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Chapter 513: Ulterior Motives
Chapter 513: Ulterior Motives
The two-headed cold water serpentine dragon didn't have time to say anything to Chu Ning before it witnessed the Xuan Water Divine Sword descending upon it.
Its body writhed, and where the sword landed, a layer of icy armor appeared, shimmering with a blue glow that deflected the sword strike.
Just then, Cen Zijin's mouth erupted with another round of profound and cryptic incantations.
Simultaneously, the white faqie attached to the Xuan Water Divine Sword flashed and disappeared.
In the next moment, the sword seemed to be divinely aided as it effortlessly cleaved through the icy armor and slashed the serpentine dragon's body.
This Xuan Water Divine Sword was indeed a treasure refined by Chu Ning with great effort and an assortment of top-tier weapon-forging materials.
Even with the nine-tiered two-headed cold water serpentine dragon's formidable defense, this sword strike cut open a large gash in its body.
Pain flashed in its four eyes, and before it could recover, the yellow ancient seal smashed down on its ice-blue head.
"Hissss!!!"
This blow caused the ninth-tiered beast to let out a painful hiss.
Its ice-blue head twisted to the side, looking eerie.
Malice swirled in its four eyes as it glared at Cen Zijin.
Then, it reined in its malice and turned to face Chu Ning.
"Fellow cultivators, I am no match for you. Your companion has achieved her goal of practice.
If we continue, my primordial qi will be severely damaged, and it will take a long time to recuperate.
I concede, and I shall return to the cold lake."
Without waiting for a response from Chu Ning or Cen Zijin, the two-headed serpentine dragon started to drill downward.
However, at that moment, a sheet of flames suddenly appeared on the lake's surface below, vast enough to engulf the entire cold lake.
Within the sea of flames was a purple-red flame.
Being a ninth-tiered beast, the two-headed serpentine dragon instantly recognized the formidable power of the flames below.
It halted, its gaze fixed on Chu Ning, filled with resentment.
"Fellow cultivator, I have kept my promise to leave the lake and spar with your companion.
Now, not only has my natal magic treasure been destroyed, but I have also suffered serious injuries and conceded.
You promised that regardless of the outcome, you wouldn't kill me, and you swore on your Dao heart!"
Chu Ning nodded slightly and smiled, "I did say that I wouldn't kill you regardless of the outcome.
But, I never said she wouldn't.
My companion seems to be enjoying herself, so why don't you try escaping her deadly strikes?"
Hearing this, the two-headed serpentine dragon realized it had been tricked by Chu Ning.
"Cunning human cultivator!!!"
A furious hiss emanated from its white head.
In the next moment, it abandoned all hope and charged directly at Cen Zijin with all its might.
Its speed was even faster than when it tried to escape earlier, indicating that the serpentine dragon had truly unleashed its ferocity.
Indeed, although the serpentine dragon had been attacking Cen Zijin earlier, it was also wary of injuring her and provoking Chu Ning's wrath.
Now, it had cast aside all reservations.
Since it knew that Chu Ning wouldn't let it return to the cold lake unharmed, the serpentine dragon decided to focus all its efforts on dealing with Cen Zijin.
After all, Chu Ning had sworn on his Dao heart not to strike it down.
At this moment, the serpentine dragon was betting that Chu Ning wouldn't dare to break his vow.
Cen Zijin faced the charging serpentine dragon and let out a sharp cry.
The Xuan Water Divine Sword and the Yellow Courtyard Seal worked in tandem—one for defense and the other for offense—as her hands continuously manipulated the faqie, engaging the serpentine dragon in close combat.
Although the serpentine dragon was ferocious and its attacks were astonishing, Cen Zijin had adapted to its style during their previous exchange.
Now, she wielded her techniques and divine abilities with increasing ease, empowered by the Xuan Yin Divine Incantation and aided by the ancient treasure, the Yellow Courtyard Seal.
Each of her attacks posed a significant threat to the serpentine dragon.
The tide of the battle had turned in Cen Zijin's favor, and her advantage was even more pronounced than when the serpentine dragon had the upper hand earlier.
In just the span of an incense stick's worth of time, the serpentine dragon was battered and bruised.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
The two-headed serpentine dragon hissed angrily again and again.
It knew that if this continued, it would be killed by the Early Nascent Soul stage female cultivator before it.
However, each time it tried to escape to the cold lake, Chu Ning intercepted it.
After being forced back once again, the serpentine dragon gave up all hope.
Using its tail to withstand a wave of attacks from the Yellow Courtyard Seal, the serpentine dragon's flesh was left bloody and torn.
Just then, Cen Zijin struck again with the Xuan Water Divine Sword.
Faced with this onslaught, the evil serpentine dragon chose to advance rather than retreat.
The two-headed serpentine dragon unexpectedly lunged towards the Xuan Water Divine Sword!
