This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Crack!

A sound of shattering rose, and the expanding fire bead had unexpectedly burst into countless tiny fragments.

Just this action caused Xue Zhuyong's face to suddenly turn pale.

He had actively detonated his fire bead magic artifact.

The effect of this was that the power of his next strike would be astonishingly great.

Visible to the naked eye, within the mist of fire, countless dazzling red lights flashed, like arrows piercing through the fog and breaking through the air.

Boom!

In the next instant, the mist dissipated, bursting open, and the fire serpent hidden within broke free, its body overflowing with fiery light, flames flowing downward.

"Rise again!" Xue Zhuyong shouted softly, as an invisible and profound power of heaven and earth bolstered the fire serpent.

Under this heavenly power, spiritual power on the fire serpent condensed again, forming a terrifying layer of spirit qi.

This was the power of intent.

The power of intent, although incredibly formidable, had one extremely fatal characteristic—it greatly consumed spiritual power.

Therefore, in ordinary combat, Xue Zhuyong would not easily utilize the power of intent.

Once used, it signified a maximum burst of power, intending to determine the victor in a short period of time.

Because if he couldn't quickly resolve the battle, given the rate at which the power of intent consumed spiritual power, in less than an instant, he would deplete his own spiritual power and lose his combat effectiveness. Discover hidden stories at empire

But now that there was a chance to strike first, Xue Zhuyong had no intention of holding back.

In just an instant, he spared no expense in harming himself; essence blood and the power of intent surged out, and he even detonated the magic artifact he had used for many years.

The fire serpent howled as it rose, not large in stature, but the highly condensed power it carried was chilling to the soul.

At the moment the fire bead shattered, the Jiaolong Demon King had spotted Lu Qingshan and his group.

But the fire serpent condensed too quickly, darting out in the blink of an eye, and the Jiaolong Demon King, even having spotted them, was too late to react.

The fire serpent made contact with the Jiaolong Demon King's physical body, and a booming sound echoed in all directions.

Within the flame domain, the power of fire-oriented magic artifacts was further elevated.

As one grew stronger and the other grew weaker, the Jiaolong Demon King appeared even more vulnerable.

Like a firework blooming, the tiny fire serpent exploded, raising a skyful of fiery rain that completely covered the Jiaolong Demon King's massive form, temporarily obscuring the specific details from view.

"Why would you choose to strike like this?" Mo Yan's voice was cold, seemingly reproachful, but in his tone, there was a scarcely perceivable concern.

Indeed, anyone with clear sight could see the Jiaolong Demon King was in a terrible state. Xue Zhuyong could have dragged out the fight, slowly grinding down the Jiaolong Demon King.

However, Xue Zhuyong chose to risk damaging his own foundation for a swift and full-powered assault.

Mo Yan couldn't understand; he was angry and anxious.

Blood seeped from the corners of Xue Zhuyong's mouth, but his tone remained calm as he responded, "Wouldn't it be good to slay it with one strike? It also avoids any potential prolonged troubles."

"You..." Mo Yan furrowed his brows, hesitated to speak and eventually chose not to express the thoughts in his heart.

Xue Zhuyong also withdrew his gaze, turning his attention back to where the Jiaolong Demon King was.

He had another reason for taking decisive action, one he had not mentioned.

He hoped to demonstrate his strength as a father in front of Mo Yan.

As the fiery rain scattered, the Jiaolong Demon King's form became visible to everyone.

At its abdomen was a gigantic wound over ten meters wide, charred flesh surrounding it, with blood still flowing.

During his previous battle with the Jiaolong Demon King, Xue Zhuyong had sharply noticed that the Heaven-reaching Sword Qi had merely pierced casually through the Jiaolong Demon King's body, leaving a very small wound.

But the piercing intensity of the sword qi remained at that wound, rendering the Jiaolong Demon King's self-healing abilities ineffective.

Under these circumstances, the wound created by Sword Qi became an apparent weakness for the Jiaolong Demon King.

