I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 657: Chapter 490: Slaying Holy Blood (Part 2)

"It’s the ultimate form of Yamata no Orochi!" Shengongsi’s entourage exclaimed with a mix of excitement and concern. In this form, Yamata no Orochi’s battle power multiplies several folds, but the ultimate form consumes a tremendous amount of Spiritual Energy, leading to a dead end once exhausted.

As soon as Yamata no Orochi appeared, it launched an overwhelming attack.

The three left snake heads suddenly threw back, their mouths opened wide, and purple lightning crazily condensed within their mouths. With a "sizzle," three lightning pillars as thick as barrels intertwined into a web.

The two middle snake heads followed closely, spewing dark green poison gas like sticky ink that corroded the ground into deep pits, with the rising poison faintly forming ghostly faces.

The two right snake heads spit out crimson flames, not ordinary mundane fire, but fire that burned endlessly on the ice, forming a sea of fire that constantly compressed Qin Tian’s evasive space.

The uppermost snake head silently lay dormant, waiting for the other attacks to surround Qin Tian before suddenly lunging, flashing fangs carrying a corrosive breath, like a black lightning, aiming at Qin Tian’s neck.

Qin Tian’s pupils shrank, his Overlord Body’s dynamic vision pushed to the extreme, as the Thunder Saber danced in his hand forming a curtain of purple and gold light.

Facing the lightning web coming at him, he didn’t confront it head-on but stepped into the air, rotating his body, letting the blade slide past the edge of the lightning pillars.

With a thunderous explosion, the lightning web blew apart beside him, the violent current made his arm slightly numb, and the sleeve of his robe turned to powder by the electricity.

Just avoiding the lightning, the poison gas already entangled him, his golden Qi and Blood barrier instantly surged, the poison hitting the barrier emitted a "sizzling" corrosive sound, dyeing the surface of the barrier a dark green. Qin Tian clearly felt his Qi and Blood rapidly depleting, hurriedly reinforcing the barrier with Spiritual Energy.

The sea of flames had forced its way to his feet. With a tap of his toe, Qin Tian’s body leaped like an arrow, evading the burning flames while meeting the deadly bite from the snake head.

A cold light flashed in his eyes as he swung the Thunder Saber fiercely towards the snake’s mouth.

"Clang——!"

The blade clashed with the fangs, producing a deafening metallic clang, Qin Tian felt a tremendous force pass through the blade, numbing his tiger’s mouth.

Qin Tian’s gaze darkened, realizing mere brute force won’t bring a quick victory.

Yamata no Orochi’s eight heads functioned like eight lives. Even if he severed minor heads with ordinary attacks, Shengongsi Hao Er could regenerate using Bloodline Power; only by precisely crushing the main brain could he defeat the enemy instantly.

His eyes swept over the disorderly array of snake heads, each with specific characteristics - the venomous, the fiery, the fierce biting. From their appearance alone, it was impossible to distinguish the core.

"If the naked eye can’t discern it, then let’s try this."

Suddenly, Qin Tian’s eyes turned a deep purple, pupils contracting into vertical slits - the unique ability of the Eye of Fear, Demon’s Power, erupted centered around him.

An invisible spiritual impact surged towards Yamata no Orochi like a tide, freezing the air it passed through seemingly.

"Roar——!"

The eight snake heads roared simultaneously, the venom-spitting head frantically swaying, the fire-spewing head erupting even more violently, the main aggressive head opening wide in a menacing growl.

However, these reactions were merely instinctual frenzy, Qin Tian’s spiritual impact didn’t shake their souls.

But Qin Tian never expected to defeat the opponent with Demon’s Power. His Spiritual Power, like a fine spider web, utilized the moment of impact to precisely probe each snake head’s spiritual barrier.

The venom-spitting, fire-spewing, bite’s spiritual barriers were sturdy yet somewhat chaotic, only the left side snake head constantly spewing lightning, its spiritual barrier exceptionally thick, clad like layers of Armor, with stable but subtly leading the attack rhythm of other snake heads.

"So it’s hiding here."

Qin Tian’s lips curved into a cold smile.

This snake head, amidst the attack sequences, its lightning wasn’t the strongest, and its appearance was inconspicuous, yet playing a central role. Evidently, it was Shengongsi Hao Er’s consciousness core.

As he locked onto the main brain, black flames surged violently from Qin Tian’s skin pores, not scattered flame waves but concentrated like liquid black iron, flowing along his muscle lines, instantly forming a black flame Armor enveloping him entirely.

