Chapter 50 of 100

Chapter 50: Obtaining the Black Thunder

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Xu Feng, who grew up in the water towns of Jiangnan, was not necessarily an excellent swimmer, but he was still quite competent. Especially since he was now a Mystic, he could hold his breath for a longer time.

As Xu Feng repeatedly stabbed the black snake with his dagger, the snake finally became weak and its speed in the water slowed down.

Xu Feng was overjoyed. He grabbed the black snake and moved forward forcefully, then, looking at the snake with its eyes half-closed and showing extreme fatigue, he thrust his dagger fiercely into the snake's vital point.

"Chi..."

Even in the water, Xu Feng could hear the black snake's intense howl.

Xu Feng stabbed several more times, and the black snake's howls gradually weakened. The snake slowly lost its strength and sank to the bottom of the river.

Seeing the black snake in such a state, Xu Feng, who had been struggling to hold on, finally released the snake and surfaced to breathe greedily. When he felt sufficiently recovered, Xu Feng dived back to the river bottom.

Although the black snake was not yet dead, it was completely exhausted. Its eyes were half-closed, and Xu Feng did not hesitate. He flipped the snake over and used his dagger to cut open its belly. As the water around them filled with the scent of blood, the black snake's belly was also cut open by Xu Feng.

The cut grew larger, and the black snake's internal organs spilled out. Among them, Xu Feng found the black snake's gallbladder! However, compared to this, Xu Feng did not pay much attention. What he truly cared about was the Earth-grade spell sealed within the black snake and the black thunder it had condensed. This was what Xu Feng truly wanted!

The former could greatly enhance the effectiveness of his spells, while the latter could be used to improve his strength. Xu Feng dared to make a one-month agreement with Ye Hu because he had his eyes on the black thunder condensed by this black snake. This was a risk he was taking, but if he could obtain the black thunder, he would have a chance to significantly enhance his strength.

Although the risk was great, he had already succeeded halfway.

After searching for a while, Xu Feng was soon attracted by an item. This item was wrapped in a black light membrane, emitting a white light. The black light was the black thunder. Seeing the black thunder, Xu Feng's eyes widened in surprise: "Is this the Earth-grade spell sealed inside?"

Xu Feng reached out to grab the black thunder. The black thunder, being a violent entity, erupted with lightning when Xu Feng touched it, striking him. This violent impact might have been effective on others, but it did not harm Xu Feng at all.

Xu Feng grabbed the black thunder, and the Purple Thunder circulated to his palm, absorbing the black thunder's membrane.

As Xu Feng absorbed the black thunder's membrane, the black thunder suddenly exploded. At the same time, a white light shot out from the black thunder's membrane and struck Xu Feng's forehead.

When the white light entered Xu Feng's forehead, the surrounding river water seemed to be pushed away by a powerful force, and no water entered within a meter of him. Xu Feng was covered by the white light.

This sudden scene shocked Xu Feng. He thought, "Is this the value of an Earth-grade spell? Even just the seal has such power!"

As the white light entered Xu Feng's forehead, a splitting pain filled his mind. Xu Feng felt a powerful current of energy conveying information to him. The intense pain caused the Dao Xuan Scripture to activate on its own. As the Dao Xuan Scripture operated, the chaotic energy in Xu Feng's mind began to organize itself, and the splitting pain disappeared completely. In Xu Feng's mind, hand seals and methods to control this energy began to form.

The hand seals flashed through his mind one by one, and despite the incredible speed, Xu Feng could remember each one clearly, as if they were imprinted in his mind. When all the hand seals had passed through his mind, the energy that had entered his body began to disperse in a strange way, eventually merging into his mind. Xu Feng found that his mind had become much clearer. At the same time, a new spell appeared in his mind: the Cold Sealing Spell!

The clear and familiar feeling left Xu Feng stunned. He felt that he could cast this Earth-grade spell just by making the hand seals, without needing to practice. This illusion left Xu Feng in a daze, unsure if it was real or not!

Xu Feng did not know that the senior who created this Earth-grade spell had spent a lot of effort sealing it inside the black snake. Along with the seal, he also sealed his own spell spirit. The energy that had just merged into Xu Feng's mind was his spell spirit.

The Cold Sealing Spell was an Earth-grade spell, which was already a very powerful existence. Even he, despite his strength, could not make it flawless. He had tried to teach this spell to many people, but all attempts had failed. Only he could use it. Eventually, he discovered that this spell required a unique energy circulation route, which was too complex for ordinary people to control. This led him to think of this method: forcibly implanting the energy circulation route into someone's memory and using his own spell spirit as a guide to control the spell.

Xu Feng did not know these details. After the Cold Sealing Spell was implanted in him, the river water that had been forcibly separated rushed back, and Xu Feng felt difficulty breathing again. He quickly surfaced to take a few breaths before diving back to the river bottom.

Having obtained the Earth-grade spell, Xu Feng naturally turned his attention to the black thunder. After a moment of searching, he found a cluster of black lightning at the black snake's head. The lightning emitted a heart-stopping glow, and from its appearance, this black thunder was even stronger than the Green Rock Mystic Thunder that Xu Feng had obtained.

"What a powerful black snake!" Xu Feng was relieved, thinking that it was fortunate the black snake was already severely injured, or he would have been in great danger. Even though the Green Rock Mystic Thunder was of a lower grade, it was still a Mystic Thunder. The fact that the black snake could condense a black thunder stronger than the Green Rock Mystic Thunder was a testament to its terrifying power!

