CHAPTER 21: CHAPTER 21: SLAYING THE BLACK CLOUD PYTHON

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Originally leaning against the big tree, Mu Chen put away his lazy posture at this moment, his figure shifted, and he directly blocked in front of the two.

Gu Qingqing turned back and saw a black giant python at the place where she had picked the seven-heart flower earlier. The python was about ten meters long, with a very thick body. At this moment, it raised its head, its lantern-sized vertical pupils staring at the three of them, its mouth slightly open, revealing sharp teeth inside. Some saliva dripped to the ground, directly corroding the small flowers, clearly indicating that this was a venomous python.

"Hiss!"

Gu Qingqing gasped, thinking she almost got eaten by this venomous python, involuntarily feeling a wave of fear.

"Tsk-tsk, Black Cloud Python, who would’ve thought our luck isn’t too bad, running into a Black Cloud Python, its snake gall is just what I need." Seeing the Black Cloud Python, Mu Chen’s eyes sparkled instantly, paired with his pale face, looking somewhat eerie.

Jun Wu was right next to Mu Chen, seeing Mu Chen’s expression, couldn’t help pulling Gu Qingqing back a few steps.

Mu Chen, at this moment, had eyes only for the Black Cloud Python, not noticing Jun Wu’s expression. He reached out and grabbed, and a metal long spear appeared in his hand.

The spear was about two meters long, entirely dark red, engraved with intricate arrays. The spearhead glittered with a cold light, this was Mu Chen’s weapon—Immortal Weapon Red Flame Spear!

"Geng Geng and Jun Wu, you two go to the side and protect yourselves." He turned around and told Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu, waved his hand, pushing them out more than ten meters away, then turned around to face the Black Cloud Python.

Jun Wu helped Gu Qingqing stand firm, shielding her behind him. He thought for a moment, took an array plate from his Qiankun Ring, threw four high-quality spirit stones into it, then tossed the array plate into the air. The array plate was activated, suspended over their heads, and soon a transparent light shield appeared around them, enveloping them inside.

Mu Chen used his spiritual sense to observe this scene, a hint of a smile flashed under his eyes. When he looked at the Black Cloud Python, his expression turned into intense battle intent.

The Black Cloud Python, at this level, had already developed some spiritual intelligence. It didn’t attack immediately after Gu Qingqing dodged, instead carefully observing Mu Chen and the others. After seeing Mu Chen reveal his weapon, it got completely enraged, hissing, and charged at Mu Chen with its mouth wide open.

"Come right on!"

The long spear rotated in Mu Chen’s hand, his entire body was brimming with battle spirit. The attack from the Black Cloud Python made him even more excited, even his eyes turned slightly red.

He stomped on the ground, his whole body shot out like an arrow, rushing toward the Black Cloud Python.

Due to his speed, his figure vanished instantly, causing the Black Cloud Python to lose its target.

"Flame Sea!"

As his voice sounded, he appeared above the Black Cloud Python’s head, the Red Flame Spear thrust forward. Behind him, a sea of red flames suddenly emerged, surging toward the Black Cloud Python.

The Black Cloud Python’s body was too large, feeling threatened by the fire waves, it wanted to dodge but couldn’t fully escape, getting hit on its back by the fire waves.

Instantly, the air was filled with a barbecue smell, the Black Cloud Python roared in pain, rolling its body, trying to extinguish the flames on its back. The nearby big tree was cut off by it, the flora on the ground was crushed in patches.

"Red Flame Cage!" Mu Chen didn’t give the Black Cloud Python a chance to react. He hadn’t fought for a long time, in Spirit Hidden Mountain, only Si Lin would spar with him, but he couldn’t beat Si Lin, only ending up getting thrashed. Now, finally able to exercise a bit, naturally, he wanted to move around well.

Following Mu Chen’s words, the red flame sea transformed, forming a circle, trapping the Black Cloud Python inside.

The Black Cloud Python realized that Mu Chen was different from those cultivators it usually encountered, the injury on its back hurt a lot. It wanted revenge but knew if it didn’t escape, it might lose its life. Regardless of how terrifying the fire looked, it still wanted to flee.

Of course, Mu Chen’s Red Flame Cage wasn’t that simple. When the Black Cloud Python touched the fire circle, the flames surged up, like a cage, trapping the Black Cloud Python. This time, its head was injured, causing it to roll around desperately in the fire sea.

"Red Flame Triple Strike!"

Mu Chen shouted again, the Red Flame Spear swiftly moved in his hand. He rushed into the flame cage, the flames didn’t hurt him, and he landed three consecutive strikes on the Black Cloud Python’s body.

When he landed on the ground, the flame cage suddenly disappeared. The Black Cloud Python, barely having time to feel relieved, realized its body no longer belonged to it, unable to even let out the final roar, it completely lost its breath.

This one-sided battle lasted a long time, yet only half a quarter of an hour, the Black Cloud Python had already turned into a corpse.

There were three places on its back with wounds over a meter long, revealing the bloody flesh inside.

Of course, the most crucial was the wound on its head, it was the fatal strike!

"Hmm, haven’t moved for too long, didn’t handle it well!" Looking at the Black Cloud Python’s corpse, Mu Chen scratched his head, somewhat embarrassedly said as he looked at Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu walking over.

If it weren’t for the Red Flame Spear in his hand and the Black Cloud Python’s corpse not far away, no one would believe that this sickly pale man in front of them was the same battle maniac from moments ago.

Jun Wu’s lips twitched, feeling his understanding of Spirit Hidden Mountain’s people refreshed once again.

Gu Qingqing walked over to Mu Chen’s side, tugged on his sleeve, and after he bent down, gave him a thumbs up, Mu Chen immediately revealed a bashful smile, ruffling Gu Qingqing’s hair.

Mu Chen used a special method to extract the Black Cloud Python’s gall bladder, collected some of its blood and scales, and then no longer cared about the Black Cloud Python’s corpse.

"Alright, Little Qingqing, you can go pick the seven-heart flower now." Finishing his task, Mu Chen found a big tree to sit down, gesturing to Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing nodded, and resumed searching for the seven-heart flower.

Soon, Gu Qingqing found some, carefully picked them and placed them into a prepared jade box, exhaled deeply, and looked at Mu Chen.

Mu Chen mirrored Gu Qingqing’s earlier gesture, giving her a thumbs-up, and Gu Qingqing immediately showed a bright smile.

The objective of this trip was already achieved, Mu Chen summoned Immortal Crane, preparing to take Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu back to Spirit Hidden Mountain.

Immortal Crane didn’t fly too high, as Mu Chen wanted Gu Qingqing to see the sights within the Ten Thousand Miles Mountains. As a result, Gu Qingqing’s sharp eyes spotted an acquaintance below, someone she had a brief encounter with in Qingfeng City—Zhuo Tingqiu!

Gu Qingqing tugged at Mu Chen’s sleeve, Mu Chen quickly looked over.

"What’s wrong, Little Qingqing?"

Gu Qingqing pointed at the people below.

"Little Qingqing knows someone down there?" Mu Chen was a bit surprised, they were very aware of Gu Qingqing’s experiences before coming to Spirit Hidden Mountain, completely surprised Gu Qingqing would have acquaintances appearing in the Ten Thousand Miles Mountains.

Gu Qingqing just saw Zhuo Tingqiu’s bad situation, hurriedly gesturing for Mu Chen to go down to help.

Rarely did Gu Qingqing have requests, naturally Mu Chen wouldn’t refuse, patting Immortal Crane, which then flew straight to Zhuo Tingqiu’s location.