43: Nine-headed Willow

This is the Poison Nether Swamp that the Amethyst Winged Lion King mentioned! I've been here before, but I've never seen any sixth-tier Demonic Beast. Could it be that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was just tricking us?

Yun Yun scanned the swamp below. Under the pervasive poisonous mist, she didn't see any sixth-tier Demonic Beast at all.

No way. That lion knows I won't let him off, so he'll definitely find a Demonic Beast that meets my requirements and is strong enough to kill me!

Saying that, Xiao Lei released his Soul Strength, investigating the Poison Nether Swamp below like a tide.

Xiao Lei spoke with certainty, but Yun Yun was a little helpless.

You also said that the Amethyst Winged Lion King believes this Demonic Beast has the ability to kill you, so why are you still coming to your death!

Hearing this, Xiao Lei smiled. The Amethyst Winged Lion King couldn't have known that he possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Do you believe me if I say that Demonic Beast will obediently bow its head and recognize me as its master in a moment!

Yun Yun didn't refute. After all, a few days ago, she had seen the docile appearance of that fifth-tier Mystic Ice Python in front of Xiao Lei. She had thought it was because Xiao Lei had some deal with it or had beaten the opponent into submission.

It seems that's not the case!

There isn't any! How is this possible!

Xiao Lei withdrew his Soul Strength with some surprise, but the result made his heart sink. There were indeed a large number of Demonic Beasts in the entire Poison Nether Swamp, such as mud crabs, and many were even poison-attributed, but there was no sixth-tier Demonic Beast that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had mentioned.

Seemingly sensing Xiao Lei's reaction, Yun Yun became even more convinced of her own view.

I told you long ago, among the Demonic Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, I can't speak for others, but almost all sixth-tier ones are famous, and even their territories are recorded by various adventurers.

Xiao Lei frowned but didn't listen to Yun Yun's words. Instead, he quickly found the best solution.

Wouldn't we know if there is one by just testing it out!

With that, Xiao Lei drew out Xuan Yi and raised it above his head.

A vast Aura quickly condensed, as if substantial.

Wind's Extreme—Setting Sun's Radiance!

The saber light shot out, raging through the Poison Nether Swamp, and the entire swamp instantly boiled.

Attack! Force it out! I refuse to believe it!

Hearing this, although Yun Yun still firmly believed in her own idea, she didn't hesitate. She pushed with both hands, sending out several tornadoes into the swamp.

The azure tornadoes clawed and roared, instantly sweeping up all the poisonous mist on the ground, and their vision widened as a result.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Violent crashing sounds directly penetrated underground. A huge serpent's pupil slowly opened... Hiss ~ Hiss!

The serpent's head slowly lifted, looking thoughtfully at the top. Only crisp cracking sounds, like crumbling walls, came from the once calm cave.

Crushed rocks and dust fell together, many hitting the serpent's head.

Hiss!

Could it be that foolish lion is back again! No, his strength hasn't improved much, he would never dare to challenge me!

Demonic Beast lives are long, and Xiangliu couldn't remember how many years ago it was. At that time, they were both only fifth-tier Peak Demonic Beasts, fighting fiercely over a flame.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was a fire-attributed Demonic Beast, relentless and entangled for a long time, until Xiangliu became a sixth-tier Demonic Beast, and everything returned to peace.

And for many years, Xiangliu had been working hard for one thing: to subdue that flame with its poison-attributed body!

Under Xiao Lei's frantic attacks, the underground cave was at risk of collapsing at any time. Xiangliu's nine heads were all awake now.

The nine heads each had their own consciousness but shared one body. When all nine heads were present, Xiangliu's intelligence was at its lowest.

If heads were severed, and the more there were, the smarter Xiangliu would become. And as long as one head escaped, the other heads could regrow... With a flick of its serpent tail, the blood-red flame at the center of Xiangliu's coiled body was lifted. The flame flickered, as if about to splash out fire, but the poisonous Qi surrounding the flame interrupted it.

The blood-red flame suddenly seemed to go out, falling silent.

Xiao Lei on the periphery was still destroying, his long saber never lowered.

Suddenly... "Get out of the way!"

Xiao Lei's Soul Strength was powerful, and he seemed to have sensed something in advance. He quickly dodged, not forgetting to pull Yun Yun along.

Ah!

Yun Yun was suddenly grabbed and lifted by Xiao Lei, letting out a surprised cry. She was about to complain to Xiao Lei, but the next moment, the water surface beneath them suddenly exploded.

Bang!

A huge azure serpent head broke out of the ground, and a grotesquely wide, blood-red maw, as if its jaw were dislocated, rushed directly to where Yun Yun and Xiao Lei had been.

Bang!

The giant mouth failed to swallow Xiao Lei and Yun Yun, and the serpent's body immediately fell, crashing onto the water surface.

Still shaken, Yun Yun hadn't noticed the movement below at all. If Xiao Lei hadn't acted, she couldn't even imagine her fate.

Be careful, its Soul Strength is very strong. I was almost blocked by its Soul Strength too!

Generally speaking, the Soul Strength of Demonic Beasts is not as high as that of humans with the same cultivation, let alone compared to Alchemists. But the Demonic Beast currently before them didn't seem to be like that.

Xiao Lei reminded Yun Yun, then let go of her, and at the same time quickly activated his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Like the Calamity Poison Body, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils also existed on Xiao Lei's body as a special transformation state.

Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils!

A strange, vivid green pattern suddenly appeared in Xiao Lei's originally dark pupils.

The serpent's body leaped out of the water again, rushing directly towards Xiao Lei. Its serpent pupils instantly met Xiao Lei's gaze, and a identical pattern suddenly appeared in its originally cold-blooded and cruel serpent pupils.

It worked?

Xiao Lei thought, but Xiangliu's body didn't pause at all, still rushing straight forward, then opening its giant mouth and spraying a viscous column of water.

What a joke! How could any serpent-type Demonic Beast resist the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils of the same tier!

Xiao Lei's face was filled with disbelief at this moment, his level of surprise arguably no less than if someone mentioned that the national football team had won the World Cup!

One must know that in the original work, Qing Lin could control the Dual-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent, which was at the Peak of the Dou Ling (Spirit Warrior) stage, even when she wasn't even a Dou Practitioner! And he, Xiao Lei, as a Dou Huang (Emperor Warrior), failed to control a sixth-tier Demonic Beast!

Despite his utter disbelief, Xiao Lei still dodged before the water column struck.

Although, in his perception, this water column was primarily a poison attack, Xiao Lei, who had failed to control the opponent with his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, was now like a startled bird, afraid that the Calamity Poison Body would also be ineffective.

This is? Could it be the legendary Nine-Headed Xiangliu!

Xiao Lei retreated to Yun Yun's side, only to see her suddenly cry out in alarm, her usual cool demeanor completely gone, replaced only by terror.

We need to leave quickly. Each of the Nine-Headed Xiangliu's serpent heads has its own independent consciousness. Even if we miraculously sever one of its heads, we can't kill it, and this Demonic Beast is a rare species with extremely strong combat power!

Yun Yun no longer cared about propriety between men and women at this moment. She grabbed Xiao Lei and tried to leave.

However, Xiao Lei quickly caught the information in her words. He, who had originally been preparing to escape, suddenly paused, his mind exploding like a thunderclap!

Nine heads! Independent consciousness? Could it be...