Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 157 - 156: Overwhelming Two Great Demon Cultivator Heavenly Talents
Hong Yuan ignored Ji Qingxue’s pleas. If not for his reputation, he would have fattened her up and swallowed her whole!
Unfortunately, he couldn’t do that. He was still very weak, and his reputation was crucial.
He walked the path of righteousness, not the Demon Tao.
Reputation, while not strictly essential, still needed to be maintained and valued.
Therefore, Hong Yuan simply pretended Ji Qingxue was merely grumbling and didn’t truly wish to leave.
As the "fishing" plan unfolded, one monstrous talent after another was deceived by the combined efforts of Hong Yuan and Ji Qingxue.
In just half a day, Hong Yuan had hunted two more monstrous talents, boosting his soul multiplier to a colossal eight hundredfold.
At this moment, Hong Yuan’s Python Soul was entirely silver-white, with only its tail still adorned with bronze lines.
His aura was incredibly terrifying; the Jade Soul Beasts fled upon sensing him, which caused Hong Yuan’s hunting efficiency to plummet.
If not for the strength of his Innate Ability, Frost Lightning Speed, Hong Yuan would have been forced to head to The Golden Land for deeper training.
"Xuan Guangqiao, are you really not going to The Golden Land?"
"Didn’t Wind Grass Rope just say that Li Jianqiu has already reached The Golden Land and is even undergoing the Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate Ceremony?"
"If you don’t go soon, I’m afraid you truly won’t be able to enter the Dragon God Sacred Land as the top candidate."
Ji Qingxue lay on her side beneath a lush ancient tree, lifting her head to question Hong Yuan. She hoped more than anything that Hong Yuan would quickly move to The Golden Land—the farther away from her, the better.
Having followed Hong Yuan on the hunt for two days, Ji Qingxue was painfully aware of his twisted nature.
Being near Hong Yuan filled her with extreme unease!
"HOOO..." Hong Yuan exhaled a stream of frigid light, instantly freezing the branches of the ancient tree and lowering his own aura.
After doing so, Hong Yuan lowered his head to look at Ji Qingxue.
"You only need to follow my orders. Say one more word, and believe it or not, I’ll swallow you whole," Hong Yuan’s python head made a threatening feint, intimidating Ji Qingxue.
Without fully exploiting Silver Land, I am determined not to go to The Golden Land. The Golden Land is the venue for my final battle with Li Jianqiu, and I need to prepare well.
"GULP..." Ji Qingxue audibly swallowed and immediately lowered her head.
The intimidation was remarkably effective; Ji Qingxue no longer dared to offer Hong Yuan any more advice.
Once again, she was forced into action, serving as bait to contribute to Hong Yuan’s advancement towards the Thousand Python Soul.
In the Jade Forest, Ji Qingxue, in her Snow Shadow Rabbit form, sprinted with all her might, luring one Jade Soul Beast after another.
A careful count revealed about twenty Soul Beasts, among them two powerful Hundred-fold Soul level beasts, all drawn by Ji Qingxue towards Hong Yuan’s location.
Due to the commotion Ji Qingxue created, the newly arrived Gale Qilin Zhang Daoliu and Nine Poison Octopus Zhang Fan sensed the unusual disturbance. They exchanged glances.
"Brother Zhang Daoliu, shall we follow?" Zhang Fan asked, raising an eyebrow. Floating in mid-air with the help of water vapor, he struggled to suppress the urge to flap his tentacles.
"Follow," Zhang Daoliu nodded.
Zhang Daoliu lightly stepped on the air, activating his Innate Ability. A gust of wind swept them up, transforming them into two wisps of Qing Feng that silently followed.
They stealthily trailed behind the Jade Soul Beasts.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan witnessed firsthand Hong Yuan effortlessly slaughtering the group of formidable Soul Beasts—creatures powerful enough to give even them considerable trouble.
With just a charge and a pounce, these Jade Soul Beasts met their end!
In that instant, Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan looked at each other, both sensing Hong Yuan’s terrifying power.
"Brother Zhang Daoliu, I believe it’s best we reconsider and plan for the long term," Zhang Fan said from above the clouds, managing a strained smile.
"Indeed, indeed. To be brave yet wise—that is the mark of a true man," Zhang Daoliu deeply agreed.
The two monstrous Heavenly Talents simultaneously chose to forget the alliance they had discussed the previous day, especially the pact to attack Hong Yuan immediately upon sight.
