao while simultaneously controlling the vein spirit to battle Mei Qian. Multitasking aside, the difficulty of this was beyond the imagination even of Xiao Qiming and Ye Suxin.

Bear in mind that Yun Xiao was merely a youth who had just broken through to the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, yet his enemies were two strong figures at the mid-stage of the same realm. To hold his ground in this situation was a testament to his fighting prowess.

If Yun Xiao controlled the vein spirit and his body to attack Xue Chao alone, people might not be so astonished. But this concurrent combat was truly beyond their comprehension.

"Could it be that kid's power of soul is extremely formidable? Has he reached the level of Earth Rank Middle Level?"

Perhaps only Xiao Baishi of the Xiao Family and peak Origin Seeking Realm powerhouse Zheng Qiming from the Killing Heart Sect could vaguely guess the clues. Achieving such a feat had little to do with the physical body; only exceptionally powerful soul strength at a certain level could accomplish it effortlessly.

But as the thought of "Earth Rank Middle Level soul" entered their minds, Zheng Qiming and Xiao Baishi couldn't help but reveal unmistakable killing intent in their eyes.

Originally, Yun Xiao's combat prowess was already formidable; if soul strength was added, he might surpass even them in the future. Such a threat must be eradicated in its infancy to dispel future concerns.

Boom!

Just then, an eerie sound emerged from the battlefield, making everyone abruptly focus their gaze on its origin, and their expressions changed dramatically.

This was because the still-struggling Xue Mu had transformed into a flaming figure, obviously scorched by the fiery attribute of a mouse-shaped vein demon using some special flame.

"Ah!"

The scream emerged from the flames and then stopped abruptly. Only Yun Xiao might know that it was the lifebound fire, Burning Flame, of the Fiery Holy Rat. In terms of power, it's second only to the lifebound fire of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, far beyond what an ordinary human cultivator could withstand.

Not to mention Xue Mu from the Origin Seeking Realm middle stage. Even Zheng Qiming, the peak powerhouse of the same realm, couldn't escape a similar fate if caught off guard by the Burning Flame.

"Brother!"

Amidst the chaos, Xue Chao, witnessing the scene, felt his heart torn apart, sensing something deep inside leaving him.

Years of mutually dependent sibling bond had intertwined their lives, but now fate was forcibly separating them. Xue Chao momentarily struggled to accept this.

"Hey, hey, how can you be distracted right now?"

Seeing Xue Chao's body trembling slightly in a daze, Yun Xiao's eyes flashed with a brilliant light, and he uttered this, seizing the opportunity to swiftly sweep his left hand over and gently tap Xue Chao's right shoulder.

"What?"

Slapped by Yun Xiao, who seemed to be powerless, Xue Chao finally regained his senses. However, for a moment, he hadn't realized that the palm that struck him seemed to have no strength at all.

Crack! Crack!

But in the next instant, Xue Chao knew he was overthinking. With the cunning mind of such a demon, how could he do something useless? Just as this thought crossed his mind, crystalline ice flowers suddenly emerged from his right shoulder.

Within Yun Xiao's left arm was an extreme Ice Cold Power of the Ancestral Vein. Especially after evolving the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad to the Eighth Rank Low Level, this Ancestor Vein Power seemed to have received a great boost.

Moreover, Xue Chao was distracted by the grief over his brother's death at this moment. The seemingly ordinary slap earlier had already infused Xue Chao's body with an extreme Ice Cold Power.

Not to mention Yun Xiao's left arm Ancestral Vein Ice Cold Power. After evolving the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, his Ice Cold Ancestral Vein naturally carried some Ice Cold Poisonous Gas.

This time, not only did the Ice Cold Power sweep through, but that trace of Ice Cold Poison also entered Xue Chao's body, leaving him powerless to recover.

"I... I... I..."

Feeling the icy numbness spreading from his left shoulder, Xue Chao was truly shocked, and he couldn't suppress a sense of regret. Coming here to avenge the two Thunder Sons from Sky Thunder Valley was indeed too rash.

He originally thought it was just a youth at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, but he didn't expect the information he got to be so inaccurate. The opponent was clearly a terrifyingly talented person at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Xue Chao regretted, Yun Xiao wouldn't change his decision. For those who wanted to kill him, he couldn't possibly have any mercy.

Moments later, the once-arrogant Xue Chao turned into a vivid human-shaped ice sculpture. Through the crystal-clear ice sculpture, one could still see his utterly horrified expression before death, leaving the scene somewhat quiet.

"How could he be this strong?"

In the hearts of Xiao Qiming and Ye Suxin, there was nothing but bewilderment and outrage. They were considered top talents of the Tenglong Continent, always proud and aloof, but today, before this rough-clothed youth, their pride was utterly trampled.

Though Yun Xiao was indeed much younger than them, his Cultivation Talent and combat ability were far beyond their reach. Even an Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage expert was defeated so quickly. Must it really take an Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage expert to subdue him?

However, for some reason, when Xiao Qiming glanced at Xiao Baishi beside him, a vague unease arose within him. The repeated loss of control over these events was incredibly frustrating and depressing.

"This child must not be allowed to live!"

In contrast, the killing intent in Xiao Baishi's heart grew increasingly intense. Since they had already formed a grudge with the rough-clothed youth, if they didn't kill him, it might invite a formidable enemy for the Xiao Family in the future.

From Yun Xiao's performance earlier, Xiao Baishi could foresee that given time to develop, not only would the youth quickly become an insurmountable adversary for him, but even the Xiao Family's Earth Bending Realm Elders might also be restless.

Thus, once the thought settled in Xiao Baishi's mind, he didn't care about the signaling glances from Xiao Qiming beside him. He directly rushed towards the rough-clothed youth.

"Wait..., oh, never mind!"

Seeing Xiao Baishi already moving forward, Xiao Qiming was about to say something but only let out a sigh. Being the genius of the Xiao Family, he surely thought of many more things than Xiao Baishi.

It wasn't that Xiao Qiming truly wanted to back off. He wanted others to make a move first, like Zheng Qiming from the Killing Heart Sect, a real Peak of Origin Seeking Realm strongman.

Unlike the Xue brothers of Sky Thunder Valley, Xiao Qiming didn't have the mindset that he had to kill Yun Xiao personally. As long as the rough-clothed youth was killed, he would be extremely pleased. It didn't matter if he died at the hands of Xiao Baishi or Zheng Qiming.

But now that Xiao Baishi had taken action, Xiao Qiming could only bury those thoughts in his mind. Speaking up now would only make the family lose face.

Moreover, in Xiao Qiming's mind, even if Yun Xiao was capable, a youngster who had just broken through to Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage couldn't possibly be a match for an Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage strongman like Xiao Baishi. At most, it would just take a bit more effort.

"Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, huh?"

Seeing the elder beside Xiao Qiming charging at him, a cold smile flitted across Yun Xiao's eyes. Then, his gaze subtly glanced in a certain direction, causing the Xiao Family genius Xiao Qiming's heart to skip a beat, as if realizing something.