Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

It took Gu Yuchuan three whole days to kill nine human cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. He was only one key away from obtaining the trial space key. However, after three days in this secret realm, everyone was now very careful, so it was naturally not as easy to kill as it had been at the beginning.

It's really hard to find cultivators these days. Even if you do find one, many of them are in groups. Gu Yuchuan really doesn't have the confidence to kill three people in a group. So, he usually looks for lone cultivators or groups of two. Even when it comes to groups of two, he's selective; someone has to be injured.

After all, although he has now absorbed the Earthly Fiend Qi into his body, he has not yet established his Dao foundation. The extraordinary power of this Earthly Fiend Qi has not yet truly manifested. He needs to truly advance to the Foundation Establishment stage before he can fight three opponents of the same realm, just like a viper. He can also fight three opponents of a minor realm higher than himself.

He needed to play it safe. If he were to slip up at this point, it would be a real injustice. He certainly wouldn't do that. Finally, he sensed the presence of a lone cultivator once again.

However, upon seeing this cultivator, he immediately realized he was in a difficult situation. This person was none other than Ningzhi. He knew very well that Ningzhi was also a cultivator with the Earthly Fiend Qi within her body, and her combat strength was roughly equal to his own. However, he was confident that he could defeat Ningzhi, but killing her would inevitably result in injury. If he was injured and thus failed to obtain any good items from the trial space, he would be truly angry.

According to his plan, he was definitely going to kill Ningzhi, since she was on his list. However, he knew when to kill her. He intended to get what he needed in the secret realm, including the Dragon Serpent Fruit from the trial, before going to find Ningzhi. Fighting her now would really affect things later.

But seeing that Ningzhi didn't make a move, he felt uneasy. Wasn't that fear? This must be affecting his mental state. No, his strong will had just been formed, and he couldn't afford to have problems now. He had to fight Ningzhi. However, he also reminded himself that this was just a test. If Ningzhi was weak, and he could kill her with a small cost, then he would kill her. Conversely, if she was strong and he couldn't kill her easily, he would retreat first.

He no longer concealed his figure; his invisibility was no longer sufficient to launch a silent ambush.

"Ningzhi, it's been a long time."

His appearance caused Ningzhi's expression to change slightly. Clearly, she hadn't noticed Gu Yuchuan before, and Gu Yuchuan wasn't within her warning range.

However, the other party was, after all, a prodigy, and his emotions stabilized instantly. He looked at Gu Yuchuan, his eyes filled with endless subtlety: "This snake demon, this should be the first time we've spoken. How come it's been so long? What, have you heard of my name in the demon race? Is it because you love me but cannot have me?"

Gu Yuchuan spat. Although Ningzhi was very beautiful, and he was suddenly attracted to her, she was his enemy, and he knew that very well: "Witch, you don't have a mirror, but you can at least pee, right? Why don't you look at yourself? Do you deserve Snake Lord? Enough nonsense, prepare to die."

No one had ever spoken such vulgar words to Ningzhi before, and Ningzhi's expression immediately turned ashen: "What a snake demon! Today I'll see what you've got. Your skills had better be as good as your words, or I'll make sure you die in endless torment."

Ningzhi was originally a fairy-like figure. She was aloof and indifferent, and had excellent natural talent. Therefore, no one dared to treat her with such disrespect.

With a wave of her hand, a crescent moon appeared behind her. This was her top-grade magic weapon, Flowing Light Reflecting the Moon. It was a protective item given to her by her master, a Golden Core cultivator. If it weren't for the fact that the Qi Refining stage couldn't activate spiritual weapons, she would definitely have had a spiritual weapon to protect her. This was the treatment of geniuses in major powers.

The name "Flowing Light Reflecting the Moon" tells you how it fights: it relies on moonlight. The crescent moon rose into the sky, and beams of moonlight enveloped Gu Yuchuan. He wanted to dodge, but there was nowhere to hide. He could only activate his Azure Scale Shield, one of his bloodline abilities, which was extremely useful.

However, even under the shield, he still felt the cold; the opponent's strength was truly not to be underestimated.

A cold smile appeared on Ningzhi's lips: "Snake demon, this is the first time I've used a top-grade magic weapon in battle. You've come at a good time. In the past, with my cultivation level, using a top-grade magic weapon was indeed very difficult. Now I can truly control it. Use your blood to sharpen this magic weapon."

As he finished speaking, the crescent moon shone brightly, and the chill in the moonlight grew stronger and stronger. Gu Yuchuan could feel as if he were in the far north, standing on a snow-capped mountain, with blizzards falling continuously from the sky. His body was slowly being covered by the blizzard, and the chill penetrated to his very bones, making it impossible to resist.

Snakes are very afraid of the cold, so they hibernate in winter. Gu Yuchuan was really in a lot of pain. He roared and unleashed a dragon's roar. This was the first time he had used a dragon's roar in actual combat. It was indeed powerful. Ningzhi felt as if her mind had been hit by a sledgehammer. She spat out a mouthful of blood. The power of the magic weapon was also weakened a lot.

In fact, both of them now realize that their strengths are evenly matched and it will definitely be difficult to determine a winner in a short time. However, their harsh words just now were really a bit too much. Now, it would be a bit embarrassing for either of them to say no to fighting first, and neither of them wants to lose face.

However, they didn't continue to attack, preferring to react passively. Now they understood each other's intentions and were hesitant to act rashly. This made things easier; since they all intended to retreat, then they should retreat.

Gu Yuchuan slowly retreated a little. Ningzhi also brought her magical artifact back to normal.

They both knew all too well that there were so many rare treasures in the secret realm, and if they continued to fight, they would only suffer heavy losses, resulting in very poor gains for both of them. It would be better for them to separate and go out to search for treasures on their own.

As for saving face, if they don't say it themselves, who would know?

When the two reached a certain distance, they simultaneously cast spells and departed, as if they had never fought. However, they both knew that a grudge had been formed between them, and that they would have to settle their score by life or death, or else it would slowly become a demon in their hearts.