Chapter 1203, Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid

Translator: Silavin

  

*Whoosh!*

 

Majestic Yuan Energy erupted from Qin Yichen’s body. The astonishing wave of power left even the Half-Saint Realm Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon with a sudden, inexplicable palpitation.

 

What unnerved it most was the enormous vortex rapidly taking shape around him, enveloping the entire area within its sweep.

 

From within that vortex, the beast sensed a terrifying energy coiling and building, one that made its very scales crawl.

 

At that moment, Qin Yichen stood cloaked in a set of ancient, unadorned armour. What drew the eye most, however, were his arms.

 

His arms had grown significantly larger than usual, covered in black arm guards. Around those arm guards, a chilling black energy coiled and writhed without cease.

 

Along the bursting veins and swelling muscles, a frightening power was stacking at terrifying speed. Once unleashed, it would surely be akin to a mighty Dragon rousing from slumber, obliterating Heaven and Earth.

 

The enormous vortex engulfed the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s colossal body entirely. And yet, for all its legendary ferocity, the beast stared at that ant-like silhouette before it and found its expression rather difficult to maintain.

 

“Friend, there is no great enmity between us. Why not let this end peacefully?” The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon let out a howl of bitter indignation, its voice echoing through Qin Yichen’s mind with a distinctly pleading edge.

 

“End peacefully?” Qin Yichen regarded the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon with a faint smile. The terrifying force stacking upon his arms showed no sign of stopping.

 

With his current strength, bolstered by the Myriad Dao Divine Armour arm guards, he was fully capable of stacking force sufficient to threaten even a Half-Saint, or perhaps even an Early Stage Saint.

 

Most crucially, with the Myriad Dao Divine Armour’s pieces on his person, he had already placed himself in an unassailable position against this Half-Saint Realm Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon.

 

“What more do you want?” The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon gritted its teeth, its expression deeply uncomfortable.

 

Brief as their exchange had been, it had already understood. This ant was a bone it simply could not chew through.

 

That earlier attack, even had it tried to block it personally, could not have been so effortlessly deflected. What was more, the ancient armour had not so much as a scratch upon it, proving its own attack was nowhere enough to breach it.

 

“Heh, anyone who knows my secret, I am afraid I cannot allow you to leave.”

 

Qin Yichen’s voice was utterly calm, yet the chill that flickered in his gaze sent a cold shiver through the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s heart.

 

“Brat, I know you have no shortage of tricks. But if you push me, I can still make you pay a considerable price!”

 

The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon glared daggers at Qin Yichen, its voice carrying a slow, deliberate threat.

 

“Is that so? Dealing with you is admittedly somewhat troublesome. But, I am not in any hurry. Even if I do nothing, losing your Beast Core means you cannot maintain this state for more than three days, right?”

 

Qin Yichen regarded the snarling Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon with an easy smile.

 

“Brat, you are ruthless!” The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon heard this and let out a furious roar.

 

“Since you wish to drag this out with me, then let me help you shorten that time.” A cold smile curled at Qin Yichen’s lips. The enormous vortex churned relentlessly, spinning like a great devouring maw, a terrifying power quietly manifesting within.

 

“Wait!” At the sight of this, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon hurriedly called out.

 

For all its apparent dominance at this moment, the truth was precisely as Qin Yichen had described. It was all exterior bluster and no substance within. Even without Qin Yichen lifting a finger, it could endure for three days at most before its cultivation would collapse.

 

Once it fell from its cultivation realm and lose its strength, even if it were not captured by the experts of the Myriad Races, the many Demonic Beasts of Vibrant Vermilion Peak would not let such a good opportunity slip by.

 

And if it chose to fight someone who was already in an unassailable position at such a juncture, it would only accelerate its own fall from that realm.

 

“I will tell you a secret, and you let me go!” The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon spoke through gritted teeth.

 

“Speak.” Qin Yichen raised an eyebrow, mild curiosity evident in his expression.

 

“Return my Beast Core and the Sacred Energy Fruit to me first.” A sly glint flickered in the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s eyes, its voice reverberating through Qin Yichen’s mind.

 

“Do you really think you are still in a position to negotiate with me?” Qin Yichen’s lips curved into a playful smile as he asked lightly.

 

“You…” Seeing that Qin Yichen was immovable, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s expression grew exceedingly unpleasant.

 

“Are you going to speak or not?” Qin Yichen cast it a glance. His arm trembled ever so slightly, as though that terrifying force might come pouring out at any moment.

 

The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon’s expression shifted through several colours before it finally slumped in defeat. “The greatest treasure here is not the Sacred Energy Fruit…”

 

“Then what is it?” Qin Yichen’s pupils contracted slightly as he asked.

 

“It is the Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid beneath this lake!”

 

When it reached those final words, the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon seemed to spend every last ounce of its strength, its face suffused with bitter reluctance.

 

“Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid?”

 

Upon hearing of this rare treasure, even Qin Yichen could not help but let his expression shift.

 

The Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid was extraordinarily rare. For Martial Ancestors, it was nothing short of a divine object, containing the most pure and primordial energy between Heaven and Earth. If absorbed and refined, it could effortlessly stabilise one’s cultivation realm, and even provide a smooth path for a future Saint Realm breakthrough, leaving no unbridgeable chasm in one’s way.

 

Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid was unlike the Sacred Energy Fruit. Those who broke through to Saint Realm using a Sacred Energy Fruit were, more or less, condemned to that as the ceiling of their achievement for this lifetime. They could still breakthrough but their weakened foundation meant that was highly unlikely. But the Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid was entirely different. As the most pure World Energy, it left no aftereffects that would impede future breakthroughs.

 

Had the news that spread earlier mentioned not merely the Sacred Energy Fruit, but the Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid as well, the experts who had gathered here would not have been of Zhao Xueqi’s calibre. It would have drawn those who had already stepped into the Saint Realm, the true masters of this domain.

 

Against Saints, even the current Qin Yichen would have no option but to retreat, unless he cast all care for consequences aside and invoked the Myriad Dao Divine Armour.

 

Once his identity was exposed, the dangers he would face would become all the more frightening.

 

“This place being able to birth Sacred Energy Fruit is presumably because of the Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid?” Qin Yichen narrowed his eyes slightly, murmuring inwardly. Then his gaze snapped back to the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon, and he asked suddenly, “You knew there was Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid down there. Why have you not taken it yourself?”

 

Such a precious thing the Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon would surely covet desperately. If it truly existed, how could it possibly sit on its paws?

 

When traversing the world, no matter how great the temptation, Qin Yichen could not afford to lower his guard. Otherwise, he might not even know how he had been done in.

 

“The Ten Thousand Year Old Earth Vein Liquid is at the deepest point of the lake, surrounded on all sides by a flow of lava. I cannot enter.”

 

The Azure Sky Demonic Flood Dragon ground its teeth. Had it been able to enter, it would have long since advanced to the Saint Realm. Why would it have stayed here, guarding the Sacred Energy Fruit through their long wait until they ripened?

 

Had it reached the Saint Realm, would this crowd of ants not have been dealt with effortlessly? Would any of this trouble have been necessary?