Whoosh!

Fu Lingxue’s reaction was remarkably swift, or perhaps she was prepared all along. Just as Yun Xiao’s Ice Arrow shot forth, she narrowly evaded this deadly strike at a critical moment.

However, the icy aura that brushed past her made Fu Lingxue’s face turn exceedingly grim because she knew that her previous schemes had entirely fallen apart.

This young man named Yun Xiao was astonishingly fast, exceeding Fu Lingxue’s expectations. She hadn’t managed to exchange strong blows with Chi Yan, and now the opponent was Yun Xiao.

Since the Battle of Impermanence Island, this was the second time Fu Lingxue had encountered Yun Xiao, but this time her impression of him was vastly different from the last.

During the battle on Impermanence Island, although Yun Xiao had decisively killed Lu Tianrun and destroyed half of Fu Lingxue’s face, the Palace Master of Wuyan Palace reflected that Yun Xiao must have paid a very heavy price back then.

But now, standing before Fu Lingxue, Yun Xiao appeared calm and unperturbed, exuding an aura that gave her an extreme sense of oppression.

Fu Lingxue could sense that the young man before her was at the Floating Life Realm Peak like herself, but the feeling was even stronger than when she faced some Lingyun Realm Early Stage experts.

This was perhaps because Yun Xiao had already inflicted some psychological shadows on Fu Lingxue, and even at the same realm level, she doubted she’d be a match for this plainly dressed young man.

"No! He and I are both at the Floating Life Realm Peak. Why should I, the dignified Vice Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, fear him?"

When that trace of fear arose from the depths of her heart, Fu Lingxue instinctively suppressed it, replacing it with a sense of indignant resolve.

To be frank, as the Vice Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, Fu Lingxue usually held the upper hand when facing cultivators of the same level because her cultivation technique or Meridian Techniques were far superior to those of outsiders.

At this moment, Fu Lingxue forced herself to recall her past invincible experiences against experts of the same level, finally suppressing that sliver of fear and instead igniting a strong resolve to fight.

Perhaps Fu Lingxue had realized something, knowing that Yun Xiao hadn’t used that grand hall suggests it could only be used once.

Without such heaven-defying means, why should Fu Lingxue fear a young man of the same level? She forcefully instilled certain ideas into herself, bolstering her courage by a few degrees.

Unfortunately, Fu Lingxue overestimated herself and underestimated her opponent Yun Xiao. Her previous achievements of defeating cultivators of the same level seemed ordinary in Yun Xiao’s eyes.

"Die for me!"

Upholding the principle of striking first, as these thoughts flashed through Fu Lingxue’s mind, she shouted loudly, extending her hands. A colossal flaming creature suddenly appeared in the sky before her.

"It’s Fu Lingxue’s Meridian Spirit: the Leaving Fire Owl!"

From below, Nie Xiaosheng, a gifted youth of the Shenxiao Sect, recognized the fiery feathered owl at first glance and exclaimed.

On the Tenglong Continent, although the Spirit Fighting Commerce excelled in the Meridian Spirit path, other experts also bound powerful Vein Demons as Meridian Spirits.

For instance, the Leaving Fire Owl Meridian Spirit that Fu Lingxue summoned was once a High Rank Silver Grade Sky Demon. It’s unknown how she refined it into a Meridian Spirit.

By refining this High Rank Silver Grade Sky Demon into a Meridian Spirit, Fu Lingxue’s combat power increased. It seemed she had no choice but to use her ultimate trump card when facing Yun Xiao’s pressure.

"A Fire Attribute Flying Vein Spirit?"

Seeing the Meridian Spirit enveloped in flames, Yun Xiao’s face showed an unusual smile. Next, he extended his right hand, revealing a flash of fiery red light.

"Is that... also a Fire Attribute Flying Vein Spirit?"

When Yun Xiao unleashed the fiery red light, some onlookers, cultivators or Meridian Refining Masters, showed slight changes in their expressions. A High Rank Meridian Refining Master among them even asked.

"No, that shouldn’t be Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit; it’s a Demon Pet, apparently called... Red Feather?"

Nie Xiaosheng, who had followed Yun Xiao for a long time during the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, was familiar with the young man’s special abilities.

As for Chi Yan, there is no need to elaborate. Having achieved distinguished merits on the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, on today’s Tenglong Continent, its fame is not much inferior to those human geniuses like the Twin Charms of Medicine and Poison.

For example, Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Sword and the Thunderwing Giant Dragon have, under the deliberate promotion of the Shenxiao Sect, already become Yun Xiao’s signature methods.