Thus, his attack was aimed precisely at the wound caused by the Sword Qi.

In fact, upon this very strike, the Jiaolong Demon King, initially rising in anger and seeking to vent his fury by killing them, suddenly plummeted back into the fissure, severely injured and barely clinging to life.

Woo!

The Jiaolong Demon King raised his head and let out a feeble roar.

The pain and burning sensation from the wound made him howl in agony.

Even as a Fourth Grade peak Demon Beast, he had already reached his limit after facing several fierce battles, contending with the meticulously prepared maneuvers of the Dragon Slaying Saber, and being slashed by a Heaven-reaching Sword Qi left by an invincible Sword Cultivator.

Now, the attack unleashed by Xue Zhuyong, damaging his own origin, further inflicted severe wounds on him.

Exhausting all his strength, the Jiaolong Demon King struggled to rise again, but after a floundering attempt, he fell back onto the ground.

Mo Yan looked at the Jiaolong Demon King, who couldn't get up, sneered coldly, and did not rashly approach, but instead stretched out his right palm.

In the center of his palm, a palm-sized Netherfire Lotus appeared.

What was strange was that the petals of the lotus were half blue and half red.

The violent power emanating from the lotus twisted the light around Mo Yan's palm with its scorching intensity.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan's heart trembled slightly.

This is... Netherfire Fusion!

When Mo Yan fell into the Spiritual Abyss, he nearly lost his life trying to combine the Netherfire.

But now, he could seemingly easily fuse the Cold Spirit Netherfire with the Red Lotus Netherfire.

It seems that Mo Yan gained far more than just the Flame of Life and an increase in cultivation from this ordeal.

Just with this skill of Netherfire Fusion alone, even if a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator appeared, Mo Yan could hold his own in a battle.

The red and blue Netherfire Lotus flew out of his hand, cutting through the void without making a sound as it traveled.

The lotus spun as it glided closer to the Jiaolong Demon King.

The Netherfire Lotus that was so docile in Mo Yan's hand became increasingly violent as it flew.

Roar!

On the surface, the Jiaolong Demon King, who had lost the ability to struggle, let out a frustrated roar and was suddenly enveloped in a layer of thick black light.

"So he was indeed holding back his strength and purposefully showing weakness," Mo Yan said nonchalantly upon seeing this.

He had guessed that the Jiaolong Demon King might have been trying to lure them closer to launch a sudden attack, so even when the Jiao King was on his last breath, Mo Yan unleased his most powerful attack.

Boom!

Destructive energy radiated from the lotus, stirring up waves of fire.

After the fire waves dispersed, the enormous form of the Jiaolong Demon King was no longer discernable, his flesh charred and the red beads of blood that seeped out evaporated instantly, with horrific wounds and exposed bones visible all over his body.

This time, the Jiaolong Demon King truly had but a breath of life left.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan, without any courtesy, had his Green Wind Sword circle out. With a flash of light resembling a bolt of lightning, it contrasted sharply with the silent strike of the Fire Lotus, creating a thunderous sound as it impressively shot towards the Jiaolong Demon King.

The Flying Sword pierced into the Jiaolong Demon King along the enormous wound on its belly, stirring viciously within its innards, until Lu Qingshan saw the notification of successfully slaying the Jiaolong Demon King on the Attribute Panel and only then did he retract the Flying Sword.

"It's a good thing it's a Demon Beast known for its strong physical body. Despite such heavy injuries, it still maintained a breath of life, otherwise, I might not have had the chance for the finishing blow," Lu Qingshan muttered softly.

Why was he so willing to join Mo Yan?

A huge part of the reason was the enormous Experience Points that the Jiaolong Demon King could provide, which he had coveted for a long time.

He was only at Foundation Establishment, taking on the Jiaolong Demon King two major stages above, and thanks to the experience reward doubling from leaping stages, he instantly added another two hundred thousand Experience Points on his Attribute Panel.