Starting with the drowned ghost, he synthesized the Myobo no Shinjun.

043 Slaying Through the Forbidden Ruins

Before leaving, the Dragon King stirred up the lake waters, plunging the entire Forbidden Ruins into chaos.

The dragon blood spilled along the way further fueled the bloodlust of various aquatic creatures, driving them into a frenzy of battle.

The giant pig dragon, with its mouth full of sharp teeth, opened its massive jaws and swallowed a mutated treasure fish.

Before it could even digest the food, it was bitten in half by a strangely shaped white-spotted ghost fish.

The plump, sticky, white-spotted ghost fish swallowed the part containing the treasure fish, flicked its tail, and charged towards its next target without looking back.

"A white-spotted ghost fish? It's not dead?"

Ning Kui was stunned, not expecting the little guy to be so good at escaping.

Moreover, judging from his physique, he seems to have gained some weight, growing to about 13 feet tall.

He immediately connected with the white-spotted ghost fish with his mind, and its huge, forward-rushing body came to an abrupt halt, its already foolish fish eyes revealing a look of bewilderment.

Then, when she turned around and saw Ning Kui, she showed a wronged expression.

It immediately swung its giant tail and pounced on Ning Kui.

"Alright, alright, it was wrong of me to leave you behind, but at least you've had a good meal, haven't you?"

Ning Kui stroked the large head of the white-spotted ghost fish as a sign of affection.

It's really tough on the child; he's hardly ever had a proper meal since he got to live with him.

When he looked up again, his murderous intent was fully revealed.

"Let's go, let's charge into battle together."

He flipped and leaped onto the white-spotted ghost fish, unfurling his twin swords, like a knight charging into battle, and charged towards the chaotic horde of aquatic beasts.

These two knives are not very large in size for easy carrying.

If it were his Dragon Scale Halberd instead, I can only imagine how imposing it would be.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"

With continuous slashes, the water beasts that terrified fishermen outside were cut in two.

The spray of blood mist made the already chaotic situation even more difficult to discern.

Although the knife is short, Ning Kui can use the high-speed flowing water as a water blade, making it quite easy to cut down water beasts in the Qi-eating realm.

A giant black turtle spotted Ning Kui's intrusion and flew into a rage, swinging its four short legs as it charged toward Ning Kui.

It possesses a profound realm, being a malevolent spirit that has reached the Great Perfection of the Dao Building Realm. Its tortoise shell is so tough that even a boar dragon of the same realm cannot break it.

Ning Kui also spotted the enormous black shadow rushing out from the blood mist, like a pot lid the size of a house pressing down on him.

He couldn't help but shout, "Good! Finally, a big one has arrived!"

He lowered his body slightly, then used his knees to forcefully charge towards the giant turtle. The powerful impact sent the white-spotted ghost fish crashing to the bottom of the lake like a cannonball.

The white-spotted ghost fish plummeted down, constantly spewing out dense bubbles from its mouth; it was unclear whether this was a natural phenomenon or an expression of anger.

Piercing through the blood mist, Ning Kui quickly met the giant turtle. The giant turtle opened its dark purple mouth, and a suction force immediately squeezed the surrounding water into its mouth.

If it were any other martial artist, they probably would have fallen for its trick, but Ning Kui's [Water Control] supernatural power was no joke.

All the water flowed around Ning Kui and rushed into the giant turtle's mouth. Ning Kui's speed was actually accelerated by this suction force, propelling him towards the giant turtle.

Then the long sword plunged into his eyes!

The giant turtle, in pain, instinctively retracted its elongated head into its shell, while Ning Kui landed steadily on its shell.

His crimson-gold dragon scale immortal robe was activated, and his raised right fist, in particular, was burning with a tangible flame of blood and qi.

"Break it!!!"

This punch was as powerful as a mountain collapsing.

Even without the [Gluttony] release bonus, his own strength had already reached 20,000 jin.

This was the limit for an ordinary martial artist in the Body Refining Realm, but he broke through it at the Lesser Completion Realm.

"Snap!!!"

The sound of the tortoise shell shattering rang out, accompanied by the mournful cry of the giant turtle.

"What a hard turtle shell!"

