Chapter 36: Decisive
Jin Shu never imagined that one day he would fall at the hands of a cultivator in the Early Qi Stage.
Two fireballs hurtled towards him. Although he had exerted his utmost to escape the mud, his speed was too slow, causing his body to be directly hit by the fireballs.
“Pfft—”
The sensation of burning flames was agonizing.
As a cultivator in the Mid Qi Condensation Stage, he was one level higher than Song Jiulai, giving him a natural advantage of suppression.
However, this advantage vanished completely after taking two fireballs head-on.
“You!”
Jin Shu’s face contorted in rage: “You dared to trick me!”
He had seen that Song Jiulai was poisoned by the Magic Horned Snake and, in a moment of carelessness, had entered Song Jiulai’s attack range.
But what he hadn’t expected was for someone in the Early Qi Stage to dare attack someone in the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
“What about tricking you?” Song Jiulai finished speaking, and without further ado, launched a third fireball.
This continuous attrition was a considerable burden on her spiritual energy.
But to seize the initiative, her opponent was, after all, in the Mid Qi Condensation Stage; one second later could mean eternal damnation.
She quickly consumed two Tier 2 Blood Replenishing Pills to stop her festering wounds.
The horrific pain was quickly subdued by the efficacy of the Blood Replenishing Pills.
She had guessed this person would come looking for her, and the aura of the venom grew stronger, confirming his presence. She had deliberately led the Magic Horned Snake this way.
Someone who had put themselves in such a state was more likely to fall for the bait.
After all, he had thrown away an Earth Lingzhi; could he bear to give it up?
Jin Shu became even more enraged and startled. He gathered his energy to dodge this third fireball, but his spiritual energy fluctuated violently.
He had never encountered an Early Qi Stage cultivator like this; the proficiency with which this Fire Control Technique was used was on par with his own, despite him being in the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
Moreover, after dealing with the Magic Horned Snake just now, she was already in such a sorry state.
She still had a Tier 3 Qi Replenishing Pill that she hadn’t used?
Which Sect had sent such an important disciple, with such abundant reserve resources?!
Jin Shu couldn’t help but curse, realizing Song Jiulai was not joking. With no Qi Replenishing Pills left on him, he instinctively prepared to flee.
As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn.
However, the previous fireballs seemed to have accelerated the burning of the spiritual energy in his body. The venom from the Magic Horned Snake, which had been suppressed, began to corrode again.
After being poisoned, the rate of spiritual energy consumption doubled.
This caused the speed at which he gathered his energy to flee to be half a beat slower.
Song Jiulai once again employed the Water Control Technique, turning the ground beneath his feet into mud.
Combat always stimulated a person’s potential. Song Jiulai discovered that the cultivation methods for her two basic techniques were becoming more and more proficient with each use.
Jin Shu was once again trapped in the mud, realizing Song Jiulai was trying to kill him. He turned with extreme ferocity: “You refuse the toast and insist on the penalty!”
With a wave of his hand, an Ice Blade appeared in his grasp, and he unleashed it towards Song Jiulai.
He also used the Water Control Technique to restrain Song Jiulai.
This Water Control Technique was still more effective than Song Jiulai’s mud; it directly entangled Song Jiulai with water, making it impossible for her to dodge.
An Ice Blade streaked towards her.
“Boom—”
The Ice Blade pierced Song Jiulai’s body, causing her spiritual energy to fluctuate violently. This time, she truly spat blood.
The System was truly anxious now: “Should I teach it to you? Should I really teach it to you?”
Song Jiulai coughed: “…Wait…”
At this critical moment, she became even more unwilling to give up.
Song Jiulai then consumed several more pills bought by players from her Sect in one go.
Apart from the Tier 3 pill Fan Guozhou bought for her, it would take time to sell the other materials and convert them into Spirit Stones.
The Sect’s assets were also insufficient to buy another Tier 3 pill; now, they only had Tier 2 and Tier 1 pills.
Even a mosquito’s leg is still meat.
After consuming several pills, the faint spiritual energy managed to stabilize Song Jiulai’s explosive injuries. She spat twice, but at least she wasn’t dead.
She also saw that Jin Shu opposite her was at the end of his rope, as the wounds on his face were starting to corrode again, making him as pale as a vengeful spirit.
Jin Shu’s mental state was truly about to collapse.
Especially Song Jiulai’s posture of consuming pills.
Yet Song Jiulai could still muster the strength to conjure one last, ultimate Large Fireball for him.
Jin Shu’s spiritual energy was in turmoil at this moment, and he could only watch helplessly as the fireball struck him.
“Ah!!”
Flames scorched his cheeks, causing Jin Shu to let out a ghastly howl like a vengeful spirit.
He “wah”-ed and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The venom of the Magic Horned Snake was still spreading rapidly. At this moment, with his spiritual energy in turmoil, his injuries prevented him from recovering on his own, and he couldn’t stop the pus and poison from spreading further.
The blood he spat out was already a deep black.
It was also bubbling, looking extremely terrifying.
With eyes full of unwillingness, Jin Shu raised his hand—
Song Jiulai sensed something was wrong and immediately rolled away from her spot.
The next second, several ice blades shot out from where she had been, narrowly missing her body.
Of course, she had also been affected by the pus and poison; fighting like this would also be detrimental to her. A sharp pain shot through her head, a sign that her spiritual energy had reached its absolute limit.
Her only advantage was that she had consumed many pills; now, she could still catch her breath.
Jin Shu’s hope was completely dashed. He didn’t know who Song Jiulai was, nor did he expect to die here. He looked at Song Jiulai with eyes full of regret.
Ultimately, his entire body was rapidly consumed by the pus and poison.
Even if the Magic Horned Snake died, as long as one was poisoned and not treated or blocked in time, its venom would still corrode the cultivator’s body.
Song Jiulai watched Jin Shu’s eyes slowly close, saw his aura gradually dissipate, and her heart skipped a beat.
Her fingers trembled unconsciously for a few seconds.
Then, she let out a heavy “huff,” completely relaxing her body and mind.
She lay back on the ground, looking up at the sky, closed her eyes, and frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to counteract the spread of pus and poison within her body.
【Player Zhou Xiao completed the task of purchasing Tier 2 Pills…】
“Swish,” Song Jiulai’s eyes snapped open, and she quickly took out a pill and ate it.
Good, she could breathe again.
The price was that the Sect’s assets were now back to zero.
Her whole body ached terribly; she had no strength left at all.
At this moment, she was fortunate to still be able to joke with the System in her mind: “System, without you, I would have been finished today.”
If it weren’t for the ability to remotely acquire medicine, forget Jin Shu, she would have had to run from the Magic Horned Snake.
The System was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: “You killed so decisively, I thought you wouldn’t get used to this world.”
“…”
Song Jiulai said softly: “There’s nothing to get used to. I knew what kind of world this was when I arrived.”
The Cultivation World, where the law of the jungle prevails; this day was bound to come.
Players, if they die, can have their accounts banned, but they can live well in another world.
If she died, she would truly be dead.
When encountering danger, one must thoroughly eliminate future trouble.
She didn’t feel panic or fear about killing someone like Jin Shu, because he had lured the Magic Horned Snake to her, intending for her to die.
But she didn’t feel excited either.
She took a deep breath: “I don’t like the feeling of killing, but if I encounter danger, I can still do it.”
