The Underwater Crisis While Pursuing the Snake Demon

Dawn broke.

Zhong Bai, who had been meditating, opened his eyes. As he stood up, he saw Four-Eyes polishing a large brass sword until it gleamed.

"Junior Brother Qianhe, a long weapon is a strong weapon. Although Junior Brother Qianhe cultivates Thunder Technique Divine Ability, Thunder Techniques consume a lot of True Essence.

With only three layers of Qi Condensation, I'm afraid your True Essence won't last long.

Killing that Snake Demon this time will be a tough fight. If Junior Brother Qianhe doesn't have a suitable magical artifact, I have plenty here.

Junior Brother Qianhe, please don't be shy with me. My master just crafts these out of boredom anyway.

They're not worth much..."

Listening to Four-Eyes ramble, Zhong Bai didn't feel annoyed. It was rare for someone to care about him.

However... it was clear that Four-Eyes didn't know Zhong Bai's true situation.

This was normal. If Zhong Bai told Four-Eyes that he was already at the mid-fifth layer of Qi Condensation, Four-Eyes would probably just roll his eyes and say it was impossible.

It simply defied common sense.

Before Zhong Bai came down the mountain, he was clearly at the third layer of Qi Condensation. That was the result of his master, True Immortal Changsheng's, examination.

To soar from the third layer of Qi Condensation to the fifth layer in just about a month since coming down the mountain...

No one would believe it if he said it...

"No need, Senior Brother Four-Eyes. I have my own ways to deal with the Snake Demon.

It's getting late now. When the sun rises, I expect that Snake Demon will come out to bask in it.

If we ambush it beforehand, our chances of success will be much higher!"

"That's right, then let's head up the mountain!"

It was early morning, and the mountain dew was quite heavy and damp, but Zhong Bai managed to move through it without making a sound.

"Junior Brother Qianhe, the last time I saw that Snake Demon, it was on a large rock by the mountain pond.

Whether we can find it this time depends on luck, but Junior Brother Qianhe, your luck has always been good. I feel that this trip will definitely be fruitful!"

Before they had even encountered it, Daoist Four-Eyes was already fantasizing about the rewards of killing the Snake Demon.

Zhong Bai nodded.

"Senior Brother Four-Eyes, let's find the Snake Demon's tracks first!"

The two continued to travel through the forest, and before long, they arrived at a pond.

At this moment, the sunlight had not yet fully illuminated the area. As Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes arrived, rays of golden light happened to be scattering down.

"Stop!"

Zhong Bai subtly raised his hand, signaling Four-Eyes to stop. He had already smelled the aura of a Demon Soldier realm Snake Demon in the pond.

Sure enough, before Four-Eyes could react, a huge head emerged from the water. The head was blood-red, and clusters of fleshy lumps looked particularly intimidating.

After flicking its tongue and discerning the air for a moment, its entire body finally revealed itself!

A hundred meters away, Zhong Bai watched the fully revealed Snake Demon and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

"Senior Brother Four-Eyes, it seems we'll have to show our true abilities this time. A late-stage Demon Soldier—if we fight to the death, even cultivation practitioners at the seventh or eighth layer of Qi Condensation wouldn't easily provoke it."

Four-Eyes was also somewhat surprised. Last time, he had only seen it from a distance and hadn't observed it closely.

Now, truly facing its roughly ten-meter-long body, Four-Eyes would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.

Taking a deep breath, Four-Eyes hesitated.

"Junior Brother Qianhe, it seems this Snake Demon's strength has exceeded our estimates. If it were a mid-stage Demon Soldier, we brothers could try using our Divine Abilities.

But in this situation... whether to fight or retreat, Junior Brother, you decide!"

Four-Eyes swallowed, trying to calm himself, while carefully observing Zhong Bai's expression.

"It's just a late-stage Demon Soldier. If it comes down to it, I'll use the trump card my master left me!"

As the saying goes, since we're already here...

Zhong Bai looked at the Exorcism Points within reach, and with his master's trump card as a fallback, he simply made up his mind.

Four-Eyes wanted to dissuade him, but the arrow was already on the string.

