Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 722: 722 I haven’t lost yet!

Crack!

Compared to the massive body of the three-clawed black poison scorpion, the Golden Snake Worm was undoubtedly insignificant. Yet, even with such a huge size disparity, the scorpion’s claw accurately clamped onto the slender snake body, emitting a loud noise.

However, the next moment, the expected scene where the snake’s body breaks and its fluid splatters did not occur. Instead, the grass-thread-like worm’s body shone with golden light, and it forcefully withstood the giant scorpion’s pincer attack.

”This... this is impossible!”

As the one who sensed it most directly, Jiang Nanchao’s eyes bulged out almost popping out when he saw this scene, and he murmured in disbelief.

”Even some of the seventh rank advanced Vein Demons wouldn’t have such formidable physical strength, would they?”

Atop the northern high platform, Xu Huang, the chairman of the Spirit Fighting Branch, was also shocked. After sighing, he looked around and said, ”It seems that Special Envoy Xia has unique insights. Us old folks were all mistaken!”

Xu Huang, inadvertently complimenting Xia Yong, did not display too much embarrassment. After all, it was not just him who had been mistaken, but everyone excluding Xia Yong, even including the numerous cultivators watching below.

”Special Envoy Xia, can you discern what kind of Vein Demon that is?”

After his self-mockery, Xu Huang immediately asked this question, his gaze firmly fixed on the Qi Seeking Platform No. 8, shimmering with a trace of greed.

As the chairman of the Spirit Fighting Branch, Xu Huang had dealt with various kinds of Vein Demons and Meridian Spirits throughout his life. Even with his experience, he couldn’t identify the details of the Golden Snake Worm, which prompted a rise in his greed.

Imagine suddenly deploying a Meridian Spirit like a grass-thread worm during a battle; how confounding that would be. In the combat of experts where victory or defeat can be determined in an instant, possessing such a Meridian Spirit could definitely make the battle much more efficient.

Keep in mind, Xu Huang is a genuine cultivator at the Seeking Origin Realm with the ability to refine three Meridian Spirits. Moreover, it’s common to exchange a Meridian Spirit for a stronger one when available, discarding some lower-ranked Meridian Spirits.

”That thing is quite strange; I too can’t fully see through it!”

Unaware of the unusual gleam in Xu Huang’s eyes, Xia Yong also kept his focus on the battle of Meridian Spirits on the platform. Upon saying this, however, he also revealed a hint of indescribable peculiarity.

Perhaps now, the cultivators around the platform truly believed that it was not just an ordinary grass-thread worm; its speed is too fast, and its physical strength wholly unexpected.

It was a joke, not a single one among the cultivators present, each within the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, could withstand the strength of a seventh rank intermediate Meridian Spirit’s pincer with just physical strength.

Yet the event that left everyone gaping in astonishment was still to come. They thought that the Golden Snake Worm was merely holding its ground, but that idea was instantly dispersed the next moment.

Crack!

Another light sound was heard, and as everyone focused their gaze, they saw the clamped body of the Golden Snake Worm slightly lurch, and then it directly shattered the scorpion’s claw that was gripping it.

Scorpion claw fragments scattered, and the Golden Snake Worm immediately struck the belly of the three-clawed black poison scorpion with the speed of lightning, causing Jiang Nanchao, who controlled the giant scorpion Meridian Spirit, to have a drastic change in complexion.

”Not good!”

A voice came from Jiang Nanchao, but before he could make any further moves, it was already too late— if even the toughest scorpion claw could be escaped, how could its unguarded belly possibly withstand it?

”If that’s the case, then no one will have it easy!”

Seeing that in another moment his Meridian Spirit’s belly would be punctured with a huge hole, Jiang Nanchao steeled his gaze, shouted loudly, and slightly changed the seal in his hand. Then, the giant scorpion tail hook of the three-clawed black poison scorpion bent entirely and viciously slammed towards its own belly.

What makes the three-clawed black poison scorpion most feared is not its formidable physical strength or the clamping power of its three claws, but the Black Scorpion Poison on its scorpion tail hook.

It must be said that although Jiang Nanchao himself is not a Poison Vein Master, having such a highly poisonous scorpion as his Meridian Spirit certainly makes him quite the oddity.

There were several instances where Jiang Nanchao used the poison of this scorpion tail hook to turn several sure-Loss situations around, ultimately counter-killing his enemies and turning defeat into victory.

After all, this seventh rank intermediate Scorpion Poison could deter even those who just entered the Seeking Origin Realm, not to mention those peak cultivators of the Qi Seeking Realm.

Despite Jiang Nanchao shouting ”no one will have it easy”, his current actions were to attack where the enemy must save. If the Golden Snake Worm didn’t want to be tainted with intense poison, the crisis at the three-clawed black poison scorpion’s belly could naturally be resolved instantly.

