Perfected Liquid Condensation! Black-Erosion Demon Poison! The Flood Dragon Lord Appeared!
Yang Xiao closed his eyes and guided this Demon Power, causing the Apertures in his body to vibrate continuously.
The ninth aperture.
The tenth aperture.
The eleventh aperture.
The Apertures of the Liquid Condensation Realm are inherently difficult to fill. Ordinary martial artists often need several years to perfect a single acupoint by accumulating Spiritual Qi bit by bit.
However, this perfectly formed Demon Core Perfected Liquid Condensation contained an immense amount of Demon Power.
In a very short time, he opened three orifices!
Yang Xiao's breathing gradually quickened. He could feel the changes within his body as Spiritual Qi condensed, compressed, and liquefied in his Apertures.
The filling of each orifice deepened his foundation.
Until the twelfth orifice was completely filled!
Yang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
All twelve Apertures are now fully filled, signifying the Perfected Liquid Condensation!
He looked down at his palm, where spiritual Spiritual Qi gathered, and pale blue Spiritual Power flowed between his fingers.
After the twelve Apertures were filled, a complete Spiritual Power cycle was formed in his body. The Spiritual Qi flowed between the Apertures endlessly without any stagnation.
All that's missing is obtaining the Aperture-Opening Realm before I can attempt to break through to the Aperture-Opening Realm!
Yang Xiao felt the changes within his body and his heart calmed down.
The increase in strength brought about by the advancement in his cultivation level was far greater than he had imagined.
Even if he were to face the Blackwater Mystic Flood Dragon again now, he would be confident that he could end the battle in a very short time.
At this moment, the Blackwater Mystic Flood Dragon's Inner Core had disappeared from the Equipment Slot, replaced by a new notification:
[Acquired entry: (Blue) Black-Erosion Demon Poison]
[Effect: Attacks can inflict corrosive poison, eroding flesh, scales, and Yao Qi protective shields.]
He raised his hand, and a pale blue crystalline light condensed in his palm, mixed with a trace of blackish-green Black-Erosion Demon Poison.
It gave the crystal a dark, ethereal hue.
Yang Xiao's eyes flickered slightly; he could sense the toxicity contained within the crystalline light.
It was a corrosive force that could corrode flesh, dissolve scales, and even penetrate Yao Qi shields.
He stood up and walked out of the hut.
Pick up a pebble the size of a fist from beside your feet, condense the Demon-Slaying Crystal Edge, coat it with Black-Erosion Demon Poison, and gently apply it to the surface of the pebble.
A soft "sizzle" sound rang out.
A pit instantly appeared where the pebble was struck, its edges gleaming with a dark hue, and then continued to erode outwards.
In less than a breath, the pebbles had been completely eroded away and disappeared from the spot.
The pebbles disappeared too quickly, so Yang Xiao tried again.
This time, he directly coated the Embroidered Spring Embroidery Saber, which was wrapped in Spiritual Power, with the Black-Erosion Demon Poison and gently dropped it towards the rocks not far away.
The blade, coated with Black-Erosion Demon Poison, pierced the stone as easily as cutting tofu.
The clear sound of corrosion echoed as the stone fell to the ground, carving a huge groove into it.
The pit was several times larger than before, and the corrosive effect was much more pronounced.
"The corrosive effect is quite obvious, but I don't know how effective it is at breaking through Demon defenses and Yao Qi shields."
"It's fine to test the effect on myself, but we'll find some Demon to test it on tomorrow."
Yang Xiao muttered to himself.
The Black-Erosion Demon Poison, combined with the penetrating power of the Demon-Slaying Crystal Edge, can directly deliver the highly corrosive poison into the Demon's body, making it far more deadly than the external injuries caused by repeated, hard slashes.
The night grew deeper.
Suddenly, a faint sound of flowing water and popping bubbles could be heard from the riverbank in Stone Spring Township.
The Captain in the tent turned over and went back to sleep; they were already used to the sound of the river flowing by.
But Yang Xiao opened his eyes.
He sat up and listened intently.
