"You two, get to the side!"
Just as Qin Yu's words fell, the Phosphorus Serpent King rushed forward, its massive body charging towards her, and a steel whip-like tail sweeping violently towards her.
Boom!
The serpent king's tail missed its target, shattering the ground where Qin Yu had stood moments before.
Qin Yu, who had dodged to the side, drew a snow-white soft sword from her waist and swung it towards the serpent king's head.
Clang!
The soft sword struck the serpent king's head, creating a resounding clash of metal against metal.
Roar!
The serpent king roared, opening its bloody maw and spewing out a dozen water arrows that crashed towards Qin Yu, who frantically evaded them.
At that moment, Qin Yu could only evade madly, finding it nearly impossible to approach the serpent king.
"Sister, I'll distract him!"
Seizing the opportunity while the serpent king was attacking Qin Yu, Land Ren released the power of his six spiritual apertures at once. Leaping high, he landed on the serpent king's head.
Boom!
Land Ren threw a punch, his momentum fierce as he slammed his fist onto the serpent king's head.
The powerful Tiger Fist erupted with a force of over ten thousand jin, causing the serpent king's head to tilt in one direction.
Subsequently, Land Ren continued to fiercely strike with several punches.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Land Ren unleashed the full power of the Tiger Fist, relentlessly pummeling the massive body of the serpent king.
Roar!
After being struck repeatedly by Land Ren, the Phosphorus Serpent King grew even angrier. It changed its target and opened its bloody maw, gathering dozens of water arrows and shooting them towards Land Ren.
"Be careful, Land Ren!"
Qin Yu shouted loudly.
Swish, swish, swish!
Facing the thick, arm-sized water arrows, Land Ren remained undaunted. Like a cat, he crazily dodged, evading the dense water arrows effortlessly.
"Has he actually mastered the Spirit Cat Steps as well?"
Qin Yu was completely dumbfounded.
Land Ren had already mastered the Tiger Fist and Bagua Palm to perfection, which was incredible in itself. But to also master the Spirit Cat Steps to perfection was even more astounding. The Spirit Cat Steps was a body technique, with even higher difficulty in cultivation. Although it was a low-grade martial art in the Human Tier, it was extremely challenging to perfect. Even those with six-grade bloodline talent like herself would find it difficult to master it in just a few months. Land Ren had only been in the sect for less than two months!
Quickly recovering from her shock, Qin Yu realized that Land Ren's strength was enough to distract the Phosphorus Serpent King. How could she miss the opportunity to slay the serpent king?
"Pear Blossom Sword Technique!"
With a light tap of her foot, Qin Yu leaped several zhangs into the air. Simultaneously, her soft sword in hand crazily stabbed, creating a sky full of sword light resembling a rain of pear blossoms, shrouding the massive body of the Phosphorus Serpent King and fiercely attacking it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On the ground, in the air, the surroundings were filled with sword light as Qin Yu and Land Ren worked together in an incredible battle against the Phosphorus Serpent King amidst the rain of sword light.
Although Land Ren had only opened six spirit apertures and lacked any particular advantage in terms of strength, he was still able to restrain the Phosphorus Serpent King with his perfected Bagua Palm and Spirit Cat Steps.
Watching Land Ren effortlessly handle the battle, Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng, who were hiding in the distance, were filled with shock in their eyes.
"Is Land Ren really a waste bloodline? Did the testing stone make a mistake?"
"They must have made a mistake in the test. Qin Yu, with her six-grade bloodline, wasn't as strong as Land Ren at this time last year!"
"So it turns out we are the ones who are the waste!"
They had hoped that Land Ren's appearance would help them escape the label of being wastes, but they hadn't expected Land Ren to be anything but a waste - he was a genius.
Under Land Ren's protection, Qin Yu's sword strikes continuously bombarded the Phosphorus Serpent King, forcing it to retreat. The serpent king's body shed many phosphorus scales, and copious amounts of crimson blood flowed out.
