Chapter 43: Slaying the Yin Dragon Alone!

The Yin Dragon's aura began to radiate incessantly at this moment.

Waves of Yin energy spread outward, and the distant flowers and grass seemed to be caught in the wake, withering rapidly!

Upon the crown dripping with black blood, two slanting eyes stared at Ye Qiubai, filled with rage and mockery!

How could a mere Zifu Realm cultivator possibly be its match?

Ye Qiubai held Dark Demon in his hand.

In an instant, demonic energy surged toward the heavens!

Facing a half-step Shuiyi Realm expert, Ye Qiubai did not retreat.

He wanted to see if, with his current strength, he could heavily wound or even slay the Yin Dragon!

He raised Dark Demon, and wisps of demonic energy coated the pitch-black blade.

For a moment, Ye Qiubai appeared like a demon god descended to the mortal realm!

Then, with a slight step, he charged violently toward the Yin Dragon!

Seeing this, the Yin Dragon let out a furious roar at Ye Qiubai!

The roar seemed to transform into successive sonic waves, compressing the space and pressing down upon Ye Qiubai!

Ye Qiubai's expression tightened slightly as he swung Dark Demon!

Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon, First Sword!

On one side, sonic waves rippled; on the other, a black sword qi erupted!

They collided with a thunderous crash!

The sonic waves were instantly severed by the black sword qi!

The Yin Dragon's eyes flashed with surprise.

With the intensity of those sonic waves, a Zifu Realm cultivator certainly should not have been able to withstand them.

Yet, Ye Qiubai had annihilated them with a single strike!

Just as that thought crossed its mind—

Ye Qiubai's figure had already arrived before the Yin Dragon!

The second sword was swung!

The demonic energy surged once more!

The unrestrained sword qi crisscrossed heaven and earth, continuously sweeping across the Yin Dragon's scales!

The Yin Dragon swung its massive tail, lashing out toward Ye Qiubai!

Liao Meisheng sneered from the side, "How can Ye Qiubai possibly defend against this strike?"

Tian Cheng watched the scene in silence.

He could see that Ye Qiubai was not a reckless person.

Against this strike from the massive tail, even he would have to defend with all his might to ensure he wasn't seriously injured!

And what could Ye Qiubai rely on?

His physical body was not strong enough.

His cultivation realm was not high enough.

Did he perhaps have some hidden trump card?

However, the next moment left everyone in shock!

Ye Qiubai's sword struck against the serpent tail.

He was not sent flying by a heavy injury as everyone had expected.

Instead, the scales on the serpent tail actually showed signs of shattering!

The Yin Dragon let out a painful roar!

Ye Qiubai retreated!

The strength of a half-step Shuiyi Realm was indeed formidable.

Xin Hongyi breathed a sigh of relief on the side.

But at the same time, she thought to herself that she must cultivate even harder upon her return.

After all, Ye Qiubai was already leaving her far behind.

If this continued, she might not even be able to see his silhouette...

Liao Meisheng's face turned grim.

The strength Ye Qiubai displayed now was even greater than when he had clashed with him during the banquet...

Tian Cheng's face was even more filled with astonishment.

To be able to achieve this level relying solely on a sword showed just how profound his mastery of the sword path was.

He only wondered how he compared to Jian Chaomian...

Thinking of this, Tian Cheng couldn't help but shake his head, murmuring softly, "Jian Chaomian is still a cut above..."

At this moment, the Yin Dragon was utterly enraged.

It roared, its aura exploding!

Then, it actually broke away from the Yin Dragon Pool, charging fiercely toward Ye Qiubai!

Ye Qiubai's eyes narrowed, but he did not dodge!

He met it head-on!

Dark Demon swung out with a thunderous force!

Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon, Fifth Sword!

The demonic energy in the Qingyan Mountains was extremely abundant, and it was even more intense around the Yin Dragon Pool.

This allowed Ye Qiubai to unleash this particular strike!

As the sword struck, the surrounding demonic energy seemed to be summoned, surging toward the Dark Demon sword!

For a moment, the demonic energy surged wildly!

Sensing this power, the expressions of Liao Meisheng and Tian Cheng changed.

Under this strike, Tian Cheng asked himself: could he take it?

The answer was no; even if he could, he would likely have to pay a massive price!

It was a price he could hardly afford.

The Yin Dragon charging toward Ye Qiubai froze for a split second.

This single strike actually made it feel a sense of crisis!

A mere ant in the Zifu Realm could actually make it feel threatened?

What an insult!

With a roar, its speed surged once more!

Ye Qiubai met it head-on!

The sword, covered in overwhelming demonic energy, slashed toward the Yin Dragon's crown!

In an instant!

The two collided!

The Yin Dragon roared as its crown began to shatter at that very moment!

Black blood sprayed out!

Ye Qiubai let out a muffled groan; the opponent's strength was immense.

With such a significant gap in cultivation realms, a direct collision naturally meant he would not emerge unscathed!

The Yin Dragon retreated violently!

It returned to the Yin Dragon Pool!

Ye Qiubai let out a cold snort and stomped heavily on the ground!

The ground instantly shattered!

Using the momentum, Ye Qiubai charged toward the Yin Dragon!

He swung his hand, sending sword qi shooting toward the Yin Dragon!

The scales on the Yin Dragon's body continued to break apart.

"Roar!"

Under the terrified gazes of the crowd.

The long sword in Ye Qiubai's hand slashed down with a thunderous crash!

The sword plunged straight into the Yin Dragon's head!

At that moment, the Yin Dragon's aura rapidly ebbed away until it vanished completely.

Ye Qiubai, at the mid-stage of the Zifu Realm, had slain the half-step Shuiyi Realm Yin Dragon single-handedly!

"This... how is this possible?"

Someone said in disbelief.

"Is he truly a Zifu Realm cultivator?"

"Since when has such a figure appeared in the Southern Barbarian lands?"

Liao Meisheng's face was unsightly.

During that banquet, he had used his full strength, but looking at it now, Ye Qiubai had not used his full strength!

Had he used this move back then, he likely would have had no way to defend himself!

Watching this scene, waves of shock surged in Tian Cheng's heart.

He could barely contend with the Yin Dragon!

But if it came to slaying it, Tian Cheng asked himself if he could do it.

The answer was no.

After all, it was a half-step Shuiyi Realm expert possessing a trace of dragon bloodline.

Such a demonic beast would be ranked highly even within the Qingyan Mountains.

How could he, a mere early-stage Qi Sea Realm cultivator, possibly slay it?

Yet Ye Qiubai had done it.

And he had done it with the cultivation of the mid-stage Zifu Realm.

He had crossed an entire major realm!

Thinking of this, Tian Cheng's previous doubts vanished completely.

At this moment, Xin Hongyi walked up to Ye Qiubai and asked, "How are you? Are you alright?"

Ye Qiubai's face was slightly pale as he shook his head. "It's not a big problem, I just consumed too much. I'll be fine after taking a pill."

Xin Hongyi: "..."

Where did he get so many high-grade pills? It felt like he was popping candy.

Moreover.

Even she didn't have pills like these.

Could they have been refined by Senior Lu?

In the past, Ye Qiubai probably wouldn't have been so willing to use them like this.

After all, a spirit-restoring pill of this grade and quality would be fought over wildly in the outside world.

However, ever since his master told him

"Save? Why save? If you don't have enough, come to mine; I still have a whole furnace left."

Since that day, Ye Qiubai had never been stingy with pills again...

(End of Chapter)