354: Chapter 354 Five-Star Dou King, Mysterious Jade Slip

Roar!

The male Jiao-Snake let out an enraged hiss. Having been provoked and entangled by Hun Tiandi for so long, it slithered closer to him.

Its bloodthirsty giant eyes were filled with malevolent energy. Opening its bloody maw, it flicked its forked tongue.

The stench of its breath nearly caused the heavily injured Hun Tiandi to faint.

Suddenly, the snake's tongue stiffened, becoming like a sharp longsword as it lunged toward his chest.

This life-threatening scene happened to fall into the eyes of the rapidly approaching Qing Yue. On her fair, beautiful face, a chilling rage and killing intent appeared for the first time.

"Get lost! Don't touch Young Master!"

Wind Sword Sky-Howl!

Qing Yue mobilized her Fighting Qi, which surged out and transformed into thirty streams of sword qi around her. They shot toward the male Jiao-Snake like lightning, swift as the wind.

Clang...

In the blink of an eye, the wind swords struck the male Jiao-Snake. The sword shadows hit the snake scales, creating brilliant sparks and a metallic clanging sound.

The powerful attack forced the male Jiao-Snake to retreat rapidly. With a flutter of the wings on her back, Qing Yue flew toward Hun Tiandi, who was embedded in the stone wall.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Qing Yue asked anxiously after prying him out of the stone wall.

Pfft!

Hun Tiandi spat out blood again. His face was pale, but looking at the worried Qing Yue before him, he forced a smile. "I'm fine. You broke through Dou Ling and entered the Dou Wang level!"

"Yes, Young Master. Earlier, after you lured away the Jiao-Snake, while I was picking the star grass, another female Jiao-Snake emerged from the cold pond to stop me!"

"I devoured it and advanced to the Dou Wang level!" Qing Yue hid nothing and informed Hun Tiandi.

"I see!" Hun Tiandi understood that this was why the male Jiao-Snake had been so anxious to return to the cold pond.

Roar!

Suddenly, the male Jiao-Snake behind them hissed. Hun Tiandi and Qing Yue looked at it, both of their expressions turning solemn.

Buzz!

With a wave of his sleeve, Hun Tiandi summoned the Human Puppet. Just as he was about to strike...

He was stopped by Qing Yue, who said, "Young Master, let me do it!"

"What do you plan to do?" Hun Tiandi asked in confusion.

"I want to devour it." Qing Yue stared at the male Jiao-Snake, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a hint of majesty and greed.

Boom!

Qing Yue said no more. She closed her eyes slightly and then snapped them open. Seven black dots swirled out from the depths of her eyes, forming a circular vortex in front of her.

A powerful aura erupted, enveloping the giant creature. The circular vortex acted like a black hole, beginning to extract the energy from the male Jiao-Snake's body.

As the energy poured toward Qing Yue, Hun Tiandi watched, dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen the terrifying power unleashed by the Seven Luminaries Mystic Eyes.

Truly worthy of being called Peerless Divine Eyes!

Doesn't this mean that as long as there are snake-type experts, they will all be devoured by Qing Yue's divine eyes and converted into her own power?

Roar!

The male Jiao-Snake wailed in pain. With the divine eyes being activated at the strength of a three-star Dou Wang, the power was many times greater than before.

Hun Tiandi chuckled bitterly. "What a monster!"

He then took out Spirit Wine and medicinal pills, swallowing them to begin refining the medicine and recovering from his injuries. With such powerful resources, his wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Half an hour later, the male Jiao-Snake had been completely devoured by Qing Yue. Its massive body turned into a withered corpse and fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Crack!

Just as Hun Tiandi opened his eyes, he heard a cracking sound. He looked up to see many cracks appearing on Qing Yue's body.

Blood flowed down her skin, drenching her until she looked like a person made of blood.

"Qing Yue, what's wrong?" Hun Tiandi asked anxiously, standing up and approaching her.

Roar!

The next moment, a mass of golden current emerged from Qing Yue's body, condensing into a phantom of a Jiao-Snake. It was extremely ethereal, looking as if it might vanish at any moment.

Dragon-Snake Qi?

Hun Tiandi said in surprise.

Buzz!

Then, Qing Yue's body trembled as a fierce aura burst from within her. Her aura, which had stabilized at the three-star Dou Wang level, surged again, reaching five-star Dou Wang in an instant.

Qing Yue opened her eyes, and two beams of Dragon-Snake Qi erupted from them as the wounds on her body slowly receded.

Five-star Dou Wang!

