Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 29: Twenty-nine, let’s not talk about life and death!

Chapter 29: Twenty-nine, let’s not talk about life and death!

At this moment, Xue Qi had completely forgotten the nurturing grace of Shang Li for over ten years, as well as the childhood affection with siblings Yun Xiao over the past decade. A woman like her, once she turned vicious, was utterly beyond reason.

Just as all the members of the Shang Family in the hall had various thoughts, three figures finally appeared at the entrance of the Arena Hall, immediately attracting everyone’s gaze.

Upon seeing them, the leader was a woman with a graceful figure, followed by two young juniors. It was Shang Li and her children, and Yun Xiao, who trailed behind Shang Li, was also one of the main characters in today’s battle in the Arena Hall.

However, on seeing these three people, the eyes of most of the Shang Family members were filled with disdain, because they knew that these three did not truly count as members of the Shang Family.

The Family Head of the Shang Family from the northern seats showed a sneer. No matter what, Yun Xiao had greatly disgraced them in the Righteous Hall that day, and for such an ignorant youngster, the best outcome would be to directly kill him, to prevent future troubles.

Moreover, Shang Yan was clear in his heart that if Yun Xiao really secured the spot to enter the Jade Pot Sect, the future days of the Shang Family might not be so easy. Over the years, he knew all too well how the Shang Family had treated Shang Li and her children.

What the Shang father and son did not see was that as they sneered, a hint of confusion crossed the eyes of the Mortal Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master Yan Cheng nearby. The gaze he had on Yun Xiao seemed to not understand something.

Yun Xiao, upon entering the Arena Hall, immediately sensed the disdain and sneers from around him. But he did not care in the least and walked straight to the center stage under the watchful eyes of his mother and sister.

Watching his old rival on the stage, Yun Xiao suddenly felt a strange sensation stirring within him. His powerful Power of Soul allowed him to sense that Shang Huiyu might have changed significantly compared to ten days ago.

"Not bad, late-stage Meridian Introduction Realm. It seems you’ve used some tricks too!"

Yun Xiao’s face wore a light smile, and as he said this, his glance subtly swept over an elderly figure within the northern seats, as if he had discovered something.

"However, if this is your trump card, then I must tell you, you’re thinking too much!" Yun Xiao didn’t give Shang Huiyu a chance to retort, and his second remark not only made the grand young master of the Shang Family’s face darken instantly, but also caused a wave of clamor below the stage.

Shang Huiyu had always been the top talent of the young generation of the Shang Family. What was Yun Xiao that he dared to look down on Shang Huiyu, didn’t that mean he was disregarding all the young generation of the Shang Family?

This was the difference of status. If Shang Huiyu disdained these talents of the Shang Family, they would definitely not dare to protest, but Yun Xiao had always been an invisible outsider on the fringes of the Shang Family, and it was his pride that now angered everyone with his two consecutive statements.

"Big Brother Huiyu, kill that kid!"

A clear voice came from somewhere below the stage. It turned out to be Shang Huifeng who could not hold back any longer and shouted out. After this shout, both Shang Li and Yun Wei’s faces could not help but change drastically.

"Yun Xiao, you’ve heard it too, this Arena Hall is not a place for verbal prowess, everything still has to be spoken with real skill!" Seemingly getting some support, Shang Huiyu’s face was not as dark as before, and he coldly uttered these words, his mind already made up.

"Eh? My real skill, didn’t you already see it that day in the Righteous Hall? To be honest, I really do admire your courage!" As the reincarnation of the Long Xiao Battle God, Yun Xiao would not take such a late-stage Meridian Introduction Realm fellow seriously. In his eyes, that was nothing more than a jumping clown.

It must be said that Yun Xiao’s eloquence was indeed remarkable. Shang Huiyu, who had just calmed his mind, was once again enraged by his words, still feeling the shame of their wrist-wrestling at the Righteous Hall which was the greatest humiliation of his life.

"Yun Xiao, no more nonsense. Today’s battle is for the spot of Outer Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect, as well as a battle to settle our grudges, so..." Shang Huiyu’s face was dark as water, but he had not yet finished his last words when he was interrupted by Yun Xiao.

"No regards for life or death!"

In this moment, Yun Xiao evidently thought of something, his chilling voice and Shang Huiyu’s utterance matched, and even these four words seemed to be what Shang Huiyu had just left unsaid.

Upon hearing this, Shang Huiyu slightly stunned, then his face revealed a smirk that he did not bother to hide. This was exactly what he wanted to hear, as he had feared that Yun Xiao would not dare agree after sensing his late-stage Meridian Introduction Realm cultivation, but to his surprise, the youngster rashly agreed himself, oblivious to his own mortality.

Yun Xiao did not conceal these four words, thus, including the many Shang Family members below the stage and Shang Yan and others in the northern seats, all heard clearly.

