Chapter 761: 761 Jump down!
"Of course, I have my ways. Since you wish to try, let me grant you your wish!"
Yun Xiao lifted his head, his calm tone and seemingly indifferent eyes hiding a hint of hatred, which made Xia Yong wary.
Whoosh...
The air around the canyon seemed to be stirred by a certain aura at this moment, and then Xia Yong clearly saw the poor-dressed youth’s originally black pupils turn a pale golden color, which seemed somewhat strange and eerie.
"A secret technique to enhance strength?"
Sensing that Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had broken through to the Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm in an instant, Xia Yong couldn’t help but relax, thinking that although a secret technique to improve one small realm in the Qi Seeking stage was rare, it was not earth-shattering and everything was still under control.
"Hm?"
But the next moment, Xia Yong’s face changed, because in a short moment, Yun Xiao’s aura that had reached the Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm surged again, astonishingly reaching the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm.
If among the major powers on the Tenglong Continent, there were secret techniques to enhance a minor realm in the Qi Seeking Realm, then a secret technique that could enhance by two minor realms in this stage was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Moreover, such significant enhancement by the secret technique also poses a great test to one’s physical strength and meridians; not only could it greatly damage one’s vital energy, preventing further cultivation progress, but it could also cause one’s body to burst under the brutality of the secret technique.
Even the major clans possessing such secret techniques use them only as life-saving measures, not to be employed unless absolutely necessary, for the side effects are too frightening.
However, upon reflecting on Yun Xiao’s situation, Xia Yong couldn’t help but feel relieved, because if this secret technique was not used now, the kid would surely die by his hands—this was already a desperate move.
But Yun Xiao’s enhancement through this "secret technique" was shockingly relentless—as Xia Yong thought that using the secret technique to advance two realms at the level of Qi Seeking was the limit, the youth suddenly spat out three ferocious words from his throat.
"Break for me!"
These words, as if coming from the deepest underworld, allowed Yun Xiao, who was at the Peak of the Qi Seeking Realm, to instantly break through that solid barrier and reach the next realm.
"Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage?!"
At this moment, Xia Yong’s eyes widened in disbelief; he had never imagined such a result. After activating the secret technique, the youth had directly bypassed the shackles of Half-step Origin Seeking Realm, reaching the true Early Stage of the Origin Seeking Realm.
Such a scene completely overturned Xia Yong’s understanding of enhancement through secret techniques. What kind of secret technique could possibly allow a youth, originally only at the Middle Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, to forcefully reach the Early Stage of the Origin Seeking Realm within a few moments?
It’s worth noting that Xia Yong, born in the headquarters of the Spirit Fighting Commerce and possessing considerable cultivation himself, had extensively broad knowledge. Yet, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn’t recall ever encountering such an enhancement magnitude in any ancient tome.
In fact, Yun Xiao’s current enhancement was not only unprecedented on the Tenglong Continent but also impossible even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, because it was not a normal enhancement secret technique but rather a mysterious power from another strong variant species of the continent.
If Xia Yong could have observed more closely, he might have noticed that on Yun Xiao’s face and palms exposed outside, bulging blue veins throbbed, seemingly about to burst at any moment.
Inside Yun Xiao, where others couldn’t see, his meridians were also violently struck by the powerful forces, nearly shattering; if not for Yun Xiao’s physical strength, comparable to a Seventh Rank Intermediate Vein Demon, he might have actually exploded and died at this moment.
This was the limit of the power Yun Xiao could withstand, and at this moment, his entire body was saturated with the power of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, even reducing his spiritual wisdom to a mere tenth of its capacity.
It’s worth mentioning that the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, during its original body’s combat, could only exhibit the fighting power at the Seventh Rank Advanced level, but after borrowing Yun Xiao’s body, it astonishingly broke through to the Early Stage of the Origin Seeking Realm.
The Early Stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, that’s equivalent to an Eighth Rank Low-Level Vein Demon. It’s unavoidable to say that the power of the Golden Snake Worm and Yun Xiao’s body must have undergone some unknown integration to unleash a power much mightier than Xiao Wu’s solo combat.
"Hmph, Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, so what? You’re still going to die."
After a brief shock, Xia Yong had already collected his astonishment and instead let out a cold laugh, appearing to have grasped Yun Xiao’s current condition.
Although guessing that Yun Xiao’s state might not last long, at this moment, Xia Yong had already resolved to defeat him at his strongest state, which might just completely crush his confidence.
Bang!
A massive Meridian Qi Fist erupted from Xia Yong, seemingly intent on blasting Yun Xiao into a mound of flesh. However, Yun Xiao, now at the Early Stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, was no longer the powerless youth of before.
