"Hiss, hiss..."
Bu Er's sword once again scored a faint mark across the Dream Demon's belly. Though it failed to wound the creature, it succeeded in enraging it.
The Dream Demon lowered its head and spat a mouthful of venom at Bu Er.
Bu Er dodged aside, gathered his breath, and leaped with all his might onto the Dream Demon's head.
Having a man atop its head drove the Dream Demon into an even wilder frenzy. It thrashed its head back and forth, trying to fling Bu Er off.
The serpent's head was too slippery to stand on. Bu Er swayed for a long while before finally steadying himself.
As soon as he found his balance, he raised his sword and thrust at the Dream Demon's left eye.
Less than an inch from that enormous serpent eye, Bu Er realized with a start that his sword would go no farther.
A closer look revealed a membrane covering the eye, as thin as a cicada's wing yet extraordinarily hard. This membrane had blocked Bu Er's sword, preventing it from piercing any farther.
Seeing that things were turning against him, Bu Er quickly pushed off with his feet and retreated.
At the same time, the Dream Demon shook off Jiang Zhizhou's attacks. Its jaws opened, and with a pfft, it spat several mouthfuls of venom at Bu Er's retreating figure.
Bu Er retreated swiftly enough, but he had not expected the Dream Demon to be just as fast.
He had barely withdrawn a few dozen feet when the Dream Demon's venom was already before his eyes.
Bu Er leaped desperately, narrowly escaping the calamity of having his face drenched in venom.
His robe was not so fortunate. A few drops splashed onto it, burning several large holes through the fabric.
Just then,