Douluo Continent: I came from Demon Slayer!

Chapter 117 Nine-Bend Serpent Vine, Nine Hearts of Begonia!

The setting sun deep in the forest.

The dense trees blocked out the sun, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering through the gaps in the branches and leaves, leaving patches of light.

The air was filled with the fragrance of damp earth and the faint scent of grass and trees.

Lin Yang and Ye Lengleng walked one after the other, stepping on fallen leaves, deep into the dense forest.

The two of them came here mainly to find a suitable fourth spirit ring for Ye Lengleng, and it had to be a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.

Currently, both Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan's fourth spirit rings are ten-thousand-year spirit rings, with Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring reaching an age of nineteen thousand years.

With Lin Yang and Dugu Yan as foils, the little rabbit's condensation of the transcendent soul ring was obviously not that outstanding.

Moreover, given their current strength, it's rare to force them to use their full power.

This resulted in the other members of the team not being very clear about their spirit ring configurations.

Ye Lingling is the same.

Following Lin Yang, he drank quite a few body-strengthening potions, in addition to practicing Flower Breathing.

Her physical strength was far beyond that of a regular support-type Soul Master.

Her third spirit ring is a four-thousand-year-old Heavenly Star Flower, and absorbing a spirit ring that is a little over ten thousand years old for her fourth spirit ring shouldn't be too difficult.

Ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are nothing to Lin Yang, so Ye Xuanyin entrusted Ye Lengling to Lin Yang with complete peace of mind.

As they walked, Lin Yang suddenly stopped, turned to Ye Lengling, and said coldly, "Lengling, have you been trying to activate your markings lately?"

Ye Lingleng paused for a moment, then nodded gently, "I want to try, but I always feel like it's not quite there yet."

The trick to getting rid of freckles isn't complicated. Mastering breathing techniques to the point of "normality" is just the beginning, and controlling body temperature and heart rate isn't difficult either.

But the most important thing is one's state of mind.

Ye Lengleng has mastered the art of flower breathing, even reaching the "normal" stage long ago, but she has yet to develop the markings.

The biggest reason is that she still sees herself as a support-type Soul Master, not a swordsman wielding a knife.

Her swordsmanship was only for sparring, not for killing enemies.

Users of the markings all share a very similar characteristic.

That is, when facing life and death, one never lacks the courage to stand with a knife in hand and face death with a will to live.

This is also what Ye Lengling lacks most right now.

Lin Yang looked at her, his tone calm, "If you want to activate the markings, then try to defeat them."

Ok?

Before Ye Lengleng could understand what those words meant, Lin Yang's figure vanished in a flash.

Instead, a vine as long as a snake lashed out from the air!

She instinctively dodged backward, the thick vines slamming violently to the ground, cracking the soil and leaving a deep trench.

Only then did she see the attacker's full appearance.

The long vines have patterns resembling python scales on their surface, making them look like an incredibly agile python from a distance.

This is... the Nine-Bend Serpent Vine!

It is a notoriously vicious creature among plant-type soul beasts.

Any creature that trespasses into its hunting range will be strangled to death, and its bones will become nutrients for growth.

Clang!

With a soft whistling sound, Ye Lingling drew her long sword from her waist and parried the snake vines that were whistling towards her again.

boom!

Good weight!

A terrifying force emanated from the blade, nearly causing the long sword to slip from my hand.

Her body suddenly lurched backward, leaving two long tracks on the ground with her feet, barely managing to dissipate the force.

Swish! Swish! Swish—!

The entire forest seemed to come alive, with vines standing upright like venomous snakes poised to strike.

one two three----

Nine snake vines completely confined Ye Lingling within its hunting range.

Ye Lengleng's face turned slightly pale, and she gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands.

This terrifying soul beast... is she really capable of defeating it?

Before I could think any further, the Nine-Bend Serpent Vine had already started to move.

The nine vines launched an attack simultaneously, their offensive as relentless as a storm, seemingly endless.

hiss-!

