CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 295: DRAGON PATTERNED SWORD UPGRADES, SLAYING THE POISON VENERABLE OF THE FIVE GREATS

Immortal art? What kind of skill is that?

Johnnie was confused. He only knew that Forbidden Spells were the strongest, but this Immortal art seemed a level above them.

Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning should be similar to a heavenly tribulation attack.

If his physical hits have a 10% chance to trigger Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning, doesn’t that mean he can use the power of heavenly tribulation now?

Johnnie was excited. The terror of a heavenly tribulation is no joke—even Divine powerhouses can’t resist it. This gave him another way to deal with Domain.

Also, this Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning deals ten times damage to evil beings. He wasn’t sure if the Monster race, the Demon race, and the like counted as "evil beings."

Let’s try it.

His soul had recovered a bit. He looked around.

The tribulation he just triggered caused such a huge commotion that no Dragon monster could be seen nearby.

The power of the heavenly tribulation had fully faded, and the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art stopped running, though it didn’t break through to the sixth layer.

Johnnie didn’t mind. With a thought, he used Fly with the Controlled Sword and went to keep hunting Dragon monsters.

Soon, he found another group—thousands of them gathered together.

Buzz!

The Intent of the Sword hummed. The Dragon Patterned Sword roared out, slashing toward the Dragon monsters.

Crack!

A purple bolt of lightning fell from the sky. Several Dragon monsters nearby were killed on the spot—blood misted, and not even bones were left.

The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords is a Physical damage skill, so it could also trigger Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning.

"So scary!" Johnnie stared at the deep crater on the ground, scalp tingling.

This Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning was no weaker than a real heavenly tribulation. He might still be unable to kill The Lesser God or The Core God experts, but killing a Half-God should be no problem.

Also, these Dragon monsters probably didn’t count as evil beings, so the tenfold damage didn’t trigger.

Keep going!

He stopped overthinking it and kept slaughtering Dragon monsters to raise the Dragon Patterned Sword’s rank.

This time, he didn’t run into any other danger.

Those Demon race experts seemed sure Pitiless would kill him, so they never showed up.

[Ding, you killed 1,000,000 Sub-Dragon-type Monsters. Dragon Patterned Sword has advanced to Stage 7; stats increased]

Before he knew it, three days had passed. Johnnie kept slaughtering Dragon monsters, and the Dragon Patterned Sword finally reached Stage 7.

But just like before, only its base stats went up—nothing else changed.

Johnnie was used to that. He moved his mind and summoned The Red Carp.

"The Red Carp, how do you feel?" he asked, hopeful.

The Red Carp sensed its changes, then said happily."Master, my strength has jumped again, but I still didn’t break through to Stage 11. I feel that if the Dragon Patterned Sword upgrades one more time, I can reach Stage 11."

"Stage 11?" Nalorin Sylvia came over, eyes full of envy. "The Red Carp, is Stage 11 your limit?"

The Red Carp shook its head. "Not sure. I’ll only know after I grow to Stage 11."

Johnnie checked the next requirement for the Seven Sword’s advancement: kill ten million Sub-Dragon-type Monsters.

Such a huge number was almost impossible.

But this place was different. There were tons of Dragon monsters—definitely more than ten million. That should be enough for the Dragon Patterned Sword to rise again.

Also, after mastering Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning, any Monsters killed by the triggered tribulation lightning would still count as Dragon Patterned Sword kills.

Buzz!

The Intent of the Sword hummed. With a cold flash, Johnnie drove the Dragon Patterned Sword to keep slaughtering the nearby Dragon monsters.

Now and then, Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning triggered, wiping out large swaths of Dragon monsters.

"Master, that tribulation lightning is terrifying. You can definitely kill Half-God experts with ease now." Nalorin Sylvia said, still shaken by its power.

Johnnie nodded. He thought so too.

But in these past days, he hadn’t met any Divine powerhouses.

Not only that—he hadn’t run into experts of any other race, only Dragon monsters.

He couldn’t help but suspect the Dragon Pulse had already appeared, and everyone was fighting over it.

For now, he didn’t know how to search for it. He could only keep killing Dragon monsters while looking for experts from other races.

"Hmm?" He felt a stir and took out the Induction Compass.

Just then, the Induction Compass changed again, pointing straight ahead.

"Another ancient divine artifact has appeared." Johnnie was thrilled. He checked the Induction Compass—the aura seemed to be moving too.

He had already taken Douglas’s artifact. Could it be the fragment of The Map of Heaven and Earth held by that Demonic Creatures expert?

Johnnie thought it was very likely. If he got another fragment and refined it, The Map of Heaven and Earth would get a huge boost.

"Stop hunting Dragon monsters for now. Benz, go into The Map of Heaven and Earth first." Johnnie gave a reminder, then put Benz into The Map of Heaven and Earth. He and Nalorin Sylvia used Fly with the Controlled Sword and rushed toward the spot the Induction Compass pointed to.

There were tons of Dragon monsters here, so the Dragon Patterned Sword could be upgraded anytime. But missing this ancient divine artifact would be a big loss.

Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia flew at full speed, streaking across the sky.

This wasteland was even more vast than he’d thought; he still couldn’t see the end.

Roar...

The sounds of fighting came from far away.

