Blood spurted from the severed neck like a fountain. The Corrupt Dog King's head rolled to the ground with the Black Blood Stone, and its headless body crashed down. After twitching twice, it went still.
Chu Han had instantly killed the Tier 1 Corrupt Dog King with a single move.
Everything had happened too quickly. The surrounding pack of Rotten Dogs was utterly shocked.
When they saw their leader slain, they all howled and lunged at Chu Han, snapping their jaws.
But they weren't trying to avenge their leader. Their true target was the Black Blood Stone.
With the Black Blood Stone, they could become new Tier 1 Dog Kings.
Chu Han let out a cold laugh, completely ignoring these underlings.
His eyes held only the Black Blood Stone on the ground.
He had just bent down to pick it up when he suddenly sensed an intense aura of danger approaching rapidly from behind!
"Not good!"
Chu Han hurriedly dodged, and a gigantic tusk radiating a chilling gleam skimmed past his body.
It was that Tier 1 Tusk Pig!
It hadn't died!
Boom!
The Tusk Pig missed its attack and instead crashed several Rotten Dogs to death, while also smashing apart a huge Black Stone behind them.
"It was pretending to be dead!"
Chu Han broke out in a cold sweat. This Tusk Pig was not as simple-minded as he had thought.
The moment the Corrupt Dog King had bitten its neck, it had lowered its aura along with the force of the impact and pretended to be dead. Even Chu Han had been deceived.
It had simply been waiting for the right moment to launch a fatal counterattack!
Unfortunately, its attack had failed.
At this moment, the Tusk Pig turned around, opened its huge mouth, and stared at Chu Han in astonishment.
It had discovered that the Corrupt Dog King's head—which it had bitten just now—and the Black Blood Stone had both vanished from its mouth into thin air.
The instant Chu Han dodged the Tusk Pig's attack, he had stored both the Corrupt Dog King's head and the Black Blood Stone in his spatial ring to prevent any accidents.
Chu Han smiled and waved his hand. The Corrupt Dog King's corpse vanished as well.
The Tusk Pig was instantly enraged by this sight.
It understood that the human before it had used some bizarre ability to steal the Black Blood Stone!
"Roar!"
The Tusk Pig roared furiously at Chu Han, scraped the ground viciously with its forehoof, and charged again with its massive body.
Although it had suffered severe injuries, it was still a Tier 1 mutated beast. Its deathbed counterattack was exceptionally savage. Its thick hide and flesh and its hardened tusks remained a considerable threat.
Chu Han didn't dare take it head-on either. He used Spirit Cat Steps and easily dodged the attack once more.
"Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
A cold glint flashed through Chu Han's eyes. He shook the long blade in his hand and charged toward the Tusk Pig.
His speed was astonishingly fast, like a phantom. He thrust his blade.
The Tusk Pig's vision blurred, and in an instant, everything before its eyes turned blood-red.
One of its eyes had been pierced by Chu Han!
Chu Han swiftly withdrew and dodged the Tusk Pig's tusk attack, then thrust out with another blade in his reverse grip.
The Tusk Pig's other eye was destroyed as well.
It had completely lost its sight and instantly became wildly berserk, launching indiscriminate attacks at everything around it like a mad beast.
Such attacks posed no threat to Chu Han at all.
"This ends now!"
Chu Han seized the moment and swung his blade down again.
"Seven Forms of the Army Breaker—Third Form!"
A streak of cold light slashed across the Tusk Pig's neck. Its enormous head instantly flew away, severed from its body.
Because the Tusk Pig's defenses far exceeded those of the Corrupt Dog King, Chu Han had directly used a stronger killing move.
The power of the Seven Forms of the Army Breaker's Third Form was four times that of the First Form—more than enough to kill the Tusk Pig!
The Tusk Pig's huge body swayed, then crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Chu Han waved his hand again, and the Tusk Pig's head and corpse were stored in his spatial ring as well.
"This time, I really struck it rich!"
Chu Han was incredibly excited. The corpses of two Tier 1 mutated beasts, plus a Black Blood Stone—their value was enough to drive anyone mad.
A pack of Rotten Dogs still surrounded him, eyeing him hungrily without leaving. Chu Han decided to deal with them first.
Chu Han charged into the pack with his blade, like a tiger plunging into a flock of sheep.
Every swing of his blade claimed the lives of one or two Rotten Dogs.
After a bout of slaughter, the remaining Rotten Dogs were scared witless and fled in all directions.
