Chapter 504 - 500: Great Fame and the Bounty List

Chapter 504: Chapter 500: Great Fame and the Bounty List

Staring at the three massive serpent heads on the ground, everyone was practically stupefied.

’He awakened the Three-headed Serpent bloodline and had the potential to become a King, yet he was killed in a single sword strike?’

’She Mo was arrogant, but we have to admit, with his strength, he could’ve even fought a Late Stage Earth Martial Realm expert. He might have even made it onto the Hidden Dragon List, yet he couldn’t block a single one of his sword strikes. Where in the world did the Hall Master find a monster like this?’

Feng Ying and the others looked at each other, speechless.

"You dare kill She Mo! The King of our Three-headed Snake Clan will never let you get away with this!" an expert from the clan shrieked in shock and fury.

"I killed him. So what? You dare threaten me? In that case, you can all stay here as well."

As Ning Jiang spoke with cold indifference, he took out a cyan gourd—the Sword-Hiding Gourd.

After being tempered by the last Thunder Tribulation, the Sword-Hiding Gourd now contained a full thirty-six swords. Of course, to deal with small fry like these, there was no need to activate all of them.

"Nine Palace Sword Array."

With a mere thought from Ning Jiang, nine swords shot out from inside. This Nine Palace Sword Array was even more powerful than the Seven Kills Sword Array.

The nine swords formed three columns and shot forward.

"AARGH!"

Bloodcurdling screams erupted instantly. The Nine Palace Sword Array was like a meat grinder; wherever it went, the heads of the Three-headed Snake Clan members went flying.

In just a moment, the dozens of experts from the Three-headed Snake Clan were all annihilated.

’What a decisive and ruthless person.’

Feng Ying was secretly shocked. He had killed his fair share of people, but he was nowhere near as calm as Ning Jiang was.

"Serpents are lecherous by nature. On my way here, I’d already heard that this Three-headed Snake Clan had harmed many innocent women. Their deaths are nothing to be mourned."

Ning Jiang said nonchalantly. The reason he had been so merciless was that he had heard about the Three-headed Snake Clan’s evil reputation from Bai Yuyun. He then said, "Alright, this matter is settled. I’ll leave the rest to you."

The moment he finished speaking, he shot into the sky, boarded his Flying Cloud Ship, and departed.

"He certainly comes and goes with style."

"With strength like that, surely he’s on the Hidden Dragon List?"

Feng Ying and the others remarked with awe.

...

Not long after he returned to White Dragon Hall, Bai Yuyun came to see him.

"Feng Ying has already told me what happened on Scorpion King Island via the Sound Transmission Conch. You did a good job. Killing a Demon Snake that had awakened its Three-headed Serpent bloodline will cause a bit of trouble, but there’s no need to worry. Even if the Three-headed Snake Clan had ten times the nerve, they wouldn’t dare come for revenge."

Bai Yuyun said proudly.

The Three-headed Serpent bloodline might have the potential to birth a King, but when faced with a behemoth like the Dragon God Celestial Palace, the King of the Three-headed Snake Clan wasn’t so foolish as to lose his head and come seeking revenge.

With the power of the Dragon God Celestial Palace, if it were to become angered, annihilating the Three-headed Snake Clan would be a swift affair.

"You didn’t come all this way just to tell me that, did you?" Ning Jiang said, looking up.

"I really can’t hide anything from you," Bai Yuyun explained. "The Chaotic Sea Region is home to numerous clans of the Demon Race. And while the White Dragon Hall controls vast resources, many of them have to be fought for every two or three years. So, for the time being, we’re going to need you to take action."

"We have to fight for them every two or three years? That kind of frequent competition is indeed very beneficial for the growth of the younger generation." Ning Jiang nodded, understanding the Dragon God Celestial Palace’s line of thought.

’An overly comfortable environment can’t forge true experts.’

’The strong are forged through hardship and adversity.’

"The Little Dragon Girl hasn’t been back in a long time. If she were here, we wouldn’t need to trouble you," Bai Yuyun said.

"It’s fine. These are trivial matters," Ning Jiang said, unconcerned.

"Then I’ll come find you the next time we need you to act."

...

「Two days later.」

Ning Jiang once again set off aboard the Flying Cloud Ship.

This situation was similar to the one at Scorpion King Island. A three-year time limit was up, and it was time to contest the ownership of a resource.

This time, the opponent was another clan from the Demon Race known as the Blood Shark Clan.

This clan was a famous power within the Chaotic Sea Region, with a King of its own. The Chaotic Sea Region had earned its name precisely because it was teeming with Demon Race clans, resulting in constant friction and clashes.

Throughout the entire East Sea, Sea Demons were plentiful. Before the Dragon God Celestial Palace was founded, the East Sea was, in fact, the domain of Sea Demons.

"Die."

On an island, Ning Jiang brought his sword down in a vicious slash, unleashing a brilliant and incomparably fierce Thunder Sword Aura.

SLICE.

A figure retreated abruptly. It was an exceptionally tall young man, wielding a Trident. His teeth were sharp and his upper body was bare. Faint fish scales were visible on his skin, and his eyes were a dark crimson.

This was a young expert from the Blood Shark Clan.

"If you’ve got the guts, fight me in the water!"

Wounded by Ning Jiang’s sword, the young expert let out a furious roar and dove into the ocean beside them.

In an instant, his body transformed into a massive blood shark. It had a ferocious appearance, with a dorsal fin that looked like a row of bone spurs.

"ROAR!"

He let out a furious roar from within the ocean, causing the water for hundreds of feet around to tremble. The next moment, sharks formed from condensed seawater leaped from the ocean and began to encircle Ning Jiang.

"No matter how much you struggle, you can’t block my sword."

Ning Jiang shook his head and slashed out with his sword. The sharks, made of highly condensed seawater, were sliced apart like butter. The Sword Aura continued onward, its momentum undiminished, and swept across the young expert’s body.

Before the shocked eyes of the onlookers, the massive blood-red shark was sliced in two. Its crimson blood instantly dyed the surrounding sea red.

’So strong.’

The other experts from White Dragon Hall swallowed nervously.

’At first, I was worried his Early Stage Earth Martial Realm cultivation wouldn’t be enough to be a match for his opponent. I never imagined he was this incredible. We all completely misjudged him.’

Amidst everyone’s exclamations of awe, Ning Jiang took a single step and departed.

For the next full month, Ning Jiang rushed all over the Chaotic Sea Region, battling experts from more than a dozen Demon Race factions to seize resources for the White Dragon Hall.

His most difficult battle was against a young expert from the Water Ape Clan.

Water Apes were a species of ape that lived in the sea, and their strength even surpassed that of the Three-headed Snake Clan. Furthermore, his opponent’s cultivation had reached the Earth Martial Realm Late Stage.

That battle was a grueling one for Ning Jiang. It took a full thousand exchanges before a victor was decided.

Of course, that was only because he hadn’t activated his Sun and Moon Divine Eye.

Had he used the Sun and Moon Divine Eye, he could have settled the fight in a single move. However, the Pupil Technique was his trump card, not to be used lightly.

It was also during this month that Ning Jiang’s name on the Hidden Dragon List became widely renowned throughout the Chaotic Sea Region!

His name had now truly caught the attention of the many Demon Race powers.

However, what truly thrust Ning Jiang’s name into the eye of the storm was a bounty list.

Issued by: the Other Shore!