Battle Against the Heavenly Thunder Python

What gave Tang Tian the worst headache was that the enormous Heavenly Thunder Python before them was staring at the Thunderclap Beast with blazing hunger.

By the Demon Race's law of the jungle, the Heavenly Thunder Python could sense the thunder power within the Thunderclap Beast. Devouring it would undoubtedly benefit it.

At least, in the Heavenly Thunder Python's eyes, devouring the Thunderclap Beast would surely allow it to leap into becoming a demon beast at the Organs-Hiding Realm.

"Miss Ye, protect Little Thunder later. I think this beast has set its sights on him."

Tang Tian's expression was grave.

"No problem."

Ye Ruxue held the Thunderclap Beast in one arm, while her other hand had long since drawn her sword.

"I'll hold it off later. Miss Ye, I'll have to trouble you to help me pick the Thunder Cherry Blossoms and Heavenly Thunder Vine."

The most appropriate plan Tang Tian could think of was for one person to entangle the Heavenly Thunder Python while the other gathered the spirit herbs.

But then came the question: with his current strength, could he truly hold back the Heavenly Thunder Python?

If it were any ordinary Bone-Forging Realm expert, they probably would not even be enough to fill the Heavenly Thunder Python's teeth.

"Alright. Be careful, Young Master Tang."

Ye Ruxue nodded. With her intelligence, she naturally understood the reasoning.

She had come to help, not to be a burden.

This was precisely why Tang Tian rather enjoyed being around Ye Ruxue. Though she spoke little, she was incredibly clever—not someone like that spoiled young miss Qin Yuexi could compare to.

"Roar!"

The Heavenly Thunder Python raised its head and let out a roar. Its long forked tongue was like a lengthy ribbon, giving off a nauseating stench.

Seeing the two of them still discussing things right in front of it, clearly not taking it seriously at all, the Heavenly Thunder Python flew into a rage and struck first.

Its massive body twisted as it shot toward Tang Tian and Ye Ruxue.

In no more than the blink of an eye, it had already reached them.

Tang Tian snorted coldly. With a wave of his hand, a longsword appeared in his grasp, and he charged at the Heavenly Thunder Python.

The sword naturally came from the spatial storage belts of Falling Star Sect disciples. These past days, he had not only tempered his body through battle after battle, but had also secretly studied the swordsmanship contained within the God Clan inheritance.

This swordsmanship was called the Astral Sword Art.

Back on Sacred Origin Peak, the earth-shattering sword strike Tang Tian had seen in that vision had come from the Astral Sword Art.

The Astral Sword Art possessed tremendous power. Fortunately, Tang Tian's cultivation was still low, so the power he could unleash was greatly diminished.

Yet as the legacy cultivation art of the God Clan's patriarch, it was vastly more powerful than anything in the entire Heavenly Dragon Empire, even the Falling Star Sect.

With his powerful body, the Astral Sword Art, and the ceaseless flow of vital energy within him, Tang Tian had the confidence to fight the Heavenly Thunder Python.

So what if it was at the Organs-Hiding Realm? It was not as though he had never killed one before!

As the Astral Sword Art unfolded, Tang Tian's speed increased dramatically. His entire body became like a shooting star, stabbing toward the Heavenly Thunder Python.

Having been nourished by the thunder power in Heavenly Thunder Valley year-round, the Heavenly Thunder Python possessed an exceptionally powerful body, comparable to that of an Organs-Hiding Realm demon beast.

Tang Tian naturally would not be foolish enough to clash with it head-on. The gap in their cultivation was far too great, and the sword in his hand could never break through the Heavenly Thunder Python's body. He could only attack its weakest point—its eyes.

Seeing Tang Tian actually dare to attack it, the Heavenly Thunder Python grew even more furious. It opened its bloody maw and bit toward Tang Tian.

Tang Tian darted to the side, evading that foul-smelling mouth.

The Heavenly Thunder Python's fangs were incomparably sharp. When they clamped down on a large tree, the tree was immediately snapped in half.

"So powerful!" Tang Tian frowned slightly, grateful that he had not been bitten.

