After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 161 The source of the miasma—the battle against the ancient dragon! (Please subscribe)

In the dark alley, the silent frost spread and froze, turning this small area into a wintry world.

Ryan's eyes were fixed, staring at the woman in green standing on the wall.

From then on, he felt the spirituality of the woman far beyond that of the three previous core disciples. The peak of the fourth level, or the limit of the fourth level?

Ryan wasn't sure.

But what is certain is that he felt an unparalleled sense of danger from the woman in green.

Just as Ryan was thinking about how to escape, the black-haired man on the side, no, now it should be said that the rebel swordsman Durland stepped out, blocked in front of Ryan, looked up at the woman in green, and said softly:

"Junior sister, long time no see, you have become stronger..."

There was complexity and exclamation in his voice.

The slim girl in my memory has now grown up, and her eyes have become firmer.

"Shut up!" Facing Durande's "reminiscing about the past," the woman in green didn't have a good expression: "Sword traitor, you betrayed the gym and killed your brothers."

"From the moment you judged the gym, I will no longer be your junior sister!"

The woman in green's expression became colder and colder: "Do you think you have a choice?"

Hearing this, Ryan shook his head: "I don't know."

"How to say?" Ryan asked curiously.

……

Durland sighed helplessly, and then said without looking back: "Mr. Zifeng, you can leave by yourself. Just leave this place to me."

"Generally speaking, Poseidon's retinue does not harbor any ill will toward the creatures on the sea. On the contrary, in many classics, there are stories of Poseidon's retinue rescuing shipwrecked people in storms."

"By the way, Captain, and Miss Cecilia, have you collected any information?"

Hearing this, Ryan turned around and left without any hesitation.

Even for those who are familiar with him, it is almost impossible to find him in the crowd.

In the room, Ryan, Freni and Cecilia sat opposite each other.

The woman in green's expression was extremely cold: "Now, do you want to take you back with me without any help, or do I take you back after I capture you."

"However, after the Golden Era, Poseidon disappeared and was suspected to have died. No one can say what will happen to the deep-sea divers who were once the followers of Poseidon."

"Thorn..."

"His authority encompasses the sea and life."

Combined with the "advice" that the rebel swordsman Durland once gave him in the tavern "not to participate in the sword competition", the originally ordinary Azure sword competition became confusing in his eyes.

He had been concentrating on what he had encountered, and he hadn't had time to ask the two women about the information they had gathered.

Following the flow of people, Ryan stayed away from the place of dispute.

The cyan sword energy shattered the frost sword energy flying towards Ryan, and Durland spoke softly: "Junior sister, I used to be the leader of Tianqing. Although I was seriously injured and made little progress over the years, don't underestimate me because of this. me……"

On the street, Ryan moved around several times and blended into the crowd. In the process, the appearance of his face quietly changed.

"The Tianqing Kendo Competition is divided into two stages: preliminary and final."

He knew nothing about the gods of this world except for the related deeds of the [King of Blood].

"Mr. Lane, do you know the authority of Poseidon?" Freni did not answer directly, but changed the question.

It wasn't until midnight that he made sure no one was following him before he returned to the Moon Bay Hotel.

"Is that so..." Ryan thought thoughtfully.

"I'm really sorry, I'm the one dragging you down."

"Tian Qingdao, something is wrong."

Durland sighed: "I'm sorry, there are many things that you wouldn't believe even if I confessed them to you now."

"Spiritual shadow performance, Poseidon's retinue..."

"Ah, a person like you is indifferent to your companions." The woman in green said coldly.

Freni did not sell out, but said directly: "Even in that distant era of coexistence of gods, Poseidon was undoubtedly one of the strongest gods."

"You are wrong. There is indeed no relationship between Mr. Zifeng and me." Although he knew that the other party would not believe it, Durland still explained.

"Before you come back, Cecilia has already told me. Let me talk about it here." Freni said softly:

"It's mainly about the Azure Kendo Competition."

After coming back to his senses, Ryan looked at the two women opposite.

"I have more important things to do when I return to the island this time. Please forgive me for not agreeing to your request."

After listening, a solemn look appeared on Freni's fair face:

"Tianqing Kendo Hall has set up ten 'sword stages' in the central area. Anyone who wants to compete can choose a sword stage to challenge. As long as you are still the 'stage master' at twelve noon three days later, then Then you can participate in the finals.”

"In other words, Poseidon's followers will generally not attack island creatures."

"Is he the Sword Rebel Durrand? The difference from the wanted poster is too big."

"Ugh……"

After taking a sip from the hot tea cup, Ryan recounted what happened today.

"The preliminary round will be in a format similar to an arena system."

