While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move

[Sure enough, the Damned Dragon arrived within half a day.]

[Following the spirit vein dragon\'s aura, he quickly locked onto your position.]

[You had been waiting for a long time, and after half a day of adjusting your breath, you had already attuned your aura to its peak, ready to battle the Damned Dragon at any moment.]

[Unaware of your intentions, the Damned Dragon wondered why you appeared in this place.]

[Meanwhile, he ordered you to hand over the Spirit Vein Dragon, claiming that he might spare your life if you complied.]

[You scoffed at this, holding the Ink Ice Sword, your intent clear.]

[A great battle was about to erupt!]

[The Damned Dragon struck first, extending his hands, which transformed into dragon claws, sending two beams of red blood light hurtling towards you.]

[Seeing this, you also went all out, unleashing the overwhelming aura of Integration Phase Third Layer, facing the Damned Dragon head-on.]

[After only a few exchanges, the Damned Dragon sensed the terrifying aura emanating from you, realizing you were a cultivator in the Integration Phase.]

[The Damned Dragon instantaneously cursed you for hiding so well and questioned your motives for infiltrating the Descending Sect.]

[You disdainfully ignored his question, only increasing the intensity of your attacks.]

[A dazzling sword light cut across the Damned Dragon\'s chest, leaving several deep gashes.]

[Writhing in pain, the Damned Dragon no longer dared to be careless and ascended into the air, transforming into his true dragon form to battle you.]

[A massive dragon, a thousand feet long, covered the sky and nearly blocked the sun and clouds.]

[In comparison to the Damned Dragon\'s size, you were like an ant.]

[But battles between cultivators were never dictated by size.]

[The massive body actually endowed the Damned Dragon with greater physical strength and defense, but to a sword cultivator like you, it became an easy target.]

[You soared into the air, and the Spiritual Energy within you surged, rapidly condensing a vortex in your palm, infused with rich wood and fire attributes.]

[The Spirit Explosion Technique was unleashed at this moment!]

[The terrifying Spirit Explosion Technique struck the Damned Dragon\'s head directly, instantly slicing off flesh from his gigantic dragon head, and shattering the dragon scales...]

[The Damned Dragon roared in pain, a dragon cry echoing high into the sky and spreading rapidly to the surrounding mountains.]

[Within a hundred-mile radius, almost all living beings were terrified by the horrific dragon roar.]

[Following the roar, the Damned Dragon\'s dragon claws, imbued with immense strength, lunged towards you.]

[In an instant, the dragon claws tore through the Protective Gang Qi, pierced through your Origin Force armor, and left two wounds on your chest.]

[Although the wounds weren\'t deep, they ached subtly.]

[Meanwhile, you were surprised to find that your talent "The Undying Xiaochi" activated at this moment.]

[Within just a few breaths, the bleeding had coagulated, and a peculiar force seemed to be healing the wound.]

[In less than a quarter of an hour, the wound, which had been considered a minor injury, had mostly healed.]

[Pleased with your new talent, you once again unleashed your Sword Qi, slicing down two beams of sword light that struck the Damned Dragon\'s claws.]

[Instantly, one of the Damned Dragon\'s claws was severed, and in excruciating pain, blood splattered on the ground, causing the Damned Dragon\'s body to shudder.]

[Immediately afterward, the Damned Dragon roared furiously, using the dragon clan\'s secret bloodline technique, the True Dragon Nine Transformations!]

[Seeing this, you gazed intently, knowing that the real fight had just begun!]

In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly and said:

"What a pity. A sword cultivator relies not just on Spiritual Energy. The improvement from Integration Phase Third Layer compared to the First Layer is not that significant in terms of my upper limit of strength..."

"To truly kill the Damned Dragon, it would still have to be the Heavenly Sword Technique!"

"Defeating the Damned Dragon is not difficult... but killing him is the challenge!"

Su Xing sighed softly.

To defeat and to kill were separated by just one word, but the difficulty increased by at least double.

Last time during Su Xing\'s simulation, where he unleashed one sword in perfect circumstances, hitting the Damned Dragon\'s vital spot, he was able to slay him.

"If during this battle, I can replicate that sword strike again, I will surely kill him!"

"Coupled with the enhancement of the Golden Talent, even if I am severely injured by the Damned Dragon, I should still have no threat to my life..."

Su Xing quickly devised a strategy.

Relying on his extraordinary recovery ability, patiently seeking opportunities, risking life-for-life, to kill the Damned Dragon!

He then looked at the simulation panel.

[After using the True Dragon Nine Transformations, the Damned Dragon instantly transformed into a ten-thousand-meter-long black dragon, with his aura rising to the Great Perfection of the Chaos Origin Realm.]

[In both physical strength and power, the Damned Dragon had amplified more than twice...]

[However, you were not panicked, continuously wielding your sword, fighting and retreating, quietly waiting for an opportunity.]

[For a sword cultivator, the outcome often hinged on one sword!]

[Soon, you and the Damned Dragon battled for several hours.]

[Your Protective Gang Qi was shattered multiple times, and more than half of your Origin Force was consumed.]

[You drank several bottles of Spiritual Liquid to replenish the rapidly depleting Spiritual Energy within your body.]

[Your body bore numerous small and large wounds, but under the talent "Xiao Qiang," they healed rapidly, barely affecting your combat strength.]

[In contrast, the Damned Dragon\'s injuries were few, since you had been feigning weakness. It seemed he had the upper hand in the fight.]

[Thus, after several more hundred rounds of combat...]

[You observed that the Damned Dragon\'s moves were now focused more on offense, neglecting defense, seeming eager to end the battle quickly.]