bookandnovel #135 - Fellow Taoist, what do you think this is?
#135 - Fellow Taoist, what do you think this is?
【Blood Qi +10+10+10…】
【Congratulations, Host, for refining a wisp of demonic power, gaining a total of blood…】
【Blood Qi +10+10…】
“Hiss, hiss!”
“Black Mud Loach!”
“You’re despicable! Are you only capable of using your demon core for sneak attacks?”
“Hiss, hiss!”
“I told you, I'm not afraid!”
……
“Hiss, hiss!”
“Haha! You missed! You missed again!”
“I’ll swallow it!”
【Blood Qi +10+10+…】
【Essence Blood Qi +0.1+0.1+0.1…】
【Congratulations, Host…】
Amidst the system's constant notifications, and the increase and refinement of his Blood Qi, Xu Chengxian spared time to mock the Black Serpent.
This was already the fifth time!
After a great battle, he could swallow the demon core like a candy ball, refining it for a while.
When he felt he had enough, he would return the demon core.
Then, the two sides would fight again.
Subsequently, when the opponent felt that he couldn't quickly break through his physical defenses, he would look for an opportunity to unleash the demon core at his face.
This battle had thus entered a very strange state.
The forehead was a vital point.
Being attacked was very dangerous.
If Xu Chengxian made a mistake, he would suffer heavy damage.
The Black Serpent hoped to succeed, but he managed to dodge every time.
Finally, he would swallow the demon core.
It had been like this several times in a row.
But the opponent showed no intention of giving up.
“Hmph, gambling addict!”
Xu Chengxian could see that the Black Serpent currently had a gambler's mentality.
The greater the sunk cost, the more reluctant he was to give up.
Because once he gave up, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
He believed that the next round would allow him to earn back both the principal and the interest.
In simple terms, he was hooked.
Of course, Xu Chengxian had also played a part in this.
The Black Serpent was worried about consumption and didn't use all his divine powers and combat strength, but he didn't care about that.
Therefore, he had long since begun to activate his second innate divine ability—Bewitching Hiss!
Otherwise, why would he hiss twice every time he cursed?
He wasn't really a snake!
“No, I am a genuine snake!”
That's why the Black Serpent hadn't noticed anything was wrong.
After snakes and pythons cultivated into demons, they would have an inescapable habit of hissing a few times when speaking.
And Xu Chengxian's use of Bewitching Hiss was not like before, suddenly releasing it to catch the opponent off guard.
This time, he chose to feint to the east and attack in the west.
The goal wasn't to make the Black Serpent suddenly lose his clarity for a moment.
It was to gradually apply it, affecting his mind and judgment.
“As expected, this divine ability isn't just for controlling enemies,” Xu Chengxian thought to himself.
Bewitchment.
It was both bewilderment and temptation.
The hissing sound could induce confusion in the opponent, making them lose their clarity and reason.
In short, it was a kind of mental interference.
Targeting the opponent's soul.
In the previous match, Red Blaze was too clear-headed and decisive, so he hadn't been able to trap him.
In this match, the Black Serpent's mentality was very unstable due to his eagerness for quick success and his personality.
A little probing, and he fell for it.
“But hissing is still a bit obvious, maybe I can try to use this divine ability naturally while speaking,” Xu Chengxian pondered.
The Black Serpent had already fallen into the trap.
He was, of course, happy to see it happen.
But he couldn't overdo it.
He couldn't possibly absorb all the demonic power in the demon core, right?
The key was, he really couldn't eat anymore!
The Blood Qi obtained from refining the demonic power accumulated in his stomach and organs, unable to be immediately dispersed to all parts of his snake body.
The Black Serpent was already eager for quick success, and his mind was increasingly frantic due to the bewitchment of the divine ability.
This made it impossible for Xu Chengxian to control the rhythm every time.
These Blood Qi that hadn't immediately dispersed surged in his stomach, giving him a feeling of being 'too full'.
Then, when he spat out the demon core for the eighth time and shouted, “Take this!”
Next, he prepared to wag his tail and have a good fight with the opponent.
And he was determined to use his innate combat skills this time, and entangle with the opponent for a while.
So that he could also stretch his muscles and bones, and dissolve and disperse the Blood Qi.
Who knew that as soon as he turned around, he couldn't help but burp!
“Burp~”
The sound of this burp wasn't loud.
But it was like a thunderclap, bombarding the Black Serpent's ears.
Making him suddenly feel a chill in his heart!
“……”
“You burped?” The Black Serpent paused.
“I didn’t!” Xu Chengxian subconsciously retorted.
“……”
During the fierce battle, the surrounding blood mist and demon clouds stirred together.
Each other's divine senses, like spider webs, covered the entire arena.
Guarding against the other party.
Under such circumstances, any slight movement could not escape their senses.
And Xu Chengxian's denial was like trying to cover up something, adding fuel to the fire, and admitting it without being forced.
“……Crap!” Realizing that his answer was simply unnecessary, Xu Chengxian wanted to slap himself.
Carried away!
Careless!
“……”
“……The loss of control of your demon body, was that an act? You tricked me!” The blood red in the Black Serpent's eyes deepened, but his reason recovered somewhat.
Although he was unwilling to believe it, his intuition told him—he had been fooled!
Immediately used demonic power to hold up the demon core.
After probing, his face became extremely ugly.
The demonic power in the demon core had decreased by as much as three years of cultivation!
No need to think, it was swallowed by the Flower Snake.
That's why he was so full that he burped!
Ate so much?
Why didn't you choke to death, you bastard snake!
“You tricked me, just to swallow the demonic power in my demon core?”
“I didn't! I didn't!” Could Xu Chengxian admit it?
Not only would he not admit it, he would also shout, “Hiss! Fellow Daoist, try again!”
“Hiss! One more time, and I might not be able to hold on!”
In reality, what he was thinking was:
If you dare to give it, I dare to swallow it!
One more swallow is one more!
But right now, don't give it to me!
In order to prevent the Black Serpent from seeing through his thoughts, while speaking, his snake tail swept towards the opponent with earth-shattering momentum.
“Damn Flower Snake!” The Black Serpent cursed.
He retracted the demon core and angrily raised his hammer to meet the attack!
Eight times!
A full eight times!
Half of his anger was directed at the Flower Snake, and the other half was directed at himself.
Resentful that he had been bewitched, and only now had he come back to his senses!
Suffered a great loss!
The Black Serpent was acting out of anger, while Xu Chengxian had other purposes.
The battle between the two was filled with a bit more violent killing intent than the previous few encounters.
The two fighting grew faster and faster.
Dozens of breaths later, the Flower Snake took a heavy blow and let out a hiss.
“Hiss, hiss!”
The Black Serpent only felt a blur before his eyes, and then a great force struck his waist.
Bang!
The Flower Snake had actually condensed a fist with Blood Qi in an instant, hitting him in the back of the heart!
“Not good!”
This Blood Qi fist was probably not easy to receive!
So he hurriedly somersaulted and retreated.
Then, he heard the Flower Snake's triumphant laughter.
“Fellow Daoist, look at what this is?”