Chapter 32

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Ning Ji stood at the entrance of the classroom, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter given to him by his mother.

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“Huh?” Ji Ning stopped as he looked ahead, “Could it be that the Azuregreen Snake King is really about to appear?” Without hesitation, Ji Ning turned and changed direction, stepping on the water and fleeing at high speed.

“Whoosh~~~”

A magnificent snake head, covered in emerald green scales, emerged from the water.

Seeing the Azuregreen Snake King with its massive snake head, Ji Ning's expression turned serious: “This is a big problem. I didn’t expect the Azuregreen Snake King to come so quickly! With my technique of harmonizing with nature, I can escape from many great demons. In Dongshan Marsh, there are only a few great demons that pose a threat to me, and the Azuregreen Snake King is one of them.”

“On my first visit to Dongshan Marsh, I encounter it!” Ji Ning quickly recalled the information about the Azuregreen Snake King he had read in Xifu City.

The Azuregreen Snake King, whose true form is the divine beast Azuregreen Snake! According to the Ji Clan's records, the last time the Azuregreen Snake King was investigated, it was at the 'early stage of innate spirit'! Although it is only at the early stage of innate spirit, it has the bloodline of a deity, and its strength is not much different from that of a 'great demon winged snake'.

The Azuregreen Snake King is renowned for its agility! In other aspects, it is inferior to the great demon winged snake, but in terms of speed and agility, it surpasses the great demon winged snake! Moreover, the venom of the Azuregreen Snake contains a potent hallucinogenic toxin. If it bites, most great demons will fall into a hallucination!

“My agility, which I am proud of, is precisely what it can counter.” Ji Ning was anxious inside.

In a life-or-death battle, agility is more important than strength and speed!

Like the Water Rhinoceros King, its strength far exceeds Ji Ning’s! Its defense far exceeds Ji Ning’s!

But in Ji Ning’s eyes, the Water Rhinoceros King is just a clumsy fool. He easily circled around the Water Rhinoceros King and killed it. It couldn’t even touch him. And the 'Azuregreen Snake King' is best known for its agility!

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“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~” In the distance, the lake surface faintly revealed the massive snake body covered in scales.

The snake head of the Azuregreen Snake King was raised, looking down at Ji Ning with eyes full of confusion, emitting a low roar.

“Huh?” Ji Ning frowned, also looking at the Azuregreen Snake King. What is this snake king saying? I can’t understand it. As a divine beast, the Azuregreen Snake King has not yet transformed into a human form at the innate spirit stage, so it cannot speak human language.

Whoosh!

Another figure emerged from the water beside the Azuregreen Snake King, a tall man in white. This tall man in white looked at Ji Ning and shouted, “My king asks you, did you kill that water rhinoceros?”

“Would you believe me if I said no?” Ji Ning asked.

“There’s no one else around except you. Who else could it be?” The tall man in white sneered, “And you can walk on water, you’ve already harmonized with nature!”

Suddenly, the Azuregreen Snake King lowered its head and roared again. The tall man in white relayed, “But there was no innate true essence fluctuation around the water rhinoceros’s body. Could it be that you are not yet an innate spirit?”

“Will you let me go if I answer you?” Ji Ning countered.

“How could that be?” The tall man in white sneered, “You killed a water rhinoceros under my king’s command. If we let you go, what would be my king’s authority?”

Ji Ning frowned and shouted, “If that’s the case, no more nonsense. If you want to fight, let’s fight. If not, I’m leaving.”

The Azuregreen Snake King’s massive snake head looked down at Ji Ning, full of confusion. This human child... it naturally isn’t afraid. But the surroundings of the water rhinoceros’s body were too strange. There was clearly no innate true essence fluctuation, yet why did the water rhinoceros die? Could a non-innate spirit kill a great demon?

“Hmph.” Ji Ning immediately stepped on the water, transforming into a gust of wind, and quickly fled.

Even when venturing out, one must have self-awareness. If you fight a demon that is too strong, it’s suicide! Ji Ning never intended to fight the Azuregreen Snake King...

“Whoosh~~” The Azuregreen Snake King darted through the water, transforming into a large silver wave.

In a moment, a massive snake head appeared in front of Ji Ning.

“Indeed, it’s faster than me.” Ji Ning suddenly stopped, his eyes burning with madness, “This battle seems unavoidable. Since I can’t escape, let’s fight!”

“In Dongshan Marsh, only the Snow Toad Old Demon is faster than my king! Do you know the Snow Toad Old Demon? It’s the most powerful great demon in all of Dongshan Marsh. A single breath of cold air can freeze you to death!” The tall man in white walked on the water, each step causing the water to ripple, far less gracefully than Ji Ning’s water-walking, “In front of my king, you should accept your fate and die—”

Ji Ning frowned, turned around, and transformed into a streak of light, directly charging at the tall man in white: “You noisy demon, take this sword!”

Whoosh!

A cold, sharp light frightened the tall man in white, who immediately plunged into the water with a splash. It was subordinate to the Azuregreen Snake King and was not as strong as the Water Rhinoceros King. How could it dare to fight this human youth?

