CHAPTER 569: FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, THERE’S NO WAY TO MAKE A MISTAKE!

"If you seek death on your own, then you can hardly blame me!"

Seeing Yun Xiao’s utter lack of fear, and his steps moving toward him instead, Fu Du was infuriated beyond measure, as he felt his dignity being challenged, and a very intense green Meridian Qi surged forth.

As a Poison Vein Master like Fu Du, every move he made contained a trace of deadly poison. An ordinary cultivator of the same level might not have weaker Meridian Qi Cultivation than him, but after a prolonged battle, they might still be affected by the toxic aura, giving Fu Du the chance to seize the opportunity and kill them in one strike.

However, Fu Du’s current opponent was not an ordinary early stage Spirit Vein Realm cultivator, but a monstrous genius whose soul memories came from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

In a way, Yun Xiao also possessed an intermediate badge of a Spiritual Rank Poison Vein Master. Ignoring the gap in Meridian Qi Cultivation, in terms of mastery over Poison Meridian Skill, he might not necessarily be inferior to Fu Du.

But it was precisely because of the disparity in their Qi that Fu Du was so confident; no matter how many impossible feats this young man had achieved before, under the crushing weight of true power, not even a hint of a wave could be stirred.

"Die!"

A loud shout came from Fu Du’s mouth, and brothers and friends who were acquainted with Yun Xiao, like Mo Qing, all turned pale because they knew too well just how vicious Fu Du was when he made a move in the Jade Pot Sect.

"Heh heh, your opponent is not me!"

Yet, just as Fu Du’s powerful attack was about to hit Yun Xiao, the young man let out a light chuckle. Immediately after, a blood-colored figure descended from the sky, stirring a gale as its sharp claws fiercely smacked towards Fu Du’s head.

"What is this?"

The sudden attack took Fu Du by surprise, and the strength of the gale was so strong it almost made him lose balance, so he did not dare to let those sharp claws hit him.

Knowing he couldn’t take the claw head-on, Fu Du, not caring any longer about the image of the Jade Pot Sect’s Second Elder, acted incredibly quickly. In this critical moment, he rolled on the ground and actually managed to dodge the powerful swipe.

The colossal beast missed its strike and did not pursue, but instead, it stayed by Yun Xiao’s side, as if it were a guardian deity. At this moment, everyone finally got a clear look at the creature.

It appeared to be a giant lion-shaped Vein Demon, except it had a pair of huge blood-red wings on its back, and its eyes were like copper bells, seemingly ready to spit out flames.

"Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion!"

There were naturally many well-informed individuals in the crowd, and many of them had witnessed the power of this huge Pulse Demon on the day the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference ended.

If it hadn’t been for the strength of Shen Xingmou, who was at the Heavenly Rank Third Realm at the time, this big guy might have carried Yun Xiao to safety, without the need for Yun Wei, who was also at the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, to intervene and rescue him.

Because of her gratitude toward the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion for helping Yun Xiao, on that day Yun Wei used some heaven-defying methods and allowed this Flying Beast Pulse Demon, which was originally at the Peak of Sixth Rank, to forcefully break through to the Seventh Rank.

The overwhelming aura of aggression spread out, causing everyone from the Jade Pot Sect’s Medical Pulse to be both shocked and delighted. A Seventh Rank Vein Demon, comparable to the Earth Rank’s Qi Seeking Realm, had a great chance of being the turnaround in today’s otherwise certain death situation.

"How could I have forgotten about this big guy?"

Whether it was Yu Shu and Lu Zhan or onlookers like Li Feng and the heads of the three major families not far away, they all had the same thought. Yet, their feelings were completely opposite.

As opposed to Yu Shu and others’ ecstatic joy, the expressions on the faces of Li Feng and the heads of the three major families turned ugly. On the Hidden Dragon Continent, a Seventh Rank Vein Demon almost counted as the most powerful combat force, capable of truly reversing the situation.

"The new King has miscalculated this time!"

Li Feng murmured to himself. They had only taken into account Yun Wei, the super-powerful being at Heavenly Rank Third Realm, but had overlooked this Flying Beast Pulse Demon, resulting in their current dilemma.

A Seventh Rank Vein Demon was not something that could be countered by sheer numbers of Peak Spirit Vein Realm cultivators. Moreover, the combat power of this Vein Demon was probably even stronger than a human at the early stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, meaning anyone who approached would meet their death.

"Hmph, how could His Majesty the King, wise and insightful, make any mistakes?"

Li Feng’s mutterings were clearly heard by Yan Chun, but he showed no signs of panic. As his words fell, he shouted in a particular direction: "Mr. Ran Xing, it is time for you to make a move!"

Upon hearing Yan Chun’s shout, the mood on both sides shifted once again, except this time, those who plunged into the depths of despair were suddenly those from the Jade Pot Sect.

Whoosh!

As Yan Chun’s words ended, a black-clad elder suddenly appeared not far from where he stood. Yun Xiao was not at all unfamiliar with this figure.

That was none other than Ran Xing, an Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master who once harbored grudges with Family Head in the Xuanyue Imperial Palace, within Lingyun Sect of the Lingtian Empire, and throughout certain mountain ranges.

