bioinnovel Chapter 38 The Azure-Eyed Demon Swarm!
Chapter 38 The Azure-Eyed Demon Swarm!
now.
Wu Si's expression changed drastically as he looked at the restless blue-eyed demon python before him, his expression growing increasingly solemn.
"No one is allowed to retreat! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
"..."
He finished speaking.
He suddenly drew the long sword from his waist and roared at the crowd, "You! Get up there!"
As luck would have it, Wu Si pointed to Su Mu, his tone cold.
brush--
For a moment, the expressions of Qingshan Village and the others tightened. Su Mu's expression changed slightly, and so did Tie Niu behind him, who was even ready to make a move, with his hands on the Mountain-Moving Axe on his back.
"master..."
Tie Niu spoke in a low voice, slightly lowering his body, preparing to rush forward as quickly as possible and take care of Wu Si.
However, Su Mu stopped them, saying, "Don't move!"
Just as Wu Si was getting angry, a sharp cry of a falcon was heard. In the next instant, Eagle King, one of the leaders of the Green Snake Society, appeared. His five fingers formed a claw, and he slashed at the head of the Green-Eyed Demon Python.
Bang!
In an instant, the Eagle King's claws, imbued with surging blood and energy, struck the head of the Azure-Eyed Demon Python, leaving only a few bloody scratches. The Demon Python's scales were as hard as iron.
Struck by this heavy blow, the demon snarled in pain, its body, as thick as a bowl, suddenly tumbling, its tail tip lashing out like a steel whip at the eagle king's waist and abdomen, creating a whistling gust of wind.
Eagle King's expression changed slightly. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air like a real eagle, dodging the tail attack. At the same time, his blood and qi surged and his skin turned a light red.
"Qi and blood are stagnant!"
He let out a low shout, and his claws gathered power once more. The tips of his fingers glowed red as he poured in his blood and qi, and he swooped down to grab the demon python's eyes, where its scales were weak.
The monstrous beast unleashed its ferocity, its emerald eyes suddenly narrowed, its massive head swung violently, and it spewed out a foul-smelling venom from its mouth.
Eagle King was prepared and rolled to the side to avoid it, the venom landing on the ground and causing it to hiss and emit white smoke.
Taking advantage of the fact that the old power of the demon python had just been exhausted and the new power had not yet been generated, the Eagle King closed in and slammed his right fist, which was wrapped in blood and qi, into the demon python's seven-inch spot. With a muffled sound, the demon python's body trembled violently, several scales broke off, and black blood gushed out.
The excruciating pain drove the demon serpent into a frenzy, its body coiling around the eagle king, attempting to strangle it.
Instead of retreating, the Eagle King advanced, using his left arm to block the python's coiled body, while channeling all his energy into his right arm, his fist striking the python's spine like a whirlwind.
With a soft "crack," the demon's spine fractured, and its movements faltered.
Just then, the demon python suddenly turned its head and bit the eagle king's neck with its huge mouth.
A cold glint flashed in the Eagle King's eyes. He tilted his neck slightly and plunged his sharp claws into the demon python's eye socket. As he stirred, his blood and qi erupted, directly shattering the python's eye core.
hiss--
The second-tier Azure-Eyed Demon Python let out a miserable scream, struggled frantically, and shook off the Eagle King with all its might. It let out another roar, but this time, it was not roaring at the Eagle King, but more like calling for its own kind!
The Eagle King abruptly retreated, regaining its footing after creating some distance. Its gaze turned slightly grave: "Damn it, this beast is calling for its own kind!"
"This humble servant greets the Hall Master."
Upon seeing Eagle King make his move, Wu Si hurriedly stepped forward to flatter him, his face full of obsequiousness.
Eagle King's expression was grave as he scanned the crowd, finally settling on Su Mu. But when he sensed Su Mu's aura, he frowned. "Strange, this old man's aura...where did it go?"
When they first met a few days ago, he noticed that something was wrong with Su Mu, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He felt that Su Mu's vitality was not what one would expect for someone his age, but rather exceptionally robust. However, upon seeing him today, he realized that Su Mu's vitality had almost completely disappeared, leaving him looking lifeless.
