Chapter 386: Chapter 104: Poisonous Dog Mouth
Just a bit more!
Meng Xiufan watched in mid-air as the Flood Dragon’s horn pierced into the Yinglong Dragon’s neck, seeing the spear deform due to the sudden obstruction.
His fingertip touched the spearhead, no matter how sharp the spearhead or how fierce the spear power, it couldn’t move forward.
Eunuch Gao Yue had advanced to Human Immortal with his crippled body. Truly extraordinary, no wonder he was kept close by the Second Prince; Meng Xiufan even surpassed Gao Yue by a notch, worthy of being a talent of the Meng Family. However, compared to the opponents Jiang Li had faced, they still fell short.
Especially now, Jiang Li’s strength far surpassed when he had first fought Yuan Zhen.
Innate Qi transformed at his fingertips, seamlessly bringing forth the Taiwei Miao Skill, he retreated then advanced, embodying "Life in Desolate Places, Unbeatable".
Within the tiny space at his fingertip, starlight flowed, True Qi transformed, absorbing and transforming energy, then—
Jiang Li flicked his fingers, the spear reversed direction, its whistle cleaving through the sky, as if piercing the heavens, heading straight for Meng Xiufan.
Meng Xiufan was in mid-air, unable to dodge, and he could feel the winds gathering, locking him in place in mid-air like an invisible net, leaving him no choice but to face the spear directly.
At that moment, Meng Xiufan’s thoughts raced, he decisively was about to—
His thoughts emptied in an instant, as if erased by an Invisible Force, or perhaps he became distracted due to excessive urgency, his True Qi scattered, the spear about to strike him, piercing through his body.
"Stop!"
At the critical moment, a shadow flashed. The Eldest Prince blocked in front of Meng Xiufan, his right hand shaped like a claw with hints of Dragon Scales, grabbing the spearhead, stopping the lance in mid-air.
As a fifth-rank, the Eldest Prince took action.
While everyone had anticipated a fifth-rank might intervene during this battle, since Jiang Li among the sixth-ranks was almost invincible, even when seated in a wheelchair, still no one was his opponent. However, the Eldest Prince’s intervention was unexpected by others.
No other reason but the risk was too great.
Jiang Li had previously defeated a fifth-rank, although it was with the aid of favorable time, location, and people, and even involved setting up an ambush. But a victory was still a victory. Possessing such a record indicated a possible reversal against a fifth-rank, no matter how slim the chances.
Though a fifth-rank Prince lacked much combat experience, this included the Second Prince, who hadn’t personally fought anyone for many years. If he weren’t careful and capsized, he would become Jiang Li’s stepping stone and tarnish his own reputation.
But facing Meng Xiufan about to be pierced by the lance, the Eldest Prince had no choice but to intervene.
"Waiting for you."
Almost at the moment the Eldest Prince blocked in front of Meng Xiufan, Yinglong Dragon’s body became ethereal, the thunder light under its claws also began to dissipate, revealing Gao Yue covered in burn marks.
As for Jiang Li’s true body, it moved almost instantaneously close to the Eldest Prince, directly stabbing with the long spear.
Dangerous! Perilous!
A powerful Qi Mechanism surged wildly at this moment. Jiang Li burst out with an unmatched momentum, fully equal to the Eldest Prince.
Nine times the power, plus his long practice of cultivation techniques and the Dao Fruit’s blessing, simply in terms of strength, Jiang Li had caught up to an average fifth-rank.
With the spear power thrusting forward, the Eldest Prince felt a chill in his heart, his fingertips quickly showed horn-like scales, transforming into an azure Dragon Claw, grabbing the spearhead and shifting it aside.
Sparks flew from the friction between the spear and his palm, buzzing past his face, the explosion booming in his ears.
The fierce fight suddenly erupted under such abrupt circumstances.
Jiang Li immediately discarded the spear, closed the distance, and instantly his Three Flowers appeared, body covered in golden light, breathing rhythms adjusting, his vitality throbbing – he finally used the Fetal Breathing Technique he had learned from Elder Kaiyang. His arms also transformed into Dragon Claws, his fingers together like a blade, stabbing directly towards the ribs of the Eldest Prince.
The Dao Fruit Ability of the "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top" not only protected him but also manifested his robust Three Elements, gathering his Three Elements, condensing them into one, with the brilliance of Innate Qi flowing at his fingertips, a firm poke not only had the advantage of the Dragon Claws but also the power of True Qi, even as a fifth-rank, the Eldest Prince dared not receive this strike head-on.
Immediately, he covered his body with Dragon Scales, his left hand pressed down, powerful strength bursting from his palm, striking down on Jiang Li’s wrist.