However, Yun Xiao found it odd, this Ran Xing he had seen before, wasn’t he just at the peak of Spirit Vein Realm Cultivation? Plus, he had been seriously injured by Shen Xingmou’s words back then, and based on his estimation, it would take several years to recover.

Who would have known that not only would Ran Xing appear before him, but his Meridian Qi also seemed to contain several strands of a thicker aura; he had obviously made a breakthrough to Earth Rank Third Realm, the Qi Seeking Realm, which enabled him to possess a trace of Earth Power.

Several cultivators at the peak of the Spirit Vein Realm, even those like Li Feng who had half-stepped into the Qi Seeking Realm, Yun Xiao believed that the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion would defeat them with ease.

But facing a human cultivator who was also at the Earth Rank Realm, even if the battle prowess of the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion was stronger by a notch, once it was tied down, with the joint effort of Li Feng and the others, it was feared that the Jade Pot Sect wouldn’t last until Ran Xing fell.

After a turning point followed by another turning point, it nearly drove the people of the Jade Pot Sect to the brink of collapse. It was still bearable for the Poison Vein, but for the Medical Pulse, such drastic rises and falls were really too much to endure.

Originally thinking that with Yun Xiao’s Seventh Rank Flying Beast Pulse Demon, they could reverse Jade Pot Sect’s dire straits, they didn’t expect the Royal Family to have been prepared, dispatching a strong Earth Rank Qi Seeking Realm expert.

If Yun Xiao could think of this, Yu Shu and others naturally could as well, but as they became despondently disappointed, the Sect Master had already discreetly distributed the Detoxification Pills to the poisoned Medical Pulse Elders.

"Mr. Ran Xing, truly long time no see!"

Watching the slowly approaching black-robed elder, Yun Xiao greeted him with a skin-deep smile, stalling for time for Yu Shu and the others, just like Yan Chun’s ten breaths earlier.

"Yun Xiao, I have to thank you indeed. Without that severe injury that night, who knows when I would have managed to break through to Earth Rank Third Realm,"

Although Ran Xing deeply detested this youngster who ruined his plans several times, in this moment where victory was assured, he didn’t mind talking a bit more; the feeling of a cat playing with a mouse was quite worth savoring.

"Heh, the person you should be thanking is not me, but Miss Shen Xingmou!"

Ran Xing wanted to say more, and Yun Xiao was happy to digress. However, as soon as these words were spoken, Ran Xing’s expression suddenly changed, and his gaze sharply turned toward Yu Shu and the others.

"Hm? The toxicity of the Heart-Eroding Binding Qi Fragrance is gradually fading?"

If the changes occurring to Yu Shu and the others were not detectable by Fu Du and Yan Chun, Ran Xing, who personally refined this Earth Rank Poisonous Incense, was much more sensitive.

Generally, cultivators afflicted by Heart-Eroding Binding Qi Fragrance would only grow weaker, and in the end, even moving a single finger would be extremely difficult.

Yet so much time had passed, and not only had Yu Shu and the others not collapsed, but their auras were somewhat showing signs of resurgence, which is why Ran Xing was greatly shocked.

Originally confident in his Poisonous Incense, Ran Xing suddenly felt a bout of anxiety. It seemed that this universally effective poison, capable of affecting even Xuan Haoran of Earth Rank Qi Seeking Realm, was not working well on Yu Shu and his group.

"It’s you, that detestable brat again!"

When Ran Xing recalled certain things, his gaze sharply returned to Yun Xiao. This kid had repeatedly foiled his plans in the past, weren’t those Earth Rank poisons neutralized?

If it were any other cultivator on the Hidden Dragon Continent, even some of Spiritual Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Masters, Ran Xing was very confident in his poisons. But facing this mere sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, he had no confidence at all.

"Hm, merely a low Earth Rank ’Spirit Corrosive Binding Fragrance,’ not so hard to neutralize after all!"

Seeing that Ran Xing had sensed the changes in Yu Shu and the others’ bodies, Yun Xiao no longer hid the truth, anyway, in just a moment longer, the severe poison afflicting Yu Shu and the others would be resolved.

Hearing Yun Xiao and Ran Xing’s conversation, Fu Du’s face turned shades of green and white, feeling extremely humiliated, as he had completely failed to notice these things earlier.

"Fu Du, Yan Chun, I’ll hold back this beast, you quickly make a move!"

Sensing that Yu Shu and others were about to recover any moment now, Ran Xing feared the worst and immediately shouted, his bountiful Meridian Qi already locking onto the large creature before him.

"Roar!"

Seeing this black-robed human dare to provoke it, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion couldn’t contain its fury and roared angrily; its enormous lion’s paw viciously swatted towards Ran Xing.

Moreover, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion sensed a familiar aura from this human cultivator; that severe poison it encountered in the Meridian Refining Master Guild of the Lingtian Empire seemed deeply connected to this detestable elderly human.

Considering this possibility, new hatred and old grudges surged in the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion’s heart. The attack was relentless, even as Ran Xing, a genuine Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage cultivator, found himself at a disadvantage in that instant.