Fourth-tier Snake King

Jiang Chen turned around, intending to have a great battle with the three Third-tier Giant Snakes.

There was no road ahead. Below was a cliff more than fifty meters high. With his current cultivation, if he jumped down, he would either die or suffer severe injuries.

In such a dangerous place as Snake King Valley, what difference was there between being severely injured and seeking death?

"Eek, eek..." The three giant snakes stared fixedly at Jiang Chen, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Third-tier Demonic Beasts already possessed a certain degree of intelligence. They were not mindless and knew how to kill their target as quickly as possible.

"Draw Sword Slash." The long saber in Jiang Chen's hand began to gather power as a large amount of true qi poured into it.

"Eek..." The three giant snakes launched their attacks simultaneously, lunging toward Jiang Chen with open jaws.

"Draw Sword Slash." A powerful blade qi slash shot out.

It struck the three lunging giant snakes directly.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft." Three sounds of blade qi slicing into flesh rang out.

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

The giant snakes became even more frenzied and lunged at Jiang Chen again.

But Jiang Chen was no easy target. He used Traceless Steps to swiftly evade the giant snakes' attacks.

Traceless Steps truly lived up to its status as a Third-tier, Top Grade movement martial skill. His footsteps left no trace, allowing him to easily evade the giant snakes' attacks.

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

The three giant snakes were wounded and in great pain, so their attacks were no longer as fierce. Taking advantage of his movement technique, Jiang Chen moved like the wind. His long saber slashed out directly at their wounds, and its sharp edge cut them into two one after another.

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

Their mangled corpses writhed on the ground.

Snakes cut in half would not die immediately.

Seeing the three heavily wounded giant snakes, Jiang Chen was overjoyed. He immediately rushed over to finish them off, cutting off their heads before finally relaxing.

After killing the giant snakes, Jiang Chen did not stand on ceremony. He immediately circulated his cultivation technique and devoured the blood-qi power within their corpses.

Jiang Chen's cultivation rose to the peak of Martial Artist Realm Seventh Level. He believed that after killing a few more Demonic Beasts, he would be able to break through to Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level.

As his cultivation increased, the amount of spiritual qi he needed grew greater and greater. The blood-qi power of three Third-tier giant snakes was still not enough to raise his cultivation by an entire level.

Even so, Jiang Chen's speed of advancement was already heaven-defying.

How long had it been?

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

That was more than ten minor realms!

Such a cultivation speed could be called truly heaven-defying.

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

Sure enough, not long after Jiang Chen left, quite a few snake-type Demonic Beasts arrived. When they saw the giant snakes' corpses, they began devouring them.

Jiang Chen advanced cautiously through Snake King Valley. Unfortunately, there were too many snake-type Demonic Beasts, and they often launched attacks at him. He had no choice but to kill them, leaving him beset by one nuisance after another.

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

Earlier, he had only been able to heavily injure the giant snakes with Draw Sword Slash because he had caught them off guard. Only then had he found a chance to kill them. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would have been extremely passive.

Jiang Chen's intrusion also attracted the attention of many powerful snake-type Demonic Beasts in Snake King Valley. They began gathering toward his location.

But Jiang Chen was cautious and kept avoiding the areas inhabited by these Third-tier Demonic Beasts.

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

These were Red Snake Flowers.

Red Snake Flowers mainly grew in areas where snake-type Demonic Beasts were active. They were also a spiritual medicine needed by snake-type Demonic Beasts and offered them many benefits.

With so many Red Snake Flowers here, the Fourth-tier Snake King was very likely nearby.

This should be its territory. Otherwise, the Red Snake Flowers here could not have grown so well. Only with the Snake King guarding this place could they have been protected so completely, preventing the other snake-type Demonic Beasts from secretly eating them.

That was because the Red Snake Flowers in the other areas of Snake King Valley had long since been eaten bare.

Only some seedlings that had not yet bloomed remained.

Jiang Chen surveyed his surroundings and found nothing unusual. But he could not worry about so much now. One hundred Red Snake Flowers were his mission this time.

Jiang Chen therefore approached the area of Red Snake Flowers and began picking them. He slashed out with his saber, cutting down more than a dozen Red Snake Flowers at once, then swept them into his storage.

Then came a second slash, cutting down another dozen or so Red Snake Flowers.

Just as Jiang Chen made his sixth slash, an enraged roar rang out.

The roar was immensely powerful. Jiang Chen's heart trembled when he heard it. It seemed to be the roar of the Fourth-tier Snake King. He had no time to care about anything else and continued picking the flowers.

Suddenly, a giant snake more than twenty meters long appeared in the distance. Its body was covered in cyan scales, and its huge mouth was lined with sharp fangs, making it look extraordinarily ferocious.

It saw Jiang Chen stealing its Red Snake Flowers and immediately slithered toward him.

"Not good, run!" Jiang Chen's expression changed.

By this time, Jiang Chen had already collected enough Red Snake Flowers. He turned and ran at full speed.

This really was the territory of the Fourth-tier Snake King. He had been discovered so quickly.

How could the Snake King so easily let this Human Race intruder who had invaded its territory go?

Jiang Chen circulated Traceless Steps and raced toward the exit of Snake King Valley.

The Snake King let out a roar. In an instant, another red Snake King appeared.

Good heavens, there were actually two Snake Kings in Snake King Valley. They should be one male and one female.

The other Third-tier Giant Snakes had also received the Snake King's order and began surrounding Jiang Chen's position from all sides.

A dozen or so enormous Second-tier snakes suddenly appeared ahead of Jiang Chen, along with a Third-tier Giant Snake flicking its tongue as it blocked his path.

"Get out of my way!" Jiang Chen roared furiously. He swung his long saber, and in his enraged state, he unleashed a saber move from the Hegemonic Blade Art.

A flash of saber light swept past, directly wounding the Third-tier Giant Snake in front of him. The other Second-tier giant snakes were also cut down one after another. Jiang Chen circulated his cultivation technique and instantly devoured the blood-qi power of the dead snakes.

"Pfft." Jiang Chen's cultivation broke through to Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level. His aura rose sharply, and his strength increased somewhat as well.

In just that short time, the Snake Kings had drawn even closer to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ran with all his might.

The Snake Kings were also stunned. How could this kid run so fast?

Jiang Chen was now circulating his true qi with all his strength, pushing Traceless Steps to its limit.

Before long, he charged out of Snake King Valley.

But the Fourth-tier Snake Kings were drawing closer and closer as well. They were only a dozen meters from Jiang Chen and could catch up at any moment.

"Someone's coming out!" The Bloodfire Mercenary Group members guarding outside saw Jiang Chen emerge from within and were instantly overjoyed.

But soon, their expressions changed drastically. What had they seen?

A cyan giant snake more than twenty meters long was following behind Jiang Chen.

"Not good, it's a Fourth-tier Snake King!" The Bloodfire Mercenary Group members' expressions changed drastically.