Chapter 8 Today, Slay the Dragon

Chapter 8: Today, Slay the Dragon

Looking at the three options before him, Jiang Li’s mouth twitched slightly.

He thought the Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, wouldn’t be as troublesome as the Cultivation Technique, Profound Yellow Heart Refining Art, but it seems he celebrated too early.

When it comes to adding drama to themselves, both are equally adept.

One constantly clamors about eliminating evil and upholding justice.

The other wants to slay a Dragon.

Hey, hey, hey.

Snap out of it.

The Host’s life is also a life.

I just want to Cultivate in peace.

Though he said that, Jiang Li still looked over, his words betraying his true feelings.

No other reason.

The rewards were truly generous.

Even the simplest Option One task could reduce the Spell’s progress by 30%, allowing him to reach the Mastered Realm faster.

Options Two and Three were even more self-explanatory.

One would grant him Spell Mastery, and the other Spell Minor Achievement.

It could save an untold amount of time.

Of course.

The corresponding mission difficulty would also be greater.

Jiang Li began to analyze carefully.

Three options: observe a Dragon, eat a Dragon, slay a Dragon…

Observing a Dragon had the lowest difficulty.

No combat required.

Eating a Dragon and slaying a Dragon both required direct confrontation with a Dragon-type creature.

Jiang Li pondered whether the Dragon-type creature mentioned by the System referred to a pure-blooded True Dragon or a Yao Beast containing Dragon Blood.

If it was the latter, then there was still a possibility of completion.

After all.

Pythons were also considered a type of Dragon, containing a thin Dragon Clan Bloodline.

Such Yao Beasts were not uncommon in the Cultivation world.

After much deliberation.

Jiang Li chose Option Three, which offered the greatest benefit.

The benefits brought by Dragon Slaying Sword at Minor Achievement were too great for him.

With his Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Layer Cultivation, supplemented by a Minor Achievement Spell, he would be able to directly kill a Late Stage Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator.

In the rapidly changing situation of Tianxuan Holy Land, he needed this strength.

The Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, has begun its operation.

The familiar cold, mechanical voice appeared.

Jiang Li once again lost control of his body.

He allowed his System-controlled body to open the Immortal Cave’s Formation and run towards the mountain gate.

Jiang Li was not surprised.

The relationship between the Yao Race and the Human Race was irreconcilable.

The proud Dragon Clan was even less likely to be enslaved by humans.

To find a Dragon-type creature, he could only leave the Holy Land to search.

In this regard, the System was the strongest informant.

This was true for the three Yinkui Sect undercover agents before, and it was true now for seeking a Dragon.

It’s worth mentioning that the Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, did not intend to rigidly run to its destination but instead went to the mountain gate and rented a small flying boat.

The 500 Spirit Stones he had just acquired quickly dwindled by 50.

What a profiteer.

It cost 50 Spirit Stones for one rental.

And it didn’t even include gasoline.

He had to pay for Spirit Stones himself to act as the source of Spiritual Qi.

Jiang Li thought, the System doesn’t understand the cost of living; it spends Spirit Stones freely without even bargaining.

Amidst his muttering.

The System manipulated Jiang Li’s body and set off.

Riding the Spiritual Boat, they flew out of Tianxuan Holy Land, heading west.

During this time.

The Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, kept moving.

While controlling the Spiritual Boat to fly, it compressed magical power at its fingertips, forming a faint white, gaseous sword shadow in its palm.

One Spirit Stone after another floated up.

After being drained of Spiritual Qi, they shattered into dust.

In this process.

The sword shadow became increasingly solid.

From a misty form, it became a three-inch sword light.

A sharp fluctuation swept out.

Is the System… making pre-battle preparations?

Jiang Li was startled.

Dragon Slaying Sword, as a Foundation Establishment Stage Spell, required a large amount of magical power for each use; the more magical power injected, the greater the Spell’s power.

He counted.

From just now until now, the System had already consumed a full hundred Spirit Stones.

And there was no end in sight.

The amount of Spirit Stones consumed was still increasing.

From one hundred to two hundred, it was approaching the goal of three hundred.

The magical power injected into the three-inch sword light was already equivalent to that of a Late Stage Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator.

Such control could only be achieved by the Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, itself.

Any other Cultivator would not be able to infinitely stack magical power like this.

Even Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage Cultivators couldn’t do it.

This was a unique ability of the System.

And the Dragon Slaying Sword, propelled by this, would definitely be comparable to a full-strength attack from a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Holy crap.

This Dragon-type creature wouldn’t be a Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast, would it?

System, you bastard, you’re making me, a Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Layer Cultivator, slay a Foundation Establishment Stage Dragon Beast?

You really aren’t afraid of me dying, are you?