"After becoming a 'channel host', you must accept a challenge every day. If you fail, you will lose your status as a 'channel host'. This preliminary competition started half a month ago."

"In other words, the sooner you become a 'stage master', the more challenges you need to deal with. People who take the stage early are either extremely confident in their own strength, or they are people who don't care about challenges and just want to hone their sword skills."

"The later you challenge, the fewer battles you have to deal with, but the host will be stronger. In general, both early and late stages have their own advantages and disadvantages."

"The swordsmen who advance to the finals will enter the Azure Kendo Hall for the final battle. The champion will not only receive generous prizes, but also have the opportunity to be spotted by the leader and become the 'Sacred Artifact - Azure Sword' 's inheritor."

Speaking of this, Freni paused: "Mr. Lane, judging from your previous experiences, I don't recommend that you participate in the Azure Swordsman Competition."

"Or, you can do what the sword rebel said and choose a strong sword platform to challenge in these two days to hone your sword skills. On the last day, just choose to lose."

"In this way, you can achieve the effect of exercise without taking too much risk."

"As for the 'Azure Fruit' required for the 'Pirate Path' third-level potion, although there are fewer replacement materials, there is still a chance to obtain it in the future. There is no need to take too big a risk."

Ryan nodded: "I understand."

Unconsciously, the sky outside the window also turned dark.

The moonlight caresses the earth.

Ryan stood up: "It's getting late, I'll go back first, and you guys should rest early."

"You too." Phryne responded softly.

……

After leaving Freni's room, Ryan walked alone on the corridor of the hotel floor.

As for the "Azure Swordsman Competition", as Freni said, he didn't plan to go into too much detail.

Something seems to be brewing in Tianqingdao right now.

Although gaining connections with the Azure Kendo Gym would allow them to avoid being chased by the three black knights, the problem was that on the first day they arrived, Ryan was forced to offend the Azure Kendo Gym.

Although he could change his appearance, he was not sure whether the "overturned mask" disguise would be seen through at close range.

Moreover, relying on the strength of others is not the right solution after all.

Only one's own strength is the foundation of everything.

With his thoughts at this point, Ryan's eyes became determined - as planned before, if he couldn't find any trace of the "Dark Green Luffa" tonight, he would go to the depths of the Rotten Miasma and try to challenge the unknown ancient dragon. .

Even if this behavior carries huge unpredictable risks and requires his life to be filled again and again, he will not hesitate.

After returning to the room, he sat cross-legged in silence until 0 o'clock, then Ryan went to the bed and lay down.

"Travel, start!"

……

Azure City, central area.

In the extremely spacious dojo, a girl in green clothes slowly walked into it. Above the majestic and solemn dojo, a simple wooden plaque hangs with five large blue characters.

——Tianqing Kendo Hall.

The surroundings of the dojo are filled with weapon racks, with countless one-handed swords of various types stuck on them. These one-handed swords were all used by those who came to the Azure Sword Dojo hundreds of years ago to challenge the leader or his disciples. The "proof" left behind by the loser.

When the woman in green walked to the center of the dojo, a voice came from deep inside the dojo.

"Klose, have you found him?"

The old voice was filled with unconcealable tiredness. Just listening to the voice, one could imagine in one's mind the appearance of a decayed old man still struggling to hold on.

"...Yes, teacher." The woman in green, the current chief of Azure, Cross, said truthfully after a moment of silence.

"Ugh……"

The beating candlelight vaguely reflected the old figure in the deepest part of the dojo.

"You are no match for him."

"It's time for the entanglement that has persisted for so many years to be finally resolved."

"Teacher!" Suddenly, Cross raised her tone: "I don't understand!"

"Why didn't you leave this traitor behind completely?"

"With your strength, Durland had no chance of escaping back then!"

"Haha..." The old figure deep in the dojo smiled: "Klose, you underestimate him too much."

"Don't worry about him. He can come if he wants. Instead of caring about this, you should prepare for the finals three days later."

"If you can't win the championship, even if you are my disciple, I will not choose to pass the 'Azure Sword' to you."

"...Yes." After a few seconds of silence, Cross lowered his head and gritted his silver teeth and said.

It wasn't until the girl left completely that the old figure in the depths of the dojo sighed:

"After all, you are not him..."

……

After the familiar violent jolting sensation, Ryan slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was the "bamboo raft" docked next to the isolated island.

Because he had to go ashore to stow away the Black Rose, Ryan could only use the old method of traveling this time - using a mini bamboo raft as a carrier of "attachment".

Standing up, he twisted his neck.

