Chapter 1864: Then My Name Is Not Lu!

For those minor threats, the Lu Family merely increased their vigilance. However, if someone truly comprehends the Lu Family's techniques and turns them against the Lu Family, the situation would become much more complex.

From this young man in white, Lu Zhanbai sensed a trace of threat. It was not a threat to him alone, who is merely a talent at the Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage in the Lu Family, but a threat to the entire Lu Family.

In the past, those who dared to provoke the Lu Family never mastered the Lu Family's ultimate skills, especially the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand, which is a closely guarded secret of the Lu Family.

This kid not only knows the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand but might also be mindful of other Lu Family's ultimate skills. If his origins and details cannot be discovered, Lu Zhanbai might not have a good night's sleep in the coming days.

"Hmph, your Lu Family really is shameless. This Absolute Spirit Hand is nothing but others' wisdom, yet you treat it as an unshared treasure. How ridiculous!"

Yun Xiao naturally would not reveal his identity at this moment. Upon hearing the sarcasm from his mouth, Lu Zhanbai immediately became furious.

Even though Lu Zhanbai is the third young talent of the Lu Family, there are many things unbeknownst to him. He has always believed that the origins of the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand were from the previous generations of the Lu Family.

Lu Zhanbai has a strong sense of belonging to the Lu Family and will not allow anyone to tarnish the family's reputation. Now, this kid even claims that the Absolute Spirit Hand was learned by theft from others. This is utterly intolerable.

"What? Did I say something wrong? It seems you don't know the origins of the Absolute Spirit Hand, but your clan leader surely does. You could ask him about it!"

Yun Xiao's eloquence was far superior to Lu Zhanbai's. His smooth talk not only made Lu Zhanbai's face turn even darker but also left the onlookers deep in thought.

"Could it be that the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand truly was stolen and learned from others?"

Many thought of this possibility, considering the Lu Family's unscrupulous methods. What the young man in white said might not be groundless.

"Boy, do you know the consequences of offending the Lu Family?"

Enraged to the point of losing his head, Lu Zhanbai did not act immediately but asked this question with a threatening tone clear for everyone to hear.

"The Lu Family? A mere clan that climbed up the higher branches of the Emperor Canglong Palace and started considering themselves the sovereigns of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?"

Without hesitation, Yun Xiao snickered at Lu Zhanbai's words. His utterance shocked many, whispering that this would mean tearing all pretenses with the Lu Family.

If the previous fight was just a personal grudge between Yun Xiao and Lu Zhanbai, now he had insulted the entire Lu Family, offending not just Lu Zhanbai.

Generally, the older generation of strong individuals won't stoop to intervene in the disputes of the younger generation. Even if the Lu Family knows Lu Zhanbai suffered a loss, it's merely a matter of skill, seen as a trial in the path of cultivation.

As long as no lives are lost, the power-holding figures of great families and sects don't mind the young generations battling more, as life-and-death trials could provide more realizations and opportunities for breakthroughs.

But now, in the eyes of the young man in white, the Lu Family had become a fickle and opportunistic clan swaying with the wind. Even if it's true, no outsider dared to declare it openly.

Because over the past century, the Lu Family has been like injected with stimulants: first aligning with the Long Xiao Battle God, then climbing further to the Emperor Canglong.

With this massive support from the Emperor Canglong Palace, no one on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud dared to look down on the Lu Family. The Lu Family seized this opportunity to expand and become the top clan in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

"Boy, no matter who you are, with just those few words you said, your life is already ruined!"

Due to Yun Xiao's arrogant words, Lu Zhanbai now had less interest in investigating his origin. He believed that as long as he could capture this boy, he wouldn't have trouble extracting the information he wanted.

Even though Yun Xiao had easily neutralized the Three Yin Sha and the Lu Family Absolute Spirit Hand earlier, Lu Zhanbai, a prodigy in the Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage, wasn't going to back out from just two encounters.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Lu Zhanbai hadn't suffered any injury at this moment. Both sides had fought to a draw; what if this boy was only adept at handling the Three Yin Sha and the Absolute Spirit Hand? Crushing him with other means was always an option.

"Looks like you haven't understood the situation yet!"

As hostility surged in Lu Zhanbai's eyes, the young man in white spoke again. As he did, the still-active Absolute Spirit Hand fiercely pressed toward Lu Zhanbai.

Previously, as a result of the conversation, Yun Xiao had controlled the Absolute Spirit Hand without attacking immediately. But now, a strong sense of killing intent arose in his heart.

Returning to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Yun Xiao had no goodwill toward the Lu Family members, as the saying goes, "hate by association." These Lu Family members are likely treacherous like Lu Qinwan, deserving death.

