Summoning Ten Ten-Thousand-Year Qian Jun Ants (Fifth Soul Skill) (Part 1)

The deeper they went, the denser the canopy became.

The fallen leaves beneath their feet had piled up nearly half a foot thick, yet made no sound when stepped on.

A Three-Thousand-Year Jade-Scaled Python blocked the path. Its body was coiled into three loops, its forked tongue flicking in and out, and the stench made their eyes sting.

Su Chen did not even slow down.

Two Shadow Leopards darted out from the darkness. The first bit down on the python's neck, while the second slashed its claws across its belly.

The Jade-Scaled Python convulsed twice, then went limp.

The Shadow Leopards dragged the snake's corpse to the roadside and silently returned to formation.

The entire process took three seconds.

This was already the fourth beast they had encountered since entering the forest. The first three had been a Four-Thousand-Year Ironback Centipede, a Thousand-Year Emerald Spider, and a Two-Thousand-Year Windblade Wolf that had failed to watch where it was going. None had lasted longer than five seconds.

Jiang Tieyi looked back at the Jade-Scaled Python being dragged away and sniffed. "Can this snake be eaten?"

"It's poisonous," Chu Yao said.

"What if the poison is removed?"

"It still wouldn't taste good."

"How do you know?"

Chu Yao remained expressionless. "The venom glands of a Jade-Scaled Python grow intertwined with its muscle fibers. You can't remove them completely. If you want diarrhea for three days, go ahead."

Jiang Tieyi withdrew his outstretched hand.

They continued onward.

Half an hour later.

Ling Shuang suddenly stopped.

Her bare feet pressed against the muddy ground, her ten toes sinking slightly into the soil.

Her vine sensory network had spread from three hundred meters out to two kilometers. After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, the density of underground plant roots was more than ten times