Lu Feng arrived at Purple Cloud Mountain's beast-taming grounds together with Jiang Ruoyun.
Before they even drew near, they caught a foul, fishy stench.
Xue Zier walked ahead of them and turned back to explain, "It's the scent of the Heavenly Swamp Great Evil Python, the ferocious beast chosen by our Purple Cloud Mountain."
Lu Feng was briefly startled. Rounding a corner, he saw the evil python Xue Zier had mentioned.
Just as the beast records described, it was extraordinarily majestic.
Unlike ordinary pythons, the Heavenly Swamp Great Evil Python was covered from head to tail in a layer of dark cyan scales, like a warrior in armor standing tall between heaven and earth. Under the sunlight, its scales shone with a brilliant, sinister radiance, like burning amber—deep and mysterious.
The evil python's head was enormous and savage. Within its viciously gaping jaws were long fangs as sharp as bayonets, while its dark cyan pupils resembled two gemstones, radiating a ferocious glint that made one's heart tremble.
The Heavenly Swamp Great Evil Python had originally been coiled docilely behind an old woman in violet robes, absorbing wisps of smoke-like dust as thin as clear mist that emanated from her body.
The moment it sensed an unfamiliar presence, its lowered eyes filled with icy intent. In Lu Feng's direction, it let out a terrifying hiss.
The old woman's aura likewise tightened, and she withdrew the drifting smoke-like dust around her.
After learning Lu Feng's identity, the old woman dismissed the other two female disciples at her side and had them lead the Heavenly Swamp Great Evil Python to an open space off to the side.
With the outsiders gone, the atmosphere suddenly grew several degrees heavier.
The old woman looked at Lu Feng with a dark expression. "Zier has already told