If they recklessly attacked, Hong Yuan might genuinely crush them head-on.
Below, Hong Yuan opened his massive jaws, devouring one Soul Beast after another, converting them into his Soul Foundation.
"811 times..."
"823 times..."
"836 times..."
"854 times..."
[School: Soul Tao (Master 81%) → Soul Tao (Master 85%)]
As his strength increased, Hong Yuan’s appearance became more ferocious. A fleshy lump, like a budding horn, protruded from his head.
Hong Yuan ate the meat, while Ji Qingxue drank the soup.
Acting as bait, Ji Qingxue’s soul body also grew, approaching forty meters in size.
Most importantly, the bronze lines on her body increased, and those on her rabbit ears even showed signs of transforming into silver lines.
Ji Qingxue was not far from reaching the Hundred Rabbit Soul state of a Hundred-fold Soul!
"Ji Qingxue, you’re doing well. Keep it up," Hong Yuan encouraged her briefly.
To Ji Qingxue’s incredulous gaze, Hong Yuan once again tossed her into the Jade Forest, while he himself remained, awaiting the Soul Beasts’ arrival.
"ARRGH, this is infuriating! He won’t even give me a moment’s rest!" Ji Qingxue fumed. I’ve never met anyone as detestable as Xuan Guangqiao! Does he really think I’m some kind of Soul Beast summoning spell? Use me, then call me again right after he’s done feasting?
After dispatching Ji Qingxue, Hong Yuan stood quietly atop the mountain, awaiting the next wave of Soul Beasts.
Ancient trees covered the mountaintop, with vines sprawling across the ground, effectively concealing Hong Yuan’s figure so he didn’t need to press against a specific tree to hide.
While Hong Yuan waited, Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan stealthily positioned themselves within the clouds above the mountaintop, staring intently at the forest of ancient trees below, which appeared as small as ants from their vantage point.
"Brother Zhang Daoliu, aren’t we too far?" Zhang Fan asked.
Zhang Daoliu shook his head slightly, indicating they should attack from there. "You must treat Xuan Guangqiao as you would Li Jianqiu; their perception ranges are extraordinary."
Hearing this, Zhang Fan said no more. He immediately began to move his many tentacles, gathering his Innate Ability.
Purple venom secreted from his various tentacles, then converged in front of Zhang Fan to form a large, violet sphere.
Zhang Fan’s Original Body was the Nine Poison Octopus, and the path of poison was his forte. Although this "Poison Dragon Drill" was merely a probe, if Xuan Guangqiao dared to meet it head-on, Zhang Fan would be overjoyed.
Meanwhile, Zhang Daoliu, the Gale Qilin, opened his massive maw. The air currents in the void reversed, coalescing into a spiraling sphere of wind.
"BEGONE!"
The two monstrous Heavenly Talents unleashed their attacks simultaneously. A purple Poison Dragon and a white tornado rapidly descended upon the ancient woods, their ferocity immeasurable.
This twin-colored vortex of purple and white was immense, larger even than a small mountain. It possessed a terrifying momentum, seemingly capable of overturning the very fabric of the cosmos.
Hearing the earth-shattering roar, alarm bells blared in Hong Yuan’s mind. He looked up to see the purple and white vortex attacking with ferocious momentum.
"A cowardly and pathetic sneak attack," Hong Yuan snorted coldly.
Frost Armor, activate.
Frost Lightning Speed, activate.
With a thrust of his python abdomen, Hong Yuan instantly transformed into a sharp, white flash of lightning. He pierced directly through the twin purple and white vortexes, soaring towards the sky like a dazzling meteor or a thunderbolt.
Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan, terrified by Hong Yuan’s horrifying might, quickly fled. The Demon Cultivators spectating from outside the battle gasped in shock.
"What a domineering Xuan Guangqiao! So tyrannical!"
"To fight two opponents from a higher cultivation level and send them fleeing in disarray—this youth must possess talent unseen in generations."
"And Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan are peerless monstrous talents, after all!"
The Demon Cultivators spectating from outside praised Hong Yuan’s might; even the Demon Saints focused their attention on the battle between Hong Yuan, Zhang Daoliu, and Zhang Fan.
Hong Yuan completely dominated, fiercely pursuing Zhang Daoliu and Zhang Fan.
Though supposedly heading for The Golden Land, Hong Yuan had practically become a Little Overlord in the Silver Land; indeed, his ferocious aura was overwhelming!
