Thunderclap Beast's Might

The Heavenly Thunder Python had already suffered Tang Tian's four sword strikes, three of which had pierced its eyes. It had long since been grievously wounded.

Now, forcing itself to unleash its innate battle skill had drained away even more of its strength.

Ye Ruxue had been powerful to begin with, and striking in fury only made her swordsmanship all the more terrifying.

The sword technique she employed was called the "Wind-Snow Sword Technique."

Its sword strikes truly lived up to its name—swift and graceful, elusive and impossible to predict.

Though Ye Ruxue was furious, she remained extremely rational. Naturally, every strike she launched targeted the Heavenly Thunder Python's eyes.

The Heavenly Thunder Python's eyes had long been reduced to a bloody mess beneath wave after wave of Sword Qi.

The Thunderclap Beast also thought highly of Tang Tian. After all, this was the first person it had encountered who had been willing to give it so many spirit herbs to eat.

Seeing Tang Tian's life and death unknown, the Thunderclap Beast shrieked wildly in rage, leaping from Ye Ruxue's embrace and darting onto the Heavenly Thunder Python's head, where it began gnawing madly.

"This..."

Even Ye Ruxue, who had been frantically attacking the Heavenly Thunder Python, could not help but stare in shock, her lovely face paling.

The reason she had encountered the Thunderclap Beast in the first place was because she had seen Ximen Lian and Falling Star Sect disciples pursuing and trying to kill the little fellow, prompting her to step in and save it.

Yet she had never expected this little fellow's teeth to be so formidable.

Even the Wind-Snow Sword in her hand, a top-grade Mortal Artifact, had been unable to do anything to the Heavenly Thunder Python's flesh.

And now, the Thunderclap Beast had actually gnawed straight through a scale atop the Heavenly Thunder Python's head.

One could well imagine just how sharp the Thunderclap Beast's teeth were!

If Tang Tian had seen it, his scalp would have gone numb as well.

After gnawing off the scale, the Thunderclap Beast exposed the bloody flesh beneath and continued chewing away like mad.

The Heavenly Thunder Python constantly twisted its body and shook its head, trying to fling the Thunderclap Beast away.

But the little fellow clung to it like a maggot on a bone. It simply could not be shaken off.

Earlier, it had wanted to swallow the Thunderclap Beast, but it had never expected the wheel of fortune to turn, leaving it to be gnawed upon by the Thunderclap Beast instead.

As for Tang Tian, after being smashed into the mountainside, thunderous power ran rampant through his body. Though that terrifying force was destroying the vitality within him—

Tang Tian possessed the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, and his body had already been tempered into great strength by heavenly thunder. What could mere lightning power at the Organs-Hiding Realm level possibly do to him?

As the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art circulated, it instead continuously absorbed the lightning power, converting it into bodily strength to nourish his body and repair his internal injuries.

"Luck..."

Tang Tian smiled bitterly. If not for the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, and if the Heavenly Thunder Python's innate battle skill had not happened to be lightning power, then had any other attribute of innate battle skill struck him, there would have been only one road—death.

"Kid, did that feel good?"

Fan Siren's voice carried a hint of teasing.

This kid's madness had once again exceeded his expectations.

After all, the gap between the Blood-Burning Realm and the Half-Step Organs-Hiding Realm was not merely a little difference.

If it had been anyone else, forget the Blood-Burning Realm—even an Advanced Bone-Forging Realm expert would only have turned and fled upon encountering the Heavenly Thunder Python. Who would dare confront it head-on like this?

"Hehe, Master Fan, the feeling of that electric current hitting my body was just like a massage. It was quite comfortable. Would you like to try it too?"

The corners of Tang Tian's mouth twitched slightly as he smiled.

"What? Such a powerful attack still wasn't enough to satisfy you? Want me to get you some heavenly thunder to give you a real thrill?"

Seeing how infuriating this kid was, Master Fan could not help but pour cold water on him.

Tang Tian's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly forced a smile. "No, no, no. I know you are wise and mighty, sir. I was just saying it, just saying."

"Enough. Hurry up and deal with that little snake. We still have serious business to attend to."

After saying that, Master Fan fell silent again.

"Serious business?"

Tang Tian grew even more curious. What could possibly make Master Fan believe it was more important than the Heavenly Thunder Python, the Heavenly Thunder Vine, and the Thunder Cherry Blossom?

