Chapter 332 - 185: Yuzhi, You Also Don’t Want To...
Ignoring its wounds, it turned and fled for its life toward the Poisonous Flood Dragon Pool.
"Trying to run?!"
Chen Sheng wasn’t about to let it get away.
In an instant, he moved like lightning to block its path. Facing the enormous, charging beast, he took a deep breath. His Dantian Gang Qi surged wildly as he formed a Sealing Technique with his hands and let out a low cry.
"DONG—!!"
In the blink of an eye, a phantom Golden Bell materialized and enveloped Chen Sheng. It was incredibly solid, shimmering with Golden Light, and covered in blood-red patterns.
Runes swirled across the bell’s surface, radiating an aura of indestructible might.
The next moment, the head of the Poisonous Flood Dragon, charging with all its might, slammed violently into the phantom of the golden bell.
"BOOM—!!!!"
An earth-shattering boom erupted.
A violent, ring-shaped shockwave expanded outward, tearing away the top layer of earth for dozens of yards around and sending shattered stone and dirt flying everywhere.
The phantom of the Golden Bell trembled violently, its light flickering. Spiderweb cracks instantly spread across its surface before it shattered with a crash.
Struck as if by a heavy hammer, Chen Sheng’s expression changed instantly. He felt his blood roil within him as he was thrown back more than ten meters, finally staggering to a landing with a pale face.
Chen Sheng had been thrown back, but the Poisonous Flood Dragon was no better off. The desperate ram had torn open its wounds, and the Golden Bell Rebound had injured it further. Its head snapped back with a pained grunt, and its forward charge came to an abrupt stop.
Its massive body lost its balance and crashed onto its side, unable to right itself.
In a flash, Sun Yuzhi appeared like a phantom above the Poisonous Flood Dragon. Her gaze was as cold as glacial ice. She raised the Red Mist Sword high overhead, and the blade erupted with crimson light.
The next moment.
A massive, crimson Sword Gang, condensed to its absolute limit, tore through the air. Like a meteor falling from the heavens, it plunged with perfect precision into the vital point on the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s neck, exposed when its head had snapped back.
"PSHSH—!!!"
The Poisonous Flood Dragon’s scales were utterly pierced, and its bones made a horrific cracking sound.
The crimson Sword Gang plunged unimpeded into the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s neck and burst out the other side. Its momentum, still unspent, carved a scorched, black trench over ten yards long into the ground behind it.
The Poisonous Flood Dragon’s frantically writhing body suddenly went rigid. Its raised head fell limply, slamming into the ground and sending up a great cloud of dust.
The light in its cruel, vertical pupils faded rapidly, leaving them vacant and lifeless.
Only its thick, long tail was still twitching slightly.
The Poisonous Flood Dragon was slain.
Sun Yuzhi drifted to the ground and sheathed her sword, her eyes immediately finding Chen Sheng:
"How are you? Are you badly hurt?"
Chen Sheng took a few deep breaths to calm his roiling blood and shook his head.
"I’m fine. My blood is just a little unsettled. A moment to regulate my breathing is all I need."
But inwardly, Chen Sheng felt a chill. ’The power of that beast’s final counterattack was terrifying. If not for the Golden Bell’s incredible defense and Sun Yuzhi’s timely killing blow, the consequences would have been unimaginable.’
’Killing this monster on my own would have been nearly impossible.’
"Good. As long as you’re not hurt."
Sun Yuzhi’s expression softened slightly, but her sharp gaze swept over the surrounding forest and the distant pool. Her tone became urgent.
"Get the Inner Core and anything else we can use, quickly. The sound of the Golden Bell shattering and the commotion from my final Sword Stance were too loud. The spies or patrolling disciples from Golden Spring Temple have likely been alerted. We can’t waste any time."
Chen Sheng’s expression grew grim. Without a moment’s hesitation, he flashed to the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s corpse.
The sharp edge of his Dragon Roar Blade sliced open its body. He pulled out an Inner Core the size of a fist, a swirl of dark red and murky green that radiated a cloying, sweet stench and dense Spiritual Power.
He then quickly collected the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s heart’s blood in a jade vial. Next, he pulled out its venomous fangs and stripped off a large, relatively undamaged section of its hide.
His movements were clean and efficient.
Just as Chen Sheng finished harvesting the materials, Sun Yuzhi’s expression suddenly changed. She hissed:
"They’re here! Let’s go!"
Before the words were even out of her mouth, Sun Yuzhi was at Chen Sheng’s side. She grabbed his arm and used her power to summon their bundle into her grasp.
A moment later, the crimson True Essence around her erupted. It enveloped them both, transforming them into a brilliant, crimson streak of light that tore through the poisonous miasma and gathering dusk. They sped away in the opposite direction from Golden Spring Temple, moving far faster than they had on their way in.
The crimson streak vanished in an instant, leaving behind only a scene of utter devastation, the mutilated corpse of the flood dragon, and the lingering, foul stench of blood in the air.
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