However, that fiery red strange bird had not been frequently displayed in front of people, so even Nie Xiaosheng was not entirely certain, only knowing that it might belong to Yun Xiao’s other demon pet.

As for how a demon pet could emerge from within a human body, the onlookers had no energy to ponder at that moment, as the disproportionately matched two flying beast pulse demons were about to clash.

After years of growth, Red Feather was no longer the sparrow-sized form it was at birth. If you count the wingspan, it must be about ten feet long.

However, this size is in no way comparable to that of the Advanced Silver Grade Sky Demon’s Leaving Fire Owl, much like a sparrow facing a giant eagle.

Yet, no one noticed that when Red Feather first appeared, the gigantic Leaving Fire Owl trembled slightly, and even a trace of indescribable fear flickered through its eyes.

In fact, the refined meridian spirit was already under the control of its owner, without any independent consciousness. The Leaving Fire Owl’s reactions might have stemmed from an instinctive subconsciousness.

After all, Red Feather possesses the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline, the overlord of all flying beast pulse demons. Even the slightest release of its bloodline power invoked an instinctive fear in the Leaving Fire Owl.

The Sky Dominator is the Sky Dominator. It is said that in ancient times, the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Clan could contend with the Dragon Clan, at least in the skies, where even the Divine Dragon Clan dared not claim they were assured of victory.

Now, Red Feather’s strength surpasses Chi Yan’s by a notch, having reached the advanced Silver Grade Sky Demon level. Against the Leaving Fire Owl of the same level, and both possessing the fire attribute, no surprises were expected in the outcome. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Boom!

The next moment, the utterly mismatched large and small flying beast pulse demons finally collided fiercely, amidst the raging flames, producing a loud sound of energy fluctuation.

"Caw! Caw! Caw!"

And shortly afterward, a shrill scream echoed in the sky, resembling a chaotic cry of a night owl, extremely piercing, making everyone quite uncomfortable.

If the onlookers below were initially unsure of the source of the screeching sound, Fu Lingxue, as the concerned party, could tell with distress from the unbearable look on her remaining half of her face.

Being very familiar with her Leaving Fire Owl’s cry, Fu Lingxue immediately knew that the shrill scream came from the Leaving Fire Owl.

But it had only been one or two breaths of time. How could her Leaving Fire Owl already be unable to hold on? Such a scenario had never even crossed Fu Lingxue’s mind.

In Fu Lingxue’s view, since both were Advanced Silver Grade Sky Demons and also fire attribute pulse demons, their battle should not have had such a significant difference, at least requiring hundreds of moves to determine the winner.

Who knew that after just a couple of exchanges, the Leaving Fire Owl would be beaten to a wailing mess, sensing the diminishing breath of her meridian spirit, Fu Lingxue’s face turned so dark it seemed it was about to drip water.

Yun Xiao naturally had no concern for the enemies’ feelings, especially since all of this was Red Feather acting on her own. As a possessor of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline, how could she allow another fire attribute flying beast pulse demon to show off before her?

This was the majesty of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline, hence, a moment later, Red Feather’s Phoenix Fire had already completely enveloped the Leaving Fire Owl, and just moments later, it was incinerated into a mist, dissipating into the air.

An Advanced Silver Grade fire attribute Sky Demon, incinerated into nothingness by another flying beast pulse demon of the same level in such a short time, left everyone who saw this scene feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The young man named Yun Xiao truly had too many means at his disposal. Not only does he have a Sky Demon pet like Chi Yan, but now he’s unleashed yet another Advanced Silver Grade Sky Demon pet – how is anyone supposed to live?

Some Meridian Refining Masters thought at that moment that Yun Xiao had won dual championships in the Medical Pulse and Poison Meridian paths at the Meridian Refining Conference. Could this young man also be a bona fide High Rank Beast Vein Master?

After all, to take a pulse demon as one’s demon pet, one must possess extremely formidable beast vein techniques, which have always been the specialty of those Beast Vein Masters from Demons Mountain.

Furthermore, even most High Rank Beast Vein Masters can only tame pulse demons one small realm below themselves to become their demon pets. How could a pulse demon of the same level possibly submit to a human?

This scene before them undoubtedly led the onlookers to overthink, but with the fall of the Leaving Fire Owl, Fu Lingxue had to acknowledge a fact – that the current Yun Xiao is no longer someone she can contend with.

Even though both of them are cultivators at the Floating Life Realm Peak, the young man named Yun Xiao could never be measured by his surface cultivation. His true combat power far exceeds his apparent cultivation by miles and miles.