Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 162 - 161 Strangle!

The Golden Land, Wilderness Ocean.

As soon as Hong Yuan arrived, he was transported to this ocean and pursued by the Gold Soul Beast, the Purple Blood Shark.

With just one collision, Hong Yuan taught this dim-witted Purple Blood Shark Soul Beast a harsh lesson.

At this moment, Hong Yuan tightly entangled the Purple Blood Shark Soul Beast, strangled it to death, and began to taste the first fruits of victory in The Golden Land.

Even as a Gold Soul Beast with a Soul Foundation a thousand times stronger, its intellect seems worse than that of a three-year-old child. Fortunately, you are an opponent, not a teammate, Hong Yuan thought, somewhat relieved. One doesn’t fear a god-like opponent, but a pig-like teammate. Being a lone traveler, who comes and goes as he pleases, is actually not bad, especially when one has the power to cope with most emergencies.

Hong Yuan lowered his serpent head and earnestly gnawed on the Gold Soul Beast, the Purple Blood Shark.

Dozens of miles away from Hong Yuan, a majestic and graceful Red Dragon Carp was squinting and observing him. This Red Dragon Carp was none other than Li Jianqiu! She was now hidden among the seaweed clusters of the dunes, silently watching Hong Yuan’s movements.

Ever since Hong Yuan first arrived in The Golden Land, Li Jianqiu had sensed his presence and hurried over without stopping. However, Hong Yuan’s current appearance genuinely gave her quite a shock.

Terrifying Xuan Guangqiao. Such performance must be on par with the Dragon Sun Demon Emperor in his youth, Li Jianqiu praised silently. I have to admit, Hong Yuan now has the capacity to stand on equal footing with me. Therefore, I cannot allow him to continue growing stronger. The Myriad Souls Opportunity can only belong to me!

"Great Fortune!"

Li Jianqiu’s carp-like eyes narrowed slightly as a beam of purple light enveloped her body, bestowing upon her an air of "nobility." It seemed as though heaven and earth themselves were enamored with her, showing her grace.

After glancing again at the fierce and terrifying Hong Yuan, Li Jianqiu took a deep breath and decided to bring out her trump card, fully prepared to confront him.

"Red Evil Tribulation!"

Compliance leads to fortune; defiance brings tribulation. Fortune is enduring, but tribulation is fierce.

Li Jianqiu expended a portion of her own fortune to temporarily enhance her combat abilities.

Her body began to distort, stretch, and extend. After a series of contortions, she transformed into an eighty-one-meter-long, giant red serpent!

Compared to the fierce and terrifying Hong Yuan, Li Jianqiu appeared especially auspicious, resembling a creature of good fortune.

Phew, the Red Evil Tribulation can only be maintained for a quarter of an hour; I must make this a quick battle, Li Jianqiu thought, feeling the formidable power within her as she slowly advanced.

As she closed the distance, fully prepared to cast "Reverse Fortune" on Hong Yuan and make this part of heaven and earth despise him, an unexpected change occurred!

It turned out that Hong Yuan, sensing something amiss with the water currents, had scanned his surroundings and discovered Li Jianqiu’s presence.

Xuan Guangqiao truly is a demon of strong luck to have detected me, Li Jianqiu thought helplessly. But since she had been discovered, she no longer tried to hide. Instead, she gathered the power of "Reverse Fortune" into a beam of light and blasted it at Hong Yuan.

Facing the beam of light sent by the giant red serpent, Hong Yuan flashed to the side, easily dodging it.

At this moment, Hong Yuan’s serpentine eyes focused, intently observing the large red serpent.

"Li Jianqiu!?"

Although Hong Yuan’s words were a question, they carried a tone of certainty.

For some reason, as he gazed at Li Jianqiu’s massive serpent form, Hong Yuan lightly licked his lips.

"Li Jianqiu, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time... JIE JIE JIE JIE..."

Hong Yuan chuckled menacingly and immediately activated his Innate Ability, ’Frost Lightning Speed.’ He transformed into lightning, wreathed in immense water vapor, and charged at Li Jianqiu—a truly terrifying display of ferocious power.

The seawater churned violently, and sediment billowed upwards.

For a moment, layers of gray mist obscured all visibility.

"Hmph, a mere third-rank minor demon dares to act fiercely before me?" Li Jianqiu let out an arrogant roar. "Watch as I tear you apart with one swipe of my claw!"

As soon as her voice fell, Li Jianqiu also whipped her tail and charged directly at Hong Yuan.

In any clash of forces, the brave prevail.

Watching Li Jianqiu’s swift charge, Hong Yuan’s lips curled in disdain. All thunder and no rain—who does she think she’s fooling?

But just as Hong Yuan was about to collide with and tear Li Jianqiu apart, the seawater suddenly formed a dark vortex, creating immense resistance that nullified nearly seventy percent of his attack’s force!

