Screech!
Within the Yang Family courtyard, another faint sound echoed. It was Yun Xiao seizing the opportunity to evade Xu Dian's attack, once again striking to kill two Qi Seeking Realm late-stage cultivators from Spirit Fighting Commerce in Yuyang City.
With Yun Xiao's ghostly movement techniques, it was still fairly easy to succeed without Xu Huang, the Origin Seeking Realm middle-stage expert, intervening.
This caused even Xu Huang's expression to change. To be honest, when he first learned that Yun Xiao had killed his son and other Qi Seeking Realm late-stage pinnacle commerce experts, he thought the boy had help.
Now it seems Yun Xiao needs no assistance to slaughter Qi Seeking Realm cultivators as if they were chickens. These Yang Family cultivators probably died at the boy's hands.
"Everyone else step aside, Xu Dian, don't hold back anymore!"
Seeing Yun Xiao already heading towards the fourth Qi Seeking Realm cultivator from Yuyang City's commerce, Xu Huang's eyes flashed sharply, and he suddenly shouted, causing those commerce cultivators to panic and scatter like rats.
Originally, these people came together with the two chairmen to ambush Yun Xiao, thinking it would be an extremely easy task. They never expected that the boy, who had been absent for just over two months, had turned into a demon star.
No one had seen a Qi Seeking Realm late-stage cultivator unable to withstand even a single move from the opponent, and that unassuming wooden sword was unstoppable, with no one able to block a single edge.
Although the Qi Seeking Realm late-stage and pinnacle cultivators were no match for Yun Xiao, if they purposely avoided fighting, it would be more troublesome for Yun Xiao to kill with one strike like earlier.
Moreover, after the previous battles, Yun Xiao's Meridian Qi had been somewhat depleted. Now he truly did not want to fight Xu Dian for three hundred rounds, especially with Xu Huang overseeing from the side.
"Boy, stop right there!"
Just as the thought flashed through Yun Xiao's mind, a voice had already sounded in his ear. It turned out Xu Dian had quietly approached using some method, causing Yun Xiao's expression to change slightly.
This Origin Seeking Realm early-stage Xu Dian was indeed much stronger than the previous Yang Dingshan, having already perceived some of Yun Xiao's movement techniques through exploration.
Moreover, with Xu Huang's shout, Xu Dian surely did not dare to hold back any longer, and this time, the movement technique appearing beside Yun Xiao was also one of Xu Dian's powerful trump cards.
Boom!
A vast force approached, and even Yun Xiao dared not take it lightly. He knew this opponent was nothing like Yang Dingshan who died at his hands; Xu Dian's power was far superior to the Yang Family Head's.
Consequently, Yun Xiao did not receive it directly and moved several feet sideways. Xu Dian's palm struck empty air, but the next moment, Yun Xiao's face turned extremely grim.
Bam!
As Yun Xiao sidestepped to evade Xu Dian's strike, another palm had already been waiting for him there, wielding power at least twice as fierce as Xu Dian's.
Caught off guard, Yun Xiao's right side was directly hit by the palm, making him feel as though his bones were about to shatter. If not for his extremely strong physical strength, he might have been severely injured, unable to move.
"Hmm?"
Staggering backward several steps, a surprised sound came from the mouth of the person who had launched the ambush, seemingly displeased with the outcome.
This suddenly ambushing person, with such perfect timing and positioning, was none other than Xu Huang, the chairman of Spirit Fighting Commerce in Yuyang City.
Despite his usual righteous appearance in public, Xu Huang, in truth, was extremely cunning and ruthless. In situations with no outsiders, he had no ethical qualms and wouldn't engage in fair duels.
Even if the opponent was just a Qi Seeking Realm late-stage lower ranker, Xu Huang seized the moment to ambush, wanting to kill the boy with this unexpected strike.
For some reason, after seeing the Yang Family Head Yang Dingshan die, a sense of dread for this young man suddenly arose in Xu Huang's heart. To prevent future troubles, he did not care about his status as vice-chairman, committing such a despicable act.
However, Xu Huang's perfectly-timed ambush, which seemed certain to hit, only lightly injured Yun Xiao, which was far from his expectations.
Xu Huang, a genuine Origin Seeking Realm middle-stage expert, had used potent Earth Element in that strike. Not to mention a Qi Seeking Realm late-stage boy, even someone at the Origin Seeking Realm early-stage like Xu Dian would have been seriously harmed without defense.
Yet the boy, after retreating several steps, only showed a trace of pain on his face, and his Meridian Qi quickly calmed despite initial disruption. All this increased Xu Huang's killing intent severalfold.
