Chapter Thirty Transformation
Poison Dragon Pool
The moonlight is like a thin gauze, gently covering the ancient giant trees, adding a few shades of warm and hazy color to the Yunmeng Great Marsh. A faint black poisonous mist spreads over the Poison Dragon Pool, adding an air of mystery and eeriness to it.
Green-eyed viper, flying blood snake, three-eyed dragon python and other ferocious beasts of the Poison Dragon Pool all emerged from their hiding places and gathered at the edge of the pool. The Tianyi Winged Dragon stared with its fiercely glowing giant eyes, its massive body half-submerged in the pool and the other half floating on top, silently watching the two sides fighting.
By the pond.
The princess Chang'e wore a red dress, dodging and weaving under the pursuit of the nine-headed bird's twin heads, skillfully avoiding the pecks of the nine-headed bird's thick and long beaks like giant pythons.
Whoosh!
With a leap, Ji Changkong rushed up an ancient giant tree, swiftly climbing one zhang, avoiding the attack of the nine-headed bird's first head. Like lightning, she reached out and grabbed a thick and long vine, her body swinging like a monkey towards another head of the nine-headed bird that had circled around, and with a fierce punch, she struck it down.
Boom!
The nine-headed bird dodged one head too late and was punched by a fist. It let out an angry cry, shook its big head with force, and swung Ji Changkong's body far to the side. Ji Changkong's body flipped over several times in mid-air, his feet stepped on a branch of an ancient tree next to him, borrowed strength to fly down, and landed steadily on the ground.
The nine-headed bird was somewhat annoyed, and apart from the two heads that were constantly stretching and twisting to attack, another head split out, trying to entangle Ji Changkong's body as soon as he landed.
Ahh!
Tianyao Winged Dragon let out a loud roar in the Poisonous Dragon Pool, neither high nor low.
The third head of the nine-headed bird, which had just stretched out, suddenly retracted, and all twelve eyes flashed with a timid and reluctant color, stopping there motionless, not daring to break the rules and use the third head.
The nine-headed bird retreated and flew away, replaced by the flying blood snake, which entwined itself with Ji Changkong in a fierce battle.
Flying Blood Snake, motionless, uses its sharp and highly toxic fangs, agilely twisting and turning in the void, making it impossible for Ji Changkong to catch a glimpse of it. However, from time to time, it suddenly flies out from the tree cluster to launch a surprise attack, wrapping its body around Ji Changkong and tightening its grip, only releasing him when the low roar of the Tianyuan Winged Dragon is heard.
Green-eyed viper, three-eyed dragon python, eight-angle giant spider, after the flying blood snake retreated, also came on stage one by one, entwining with Ji Changkong in a fierce battle. They all did not use their full strength, restricted by the Tianyi Winged Dragon from using their most powerful attack skills, accompanying Ji Changkong to fight at the edge of the Poisonous Dragon Pool.
In battle, either the Qianlong will take a small disadvantage or they will be caught by the Qianlong's powerful blow and won't suffer too much damage.
However, this battle was extremely beneficial to Ji Changkong. Although he had not yet formally studied any of the Tian Shi's secret techniques, his body was exceptionally agile and his hands and feet moved at an extremely fast speed, as if he had become another fierce beast by the side of the poisonous dragon pool. In terms of using his body as a weapon, he already had some accomplishments.
When the fight was over, those ferocious beasts from the Poison Dragon Pool either looked at him with a triumphant smile or glared at him with resentment and hatred, as if waiting for the next wave of attacks to take revenge.
Unbeknownst to them, the ferocious beasts living next to the Poison Dragon Pool had a noticeably more friendly attitude towards Ji Changkong. Even without the Tianyi Winged Dragon occupying the Poison Dragon Pool, they no longer glared at Ji Changkong with hostility and did not regard him as a delicious food source.
Build a fire, lift the bamboo pole with both hands, and the top of the bamboo pole is full of fragrant and tempting cooked meat. These are all coarse meat from the giant crocodile's body caught by the nine-headed bird.
She grabbed a large piece and Ji Changkong casually threw it out, the green pupils of the poisonous scorpion, the nine-headed bird, and the three-eyed dragon python suddenly jumped out to grab that piece of cooked meat.
"What's the hurry! There's more!" Ji Changkong scolded, his two hands lightly slapping, and pieces of cooked meat flew out. The flying blood snake and eight-legged giant spider also "whooshed" out, tearing at the fragrant, intoxicating cooked meat with gusto.
A mouthful of dragon fire entered her belly, and Ji Changkong only felt that her mood was comfortable and pleasant. She even had a few good feelings towards these ferocious beasts with brutal temperaments.
These ferocious beasts have always been guarding the side of the Poison Dragon Pool. Once a stranger approaches, they will immediately pounce and tear the stranger's delicate body to shreds.
They are indeed ferocious and never soft-mouthed when dealing with strangers!
However, once they accept you, they become extremely docile. Even if Ji Changkong strikes them with all his might in battle, as soon as the fight is over, they immediately forget everything. Next time, they will still be eagerly looking forward to fighting Ji Changkong again.
They didn't treat their battle with Hei Gou as a fight, it was as if... they thought this was their playtime.
Unconsciously, Ji Changkong and all the ferocious beasts by the Poison Dragon Pool had established a strange friendship.
