85: Spring is alluring

After wandering around the Divine Wilderness Realm for a few more days, Lin Xuan led his disciples, scavenging for resources while heading towards the deepest part of the realm where energy fluctuations were most abnormal. Although this cursed place was dangerous, it truly had many good things. The disciples were all reaping abundant rewards, their faces filled with excitement.

The deeper they went, the more fragmented space became. They often saw huge spatial rifts, like scars, stretching across the land, with chaotic currents surging within and occasional terrifying spatial turbulences spewing out, capable of tearing even a True Immortal to shreds if one wasn't careful. From time to time, they would encounter even stronger and more bizarre remnants of God Realm souls and mutated fierce beasts, making battles quite strenuous. Fortunately, they didn't run into Xuan Gu and his unlucky bunch again.

As they carefully bypassed a twisted, constantly flashing, colorful aurora-filled broken valley, Lin Xuan suddenly stopped dead in his tracks, his brows tightly furrowed.

“Master, what’s wrong?” Yun Qingyao asked in a low voice.

“There’s movement inside the restriction ahead,” Lin Xuan listened intently, his Law-Breaking Chaos Eyes gazing into the depths of the valley. “Very strong energy collisions, and an extremely ancient, majestic roar, and a cold, powerful Sword Intent?”

He sensed that an extremely powerful and concealed spatial restriction was set up deep within the valley, but the restriction seemed to have become unstable due to the intense battle inside, leaking out faint, heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

The energy level was far beyond any opponent they had encountered before! It even made him, a Golden Immortal, feel a surge of alarm!

“All of you wait here! Form a defensive array, and no one is allowed to enter without my command!” Lin Xuan ordered with a solemn expression. The battle inside was not something these disciples could get involved in.

He took a deep breath, circulated his Chaos power, and, pointing his fingers like a sword, slashed fiercely at the twisted spatial restriction!

Tear!

Space was forcibly ripped open like cloth, creating a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through. More violent and terrifying energy fluctuations instantly surged out! Lin Xuan’s figure flickered, and he plunged in without hesitation.

Upon entering the restriction, the sight before him made his pupils contract!

This was like an independent, small space, much larger than the valley seen from outside. The sky was shattered, with chaotic gales constantly blowing down. The earth was cracked, and lava flowed freely.

And at the center of this scene of destruction, an earth-shattering battle was underway!

One side of the battle was an unimaginably massive flood dragon! Its entire body was covered in ink-black scales that shimmered with an eerie light, a single horn on its head, and four claws on its belly. On its ferocious dragon head, a pair of crimson giant eyes were filled with ferocity and lewdness! Its body was entwined with an impenetrable, dense aura of karma and malevolence. Every flick of its tail, every claw strike, carried the terrifying power to tear space and corrode all things!

Peak Immortal Venerable! This was definitely an ancient karmic flood dragon that had reached the peak of the Immortal Venerable realm! Its strength was probably even slightly stronger than Dao Yan Immortal Venerable!

Its opponent, however, was a woman.

A woman who, with just one glance, made Lin Xuan feel his breath catch, as if he had seen all the natural beauty of heaven and earth gathered in one person.

She wore an elegant yet luxurious moon-white cloud-patterned palace dress, her figure graceful and peerless. Her black hair, like a waterfall, was simply held by a jade hairpin. Her face was veiled by a faint immortal glow, making it hard to see clearly, but her eyes, as cold as distant stars yet as deep as the cosmic sea, seemed capable of piercing through people’s hearts. She held a divine sword that flowed with colorful auspicious light. Her sword techniques were exquisitely refined, each strike invoking the laws of heaven and earth, carrying a sacred power that purified all evil.

Her cultivation, astonishingly, was also at the peak of the Immortal Venerable realm! Moreover, her divine power was pure and vast, and her foundation was far more solid than that of the karmic flood dragon, which relied on karmic malevolence!

But at this moment, she seemed to be in a bitter struggle. The karmic flood dragon was not only immensely powerful and thick-skinned, but what was more troublesome was the pervasive, lewd karmic energy emanating from its body, constantly eroding and interfering with her consciousness and the circulation of her immortal essence, causing her sword moves to occasionally falter, forcing her to divert her attention to resist. A few shocking bloodstains had already appeared on her cloud-patterned skirt, and her aura was slightly disordered.

