Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 171 Attacking the Eyes
Upon seeing this, Liu Sijun hurriedly channeled his spiritual power, shooting out beams of runic light from the Taixu Mirror towards the bat monster.

The runic rays contained purifying power. After striking the bat monster, it let out a shrill cry and emitted puffs of black smoke.

Yuan Jingshan, not to be outdone, shouted: "Ice spike piercing!"

Countless sharp ice shards instantly condensed within the blood mist, shooting towards the bat monster like arrows.

The bat monsters seemed to be enraged, letting out a sharp cry, and more bat monsters poured out of the blood mist, surrounding the four of them.

These bat monsters no longer attacked blindly, but began to act in an organized manner. Some bat monsters were responsible for attracting everyone's attention, while others launched surprise attacks from the flanks and rear.

Tong Lei frowned, feeling unprecedented pressure.

He poured all his spiritual power into his longsword and unleashed the "Flaming Dragon's Wrathful Whirlwind Slash." The longsword spun rapidly in his hand, forming a huge vortex of fire that swept the approaching bat monsters into it, instantly engulfing them in flames.

This can't go on; we must break through this situation as soon as possible.

Gu Changzhou quickly channeled his stellar power and unleashed the "Starry Sky-Splitting Step," his figure weaving through the swarm of bat monsters like a meteor. He continuously swung his sword, creating crisscrossing streaks of starlight sword energy that tore a gap in the bat monsters' encirclement.

"Everyone, stay close to me, let's break out!"

Gu Changzhou shouted loudly.

Liu Sijun and Yuan Jingshan immediately followed behind Gu Changzhou, while Tong Lei covered the rear to prevent the bat monster from launching a sneak attack from behind.

The four of them rushed into the depths of the blood mist through the gap.

However, it seems that even greater dangers lurk within the blood mist.

Just as they broke free from the encirclement of the bat monsters, a giant python suddenly appeared in front of them. The python's entire body was covered with blood-red scales, and its eyes gleamed with an eerie light. It opened its blood-red maw, and a foul stench assaulted their senses.

Yuan Jingshan's expression turned solemn: "This python's aura is incredibly powerful."

Gu Changzhou gripped his sword tightly: "This python is no benevolent creature, everyone be extremely careful."

Liu Sijun held the Taixu Mirror in front of him with both hands, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Tong Lei brandished his longsword, his fiery spiritual power surging around him. "Hmph, whatever demons or monsters they are, I'll destroy them one by one!"

The python twisted its massive body, letting out a low hiss, and then suddenly swung its tail, sending a blood-red energy wave sweeping towards the group.

Wherever this energy wave passed, the blood mist seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, splitting apart to both sides.

Gu Changzhou hurriedly activated his star power, condensing a thicker starlight shield in front of him.

The energy wave struck the shield, unleashing a dazzling light. The shield trembled violently, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Seeing this, Tong Lei unleashed "Flaming Dragon Soaring to the Sky," and a huge flame dragon roared out from the longsword, carrying scorching heat, and pounced towards the python's head.

The python remained calm and unhurried. It opened its mouth wide and spewed out a cloud of black smoke, enveloping the Fiery Dragon.

The Fiery Dragon struggled in the smoke, letting out painful roars, and the flames gradually weakened.

Yuan Jingshan quickly formed hand seals, "Ice Prison Storm!"
Countless icicles gathered around the python, forming a massive ice storm that swept towards it.

The python's blood-red scales shimmered with an eerie light. It seemed unconcerned about the ice storm, as ice shards struck its scales and shattered.

Liu Sijun activated the Taixu Mirror with all his might, and the mirror shone brightly. A beam of light containing powerful purification energy shot towards the python.

Sensing danger, the python twisted its body rapidly, trying to dodge the beam of light. However, the beam was extremely fast and still struck the python's body. The python let out a scream, and its blood-red scales were cleansed, revealing pink flesh underneath.

"It seems this python isn't invincible after all. Let's all attack together and not give it a chance to breathe!"

Gu Changzhou shouted loudly.

Tong Lei swung his longsword again, unleashing the "Flaming Dragon Burns the Heavens and Annihilates." The flame dragon's body expanded once more, charging towards the python with a world-destroying momentum.

Yuan Jingshan then manipulated the ice storm, constantly attacking the python's body in an attempt to find its weakness.

While activating the Taixu Mirror to shoot out runic rays to interfere with the python's movements, Liu Sijun observed the python's body, trying to find its fatal weakness.

Despite its formidable strength, the python gradually began to show signs of fatigue under the combined attack of the group.

It had multiple wounds on its body, and blood was flowing continuously, making the surrounding blood mist even thicker.

Liu Sijun discovered that when the python's eyes are attacked, it will briefly dodge.

"Attack its eyes; that might be its weak point!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changzhou immediately activated his Star Power and unleashed "Star Shattering Shadow Annihilation," sending countless tiny star sword energies raining down on the python's eyes.

Tong Lei also focused the power of the Flame Dragon on one point, and with the "Flame Dragon's Wrath," the Flame Dragon opened its mouth wide, and a blazing flame shot towards the python's eyes.

The python sensed the danger and tried to escape, but its movements were already restricted by the attacks of the group.

The starlight sword energy and flames struck the python's eyes, causing it to let out a deafening scream as it writhed violently and struggled frantically in the blood mist.

Its agonizing roars echoed through the blood mist, and the entire ground trembled with its struggles.

Yuan Jingshan seized the opportunity and unleashed the full power of "Ice Storm," sending countless ice shards raining down on the python's injured eyes.

The icicle pierced the python's eye. The python, in pain, violently shook its head, creating a vortex of blood mist with tremendous force.

Liu Sijun was affected by this force, her body swayed, and she almost fell.

Gu Changzhou reacted quickly, appearing beside her in a flash and supporting her.

"Are you alright?" Gu Changzhou asked with concern.

"I'm fine!"

Liu Sijun quickly steadied himself and activated the Taixu Mirror again, sending beams of runic light shooting towards the python like sharp arrows.

Tong Lei shouted, and the power of the Fiery Dragon on his longsword surged even more fiercely. He unleashed "Fiery Dragon Breaks the Sky," and the Fiery Dragon's body instantly expanded several times over, biting towards the python's neck with an unstoppable momentum.

Sensing a deadly threat, the python suddenly emitted a layer of blood-red light around its body, which quickly condensed into a sturdy shield, protecting the python within.

The Fiery Dragon slammed into the shield with a dull thud, but failed to break through it.

"This shield is a bit tricky!"

Tong Lei frowned, feeling the force of the impact on his arm.

Gu Changzhou stared intently at the python's shield, and after a moment's thought, said, "This shield must be a life-saving measure it uses in a critical moment; it won't last long. Let's concentrate our attacks on the same spot and try to break through before the shield disappears!"

(End of this chapter)