"Crack!"
The female python's cervical vertebrae snapped between his fingers with a bone-jarring sound. Little Gold suddenly lowered his head and bit the raised lightning pattern on her forehead—that was where the Thunder Python clan stored their lightning essence. With a spine-chilling sucking sound, the female python's purple lightning surged into Little Gold's mouth like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
"Little Five!"
"Let go of Little Five!"
"Kill! Kill it!"
"Myriad Poison Array!"
...
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"
The pythons in the rock cave surged madly, their heads and tails connected, their scales rubbing together to form a chilling python array. The entire cave was instantly filled with a putrid, fishy mist, and even the rock walls began to corrode and peel.
The leading Red-Scaled Giant Python roared, "Today, this Golden-Haired Beast will surely turn into pus and blood!"
Little Gold sneered as he flung the female python's mangled corpse into the poison array. The corpse, however, was melted into white bones by the poison mist in mid-air. His pupils constricted—this poison array could instantly corrode even the Physical Body of a seventh-tier python demon!
"Little Wa!"
Little Gold roared, and his golden elemental domain suddenly expanded. Countless golden light blades erupted from his pores, forcefully cleaving a path through the poison mist. But the severed poison mist quickly re-converged, corroding the golden fur on his body with a "sizzling" sound.
"Earth Vein Rock Spikes!"
Little Wa suddenly roared, slamming his palms onto the ground. Hundreds of earthy-yellow spirit patterns shot out like swimming Dragons, extending precisely along the most active trajectories of the earth vein spiritual energy, covering the entire rock cave space.
The next moment, "Puff, puff, puff..."
Thousands of profound yellow rock spikes erupted from the ground. Each rock spike accurately pierced into the scale gaps at the connecting points of the python array. These rock spikes did not grow randomly, but rather emerged from the ground at the most active nodes of the earth vein spiritual energy, following the trajectories of the earth-elemental spirit patterns that Little Wa had laid out in advance—
At the junction of the seven Green-Scaled Giant Pythons' heads and tails, three rock spikes protruded in a 'product' shape, forcefully jamming their python bodies in mid-air;
Twelve Purple-Patterned Python Demons coiled at the array's core, nine spiral-shaped rock spikes tearing through the ground, destroying the newly formed poison mist vortex;
Most critically, at the array's pivot where the Red-Scaled Giant Python was located, seventy-two rock spikes formed a cage, forcing the poisonous flames it spat back down its throat!
Little Wa's ten fingers suddenly clenched, and cracks appeared on the surface of all the rock spikes. With a crisp cracking sound, the spiritual energy network of the entire Myriad Poison Array was forcibly severed by the cluster of rock spikes—the poison mist sprayed by the python group on the east side could not flow west, and the venom condensed on the west side could not surge east. The originally integrated poison array instantly split into several sections.
The entire rock cave space was instantly fragmented by the earth spikes. Collapsing rock fragments mixed with surging poison mist, forming a chaotic battlefield. Little Wa's fingertips glowed with earthy-yellow spiritual light, weaving a deadly killing formation amidst the Chaos—
"Earth Vein Rock Bridge · Connect!"
Little Wa pressed his palms down in the air, and the shattered rock layers suddenly reassembled. Three winding rock pontoon bridges appeared out of thin air, perfectly catching Little Gold's leaping landing point.
The Green-Eyed Golden Ape used the rock bridge for a second burst of power, his figure sharply angled in the air. His five fingers hooked like claws, gripping the head of a White-Scaled Giant Python.
"Bang!"
The moment the python's head was crushed, Little Gold reached out and scooped. The Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art was operating at its peak. He brought the python corpse to his mouth, biting and tearing, devouring it like a spicy strip.
"Crack—"
The sound of the White-Scaled Giant Python's spine snapping between Little Gold's teeth was exceptionally clear in the chaotic rock cave. The corners of his mouth stretched into an incredible arc, his fangs deeply embedded in the python corpse's seven-inch vital point. With a violent shake of his head, the entire three-zhang long python body was torn into two halves!
