bioinnovel Chapter 39 Fourth Master! Green Bamboo!
Chapter 39 Fourth Master! Green Bamboo!
"Aww—"
At this moment, Su Yang climbed out from behind Su Mu's back, let out a low howl, and looked around with his big eyes full of curiosity.
Tie Niu asked, "Master, aren't we going to make a move?"
Seeing that the Green Snake Society was about to succeed, he was a little impatient. However, after seeing Su Mu's calm expression, he stopped asking questions and obediently stood aside, waiting for his instructions.
As for Su Mu, he was waiting for an opportunity. Moreover, he also sensed another aura around him, an aura that was different from that of ordinary martial artists and even far surpassed that of the people in front of him. Su Mu guessed that there was a powerful figure hidden behind this trip!
This person is very likely a cultivator!
Third-tier peak demonic beasts have already begun to possess intelligence and are far beyond the capabilities of ordinary martial artists. The Green Serpent Society has gone to such great lengths, even at the cost of hundreds of people, so it is impossible that they only sent a few martial artists.
Therefore, Su Mu has been concealing his strength until now, because he wants to see who the enemy behind this trip really is!
Most importantly, how strong is he?
If he is an opponent, he will use the "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" tactic; if he is not an opponent, he will simply leave alive.
boom--
Just then, a deafening roar came from the center of the pool. Many people looked over and saw that the two green-eyed demon pythons had gone berserk after being injured. They began to attack wildly, stirring up huge waves in the pool!
"So this is a third-tier demonic beast..."
Su Mu murmured to himself. Although the Crimson Sun Tiger was a fourth-tier demon beast, he had never witnessed its true combat power at its peak. The two Azure-Eyed Demon Tigers in front of him were genuine third-tier demon beasts, which were truly terrifying.
hiss--
Suddenly, a sharp snake's cry pierced the roar, and the two giant, azure-eyed serpents rose several feet higher. Their scales gleamed with a chilling light under the reflection of the water, and dark green venom gushed from their wounds, bubbling and eroding fine pits as it dripped onto the surface of the pool.
The violent aura was like a tangible mountain, pressing down on everyone in the Green Serpent Society, making them gasp for breath. Even Su Yang, who was standing at a distance, subconsciously shrank his neck, his big eyes filled with fear.
"Form ranks! Attack!"
Mad Blade roared first, gripping the broadsword with a handle over ten feet long. His inner strength surged, and the blade gleamed with a chilling white light. He leaped towards the vital spot of the demonic serpent on the left.
As soon as he took his place, the monstrous python on his right swung its thick tail, whipping the churning water of the pool towards him. The force of the blow sent pebbles flying everywhere, and the oppressive atmosphere pressed directly against his face.
"Be careful!"
Eagle King raised his arms and stood up, his palms gathering strength to form eagle claws, his fingertips glowing with a dark blue energy, aiming straight at the tip of the demon python's tail, intending to deflect the attack.
His movements were as swift as a falcon, making him an excellent choice to restrain the monster. However, the serpent was prepared and suddenly opened its mouth, spitting out a stream of dark green venom. The speed was so fast that there was no time to dodge.
"Eagle King!"
Ghost Hand uttered a low shout, flicking out several poisoned silver needles from his fingertips, but they only grazed the edge of the venom and failed to completely block it.
Eagle King's pupils contracted sharply. In his haste to turn to the side, the venom still managed to get onto his right arm. Instantly, he felt a piercing pain, and his skin and flesh visibly turned black and swelled as the snake venom spread wildly through his blood vessels.
"Such a potent poison!"
Eagle King's face turned pale. He knew that the poison of the Azure-Eyed Demon Python was incurable. If he did not stop the damage decisively, the poison would soon invade his heart meridian.
Gritting his teeth, he formed a knife with his left hand, gathered his inner strength, and slashed fiercely at his own right arm.
"ah--"
With a "splat", blood gushed out, and the severed arm fell to the ground.
He groaned, staggered, and fell, crashing onto the rocks by the pool. His breath instantly died down.
