"Oh dear, I thought Manager Ma was going to kill me and rob me! I was really scared."
Hydra patted his chest, making a gesture that looked like he was terrified.
In fact, he had already summoned his natal flying sword, which he then shrunk and hid in his trouser leg.
However, after Ma Xiaoling's explanation, Hydra relaxed its vigilance somewhat.
After all, people are doing business; they can't just openly rob and kill.
However, seeing Ma Xiaoling's thieving demeanor, Hydra immediately realized that the skill she was about to use might be of dubious origin, and chuckled as they teased her a few times.
"Not at all, not at all. My Black Earth Star has a reputation built over ten thousand years. How could I do something that would ruin my own reputation?" Ma Xiaoling took out four jade pieces from her ring and lined them up on the table.
"I have four spells that you need; you can choose one."
After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, cultivators can use divine sense, which is essentially a form of soul attack.
During the Nascent Soul stage, one can only use it in its initial stages; only during the Deity Transformation stage can one use it skillfully.
With a sweep of his divine sense, the hydra instantly understood the four spells on the table.
"Blood Burning Technique, Shadow Demon Technique, Dao Fruit Technique, Infant Explosion Technique."
All four spells involve burning oneself to the point of annihilation, resulting in the destruction of the enemy. They are extremely powerful, but their side effects are also extremely severe.
All four of these spells can only be used after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Basically, using it is a recipe for disaster.
The Blood Burning Technique involves burning one's own mana and blood to temporarily inflict a higher level of damage.
Of course, once the blood runs out, he immediately burps.
The Shadow Technique involves burning the physical body and nascent soul, then using magic to connect them to one's shadow, transforming oneself into a shadow to harm others, making it impossible to defend against.
Just like the previous blood-burning method, the person dies immediately after the blood is burned up.
The Dao Fruit Technique involves igniting oneself, transforming into a Dao Fruit, and then crashing into others; the result is death upon burning out.
The Nascent Soul Explosion Technique is similar. It involves injecting one's physical body and magical power into the Nascent Soul, forcibly raising the Nascent Soul to the next level. The Nascent Soul will not be able to withstand the pressure of crossing levels and will explode violently, resulting in mutual destruction with the enemy.
The principles behind all four self-destructive spells are similar: they all involve igniting oneself to unleash a higher level of combat power.
Simply put, if a character in the late Nascent Soul stage uses the Infant Burst Technique, they can immediately deal damage equivalent to someone in the early Divine Transformation stage.
Although it's a spell that results in mutual destruction, it's powerful enough and works well!
If players had known this spell earlier, Brother Hua Nong would have been killed by them long ago, and there would have been no need to use Zhu Yidan.
Hydra was about to shout, "As an adult, I don't make choices; I want them all!"
It turned out that the four spells conflicted with each other, so only one could be chosen. Unfortunately, the most suitable one, the Baby Burst spell, was chosen.
For no other reason than that the Baby Bursting Technique is the fastest and has the strongest destructive power.
Once the nascent soul leaves the body, it can travel thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, making it difficult for others to avoid it.
Seeing that Hydra had chosen the Infant Explosion spell, Ma Xiaoling immediately put away the other spellbooks.
"The sect leader indeed has excellent judgment. This Infant Explosion Technique is extremely powerful and very difficult to dodge."
"I wonder how much Manager Ma is asking for?" Hydra tapped the table with his finger and placed the membership card he had just received on it. "I'm a regular customer now."
"Friendly price, thirty top-grade spirit stones will do, and I'll give you an additional 10% discount."
"make a deal."
The hydra immediately tossed a small bag of top-grade spirit stones to Ma Xiaoling; these were obtained from the Hua Nong Sect on Hua Nong Star.
It's fair to say that Hydra only has this much money left.
Having obtained this suicidal spell, a major gap in Hydra's plans was successfully filled.
After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, very few people develop battle formations.
After all, those in the Nascent Soul stage are considered powerful, and if a battle formation is destroyed, many people will die. Those Nascent Soul stage experts are unwilling to develop any battle formations and die together.
Therefore, once players advance to the Nascent Soul stage, they lose the means to kill opponents of higher levels.
However, self-destruction spells are not lacking at any level, especially among the demonic sects. Even if they can't defeat you, they will drag you down with them, and they often practice spells that lead to mutual destruction.
This was common knowledge about the cultivation world that the Groundhog King had told Hydra.
Hydra had been eyeing this self-destruct spell for a long time.
Hydra was quite pleased to have obtained the desired spell so quickly.
After both parties happily completed the transaction, the deal was finalized.
Hydra then dragged the Gopher King away.
Once she was sure Hydra had left, Ma Xiaoling, who had been smiling, suddenly stopped.
She clapped her hands, and a cultivator dressed entirely in black rose from her shadow, kneeling on one knee to bow to Ma Xiaoling.
Have you figured out what these two are up to?
Ma Xiaoling asked in a cold voice.
"That sect leader cultivates the orthodox techniques of my Black God Sect, while the Earth Rat Demon cultivates a talent-based technique, the specifics of which are unknown."
The black-robed monk answered respectfully.
"Follow those two, find out who they are, and if you find a master alchemist, kidnap him."
The most valuable asset in this deal is the potential alchemy master.
The alchemy master is a celestial chicken capable of producing golden pills—a highly profitable venture!
Ma Xiaoling was tempted.
"Yes, sir!"
The black-clad monk once again transformed into a shadow and vanished.
Ma Xiaoling crossed her legs, picked up her teacup, and leisurely sipped the spiritual tea, carefully examining the two rings from Hydra in her hand.
"Let's see how much we can make this time."
Ma Xiaoling forced a smile and carefully tucked the two rings close to her body.
After leaving Ma Xiaoling's herbal medicine shop, the Hydra and the Groundhog King did not linger and headed straight for the interstellar teleportation array.
All objectives have been achieved; there's no point in staying any longer.
Unaware that they were being followed by a tail, the Hydra and the Rat King chatted and laughed all the way, and the Hydra casually learned the newly acquired Infant Explosion Technique.
After all, players learn skills quickly, and Hydra had already said that several of its minions would learn them, so these skill jade slips are naturally not one-time use, but rather the kind of skill jade slips that can be used by multiple people to learn.
Hydra, along with the Groundhog King, stepped onto the interstellar teleportation array and were transported directly to a remote planet near Hua Nong Star.
This planet is now completely abandoned; simply put, it's no longer needed.
However, there is still a city built by Scarlet Moon above. Inside, there is only an interstellar teleportation array. The resurrection point and the Heavenly Dao Altar have been destroyed by the players to prevent the secret from being leaked.
After leaving the interstellar teleportation array, Hydra tossed a ring filled with herbs and the Baby Burst spell to the Mole King.
"Take the ring and leave. I'm worried someone might follow you, so I'll destroy this interstellar teleportation array first."
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