"What’s going on!?" Confusion flashed in Hong Yuan’s eyes. There was clearly no such vortex in this stretch of water.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Benefiting from the ocean’s favor, bolstered by the power of tidal waves and currents, Li Jianqiu’s Power Tao suddenly overwhelmed Hong Yuan’s.

She twisted around, pressing Hong Yuan beneath her and forcefully pinning him down, her two front, three-clawed limbs raking at his flesh.

One red, one white, the two giant serpents thrashed and rolled in the depths, battling relentlessly.

The seawater churned violently, sand flew everywhere, and any Soul Beast caught in this battlefield was instantly turned into a bloody mist.

Hong Yuan began to resist with all his might, trying to reclaim the dominant position with his stronger Soul Foundation. However, due to dark swirls, rocks, seaweed, and various other "accidents," Li Jianqiu repeatedly gained the upper hand, constantly pressing him down.

This series of mishaps made Hong Yuan realize something was amiss, especially since a purple glow emanated from Li Jianqiu every time he suffered misfortune.

A Luck Tao Demon Skill! Damn it, I’m clearly so much stronger than her, Hong Yuan gritted his teeth in frustration. It looks like I’ll have to switch to a defensive counterattack.

When Li Jianqiu once again coiled to crush his abdomen, Hong Yuan decisively activated his Innate Ability, ’Frost Armor.’

Hong Yuan’s frosty white body dimmed slightly, but in an instant, layer upon layer of thick ice armor formed, covering him from tail to head.

Under Li Jianqiu’s grave gaze, Hong Yuan appeared as though he had donned a suit of frost-white battle armor, like a warrior clad in steel.

Li Jianqiu struck again, only to find that she couldn’t even penetrate Hong Yuan’s armor, let alone injure him.

Suddenly, Li Jianqiu found herself in a difficult position. The Hong Yuan before her was like an ancient Xuanwu, his defensive capability terrifyingly solid!

This is a Demon Skill similar to ’Thick Earth Tortoise Back.’ Its defense is appallingly strong, comparable to a top-tier fifth-rank Energy Array, observed the Red Luck Demon Saint from the outside world, squinting as he recognized the terrifying nature of this frost-white armor.

"Not good! Jianqiu, run!" the Red Luck Demon Saint suddenly shouted.

In the Energy Mirror, Hong Yuan, protected by his ’Frost Armor,’ withstood two of Li Jianqiu’s fierce attacks and began to channel the Demon Skill ’Cold Wind Frozen Rain.’

Li Jianqiu saw thunder and lightning gathering around Hong Yuan and then caught sight of tumultuous storm clouds brewing above. The sense of foreboding in her heart spiked to its absolute limit.

Danger! Extreme danger!

"Don’t even think about it!" Li Jianqiu suddenly shrieked.

The cry was extremely shrill, like a crow cawing or a lone wolf howling. Hong Yuan, who was in the midst of casting his spell, heard it and felt dizzy and nauseated.

Accompanied by the strange cry, a gleaming black ring of light struck Li Jianqiu, forcing her to abandon her red serpent form and revert to her Red Dragon Carp state.

At this moment, Li Jianqiu looked like a withered flower, listless and feeble. Upon closer inspection, the crown of her carp head was even shrouded in layers of gray aura.

Li Jianqiu gave a lingering glance to the still-disoriented Hong Yuan before decisively fleeing at full speed!

Xuan Guangqiao, I will be back! Li Jianqiu roared indignantly in her heart.

It had always been her who crushed opponents of higher cultivation realms; she never imagined that today, she would be the one challenged and bested by someone from a lower realm.

Li Jianqiu had started as an ordinary brocade carp. Since her debut, she had been invincible among her peers, advancing triumphantly all the way.

In years past, to seize the Creation of the Red Dragon Carp, Li Jianqiu, alone with her umbrella, had challenged the prodigies of the Big Dipper Seven Seas, and none could stop her.

The Seven Saints of the Big Dipper had been forced to engage her individually, but they were repeatedly defeated and ultimately compelled to join forces against her.

Undaunted, Li Jianqiu fought her way across tens of thousands of li, her single umbrella once a match for a million soldiers. She fought and sang, leaving the Big Dipper Seven Seas utterly discomfited and helpless against her.

Ultimately, her actions almost sparked a conflict among Demon Saint-level figures. If not for the intervention of Purple Fate from the Dragon God Sacred Land, a war spanning multiple sea regions would have erupted because of her!

"Hmph! Trying to escape? Not a chance!"

Just as Hong Yuan regained his senses, he saw Li Jianqiu fleeing, about to disappear from his sight.

Breaking through the churning water, Hong Yuan chased after Li Jianqiu with all his might.

During the pursuit, dark vortexes, tsunamis, Gold Soul Beasts rampaging, and various other "accidents" occurred once again.

But this only solidified Hong Yuan’s determination to drive Li Jianqiu out of The Golden Land. He didn’t want to face the world’s animosity and encounter unexpected turbulence when he was trying to achieve the Soul Foundation of the Cold Moon Dragon.

This demon must be eliminated for my heart to find peace!