Chapter 97 - 96: All Trump Cards Revealed

They were in a desperate situation.

The group of youths was stunned by Luo Tian’s actions.

The incomparably tyrannical Jade Spirit Python was eyeing them covetously.

Yet he dared to be the first to make a move.

An act like that was undoubtedly a death wish!

However, Luo Tian’s escape was just a feint.

He used his advantage in the Cloud Traveling Step, instantly pushing off the mountain wall to leap behind Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan at an astonishing speed.

What a brilliant move to divert the disaster!

Nangong Yu was amazed, but he also broke out in a cold sweat for Luo Tian.

The move seemed simple, but it was actually extremely dangerous.

If he had made even the slightest mistake, a single strike from the Jade Spirit Python would have been enough to kill him instantly.

But Luo Tian had to take this risk!

The Jade Spirit Python had locked onto him and would have attacked him first.

Fortunately, Luo Tian’s Spiritual Sense gave him incredibly fast reactions, and his Cloud Traveling Step was near the Great Success stage, allowing him to execute his plan perfectly.

At this moment, the ones in real danger were Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan.

The Jade Spirit Python’s tail transformed into a green blur as it swept toward them, powerful enough to kill them both in an instant.

"No..."

Liu Ziyan’s face was deathly pale, her delicate body trembling.

In her current state, she would die whether she tried to resist or not.

Facing this deadly crisis, Liu Ziyan shot Luo Tian a venomous glare, hating him to her very bones.

Even as a ghost, she would never let Luo Tian go.

WHOOSH!

The massive green blur of the python’s tail was about to strike Liu Ziyan and Yue Jing.

"Get back!"

An explosive shout came from beside Liu Ziyan.

Yue Jing took out a deep blue Jade Talisman and poured his True Qi into it.

WHOOSH!

The Jade Talisman flared, transforming into a deep blue palm shadow over ten meters wide. It erupted with boundless power and met the Jade Spirit Python head-on.

BANG!

The Jade Spirit Python’s enormous body was sent flying dozens of meters away. The scales on its surface cracked and split, and a large amount of bloody pus oozed out.

HISS!

The Jade Spirit Python let out a painful cry. The part of its body near its tail was nearly torn in two.

’The power of the Spirit Sea Realm!’

Luo Tian watched the fading deep blue palm shadow with a hint of regret.

A single strike had heavily injured the Jade Spirit Python.

’I’m not dead?’

Liu Ziyan’s heart was still pounding with fear as she gave Yue Jing a grateful look.

She had chosen the right person to help her after all.

"I can’t believe it didn’t kill it!"

Yue Jing’s expression was grim as the Jade Talisman in his hand shattered.

That was the strongest trump card the Vice Manor Master had given him. It was said to be capable of killing an ordinary Low Tier Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.

But as an Ancient Exotic Beast, the Jade Spirit Python’s body was immense, and its defense was astonishing.

"Everyone! The Jade Spirit Python is severely injured. If we work together, we have a chance to kill it," Yue Jing urged them on.

"A Jade Spirit Python is a treasure from head to tail. Everyone should understand the value of the ’Jade Spirit Blood’ that flows in its veins..."

A smile blossomed on Liu Ziyan’s face.

At her words, everyone’s heart began to race with excitement.

If they could kill the Jade Spirit Python, the rewards would be immense.

The two Golden Lords deliberately avoided mentioning how Luo Tian had just diverted the danger onto them.

The Jade Spirit Python still had at least seventy percent of its combat strength, making it no weaker than an ordinary Spirit Sea Realm being.

Right now, they couldn’t afford to get into a conflict with Luo Tian; it was better to use him.

"We’re not strong enough," Luo Tian said, shaking his head and pouring cold water on their enthusiasm.

He could sense the immense vitality within the Jade Spirit Python’s body.

HISSS!~

After writhing in pain for a few moments, a green light flowed over the Jade Spirit Python’s body, and its wounds began to heal.

Liu Ziyan’s and Yue Jing’s faces fell.

The two of them had tried to tempt the others with rewards, hoping to use them to share the pressure and ultimately kill the Jade Spirit Python.

Their ideal outcome was to get Luo Tian and the others killed in the process so they could monopolize the spoils from the Jade Spirit Python.

But they never expected Luo Tian to be so calm, or for the Jade Spirit Python’s vitality to be so much stronger than they had imagined.

HSSSSSS!

