Song Jianzhong was stunned and awestruck for a moment. But since he had to get back to refining Pills, he could only bid Tang Yi a hasty farewell. He made Tang Yi promise to visit the Song Mansion when he traveled to Celestial Extinction City, promising great hospitality, and then he departed.
As they were parting, Tang Yi casually asked if Song Jianzhong had ever seen a Jiuli Flower. To his surprise, Song Jianzhong actually had!
And the place where the Jiuli Flower could be found wasn’t far from their current location!
According to Song Jianzhong, the Jiuli Flower was also a rare medicinal herb, and a powerful Demon Beast guarded the area nearby. When Song Jianzhong discovered the Jiuli Flower, he was afraid of running into danger, so he didn’t get close. He didn’t have any specific details.
However, for Tang Yi, who had been searching blindly, just having a clue and knowing where to look was enough!
Following Song Jianzhong’s directions, Tang Yi forged ahead. He completely ignored the low-level Demon Beasts he encountered along the way, only killing those above Level 4. Before long, he arrived at the location Song Jianzhong had mentioned.
And there, Tang Yi truly did see the Jiuli Flower.
However...
"HISS HISS!"
Just as Tang Yi approached the Jiuli Flower, a massive black shadow loomed over him, letting out a hissing sound!
Tang Yi looked up...
The Demon Beast guarding the Jiuli Flower was actually a giant snake, over a meter wide and dozens of meters long, with a head the size of a small house and eyes larger than windows!
That hissing sound came from the great snake flicking its tongue!
He used the Celestial Eye Technique.
Name: Chiyou King Snake (Platinum Level BOSS)
Level: 55 (Adolescent, Level 6 Demon Beast)
Description: The Chiyou King Snake is a descendant of an ancient species. Legend says it is the offspring of a crossbreed between a Feiyi, a Divine Beast raised by the Ancient Immortal Clan’s Jiuli Clan, and a wild python. As a hybrid, it inherited few of the Feiyi’s powerful Divine Techniques, but it did inherit the wild python’s immense size. In fact, its body is even more massive than a wild python’s. It is not impossible for it to grow to a length of one thousand, or even ten thousand, meters upon reaching adulthood.
Assessment: Huge Threat (The opponent’s strength is slightly less than the Player’s, yet it can still pose a huge threat.)
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’Another ancient species!’
’The Demon Beast guarding the Jiuli Flower is actually a Level 6 Demon Beast!’
’And the assessment gave it a ’Huge Threat’ rating. That just shows how formidable this Demon Beast is!’
’Most importantly, there were those shining words after its name: ’Platinum Level BOSS’.’
’Since it’s a BOSS, and a Platinum Level one at that, the rewards for killing it must be amazing!’
At the thought of the rewards, Tang Yi’s gaze on the Chiyou King Snake grew incredibly excited and fervent.
’The Valley of Desolation really is full of surprises!’
’This is just the area for Level 3 and 4. If I go deeper, who knows how many more powerful Demon Beasts will appear.’
Liuu Tian and her group were lucky to have Tang Yi’s help. Otherwise, even if they had found the Jiuli Flower, they could have only looked but not touched. If they angered the Guardian Beast, they might have even been wiped out.
"HISS HISS!"
The Chiyou King Snake flicked its scarlet tongue, staring at Tang Yi with its enormous eyes. If staring at someone could be intimidating, then the Chiyou King Snake’s window-sized eyes were definitely intimidating to the extreme.
Setting aside its strength and Level, the Chiyou King Snake’s sheer size alone was enough to terrify a crowd.
At this moment, the Chiyou King Snake looked at the human who had trespassed into its territory, its gaze filled with malice. It stared intently at Tang Yi, revealing a thick hostility. If the human made any sudden moves, it would raise its massive head and swallow the ignorant creature whole.
Of course, if the Chiyou King Snake hadn’t been unable to see through Tang Yi and gauge his true strength, it probably would have attacked long ago.
"You’re pretty big, but I wonder how well that body of yours can take a punch!"
Facing such a massive and ferocious Chiyou King Snake, Tang Yi wasn’t afraid in the slightest. Instead, he just smiled faintly.
He didn’t waste time on pointless chatter with a Demon Beast. With a smile, he moved, activating Meteor Flying Fire and charging toward the Chiyou King Snake, leaving a dazzling fiery trail behind him.
His goal was simple: kill the Chiyou King Snake, claim its Experience Value and rewards, and pick the Jiuli Flower it was guarding!
With a Demon Beast, Tang Yi didn’t need to beat around the bush; he showed his hostility directly!
Sensing Tang Yi’s hostility, the Chiyou King Snake moved its massive head, instantly adopting a stance that was both offensive and defensive, preparing to fight the human to the death.
However, it underestimated Tang Yi’s Speed.
When Tang Yi executed the Meteor Flying Fire Body Technique, his Speed was incredibly fast. In an instant, he was right in front of the Chiyou King Snake.
"Heh, I’ll use you to test the power of my Heaven Tier Lower Grade Martial Technique, the Seven-Colored Glazed Fist!"
With that, Tang Yi closed the distance and threw a punch at the Chiyou King Snake.
[Seven-Colored Glazed Fist]: Heaven Tier Lower Grade. The Player strikes the enemy with a punch wreathed in seven-colored streams of light. Each stream inflicts 200% damage! Additionally, there is a chance to trigger the ’Chromosome of Destiny’ Special Effect.
BOOM!
The punch Tang Yi threw with his Black Iron Gloves was multicolored and strikingly beautiful.
Yet this beautiful punch erupted with unparalleled power. It slammed into the Chiyou King Snake, creating an earth-shattering sound.
The Chiyou King Snake never expected this young, slender human to be so fast or to be able to unleash such formidable Power. Caught completely off guard, it took Tang Yi’s punch to the head and was sent crashing heavily into a giant tree nearby.
RUMBLE!
With another massive crash, the giant tree was struck by the Chiyou King Snake’s head and instantly toppled over.
After taking Tang Yi’s punch, not only was the Chiyou King Snake knocked aside by the immense force, but its body also suddenly began to glow, turning completely green!
[Seven-Colored Glazed Fist] Chromosome of Destiny: When the Player hits an enemy with the Seven-Colored Glazed Fist, if the enemy’s body turns green, the Player’s next Normal Attack will inflict 300% damage on the enemy.
Seeing the Chiyou King Snake glow green, Tang Yi knew the Skill’s Special Effect had triggered. He smiled faintly, and without waiting for the snake to react, he clenched his fist and struck again.
"Intermediate Boxing Technique!"
BOOM!
The punch landed, and the Chiyou King Snake’s enormous body was sent flying instantly. In mid-air, its dozens-of-meters-long body coiled up, clearly in immense pain from the considerable damage it had taken.
The Chiyou King Snake’s body crashed through five or six large trees and several giant boulders, felling the trees and crushing the stones to dust.
However!
"HISS HISS!"
After taking a Heaven Tier Lower Grade Fist Technique and a heavy punch with triple damage from Tang Yi, the Chiyou King Snake had just hit the ground when it unexpectedly raised its head again. It began flicking its tongue furiously at Tang Yi, hissing incessantly, seemingly enraged.
Its two large eyes were fixed on Tang Yi, its head swaying back and forth. An invisible rage seemed to radiate from its body.