As for Land Ren and Qin Yu, apart from their clothes being a bit torn, they hadn't suffered any injuries.
Especially for Land Ren, this was his first battle against a monster, giving him a boiling feeling of bloodlust. Looking at the Phosphorus Serpent King, he was filled with endless fighting spirit.
"Roar!"
The Phosphorus Serpent King, surrounded by the two, let out a sky-shaking roar, exuding monstrous aura as it rolled its attacks towards Land Ren and Qin Yu, charging directly at them.
Boom! Boom!
The collision of the immense monstrous aura made the air rip apart with a fierce sound, the powerful impact creating a crater several feet deep in the ground.
Land Ren and Qin Yu were both thrown back two to three zhang feet!
"Roar!"
The Phosphorus Serpent King roared again, and below its head, about a zhang away, a blood light shimmered.
The scales on the Phosphorus Serpent King's body were visibly transforming at a speed that could be seen by the naked eye, turning into scales resembling those of a dragon.
Its aura was also rapidly escalating.
"Not good, it's about to complete its transformation!" Qin Yu's face changed.
Land Ren shouted loudly, "Sister, there must be something in that blood-shimmering spot. I'll distract it, let's end this quickly!"
Once this first-level monster completes its transformation, it will become a second-level monster, comparable in strength to the Lingxi realm. It's not just about defeating it; they might even risk losing their lives here.
Land Ren charged forward once again, his body shooting like an arrow, rushing towards the Phosphorus Serpent King.
Roar!
The Phosphorus Serpent King, now strengthened, crazily gathered water arrows in its huge mouth, turning them into thunder-like projectiles that fired towards Land Ren.
The number and power of these water arrows were completely different from before.
Land Ren pushed the Spirit Cat Steps to the limit, narrowly dodging each water arrow. Even though the water arrows missed him and struck the ground, splashing droplets of water hit his body, causing him unbearable pain.
"If I can perfect the Spirit Cat Steps, I'd be able to dodge even those water droplets!" Land Ren gritted his teeth, feeling deeply inadequate in terms of strength.
"Kill!"
Qin Yu took advantage of this moment, leaped forward, and rushed to the Phosphorus Serpent King's face, catching it by surprise with a fierce stab into its abdomen.
"Ao!"
The Phosphorus Serpent King let out a painful cry.
Qin Yu withdrew her sword, but the wound in the abdomen emitted a strong blood light, and a blood jade the size of a palm, resembling flames, flew out from it and dropped to the ground.
"That's the Tuo She Blood Jade!"
Qin Yu's beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.
With the Phosphorus Serpent King losing the Blood Jade, its aura instantly weakened, completely losing its combat power.
Seeing this, Land Ren rushed over, fiercely attacking the Phosphorus Serpent King's head with a series of ferocious tiger punches.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a dozen punches, the Phosphorus Serpent King's head was smashed, and its huge body crashed to the ground with a heavy thud.
The thunderous roar shocked Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng, who were watching from afar.
Land Ren, the junior brother, actually managed to smash the Phosphorus Serpent King to death.
However, Qin Yu's gaze fell on the dropped Blood Jade on the ground.
She quickly walked over, picked up the Blood Jade, turned to Land Ren, and said, "Junior Brother Land Ren, this is the Tuo She Blood Jade, your opportunity has arrived!"
"Tuo She Blood Jade? What is that?"
Listening to Qin Yu's words, Land Ren looked curious.
Before Qin Yu could answer, Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng also approached. When they saw the Tuo She Blood Jade, they too had expressions of shock on their faces.
"It's actually the Tuo She Blood Jade, no wonder the Phosphorus Serpent King was able to evolve into the Dragon King!"
"I never expected that Black Tiger Ridge would have the Tuo She Blood Jade. Junior Brother Land Ren, your previously considered useless bloodline has finally found its purpose!"