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Gazing at the five vividly colored spirit pearls, their spiritual light blazing brilliantly, even Old Daoist Xu Huan felt a stir of desire.
As a cultivator in the divine transformation stage with an incomplete five elements spirit root, he desperately needed to find a way to complete his own five elements spiritual root.
He still didn't take Li Qing seriously, despite the combat prowess Li Qing had previously demonstrated. He was already calculating the rewards he would reap after killing Li Qing.
But in the next instant, an overwhelming aura of razor-sharpness suddenly surged through heaven and earth.
The razor-sharp aura even made Old Daoist Xu Huan, who had lived for countless ages, feel a chill down his spine.
He glanced at Li Qing and saw that the latter now held a pure gold Peerless Killing Sword. The baleful sword qi swirling around it sent a clear sense of danger washing over him.
This sword... its killing intent is overwhelming!
Before he could ponder further, a razor-sharp beam of sword qi sliced through space, ignoring distance as it hurtled toward him.
Old Daoist Xu Huan's pupils constricted sharply. He hadn't expected the sword qi to move with such blinding speed; even he struggled to react in time.
"Heavy Water Ghost Body!"
The sword qi struck his shoulder, but only sheared off a mass of pitch-black water, failing to harm Old Daoist Xu Huan's true form.
"What a Peerless Killing Sword! When did such a supreme treasure appear in the Human Realm?" Old Daoist Xu Huan narrowed his eyes, then suddenly seemed to recall something.
It was when the Formless Saint Ancestor had just died. Though he was still in deep self-imposed slumber, he had vaguely overheard other Divine Transformation stage cultivators from Moonlit Ridge discussing a certain matter.
The Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body, which had stirred up boundless turmoil across the Human Realm, had likely fallen in the Azure Ridge Domain, and most likely at the hands of a Heaven-Piercing Sword Cultivator.
Could this nascent soul realm youth before him be the one?!
The moment Old Daoist Xu Huan's thought formed, Li Qing's figure vanished from his spot.
"Not good!"
In the blink of an eye, a golden killing sword materialized before him. Evading the strike was already too late.
Whoosh!
The malevolent energy swirling along the blade pierced through Old Daoist Xu Huan's body. His Heavy Water-formed body didn't even have time to react.
In the next instant, a dark crimson blood flower bloomed in the air as a deep, bone-deep sword wound appeared on Old Daoist Xu Huan's body.
Though not immediately fatal, the strike ignited the old daoist's fury.
"You seek death!"
The old daoist swung his whisk in a backhanded motion, unleashing a shower of glittering dust and debris.
Boom!
Li Qing, caught directly in front of him, didn't have time to retract his killing sword. The barrage of dust and debris slammed into his fleshly body, tearing his magic robe to shreds.
Immediately, Li Qing felt his mana being suppressed, its flow within his body slowing to a sluggish trickle.
"Glazed Fiend Crystal? Old ghost, you're really going all out," Li Qing's pupils constricted as he instantly recognized the glittering fragments within his body.
The Glazed Fiend Crystal was a rare variant of the Glazed Profound Crystal, a precious spirit material used in artifact refinement. By immersing the Glazed Profound Crystal in various malevolent energies for extended periods, small quantities of the Glazed Fiend Crystal could be obtained.
Even the Glazed Profound Crystal itself was exceedingly rare, so much so that Li Qing had only encountered it in obscure ancient manuals.
He never expected this thieving old Daoist to possess the even rarer Glazed Fiend Crystal, a development that caught him completely off guard.
With his mana suppressed, the power of Li Qing's techniques was greatly diminished, leaving him with only the Immortal Slaughtering Sword as his primary weapon.
Old Daoist Xu Huan's expression darkened further. What he had anticipated as an easy victory had turned into a humiliating defeat.
He had actually been struck by a sword wielded by someone he considered no more than an ant!
Having awakened from a deep slumber, even after devouring the life essence of countless mortals, he had yet to fully recover to his peak condition.
Now, struck by a sword brimming with malevolent energy, his already depleted vital essence was further diminished, adding insult to injury.
"Impressive, young man! Your speed is truly remarkable—something this old Daoist has never witnessed before."
"Even if you die today, you'll have made your mark."
As his words faded, Old Daoist Xu Huan's tattered robes billowed without wind. His aura surged, and he clenched his hands, conjuring a miniature Black Dragon in his palms.
Though small, the dragon radiated a terrifying draconic might, as if a true dragon had descended upon the world.
Boom!
The dragon's oppressive aura made Li Qing wonder if the old Daoist had truly subdued a young dragon for his own use.
