Chapter 123 Jiang Li: Damn, the sword techniques even use strategies 【5,000 words, please vote for me】

Chapter 123: Jiang Li: Holy crap, the Sword Art is even using schemes now! 【5000 words, asking for monthly votes】

Dongyi City.

Eight Directions Food House.

Over two hundred Human Race Cultivators gathered here, most of whom had a Cultivation Realm above Foundation Establishment Stage. They came from all corners of the world and gathered at the Food House, on one hand, to taste the food, which was reputed to be the best in the world, and on the other hand, to exchange information.

“Have you heard? A formidable existence has arrived from the Yao Race this time. It’s said to be a pure-blooded young Dragon, calling himself Crimson Dragon Lord, proclaiming he will reclaim the Legacy of the Beast God and make humans obediently withdraw. Otherwise, anyone entering the Beast God Secret Realm should hope not to run into him.”

“Crimson Dragon Lord? What an arrogant name. Even Soul Transformation Seniors don’t dare to call themselves that. What’s his Cultivation Realm?”

“Late Stage Golden Core.”

“Huh? A Late Stage Golden Core dares to be so arrogant? We have so many Peak Golden Core Seniors here, how does he dare?”

“Your Late Stage Golden Core and his Late Stage Golden Core are not the same Concept. Crimson Dragon Lord is a pure-blooded young Dragon, possessing the Dragon Clan’s naturally powerful Physical Body. Even with only Late Stage Golden Core Cultivation, he can still contend with Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators. What Nascent Soul-level combat power means in the Beast God Secret Realm, I probably don’t need to explain further.”

The Food House erupted in an uproar.

Many people began to have second thoughts.

If this Crimson Dragon Lord truly possessed Nascent Soul-level combat power, then entering would be a dead end for them. Even a Disciple of an Immortal Sect might not be as strong as this young Dragon in the same Realm.

Jiang Li, sitting in a corner, also heard these conversations, and his heart instantly sank by half.

There really was a freaking Dragon.

But that wasn’t the point.

If he entered the Beast God Secret Realm, even if the Sword Art, Xuantian Dragon Slaying Sword, wanted to slay a Dragon, he wouldn’t have any objections. He would even slay a few more to speed up the Sword Art’s progress.

But this was still Dongyi City.

Where Dragon-like creatures would appear, there was no need to guess; it must be a gathering place for Yao descendants, similar to the Eight Directions Food House.

He couldn’t imagine how much commotion and hostility he would attract if he were to slay a Dragon-like creature in the Yao Race’s stronghold.

The Beast God Secret Realm hadn’t even opened yet, and the Yao Race’s hatred was already maxed out.

You dog System, you have no heart.

“You stay here and don’t move. I’m going to buy some ingredients.”

Leaving this hurried remark, Jiang Li, under the Sword Art’s Hosting status, walked out of the Food House and disappeared to one side of the street.

Zhao Qingxuan was full of doubt.

That direction, she remembered, seemed to be the area where the Yao descendants resided.

…

On the other side.

Jiang Li walked expressionlessly on the other side of the street.

Unlike the hawking and shouting he had seen before, this street was deserted, with traces of spilled blood everywhere, and the roadside trash was all human bones and similar things.

At the end, a wild-themed Food House named “Cannibal Tribe” came into view.

Jiang Li’s heart completely sank.

This really was a Yao Race stronghold.

Even if he had three heads and six arms, it would be impossible to kill all the Yao Race members before his magical power was exhausted.

Even if he could, how much attention would that draw?

This was no longer a small skirmish within a single Immortal Sect, but a grand stage facing half of the Cultivation World, as well as the major Immortal Sects, Demonic Sects, and the four forces of the Yao Race.

Once he became the center of attention here, it meant he would be famous throughout the Cultivation World.

To put it simply, he would leap from a second-tier actor to a national superstar.

Amidst his murmuring.

Jiang Li, who was being controlled by the Cultivation Technique, had already entered the Yao descendant Food House.