The Armor’s patterns cracked like molten lava, each piece of armor devouring surrounding light, carrying a domineering intent to incinerate everything.

Qin Tian’s pupils completely transformed into black-purple vertical slits, mirroring the figure of Yamata no Orochi in the depths, as if wielding Armageddon-like destructive power.

Flame Master state - activated.

In mid-air, Qin Tian rotated his body, the Thunder Saber in hand carving a semicircle, the black flames and purple lightning instantly flooding onto the saber blade, the originally silver blade completely swallowed by black-purple radiance, with ferocious flame dragon patterns emerging on its back, the dragon’s maw opening, exhaling fragments of spatial rift.

Shengongsi Hao Er’s main brain sensed mortal danger, frantically roaring and changing direction, the lightning spewed three times thicker than before, the remaining seven snake heads abandoning their encirclement and furiously charged, venom transforming into poison dragons, fire into fire crows, fangs flashing with the chill of death.

But it was all half a step too late.

Qin Tian’s toes tapped the air, his figure like a black-purple lightning penetrating through the toxic fire web, raising the Thunder Saber above his head, shaking the blade violently, numerous reincarnation patterns erupted from it, wrapping with black flames and purple lightning into a torrent of destructive energy.

In that instant, his eyes suddenly shot out a golden light, triggering Celestial Destiny Critical Strike, amplifying the flow of energy by 450% and tearing through the clouds!

"Thunder Tribulation Reincarnation Saber - Reincarnation Hell Slash!"

This slash bore no earth-shattering roar, only sheer speed and sharpness.

The black flames condensed into dragon form, biting into the saber’s radiance, purple lightning becoming dragon horns and whiskers, the blade’s light expanding to tens of yards long, its tip gathering blinding golden light, even Yamata no Orochi’s crimson slit pupils overwhelmed by this light.

The main brain’s lightning touched the saber’s radiance only to be devoured instantly.

Qin Tian’s figure appeared at the side of the snake head, the Thunder Saber slicing accurately into the snake’s mouth - the blade cutting through the scales in an instant, black flames rushing into the wound, and purple lightning shattering the snake head’s Spiritual Energy core, the critical hit’s golden light directly fracturing Shengongsi Hao Er’s spirit barrier.

"Pssh——"

Black blood mixed with purple lightning sprayed like rain, the main brain spewing lightning was wholly severed, muscle at the snake’s neck convulsing, the fallen snake head rotating in mid-air, its original crimson pupils shrinking abruptly, clearly reflecting Qin Tian’s figure withdrawing the saber, filled with utmost terror.

His consciousness completely dissipated under this strike.

Yamata no Orochi’s massive body suddenly froze, several snake heads instantly losing vitality, heavy crashes followed, eight tails twitching on the ice field, causing ripples in the Eight Trigrams Array’s cyan-gold light patterns.

Suspended in mid-air, Qin Tian’s black flame Armor slowly dissipated, leaving only a wisp of black fire curling around the Thunder Saber’s tip.

He looked down at the fallen snake head on the ice - that head still faintly writhing, the terror in its eyes never dissipating, but its life had come to an end.

What!!!

Feeling the disappearance of Shengongsi Hao Er’s life energy, the faces of the few below changed dramatically, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Shengongsi Hao Er in Yamata no Orochi’s ultimate form was slain facing someone of a lower tier and without Holy Blood.

This scene shocked them profoundly, and a moment of daze appeared in the battle.

Yet, Zhuge Yu and others wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

They immediately launched a counterattack, instantly causing considerable damage to several people.

However, Qin Tian had little interest in these people, confident that Zhuge Yu and the others could manage.

His gaze focused tightly on the snake head’s main brain on the ice.

Though the head had lost vitality, it still retained the source power of the Holy Blood. He slowly extended his hand, a faint golden light blooming in his palm, pressing onto the snake head’s brow.

The next second, a golden Talent Light Sphere symbolizing the serpent’s bloodline flew toward him.

Qin Tian’s lips curved slightly - this was the first Holy Blood he personally slew, and he did so by crossing tiers, showcasing his terrifying combat prowess.

As the Talent Light Sphere entered his body, Qin Tian planned to put the talent into the "recycle bin," waiting to fuse after the relic exploration ended; he couldn’t miss out on a Holy Blood tier talent.

Nonetheless, just when the Talent Light Sphere was about to be chosen and tossed into the recycle bin, a line of scarlet system prompt text suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Seeing the words clearly, Qin Tian’s eyes abruptly changed.