Chapter 312: Gambling with One's Life

"Fate toys with people!"

Qin Ming found it somewhat unacceptable that, amidst the vast heavens, he had encountered the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon with a probability of less than one in ten thousand.

It was as if all of this was ordained by heaven in some mysterious way.

Now, he could only fight to the death.

Just as the six Wooden Emperor Nails emitted a crimson-gold divine light and were about to pierce through the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon,

the green scales covering the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's body constantly spread, enveloping his entire form, and burst forth with an intimidating black light, completely transforming him into a semi-demonified state.

With a green face and protruding fangs, his hands transformed into black scaled claws; baring teeth and brandishing claws, they seemed capable of easily piercing through any magical treasure.

The six Wooden Emperor Nails struck out; four of them slammed into the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's scales, sparking a shower of sparks before returning ineffectually.

The other two Wooden Emperor Nails were casually grabbed by the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon as he pressed his five fingers together.

Immediately, a pitch-black dragon claw appeared, instantly gripping the two Wooden Emperor Nails so tightly that they could not move even a fraction.

Seeing this, Qin Ming's heart skipped a beat; this was the first time he had ever encountered a situation where his innate magical treasures returned without effect.

This Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon had clearly cultivated some extremely powerful body-refining technique, and had even condensed a physical divine ability.

Relying solely on his physical strength, he had blocked all six of Qin Ming's Wooden Emperor Nails.

"This wood-element magical treasure has some merit."

"If not for my King's Ten-Thousand-Scale True Form, any other Demon King would likely be unable to withstand the attack of your magical treasure."

"It seems you harbor significant secrets!"

"Next, let this King see how many moves you can withstand?"

In the next instant,

the figure of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon vanished, moving at a speed that was hair-raising.

Boom! Space distorted, and a black dragon claw suddenly attacked from Qin Ming's side.

Qin Ming immediately held nothing back, fully activating the qi and blood true essence around his body, while behind him appeared the figure of a tall, eight-armed demonic ape, covered in fur and armor.

The moment the Demonic Ape appeared, it pressed its five fingers together, transforming them into a fist, and punched fiercely toward the black scaled claw.

Boom! Crack! Under the fierce collision of both parties, countless black thunderclaps exploded in the sky, spreading outward in all directions.

Amidst the black light,

the two figures each flew backward.

Qin Ming halted his body; he felt that after the recent collision, the qi and blood within him were churning violently, as if his bones were about to fall apart.

This was also the first time he had encountered an opponent in the path of body refinement who could withstand one of his punches head-on.

As for the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon opposite him, he was even more shocked than Qin Ming.

In their recent clash, blood had actually overflowed from the corner of his mouth; the relative strength of their physical bodies was immediately apparent.

How could there possibly be a human with a physical body even stronger than his own, a beast of the Demon Beast Wang Zu bloodline?!

In the instant they exchanged blows, he had clearly sensed several auras of the demon race emanating from Qin Ming.

White-Armed Pale Ape, Double-Pupiled Demonic Ape, Giant Mi Pale Ape, Shi Yuan... and even the powerful aura of a Demon Beast Wang Zu—the Mountain-Crushing Giant Ape.

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon instantly realized the truth; his face instantly became twisted, and he gritted his teeth, roaring at Qin Ming, "Physical Body True Pill!"

"Damn human cultivator!!"

"You actually stole and learned our clan's 'Heavenly Demon Body Refining Strategy'!"

"The demon race vows to fight you until one of us dies!"

"This King will definitely tear your corpse into ten thousand pieces!"

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon fixed his resentful and poisonous gaze tightly on Qin Ming.

The Physical Body True Pill was something that, even within the demon race, no one had successfully cultivated to this day.

Unexpectedly, it had been successfully refined by a human cultivator.

Besides anger, he also felt deep jealousy!

Suddenly, his form changed, completely transforming into the Demon King form of a hundred-zhang-long green poisonous flood dragon.

The moment this dharma body appeared, it caused demon beasts within a radius of several thousand li to tremble, all prostrating themselves on the ground.

Above the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, while wind rose and clouds surged.

The domineering aura of a demon overlord was displayed to perfection at this moment.

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon opened his mouth and spat, instantly condensing a terrifying ball of fire that emitted a thick, eerie green glow.

Roar! In an instant, a world-destroying fire dragon breath, mixed with the green poisonous flame divine ability, swept toward Qin Ming.

Qin Ming's expression changed drastically; facing a divine ability of such imposing power, he was also filled with alarm.

