Xiang Yuan charged into the snake demon's esophagus with his saber in hand, only to find the surroundings slick and viscous, leaving him unable even to stand steady, much less keep his balance.
Endless pressure squeezed in from all directions, crushing his body as though it meant to compress him into minced flesh. Swinging his saber in a horizontal sweep, he sent razor-sharp radiance of Five Elements Metal bursting from its tip, yet even that could not break through this wall of flesh. The pressure pushed him inch by inch into the snake demon's stomach.
The snake demon's stomach contained digestive fluids potent enough to melt metal, an even deadlier threat to flesh and blood. Xiang Yuan's senses were keen; he caught the pungent stench rising from the fluid and even heard his trousers and boots dissolving.
Faced with such a desperate situation, Cold Blood felt not the slightest fear. The Tiger Roar Saber shifted from Five Elements Metal to Five Elements Fire, and scorching waves of heat spread outward, sizzling the surrounding flesh until grease bubbled from it.
You Shanxian cried out in pain and realized something was wrong. She wriggled the muscles of her esophagus and stomach, trying to vomit Xiang Yuan back out.
But Xiang Yuan had entered of his own accord. She did not get to decide whether he went in, and the same went for whether he came out. Having found a chance to win from within, how could Xiang Yuan let such an opportunity slip away so easily?
Five Elements Fire surged like a raging tide, fed by Five Elements Wood, and its heat became even more terrifying.
Taking a page from Xiao Lingyue, Xiang Yuan condensed the blazing heat at a single point on his saber's edge. Using a point to break a