novelraw Chapter 128 : Qi Hao Was Devoured
Chapter 128 : Qi Hao Was Devoured
Chapter 128: Qi Hao Was Devoured
At this moment, Lu Xueqi looked at Qi Hao who was continuously flying down toward her, and a trace of coldness flashed through her eyes.
She had not expected that Qi Hao would still harbor such vile intentions, still daring to scheme against her.
After all, when the many righteous path disciples were fleeing in all directions, Qi Hao instead rushed downward.
At a glance, it was clear that he harbored ill intent.
As for the idea that he had come to rescue her, Lu Xueqi did not believe it at all.
After all, the relationship between Lu Xueqi and Qi Hao had never been good enough for him to disregard everything and rush to save her.
However, Lu Xueqi did not care about this.
With her current strength, even though she was injured, if Qi Hao dared to make a move against her, she could kill him on the spot.
Moreover, at the moment she was injured, the Dao of Creation within her body instantly activated, and her injuries were rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
While everyone else was flying upward to escape, Qi Hao instead plunged downward at full speed.
At this time, within the Merciless Sea, an enormous serpent head quietly rose from the water, its icy gaze locking onto Qi Hao.
In the eyes of the Black Water Mystic Serpent, all the others had scattered and fled under its might, yet Qi Hao charged upstream instead.
This was undoubtedly a provocation toward it.
The Black Water Mystic Serpent suddenly opened its massive jaws, and a gigantic column of water shot forth, blasting straight toward Qi Hao.
Seeing this, Qi Hao’s expression changed drastically.
The power erupted by the Black Water Mystic Serpent this time was terrifying.
With his strength at the First Level of the Upper Purity Realm, he simply could not withstand it.
If he were struck by this attack, he would very likely perish instantly.
Qi Hao clenched his teeth.
With a thought, a card from the System space instantly appeared in his hand.
He did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately crushed the card.
In an instant, a ray of golden light fused into his body, and his aura skyrocketed.
First Level of the Upper Purity Realm, Second Level of the Upper Purity Realm, Third Level of the Upper Purity Realm… all the way until it surged to the Ninth Level of the Upper Purity Realm, where it paused briefly before instantly breaking through, directly reaching the First Level of the Supreme Purity Realm.
At this moment, the aura around Qi Hao was terrifying.
Facing the rapidly approaching water column, his expression turned cold.
He took a deep breath and then forcefully exhaled.
A frigid stream of icy air burst forth from his mouth, colliding head-on with the Black Water Mystic Serpent’s water column.
In the blink of an eye, the water column was instantly frozen by the sharp cold, transforming into a dazzling ice pillar.
The Black Water Mystic Serpent was slightly stunned.
It had not expected that its casual strike would be blocked by a human ant it had previously disdained, and it immediately grew even more furious.
Its massive body moved, rapidly swimming toward the shore, intending to come ashore and kill Qi Hao.
When Qi Hao saw the Black Water Mystic Serpent’s movement, his expression changed slightly.
Although he had forcibly raised his cultivation to the First Level of the Supreme Purity Realm, he still felt that the Black Water Mystic Serpent was far stronger than himself.
If it reached the shore, he would likely not be its match.
He immediately decided to rescue Lu Xueqi as quickly as possible and complete the binding, avoiding a head-on confrontation with the Black Water Mystic Serpent.
Qi Hao flashed forward, flying toward the deep pit where Lu Xueqi was located.
However, just as he reached above the pit, a sharp gust of wind surged up from within.
To his shock, Lu Xueqi had actually stood up.
Although there was still blood at the corner of her lips, her overall condition did not appear serious at all, causing Qi Hao’s expression to change abruptly.
Thinking that the Experience Card had already been used, and that if he failed to bind Lu Xueqi today all his efforts would be wasted, he gritted his teeth.
He flew toward Lu Xueqi again, attempting to make instant physical contact with her to complete the binding.
Seeing Qi Hao’s actions, Lu Xueqi’s expression turned completely icy as she shouted angrily, “Qi Hao, retreat!”
However, Qi Hao turned a deaf ear and instead accelerated even further.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi suddenly turned around and struck out with her palm.
A gigantic energy palm slammed backward with thunderous force.
Almost simultaneously, Qi Hao appeared behind her, extending his right hand to try to touch her—only to be met by Lu Xueqi’s terrifying attack.
