Poisoned

He stared intently at the strange, unidentified thing.

It was this that killed his mother, who had been so good to him.

Lin Xiao suppressed his anger.

The vertical pupil glanced around, and after finding nothing unusual, it closed.

The entity with the vertical pupil thought, "This is a very remote Mortal Realm, and I've concealed my aura so much, surely no one will discover me."

What's more, it's currently disguised as a Spirit-Devouring Beast.

As for the Nascent Soul pressure just now, it was probably just a Nascent Soul Cultivator passing by. Although it concealed its aura, it wasn't particularly afraid.

This Nascent Soul Cultivator must have just been passing through; otherwise, he would have come looking for it immediately instead of remaining silent until now.

Thinking of the dense Spiritual Qi that had suddenly appeared, it suppressed its thirst.

It's been over a decade since it absorbed enough Spiritual Qi.

If I just wait a little longer, until that Nascent Soul Cultivator is far away, I can go and find that abundant source of Spiritual Qi and claim it for myself. Once I've recovered from my injuries, I can soar into the sky!

So it peacefully fell back into a deep sleep.

Lin Xiao, perched atop the mountainside, silently witnessed all of this.

It seems that the entire patch of black liquid is the main body of this thing.

Seeing that the vertical pupils closed again, Lin Xiao waited for a while before silently diving down.

When he got within fifty meters, he saw the liquid seem to sense something, and its originally calm surface moved slightly.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao used the Air-Stepping Technique, holding the Sealing Talisman in one hand, and swiftly moved towards the pool of liquid.

But its previously closed vertical pupils snapped open the moment Lin Xiao approached; it had discovered him!

This time, it wasn't one eye that opened, but both!

When they were above the ravine, they didn't seem so big from a distance, but now that they were right up close, Lin Xiao felt that those two eyes were bigger than an adult's!

Two enormous, dark, vertical pupils, one on the left and one on the right, stared intently at Lin Xiao as he approached, as if his rapid advance had become a slow-motion scene.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao saw a head resembling a giant python rising up from the pool of liquid in front of him.

The head and the liquid even formed thick, viscous strands.

Clearly, this entire mass of black liquid is the giant python's true form!

The two dark vertical pupils on the head stared at Lin Xiao as he approached, a hint of mockery flashing in their eyes.

Suddenly, the python opened its blood-red maw towards Lin Xiao. Its mouth, which hadn't been opened for many years, was full of black, viscous substance, and there wasn't even a single fang inside!

Lin Xiao had been closely observing this change, but without hesitation, when he was still several meters away from the giant python's lower body, which had turned into black liquid, he immediately leaped forward, intending to slap the Sealing Talisman onto the giant python!

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the giant python suddenly spewed out a jet of black gas into the air above Lin Xiao's wide-open eyes.

The gas had an extremely foul odor, making Lin Xiao's stomach acid reflux.

But he didn't care at all; all he could see was the distance between the Sealing Talisman and the giant python's body!

Despite the foul odor, he finally managed to attach the Sealing Talisman to the python's body!

The giant python remained frozen in place, maintaining its previous posture.

It probably didn't expect that this human cultivator, who was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, would have a way to immobilize it.

The next moment, Lin Xiao felt a thought flash through his mind.

This Sealing Talisman can seal it for three years.

He was thinking that he still had three years to prepare to deal with the giant python when, in the next second, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

[Warning: The host has been poisoned by the Spirit-Devouring Python. If no antidote is available within twelve hours, the host's life force will be reduced to zero. Please seek treatment as soon as possible.]

Upon hearing this system notification, Lin Xiao surprisingly felt no fear whatsoever.

Perhaps he was so dazed by the poison that he didn't immediately think about how to detoxify.

Instead, he suddenly thought that since he was about to die, he might as well take a gamble and try to kill the giant python that had killed his mother.

Suddenly, a strong desire to kill the giant python in front of him surged within him!

His head was spinning, and his ears were ringing.

Lin Xiao used all his Spiritual Power to barely control himself and keep his body conscious.

His limbs were already a little numb, but he still managed to stand firm and immediately used the Air-Stepping Technique to reach the mountain wall. He judged the distance between himself and the Two Aspects Life and Death Formation and felt that it was about time. So he used all his strength to throw a huge Fireball Technique at the giant python!

He guessed that the python was afraid of fire.

A huge fireball was flung from his hand and slammed into the black, viscous body of the sealed giant python.

The massive fireball shattered instantly upon impact, sending countless sparks flying in all directions.

They even smashed open a piece of black slime on the python's body, revealing the rotten, black flesh inside!

Thick, dark blood was bubbling out of it!

The blood fell to the ground, sizzling as it corroded the soil and rocks.

At the same time, the Sealing Talisman that was firmly attached to the giant python broke free.

It was unclear whether the giant python was hurt by Lin Xiao's attack or angered by his Sealing Talisman.

The giant python, completely ignoring its wounds, raised its enormous head high and let out a hoarse and piercing roar.

The next moment, the giant python's head shot out towards Lin Xiao with lightning speed!

Lin Xiao decisively tore open the Teleportation Talisman.

Just as the giant python was about to strike Lin Xiao, his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

However, the python reacted very quickly. Its body, which had been lying in the pit, immediately moved, and half of the huge python's body suddenly rose from the pool of viscous liquid that had been nestled at the bottom of the pit.

When the python stood upright, it was almost the same size as the hundred-meter-deep pit!

If Lin Xiao were still in the same spot, he would have seen this scene.

The python's body, which was tens of meters long, was covered in sticky fluid, yet no liquid dripped from it, as if it were all part of the giant python. Moreover, the entire python's body seemed to be bound by something, and its movements were not very smooth.

Although the python's movements were not smooth, it did not prevent the giant python from immediately finding Lin Xiao's aura, and with all its might, it launched itself into the ravine.

In the blink of an eye, it had followed Lin Xiao to the outside of the ravine.

Lin Xiao, who had just been teleported to the Two Aspects Life and Death Formation Disk, hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when the giant python following closely behind crashed to the ground with a deafening roar. It was only a hundred meters away from Lin Xiao and had landed right in the center of the array!

Without even turning his head, he immediately threw one hundred Spirit Stone into the array plate in front of him and quickly activated the Two Aspects Life and Death Formation!

Success or failure hinges on this one move.