Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 242

The battle has reached a stalemate, with neither side willing to give an inch and the outcome uncertain.

With her exceptionally keen insight and combat intuition, Duan Siqi successfully seized a fleeting but excellent opportunity.

Without hesitation, she mobilized the immortal spiritual power within her meridians and quickly gathered it at the tip of the sword.

In an instant, a dazzling light burst forth from the tip of the sword. Without hesitation, Duan Siqi moved like lightning and pounced towards the enormous dragon.

The beam of light, carrying her invincible sword, pierced fiercely towards the dragon's left eye with overwhelming force.

The dragon was clearly caught off guard by such a fierce attack and had no time to react.

With a muffled "thud," the longsword struck its left eye with perfect accuracy.

This attack was Duan Siqi's all-out effort, and its power was beyond imagination.

With a piercing metallic scraping sound, the sword in his hand flew out of his grasp and plunged directly into the dragon's left eye, piercing through its entire head before finally shooting out from the other side.

The sword drew out a large amount of jet-black dragon blood, which sprayed and splashed in the air, forming a shocking rain of blood.

The severely wounded dragon let out a deafening roar, howling in agony as it looked up at the sky.

Its massive body began to twist and struggle wildly, trying to escape the sudden, excruciating pain.

Because of the excessive force of the movement, the dragon's originally tight defenses were exposed.

Seeing this, the others naturally wouldn't let go of this rare opportunity.

They unleashed their most powerful skills, working together to release the accumulated merit within each of them, which then coalesced into a surging torrent.

This torrent, carrying boundless power, surged irresistibly towards the dragon.

As the power of merit swept past, the surrounding void twisted and deformed because it could not withstand this terrifying energy, and even faint sounds of space shattering could be heard.

With everyone's tacit cooperation and concerted efforts, they finally succeeded in using this powerful force of merit to tightly bind the dragon, temporarily rendering it unable to move and preventing it from wreaking havoc.

Even so, the bloodthirsty glint in its eyes showed no sign of diminishing; on the contrary, it appeared even more ferocious and terrifying. A life-or-death struggle had only just begun…

Gu Shihan knew very well that the measures taken at present were merely a temporary delaying tactic.

If an effective method to completely subdue this terrifying dragon cannot be found quickly, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Just then, Shi Qinghan suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, "Girl, use the Purification Bead quickly!"

Hearing this, Gu Shihan suddenly came to her senses. Oh right! How could she have forgotten something so important? She quickly took out the purification bead.

You must know that a dark dragon filled with evil power like this would definitely fear the purification bead that represents light and justice.

Now that the enormous vortex has been blocked by the magical artifact of light, the only things that can restrain this demonic dragon are probably the power of merit and the purification bead in our hands.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Shihan took a deep breath, then fully activated the surging immortal spiritual power within her body, and flew rapidly towards the dragon's location like an arrow released from a bow. In the blink of an eye, she arrived above the dragon, and with a wave of her arm, she forcefully threw the purification bead, which emitted a faint glow, into the sky above the dragon.

The purifying bead drew a graceful arc in the air and hovered steadily in mid-air, its soft yet bright light slowly scattering down like a light veil.

The once arrogant and domineering dragon seemed to sense the impending doom and began to twist its body even more frantically, trying its best to break free of its restraints.

Duan Siqi and the others below did not give it any chance to escape, and they all increased the intensity of their output of merit power.

In an instant, a faint orange light surged towards the dragon like a tide, enveloping it completely.

Under the combined pressure of the power of merit and the purification bead, the dragon finally could not withstand it and let out a series of shrill screams.

With each scream, the thick, dark demonic energy covering the dragon's body seemed to have met its nemesis, and began to dissipate at a visible speed.

As the dark demonic energy gradually faded, the dragon's enormous body slowly shrank.

When all the dark demonic energy had dissipated, the dragon transformed into a small black scale, which floated down from the sky.

Seeing this, Gu Shihan flashed to the area beneath the scales and reached out to catch the jet-black scales.

Upon touching the scales, I immediately felt a faint, ethereal aura of darkness emanating from them and seeping into my body.

After a moment's thought, she understood the reason. These scales were deadly to others, but to her they were a great treasure for advancement, because she had a dark spiritual root.
Gu Shihan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a look of joy.

"Shi Han, are these scales useful to you?" Duan Siqi asked.

"Hmm, very useful. Although this scale looks ordinary, the trace of dark energy remaining within it is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for my dark spiritual power cultivation. Perhaps with the help of this power, my cultivation can reach a higher level!"

"That's good. All that hard work has finally paid off! Congratulations, Shi Han!" Situ Tinglang said with a smile.

In order to help Yi Chongtian recover better and faster, the nine people split up again, with Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi teaming up again this time.

On this day, the sun shone brightly and the breeze was gentle. Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi arrived at a small town that was not very bustling and strolled leisurely through the market.

Suddenly, a clear, melodious, and graceful flute melody reached their ears, like heavenly music, instantly attracting their attention.

The two stopped and looked in the direction of the beautiful flute music.

Not far away, a young man dressed in a snow-white robe was elegantly playing a jade flute.

He stood tall and straight like a pine tree, with an exceptionally handsome face, striking eyebrows, and bright eyes. His refined and otherworldly demeanor made him seem like a celestial being descended to earth. He was surrounded by numerous admirers, all captivated by his mesmerizing charm.

Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi slowly approached the white-robed young man. Just then, the young man put down his jade flute and turned his gaze to her.

In an instant, their eyes met, and a barely perceptible look of amazement flashed in the young master's eyes.

"My name is Su Jin. It is my great honor to have the chance to see your beautiful face today." The young man smiled slightly and bowed to Gu Shihan in a standard manner.

(End of this chapter)