Battle Through the Heavens: I can solidify the talents of all things

"Devouring Serpent, come forth and fight!"

Xiao Qing's voice boomed like thunder in the gloomy valley.

He stood atop a massive rock, his gaze piercing as he stared intently at the deep, dark cave ahead, a cave so profound it seemed to swallow all light.

The cave entrance was pitch black, emanating a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine. Faintly, a powerful, yet seemingly all-consuming, aura emanated from it.

"Human, it's you again!"

A terrifying, hoarse roar came from the depths of the cave, filled with unbelievable rage.

The next instant, a pitch-black shadow tens of meters long shot out of the cave like an arrow!

Under the sunlight, this colossal creature finally revealed its true form. Its entire body was covered in jet-black scales that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen, and a pair of blood-red eyes on its ferocious snake head were filled with savagery and cruelty!

It was the Devouring Heaven Demon Serpent, a sixth-tier magical beast that had only broken through a few years ago!

"So what if it's me?" Xiao Qing's expression was indifferent, his voice icy, showing no fear whatsoever.

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Today, he is determined to obtain that Soul-Soothing Moonlit Grass!

"You dare come here to die!"

The Devouring Demon Serpent's blood-red eyes were fixed on Xiao Qing, its voice trembling with extreme rage.

It will never forget that a month ago, this seemingly insignificant Grand Master, whom it could devour several times in one bite, mysteriously escaped right under its nose!

In the long life of a snake, this is simply a disgrace!

In the end, it even unleashed a terrifying power capable of threatening it!

That power is definitely not from the human being in front of us; there must be some mysterious entity assisting us!

At this moment, although it was filled with murderous intent towards Xiao Qing and wished it could devour him alive, it dared not launch an attack easily.

What it fears is that which might be lurking in the shadows and able to lend such power!

Moreover, the speed at which it advanced from a Great Dou Master to a Dou Spirit in just one month sent chills down its spine.

"Humans, retreat now, and all will be well! I will pretend nothing happened!" The Devouring Serpent suppressed its anger, its sinister voice attempting to probe.

Xiao Qing cut to the chase: "I want the Soul-Soothing Moonlit Grass from your cave!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You cunning human brat! I knew you came here with ill intentions!" The Devouring Serpent roared, rejecting the offer without hesitation, its voice filled with icy killing intent.

This Soul-Soothing Moonlit Grass can increase soul power and has the effect of nurturing the soul, making it extremely attractive to magical beasts.

It originally planned to consume it when its cultivation reached the peak of the sixth rank, so that it would have a great chance to break through to the seventh rank and become a transformed magical beast equivalent to a human Dou Zong!

At that time, it will not only have the long lifespan of a magical beast, but also a cultivation speed comparable to that of a human!

This spiritual herb is crucial to its future breakthrough to the seventh rank and successful transformation; it's as vital as its life!

Want its Soothing Moonflower?

Why don't you just say you want the sixth-tier magic core inside it!

"Since we can't reach an agreement, there's nothing more to say. Let's settle this with a fight!"

Xiao Qing stopped wasting words and his golden-red battle aura erupted as he took the initiative to attack!

With a flick of his finger, a condensed golden-red battle qi finger imprint shot out, and at the edge of the imprint, a trace of imperceptible yet extremely profound law power quietly flowed, striking the snake's head directly!

"roar!"

Seeing this, the Devouring Demon Serpent roared again. It opened its huge mouth and instantly condensed a deep black energy ball, which emitted a strange suction force!

It suddenly ejected the black ball, which collided violently with Xiao Qing's fingerprint!

boom!

The two forces clashed and eroded each other violently in the air, unleashing astonishing energy ripples that destroyed all the giant rocks and ancient trees surrounding the cave!

However, in Xiao Qing's perception, the finger imprint containing a trace of the power of law disappeared as soon as it touched the black sphere. The charm of the law within it was quickly "swallowed" by the black energy, its power was greatly reduced, and it was eventually completely annihilated!