He really couldn't bring himself to speak...

Moreover, he was truly terrified of being poor. Such a heaven-sent opportunity, he wanted to seize it.

The two continued to cautiously approach.

Ten minutes later, when Zhong Bai was only about twenty meters from the Snake Demon.

Suddenly, the Snake Demon, which had been lazily basking in the sunlight, flicked its tongue.

Its lazy eyes instantly turned blood-red!

Seeing this, Zhong Bai knew he had been exposed.

He decided to stop concealing himself.

With the Thunder Escape Technique, he instantly leaped into the void.

The Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art circulated True Essence through his body, and the Thunder Seal in his dantian pulsed with purple light.

A bolt of purple lightning gathered in Zhong Bai's palm. He struck out with it, and thunder exploded!

The lightning was about to strike the Snake Demon's head in an instant.

But at that moment, the tumor on the Snake Demon's head transformed into blood-red scales, protecting its head as it endured the lightning. Simultaneously, its body rapidly submerged into the pond.

Zhong Bai felt a bit frustrated that his attack failed, but he also became wary. This Snake Demon had clearly awakened some Divine Abilities.

Before Zhong Bai could ponder further, the Snake Demon, which had been submerged in the pond, suddenly leaped out of the water and spewed a burst of flames towards him. Four-Eyes, who was following closely behind, could only watch as the flames flew towards Zhong Bai.

"Junior Brother Qianhe!"

Four-Eyes was a little flustered, but the next second, the scene before him made him question reality.

He saw countless ripples of qi and blood surge from Zhong Bai's body, forming a protective aura that prevented the flames from advancing an inch further.

What a move, you beast!

Zhong Bai reacted very quickly, but he was also shaken.

No one knows what Divine Abilities a demon might possess, so generally, without 100% certainty, one wouldn't actively provoke a demon!

Having evaded the fiery breath, Zhong Bai was about to gather lightning when he saw the Snake Demon's tail lash out like a whip, rapidly striking towards him.

It was so fast that there was even a sonic boom.

Without time to think, Zhong Bai put all his strength into his arms and unleashed a punch with all his might.

Bang bang bang!

The moment they collided, Zhong Bai felt his immense strength wasn't enough. He was sent stumbling backward, retreating dozens of steps before finally stopping and dispersing the force.

His right arm tingled. Just as Zhong Bai took a deep breath, he saw Four-Eyes beside him had already performed the Spirit Summoning Technique. A brass longsword shot out from his hand, aiming straight for the Snake Demon's vital point!

Seeing this, Zhong Bai didn't dare to delay. Ignoring the soreness in his arm, he clutched lightning and likewise charged forward.

Working together, the two fought back and forth with the Snake Demon.

The pond was ultimately too small. The Snake Demon could barely adapt to hiding there on normal days.

But facing the combined assault of Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes, it could only defend itself from the front, leaving its back exposed.

After taking another lightning strike from Zhong Bai that tore its belly open, the Snake Demon completely enraged.

Its body suddenly shot out of the pond, trying to escape into the distant dense forest.

At this point, both Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes were seeing red.

How could they let the Snake Demon leave so easily?

As Zhong Bai used the Thunder Escape Technique to keep up, Four-Eyes also sustained the Spirit Summoning Technique and chased with his sword.

Ten minutes later.

When a deep chasm appeared before the Snake Demon, it visibly became excited.

As its body leaped into the chasm, a whoosh and lightning rapidly assailed it from behind.

Its mid-air movement paused, and the moment the Snake Demon turned its head, it was already enraged to the extreme.

"You damned stinky Daoists, you want to die!"

Hearing the Snake Demon's hoarse words, Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes exchanged a glance, both seeing worry in each other's eyes.

Generally, demons at the Demon Soldier realm couldn't speak human words.

Only exceptionally talented demons had a chance to do so.

And these types of demons almost always had the potential to become Demon Generals!

Facing such a threat, it was already a fight to the death, and neither Zhong Bai nor Four-Eyes held back.

Seeing itself plummeting into the chasm, the Snake Demon could only pray it was tough enough to survive