Immediately, he also opened his mouth and spat.

Screech! A third-tier top-grade Spirit-Devouring Poisonous Flame flew out, transforming into a green flame phoenix that spread its huge wings, trailing a long tail of fire, and pounced toward the opposing dragon breath.

Boom-boom-boom! The two massive energies of fire met in the air, and the resulting violent explosion instantly dyed the space, where black clouds pressed down like a roof, into broad daylight.

The poisonous dragon and the fire phoenix became entangled, circling each other.

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's face was extremely gloomy; he had not expected his opponent to unleash trick after trick, with divine abilities not inferior to his own, a third-tier late-stage semi-formed Demon King.

His expression turned sinister, and a cold glint flashed in his vertical pupils! Suddenly, an object appeared on his pitch-black dragon claw: a ink-colored flood dragon pearl.

The moment this item appeared, Qin Ming's heart immediately raced wildly, filled with an ominous premonition! If the opponent activated this treasure, whether he could survive and walk out of here remained unknown.

Qin Ming sighed deeply: "Why do you force me to gamble my life against you?"

Immediately, he activated the Yin-Yang Mysterious Mirror divine ability and swept it toward the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon; he saw that the emerald-green vital energy within the other's body was dense, indicating at least another fifteen hundred years of lifespan.

Seeing this, the corners of Qin Ming's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Does it have to be such a long life?"

In the next instant.

A mottled ancient bronze mirror appeared in Qin Ming's hand.

Without a second word, he picked up the Hooked Jade Jin Guang Mirror, poured magic power into it, and shone it directly at the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon.

Suddenly.

On the mirror's surface, a blinding golden divine flame erupted; dense golden rays instantly pierced through the void.

They then passed through the demonic power shield cast by the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon, his life-preserving talisman, and the ink-colored Flood Dragon Pearl before him.

The golden divine flame ignored all defenses, falling straight onto his body.

"Th-this is..."

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's pupils suddenly contracted; his heart pounded with fear, and he instantly felt as if a great calamity were upon him.

He hurriedly sacrificed a large batch of life-preserving items, but before he could fully activate them all.

The Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon was stunned to discover that his skin was actually aging at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming dry and wrinkled.

The vitality within his body was even more rapidly draining and exhausting; strands of white hair fell out, and teeth loosened and dropped, just like withered leaves in the wind, fading and dying.

"Th-this is..."

In merely a few breaths' time, the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon, like a faint light amidst a storm, quietly extinguished; his massive body completely lost its vitality and collapsed heavily from the sky.

The Black Light Poisonous Dragon Drill magical treasure beside him, along with the ink-colored Flood Dragon Pearl, lost the support of demonic power and fell straight down as well.

Seeing this, Qin Ming raised his hand and grabbed them, storing both items in his bag.

Afterwards, he flew down and landed, gazing at the corpse of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon; his eyes revealed both lingering fear and excitement.

He looked at the Hooked Jade Jin Guang Mirror in his hand and succinctly summarized: "True damage; so terrifying!"

"However, even so, you cost me a full fifteen hundred years of lifespan..."

Qin Ming's face was pale, and a sense of emptiness surged within his body.

He put away his Wood Emperor Nail and the Hooked Jade Jin Guang Mirror magical treasure; this magical battle could be said to be the most perilous one Qin Ming had encountered so far.

Whether in cultivation level, methods, combat experience, or secret techniques and treasures, the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon surpassed him in every aspect.

If he had been given time to activate that ink-colored Flood Dragon Pearl, he himself would have been the one lying down.

Losing nearly fifteen hundred-plus years of lifespan all at once made Qin Ming's heart ache immensely.

Fortunately, as long as he kept farming, sooner or later he could make up for it by refreshing his attributes.

Since the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon existed as a third-stage late-stage semi-humanoid Demon King, even though Qin Ming's current magic power cultivation was comparable to that of a late-stage Jin Dan.

In the end, he was still one step inferior to the opponent; therefore, when using the Hooked Jade Jin Guang Mirror, the cost in lifespan he had to pay himself reached a nearly one-for-one exchange with the remaining lifespan of the other side.

But fortunately, his life was saved, and the result wasn't too bad.

Only then did the Shi Tian Shu tremble with fear as it ran out from the Small Spirit Realm.

Creeping cautiously to the corpse of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon, it stretched out a foot to kick it, then swiftly hid behind Qin Ming.

Gazing at the scene before it, its eyes revealed an incredulous expression as it cautiously asked: "D-dead?"

(End of Chapter)