“Kill!” Cao Dong reacted instantly, though he didn’t know why Mei Tianmo and the plain-robed elder were fighting, or why Mei Tianmo was relentlessly pursuing him. However, if Mei Tianmo defeated the elder and freed himself, their troubles would multiply.
Since the opponent was eager for a quick battle, they too had to act swiftly.
At that moment, Cao Dong moved, charging towards the blue corpse puppet with a barrage of attacks. Explosive booms erupted as man and corpse clashed fiercely. The blue corpse puppet’s strength was slightly weaker than a fourth-tier Martial Lord.
However, its defence was impervious to a fourth-tier Martial Lord’s attacks, making it not too difficult to hold one at bay.
Though Cao Dong repeatedly forced the blue corpse puppet back, he couldn’t bypass it to attack Lin Xiao.
For Cao Dong, there was no need to destroy the puppet, as long as he could suppress it, allowing Cao Xueqing to deal with the youth easily.
“Swish!”
After Cao Dong suppressed the blue corpse puppet, Cao Xueqing’s figure darted towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao frowned, but instead of retreating, he advanced, rushing towards Cao Xueqing.
Though he wished to avoid revealing his identity and engaging with Cao Xueqing, if pushed too far, he would use all his trump cards without hesitation.
Cao Xueqing was formidable, but with all his trump cards unleashed, his strength wasn’t weak either. In a real fight, it was uncertain who would prevail.
For now, he hadn’t reached the point of using all his trump cards. If he could stall for a moment, allowing Mei Tianmo to seize the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill, Cao Xueqing and Cao Dong would collapse without further effort.
To avoid exposing his true identity, he was nearly out of trump cards. The You Tianmo Pillar, You Tianmo Technique, and the Three Rebellious Styles had already been used against Cao Yuhua. Using them again would surely lead the Cao family to him.
A clash between the Cao and Xu families would be no small matter.
Without his trump cards, the only thing that could stand against Cao Xueqing was his physical strength.
Though not as strong as some, it wasn’t to the point of being outmatched.
“Without the corpse puppet, let’s see how you stop me!” Cao Xueqing, radiating chilling energy, struck at Lin Xiao with a palm, fearless of his physical prowess.
Lin Xiao clenched his fist, gathering explosive power. His body surged with elemental force, and spiritual energy poured from his mind, enveloping his arm.
Bang!
Lin Xiao’s heavy punch collided with Cao Xueqing’s strike, but the terrifying force sent him staggering back dozens of yards, his arm numb.
Cao Xueqing’s strength was slightly superior, stronger even than her earlier surprise attack.
Still, he could just about withstand her assaults. With a shift, he charged at her again.
Cao Dong, battling the blue corpse puppet, was stunned by the scene. This youth’s strength was so immense that a second-tier Martial Venerable could withstand Cao Xueqing’s strike?
When did such a prodigy appear in this region?
“This physical strength is truly terrifying!” Opposite Lin Xiao, Cao Xueqing frowned. Though her power far surpassed his, her palm ached from clashing with his weapon-like fist.
“But I won’t give you another chance, Thousand Cracks of Radiant Light!”
With Cao Xueqing’s cold shout, she threw a punch. Her delicate fist seemed to push a mountain, brimming with supreme force. A radiant, jade-like beam of fist energy burst forth from her punch.
Lin Xiao’s expression shifted. He was too close to Cao Xueqing to dodge, and he hadn’t expected her to forgo close combat, unleashing such a powerful technique so swiftly.
Facing that fearsome punch, Lin Xiao had no choice but to reveal his true identity’s trump card.
Roar!
A deafening dragon’s roar echoed as extreme lightning energy surged from Lin Xiao’s brow, forming a lightning dragon that charged forward. Terrifying energy fluctuations radiated, its ferocious aura enveloping the heavens, as if the void itself were exploding.
In desperation, Lin Xiao unleashed the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy.
“Rumble!”
The Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy, from head to tail, collided with the radiant fist beam tearing through the void, creating waves of energy that surged in all directions.
The terrifying fist beam, weakened countless times, broke through the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy and struck Lin Xiao, sending his body flying.
Lin Xiao felt his blood churn, his chest aching.
Cao Xueqing’s strike was too powerful. Though weakened by the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy, it still carried significant force. Fortunately, his physical strength was robust enough.
Otherwise, that blow might have injured him.
“Thunder Spirit Energy, you’re a Spirit Controller!” Cao Xueqing’s face showed utter shock.
Spirit Energy, an endless source of cosmic power, could only be harnessed by Spirit Controllers.
Such cosmic energy was exceedingly rare. Even scouring the entire Southeast Region, one might not find a single instance, let alone a Spirit Controller who had successfully refined it.
In her knowledge, no record of a Spirit Controller existed in the Southeast Region.
This youth, not only physically formidable, was also a Spirit Controller wielding thunder energy.
“The Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy, that’s the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy! He’s the genius youth from the Chaotic Lands who killed our Cao family’s Martial Lord, Lin Xiao!” From behind Cao Xueqing, Cao Dong’s shocked voice rang out as he suppressed the blue corpse puppet.
As a high-ranking Martial Lord elder of the Cao family, he was privy to some of the family’s affairs in the Chaotic Lands. Though he had doubts about the initial reports, seeing the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy confirmed it instantly—this was the youth from the Chaotic Lands’ legends, Lin Xiao!
“Xueqing, we must capture him alive; he holds many secrets!” Cao Dong shouted urgently.
If they captured this youth, everything would be revealed. He knew the youth carried numerous secrets and opportunities.
Meanwhile, the plain-robed elder, struggling against Mei Tianmo, was also shocked by the appearance of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy, his face full of disbelief.
He hadn’t expected this youth and Mei Tianmo to be so extraordinary.
No wonder they could discern the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill on him when others couldn’t. From Cao Dong’s words, he also gathered that this youth, Lin Xiao, seemed to have some connection to the Cao family, who were eager to capture him alive.