The Ji Family’s "Form Tomb" cultivated the body with magic; nearly all family members knew martial arts, and even some were dual cultivators of magic and martial arts – the Eldest Prince was no exception.
His blade-like claws stabbed into the Azure Dragon Robe, immediately bringing forward an azure light, protected by Dragon Scales underneath, and with the left palm pressing down, Jiang Li broke through the azure light with Innate Qi, touched the robe and the Dragon Scales behind it, but was pressed down with a palm, his finger-knife scraping, sparks flying.
Close-quarters combat ensued, True Qi coalesced, and blood qi vibrated violently. With no room to use powerful moves, the fight turned even more fierce and brutal.
Fifth-rank Strength crushed his wrists and flesh, and his Innate True Body automatically responded. His tendons trembled, forcefully releasing Strength. He stepped into the void, lifting his knee and striking upward directly at the groin, ruthlessly fierce.
The Eldest Prince immediately pulled back with shocked Qi, retreating into Meng Xiufan, while simultaneously sweeping out a leg like a Divine Dragon swinging its tail.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a small dog appeared and bit into the Eldest Prince’s calf. Its canine teeth pierced through the vestment robe and Dragon Scales, deeply embedding into the flesh, causing severe pain that made even the Eldest Prince scream out uncontrollably.
Pain! Intolerable pain!
This dog’s bite was undoubtedly poisonous!
Wind, fire, Soldier - three types of Disaster Qi were injected into his calf through its mouth, wreaking havoc on the flesh no less than any most potent poison. Even a Fifth Grade Practitioner could not bear such a bite.
Overwhelmed by intense pain, the Eldest Prince’s legs twitched, while Jiang Li quickly seized the Prince’s right hand with his left arm and struck his chest with his right palm.
"Three Points Return to Primordial Qi!"
"Bang!"
Innate Qi specifically countered all kinds of True Qi. A pure white sphere of Qi smashed into the Eldest Prince, breaking his Protective True Qi and bombarding him with force, causing a stifling sensation in his chest, as if his breath had veered off course and his blood qi churned wildly.
Yet, having cultivated the likeness of an Azure Dragon with Dragon Scales covering his body, he was not severely injured by this strike. He immediately responded with his left arm morphing into a Dragon Claw aiming to lock Jiang Li similarly.
However, foreseeing this, Jiang Li bent his arm and used his elbow to neutralize the Eldest Prince’s arm, causing numbness; simultaneously, he pulled with his left hand, causing the Eldest Prince to lose balance, and heavily kneed him on the side of his waist.
"Bang!"
The sound of an air explosion emitted from the point of impact, and shockwaves spread out. Jiang Li continued in motion, raining down punches, palms, kicks, and elbows like a storm on the Eldest Prince, blasting him and Meng Xiufan back two zhang through the air, scattering green blood.
"Thump!"
The two fell and staggered back several steps before stabilizing.
Books can be long or short, and this complex series of attacks happened in an instant, like a rabbit rising and a magpie falling, the outcome already decided.
The Eldest Prince felt excruciating pain throughout his body; even with the protection of Dragon Scales, the relentless assault damaged him, with blood emerging between the crevices of the scales.
In contrast, Jiang Li gracefully descended to the ground.
That red dog had appeared behind the wheelchair without notice, standing erect and pushing the chair forward with its front paws, aligning Jiang Li perfectly into the seat.
"You—"
The Elleged Prince’s legs still twitched from the dog bite, the continuous severe pain in his bitten calf unbearable even for a fifth-rank body.
Most crucially, he had lost to a sixth-rank in such a manner!
"Dishonorable!" the Eldest Prince exclaimed wrathfully.
At nearly fifty years old, he was driven to speak without restraint by Jiang Li’s tactics. How could a prince be beaten in such a way, especially by a sixth-rank, and maintain his dignity or govern?
In terms of strength, even if Jiang Li could fight equally with the strength of the fifth-rank Eldest Prince and emerge victorious, it would have required a great battle, if not for that dog...
"Come on, we’re all adults. What’s this talk of honor or dishonor?"
Jiang Li sat in the wheelchair, speaking leisurely, "I haven’t even mentioned how you all bully a disabled person."
Saying so, Jiang Li turned to the Second Prince, "Second Prince, do you wish to continue testing my strength?"
"Roar—"
The Red Dog behind the wheelchair growled menacingly, pouncing to the side, its mouth wide open with sharp teeth gleaming coldly as it stared ominously at the Second Prince’s lower body, seemingly considering where to bite.
"Second Prince, you wouldn’t want to end up humiliated by a dog bite like the Eldest Prince, would you?" Jiang Li said with a slight laugh.