Su Mu noticed that the Eagle King was observing him, but his face remained calm, showing no flaws. He did not try to please the Eagle King, but stood still, pretending to be terrified and trembling.
"You lot, go deal with the Azure-Eyed Demon Python!"
The Eagle King suddenly spoke, tossing out several swords and blades, and coldly shouted, "Remember, keep your pouches safe. Anyone who drops one will die!"
He stared at the Green Snake Society members, his eyes filled with coldness, showing no regard for their lives.
Su Mu couldn't help but look down at the sac at his waist, and finally understood why the Green Snake needed so many people to go into the mountains. She said she wanted them to clear the way, but in reality, she just wanted them to be cannon fodder!
If his guess is correct, these brocade pouches do not contain auspicious charms to ward off bad luck, but rather a secret medicine that can restrain the Azure-Eyed Demon Python. As long as they are swallowed by the Azure-Eyed Demon Python, they will be able to hunt down the demon python from the inside out!
The Green Snake Society...what a ruthless scheme!
The Eagle King's eyes sharpened, and the blood in his fingertips seemed to condense slightly: "What? You want me to make a move?"
Seeing this, Su Mu hunched over and took a step forward, deliberately moving his feet unsteadily, looking like a frail old man, muttering, "Old, old bones, how can I defeat this monster..."
Wu Si sneered from the side and urged, "Hurry up! Dragging your feet will only hasten your death!"
The dying, green-eyed demon assassin, his green eyes turning red, lunged forward, dragging his broken body, bringing a stench to the air.
Su Mu seemed to be so frightened that his legs went weak. He staggered to the side, just avoiding the fangs of the demon python. At the same time, he slightly straightened his back and, at a very concealed angle, rubbed the brocade pouch at his waist against the wound on the demon python's neck.
The brocade pouch shattered instantly, and pale blue medicinal powder seeped into the demon's wounds.
The demon's movements suddenly froze, its previously ferocious body convulsed violently, its green eyes quickly lost their luster, and its massive body crashed heavily to the ground. After convulsing twice, it completely lost its breath.
The entire room fell silent. Wu Si's fawning expression froze, and the Green Snake Society members were also dumbfounded.
Eagle King moved swiftly, instantly appearing beside the demon python's corpse. He parted the wound on its neck with his fingertips, smelling the lingering scent of medicinal powder. Then he turned to look at Su Mu, his eyes sharp as an eagle's: "The spot you were standing in just now was quite a coincidence."
Su Mu immediately collapsed to the ground, patting his chest in relief: "I was so scared... Thank goodness, that beast just gave up..."
He deliberately shook his legs, looking flustered, but couldn't hide the calm in his eyes.
Eagle King slowly approached, his blood and qi circulating silently as he carefully examined Su Mu.
That angle just now was no coincidence. Although there was no fluctuation of qi and blood, it precisely grazed the demon python's fatal wound.
"Yeah?"
Eagle King's tone was indifferent, his fingertips almost touching Su Mu's shoulder, "Heaven won't favor a lifeless old man."
Su Mu lowered his head and remained silent, a chill creeping into his heart. The Eagle King's vigilance was even greater than he had anticipated.
Just as the Eagle King's fingertips were about to touch Su Mu's shoulder, a chorus of shrieks suddenly came from the depths of the forest. The shrieks were sharp and piercing, carrying a bloodthirsty ferocity.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw more than a dozen dark blue figures weaving through the snow-white figures. In an instant, they rushed forward and surrounded everyone tightly at the core.
The three leading creatures were second-tier Azure-Eyed Demon Pythons, their bodies thicker than the one that had just died. Their azure eyes gleamed with a chilling green light, and the excruciating pain from their broken spines seemed to still be branded onto their kind as they roared and pressed forward relentlessly.
The remaining dozen or so were all first-tier demonic serpents. Although they were slightly smaller, they had exposed fangs, and saliva dripped onto the ground, filling the entire area with a foul stench that mingled with the smell of the medicinal powder from before, making people nauseous.
The Eagle King abruptly withdrew his hand, his blood and qi surging instantly, his pale red skin deepening, and his eyes hardening like iron: "Damn it, we attracted so many!"
