Boom boom boom!

High above the sky, although the people below could only see two figures like black dots, the sound of energy fluctuations erupting from time to time was extremely majestic.

The battle of Heavenly Realm experts, even at such a distance, even the residual waves that spill over, have a mountain-crushing power.

Even the most confident Wu Zhukong knew that under such fluctuations, he absolutely couldn’t retreat completely. If he took a hit, it might result in his death and the end of his path.

"Vile thief, die for me!"

Just as Wu Zhukong was full of ambition, staring at the battle in the sky and thought his teacher would win soon, he suddenly heard a sharp shout.

Whirr...

Then Wu Zhukong felt a strange and mighty force rushing angrily from behind. This force was not much weaker than his own as a Peak of Lingyun Realm expert.

"Who is it?"

Sensing the strength within this force, Wu Zhukong’s face for the first time showed solemnity. He secretly thought that the Lianyun Mountain indeed had deep foundations, unexpectedly hiding such a concealed hand.

However, when Wu Zhukong turned his head to look at the attacking figure that hadn’t yet reached him, a touch of disdain appeared deep in his eyes.

Because the one who issued the loud shout and was launching an attack at Wu Zhukong was surprisingly Xue Ningxiang, who he had just heavily injured.

Including Wu Zhukong himself, no one understood why a severely injured Xue Ningxiang could unleash such a formidable attack, which clearly defied logic.

But at this moment, Wu Zhukong had no time to think too much. Even though he recognized the attacker as Xue Ningxiang, the power in this attack was completely different from before.

"Mother, may you bless me to slay this vile thief and avenge father!"

At this moment, Xue Ningxiang’s condition was extremely strange, nothing like the previous Floating Life Realm Early Stage cultivation. The power of this strike had reached the Peak of Lingyun Realm, like Wu Zhukong.

Clearly, Xue Ningxiang was not using her own strength but had activated the power sealed deep within her by her mother for over twenty years.

From the day Xue Ningxiang was born, her mother died from a difficult childbirth, sealing her lifelong Meridian Qi within the girl’s body before her death.

This was undoubtedly the culprit behind Xue Ningxiang’s Innate Pulse Cutting. How could a tiny baby girl possibly endure the lifelong Meridian Qi of a Super Expert?

You should know the Hall Master’s Wife of Xuanyin Hall at that time was not inferior to Xue Tianao. The power sealed within Xue Ningxiang, although partially absorbed over the years, remained vast.

Previously, Xue Ningxiang could only absorb this power step by step. But after being severely injured, she suddenly discovered she could trigger all of it.

In Xue Ningxiang’s view, perhaps her mother, knowing the life-and-death situation for her and father today, blessed her with the opportunity to control that power fully.

Amid this opportunity, Xue Ningxiang felt her severe injuries instantly heal, and she launched her strongest strike at the most complacent Wu Zhukong.

In fact, Xue Ningxiang’s recovery was just an illusion. The attack she could unleash was only this one strike. If it failed, everything would return to square one.

Whoosh!

No matter how fast and reactive Wu Zhukong was, under this strike from an equal Peak of Lingyun Realm, he was able to avoid a critical strike but couldn’t escape all damage.

A light sound echoed as Wu Zhukong slightly turned and bent. The attack from Xue Ningxiang grazed his left shoulder, bringing forth a spray of crimson blood.

Only at this moment did people finally see clearly that in Xue Ningxiang’s right hand, a special short sword had appeared. The blood spraying from Wu Zhukong’s left shoulder was clearly caused by this short sword.

"She actually... injured the Peak of Lingyun Realm, Wu Zhukong?!"

Seeing this scene, people ignored the extremity of Wu Zhukong’s darkening face, shocked by the result they had never imagined.

A mere girl from the Floating Life Realm Early Stage, who had just been severely injured by Wu Zhukong, somehow managed to injure the almighty Peak of Lingyun Realm, Wu Zhukong.

This utterly overturned many onlooking cultivators’ lifelong cultivation beliefs. How could a lower ranker, nearly two Great Ranks apart, injure such an invincible superior?

At this moment, everyone stared wide-eyed, but some deep thinkers, seeing Wu Zhukong only wounded on the left shoulder, began to worry for Xue Ningxiang.

In contrast to the onlookers, Xue Ningxiang, despite having achieved such a significant feat, appeared rather pale at this moment, her face imbued with a trace of despair.

"Why? Why does heaven so favor a villain like Wu Zhukong?"

