Automatic Defense?

Once inside Dongting Lake, it's like gold and silver treasures are everywhere!

Tang Miao showed no mercy, activating both ice and lightning attacks, with the Shadow Demon Tiger protecting him. He was a typical mobile artillery platform, bombarding everything in his path. Corpses of Lizard Skull Giant Demon, wolf-like demonic beasts, and spider-like Demon Beast were scattered everywhere he went.

Of course, the number of Lizard Skull Giant Demon in Dongting Lake is still the majority. So most of the corpses are still Lizard Skull Giant Demon.

On the first day, Tang Miao killed nearly a thousand Demon Beast.

He wasn't just idling around, nor was he there to improve his strength; his target was that Giant Lizard Pseudo Dragon!

This is its lair. Once we find it, we'll wipe it out. Just its enormous size alone will be a considerable fortune!

To deal with it, we naturally need to clear out the smaller monsters first. After all, in a full-blown fight, the current Giant Lizard Pseudo Dragon is nothing compared to what's to come.

Leaving aside Tang Miao, even the Shadow Demon Tiger's current strength is enough to instantly kill it!

Although it possesses a trace of True Dragon blood, it is ultimately just a trace, and compared to Little White's pure demon tiger bloodline, it is far inferior.

Moreover, if I remember correctly, there's also an Earth Element Spirit Seed here. I'll take it with me then... In short, a "scorched earth" policy—anything valuable must be taken.

That night, after a day of fighting, Tang Miao finally found a cave where there were no Demon Beast nearby.

Thanks to his powerful mental strength, he could immediately sense Demon Beast or monsters that appeared nearby. In fact, Tang Miao's ability to detect them was no less than that of a beginner-level Sound Mage.

However, just as Tang Miao entered the cave and was about to sit down to rest, a black snake suddenly lunged at him from the side with its mouth wide open!

The black snake that suddenly appeared wasn't large, but it was incredibly fast. So fast was it that Tang Miao almost forgot to kill it...

Just as the black snake lunged at him, a thick Ice Wall suddenly appeared on his side.

"Bang!"

After the black snake collided with it, a smear of green venom appeared...

"Thunder! Boom!"

"Rumble..."

The moment the small snake was blocked, Tang Miao, regaining his senses, didn't have time to wonder. He immediately unleashed an Intermediate Magic, shattering the black snake into dust, causing it to dissipate into Black Mist!

"Hoo~..."

After dealing with the snake, Tang Miao breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling a bit shaken.

Actually, one Thunder Seal would have been enough to kill such a small snake. However, its appearance was so sudden that it infuriated Tang Miao!

At the same time, he cursed himself inwardly, "I was careless!"

There are benefits to gaining experience in the wild; at least you learn from your mistakes.

"Special number..."

After Tang Miao sat down, a cold sweat broke out on his back, followed by a string of polite words. He had just checked and there shouldn't be Demon Beast nearby, but this snake was clearly a Servant Level Demon Beast?

Fortunately, it was still small, and the sudden appearance of the thick Ice Wall saved its life; otherwise, Tang Miao estimated that he might not have died, but he would have been poisoned...

"How exactly did that snake manage to evade my exploration?"

"Could that Ice Wall be the result of advancing to Ice Element domain skill?"

Feeling as if some of his skills were on cooldown, Tang Miao wondered to himself. If he hadn't been ambushed by the snake that had evaded detection, he wouldn't have known he even had a self-defense skill!

This is great; it can be a lifesaver in a pinch! It's a case of good fortune and misfortune being intertwined...

Unfortunately, it's unclear just how strong its defenses are.

But to be on the safe side, Tang Miao didn't dwell on it. Instead, he turned to look into the cave, where star trails appeared.

"Ice Vine! Freeze!"

Then, a thick layer of ice instantly covered the entire cave. The moment the cave was completely covered by the cave master, Tang Miao immediately realized that there was not just one Little Black, but a whole nest of them!

However, once the ice layer covered everything, they remained cold and desolate.

"I actually walked into a snake pit?"

After dealing with the snakes, Tang Miao looked towards the cave entrance and said with a slight twitch of his lips, "It seems I'm destined to have no peaceful rest tonight..."

Foolishly walking into a snake's den and even killing its baby snakes, snakes, being vengeful creatures, will definitely seek revenge.

Therefore, the best solution is naturally to completely eradicate it... the so-called "cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots" approach. There is no room for mercy when dealing with Demon Beast.

Tang Miao waited and waited, a full hour passed, but he still didn't sense anything approaching. Of course, because of the black snake from before, he didn't completely trust his senses.

Even a Servant Level snake could evade his exploration, let alone its mother?

There aren't any other Demon Beast around, so this mother snake must be quite powerful and of a high level!

Tang Miao didn't even choose to meditate; instead, he focused on controlling the Star Seeds.

... Before we knew it, three hours had passed.

Just when he thought the female snake here had cooled down and he could rest for a while, he suddenly shivered!

Tang Miao immediately opened his eyes, and he immediately sensed a powerful aura, filled with anger, rushing towards him.

Without a doubt, this must be because the snake mother realized her nest had been destroyed, which is why she rushed over in such a furious manner.

Even so, Tang Miao only noticed the Demon Beast when it reached the cave entrance... This shows just how powerful its ability to conceal itself is!

Tang Miao rushed out of the cave when he sensed the snake getting close.

The moment he emerged, a gaping maw, dripping with venom, lunged at him!

"Mystic Snake Magic Armor!"

For such highly venomous Demon Beast, the Mystic Snake Magic Armor is the best defense. Having such a magical artifact is fantastic for dealing with poisonous creatures.

After all, poisons are sometimes colorless and odorless...

"Ice Crystal Defense!"

Although he didn't have Snow Woman, after breaking through to a higher level, his speed in releasing a defensive Ice Wall was not slow.

"Bang!"

The black python's attack was blocked by the Ice Wall.

Tang Miao flipped and jumped, creating distance between himself and his opponent. At the same time, Tang Miao felt his skill, which had been on cooldown, seem to have recovered?

Four hours?

After muttering something under his breath, Tang Miao looked at the giant black python and thought, "I'll use you as an experiment!"

Tang Miao stopped moving and slowly began to draw Star Map, seemingly preparing to unleash magic to attack the black python...