Hum ~
Li Mo's figure flickered and was one step ahead of Lin Qingrou in grabbing the demon core.
Lin Qingrou said, "You and I worked together to kill it. This demon core should be split in half."
"Stabbing a corpse and you call it working together?
Classmate Lin, your skin is really thick. "
"It wasn't dead when I attacked." Lin Qingrou's tone was as natural as it could be.
Li Mo laughed and put the demon core away.
Just as Lin Qingrou was about to argue with Li Mo, something flew out of the poison pond. With a flick of its tail, the space around it rippled and Li Mo and Lin Qingrou were flung away.
Li Mo and Lin Qingrou saw it fly out of the poison pond. They didn't dodge because it was too fast, unfathomably fast.
Li Mo clutched his chest and took a few deep breaths to calm his boiling blood. Lin Qingrou's body rippled. That attack only sent her flying, not hurting her.
Li Mo said, "So you got the Void Messenger's legacy. No wonder you know Earth Fist, Switch Transposition, and Void Palm."
"What do you think that is?"
Lin Qingrou pointed and moved behind Li Mo, then punched.
His sneak attack was sudden, first to divert Li Mo's attention, then to mount a sneak attack. His speed and ruthlessness were shocking.
Just as Lin Qingrou's Void Palm was about to land on Li Mo, he stepped forward.
Crack!
Lin Qingrou's palm tore space!
Hum ~
Li Mo used Warp to get behind Lin Qingrou and kicked her butt, sending her flying.
Lin Qingrou's body rippled. Thanks to her treasure, Li Mo's attack didn't hurt her.
Lin Qingrou moved with Switch Transposition and Li Mo used Warp. In the blink of an eye, the two clashed dozens of times, neither gaining the upper hand.
"Roar ~"
As the two of them fought, the creature that had flown out of the pool of poison flew into a rage. It flew toward the Mystical Firebird and swallowed it whole.
The surrounding heat immediately disappeared.
Lin Qingrou used Switch Transposition to get away from Li Mo. Only now did Li Mo see what flew out of the poison pond.
That thing was about twelve to thirteen meters long and as thick as a bucket. It had four legs, a pair of horns on its head, and black scales all over its body. From its appearance, it looked extremely similar to the 'True Dragon' of ancient legends.
Dragon?
Li Mo was startled then shook his head.
The True Dragon was one of the Ten Great Mythological Beasts of the Antiquity Age, but it had already gone extinct in the Antiquity Age. The Earth was merely a place that the Antiquity Age transformed into after the Human Race fled here. Although the ancestors of the Human Race had brought many descendants of the Mythological Beasts with them, there was not a single Original Blood Mythological Beast.
This was a Flood Dragon!
The Jiao was not a real dragon. It was a beast that was one level lower than a real dragon. However, even though the Jiao was a lower level than a real dragon, it was many times stronger than the Ba-Snake.
The Flood Dragon had swallowed the Mystical Firebird in one gulp, but nothing had happened to it. On the other hand, the Ba Serpent had been roasted by the Mystical Firebird to the point where it couldn't advance or retreat. From this point alone, one could see the difference between the two.
"Is this a dragon?
So … there really are dragons in this world! "Lin Qingrou was shocked at the sight of the Flood Dragon.
"Roar ~"
The Flood Dragon shook its head and swung its tail, firing two black thunderbolts.
Li Mo and Lin Qingrou were prepared, but when the black thunderbolts struck, something strange happened. Their reflexes slowed for a second or two. In the end, Lin Qingrou and Li Mo's Warp succeeded, but they were both struck by the black thunderbolts.
Li Mo's chest fumed with black smoke. Lin Qingrou's pants were torn to shreds, exposing her snow-white thighs. Her body rippled again, but the flood dragon's attack still left a light wound on her.
Li Mo took out the Ba Serpent's demon core and took a bite, "This Flood Dragon inherited the True Dragon's Draconic Aura. It may not be complete, not even a hundredth of the True Dragon's power, but it's enough to affect our movements."
The Flood Dragon was black, living in the poisonous pond. Its entire body was poisonous, a true Flood Dragon. And the Ba Serpent's demon core could neutralize its poison.
Lin Qingrou said, "Give me some of it."
"Classmate Lin, I find your skin is thick. You tried to kill me, but failed. Now you want the Ba Serpent's demon core. Do you think I'll give it to you?"
Lin Qingrou was silent.
Ka ka ka ka ka —
The Flood Dragon looked back at the Ba Serpent's corpse and flew into a rage, firing a dozen black thunderbolts in one breath.
Li Mo and Lin Qingrou's reflexes slowed even more, letting the black thunderbolts hit them all.
A True Dragon's innate talent, Draconic Aura, could affect all opponents whose strength was lower than its own. This was because this Flood Dragon had not inherited the complete Draconic Aura talent. Otherwise, not only would its body's reaction speed be slower, it could even cause its opponent to tremble and be unable to move.
Lin Qingrou's clothes were torn to shreds, her body scorched. The void ripples around her grew weaker and weaker, flickering as if on the verge of disappearing.
Li Mo wasn't much better off. There wasn't a single spot on his body that wasn't damaged. But thankfully, his body was freakishly strong, and he had the Ba Serpent's demon core to neutralize the black thunderbolts. His wounds were lighter than Lin Qingrou's.
Teng ~ Teng ~
Lin Qingrou threw a flying dagger at the Flood Dragon, then used Switch Positions three times. The first time she was in front of Li Mo, the second behind him, and the third away from the battlefield.
Ka ka ka ka ka —
The Flood Dragon was enraged, firing a dozen black thunderbolts at Li Mo.
Lin Qingrou's move was quite devious. She successfully shifted the Flood Dragon's aggro to Li Mo.
"Woman, you're really asking for it."
Li Mo's tone was lukewarm, his body motionless as he took the black thunderbolts head on.
The flood dragon had Draconic Aura, and under its influence, it was hard to dodge. So Li Mo was ready. The moment Lin Qingrou tried to sneak up on him, he prepared Earth Fist's Guard.
Ka ka ka ka ka —
The Flood Dragon shook its head and tail, firing black thunderbolts at Li Mo. But with Earth Fist's Guard, Li Mo was unscathed, blocking all the attacks.
Lin Qingrou sighed from afar, "Master was right. Earth Fist's Guard is insane."
The Flood Dragon fired no less than a hundred black thunderbolts, yet Li Mo was unscathed. The Flood Dragon flew before Li Mo and lashed with its tail.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Each time the Flood Dragon lashed, the air rippled. But no matter how it tore through space, it couldn't hurt Li Mo in the slightest.
"Roar ~"
The Flood Dragon growled and lashed its tail at Li Mo. It had been fighting for a long time and was exhausted.
Rumble!
Just as the flood dragon was about to run out of energy, the earth shook. Li Mo lost his balance and staggered a bit.
Moving his body, Earth Fist's Guard was canceled!
"Woman, you're really asking for it!"
Li Mo's voice was no longer calm, but filled with anger.
The earth shook. It was Lin Qingrou's doing. She wanted to kill him.
Li Mo retreated a dozen steps.
"With that annoying woman messing around, if you didn't eat the Mystical Firebird, I would've died by your hand. But fate, fate, and luck, now that you've met me, you're doomed to never evolve into a True Dragon!"
"Explode!"