Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 164 - 163: Don’t Move, You Are All Mine!!!

Chapter 164: Chapter 163: Don’t Move, You Are All Mine!!!

For Hong Yuan, driving Li Jianqiu out of the Golden Land and banishing her was important, extremely important.

But during the Heart-questioning Trial, the most crucial task was to condense the Cold Moon Dragon Soul and open up a large portion of the Demon Saint Realm!

In the vast, boundless Wilderness Ocean, Hong Yuan leisurely parted the currents, hunting Silver Soul Beasts and Gold Soul Beasts at will.

His soul power multiplier was also increasing bit by bit.

As he journeyed through the underwater world, he witnessed many sights.

There were astonishing spectacles of Soul Beasts.

The Golden Soul Beast—a colossal creature formed by countless Silver Sardine Soul Beasts—possessed an extraordinary power. Though each individual Sardine Soul Beast was tiny, their collective might could shake the heavens and earth, forcing even Hong Yuan to temporarily yield.

Watching the departing swarm of Silver Sardine Soul Beasts, Hong Yuan swallowed hard. Once I achieve the Cold Moon Dragon Soul, you’ll be the first I make bleed!

There was also the inherent beauty of the seabed.

The seabed teemed with vibrant colors, with radiant blue corals stretching far and wide, nearly covering the entire southern region of the Wilderness Ocean.

Atop the coral clusters lay various shells, some rugged, others intricate.

Beyond these, Big Sea Clam Soul Beasts rhythmically inhaled and exhaled water, Giant Flower Clam Soul Beasts squirted water, enormous green crabs raised their pincers to strike at the corals, and Soul Beast Sea Anemones drifted with their tentacles swaying in the currents.

For a moment, the sight made Hong Yuan salivate, his appetite flaring.

He wished he could devour them all, swallowing them into his python belly for a grand gathering.

When the Soul Beast Sea Anemone’s tentacles ensnared a large black fish, intending to devour it, Hong Yuan made his move.

"Don’t even think about it! They’re mine!!!"

Hong Yuan roared furiously, surging forward with all his might.

A dazzling white light emanated from the single horn on his head, ripples connecting him to the ocean and the sky.

Clearly, Hong Yuan had invoked the Demon Skill ’Cold Wind Frozen Rain’.

In the depths of the sea, the power of the ’Cold Wind Frozen Rain’ Demon Skill was somewhat diminished, but it remained incredibly terrifying.

A torrent of white energy burst from Hong Yuan’s horn, flowing in every direction.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

The seawater hissed violently as it froze, transforming this part of the seabed into a world of ice and snow. Ice blocks, entombing the frozen Silver Soul Beasts and Gold Soul Beasts, floated upwards towards the surface.

Seeing this, Hong Yuan immediately used the coral-covered seabed as an anchor, increasing the demonic power fueling his ’Cold Wind Frozen Rain’ to secure the floating blocks of ice.

Hong Yuan’s actions alarmed several Gold Soul Beasts. They rushed to attack him, as if intending to tear the enormous python to shreds.

But they were too weak. They lacked the strength to even come within a ten-mile radius of Hong Yuan before they were turned into ice sculptures, locked by chains of ice within the sea.

HUFF.

Hong Yuan exhaled a frosty breath, instantly freezing a Tuna Soul Beast.

Surveying the seabed, now an arctic landscape of frozen currents, a smile touched Hong Yuan’s lips.

With a slight flick of his tail, he glided through the tidal waters, opened his blood-red maw towards the Tuna Soul Beast, and swallowed it whole.

After consuming that Soul Beast, Hong Yuan’s gaze shifted to the surrounding frozen Soul Beasts. He moved his body, once again falling into his own rhythm.

Truly, he devoured them one by one, his appetite remarkably large.

6,273 times...

6,325 times...

6,589 times...

Hong Yuan’s frost-white body began to form intricate golden patterns. He was advancing step by step towards the ten thousand soul level, his progress so steady it was alarming.

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"HUFF. Finally back to the Silver Land again."

Now reduced to a soul body of about twenty meters, Li Jianqiu exhaled lightly, looking up at her surroundings.

After being expelled from the Golden Land by Hong Yuan and forced to retreat to the Bronze Land, Li Jianqiu had fought with fierce determination, striving to increase her Soul Foundation.

Luckily, the Demon Skill she had awakened could still be used, albeit sparingly, as the cost pained her deeply.

Retracing her steps, Li Jianqiu quickly broke through the ten-carp soul stage and reached the Silver Land via the Blue Stone Altar.

"This is... Qingyu Sea!?" Li Jianqiu’s carp-like eyes widened in surprise. She hesitated slightly. "How did Qingyu Sea turn into an ocean of ice and snow?"

Puzzled, Li Jianqiu began searching for Soul Beasts in Qingyu Sea to further build her Soul Foundation.