Hun Tiandi was shocked. Qing Yue stood up and smiled. "Young Master, I've broken through again!"

"Yes, but what happened to those wounds on your body earlier?" Hun Tiandi asked with concern.

"My Fighting Qi increased too quickly, and my physical body was too weak to handle the surge in power. I have forcibly suppressed it now," Qing Yue explained.

Whew!

Exhaling softly, Hun Tiandi nodded and said, "When we find Liu Ling, I'll have him prepare some body-tempering medicinal liquid for you to strengthen your physique. Later, I'll find a body-refining cultivation technique for you to practice!"

"Thank you, Young Master!" Qing Yue said excitedly.

Afterward, Hun Tiandi sheathed his long blade, and the two of them sped toward the depths of the mountain range.

Clang!

Within the mountain range, Mei Niang held the Golden Snake Sword. The blade was like a spirit snake with a forked tip. She had slain many Jiao-Snakes. She grabbed a White Bone Ginseng, stored it in her storage ring, and vanished with a flicker of her body.

"These Jiao-Snakes are powerful and carry an air of majesty. Truly strange!"

Mei Niang thought as she traveled. Along the way, she avoided what she could and used her sword to slay those she couldn't.

"Old Liu, turn up the heat a bit. This Jiao-Snake meat is delicious..."

In another valley, Liu Ling, Yan Xing, and Tu Xingzi had regrouped. Everywhere they went, they were like bandits.

Medicinal herbs, Jiao-Snakes? The three of them had been eating their way through the journey.

"Stop wasting time, we need to find His Majesty quickly!" Liu Ling said helplessly, manipulating the flames in his hand to roast the golden Jiao-Snake meat.

"Junior Sister Liu Hanbing, the place the Pavilion Master mentioned should be here!" Jian Wuchen and Senior Sister Liu Hanbing held a map, examining it closely.

Senior Sister Liu Hanbing nodded slightly and stepped forward. Before them was a stone door, flanked by two Jiao-Snake statues.

Click!

She reached toward the mouth of the Jiao-Snake statue on the right and applied a bit of pressure. With a click, the stone slab slowly opened, and a gust of damp air rushed out.

"Senior Brother Jian, let's go!" Senior Sister Liu Hanbing turned to look at Jian Wuchen and spoke.

She then walked into the stone cave, with Jian Wuchen following closely behind.

Boom!

After the two entered, the stone door slowly closed, and the area fell silent once more. Behind a distant ancient tree, a figure stepped out, coldly watching the spot where the two had disappeared.

Kill!

Tang Junyao's voice was cold as ice. She raised her sword and slashed at a Jiao-Snake. The Nine Dragon Lightning Flame flowed over the longsword, her sword qi carrying destruction.

None of the Jiao-Snakes could withstand a single strike; they all perished under the Heavenly Flame.

Shui Xing lightly fanned his feather fan. His Fighting Qi was like a tide, bursting forth like curved blades. The Jiao-Snakes were cut in half.

"Miss Jun Yao, being able to defeat these Dou Wang level Jiao-Snakes shows that your progress during this period has been quite significant!"

Shui Xing praised.

"Sir, Jun Yao's meager progress is all thanks to your guidance!" Tang Junyao said modestly.

Shui Xing merely gave a light chuckle at Tang Junyao's praise, not taking it to heart.

"Sir, what do you think of that person, Yun Tian?"

Tang Junyao suddenly asked.

"That youth is no ordinary person. In the future, he will surely stir up the winds and clouds on the Fighting Qi Continent!" Shui Xing spoke after a slight pause.

Hearing this, Tang Junyao's face darkened. She hadn't expected Mr. Shui Xing to have such a high opinion of Yun Tian.

Between her and Yun Tian, there was only hatred, with no room for reconciliation.

Jiao-Snake Palace!

As Hun Tiandi and Qing Yue were moving through, they came upon a secluded hall. It was ancient and vast, spanning at least a hundred zhang.

Creak!

Hun Tiandi flicked his finger, and a bolt of Fighting Qi forced open the palace doors. Sensing no danger, he was the first to enter the Jiao-Snake Palace.

The furnishings were extremely simple. In the center sat a medicinal cauldron, cyan-gold in color, with Jiao-Snakes coiling around its sides and mysterious patterns engraved upon it.

On a long table ahead, there lay a jade slip!

Jiao-Snake Palace, mysterious jade slip!

It surprised Hun Tiandi. Simple furnishings aside, a jade slip was something used to record information, dating back even further than scrolls.