Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 554 - 552 Demon Slayer List

"The storm is approaching!"

Xiao Xiangzi’s eyebrows furrowed: "Be cautious, stabilize the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat!"

Ning Daoran stood at the bow, surrounded by a wisp of spirit light, unaffected by the raging wind and rain outside, his eyes already casting the Nascent Soul Divine Sense toward the distance.

"Something’s off."

He spoke faintly, "This isn’t an ordinary storm; this storm contains demonic power, it’s a celestial phenomenon conjured by the Demon Clan."

"Could it be..."

Fairy Mingyu’s expression changed: "Bad news, it’s a Sea Demon Storm!"

"Exactly, it’s indeed a Sea Demon Storm!"

True Monarch Du’e, with his arms crossed, chuckled: "If nothing unexpected occurs, we’ve been targeted by the Demon Clan now."

"Buzz~~~"

Suddenly, the large boat buzzed loudly, and the hull swayed unstably.

"There’s something under the boat."

True Monarch Du’e-smiled: "Brother Ning, shall you act, or shall I?"

"Big brother, you go first."

"Alright then!"

True Monarch Du’e darted into the sea, and in an instant, the Nascent Soul Power burst forth, suppressing the sea droplets with Nascent Soul Spirit Pressure so that they danced on the water but could not merge with the sea.

"What?!"

Not far away, Xiao Xiangzi was utterly shocked.

This grey-robed elder, is he a Nascent Soul!?

"Be careful!"

Nearby in the sea, figures burst forth one after another, rushing directly towards the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat.

"Boom~~~"

Under the illumination of thunder, these Sea Demons had ferocious faces, damp bodies, triangular heads, mouths full of sharp teeth, stooped bodies, and swinging scythe blades, looking extremely frightening.

Luckily, these Sea Demons only had the combat strength of the late-stage Foundation Establishment; although scary, they were not deadly.

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Fairy Mingyu shouted gracefully, releasing the treasure sword from her hand, and instantly, the white-as-jade sword drew numerous splitting sword lights in the air, chopping a group of Sea Demons into pieces.

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

Xiao Xiangzi couldn’t help but praise: "Fairy Mingyu and the Jade Breaking Sword truly are a perfect match!"

Ning Daoran stiffened slightly; he had heard of the name Jade Breaking Sword, which had the same name as Lin Liuchen’s Lifebound Sword.

He turned around, raised his hand to release the Six Golden Silk Swords, driven by the Jianjia Sword Technique, immediately sword lights shuttled endlessly over the sea surface, slicing all Sea Demons that had burst out of the water in another direction.

"So, Fellow Daoist Ning also possesses such remarkable skills!"

Xiao Xiangzi was slightly amazed, seeing Ning Daoran’s actions, he probably also had Golden Core Late Stage Cultivation, no wonder he could address that Nascent Soul Cultivator as a brother.

"Everyone has already made a move, if I, Xiao Xiangzi, still hide my capabilities, it would seem rather petty!"

The next moment, this Loose Cultivator of the Golden Core Late Stage acted.

Xiao Xiangzi pulled something from his Storage Bag, which seemed to be a jade-colored leaf similar to a small boat, threw it swiftly onto the sea surface, jumped atop the leaf and treated it as a boat, then took out a deep black object from the Storage Bag, which turned out to be a huge Sword Box!

"Hmm?"

Ning Daoran cast a surprised look.

That Sword Box was huge, even larger than Jian Jiuhuang’s!

"Draw swords!"

Xiao Xiangzi formed a gesture with both hands, and instantly the Sword Box opened, and flashes of light soared up into the sky like continuous fireworks during the New Year, in a blink, hundreds of Flying Swords spanned across the sky.

"Form the array!"

Xiao Xiangzi shouted, his foot stomping the jade leaf beneath him forcefully, and immediately "Peng" sound, those Flying Swords plunged into water, then a magnificent Sword Array emerged from under the sea, extremely splendid!

"The Xiao Xiang Sword Formation?"

Fairy Mingyu was slightly astonished: "I had heard of Fellow Daoist Xiao Xiang’s Xiao Xiang Sword Formation being unparalleled in the world, now seeing it in person, it truly is extraordinary."

"Fairy flatters too much!"

Xiao Xiangzi chuckled lightly, swiftly drove the sword formula, and suddenly a massive Sword Formation soared up, slaughtering all the Sea Demons in the water and above in the surroundings.

In terms of grandeur, this Xiao Xiang Sword Formation was indeed quite impressive, worthy as a trademark skill of a Golden Core Late Stage Loose Cultivator.

