Chapter 446: Snow on the Mountain, Bright Candles in the South

Mingnan turned his head and was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed.

She cried out in a lost voice: "Brother, be careful!"

Then he suddenly slapped out with his palm, and a strong palm wind blew past Yuan You's ears. Yuan You widened his eyes slightly, and he also felt something approaching from behind.

"Bang--"

The spiritual powers collided, and a strong gust of wind immediately rolled up the fallen leaves all over the ground.

He Yunfei drew his sword, and the cold light danced into a piece, blocking the fallen leaves from the sword energy.

Yuan You spun around and came to their side. Looking up, he saw a giant dark brown python with red stripes half sticking out of the tree, staring at them fiercely.

There was a greedy gleam in those little eyes, which made people shudder.

The snake skin is so dark in color that when it is coiled on the tree it almost merges with the branch and cannot be seen unless you look closely.

Mingnan's expression became serious. He struck out with his backhand again, this time using all his strength. A light golden light shone brightly, and a rolling heat wave attacked the giant python.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the giant python immediately jumped down from the tree, wrapped its thick tail around a tree, pulled it up by the roots and threw it towards them.

“Get out of the way!”

Yuan You pulled one person with each hand, and the three of them flew up. The tree roots swept under their feet and almost swept their shoes off.

If they were slower, they would have been crushed into three pieces.

Mingnan's mind raced, and he asked uncertainly, "Is it a rock-skinned fire python?"

When 205 heard the name, he immediately remembered that when Mingnan was studying, he was also forced to learn it. He happened to have read the introduction of the Rock Skin Fire Python.

The Rock Skin Fire Python, as the name suggests, has skin as hard and solid as rock. It can spit fire and is very difficult to entangle.

The monsters in this world are simply divided into three categories according to their strength: primary, intermediate and advanced.

Compared with the five realms of human beings, the strength range of primary monsters is roughly equivalent to that of immortal cultivators from the Body Refining Realm to the Soul Refining Realm.

An intermediate monster is roughly equivalent to a cultivator at the late stage of the Soul Refining Stage to the Questioning Heart Stage.

High-level monsters are approaching the enlightenment realm or even the heavenly realm of immortal cultivators.

Because there are so many different types of monsters and their attack methods are so varied, it is difficult to make strict classifications, and the strength of monsters at the same level can vary greatly.

Coincidentally, the Rock-Skinned Fire Python is the best among the intermediate monsters.

It has thick skin and a vengeful nature. Once it gets entangled with you, it will fight to the death. You either kill it or it will follow you for the rest of your life and come out to cause trouble from time to time.

Yuan You's face was solemn. "Why is there a rock-skinned fire python here?"

Although the Rockskin Fire Python has strong attack power, it is very lazy and basically does not come out during the day.

Even if it is active, it is only in rocky places. It prefers sunlight to shade and is rarely seen in forests.

"Never mind how it got here, let's think about how we can get out of this!"

He Yunfei threw out his long sword and quickly formed seals with his hands. The sword immediately split into eight pieces and stabbed at the giant python from eight directions at the same time. The sword was surrounded by golden and red flames.

The Rock-skinned Fire Python seemed to be irritated, and its eyes became even redder.

It opened its mouth wide, roared, and spewed out a sea of ​​​​scalding fire. The temperature around it was scorchingly high. The leaves turned yellow and curled instantly, and the grass on the ground couldn't bear it and wilted directly.

Mingnan felt his face tightening.

Yuan You pulled her behind him and said, "Stand back."

Then he formed a seal with one hand, and tremendous spiritual power rushed out, turning the water into ice. As dense ice cones appeared, the temperature around them dropped immediately. Mingnan took a deep breath and stepped back.

Fortunately, she was training with her senior brothers and sisters this time. Although the Rock Skin Fire Python was an intermediate monster, they had two people in the late stage of the Questioning Heart Realm, so it was more than enough for them to work together to deal with it.

For a moment, there was a flash of light in the forest, which was so dazzling that people could not see. The powerful fluctuations of spiritual power scared the birds and beasts so much that they scattered and did not dare to come close.

The Rockskin Fire Python struggled madly when it was about to die. With a flick of its tail, it broke a row of trees, causing smoke and falling leaves to fly everywhere.

Mingnan cast a barrier on He Yunfei and Yuan You to ensure that they were not disturbed by the outside world.

Yuan You attracted the attention of the rock-skinned fire python in front, and He Yunfei took the opportunity to flash behind the fire python and pierced its vital point with a sword.

The fire python's attack immediately slowed down.

This is a great opportunity!

Mingnan acted decisively, raised his hand and clenched it, his spiritual power turned into a bow, and aimed it at the fire python's dantian.

“Whoosh!”

The sharp arrow shot out, pierced through the rock skin and shattered the fire python's magic pill.

The fire python's tail suddenly stood up, but then it had no strength to drop down.

"Bang——"

The fire python finally fell to the ground, dying with its eyes open.

Mingnan let out a long breath and wiped his forehead with his hand, which was covered with sweat.

"If it doesn't fall, then I will. It's too hot. I'm going to turn into jerky."

She tried to fan herself with her hands, but with little effect.

He Yunfei looked at the fire python's Dantian with regret and said, "It's a pity that the demon pill is all broken, otherwise I could sell it for some money."

Yuan You shook his head, "I can't sell it. It's possessed by a demon."

"Hmm?" He Yunfei and Ming Nanqi looked at him.

Mingnan asked curiously, "How did you know that, brother?"

The three of them landed beside the rock-skinned fire python. Yuan You knelt on one knee, pointed at the fire python's eyes and said, "Normally, the rock-skinned fire python's eyes are black, not dark red, and very clear, but look at it, its eyeballs are cloudy and have completely turned red, and the patterns on its body--"

"The natural patterns of rock-skinned fire pythons are dark in color, which makes them easier to hide. Its patterns are too bright, like blood."

As he spoke, wisps of black air emanated from the Fire Python's Dantian.

He Yunfei frowned, "It is indeed demonic energy. It seems that it has gone astray in its cultivation, so it appears here out of character."

"Maybe." Yuan You looked at the fire python's wide eyes, and for some reason he felt a little uneasy.

Mingnan asked: "What are we going to do with the body? Just leave it here?"

"If it's not possessed, just throw it away. If it's possessed, it's best to burn it. Otherwise, other monsters may accidentally eat it and cause a disaster."

He Yunfei spread out her five fingers, and fire immediately flowed out from her palms, enveloping the rock-skinned fire python. Soon the fire python caught fire and turned into a fire dragon.

They waited until it was burned clean before leaving.

Afterwards, they encountered several monsters one after another. Fortunately, their levels were not high, so they were able to escape unscathed after some effort.

But a feeling of uneasiness always lingers in their hearts.

After leaving the forest, they walked for another two hours and finally arrived at the nearest city before the sun set.

But before they got close, the soldiers began to close the city gates.

Mingnan waved his hands hurriedly, "Wait a moment——"

She took He Yunfei and Yuan You by the hand and ran two steps quickly, saying to the soldiers: "We are going into the city!"

The soldier turned around impatiently when he heard the noise. Seeing such a beautiful girl, his expression eased a little, and he nodded and said, "Hurry up."

Mingnan and the other two ran over and found that there was no one around.

She asked curiously, "Why is it closed so early?"

The soldier raised his eyebrows, looked them up and down, and said, "Is this your first time in Ancheng?"