"However... the key right now is how to deal with this battle! What lies before me now is how to break this sudden, bizarre formation."
He swiftly took out a top-grade Detoxifying Spirit Pill, the Earth Spirit Pill, and swallowed it, dispelling the adverse effects of the toxins within his body.
Su Shi'er knew exactly what he needed to do at this moment.
Yet... his fists clenched tightly on instinct, along with his violently heaving chest, were enough to show how unsettled he was.
As his cultivation rose, and with the two puppet bodies of the metal and wood elements at his side, Su Shi'er had once believed that he was no longer particularly weak.
But only now did he suddenly realize that if the main body was inadequate, no matter how powerful the external aid, it was all in vain.
Just like before—if Zen Master Shanfa had not helped him, the inexplicable pressure in the air alone would have been enough to leave him utterly unable to move.
At this very moment, that intense yearning for power and strength rose in his heart once more.
Just as Su Shi'er's emotions grew increasingly turbulent, the formation seemed to sense it.
Deep within the dense forest, amid the thick fog, formation markings flashed rapidly one after another.
"Roar!"
A startling roar rang out from underground, like a thunderclap exploding from level ground.
Su Shi'er moved at the sound. Turning his head, he saw a hundred-zhang giant python burst out of the swamp.
The giant python was a hundred zhang long, its entire body crimson like blood crystal, cold light glinting from it. One look was enough to tell that its defenses were astonishing. With a sweep of its enormous body, it easily knocked dozens of Giant Trees to the ground.
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