Ning Kui became more and more excited as he hit the punching bag; such a punching bag was a rare sight indeed.

He swung his fists, punching again and again, and slowly, large amounts of blood and flesh fragments mixed with the tortoise shell debris floating in the water.

It wasn't until the final blow, when there was no more solid resistance under his fist, that Ning Kui realized he had pierced through the tortoise shell.

The enormous turtle carcass was flipped over and floated helplessly in the water; it was completely dead.

The birthmark on his back began to burn again. Ning Kui reacted quickly, conjuring a water blade to sever its long neck and kicking its head to the trembling white-spotted ghost fish in the distance.

"Eat up, you haven't tasted the flesh and blood of a demon beast in the Foundation Establishment Realm yet, have you?"

Don't say I always forget about you all.

Overjoyed, the white-spotted ghost fish pounced immediately, its fleshy tentacles extending outwards like human hands to peel away flesh and bring it into its mouth.

This guy knows the giant turtle's bones are hard, and he also knows there's a big meal coming up, so he'll pick out the best pieces to eat.

It seems they've even become a bit smarter...

"Water beasts at the Dao Establishment stage are no longer a concern, and this giant turtle has gained a full 500 Yin Qi points, more than the Hanging Ghost, which is also at the Dao Establishment stage."

It seems that the points allocated to evil spirits in the Qi-Eating Realm are between 100 and 200.

The number of cultivators in the Dao Construction Realm is approximately 300-500.

"Those in the Inner Core Realm will receive more, similar to the Bone Refining Realm transformation in human martial artists..."

Ning Kui roughly figured out the pattern; with his current strength, if he were to unleash his full power, he could actually put up a fight against a water beast at the Inner Core Realm.

However, the returns are far less than those from slaughtering evil spirits at the Qi Refining and Dao Building stages.

After all, the Dragon King rarely leaves the Forbidden Ruins, and this time when he returns, he will probably close the entrances and exits and cut off contact with the outside world for a short period of time.

Once Ning Kui understood this, he decisively charged at the lower-level water beasts once again.

Today, I, Ning Kui, am your calamity, you water beasts!

……

……

Outside Yugu County, the dragon king's body appeared and disappeared amidst rolling dark clouds, its arrogant and triumphant laughter resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

Those who betray me will be eternally condemned to the cycle of reincarnation in a sea of ​​blood!

You can't protect the Ding family!

Behind it were several powerful demons at the Origin Realm, also evil spirits with dragon bloodlines.

They came out in full force with the original intention of slaughtering the human race.

Unexpectedly, Li Qijue advanced to the Elephant Realm, and the Flood Dragon King was seriously injured, so he could only stop outside the county town and put on a show.

Li Qijue stood tall in the sky, his body hovering between reality and illusion.

He was confident he could kill the Dragon King, but he had to endure it with resentment.

At this moment, he truly envied Ning Kui.

Unfortunately, he came from a prestigious family, which placed too many burdens on him.

However, seeing the entire Ding family wiped out, he was still in a great mood and couldn't help but give the Dragon King a thumbs up.

"As expected of the Dragon King, awesome!"

"Hahaha! Humans, my majesty is inviolable! Let's go!"

Having regained his dignity, the Dragon King led the powerful demons of the Origin Realm back to Kunze Lake.

The vast, boundless dark clouds fell from the sky onto Kunze Lake, like a funnel, and soon dissipated completely.

The sky returned to its cloudless, azure blue, truly pristine and clear.

Li Qijue's lips curled up, and after the Flood Dragon King had completely left, he calmly uttered two words: "Idiot."

He turned and landed. At that moment, the Ding residence reeked of a foul stench, and the thirteen pacification envoys couldn't help but lean against the wall and vomit.

Someone forced a gesture of flattery towards Li Qijue, saying, "Lord Li, your strategy is brilliant! You eradicated the evil Ding family without firing a single shot. I admire you!"

Li Qijue waved his hand, intentionally trying to establish Ning Kui's authority: "It wasn't my doing; it was all Ning Kui's idea..."

Upon hearing this, Li Qijue suddenly stopped.

Wait, where's Ning Kui?

Could they still be trapped in the forbidden ruins of Kunze Lake?!