Tang San heard Yu Xiaogang's scream, but he was not overly panicked. Instead, he felt a little more at ease.
After a snake bit someone, it expelled a large amount of venom, making it difficult for it to poison a second person to death.
Now that Yu Xiaogang had been bitten by the snake, didn't that make him even safer?
Tang San turned to look at the Mandala Snake. Sure enough, after biting Yu Xiaogang once, it did not continue chasing them.
Tang San had grown rather tired after dragging Yu Xiaogang along for so long, so he slowed down.
Meanwhile, Li Chen and Xiao Wu were running at top speed when a spiderweb suddenly blocked their path.
Seeing a group of century-old Man Faced Demon Spiders ahead, Li Chen agreed with Xiao Wu to split up and escape, then regroup at the camp.
After an unknown amount of time, Tang San set Yu Xiaogang down. Yu Xiaogang's face was livid, and even his lips had turned black.
This poisoning is serious. I wonder if he can still be saved. He has to be saved, after all, I'm still counting on him to support me.
Tang San checked Yu Xiaogang's arms and face, but found no wounds.
He suddenly remembered Yu Xiaogang saying, while screaming, that the snake had bitten his thigh.
Tang San stared at Yu Xiaogang's pants, looking left and right, but he could not tell where the snake had bitten him.
The Mandala Snake's fangs must have been extremely thin and sharp, leaving no large wound after the bite and drawing little blood. Besides, Yu Xiaogang wore black training clothes, making it even harder to see.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to take off Teacher's pants to examine the wound."
Tang San looked at the greasy middle-aged man and felt rather uncomfortable.
I am so Pure and Untainted, yet the first time I take off someone else's pants, it's Yu Xiaogang's! It's not like I have any strange hobbies.
Damn Yu Xiaogang, it's all your fault for sullying my eyes!
Though Tang San cursed him inwardly, he was still genuinely worried about Yu Xiaogang's safety and swiftly helped him take off his pants.
"Fuck!"
Tang San could not help cursing. The sight before him was simply too painful to look at.
That closeted Yu Xiaogang was not even wearing underwear.
"I'm tainted!"
Tang San gritted his teeth in hatred toward Yu Xiaogang.
After Yu Xiaogang's pants were removed, the wound became clearly visible. There was a large patch of blackness near the base of his thigh.
The snake venom was about to spread upward. If Tang San did not save him now, then once it spread through the upper half of his body and invaded his internal organs, even a God would be unable to save him.
Tang San hardened his heart. Enduring both physical and psychological discomfort, he lowered his head and pressed his lips to Yu Xiaogang's thigh, giving him the most authentic form of artificial snake venom extraction!
"Puh!"
Tang San spat out a large mouthful of black blood, and his complexion visibly worsened. Even though the venom had not entered his bloodstream, it still left him feeling weak. But Tang San had no time to think about it. Time waited for no one.
"What are those two doing?"
"No way, no way, that's painful to look at!"
"Morals really have gone downhill these days!"
Several Soul Masters who had come from afar to hunt Soul Rings saw Tang San's actions from a distance. They could not see clearly because they were too far away, only making out two men, one large and one small.
However, they were speaking quite loudly. With Tang San's hearing, their words naturally did not escape his ears.
Tang San had already cursed Yu Xiaogang ten thousand times in his heart.
Just then, hissing came from the distant forest again.
The sound was all too familiar.
"Not good, it's the Mandala Snake."
Yu Xiaogang's weak, slightly trembling voice reached Tang San's ears. By now, he had lost the ability to move. If Tang San abandoned him here, he would undoubtedly die.
Tang San was delighted. Yu Xiaogang had finally woken up. Heaven knew what kind of mental torment Tang San had suffered while sucking out his venom.
"Teacher, you're awake. How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright, Xiao San, though I can probably only barely walk. How are we supposed to deal with this Mandala Snake?"
Tang San tightened his grip on the Hidden Weapon in his hand, having already made up his mind. In any case, the snake could only eat one person. If he truly could not defeat it, then Yu Xiaogang would cover the rear.
As for whether Yu Xiaogang was willing, that was not for Yu Xiaogang to decide.
Just as Tang San was preparing to fight to the death, a white beam of light shot past his ear.
"Tang San, duck!"
"Damn it!"
It turned out Li Chen had fired a blast directly at the Mandala Snake from behind. However, Tang San was in an awkward position, standing directly in front of the snake's body. If Li Chen had first told Tang San to move aside, he might have alerted the snake.
Thus, at the instant he fired, Li Chen told Tang San to duck. He believed that Tang San, as the protagonist, would not so easily come to harm.
A beam of light carrying immense energy caught the already exhausted Mandala Snake off guard and blasted into it.
After the sound of the explosion faded, a half-dead giant snake lay in the enormous crater.
Li Chen's heart stirred. This snake should be suitable as my first Soul Ring, right?
However, Li Chen did not intend to kill the snake and absorb its Soul Ring just yet. Tang San and Yu Xiaogang might try something while he was absorbing it.
He would wait until Xiao Wu returned before absorbing it. In any case, this snake could no longer cause any trouble.
Li Chen walked toward Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, asking with concern, "Master Yu, Brother Tang San, are you alright? I was so scared just now that I ran away with Xiao Wu. My mind went completely blank at the time."
Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's already unpleasant expressions immediately improved greatly.
"Sure enough, he's just a child with no future. The moment he encountered danger, he was scared out of his wits. But what's going on with his Martial Soul? Isn't it just a Broken Water Bucket?"
When Yu Xiaogang heard Li Chen call him Master, half his anger vanished at once. He normally loved it when others called him Master.
That kid really is unworthy of Xiao Wu. Unlike me, I'm both wise and brave!
Yu Xiaogang looked puzzled. "Li Chen, what's going on with your Martial Soul?"
"Master Yu Xiaogang, it seems my Martial Soul can gather my Soul Power together and then release it."
Li Chen did not reveal the name of his Martial Soul, casually making something up to fool Yu Xiaogang.
"Then it's not strange."
Yu Xiaogang spoke thoughtfully.
Tang San could not help asking, "Teacher, what isn't strange?"
Yu Xiaogang had recovered somewhat by then. With Tang San supporting him, he stood up and looked down at Li Chen.
"Why do people call your Martial Soul a Trash Spirit? Because your Broken Water Bucket Martial Soul can only release your own Soul Power. If I'm not mistaken, you've already exhausted yourself, haven't you?"
Yu Xiaogang believed that blasting the Mandala Snake into that state must have required a considerable amount of Soul Power. How much Soul Power could a Soul Master who had yet to obtain his first Soul Ring possibly possess?
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