Chapter 68

"Go!"

A bit of Haoran Qi fell, and Immortals, Demons, Gods, and Ghosts all avoided it!

The power of a scholar was far more powerful than Li Xiang had imagined.

The Haoran Qi turned into a Yinglong and charged into the tunnel.

After only a moment, Li Xiang heard a heart-wrenching roar from deep underground.

The Yinglong wrapped around it like a maggot on a tarsal bone.

Like boiling water falling on ice, with a hiss, a mist of blood rose.

The Haoran Qi actually burned away a large piece of flesh and blood directly from its body.

The intense pain almost drove the Jiaoli mad.

And besides that, the Jiaoli showed an aura completely opposite to its agility and arrogance just now.

Fear appeared in its eyes.

Looking at the Yinglong suppressing it, the Jiaoli not only didn't resist but, like a mouse encountering a cat, lay on the ground trembling.

"So, this is the deterrence the system always talks about?"

"I didn't expect the Yinglong's oppression of this guy to be so strong?"

"If that's the case, it seems the usage of Haoran Qi can be further developed."

Above, Li Xiang muttered to himself softly.

Haoran Qi condenses into a physical form; first obtain its intent, then obtain its form.

This Yinglong condensed from Haoran Qi carried a bit of the aura of a God-Demon.

This was something he had copied from Su Qin's purple-gold Yinglong.

Although the Haoran Qi wasn't pure enough, that divine charm was still there.

The Yinglong wrapped around the Jiaoli, constantly emitting a terrifying aura, and it actually really suppressed it.

Interesting.

In the future, if he used Haoran Qi to imitate the charm of others or other life forms and blessed it upon himself.

Perhaps it would be the most powerful disguise.

Idle talk aside, at this moment, the Jiaoli was already suppressed and unable to move.

This was fear from the depths of its bloodline.

The Yinglong is the master of all heavens' constellations, all water immortals, water gods, and river lords in the world; it governs the four seasons, the central mountain, the central earth, and the three hundred and sixty scaly insects. All scaled creatures are driven by it.

Scaled creatures see it as if seeing a god!

Coupled with the corrosion of Haoran Qi, its aura became increasingly chaotic, and it lay on the ground trembling, waiting to be slaughtered.

"Monster, die!"

At this time, Lu Jianxing also happened to break through the heavily collapsed tunnel and rushed in.

Seeing the Jiaoli in such a state, how could he not know what had happened?

He raised his hand and saw a sharp edge fall.

Clang!

A sound like tearing linen rang out.

Lu Jianxing's Xiuchun Blade only left a white mark on its scales.

Fighting at the same rank, holding a sharp weapon, yet unable to even break the defense.

This thing had such powerful defensive power.

"Interesting."

Li Xiang said softly from above.

His palm shook slightly.

The next moment, he saw the Yinglong circling the Jiaoli tighten, more like a python, strangling the Jiaoli tightly.

The Haoran Righteous Qi constructing the Yinglong began to dissolve rapidly, causing the Jiaoli to roll up and down in pain.

Ninth Grade Haoran Qi, facing a Seventh Grade demon, could actually suppress the opponent firmly.

It was simply outrageous.

"Good opportunity!"

Lu Jianxing gained the upper hand, went up, and used his blade to pry open the Jiaoli, which was as huge as a green ox, revealing the part under its body not covered by scales.

The blade light was like the moon, and Blood Qi steamed.

After one strike, the entire Jiaoli was slashed into two halves directly from the middle.

Fresh blood splashed, falling into the soil mixed with dust and sand, a mess.

Lu Jianxing's body was covered in fresh blood, and he looked murderous and majestic.

He got up and stepped forward, holding the Xiuchun Blade, and slashed more than ten more times.

Until he had completely slashed this Jiaoli into meat paste, leaving only a thick shell of scales on the ground.

Only then did he heave a sigh of relief, convinced that this thing was dead.

Thus, this demon was considered to have fallen here.

Looking back at the pitch-black tunnel around him, Lu Jianxing was also covered in cold sweat.

There were records about the Jiaoli in the Demon Slaying Division; he knew its physical body was extremely strong and it was good at tunneling divine abilities, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Only after facing it today did he know that it was difficult to the extreme.

If it weren't for the opponent being suppressed by Haoran Qi.

I'm afraid that even if ten more of him came, he would be trapped to death in the soil by this guy.

Although this Seventh Grade demon was powerful, it had extremely obvious shortcomings.

Haoran Qi suppressed it, its divine ability didn't manifest, and its movement was slow.

Only then could Lu Jianxing find an opportunity to strike a fatal blow with one blade.

Of course, this didn't mean the demon was weak.

On the contrary, if it weren't for Li Xiang acting with Haoran Qi, there was a high probability that the entire group would have fallen here today.

That Jiaoli triggered its divine ability to shake the ground, trapping Lu Jianxing in the tunnel; it didn't even need to fight him, it could just trap him to death.

Even in a life-and-death struggle, Lu Jianxing might not have been able to break the Jiaoli's scales.

Winning today was more because of Li Xiang's Haoran Qi.

A bit of Haoran Qi was simply like the father of all demons, suppressing them firmly.

Like a Heavenly Dao decree, demons couldn't avoid it.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Lu Jianxing, covered in fresh blood, holding a Demon Core and three golden scales, climbed out of the tunnel.

He didn't say much.

He walked straight toward Li Xiang and Zhao Zheng and bowed his head.

"Thank you, Master, for saving my life today!"

"In the future, I will repay this kindness!"

Lu Jianxing wasn't stupid; it was clearly Haoran Qi that had restricted the Jiaoli just now.

In the entire village, he thought only Su Qin could achieve such a level.

These two little guys were Su Qin's students and might hold some Confucian treasures for self-protection.

If it weren't for "Su Qin's backup plan" today, I'm afraid Lu Jianxing himself would have fallen here.

"This is the inner core from that demon's body, as well as the spirit bone; please keep them, two little masters."

"Please pass them on to Master Su in the future."

Lu Jianxing took out three golden scales from his hand; those were the three golden scales on the Jiaoli's head, covered in many dense patterns. The Jiaoli was able to perform divine abilities because of this object.

In addition, he also had a pale white inner core in his hand; it didn't look big, and its shape was irregular, seemingly not yet fully condensed.

This Jiaoli was only at the peak of the Seventh Grade, in the middle of a transformation period, and hadn't officially entered the next stage.

Li Xiang didn't avoid it.

He stepped forward and reached out to take the things Lu Jianxing gave him.

Damn! This is his task reward; I'd be a fool not to take it!

Sure enough, as soon as he touched the items, he heard a familiar prompt in his ear.

【Ding! You obtained Yellow Grade Fifth Rank Material: Jiaoli Treasure Armor x3】

【Ding! You obtained Yellow Grade Second Rank Material: Jiaoli Inner Core x1】

【Ding! Jiaoli is dead, the task has been updated】

【Current task completion: 50%】

"Refining material?"

"Actually got an extra inner core."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to study it later."

"It seems the attribute points will only be given when we reach Chiyang County."

Before he could continue thinking, Lu Jianxing had already strode away.

This place was very dangerous, and they needed to leave as soon as possible. Now that a Seventh Grade demon had popped out, they couldn't waste any more time.

He raised his arm, and air waves rolled.

"Everyone, continue forward."

"Target, Chiyang County!"

(End of chapter)