"boom!!"
The next moment, with a deafening roar, Li Ling was sent flying far away! The Black Water Serpent, unwilling to give up, chased after him once more!
At this moment, Biyao and Youji finally seemed to wake up from their daze. They looked at each other and saw that the Black Water Serpent had left. Biyao couldn't help but reveal a beautiful smile of relief that she had finally escaped. She said happily, "Aunt You, the Black Water Serpent's attention was drawn to that Qingyun Sect kid. Let's take this opportunity to leave quickly!"
Looking in the direction Li Ling had gone, You Ji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "No, I have to go save him! Yao'er, hurry up and go! I'll catch up with you later!"
After saying that, she didn't give Biyao a chance to react and chased after Li Ling and the Black Water Serpent!
"Aunt You, why are you bothering with that meddlesome fool? He's not Wan Jianyi."
Biyao stomped her foot angrily, looked at the dark exit above her head, and then glanced at Youji flying towards the dead. With a wave of her hand, beautiful white flowers appeared around her, and she chased after Youji!
Just then, Li Ling steadied himself. Facing the Black Water Serpent that was soaring into the air, he snorted coldly, took out the Profound Fire Mirror, and with the activation of his spiritual power, a sea of fire erupted and collided with the Black Water Serpent.
This Xuanhuo Mirror truly lives up to its reputation as a divine weapon from the world of Zhuxian. The sea of fire caused the Black Water Xuan Snake to let out an angry shriek, and then the Black Water Xuan Snake's body crashed heavily into the seawater. In an instant, it seemed as if all the seawater was swept into the sky, extinguishing the flames.
Li Ling had already put away the Xuanhuo Mirror and was preparing to leave by activating the Dragon Slayer Sword. Compared to the last time when he didn't even have a chance to escape, Li Ling was more confident that he could escape this time.
Just as Li Ling was about to activate the Dragon Slayer Sword to leave, a terrified scream suddenly rang in his ears: "Get out of the way!"
"Could it be that they haven't left yet?" This thought flashed through Li Ling's mind. At this moment, the Six Harmonies Mirror instinctively erected a barrier. Then, he noticed that a huge, pitch-black tail, which was completely silent, was lashing out at him.
"As expected, this Blackwater Serpent has become intelligent and even knows how to launch sneak attacks. I was careless!"
Li Ling immediately increased his spiritual power and activated the Six Harmonies Mirror in front of him, preparing to take the blow head-on. However, a sudden pulling force came from his feet, and he was pulled down heavily!
"boom!"
The giant tail slammed heavily onto Mount Kongsang, causing the mountain to tremble and the entire Ruthless Sea to shake violently. Li Ling frowned as he looked at the two women who had pulled him over and said, "Why aren't you two leaving yet!"
Youji remained silent, but Biyao angrily said, "You dragon-slaying brat, aren't you ungrateful? We just saved your life, and now you're blaming us?"
"If it weren't for Aunt You's concern for Wan Jianyi and her reluctance to let you die, she wouldn't bother with you at all. Letting you be eaten by the Black Water Serpent would be the only right thing to do!"
“Wan Jianyi?” Li Ling was taken aback and looked at the silent You Ji beside him. He then remembered that the woman in front of him had been infatuated with Wan Jianyi for hundreds of years. No wonder she would look at him differently because he possessed the Dragon Slayer Sword.
"I have my own way of escaping, but with the two of you around, it's actually a bit dangerous!" Li Ling retorted casually to Bi Yao, ignoring her furious expression, and instead stared at the Black Water Serpent not far away.
Perhaps sensing that Li Ling was different from the little insects they could easily toy with before, the Blackwater Serpent was much more cautious this time.
"Now we can only go through the Dripping Blood Cave. Luckily, we only took the 'Heavenly Book' and the Hehuan Bell from inside!" Li Ling thought to himself, and said to the two of them in a deep voice, "Get ready in a moment. I'll make a move to create an opportunity first, and then come with me!"
"Why should we...!" Biyao was annoyed that Li Ling didn't take their good intentions to heart at all, but then she saw an unparalleled sword intent suddenly emerge from Li Ling's body. It wasn't overwhelming spiritual power, but the sharp, heaven-splitting sword intent made her swallow her words.
"You all stand behind me first!" Li Ling said, taking a few steps forward. The Dragon Slayer Sword was still at his feet, but a Qiankun Sword had appeared in his hand.
A chaotic sword light faintly appeared on the sword's body, giving off a sense of danger far greater than the blazing sword light.
At this moment, a hint of retreat appeared in the eyes of the Blackwater Serpent, but it was quickly replaced by anger, and its gaze toward Li Ling became even more ferocious.
"Exploding the Heavens!!"
The four short words seem to have drifted in from beyond the heavens, distant and ethereal.
The next moment, however, caused everyone around to change color in shock. A huge figure engulfed in flames appeared behind Li Ling, which was none other than the phantom of Zhu Rong.
The giant roared, and in the next moment it transformed into a streak of fiery red light, flashing past like a shooting star from outer space, yet leaving behind an eternal radiance.
In the eyes of Youji and Biyao, the fleeting red light seemed not to have completely disappeared, and then they heard an extremely violent scream.
Then, a deep wound appeared on the body of the Black Water Serpent, as if it had been scorched by flames, leaving deep carbonized marks.
"Hiss!!"
The Blackwater Serpent let out a shrill roar as it writhed in pain from Li Ling's sword strike, creating massive waves in the Heartless Sea.
"Walk!"
Li Ling's shout snapped the two out of their shock, and they immediately followed closely behind him, heading into the depths of the Heartless Sea.
At this moment, the Blackwater Serpent finally recovered from the excruciating pain. A deep-seated hatred flashed in its lantern-like eyes. It looked around and then chased after the direction where Li Ling and the other two had fled.
"Where are we going?" Biyao couldn't help but ask.
"Just follow along!" Li Ling didn't explain. He had already used the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique, and then forcibly increased his power to use the Fire Element Sword Intent to unleash that ultimate move, which left him with very little spiritual energy and excruciating pain in all his meridians. Naturally, he had no intention of just going through the motions with the little girl.
"You..." Biyao's eyes widened at the sight, and she was about to speak when a huge sound came from behind. It was the Black Water Serpent rapidly approaching. She couldn't care less about speaking anymore and just followed Li Ling to escape for her life.
The Blackwater Serpent relentlessly pursued them from below, and the two rose to a height of several thousand meters above the Heartless Sea, yet the Blackwater Serpent's body still had not completely emerged from the water.
The beast's size was truly astonishing, and its speed was incredibly fast. Even though the three of them were running at full speed, the distance between them was getting closer and closer.
"It's right here!" While rapidly flying on his sword, Li Ling kept observing the surroundings. Upon spotting a cave ahead, he immediately said, "Hurry up and follow!"
After saying that, he mustered up his remaining spiritual power and rushed toward the cave entrance.
"puff!"
The Dragon-Slaying Sword swiftly rushed into the cave. Li Ling's mind relaxed, and he immediately fainted, only vaguely hearing shouts and deafening roars behind him... (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a different device or event.)
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Chapter 355: Pressuring the "Heavenly Book"
When Li Ling regained consciousness, he was accompanied by excruciating pain all over his body, as if every bone and meridian was crying out in agony.
Previously, Li Ling forcibly enhanced his power to unleash his ultimate move, which was extremely powerful, but the burden on his body was also beyond imagination. If it weren't for the fact that his body contained the bloodline of the Ancestral Witch and his physical strength was not so great, he would probably have exploded and died before he could even unleash the move.