Fourth-Tier Snake King

Jiang Chen turned around, ready to fight the three third-tier great snakes.

There was no path ahead, only a cliff over fifty meters high. If he jumped down with his current cultivation, he would be severely injured, if not killed.

In a dangerous place like Snake King Valley, getting severely injured would be no different than seeking death.

"Squeak..." The three giant snakes stared intently at Jiang Chen, ready to attack at any moment.

Third-tier Demonic Beasts already possessed a certain level of intelligence; they weren't mindless and knew the quickest way to eliminate a target.

"Draw Sword Slash." Jiang Chen's long saber began to charge, pouring a large amount of true qi into it.

"Squeak..." The three giant snakes began their attack, lunging at Jiang Chen simultaneously to bite him.

"Draw Sword Slash." A powerful blade energy slashed out.

It directly struck the three charging giant snakes.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft." The sound of blade energy entering flesh echoed.

Huge wounds appeared on the bodies of the three giant snakes, and blood gushed out.

The giant snakes became even more frenzied, lunging at Jiang Chen again.

But Jiang Chen was not someone to be trifled with. He used Traceless Steps to quickly dodge the giant snakes' attacks.

Traceless Steps truly lived up to its reputation as a top-tier third-tier movement martial skill. His footsteps were traceless, and he easily evaded the giant snakes' assaults.

If he had used Soaring Wave Steps, dodging these attacks would not have been easy. Jiang Chen was still grateful to Tang Mu for the movement martial skill she had given him.

The three giant snakes were injured and in great pain, their attacks no longer as fierce. Jiang Chen utilized the advantage of his movement skill, his actions like the wind. He slashed out with his long saber, striking directly at their wounds. The sharp blade cut them into two pieces one by one.

After a few moves, the three giant snakes were all cut in half.

Their mangled corpses writhed on the ground.

Snakes cut in half did not die immediately.

Seeing the three severely wounded giant snakes, Jiang Chen rejoiced. He immediately rushed forward to finish them off, severing their heads, and only then did he relax.

After killing the giant snakes, Jiang Chen was not polite. He directly circulated his cultivation technique, absorbing the blood energy from the giant snakes' remains.

Jiang Chen's cultivation advanced to the peak of the seventh level of the Martial Artist Realm. He believed that after killing a few more Demonic Beasts, he would be able to break through to the eighth level of the Martial Artist Realm.

As his cultivation increased, the spiritual energy required also grew. The blood energy from the three third-tier giant snakes was not enough to advance his cultivation by a full level.

However, Jiang Chen's rate of advancement was already incredibly heaven-defying.

How much time had passed?

He had gone from the first level of the Martial Apprentice Realm to the seventh level of the Martial Artist Realm.

That was more than ten minor realms.

This rate of cultivation could be considered truly heaven-defying.

After killing the three giant snakes, Jiang Chen quickly left the area. The smell of blood could easily attract other Demonic Beasts.

As expected, not long after Jiang Chen left, many snake-type Demonic Beasts arrived. Seeing the corpses of the giant snakes before them, they began to devour them.

Jiang Chen proceeded cautiously within Snake King Valley. However, there were too many snake-type Demonic Beasts, and they frequently attacked him. Jiang Chen had no choice but to kill them, facing constant trouble.

However, when he encountered third-tier snake-type Demonic Beasts, Jiang Chen still tried his best to avoid them.

Earlier, it was because he had caught them off guard that he was able to use Draw Sword Slash to severely wound the giant snakes, giving him the chance to kill them. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would have been in a very passive situation.

Jiang Chen's intrusion had also attracted the attention of many powerful snake-type Demonic Beasts in Snake King Valley, and they began to gather in his direction.

But Jiang Chen was cautious, constantly avoiding the areas inhabited by these third-tier Demonic Beasts.

Finally, in one area, Jiang Chen saw a large cluster of red flowers.

These were precisely Red Snake Flowers.

Red Snake Flowers mainly grew in areas where snake-type Demonic Beasts were active. Furthermore, Red Snake Flowers were spiritual medicines needed by snake-type Demonic Beasts, providing them with many benefits.

With so many Red Snake Flowers here, a fourth-tier Snake King was likely nearby.

This was probably its territory. Otherwise, the Red Snake Flowers wouldn't have grown so well. Only with the Snake King guarding the area could they be protected so perfectly, and other snake-type Demonic Beasts would not dare to steal them.

This was because in other areas of Snake King Valley, the Red Snake Flowers had already been eaten.

Only some unbloomed seedlings remained.

Jiang Chen surveyed his surroundings and found nothing unusual. However, he couldn't afford to hesitate any longer. One hundred Red Snake Flowers were his mission this time.

Jiang Chen then crept towards the area of the Red Snake Flowers and began to pick them. With one slash of his saber, over a dozen Red Snake Flowers were cut down. Jiang Chen waved his hand and collected them.

Then came the second slash, and another dozen Red Snake Flowers were cut down.

Just as Jiang Chen was making his sixth slash, a furious roar echoed.

The sound was incredibly powerful, and Jiang Chen felt his heart tremble. This must be the roar of a fourth-tier Snake King. Jiang Chen couldn't afford to care anymore and continued to pick the flowers.

Suddenly, a giant snake over twenty meters long appeared not far away. Its scales were all green, and its gaping maw was filled with sharp teeth, making it look extremely ferocious.

Seeing Jiang Chen stealing its Red Snake Flowers, it crawled directly towards him.

"This is bad, run." Jiang Chen's expression changed.

Jiang Chen had already collected enough Red Snake Flowers and took off running.

This place was indeed the territory of a fourth-tier Snake King; he'd been discovered so quickly.

How could the Snake King so easily let go of the human who had invaded its territory?

Jiang Chen activated his Traceless Steps, sprinting towards the exit of Snake King Valley.

The Snake King roared, and instantly, another red Snake King appeared.

Good heavens, there were actually two Snake Kings in Snake King Valley; they must be a male and a female.

Other third-tier giant snakes also received the Snake King's command and swarmed towards Jiang Chen's location.

Just ahead of Jiang Chen, over a dozen second-tier great snakes and one third-tier giant snake appeared, flicking their tongues and blocking his path.

"Get out of my way!" Jiang Chen roared, swinging the long saber in his hand. In his enraged state, Jiang Chen unleashed the Hegemonic Blade Art.

The blade light flashed, directly injuring the third-tier great snake before him. The other second-tier great snakes were also killed one after another. Jiang Chen circulated his cultivation technique, instantly devouring the blood and qi power from the dead snakes.

"Pfft." Jiang Chen's cultivation advanced to the eighth level of the Martial Artist Realm. His aura increased, and his strength grew.

In just this short period, the Snake King had gotten even closer to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's expression changed drastically, and he bolted.

The Snake King was also greatly alarmed. How could this brat run so fast?

Jiang Chen was now fully channeling his true qi, pushing his Traceless Steps to their limit.

Before long, he reached the exit of Snake King Valley.

The fourth-tier Snake King was also getting closer, only about ten meters behind Jiang Chen, and could catch up at any moment.

"Someone's coming out!" The members of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group guarding the outside rejoiced upon seeing Jiang Chen emerge from within.

But their expressions quickly changed. What were they seeing?

Behind Jiang Chen followed a green giant snake over twenty meters long.

"Not good, that's a fourth-tier Snake King!" the Bloodfire Mercenary Group members exclaimed, their faces draining of color.