Then he gave a bitter smile. The Heavenly Thunder Python that had nearly claimed his life was merely a little snake in the eyes of an expert like Master Fan.

Walking out of the human-shaped crater, Tang Tian swiftly arrived before Ye Ruxue.

Ye Ruxue's face was frosty as ice. Every swing of the Wind-Snow Sword in her hand carried a chilling cold, and the temperature around them had dropped considerably at that moment.

"Hm?"

Tang Tian could not help but feel pleasantly surprised. Ye Ruxue's cultivation had actually broken through, making her an Initial Organs-Hiding Realm cultivator!

Looking at it this way, Lin Yichen's so-called peerless talent was truly not worth mentioning before Ye Ruxue. It was nothing but a complete joke.

After all, Ye Ruxue was even a year younger than him, only fourteen years old.

Ye Ruxue had been immersed in fury all along, so she had not even noticed her own breakthrough.

"Young Master Tang, you're all right? That's wonderful!"

When she saw Tang Tian approaching, she could not help but rejoice. Her icy face was like a plum blossom blooming amid the snow, dazzling and resplendent.

Any Initial Blood-Burning Realm cultivator would have faced nothing but death before the Heavenly Thunder Python, let alone managed to hold out for so long and even survive its innate battle skill.

Ye Ruxue clearly realized that Tang Tian was likely the most terrifying existence among Starfall City's younger generation.

Previously, everyone had believed this young master wastrel to be trash at cultivation.

But now it seemed that Tang Tian had likely been laying a solid foundation in the Meridian Refining Realm all along, which was why, after entering the Initial Blood-Burning Realm, he could still battle the Heavenly Thunder Python.

The Heavenly Thunder Python was incomparably aggrieved. To die at Tang Tian's hands would truly be the most humiliating of deaths.

"Leave the rest to me."

Tang Tian stared blankly for a moment, then hurriedly nodded to ease the awkwardness.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where's Little Thunder?"

"Little Thunder?"

Ye Ruxue's lovely face changed. Only then did she remember that, in her fury, she had forgotten about the little fellow.

"Over there?"

Fortunately, Tang Tian had sharp eyes and spotted the Thunderclap Beast still crazily gnawing at flesh atop the Heavenly Thunder Python's head.

"This..."

Tang Tian's hairs stood on end. It seemed he had still underestimated the little fellow. Just as Master Fan had said, this Thunderclap Beast was extremely extraordinary!

This only strengthened Tang Tian's resolve to build a good relationship with the Thunderclap Beast.

"Little Thunder, come down quickly. Leave the rest to me. Watch as this young master turns it into a dead snake today!"

With a flash, Tang Tian arrived before the snake's tail.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Hearing Tang Tian's voice, the Thunderclap Beast, still not quite satisfied, was delighted as well. It waved its little paws, flashed away, and landed on Ye Ruxue's fragrant shoulder.

"Ha!"

Tang Tian reached out and grabbed the Heavenly Thunder Python's tail. Circulating the strength of his body, he swung the several-zhang-long Heavenly Thunder Python through the air.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The pitiful Heavenly Thunder Python was already at the end of its strength and had suffered grievous injuries. Even in its dreams, it had never imagined such a day would come.

Its head continuously slammed into the nearby trees and rocks.

In only a brief moment, its head had been smashed into pulp, a bloody, mangled sight too horrible to behold. The surroundings were left in utter ruin.

"Bang!"

"Whew..."

Tang Tian threw the already lifeless Heavenly Thunder Python onto the ground. Its massive body kicked up a cloud of dust, while he himself sat down and gasped for breath.

"Whoosh!"

The Thunderclap Beast landed on Tang Tian's shoulder and rubbed its head against his face. Having gone through a brush with life and death, it had become somewhat dependent on him.

"Little Thunder, well done. Here, eat this."

In high spirits, Tang Tian took a Century-Old Dragon Emperor Ginseng from his spatial storage pouch. Shaped like a dragon, he handed it to the Thunderclap Beast.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The Thunderclap Beast was overjoyed. It could naturally tell that the medicinal potency of this Dragon Emperor Ginseng was much better than what it had eaten before!

Tang Tian stroked the Thunderclap Beast's head with a smile, then looked up at Ye Ruxue and discovered that the beauty happened to be looking at him as well...

[Author's Note: The second update for today is here! The third will follow soon! Three spoonfuls of porridge guarantees three updates every day!]