A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

A great battle was about to erupt.

Lü Zhong raised a hand, and four Flood Dragon Spirit Banners streamed out. They transformed in the wind into agile Little Flood Dragons that shook their heads and wagged their tails, guarding his surroundings. Then, a silver Little Mirror began to flash, emitting a low BUZZ.

A vicious glint flashed in the eyes of the Demon Cultivator across from him.

Without a word, its figure flickered. It reappeared a hundred zhang away, and after several more uses of Instant Teleportation, it was right in front of Lü Zhong. It thrust its claws out, aiming ruthlessly for the vital point of his Dantian.

CLANG! The Flood Dragon Claws were blocked by a Flood Dragon Spirit Banner.

A Sword Light crackling with lightning shot forward.

It was Lü Zhong who had unleashed his Thunder-Attracting Needle, infusing it with his Thunder Skill. The sound of thunder and lightning crackled without end as the originally golden blade turned incandescent white, wreathed in electricity.

Seeing such a sword strike, the Demon Cultivator’s expression changed dramatically.

A trace of alarm appeared on its once-ferocious face.

It opened its mouth and spat out a stream of black water.

The black water squirmed as if it were alive. In just a few moments, it transformed into a snarling Evil Flood Dragon that roared several times and met the Thunder-Attracting Needle head-on, making no attempt to dodge.

The next instant, a shocking shockwave of Spiritual Qi rippled outward.

Even though the Thunder-Attracting Needle and the black water collided a hundred zhang up in the air, the massive shockwave still scoured the sea surface below, revealing the seabed in its entirety.

When the lightning dissipated, the Evil Flood Dragon formed from the black water was completely unharmed.

Seeing this, Lü Zhong’s brow furrowed.

’Subtle Shadow True Water?’

According to the ancient texts, this water was only found in the depths of the Sea Abyss. It was refined from Subtle Shadow Black Water and was said to be capable of resisting Celestial Thunder.

’I never thought it was actually true.’

’Since the Thunder Skill is ineffective, I’ll have to use fire...’

With this in mind, Lü Zhong spat out a Purple Flame and flicked it forward with his finger.

The Purple Flame had not flown far before it began to spread wildly, blanketing an area of several hundred zhang and turning the world into a blazing inferno in the blink of an eye. It then began to break apart into a barrage of Fireballs that rained down upon the Demon Cultivator, threatening to burn it to ash.

Meanwhile, the Subtle Shadow True Water released by the Demon Cultivator had formed a protective shield around it. Judging by its grave expression, it was clearly wary of the Purple Nether Extreme Fire.

While the two were fighting, the Insect Queen was still Crossing Tribulation.

After several more waves of Tribulation Thunder, its upper body began to change. Its previous rough and wild form started to become slender, and the pair of insectoid limbs under its ribs began to resemble human hands.

Seeing this, an anxious look appeared on the Demon Cultivator’s face, and he let out a series of roars.

However, Lü Zhong saw the expression on his face clearly.

He immediately sped up his activation of the Star Mirror, giving the Demon Cultivator no opportunity to act.

One beam of Mirror Light after another shot out, striking the shield formed by the Subtle Shadow True Water. Most of the beams hit their mark, causing the shield to fluctuate violently. A few missed, veering off into the sky and vanishing from sight. The ones that struck the sea below blasted columns of water dozens of zhang high.

At that moment, the Demon Cultivator grew desperate.

Seeing that the Insect Queen was about to finish Crossing Tribulation, he knew that if he couldn’t break through Lü Zhong’s blockade, he would have no chance once the Insect Queen formed its Primordial Spirit.

If things went poorly, he might even be ganged up on.

So it roared at the sky as a blinding Black Light erupted from its body. A Black Flood Dragon over three hundred zhang long charged out from within. Shaking its head and wagging its tail, it opened its great, bloody maw and spewed forth a massive gust of black wind.

At the same time, the mass of Subtle Shadow True Water coalesced.

In an instant, it began to spin, shooting out droplets of water.

When the black wind met the water droplets, they instantly transformed into numerous Evil Flood Dragons a zhang in length, all of them radiating an extremely powerful Demon Qi. Lü Zhong naturally didn’t dare to face them head-on. He continued to activate the Star Mirror to counterattack while also using the Shooting Star Escape to evade.

On the rare occasions he couldn’t dodge in time, the Flood Dragon Spirit Banners were responsible for blocking.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! A series of explosions rang out.

The Evil Flood Dragons exploded one after another.

At this moment, Lü Zhong was shocked to discover that his Protective Gang Qi was being rapidly corroded. It was whittled down by nearly half in just a few hits. If this continued, he wouldn’t be able to hold out for much longer.

He had no choice but to flip his hand and bring out the Human-Faced Flood Dragon Banner.

His original plan was to first restrict the Demon Cultivator’s movements and then use the Fire-Eating Divine Technique. Although this wouldn’t be enough to kill the flood dragon, it would teach it a harsh lesson.

But now, he had to use this move ahead of schedule.

The next moment, a line of fire appeared, growing from thin to thick.

SHREEEEK—

A pillar of fire shot through the air, directly piercing the barrier made of Subtle Shadow True Water and landing on the Black Flood Dragon’s tail.

However, to Lü Zhong’s surprise, after the pillar of fire broke through the Black Flood Dragon’s Protective Demon Qi, it encountered a layer of crystal-like black Scale Armor. It actually paused for a fraction of a second before piercing through.

’What astonishing Defense!’ For once, Lü Zhong looked shocked.

As the wielder of the Magical Treasure, he was perfectly aware of the power of the Human-Faced Flood Dragon Banner’s Fire-Eating Divine Technique. Yet now, the Black Flood Dragon had managed to resist it for a fraction of a second relying on nothing but its scales.

Fortunately, it pierced through in the end.

The pillar of fire swept upward, instantly slicing the Flood Dragon Tail in two.

The Black Flood Dragon roared in pain at the sky, the force of it causing the very heavens and earth to change color.

Realizing how formidable the Human-Faced Flood Dragon Banner was, he no longer dared to remain in his original form. With a flash of Black Light, he reverted to his human shape. Compared to before, however, the thick tail behind him was now missing its lower half. His draconic face was filled with rage, yet he didn’t press the attack.

The Demon Cultivator glanced in the Insect Queen’s direction. Seeing it was about to complete its Transformation, he let out an enraged roar. After giving Lü Zhong one last, heavy look, his body flickered and transformed into a black wind, diving into the sea and disappearing.

Seeing this, Lü Zhong did not give chase.

In the recent exchange, his Protective Gang Qi had been depleted by nearly half.

This just went to show how powerful the Demon Cultivator was.

’If I chase after him rashly, there’s no telling what dangers I might encounter.’