71: kill!

"All of you must die!"

At the critical moment, Xiao Qingyuan arrived on horseback.

He only had time to deliver a fierce blow to that disgusting giant spider underground.

Then he had to immediately act to save people.

He and Yang Zhantang split into two groups; he grabbed his aunt and uncle in one hand.

Yang Zhantang, on the other hand, took his cousin and older female cousin aside.

The situation instantly changed.

"Qingyuan?!"

Xiao Yanrou was stunned by the sight.

In her memory, Xiao Qingyuan was still a child who had only recently broken through to the Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase.

Although she didn't know where he learned such powerful escape techniques, he was definitely no match for the people in front of them.

Her pupils constricted, and without thinking, she shouted urgently, "Qingyuan, hurry and leave! You're no match for them! Don't worry about us!"

Xiao Qingyuan smiled coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Mo Wendao.

Then he calmly snapped his fingers.

"Don't worry!"

The next second.

Boom—!!!

A huge explosion suddenly erupted beneath the spider's feet.

The explosion was extremely sudden.

The Five Elements Talisman Array was quite powerful, delivering five times the force of a ninth-level Qi Refiner.

Caught off guard, the abdomen of the hideous red-eyed spider was instantly blown open.

Its demonic body tore apart.

Countless disgusting small spiders flew everywhere.

Mo Wendao's face turned pale.

He immediately recalled his Natal Spirit Beast into its Spirit Beast Pouch.

He could no longer maintain his calm demeanor and instantly became enraged.

"How dare you?! How dare you harm my spider?! Do you have any idea what you've done?! Kill him for me!"

As soon as he said this,

He raised his hand and shot out several bloody silk threads, signaling his subordinates to come forward and attack.

He, however, immediately retreated sharply, his eyes scanning in Yang Zhantang's direction.

But Yang Zhantang had already taken the two and run far away.

This left him with no choice but to take out his Magical Artifact, and his figure then suddenly disappeared.

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he roared:

"Trying to run? You wish, you dog! Die for me!"

"Void Handprint!"

Xiao Qingyuan was the first to attack.

He held Xiao Yanrou and the other in one hand, casting a Five Elements defense.

With his other hand, he unleashed another Five Elements Talisman Array.

Immediately after, rumbling sounds were incessant.

Xiao Yanrou and the other watched, dumbfounded.

Just moments ago, they had been forced to continuously self-detonate just to contend with the rogue cultivators.

Yet, Xiao Qingyuan took them down one by one with a single palm strike.

One palm, two, and in just a few moves, he annihilated them completely.

Every single one was blasted into dust by the five-colored light waves without any suspense.

Was this his nephew?

So fierce?

The two exchanged glances, their eyes filled with disbelief.

He unleashed more than a dozen Void Handprints in one go.

Such a reserve of magic power far exceeded the Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase.

Was this Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase?

Or Perfection?

The two dared not think further.

However, the next second, Xiao Qingyuan's expression suddenly hardened.

He saw that the unknown rogue cultivator's flying Magical Artifact was incredibly fast, not for ordinary travel.

Instead, it continuously shot out spider silk during flight.

This left Yang Zhantang in a sorry state, forcing him to constantly dodge with his movement technique.

Without a Magical Artifact, he was not in his Peak condition.

Carrying hostages, he was also three minor Realms below Mo Wendao.

If not for the occasional mysterious defensive Spells he cast, and Mo Wendao not being at his Peak either,

He might have been taken down in a single encounter long ago.

Even so,

When Xiao Qingyuan looked over, he was still spitting blood from the attacks.

Finally, he even threw the two immobile individuals backward, using his body to endure an attack.

Pfft—!

Blood instantly gushed out.

"How dare you?!"

Xiao Qingyuan's figure flickered, fully unleashing his not-so-profound Wind Chasing Step.

Leveraging his Body Refining physique, he left huge craters with each step.

He charged forward fiercely like an ancient desolate beast.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived nearby.

Mo Wendao's pupils suddenly constricted sharply.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Isn't that a bit much, kid?!"

"Heaven's Net, Earth's Snare, Ten Thousand Crimson Spider Silks, go!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the spider silk beneath his feet suddenly spread out, forming an invisible giant net that enveloped him.

