Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 129: An Arrow Piercing the Clouds, Shameless Senior Sister!

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: An Arrow Piercing the Clouds, Shameless Senior Sister!

High in the sky, a hundred-zhang-wide giant bird soared through the air, arriving above them in an instant.

Then, several people leaped down from the bird’s back, descending like meteorites. But just as they were about to touch the ground, their momentum vanished. They floated down as lightly as feathers, their feet landing without stirring a speck of dust. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The leader was a handsome young man in a white robe, possessing an extraordinary air.

When he saw Ning Xuan accompanied by three peerless beauties, a strange look flashed through his eyes. As his gaze swept over the doll-like girl, a sharp gleam flickered deep within his pupils.

"I, Kong Qiu of the Kong Family, greet you three ladies," he said, cupping his fist. "May I know your destination? I could offer you a ride."

As for Ning Xuan, he was completely ignored.

It wasn’t that Kong Qiu was lascivious; he had seen through Ning Xuan’s cultivation at a glance.

A Human Realm Warrior... not even fit to carry my shoes!

"No, thank you," Yun Wangshu said, her refusal cold.

"This is the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, teeming with countless terrifying Element Beasts. If you travel on foot, you could encounter danger at any moment," Kong Qiu responded with a smile, waving a hand toward the sky.

The giant bird hovering high above plunged down fiercely, letting out a sonic boom that echoed through the void. The display was immensely intimidating.

Ning Xuan and the others remained expressionless.

The giant bird rapidly shrank, eventually becoming the size of a falcon and landing on Kong Qiu’s left shoulder. It then stared unblinkingly at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai gave it a lazy glance before continuing to lie comfortably in the doll-like girl’s arms.

Kong Qiu keenly sensed his bird shrink back in fear. His gaze shifted to Xiaobai, his pupils constricting.

Then, smiling at the doll-like girl, he said, "Don’t worry, I’m not a bad person."

She ignored him.

Ning Xuan stepped forward with a grin and looked at the man’s bird. "Little Qiu Qiu, is your bird male or female?"

Kong Qiu frowned slightly but still replied with a smile. "The Blood-winged Bird is a rare hermaphroditic divine bird. However, she has become permanently female. For her health, I decided long ago not to let her breed."

Just as he was pondering how to nonchalantly describe the nobility of his decision, he heard the red-robed woman exclaim in surprise, "The Blood-winged Bird is renowned for its endurance and speed! With its extremely high flight altitude, even the Sky-Dominating Golden Eagle, the hegemon of the skies, can’t harm it! Its offspring are priceless, yet you’re willing to forgo breeding it. You truly are a good person!"

A wide smile spread across Kong Qiu’s face. "Not at all. If she were to breed, she would live for five hundred years at most. I couldn’t bear for that to happen to her!"

Wu Pianpian asked with a smile, "And how old are you?"

Suppressing his excitement, Kong Qiu cupped his fist. "To answer you, miss, I just turned eighteen!"

"Then you have nothing to worry about. You probably won’t live that long."

Wu Pianpian’s words made Kong Qiu’s smile freeze. The four men behind him took a unified step forward.

Kong Qiu raised a hand to stop them, forcing a smile. "Although I may not be exceptionally talented, I possess a cultivation at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm. Even if my cultivation never advances another inch, my lifespan will still exceed five hundred years."

Wu Pianpian turned her head to look at Ning Xuan, smiling without a word.

Before Ning Xuan could even move, Kong Qiu laughed. "You want to kill me?" His smile was mocking.

Ning Xuan looked at Wu Pianpian in surprise. "Is everyone from Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace so perceptive?"

"That’s right. So at your cultivation level, if you came to our lands, you’d just be asking for a beating."

Kong Qiu continued to smile. "This lady is a discerning one. You..."

SWISH!

A flash of sword light streaked past as five heads soared into the air.

Ning Xuan’s strike was perfectly measured, slicing from right to left. He beheaded all five men with a single motion, yet he didn’t harm the Blood-winged Bird in the slightest.

The Blood-winged Bird let out a startled cry, flapping its wings to take flight, but it was a step too late. Its legs were caught firmly in Ning Xuan’s grasp, preventing it from even changing its size.

"Heh heh. Riding a dog is so undignified. This will be much more convenient," Ning Xuan said to the three women, holding up the bird.

