Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 121: Eighth Level of the Human Realm, Big Sister’s Financial Disaster!
Ning Xuan didn’t confront Xing Zhao head-on. His figure flashed and vanished.
BOOM!
Xing Zhao’s attack followed him like a shadow.
SPURT!
Ning Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood and countered with a backhanded sword strike.
The Tianli Sword burst forth with a brilliant light, effortlessly tearing through heaven and earth.
Xing Zhao knew its power and chose not to engage directly.
"Senior Sister, I need an elixir!"
Ning Xuan seized the precious opportunity to catch his breath and called out to the doll.
"Here!"
The doll threw the refined Green Sea Cheng Lu Pills toward Ning Xuan.
BANG!
The porcelain bottle exploded in midair.
Xing Zhao had confirmed that Ning Xuan hadn’t recovered, so he had no intention of letting him consume an elixir. Unexpectedly, the bottle was a decoy.
The real elixir was just about to reach Ning Xuan’s hands.
With a loud shout, Xing Zhao’s giant hand of Element Force arrived in an instant.
BANG!
Under the terrifying Majestic Pressure, the second porcelain bottle shattered. The pills tumbled out.
Ning Xuan reached out and, without caring how many he had caught, swallowed them all in one gulp.
RUMBLE—
A roar like a sudden thunderclap echoed from within Ning Xuan’s body.
Not only did his Element Force instantly recover, but his Cultivation also soared. It shot past the Sixth-Layer Heaven to reach the Seventh-Layer Heaven of the Human Realm!
Damn, is alchemy combined with the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart really this terrifying?!
The thought flashed through Ning Xuan’s mind.
With a swing of his sword, Ning Xuan’s figure disappeared.
Xing Zhao scooped up the scattered pills. His hawk-like eyes surveyed his surroundings. Ning Xuan possessed a terrifying stealth technique, and he had no desire to end up like Yan Linghua and the others.
BOOM!
Terrifying Element Force burst from his body, surrounding him in an immense Majestic Pressure. He used the Majestic Pressure of his King Realm to suppress the area and block Ning Xuan’s Instant-Kill Sword.
Unable to locate Ning Xuan, Xing Zhao was no longer in a hurry. After glancing at the verdant pill in his hand, he put the rest into a porcelain bottle and popped one into his mouth.
Immediately, his eyes lit up. The energy contained within the pill was simply too pure, too vast!
"My thanks. With these pills, I can maintain this state for several days," Xing Zhao said, shaking the porcelain bottle at the doll. His true attention, however, remained fixed on locating Ning Xuan.
With such a heaven-defying elixir in his possession, he was certain Ning Xuan would not take this loss lying down. At the slightest disturbance, he would instantly detect Ning Xuan’s presence.
But he was soon disappointed. Ning Xuan was exceedingly patient, as if he had evaporated from the world.
He wanted to take another pill but was simply too reluctant. This elixir was too precious! A pill like this was priceless in Dong Cang. Even in the Main Hall, it would be frantically sought after.
Secretly, Ning Xuan was communicating with the doll via voice transmission.
"Senior Sister, next time you refine elixirs, don’t give me so many at once."
Ning Xuan was also pained by the loss.
"Refine more elixirs? I can’t. I’ve already used up all the materials you had," the doll’s voice replied in his mind. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
As Ning Xuan’s consciousness probed his Storage Ring, his vision went black. The main ingredient for refining the Green Sea Cheng Lu Pills, the Nine-Leaf Cheng Lu Fruit, had originally numbered eighteen. He had used three previously, and setting aside the three the doll had just used, there should have been twelve left.
But now, not a single one remained.
He finally understood why the effects of the pills had been so powerful.
This Senior Sister of mine is a real spendthrift! She wiped out my entire stash in one go!
Looking at Xing Zhao, he felt the urge to butcher him.
Those were my pills, and that bastard just ate one for the hell of it! He really deserves to die!
"Found you!" Xing Zhao suddenly struck in a certain direction.
Ning Xuan raised an eyebrow. It was a feint.
BOOM!
An unrivaled Majestic Pressure struck directly at Ning Xuan’s location. Hearing the doll’s words had caused Ning Xuan’s Mental State to fluctuate slightly, a shift Xing Zhao instantly detected.
