Chapter 36 Slaying the Ink Dragon!
Chapter Thirty-Six: Slaying the Ink Dragon!
After the people from the Hidden Moon Sect left, the entire underground world fell into a deathly silence.
Only the occasional bubble rising from the swamp makes a soft "pop" sound before returning to silence.
The massive white body of the black dragon hovered in mid-air, its vertical pupils fixed on the direction of the passage entrance. After a long while, it slowly withdrew its gaze.
It did not return to the depths of the swamp.
Instead, it hovered and landed in front of the patch of medicinal herbs, its slender body coiled up to protect dozens of rare medicinal herbs behind it.
Zhou Ding remained motionless.
He hid deep underground, his aura completely concealed, even his heartbeat slowed to its lowest frequency.
Little Jin lay quietly beside him, its golden eyes half-closed, sealing away all signs of life.
Time passed by, second by second.
A quarter of an hour.
Two quarters of an hour.
Half an hour.
finally--
The black dragon moved.
Then, its massive body gradually sank into the swamp, leaving only its single horn and half of its head above the water, its vertical pupils half-closed, seemingly asleep but not quite.
The state of alert has clearly relaxed considerably.
Another incense stick's worth of time passed.
"That's about it."
Zhou Ding opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.
Nangong Wan and the others should have already left.
The next moment, a yellowish-brown light enveloped Zhou Ding, and Xiao Jin slowly lifted him out of the ground.
He darted behind a boulder about a hundred feet away from the herb bushes, holding his breath and focusing his attention.
Then, Xiao Jin emerged from the ground.
It stood on the edge of the swamp, about fifty feet away from the black dragon, and let out a defiant roar!
"roar--!"
The sound wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for the black dragon to sense that something had intruded into its territory and was courting death!
The black dragon's vertical pupils suddenly opened!
Two dark golden beams of light, almost tangible, instantly locked onto Xiao Jin's location!
"roar!!!"
A roar ten times louder than Xiao Jin's howl shook the entire underground space, making it vibrate!
In the center of the swamp, the massive body of the black dragon soared into the sky, its white scales shimmering with a cold metallic luster under the eerie light. The dark light on its single horn surged, and its three-toed claws on its belly fiercely clawed at the void, like a white lightning bolt, pouncing towards Xiao Jin!
Xiao Jin didn't linger in the fight.
It lowered its body and instantly burrowed into the ground, disappearing without a trace.
The black dragon missed its target, and its huge head slammed into the muddy ground at the edge of the swamp, creating a huge crater more than ten feet deep!
Mud splattered everywhere, and gravel flew all over the place!
It frantically dug at the ground, its sharp claws tearing through the soil, its massive tail sweeping across dozens of feet in all directions, trying to drag the ant that dared to provoke it out of the ground.
But Little Gold had already disappeared into the depths. With its speed of burrowing underground, even though the Ink Dragon was far stronger than it, it would have no chance of catching up with it in the complex geological strata.
Zhou Ding made a move.
Just as the black dragon was frantically attacking the spot where Xiao Jin had burrowed in, with its back to the herb bushes...
His cloud-stepping boots shone brightly with a blue light, and he pushed his wind-controlling technique to its limit!
His entire body transformed into a pale blue phantom, flashing out from behind the boulder like a ghost, covering a distance of a hundred feet in just three or four breaths!
He landed beside the cluster of medicinal herbs, his hands fluttering like butterflies among flowers!
The jade box was already prepared. He dug up each rare medicinal herb with the fastest and most skillful technique, roots and all, sealed it in the box, and then put it into his storage bag!
Chalcedony Ganoderma, collect!
Collect the purple monkey flowers!
Heavenly Spirit Fruit, collect!
I'll take this 300-year-old blood ginseng!
Four-hundred-year-old Xuanbing Grass, I'll take it!
He also took all those rare and exotic flowers and herbs that he didn't know the names of, but which were clearly extraordinary and full of spiritual energy!
In just ten breaths!
That patch of spiritual herbs that had grown for countless years was swept away by Zhou Ding!
At the same time, Mo Jiao finally realized something was wrong.
It suddenly turned its head—
The direction of the medicinal herb cluster was empty!
Only a pale blue figure was putting the last medicinal herb into a bag, giving it a meaningful smile.
"roar--!!!"
The black dragon went completely berserk!
Its demonic aura surged wildly like boiling ink clouds, rising into the sky!
Those dark golden vertical pupils had now turned completely blood red, filled with boundless rage and killing intent!
It had been guarded for hundreds of years, only to be completely looted right before its eyes by a tiny human!
Unforgivable!
"hiss--!"
The black dragon opened its enormous mouth, which was filled with fangs, and a strange purple light shone from deep within its throat!
Zhou Ding's eyes sharpened.
He did not back down.
With a flick of his left hand, a vibrant green talisman appeared in his palm—the Imprisoning Wood Talisman!
"go!"
The talisman was thrown out and exploded in mid-air!
Countless beams of azure light grew wildly, intertwined and entwined like living things, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a huge azure wooden cage, covering the charging black dragon from above!