Wu Pianpian relaxed her grip on her staff, and Yun Wangshu settled back onto her heels. They both stared at Ning Xuan with peculiar expressions.

Ning Xuan immediately explained, "Don’t look at me like that. They were just too arrogant. Besides, I used the Tian Li Sword. Don’t worry, I know what kind of place this is. I definitely won’t underestimate the locals."

"I told you not to use your Way of the Sword! Did my words just go in one ear and out the other?!"

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Wu Pianpian slammed her staff on the ground, and it instantly transformed into a long spear. She was furious.

Ning Xuan pleaded, "I know, I know! But there was no one else around. When we’re alone, I can handle things. I couldn’t let you ladies trouble yourselves."

"This bird has already been tamed; I doubt it will let us ride it." Not knowing Ning Xuan well, Yun Wangshu didn’t get involved and quickly changed the subject.

Wu Pianpian subconsciously nodded in agreement. The Blood-winged Bird was extremely difficult to capture, and taming one was even harder. Even the top Beast Tamers would need a year, if not several, to succeed.

Ning Xuan smiled while stroking the Blood-winged Bird. "How could that be? This little bird is very obedient. It will definitely agree."

Then, they witnessed an unbelievable sight. As Ning Xuan spoke, the Blood-winged Bird actually nodded its head repeatedly.

Ning Xuan immediately let it go.

Wu Pianpian reacted. "Don’t let it go! It’ll definitely..." She trailed off, her mouth falling open in shock.

The Blood-winged Bird didn’t flee. Instead, it flew down and landed on Ning Xuan’s shoulder, even rubbing its head against him affectionately.

Wu Pianpian’s beautiful eyes went wide. "Holy shit, Junior Brother, what did you do? Don’t tell me you promised to mate with it?!"

Ning Xuan was left completely speechless. This Senior Sister of his might be magnanimous, but her mind was truly in the gutter.

It was just a Blood-winged Bird. With the suppression of my Qilin Divine Meridian and the Enchantment of my Qiongqi Bloodline, how could it possibly resist?

HUM!

At that moment, black smoke drifted from Kong Qiu’s headless corpse, burst upon Ning Xuan’s body, and vanished without a trace.

Wu Pianpian slapped her forehead. "Oh no, I forgot about that!"

"What was that?"

"A Soul Lead. It’s similar to a Soul Lamp from the Yuan Ling Continent. Once you’re marked by it, the moment you run into his people, they’ll know you’re Kong Qiu’s killer!"

Ning Xuan quickly asked, "Can they tell I’m a Sword Cultivator?"

"No, they can’t tell that."

"Then there’s nothing to worry about. Let’s go to Bi Luo Palace. There’s some good stuff in their Storage Rings. Combined with what we got from the Galaxy Sword Sect, I can trade for a lot of Heavenly Crystals!"

The Blood-winged Bird enlarged its body and, carrying four people and one dog, flew toward Bi Luo Palace under Wu Pianpian’s guidance.

High in the heavens, Ning Xuan witnessed several great battles between Element Beasts in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range. A single blow from any one of them could shatter the heavens and split the earth.

Watching this, Ning Xuan felt a deep yearning, itching to leap down to battle the Element Beasts and temper himself.

Wu Pianpian’s voice sounded in his ear. "Bi Luo Palace has a Beast Fighting Chamber. As long as you have enough Heavenly Crystals, you can duel any Element Beast you want."

Ning Xuan’s eyes lit up. "Thank you, Senior Sister!"

Wu Pianpian rolled her eyes at him. "Don’t try to sweet-talk me; it won’t work. Even I have to pay with Heavenly Crystals to use the Beast Fighting Chamber."

As she spoke, her lovely eyes shifted. She leaned against Ning Xuan and said in a sickly-sweet voice, "Junior Brother, your Senior Sister is dirt poor. It’s been ages since I last went to the Beast Fighting Chamber."

Goosebumps erupted all over Ning Xuan’s skin, and he instinctively pushed her with his palm.

Wu Pianpian vanished from the bird’s back. Ning Xuan stared at his hand, stunned.

"Uh, Senior Sister, I didn’t mean to, do you believe me...?"

As Ning Xuan came to his senses and peered over the edge, his pupils suddenly shrank.

An arrow shot through the clouds, heading straight for the Blood-winged Bird’s neck!

Fast, precise, and deadly.