At the same time, the Qi Hao who had been flying toward her from the front instantly dissipated.
This was indeed the substitute technique Qi Hao had just used.
Qi Hao’s expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly withdrew his right hand as the Ice Immortal Sword instantly left its sheath, slashing out a streak of icy sword light.
The sword light collided violently with Lu Xueqi’s energy palm.
With a deafening “bang,” Qi Hao’s sword light was instantly shattered, and his entire body was sent flying by the palm strike.
Qi Hao was utterly terrified in midair.
He had never imagined that even with his full strength, he would have absolutely no power to resist before Lu Xueqi.
At the very moment he was blasted away, the Black Water Mystic Serpent also lunged toward his direction.
Before his horrified eyes, it swallowed him whole in a single bite.
Lu Xueqi was momentarily stunned by the sight.
She had never expected that Qi Hao, whom she had been determined to kill, would instead be eaten by the Black Water Mystic Serpent.
This truly exceeded her expectations.
However, after devouring Qi Hao, the Black Water Mystic Serpent did not stop.
It continued lunging toward her, seemingly intending to swallow her as well.
After all, Qi Hao’s body was far too small, not even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.
In comparison, the dense vitality and power of creation within Lu Xueqi’s body were what it truly desired.
As long as it could devour Lu Xueqi, it believed its strength would advance once again.
Just as the Black Water Mystic Serpent flew toward Lu Xueqi, a startled shout suddenly rang out from above, “Senior Sister Lu, be careful!”
Lu Xueqi raised her head to look and saw that Zhang Xiaofan had somehow returned from afar.
Behind him, Lin Jingyu had also returned with him.
The two seemed to have come specifically to look for her.
This scene surprised her somewhat.
Earlier, the two of them had witnessed the entire process of Qi Hao being devoured by the Black Water Mystic Serpent, yet there was not the slightest trace of sorrow in their eyes, as if they did not care at all about Qi Hao’s fate.
Facing the terrifying giant serpent rushing toward her, Lu Xueqi’s expression turned solemn.
Perhaps due to the influence of the black fog of the Dead Spirit Abyss, this Black Water Mystic Serpent had grown to a length exceeding a hundred zhang.
It raised its enormous head, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, its aura incomparably terrifying.
Lu Xueqi sensed it slightly, and her heart trembled—this vile beast’s strength had actually reached the Fifth or Sixth Level of the Supreme Purity Realm!
At such a level, even if Daoxuan of the Qingyun Sect encountered it, he might be defeated in an instant.
To contend against it, one would likely have to use the Zhuxian Sword Formation.
However, Lu Xueqi did not shrink back because of this.
Although she possessed only the cultivation of the Third Level of the Supreme Purity Realm, she knew very well that the Tai Chi Profound Immortal Dao she cultivated far surpassed common sense.
Her true combat strength could not be measured simply by realm.
She flashed forward, taking the initiative to meet the Black Water Mystic Serpent head-on.
In an instant, lightning erupted all over her body.
At her fingertips, a dazzling golden thunder giant finger condensed.
Terrifying power spread outward in ripples from the giant finger, causing even the rapidly charging Black Water Mystic Serpent’s pupils to shrink as its momentum faltered.
Immediately after, the massive serpent’s body coiled in a strange manner, and dense, dark patterns on its body suddenly lit up.
The lights intertwined, forming enormous Profound Water shields across its body.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi narrowed her eyes slightly.
She had not expected that this awakened beast, having developed intelligence, could actually awaken such a divine ability.
This truly exceeded her expectations.
But she did not panic.
With a light tap of her right hand, the thunder giant finger shot forth like a streak of light, tearing through the void.
During its flight, the golden thunder giant finger continuously absorbed the power of the void, attempting to enhance its might.
However, the depths of the Dead Spirit Abyss had long been saturated with strange black energy, leaving spiritual energy extremely sparse.
The giant finger’s power failed to expand significantly.
A faint trace of disappointment arose in Lu Xueqi’s heart.
She understood that although this strike was powerful, it was still insufficient to kill this Black Water Mystic Serpent of the mid-to-late Supreme Purity Realm.
“Boom!”
The thunderlight and the shields collided violently, erupting with a heaven-shaking roar.
In an instant, everything within a hundred zhang was completely engulfed and swallowed by thunderlight.
The blinding radiance instantly obscured everyone’s vision.