Ning Xuan reacted with extreme speed. Instead of dodging, he struck directly at Xing Zhao!
With the Tianli Sword, he unleashed a twenty-six-layer Stacking Sword strike!
With his Realm, weapon, and sword techniques all comprehensively upgraded, the majestic authority Xing Zhao had established in the area was like rotten wood. In an instant, it crumbled to dust!
The dazzling Sword Qi shot straight toward Xing Zhao!
Xing Zhao’s heart pounded with shock. He had thought Ning Xuan would choose to dodge, never expecting him to be so recklessly direct.
With a low shout, Xing Zhao thrust out both palms. As he unleashed a torrential force at Ning Xuan, he sidestepped swiftly.
The Tianli Sword sent out terrifying ripples. The King Realm’s Majestic Pressure shattered, and several ancient trees behind Xing Zhao’s original position were sliced in half.
Xing Zhao was secretly relieved. If he had been even a moment slower, it wouldn’t have been the trees that were sliced in half, but his own body.
"The King Realm... is nothing more than this," Ning Xuan said, flicking his sword with an air of casual disdain.
Xing Zhao’s face turned livid. To think he, a dignified King Realm expert, had been pushed into such a corner and mercilessly mocked—and he couldn’t even retort! This was simply outrageous.
"Even if you relied on the Tianli Sword, for someone still in the Human Realm... you are indeed qualified to say such a thing."
As expected of someone capable of presiding over a Sub-Hall of the Martial God Temple, Xing Zhao quickly adjusted his mindset. Looking at Ning Xuan again, his eyes were brimming with battle intent, and his expression was more serious than ever.
BOOM!
A terrifying Element Force Giant Fist blasted out of the void, heading straight for Ning Xuan. Xing Zhao held nothing back with this punch. He exerted his full strength, and its might was truly horrifying.
Ning Xuan, fully prepared, flickered out of sight.
Xing Zhao knew how dangerous his opponent could be. He formed a giant Palm Seal that blotted out the sky and slammed it down fiercely. He absolutely would not allow Ning Xuan to disappear again!
RUMBLE—
The void trembled and collapsed, revealing the full might of the King Realm.
Ning Xuan was forced to reveal himself, panting heavily.
Xing Zhao, however, did not let down his guard. This kid was far too cunning; underestimating him was a fatal mistake. He refused to be brought down by a careless error.
BUZZ!
Two massive Palm Seals suddenly appeared on either side of Ning Xuan, clapping together like hands. Xing Zhao had long discarded the idea of capturing Ning Xuan alive; his only thought now was to erase him completely.
"Dammit!"
Frustration was written all over Ning Xuan’s face. The guy was far too cautious. At this rate, he was screwed!
His elixirs for rapidly restoring Element Force were gone. A war of attrition would put him at a significant disadvantage.
In that moment, Ning Xuan pushed the Kunpeng Technique, the White Tiger Divine Vein, and the Nine Nether Bloodline to their absolute limits.
WHOOSH!
The Tianli Sword transformed into a ray of light, piercing straight toward Xing Zhao.
Xing Zhao erupted with an overwhelming aura, not giving Ning Xuan any chance to get close.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A series of explosions rang out as if from an invisible shield in the void.
Ning Xuan’s attack was meant to be unstoppable, but only he knew that this strike wouldn’t be enough. The terrifying might of his Stacking Sword was being continually diluted, and the energy consumption was incredibly high.
Xing Zhao was trying to wear him down to death!
"To hell with this!"
Ning Xuan’s expression darkened. He suddenly abandoned his attack, slapped the invisible Element Force shield, and used the recoil to land beside the doll.
"Senior Sister, I’m running out of strength. Do you have any pills that can replenish energy?"
The doll blinked and quickly opened her hand.
Ning Xuan didn’t even look at what she held; he just grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.
The next moment, he was utterly astonished.
Not only was his depleted Element Force replenished, but his Cultivation Realm also surged, instantly breaking through the Seventh-Layer Heaven to reach the Eighth Layer of the Human Realm!
Xing Zhao was the first to notice the anomaly, and his face turned ashen. He immediately attacked with full force.
WHOOSH!
Ning Xuan disappeared. A sword magnified infinitely in Xing Zhao’s eyes.
PFFT!
The blade plunged right between his eyebrows.