“Roar!” The karmic flood dragon seized an opportunity, its massive tail sweeping across like a mountain range, its terrifying power locking onto the woman!

The woman let out a clear cry, her divine sword erupting with brilliant light, transforming into a barrier to block the attack!

Boom!! The barrier shook violently. The woman grunted, sent flying backward, a trace of golden blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

The karmic flood dragon's eyes shone with intense lewdness. It opened its gaping maw, and a pink, strangely sweet-smelling poisonous mist spewed out, instantly engulfing the woman! This poisonous mist was clearly its innate divine ability, specifically designed to pollute immortal essence and disturb one's Dao heart!

The woman’s expression slightly changed. Divine light erupted around her as she struggled to resist, but the pink poisonous mist was extremely troublesome, continuously eroding her protective divine light. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes.

Opportunity!

Lin Xuan’s eyes sharpened. Although he didn’t know who this woman was, saving her was urgent, but the karmic flood dragon’s lewd stench instinctively disgusted him, while the woman’s cold and aloof demeanor made him feel a sense of goodwill.

Forget it! Let’s do it!

He suddenly mobilized all the power of the Chaos Thunder Pool in his dantian, even drawing upon a trace of Chaos Thunder Marrow power that he had just suppressed and not yet fully refined!

“Beast! Take this axe from me!”

He roared, his figure appearing above the karmic flood dragon’s side as if teleporting. He gripped the bronze battle axe with both hands, pouring all his strength into it without reservation! On the axe blade, Chaos lightning and primordial killing intent intertwined, forming a grayish axe light that tore through heaven and earth, carrying an unstoppable will of destruction, and fiercely struck the karmic flood dragon’s massive single horn!

This axe strike was timed with extreme cunning! It was precisely the moment when the karmic flood dragon was expelling its poisonous mist with full force, its old power just spent and new power not yet generated! And it was aimed directly at its single horn, one of its core sources of strength!

The karmic flood dragon clearly hadn’t expected someone to be hiding nearby, and for an attack to be so deadly and sudden! It roared in shock and fury, but it was too late to dodge. It could only desperately tilt its head, while simultaneously condensing karmic power to protect its horn!

Crack!

A teeth-grinding sound of shattering rang out!

How sharp was the bronze battle axe? Coupled with Lin Xuan’s full power burst and the enhancement of the Chaos Thunder Marrow, it forcefully shattered the karmic flood dragon’s hastily condensed karmic shield, heavily striking its tough single horn!

Although it didn’t completely sever it, it left a massive, bone-deep wound! Dark black dragon blood spewed out like a waterfall!

“Awooo!” The karmic flood dragon let out an agonizing shriek of extreme pain, its massive body twisting wildly, stirring up the heavens and earth!

It suddenly turned its head, its crimson giant eyes fixed on Lin Xuan, filled with endless resentment and killing intent! “Ant! You seek death!”

It abandoned the woman, its massive body, carrying an aura of crushing everything, lunging towards Lin Xuan!

“Be careful!” The woman, having barely suppressed the erosion of the poisonous mist, saw Lin Xuan in danger because he saved her. A ripple flashed in her cold eyes. She forcefully raised her divine power, and her divine sword transformed into thousands of sword shadows, attacking the karmic flood dragon from behind, attempting to relieve Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan faced the furious lunge of the peak Immortal Venerable karmic flood dragon, feeling immense pressure, but the ferocity in his bones was completely ignited. Instead of retreating, he swung his battle axe and met the attack again!

“You think I’m scared of you?!”

Boom! Boom!

Lin Xuan was like a small boat in a raging storm, relying on the toughness of his Chaos Undying Body and the sharpness of his bronze battle axe, engaging in a furious exchange with the karmic flood dragon. Each collision sent his blood and qi churning, his tiger’s mouth splitting, but healing instantly! He specifically targeted the karmic flood dragon’s injured horn and the weak points where its old and new powers transitioned, fighting with extremely cunning and ruthless tactics!

The woman also attacked with full force from behind, her sword light like rain, continuously leaving wounds on the karmic flood dragon’s body.

One in front and one behind, they actually managed to temporarily hold back this terrifying karmic flood dragon!

The karmic flood dragon was furious beyond measure. It hadn't expected two ants to be so troublesome! Especially the axe-wielding brat, whose strength was bizarre, whose axe was sharp, and who specialized in sneak attacks!