Since a deadly vendetta had formed between them, Xu Huang would certainly not let Yun Xiao live freely in this world. Moreover, this boy's potential incited a vague sense of fear within Xu Huang.
In the late Qi Seeking Realm, he could kill Yang Dingshan of the Early Stage Origin Seeking Realm. If this kid were to truly break through to the Origin Seeking Realm level, wouldn't it mean that I, an expert in the Middle Stage Origin Seeking Realm, would not be his match?
"Kid, no matter how you struggle today, you cannot escape from the palm of this Chairman's hand!"
As these thoughts rapidly crossed his mind, Xu Huang's gaze turned vicious, staring at the disguised young man. Even though Yun Xiao withstood his sneak attack just now, Xu Huang was still full of confidence.
"Hehe, is that so?"
After being ambushed, Yun Xiao endured the pain from his ribs, then a strange smile appeared on his face. Soon after, certain auras within his body quietly began to stir.
"Chairman Xu Huang, if you can catch up to me, then what's the harm in giving you the life of Yun Xiao?"
A cheerful voice resounded with clarity in the dark night. Yet, the words were so inexplicable that they left everyone, including Xu Huang, utterly baffled.
You, kid, are currently in this courtyard facing two strongmen from the Origin Seeking Realm, one of whom is even in the Middle Stage Origin Seeking Realm. What gives you the confidence to say such things?
"Hmph, unless you can sprout wings and fly, this courtyard will be the burial ground for Yun Xiao!"
Although he was puzzled, Xu Huang, as the branch chairman of the Douling Commerce in Yuyang City, was not so easily deceived. Hearing his cold laugh, the opposite Yun Xiao also had a playful glint in his eyes.
"Wings, huh? I happen to indeed have them!"
Sensing a certain aura surging forth from beneath his shoulder blades, Yun Xiao no longer concealed anything. Then everyone, including Xu Huang, was stunned by what they saw.
Swish!
At this moment, from Yun Xiao's back suddenly burst forth a series of silver electric arcs. These arcs, after flashing, formed into a pair of thunder-encircled Thunder Wings, appearing particularly dazzling in the dark night.
"What... what is that?"
Seeing this scene, whether it was Xu Huang and Xu Dian still in the courtyard or the Qi Seeking Realm Commerce cultivators outside, they all widened their eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.
"Could it be... a Flying Meridian Technique?"
Eventually, the well-informed Xu Huang was the first to react, but his tone was not only filled with immense shock but also thick with greed and passion, as if he had stumbled upon something extraordinary.
On the Nine Dragons Continent, only those who achieve the Heavenly Rank Third Realm could leverage the power of the sky to fly, which fundamentally differentiates Heavenly Rank Experts from Earth-rank Cultivators.
Xu Huang had been stuck in the Earth Rank Third Realm for two to three hundred years, never breaking through beyond the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage. He knew that reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm in this lifetime was likely a mere illusion.
For Earth Rank Third Realm experts, especially those like Xu Huang who have been stalled for many years, their greatest hope is the ability to fly and roam the skies.
As the branch chairman of the Douling Commerce in Yuyang City, Xu Huang was indeed knowledgeable. After a brief shock, he realized exactly what kind of technique Yun Xiao had just used.
On the continent, besides reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm to fly, there is an extremely rare alternative: Flying Meridian Techniques, a special technique allowing one to fly using meridian skills.
Although those who rely on Flying Meridian Techniques to soar into the air can't match the speed of true Heavenly Rank Third Realm experts, at least they can fly, and those who haven't reached the Heavenly Rank Realm couldn't touch them at all.
Xu Huang could clearly sense that Yun Xiao was indeed in the late Qi Seeking Realm. For such a young man to have sprouted wings on his back, what else could it be but a Flying Meridian Technique?
Given the rarity and preciousness of Flying Meridian Techniques, Xu Huang believed that even among the top powers on the Tenglong Continent, they might not possess one. Yet, it had now appeared right in front of him.
"If I could obtain it..."
Xu Huang pondered long and hard, clearly ignoring a very critical fact: would Yun Xiao, who possessed the Flying Meridian Technique, be so easily subdued by him?
At this moment, what Yun Xiao unleashed could indeed be considered a Flying Meridian Technique, but the flying power was activated by his sixth Ancestor Vein and further fueled by the absorption of overwhelmingly vast Thunder Attribute Power, barely taking form.
Honestly, Yun Xiao was indeed struggling to exhibit the Flying Thunder Wings. A single misstep, and he could tumble down shortly after taking flight.
But he no longer had many options. Without relying on these Flying Thunder Wings, even if he unleashed all his skills, he likely couldn't take on Xu Huang, especially with two Origin Seeking Realm experts by his side.