Shi Jian Reveals His True Strength!
After bidding farewell to Shi Pan, the development of Evil Water Marsh took two or three decades, but Shi Jian achieved all the strategic goals he desired.
He gained everything, including land, resources, and the expansion of his community.
It's time to take advantage of this farce.
Rather than continuing this stalemate, Shi Jian would rather kill the Venomous Flood Dragon King as soon as possible, extract its Demon Core, and use it to break through his cultivation level.
Break through to the Nascent Soul as soon as possible and establish a kingdom belonging to demons!
The Evil Water Marsh, the abyss of the Southern Region.
The Dragon-Binding Abyss, this stagnant water shrouded in poisonous mist year after year, will face true destruction today. Frenzied Thunder will descend and witness its demise!
The sky was dark, with thick, low-hanging clouds.
A fierce wind began to howl, whipping up long- Decay water vapor...
Shi Jian walked through the air like a thunderclap, leaving a trail of purple-gold lightning that stretched for tens of miles behind him, splitting the sky in two.
He made no attempt to conceal his aura, unleashing his terrifying demonic power without reservation, and the thunderous pressure enveloped the entire Southern Region water system!
Beneath the surface, countless Foundation Establishment water dragons and python demons sensed this destructive aura and darted into the deep water, trembling as if facing some great terror...
Shi Yin, Golden Crocodile, Sun Chengzu, the three Golden Core cultivators, followed closely behind.
They positioned themselves a hundred miles behind, forming a tripod formation, laying down a net that sealed off the area around the waters, cutting off the Venomous Flood Dragon King's escape route.
Shi Jian stood firmly in the sky Dragon-Binding Abyss, his body surrounded by leaping purple-gold lightning arcs.
With each step he took, ripples spread through the void, and lightning condensed into purple-gold lotus flowers, supporting his enormous body.
Strange phenomena erupted, with Frenzied Thunder and storms rising simultaneously, changing the very color of the world!
The sky seemed to open an eye, with endless thunderbolts constantly churning, roaring, and howling!
Furthermore, an invisible, gigantic bear phantom stood high in the sky, overlooking this vast expanse of heaven and earth; it was destruction itself!
"You old mudfish, get out here!"
Shi Jian's voice was not loud, but it contained the True Intention of the Supreme Thunder Sound.
The sound waves transformed into tangible golden rings, penetrating hundreds of feet into the water, reaching the bottom of the abyss, causing the surrounding rocks to tremble and shattering the heart meridians of countless low-level aquatic creatures on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, countless low-level Demon Beast perished!
"Boom!"
The surface of the Dragon-Binding Abyss exploded, creating a water curtain hundreds of feet high.
A 150-foot-long, purplish-black dragon soared into the sky. The Venomous Flood Dragon King coiled high above, its vertical pupils radiating a chilling murderous intent.
The purplish-black poisonous mist churned continuously, subtly distorting the space in its wake, corrupting all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and unleashing a torrent of foul water across the land!
His six hundred years of cultivation and the imposing aura of a seventh-level Demon General were fully revealed at this moment, allowing him to contend with the giant bear on equal footing.
"You silly bear, how dare you come knocking on my door?"
"Do you really think I can't kill you?!" The Venomous Flood Dragon King flicked his tongue, his voice hoarse, his tone filled with barely concealed savagery.
How could he not hate all the suppression he's endured over the years!
From the perspective of the Venomous Flood Dragon King, he was the local tyrant, but suddenly a bear came and occupied his territory, suppressing his tribe's living space...
They repeatedly provoked him, resulting in the deaths of countless of his descendants!
How could he not feel resentment?
But so what? That's how the world is, and that's how it should be. Shi Jian has nothing to say about it...
For Shi Jian Kin, there was no way out either, and he also carried many expectations.
At this moment, there's no room for idle talk, only giving it our all!
The bear's body swelled in the wind, transforming into a gigantic demon body twenty feet tall.
