Chapter 1862: Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand

"What’s going on?"

Compared to the onlookers who were late to realize, Lu Zhanbai, the master of the Three Yin Fiend, sensed the anomaly of the Three Yin Fiend immediately, and his expression changed slightly.

Lu Zhanbai had never encountered such a situation before. Under his control, shouldn’t the Three Yin Fiend have directly poisoned that detestable kid to death? Why had it stopped instead?

If this outcome were of Lu Zhanbai’s own doing, he certainly wouldn’t be puzzled. But the Three Yin Fiend seemed to have suddenly broken free from his control, completely ignoring his orders.

The aura of the ancient Tianhuang didn’t actually affect the intelligence of these Flying Beast Pulse Demons, but was rather influencing the bloodline flowing through them. Even if they no longer possessed spiritual wisdom, their meridian spirits still belonged to the bloodline of the Flying Beast Pulse Demons.

As long as they were Flying Beast Pulse Demons, they revered the aura of the ancient Tianhuang. This was a tremor stemming from the depths of their bloodline, something not even Lu Zhanbai’s commands could counter.

The influence of Red Feather’s ancient Tianhuang aura was even more effective than Little Wu’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon aura on ordinary Pulse Demons, leading to the current scene that left everyone baffled.

Seeing that Red Feather’s aura had taken effect, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but be overjoyed. Though he was immune to a hundred poisons, the Three Yin Fiend’s poison was different. Getting ensnared by it would be a hassle Yun Xiao didn’t want to endure.

"Bite him for me!"

Amidst everyone’s stunned silence, a loud command burst from the mouth of the young man in white, throwing them all into disarray.

Wasn’t that the Three Yin Fiend Vein Spirit summoned by Lu Zhanbai, the Third Young Master of the Lu Family? How could this young man in white act as if it were his own meridian spirit? Where did he get such confidence?

Swish!

Yet in the next moment, their speculations were confirmed. The Three Yin Fiend Vein Spirit, which had just paused in midair, indeed turned its hawk head, its lifeless black eyes fixed intently on its original master, Lu Zhanbai.

"Three Yin, are you rebelling?"

Seeing this scene, the onlookers were merely watching a show, but Lu Zhanbai, directly involved, was furious beyond measure. Yet such a reprimand had no effect on the now mindless Three Yin Fiend.

At this moment, the Three Yin Fiend was not only devoid of intelligence, but its entire bloodline was overwhelmed by the aura of the ancient Tianhuang, a force far stronger than its master’s control.

Sometimes, the fate of Pulse Demons is especially miserable—stripped of their intelligence and played with by humans, just like the current Three Yin Fiend.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that his shout elicited no reaction from the Three Yin Fiend, Lu Zhanbai’s heart sank. He understood the power of his meridian spirit well.

Lu Zhanbai had always used the Three Yin Fiend’s deadly poison to attack others, never imagining he’d one day face the Three Yin Fiend’s toxic assault himself. He knew too well how vicious this poison was, and thus never dared challenge the Three Yin Fiend with his own body.

But now, the Three Yin Fiend was completely under Yun Xiao’s control. If Yun Xiao commanded it to go east, it wouldn’t dare go west. If Yun Xiao had it chase a dog, it wouldn’t dare chase a chicken.

Yun Xiao’s current target was naturally Lu Zhanbai, the Lu Family genius who wielded the Three Yin Fiend. Such an extraordinary scene left the onlookers both shocked and bewildered.

This was an outcome they never imagined, overturning their understanding of meridian spirits. Could a meridian spirit that’s been refined still obey an enemy’s orders and attack its own master?

One could say Lu Zhanbai aimed to catch the fish but lost the bait. Chased by the Three Yin Fiend, he was in a pitiful state, evoking both curiosity and amusement among the spectators.

"Lu Family’s Spirit-locking Technique, haste!"

While everyone was contemplating whether Lu Zhanbai might be caught and poisoned by the Three Yin Fiend, the Lu Family’s Third Young Master suddenly stabilized himself, shouting loudly.

Just then, as Lu Zhanbai’s ten fingers danced, a massive eruption of Meridian Qi formed a cage, coincidentally encasing the Three Yin Fiend.

"Tsk tsk, who’d have thought this guy had even achieved minor mastery of the Lu Family’s Spirit-locking Technique!"

Yun Xiao, familiar with the Lu Family’s ultimate technique, knew it was specifically designed to deal with an enemy’s formidable meridian spirits.

The so-called Spirit-locking meant locking up the meridian spirit. Whenever an enemy unleashed a powerful meridian spirit to attack, the Lu Family cultivators would use this Spirit-locking Technique to temporarily seal the opponent’s meridian spirit, depriving the enemy of a potent trump card.