It suddenly let out a sharp hiss, and the karmic power around its body burned wildly, its size actually expanding again! It was going all out!

“Now!” The woman’s clear voice entered Lin Xuan’s ears. “Its inverse scale is three inches below its neck! We combine our strength to attack its inverse scale!”

“Good!” Lin Xuan did not hesitate, once again forcefully drawing upon the power of the Chaos Thunder Marrow, even burning a trace of his essence blood, pouring all his strength into the battle axe, transforming it into an ultimate destructive stream of light, directly piercing towards the karmic flood dragon’s neck!

The woman also merged with her sword, transforming into a seven-colored divine rainbow that purified all, stabbing at the same spot from another angle!

The two attacks arrived almost simultaneously!

Pfft! Pfft!

Although the karmic flood dragon’s inverse scale was its hardest scale, it could not withstand the combined attack of two peerless powerhouses! It was instantly pierced through!

“Awooo—!” The karmic flood dragon let out a desperate and unwilling heaven-shaking shriek. Its massive body suddenly stiffened, then, like a mountain of gold collapsing, it crashed heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and completely fell silent.

The peak Immortal Venerable karmic flood dragon was dead!

Lin Xuan leaned on his battle axe, half-kneeling on the ground, panting heavily. His entire body trembled slightly, feeling completely drained, unable to even move a finger. Those last few moves had consumed too much.

The woman also landed nearby, her face pale, her aura weak. Clearly, her consumption was equally immense, but the look in her eyes towards Lin Xuan had lost some of its coldness and gained a hint of complex gratitude.

“Thank you for your assistance, fellow Daoist.” Her voice was still clear, but much softer.

“Just lending a hand.” Lin Xuan tried to smile, but it pulled at his injuries, making him grimace in pain. “This beast just looks disgusting.”

The woman nodded slightly, her gaze turning to the karmic flood dragon’s corpse, especially its head: “Its inner core contains most of its cultivation essence, a supreme treasure for alchemy and artifact refining. It shall be yours, as a token of my gratitude.”

Saying this, she took a deep breath, and with a flick of the divine sword in her hand, a precise sword beam struck towards the karmic flood dragon’s head, preparing to extract the inner core.

However, just as the sword beam was about to strike, the karmic flood dragon’s corpse, which was supposed to be completely dead, suddenly exploded in a hidden part of its abdomen due to the energy shock of its death and the stimulation of this sword strike!

A large, impossibly dense, strangely pink gas, like a bursting dam, instantly spewed out, moving at extreme speed, directly engulfing Lin Xuan and the woman, who were closest and completely unprepared!

“Oh no!” The woman exclaimed, but it was already too late!

As soon as the pink gas touched their bodies, it immediately drilled into them like a living creature!

Lin Xuan felt an extremely domineering and sinister hot current suddenly rush into his limbs and bones, straight to his sea of consciousness! Everything before his eyes instantly became blurry and distorted. Countless enchanting illusions uncontrollably surged forth. His body became unbearably hot, and a primal desire erupted like a volcano, instantly overwhelming his reason!

The woman beside him was in an even worse state. She was already greatly exhausted and had been corroded by the karmic flood dragon’s lewd poisonous mist, making her resistance even weaker. As the pink gas entered her body, she let out a soft moan. Her cold eyes instantly became watery, filled with confusion and lust. A tempting blush appeared on her beautiful face, and her entire body went limp. She couldn’t even hold her divine sword steady, and it clanged to the ground.

The dam of reason completely collapsed.

Two burning hot bodies, in the pink mist, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, instinctively intertwined.

The sound of tearing clothes, heavy breathing, suppressed yet alluring moans, echoed in this shattered space that had just experienced a great battle.

Who knows how long passed, perhaps a long time, perhaps just an instant.

The pink mist gradually dispersed.

Lin Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, feeling a splitting headache, yet his body had an indescribable sense of comfort, as if some shackles had been broken, and his cultivation had even advanced a little? But before he could ponder it, he met a pair of icy, mortified eyes filled with towering killing intent!

The stunning goddess had already awakened, her clothes disheveled, revealing large expanses of fair, delicate skin. Her originally cold demeanor was completely gone, replaced by endless shame, rage, and murderous intent! At some point, she had gripped her divine sword again, its tip pressed tightly against Lin Xuan’s throat, its sharp sword qi stinging his skin!

“Little thief! You… you dared to defile my purity! I’ll kill you!!!”