"Master, that’s a Domain aura!" Nalorin Sylvia quickly warned.

Johnnie glanced at the direction the Induction Compass showed. It wasn’t where the fighting was.

Right then, that person stopped moving and seemed to stay in place.

He hesitated, then said."Let’s go take a look."

It was rare to meet others here. Maybe he could get news about the Dragon Pulse.

They changed course and rushed toward the source of the battle.

Boom, boom...

Thunderous blasts echoed.

"Demon race!" Johnnie saw the two sides clearly, and he knew them both.

They were Demon race Half-God experts: the Heavenly Fire Divine General and the Poison Venerable of the Five Greats. He had killed the Heavenly Fire Divine General before.

Johnnie sneered as it clicked.

Back when those Divine powerhouses went after him, the Heavenly Fire Divine General had been set up by the Poison Venerable of the Five Greats, and in the end, Johnnie killed him.

These two clearly had a grudge.

"Master, should we step in?" Nalorin Sylvia drew the Stellar Sword and asked.

With only two of them, they could handle it.

And now that Johnnie had Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning, taking down a Half-God was easy.

"Go!" Johnnie glanced at the Induction Compass to confirm the target wasn’t moving, then struck without hesitation.

He wanted to end these two quickly, then go after the ancient artifact the Induction Compass had sensed.

Buzz!

The Intent of the Sword hummed as the two of them made their move.

"Hm? Human, it’s you! You’re not dead?" The Poison Venerable of the Five Greats sensed Johnnie’s aura and his face changed.

"Heavenly Fire, we’ll settle our score later. Deal with this human first." he said coldly to the Heavenly Fire Divine General.

"Agreed. You stall him, I’ll get help." The Heavenly Fire Divine General didn’t hesitate—he turned and ran.

He had already seen how scary Johnnie was. Once that tribulation lightning started, they weren’t his match. And he’d been set up by the Poison Venerable once already; he wasn’t going to fall for it again.

"Coward!"

The Poison Venerable cursed and tried to flee too, but it was too late. Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia were already on him.

Rumble!

A purple bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky.

Bang!

The Poison Venerable was blasted backward.

"Huh? Isn’t that heavenly tribulation?" He looked up at a clear, cloudless blue sky.

But that strike was definitely tribulation lightning—otherwise he wouldn’t have been unable to block it.

"You—you’ve mastered the power of heavenly tribulation!" the Poison Venerable yelled, shocked.

"That’s right. You die today." Johnnie didn’t waste words. With a thought, he unleashed the Myriad Sword Technique.

Buzz!

The Intent of the Sword sang out, turning into thousands of sword lights that covered the Poison Venerable.

Crackle...

Then endless tribulation lightning fell, like a wild storm.

The Myriad Sword Technique was also a Physical damage skill. About every ten sword lights could trigger one tribulation strike.

There were ten thousand sword lights here—so it triggered around a thousand tribulation strikes at once.

"Not good!" The Poison Venerable of the Five Greats panicked as countless sword lights and lightning swallowed him up.

[Ding, you killed Poison Venerable of the Five Greats. Four basic attributes +10,000; EXP +36,000,000. Your level has risen to Stage 6, Level 9]

[God-slaying Power triggered. All attributes permanently +10%]

The prompts flashed. In just one second, Johnnie had killed the Poison Venerable of the Five Greats.

Buzz!

At that moment, the Poison Venerable’s Divine Soul flew out, but Johnnie was ready.

"Hmph, you die today." He snorted. The Demon-Refining Pot shot out, shrouding the Poison Venerable’s Divine Soul.

Whoosh!

A powerful pull erupted, dragging the Poison Venerable toward the pot.

"No—human, you can’t kill me..." His Divine Soul trembled as he begged for mercy.

But it was too late. In an instant, the Demon-Refining Pot devoured and refined his Divine Soul.

[Ding, Demon-Refining Pot has refined the Divine Soul of the Poison Venerable of the Five Greats. Inherit the Poison Venerable’s divine title?]

[Note: If you inherit the Poison Venerable’s divine title, you will gain all his power, but you won’t be able to cultivate other elements]

Johnnie was a bit surprised. So the Demon-Refining Pot could do this—no wonder Douglas became Pluto.

"No." He chose to refuse. The Poison Venerable was strong, but Johnnie didn’t care for it. He had mastered several laws already and wouldn’t give them up.

[Ding, Poison Element Law obtained. Refine and absorb?]

Another prompt appeared. The Demon-Refining Pot had refined the Poison Venerable’s Divine Soul and condensed his Poison Element Law.

Absorbing this law power directly wouldn’t harm Johnnie at all.

"Absorb." He chose without hesitation.

[Ding, you have grasped the Poison Element Law. Current comprehension: 11%]

Johnnie understood—he had directly gained 11% comprehension of the Poison Element Law. That should be all of the Poison Venerable’s insight in poison.

"Master, it’s over already?" Nalorin Sylvia stared at the fallen Poison Venerable, finally coming back to her senses. She swallowed and said."Your strength is too scary. He was a Half-God. I’ve heard of Stage 10 or Stage 11 experts killing Half-Gods, but you’re only Stage 6. If you keep getting stronger..."

Nalorin Sylvia shook her head. She couldn’t even imagine it.

Johnnie smiled and said."He was just too weak."