Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 157 Am I that scary?

Ning Xuan gave the sheepskin scroll a cursory glance before saying with a wry smile, "This ’Wu Xuan Secret Tome’ claims it can give Martial Artists the ability to use Dao Xuan Numerology, but look at all the dense annotations. Who knows how many have tried? Without exception, they all failed! Wangshu, you think too highly of me."

Yun Wangshu said earnestly, "You’re different from them! Could any other Martial artist your age have eradicated three major families like that? No! Just because they couldn’t do it doesn’t mean you can’t."

Meeting Yun Wangshu’s hopeful and encouraging gaze, the refusal on the tip of Ning Xuan’s tongue became, "I’ll give it a try!"

This time, Ning Xuan ignored the annotations and focused only on the content. As he read on, his eyes began to shine.

This might actually work!

He immediately grew serious. A smile appeared on Yun Wangshu’s pretty face as she watched him, her beautiful eyes filled with mirth. Finding something suitable for Ning Xuan seemed to make her even happier than if she had found something for herself.

Ning Xuan memorized the contents and closed his eyes. Yun Wangshu casually picked up a book and began to read quietly nearby, glancing at him from time to time. The moments passed in peaceful tranquility.

The Flying Boat required no manual control. The Mechanical Techniques of Bi Luo Palace were incredibly advanced. Its coordinates were already set, allowing it to autopilot back.

"Haha, I’ve got it!"

Suddenly, Ning Xuan’s eyes shot open, and he leaped to his feet. Yun Wangshu’s face was full of anticipation.

Ning Xuan sprang into action. The moment his hands formed a Seal Formation, Yun Wangshu sensed the surrounding air begin to stir. In just a moment, a handful of water coalesced in the empty space between them. Ning Xuan hadn’t seen many Dao Xuan Techniques before, and his mind reflexively went to Si Lanyi’s Primordial Dao Xuan Technique.

"Gather!"

As Ning Xuan shouted, the hands forming the seal came together. The handful of water instantly transformed into a vast ocean!

"He’s gathered all the moisture from this entire area. A quantity like this would require dominion over hundreds of miles!" Yun Wangshu instantly understood the principle, her beautiful eyes wide with shock.

To gather so much so quickly... this Wu Xuan Technique is no worse than a Dao Xuan Technique!

Excitement was written all over Ning Xuan’s face as well. He was about to speak, having heard Yun Wangshu’s words, but he forgot it was his first time using the technique. His concentration slipped, and the vast ocean burst its banks!

Yun Wangshu hadn’t anticipated this at all and was completely unprepared. By the time she could react, she was drenched. The thin, light gauze of her dress clung to her skin, revealing every exquisite curve of her body.

Ning Xuan stood stupefied. "Oh, my goodness..." he muttered, staring without blinking.

"Still staring? Turn around, now!" Yun Wangshu snapped back to her senses. She started to turn away to scold him but then remembered she was soaked through. Turning her back to him would be just as indecent, so she could only turn slightly to the side, flushed with shame and anger.

"A ridge from the front, a peak from the side..."

BOOM!

With a flick of her sleeve, Yun Wangshu sent Ning Xuan flying from sight.

BANG!

He crashed straight into the ground, gouging out a massive pit.

A moment later, the slightly slower Sun Zhu arrived. Seeing Ning Xuan in such a sorry state, he burst out laughing. "See? I told you women from the outside were tigers, but you wouldn’t believe me!"

"You’re destined to die alone," Ning Xuan retorted. He formed a Seal Formation with his hands, and an ocean instantly appeared in the void. After washing himself clean, he felt utterly refreshed.

"Big Brother, how did you do that?!" a stupefied Sun Zhu asked, gesturing wildly.

Ning Xuan held nothing back, teaching him the ’Wu Xuan Secret Tome’ in its entirety. But Sun Zhu, who had managed to cultivate his Element Beast body in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range to a level comparable to a human Emperor Realm expert, simply could not grasp its esoteric principles.

Sun Zhu kept trying all along the way, but eventually, he had no choice but to give up. He truly couldn’t learn the technique.

"Big Brother, I’m going to go scout ahead for information near the Jun Family! The blow to my ego from staying by your side is too much!" Sun Zhu’s confidence was shattered, and he decided to put some distance between himself and Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan had barely nodded before Sun Zhu took off like a shot, fleeing as if Ning Xuan were some kind of terrifying monster.

Ning Xuan shook his head helplessly. "Was that really necessary?"

I really thought it was simple, though. Could it be a difference between humans and beasts? Whatever. When I get back, I’ll have Eldest Senior Brother give it a try.

Ning Xuan pushed the matter to the back of his mind, got his bearings, and sped up.

「Lan River Town」

"Did you hear? The direct lineage of the Wu Family was also nearly wiped out by that Ning Xuan!"

"Damn it! That guy is practically defying the heavens!"

"He wipes out major families like a child playing house! It’s outrageous! So brutal!"

Just as Ning Xuan arrived in town, he overheard the surrounding crowd discussing him. He approached a man and asked, "Friend, excuse me. Have you seen..."

The distance to Bi Luo Palace was still substantial, so Ning Xuan figured Yun Wangshu wouldn’t be so heartless as to leave him behind. He was sure she would be waiting for him here, which was why he was asking around.

"You... N-Ning Xuan?!" The burly man, who had been smiling a moment before, turned his head. Upon seeing Ning Xuan, his voice trembled as he spoke, and then he scrambled away in a panic. The people nearby reacted the same way.

Ning Xuan was taken aback. "Huh? Am I really that frightening?"

I’m not some bloodthirsty demon who kills without batting an eye. Why is everyone running?

What he didn’t know was that among the fleeing crowd, two people were making their way to the town’s only inn as fast as they could. Reaching the door of the Heaven-grade room, they began to knock frantically.

The door opened to reveal a young man in plain white robes. He stared at them expressionlessly, his voice cold. "You’d better have a damn good reason for this, or I’ll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"

"Y-Young Master, we... we saw Ning Xuan!" one of them stammered, out of breath.

At his words, nine of the ten doors along the floor flew open. Person after person emerged, all dressed in white and radiating a palpable killing intent.

"Where is he?!" another young man in white from across the hall demanded directly.

"Right at the town gate!"

The words had barely left the man’s mouth before the second young man vanished. The first Young Master was not to be outdone. He stomped his foot, bursting straight through the roof, and then shot toward the town gate as if running on level ground.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Others copied him, breaking out in similar fashion. One terrifying aura after another either rocketed into the sky or swirled with devastating force. They all had but a single target.

After they had gone, the only door on that floor that had remained shut finally opened. A woman in tight-fitting black clothes with a covered face appeared in the doorway. She was about to leave, but then she paused, thought for a moment, and abruptly tore off her mask.

It was none other than Yun Wangshu!

As she descended the stairs, Yun Wangshu’s delicate brows furrowed, her eyes filled with worry and self-reproach.

Those people were all Martial Artists. Aside from the two young men, the rest were all King Realm experts! Even those two youths were incredibly formidable.

Only the Kong Family and the Sun Family held such deep-seated grudges against Ning Xuan. Those two groups were clearly from those clans.

This time, they won’t give him any chance to use his other tricks! He’s in danger! If only I hadn’t knocked him off the Flying Boat, this crisis wouldn’t be happening!

With this thought, Yun Wangshu’s speed didn’t flag for even a second. But when she reached the town gate, all she saw was fresh blood on the ground.

Her heart seized.