The Food House was designed in a primeval forest style, with every seat laid out on grass, in deserts, and in swamps. Various Yao Race members were feasting inside, their mouths covered in blood, and a strong, foul smell assailed his nostrils, making him uncomfortable.

The topic of discussion among these Yao descendants was also very simple.

It was about who had eaten more humans and which Cultivator tasted better.

Roughly counting, the number of these Yao Race members was actually more than that of Human Race Cultivators.

It was unknown how many races had actually come.

Jiang Li’s intrusion immediately attracted the attention of these Yao descendants.

Pairs of crimson beast eyes looked over.

Their eyes held three parts astonishment, three parts surprise, and four parts bloodlust.

“A Human Race Cultivator?”

“It’s a Human Race Cultivator!”

“Foundation Establishment Peak, perfect as a side dish, not too tough to chew.”

The Yao Race members danced wildly.

One by one, they became excited.

Jiang Li thought to himself: Fortunately, the Sword Art’s goal this time is to eat Dragon meat. If it were to slay a Dragon, every Yao Race member here would die, because, in the Sword Art’s judgment, all Yao Race members have Dragon blood flowing within them and can be considered “Dragons.”

But who is the Sword Art looking for?

It couldn’t be that pure-blooded young Dragon, Crimson Dragon Lord, that he just heard about, could it?

Slaying this young Dragon would be no different from poking a hornet’s nest.

Just as he was thinking.

The Sword Art suddenly moved again.

It imitated the method used by the Cultivation Technique, Supreme Divine Thunder Induction Heart Sutra, and actively released the Dao Charm of Asking the Dao Foundation Establishment.

Jiang Li had witnessed how fragrant the Dao of Asking the Dao Foundation Establishment was when he was in Jiangzhou.

It was a desire strong enough to make the Yao Race abandon all temptations and take the bait.

Sure enough.

The originally noisy Yao descendant Food House suddenly fell silent for several seconds.

As if they had suddenly caught a whiff of the extreme fragrance emanating from Jiang Li.

“Heaven and Earth Sacred Medicine, it’s the aura of Heaven and Earth Sacred Medicine. This Human Race Foundation Establishment Cultivator is a human great medicine.”

At this moment.

The Yao Race members became even more frenzied.

They had already actively dropped the bloody food in their hands and stood up.

Pairs of beast eyes glowed green, like hungry wolves that hadn’t eaten for hundreds of years.

Suddenly.

Jiang Li ran.

He looked as if he had accidentally stumbled into the Yao descendant Food House, was stunned for a minute by the sight, and then reacted and ran out.

The Yao Race members all laughed.

Grinning with mouths full of sharp teeth.

They looked like they were toying with their prey.

However…

Just as they were about to exit the Food House, a powerful Dragon might descended.

At the stairwell, a crimson figure, a young Dragon-human with a pair of coral Dragon horns, walked down. A simple sentence from him brought a little sanity back to the Yao Race members.

“He’s mine. After I’ve finished feasting, I’ll leave you some scraps.”

The Yao Race members were submissive.

The greed and covetousness in their eyes were firmly suppressed by the hierarchical System among the Yao Race.

The pure-blooded young Dragon, Crimson Dragon Lord, a royal Bloodline of the Demon Clan Royal Court, was a true apex predator in the food chain. Not to mention that they lacked the strength to resist him, even if they had it, they would still have to yield, otherwise their clan would face annihilation.

Moreover, the Dragon Lord had promised to leave them food scraps, so they wouldn’t be left with nothing.

With this mindset, the Yao Race members watched as Crimson Dragon Lord pursued him alone, their heads trembling slightly, constantly grinding their teeth, their eyes filled with extreme greed, as if they had seen the most delicious delicacy in the world.

At the same time.

Jiang Li was also startled.

He watched the fleeing Sword Art and the Crimson Dragon Lord chasing behind him from a third-person perspective.

Holy crap.

The Sword Art was actually using schemes.

This was truly a first, making him feel like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden—an eye-opener.

