Chapter 727: Special Envoy Sir is looking for you!
Swish!
All eyes saw only a flash of dark light, and before some even realized what it was, they clearly saw that Ji Fu’s shiny black arm had detached from his shoulder and fallen to the ground.
Crash!
It’s worth mentioning that as soon as Ji Fu’s arm hit the ground, it shattered into pieces, just like the hard ice of the Snow Dragon Beast that he had smashed earlier.
One could imagine, although Ji Fu’s arm had been severely poisoned, it was also frozen at that moment. The intense cold power coupled with the potent poison created this scene.
"Yun Xiao, you..."
Unlike the onlookers, Xu Huan wanted a completely different outcome; he initially meant for Yun Xiao to help detoxify Ji Fu but didn’t expect the latter to directly sever Ji Fu’s arm.
"Sorry, this was the only way, or else his life would’ve been lost!"
Yun Xiao casually sheathed his wooden sword behind his back, then turned around. The words he spoke left Xu Huan feeling stifled, nearly spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Xu Huan didn’t believe a word from Yun Xiao. Since this youngster could employ potent poisons and even had the Three-legged Toad refined as his Meridian Spirit, and he himself wasn’t poisoned, how could he not have a method to solve it?
Yet, this youngster chose to sever Ji Fu’s arm. However, Yun Xiao’s explanation didn’t seem inappropriate. Between losing an arm and losing one’s life, anyone would probably make the right choice.
"Alright, Ji Fu, aren’t you going to get lost?"
Just as Xu Huan wanted to say something else, Xu Huang’s sharp voice came from the high platform in the north. Then, Ji Fu, with his bleeding amputated arm, grimly walked off the arena.
Witnessing this scene, many were emotional and thought that this young man named Yun Xiao was truly causing quite the stir. Yesterday, he defeated Jiang Nanchao, and today he turned a fighter from Douling Commerce into a sorry state, truly extraordinary.
One should know that at the Spirit Fighting Conference, it is rare for someone to be severely injured or lose an arm like Ji Fu – at most, one’s Meridian Spirit might shatter, and they suffer some backlash, like what happened to Jiang Nanchao yesterday.
But now, as they watched Ji Fu with his arm severed at the shoulder, everyone started to doubt if this was really the Spirit Fighting Conference. Especially some cultivators who had won the second round, they silently prayed not to encounter this unconventional youngster in the third round tomorrow.
Whether it was the astonishingly powerful Golden Snake Worm Meridian Spirit or today’s exceedingly cold and even highly toxic Three-legged Toad Meridian Spirit, without understanding their exact details, no one dared to attempt recklessly.
Because Ji Fu’s fate was stark before them – if one carelessly got tainted with that deadly poison, they probably wouldn’t get off easily. A minor negligence could cost them their life.
Below the arena, an old figure trembled slightly, his aged face also containing a hint of fear and a trace of relief. This elder was naturally Jiang Nanchao, who was defeated by Yun Xiao yesterday.
At this moment, Jiang Nanchao, watching Ji Fu desolately leaving the arena, felt somewhat more balanced about his outcome yesterday. He knew that if Yun Xiao had used the Three-legged Toad during the battle yesterday, he might also have impulsively acted like Ji Fu.
If that were the case, would he also have lost an arm? Jiang Nanchao dared not think further, but the killing intent towards Yun Xiao in his heart undoubtedly grew stronger.
After all, now that Yun Xiao’s both Meridian Spirits had been revealed, there were no more secrets. Jiang Nanchao believed that as long as he was careful, he could surely deal with this youngster in physical combat.
Of course, before the end of the Spirit Fighting Conference, no one could act against a cultivator who hadn’t been eliminated yet; that would offend the Douling Commerce, and even Jiang Nanchao didn’t have the guts to do that.
Under the burning and peculiar gazes of the crowd, Yun Xiao didn’t linger on the arena. As he stepped down from the arena, Lin Xuanhao’s Meridian Spirit was defeated on another arena, ending his journey in this Spirit Fighting Conference.
"Sigh, that guy’s Meridian Spirit is really formidable!"
Walking down from the arena with a downcast look, Lin Xuanhao didn’t suffer much backlash. However, the words he spoke contained a bit of discontent, seemingly wishing to go further.
"That was a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Vein Realm, and his Meridian Spirit was much stronger than yours. The outcome is reasonable; keep striving in the future!"
Yun Xiao glanced towards Lin Xuanhao stepping down from the arena and stated a fact. After all, Lin Xuanhao only had the middle stage strength of the Spirit Vein Realm, and wishing for a farther journey was undoubtedly improbable as he wasn’t a monstrous genius like Yun Xiao.
"Never mind, I hadn’t expected much. But Yun Xiao, you won another match, and you also brought glory to Yujiang City!"
