Suddenly, a rustling sound came from ahead, making Huo Yuhao stop in his tracks.
On the narrow path ahead, an enormous dark red serpent lay coiled across the ground. Nine protrusions rose from its head and back, each resembling a blood-red mushroom, with what looked like blood flowing inside.
Its eyes were golden-red, as bright as lanterns. Its enormous belly bulged across the narrow path, and its body was at least ten meters long.
Huo Yuhao saw the strange serpent, and it clearly saw him as well. Its tongue slowly rose, and its massive head turned toward him.
A primordial exotic beast, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was extraordinarily venomous. Adults could exceed ten meters in length and possessed the most potent fire venom of any serpent. After ten thousand years of cultivation, it could form an Inner Core.
Its Inner Core lay hidden within the nine heads on its back. When the core emerged, heaven and earth lost their colors. Whoever obtained it could make all serpents flee, for it belonged to the sovereign of serpents.
Huo Yuhao had naturally heard of this creature from the original novel, but seeing it today was still quite astonishing. From an Alchemist's perspective, he was even more delighted, like a hunter spotting his quarry.
"If I bring this to Teacher, he should be able to refine something good!"
Sensing Huo Yuhao's killing intent, the strange serpent let out croaks like an infant's cries. The nine fleshy growths on its back began glowing golden-red.
"Croak!"
Still twenty meters from Huo Yuhao, the serpent attacked first. A fiery-red beam abruptly shot from its mouth, rushing toward him with a powerful bloody stench.
The flames actually traveled along the ground, rapidly spreading over the narrow path beneath his feet and completely sealing off every