Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 249 Giant Magma Python
"Master, stay by my side and don't wander off," Yun Han instructed Ning Xuan as he turned to her.

"Mm." Ning Xuan nodded gently.

The thumping vibrations grew closer, and a wave of heat erupted from the ground. Suddenly, the sword Yun Han wore emitted a dragon-like tremor, and the frost patterns on its scabbard gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light.

He pulled Ning Xuan behind him, his fire-resistant combat uniform hissing in the heat.

Thirty paces away, the ground bulged with tortoise-shell-like cracks, and the smell of sulfur mixed with scalding steam gushed out from the cracks.

"Yun Han, take your master away from here," Di Youlin said to Yun Han, as he spread his wings and took flight.

Qinghe's size had also increased, and scales burst open beneath his clothes.

The two launched an attack on the underground fissure.

The others quickly regrouped. Wang Teng bit his fingertip and sprinkled the blood onto the shield in his hand. The tortoise shell pattern on the shield suddenly lit up, and a pale blue light screen, like an inverted porcelain bowl, covered the area within three meters around his body.

The others each used their own means of self-preservation.

At this moment, Lin Mo came to Ning Xuan's side and released the King's Guardian Barrier, enveloping Ning Xuan within it.

Through the barrier, Ning Xuan saw the ground suddenly explode, and flying debris hit the barrier, sparking a few sparks.

Then, she saw a colossal creature rise from the blasted ground. The creature was not yet fully revealed, but its body was covered with crimson scales, each the size of a copper basin, with a golden-red liquid like magma flowing from the gaps.

With a hiss, the giant snake's head burst from the ground, instantly scorching the vegetation within a ten-zhang radius.

"It's a giant magma python! These giant snakes live in magma, and legend has it that they are hybrid descendants of the ancient divine beast Zhulong, and have the ability to control magma and magma." Yun Han said to Ning Xuan with a nervous expression.

Ning Xuan took out three sheets of purple-gold talisman paper from her sleeve. These were spirit fire talismans that she had painstakingly drawn using special materials. She bit her finger and smeared her blood on the center of the talisman. "Return to the source of fire, swiftly!"

The talisman transformed into a stream of fire and was flung out by Ning Xuan. It spun rapidly toward the giant snake, drawing three crimson-gold streaks of light amidst the swirling dust before striking the snake.

The giant python was struck by the fire, and the flames burning on its body seemed to be suppressed by the fire, causing its crimson scales to dim instantly.

The giant python roared, its silver-gray vertical pupils narrowing to slits, and its barbed tail swept across. A thick ancient tree was snapped in half, its collapsed crown crashing to the ground and instantly bursting into flames. The python locked onto Ning Xuan's location, opened its mouth, and spat out a ball of golden flames at her.

Yun Han's sword cleaved through the oncoming flames, and the extinguished white light struck the giant serpent's raised head, while Qing He wielded his broadsword to slash at the giant serpent's body.

Emperor Youlin flapped his wings and joined the battle.

Ning Xuan wanted to rush forward again, but Lin Mo grabbed her arm. "Master, they are enough. Don't take any risks."

Yun Han, Di Youlin, and Qinghe simultaneously fought the giant magma python. In less than two minutes, the python was covered in wounds. Its body, coiled in the lava pool, no longer showed its former strength; the scales that once shone like red crystal armor were now shattered. Dark red blood dripped continuously from the jagged edges of its scales, stirring up wisps of blue smoke on the surface of the lava.

On its neck, which was as thick as an adult's waist, a deep wound that revealed the bone was gushing out golden-red blood. Every muscle spasm would spray more blood mist into the air, where it would condense into tiny blood crystals.

Some of the scales on the python's back were completely torn off, and the exposed muscle tissue was charring and carbonizing at a visible speed. Dozens of sword marks were carved into strange star patterns on the surface of the scales, the deepest of which almost reached the spine. Whenever the python tried to raise its head, broken bone fragments would pierce through the flesh and bloom into white flowers in the dark red waves of scales.

The most fatal wound was the one that nearly severed his neck; through the rolled-up flesh, half of his trachea could be seen trembling in the blood and foam. The scales that had once flowed with lava-like patterns were now completely dull, like volcanic rock extinguished by a torrential rain, covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Suddenly, the python's death throes caused its abdominal scales to peel away in patches, revealing a cavity riddled with charred holes. Blinding light erupted from the wounds pierced by spiritual energy, and a stream of eerie blue venom sprayed outwards.

The venom, under the steaming heat of the magma, transformed into clusters of poisonous mist. This mist, as if it had eyes, enveloped Ning Xuan and the others.

Di Youlin and Yun Han acted simultaneously, intercepting the poisonous fog.

"Take your master and retreat," Yun Han shouted to Lin Mo.

Ning Xuan was led back dozens of meters by Lin Mo. When everything calmed down, Yun Han's clothes were corroded by the poisonous fog, and Di Youlin's wings had several feathers that were burned with many small holes due to the venom spray.

"The volcanic magma python is a treasure trove, especially its gall bladder and inner core. The gall bladder can neutralize all kinds of toxins, and its inner core is even more useful. It's a rare and precious treasure," Lin Mo said excitedly.

With the giant magma serpent killed, there are no more dangers in this forest area.

After this battle, the place was in complete disarray, with drops of blood sizzling on the scorching rocks.

The area within a radius of several kilometers had long since turned to scorched earth, with broken, thick ancient trees lying diagonally in the ground like ink-black spears, and dark red flames still flickering on their bark.

The wreckage of the giant python lay across the cracked earth, its molten internal organs exposed where its red scales had peeled away. Yun Han used the tip of his sword to pry open the broken scales and slice open its chest, revealing a fist-sized fire essence core that was emitting a red glow, while the surrounding air distorted under the intense heat.

Yun Han put on special gloves and put the inner core into a special box specifically designed for refining fire-type inner cores.

After carefully storing the inner core, Yun Han waved his hand, and the entire giant python was also stored in the bracelet's space.

After the giant python's enormous body disappeared, the ground suddenly trembled, and the rock layers below collapsed with a roar.

What followed was like a chain reaction; large sections of underground rock collapsed, creating what is now a deep pit.

When Lin Mo heard the commotion inside, he tried to leave with Ning Xuan, but Ning Xuan refused. She stood on a flying disc made of the wings of flying elephant ants, hovering in mid-air and looking down at the scene below.

Crimson clouds shot into the sky from the crevice, and countless fiery crystals, like inverted red stars, refracted thousands of streams of fire in the darkness.

At the same time, Ning Xuan also felt a rich and pure energy. Looking towards the source of the energy, she saw that among the crimson flame vines clinging to the rock wall, seven golden-stamen fire lotuses were slowly blooming. There were seven Earth Fire Heart Lotuses here!