The purple-gold lightning emanated from his body, transforming into a substantial Lightning Armor, engraved with intricate Dao of Lightning patterns, exuding an ancient and desolate aura.
He raised his giant claw and pressed it down into the air.
The sky suddenly cracked open, and thousands of purple-gold divine lightning bolts poured down, converging into a hundred-foot-long lightning pillar that struck directly at the spirit of the Venomous Flood Dragon King.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King's horns glowed, commanding all waters.
Nine thick, purplish -Black Water rose from the Dragon-Binding Abyss.
The Profound Nether Poison Water surged into the sky, transforming into a nine-headed water dragon, which met the lightning pillar.
Thunder and poisonous water collided.
There was no deafening roar, only a hissing sound that sent chills down your spine.
The purple-gold electric arcs frantically decomposed the poisonous water, which in turn corroded the lightning. The two completely different powers of the Great Dao were locked in a fierce battle in mid-air!
The Spiritual Qi collapsed at the point where the two met, giving rise to a blinding white light of annihilation that illuminated the dim world as bright as day.
Shi Jian flashed through the white light and lunged forward.
Hand-to-hand combat, every punch landing with a visceral impact.
The bear's claws, carrying Lightning Gang, gripped the flesh and blood of the Venomous Flood Dragon King's reverse scale.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King, in pain, coiled its hundred-foot-long body around Shi Jian, locking him firmly in the center and attempting to crush him with pure strangulation power.
The dragon's scales secreted a thick venom, attempting to corrode the Lightning Armor.
"Open the gate for me!" Shi Jian roared.
The true essence within his body boiled, absorbing the vast reserves accumulated from the Bee Queen's Demon Core. At this moment, it erupted completely, and the purple-gold lightning transformed into thousands of lightning blades, slicing through the dragon's body from the inside out.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King's scales shattered, and its purplish-black blood splattered across the sky, falling into the waters below and instantly poisoning countless aquatic creatures.
He roared angrily, and his dragon tail, carrying immense force, lashed fiercely at Shi Jian's back.
Shi Jian groaned as his body plummeted dozens of feet before regaining its footing. The Lightning Armor on his back shattered, only to reform itself in the blink of an eye.
He pressed down with his claws, and the essence of Dao of Lightning resonated with him.
"Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, by imperial decree!"
Above the sky, thunderclouds gathered wildly.
An ancient, purple-gold thunder seal appeared out of thin air, engraved with complex and profound Dao marks. The thunder seal carried the power of heaven and earth, suppressing and blocking all the Venomous Flood Dragon King's escape routes.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King's pupils constricted sharply, sensing an imminent life-or-death crisis.
He opened his blood-red maw and spat out a fist-sized, purplish- Demon Core.
The primordial power was unleashed without reservation at this moment. The Demon Core spun rapidly, drawing upon the water veins within hundreds of miles, transforming them into a poisonous water shield resembling the shell of a Xuanwu tortoise, upon which ancient hydrographic patterns flowed...
The lightning strike slammed into the water shield.
Heaven and earth fell silent.
A visible shockwave of spiritual energy spread outwards in a ring shape.
The water level of the Dragon-Binding Abyss below was forcibly lowered by tens of feet, exposing the silt at the bottom of the abyss, and the great river system dried up as a result!
Three hundred miles away.
Sun Chengzu pressed down on the sword hilt, the Sword Heart trembling.
He stared intently at the center of the collision, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"Such power... if I were to face it, I would surely die within ten breaths."
Sun Chengzu muttered to himself.
Sword cultivators are primarily focused on killing, but he knew that his thirty-six flying swords were simply no match for the lightning seal's defenses, nor could they withstand the corrosive effects of the poisonous water.
This already transcends the ordinary Golden Core level of confrontation.
The Golden Crocodile swallowed hard, its massive body involuntarily shrinking deeper into the water, its mind trembling.
"This bear is incredibly strong."
