Almost everyone thought so, because even those geniuses from the top or first-rate powers could at most barely manage to fight beyond their level, and ultimately, they would still fall into disadvantage.
On this Tenglong Continent, they had rarely heard of a Cultivator capable of fighting across different cultivation levels, not to mention this youth named Yun Xiao was only at the middle stage of the Qi Seeking Realm.
With such a level of Cultivation, daring to challenge the Family Head of the Yang Family, who was at the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, everyone could only describe it with the phase "admirable courage" as they could find no other words.
On the platform above, a vast Meridian Qi Net directly enveloped Yun Xiao. The arena was so small, he had almost nowhere to hide. However, Yun Xiao was not intending to battle Yang Dingshan for three hundred rounds.
Everyone guessed right; even with Yun Xiao's heaven-defying combat power, it was impossible for him to defeat a cultivator at the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm at this time. So, at this moment, without any hesitation, he activated his Ancestor Vein Power.
Boom!
When a special force burst out from Yun Xiao, his Meridian Qi Cultivation experienced a shocking change, abruptly breaking through to the late stage of the Qi Seeking Realm.
"Is that Ancestor Vein Power?!"
This scene was also sensed by everyone, immediately evoking a burst of exclamatory voices, their surprise was not that Yun Xiao had Ancestor Vein Power, but rather the grade of his Ancestor Veins.
"At least they are Earth Rank Low Level Ancestor Veins, and not just a single one!"
Some with keen senses were now completely dumbfounded, especially when they sensed the unique aura emanating from various parts of Yun Xiao's body, leaving no more doubts.
The grade of Ancestor Vein Power is judged most intuitively by how high a cultivator can elevate their cultivation after activating the Ancestor Vein Power.
For example, at this moment, Yun Xiao, after activating the Five Elements Ancestor Veins, had directly elevated his cultivation from the middle stage of the Qi Seeking Realm to the late stage, indicating that his Ancestor Vein Power was definitely not below Earth Rank Low Level.
"Could it be that this youth named Yun Xiao truly has an extraordinary background?"
At this moment, many people began to harbor such a thought in their hearts, because the power of Ancestor Veins depended not on diligent cultivation, but on one's heritage and lineage. The stronger the ancestors you share blood with, the higher the chances of inheriting powerful Ancestor Veins and the higher the grade of those veins.
Even though this was the Tenglong Continent, Earth Rank grade Ancestor Veins were not commonly seen. It was said that only geniuses from families with thousand-year legacies might possibly have one.
However, at this moment, Yang Dingshan had no choice but to release the bowstring; even though he was also startled by the Ancestor Vein Power that Yun Xiao activated, it was already impossible for him to retract his move.
Yang Dingshan's Meridian Qi Net eventually covered Yun Xiao, and the restrain from Earth Element did indeed exert some pressure on Yun Xiao.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!
But the next moment, when everyone thought that Yun Xiao activating the Ancestor Vein Power was merely a death-throes struggle, from his hands, feet, and certain parts of his torso, suddenly sprang forth five beams of light.
These five beams of light flickered and detached from Yun Xiao's body, then soared into the sky, as if connecting with each other through some mysterious link, spiraling in the air.
Whoosh!
In an instant, right in the middle of the rotating five-colored light points, a five-colored light pillar shot out abruptly, aiming directly at Yang Dingshan, the Family Head of the Yang Family who was eager to claim Yun Xiao's life.
At this point, the five-colored light pillar that Yun Xiao cast was a special technique, or rather, a Meridian Technique, that he had realized after activating the Five Elements Ancestor Veins.
This Meridian Technique was different from any other Meridian Technique that Yun Xiao had cultivated in his past and present life. It was activated by the Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power, and even Yun Xiao himself was somewhat surprised by the power it unleashed.
Back when Yun Xiao was at the peak of the Spirit Vein Realm, it was with this power of the Five Elements light pillar that he had defeated the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect, Xu Lingsong, who was at the early stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, avenging the annihilation of the Shang Family.
Now that Yun Xiao had broken through to the middle stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, using the Five Elements Power again was undoubtedly even more adept, and he vaguely anticipated that if Yang Dingshan was careless, he might receive an unexpected surprise.
It was a pity, after all, that a cultivator of the Origin Seeking Realm was a cultivator of the Origin Seeking Realm; the gap between Yun Xiao and Yang Dingshan was much larger now than it was between Yun Xiao and Xu Lingsong, and his Five Elements Light Pillar was doomed to be ineffective.
As the Five Elements Light Pillar descended from the sky, it was naturally impossible for Yang Dingshan to overlook it. Although he was not a Meridian Refining Master, relying on his years of combat experience, he subconsciously chose not to intercept it head-on.
Boom!