After complaining.

Jiang Li secretly became excited again.

Because this ability to infinitely stack magical power was definitely a huge trump card.

As long as he had enough Spirit Stones, he could completely let the Spell take over before a battle, condensing an attack comparable to the Foundation Establishment Stage or Golden Core Stage, secretly killing anyone.

After all.

Who would have thought that a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator could unleash strength that crossed one or two major Realms?

Good, good.

His sense of security had increased again.

…

An hour later.

Under the full-speed flight of the small Spiritual Boat, Jiang Li had already traveled over a hundred kilometers.

The outline of a majestic city had already come into view.

Jiang Li knew this city.

Because it was the closest Mortal town to Tianxuan Holy Land, named “Shuangyu City.”

It belonged to the Piaomiao Imperial Dynasty.

However, the Spiritual Boat did not enter Shuangyu City’s territory.

Instead, it stopped above a deep mountain cold pond about ten kilometers away from the city.

The cold pond was not large.

It was about the size of a lake.

The lake water glowed faintly.

Spiritual Qi was abundant.

It was a rare Cultivation spot.

“It seems this is the place,” Jiang Li murmured.

Just then.

The commotion on the bank of the cold pond attracted Jiang Li’s attention.

The System manipulated Jiang Li’s body to look down simultaneously.

Three people and one Flood Dragon were in a fierce battle.

One side consisted of Cultivators, one old and two young.

The elderly man leading them had white hair, and in their combat, he displayed a magical power fluctuation belonging to the Qi Refinement Stage Ninth Layer.

Beside him were a male and female disciple, both at the Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Layer.

The other side was a huge young Poisonous Flood Dragon.

It was over thirty meters long, with black scales covered in ferocious barbs, and a pair of fangs that could even corrode Spiritual Artifacts.

Its Cultivation was at the Qi Refinement Stage Seventh Layer.

Logically speaking, a Qi Refinement Stage Ninth Layer Cultivator leading two Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Layer Cultivators to jointly attack a Qi Refinement Stage Seventh Layer existence should have the former hold a complete advantage.

However…

The situation on the ground was quite the opposite.

The Qi Refinement Stage Seventh Layer Poisonous Flood Dragon was pressing the Qi Refinement Stage Ninth Layer elder.

Each time its snake body swept out, it would cause the elder to spit blood, his aura becoming increasingly weak.

The two Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Layer assistants were even worse off.

Just being grazed by the aftermath, their activated defensive Spells immediately broke, and they were severely injured.

They completely lost the strength to resist.

Jiang Li saw it all.

And was not surprised.

No matter how thin the Dragon Clan Bloodline contained within the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s body, it was still a top-tier Bloodline; as long as it had a connection, it wouldn’t be weak.

Its powerful Physical Body was even unparalleled among those of the same Realm.

Just as he was thinking.

The elder below seemed to have noticed Jiang Li’s arrival, suddenly looking up, and seeing Jiang Li riding a flying Spiritual Artifact, a look of joy appeared on his old, withered face.

“Young friend, I am the Loose Cultivator Huang Fei. We took a mission from Shuangyu City to eliminate this Poisonous Flood Dragon, but we didn’t expect its strength to be so terrifying. Please, young friend, take my two disciples with you and inform Shuangyu City of the situation here.”

The elder’s mind was clear.

He chose not to ask Jiang Li for help but instead asked Jiang Li to go to Shuangyu City for reinforcements, which could also save his two disciples.

He would hold them off here.

Jiang Li said nothing.

A Loose Cultivator, huh? No wonder he was being suppressed despite being two minor Realms higher than the Poisonous Flood Dragon. Given a Loose Cultivator’s Cultivation environment, Spells, Cultivation Techniques, Cultivation, and Spiritual Artifacts, he could only focus on one. His Cultivation seemed impressive, but his foundation was not deep. While not a blank slate, he wasn’t particularly strong either.

“Young friend, do you have any concerns? After this is done, this old man will surely reward you handsomely.”

Huang Fei was anxious.

The longer he delayed, the worse his condition would become.

By then, he would have no strength left to stall for time.

Jiang Li still said nothing.

He stood motionless on the Spiritual Boat.

His gaze was fixed intently on the Poisonous Flood Dragon.

Immediately.

The System’s prompt sounded in Jiang Li’s mind.

The Spell, Dragon Slaying Sword, looked at the Flood Dragon before it, a surge of impulse rising in its heart, proclaiming: “Today, slay the Dragon.”

“Today, slay the Dragon.”

Jiang Li spoke.

His voice, devoid of any emotion, slowly uttered these two words.

The next second.

A dazzling, pale white sword light struck down.

The sky turned a single color.