Free Web NovelChapter 1074: Chapter 1071: Demon Beasts Descend from the Sky
The gorge was thousands of meters deep and one or two miles wide, with a spacious interior. Various crystalline plants, resembling red crystals, grew on the cliff walls on both sides, adding a mysterious touch.
Because of the poison clouds enveloping it, the light inside was dim, but all present were Martial Artists in the Spiritual Rotation Realm, so this didn’t have much impact on them.
"Just how long is this gorge..."
A Martial Artist gazed at the fiery red cliff walls on both sides and couldn’t help but marvel.
The group followed the Three-pupil fish, running in the gorge for half an hour, covering dozens of miles and yet still not seeing the end. Instead, it seemed to be getting deeper and deeper.
As they ventured further, the originally one-foot-long Three-pupil fish grew to over three meters long, darting swiftly into the depths of the gorge.
This sight reassured the Crown Prince. Since the Three-pupil fish had undergone such a change, it indicated that the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s demon qi, with the power to transform into a Jiao Dragon, must be deep within this gorge!
Hiss hiss hiss...
Continuing further, the once silent gorge began to echo with hissing sounds. Along with this noise came gusts of foul-smelling air blowing from the depths of the gorge.
Thud...
Suddenly, a young Martial Artist fell to the ground, body twitching slightly, foaming at the mouth, face turning blue and purple.
"Be careful!"
This sudden change shocked everyone, prompting them to hastily halt, gripping their weapons tightly, eyes darting around, wary of hidden dangers.
Yet, within the gorge, there was nothing visible, not even a trace of a Demon Beast.
"He was poisoned."
An elder with white hair approached the fallen youth, checked briefly, and immediately discovered that he was poisoned by snake venom. What surprised him was that the youth had no visible wounds, having not been attacked by a Demon Beast.
After a brief thought, the elder’s face turned to shock, "The wind is poisoned. Use Gang Qi to isolate the poison gas and take the Detoxification Pill quickly!"
At these words, everyone’s faces turned pale with fright. Hastily deploying Protective Gang Energy to fend off the bizarre poisonous wind, they scrambled to take the Detoxification Pill, with the Crown Prince at an early stage of Spiritual Rotation already feeling weak in his limbs, swallowing it down after several tries.
"It seems we are very close to the Single Horned Red Cloud Python now. Everyone, proceed cautiously. Let’s move on."
The Three-pupil fish, now also poisoned, lay paralyzed on the ground, but it was no longer needed to lead the way. Once everyone recovered, the elder immediately instructed them to continue.
The impending sense of a storm overhead pushed everyone’s nerves to the limit. Not one spoke, with only the rustling of footsteps in the gorge.
Turning around a corner, they all came to an abrupt halt, staring ahead with wide eyes.
In front of them, the gorge was blocked by a small mountain.
This small mountain was clearly the massive body of a giant red python.
The pythons in Fire Scale Mountain were all very large, even the smallest were as thick as buckets, but the pythons they encountered along the way paled in comparison to the giant red python before them.
This python’s body was over ten meters thick, with a single horn resembling a curved saber on its head. On either side of the horn, small fleshy protrusions appeared, as if something was about to burst out. Large, face-sized red scales covered its entire body like knives, fierce and terrifying.
Many wounds were visible on its body, especially the abdomen where a blood hole several meters wide seemed nearly to cut it in half, a horrifying spectacle, leaving one to wonder what kind of means had inflicted such a dreadful wound.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
At this moment, the giant red python coiled its body into a pile, eyes tightly shut, seeming to be asleep. From its mouth, purple-red breath exhaled and inhaled, forming countless cloud-like streams enveloping its body, with each breath stirring up foul-smelling winds throughout the gorge.
Staring at the giant python, dozens of pairs of eyes remained unblinking, with occasional sounds of gulping.
From a distance, Luo Feng caught sight of the Single Horned Red Cloud Python and couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. The pressuring presence this python emanated far surpassed that of typical ninth-level Demon Beasts!
"If it emits such terrifying qi from failing to turn into a Jiao Dragon, should it succeed, what a horrifying entity it would be..."
Luo Feng imagined the Single Horned Red Cloud Python awakening from a successful transformation into a Jiao Dragon, and instantly his heart chilled, realizing if it were true, everyone here might perish swiftly without any exception. But this was mere speculation, having never seen a true Jiao Dragon, he couldn’t determine its combat power.
At this time, covered in poison clouds, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python seemed to sense something, lifting its eyelids, with a pair of vertical pupils staring coldly and mercilessly at the group within the gorge.
Noticing the python’s eyes, Luo Feng felt a chill. While they were filled with the usual ferocity and bloodthirsty nature of Demon Beasts, deep inside seemed to harbor something different.
Swish!
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s body twined, raising the upper half high. From afar, it looked like a small mountain, staring fixedly at the group with immense pressure, from its blood-red mouth spraying clouds of purple-red poison.
"Form the battle array!"
The elder with white hair bellowed.
Swish!
Dozens of masters in the Spiritual Rotation Realm, armed with blades, formed a battle array in the gorge, encircling the python.
"Hahaha... You all stand aside, let me face it first! I want to see just how powerful the ancient Divine Dragon bloodline truly is."
A hearty laugh pierced the sky, as a middle-aged man with a black face tapped the scabbard of his treasured blade, soared into the sky, confronting the Single Horned Red Cloud Python.
The elder with white hair didn’t make a move. The strength of the black-faced middle-aged man was not beneath him. Although the python’s momentum was awe-inspiring, it was still a ninth-level Demon Beast, heavily injured, and should be possible to defeat.
Moreover, staying within this gorge made him uneasy, sensing that something terrible might unfold, thus he remained beside the Crown Prince.
"Elder Lin, kill it quickly!" The Crown Prince shouted greedily, gazing at the Single Horned Red Cloud Python.
"Alright!"
The black-faced man’s robes flared fiercely, his body emanating brilliant azure light, concentrating on his treasured blade as he slashed directly at the target.
Swish!
The blade light over a hundred meters long tore a blue trail in the sky, aiming straight for the python’s head.
Seeing the incoming blade light, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python remained unperturbed, opening its blood-red mouth and, with countless demon qi converging in its throat, subsequently spewed forth a jet-black beam.
Boom!
Upon contact with the blade light, the demon qi produced a thunderous roar, creating waves of shock that radiated in all directions, scattering a large area of the poison clouds enveloping the gorge.
Swish swish swish...
As the poison cloud was disturbed, shadows began to fall from the sky.
"What is that?"
"Eh, they are Demon Beasts!"
"How is this possible? How are these Demon Beasts in the sky?"
Everyone squinted skyward, faces changing upon realizing these shadows, covered in scales, with cold eyes, emitting alarming demon qi, were distinctly snake-like Demon Beasts.
Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar...
Just as everyone was taken aback, a sudden transformation took place. The Single Horned Red Cloud Python suddenly opened its blood-red mouth, erupting in a series of massive roars.
Sound waves spread like water ripples, immediately the poisonous miasma in the sky began churning and twisting, as large spheres started descending from above.
Seeing the spheres falling from the sky, everyone’s faces changed drastically.