He had thought the dog System would directly rush in to find the Dragon, but he didn’t expect it to lure it out to deal with it.

Brilliant!

This way, even if he killed Crimson Dragon Lord, no one would know.

The dog System finally had a heart.

It knew that the host’s life was also a life.

However…

Could the Sword Art defeat Crimson Dragon Lord?

If he wasn’t mistaken, this figure with the crimson coral Dragon horns on his head was the so-called pure-blooded young Dragon, Crimson Dragon Lord, who possessed Late Stage Golden Core Cultivation, and his true combat power definitely exceeded that of ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

A single elemental Sword Light might not be able to kill him in one blow.

And if he couldn’t be killed in one blow, the opponent wasn’t a fool; he wouldn’t give another chance. If he escaped or the commotion was noticed, the consequences would be endless.

As if hearing Jiang Li’s thoughts, the System gave a thoughtful ding.

【Ding, the Sword Art “Xuantian Dragon Slaying Sword” broadened its Dao of Sword path from the Two Aspects Skill. With Yin and Yang Fusion, thunder and fire can also fuse, comprehending Thunder Fire Sword Light and enabling a bond mode with the movement technique.】

【Ding, the movement technique “Carefree Wind-Riding Art” inexplicably felt like it had become a creditor, with everyone coming to borrow power. But… you, Ha Ji Sword, playing such a big game, how could I be left out?】

The next second.

Jiang Li’s speed began to surge.

From merely running by using Foundation Establishment Peak magical power, it transformed into an elegant instant movement, as if turning into a wisp of clear wind, drifting away with the wind, reaching an extreme speed.

Crimson Dragon Lord, who was following behind, was first startled, and then his covetousness deepened.

He also erupted with his full strength and followed.

He followed very easily.

The distance was closing little by little.

Although sometimes the opponent’s speed would suddenly surge again, shaking him off once more, overall, he still had the advantage and was gradually catching up.

Jiang Li: Silly child, you’ve been tricked. Have you heard of the snail climbing a tree logic problem?

The reason the Sword Art did this was, of course, to condense the Thunder Fire Sword Light.

This wasn’t condensing ordinary elemental Sword Light, but rather two equally violent elements fusing together to form a composite elemental Sword Light. With the slightest mistake, he would definitely be the first to be blown to death.

This attempt was unprecedented.

At least, Jiang Li had never heard of it.

Perhaps someone in the history of the Dao of Sword had tried this method, but they definitely hadn’t succeeded.

Because the Sword Light Realm, the fourth Realm of the Dao of Sword, had no similar Concept.

It was groundbreaking, just like his Sword Light Division.

Once successful, he would once again set a precedent in the Dao of Sword, further elevating the value of the fourth Realm of the Dao of Sword.

Jiang Li’s left hand produced a ball of Emperor Flame Fire, and his right hand flashed with a cluster of azure lightning. He clapped his hands together, and the two attributes of flame and lightning rotated in his hands in a Yin and Yang Fusion, forming a Yin and Yang fish pattern. They slowly merged, condensing into a section of flowing sword light, shimmering with fire and electricity, like a finely carved work of art from the heavens, exquisite and beautiful.

Seeing this scene, the Limitless Sword Spirit trembled, emitting a wave.

“My, my heavens, two attribute sword lights can actually fuse into a new composite sword light! You have once again created a brand new Realm in the Dao of Sword. You are the most Prodigy Genius of the Dao of Sword I have ever seen. It is truly an honor for the Limitless Sword to recognize you as its master.”

The Limitless Sword Spirit uttered words like a fawning dog.

His tone was incredibly excited.

As if he had personally witnessed a new history in the long river of the Dao of Sword.

If the Limitless Sword Spirit had previously favored Jiang Li because of the Cultivation Technique, the Supreme Divine Thunder Induction Heart Sutra, then after Jiang Li repeatedly created new Realms in the Dao of Sword, it had been completely subdued by this Prodigy talent and sincerely rejoiced that Jiang Li could become the Sword Master of the Limitless Sword.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness.