However, what Jiang Nanchao didn’t know was who he was dealing with—a mere scorpion poison couldn’t possibly trouble a majestic Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

Back when Yun Xiao was still very weak, the deadly poisons of Cultivators who were Intermediate Spiritual Rank Poison Vein Masters already couldn’t harm him, let alone now when the Golden Snake Worm has grown to a level not inferior to a Seventh Rank Advanced Vein Demon. The Black Scorpion Poison is truly negligible.

Clang!

The scorpion tail of the Black Scorpion accurately hooked onto the body of the Golden Snake Worm, but it only produced a strange sound and did not cause even the slightest damage.

Crack!

Instead, using this great force, the head of the Golden Snake Worm arched forward directly toward the abdomen of the Black Scorpion, producing a light sound. Following this, not far away, Jiang Nanchao’s face turned pale.

Like the person who previously lost to Xu Huan, there is a connection between a Meridian Spirit and its master, and this connection is not shallow. When the Golden Snake Worm burrowed into the Black Scorpion’s abdomen and wreaked havoc, the sensation felt as if someone was stirring inside Jiang Nanchao’s own body, causing him extreme discomfort.

The Black Scorpion differs from regular human Vein Demons, but this did not stop the Golden Snake Worm from wreaking complete havoc on its internal organs. In such a state, this Meridian Spirit was certainly not going to survive.

In fact, in some sense, when Vein Demons are stripped of their Spiritual Wisdom and refined into Meridian Spirits, they are already dead. The death at this moment is slightly different from the death that comes with the erasure of Spiritual Wisdom.

”Pfft!”

The giant scorpion body collapsed thunderously, and Jiang Nanchao finally couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. Whether it was because the Meridian Spirit was destroyed or because of his extreme unwillingness, at this moment, his appearance was somewhat miserable.

”Jiang Nanchao ... actually lost?!”

Some people on the stage who recognized Jiang Nanchao, a Late Stage Qi Seeking Realm Cultivator, thought that with his Cultivation and the refined Meridian Spirit, it might even be possible for him to break into the top ten, but they did not expect him to lose in the first round.

If Jiang Nanchao had lost to a Cultivator at the Peak of the Qi Seeking Realm or another at the Late Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, the onlookers wouldn’t have been so surprised. However, his opponent was merely at the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm.

Before this battle of Spirit Fighting even began, no one thought that Jiang Nanchao would lose because there was simply no comparison between the two; this battle was bound to end decisively.

Now that the fight had ended, it indeed ended decisively, only the winner and the loser were completely opposite of what people had initially thought.

A Golden Snake Worm Meridian Spirit, initially considered as mere fodder, managed to kill the Seventh Rank Intermediate Black Scorpion in such a short time. Thus, what grade had this Golden Snake Worm Meridian Spirit reached?

At this moment, many remembered a certain statement by Yun Xiao, wondering if that seemingly insignificant Golden Snake Worm was actually a special Divine Dragon?

”No! No! No! I must be overthinking!”

But just as this thought emerged, it was swiftly suppressed by the Cultivators in terror. No matter how stunning the Golden Snake Worm’s performance, it was incomparable to a real Nine Heavens Divine Dragon; the two were completely in different leagues, one in the heavens and the other on earth.

Perhaps, to these Cultivators of the Tenglong Continent, such soaring Divine Dragons were too mythical, existing only in legends. If one were to appear in front of them, wouldn’t it be too shocking?

Swoosh!

On the stage, the moment the giant Black Scorpion fell, a golden light flashed out from its scorpion back—it was the Golden Snake Worm.

”No, I haven’t lost yet, at most it’s a draw!”

Seeing the floating Golden Snake Worm, Jiang Nanchao, who had just spat out blood, suddenly issued a fierce roar, which left everyone contemplating.

Knowing that the Black Scorpion had no trace of vitality left, it was impossible for Jiang Nanchao to control it any longer, yet he still shouted such words at this moment, indicating there must be another mystery.

”Black Scorpion Poison, explode!”

Another roar came from Jiang Nanchao. At this point, everyone reacted because they had all seen the moment the tail hook of the scorpion struck the Golden Snake Worm—a turn that might just bring Jiang Nanchao a draw.

After all, if the Golden Snake Worm couldn’t withstand the Scorpion Tail Poison and dies as a result, even though the Black Scorpion died, this battle of Spirit Fighting would only be considered a draw.

If a draw occurred, both parties would have to present another Meridian Spirit and battle again. That young man in coarse clothes probably wouldn’t have another Golden Snake Worm Meridian Spirit. With just his Early Stage Qi Seeking Realm Cultivation, how much of a stir can he cause?

This was Jiang Nanchao’s last hope, and he was very confident. The Black Scorpion Poison was always supremely effective. Despite the Golden Snake Worm just recently fatally striking down the Black Scorpion, once the Scorpion Poison erupted, it likely wouldn’t last long, would it?