The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 733 - 408 Defending the Arena (Extra)_2

However, Changtian did not plan to reveal these to her. Having been around her for so long, he had already noticed that she still harbored concepts of another world in her heart. Nevertheless, the ways of this world are even more perilous, and he believed that any change in her mentality was a good thing.

The battle against the crocodile demon was the first trial use of Tusk after it absorbed the essence blood from the Divine Sword Demon Skull. Tusk could transform into the likeness of a Demon Skull according to her will. This sword features an intimate design; at the back of the hilt are several secret compartments to hold different demons’ essence blood. When facing an enemy, simply open the compartment and burst the blood pouch to utilize the innate abilities of that particular demon.

What she tested just now was Changtian’s "Power of Giant Snake," an ability that sounds straightforward in name—increasing her own strength by fifteen folds. Tested by Changtian himself, by the time she reached the Great Perfection of the Wanxiang Stage, purified by Divine Power, Ning Xiaoxian’s maximum arm strength had reached an astonishing over 16,000 pounds. One should know that such power can subdue many demons. Thus, with the enhancement from the "Power of Giant Snake," she could instantly exert a terrifying force of 240,000 pounds!

The crocodile demon weighed only five tons, yet she threw such a powerful punch that not only completely smashed its nose but also shattered its upper jaw. In fact, its body was covered in scale armor tougher than hard rock; had she struck elsewhere, it might not have been so severely injured. However, the nose is a weakness for any demon.

The punch that floored the crocodile demon had truly given herself quite the scare as well, never imagining she would turn into a super strong-woman one day. "This isn’t over yet," someone coolly said in the God Demon Prison, "The ’Power of Giant Snake’ enhances your physical strength, so when you consume the Dragon Elephant Fruit, the limit of your strength will be even more astonishing." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

It was then she truly understood how horrifying Changtian’s innate abilities were. With the strength of his True Form of Ba Snake, multiplied by fifteen... Please forgive her poor math, she didn’t understand calculations. Moreover, such immense power was innate to him, unlike her imitative shortcut requiring the possession of the Demon Skull.

After resting for an hour, she opened her eyes and rose with her sword. The arbitration elder then announced to the audience: "Number four arena rest time is over, challenge countdown begins!"

The following challenges proceeded quickly and smoothly. Initially intimidated by her killing of the crocodile demon, the demons weren’t very eager to ascend the stage. However, she soon discovered, likely due to her harmless appearance and nature not as ferocious as the crocodile demon, two to three hours later, more and more demons approached arena number four. If this continued, she wouldn’t have any rest time until the final night.

"You’re being too lenient, challengers think the cost is too low, they’re eager to step up," Changtian said lazily, "Look at the surrounding arenas." It was only then that she noticed that almost everyone thrown out of the other arenas was severely injured. It was clear the demons knew how to defend their arenas well, no wonder so many were eager to bully such a rookie like her.

Indeed, kindness invites oppression.

"You forced my hand," she huffed angrily and drastically changed her approach, breaking all four limbs of the leopard demon in front of her.

The next contender received the treatment of having his spine twisted into three to four segments. Given the robust physique of demons, he wouldn’t die, but being paralyzed in bed for over a month was inevitable.

She knew that the upper echelons of Hidden Stream were observing the champions through the Water Moon Mirror, so she used her Divine Skills sparingly. However, seeing her increasingly fierce moves, many demons initially eager to challenge at arena number four retracted their intent. Finally, she got some more time to rest.

Barely catching her breath, she sat down and used her limited time to regulate her breathing, trying to push the exhilarating feeling of snapping her enemy’s spine, making it burst like firecrackers, to the back of her mind. This exhilaration from killing was one of the key reasons that drove the crocodile demon to go on a killing spree.

Just entering the lower level, Tu Jinxiao said to Changtian, "The Mistress has finally learned the most valuable lesson." He nodded silently in response.

For Ning Xiaoxian and other defenders, time seemingly passed very slowly. By the afternoon of the third day, even she felt somewhat numb and even struggled to control her strength. Fortunately, foreseeing this, she had compressed her Divine Power to the maximum. Now it was time to use it, and as time passed, the demons that took to the stage grew increasingly strong, some employing cunning tactics and deceptive strategies in battle, prompting even Changtian to praise them, showing that she was having a harder time dealing, giving a never-ending illusion to the contest.

Yet she could not show even a trace of weariness otherwise, like sharks smelling blood, the challengers surrounding each arena would come after her seeking trouble.

This was when the purpose behind Hidden Stream’s arrangement of continuous battles became apparent: to press the champions to extract every bit of potential, honing their skills and will amidst brutal combat.

In these endless battles day and night, she grew rapidly, even learning how to reasonably delay time and struggle a bit longer with opponents who were not very strong to block the steps of other challengers.

During this period, she naturally had no time to watch the higher-level arena events, but could only listen excitedly as Qi Zai described, "It’s extremely intense, several Great Demons in the Mahayona Realm are fiercely clashing!"(To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes or Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please visit m.qidian.com to read.)