If these ideas were merely speculations in Yun Xiao's mind earlier, now observing Lu Zhanbai's actions left no doubts.

Having been interrupted during his breakthrough, Yun Xiao held Lu Zhanbai in extreme contempt. With this chance, how could he not eradicate the problem at the root?

The power of the Absolute Spirit Hand displayed by Yun Xiao, even though he was only at the Half-step Holy Rank, his true attack power was more than twice as strong as that of Lu Zhanbai's. This represented a deeper understanding of the Meridian Techniques, something that this so-called Lu Family genius could not comprehend thoroughly.

Bang!

Thus, in the next moment, everyone clearly saw that when Lu Zhanbai seemed to be trying to use some method to block, the massive hand claw had already fiercely slapped onto his body.

Struck by such colossal force, Lu Zhanbai couldn't withstand that immense power at all, and directly stumbled back five or six steps before he could stabilize himself, his face already turning somewhat pale.

"The power of that Absolute Spirit Hand is actually so tremendous?"

Upon seeing this scene, many of the onlookers exchanged glances, and the words they spoke no longer included "Lu Family," as it seemed they had come to believe that the Absolute Spirit Hand was not an exclusive creation of the Lu Family.

If this Absolute Spirit Hand technique was indeed seized from an outsider, it wouldn't be so surprising for that young man in white to use it. Additionally, from his attitude towards the Lu Family, an answer seemed to be evident.

"Could it be that this young man is a survivor from a family exterminated by the Lu Family, here for revenge?"

Some people thought a bit too much, clearly forgetting that it was Lu Zhanbai who had provoked initially, not Yun Xiao who sought trouble with the Lu Family genius. The two situations are not the same.

But if it wasn't a previous enemy of the Lu Family, why would they dare to offend Lu Zhanbai so utterly? Looking at the expression of this Lu Family genius now, everyone knew he was probably extremely furious.

"You brat, you..."

Bang!

Just as Lu Zhanbai, with a pale face, wanted to say something, he suddenly realized that the Absolute Spirit Hand, which had knocked him back six or seven steps, still hadn't disappeared and once again slammed into his front.

Caught off guard, Lu Zhanbai was once again blasted back six or seven steps by the Absolute Spirit Hand, his aura in total chaos, yet the giant Meridian Qi Hand Claw still furiously clawed at him.

At this moment, everyone could see clearly that Lu Zhanbai had been forced more than ten yards away from the position of the Ancient Tree Trunk and was being pushed further away.

That Meridian Qi Hand Claw was like a hand of death, never letting go once it locked onto its aura. The sheer volume of Meridian Qi within that hand claw caused everyone to regard the young man in white with renewed awe.

"Damn it! Bastard!"

Forced further and further away, Lu Zhanbai felt like his chest was about to explode. As the third genius of the Lu Family, when had he ever suffered such a great loss? He couldn't swallow this indignity.

Yet, the Absolute Spirit Hand followed him relentlessly, striking him no matter how he dodged, as if there was some aura within him that attracted the hand claw of the Absolute Spirit Hand.

Boom!

After a moment, when the Absolute Spirit Hand wielded by Yun Xiao flipped Lu Zhanbai over, it finally exploded with a thunderous bang, seemingly having exhausted its energy.

At this moment, the Third Young Master of the Lu Family, Lu Zhanbai, appeared utterly disheveled, rolling on the ground before standing up. The previously pristine robes were now covered in dirt, hardly resembling the aura of the Lu Family's Third Young Master.

"Brat, I, Lu Zhanbai, swear I won't bear the name Lu unless I personally slay you!"

Lu Zhanbai's gaze at Yun Xiao was as if fire were about to erupt, his voice filled with venom. Many nearby bore odd expressions, thinking to themselves, wasn't it you, Lu Family's Third Young Master, who was just being beaten down?

Truth be told, this scene seemed incredible to all. Since when could a young man at only Half-step Holy Rank drive a Lu Family genius at Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage to such a humiliating state?

"I don't know if you'll keep the Lu name, but I do know that starting today, there will be one less genius in the Lu Family!"

Yun Xiao certainly wasn't any sort of kind-hearted saint either. Hearing Lu Zhanbai's venomous words, a murderous intent rose within him. If you seek death yourself, you only have yourself to blame.

Bang!

However, just as Yun Xiao's aura surged, about to charge at Lu Zhanbai, a certain distant, indistinct yet unignorable energy fluctuation suddenly came from the eastern horizon.

This energy fluctuation made Yun Xiao and several sensitive cultivators turn their gaze towards the source, and upon seeing it, their faces all slightly changed.

"That direction... is it Dragon Fallen Mountain's Xuanyuan Platform?!"