But that was impossible. In this lower realm, at most one might find flood dragons—descendants of True Spirits would never appear here.
Old Daoist Xu Huan offered no explanation. Instead, he channeled his vital essence to draw upon the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth, pouring it all into the lifelike black dragon in his hands.
Roar!
A dragon's roar, piercing heaven and earth, resounded. In the next instant, the pitch-black young dragon in Old Daoist Xu Huan's hand surged forth, rapidly expanding in size.
Within the blink of an eye, a colossal Black Dragon lunged toward Li Qing.
Having completed this feat, Old Daoist Xu Huan's aura visibly weakened. He spoke with a sinister tone, "This Profound Water Black Dragon of mine was forged from the essence blood of countless Dragon Descendant demon beasts, refined with my own three Primordial Miraculous Waters."
"To die by this technique is an honor you can boast about even on your path to reincarnation."
The Profound Water Black Dragon opened its maw, capable of swallowing entire worlds, and lunged at Li Qing with overwhelming ferocity.
Li Qing, already weakened by suppressed mana, felt utter despair facing such a formidable Profound Water Black Dragon.
He desperately flapped his wings, repeatedly evading the dragon's snapping jaws.
Even his peak fourth-tier fleshly body dared not be caught head-on by the dragon's grasp; to do so would mean certain death.
"Roar!" The Profound Water Black Dragon, unable to catch Li Qing in short order, threw its head back and roared furiously at the heavens.
Dark clouds swiftly gathered in the sky, and without warning, a pitch-black rain began to fall.
Each raindrop was composed of a miraculous water similar to Nine Heavens Heavy Water!
As the raindrops struck Li Qing, he immediately felt a barrage of debilitating effects: sluggish movements, weakened vital energy, mana evaporating into thin air, and even his divine soul was affected, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
"Throughout my life, I've sought out three types of miraculous water," Old Daoist Xu Huan cackled, healing the sword wound on his body. "Now that I've fused them into one, you'll get to savor their combined power!"
Feeling trapped in quicksand, Li Qing could no longer evade the Black Dragon's pursuit. He watched helplessly as the massive dragon head lunged to devour him.
Just as despair threatened to overwhelm him, the Kunpeng Divine Power within his body surged forth in defiance.
Kree!
A mournful cry, like the wail of a thousand birds, pierced the air!
The Glazed Fiend Crystal could suppress the flow of mana, but the Kunpeng Divine Power Li Qing had cultivated through the Kunpeng Treasure Technique remained unaffected.
This was a unique divine power, the True Spirit Kunpeng's innate inheritance. How could it possibly be suppressed?
As if sensing the approach of a being akin to a true dragon, the Kunpeng Divine Power finally erupted autonomously.
The Kunpeng's legendary arrogance was ignited by the sight of the Profound Water Black Dragon before him.
Countless myths and legends depict the Kunpeng devouring dragons.
Though not necessarily true, these tales reveal that Kunpeng and true dragons are natural enemies, their powers evenly matched.
Feeling the Kunpeng Divine Power surge through his body, Li Qing's bone wings transformed into vast, sky-spanning Kunpeng wings, while the Immortal Slaughtering Sword in his hand became as sharp as the Kunpeng's talons.
Driven by the Kunpeng's indomitable will, Li Qing fearlessly charged toward the Profound Water Black Dragon.
"Kill!"
At that moment, the Kunpeng Treasure Technique he had acquired in the lower realm reached perfection. He had mastered every technique recorded within it.
With a swift motion, Li Qing reversed his grip on the sword, using it as a claw to unleash the Kunpeng Heaven-Rending Claw.
The layers of space shattered as the colossal Profound Water Black Dragon was cleaved by a deep, gaping wound.
Before the dragon could tear into his flesh, Li Qing flapped his wings again, instantly appearing on the dragon's back. He plunged the Immortal Slaughtering Sword deep into its body once more.
Kunpeng battling a true dragon! Li Qing was truly demonstrating the essence of this True Spirit Treasure Technique!
"Roar!"
The Profound Water Black Dragon was genuinely being suppressed. It let out a piercing, mournful cry, having sustained grievous injuries.
"Today, I'll extract your tendons and flay your hide!"
Influenced by the Kunpeng's will, Li Qing had completely lost himself to madness. He violently twisted the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, which was deeply embedded in the dragon's flesh.
In moments, a gash hundreds of feet long appeared on the dragon's back, as if torn by the talons of some monstrous bird of prey.
Old Daoist Xu Huan, who was healing from his sword wounds, stared into the distance in shock, almost convinced he was hallucinating.
In this lower realm, he was witnessing a Kunpeng battling a Black Dragon?!
(End of the Chapter)
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