Although the Devouring Serpent Hatchling glanced toward the center of the vortex with every step it took, Li Ziran always blocked its view in time. Meanwhile, the frogs ahead would invariably croak twice at the most inopportune moments. The little fellow never noticed how the frogs it was chasing had suddenly multiplied.
At last, they crossed the obstacle and landed on another Spatial Core. The little fellow seemed somewhat discouraged.
Li Ziran smiled. It was time to give it a reward. Young children could not endure failure for too long.
Perhaps the frog's reactions had truly slowed. When the Devouring Serpent Hatchling lunged again, its long, slender tongue wrapped around the frog's tender hind leg and, with a nimble twist, dragged it straight into its mouth.
It seemed reluctant to swallow this hard-won prey. Saliva wrapped around the Corpse Witch as it squirmed about inside its mouth.
Li Ziran carefully sensed the changes. A Void Spirit was stationed within the Corpse Witch, and it had completely relayed its most precise sensations back to him. The Void Spirits of the entire Void Spirit World were exploring the creature's internal structure.
Its chewing strength was formidable, and its saliva possessed extremely powerful corrosive properties. Under normal circumstances, a Corpse Witch could endure for seventeen seconds in that saliva.
This information was far too limited. Li Ziran needed more precise data. At the very least, he needed to know how to enter its stomach or its other organs.
The Void Spirit vanished. The Devouring Serpent's saliva had corroded even its soul clean away. Li Ziran began preparing special Corpse Witches so they could remain in the little fellow's mouth for longer.
The little fellow seemed to sense that the situation before it was unfamiliar and instinctively retreated. But then the croaks of three