Li Xiu controlled the remaining several pale blue giant serpents and attacked the dragon again, but the dragon had learned its lesson and was no longer easily deceived, dodging left and right as it fought back.
After a dozen or so breaths, the dragon's large body was finally overwhelmed by the constant attacks from the giant serpents and it was hit again by one of the pale blue giant serpents. The dragon writhed in pain and in that moment, Li Xiu quickly controlled the remaining giant serpents to attack it again.
After a series of painful roars, the white breath dissipated, the dragon's scales were mottled and it looked pitiful, it then turned its head to look at Li Xiu, its eyes were filled with extreme hatred and a determination to never die or give up!
Seeing this situation, Li Xiu showed a smile and continued to lead the dragon towards the high mountain, this time he didn't need to do anything, the dragon's eyes were fixed on him, closely following him.
As Li Xiu approached the large cave in the mountain belly, he suddenly turned his head and let out a loud roar at the evil dragon. It sounded like a qilin's roar and a flash of thunder, which served as a provocative act and gave the soldiers in the cave time to prepare.
Li Xiu flew into the cave and stuck to the cave wall, exchanging glances with Bu Jingyun, Nie Feng and Wuming on either side of the wide cave.
Wuming held the hero sword with a serious expression. He never expected Li Xiu to come to him to slay a dragon, and that dragons actually existed in the world.
Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng had recently received Peerless Good Sword and Snow Drinking Mad Knife from Li Xiu, and they felt like they had gained new strength. They were filled with confidence, but they only saw the dragon in Li Xiu's words as a peculiar and bigger animal, not as a real dragon.
But when the evil dragon swung its tail and flew in, whether it was the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the cave, or the experts like Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun and even Wuming, they were all wide-eyed and speechless, stunned and surprised. They had never imagined that a living creature could grow to be hundreds of feet long.
When the dragon saw the soldiers in front of it, it also paused, and the cave became surprisingly quiet for a few moments. But as the dragon searched for Li Xiu without finding him, it was about to let out a long roar, but its head was suddenly punched by Li Xiu with a burst of strength, sending it crashing to the ground.
With a loud bang, the dragon's hundred-foot body fell to the ground, and the dust rose violently. The whole mountain seemed to tremble slightly. It was not known which soldier shouted, but it was the start of the battle.
Suddenly, arrows rained down like rain, stones fell like hail, and the mountainsides were purposely opened to reveal large caves with siege equipment such as crossbows originally used for attacking cities. The powerful sound of crossbows also filled the air.
If the dragon's scales were not damaged, it would take half a day for such an attack to break through its defense. But after being corroded by Li Xiu's spiritual sea water, the dragon's body began to bleed in just a few moments. Of course, this bleeding was in proportion to its huge hundred-foot body.
The injury was not severe, but the dragon felt a lot of pain and humiliation. It reached out to grab the soldiers on both sides of the wide cave with one claw, killing dozens of soldiers and destroying a crossbow. As it was about to continue to be fierce, it was hit by Wuming's bright sword light that was several feet long on its dragon claw, and it naturally retracted its claw in pain.
Then, the dragon swung its head, opened its bloody big mouth like a city gate and bit at Wuming, trying to swallow him whole. But when its head was halfway there, it was hit by Li Xiu's punch on the head, and its scales cracked and broke, and dragon blood splattered out!
Despite the dragon's cunning and exceptional evasion, avoiding its head so that the spiritual sea water did not fall on it, and its scales were still intact, it could not withstand Li Xiu's powerful and indestructible punches and kicks.
Li Xiu was like a nail firmly nailed on the dragon's huge head, his body leaving behind traces, his punches like rain, and the sound of bursting true energy continued, making the dragon's body tremble and its consciousness blurry, unable to lift its head. Its random claws and tail were blocked by Wuming and others.
However, arrows were blind and Wuming and the others had to dodge from time to time, which would allow the dragon to attack the sides of the wide cave. One claw would take the lives of nearly a hundred soldiers, and the tail would take thousands, turning the sides of the wide cave into a blood-red sight, which was tragic and terrifying.
In a blink of an eye, several moments passed, the dragon's injuries healed slower and slower, the wounds continued to bleed, and it was gradually difficult to see the dragon's original color.
As the battle raged on, the tens of thousands of soldiers that had originally been in the mountain valley were now greatly injured and killed.
The arrows had run out and the remaining soldiers desperately attacked the dragon with their spears.
Li Xiu's body was covered in dragon blood, looking fierce and terrifying. He had broken one of the dragon's horns and was now furiously attacking the dragon's head with it.
The dragon, though cunning, knew where to focus its energy and had been using most of its strength to heal its head wounds. If not, it would have been killed by Li Xiu long ago. But as its energy was depleted, the dragon was becoming weaker.
Wuming watched the blood-covered and crazed Li Xiu and his eyes flickered with an unknown emotion.
Another crisp sound of bone breaking was heard and the thick dragon bone in front of Li Xiu no longer had the ability to heal. Li Xiu's eyes shone with a hint of joy and he added even more strength to his attack.
Finally, the evil dragon, which was unconscious and near death, was killed by Li Xiu when he broke open its skull with a punch. Li Xiu jumped off the dragon's head and went inside its body. After a short time, he emerged with a round, red crystal ball that emitted a bright red light, and had a pleased expression on his face.
The dragon's essence or "Dragon Orb," is the source of a dragon's true energy. Consuming it can grant immortality and greatly increase one's strength. Consuming this entire Orb would likely have greater benefits than consuming both qilin blood and phoenix blood combined, since the latter two do not increase strength ( internal energy ).
Just then, a bright sword light several meters long suddenly came at Li Xiu aggressively. But Li Xiu seemed to have expected this and dodged by leaping several meters, appearing in front of Wuming. He used the ascending to Immortality step, which he had seen Emperor Shitian use many times before.
Li Xiu held the dragon's essence in one hand and reached out to grab Wuming with the other. Wuming tried to block the attack with his own true energy, but he was not as powerful as Emperor Shifu and his defense was easily penetrated by Li Xiu. He grabbed Wuming by the neck and lifted him up.
"Why? Do you think that my apathetic attitude towards life would harm the world and you're trying to stop me from achieving immortality?"
Li Xiu coldly asked, staring at Wuming. Wuming was unable to speak or breathe properly and his face was red like blood, but his eyes revealed that Li Xiu had guessed correctly.
Li Xiu shook his head, his hand suddenly turned red, and in the next moment, he burned Wuming's body to ashes and let it fall to the ground.
"Master!"
Jianchen exclaimed in shock, Li Xiu heard and turned his head, effortlessly broke Jianchen's neck with a quick twist across the space.
Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng were both shocked by the sudden scene, and when Li Xiu held the dragon's essence and looked back at them with an inscrutable expression.
They felt as if they were being stared at by a terrifying monster even more ferocious than the evil dragon, their hearts trembled, and even the divine weapons in their hands could not give them any sense of safety.