Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 74: Seventy-four Malicious Older Brother

Chapter 74: Seventy-four Malicious Older Brother

"Humph, better not end up taking a life!"

With Mo Qing’s status, she naturally wouldn’t care too much about such trivial matters. Since Yin Huan had already spoken up, she just coldly snorted and made no further moves.

Initially, Tan Yun and the others believed that once they reached this place, the Jade Pot Sect would stop the candidates from fighting each other. When they saw Yin Huan and Mo Qing didn’t intervene, their expressions turned gloomy.

This also shows the dangers of cultivation on the Continent. You need to be tough on your own. If you always rely on others, one day there will be unforeseen events, such as now.

"Hehe, Tan Yun, I didn’t expect you guys to really dare come here. Where is that kid Yun Xiao, why isn’t he with you? Could it be that he is scared?"

The speaker was Cao Ju, the second son of the Cao Family. He was burned by Yun Xiao’s Meridian Fire, and to save his life, he had to cut off his right hand, so the person he hated most was undoubtedly Yun Xiao.

"Yun Xiao?"

However, what Cao Ju failed to notice was that when this name was mentioned, the Jade Pot Sect Inner Sect Disciple, Yin Huan, standing not far behind him, slightly furrowed his brows.

"Could it be that kid? That’s absolutely impossible; it must be just someone with the same name!" For some reason, thinking of that frail figure caused Yin Huan to break out in cold sweat on his back, and he hurriedly reassured himself.

It is well known that that day Yun Xiao was frozen into an ice sculpture by the venom of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, and Yin Huan himself wrapped the "corpse" in rags and threw it into the Yulin Mountain Range. Not only him but even his teacher had clearly determined that Yun Xiao was already dead.

If under such circumstances Yun Xiao could still be alive, then Yin Huan really had reason to suspect that the kid was not human, but an undead ghost.

As Cao Ju’s words fell, knowing that there was no escape, Ling Wan retorted with a sneer, "Humph, if Brother Yun Xiao were here, would you still dare to be so arrogant? Have you forgotten how you lost your right hand?"

"You little bastard, I will make your life worse than death!"

Being loudly ridiculed by a plump youth at the Middle Stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm and reminded of an embarrassing humiliation, Cao Ju was truly furious, but what he failed to see was that upon his words, the faces of two people beside him looked extremely displeased.

These two naturally were Ling Wan’s elder and second brothers. If Cao Ju called Ling Wan a little bastard, wasn’t he including them both in the insult?

So when Cao Ju’s Meridian Qi erupted, ready to launch a palm attack at Ling Wan, he unexpectedly received a strong force from the side. His body involuntarily staggered several steps to the side before he could stabilize himself.

"Zhao Ningshu, what are you doing?"

It took a moment for Cao Ju to react, but his elder brother Cao Luo reacted much more sharply, immediately shouting out loud, since it was Zhao Family’s eldest, Zhao Ningshu, who had pushed Cao Ju away.

"I don’t care about the others, leave this kid to me!"

Zhao Ningshu didn’t over-explain. After all, dealing with a brother from one’s own mother wasn’t a glorious thing, let alone in front of two Jade Pot Sect Inner Sect Disciples. If this matter spread, it might not be good for their future situations.

"This is absurd!" Cao Luo’s face darkened, but he didn’t say much at this moment. His capabilities were comparable to Zhao Ningshu’s, and it wasn’t worth tearing each other apart over such a small matter.

Since Yun Xiao wasn’t here, Tan Yun’s team naturally became the target of the anger from both Zhao and Cao families. Feeling the immense gap between them, Tan Yun’s beautiful face turned pale.

But for a spot in the Jade Pot Sect, Tan Yun and her team had sacrificed too much, and they had been through many life-and-death situations. Now that victory was in sight, how could they easily give up?

"Let’s fight them, at most we’ll just get beaten up. I don’t believe that in front of the Jade Pot Sect’s brothers and sisters, they would really dare to kill?" A young boy from behind Tan Yun stepped forward, his voice rough as he spoke.

"Hehe, we dare not kill, but to beat you into severe injuries and cripple you, I think the brothers and sisters of the Jade Pot Sect probably wouldn’t interfere, right?" Cao Ju had a sinister smile on his face, his words evoking more fear than murderous intent.

"Hey, you guys, if you can make it to within a meter in front of me, I can make them stop!"

However, just as Cao Ju spoke, a cold female voice came from behind him. It was Mo Qing from the Jade Pot Sect, and her words seemed more like a warning.

Hearing Mo Qing’s words, Tan Yun and the others’ eyes lit up. Comparing a big fight with the three brothers of the Cao Family to just breaking through to within a meter of this Senior Sister, the latter seemed to offer a better chance.

But in the next moment, Cao Luo had no inclination for further idle talk, uttering gravely, "Second brother, third brother, if we really let them through, you know what the consequence will be!"