The black energy ball continued its trajectory, shooting towards Xiao Qing without losing momentum.

Xiao Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately used the Earth-rank movement technique "Phoenix Dance Wandering Body," his figure moving like a phoenix dancing in the sky, narrowly avoiding the attack.

The black energy ball landed on the ground but did not explode. Instead, it formed a small, constantly rotating black hole-like vortex that unleashed a terrifying suction force, frantically swallowing up the surrounding soil and gravel!

Xiao Qing steadied himself, his brows furrowed.

"Something's wrong... The wisp of strange fire power I attached to my attack was actually... devoured by it?"

The power of devouring!

This Devouring Demon Serpent's innate ability can actually devour energy, even touching the level of laws?!

Even touching the slightest trace is extremely terrifying!

In the brief moment that Xiao Qing was slightly distracted by this discovery—

"hiss!"

The Devouring Serpent seized this fleeting opportunity!

Its thick snake tail, like a giant black whip tearing the sky, was wrapped with boundless dark battle qi and, with a piercing sonic boom, lashed fiercely at Xiao Qing's waist with overwhelming force!

boom--

Its speed and power were so great that it seemed to shatter space itself!

Crisis is imminent!

Faced with this terrifying, all-encompassing attack that seemed impossible to avoid, a fierce glint flashed in Xiao Qing's eyes.

Instead of retreating, he took a deep breath, and his surging battle qi and soul power, which far surpassed that of his peers, surged together!

A direct hit?

No, he's going to fight back!

Earth-rank low-level combat skill - Great Heaven Crimson Sun Palm!

Xiao Qing suddenly thrust out his right palm, no longer reacting hastily, but going all out!

The surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) converged wildly, and an extremely solid, giant palm print, as if cast from pure gold, instantly took shape.

Not only were golden-red flames burning on the palm print, but also streaks of pale white bone spirit cold fire patterns swirled and flowed, exuding a destructive aura of intertwined ice and fire!

This was a strike in which he perfectly combined his own fire properties with Earth-rank combat skills!

Rumble—!!!

The enormous crimson palm print collided violently with the snake tail, which was wrapped in the power of darkness and devouring!

This collision far surpassed the previous probing exchanges. The terrifying explosion was deafening, and a destructive energy shockwave spread wildly in all directions in a spherical shape!

The valley floor was slashed down several feet, and the surrounding rock walls crumbled and collapsed like tofu, with smoke and dust billowing into the sky, as if the end of the world had arrived!

puff!

Xiao Qing's body trembled violently. Even with the protection of his battle qi armor, the immense force transmitted through the palm print still made his throat taste sweet, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had suffered some internal injuries from the shock.

He used the momentum to drift backward for dozens of meters, carving two deep furrows in the ground with his feet.

In contrast, the Devouring Demon Serpent let out a painful and furious hiss!

Its tail was injured, its hard scales were broken, and large pieces of flesh were charred and blurred. Golden-red flames burned on it like a bone-deep ailment, making a "sizzling" sound and even emitting a burnt meat smell.

It frantically urged its own devouring power to barely suppress the spread of the flames, but the pain and injuries were already quite severe.

"As expected, relying solely on battle qi cultivation and physical strength to directly confront a sixth-tier magical beast is still somewhat of a stretch..."

Xiao Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes grew even sharper.

He knew that his battle qi, refined by the laws of fire and the "Burning Technique," was of extremely high quality, comparable to that of a Battle Emperor!

However, in terms of sheer numbers, they still lag far behind true Dou Huang (Battle Emperors), especially sixth-tier magical beasts known for their powerful physiques and energy.

That attack just now proved that his direct combat strength is comparable to that of an ordinary low-star Dou Huang, but that's not enough!

"A Rank Earth-level Battle Technique?! How could a mere Battle Spirit like you possibly..."

The Devouring Demon Serpent's blood-red eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.