Wu Si was so frightened that his legs went weak and his hand gripping the long knife trembled uncontrollably.
Tie Niu immediately stood in front of Su Mu, holding the Mountain-Moving Axe horizontally in front of his chest, his muscles tense.
The members of the Green Snake Society were deathly pale, gripping their swords tightly, barely daring to breathe.
Surrounded by monstrous beasts, their ferocity was terrifying, and the shadow of death instantly loomed over the area, making every inch of air thick with suffocating tension.
"Eagle King, what's going on? Even this small matter requires our intervention!"
At this moment, a rough laugh came from the left side of the forest, and a figure in black, carrying a half-man longsword, leaped out. The blade gleamed with a cold light; it was none other than Mad Blade, the fifth hall master of the Green Serpent Society.
Its personality is violent, and its moves are unpretentious. Its long sword, wrapped in surging blood and qi, slashes out, and the strong wind goes straight to the second-tier demon python in front. With one slash, it cuts off a large number of its scales, and black blood splatters.
From the shadows on the right, a slender figure silently emerged, its fingertips tinged with a bluish-black hue—it was the Seventh Hall Master, Ghost Hand.
He acts in a sinister manner and dislikes direct confrontation. His figure moves like a ghost among the first-tier demonic beasts. He lightly touches the demonic beasts' vital points with his fingertips, and each strike is filled with poisoned blood. The demonic beasts that are hit instantly stiffen and convulse as they fall to the ground.
"Don't steal the credit, these little beasts are mine." Ghost Hand's voice was shrill, his eyes were expressionless, but his actions were extremely ruthless.
A flash of red light appeared on the treetop above their heads, and the Sixth Hall Master's blood-red eyes fell to the ground.
His eyes were faintly red as he precisely locked onto the monster's weakness. His blood and qi were concentrated and not released, and his attack was as fast as lightning.
He leaped into the air and slammed his fists precisely into the eye sockets of the two second-tier demonic pythons. With a burst of blood and qi, the pythons' eyeballs shattered, and they writhed to the ground with a mournful roar.
Blood Eye was aloof and remained silent throughout the hunt, focusing solely on killing. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, even more so than the Eagle King's.
When all four hall masters appeared, the scene instantly became abuzz.
Eagle King's face twitched slightly as he suppressed his anger. He circulated his qi and blood and rejoined the battle, using his claws and mad blade to suppress the three second-tier demonic serpents head-on.
Ghost Hand moved to the flank and cleared out the first-tier demon swarms.
Blood Eyes targets vital points, aiming for a swift and decisive victory.
The dark blue-green beast's figure intertwined with the four figures, its roars, the clash of weapons, and the muffled sounds of blood and qi erupting echoed through the mountains and forests, the stench of blood and qi mingling together, making people's hearts tremble.
Their purpose in coming here was to find the Azure-Eyed Demon King, who was about to molt into a fourth-tier demon beast. They couldn't let this group waste their time here, otherwise they would never interfere.
Taking advantage of the situation, Su Mu slumped to the ground, deliberately curling up into a ball, covering his head with his hands, and muttering, "What a disaster, what am I going to do..."
His body trembled slightly, seemingly terrified, but his eyes kept glancing at the four hall masters out of the corner of his eye.
He secretly assessed: Mad Blade's blood and qi were thick and strong, belonging to the mid-stage of the fifth realm, with the advantage of strength; Ghost Hand's blood and qi were soft and yin, and he was good at sneak attacks and poisoning. Although his realm was slightly weaker, he was unpredictable and difficult to deal with; Blood Eye's blood and qi were condensed and his speed was extremely fast. He should be at the peak of the mid-stage of the fifth realm; Eagle King was good at both offense and defense, and his realm was comparable to Blood Eye's.
Tie Niu stood tightly guarding Su Mu, gripping his Mountain-Moving Axe, his eyes warily watching the battle, afraid that any monsters might escape.
Wu Si hid behind the crowd, his face still pale, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Su Mu occasionally looked up, deliberately showing a panicked expression, gripping the ground tightly with both hands, perfectly portraying the posture of a weakling. In reality, he had already memorized the four people's moves and qi characteristics, and was secretly thinking of ways to deal with them.
