bioinnovel Chapter 43 Slaying Master Qingzhu!
Chapter 43 Slaying Master Qingzhu!
"You old bastard, die!"
Before she finished speaking, she slammed her snake staff into the ground.
"Buzz—"
The serpent staff burst forth with a blinding, eerie green light, and the emerald-eyed serpent head at its tip seemed to come alive, opening its blood-red maw and letting out a sharp hiss.
The next instant, Qingzhu rapidly formed hand seals, chanting incantations in a hoarse and inscrutable voice, like a spell.
"The Serpent Devours!"
With a sharp shout, the ground around the snake staff suddenly cracked open, and countless arm-thick cyan spiritual snake shadows shot out from the ground. Like real venomous snakes, they flicked their scarlet tongues and hissed, rushing towards the villagers who were already terrified.
"No--"
"Help!"
The villagers screamed and scattered in all directions, but they were no match for the snake shadows formed from spiritual energy.
The green snake phantoms moved with lightning speed, instantly catching up with several of the slowest villagers, pouncing on them and biting them.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
Before the bitten villagers could even scream, their bodies shrank at a visible speed, their skin quickly lost its luster, turning sallow and withered. In just a few breaths, they turned into dried corpses just like Mad Blade and Blood Eye!
The pale red blood extracted from their bodies was completely devoured by the green snake phantoms. Subsequently, the snake phantoms grew in size, from the thickness of an arm to the thickness of a bucket, and their aura became even colder and more terrifying.
"Inhale! Inhale it all!"
Qingzhu roared to the sky, a morbid excitement on his face, "The blood and qi of these lowly people, though mixed, are abundant, perfect for nourishing my spirit serpent to devour!"
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen villagers were caught up by the green snake's phantom. Screams rose and fell, then quickly stopped, leaving only withered corpses lying on the ground. The scene was horrific.
The surrounding spiritual energy became increasingly viscous and cold. After absorbing enough blood and energy, the green snake phantoms grew in size again, surrounded by a faint blood-red light, and their snake eyes changed from green to a strange blood red.
A fierce glint appeared in Qingzhu's eyes. He suddenly waved his hand and shouted sharply:
"Go! Tear that old bastard to pieces for me!"
"hiss--"
Dozens of cyan spirit snakes, each as thick as a water bucket, simultaneously let out a piercing hiss. Their massive bodies twisted and coiled in mid-air, carrying a terrifying aura that seemed to devour everything, as they frantically pounced towards Su Mu.
In an instant, the world seemed to be shrouded in this cold, serpentine tide, the air seemed to be frozen, and a suffocating sense of oppression swept towards Su Mu like a tidal wave.
Standing behind the serpent horde, Qingzhu's spiritual energy surged, and serpentine patterns danced across her face. She looked at Su Mu, surrounded by the serpents, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of her lips.
"Old man, even if you're at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, you'll still die before my spirit serpent can devour you!"
Su Mu frowned deeply, truly not expecting Qingzhu to be so ruthless. "You're not qualified to kill me!"
At this moment, he no longer held back. His peak Qi Condensation Realm Level 5 cultivation erupted, and his spiritual pressure spread wildly outwards!
Qingzhu sensed Su Mu's presence, her eyes suddenly changing, a look of fear flashing across her face, "Peak of the fifth level of Qi Condensation? How is that possible!"
Only now did Qingzhu realize what she was facing. She had used a secret technique at the cost of sacrificing her lifespan, thinking she could suppress Su Mu, but she never expected that Su Mu was a true Qi Condensation Realm Level 5 cultivator!
Su Mu's eyes narrowed slightly as he locked onto Qingzhu. With his current spiritual energy reserves, he could only use his spiritual techniques five times at most, so he wanted to seize this opportunity to kill him in one blow!
"cut!"
Su Mu let out a low shout, stomped his foot, and unleashed the full power of the Ape Playing with Thousand Illusions Flash.
"laugh--"
The air seemed to be torn apart, and he turned into a blurry afterimage, leaving several illusory figures in his place. The next moment, he silently appeared on the side of the snake tide.
The dozens of illusory green snakes, each as thick as a water bucket, had just pounced halfway when their target suddenly vanished, causing them to freeze in mid-air.
"Damn it! Kill him for me!"
Qingzhu roared, brandishing his snake staff. The snake shadows all turned around, their foul-smelling snouts tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, and once again lunged towards Su Muxin's location.
"That's it? Too slow!"
Su Mu spoke calmly, his footwork shifting again, his figure weaving through the gaps in the snake tide like a ghost. Those seemingly all-pervasive snake shadows couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
The Ape Playing with a Thousand Illusions Flash is known for its unpredictable and ever-changing nature. Now, driven by his peak Qi Condensation Level 5 spiritual power, its speed is even faster, making him seem like a true phantom.
Qingzhu's face grew increasingly grim. He tapped his snake staff repeatedly while rapidly chanting an incantation: "Spirit Serpent Devours the Heart!"
The swarm of snakes suddenly paused, then raised their heads in unison, their eyes blazing with blood-red light, their mouths wide open, and streams of fine blue venomous lines rained down on Su Mu's vital points.
Wherever the poisonous rays passed, the air was corroded, producing a subtle "sizzling" sound, and the ground was instantly riddled with countless tiny holes, emitting a pungent, fishy stench.
"snort."
