Xiao Peng did not care about the scrapes on his body or his numb arms. He had only one thought in his heart.
Use this frenzied pressure to break through that barrier!
Yun Yun watched from the side with alarm, yet forcibly restrained the urge to step forward and help.
She could tell that Xiao Peng was using this life-or-death battle to break through. Any interference now might cause all his efforts to come to nothing.
She gripped her longsword tightly, her gaze locked onto the giant python like a hawk's. If it made any move that threatened Xiao Peng, she would strike without hesitation.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Dull impacts echoed through the dense forest.
Xiao Peng's fists struck the giant python again and again. The mana within his Golden Core was rapidly draining away, yet with every collision, new strength emerged, becoming ever more condensed like steel tempered in fire.
The Black Scaled Giant Python's frenzy gradually turned to terror.
It could sense that every punch from this tiny human carried force capable of tearing apart sinews and bones. He seemed less like flesh and blood than a warhammer being continuously tempered.
Its scales shattered layer by layer beneath the barrage. Dark green blood soaked into the soil beneath it, giving off a nauseating stench.
Xiao Peng's vision had begun to blur, and only the burning pain in his dantian remained exceptionally clear.
The patterns on the Golden Core's surface cracked apart inch by inch beneath the violent scouring of mana, then reformed at an even faster rate after each collapse.
Golden mist surged through his meridians like boiling lava. Wherever it passed, bruises and fatigue were instantly swept away, leaving behind only a tearing sensation of growth.
"Break!"
Xiao Peng suddenly roared, his voice hoarse but carrying the