The river surged in like a tidal wave, extinguishing the fire instantly and plunging the surroundings into darkness.
"Ding! Styx Python detected. Level 7, advanced early stage. Its eyes are blood red like lanterns. It has immense strength and two extremely sharp ears on its head."
"Ding! Friendly reminder: Use strategy, not brute force."
Li Tianyi felt a chill run through him and retreated at full speed.
The Styx Serpent was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was upon them, its massive jaws snapping open.
He used the Golden Snake Flash repeatedly, barely managing to dodge it.
"You mere ants dare to disturb my slumber? You deserve to die!" A voice as loud as thunder echoed in my mind.
"You stinky mudfish, what are you pulling? Take this knife."
A sharp blade of light slashed towards the python's belly.
when!
Sparks flew everywhere, but not a single mark was left on the python's scales.
"Is it that powerful?" Li Tianyi asked with a bitter face, trying to keep his distance from it as much as possible.
The Styx Serpent charged forward repeatedly, its body carrying away pebbles that rained down like a storm.
"Protective Qi!"
Boom!
Hit repeatedly, his body ached slightly, forcing him to retreat towards an area with fewer pebbles.
"Little snack, where do you think you're going?"
Li Tianyi wanted to curse, but he suppressed his anger and used his movement skills to the extreme, finally getting ahead of it to a safe position.
A loud noise came from behind.
It was pitch black all around, and the visibility was so low that it was impossible to see what was flying over.
Driven by an instinct for danger, they quickly used the wall for leverage to rise higher.
A dull thud and a flash of light came from behind.
By the light of the fire, one could see that a giant pebble had been smashed into pieces.
"Luckily, I ran fast."
On the cliff face, Li Tianyi couldn't find a place to rest and could only use his lightness skill to find a landing spot.
A look of disdain flashed in the Styx serpent's eyes. With a flick of its tail, it sent countless pebbles flying, crashing against the mountainside like locusts.
Boom! Boom!
The mountainside was covered in sparks and craters.
The force it generated was so great that the entire mountainside was shaking violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
I felt a loss of balance under my feet and quickly used my feet to steady myself.
But before you could even catch your breath, the Styx Serpent charged over, its blade-like ears slashing down.
A dull thud was heard, and two deep, bottomless cracks appeared on the mountainside.
The mountain could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed instantly.
Rocks rained down like a storm, and Li Tianyi kept using the Breaking Army skill to deflect the rocks that got close to him.
It's not a big deal in the short term, but it takes a huge toll over a long period of time.
Now that we're in mid-air, there's no way to replenish our supplies.
Feeling agitated, I quickly recited the most powerful calming mantra and searched for a place to land.
The Styx Serpent seems to be able to read your mind and move with you, preventing you from touching the ground.
"That damn loach."
Looking around quickly, a bold idea suddenly came to mind.
Slow down and wait for it to come.
Without much thought, the Styx Serpent charged straight to the vicinity.
At the same time, Li Tianyi jumped from the height.
"You want to use my body?"
The python's body twisted rapidly, leaving an empty landing spot. If someone jumped down, they would either die or be crippled.
In desperation, they could only rely on airborne leverage.
"Whirling Sky Slaughter!"
The downward spiraling tornado enveloped the surroundings, causing the Styx Serpent to feel uneasy and quickly retreat.
In this way, Li Tianyi escaped danger and landed safely on the ground.
"Little snack, you've got some skills." A cat-and-mouse glint flashed in the Styx Python's eyes, and a smile curled at the corner of its mouth.
It was too dark around me to see anything, so I could only sense from the tone of its voice that it was trying to play a trick on me.
"If it wants to play, I'll play with it properly."
With a change in mindset, he was no longer in a hurry to act and simply wandered around the neighborhood.
As time went on, the Styx Serpent gradually lost patience and began spewing thick white smoke from its mouth.
"I don't know if this thing is poisonous, so it's best to be careful."
They quickly created distance and fled downstream.
"die!"
The python's tail swept across, scattering countless pebbles.
Each pebble is as powerful as a heavy sniper bullet.
Boom!
Splash...
The surrounding area was severely damaged, but fortunately the mountain wall blocked the subsequent attacks, otherwise they would have been dead.
Li Tianyi glanced at the mountain wall riddled with holes and clicked his tongue in amazement.
When I sped up again, my stamina couldn't keep up, so I quickly drank a recovery potion.
"Little snack, I'm not playing with you anymore."
The Styx Serpent's aura was rapidly increasing, and a black light shone from the top of its head.
It quickly coalesced into a sphere and flew out.
Before even touching the pebbles, a constant cracking sound could be heard.
Li Tianyi panicked and quickly put on multiple layers of protection, moving in a serpentine pattern.
The black ball drew ever closer, its immense pressure sending shivers down the spine.
"This damn system is a complete rip-off. Is this really a level 7 advanced early stage being?" Li Tianyi was speechless. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's a level 8 being!"
“Grandpa, that’s not how it is.” The system appeared. “The reason it’s so strong is because the River Styx amplifies it. If you were in another place, you could chase it down and kill it.”
"Saying it is the same as not saying it at all."
Li Tianyi ignored the system and used all his trump cards, but he still couldn't outrun the black ball.
He quickly looked around and rushed to the large rock as fast as he could.
When the black ball is almost upon you, jump down with all your might.
boom!
The large rock shattered instantly, sending stone fragments flying everywhere, even more powerful than bullets.
He was hit by multiple stones in succession, and the pain was excruciating.
With the flow of internal energy affected, it's simply impossible to create distance.