Lin Xuanhao quickly cheered up, and naturally, the source of his joy was Yun Xiao easily advancing through this second round.
Although Lin Xuanhao did not witness the earlier fight due to his own battle, he saw Ji Fu’s miserable state clearly, and the outcome of this arena battle was apparent to him without anyone else’s need to explain.
Now, Lin Xuanhao not only considered Yun Xiao his friend, but also regarded him as a representative of the Lin Family of Yujiang City. He believed that by proceeding further in the competition, as he had said, Yun Xiao would indeed bring glory to Yujiang City.
Today’s Spirit Fighting Conference is not merely a single round; as more cultivators are eliminated, the second round quickly concluded. Under the loud announcement of the Vice President Xu Huang, the third round had begun.
After two rounds of fights, only a few hundred competitors remained in the two groups. If half are eliminated in the third round, the Spirit Fighting Conference could end in no more than two days.
It is worth mentioning that since Xu Huan did not expect Yun Xiao to defeat Ji Fu so easily, Yun Xiao’s opponent in the third round was quite ordinary.
Although this opponent was a cultivator in the late stage of the Qi Seeking Realm and possessed a Meridian Spirit that was not ordinary, once Yun Xiao released the Ice Cold Power through his Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad Meridian Spirit, the opponent’s Meridian Spirit instantly froze into an ice sculpture.
Even the Meridian Spirit’s master, frightened by the fate of Ji Fu earlier, worried that the Ice Cold Power could leak out at any moment, abandoned caring for his own Meridian Spirit and immediately jumped off the arena to concede.
This scene made people quite emotional; a Spirit Fighting Conference that made people feel like facing a formidable enemy was probably a first in the history of the Spirit Fighting Conferences.
As the shadows of the day slanted westward, this day’s Spirit Fighting Conference also came to an end. Yun Xiao, having finished the third round early, was quite satisfied as he saw many Meridian Spirits, some of which even he, with powers from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, had never encountered before.
The world is filled with all sorts of wonders, and the types of Vein Demons are many and varied. Yun Xiao, despite his extensive knowledge, could not possibly recognize every kind.
Yet, it was only the third round, and many cultivators at the peak of the Qi Seeking Realm had not yet displayed their true abilities. Perhaps their full capabilities could only be seen during the final ranking battles.
Not to mention, Xu Huan, the young master of Douling Commerce, clearly had not given his all; the Seventh Rank Advanced tiger-headed snake he used was certainly not Xu Huan’s strongest trump card.
Night fell!
Returning to the Lin Family attic, Yun Xiao did not leave his room but stayed inside studying the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad Meridian Spirit. Even with his previous life’s experience, controlling the Meridian Spirit with his reborn body felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Knock, knock, knock!
Just when Yun Xiao was engrossed in his studies, his room door was knocked from the outside, causing him to frown slightly. It was somewhat impolite to disturb him at this time.
Nevertheless, Yun Xiao quickly put away his Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad Meridian Spirit, aware that in the Lin Family attic, perhaps only Lin Xuanhao would dare to disturb him, and he certainly wouldn’t unless it was something important.
Creak!
Yun Xiao gently pulled, and the door swung open wide. Standing outside was indeed Lin Xuanhao, but intriguingly accompanied by two somewhat familiar figures.
"Big Brother Yun Xiao, these two gentlemen have specifically come to visit you!"
Lin Xuanhao’s expression was a mix of bemusement, flattery, and nervousness, his voice trembling slightly with mixed emotions.
"Hehe, Yun Xiao, I am Xu Huang, Vice President of the Yuyang City Spirit Fighting Commerce Branch. This is Special Envoy Xia Yong from the Headquarters. Special Envoy Xia has some matters to discuss with you!"
The person standing to Lin Xuanhao’s left was Xu Huang, the Vice President of the Yuyang City Spirit Fighting Commerce Branch, and the person on the right carried even greater importance. Yun Xiao had some recollections of these two.
"Hmm!"
After Xu Huang finished introducing, Special Envoy Xia Yong emitted a gentle hum before walking past Yun Xiao into the room, an action that instinctively made Yun Xiao feel slightly irritated.
However, given the gap in their Meridian Qi Cultivation, Yun Xiao did not show any discontent. Seeing that neither Lin Xuanhao nor Xu Huang intended to enter the room, he nodded and returned to his room.
Whew...
As Yun Xiao approached, Xia Yong waved his sleeve, and a trace of Earth Power quietly emerged, automatically closing the door and seemingly sealing all sounds within the room.
"At least at the late stage of the Seeking Origin Realm!"
With a significant difference in strength, even Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul could not fully discern Xia Yong’s true cultivation level. However, having once been the Long Xiao Battle God, from Xia Yong’s actions, he guessed an approximation.