Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 357: My Speed is a Bit Fast!

"Are they really the strongest here?" Ning Xuan asked, doubt written all over him. The two Great Saint disciples were stunned.

Ahead, the four beings glanced sideways simultaneously. Their initial anger turned to disdain upon seeing Ning Xuan, and they promptly ignored him.

"Seniors, this junior, Ning Xuan, is a Human Honorable! May I ask for a lesson?"

The four had barely turned away when Ning Xuan's words made them whip their heads back again. Seeing his smug expression, the being closest to him finally couldn't hold back.

He sneered, "It's rare for someone like you to reach this place. I'll give you a chance. Make your move."

Despite his words, he had no intention of getting up. A Human Honorable who just entered the Venerable Realm? I could crush him with one hand!

Seeing his opponent's arrogance, one of the Great Saint disciples opened his mouth to give a warning. After all, Ning Xuan's hands were already stained with the blood of the Tianyang Realm's experts. However, the other disciple was quicker and pulled him back.

The first disciple caught on and immediately shut his mouth. These four top-tier experts are our competitors. One less rival is a good thing; it would be best if they all died! Though, that's completely impossible. No matter how careless or overconfident they are, they're not someone a youth who just entered the Venerable Realm can handle!

"Senior, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Seeing that the other party had no intention of standing, Ning Xuan didn't rush to attack. Instead, he reminded him, "My speed is, well, 'just a little' bit fast. If you stay sitting like that…"

"Haha! A human dares to boast about his speed in front of me? Come, come, let this venerable one see just how…"

The being's words caught in his throat, his smile freezing on his face. He glanced down and saw his own headless torso gushing blood!

That's my body!

"Damn it! You call this 'a little' fast?!" his disembodied head roared as it flew through the air.

He wasn't worried about dying. He had just devoured the surrounding energy to construct barriers around himself, which protected him from the terrifying Gang Wind. As long as he reattached his head, he would recover!

As he cursed, one giant hand of Element Force shot toward his head in the sky while another clawed at Ning Xuan. Its power was terrifying, surrounded by flashing Runes as it appeared before Ning Xuan in an instant. A restrictive Domain surged forth.

BANG!

An explosion echoed out. The Element Force Giant Hand hit nothing but air; Ning Xuan had already vanished.

Above the headless corpse, the other Element Force Giant Hand succeeded, instantly reconnecting the head to the neck.

But high in the sky, the being's eyes widened like saucers. Peerless Sword Qi sliced horizontally, cutting the head in two at the bridge of the nose! Only the bottom half of the head remained on the neck.

This was the last sight those eyes ever saw.

Ning Xuan had deliberately flicked his blade upwards, sending the top half of the head soaring into the sky, far beyond the being's range of control. The Gang Wind of the Chaos Boundary Sea was no joke. The half-head exploded instantly, leaving not even a mist of blood behind.

Below, the corpse with half a head shot to its feet.

But then…

PFFT!

Peerless Sword Qi descended from the heavens. In an instant, the half-headed corpse was split in two. Before the pieces could even fall, they were engulfed by the terrifying Gang Wind and blasted apart!

A formidable expert who stood at the Peak of the Venerable Realm had fallen!

The three remaining beings scrambled to their feet, their eyes locked on Ning Xuan.

Damn it! Am I seeing a ghost?! This kid is only in his teens! Even if he started cultivating in the womb, that's only a decade or so! How could he possess such combat power?!

The worldview of the three Tianyang Venerables was completely overturned.

The two Great Saint disciples were even more dumbfounded. They knew perfectly well how strong those four were. It was no exaggeration to say that Old Lion's entire group combined probably wouldn't have been a match for any single one of them.

And now, Ning Xuan had effortlessly obliterated one of these fearsome experts. Even if his opponent had been careless, it was still a heaven-defying feat!

"Watch out!"

Across from them, another being suddenly attacked. The two Great Saint disciples reacted in unison, instantly shouting a warning to Ning Xuan. They saw a glimmer of hope. If Ning Xuan could kill one, he could kill another!

PFFT!

Although Ning Xuan sidestepped, the blow still grazed him. His blood churned, and he spat out a mouthful, rendered speechless. What mess were these two making? If I'd actually waited for their warning to react, I'd be a corpse by now! 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Luckily, the expert who had missed his strike chose not to attack again. He looked at Ning Xuan, thoroughly surprised. He had launched a sudden, high-speed attack, yet this kid had still managed to dodge it. To say his speed was 'just a little fast' was a massive understatement. His actual strength, however, seemed only so-so. After all, he was already spitting blood after being merely grazed by the edge of the attack.

"You just entered the Venerable Realm, yet you killed a top-tier expert at the Peak of the Venerable Realm and even dodged my strike… You're quite something, little guy. From now on, you will follow this venerable one!" the expert declared, standing with his hands behind his back as if the matter was settled.

He didn't even ask if Ning Xuan agreed. It was as if his acceptance was a great gift he was bestowing.

Ning Xuan said nothing, instead turning his gaze to the other two.

Both simply shrugged. "He's just a member of the Human Race. We're not interested."

Even though Ning Xuan had proven his ability, he was still unqualified in their eyes. Such was the confidence of experts at the peak of the Venerable Realm.

Ning Xuan's eyebrows rose. So my wish for them to fight amongst themselves has been dashed. This means I'm still not powerful enough!

Fortunately, his acquaintances were all in the Stele Forest. If they knew what he was thinking, they would surely have retorted immediately. If *he* isn't considered powerful, then what does that make us?!

"Are you two very strong?" Ning Xuan asked the two experts, not a hint of anger in his voice.

"We are but a single step away from the Holy Realm. What do you think?" one of them retorted.

Ning Xuan then asked, "May I ask how many years you two have cultivated?"

"Less than a hundred years, I suppose," the expert on the left said, and the one on the right nodded in agreement.

To reach the Peak of the Venerable Realm in under a century was the stuff of legend in the Tianyang Realm, and they were both quite proud of it. They stared at Ning Xuan with mocking eyes, certain the youth would be terrified by this revelation. Now that he had entered the Venerable Realm, he would understand more clearly how incredibly difficult it was to advance even a single layer.

In the Tianyang Realm, there was an adage: "A single burst can forge a Venerable, but a single advance can take a century." The meaning was easy to understand: one could achieve the rank of Venerable in a single, powerful push. But after reaching the Venerable Realm, spending a hundred years to advance a single layer was nothing unusual.

Unexpectedly, before Ning Xuan could even react to their words, it was the two Great Saint disciples who stared at him in utter shock. They suddenly remembered sensing Ning Xuan's breakthrough moments ago—he had reached the Second Layer Heavens of the Venerable Realm! Having spent so many years in the Chaos Boundary Sea, they had forgotten the old adage from the Tianyang Realm, but hearing the two experts speak now, they naturally recalled it.