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Each bar of the wooden cage was as thick as a child's arm, its surface covered with mysterious runes, radiating a resilient blue spiritual light!
The black dragon slammed its head against the wooden cage, but was actually bounced back!
"roar--!"
It rammed wildly, its claws tore, its giant tail swept across, the wooden cage trembled violently, runes flashed wildly, and cracks began to spread!
But what Zhou Ding needed was this moment of distress!
But what Zhou Ding needed was this moment of distress!
With a flick of his right hand, the golden spear and talisman appeared in his grasp!
Magical power surged in wildly, and the talisman shone with golden light. The illusory golden spear materialized in the void, its tip sharp and its body radiant with light!
"go!"
The golden spear transformed into a streak of golden light, tearing through the air and piercing fiercely into the wooden cage!
"Pfft!"
The golden spear tip pierced the body of the black dragon!
but--
It only penetrated half a foot before getting stuck.
The black dragon's scales were too hard.
Even though its body was still weakened after evolution, and even though the Golden Spear Talisman was incredibly powerful, it only managed to pierce its scales and armor, failing to inflict fatal damage.
The black dragon cried out in pain, letting out a mournful howl, and struggled even more frantically!
"Snap—!"
The wooden cage finally gave way and shattered with a crash!
The black dragon broke free of its confinement, its blood-red vertical pupils fixed on Zhou Ding, its demonic aura soaring to the sky, and a black water droplet as thick as an arm gushed out!
A full-force attack from a level-two demonic beast is enough to kill any Qi Refining cultivator.
But Zhou Ding did not panic.
His cloud-stepping boots shimmered with spiritual light, and his figure transformed into a blur, instantly shifting dozens of feet horizontally!
The black water jet grazed his afterimage and slammed into the ground, creating a bottomless crater!
The black dragon, enraged by its missed attack, chased after the attack with its massive body like a white lightning bolt!
Using the speed advantage of his Cloud-Stepping Boots, Zhou Ding engaged in a life-or-death chase with this behemoth in the underground world!
He dared not confront them head-on.
The power of the black dragon was too terrifying; even if it just grazed him, the black scale armor might not be able to protect him.
All he can do is stall, exhaust himself, and wait.
Wait for an opportunity!
finally--
After its fierce pounce missed, the black dragon paused slightly.
Zhou Ding could see clearly that although most of the blood holes on its body caused by the concentrated fire of the Hidden Moon Sect had healed, there were still a few places that were still bleeding faintly.
And the wound from where the golden spear had just pierced was gushing blood like a fountain.
Its speed is no longer as terrifying as it was before.
And right at this moment.
The ground about ten feet behind the black dragon suddenly exploded!
A gray figure burst forth from the ground!
Little Jin!
The claws, covered in the dark light of the Black Spirit Claw, with a sharpness capable of tearing everything apart, viciously dug into the deepest wound on the Black Dragon's body!
"Pfft!"
The dark light pierced into the flesh without any hindrance!
The black dragon let out a piercingly mournful cry!
Blood gushed out like a fountain, splattering all over Xiao Jin!
It twisted its body wildly, its huge tail sweeping towards Little Gold.
Xiao Jin was agile and instantly disappeared into the ground.
The black dragon went berserk and attacked the ground wildly.
Xiao Jin has accomplished his mission!
The wound on the black dragon was completely torn open!
His aura instantly weakened considerably!
"A great opportunity!"
Seeing the black dragon drawn to the little gold, Zhou Ding's eyes flashed with a sharp light!
He flipped his right hand, and a golden talisman appeared in his palm.
It was obtained from Zhao Qing's golden sword talisman!
This talisman is far more powerful than the Golden Spear Talisman!
However, Zhou Ding knew that with his Qi Refining stage cultivation level, he could only unleash one-tenth of the talisman's power at most.
Even with only one-tenth of its power, it wouldn't be enough to kill the Ink Dragon.
But he still has a trump card up his sleeve.
With a thought, the two drops of emerald-green, liquid mana essence in his dantian began to surge!
Then it flowed upstream along the meridians, surged into the palm, and merged into the golden sword talisman!
"Buzz—!"
The golden sword talisman trembled violently, and its golden light surged, almost blinding!
A terrifying sword intent, far surpassing the previous one, suddenly erupted from the talisman!
These two drops of liquid mana correspond to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
This is enough to unleash 30-40% of the power of the talisman!
"go!"
Zhou Ding gave a low shout and pointed the talisman forward!
In the void, a golden giant sword three zhang long suddenly took shape!
The sword is ancient and simple, yet its sword intent soars to the heavens, as if it could cut through everything!
The golden sword transformed into a golden streak of light, tearing through space and piercing straight at the head of the black dragon!
The black dragon let out a desperate roar, attempting a final act of resistance—
But it was too late.
The golden greatsword was as fast as lightning, instantly piercing its head!
"Pfft!"
Blood and brains splattered everywhere! The massive body of the black dragon suddenly stiffened, the ferocious light in its dark golden vertical pupils quickly dimmed, and then it crashed to the ground!