"Splash!" It was the sound of water again.
But this time, Yang Xiao noticed something unusual.
The "Wind-Chasing Scent Tracking" entry makes him exceptionally sensitive to changes in smell.
At this moment, the wind along the riverbank carried a familiar yet oppressive atmosphere.
Although the Black Water Profound Flood Dragon Inner Core on his body had been refined, the residual aura of the Flood Dragon Core made him exceptionally sensitive to the aura of his own kind.
This even stronger sense of oppression only appeared on the severely injured and escaped Flood Dragon Lord.
He got up, put on his outer robe, and picked up his Spring Embroidery Saber.
After leaving the camp, Yang Xiao walked along the shadows beside the river.
He saw a patrolling Captain and whispered, "There's something going on by the river. Go and inform Deputy General Zhou to summon men."
The Captain was stunned for a moment, but Yang Xiao had already walked far away.
The river was calm, and the moonlight shone on the water, creating shimmering ripples.
Yang Xiao stood behind a willow tree on the bank, observing intently.
By the moonlight, Yang Xiao could vaguely see a dark shadow at the bottom of the water.
Flood Dragon Lord.
It lies submerged beneath the sediment at the bottom of the river, its massive body almost occupying the entire riverbed.
Pei Xuance's spear was still stuck in his body, the shaft slanting out of the mud and sand, gleaming coldly in the moonlight.
Only the front half of the tattered dragon's body remained, its scales broken and its flesh mangled.
It was dying, but almost.
Yang Xiao did not approach rashly.
He was well aware of his own strength. He had reached the Perfected Liquid Condensation, but there were still three realms—early, middle, and late—between the Perfection of the Aperture-Opening Realm.
The gap is too large.
But Flood Dragon Lord was severely injured, and he was unwilling to just stand by and do nothing.
A moment of silence.
Yang Xiao raised his hand, and a pale blue crystalline light condensed in his palm. He continuously layered and compressed it until it became an incomparably sharp crystalline blade, and then added a lethal dose of Black-Erosion Demon Poison to it.
At this moment, the crystal blades were a blend of black and blue, with a dark hue emerging from their crystalline brilliance, perfectly matching the surrounding environment.
With a flick of his wrist, Yang Xiao sent the crystal blade crashing down from the sky, silently piercing the body of the Flood Dragon Lord.
Pfft!
The tattered scales on the Flood Dragon Lord's back were smashed open with white marks, and under the influence of the Black-Erosion Demon Poison, they were continuously eroded until a gap the size of a scale burst open, revealing the flesh inside.
The Flood Dragon Lord, which was lurking at the bottom of the river sand, suddenly poked its head out, its cold eyes opening as if about to curse, and it met Yang Xiao's gaze from afar.
"It's you?"
It was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud, feeling a pang of sadness in its heart.
When did a mere Liquid Condensation Realm insect dare to run wild on my head?
However, he didn't forget that he was on the run and didn't intend to make too much noise, so he sniffed his surroundings carefully.
"You came alone? Who gave you the guts?"
Yang Xiao had already condensed several more Demon-Slaying Crystal Edge and was continuously adding Black-Erosion Demon Poison into them. He took a moment to reply.
"I can only find peace when I see you die."
As soon as he finished speaking, several more sharp crystals landed precisely on the wound, striking the old injury.
The Black-Erosion Demon Poison seeped into the Flood Dragon Lord's flesh and blood through the wound.
The Flood Dragon Lord's skin and flesh were exposed to the air, and were now being corroded and eroded by the poison, causing the flesh inside to begin to rot.
"Aww--!"
The Flood Dragon Lord suddenly opened his eyes and let out a painful growl that shook the riverbed, causing the water to surge violently.
He had no intention of paying attention to this human; attacks from the Liquid Condensation Realm were like tickling him. But this guy had repeatedly toyed with him, and now he actually felt pain.
As a dragon, even if it flees in a sorry state, it is not something that an ant or a mere insect can dare to offend!
Then it suddenly pounced, its claws outstretched, and charged towards the young man on the shore!