The golden fist was like the sharpest weapon, piercing through the Imperial-level Heaven Swallowing Ferocious Python's chest in a single blow.
In an instant, the Imperial-level Heaven Swallowing Ferocious Python reverted to its true form. Its enormous body immediately filled the space, and blood sprayed out like a mountain flood, dyeing the surrounding seawater a thorough gold.
The Imperial-level Heaven Swallowing Ferocious Python's body still twitched slightly, but it was already dead. Its Primordial Spirit had been utterly blasted apart by Ye Xiwen's punch.
Ye Xiwen had completely slain it in a single strike.
Though it sounded lengthy, all of this had taken only a brief moment. An Imperial-level Heaven Swallowing Ferocious Python at the Fourth Stage had died at Ye Xiwen's hands, utterly unable to stand against him.
After killing the Imperial-level Heaven Swallowing Ferocious Python, Ye Xiwen casually stored away its body as well. The corpse of an Imperial-level being was simply beyond estimation in value and could fetch an astronomical price—enough to tempt even an Emperor.
Only then did Ye Xiwen stretch out his hand and seize the remaining dragon vein. Without the Dragon Vein Spirit, the dragon vein was theoretically already dead, unable to continue nurturing and expanding itself. Yet its remaining portion was still immensely valuable.
Ye Xiwen intended to absorb the remaining part of this dragon vein, to use when he advanced into the Fifth Stage.
Originally, he had thought all this was still far away. Even reaching the Fourth Stage Peak would have required a very long time, and even with the pills mentioned by the Pill Emperor, he should not have needed them anytime soon.
He had merely been preparing for a rainy day. Yet after devouring more than half of the dragon vein, his cultivation had been forcibly raised to the