A dark green mist appeared around the Jade Spirit Python, and its icy eyes swept over Yue Jing and Luo Tian.

GRRR!

The Jade Spirit Python opened its cavernous mouth. A green light pulsed within as it gathered a terrifying aura.

"This is bad!"

Everyone felt an unprecedented sense of mortal danger.

"The Jade Spirit Python is about to use a killing move!"

Nangong Yu’s expression was grim.

BZZT-WHOOSH!

The Jade Spirit Python suddenly spat out a cloud of green gas that resembled a waterfall, blanketing everyone present.

It was an area-of-effect killing move!

It was powerful enough to instantly kill all six students present.

"Sever!"

Nangong Yu let out a soft cry. A simple, ancient-looking Broken Sword appeared in his hand, and the True Qi in his body was drawn out at a frantic pace.

SWISH!

The Broken Sword slashed out, and an incomparably domineering streak of orange sword light cut through the air.

The sharp Sword Dao Power made everyone’s heart tremble.

The Jade Spirit Python shuddered, and the cloud of green gas it had spat out was shattered by the sword light.

PSH!

The orange sword light continued onward with undiminished power, leaving a bloody gash several meters long on the Jade Spirit Python.

"As expected of one of the Seven Great Martial Arts Families of the Azure Cloud Kingdom."

Yue Jing’s face lit up with joy.

Nangong Yu was the grandson of a Holy Mansion Elder and the Young Master of one of the Seven Great Martial Arts Families. His background was even more impressive than his own.

THUD!

After unleashing that one sword strike, Nangong Yu collapsed weakly to the ground, his True Qi completely exhausted.

HISSS!

The Jade Spirit Python shrieked and struggled in agony, a trace of resentment and anger flashing in its eyes.

’To think that among a few mere youths, two would have such powerful backgrounds.’

Both Yue Jing’s Jade Talisman and Nangong Yu’s Broken Sword had erupted with the battle power of the Spirit Sea Realm in an instant.

"It’s still not dead?"

A chill ran through the hearts of everyone present, and they began to feel a sense of despair.

Although the Jade Spirit Python was extremely wounded, its life wasn’t in danger.

Even if it only had fifty percent of its combat strength left, they still wouldn’t be able to fight it.

Nangong Yu had exhausted his True Qi and had no fighting strength left.

Yue Jing had used a Secret Technique earlier and was now in a weakened state.

Liu Ziyan wasn’t much better off. At best, she retained the combat strength of an ordinary Ninth Layer of Meridian Opening cultivator.

On the other hand, the Jade Spirit Python’s powerful self-healing ability would allow its injuries to recover little by little.

Whether they fought it head-on or tried to wear it down, it seemed they were doomed to die.

"Everyone! Does anyone else have a trump card? Otherwise, we’re all going to die here together."

Luo Tian looked over the group expectantly.

"I’m out," Nangong Yu snapped back, ’You think terrifying trump cards like these grow on trees?’

Yue Jing’s face darkened as well. The Jade Talisman he had used had cost him a great price and a significant favor.

When Vice Manor Master Yue had refined that item, it had greatly depleted his Vitality and taken him several months.

Having used it, he couldn’t even dream of getting another one for the next few years.

HISSS!

The Jade Spirit Python’s face was ferocious, a hint of cruelty and cunning flashing in its eyes.

It was highly intelligent and could roughly understand their conversation.

Hmph!

’So, you’re out of trump cards?’

A cold glint appeared in the Jade Spirit Python’s eyes as its massive body charged toward them without restraint.

In that instant, all six people on the field—except for Luo Tian—felt the fear and helplessness of facing death.

’Is there nothing we can do?’

Nangong Yu smiled bitterly. He had cultivated the Celestial Spirit Extreme Origin Skill and was supposed to be the hope for his family’s revival.

WHOOSH!

The Jade Spirit Python’s enormous body shot forward, its icy eyes locked onto Luo Tian.

Its target was Luo Tian!

For one, Luo Tian was the one it had suspected from the very beginning.

For another, he was the only human who showed not a single trace of panic or fear.

"Are your trump cards really that pathetic? You didn’t even hurt it properly," Luo Tian said with a hint of disappointment.

’Pathetic?’

Yue Jing and Nangong Yu were seething with anger.

If it weren’t for their trump cards, everyone on the field would probably be dead by now.

"In the end, it looks like I still have to be the one to act."

Luo Tian sighed lightly, a pained look on his face.

