Human-Snake Escapes

A pure white flying sword appeared in front of one of the men in black.

The sword's body is as smooth as jade, and its edge as sharp as frost.

A snow-white flying sword pierced the darkness, heading straight for Liu Jiang's flying sword.

Both were flying swords, but the snow-white flying sword was clearly superior. Whether it was the light emanating from the blade or the sharpness of its Sword Qi, it far surpassed Liu Jiang's flying sword.

The two flying swords collided in mid-air, producing a deafening roar.

Liu Jiang's flying sword was knocked away.

Liu Jiang was no match for him, and Zhou Siyi's situation on the other side was also becoming increasingly precarious.

The sound of the bell grew more and more urgent, and Zhou Siyi's dizziness intensified, making it almost impossible for her to stand, as if she would collapse at any moment.

She gritted her teeth and raised her hand to pat a black cloth bag at her waist.

"Bah!"

A sharp, piercing shriek cut through the air, and a large eagle suddenly appeared.

The eagle's feathers were as black as night, and its sharp beak was as hard as iron, gleaming with a cold light.

The eagle spread its enormous wings, which were over ten feet long, and swooped down like a black lightning bolt across the sky, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, directly towards the two men in black.

The snow-white flying sword, like a blinding white light, cleaved through the darkness and hurtled towards the giant eagle.

The eagle flapped its wings, facing the sharp, snow-white flying sword without any intention of dodging, and pounced on the sword like a mountain pressing down.

The eagle's sharp beak, like a razor-sharp sword, pierced towards the snow-white flying sword.

"When!"

A sound like metal clashing.

The snow-white flying sword flew back.

The eagle was unharmed, but the impact of the flying sword made it dizzy and slowed it down considerably.

It shook its head to dispel the dizziness, then flapped its wings and continued to pounce on the two men in black.

"This hairy beast is a late-stage second-tier spirit beast, extremely powerful. I can't hold it off for long," said the black-clad man on the sword.

"Wait a moment, that beast in the water will be freed soon," said the man in black holding the bell.

As he spoke, the latter shook the bell even faster.

"Ah!"

Zhou Siyi suddenly let out a shrill scream, and her body abruptly fell from mid-air, crashing into the lake.

At the same time, without Zhou Siyi's control, the formation's power was greatly reduced.

The Man-Snake twisted and turned a few times, and the four vines snapped inch by inch.

Although the vines were broken, the spiritual net still bound the Man-Snake, and at this moment, the Man-Snake were still unable to break free.

Seeing that Zhou Siyi had temporarily lost her fighting ability and the Man-Snake had broken free of the formation, Liu Jiang's expression became extremely anxious. He hurriedly activated his spiritual net to bind the Man-Snake tightly.

The Man-Snake knew this was its last chance to escape, and struggled desperately.

The spirit net, made of some unknown material, was exceptionally tough. Under Liu Jiang's urging, the net tightened more and more. With the Man-Snake and human twisting and turning, the net tore through the hard snake scales, and crimson blood quickly seeped out, instantly staining the surrounding lake water red.

Suddenly, Liu Jiang's body swayed violently again as the sound waves from the bell attacked him.

The intense dizziness greatly reduced Liu Jiang's control over the Spirit Net, and as the Man-Snake struggled violently, the Spirit Net gradually began to loosen.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Man-Snake suddenly broke free of the spirit net and escaped.

He glanced at Zhou Siyi, who had fallen into the water, flicked his tail, and swam up.

At the same time, the lake water surged and churned, creating an undercurrent that swept irresistibly towards Zhou Siyi.

Zhou Siyi fell into the icy lake, the biting cold actually lessened her intense dizziness somewhat.

She had just regained her senses when she saw a surging undercurrent approaching.

In her haste, she only had time to activate her spiritual power to form a spiritual power shield that enveloped her. Then, she activated her spiritual power and rushed towards the surface of the lake.

Just as she was about to be swept away by the undercurrent, a flying sword suddenly slashed into the lake, its momentum overwhelming, cutting directly into the undercurrent.

The surging undercurrent was severed by a single sword strike, giving Zhou Siyi a brief chance to escape and allowing her to successfully break through the water's surface.

Before Zhou Siyi could even feel happy, a thick snake tail suddenly broke through the water's surface, like a long whip, and lashed out at her.

The flying sword that had just saved Zhou Siyi attacked again, striking the snake's tail.

"Clang!"

The flying sword was no match for the snake's tail, letting out a mournful cry as it was whipped into the air.

The snake's tail took the sword strike head-on, but it wasn't unscathed; a deep wound that exposed the bone was clearly visible. However, despite suffering such severe damage, the snake's tail didn't lose momentum and continued to lash out at Zhou Siyi with great speed.

"Bang!"

Zhou Siyi was struck hard by the snake's tail and hurled into the air by its immense force.

Large spurts of bright red blood gushed from his mouth, clearly indicating a severe injury.

The Man-Snake leaped out of the water, its long tail coiling towards Zhou Siyi, intent on killing Zhou Siyi completely.

"Bah!"

At the critical moment, a huge black shadow swept past and pounced on the Man-Snake hybrid.

It was that large black eagle that decisively abandoned its attack on the two men in black and chose to turn back to save its master.

The eagle's talons, sharp as knives, reached for the Man-Snake's tail.

Upon seeing the eagle, the Man-Snake felt an innate fear, as if they had encountered a natural enemy.

It quickly changed direction and plunged towards the water. Even so, the eagle's talons still left several deep, long bloody marks on the snake's tail.

The Man-Snake fell into the lake. The snake's tail flicked, and it quickly burrowed into the depths of the lake and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing the Man-Snake- human hybrid escape, the two men in black in the distance also put away their Spirit Artifact and turned to flee into the dense forest behind them.

As the man in black left, the sonic attack from the bell also disappeared, and Liu Jiang gradually recovered from her dizziness.

He discovered that the Man-Snake had vanished without a trace, and anger surged within him.

The eagle circled in the air and caught the seriously injured Zhou Siyi.

She would not have survived the full-force attack from the Man-Snake if she hadn't been wearing a mid-grade Spirit Artifact- level protective soft armor. Even so, she was still severely injured.

Song Wen, standing to the side, stared at the water where the Man-Snake had disappeared, his eyes gleaming.

Just now, the two sword strikes that attacked the Man-Snake and saved Zhou Siyi were delivered by him.

Now that he is a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Beast Taming Sect, and Zhou Siyi is the daughter of the Spirit Beast Peak Master, he certainly cannot stand idly by and watch Zhou Siyi die.

Song Wen noticed something rather strange about the Man-Snake hybrid.

The Man-Snake was strangled by the spirit net, though it was only a superficial wound.

But from the moment the Man-Snake free from the spirit net until they escaped, only a few breaths had passed. The countless tiny wounds inflicted by the spirit net miraculously stopped bleeding and began to heal.

This Man-Snake's physical regenerative ability is unbelievably strong; it's definitely not the kind of regenerative ability a second-tier Demon Beast should possess.

Considering the Azure Jade Snake's unique ability to regenerate after being severed, everything seems to make sense now.

But this Man-Snake's regenerative abilities seem to be even stronger than those of the Azure Jade Snake.

Furthermore, among the two men in black who had just escaped, Song Wen felt that one of them looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.