But Ning Daoran was a bit puzzled; the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat was fortified with an Array, those Sea Demons finding it not so easy to invade the boat. Xiao Xiangzi himself was just a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator; why was he making such a grand gesture of slaying demons outside the Array, could there be a reward for slaying demons?

At that moment, Ning Daoran’s outwardly cast Nascent Soul Divine Sense suddenly caught a trace of presence!

Nascent Soul Early Stage Demon Beast!

That presence was exceedingly adept in the Water Escape, originally located at the center of this storm, but in the blink of an eye, it was merely a few miles away from the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat, its Escape Technique tremendously fast!

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Xiang!"

Ning Daoran swiftly shouted loudly: "Quick, get back on the boat!"

"What?"

Xiao Xiangzi, who was constantly slaying demons with his sword formula, found the Sea Demons a facile challenge, slicing them as easily as cutting fruit, and at this moment he was asked to return to the boat?

"Fellow Daoist Ning, worry not!"

Xiao Xiangzi smiled: "I have measured the situation well!"

"???"

Ning Daoran was baffled, thinking whether you’re trying to impress Fairy Mingyu, but surely you shouldn’t be joking with your own life?

Or perhaps, that Nascent Soul Early Stage Demon Beast’s presence was extremely well-hidden, and with Xiao Xiangzi’s cultivation, he had not sensed the other’s approach.

The next second, the Nascent Soul Early Stage Demon Beast had already appeared below the Xiao Xiang Sword Formation!

"Hmm? Something’s wrong..."

It was only at this moment that Xiao Xiangzi realized, but it was too late!

"Roar—"

With a loud noise, thick tentacles surged from the sea, encompassing the Xiao Xiang Sword Formation like walls from all sides.

"Not good!"

Xiao Xiangzi was horrified, hastily trying to break through with his sword.

But it was no longer possible to break through, each tentacle of the Octopus Demon contained the power of a Nascent Soul Stage Demon, and Xiao Xiang Sword Formation couldn’t sever them. Instead, the erratic stabbing of the flying swords resembled swimming fishes, continuously shaken off by the tentacles of the Octopus Demon, with the sword formation space shrinking more and more, about to crush Xiao Xiangzi and the flying swords together into a pulp.

"Fellow Daoist!"

Ning Daoran was not one to stand by and watch someone die, he instantly moved sideways, and at the same time, a strand of Soul Power shot out from the center of his brows, striking the Octopus Demon with a Soul Suppressing Technique!

"Whoosh—"

The physical body of the Octopus Demon immediately became unable to move.

Ning Daoran brandished the Big Green Dragon, fiercely smashing down three spears from the sky, each stab being a secret technique, continuously smashing the tentacles into a bloody and blurry mess.

"Roar~~~"

However, he was still a bit too slow. After Ning Daoran severed four tentacles, he saw the Octopus Demon open its mouth full of sharp, overlapping teeth and swallow both the sword array and Xiao Xiangzi in one gulp!

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Xiang!"

Fairy Mingyu was also horrified.

Ning Daoran frowned slightly, regretting that Fellow Daoist Xiao Xiang perished before they could achieve victory.

"Roar~~~"

The body of the Octopus Demon was huge, more tentacles stretching out from the sea, but it seemed to sense another Nascent Soul Middle Stage power in the water, and with a loud cry, it was about to flee.

"Trying to escape now, but it’s too late!"

Ning Daoran’s body surged with electric light as he instantly teleported behind the Octopus Demon, then threw a Third-tier High-Grade Breaking Prohibition Talisman to prevent the other from teleporting, followed by a slap on his Storage Bag, setting up the Ten Directions Forbidden Array and the Falling Star Array.

"Roar~~~"

The Octopus Demon roared in shock, then stars began to fall from the sky, smashing its tentacles to pieces and rapidly diminishing its strength.

"Junior Brother Ning!"

In the water, a treasure umbrella suddenly smashed out of the water surface, pinning the body of the Octopus Demon in mid-air; it was True Monarch Du’e’s move: "Let’s kill this monster together!"

"Alright!"

Ning Daoran rose into the air, the Big Green Dragon raised, invoking the Power of the Dragon Demon, and in an instant, the Big Green Dragon fired tens of meters long Spear Radiance, pressing down from the sky, continuously whipping the body of the Octopus Demon with a cracking sound.

"..."

On the boat, Fairy Mingyu was stunned.