Su Mu snorted coldly, gripped the hilt of his sword, and slashed fiercely!
"Break it!"
hum-
The moment the longsword was drawn!
A dazzling azure sword light suddenly burst forth, forcefully tearing apart the surrounding chilling serpentine aura.
The sword flashed and disappeared in an instant.
The next moment, before the several illusory green snakes in front of them could react, they were cleaved in two by the sword light, turning into a sky full of green spiritual energy that vanished without a trace.
"What?!"
Qingzhu's pupils shrank suddenly, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
Her Spirit Serpent Devouring Technique is one of the Green Serpent Society's signature spiritual skills. When used in conjunction with sacrificing one's blood and qi, its power far surpasses that of cultivators of the same level. Even if an ordinary Qi Condensation Level 5 cultivator is not devoured, they will still be corroded by the snake venom, resulting in a significant reduction in their strength.
But Su Mu actually shattered several of her spirit snakes with a single sword strike?!
"Cut again!"
Su Mu gave her no chance to catch her breath. He shifted his feet and used Thousand Illusion Flash again, instantly appearing above the snake tide and sweeping his longsword horizontally.
The cyan sword light swept out like a storm, transforming into swirling sword mists that engulfed all the surrounding cyan snake phantoms.
"Puff puff puff—"
Wherever the sword storm passed, the snake shadows were shredded, and the screams were suppressed by the sword's cry, only producing low, muffled thuds.
In just a few breaths, the originally overwhelming horde of snakes was reduced by more than half!
"Damn it! You old bastard, how dare you destroy my spirit serpent!"
Qingzhu was both shocked and furious. Her spiritual energy surged wildly into the snake staff, attempting to reconstitute the snake shadow. However, as soon as it took shape, it was shattered again by Su Mu's sword light.
She then realized that Su Mu's swordsmanship was not only sharp, but also contained an extremely pure masculine energy, which perfectly countered her insidious snake-type spiritual skill!
"It's time to end this!"
Su Mu's eyes narrowed, and he finally unleashed his last sword strike.
His spiritual energy surged wildly towards the longsword, the azure sword light compressing continuously at the tip, eventually transforming into a dazzling point of azure light, like a falling star, locking onto the green bamboo below.
"not good!"
Qingzhu's expression changed drastically. No longer caring about maintaining the spirit snake's devouring ability, she turned around and fled.
She knew she couldn't withstand that sword strike!
"Trying to leave?"
Su Mu's lips curled into a cold smile. He unleashed the Thousand Illusion Flash under his feet, and his figure appeared in front of Qingzhu as if by teleportation, blocking her path.
"fall!"
boom--
With a gentle tap of the sword tip, that point of azure light suddenly burst forth, transforming into a beam of azure light that pierced through the heavens and earth, instantly enveloping the figure of Qingzhu.
"No--"
Qingzhu let out a shrill scream, her spiritual energy burning wildly as she tried to form a defense in front of her. But in the face of that power that was like falling stars, her defense was as fragile as paper and crumbled instantly.
The beam of light dissipated.
Qingzhu staggered back several steps, a hideous sword wound appearing on her chest, blood gushing out. The snake-like patterns on her body writhed wildly, but she could no longer suppress the injuries within her body.
"You old fool...you dare to kill me..."
She raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment and bitterness, her voice hoarse:
"The Green Snake Society will never let you go! We will tear you to pieces and grind your bones to dust!"
She tried to use the name of the Green Snake Society to force Su Mu to stop.
However, Su Mu simply looked at her indifferently, his eyes cold and unwavering.
"The Green Snake Society?"
He slowly raised his longsword, the tip pointing at Qingzhu, "The person I want to kill is Li Qingshe!"
"Don't worry, you go down first, Li Qingshe will be here to keep you company soon!"
"you--"
Qingzhu's expression changed drastically, and a hint of despair flashed in her eyes.
"One last question for you," Su Mu said calmly, "why is Li Qingshe so determined to obtain the inner core of the Jade-Eyed Serpent King?"
Qingzhu gritted her teeth, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes.
"Hahaha! You'll never know that no matter how strong you are, you'll never be a match for the Guild Master. Just wait, wait for the Green Snake Society's revenge!"
"Since that's the case," Su Mu's eyes turned completely cold, "then you don't need to live anymore."
The moment the words fell.
A flash of sword light.
"Pfft!"
Qingzhu's head flew into the sky, her eyes still filled with disbelief.
The headless corpse staggered a couple of steps before collapsing to the ground with a thud, its blood staining the ground red.
Around them, the remaining few illusory green snakes lost control, letting out a few unwilling hisses before gradually dissipating into the air.
The chilling aura of the snakes slowly receded, leaving only the pungent smell of blood and corpses scattered on the ground.
But the crisis is not over yet.
hiss!
at this time.
The Azure-Eyed Serpent King in the center of the pool is about to complete its molting, and the terrifying aura of a fourth-tier demon beast gradually spreads out.
The severely injured four-armed demon ape suddenly sensed this aura, and its face showed fear. After glaring at Su Mu, it dragged its badly injured body and quickly fled the place, fearing that if it was a step too slow, it would lose its life.
"Thank you for saving my life, sir..." Tie Niu struggled to his feet and was about to kneel down before Su Mu when he was stopped.
"Quickly lead the rest of the people away, making them leave their brocade pouches behind, and descend the mountain as fast as possible!"
"..."