Otherwise, his fate would have been no different from that tree before him—perhaps even worse.

"Be careful."

A trace of worry flickered in Ye Ruxue's beautiful eyes as she watched Tang Tian's back. Holding the Thunderclap Beast, she swiftly approached the Thunder Cherry Blossom tree.

Both she and Tang Tian were crucial. If either of them could not hold on, the other could forget about gathering the spirit herbs; they might even perish together.

And if Ye Ruxue failed to gather the spirit herbs, Tang Tian's battle against such a powerful spirit beast would be meaningless, and he would inevitably meet a miserable end.

Once the Thunderclap Beast saw that it could approach the Thunder Cherry Blossoms, it excitedly let out a series of "squeak, squeak, squeak" cries, broke free from Ye Ruxue's embrace, and shot toward the Thunder Cherry Blossom tree.

"Little Thunder, you must be careful!"

Ye Ruxue called out worriedly and swiftly followed.

Seeing someone approach the Thunder Cherry Blossom and the Heavenly Thunder Vine, the Heavenly Thunder Python immediately grew anxious. It hissed repeatedly and rapidly slithered forward.

It actually intended to abandon Tang Tian and chase after Ye Ruxue.

"You want to leave? Did you even ask whether this young master agrees? If I say you can't leave, then get the hell back here!"

Tang Tian shouted. His right foot slammed into the ground, and he shot forward like a cannonball, arriving before the Heavenly Thunder Python. Without a moment's hesitation, his sword streaked out like a meteor, stabbing toward its eyes.

"Roar!"

The Heavenly Thunder Python was both startled and enraged, unwilling to continue tangling with Tang Tian.

But Tang Tian's Astral Sword Art was exceptionally formidable. Though he was only at the Initial Blood-Burning Realm, if he had not opened the one hundred and eight Hidden Meridians of Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch, and if his body had not been tempered by heavenly thunder, he would never have possessed such vast vital energy to support himself. He would have quickly overdrawn himself and run dry like a lamp without oil.

"Splat!"

The longsword pierced into the Heavenly Thunder Python's left eye, and blood sprayed out.

"Aooor!"

With a vital point wounded, the Heavenly Thunder Python howled in agony. Pain made its massive body twist and thrash across the ground.

Within Heavenly Thunder Valley, countless trees were smashed into fragments by the Heavenly Thunder Python's tail.

Even the mountain rocks were crushed into powder beneath its tremendous force.

After Tang Tian's sword entered the Heavenly Thunder Python's eye, he had no chance to pull it out and could only let go at once.

Driven mad by the pain, the Heavenly Thunder Python thrashed wildly. Yet Tang Tian showed no fear. His battles against countless demon beasts during this time had given him a fierce, fearless savagery.

The stronger and more vicious the Heavenly Thunder Python was, the more excited Tang Tian became!

Strike while it was sick—take its life!

Tang Tian raised his hand, and another sword appeared in his grasp.

Closing in, Tang Tian swiftly reached the crazily writhing Heavenly Thunder Python and raised his hand, intending to drive the second longsword into its other eye as well.

As long as he turned the Heavenly Thunder Python into a blind creature, then even if he fled with Ye Ruxue afterward, they would certainly have enough time.

However, the Heavenly Thunder Python had learned its lesson this time. Its body rolled across the ground while its head swung from side to side, refusing to give Tang Tian another chance to injure it.

"You're quite clever, but it isn't enough. Die!"

The fierce battle made Tang Tian's aura grow increasingly terrifying and sharp.

If not for the restrictions of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art preventing Tang Tian from breaking through his realm, then with his current strength, his aura alone could have shaken hearts, making even High Blood-Burning Realm cultivators feel terror and lose their nerve.

"Kid, I'm telling you: don't even think about escaping today. Even if that little girl truly gets the Thunder Cherry Blossoms and Heavenly Thunder Vine, you still have to stay. This Heavenly Thunder Python must die. As for why, I'll tell you after it dies."

Fan Siren's voice rang out at that moment, exceptionally solemn!

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