Caught off guard, the Eagle King, now missing an arm, was attacked by the monstrous python on his left. Its giant eyes flashed with ferocity as it swung its massive body and pounced on the Eagle King. The python's mouth gaped open, and a foul stench filled the air. The shadow of death instantly enveloped the Eagle King.
Blood Eye's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed two streams of crimson energy with his palms, aiming straight for the demon python's eyes. However, the demon python's scales blocked the energy, leaving only two shallow white marks.
"We can't stop it! This monstrous beast has thick skin and flesh after going berserk, and its poison is even more potent!" Blood Eyes roared, his body being shaken back by the monstrous beast's residual force, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Mad Blade's greatsword struck the demon python's vital spot with a crisp "clang," sparks flying everywhere. It only managed to cut through a few scales, but the giant head of the demon python rammed into it, causing a dent in its chest. Mad Blade flew backward and crashed into a tree, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The two demonic pythons grew increasingly ferocious. With each sweep of their massive tails, countless disciples of the Green Snake Society were killed or wounded. The pool water was stained dark red with blood, and the stench of the snake venom mingled together, making people want to vomit.
"Fourth Master!"
Seeing this, Ghost Hand was extremely anxious. His fingertips were full of hidden weapons, but he dared not rush forward. He could only hold back one of the demon pythons and watch helplessly as the other demon python pounced on the heavily injured Eagle King again.
The colossal body, as large as a mountain, pressed down, and the air seemed to freeze. The Eagle King lay on the ground, helplessly watching the snake's mouth approach, already trapped in a desperate situation.
"It's finally here!"
Su Mu narrowed his eyes and looked in a certain direction. Soon he saw a woman in green holding a magic weapon appear.
She held a snake staff in her hand, her lips were oily blue, her figure was incredibly alluring, and snake scales shimmered on both sides of her cheeks. She was none other than the fourth hall master of the Green Snake Society, Fourth Master—Qingzhu.
With light, graceful steps, Qingzhu floated through the air, her feet seemingly stepping on pale blue energy. Her gaze swept over the disheveled group, a mocking sneer playing on her lips, her tone utterly disdainful:
"A bunch of useless trash. They couldn't even handle two third-tier demonic pythons, and I had to take action myself. They've utterly disgraced the Green Serpent Society."
Her eyes were sinister, and when she swept over the black swelling on the Eagle King's severed arm, there was no pity in her eyes, only impatience.
Before he finished speaking, the Green Bamboo Serpent Staff tapped the wound, and a few drops of eerie green liquid shot onto the Eagle King's wound. The liquid sizzled upon contact with the skin, and the black venomous spots faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, the Eagle King was in so much pain that his whole body convulsed, and cold sweat poured down his forehead—the antidote was even more torturous than the snake venom itself.
"I'll spare your life; you still have a use." Qingzhu said indifferently, condensing green energy at her fingertips and striking several acupoints on the Eagle King from a distance, temporarily stabilizing his breathing.
Turning to face the two emerald-eyed serpents, Qingzhu's eyes flashed with ferocity, the snake scales on her cheeks became even clearer, and the aura of a cultivator at the third level of Qi Condensation spread out around her, actually causing the raging serpents to pause in their movements.
"You beast, how dare you be so presumptuous!" She swung her snake staff, and several beams of green light shot out from the snake head on the staff, accurately targeting the wound of the demon beast.
The demon roared in pain and pounced again. Qingzhu moved gracefully, her steps as unpredictable as a serpent, dodging the giant tail's sweep while her snake staff wrapped around the demon's seven-inch mark on its left side.
As the azure energy surged, the demonic python's scales shattered inch by inch, and dark green blood gushed out.
Her methods were insidious; she targeted the vital points of the demon python's meridians. In just a few breaths, the demon python on the left collapsed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then died.
On the other side, the demon tried to escape, but was entangled by the green silk that Qingzhu flung out, and was dragged back. With a scream, it was pierced through the head by the snake staff and died a miserable death.
"A mid-stage Qi Condensation Level 3 cultivator..."
Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly. His guess was indeed correct. There were cultivators within the Green Serpent Society!