Upon seeing this, Cen Zijin seized the opportunity. The Xuan Water Divine Sword descended, chopping at the white head of the dual-headed monster.
Caught off guard, the evil serpentine dragon's head shot out, viciously snapping at Cen Zijin.
No one expected such a turn of events. This dual-headed cold water serpentine dragon possessed a secret technique that allowed its head to detach and attack, something even Chu Ning hadn't anticipated.
At this moment, Cen Zijin hadn't recalled the Yellow Courtyard Seal yet, and her Xuan Water Divine Sword had already been unleashed.
Obviously, she didn't have time to protect herself.
What's more, as the serpentine dragon advanced instead of retreating, the distance between them had narrowed considerably.
In the blink of an eye, the massive serpent head lunged at Cen Zijin, its jaws wide open.
Watching from a distance, Chu Ning could barely restrain himself from taking action.
However, he hesitated for a moment and chose to remain still.
Cen Zijin's quick reaction at the critical moment was commendable.
Her hands moved gracefully, and a wall of water, not particularly large, appeared before her.
The next moment, the wall transformed into a water dragon, meeting the serpent's head in midair.
The water dragon coiled around the serpent's head and, with a twist in the air, trapped it inside a giant water ball.
A huge watery sphere now hung in the air, faintly revealing the giant head within, as if it were trying to break free.
But the seal of water held firm, preventing any escape.
Having blocked the serpent's head with her secret technique, Cen Zijin wasn't about to let up.
Her eyes fixed on the giant serpent, her thoughts stirred, and the Xuan Water Divine Sword, which had missed its target due to the serpent's head detaching, now stabbed at the ice-blue head.
This move took the two-headed serpentine dragon by surprise.
Under normal circumstances, it would have dodged easily.
But with one head trapped, its reaction was half a beat slower.
And in that half-beat, the Xuan Water Divine Sword had already struck.
It pierced straight through the center of its head!
"Hissss!!!"
The two-headed serpentine dragon desperately unleashed its icy power in an attempt to resist the Xuan Water Divine Sword.
At the same time, Cen Zijin, standing at a distance, made a pinching gesture with her hands.
A serpentine shadow appeared on the Xuan Water Divine Sword, and its aura was even more powerful than that of the two-headed serpentine dragon before her.
White radiance enveloped the sword as it effortlessly pierced the evil serpent's head.
"Hissss!!!"
The serpentine dragon writhed in pain from the severe injury, rolling in the air.
Seizing the opportunity, Cen Zijin waved her hands, and several rays of white light shot out, striking the wound inflicted by the Xuan Water Divine Sword.
Simultaneously, she recalled the Yellow Courtyard Seal, and it flew back into her hand. With a mighty swing, she brought it down on her target—the trapped white head of the serpentine dragon.
As the Yellow Courtyard Seal descended, Cen Zijin's thoughts shifted, and the watery sphere that had contained the serpent's head dissipated.
The white head of the serpentine dragon suddenly regained its freedom and tried to retreat.
But it was too late.
The Yellow Courtyard Seal smashed down, and in a flash of light, the white head was reduced to nothingness.
Losing one of its heads severely weakened the serpentine dragon, and its aura diminished.
Seizing the opportunity, Cen Zijin flew towards the serpentine dragon and landed on its head.
The serpentine dragon seemed to sense something amiss and violently twisted its body, lashing its wounded tail at Cen Zijin.
However, Cen Zijin moved like a graceful dancing fairy, elegantly dodging the tail and appearing on top of the serpent's head.
She grasped the Xuan Water Divine Sword and channeled her spiritual power into it before forcefully pushing the sword down!
"Hissss!!!"
Accompanied by a painful hiss, the two-headed serpentine dragon's other head was also severed by Cen Zijin.
In the next moment, a shadow flew out from the severed head and body.
"Zijin, devour its essence soul!" Chu Ning, standing at a distance, immediately shouted.
Cen Zijin was prepared, and as the Xuan Water Divine Sword swept horizontally, white radiance burst forth.
Her life-bound treasure directly struck the shadow, which was the serpentine dragon's essence soul.
The talismans on the sword shone, and a powerful devouring force emerged from the blade.
In an instant, the essence soul of the ninth-tier beast was devoured.
Chu Ning, who had flown over, witnessed this scene, and a smile appeared on his face.
With the consumption of the ninth-tier essence soul, the power of the Xuan Water Divine Sword would be further enhanced, perhaps even rivaling his Wood Spirit Sword.
However, his purpose for this trip was not solely for this.
"Bailing, go!" Chu Ning gently patted his spirit beast bag, and a white shadow flew out—it was Bailing's spirit fox true form.
As soon as Bailing appeared, she transformed into an afterimage and landed on the corpse of the two-headed serpentine dragon below.
(End of Chapter)
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