Free Web NovelChapter 1077: Chapter 1074: Summoning Heavenly Thunder
Boom boom boom boom...
The purple-red pillar of light was tens of meters thick, and wherever it passed, the protruding rocks of the canyon instantly turned to nothingness, leaving behind a mysterious purple-black aura.
The face of the middle-aged man darkened. With a slash, he shattered the giant rock flying towards him and his figure flashed repeatedly, leaving an afterimage in mid-air as he tried to evade the incoming crimson pillar.
But at this moment, an unexpected event occurred.
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s body flickered, and the condensed light pillar that wasn’t dissipating swept across the void, leaving behind a fan-shaped light curtain. A series of afterimages shattered, as the pillar chased after the middle-aged man.
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged man’s face turned somber as he retreated, pressing a palm toward the light pillar.
A blue Palm Gang, tens of meters in size, appeared out of thin air, vacuuming the air ahead and moving to confront the crimson pillar.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the blue Palm Gang only managed to hold off the light pillar for a moment before instantly collapsing and disappearing, allowing the martial artist to push his Qinggong to the limit and take advantage of this brief gap to dart to the left, with the light pillar grazing his robes as it shot past.
Steadying his footing, the middle-aged man glanced down to find a large part of his robe missing, rapidly corroding as well.
Ssss!
With one slash down, his attire was severed into two pieces at the middle, and the martial artist glared angrily at the facing Single Horned Red Cloud Python, his thick eyebrows twitching.
He had slain more than a dozen level nine demon beasts before, so initially, he didn’t regard this Single Horned Red Cloud Python as a threat.
However, the strength of the Single Horned Red Cloud Python before him exceeded his expectations, belonging to a different caliber than the level nine demon beasts he had previously slain.
"I haven’t enjoyed a battle this much in ages. What a thrill!"
The middle-aged man’s beard and hair fluttered as he pushed his Yuan Qi within to its utmost extent. With a long howl, he stepped forward with his right foot, gripping his saber, seemingly slow yet actually swift, striking down.
"Furious waves and a thousand waves cut!"
Boom boom boom boom boom boom...
It seemed to be just one slash, yet it conveyed an endless sense of might; in the sky, the purple-red toxic miasma was torn apart as massive blue Saber Qi formations stacked like a thousand layers of waves, pressing down on the Single Horned Red Cloud Python.
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python couldn’t evade. The crimson Demon Qi on its body was slashed open, scales crumbled, and a bloody wound was cut, blood gushing out.
Roar!
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python roared in pain, sending powerful sonic waves spreading outward, causing the cliffs on both sides of the canyon to crumble, rocks rolling chaotically.
Glaring at the middle-aged man, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s eyes were blood-red. Originally, it could become a Jiao Dragon, a formidable entity capable of commanding snake demon beasts for miles once it successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation! Yet humans destroyed it. Now these humans intruding definitely have designs on its Demon Core, and they deserve death!
Roar!
Beside itself with rage, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python let out a long screech, as fierce and vast purple-red Demon Qi soared to the heights and connected to the toxic miasma above the canyon.
Crack!
In an instant, heaven and earth changed colors, the toxic miasma above the canyon surged violently, and inside it, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, purple currents followed the Demon Qi, coursing downwards, surrounding the giant python, creating pits in the ground, exuding an uncertain menace.
From a distance, Luo Feng watched the Single Horned Red Cloud Python enveloped by lightning, eyes full of shock.
This Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s Demon Qi could influence the cosmic powers and summon lightning, already beyond the means of ordinary level nine demon beasts.
Inside the canyon, everyone was unnerved by the scene, the impact of thunderbolts exploding around the Single Horned Red Cloud Python was palpably felt from afar, causing an illusion of an unconquerable opponent.
As everyone was struck by astonishment, suddenly—
The thunderbolts around the Single Horned Red Cloud Python receded, and its massive body was wrapped in dense Demon Qi, rising into the air, the tail like a hill, resembling a blade, lashing toward the middle-aged man.
The speed of the python’s tail was astonishing, slicing through the air, even generating threads of purple lightning, imposing terror.
The martial artist’s brows furrowed deeply, his sword slashing four times in the void, sending four gigantic Saber Qi beams toward the Single Horned Red Cloud Python.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Blade Qi seemed extremely fragile before the python’s tail, sequentially shattering, the martial artist had no time to dodge, his expression changing, immediately swinging his saber horizontally to block.
Clang!
A resounding clash, substantial impacts spreading outward, the hundred-zhang space around the man and python collapsed suddenly, creating an enormous semi-circle in the canyon.
The middle-aged man’s figure retreated explosively, halting with a red streak at the corner of his mouth, sustaining a light injury.
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python also didn’t fare well, the massive impact agitating its old wounds, blood holes on its body began to bleed.
Roar!
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python, driven by ferocity, ignored its injuries, its savage, enigmatic eyes locked onto the middle-aged man, unleashing another crimson pillar from its mouth.
Having experienced the formidable power of the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s Demon Qi pillar, the middle-aged man dared not meet it head-on, his figure flashed repeatedly to evade the pillar.
Boom!
A black flash whisked past, and the canyon behind the middle-aged man was easily pierced like tofu, revealing a giant gully over a hundred meters wide, stretching to the edge of the world, its end unknown.
"Not good! This Single Horned Red Cloud Python can invoke cosmic lightning, one step away from transforming into a Jiao Dragon, extraordinary! If this continues, Elder Lin could be in danger."
The white-haired elder standing beside the platform’s face dramatically changed, worried not just about the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s astounding strength, but also the safety of everyone here.
The Yuan Sword Jade Plate originated from the Absolute Sword Sect among the Nine Holy Lands, a miracle capable of resisting all attacks below a True Yuan Realm martial artist and retaliating with Sword Qi, essentially making them invincible here in the canyon as long as this sword array exists.
However, operating the sword array consumes Yuan Qi, and when the sword array’s Yuan Qi is depleted, trouble will ensue.
"The Single Horned Red Cloud Python must be slain before the Yuan Sword Jade Plate’s Yuan Qi runs out!"
With this thought fleeting by, the white-haired elder said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, stay within the array, I will assist Elder Lin."
The Crown Prince’s face turned startled, hurriedly stopping the white-haired elder, "Elder Yang, you... you stay here and protect me."
He, too, was intimidated by the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s ferocity, only feeling at ease with Yang Yuan Lao, a Spiritual Rotation Realm ninth peak expert, present.
The white-haired elder replied, "Your Highness, you needn’t worry. Although these demon pythons are formidable, they can’t break the sword array arranged by this Yuan Sword Jade Plate. Instead, Elder Lin alone might not be able to handle the Single Horned Red Cloud Python."
The Crown Prince hesitated but, considering the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s Demon Core, steeled his heart, saying, "Then make haste."
"Yes!"
Once the words fell, the white-haired elder’s figure soared into the sky, bursting forth from the sword array.