The woman before me is ruthless and a master of poisons. If I were to actually encounter her, I would probably not gain the slightest advantage.
Having dealt with the two blue-eyed demon pythons guarding the gate, Qingzhu's gaze swept over the remaining people present, and then he spoke indifferently: "Let's continue deeper. Judging by the time, the Blue-Eyed Serpent King should have already begun molting. You've delayed the Guild Master's important matter; I'll see how many heads you have!"
"Yes, Fourth Master!"
The group suppressed their anger, but their strength was insufficient, so they could only follow the other party's instructions.
Eagle King clutched his severed arm, gritted his teeth, and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you for saving me, Fourth Master."
Qingzhu ignored them and continued walking forward on her own.
The men's lips twitched, then they ordered everyone to follow, "Hurry up, or the Green Snake will reward each of you with one tael of gold!"
Tempted by the promise of gold, the people, who were originally afraid of death, suddenly became incredibly energetic, as there was nothing more terrifying to them than poverty.
Led by Qingzhu, the group's pace noticeably increased.
Half an hour later, the group followed the fishy smell of the pool water deeper into the central area. There, they saw a blue stone platform about ten feet wide floating on the surface of the pool. On the platform lay a giant emerald green snake with half of its scales removed, revealing tender white new scales underneath. It was the Jade-Eyed Snake King, which was molting. At this moment, it was weak and defenseless.
A glint flashed in Qingzhu's eyes, and he lightly tapped his snake staff: "Make your move! Quickly seize the Serpent King's inner core!"
Just as everyone was gathering their strength, a roar that shook the entire valley suddenly exploded, and boulders fell from the cliff face, snow slid down, and plunged into the pool.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a four-armed demon ape leap out of the dense forest by the pool and land steadily beside the blue stone platform.
This ape was over ten feet tall, with brown-black fur that stood up like steel needles and had a matte finish. Its four arms were as thick as pillars, with bulging muscles, and sharp claws at the tips of its fingers that gleamed with a cold light, capable of easily tearing rocks apart.
Its head was enormous, its eyes were blood-red, and its breath carried a strong, fishy stench. A string of half-eaten animal bones hung around its neck, and several coils of dried snake skin were wrapped around its waist. It was clearly a ruthless creature that had been entrenched here for many years.
"A mid-stage Tier 3 demonic beast, a four-armed demonic ape!" Blood Eyes exclaimed, his expression changing drastically.
This demonic ape possessed immense strength, thick skin and flesh, and with its four arms working in unison, its combat power far surpassed that of ordinary third-tier demonic beasts. It had unexpectedly intervened at this moment.
Qingzhu frowned slightly, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes. She waved her snake staff: "That troublesome beast, kill it!"
Mad Blade was the first to respond, enduring the excruciating pain in his chest as he raised his blade again and stepped forward, slashing at the demon ape's lower body in an attempt to restrain it.
The demonic ape roared and casually blocked with its left arm. With a clang, the broadsword was jolted back, the blade's tiger's mouth split open, and it staggered backward.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ghost Hand flicked his fingertips, sending dozens of poisoned bone-piercing nails flying towards the demon ape's eyes and throat.
The demon ape reacted extremely quickly, crossing its other two arms to block. The iron nails struck the armor-like fur on its arms, sending them flying and leaving only a few shallow marks.
Enraged, it laughed and swung out all four arms at the same time. The powerful wind caused the surrounding water to surge. Several Green Serpent Society disciples were unable to dodge in time and their sternums were shattered on the spot, their bodies falling into the pool.
Blood Eyes' palms were filled with crimson energy as he struck the demon ape's back with all his might, but he only managed to make it stagger.
The demonic ape suddenly turned its head, its crimson eyes locking onto the blood-red eye, and leaped forward, its giant palm slamming down with a whooshing sound.
With no way to avoid the attack, Blood Eye crossed his arms to take the hit. With a cracking sound, his bones broke, and he was sent flying, crashing heavily onto the stone platform and losing consciousness.