However, according to Yun Xiao, the Lu Family’s Spirit-locking Technique was a Holy Rank Pulse Technique. That Lu Zhanbai, who had only recently breached the Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage, could wield it demonstrated his extraordinary talent indeed.

"You didn’t let me down, after all!"

Seeing that the Lu Family’s Spirit-locking Technique had formed a cage, Lu Zhanbai wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. To be honest, he hadn’t been sure he could successfully perform it earlier—he’d only attempted it with all his might as a last resort.

Fortunately, Lu Zhanbai’s luck was relatively good, and he ultimately managed to successfully execute the Lu Family’s Spirit-locking Technique, temporarily sealing away the Three Yin Sha.

Even at this moment, Lu Zhanbai couldn’t understand why his own Meridian Spirit had turned against him, as if determined not to rest until it had killed him.

But none of that mattered anymore. Knowing the power of the Three Yin Sha, it was debatable whether Lu Zhanbai would dare reclaim it into his body. At least for now, he could not allow the Three Yin Sha to come near him.

"This kid is truly bizarre; it seems this Meridian Spirit can’t be used anymore!"

Despite his bafflement, Lu Zhanbai had completely set aside any disdain for Yun Xiao. Though this kid had only a Half-step Holy Rank cultivation, his methods were inexplicable.

"Kid, if you can withstand this move of mine, then what’s the harm in sparing your life today?"

While everyone was lost in thought, Lu Zhanbai took a deep breath and spoke with a deep voice, as thick Meridian Qi of the Early Stage Hua Xuan Realm surged from within him once more.

It seemed that Lu Zhanbai was genuinely frustrated by Yun Xiao’s endless array of strange techniques. He had high morale to participate in the Xuanyuan Platform Meeting and was confident in clinching the top spot.

But now, in this small Ancient Wood City, he was being disgraced by a baffling kid. If he couldn’t regain his footing, it might significantly impact the upcoming Xuanyuan Platform Meeting.

"Whether or not I can withstand your move is another matter, but as for your life, I’m determined to take it today!"

Yun Xiao paid little attention to Lu Zhanbai’s arrogant words, but his response made the crowd feel uneasy.

Even though Yun Xiao had used strange techniques to turn Lu Zhanbai’s Three Yin Sha Meridian Spirit against him, it didn’t necessarily mean he was truly a match for this Lu Family genius. There was still a Great Rank gap between them.

Some geniuses from the Emperor Canglong Palace or powerful family sects might be able to contend across ranks, but triumphing in battle was unlikely.

Let alone the difficulty of a rank-skipping battle. From Yun Xiao’s tone, it was as if Lu Zhanbai, at the Early Stage of the Hua Xuan Realm, was the lower ranker and he was the stronger one.

"Then I really want to see how you intend to take my life, Lu Zhanbai!"

The Third Young Master of the Lu Family was enraged into laughter by such arrogance. As a cold smile echoed from his mouth, the Meridian Qi aura around him intensified to an extreme.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The energy in the sky near these ancient trees seemed to be drawn by some force, converging towards Lu Zhanbai, causing countless branches to sway, creating quite a spectacle.

"This aura... seems somewhat familiar!"

Sensing the fluctuations coming from the commotion, a strange smile suddenly flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes, as if he had already guessed what technique Lu Zhanbai was about to use.

Yet, to Yun Xiao, such a technique was as exposed as a young maiden undressing—there was not the slightest secret about it. One might even say that the family’s technique couldn’t have existed without the help of the Long Xiao Battle God from his past life.

"Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand!"

As Lu Zhanbai shouted the name, all the onlooking cultivators gasped because this was indeed a famous Meridian Technique on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

It seemed as if the Lu Family was purposely putting "Lu’s" on every Meridian Technique’s name, fearing others might not know it was a family ultimate technique.

The so-called Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand, as the name implies, could make countless Strange Spirits vanish from the world; it was a powerfully formidable special Meridian Technique.

Whether or not it could annihilate the Strange Spirit Clan was up for debate, but the legend of this Meridian Technique had become no secret over the years on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. It could be considered one of the ultimate, unshared secret techniques of the Lu Family.

Perhaps only a top genius like Lu Zhanbai could learn the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand. Since learning it, he had never used it before any enemy.

This was because Lu Zhanbai’s past opponents were too weak, and truly powerful Hua Xuan Realm cultivators, deterred by the Lu Family, did not dare to provoke him, rendering his Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand mostly unused.

However, neither Lu Zhanbai nor the other onlooking cultivators noticed that when he shouted, the odd smile in the young man’s eyes opposite him deepened even more.