Now that we're far enough away, it's time to deal with this beast.
Dugu Bo looked at the female Giant Venomous Python leader, who was flicking out a huge forked tongue. His emerald green eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and his dark green Soul Power surged into the sky like a tsunami. The pressure of a level 92 Titled Douluo made the air tremble.
The eighth black Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up.
Unleash your Eighth Soul Skill – Time Freeze!
"Buzz--"
An invisible energy ripple spread outward from Dugu Bo, instantly pausing everything within a kilometer radius: the flying poisonous mist hung in mid-air, the branches and leaves of towering ancient trees froze into sculptures, and even the galloping beasts in the distance maintained their forward-charging posture, their manes no longer fluttering.
The female Giant Venomous Python leader, nearly thirty meters long, lunged forward with its blood-red tongue protruding and dark green venom about to drip. But the moment it touched the "Frozen Domain," it froze completely, like an insect in amber, even the ferocious light in its pupils turning into stiff lines.
A cold smile curved Dugu Bo's lips, his long hair moving without wind. A dark golden Soul Bone on his forehead suddenly lit up, and a vertical eye-like pattern appeared in the center— the Head Soul Bone skill, Medusa's Gaze!
A dark golden ray, condensed to its extreme, shot out from the vertical eye. It had no earth-shattering roar, but carried a petrifying power more ancient than time itself, and accurately struck the head of the Giant Venomous Python leader.
Wherever the rays touched, the scales of the female Giant Venomous Python leader instantly lost their blood color and were covered with bluish-gray stone patterns, which spread from the head to the tip of the tail at a speed visible to the naked eye: the ferocious fangs turned into rough rocks, the swollen venom sacs turned into hard stone cores, and even the pair of vertical pupils filled with resentment solidified into two clusters of dim stone crystals.
As the effect of the Eighth Soul Skill, " Time Freeze," faded, the female Giant Venomous Python leader, still in a pouncing posture, crashed to the ground, shattering into countless fragments. Only a trace of petrified energy remained in the air, attesting to the terrifying power of Titled Douluo.
Dugu Bo flicked his sleeves, withdrawing his Soul Power, his eyes still icy. "A mere 60,000-year-old Soul Beast dares to be so insolent before me?"
Just as Dugu Bo was about to return, he suddenly heard a piercing roar.
The roar was accompanied by an intense sense of oppression, like the cry of a dragon. Even Dugu Bo felt his mind freeze upon hearing it.
Based on his extensive experience, Dugu Bo quickly determined that the roar came from Giant Venomous Python, and that it was extremely powerful.
His expression changed instantly, and he gritted his teeth. "Damn it, there's still one!"
"I should have thought of this sooner. Giant python clans always travel in groups. Since this Giant Venomous Python leader is female, there is very likely another male in the clan that is no weaker than it, or even stronger."
"In any case, that male Giant Venomous Python is beyond Yu Tianheng's ability to handle. I must get there as soon as possible; if I am late, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Dugu Bo immediately rushed towards Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's location at top speed.
I was extremely anxious.
Yu Tianheng had assumed that the Giant Venomous Python he had previously attacked were merely Thousand-Year Soul Beast. He thought that with his strength, although he couldn't kill them all, they should be able to hold out until he returned. However, Dugu Bo never expected that there was a ten-thousand-year-old Giant Venomous Python hiding among the Giant Venomous Python, with a cultivation level of at least 50,000.
Even with Yu Tianheng combat strength, he was no match for Soul Beast of this level, not to mention the large number of thousand-year-old Giant Venomous Python lurking around him. One wrong move and he would be dead!
However, faced with this situation, Yu Tianheng would most likely choose to run away. After all, not everyone can make up their mind to fight when faced with life and death.
Even Titled Douluo cannot do that.
Not to mention Yu Tianheng, a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
He had a bright future and came from a noble family. Faced with a dead end, running away was the best option.
No one can accuse anyone of anything.
If that's the case, then Dugu Yan, who is absorbing the Soul Ring, will surely die, and I will also lose my only family member.
Thinking of this, Dugu Bo grew increasingly anxious, shouting in his heart, " Yu Tianheng! If I arrive and don't see you, or if I see you running away, then from this day forward, you are severing all ties with our Dugu lineage. I won't blame you, but expecting my forgiveness is wishful thinking. However, if you can hold your ground and not retreat, then from this day forward, no matter what happens, I will stand with you through thick and thin, life and death!"
At the same time, Yu Tianheng, who had been sent flying dozens of meters away by a flick of the tail from the male Giant Venomous Python leader, stood up from the ground.
Amidst the billowing dust, Yu Tianheng swayed as he leaned against the rock wall to his feet. His dark-colored outfit had been torn to shreds by the python's tail, with scraps of cloth clinging to his body and mud splattered on his exposed forearms.
His black hair was disheveled and draped over his shoulders, with a few strands of wet hair sticking to his sweaty forehead. His usual meticulous and noble demeanor was completely gone, and even the corner of his mouth was stained with blood from the impact, making him look utterly disheveled.
But when Yu Tianheng casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked down at the dented fabric of his clothes, and moved his shoulder bones which had made a soft cracking sound, there was no pain in his eyes—the force of the python's tail that was enough to shatter the bronze shield had only felt like a blunt weapon blow to him.
While not entirely unharmed, the injuries were not severe.
The reason is simple: Yu Tianheng cultivates Martial Dao and is now at the Innate Realm. He has practiced Body Tempering Skill techniques and undergone Marrow Cleansing and Martial Dao transformation, making his physical body as tough as refined steel. He can withstand the brute force of ordinary Soul Beast.
Yu Tianheng looked coldly at the male Giant Venomous Python leader, who was now opening its blood-red mouth to bite Dugu Yan.
"Damn reptile, how dare it ambush me while my Soul Power was low! Too bad, I couldn't kill it with one blow."
"But the chance is gone now. Next, I'll show you what happens when you anger my designated driver!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tianheng made a grasping motion with his right hand, and a long spear instantly appeared and was held in his grasp.
Mid-grade Spirit Weapon, Purple Lightning Spear!
Holding the Purple Lightning Spear, Yu Tianheng rapidly circulated his True Qi, channeling it into the spear tip. Then, he stomped his toes, shattering a nearby boulder, and using the recoil, shot into the sky like an arrow. His black robes fluttered as he traversed dozens of meters of air.
The Purple Lightning Spear suddenly burst forth with blinding lightning, and the electric current Entanglement its body surged like a living thing, crackling and popping so loudly that the air went numb.
He spun and twisted in the air, using the momentum to push his Thunder Piercing Martial Skill to its peak. He transformed into a shooting star wrapped in lightning, cutting through the poisonous fog that permeated the forest and plummeting straight down.
"Puff--"
The tip of the Purple Lightning Spear, precise as a divine decree, pierced the tail of the male Giant Venomous Python as it swung.