190: Chapter 190 Ambush by the Green Snake
Xu Qing was currently flying westward with Elder Li using an Escape Light.
"Niangniang..."
"Do you still want that Azure Cloud of yours?"
Elder Li leaned over and asked.
It seemed she was eyeing the Azure Cloud Xu Qing relied on.
How could Xu Qing give up his fluffy Azure Cloud?
It felt great to the touch and looked amazing.
Moreover, that Azure Cloud...
He already had a brilliant plan for how to handle it.
"Yes!"
"The kind that I'll absolutely never trade!"
Xu Qing shook his head; for this kind of thing, one had to refuse firmly from the start.
"Fine then."
Elder Li lowered her head.
They flew a bit further.
"Are you really not going to reconsider?"
Elder Li asked again.
"Absolutely no trade!"
Xu Qing shook his head.
They flew a bit further again.
"Are you really, really not going to reconsider?"
"..."
If it weren't for the fact that Xu Qing couldn't win in a fight, he would have definitely shown this granddaughter of his what it meant to respect the elderly and love the young.
Respect the elderly and love the young.
He qualified for both.
The buffs were fully stacked.
In his previous life, this buff was the kind where if you tripped on the street, you'd immediately drag down the economic level of everyone on the entire block.
"No trade."
All of that was superficial.
If you can't win, you can't win; facing her pestering, he could only say those two words.
Thump, thump, thump...
His heart suddenly began to race wildly.
Xu Qing quickly realized something was wrong; his hand formed a sword Seal, and the Xiliang Sword slightly unsheathed, its sword light soaring into the sky with a humming resonance.
A Blood Spike spun and pierced toward Xu Qing's face.
It was so fast that even Xu Qing could only see an afterimage.
"Humph."
Elder Li reached out her hand.
With her palm aimed at the Blood Spike, she gave a light squeeze, easily catching the unstoppable projectile.
Bright yellow flames seeped from between her fingers.
When she opened her palm, the flames receded.
Only a pile of ash remained, scattering in the wind.
"That made this Elder's palm itch a little," Elder Li said.
Elder Li's gaze narrowed slightly as she spoke.
The Blood Seal on Xu Qing's right arm glowed red, feeling scalding hot.
It was as if it were resonating with something.
There was no doubt.
The ones who came were Demon Disciples.
The pawns influenced by that Blood Sea Pervert, the Demon Lord, in the Cultivation World.
"Now that you're here, why bother hiding?"
"Reveal yourselves!"
Elder Li uttered a command, and the Void Realm in front of them shook.
Several blood-colored figures stumbled into view in the air.
"Act according to plan!"
The leading masked Nascent Soul Cultivator barked in a low voice.
The blood shadows surrounding him nodded one after another and scattered in all directions.
"Humph, you dare discuss a plan in front of me?"
Elder Li's hands formed a Seal.
"Dharma Idol, appear!"
A massive purple Dharma Idol rose into the sky.
Without any surprise, Elder Li used her traditional skill.
What era is this? People are still using traditional Dharma Idols.
Xu Qing was already using a Self-Destruct Dharma Idol.
In the entire Cultivation World, it was a very cyber-shattering existence—shattering in the physical sense.
Xu Qing felt quite relaxed.
After all, with just these small fry, how could a mere Nascent Soul Early Stage with a thousand years of Dao Cultivation be a match for Elder Li?
If it weren't for the Blood Seal making it disadvantageous for him to fight Demon Disciples...
Otherwise, he would have definitely shown off by slaying a Nascent Soul from a lower rank.
Xu Qing was very good at talking big.
In reality, Xu Qing's current Divine Abilities could only barely hold out for a few moves against a Nascent Soul.
If he risked his life, he might have a chance to kill a Nascent Soul Early Stage, but he would pay a heavy price.
Elder Li also felt quite relaxed.
No matter what, she was among the strongest group of Cultivators below the nine Soul Transformation experts.
But ever since she met Green Snake, who only played in high-level matches...
She had also started only playing in high-level matches.
It was hard not to suspect this was a new type of virus spreading in the Cultivation World—a case of snake-to-human transmission.
But this time was different; this was a long-awaited low-level match!
At this moment, both Elder Li and Xu Qing couldn't help but have a thought.
'Bullying the weak is so damn satisfying!'
"Watch me strike!"
Elder Li decided to use a cool skill to end this Nascent Soul Demon Disciple stylishly.
Meanwhile, Xu Qing was already wondering whether grilled Frog or braised Frog would be better to eat later.
Just when everything seemed fine, something went wrong.
The Demon Disciple's hands rapidly formed Seals.
Demon flames rose from his body, beginning to burn his physical body, Dao Cultivation, and Soul from the inside out.
Death Qi constantly billowed from within him.
At the critical moment, the enemy actually began to self-immolate.
Neither Xu Qing nor Elder Li thought the opponent was surrendering.
It was definitely some bizarre evil art.
The power of Elder Li's Dharma Idol increased several times over.
Bursts of explosive sounds echoed in the air as it slashed fiercely at the self-immolating body.
From top to bottom, the body was neatly split in two vertically.
However, not a single drop of blood seeped from the gap.
The muscles, bones, and internal organs inside were clearly visible.
There wasn't a single drop of blood in this person's body.
Instead, it was filled with countless, dense maggots.
Maggots tunneled through blood vessels, squirmed in the crevices of organs, and laid eggs in the bone marrow.
"What on earth is that!"
Xu Qing felt a strong sense of revulsion.
Even Elder Li, an old woman with plenty of experience, frowned, clearly disgusted.
At that moment, both sides of the split lips moved simultaneously.
"Blood Sea, descend."
After those four characters were spat out...
Both halves of the body exploded, and countless maggots squirmed and covered the ground.
The insect eggs burst open, and countless unformed larvae, covered in slime, spread across the ground, wriggling incessantly.
Ignoring the disgusting scene...
Xu Qing and Elder Li looked up at the sky at the same time.
The blue sky had been dyed blood-red.
The blood-red color was like the surface of a sea, with waves constantly flashing.
It gave Xu Qing the strange sensation of being at the bottom of a sea of blood.
A sense of helplessness rose from within, as if the entire sky had turned into a sea of blood, overturning and drowning the world.
"Is this prepared by that Blood Sea Pervert?!"
Xu Qing didn't dare call the Demon Lord by his name.
After all, he now bore the Blood Seal; calling the Demon Lord's name would allow him to be sensed and then dragged into the Blood Sea.
"This is bad, I'm going to call for my mother."
Elder Li said with a frown.
"...Damn, why does that sound so familiar?"
It turns out the world is a loop.
No matter what, the world lines will converge; this is the choice of Steins;Gate, and The Organization is hindering me!
Xu Qing made another ancient meme reference that no one recognized.
"Mother, in danger, come quickly."
After sending the transmission, Elder Li activated her Escape Light, covering Xu Qing, changed direction, and sped toward the Xuanji Sect.
Unlike last time.
This time they were in the Xia Dynasty!
The boss of this territory was Daya, and Daya could rush over quickly.
"For the Demon Lord, for the bliss of all living beings!"
The Demon Disciples who had fled earlier all Self-Destructed.
Their corpses, which had exploded into blood mist, turned into blood lines, connecting to the endless Blood Sea at the horizon.
Then, the blood lines connected to each other, forming a boundless giant array that shrouded heaven and earth.