It had to be said that he felt quite uncomfortable returning to the original travel after getting used to the comfortable experience of traveling on the Black Rose.

It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, this is indeed a wise saying.

Habitually glancing in the direction of the mast and confirming that there was no distress letter from Da Yin, Ryan came to the bonfire and chose to teleport.

Sparks flew everywhere.

after an hour.

[Bonfire Point-Fuyuan Outpost]

After completing another search in the volcanic area and confirming that there was no trace of the "dark green loofah", Ryan came directly to this place.

Feeling the familiar rancid smell in the air, a look of emotion appeared on his face.

In the past, he had just completed the [high-level] monster crusade. He was not afraid of tigers as a newborn, so he went straight into this place.

If he hadn't been lucky enough and the [upper] Blood Claw Dragon blocked it for him, he would have died directly under the breath of the ancient dragon.

Without leaving in a hurry, Ryan sat cross-legged by the campfire, recalling all the details of his encounter with the ancient dragon.

Before the crusade, any information may be helpful during the crusade.

"Judging from the situation at that time, the attributes of this unknown ancient dragon are not water, fire, thunder, ice, explosions, etc. in the conventional sense. Instead, they are somewhat similar to the strange miasma poison of the Rotting Miasma. It has corrosive properties, but The effect is far more powerful than miasma.”

"In this way, during the crusade, the [elimination fruit] that can solve the negative status becomes particularly important."

"And I only have 7 [Elimination Fruits] left on hand, which are enough for the initial crusade."

Ryan nodded slightly.

He never had the luxury to face Gu Long and succeed in the challenge in one go.

It was even possible that he would die in the hands of Gu Long before the validity period of an [Elimination Fruit] ended.

5 pills is enough.

"However, the strength of this ancient dragon seems to be a little weak?"

By the campfire, Ryan pondered.

The so-called "weak" is relative to Gu Long's grand reputation.

Although that breath of the past might have been just a casual blow, it was a bit suspicious in itself because it failed to kill the [high-level] Blood Claw Dragon instantly.

"Is there something wrong with this ancient dragon? Or is it that the ancient dragon itself is not a title for a level of strength, but a name for a race?"

"However, it can make the [high-ranking] Blood Claw Dragon seriously injured and on the verge of death with a single strike. The strength of this ancient dragon is once again at the crown level, so there is no room for carelessness."

Ryan stood up.

This is the only known information, and further analysis will yield nothing. It is time to delve deeper into the abyss of decay.

Leaving the campfire, he walked through the underground cave along the route he remembered.

The miasma is permeating the air, but unfortunately, it can't have any impact on Ryan, whose current physical strength is as high as 221.1.

The improvement of [Physique] is not just an increase in speed and strength, it is an all-round improvement of the body.

Not long after, Ryan came to the familiar shallow area of ​​miasma. Continuing forward, it was the place where he encountered the ancient dragon.

Looking around, Ryan frowned slightly.

If he remembered correctly, there were many rot-winged dragons living here. Although these small monsters were very weak, they could fly after all. Even if they were special species, they would not waste time hunting such flying things. Why can't I see one now?

Unless there is some kind of extremely hungry being who is greedy and will not let go of any "food" in sight.

This feeling made Ryan's eyes light up.

Is it a "dark green loofah"?

It ran here and faced Gu Long?

With this thought in mind, Ryan stepped forward.

All the way down, not long after, an extremely huge underground cave with gray-white interior rock mass and vegetation appeared in front of Ryan's eyes.

Looking around, he found no trace of "dark green loofah", which made Ryan sigh.

Although the "dark green loofah" is terrifying and abnormal, after all, it has been seen before and its strength has been guessed. It is better than directly facing the ancient dragon whose strength is unknown.

But judging from the current situation, although the "Dark Green Luffa" was dominated by the desire to eat, it still retained the instinct of life. Before the cave, it chose to retreat, unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the ancient dragon.

It's hard to say whether this is good news or bad news.

This means that Gu Long's strength is far stronger than Ryan expected!

While Ryan was deep in thought, a faint and fine gray mist appeared in the air.

It seemed like an aggregation of countless dusts, and also like some kind of extremely tiny bugs.

The sense of crisis that emerged in his heart woke up Ryan. He looked around, and before he knew it, the entire cave was shrouded in this unknown gray-white fog.

——It appeared!

With this thought in his mind, Ryan raised his right hand, grasped the hilt of the sword behind him, and became highly concentrated.

The flow of time seemed to be slowing down at this moment.

In the thick gray mist, a slender and noble figure slowly walked out.

The oppressive feeling called "ancient dragon", far superior to the ordinary "dragon power", swept the entire place in an instant!

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