In an instant, flames nearly a hundred feet high shot into the sky, and a blaze of fire rose from the forest.
Fortunately, Ye Xingchen ran fast enough to avoid a major emergency, but the beast's actions had enraged Ye Xingchen, completely enraged him.
Damn it, just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover.
Ye Xingchen settled Gu Manyun down and set up a solid defensive formation around her. Then he stood up, holding Chixiao in his hand, and slowly turned around.
The enormous serpent coiled in mid-air, opening its blood-red maw towards Ye Xingchen. Moreover, its eyes, after transforming, were the size of lanterns, radiating a dazzling light.
The reason this guy is so strong is because he devoured some kind of rare and precious treasure. No wonder he was able to transform into a human after only five hundred years of cultivation, and he can even spew out ice breath and dragon flames. A demon with dual attributes is really rare.
Seeing that Ye Xingchen was not leaving, this guy tilted his head back and spat out another breath of ice, which formed a huge barrier around him.
It was to prevent Ye Xingchen from escaping. After releasing the barrier, it looked down at him with a mocking expression in its eyes.
It was hard to imagine what a beast would look like with a mocking expression. Ye Xingchen was furious. He had been mocked, and by a beast no less!
He gripped the Crimson Sky Sword tightly, slowly raised his head, stared at the giant beast before him, and the blood-red crest on his forehead reappeared.
The Crimson Sky Sword in his hand exuded a chilling fighting spirit, its three-foot blade radiating a formidable light.
This time, Ye Xingchen's fighting spirit had reached its peak, breaking through to the limit of the Celestial Phenomenon realm.
It's not that he can't become a saint, but the backlash from forcibly becoming a saint now would be enormous. It's not worth risking his life with this beast. Breaking through the third realm would allow him to fight it to the death, and even if he suffers a small loss, it would be far better than the side effects of the backlash after becoming a saint.
With a roar, Ye Xingchen and his sword soared into the sky, transforming into a golden ray of light.
The darkness seemed to be illuminated by the light of his sword, turning the night into day in an instant.
The distance of a thousand feet was covered in an instant. Ye Xingchen used the Crimson Sky Sword to its fullest extent, and a blazing sword light ripped through the void, forcefully slashing towards the body of the Flower Python.
The python was well aware that its opponent was exceptionally powerful, so it pushed its strength to the limit. With a tremendous roar, a faint golden light covered its scales, making them as indestructible as golden armor.
With a hissing sound, Ye Xingchen's powerful sword strike landed on the flower python's body, actually producing sparks.
The sword strike, from beginning to end, failed to penetrate the python's hard armor, leaving only a white sword mark on its body.
The python raised its head and slithered towards the sky, rising high into the air, where it hovered erratically.
With a roar, its scales stood on end, and a blazing cloud of fire appeared in the air, while the python's body turned crimson.
It resembled a golden python, glowing red-hot, winding and slithering through the air.
"This thing is about to unleash a powerful attack," a thought flashed through Ye Xingchen's mind. Seeing the opponent's completely red appearance, Ye Xingchen also sensed that something was amiss.
If nothing unexpected happens, the flames it spews down are dragon flames. Once these dragon flames, capable of melting gold and breaking iron, are spewed down, the area within a thousand feet below will turn into a sea of fire.
Ye Xingchen was furious. It seemed that he would have to break through to the Saint realm again today, otherwise this beast would really be difficult to subdue. But did this ignorant thing really think that he couldn't do anything to it?
Ye Xingchen pointed the Crimson Sky in his hand upwards, and the crown-like pattern on his forehead turned blood red. He was about to break through to the Saint realm.
However, at that moment, a moist and somewhat narcissistic voice came from a thousand feet away: "So he's about to break through to sainthood? He's just a beast, it's not that serious."
As the voice rang out, a white-robed monk, enveloped in golden light, appeared and walked through the air.
It turned out to be that rascal monk Ruxin. His speed seemed slow, but it was actually extremely fast. He was surrounded by a protective golden light and arrived in front of Ye Xingchen in just a few whooshes.
"Why are you here?" Ye Xingchen stopped what he was doing, not breaking through the final step.
With the monk's arrival, the two of them could easily kill the beast together; there was no need to break through their cultivation levels and risk a backlash.
"With such a commotion and such strong demonic energy here, how could I not come and check?" Ruxin looked at Ye Xingchen's slightly disheveled appearance and smiled slightly: "You rarely look this disheveled, do you?"
"Nonsense." Ye Xingchen was speechless. "Why don't you try dealing with this beast by yourself? This beast must have devoured some rare and precious treasures."
"This place is a geomantically auspicious site. A thousand years ago, a primordial dragon rode away on the clouds, leaving behind some of its saliva. This flower python cultivates here, partly to absorb the dragon energy of the primordial dragon that rode away on the clouds."
"Secondly, it unintentionally devoured the Yuanlong Saliva, which is why it became so powerful. Otherwise, how could it have transformed into a human form after five hundred years of cultivation?" Ruxin said leisurely.
"So that's how it is." Ye Xingchen suddenly realized. He nodded and said, "No wonder this beast was so arrogant. It turns out it was fearless because it had something to rely on. The Yuanlong Saliva can greatly improve its cultivation and allow it to control the power of dragon flames."
“That’s right, you were lucky to witness its final transformation.” Ruxin looked up at the enormous creature in mid-air and said leisurely, “Originally, after it transformed into human form, it might have transformed into a dragon after a thousand years of cultivation and three tribulations.”
"But unfortunately, it met you, and even had to compete with you for the woman. A beast is a beast; it doesn't know how to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. If it had even a little bit of humanity, it wouldn't have ruined its own destiny."
"What do you mean by 'stealing my woman'?" Ye Xingchen felt something was off about these words: "This thing is inherently lewd. Even if it hadn't met Miss Gu today, it would have transformed into a handsome man and gone into the city to harass other girls."
"What do you think it would be like if multiple people got pregnant with snake fetuses?"
“So, it’s all its own fault that its spiritual roots haven’t been developed yet. It’s afraid that its hard-won good fortune will be cut off from now on.” Ru Xin looked regretful and put his hands together, saying, “Amitabha, what a tragedy.”
"Stop talking nonsense, it's already attacking, let's figure out how to deal with it." Ye Xingchen watched as the python slowly approached, its body growing larger and larger, from the thickness of a water bucket to the size of a water vat.
Moreover, its body had grown to over a hundred feet tall, with every scale standing upright, radiating an indestructible golden light, like a golden dragon roaming in mid-air.
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