The Ten Thousand Desires Demon Lord, being refined by the Sun Moon Divine Furnace, also opened his eyes wide.

No.

You don’t have a creative Bottleneck, do you?

How long has it been since you comprehended the new Realm of Sword Light Division? At most, not more than half a year, right? During that time, you also condensed attribute sword light, and now you’ve even fused two attribute sword lights into a composite sword light. This is simply too outrageous.

Seeing Jiang Li make another Breakthrough, this was even more unbearable than killing him.

…

Naturally unaware that the Ten Thousand Desires Demon Lord was once again grumbling about him, Jiang Li was currently entirely focused on the condensed Thunder Fire Sword Light.

The brand new composite sword light completely fused the characteristics of the Purple Brilliance Sword Light and the Divine Firmament Sword Light. On the basis of stacking the scorching immortality of the Emperor Flame Fire and the violent ferocity of lightning, its power was raised by several Ranks.

Just condensing it consumed a full three hundred and fifty drops of his liquid colorful magic power.

This was equivalent to the superposition of three and a half portions of Nascent Soul power.

With his current magic power reserves, he could only use it once.

It was not an exaggeration to call it his ultimate trump card.

“Jun Thunder Calamity Flame Sword Light.”

Jiang Li named this groundbreaking composite sword light.

He was secretly exhilarated.

Immediately after.

Jiang Li, who was being controlled by the Sword Art, stopped.

The Crimson Dragon Lord behind him also stopped a hundred meters away.

This pure-blooded True Dragon had a human-like appearance, resembling a handsome young Young Master. On either side of his head grew dragon horns like fiery red coral, and his eyes were golden dragon eyes. Below his neck, there was a row of inverted dragon scales, making him look like a Dragonman.

His aura was more powerful than ever before.

The faint Dragon might was like a monarch’s Domain, making people’s hearts pound with fear.

From this pure-blooded young Dragon, Jiang Li felt a pressure that was several times stronger than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

To say he possessed Nascent Soul Stage combat power would be an underestimation.

He is indeed very strong, already comparable to a Holy Son Candidate level Prodigy. It’s just that his Cultivation Realm is a bit low. If he were at Golden Core Peak, even if I condensed the Jun Thunder Calamity Flame Sword Light, I wouldn’t be able to kill him… Jiang Li thought to himself.

At this moment.

The Crimson Dragon Lord grinned with a mouth full of sharp teeth and chuckled, “With your Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivation, you’ve made me chase you for so long. You can already be proud. Tell me your name. As a Human Race sacred medicine, you are worthy of becoming my food.”

Jiang Li turned abruptly.

The flowing sword light, interwoven with flame and lightning in his hand, glowed brilliantly, filled with destructive and terrifying energy, causing the Crimson Dragon Lord’s eyelids to twitch wildly and his face to change drastically the next second.

“Attribute sword light, you’re not Foundation Establishment…”

Before he could finish his sentence.

The Jun Thunder Calamity Flame Sword Light had already slashed out abruptly.

A very thin, very bright purple-gold thread tore through the Void Realm.

Wherever it passed, the Void Realm seemed to be scorched by an invisible high heat, leaving twisted burn marks, and then ripped open by an extremely sharp lightning glow, creating tiny, pitch-black fissures. On the edge of the sword light, countless exploding, blazing electric sparks danced, emitting a heart-pounding crackling sound.

At that moment.

The Crimson Dragon Lord’s dragon eyes completely narrowed into a horizontal line.

The entire Dragon was terrified to the extreme.

From this attribute sword light, he felt the Concept of burning all things to ashes, and also the destructive fluctuation of heavenly punishment, like a combination of two attribute sword lights.

It was already inconceivable for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to condense sword light, let alone fuse attribute sword light. This was too illogical.

Not to mention Foundation Establishment, even Nascent Soul Stage and Soul Transformation Cultivators did not possess such control.

But…

He had witnessed it nonetheless.

Evade.

Must evade.

This sword strike cannot be blocked.