With their tails tucked between their legs, they raced into the depths of the forest and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Chu Han shook his head and didn't pursue them.
Instead, he dug out the fangs of the Rotten Dogs and put them in his backpack as materials.
Before long, the Rotten Dogs that had fled came rushing back, sprinting desperately toward Chu Han.
"What happened?"
Chu Han frowned slightly and immediately realized that something was wrong.
He warily looked toward the direction from which the pack was running.
A blaze streaked through the forest like a meteor, instantly swallowing several Rotten Dogs at the rear of the pack.
The blaze was scorching hot. It burned several Rotten Dogs to ashes in an instant, leaving behind only a pungent smell of charred flesh.
"What is that?!"
Chu Han widened his eyes as a powerful sense of unease surged through his heart.
He focused his gaze and saw a gigantic scarlet-red python behind the pack of Rotten Dogs. It was as thick as a barrel and a full twenty meters long, winding its way forward. Flames flickered inside its cavernous maw.
The giant snake moved with astonishing speed. Its massive body slid dozens of meters across the ground in an instant. Wherever it passed, the Black Stones on the ground were crushed into powder, raising clouds of black dust.
"Red Scale Python! It's the Tier 2 mutated beast, the Red Scale Python!"
Chu Han's expression instantly grew solemn. This was not something he could deal with!
Although the Red Scale Python was a Tier 2 mutated beast, it was no weaker than a Tier 3 mutated beast!
"Run!"
At that moment, only one thought occupied his mind: escape.
Otherwise, if that huge creature struck him with its tail or spat a mouthful of flames at him, he would certainly die without leaving an intact corpse!
He immediately ran in the opposite direction, but soon a deafening boom erupted behind him. The Red Scale Python had actually chased after him!
"It's after the Black Blood Stone!"
Chu Han understood in an instant. The Red Scale Python's target was obviously that Black Blood Stone!
At this moment, the Red Scale Python's vertical pupils had locked onto Chu Han. It twisted its body and rapidly slithered toward him, accelerating as it raised a scorching gale.
"Damn it, I'm no match for it at all. I have to get out of here!"
Chu Han immediately used Spirit Cat Steps and turned to run, relying on the surrounding trees and huge rocks to constantly change direction in an attempt to shake off the Red Scale Python pursuing him relentlessly.
However, the Red Scale Python was simply too fast. Its enormous body moved freely through the mountain forest. No matter how Chu Han changed course, it stayed firmly on his heels, and the distance continued to shrink.
Chu Han gritted his teeth and could only run deeper into Black Stone Mountain. Yet the farther in he went, the more intense the aura of danger became.
If he continued forward, he might run into another Tier 2 mutated beast.
But he had no other choice now. The pressure from the Red Scale Python behind him forced him to grit his teeth and continue deeper.
"Hiss, hiss~"
At this moment, the Red Scale Python opened its huge mouth and spewed a mass of blazing flames at Chu Han. The fire carried rolling waves of heat, instantly distorting the surrounding air.
Chu Han was shocked. He pushed Spirit Cat Steps to its limit and abruptly flashed to the side, narrowly avoiding the mass of flames.
Taking advantage of this opening, the Red Scale Python had already caught up to him.
Before Chu Han could steady himself, its enormous tail swept over with a howling wind.
At this critical moment, Chu Han's mind and body both operated at top speed.
Spirit Cat Steps broke through once again, reaching the realm of perfection.
His speed suddenly surged. With a leap, he barely dodged the attack.
But the Red Scale Python's head struck again, giving Chu Han no chance to catch his breath.
Chu Han was enraged and decided to take the initiative.
He dodged one of the Red Scale Python's attacks, his body sliding along its scales.
Then he flipped into the air and headed straight for the Red Scale Python's seven-inch vital point.
The seven-inch point was where a snake's vital organs lay. If he could strike there, perhaps there would still be a sliver of hope.
He raised the long blade in his hand high. All his strength gathered in both arms as he slashed down with brutal force!
"Seven Forms of the Army Breaker—Fourth Form!"
Chu Han immediately unleashed his strongest strike. The long blade came down like a bolt of lightning, cleaving into the Red Scale Python's seven-inch point.
Clang!
A crisp metallic collision rang out. Chu Han felt a tremendous force of recoil surge through the blade, numbing his arm and splitting the web between his thumb and index finger.
Looking at the Red Scale Python, Chu Han saw that his full-powered strike had merely cut off several of its scarlet scales.
The flesh beneath the scales had suffered only a minor wound. Blood flowed from it, but the injury was far from fatal!
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