Unicorn Thunder Viper

A flash of milky-white spiritual light flickered, and three cultivators clad in identical dark-golden robes stepped out of the Teleportation Array on Azure Nether Mountain.

These three cultivators, who all appeared to be around thirty years old, possessed respectable cultivation. The two burly cultivators on the left were both at the Fourth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm, while the cultivator on the far right, who wore a pair of gloves gleaming with black light, was at the Fifth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm. Their dark-golden robes were made from a soft refined metal and appeared to offer excellent defense. Near their chests were two ancient seal-script characters: "Golden Vulture." Judging from their robes, these three were clearly cultivators from the Golden Vulture Palace.

"Another low-level Rogue Cultivator who doesn't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth, going off to seek death!"

The moment they emerged from the Teleportation Array, the cultivator on the far right wearing black gloves swept his gaze around and let out a cold, sinister sneer.

Far ahead of the three stood a low-level cultivator dressed in ordinary green robes, hurrying toward a valley amid the rolling mountain ranges.

This low-level Rogue Cultivator, whom the three Golden Vulture Palace cultivators believed was going to his death, was Wei Suo, who had come out to cultivate.

The reason the three believed Wei Suo was doomed was that Azure Nether Mountain had an enormous number of level-three demonic beasts. By the usual experience of cultivators, a cultivator at the Second Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm could generally deal with two mid-level level-two demonic beasts alone, while one at the Third Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm could generally deal with two mid-level level-three demonic beasts alone. These three could also tell that Wei Suo's cultivation had yet to reach the Fourth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm.

In Azure Nether Mountain, where one could encounter six or seven level-three demonic beasts at any moment, even cultivators at the Fourth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm generally had to form groups before daring to venture deep inside to hunt demonic beasts. Moreover, Wei Suo was heading toward Myriad Snake Valley.

Myriad Snake Valley was damp and chaotic. Not only was it filled with bizarre, jagged rocks, but its warm and humid climate had also produced a terrifying variety of miscellaneous vegetation. From the outside alone, it looked even messier than Liuxia Alley in Lingyue City. The valley contained not only countless level-one and level-two demonic beasts and poisonous insects, but was also a gathering ground for the mid-level level-three demonic beast known as the Winged Scale Snake. Even cultivators at the Fifth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm might not leave alive, yet Wei Suo did not seem worried in the slightest.

When he was still several dozen zhang from the valley entrance, Wei Suo directly poured True Essence into the Spirit Heaven Jade Pendant, which could still be used three times, placing it in a state where it could be activated at any time. Then, Wei Suo activated a dark-yellow talisman. The instant it was activated, a golden light shield shaped like a great bell formed around him, its inner surface faintly glimmering with lines of talismanic patterns.

Wei Suo then strode openly into Myriad Snake Valley beneath the golden bell-like light shield.

After advancing more than two hundred zhang into Myriad Snake Valley, two three-foot-long black streaks suddenly shot down without warning from a large tree to Wei Suo's left, striking the golden light shield around him with a smack.

Wei Suo immediately stopped. The two creatures that had struck his golden light shield were strange snakes around three feet long, their entire bodies a dark blue-black, nearly the same color as ordinary tree bark. Below their necks grew two short limbs like bird claws and a pair of fleshy wings. Their triangular heads were somewhat oversized, and their two red eyes looked exceptionally savage.

These strange snakes were the infamous mid-level level-three demonic beasts of Myriad Snake Valley, Winged Scale Snakes.

Unable to break Wei Suo's golden light shield with one attack, the two Winged Scale Snakes clearly became agitated, letting out piercing hisses. Their speed was also astonishing. They could fly and turn in midair, constantly circling and biting at the golden light shield, looking like two black rays repeatedly stabbing at its surface.

Only moments later, three more identical Winged Scale Snakes shot over and began crashing into and biting at the golden light shield. The sight was utterly terrifying.

"Haha, the old man was right after all."

Five mid-level level-three demonic beasts had appeared at once, and the situation looked exceedingly terrifying, yet Wei Suo, who had not made a move until now, instead became delighted and took out a white talisman.

A first-grade Ice Mist Talisman!

As the white talisman activated, clusters of icy white mist rose around Wei Suo. The five dark blue-black Winged Scale Snakes visibly slowed within the frigid white fog.

Golden Snake Thunder Shuttle!

Azure Water Blade!

After aiming for quite a while, Wei Suo accurately hurled the two spells in succession at one particularly ugly Winged Scale Snake that kept attacking the shield around his head, as though it desperately wanted to bite his head off.

The Winged Scale Snake struck by the thunder shuttle formed from ten golden snake-like bolts convulsed all over and fell to the ground. The following Azure Water Blade slashed at its neck, sending water splashing everywhere. It did not seem to inflict much damage, but before the Winged Scale Snake could catch its breath, Wei Suo struck it again with another Golden Snake Thunder Shuttle and Azure Water Blade. The Winged Scale Snake immediately began convulsing like it had epilepsy.

This time, Wei Suo's two spells landed on one of its fleshy wings, cutting off a portion of it.

Seeing their brother beaten so miserably, the other four Winged Scale Snakes immediately attacked even more frantically, their red eyes seeming ready to bulge out. Yet Wei Suo ignored the other four completely. One Golden Snake Thunder Shuttle, one Azure Water Blade—he focused solely on hacking at that Winged Scale Snake whose entire body was twitching.