What!

Yue Jing, Nangong Yu, and the others all shuddered, staring at Luo Tian in disbelief.

A commoner youth at the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening.

What kind of trump card could he possibly have?

WHOOSH!

Just as the Jade Spirit Python’s cavernous mouth was about to swallow Luo Tian, who stood before the mountain wall...

"Go!"

Luo Tian shouted sharply, injecting his True Qi into a jet-black tooth.

BZZZT-BOOM!

The jet-black tooth erupted with a dark light and suddenly swelled to the size of a house. A vast, dark whirlwind several stories high swirled around its surface, exuding a ferocious, world-shaking aura.

ROAR!

The Jade Spirit Python trembled uncontrollably, and for the first time, deep fear appeared in its eyes.

HMMMM~~~

At the center of the dark whirlwind, the massive phantom of an Exotic Beast appeared. It was dozens of meters tall—it was the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga.

A terrifying pressure spread out, stunning all living things in the vicinity.

"That’s..."

Yue Jing, Nangong Yu, and the others were utterly shocked.

The True Qi and blood in everyone’s bodies seemed to freeze, and a primal fear rooted in their very flesh and blood made them tremble.

"The phantom of the Sleeping Beast!"

Liu Ziyan’s heart quaked as she suddenly recalled the shadow of panic that had fallen over Lingyun County City that day.

This was the power of the Sleeping Beast!

WHOOSH—

The massive phantom of the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga spat out a thunderous, dark whirlwind that engulfed the terrified, trembling Jade Spirit Python.

At that moment, the phantom of the Sleeping Beast was faintly visible within a ten-li radius, lasting for two to three breaths of time.

The living creatures in the area were all dominated by that terrifying aura.

「Several li away.」

A thin man in a purple robe paused in his steps, looking in astonishment at the distant phantom of the Sleeping Beast in the sky.

On the back of the man’s purple robe was an emblem of a violet-gold Yangri.

...

「Back in the valley.」

BOOM!

The Jade Spirit Python’s massive body was struck by the dark whirlwind and sent flying nearly a hundred meters, smashing into a stone wall and causing it to collapse.

Nangong Yu, Yue Jing, Liu Ziyan, and the others all felt their hearts shudder.

They were inexplicably shocked, their horrified gazes turning to the handsome and upright youth not far away.

A moment later, the dust settled, revealing half of the Jade Spirit Python’s body buried under a pile of rocks.

It was motionless and silent.

"Is it dead?"

A burning heat and greed appeared in the eyes of Yue Jing, Liu Ziyan, and the others.

The entire Jade Spirit Python was a treasure, especially the Jade Spirit Blood within its body.

"Even if it’s dead, I’m the one who killed it," Luo Tian said coolly.

Just now, if the Jade Spirit Python hadn’t charged at him, Luo Tian really wouldn’t have wanted to use Kun Ga’s Fang so soon. He would have at least tried to screw over Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan a little more.

"Heh!"

Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan sneered, not taking Luo Tian’s words seriously.

’The Jade Spirit Python is dead anyway. And even if it isn’t, it doesn’t have much strength left to resist.’

’As for the spoils of war, won’t they just go to the strongest?’

TAP, TAP!

The six people present cautiously approached the Jade Spirit Python. They threw a few stones at the massive serpent, but there was no reaction.

"It should be dead."

The purple-haired youth sent out his War Dog to sniff it, making a final confirmation.

Luo Tian wore a strange expression, using his Spiritual Sense to monitor the Jade Spirit Python’s every move.

When the group was about ten meters from the Jade Spirit Python...

"This Python Demon is really cunning! It’s playing dead!" Luo Tian suddenly roared!

His words made Yue Jing and the others jump in fright.

WHOOSH!

The Jade Spirit Python also shot up abruptly, opening its cavernous mouth.

"It really was playing dead!"

Yue Jing and the others were scared out of their wits and immediately turned to flee.

Only one person on the field didn’t run.

Luo Tian.

BOOM!

The Jade Spirit Python’s massive body burst out from under the rocks. Its weakened face was filled with a crazed, venomous hatred as it lunged toward Luo Tian, mouth wide open.

"Good, you came!"

Luo Tian chuckled, not even trying to dodge.

Then, he did something that left everyone dumbfounded.

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian leaped up, as light as a feather, and voluntarily threw himself into the Jade Spirit Python’s cavernous mouth.