Looking at the black thunder, Xu Feng did not dare to grab it easily. He cut a piece of snake skin with his dagger and slowly wrapped it around the black thunder. Although the black thunder was violent, it did not resist the snake skin and was easily wrapped by Xu Feng.

Xu Feng was excited to obtain the black thunder. He casually took the snake gallbladder Ye Si had asked for and surfaced.

The black snake had dragged Xu Feng from one side of the river to the other, and its initial speed was very fast. This made it difficult for Ye Si and her group to cross the river, causing them to spend a lot of time tracking him.

Ye Si had been chasing non-stop, her beautiful face filled with worry. She ran so fast that she did not even care about her dress being torn by the grass and trees. When she finally reached where Xu Feng was, he had just surfaced and was standing on the riverbank.

Seeing Xu Feng's thin body standing there, covered in blood and pale, Ye Si rushed to him, her delicate hands searching his body in panic. "Where are you hurt? Where are you hurt? Why is there so much blood?"

Ye Si's eyes, like clear water, were filled with guilt and panic. Her beautiful face was streaked with moisture, whether from water or tears. Her anxious actions made Xu Feng's heart tremble. Looking into her panicked eyes, Xu Feng gently held her hand and said, "I'm fine. This isn't my blood; it's the black snake's blood."

Holding Xu Feng's hand, Ye Si listened to his words and suddenly hugged him tightly. "You scared me to death! You scared me to death! Don't do such foolish things in the future!"

Held by Ye Si, Xu Feng could feel her soft body pressing against him, which was extremely comfortable. However, seeing her terrified eyes, he felt no lust, only a gentle pat on her smooth, jade-like back. "Sister Ye Si! Let go of me first. I'm covered in blood, and I don't want to stain your clothes."

Ye Si, now calmer, blushed and released Xu Feng, embarrassed by the fact that she had just tightly hugged a young boy. Her face flushed, making her even more enchanting.

Xu Feng looked at Ye Si, whose dress was now wet from the water and clung to her skin, revealing her smooth, creamy skin. Just looking at it, one could feel the warmth and elasticity.

Noticing the blood on Ye Si's full chest, Xu Feng said, "Sister Ye Si, do you want me to help you clean up?"

"Sure!" Ye Si replied casually, but then, noticing Xu Feng's greedy gaze, she blushed and playfully scolded, "Little brat, you need to be healthier."

With that, Ye Si turned around to clean the blood.

Seeing his plan fail, Xu Feng shrugged indifferently. Meanwhile, a group of servants arrived. Xu Feng noticed that Ye Si's dress was torn, and he felt a surge of affection for her. She must have been so worried about him that she did not care about her own clothes, running ahead of the servants.

"Brother Xu! Did you kill that black snake?" The Xiao family's servants asked, looking at the snake gallbladder at Xu Feng's feet, their faces filled with shock.

Xu Feng said to the servants, "Go down and bring the spirit beast up. Its body is a treasure!"

Hearing this, the servants were both shocked by Xu Feng's feat and excitedly dove into the river to retrieve the black snake.

Ye Si looked at the snake gallbladder at Xu Feng's feet, then at the bundle wrapped in snake skin. She asked, "Black thunder?"

"Yes! It was worth the risk to get this." Xu Feng chuckled.

"Can you use it? Black thunder is not like natural Mystic Thunder. Since it is condensed by a spirit beast, it has a strong resistance to others." Ye Si said.

"Let's try!" Xu Feng did not think much about it. Although the black thunder was not as effective as Mystic Thunder, it would still be very helpful to him. He had to face Ye Hu in a month, so he had to take a risk.

Seeing Xu Feng's determination, Ye Si nodded without saying anything more.

Looking at the river, she saw that several servants had already dragged the black snake out of the water. Seeing the black snake's open belly, Ye Si took a deep breath, understanding why Xu Feng was covered in blood.

Looking at the black snake, Ye Si suddenly remembered something and said to Xu Feng, "Did you forget that thing?"

Xu Feng knew she was referring to the Earth-grade spell. He shook his head and smiled at Ye Si. "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Ye Si nodded and, after taking the snake's heart, told the servants, "Sell the rest and consider it your reward."

The servants were delighted and shouted, "Thank you, Miss Ye!"

Ye Si smiled. The most valuable things had already been taken by her and Xu Feng. The rest, though valuable, did not matter to her.

"Alright! Go back and thank your master. Everyone, let's part here." Ye Si said to the servants.

The servants, eager to sell the black snake, left without hesitation, carrying it away.

"Let's go back, and I'll help you clean up. You're covered in blood." Ye Si said to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng's heart warmed at her offer. "Help me clean up? Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Ye Si, seeing Xu Feng's mischievous smile, realized the double meaning of her words and blushed, glaring at him. "Xu Feng! Don't think too much! Oh, I don't know if bringing you back was a good idea. You're becoming more and more like a pervert."

Xu Feng found Ye Si's reaction amusing. "Sister Ye Si, you're too much."

Back at Ye Si's pavilion, she found a set of luxurious clothes and threw them to Xu Feng. "Go clean up!"

Xu Feng looked at the clothes and smiled. "If a servant wears such luxurious clothes, people will throw stones at him."

Ye Si rolled her eyes, her eyes filled with tenderness. "Now you're worried about being thrown stones. You never acted like a servant before."

Xu Feng shrugged and smiled. "Sister Ye Si, aren't you going to help me wash?"

Ye Si patted her forehead, feeling speechless. Her beautiful face showed a charming smile as she waved her hand. "Go away! Go away! I can't stand you, little brat!"

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