"Ice and Fire, Converge!"
Yun Xiao’s eyes, aglow with golden light, flickered slightly before he emitted a deep sound from his mouth, shaping an Ice and Fire Giant Dragon right before him.
This Ice and Fire Giant Dragon also mixed with the powers of earth, wood, and metal among the Five Elements, making it exponentially more formidable than when it previously appeared in the waterfall.
Since the opponent used Meridian Qi to attack, Yun Xiao’s most potent Dragon Taming Sword had no place in this battle. Could the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, conjured in the early stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, withstand Xia Yong’s Meridian Qi Fist?
The reality proved that the gap between them was still immense. Especially at a higher level of the Seeking Origin Realm, it greatly weakened Yun Xiao’s ability to fight across levels.
Previously, in the early stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, Yun Xiao could defeat even those at the peak of the realm. Now, under the clash of the two great Meridian Techniques, his Ice and Fire Giant Dragon dissipated into nothingness in an extremely short amount of time for the first time.
Even though Yun Xiao’s Spiritual Wisdom was barely intact, his face turned extremely ugly at this moment. However, Xia Yong did not hesitate much; while controlling his Meridian Qi Fist to shatter the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, that fist already struck Yun Xiao’s chest with lightning speed.
Bang!
Even though it was just a single Meridian Qi Fist, even though it was one drained of much of its power by the Ice and Fire Giant Dragon, the impact made Yun Xiao stagger back several steps before he could steady himself.
Whoosh!
With Yun Xiao’s final step backward, he unexpectedly stepped onto some broken stones. Already near the bottomless gorge during his retreat, one more step back would have sent him plummeting into the gorge, shattering to pieces.
Enduring the turmoil inside his body, Yun Xiao turned around only to see Xia Yong slowly approaching. His pale golden eyes inadvertently displayed a trace of despair.
"Yun Xiao, jump down!"
However, just at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Yun Xiao’s slightly muddled mind, jolting him as if waking his mind a bit.
"Jump down? That’s a bottomless pit. Are you asking me to die?"
The somewhat lucid Yun Xiao turned his head and glanced at the huge gorge wrapped in mist, cursing inwardly. However, sensing the tremendous aura behind him, he suddenly had another thought.
"Well, instead of falling into Xia Yong’s hands and being tortured to death, better to smash to pieces in one go!"
At that moment, Yun Xiao bit his teeth. He was someone who would rather break than bend, and in such a dire situation, he didn’t want to leave everything on him to that detestable Xia Yong.
"Xia Yong, chase me if you dare!"
Just when Xia Yong thought Yun Xiao had no way out, the youth unexpectedly turned around, giving him a bizarre smile, then making a move that changed Xia Yong’s expression drastically.
"Damn brat!"
Because at that moment, Xia Yong knew what Yun Xiao was going to do, but the latter’s decisive action was far beyond his expectations. Almost immediately as he spoke, the rugged youth leaped high and was already a dozen feet away from the edge of the gorge.
Merely a moment’s oversight allowed Yun Xiao to take such a desperate measure, causing immense regret in Xia Yong. If Yun Xiao fell into this bottomless gorge, it wouldn’t be easy for him to obtain those three Meridian Spirits anymore.
Even if Xia Yong spent some time searching the bottom of the gorge and found Yun Xiao’s body smashed to pieces, it was unlikely those contracted Meridian Spirits would continue to follow a dead person. Where else could he go to find them?
"He must not fall!"
It must be said that Xia Yong’s reactions and speed were top-notch. At that moment, seeing him swipe at his waist and then hold a several zhang long whip in his hand.
Swoosh!
Xia Yong grasped the whip tightly and fiercely flung it forward, seeing the tip of the whip curling towards the fleeing Yun Xiao’s ankle. If he could wrap around the young man’s ankle, Xia Yong was confident he could pull Yun Xiao back.
Unfortunately, Xia Yong’s luck seemed to have run out in the process of chasing Yun Xiao; though the whip was long, it missed Yun Xiao’s ankle by half an inch, ultimately unable to touch any part of the youth’s body.
"Alas, he’s gone!"
With the whip coming up empty, Xia Yong also gave up all hope. Even if he were bold enough, at this moment, he wouldn’t possibly jump forward to pull Yun Xiao back himself because below was a deep abyss.
Even though Xia Yong was at the peak of the Seeking Origin Realm, without reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, it was impossible for him to fly through the air. Falling from such a height, there was no difference between him and Yun Xiao.