Chapter 789 - 326: Battle Against the Tier Eight Jade Water Flood Dragon

"Hunting a Tier Eight Demon Beast? Master, are you planning to go to the Outer Sea?"

Bai Ling asked in surprise.

She remembered clearly that Chu Ning had always been apprehensive about going to the Outer Sea.

"Now, to hunt a Tier Eight Demon Beast, there’s no need to go to the Outer Sea."

Chu Ning replied, sharing the information he had gathered during this trip with Bai Ling.

Then he continued:

"Actually, I think the safest way is to see if we can obtain a treasure for storing Essence Souls from other places, but it seems that’s unlikely now.

The Essence Soul of this Tier Eight Demon Beast must still be hunted by ourselves."

"Master, were you planning this before you went to Frost Moon Pavilion?" Bai Ling asked.

"Indeed, I didn’t have much hope of trading for such an item before."

Chu Ning nodded.

"However, I was still a bit hesitant before, wondering whether to refine the Water Spirit Sword first.

Wait to advance my cultivation a bit more, and master the Five Elements Sword Array before heading out.

After all, the Outer Sea is too dangerous."

Saying this, Chu Ning smiled slightly.

"But since these Tier Eight Demon Beasts have already entered the Central Sea Region, it’s indeed possible to try hunting one before refining.

After all, being able to refine the Essence Soul into the Flying Sword Magical Treasure during its creation would significantly enhance its power."

Hearing this, Bai Ling’s eyes lit up slightly.

"Master, with an Ancient Treasure in your possession and the powerful Divine Technique of the Ice Shadow Sword Talisman,

if it’s just one Tier Eight Demon Beast, there’s indeed a great chance to hunt it."

Chu Ning nodded with a smile:

"At the very least, escaping safely shouldn’t be an issue. In the Central Sea Region, there shouldn’t be any higher-tier Demon Beasts."

"Master, should we go now?" Bai Ling curiously asked.

Chu Ning shook his head.

"Let’s prepare first. It’s good to wait for some time; otherwise, Frost Moon Pavilion might sell me information, and then the beast is killed right away. They might overthink things."

"But just killing a Tier Eight Demon Beast, they wouldn’t think that far, would they?" Bai Ling asked with some confusion.

Chu Ning picked up the Jade Scroll again, glanced at it, and calmly said:

"Killing one or multiple is still killing. I may not be able to kill that many Tier Eight Demon Beasts.

But Tier Seven Demon Beasts... I happen to need some Demon Cores for Alchemy."

Hearing this, Bai Ling couldn’t help but pity the Tier Seven Demon Beasts in the Central Sea Region.

With Chu Ning’s current methods, those Tier Seven Demon Beasts would likely be helpless against him.

After looking again for a while, Chu Ning put away the Jade Scroll.

At the same time, he reached into his Storage Bag and took out a black Short Saber with a rustic aura and impressive power.

It was the Ancient Treasure once obtained from Black Death Demon Situ Yan.

Taking out this Ancient Treasure Black Saber, Chu Ning immediately spat three mouthfuls of Essence Blood onto it.

Soon, the blood converged into the blood groove of the blade.

Years of cultivation had allowed Chu Ning to fully research the items he possessed.

Through trial and error, he had thoroughly studied this Ancient Treasure.

The blood groove indeed could store Essence Blood, allowing for three summonings.

Thus, when actually wielding the weapon, he wouldn’t need to use his own Essence Blood.

However, there was a limitation: it could only store Essence Blood for three months.

After three months, the power of the Essence Blood would be gone.

Spraying three mouthfuls of Essence Blood into the Ancient Treasure Short Saber, Chu Ning’s complexion turned slightly pale.

He immediately returned to the Cultivation Room and sat cross-legged to meditate.

Ten days later, near a sea region close to the Sea Cloud Basin, Chu Ning, dressed in a white Magic Robe, was flying alone in the sky.

For this demon beast hunt, there wasn’t much Bai Ling could help with, and the two Golden Thunder Eagles were still in the process of advancing.

Chu Ning decided to leave them on the island.

At this moment, Chu Ning didn’t opt to change his appearance.

To kill a Tier Eight Demon Beast, even with his current techniques, wouldn’t be easy.

On the contrary, it might require some effort, and the action wouldn’t go unnoticed.

Chu Ning wasn’t sure if other cultivators might notice.

If detected while using various techniques, trying to hide his identity would be difficult and might reveal his use of Illusion Techniques.

"According to the Frost Moon Pavilion’s Jade Scroll, there should be a Tier Eight Purple Crowned Jade Water Flood Dragon on the island ahead.

This demon was the first Tier Eight Great Demon found entering the Central Sea Region, and supposedly several Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators had already died at its hands."

recalling the information from the Frost Moon Pavilion’s Jade Scroll, Chu Ning performed the Forbidden God Technique to shield his Divine Sense from detection, silently approaching the island.

Within ten miles of the island.

Chu Ning didn’t even need to use Divine Sense to detect the overwhelming demon aura emanating from the island ahead.

Entering a sea area dominated by human cultivators, this demon didn’t bother to conceal its presence.

Nevertheless, out of caution, Chu Ning still used his Divine Sense to probe cautiously.

His Divine Sense was formidable, and as long as he wasn’t targeting this Tier Eight Demon Flood Dragon, he wasn’t concerned about being detected.

Reassuringly, besides the flood dragon, there were no other demon beasts on the island.

This didn’t surprise Chu Ning too much.

Demon Beasts differ from human cultivators in that they have strong territorial instincts.

Even among their own kind, Low Tier Demon Beasts rarely live in groups.