Xiao Qingyuan showed no fear.

His current Physical Body defense was such that even ordinary Magical Swords couldn't harm him.

Let alone this type of exotic flying Magical Artifact.

There was no unnecessary flair.

He merely struck with all his might, filled with boundless rage.

His spiritual eyes flickered.

He ignored all the blood-red spider silks flying towards him.

His pupil technique activated.

It froze all obstacles in his path.

The spider silk instantly stopped, solidified.

Covered in frost, it froze into a hard block.

He shattered it into dust with his forehead and shoulder.

"This is impossible!"

"How could you possibly learn Ice-attribute Spells?"

Mo Wendao's eyes almost popped out; Ice-type Spells were inherently rare and difficult to learn, unless one possessed an Ice Spiritual Root.

However, this variant Spiritual Root, the Ice Spiritual Root, had another name — Heavenly Spiritual Root!

That's right.

Everyone possesses the Five Elements.

Most Spiritual Roots are also primarily of the Five Elements.

But when it comes to variant Spiritual Roots, they must be single-attribute Spiritual Roots.

This is true for the most numerous variant Spiritual Roots like the Ice Spiritual Root, Wind Spiritual Root, and Lightning Spiritual Root.

And what is the concept of a Heavenly Spiritual Root?

Let alone the Wei Kingdom, even among all the various nations, the probability of a Heavenly Spiritual Root appearing is extremely small.

Such a Genius would be detected by the immortal sect's Luck treasures immediately upon birth.

And then directly brought to the immortal sect.

Even an Earthly Spiritual Root doesn't receive this treatment, which shows the preciousness of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

It is absolutely impossible for a wild Heavenly Spiritual Root to appear among the various nations.

There are no Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Let alone the even rarer Ice Spiritual Root!

However, he had no time to think further.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyuan's right fist had already violently swung out.

Before it even connected, sonic booms echoed in the air.

Frightened, he hastily pulled out all his Magical Artifacts to seriously defend himself.

Shields.

Magical Swords.

Mirrors, Talismans... he threw whatever he had on him.

He only hoped it could block for a moment.

However, Xiao Qingyuan ignored everything.

In his fury, his spine also began to subtly heat up.

"A serious punch! Damn you, you bastard, die for me!"

Immediately after, he smashed away various Magical Artifacts in his path with a punch, and shattered defensive Talismans with another.

His fist arrived almost unimpeded.

Boom—!

A huge cloud of dust rose.

A ring of dust rapidly spread outwards, exploding with a thunderous roar like a blast.

Xiao Qingyuan's mind was filled with killing intent.

He threw a punch.

He only felt a sense of exhilaration throughout his body.

His spinal Dragon was burning hot, and he had unknowingly broken through a Bottleneck.

A thunderous roar erupted within his Dantian.

The Bottleneck shattered.

A brand new Qi vortex seemed to appear out of thin air within his Dantian.

His Dantian rapidly expanded.

Drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

The Qi vortex that had previously reached its limit also rapidly grew larger, eventually, two Qi vortexes of equal size coiled within his Dantian.

This left him feeling refreshed throughout his body.

That single strike had, without his knowledge, allowed him to break through a Bottleneck and advance his cultivation to the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

However, it was this slight delay.

Mo Wendao, at the critical moment, released his Natal Spirit Beast.

It was struck by his punch.

And utterly shattered.

Mo Wendao violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

It splattered from the connection of his mask.

But it also allowed him to create distance.

He rapidly ascended into the air, stepping on the blood-silk Magical Artifact.

Xiao Qingyuan watched, his eyes splitting with rage.

At the last moment, he unleashed two Void Handprints, and the Five Elements Talisman Array blasted out again.

His other hand quickly reached for his body.

But in the end, he only managed to snatch his Storage Pouch.

As he had not yet finished refining his own flying Magical Artifact, he could only watch helplessly as his enemy swayed and escaped.

Xiao Qingyuan, clutching the Storage Pouch, had a gloomy expression, gritting his teeth.

"Don't you dare let me find out who you are, you bastard!"