Translator: AnubisTL
Having grasped the true essence of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, Li Qing relentlessly battered Old Daoist Xu Huan's Profound Water Black Dragon, leaving it riddled with wounds.
He fought as if truly transformed into a Kunpeng, his combat prowess unmatched. Enhanced by the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the black dragon—forged from three types of miraculous water and the essence blood of Dragon Descendant Demonic Beasts—finally succumbed to Li Qing's relentless assault.
In the end, the Peerless Killing Sword, gleaming like pure gold, slashed through the Profound Water Black Dragon with a strike akin to a Kunpeng Claw, severing it completely.
"Roar!"
With a final, mournful cry, the Black Water Profound Dragon's body exploded, scattering miraculous water across the sky in a torrential downpour.
Bathed in the pitch-black rain of miraculous water, Li Qing's killing intent remained boundless. His sharp gaze locked onto Old Daoist Xu Huan, who was frantically healing his sword wounds. With a guttural roar, Li Qing flapped his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings and surged forward.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Moving at extreme speed, Li Qing became impervious to the falling water. He shattered the spatial barriers in an instant, closing the distance to Old Daoist Xu Huan in a flash.
Still severely depleted of vital energy, Old Daoist Xu Huan stared in disbelief. As a Divine Transformation Great Power who had lived since ancient times, he found it inconceivable that a cultivator at the peak of the nascent soul realm had driven him to the brink of annihilation.
"The inheritance of the True Spirit Kunpeng?! How is that possible? The Kunpeng is like an immortal being—how could its inheritance appear in the Human Realm?!" Old Daoist Xu Huan muttered to himself, rapidly retreating.
Mastering water evasion, he moved like a tiger with wings in this torrential downpour of miraculous water, his figure elusive and unpredictable.
Yet Li Qing pursued him relentlessly, like a leech clinging to its host. He held a golden peerless sword at a diagonal, his entire being radiating murderous intent.
"Old ghost, you can't escape," Li Qing whispered.
Old Daoist Xu Huan roared in fury, "So you're a successor of Chi Huang! To think you've driven me to such straits today!"
"But do you truly believe victory is assured? If you continue to press me, I'll drag you down with me, even if it costs me my life!"
Hearing this threat, Li Qing dismissed it as mere bluster. His resolve to kill the old daoist remained unwavering; he would not rest until he had personally executed him.
The tides of battle had completely reversed. Old Daoist Xu Huan's figure flickered repeatedly through the pitch-black raindrops, making it difficult for Li Qing to pinpoint his exact location.
Before long, Old Daoist Xu Huan had reached the skies above the sea territory.
With a casual manipulation of the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth, he effortlessly conjured a violent storm across the vast sea, using it to evade Li Qing's relentless pursuit.
Boom! The gale howled, torrential rain poured down, and the entire sea territory churned into a tempestuous frenzy.
Sheltered by the storm, Old Daoist Xu Huan's escape became even more elusive. His figure darted left and right amidst the tempest, never engaging Li Qing directly.
Li Qing extended his divine sense, relentlessly tracking the old daoist. The moment Xu Huan materialized, Li Qing's divine sense instantly detected him.
Thus began a relentless chase across the boundless sea.
Old Daoist Xu Huan was now in dire straits, bitterly regretting his decision to target the Lingyun Sect. Not only had he failed to replenish his vital energy, but he had actually depleted it further.
His weakened state left him ill-suited for a prolonged battle. Each manipulation of the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth further drained his already meager vital essence.
What he had initially dismissed as a fledgling bird he could easily crush had turned out to be a Kunpeng capable of soaring to the highest heavens.
"Damn you, junior! Don't push your luck too far!" Old Daoist Xu Huan snarled. "If I were at my peak, I would never tolerate such insolence!"
Li Qing ignored the old daoist's words, remaining focused on the pursuit. He had no intention of letting a tiger return to its mountain lair.
Old Daoist Xu Huan was an immense threat. If allowed to escape, he would inevitably return to other great domains to devour the life essence of countless mortals and low-level cultivators, replenishing his depleted state. The consequences would fall squarely on Li Qing's shoulders, potentially endangering the entire Lingyun Sect.
He carried the future of the Lingyun Sect on his back, along with the weight of the countless innocent lives lost in the Southern Snow Region of Azure Ridge.
"Kill!" Li Qing responded resolutely, finally catching up to the old daoist. Without hesitation, he unleashed a sword strike.
A golden blade of light cleaved through the murky sea territory, nearly splitting the ocean in two with a single strike.
"Very well, if you won't let me live, then we'll die together!" Old Daoist Xu Huan roared in defiance, his voice hoarse with desperation. He had truly reached his limit; the remaining vital energy within him was insufficient to summon even a few more storms.
Continuing this fight would only lead to his inevitable demise.
Hearing these words, Li Qing's heart tightened, a sudden sense of danger washing over him.
Old Daoist Xu Huan halted, an unstable aura erupting from his body. A ghastly smile spread across his face.
"After countless years of scheming for ascension, to have it all crumble at the final moment... how truly unbearable."
"If I had known it would come to this, I would have ascended with the others long ago. To meet my end here today... ha ha ha ha!"
"Damn you, Formless Demon Ancestor! You ruined my ascension plans! Or was this all part of the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor's scheme?"
Back when the Formless Saint Ancestor had invaded Moonlit Ridge, he had single-handedly held his own against several Divine Transformation Great Powers.
At the time, these Divine Transformation Great Powers, who had been self-secluding themselves in Moonlit Ridge, dared not truly engage the Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body in a full-scale battle, fearing the loss of their vital essence. They had repeatedly yielded ground, exchanging only superficial blows without committing their full strength.
But the Formless Saint Ancestor had secretly tampered with their Self-Sealing Secret Techniques, causing their vital energy to slowly drain away during their deep slumber.
The technique was so subtle that it went completely unnoticed until they fully awakened and discovered the problem.
Li Qing's pupils constricted sharply. He hadn't expected the old daoist to be so decisive, detonating his nascent soul right there and then!
This was utterly beyond his expectations, completely defying his imagination.
He had assumed the old daoist's final desperate move would be to unleash some hidden trump card, but instead, he had simply and cleanly detonated his nascent soul!
A Divine Transformation stage cultivator detonating his nascent soul!
Li Qing struggled to imagine the sheer terror of such power. Even with his current strength, he felt immense dread when facing a nascent soul self-detonation from a cultivator of the same realm. That's why he always relied on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword and lightning-fast strikes to obliterate his enemies, leaving them no chance to retaliate.
But Old Daoist Xu Huan was no ordinary cultivator. Who in the Human Realm would dare claim they could swiftly kill him?
Li Qing, with his mana suppressed, certainly couldn't. His heart pounded violently, and every hair on his body stood on end.
Cultivators at the Divine Transformation stage could merge with heaven and earth, manipulating the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth.
When such a being resolved to detonate their nascent soul, the resulting cataclysm would far surpass mere destruction. Even the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth would be violently disrupted.
Li Qing's momentum carried him forward, and he felt the terrifying qi mechanism erupting—a wave of energy capable of annihilating any existence in the Human Realm.
(End of the Chapter)
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