Chapter 1516: Jiao Transformation Stage

Chapter 1516: Chapter 1516: Jiao Transformation Stage

The muscles at the corners of Lin Tian’s mouth were twitching, and even the veins on his forehead were bulging.

If it weren’t for Yu Yang being his respectful master, Lin Tian would have jumped up and cursed!

What do you mean we can try even if we can’t beat it? If we really can’t win, can’t we just run? It’s not like it will chase us, right?

Listen to this, is this something a master should say?

Isn’t it too irresponsible?

After a long silence, Lin Tian finally asked, "How... do we test this? I can’t just walk over there, right?"

"..."

Yu Yang was speechless for a few seconds after being asked by Lin Tian, then said, "The dragon represents yang, and the serpent is yin. The Thousand Jin Rock on your back is formed from deep-sea volcanic eruptions, also an item of ultimate yang. As for the sword the little Xu girl has, it was enshrined in a temple for years, and during tempering, it was fused with a monk’s relic, also an item of ultimate yang, naturally restraining the serpent. If you combine your strength to strike a blade of Sword Qi, you could force it out of the deep pool."

Lin Tian gently patted his head. How could he not think of such a simple method earlier?

If the dragon transformation pool truly had a serpent, it would be watching them, waiting for them to approach. A slash of blade light with the Thousand Jin Rock would surely drive it out.

Skeptical at first from his subconscious question, Yu Yang gave him a hard disdainful look.

Xu Xianrong wanted to keep moving forward, but seeing Lin Tian standing there lost in thought, she didn’t disturb him. Only when his gaze refocused did she ask, "What were you just thinking about?"

Lin Tian explained the matter of the dragon transformation pool to Xu Xianrong in detail, telling everything he could.

"The dragon transformation pool? You mean there’s a dragon vein beneath this pool?"

Lin Tian nodded confidently, believing his master’s words without doubt. If he said there was, then there certainly was.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xu Xianrong’s eyebrows nearly stood up. Her chest rose and fell, looking extremely angry, like a gasoline tank about to explode.

Swish~

The Thousand Cyan Threads unsheathed, its azure blade shimmering with a chill, making her killing intent clearly perceptible!

Xu Xianrong said, "The reason our Xu ancestors settled in this mountain stream was because the dragon vein gathered here. Hundreds of years ago, our Xu Family was one of the most prestigious families in the world. Later, we declined and became an ordinary ancient martial family, lasting hundreds of years to become the Ancient Martial the Xu Family today."

"But for hundreds of years, while our Xu Family wanted to revive the ancestors’ glory, we have not succeeded, but instead have continuously declined. Over three hundred years ago, an ancestor with charming bones in the bloodline was born after much difficulty but was forced to death by other ancient martial families."

"Until now, the four brothers of Xu Beishan are either dead or old, and my eldest brother Xu Shaohui has been bedridden for five years. Now, Mei Ruyan, a young girl with inborn charming bones, can hardly be added to the genealogy because she is an outsider."

"It turns out the dragon vein of our Xu Family all converged into this dragon transformation pool. The serpent in the pool absorbing our Xu Family’s fortune to transform into a dragon is simply absurd!"

Xu Xianrong was filled with righteous indignation, her beautiful phoenix eyes welled with intense anger.

As she spoke, the Spiritual Qi gathered on the hilt of the Thousand Cyan Threads, exuding immense killing intent!

Xu Xianrong gracefully stepped back, her figure like a startling swan, taking a few steps back before charging forward again. With her Lightweight Skill, she lightly tapped the ground and floated up. When the sunlight cast upon her, her flowing hair illuminated brilliantly, her white clothes glowing, truly like a celestial being descending to the mortal world.

The Thousand Cyan Threads pinpointed the air, blossoming a sword flower the size of a fist. The petals, sharp as blades, pierced into the dragon transformation pool.

As each petal of the sword flower fell into the pool, the contained energy directly caused the golden spring water to splash up with a dazzling gleam, very beautiful.

Lin Tian also held the hilt of the Thousand Jin Rock with both hands, Spiritual Qi accumulating in his hands, ready to strike the serpent if it dared to appear.

After Xu Xianrong’s repeated offensives, the pool water of the dragon transformation pool gradually calmed down. Just when Xu Xianrong was about to think there was nothing in the pool, the water suddenly started to churn and boil.

Almost instantly, Lin Tian and Xu Xianrong could feel the surrounding air drop sharply, causing their hairs to stand on end.

Lin Tian’s heart grew uneasy, as if something was watching him, making him even more anxious.

"It’s coming out!" Yu Yang said.

Indeed, after the water boiled for a moment, with a ’plop’, something very large emerged from the water.

It was indeed a giant serpent! Who knows how many years it had lived, its body as thick as a water barrel! Its head long and flat, with black bumps on both sides and at the top. Its robust body was even covered in golden scales!

After the giant serpent surfaced, it opened its bloody maw and roared loudly at Lin Tian and Xu Xianrong.

"Roar~"

As the serpent roared, a gust of breath gusted out like a small typhoon, nearly blowing Lin Tian two steps back.

Fortunately, it didn’t spray its venom, otherwise, such a large serpent’s venom would definitely turn one into pus!

Perhaps because of its cultivation in the dragon transformation pool, its mouth didn’t have an unpleasant odor.

Lin Tian gripped the Thousand Jin Rock tightly, but the strike wasn’t delivered. It was just too daunting a sight; the serpent instilled such terror in him that his legs nearly went weak.

Yu Yang told Lin Tian, "This serpent is about to transform into a Jiao! Look at the lumps on its head, the golden scales on its body; these are precursors of its transformation. This proves that the past decades have been its crucial period for transformation! You’re truly lucky, young one!"

Lin Tian’s legs grew weak; even knowing it couldn’t reach the sunlit area, he still took a few steps back.

"Don’t be afraid of it! A serpent in the Jiao Transformation Stage has shed all its venom. Don’t be fooled by its size now; after transformation, its length won’t exceed five meters, and it will be much smaller. Moreover, the Jiao Transformation Stage is its weakest phase. Otherwise, I would’ve told you to run the moment it showed up."

Lin Tian swallowed hard, taking another step back.

He was scared! Those eyes, like red lanterns, glaring at him, felt like they could see through every organ, every pore, utterly terrifying.

Xu Xianrong wasn’t any braver than Lin Tian; she also kept retreating, her hand holding the Thousand Cyan Threads slightly trembling.