The Styx Serpent is approaching.
"You mudfish, you really think I'm afraid of you?"
Po Jun swung his sword repeatedly, unleashing two blade beams tens of meters long.
"Are you tickling me?" The Styx Python's lips curled into a mocking smile, and two blood-red beams shot from its eyes.
Li Tianyi's eyes also lit up, shooting out two cold beams of light.
Boom! Boom!
"You're nothing special."
"Yeah?"
The power of the Styx Serpent has increased once again, approaching the edge of the eighth star.
An oppressive aura enveloped the surroundings.
Li Tianyi couldn't even stand up straight.
His body gradually bent over, and he had some difficulty breathing.
"I, damn it."
Despite his all-out effort, he had barely risen a fraction of an inch before being pushed back down.
After repeating this process many times, he could no longer muster any strength.
"Little snack, you can go die now."
A gaping maw came hurtling towards them.
A look of resentment and helplessness flashed across Li Tian's eyes, but he was powerless to do anything and could only watch it approach.
The distance is getting closer and closer.
He was mentally prepared to be devoured by the python, but Po Jun suddenly broke free and slashed directly at the eye of the Styx python.
Waaah!
As the oppressive aura dissipated, Li Tianyi quickly fled.
"You ant, how dare you destroy one of my eyes?" Styx Giant was extremely angry and tried to shake off Po Jun, who was stuck in his eye.
It remained firmly rooted to the spot, like a nail.
After multiple attempts, all failed, and the injuries only worsened.
The intense pain calmed it down a bit, so it quickly stopped, used its primal force to imprison Po Jun, and pulled it outwards little by little.
It roars a few times as the blade appears.
Li Tianyi suddenly stopped, a resolute glint in his eyes. "When it breaks through the enemy lines, it must be at its weakest. Rather than being hunted down by it, we might as well take this opportunity to eliminate it once and for all."
They quickly administered the recovery potion and cautiously turned back.
Meanwhile, the Styx Serpent was still pulling at Po Jun, leaving only the tip of the blade.
It no longer resembles a powerful being; it's just a lump of mud.
With one last effort, Po Jun was finally pulled out, writhing in pain.
Li Tianyi also arrived at the python's belly at this time and walked close to the wall.
Po Jun sensed its master's arrival and trembled continuously.
Its sound was very faint, directly drowned out by the wails of the Styx Serpent.
"There's hope!"
Li Tianyi felt much relieved and approached the other side more quietly.
The further forward you go, the greater the pressure becomes.
"I only have one chance to make a move, so I must make sure it's foolproof."
He carefully calculated the timing of his move.
Po Jun trembled more and more violently, and had already detached from the ground, flying towards the location where Li Tianyi was.
The place it flew to was exactly where the Styx Serpent hadn't gone blind.
"Damn it, aren't you trying to get me into trouble?"
Li Tianyi wanted to twist the Po Jun sword in half, but he dared not let himself get angry and ran as fast as he could.
"You still want your weapons back?"
A cold snort rang out, and sand and stones flew everywhere.
He dodged repeatedly, avoiding the nearby rocks, and his right finger touched the back of the knife.
Po Jun turned smoothly and landed in his hand.
A violent sword intent surged into the sky.
Clang!
Fear flashed in the Styx Serpent's eyes, and it quickly moved towards the river.
"You think you can just leave after messing with me?"
A blade of light, tens of feet long, slashed straight down.
No, don't.
Boom! Thud!
The Styx Serpent's head was severed, the blade's edge instantly destroying its brain, and it died instantly.
"Ding! Styx Serpent Tendon Found, Please Pick It Up." System notification.
Li Tianyi gasped for breath, "If you dare to scare me again, I'll kill you."
"Grandpa, I'm afraid you'll miss out on the treasure!" The system was almost in tears.
"Get out!"
"Dele!"
After the system disappeared, Li Tianyi leaned against a rock to recover...
At dawn.
Li Tianyi finally recovered and opened his eyes to see the corpse of a giant python that was tens of meters long. His scalp tingled instantly.
"Luckily I took a gamble last night, otherwise I would definitely have been devoured by the python."
Dragging Po Jun along, they walked a long way before finally arriving at the location of the giant python's head.
"Holy crap, this is way too big!"
After calming down, I began searching for the python tendon.
This thing was so huge, it took me a while to find it.
"We're in for a busy time now."
With a pained expression, he began to carefully cut away the python's scales and skin, bit by bit...
Datian Village, Qiao Xiaoxue's home.
Fang Xin suddenly opened his eyes and shot out two exceptionally powerful bursts of energy.
"Grandmaster Realm?"
Overjoyed, he wanted to shout out loud, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that Qiao Xiaoxue was at a crucial moment, so he quickly covered his mouth and stepped aside.
Her aura was gradually getting stronger.
Finally, it transformed into a pure aura and surged towards the bottleneck.
Qiao Xiaoxue slowly opened her eyes, but her nose felt sore. "If I had the ability I have now back then, my parents wouldn't have died so tragically."
Two lines of clear tears rolled down her cheeks.
Fang Xin pulled her into his arms and lovingly wiped away her tears. "Once you've fully recovered, we'll go get our revenge."
"Fine!" Qiao Xiaoxue clenched her fist, a fierce killing intent flashing in her eyes.
Her gaze fell on her own feet, and suddenly she thought of something. "Husband, I'll teach you the Golden Snake Flash and the Ghost Shadow Step. It'll give you a better chance of getting revenge."
"I'll listen to you."
Qiao Xiaoxue nodded emphatically and began to explain...
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