“Roar~~~” The Azuregreen Snake King suddenly let out a roar.

Ji Ning looked up, not the least bit afraid. Since he couldn’t escape, Ji Ning quickly dispelled his inner hesitation and fear, leaving only a burning passion for battle! Fighting an opponent far stronger than himself truly made his blood boil!

Whoosh~~~ A massive green-scaled snake tail suddenly shot out of the lake, swiftly sweeping towards Ji Ning.

“So fast!” Ji Ning’s skin faintly turned red, clearly indicating that the Yin and Yang powers were running to their limits. At the same time, he stepped on the Wind Shadow Step, holding two Beiming Swords in his hands, one of which had a blue glow on its blade... poison! The Beiming Sword has three blades in one sheath, two of which are normal, while the blade of the third Beiming Sword was coated with poison by Ji Ning.

Even some of the arrows he carried were coated with poison! After all, when venturing out, the ultimate goal in life-or-death battles is to kill the enemy! Naturally, no means are spared. During the battle with the Water Rhinoceros King, Ji Ning didn’t care, but this Azuregreen Snake King was too dangerous.

One hand performed 'Fine Water Long Flow'.

The other hand performed 'Silk Rain Forming Threads'.

The two Beiming Swords moved, instantly invoking the power of heaven and earth. Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~ A visible, thin stream of water wrapped around the incoming snake tail, the water being incredibly resilient, crazily wrapping around and significantly reducing the tail’s power.

At the same time, water droplets condensed into threads, cutting through the massive snake body!

“Bang!” Ji Ning was violently thrown back, splashing a lot of water.

“Splash!” Green, crystal-clear blood spurted from a large wound on the snake’s body, but the flow quickly slowed, the wound shrinking. However, the blood faintly turned black, but soon returned to green. Clearly, the poison on the Beiming Sword’s blade posed little threat to the inherently poisonous Azuregreen Snake King.

Whoosh!

Ji Ning leaped out of the lake, soaring into the sky.

The Azuregreen Snake King quickly coiled its massive body, staring at the human youth in the distance. In just one encounter, this human youth actually injured it.

Suddenly—

The massive body of the Azuregreen Snake King began to rapidly shrink. Previously, it was larger than the great demon winged snake, but in a short moment, it had shrunk to only about ten meters long, with a body as thick as a thigh. The entirely green Azuregreen Snake stared at Ji Ning, hissing “Sssss~~~”

“Not good.” Ji Ning’s expression turned serious.

The Azuregreen Snake King is a divine beast, capable of being both large and small, known for its agility. When it shrinks, it is at its most terrifying!

A purple pill appeared in Ji Ning’s hand, which he immediately swallowed. This was a detoxifying spirit pill, one of the many detoxifying spirit pills Ji Ning prepared for this adventure to deal with various great demons and dangers, particularly effective against hallucinations and poisons.

Ji Ning held his swords, staring intently at the Azuregreen Snake King.

The snake head of the Azuregreen Snake King swayed slightly, flicking its tongue, like an experienced hunter looking for Ji Ning’s weaknesses. As it swayed, it slowly moved on the water, gradually approaching Ji Ning, while Ji Ning stepped on the water, gradually retreating, maintaining the distance between them.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the Azuregreen Snake King transformed into a green lightning bolt!

Rushing straight at Ji Ning!

Ji Ning’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his right Beiming Sword instantly transformed into a fleeting flash of fire, moving at an extreme speed. This was the 'Electric Spark' from the three killing moves of the 'Thunderfire Sword Residual Text', a move characterized by one word—fast! It is the fastest move in Ji Ning’s current sword techniques, using an attack to counter the Azuregreen Snake King’s charge!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, the Azuregreen Snake King changed direction twelve times, transforming into a ghostly shadow, narrowly avoiding the right Beiming Sword, and even using its smaller, clearly more resilient body to collide with the right Beiming Sword.

However, Ji Ning’s left Beiming Sword had already transformed into a series of water ripples, performing the defensive move 'Drip Water Not Leaking' from the 'Drip Water Sword Technique'!

Clang!

The snake head and the Beiming Sword blade collided, and the Azuregreen Snake King was deflected to the side.

They passed each other!

Smack! At the moment they passed each other, a more terrifying shadow suddenly emerged from the water, striking Ji Ning. Caught off guard, Ji Ning was violently hit in the chest, and with a thud, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning red, and he tumbled and fell into the lake.

Whoosh whoosh~~~

The Azuregreen Snake King quickly swam in the lake, heading straight for where Ji Ning fell.

“Too fast, this snake tail strike. It’s much faster than the winged snake demon’s tail strike.” In mid-air, Ji Ning did a flip and then stood gracefully in the water, holding his chest, faintly feeling his ribs break, but the powerful recovery ability of his body, cultivated through divine and demonic techniques, quickly repaired the damage.

Crack crack crack~~~ The two broken ribs in his chest quickly healed and became intact.

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