Today, many things had shocked her greatly; the first was the death in battle of Xiao Xiangzi, the renowned Loose Cultivator, and the second was this Loose Cultivator who shared her name; his combat ability was far superior to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Early Stage!

Moreover, it appeared that he practiced Dual Cultivation of magic and body, his Body Refining Realm was also extremely high!

In the sky, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Umbrella burst out with dazzling light, firmly restraining the body of the Octopus Demon.

Ning Daoran seized the opportunity to attack fiercely, and after dozens of thrusts, the body of the Octopus Demon completely shattered.

"Boom!"

With one explosively powerful final spear, the head of the Octopus Demon was smashed to pieces.

"Wait a moment!"

True Monarch Du’e ascended, raising his hand and with a "whoosh" absorbed a trace of the Octopus Demon’s soul, then this soul was immediately imprinted into a token hanging from his waist. After absorbing the soul, the token’s surface undulated with three streaks of flowing light, then something seemed to flicker within it, but exactly what it was remained unknown.

Certainly, True Monarch Du’e is no stranger to the Endless Demon Sea, having frequented it before.

Ning Daoran was too lazy to bicker, and said, "Brother Du E, what about the corpse of this Octopus Demon?"

"I do not want it!"

Having already received his share of benefits, True Monarch Du’e brushed his sleeves and chuckled, "If it weren’t for Junior Brother Ning’s assistance, I would have had great difficulty slaying this Fourth-tier Early Stage Demon Beast. If brother likes to eat squid balls, feel free to take this demon’s body."

"In that case, I won’t stand on ceremony!"

Ning Daoran summoned a streak of Mana, directly storing the Octopus Demon in his Storage Ring.

The flesh of such a Fourth-tier Demon Beast is precious material inch by inch; he could not afford to waste any part of it.

As a result, after the death of the Nascent Soul Early Stage Octopus Demon, the remaining Sea Demons emitted shrill sounds, howling as they left. The swirling Sea Demon storm actually dissipated, and soon sunlight fell upon the deck.

...

"Fellow Daoist Ning, I had no idea you... were also a Nascent Soul cultivator..."

Fairy Mingyu curtsied and said, "Looking at it this way, it was indeed presumptuous of this young lady, I should have addressed you as Senior Ning."

"There’s no need."

Ning Daoran returned Big Green Dragon and smiled, "Fairy and I share the surname Ning; one cannot write two Nings with one stroke, it’s better to remain fellow daoists."

"That works."

Fairy Mingyu smiled and nodded.

"Oh, it’s just a pity that Fellow Taoist Xiao Xiang died tragically, such a pity..."

Ning Daoran suddenly felt a pang in his heart, realizing something bad; the Octopus Demon had devoured Xiao Xiangzi, which meant Xiao Xiangzi’s corpse was still in the Octopus Demon’s belly, and hence in his Storage Ring.

Ning Daoran hurriedly extracted Xiao Xiangzi’s body, now disfigured...

"Ah."

He frowned.

Fairy Mingyu was somewhat speechless, "What should we do, bury Fellow Taoist Xiao Xiang?"

"Sea burial?"

After thinking for a moment, Ning Daoran summoned a flame to cremate Xiao Xiangzi, scattering his ashes into the sea, then recited a completely unemotional eulogy, with Fairy Mingyu showing a sorrowful expression by his side.

"Although this young lady and Fellow Taoist Xiao Xiang only met by chance, it’s a pity to have watched him fall in such a way..."

"Mmm, it is indeed quite regrettable."

Ning Daoran responded in a rather perfunctory manner.

Fairy Mingyu rolled her eyes, thinking do you not even put on a little act?

"By the way."

Ning Daoran still had doubts and said, "I noticed that just now, Elder Brother True Monarch Du’e absorbed a wisp of the Divine Soul from the Octopus Demon and then embedded the Divine Soul into a token. What is the significance of that token?"

"It seems you are indeed new to Returning Ruins City."

Fairy Mingyu chuckled, "That token is not just any item, it is associated with the Demon Slayer List of Returning Ruins City! When True Monarch Du’e embeds the Divine Soul of the Octopus Demon into the token, it signifies that he was the one who killed the creature. The points accrued go into his token, and its presence is naturally sensed and resonated by the Demon Slayer List in Returning Ruins Immortal City, which is no secret here."

"So that’s it, the Demon Slayer List..."

Ning Daoran felt incredibly thrilled inside, it seems he won’t be idle in Returning Ruins City, as he can slay demons and climb the list!