It appeared that Cao Luo had understood Mo Qing’s intention. His words were not aimed at preserving Tan Yun and the others; instead, he wanted to test their strength on both sides.

However, because the gap in strength between the two sides was so vast, Mo Qing had set that particular rule—this was akin to an unconventional contest, where blocking or severely injuring Tan Yun and her team would mean victory for the Cao brothers, but if they allowed these few to break through, then they would be considered defeated.

As a genius at the early stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, and jointly acting with two others, if they still allowed Tan Yun and her group to break through, as Cao Luo said, their status in the eyes of these two elder brothers and sisters would definitely plummet.

"That little fat one, you too!"

Mo Qing didn’t harbor many thoughts, but he turned towards another direction and spoke sternly, implying the same. Upon hearing this, Zhao Ningshu and Zhao Xingwu exchanged glances, their reaction not much slower than Cao Luo’s, understanding Mo Qing’s meaning almost instantly.

Yet, compared to the three-versus-four on the other side, these two brothers joining forces to deal with a junior at the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm was certainly viewed as bullying by overwhelming numbers.

Even if the Zhao brothers were to win in the end, they would still be criticized—for didn’t the disdainful expression in the eyes of dozens of young talents on the other side already make this clear? This was something they just couldn’t bring themselves to do.

They were still unaware of the relationship between the Zhao brothers and Ling Wan. If they knew what vile deeds these two had committed, it’s probable that Mo Qing would personally intervene.

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense and precarious, and in the next moment, Tan Yun, thinking to strike first, shouted "Scatter, charge!" Leading her group to dash towards Mo Qing.

"Wishful thinking!"

Seeing the movements of Tan Yun and her group, Cao Luo scoffed coldly, and then a surge of formidable Meridian Qi erupted. The closest Tan Yun immediately felt a strong force coming at her, and she staggered back several steps, her complexion pale.

Indeed, Tan Yun was a good leader; she attempted to hold off Cao Luo, the strongest among the Cao brothers, to give the other three a better chance.

But how could Tan Yun, who was at the late stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm, possibly contend with Cao Luo?

After just a brief scuffle, she sustained some serious internal injuries, and simultaneously, she saw the other three being barred by Cao Ju and Cao Jun, none of them able to break through the Cao brothers’ line of defense.

Boom!

At the same time, Ling Wan didn’t delay either, but his Meridian Qi Cultivation was far less potent compared to Zhao Ningshu’s, not to mention that Zhao Xingwu was also lurking menacingly nearby.

When Ling Wan, with his rotund body, was knocked back, everyone felt a pang of sympathy; the disparity in strength was so great that even making it close to within a zhang of Mo Qing was an enormously challenging task for that young fat boy at the middle stage of the Meridian Introduction Realm.

Zhao Ningshu struck without any mercy, and though he dared not assassinate anyone in front of Mo Qing, as Cao Ju said, maiming Ling Wan or crippling him, then finding a secluded place to kill him later, would not be difficult at all for him.

After just one strike, Ling Wan’s Qi and blood churned tumultuously, and seeing Zhao Ningshu approaching with a ferocious smile, his heart sank to the pit of his stomach, cursing that there was no escape from heaven to earth this time.

Approaching Ling Wan, Zhao Ningshu, looking at this younger brother who shared the same blood yet was labeled a monster by their father, displayed not a trace of compassion. What he had was only a mad kill intent.

"My dear third brother, it’s just your misfortune that you committed too many sins in your past life, don’t blame father and elder brother for being merciless!"

Zhao Ningshu whispered into Ling Wan’s ear, so quietly that only the two of them could hear. Even at this moment, he attributed everything to fate, completely unremorseful for his actions.

Ling Wan was naive, but not foolish. Before, he harbored a slim hope that his father and brothers would one day accept him; now, it seemed he was indeed fooling himself.

"Zhao Ningshu, even as a ghost, I won’t let you off!" Ling Wan, knowing his life was short, and even if he survives now, could not escape the cruel hands of his elder brother, thus could only curse in bitterness.

"Heh heh, if there is another life, I certainly wouldn’t want a useless brother like you!" Although Zhao Ningshu maintained a slight smile, his tone overflowed with contempt and loathing, intensifying the hatred in Ling Wan’s eyes.

Apparently not wanting to waste more words on this disgraceful "brother", Zhao Ningshu finished speaking, and then his right palm lifted high. With this single palm strike descending, Ling Wan would either be gravely injured or completely incapacitated, and his fate thereafter would be utterly miserable.

Whoosh!

However, just at that moment, just as Mo Qing hesitated whether to intervene or not, a sudden rushing sound came from somewhere. Following it, the forceful strike unleashed by Zhao Ningshu was diverted off course, thus failing to cause even the slightest injury to Ling Wan.