After a fierce battle, several more demonic serpents fell to the ground. Although the remaining demonic beasts were still ferocious, they were no longer a threat.
Eagle King caught a glimpse of Su Mu huddled in the corner, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he was entangled by a second-tier demon python and had no time to investigate further.
Su Mu lowered his head, concealing the glint in his eyes. He knew that only by hiding his sharpness could he escape unscathed from the Green Snake Society's scheme.
Half an hour later, the last Tier 1 demon python fell under the ghostly hand's poisonous claws, and the place finally returned to a little peace.
After resting for a while, the group followed the trail of the demon serpent deeper and soon arrived at a secluded pool.
Strangely, the pool was not frozen; instead, it was dark green, shrouded in mist, with dead trees lying on the banks, their decaying leaves covered in dark blue python scales, and a stench that was hard to swallow. The three characters "碧蛇潭" (Green Snake Pool) seemed to be hidden in the mist, exuding a chilling murderous intent.
"This is the place where the Azure-Eyed Demon King is shedding his skin in the pool."
Eagle King waved for everyone to be quiet, his gaze sweeping across the surface of the pool, his tone grave.
As soon as the words were spoken, two enormous figures suddenly leaped out of the pool. Amidst the splashing water, two early-stage Tier 3 Azure-Eyed Demon Pythons coiled on the shore. Their bodies were twice as thick as those of Tier 2 Demon Pythons, their scales gleaming with an eerie light, their vertical pupils fixed on the crowd, and their roars shook the mist to its core.
"A third-tier demonic beast!"
Wu Si shrank back in fright, and the members of the Green Snake Society also showed fear on their faces.
Mad Blade's eyes gleamed, and he charged forward, longsword raised: "Perfect timing! Time to test my blade!"
The Eagle King coldly shouted, "You brute!"
"..."
Just as the two were arguing, Ghost Hand shouted, "Enough! Don't forget your mission!"
As they argued, Blood Eye shot out, its red light intensifying, precisely locking onto the demon beast's seven-inch mark on the left, and smashing it with both fists wrapped in condensed blood and qi.
The monstrous giant swung its tail, its scales taking the blow head-on, leaving only faint red marks, before turning its jaws to bite at Blood Eye.
"The credit belongs to me!"
In an instant, the Eagle King's claws were filled with blood and energy, and it swooped down to wrap around the demon python's neck, but was shaken by the demon python's brute force and was almost hit by the tip of its tail.
The demonic serpent on the right lunged at Mad Blade. Mad Blade slashed out with his longsword, his blood and qi flowing into the blade, emitting a buzzing sound, but it only left a shallow mark on the demonic serpent's scales.
"Die!"
Mad Blade let out a low shout, advancing instead of retreating, his left shoulder pressing against the demon's head, while his right arm swung the blade to slash at its eye socket. Ghost Hand circled behind the demon, his fingertips surging with bluish-black blood, and stabbed into its tailbone before it could react, but the demon swung it around and flung it heavily against a dead tree, blood spilling from the corner of its mouth.
Su Mu remained huddled behind Tie Niu, feigning cowardice, but his eyes were fixed on the battle.
The third-tier demon serpent's qi and blood far surpassed that of the second-tier serpent. Only when Eagle King and Blood Eye joined forces could they barely suppress one of them. Mad Blade gradually lost ground in the head-on clash, and Ghost Hand's sneak attack failed and he was injured. The four hall masters were unable to win for the time being.
Iron Ox gripped the Mountain-Moving Axe tightly, his muscles taut, protecting Su Mu completely. His eyes were fixed warily on the entangled demon python, fearing any potential involvement.
Although he didn't know what Su Mu was planning to do, he understood that Su Mu must have his reasons for doing so!
Eagle King noticed Ghost Hand's injury and shouted urgently, "Blood Eye, hold off on the left flank! Mad Blade, apply pressure from the front, I'll attack his eye socket!"
The four quickly adjusted their formation, and amidst the clash of their qi and blood, they finally forced the two third-tier demonic pythons to retreat step by step. The fishy smell by the pool grew stronger, and the battle intensified...