"Gulp!"
Large gulps of python blood were swallowed directly into Little Gold's belly. As his Adam's apple violently bobbed, the still twitching python meat was swallowed whole.
The Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art formed countless miniature vortices within the esophageal wall, decomposing the flesh and blood into pure demonic power before it even reached his stomach. Pale purple lightning essence traveled along his blood vessels, forming a glowing, spiderweb-like pattern on the Green-Eyed Golden Ape's body.
"Roar!"
Little Gold suddenly let out a long howl heavenward, the sound wave shattering rock cones within a ten-zhang radius. At the wound on his chest, where he had been pierced by the lightning spear, flesh and blood frantically wriggled, and his injuries rapidly recovered. The devoured python souls shrieked in his Sea of Consciousness, but they were forcibly melted by the Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art, transforming into nourishment for his Primordial Spirit.
"Be careful!"
Little Wa suddenly roared a warning, stomping his right foot on the ground. Five rock ridges broke out of the earth, striking at the Purple-Patterned Giant Python that had suddenly darted out, preparing to ambush Little Gold.
The golden body dragon python cudgel in Little Gold's hand suddenly expanded by three zhang, and the golden Dragon patterns coiled around the cudgel body moved like living creatures. Without turning his head, he swept it horizontally with a backhand. The Dragon python cudgel, with a harsh whooshing sound, slammed into the Purple-Patterned Giant Python's seven-inch vital point—
"Bang!"
The Purple-Patterned Giant Python's scales shattered like paper, and its entire python body was folded in half by the violent gold-elemental demonic power. The golden Dragon phantom at the tip of the cudgel followed suit, biting and forcibly tearing out its demon core from within its body. Little Gold grabbed it in the air with his left hand, and the dark green demon core fell into his palm, which he then casually put into his mouth.
"Hiss—"
The demon core instantly entered his stomach, and a massive surge of demonic energy erupted. Little Gold's Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art operated at its peak, instantly digesting the demon core's vast demonic power. Every golden hair on his body stood on end, and dazzling golden light burst from his pores. His eyes completely turned the color of molten gold, and a faint phantom of a three-headed, six-armed ferocious Ape appeared behind him.
The pythons in the rock cave were enraged to the extreme.
"Myriad Poisons Burning the Heavens!" The Red-Scaled Giant Python suddenly stood upright, its crown-like crest on its head bursting open like an umbrella, spewing viscous, asphalt-like venom. The venom actually split apart in mid-air, transforming into a sky full of arrow-like rain that enveloped Little Gold.
Little Wa's pupils constricted. He slammed his palms together, and three rock walls rose from the ground, isolating the poison rain. At the same time, Little Gold's feet found no purchase, and his massive body vanished from its original spot.
When Little Gold reappeared, he was behind three Green-Scaled Giant Pythons. He smiled cruelly, and without a word, he swung the golden body dragon python cudgel in his hand.
"Boom!" A loud crash.
The golden body dragon python cudgel, carrying violent gold-elemental demonic power, slammed heavily onto the spines of the three Green-Scaled Giant Pythons, the explosive sound of shattering bones becoming a continuous roar.
"Hiss—!"
The remaining python group went completely insane. As the poison mist surged, dozens of giant pythons simultaneously spewed poisonous flames. Crimson and eerie green flames intertwined into a net, enveloping Little Gold.
"Earth Vein · Rock Shield!"
Little Wa roared, slamming his palms onto the ground. The ground rumbled and rose, and thick rock layers wriggled like living things, instantly condensing into a massive, curved rock shield above their heads. The poisonous flames struck the rock shield, emitting a bone-jarring corrosive sound, but the earthy-yellow spirit patterns flowing on the rock shield's surface continuously repaired the damage, stubbornly withstanding this wave of attack.
By the time the rock shield was broken by the potent venomous demonic power, there was no longer any trace of the seventh-tier Golden Ape, nor were the bodies of the three Green-Scaled Giant Pythons on the ground to be found.
"Crack! Crack!"