Feeling the energy within her rapidly dissipating, Xue Ningxiang’s thoughts were bordering on madness. She only felt that heaven was so unjust; even such a powerful ambush could be evaded by Wu Zhukong.

In fact, Xue Ningxiang underestimated the reaction and speed of a Peak of Lingyun Realm expert. Moreover, this was the first time she had completely unleashed the berserk power sealed within her by her mother.

This energy was fundamentally different from the energy Xue Ningxiang had cultivated step by step, or the energy she had gradually refined for her own use; using it was quite unmanageable.

Xue Ningxiang clenched her teeth in extreme unwillingness, knowing that such sealed energy, given her current state, could only be used once. If one strike misses, everything would return to square one.

This was Xue Ningxiang’s last hope, even though she knew that fully borrowing her mother’s strength might damage her foundation. But as long as she could kill Wu Zhukong, everything would be worth it.

Unfortunately, all efforts were in vain. This magnificent strike by Xue Ningxiang in the end only caused Wu Zhukong some superficial injuries, having little effect on the combat power of this Peak of Lingyun Realm Palace Master of Wuyan Palace.

"You detestable brat, you’re seeking death!"

While Xue Ningxiang regretted and felt unwilling over here, Wu Zhukong, with a severe pain in his left shoulder, was not in a good mood either. His face was as dark as if it could drip water.

Originally, having consecutively defeated seven Heavenly Rank Experts, Wu Zhukong was brimming with confidence, and had not intended to kill immediately. He wanted to show these conceited folks the final result.

Who knew Xue Ningxiang’s desperate act would indeed wound him.

Though only slightly injured, to be injured by a mere Floating Life Realm Early Stage brat in front of such a large crowd, for a grand Peak of Lingyun Realm expert like him, was nothing less than a great humiliation.

At this moment, Wu Zhukong had no intention to ponder why Xue Ningxiang had suddenly exploded with such powerful strength. He only knew that if he didn’t kill this brat, his heart would never be appeased.

Swish!

With a low growl emerging from Wu Zhukong’s mouth, he moved. Within a single breath, he was only a foot or so away from Xue Ningxiang.

In reality, Xue Ningxiang was never far from Wu Zhukong. Wishing to flee after a failed strike, having exhausted her mother’s power, she truly was at the end of her tether.

This was even worse than earlier when seriously injured by Wu Zhukong’s blow. At this moment, moving even a single finger was extremely difficult, let alone avoiding Wu Zhukong’s next deadly strike.

"No!"

Seeing Wu Zhukong’s right hand descending, about to bring Xue Ningxiang’s end, Lian Yuluo was terrified to the core. Yet no matter her panic-stricken voice, it seemed unable to alter the impending reality.

Over the years, since the death of Xue Ningxiang’s mother due to childbirth, Lian Yuluo had essentially become her nominal mother. This horrified cry emanated from the heart, carrying with it an extreme despair.

Witnessing under Wu Zhukong’s palm, Xue Ningxiang, the new genius girl of Xuanyin Hall, known as the Queen of Absolute Vein, was about to meet her end.

Swish!

However, at this crucial moment, a sudden change occurred. Just as everyone watched Wu Zhukong deliver his final strike, a strong gust of rushing wind came from deep within the Lianyun Mountain Headquarters.

"What is that?"

Several Meridian Refining Masters with powerful soul sensing abilities immediately turned their gaze to the source of the gust. Upon seeing it, their expressions turned into ones of excitement.

What seemed like an inconspicuous black light, whether it was the people of Lianyun Mountain or the onlooking cultivators, seeing this incredibly fast black light, they couldn’t help but ponder.

Because among them, many were not strangers to this black light, which represented not just a special weapon but an unparalleled genius that no one on the Tenglong Continent could ignore.

"It’s the Dragon Taming Sword, could it be that Senior Brother Yun Xiao has finally returned?"

The people of the Sky Poison Institute, with Si Mo being the first to cry out in astonished joy, pulled everyone’s attention back. By this time, naturally, everyone saw that the black light was actually a wooden sword.

Concerning Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Sword, due to Shenxiao Sect’s deliberate embellishment lately, it had reached the point where no one was ignorant of it, particularly among the cultivators of Lianyun Mountain.

At this moment, many unconsciously forgot about Yun Xiao’s cultivation status over a month ago. They only knew that boy was capable of anything, and with the Dragon Taming Sword now reappeared, could Yun Xiao be far behind?