Seeing this, Qingzhu gripped his snake staff tightly, unleashing the full pressure of his mid-stage third level Qi Condensation realm: "You're courting death!"
The snake head on the staff grew three inches longer, spewing out a thick cloud of green mist that went straight for the demon ape's face.
The demon ape smelled the poison in the mist and hurriedly held its breath and retreated, but it was still a fraction too slow. The fur that touched the green mist instantly festered, causing it to roar wildly in pain. It swung all four arms and pounced on the green bamboo.
Qingzhu moved with unpredictable footwork, dodging the demon ape's fierce attacks. He secretly gathered green energy in his snake staff, but his gaze was fixed on the molting green-eyed snake king on the stone platform. He clearly did not want to get entangled with the demon ape any longer.
Meanwhile, Su Mu, hidden in the shadows, took in everything, his fingertips lightly tapping his palm, a sharp glint in his eyes.
With all three forces united, the real opportunity is approaching.
At this time.
The demonic ape raged on and on, its four arms swinging and striking in turn, the palm winds carrying pebbles and pool water, locking the space around Qingzhu tightly.
Although Qingzhu had the advantage in cultivation, she was entangled in the demon ape's relentless attacks and could not break free. Her snake staff was filled with green energy, and every strike left festering wounds on the demon ape's body, but it could never kill it.
She was anxious, and her snake staff suddenly grew several feet longer, stabbing fiercely into the demon ape's heart, wanting to end the battle quickly.
Just as Qingzhu was exerting all her strength to deliver the snake staff, and the old force had just dissipated before the new force was generated, a sharp sword aura suddenly erupted from the shadows! "Whoosh—" Su Mu's figure shot out like an arrow, all his disguises were removed, and only a cold killing intent remained in his originally calm eyes. He put his index and middle fingers together, and a three-inch green sword condensed from his fingertip, carrying a bone-chilling cold aura, and went straight for Qingzhu's heart.
This strike was as fast as lightning and silent. By the time Qingzhu sensed the strong wind behind her, the sword energy was already within arm's reach.
She was shocked and furious. In her haste, she twisted her waist to the side and hurriedly used the snake staff to defend herself. But she heard a crisp "clang" as the green sword struck the head of the snake staff, causing her blood to surge and her to stagger forward several steps.
"A cowardly rat hiding its head and tail!"
Qingzhu turned her head and glared at Su Mu, her face covered in snake scales, her eyes filled with venom and resentment.
She hadn't realized that this person had been hiding in the shadows for a long time. If she hadn't turned aside in time, her heart would have been pierced by the sword energy by now.
Su Mu remained silent, his eyes cold and sharp as ice. He made a hand seal, and the Qingfeng Sword grew again, transforming into a three-foot-long sword that hovered in front of him, its blade gleaming with a chilling light.
With a stomp of his foot, he instantly closed in, his longsword carrying immense force, thrusting straight for Qingzhu's heart once more. His moves were swift and decisive, each strike deadly, showcasing his fast, accurate, and ruthless style.
Seeing this, the demon ape swept its crimson eyes over the two of them, temporarily forgetting its pain, and roared as it swung all four arms at once, pouncing on the two of them simultaneously.
Caught in a pincer attack, Qingzhu was both shocked and enraged. With a wave of his snake staff, he unleashed a cloud of green mist, both halting Su Mu's offensive and forcing back the demonic ape. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Dare to ruin my grand plan? I will grind you to dust!"
Su Mu touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air, dodging the green mist while his longsword twirled in several sword flowers, precisely stabbing towards Qingzhu's major acupoints.
He knew that the poison of the green bamboo was difficult to deal with, and he was unwilling to prolong the fight, so every strike was aimed directly at the vital point.
Forced to focus on dealing with the situation, Qingzhu's moves became increasingly chaotic, and her initial advantage in suppressing the demon ape vanished, causing the situation to reverse in an instant.
Seeing this, Tie Niu, who was hiding in the shadows, immediately drew his Mountain-Moving Axe. With a swift movement, he became like a small mountain and charged towards the several seriously injured leaders of the Green Snake Society!