After roughly a dozen Golden Snake Thunder Shuttles and Azure Water Blades, the Winged Scale Snake finally lay still, dying with its eyes wide open.

"Haha!"

If the three Golden Vulture Palace cultivators could have seen Wei Suo now, they would definitely have thought he was a complete freak. While he was killing that Winged Scale Snake, another five Iron Wire Snakes, their bodies seemingly cast from iron, had joined the battle. Yet Wei Suo only laughed even more happily.

Boom!

A fireball suddenly smashed into the five vicious level-one Iron Wire Snakes rushing over, blasting three of them head over heels and sending them flying away miserably.

"Wahaha! Send a few more over!"

After firing a Fireball Talisman, Wei Suo devoted himself once again to dealing with another Winged Scale Snake.

The reason Wei Suo was acting so flamboyantly and arrogantly now was that he and the Green Robe Old Man had carefully selected this Myriad Snake Valley together.

Originally, Wei Suo had still wanted to go to the green-copper mine pit at Great Green Mountain. After Wei Suo told the Green Robe Old Man about the Red Armored Beetle Boss, the Green Robe Old Man had also suspected that the short arrow shining with black light, stuck in the Red Armored Beetle Boss's rear, was likely a magic treasure. Based on the Green Robe Old Man's experience over so many years, even low-level demonic beasts could become more formidable than high-level ones if they lived long enough or happened to consume some heavenly treasure. Red Armored Beetles were themselves a type of demonic beast whose strength increased with age. Red Armored Beetles over a thousand years old should be able to breathe flames. Judging from the size and appearance of the Red Armored Beetle Boss Wei Suo had described, the Green Robe Old Man could determine that it was at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, years old. Yet the most terrifying aspect of a Red Armored Beetle of that age was not its ability to breathe flames in battle, but its extraordinarily thick shell.

It was estimated that even the spells of a Circulation Realm First Level cultivator would find it difficult to break the shell of a Red Armored Beetle of that age. Yet that short arrow had clearly pierced through its carapace and embedded itself in its flesh, and its black radiance gleamed brightly. It was obviously no ordinary item.

However, considering how the mine tunnels crisscrossed in every direction, with no telling whether there were other demonic beasts inside, and how cramped the place was, Wei Suo might not even be able to preserve his own life if a swarm of Red Armored Beetle brothers rushed him all at once. After discussing it for a while, Wei Suo and the Green Robe Old Man ultimately abandoned the plan of returning to the green-copper mine pit to meet the Red Armored Beetle brothers again.

The reason they ultimately chose Ten Thousand Snake Valley was that the Green Robe Old Man knew the Winged Scale Snake very well. Winged Scale Snakes were classified as mid-level level-three demonic beasts and had a fierce reputation. Many cultivators had died at their hands over the years, including no shortage of formidable cultivators at the Divine Ability Realm Fifth Level. But according to the Green Robe Old Man's experience, most of those slain had encountered them unexpectedly and been ambushed at once. The hardest things to deal with about Winged Scale Snakes were their lightning-like speed and ability to fly. Put bluntly, they were like flying swords that could turn freely through the air, but their striking force and physical strength were still far inferior to those of most other level-three demonic beasts.

Therefore, so long as the defensive light shield was strong enough and could restrict the Winged Scale Snakes' speed, these level-three demonic beasts would actually not be difficult to handle.

After receiving the Green Robe Old Man's guidance, Wei Suo had come fully prepared with targeted measures. The light shield around him had been produced by a second-grade Golden Bell Spirit Talisman, and this kind of shield could last as long as an incense stick. The first-grade Ice Mist Talisman could slow the Winged Scale Snakes' flying speed, while the Golden Snake Lightning Art he had obtained from Lin Daoyi could paralyze the Winged Scale Snakes. Combined with the Azure Water Blade, it was simply a match made in heaven.

Only moments later, after Wei Suo drank down a bottle of Qi Replenishing Powder, another Winged Scale Snake was hacked to death under his relentless barrage.

"Don't be in such a hurry. You're next. You, the one in the middle. I said it's you, why are you getting so impatient?" After killing another Winged Scale Snake, Wei Suo flamboyantly pointed at the one in the middle. "Damn it, what the hell is this now?" But at that moment, Wei Suo could not help widening his eyes. From the tangled brush beside him came a series of explosive cracks as branches snapped, and a huge green python pressed out like a small mountain.

This massive green python was covered in green scales the size of copper coins, and its body was as thick as a water barrel. Its build alone was already ferocious beyond measure, but even more terrifyingly, the front half of the green python was actually standing upright like a human. It was as if crawling on the ground was not high enough or fierce enough for it, and it had to rise up to look down on him in contempt.

Its huge, bloody maw could likely swallow Wei Suo whole in a single bite. Most peculiar of all, there was a lump of flesh on its head, from which grew a pale-yellow horn around a foot long.

"Unicorn Thunder Viper! Damn it!"

The instant Wei Suo clearly saw the pale-yellow translucent short horn on the green python's head, he let out a miserable cry. He activated a Fireball Talisman and hurled it at the green python, then immediately turned and ran.