Thinking of this, Hun Changqing stared at the Nine Netherworld Python before him with burning eyes, looking at it not like a magical beast, but as though he were looking at a precious treasure.
Upon seeing Hun Changqing's gaze, the Nine Netherworld Python was stunned at first, and then blaze with fury.
It was naturally familiar with this look, as it always wore this expression itself whenever it laid eyes on its prey.
As the dignified Nine Netherworld Python, one of the Three Great Magical Beasts, it was actually being looked at with such a gaze by someone, directly causing him to lose his sanity.
Its body suddenly coiled inward, and then it lunged toward Hun Changqing like an arrow released from a bowstring.
Dozens of ice cones condensed simultaneously at its side, shooting toward Hun Changqing in a collective barrage and sealing off every single corner where Hun Changqing could possibly dodge, leaving him nowhere to hide.
However, seeing this situation, Hun Changqing did not show excessive panic; he pressed his index and middle fingers together and tapped them against the center of his brow, causing a flicker of pale blue light to flash.
A single droplet of water appeared right before the center of Hun Changqing's brow, and he mobilized the true qi within his body, drawing his fingertips across the droplet in front of him. In an instant, one droplet transformed into two, and two into four.
In the blink of an eye, the water droplets turned into a small spring, and then the flowing water surged to form a transparent light shield.
This firmly enveloped Hun Changqing within it, and under the radiance of the sunlight, the light shield formed from water droplets looked rippling and exceptionally beautiful.
After Hun Changqing's light shield formed, the magical beast's attacks arrived in a flash, and all of the attacks struck the light shield without holding anything back.
Yet all the attacks vanished instantly upon hitting the light shield, and only the ripples stirred upon the light shield by the impacts indicated that what had just occurred was no illusion.
The body of the Nine Netherworld Python also crashed into the light shield, and the moment it made contact, it felt a supreme, immense force surge into its body, instantly sending him flying hundreds of meters away.
A giant pit dozens of meters in diameter formed where he landed, and the magical beast lay right in the middle of the pit, unable to climb back to its feet for a moment.
This light shield was formed by Hun Changqing using Monadic Heavy Water combined with a Mystic Class Advanced defensive water-attribute Dou Technique.
The mass of the Monadic Heavy Water, coupled with the augmentation of the Supreme Yin True Qi, directly endowed this Dou Technique with the might of an Earth Class Intermediate.
Furthermore, it could also rebound physical attacks. Take the opponent's own physical attack force and add the rebounding force of the Monadic Heavy Water, and experiencing that hit once felt quite wonderful indeed.
Hun Changqing landed at the edge, looked at the large python in the giant pit, and smiled as he said,
"Using ice cones formed from Nine Netherworld Qi to attack me-I truly don't know what to say to you. These extreme yin qi of yours are simply my tonics; consider yourself unlucky to have met me. I shall perform a good deed and send you on your way right now."
Hun Changqing revealed a chilling smile, which, coupled with the words he spoke, instantly caused the Nine Netherworld Python down in the giant pit to feel as though it had fallen into an icy abyss.
The terror in its heart caused it to lose its sanity, and it cursed out loud directly,
"You devils! The people of the Soul Clan are nothing but devils; you won't come to a good end. The other Seven Clans will absolutely never condone you acting so lawlessly, and when the time comes, the lot of you will surely be jointly annihilated by them!"
"Oh? I didn't expect a little snake like you to understand quite a lot. However, if these happen to be your final words, then please be on your way."
Hun Changqing's smile remained unchanged, yet a rippling water blade slowly manifested in his hand, flying toward the Nine Serenities Netherworld Python.
As for the Nine Serenities Netherworld Earth Python, it lacked the strength to resist and merely stared fixedly at the person before him who possessed a beauty akin to a celestial being, yet whose viciousness of mind was like a devil stepping forth from hell, wishing to engrave his image firmly in its memory.
Seeing the water blade fly toward it with peerlessly immense Supreme Yin True Qi and killing intent, the Nine Netherworld Python used the very last ounce of its strength to shout, "Devil, even as a ghost, I won't let you off!"
Right after that, it was chopped into countless tiny pieces of flesh by the water blade.
Hearing its words, Hun Changqing let out a sneer and said,
"Rest assured, I won't give you the chance to become a ghost. Your soul, after all, is my token for exchanging contribution points; how could I possibly let you become a ghost? Don't be so naive."
Following that, Hun Changqing retrieved a container from his storage ring-this was precisely the apparatus specially manufactured and used by the Soul Clan to harvest souls. Every member of the Soul Clan was equipped with a set, making them affordable and of good quality.
Employing the Soul Clan's soul-harvesting Soul-Detention Art, Hun Changqing ignored the resentful gaze of the Nine Netherworld Python and sucked its soul directly into the container. Then, he walked over to the scattered chunks of flesh and picked up a black rhombic crystal nestled within them.
(End of chapter)