On hearing Yun Xiao’s "self-overestimating" words, Shang Huiyu’s grandfather, the ruling Family Head of the Shang Family’s main branch, Shang Ying, displayed a sneer, thicker even than his grandson’s.

"Indeed, he doesn’t know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is!"

Shang Ying listened to his younger brother’s sigh and couldn’t agree more. Compared to his younger brother, perhaps the hatred he harbored for Yun Xiao in his heart was several times deeper. That slap in the face in the Righteous Hall had completely disgraced the main branch of the Shang Family, especially since it happened in front of outsiders.

"Good, since it’s like this, then this young master will grant you your wish!"

Shang Huiyu, having received the answer he wanted and knowing he could not outtalk Yun Xiao, "wisely" chose not to waste more words. As the sound of his voice ceased, his hands were already bursting with a rich Meridian Qi, his momentum not to be underestimated.

Yun Xiao’s sensing was not wrong—Shang Huiyu had indeed broken through to the late stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm in just a short ten days with the help of Yan Cheng, a Mortal Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master from Luoxing City, much stronger than before.

But how could Yun Xiao, who had defeated Shang Huiyu in the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm with a single move during the latter’s late stage in Meridian Qi strength, have the slightest concern about the breakthrough of this eldest young master of the Shang Family?

When a rich Meridian Qi also emerged from Yun Xiao, not only did Shang Huiyu on the arena stage was slightly stunned, but even the Shang Family members below the stage couldn’t help but draw a cold breath.

"Middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm?!"

Indeed, the Shang Family members were keenly perceptive—they sensed Yun Xiao’s true Meridian Qi Cultivation level in an instant, which had genuinely reached the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm.

All of the Shang Family members were stunned. Although the cultivation level of the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm was not much in the entire Shang Family, if put among the younger generation, it was almost considered one of the top talented individuals.

Not to mention, if Shang Yan had not invited Yan Cheng, a Mortal Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master from Luoxing City, perhaps Shang Huiyu would be only at the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm.

That was supposed to be the Shang Family’s number one genius, and now, a kid whom most of the Shang Family members could hardly even remember the appearance of, had reached a level of cultivation that could shoulder to shoulder with Shang Huiyu, causing these Shang Family members to immediately feel off-balance, especially the young geniuses.

Among them, Shang Huifeng, who had just shouted out loud, had the darkest look on his face because he was only at the early stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm compared to Yun Xiao, who was clearly a whole level higher than him. Did this mean his status in the Shang Family would fall to third?

Not far from Shang Huifeng, a figure in white clothes was also trembling slightly, with a thick unwillingness in his eyes, and at the same time, he was nurturing an unusual idea.

"It must be that woman Shang Li who has been selfish, keeping the good stuff for her own son!"

Xue Qi was a woman who always put her interests first, and at this moment, she assumed as a matter of course that Yun Xiao’s achievements were because Shang Li had hidden something and kept it from her knowledge.

Or perhaps Xue Qi was looking for a justified reason for her own betrayal—since Shang Li didn’t treat her like a biological daughter and kept the "good things" for Yun Xiao, then she needn’t feel any guilt.

Compared to these young talents, the Shang Family leaders sitting in the northern seats were also startled by the Meridian Qi displayed by Yun Xiao at this moment, because they clearly remembered that this kid seemed to only have late-stage Meridian Qi strength that day in the Righteous Hall of the Shang Family.

In just ten short days, from the late stage of Meridian Qi strength to the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm, this speed was something even Shang Yan, the Shang Family Head, could not match in his youth.

"Ying’er, I remember you once told me that Yun Xiao had entered the Snake Nest once and came out alive, right?" A sharp light flashed in the eyes of the Shang Family Head, Shang Yan. The question he asked made Yan Cheng beside him somewhat puzzled.

Shang Ying, not being a fool either, upon hearing his father’s inquiry, immediately thought of something and said, "That’s right. According to Huixu’s speculation, this little beast Yun Xiao must have obtained something in the Snake Nest, which allowed him to improve greatly in a very short period of time."

"Hmm, it seems that after this matter is over, we can perhaps explore the Snake Nest!" Shang Yan’s mind raced with thoughts, but he avoided elaborating due to the presence of Yan Cheng, an outsider.

While the father and son were talking, Shang Huiyu on the arena had already snapped back to reality, and immediately returned Yun Xiao’s words with a sneer, saying, "If this is all you have up your sleeve, then you’re thinking too highly of yourself!"

These were Yun Xiao’s original words, and as Shang Huiyu’s voice fell, his entire body lunged forward, his speed seemingly more than doubled from ten days ago—it took only an instant to reach Yun Xiao.

When Yun Xiao saw Shang Huiyu’s right fist turn the color of refined iron in an instant, he knew right away that the Shang Family’s eldest young master had used a Meridian Technique he had seen before, and this time, the power seemed to have increased substantially.