Chapter 639 - 439: Chowing Down Together

The battle was still raging, so this wasn’t the time for a thorough investigation. But from the reactions of the Purple Crystal Spirit Fish, Fang Qingyuan confirmed that the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder released by Chunyu Hua did indeed have the effect of evolving them. Now, Fang Qingyuan had a plan.

A few breaths later, the arena was filled with the Cold Pool Water unleashed by the Cyan Flood Dragon. Within this bone-chilling, soul-freezing water, the sphere of light from the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder shattered, surging into the pool and rendering the entire arena purple.

The pool now contained two forces: the glacial aura released by the Cyan Flood Dragon, and the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder released by Chunyu Hua.

The Cyan Flood Dragon seemed quite at ease in this environment, as the power of the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder hadn’t harmed either her or Chunyu Hua.

That made sense. Even though the power from the Token wasn’t one Chunyu Hua cultivated himself, he could still control it. Otherwise, the Token would seem far too rigid, failing to meet the needs of most Golden Core Cultivators.

’He’s still not out? Is this Purple Extreme Divine Thunder useless against him?’

When Chunyu Hua saw that Fang Qingyuan still hadn’t been forced out by the Divine Thunder after he unleashed this move, he was quite surprised.

The Purple Extreme Divine Thunder was a Nascent Soul Level power. Logically, a Cultivator at the Golden Core Level should have no means of dealing with it. Even if Fang Qingyuan cultivated the Five Elements Escape Technique, the power gap was immense; the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder couldn’t possibly be this ineffective.

Seeing Qing Ji still swimming about leisurely, a nameless anger began to smolder within Chunyu Hua. ’Is this creature completely clueless?’

Seeing Chunyu Hua’s expression darken, Qing Ji quickly reported her discovery:

"I sense a strange current in the pool. I’m trying to force it out."

Qing Ji’s voice sounded like that of a teenager, slightly immature. This was likely her true age; in the Jiaolong Lineage, she was not yet considered a full adult.

Qing Ji had only been with Chunyu Hua for a short while; an elder from his family had lent her to him after Fang Qingyuan proposed the duel. As such, Chunyu Hua didn’t truly own her yet.

After all, a Late-stage Golden Core flood dragon was an incredibly valuable asset, not something to be given away lightly.

After giving her report, Qing Ji focused on channeling her Lifebound Talent to sense Fang Qingyuan’s whereabouts.

As a member of the Jiaolong clan, Qing Ji possessed a full eight Lifebound Talents. Setting aside the five Divine Techniques awakened during the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Stage, she awakened a new, powerful Talent with each major rank advancement she made after entering the Golden Core Stage.

One of these was the Water Spirit Space, which she had awakened at the Early-stage Golden Core. This pocket dimension could hold all the waters of the world and had the capacity of a large lake.

It was a shame the Water Spirit Space was uninhabitable; otherwise, Qing Ji would be daydreaming about raising fish inside it.

While Qing Ji extended her senses, diligently searching for Fang Qingyuan, he was secretly collecting the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder that had suffused the icy pool water.

This Five Elements Escape Light was a Lifebound Talent from the Five Elements True Spirit Peacock Dharma Body—an ancient, god-level demonic beast from another world. As such, its tier was immeasurably higher than Qing Ji’s Pond Water Divine Techniques.

As a result, when Fang Qingyuan used his Five Elements Escape Light to merge into the pool, the water acted as a medium, causing him to consume even less Magical Power.

As for Qing Ji telling Chunyu Hua she had found Fang Qingyuan’s traces, that was just a bluff. Within her perception, the flooded arena was completely empty.

Inside the Immortal Mansion, wisps of purple lightning, like dancing electrical sparks, fell from the sky, landing precisely in the pond where Fang Qingyuan was raising his Purple Crystal Spirit Fish.

In the fish pond, which covered over a hundred mu, all the Purple Crystal Spirit Fish, regardless of size, were frantically leaping from the water. They opened their mouths, trying to devour the purple lightning descending from above.

Moreover, many of the Purple Crystal Spirit Fish struggled to remain airborne, trying to expose as much of their bodies as possible to the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder.

The largest of the Purple Crystal Spirit Fish, using its superior strength, managed to snatch and swallow the most purple lightning.

In the span of a dozen breaths, nearly a thousand bolts of Purple Extreme Divine Thunder had descended from the sky. Not a single bolt was missed; all were intercepted by the Spirit Fish in the pond.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

BANG! BANG!

A continuous series of explosions erupted. Some of the Purple Crystal Spirit Fish, whose bodies weren’t sturdy enough, violently burst apart after devouring the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder, becoming a gory mess of flesh and blood that fell into the pond below.

A wisp of Fang Qingyuan’s divine sense observed this scene, and he couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain. ’That’s money going down the drain! A single Purple Crystal Spirit Fish could sell for at least a few Top-grade Spirit Stones in the outside world.’

A Spiritual Object that could increase a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s cultivation was far more valuable than Elixir Pills with a similar effect. After all, eating a Purple Crystal Spirit Fish left no "pill toxins" behind.

However, while some Spirit Fish shattered, others naturally endured the evolution. After swallowing seven or eight bolts of the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder, the purple scales on one such fish erupted with an intense purple light. The small purple crystal in the center of its forehead suddenly split apart, forming two small, forked horns.

At a glance, the horns looked surprisingly similar to the ones on the head of the Cyan Flood Dragon outside.