On a protruding stone platform above the rock cave, Little Gold sat cross-legged, gripping the tail of a Green-Scaled Giant Python in his hand, tearing at the python's body with large bites. Although the giant python was dead, its muscles were still twitching. Python blood dripped from his fangs, corroding charred pits into the rock surface.
He ate extremely fast, his teeth opening and closing like a guillotine. With every bite, he could chew through the tough python meat, skin, and bone. The Green-Scaled Giant Python's scales made a crisp cracking sound in his mouth, like chewing a candy-coated spicy strip—crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with juice.
"Gulp—"
His throat bobbed as large chunks of python meat were swallowed whole. The Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art furiously operated, decomposing the flesh and blood into pure demonic power as soon as it entered his belly, flowing throughout his body along his Meridians. His fur became even more resplendent, golden light flickering like flames on his body, and even his breathing carried a scorching aura.
"Hiss... You beast! You ate Thirteen and them!"
The python group below was enraged. They were blocked by the rock shield, and the poisonous flames had not yet completely dispersed, so they were temporarily unable to rush up to stop him.
Little Gold ignored them, eating even more heartily. He gripped both ends of the python corpse with both hands and pulled—
"Rip!"
The entire Green-Scaled Giant Python was torn in half by him, its internal organs and python blood spilling out with a gush. He tilted his head back and opened his mouth, swallowing all the python blood like receiving a waterfall. Then, he picked up one half of the python's body and, like eating corn, started from the python's tail, biting and swallowing it section by section.
"Crack! Crack!"
The sound of bones shattering echoed through the cave, making one's scalp tingle. His fangs easily pierced through the python scales, snapping the python bones. The sound of muscle fibers tearing between his teeth even carried a strange rhythm, as if he were enjoying some delicious snack.
"Madman!"
A Purple-Patterned Giant Python watched in terror, its pupils constricting, and it instinctively recoiled.
Little Gold grinned, fresh blood dripping from his chin. He casually tossed away the half-eaten, clean python bone and picked up the other half. This time, he changed his eating method—
Little Gold's five fingers hooked like claws. He plunged them into the python meat, dug fiercely, and actually pulled out the entire python tendon!
"Hiss—"
The python tendon, like highly elastic chewing gum, was stretched very long by him. He bit into it, and the python tendon bounced between his teeth, making crisp "boing boing" sounds. He chewed with relish, his Adam's apple bobbing, and after swallowing it, he even licked the corners of his mouth, still wanting more.
"Tastes good, just a bit fishy!"
Little Gold looked down at the pythons below with a cruel grin, his golden eyes filled with brutal hunger.
The Red-Scaled Giant Python twisted its body frantically, its crown-like crest on its head spewing corrosive poisonous flames, staring intently at Little Wa deep in the rock cave: "Kill that mud-playing one first!"
The Ink Jade Rock Lizard's earth-elemental spells were exceptionally skillful, making this rock cave its natural main battlefield. If they couldn't deal with it first, they wouldn't be able to fully confront that Ape.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"
Dozens of giant pythons instantly changed direction, poison mist surging like a tide towards Little Wa. Their scales rubbed together, emitting a harsh metallic scraping sound, and the saliva dripping from their poisonous fangs corroded deep pits into the ground.
Little Wa's pupils slightly constricted, but he showed no panic. He slammed his palms onto the ground, and earthy-yellow spirit patterns spread like a spiderweb, instantly covering a ten-zhang radius.
"Earth Vein · Thousand Peaks Wall!"
"Rumble—"
The ground violently trembled, and countless thick rock walls rose from the earth, layer upon layer, protecting Little Wa in the center like a labyrinth. The poison mist struck the rock walls, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound, but the spirit patterns flowing on the rock wall's surface continuously self-repaired, stubbornly blocking the first wave of attack.
"Hiss! Break it!" The Red-Scaled Giant Python roared, sweeping its giant tail and smashing several rock walls to pieces.
However, just as the rock walls collapsed—
"Earth Vein · Quicksand Trap!"