"That's a level seven Poison Flood Dragon, definitely among the strongest in the Golden Core Realm. And this powerful Flood Dragon was actually being overwhelmed by a level six giant bear? Is that even true...?"
"I didn't lose unjustly back then." Golden Crocodile was horrified. The last bit of resentment he had left vanished in the face of absolute power.
Shi Yin remained expressionless, but his eyes were fixed on the battlefield, and an icy aura emanated from his body uncontrollably.
He saw the gap between himself and the ancestor, a comprehensive crushing of his realm, foundation, and understanding of the Great Dao!
"As expected, even though I've reached the Golden Core, I'm still no match for the Ancestor..."
In the center of the battlefield.
The lightning seal shone brightly, and fine cracks appeared on the poison water shield.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King's eyes turned bloodshot as it recklessly activated its Demon Core.
"I am a descendant of the Boundless Sea Flood Dragon, how could I possibly be defeated by a wild mountain bear like you!"
The Venomous Flood Dragon King roared, its body swelling once more, showing signs of transforming into a dragon.
He abandoned his defenses, letting the lightning seal slam into his back, breaking several of his dragon bones.
He opened his enormous mouth and spat out a beam of Black Water Death Ray, aiming straight for Shi Jian's heart!
This death ray is a condensation of countless poisons; touching it guarantees death.
It is his strongest Divine Ability, and also his trump card that has allowed him to dominate the world for six hundred years!
Shi Jian, however, neither dodged nor avoided.
A crack appeared between his brows, and his Nascent Soul level Divine Sense burst forth without reservation, converging into a mighty torrent!
"Supreme Thunder Sound, Annihilate the Soul!"
An invisible shockwave transformed into a thunderous sword, slashing fiercely into the Venomous Flood Dragon King's sea of consciousness.
The Venomous Flood Dragon King froze, his mind reeling from the intense pain, and his movements paused for a moment.
The Black Water Death Ray missed by an inch, grazing past Shi Jian's shoulder without harming him in the slightest.
Shi Jian smiled sinisterly, extended his claws, and gripped the two dragon horns of the Venomous Flood Dragon King tightly.
"Break it for me!"
With a burst of power from his arms, purple-gold lightning flashed between his claws.
"Snap!"
The crisp sound of bones cracking echoed through the sky.
The right horn of the Venomous Flood Dragon King was broken off by Shi Jian!
"Roar--"
The Venomous Flood Dragon King let out an extremely shrill scream. Dragon horns are the foundation of the Flood Dragon lineage, and the pain of losing a horn is excruciating.
He rolled wildly, his dragon tail lashing wildly, cutting a low mountain in half below.
Shi Jian, having gained the upper hand, pressed his advantage, holding the broken horn as a weapon, and plunged it viciously into the Venomous Flood Dragon King's left eye.
Purple-black blood splattered as the Venomous Flood Dragon King went completely mad.
He retrieved his Demon Core, retreated rapidly, and created a distance of a hundred feet.
His only remaining right eye was fixed on Shi Jian, filled with endless resentment and madness.
"You forced me to do this... you forced me to do this!"
The Venomous Flood Dragon King's voice was shrill and filled with madness. The next moment, he opened his mouth wide and spat something out of his stomach.
It was a reverse scale, about the size of a palm.
It wasn't purplish-black, but pure golden yellow, and the surface of the scales was covered with ancient and weathered natural patterns, incredibly mysterious.
The moment this golden reverse scale appeared, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a radius of a thousand miles instantly froze.
An aura surpassing even that of Golden Core cultivator descended with a deafening roar.
Even Sun Chengzu, Golden Crocodile, and Shi Yin, who were a hundred miles away, felt an urge to prostrate themselves in worship under this oppressive aura, and the circulation of their true energy became extremely sluggish...
Shi Jian's pupils suddenly contracted.
He finally understood the source of his unease.
The Boundless Sea, a token from Nascent Soul level Flood Dragon!