Under the life-and-death crisis, the Crimson Dragon Lord burst out with an unprecedented will to survive. His entire body began to undergo Dragon transformation, revealing his true Red Dragon form, and his figure retreated ceaselessly.

However…

Suddenly.

His body froze, stunned for less than a second, as if suppressed by some kind of Dragon might.

Although he broke free in less than a second, it was still too late.

Sword light is inherently extremely fast, and the Divine Firmament Sword Light is the fastest of the fast. The Jun Thunder Calamity Flame Sword Light, which fused two attribute sword lights, further intensified this, its speed so great that it was almost as fast as thought itself.

Hiss.

The faint sound of sword light cutting through flesh rang out.

The Crimson Dragon Lord’s half-human, half-Dragon head, which was halfway through its Dragon transformation, simply fell from his massive Dragon body, hit the ground, and rolled to Jiang Li’s feet. His golden dragon eyes still rolled around, as if he hadn’t realized he was already dead.

It wasn’t until several breaths later.

The Crimson Dragon Lord’s eyeballs stopped rolling, his golden eyes extinguished, and he stared with wide dragon eyes, fixed on Jiang Li, dying with his eyes wide open.

His body, meanwhile, fully revealed its Dragon form.

Its size was not large, only about a dozen meters, with a fiery red back, metallic-lustered scales, and a tail burning with flames. Without a doubt, this was indeed still a young Dragon.

Converted to human age, it was less than twenty.

Jiang Li thought to himself, the Cultivation Technique’s entries ‘Dragon Might’ and ‘Dragon Clan Nemesis’ are still very useful.

That sword strike just now not only combined the power of two attribute sword lights, but also stacked on the inherent deterrent effect of ‘Dragon Might’ and the ‘+500% damage to Dragon Clan creatures’ of ‘Dragon Clan Nemesis’.

The superposition of the three completely unleashed the upper limit of his current strength.

Even a pure-blooded young Dragon had no power to resist under this sword strike. The Dragon Clan’s proud and formidable Physical Body couldn’t even offer the slightest hindrance, its Dragon head being chopped off as easily as cutting tofu.

“It’s over. This result is acceptable. Deeply hidden, I’ve done my part, and Human Race Cultivators will have to thank me for solving the big problem of the Crimson Dragon Lord.”

Jiang Li thought to himself.

Then.

The Sword Art collected the Crimson Dragon Lord’s head.

He then carried the dozen-meter-long Dragon body, rode the wind, and flew back to the Eight Directions Food House.

Hmm?

Jiang Li’s recently settled heart was stirred again.

Damn it!

What are you doing?!

Collect it, I told you to collect it.

What’s the meaning of flying through the city carrying the Crimson Dragon Lord’s corpse? Do you think it’s not conspicuous enough?

Even if you want to eat Dragon meat, you can first put the corpse into a Storage Ring and then secretly hand it over to the chefs there for cooking when you return to the Eight Directions Food House.

Suddenly.

Jiang Li opened his mouth.

A leisurely voice echoed through the sky.

“What if I sweep across the world, looking down on all Yao Beasts?!”

Jiang Li: …

It’s you, Movement Art, Carefree Wind-Riding Art, you damn show-off.

Jiang Li felt like he was going to crack.

He guarded against the Sword Art, but didn’t guard against this show-off Movement Art.

He couldn’t imagine how many people would see him carrying the Crimson Dragon Lord’s corpse through the sky above Dongyi City on his way back to the Eight Directions Food House.

Especially since the Movement Art even recited a poem, as if afraid it wouldn’t attract enough attention.

The only thing worth celebrating was that probably not many people recognized the Crimson Dragon Lord’s true form.

As expected.

While Jiang Li was reciting the poem, many people and Yao Race members in Dongyi City noticed the massive figure in the sky: a Human Race Cultivator carrying the corpse of a Yao Beast more than ten times his size, flying.

And that Yao Beast corpse had no head, greatly reducing its recognizability.

But some still became doubtful.

Because they thought that headless Yao Beast corpse seemed to be a… Dragon?