Little Wa's ten fingers suddenly hooked, and the shattered rock walls suddenly softened, turning into quicksand vortices that instantly swallowed the several giant pythons charging at the front. Sharp rock spikes were hidden in the quicksand, and as the giant pythons struggled, their scales were scraped bloody.
"Little Wa! Well done!" Little Gold laughed loudly from the stone platform, casually tossing the gnawed python bone towards the python group, hitting a Purple-Patterned Giant Python in the head and drawing blood.
The Red-Scaled Giant Python was completely enraged. Its crown-like crest "poofed" out a ball of eerie green poisonous flame, which actually contained dense, tiny poisonous insects, rushing towards Little Wa!
"Poison Fire Corrosive Insects!" Little Wa's expression changed. If these poisonous insects touched something, they could even hollow out rock.
At the critical moment, a golden figure slammed down like a meteor!
"Boom—!"
Little Gold's feet stomped the ground, shattering the rock layer within a three-zhang radius. The golden body dragon python cudgel swept horizontally, and the cudgel's wind, like a hurricane, swept away all the poisonous flames and insects. He grinned, fresh blood still clinging to his fangs: "Want to touch my brother? Did you ask me first?!"
Before his words faded, Little Gold's figure had already rushed out like a ghost. The golden body dragon python cudgel danced into a golden storm, and wherever it passed, python flesh and blood flew. A Black-Scaled Giant Python had just raised its head to bite when he smashed its jaw with a single blow. His left arm directly plunged into the python's belly, forcibly tearing out its demon core from within!
"Pfft!"
Little Gold swallowed it in one gulp. The demon core's immense demonic power was completely devoured by the Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art. All his golden fur bristled, his aura surged again, and the phantom of the three-headed, six-armed ferocious Ape behind him became even more solid, even faintly emitting a roar that shook the Divine Soul.
Little Gold grinned, his golden eyes locked onto the Red-Scaled Giant Python, "Your demon core, I'm taking it!"
The Red-Scaled Giant Python, enraged, laughed instead: "Arrogant!"
It suddenly stood upright, its crown-like crest fully unfurling, radiating dazzling bloody light like a crown. Its scales "clacked" as they flipped up, revealing dark red poison glands beneath.
"Myriad Poisons Returning to Source · Burning Heaven Ash!"
"Boom—!"
The poison mist in the entire rock cave was instantly ignited, turning into a sea of eerie green flames. Countless poisonous insects shrieked within the flames, rushing towards Little Gold and Little Wa!
Little Wa gritted his teeth, slamming his palms onto the ground: "Earth Vein · Rock Dome!"
A hemispherical rock shield rose from the ground, protecting the two of them within. But under the burning poisonous flames, the rock shield rapidly melted at a visible rate.
Little Gold, however, laughed wildly, suddenly tearing off a charred patch of fur from his chest, revealing the newly grown golden flesh beneath: "Little Wa! Clear a path for me!"
Little Wa understood, and a spiritual light flashed at his fingertips: "Earth Vein · Rock Dragon Thrust!"
"Roar—!"
The rock shield suddenly cracked, and a giant rock Dragon burst out of the earth, carrying Little Gold directly towards the Red-Scaled Giant Python! The poisonous flames scorched the rock Dragon's body, and shattered rocks continuously peeled off, but Little Wa's ten fingers danced like butterflies through flowers, constantly replenishing new rock layers.
The Red-Scaled Giant Python's pupils constricted. Just as it was about to spew poisonous flames, Little Gold had already leaped into the air. The golden body dragon python cudgel transformed into a golden lightning bolt, smashing heavily onto the crown-like crest on its head—
"Crack!"
The crest shattered, and the Red-Scaled Giant Python let out a mournful hiss, while Little Gold's five fingers had already plunged into its eye sockets like sharp blades!
...
While Little Wa and Little Gold were slaughtering the python group together, the eighth-tier Zi Dian Jiao Python, sensing this scene from above, was furious beyond measure.
"Trash! A bunch of trash!"
Just as the eighth-tier Zi Dian Jiao Python was about to make a move, an unexpected change occurred. (End of Chapter)
