"Didn't I say before? The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is nonvenomous." As he spoke, Ye Cheng slowly raised a hand and made a grasping motion through the air.
"Caw!"
Like a chicken caught by the neck, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, which had been about to speed away, suddenly froze in midair, unable to move at all.
"The rainbow mist it sprays is only meant to scare people. It's harmless."
As Ye Cheng spoke, he tightened his grip!
"Crack! Crack-crack...!!"
The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's entire body began to emit sounds like breaking bones. Then Ye Cheng loosened his hand. Having lost all ability to resist, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent limply fell toward the ground.
Bang!
The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's huge body hit the ground, kicking up a sizable cloud of dust.
"Teacher, what should we do with this snake?" Zhu Zhuqing jumped down from the tree and walked over to ask.
"Leave it here. Let it go."
Ye Cheng said, "Neither of you is high enough level to absorb this snake's soul ring. Killing it would waste a decent soul ring. Soul beasts are scarce resources, especially rare ones like this. Every one killed means one less remains. Since we have no use for it, leave it for someone else."
Just as the three of them were talking, a voice suddenly rang out from the distance.
"Stop!"
It was a deep, booming shout. Before its owner had even arrived, his voice had already carried over from afar.
Upon hearing it, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both froze for a moment, immediately recognizing its owner as Shrek Academy's teacher, Zhao Wuji.
What a coincidence. They had run into each other in the town earlier, and now they had met again in this vast Soul Hunting Forest.
Then came hurried footsteps.
A group of