Chapter 1235: 520: Zhou Daoyi's Trump Card [Subscribe Request]_2

Chapter 1235: Chapter 520: Zhou Daoyi’s Trump Card [Subscribe Request]_2

Speaking of this, she continued in an exceedingly somber tone, “However, the price for consuming this elixir is that one’s cultivation will immediately drop by a minor realm. If a demon beast of the lower third order consumes it, it may even regress to the second order. Shattering the pill could result in the beast’s death!”

What?!

Zhou Chun’s expression changed drastically, and his gaze toward Zhou Daoyi instantly became highly complicated.

Only a cultivator who similarly possessed a third-order demon beast would truly comprehend what Zhou Daoyi’s state of mind was when he chose to let the Green Flood Dragon consume the Blood Essence Reversal Spirit Pill.

Even a Thunder Flood Dragon, whose bloodline is exceptionally powerful, experiences significant slowdowns in its growth after reaching the third order. Besides lacking minor realm barriers, its cultivation progress isn’t faster than that of Purple Mansion cultivators from the Human Clan.

Zhou Daoyi’s Green Flood Dragon advanced to the third order nearly two hundred years ago, yet in over two hundred years, it had only reached the mid-ranked third order!

Originally, it would take another hundred years or so for the Green Flood Dragon to ascend to the upper-ranked third order.

But now, with the consumption of the Blood Essence Reversal Spirit Pill, its cultivation will immediately drop back to the lower-ranked third order. How many more years would it take to reach the upper-ranked third order again? It’s uncertain whether Zhou Daoyi will live to see that day!

The price was undoubtedly heavy!

It’s likely only Zhou Daoyi, an elder Zhou Family cultivator who values the Spirit Land of Jiufeng Ridge more than his own life, would be willing to make such a sacrifice to preserve this treasured land!

Meanwhile, upon witnessing the explosive surge in cultivation and mana of both Zhou Daoyi and his beast through consuming secret elixirs, Taoist Yiyang and Master Qingwei’s smiles gradually disappeared.

It was not surprising that Zhou Daoyi might use secret techniques to stimulate potential or consume Burst Elixirs to enhance his mana.

However, the sudden advancement of the Green Flood Dragon from mid-ranked third order to upper-ranked third order, along with its acquisition of a self-regenerating protective Blood Essence Radiance Divine Skill, was entirely beyond their expectations.

One glance at the numerous wounds appearing on the body of the Goldflame Lion after the Green Flood Dragon’s cultivation surged was enough to reveal the immense strength of the Green Flood Dragon.

The Goldflame Lion likely wouldn’t last even a full quarter of an hour!

If the Goldflame Lion couldn’t continue holding back the Green Flood Dragon, Taoist Hongyang would undoubtedly be no match for Zhou Daoyi and his beast at their heightened cultivation levels.

At this thought, Taoist Yiyang immediately let out two fierce “cough cough” sounds.

This was the prearranged signal with Taoist Hongyang; if he made this noise, Taoist Hongyang would need to use secret techniques to stimulate his own potential.

Sure enough, upon hearing Taoist Yiyang’s coughing, Taoist Hongyang’s expression changed instantly, and a flash of ruthless intent appeared in his eyes. He promptly formed seals with both hands and unleashed a secret technique consuming his essence blood and lifespan.

As the secret technique took effect, his mana escalated rapidly, soon surpassing Zhou Daoyi.

With this sharp increase in mana, the black mountain-like pseudo-Dharma Treasure in his hands demonstrated even greater destructive power. In a frontal clash, it shattered Zhou Daoyi’s blue-purple spear-shaped magic artifact and continued its momentum, hurtling toward Zhou Daoyi himself.

Zhou Daoyi, seeing this, immediately activated another Talisman Treasure, which formed a massive blue axe to strike the black mountain, barely stopping it.

But immediately afterward, a barrage of fiery explosions thundered into his vicinity. The resulting firestorm destroyed most of his Qingyin Treasure Umbrella, blasting him away and forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Nevertheless, he did not concede defeat. He hastily activated another Talisman Treasure—a green wooden ruler—unleashing emerald radiance to shield himself.

Hmph!

Seeing his opponent still resisting, Taoist Hongyang sneered coldly and pulled out yet another Talisman Treasure. Upon activation, it transformed into a fiery red flying sword and slashed toward Zhou Daoyi.

Green Lotus Temple, with its numerous Golden Core Stage cultivators and generations of enduring heritage, had accumulated far more Talisman Treasures than the Zhou Family.

If not for the fact that stronger Talisman Treasures demand greater mana expenditure, making it difficult for Taoist Hongyang—already wielding a pseudo-Dharma Treasure—to sustain, it wouldn’t be out of the question for him to use a Talisman Treasure crafted from high-grade magical treasure.

In terms of competing over treasures, Zhou Daoyi could simply not rival Taoist Hongyang.

Yet just as Taoist Hongyang felt victory was within his grasp, a sudden shift occurred—the Goldflame Lion could no longer hold on.

The Blood Essence Reversal Spirit Pill didn’t merely elevate the Green Flood Dragon’s cultivation to an upper-ranked third order; the ensuing Blood Essence Radiance Divine Skill also significantly boosted its defensive capabilities, greatly increasing its resilience against the Goldflame Lion’s flame attacks.

Under these conditions, the Green Flood Dragon first used the Wind Binding Technique to incapacitate the Goldflame Lion, holding it in place. Then, with its unpredictable Wind Escape Technique, it appeared randomly around the Goldflame Lion, launching relentless, flesh-tearing assaults with its claws.

In merely a hundred breaths of time, the Green Flood Dragon had ripped open a long, bloody gash on the left side of the Goldflame Lion’s abdomen, with its intestines spilling out!

And although demon beasts possess powerful vitality, such an injury wouldn’t immediately kill a mid-ranked third-order demon beast. Still, it was enough to severely diminish its strength, making it even harder to resist the Green Flood Dragon’s ruthlessness.

“You wretched beast!”

Taoist Hongyang’s expression shifted as he hesitated to let his Spirit Pet—the Goldflame Lion—die on this battlefield. He quickly retrieved an upper-ranked third-order Defensive Talisman to shield the beast temporarily.

But this momentary distraction created an opening for Zhou Daoyi.

Zhou Daoyi suddenly closed his eyes, and in the next instant, an invisible Spirit Sense Sword emerged from his body, piercing directly into Taoist Hongyang’s Purple Mansion’s Sea of Consciousness in the blink of an eye.