She roamed for well over an hour, yet she hadn’t found a single Qingyu Sea Soul Beast with a Soul Foundation tens of times hers, let alone one with a Hundred-fold Soul.

None in the northern part of Qingyu Sea.

None in the southern part of Qingyu Sea.

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At this moment, Li Jianqiu was utterly bewildered.

What on earth happened to Qingyu Sea?

If this continues, forget revenge; even securing a spot on the Dragon God Sacred Land’s disciple roster will be a huge problem!

Having no other choice, she could only go ashore.

A bubble of water enveloped her, allowing her, a Red Dragon Carp, to survive on land.

After roughly discerning her direction, Li Jianqiu, still encased in her bubble, dashed towards the Jade Forest.

The dim and gloomy Jade Forest severely limited visibility for trial-takers.

But Li Jianqiu was unconcerned. All beings possess luck—it was just a matter of degree. She could discern danger using her fortune-sensing technique.

Just as she reached the Jade Forest, Li Jianqiu’s carp eyes widened in shock.

The number of Soul Beasts in the Jade Forest is hardly any better than in Qingyu Sea!

How can this be? What exactly happened here?

Steering her water bubble as it floated above the mossy ground, Li Jianqiu looked left and right, feeling a wave of helplessness.

While Li Jianqiu was lost in confusion, a banana tree beside her suddenly rustled, drawing her attention.

Li Jianqiu immediately looked over and saw that the sound from the banana tree was made by He Miaowa, the Hermit Frog, which brought her a measure of relief.

She had a decent relationship with He Miaowa, having once shared insights on Demon Skills with him.

"Sister Jianqiu."

He Miaowa emerged from the banana trees, greeting Li Jianqiu in a croaking voice.

"Miaowa," Li Jianqiu said, bubbles escaping as she spoke, "do you know why the Soul Beasts with hundred-fold Soul Foundations, or even those with tens-of-times Soul Foundations, have all disappeared?"

Hearing Li Jianqiu’s question, He Miaowa’s expression grew complex. Two vine-like whips extended from his body and began to weave through the air.

"It’s because of Xuan Guangqiao. Xuan Guangqiao is extremely deadly; he has slaughtered all those Soul Beasts in the Silver Land."

As he finished speaking, He Miaowa’s body trembled involuntarily; clearly, the pressure Hong Yuan exuded was immense.

"Xuan Guangqiao!?" Li Jianqiu’s carp mouth fell slightly agape.

In that moment, an immense pressure, heavy as mountains, weighed down upon Li Jianqiu, shattering the equanimity she usually maintained—the kind that wouldn’t flinch if Mount Tai collapsed before her or a deer startled at her side.

It seemed she truly wouldn’t be able to take revenge on Hong Yuan during this Heart-questioning Trial.

Could she actually be defeated by a junior who had surpassed her level!?

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「In the Golden Land, at the southernmost part of the Wilderness Ocean.」

The Hong Yuan whom Li Jianqiu was concerned about was now intently gazing at a sleeping Gold Soul Beast before him—the Green Kun Fish!

In Northern Ming, there is a fish, its name is Kun. The Kun is so huge, no one knows how many thousands of miles it measures.

Although not as terrifying as the legends described, this Gold Green Kun Fish still possessed a soul body tens of miles in size.

Good heavens! No wonder the Elder told me to stay away from the far southern edge of the Wilderness Ocean. This Green Kun Fish’s Soul Foundation is frighteningly close to the ten thousand soul level; even someone at that level might not be able to defeat it.

Hong Yuan clicked his tongue inwardly, awed by the Green Kun Fish’s terrifying presence.

By continuously devouring Silver Soul Beasts and Gold Soul Beasts in the Wilderness Ocean, Hong Yuan had pushed his own soul limit to the brink of the Thousand Python Soul, just one step away from reaching the ten thousand soul level.

[School: Soul Tao (Grandmaster 9.9%)]

Yet, even though his strength had reached a new milestone, Hong Yuan still lacked the confidence to take down this Green Kun Fish.

After giving the Green Kun Fish another long, assessing look, Hong Yuan turned and departed, heading towards the Gate of Life and Death.

Within the Gate of Life and Death lay not only the Soul Tao artifact, the Soul Shocking Thorn, but also the vital and deathly energies that could help a trial-taker break through to the ten thousand soul level.

Hong Yuan intended to break through to the ten thousand soul level, condense his Cold Moon Dragon Soul, and then figure out how to deal with the Green Kun Fish.

He was determined to plunder the Golden Land just as he had the Silver Land, resolutely denying Li Jianqiu any chance to break through to the ten thousand soul level—even reaching the thousand-soul level would be made difficult for her!

That damned carp still dares to oppose me? She must not know I keep a list, Hong Yuan snorted inwardly, forging ahead through the waves.

The Cold Moon Dragon Soul—he was coming for it.