Ye Lingling gritted her teeth and let out a hiss from her nose.

At that moment, her mind went blank, with only one thought remaining: defeat it and survive!

Flower Breathing - Third Form - Imperial Plum Shadow!

A flash of light appeared, and layers of plum blossom-like barriers protected her all around. Ye Lingleng wielded her longsword with impenetrable skill.

But even at her fastest speed, she only has two hands.

The Nine-Bend Serpent Vine has nine vines, and its attack frequency alone is on a completely different level.

Therefore, Yu Meiying's defense only lasted for two breaths before it was shattered.

boom!

A vine lashed out at her, sending Ye Lingling flying. She coughed up a mouthful of blood, revealing a gruesome wound on her chest.

After gritting her teeth and getting up from the ground, the Nine-Heart Begonia appeared on Ye Lingling's left hand.

The three spirit rings on his body shone brightly, and three streams of light instantly acted on him.

The seemingly horrific wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The terrifying healing power of the Nine-Heart Begonia was on full display at this moment.

Before the wounds could fully heal, the Nine-Bend Serpent Vine attacked again.

This time, Ye Lengleng was smarter. Instead of confronting her head-on, she began to use her surroundings to move and dodge.

On the one hand, it's to buy time for treatment;

On the other hand, it also meant leaving oneself some room for observation and looking for opportunities to counterattack.

Standing in the shadows, Lin Yang nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. "Not too stupid!"

Swish!

With a whooshing sound, the vines lashed out fiercely.

Ye Lingling dodged to the side, the vines grazing her arm and striking the ground, sending dirt and stones flying and raising clouds of dust.

opportunity!

Flower Breathing - Fourth Form - Red Flower Robe!

The petals danced and coalesced into a graceful arc, instantly severing the vine.

Ye Ling coldly fell to the ground, panting heavily as she looked at the twisted snake vines on the ground.

But soon, the severed vine withered and dried up, eventually becoming like a dead tree.

At the other cut, a complete vine regrown at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ye Lingling was not surprised to see this.

The nine-branch vine appears to have nine tendrils, but only one is the main vine, while the other eight are just secondary tendrils.

The secondary vine can regenerate multiple times; only by slaying the main vine can the Nine-Bend Serpent Vine be completely destroyed.

However, the nine vines are both real and illusory, and extremely agile and flexible, making it virtually impossible to find the main vine.

But... how will you know if you don't try?

Ye Lingling's figure darted back and forth in the woods, with the winding vines relentlessly pursuing her.

Nine bodies rampaged through the dense forest.

Wherever they passed, trees fell and dirt flew, like nine solitary venomous snakes chasing from different directions.

If you look closely from above, you'll see that Ye Lengleng is intentionally guiding the nine snake vines to converge together.

Soon, Ye Lengleng's eyes flashed, and his long sword danced, unleashing nine consecutive slashes in an instant.

The blade flashed sharply, faintly coalescing into a large peony.

Flower Breathing - Type 5 - Fruitless Peony!

The Nine-Bend Serpent Vine reacted quickly, its nine tendrils rapidly gathering together and beginning to whip wildly indiscriminately.

At this moment, Ye Lingleng's eyes turned blood red, and two lines of bloody tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

Flower Breathing - Final Form - Crimson Eyes of the Other Shore!

In that instant, everything around seemed to slow down.

Ye Lengling stared intently at the Nine-Bend Serpent Vine. The afterimage of the serpent vine dancing slowly appeared to her as if sliced, revealing every detail.

found it!

Of the nine snake vines, the other eight were damaged to varying degrees, but only one was well protected. It was a biological instinct that made it subconsciously protect its main vine.

At this moment, however, it became the biggest flaw.

Ye Lengleng moved, gathering her last bit of soul power and slashing at the main vine.

Flower Breathing - Seventh Form - Begonia Nine Hearts!

On her collarbone, a pale purple begonia pattern quietly appeared.

The blade flashed like a ribbon, a truly beautiful sight.

Like a crabapple blossom in full bloom.