Ji Changkong sometimes went to other places to pick herbs, and when he encountered temporarily unstoppable blood-striped alligators or swarms of golden-backed centipedes, he didn't need to take action himself. He would always find the nine-headed bird or flying blood snake, those fierce beasts from the Poison Dragon Pool, suddenly appearing to help him sweep away these ferocious creatures that didn't belong in the Poison Dragon Pool's territory.
"Shasha......" A faint rustling sound came from far away.
Ji Changkong's heart stirred, and he secretly wondered how someone else had arrived. He first glared at the fierce beasts beside him who were devouring their food with gusto, signaling to them not to slaughter innocent people for the time being. Only then did Ji Changkong stand up, wanting to see who the newcomer was.
"Cough..."
A familiar light cough came from the distant dense forest.
Suddenly, the nine-headed snake, green-eyed scorpion, flying blood snake, and three-eyed dragon python, those ferocious beasts of the Poison Dragon Pool, retreated swiftly like a startled bird. The nine-headed bird even abandoned the delicious meat it was eating and stretched out three heads to tightly wrap around Ji Changkong's body, as if wanting to drag him away to escape.
The Flying Blood Snake and the Three-eyed Dragon Python closely followed behind the Nine-headed Bird, tightly surrounding Ji Changkong in the center, as if afraid that the newcomer would harm Ji Changkong.
Ahh!
The sluggish Tianyiwulong, who was sinking in the central of the poisonous dragon pool, suddenly flew out of the poisonous dragon pool, as if facing a great enemy, and blocked the way in front of the incoming person. Its huge eyes were full of ferocity, but it did not immediately charge out.
"Shhh... shhh..."
The faint footsteps grew louder and closer, and a strange man named Luo Tian emerged from the depths of the dense forest with a large basket on his back.
"Longkong, I knew you'd be here." Luo Tian glanced at Ji Changkong, who was surrounded by the many ferocious beasts of the Poison Dragon Pool in the center, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, seemingly finding it somewhat amusing. He stopped there and didn't continue to approach.
Ahh!
The Heavenly Winged Dragon let out a loud roar and stared at Luo Tian tightly, as if asking what he was doing here again.
"Sending something to Long Kong, what's the tension for." Luo Tian furrowed his brow, and casually took down the large basket on his back, taking out a jar of Huo Long Shan fire liquor, one by one placing them on the ground. He then looked at Ji Changkong and said: "I came to Yun Meng to pick some medicine, I had some Huo Long Shan fire liquor on me that I was preparing to sell, but no one dared buy it, so I'll just leave it all for you."
Hesitating for a moment, Luo Tian said: "Chang Kong, this five-flask Fire Dragon Burn is different from before. You drink it all down, don't share it with others!"
With that, Luo Tian turned around and left without looking back.
"Lao Luo, what kind of person are you?" Ji Changkong, who was entangled by the nine-headed bird, shouted loudly. After drinking the fire dragon burn for so long, he naturally felt that this wine was quite different from ordinary wine, and he had some doubts about Luo Tian's identity in his heart.
"It's just a wine brewer." Luo Tian replied with his back to Ji Changkong, and his figure gradually disappeared.
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It wasn't until Luo Tian truly left the range of the Poison Dragon Pool that those ferocious beasts, which had just been frightened out of their wits, returned to normal.
Ji Changkong naturally knew that Luo Tian was not telling the truth. If he could cultivate to the realm of Sì Xiàng Tiān, he would be able to communicate directly with the minds of the nine-headed bird and other strange beasts, and ask them why they were so afraid of Luo Tian.
Having stayed in the Poison Dragon Pool for so long, Ji Changkong had never seen these fierce beasts fear anyone before. As soon as Luo Tian arrived, they all fled in a hurry, clearly intimidated by Luo Tian.
Even the usually arrogant Yun Mengba, Tianyi Winged Dragon, although not showing a fearful expression, was also looking at Luo Tian as if he were a great enemy, and did not dare to take action immediately, which shows that Luo Tian is definitely extraordinary!
After Luo Tian left, Ji Changkong didn't think much about it. He only knew that Luo Tian would never harm him. After struggling free from the entanglement of the nine-headed bird's three heads, Ji Changkong arrived at the place where Luo Tian had put the wine, opened a jar, and gulped down several mouthfuls.
The fiery liquor of the Fire Dragon's Blaze was now ten times more potent than before, and it surged into his body in an instant!
In an instant, Ji Changkong's body had a hallucination as if it was in a sea of fire, his whole body was drenched in sweat, and the sweat that flowed out of his body actually had a stench to it. He couldn't help but keep farting loudly, and in just a short while, his body reeked of a pungent smell.
That stench seemed to have always been deep within his body, but was forced out by the few mouthfuls of Huo Long wine.
Not only that, but Ji Changkong's skeleton was also scorched to a crisp, making a crackling sound. His whole body was in a daze, and at first glance, his skin was bright red as if dripping with blood, giving people a heart-pounding and spine-tingling feeling.
What a terrible hangover!
Ji Changkong let out a loud roar in his heart, and suddenly felt that the yuan force inside him was stirred up, like ten thousand horses galloping wildly through his body, causing him unbearable pain.
He had no choice but to sit down cross-legged at once and calm his mind to let his yuan force return to tranquility.
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