The Flood Dragon, though considered a type of Demon Beast, contains a trace of True Dragon bloodline, making its strength far superior to other Demon Beasts of the same rank.

Judging by the terrifying aura emanating from the Flood Dragon before him, Wang Ruoxie speculated that it should be a Tier Six Low Level Demon Beast.

However, because the Flood Dragon contains a trace of True Dragon bloodline, its strength should far exceed that of a typical Tier Six Low Level Demon Beast.

And a Tier Six Low Level Demon Beast possesses strength equivalent to a Martial Cultivator in the early stage of the Essence Pill Realm, possibly even stronger.

This also means that the Flood Dragon before him likely surpasses Martial Cultivators at the early stage of the Essence Pill Realm, potentially rivaling those at the middle stage.

The Flood Dragon moved swiftly, arriving before Wang Ruoxie almost in the blink of an eye.

It extended its incredibly sharp claws, lunging fiercely towards Wang Ruoxie, as if intending to tear him into pieces.

"Courting death, today I shall slay a dragon."

With a cold shout, Wang Ruoxie's figure trembled, and he charged towards the Flood Dragon.

Though classified as a sub-dragon race at most, the Flood Dragon is still authentically part of the Dragon Race, with every part of its body considered an invaluable treasure.

However, what truly tempted Wang Ruoxie was the Flood Dragon blood.

"Heaven-Shocking Technique!"

Facing a Flood Dragon with power comparable to a Martial Cultivator at the middle stage of the Essence Pill Realm, Wang Ruoxie dared not be careless. Instantly, an upper-grade Earth Artifact-level longsword appeared in his hand, and he directly unleashed the Heaven-Shocking Technique, slashing mercilessly at the opponent.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, Wang Ruoxie's longsword heavily struck the Flood Dragon's massive head, sending its entire body flying backwards.

However, to Wang Ruoxie's surprise, this strike did not harm the Flood Dragon in the slightest.

"Roar..."

The Flood Dragon was thoroughly enraged by Wang Ruoxie's sword. With a furious roar, it once again pounced toward Wang Ruoxie.

"It seems that to defeat this Flood Dragon, I must go all out."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes narrowed slightly. Although he hadn't used his full strength just now, that strike was enough to defeat or even kill an ordinary early stage Essence Pill Realm opponent, yet it couldn't even scratch this Flood Dragon.

Evidently, this Flood Dragon's strength had indeed surpassed the early stage of the Essence Pill Realm, and its physical body was exceptionally formidable.

Nonetheless, Wang Ruoxie wasn't overly surprised by this. After all, the Flood Dragon is a sub-dragon race, and powerful strength is to be expected.

"Die!"

Wang Ruoxie no longer held back and slashed out again with his sword.

Instantly, limitless Sword Qi burst forth, swiftly condensing into a massive blood-colored Sword Shadow, descending from the sky, slashing onto the Flood Dragon's body.

This strike's power was several dozen times stronger than the previous one and could easily annihilate a typical middle stage Essence Pill Realm opponent.

The result was predictable; the Flood Dragon's entire head was split by the sword, dead beyond saving.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous crash, the Flood Dragon's gigantic body fell heavily to the ground.

The gushing Flood Dragon blood immediately stained the ground red.

Without hesitation, Wang Ruoxie activated the blood-colored vortex in his heart, swiftly devouring the Flood Dragon's blood.

Meanwhile, he fully employed the Nine Transformation Primordial Scripture, continuously refining the essence, energy, and spirit contained within the Flood Dragon's blood, and even that trace of True Dragon bloodline.

It must be said, the Flood Dragon blood indeed surpassed ordinary Demon Beast Essence Blood.

Within moments, he felt a significant enhancement in the True Essence within his body.

"It's time."

Wang Ruoxie intended to use the Flood Dragon blood to immediately break through to the Fourth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm.

For him, the utility of the Flood Dragon blood far surpassed that of those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

As time slowly passed, Wang Ruoxie successively separated four Chakras within his body, merging them into the Essence Pill.

An hour later, he had consumed thirty percent of the Flood Dragon blood.

His cultivation successfully broke through to the Essence Pill Realm Fourth Layer.

Two hours later, he had consumed fifty percent of the Flood Dragon blood.

His cultivation advanced to the peak of the Essence Pill Realm Fourth Layer.

Five hours later, Wang Ruoxie had devoured all of the Flood Dragon blood.

At this moment, his cultivation had reached the very limit of the Essence Pill Realm Fourth Layer, only a step away from the Fifth Layer.

"With my current cultivation power, if I were to face Ling Pojun, my odds of victory would be at least seventy percent."

Wang Ruoxie thought to himself.

However, he was also well aware that since he encountered the Flood Dragon and obtained a considerable opportunity as soon as he entered the Ancient Ruins, the same should apply to others.

Unless someone has extremely poor luck, most should obtain some degree of opportunity.

He also believed that Ling Pojun, Nangong Han, Xiahou Bai — these top geniuses from the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty — would not have luck much worse than his.

Therefore, drinking Flood Dragon blood was merely a beginning for him; from here, he must work full throttle to enhance his cultivation power.

With this in mind, Wang Ruoxie stored the Flood Dragon's body in his Storage Ring and hurried onward without delay.

Meanwhile, others who entered the Ancient Ruins also indeed gained some opportunities, just as Wang Ruoxie anticipated.

However, some were unlucky, being killed by Demon Beasts or sent directly to death zones as soon as they entered the Ancient Ruins.

As time went by, the number of deaths continued to rise, with almost every moment seeing someone killed.

Moreover, the majority perished in mutual slaughter.

Even though everyone is randomly teleported to different places upon entering the Ancient Ruins, they all possess Jade Talismans that can detect other people's positions.

As long as someone exists within a hundred miles, it will appear on the Jade Talisman.

Wang Ruoxie had not started attacking others because he knew it was not the right time to seize Jade Talismans.

Or rather, he planned to wait for others to snatch them to a certain extent before he started seizing them, which would save him much trouble.

Moreover, his primary goal now was to fully enhance his cultivation power.

However, even though he did not rob others, others intended to rob him.

Currently, Wang Ruoxie was surrounded by three people.

"Kid, hand over the Jade Talisman and I will spare your life," a tall, thin youthful man shouted coldly at Wang Ruoxie.

"Spare my life?"

Hearing this, Wang Ruoxie chuckled indifferently and replied, "Then I return the words to you: hand over the Jade Talisman and I'll spare yours."

Hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, the three men's faces darkened.

"Ignorant fool, since you're seeking death, I'll fulfill your wish."

The tall, thin youth sneered and spoke again.

With that, his figure trembled, and in an instant, he appeared before Wang Ruoxie, throwing a punch.

Immediately, a terrifying glow burst forth from the punch, carrying terrifying power, striking toward Wang Ruoxie.

Facing the incoming punch, Wang Ruoxie didn't hesitate in the slightest, instantly countering with a punch of his own.

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