The Azure Water Dragon-Jiao had lived at the bottom of the lake for many years. Not only were the Soul Beasts in the lake its food, but even some Soul Beasts that came near the shore to drink water couldn't escape. Its bones and muscles were among the best of Soul Beasts of its age.
This water ball wasn't large, but it contained a pure water-elemental spirit energy, and even poison.
Elder Ling raised his sword to block it. The water ball was evaporated by the fire energy, but the gas that evaporated onto his sleeve instantly corroded it. It touched the surface of his skin and spread at a visible speed.
If Elder Ling hadn't immediately used a large amount of Soul Power to resist and drive away the corrosive poison, his arm probably wouldn't have been saved.
"Damn beast!" Elder Ling cursed softly, not expecting the creature to have such a trick. It made him lose face in front of these children.
The Azure Water Dragon-Jiao's scarlet eyes flashed with a hint of human-like mockery. Its mouth opened and closed, the sound as if mocking Elder Ling.
"Elder Ling seems to be at a disadvantage? Is this Soul Beast so strong?"
"Should we help?"
"What's the point of stepping in? Elder Ling can't even handle it. Are we just trying to make things harder for him?"
The chatter from the young people of the Martial Soul Hall made Hun Ling's face turn a little green. He hadn't expected this Soul Beast to be so difficult to deal with, and it was really making him lose face.
"Hmph, beast, you think you've won? I'm getting serious now!"
A long sword flashing with a cold light suddenly appeared in his hand. At that moment, the fluctuations of his Soul Power suddenly increased significantly, and he became like a sharp sword, merging with the one in his hand.
"That's Elder Ling's Martial Soul True Body! The Cutting Steel Sword!"
"We actually get to see Elder Ling use this move! It's so cool!"
"Go, Elder Ling!"
Hearing the excited shouts of the young men and women on the ground, Hun Ling was slightly pleased. He loved this kind of flattery. He immediately pretended to be calm and called out the name of his technique.
"Martial Soul True Body, Cutting Steel Sword!"
As the words fell, Elder Ling's figure vanished like a ghost. When he opened his eyes again, he had already covered a hundred meters. His entire being had merged with the sword in his hand, transforming into a sharp blade that slashed fiercely towards the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao.
Faced with this fierce attack, the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao's eyes flashed with a hint of human-like fear. Its massive tail in the water lashed out violently, and a huge water curtain erupted from the lake, forming a protective shield. At the same time, its body shifted slightly to the left.
"Hmph, you think that will stop me?"
With a cold snort, Elder Ling's speed increased instead of decreasing. He broke through the protective water curtain in an instant and slashed towards the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao in front of him. The latter was cut in half in that instant.
"A beast is just a beast; no matter how advanced it is, it's useless!"
Elder Ling turned back gracefully, wanting to admire the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao he had cleaved in two, but then he heard the anxious shouts of the disciples on the shore.
"Elder Ling, watch out behind you!"
Just as he turned around, a terrifyingly large tail whipped towards him. Soul Ling hadn't expected the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao to still have the strength to resist. His sword skills were supposed to not only cleave the creature in two, but also leave behind residual Soul Power at the point of severance, causing a second wave of damage. Logically, it shouldn't have been able to retaliate after being struck.
This tail strike sent Soul Ling flying backward, directly towards the group of Martial Soul Hall disciples. His body brushed past these disciples as he flew, knocking down five or six trees, each four or five meters wide, before finally coming to a stop.
"How is this possible?"
Soul Ling vomited a large mouthful of blood, his eyes fixed on the lake in disbelief.
Forget about being cut in half; the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao was completely unharmed, continuously emitting shrill noises that sounded like human laughter.
"What I struck just now... was its reflection created by the water!"
His expression darkened. Soul Ling quickly realized what had happened. The creature had used a massive wall of water to invert its image, making him think it had moved to the left when, in reality, it had moved to the right!
Soul Ling had struck nothing but air.
"Damn it, you beast!"
Hun Ling cursed softly. He tried to stand, but another mouthful of blood spewed out. "I'm poisoned?"
Looking at his own hands, a thin layer of green scales had already emerged on his arms. This was the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao's signature poison, Azure Water Poison.
Azure Water Poison wasn't an incurable poison. Many high-level antidotes could neutralize the poison within half an hour. But it had two special characteristics: paralysis and snake-ification.
Those who were poisoned would have their bodies covered in snake-like scales, and the spread was very fast. At most, it would take an hour. At the shortest, within five or six minutes, they would snake-ify, turning into a half-human, half-snake creature. By then, the original antidotes would be useless, and they'd have to seek other methods.
"What do we do? Elder Ling has already lost. Let's run!"
Watching Hun Ling resisting the poison with Soul Power, a Martial Soul Hall disciple's expression suddenly darkened. He hadn't expected Hun Ling to be defeated so quickly. He had originally thought he could see a god-like performance, but the result was this. It was too disappointing.
Hu Liena's expression was also a bit ugly. She knew it wasn't that Hun Ling couldn't take a hit, but that he was too careless. From the beginning to the end of the battle, he had been treating the opponent with contempt. It was precisely this mindset that led to Hun Ling's defeat.
"Are we leaving? But this Soul Beast's soul ring is really useful to me."
Hu Liena gritted her silver teeth, considering several battle possibilities in her mind, but she dismissed them all. Their average combat strength was below level forty. They had even lost to a Soul Saint of level seventy-five. If they went up, wouldn't it be the same as sending themselves to their deaths?
Just as Hu Liena was about to issue the retreat order, she heard someone beside her exclaim.
"Where's that fragrance coming from! It smells so good!"
The speaker was the fattest among the Martial Soul Hall disciples, and he was constantly sniffing.
"Fatty, have you gone crazy from hunger? There's no fragrance!" Someone immediately retorted.
"No, there really is a strange fragrance." Even Hu Liena spoke up; she had smelled it too.
Not only them, but even the Azure Water Dragon-Jiao not far away was also constantly moving its huge triangular eyes, as if searching for the source of the fragrance.
After noticing the scent, Hu Liena and her group heard faint laughter drifting from a distance. They focused their senses and looked in the direction of the sound, and were all taken aback.
About seven hundred meters away, four people were sitting together, roasting something. They occasionally sprinkled some spices, which immediately intensified the aroma of the food, causing the scent to waft over.
The other party seemed to have noticed them staring, and one of them even raised the hand holding a skewer of meat and shouted at them.
"You guys carry on, don't mind us!"
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