Although the five-colored light pillar arrived swiftly, Yang Dingshan managed to slightly shift his body to evade it, then it directly bombarded the firm stone ground beneath, instantly creating a large hole in that spot.
Witnessing this, a trace of surprise couldn't help but flash through Yang Dingshan's eyes. Although such power might not be sufficient to cause him serious injury, the impact would likely still put him at a disadvantage. In front of this crowd, he could not afford to lose face.
Yang Dingshan had intended to utterly defeat the young man called Star with overwhelming force. Now it seemed that his wish would soon be fulfilled.
In Yang Dingshan's eyes, the five-colored light pillar was already the young man's last resort. Such a technique posed no threat to himself at all; next, it should be his own time to showcase.
"What a pity!"
Yun Xiao, who was bound by the giant Meridian Qi Net, peered through the fine netting and felt a twinge of disappointment at the scene, although such an outcome was within his expectations. He could not place all his hopes on the bombardment of the Five Elements Light Pillar.
The reason Yun Xiao launched the Five Elements Light Pillar was just to buy himself some time, as he also needed to execute specific methods to dissolve that vast Meridian Qi Net.
Yun Xiao's body was already enveloped by a faint layer of Meridian Qi while he was evading the Five Elements Light Pillar, and the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique within him started to operate wildly as he willed it.
Don't be fooled by how this Cultivation Technique gently cultivated Meridian Qi on ordinary days; once it erupted, its power was absolutely astonishing, especially when it devoured external forces.
Once upon a time, Yun Xiao, even at the lower levels, had consumed some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of higher grades. If not for the refining power of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, he might have been blown apart by those immense energies.
Later on, when competing for food with the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu and the young Phoenix Red Feather, it was the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique that came to his great aid. Thus, without hesitation, Yun Xiao decided to use the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique to quickly unshackle himself from the confines of the Meridian Qi Net.
As the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique operated at high speed, its effect didn't disappoint Yun Xiao. The Meridian Qi Net binding him was being devoured bit by bit. Instead, this net became nourishment for him to enhance his Meridian Qi Cultivation, which undoubtedly caused Yang Dingshan's expression to change slightly.
"This can't go on!"
Yang Dingshan was extremely attuned to the changes within the Meridian Qi Net he controlled. Seeing that in just a short while, the energy in his Meridian Qi Net was about to be completely depleted—even if he didn't understand how all this happened—it caught him off guard.
Acting promptly, Yang Dingshan stopped concerning himself with the Five Elements Light Pillar that had bored into the ground below and his figure swooped out. Clearly, he knew that the Meridian Qi Net wouldn't hold much longer and he had to take action himself.
Yang Dingshan's speed was by no means slow, but it was still a tad slower compared to Yun Xiao devouring the energy within the huge net. When he was still about ten feet away from the latter, he saw the young man's figure slightly stir, yet then stand still as if stunned.
"Die!"
A loud shout burst forth from Yang Dingshan as his right palm mercilessly struck down towards Yun Xiao's head, causing the crowd below the stage to gasp in shock.
"Hmm?"
However, the expected scene of brains splattering everywhere did not occur. Yang Dingshan's palm went straight through the young man's head without a single trace of blood.
"Is it an afterimage? But how is that possible?"
Some people seemed to think of a possibility but then dismissed it immediately. To create such a realistic afterimage, one's speed had to reach a terrifying level. In their subconscious mind, perhaps not even some super-powerful experts who mastered the Sky Power could achieve this, right?
But now, Yang Dingshan's hand that passed through Star was so obviously not the young man's true body. And especially when people's gaze sharpened and they saw a familiar figure appear at the edge of the stage simultaneously, they all inhaled a breath of cold air.
"It's really an afterimage?!"
Now there was no more doubt among the crowd, because the figure that appeared at the edge of the stage was indeed Star. So it turned out that Yang Dingshan's loud shout and palm strike had only hit a shadow in the end?
Perhaps the crowd under the stage couldn't fathom it, but only Yun Xiao himself knew that the afterimage he had just conjured was not a simple product of reaching extreme speed; it was a special Body Meridian Technique from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
This Body Meridian Technique might not greatly enhance Yun Xiao's speed but it could create a 100% identical shadow clone upon execution. Its ability to deceive the opponent was even more realistic than some genuine afterimages created through sheer speed.
If the enemy didn't personally touch the shadow clone, it would be impossible to tell that it's not the actual body—and unlike an afterimage created by speed, which would disappear after some time, this Shadow Clone Meridian Technique wouldn't.
A Shadow Clone Meridian Technique passed down from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud astonished the crowd and caused Yang Dingshan's determined strike to miss. At this moment, Yun Xiao had already turned back with a smile and leaped off the edge of the stage.