Perhaps only Yun Xiao himself knew that the pale golden shield he was using as a defensive Meridian Technique was indeed a genuine Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Technique from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
Yun Xiao knew well the disparity in Meridian Qi between himself and Yue Qi, hence he was acutely aware that if he took that Black Demon Finger with his own strength, no matter how strong his physical strength was, he would likely burst open and possibly even meet instant death.
An Earth Rank Meridian Technique was said to be capable of harnessing the Earth Power to bolster one's combat effectiveness. That moment earlier, when Yun Xiao seemed to be scared stiff, he was in fact connecting with the earth beneath his feet, trying to draw a trace of Earth Power for his own use.
