122: Successful hunt!

The enormous Azure-Scaled Viper at the bottom of the pond, with its body covered in hard scales, had its eyes closed and its body rose and fell rhythmically, clearly in a deep sleep.

And the aura emanating from it… was precisely that of a powerful existence in the Celestial Origin Realm Middle Stage.

Li Qi, hidden within Qingming Heaven, narrowed his eyes, locking onto the Azure-Scaled Viper.

“So, you’re the one called Azure-Scaled Viper, huh…?”

A small opening appeared in Qingming Heaven.

A tiny Sword Qi shot out from it… grazing the Azure-Scaled Viper’s face.

The power of this wisp of Sword Qi was very weak, only sparking a trail of fire on the Azure-Scaled Viper’s face, not even breaking its scales.

Although this sword strike was extremely weak… it was extremely insulting!

The Azure-Scaled Viper was startled awake, instantly enraged, and charged towards Li Qi.

Li Qi deliberately leaked a trace of his Qi from Qingming Heaven, luring the Azure-Scaled Viper to pursue him, and the two, one chasing and one fleeing, rapidly soared upwards.

“Boom!!!”

The water surface exploded, stirring up layers of spray as the Azure-Scaled Viper burst out of Cuibo Pond and flew into the distance!

Li Qi intentionally lured the Azure-Scaled Viper away from Cuibo Pond because there was more than one Azure-Scaled Viper in the deep pond; to avoid being ambushed, Li Qi carefully led out only one of them.

After running for more than ten miles and discovering that only one Azure-Scaled Viper was chasing him, Li Qi stopped fleeing, closing the opening in Qingming Heaven, and his trace completely vanished.

After losing its target, the Azure-Scaled Viper behind him let out angry roars, continuously unleashing its Divine Ability, frantically bombarding the nearby mountains, rivers, and trees, venting its fury.

But Li Qi had not escaped; he had already circled behind the Azure-Scaled Viper and then launched a sudden assault!

Ten Directions of Annihilation!

Terrifying Crane Wing Sword Qi slashed towards the Azure-Scaled Viper.

Suddenly ambushed, the Azure-Scaled Viper reacted quickly, dodging Li Qi’s attacks while unleashing its own Divine Ability to counterattack.

Clusters of emerald green flames assailed Li Qi.

However, Li Qi was hidden in the Void Realm, making it easy for him to evade the Azure-Scaled Viper’s attacks; the opponent simply couldn’t hit him.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. Li Qi had considered directly unleashing his Golden Crow Great Sun to smash it, knowing a single blow would finish off this Azure-Scaled Viper.

But if the Azure-Scaled Viper died by the Golden Crow Great Sun, even if it wasn't burned to ashes… it would probably be cooked.

Although Mystic Fruit Transformation was powerful, Li Qi still didn't believe this mystic art could extract Bloodline and Divine Ability from a roasted spicy strip.

So… better take it slow.

Crane Wing Sword Qi was not a Divine Ability, its power was slightly weaker, but it was just right.

This was an unequal battle; one side could only take hits without retaliating. With its own attacks repeatedly proving ineffective, the Azure-Scaled Viper lost its temper and turned to flee.

But how could Li Qi let it escape successfully? He moved swiftly, blocking the Azure-Scaled Viper’s path.

Two incredibly sharp Sword Qi slashed out, striking the Azure-Scaled Viper’s eyes directly!

The Sword Qi burst the Azure-Scaled Viper’s eyes and penetrated deep into its brain, turning its brain into a complete mess!

The giant snake whimpered, its massive body plummeting from the sky, crashing to the ground, causing an instant earthquake.

The enormous body flailed for a while… then became still.

Potential Points + 30000

This was Li Qi’s first time slaying an existence of the Celestial Origin Realm, and the opponent actually provided him with 30,000 Potential Points, an extremely large amount, almost comparable to Li Qi’s gains from annihilating a city of bandit soldiers in the Lower Realm.

Li Qi’s figure descended from the sky, landing before the Azure-Scaled Viper’s corpse, a satisfied smile on his face.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he collected the Azure-Scaled Viper into Qingming Heaven.

Soon, Li Qi returned to the tribal camp.

Wu Yinshi saw Li Qi and said in surprise, “Li Qi? You’re back so soon?”

“Yes, I’m back.”

“Have you already acquired the Azure-Scaled Viper?”

“Of course.”

Li Qi waved his hand, and the enormous corpse of the Azure-Scaled Viper appeared in the center of the camp.

All the Witch Clan People who saw the Azure-Scaled Viper’s corpse gasped, and some timid children even let out exclamations.

“It’s an Azure-Scaled Viper!”

“This Azure-Scaled Viper is very strong, probably at the Celestial Origin Realm Middle Stage!”

“Li Qi killed it! As expected of a Celestial Origin Realm expert, to possess such strength!”

“Is this Azure-Scaled Viper for us?”

Everyone was astonished, discussing animatedly.

Wu Yinshi was even more incredulous. He had originally thought Li Qi would take some time and effort to successfully hunt an Azure-Scaled Viper, but he had never expected… Li Qi’s actions to be so swift!

In less than half a day, Li Qi not only successfully hunted an Azure-Scaled Viper but also remained uninjured, not even dirtying his clothes. The strength this represented was simply terrifying; Wu Yinshi admitted he could not have done it.

“As expected of an existence who shattered the Void Realm from the Lower Realm…”

“Given time, Li Qi will surely soar to greatness!”

Wu Yinshi praised in his heart, then said,

“Good, you did it.”

“Then come with me, I will teach you the mystic art…”