I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 422 Southwest Tree Sea (23)

Meanwhile, near the Southwest Forest.

A giant pink praying mantis darts through the forest.

His twin swords swung continuously, unleashing blade energy that sliced ​​through all the trees blocking his path like sharp blades.

Meanwhile, the snake god Xiangyao, who was being chased by the flower mantis, ran away without looking back, narrowly dodging the flower mantis's attack.

Despite being called a snake god, Xiangyao actually has no snake-like features other than snake eyes and snake scales.

On the contrary, Xiang Yao, with all four limbs and agile movements, moved as nimbly as a monkey, traversing freely in this vast sea of ​​trees.

The Southwest Tree Sea is an endless sea of ​​trees located on the western side of the Baidi Mountain range.

This place isn't exactly close to the Hundred Mountains, but it's certainly not far either.

The endless forest is the origin of the name of this sea of ​​trees, and it is also the main reason why the serpent god chose to flee here.

Although this place was also affected by Wu Yi shooting the heavens, resulting in turbulent energy and the fall of gods, it still retains a vast and complex ecosystem.

Xiangyao also benefits from the complex ecology of this place.

That's why they've been able to hold their own against that ridiculously strong mantis until now.

"If you keep pushing me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After being successfully stopped once again by the barrage of sword energy, Xiang Yao angrily turned his head and roared at the flower mantis.

However, he was met with an even fiercer blade of energy and a pink figure that seemed to move faster than lightning.

Phew—boom!

The ear-piercing sonic boom echoed through the mountains and forests.

By the time Xiang Yao realized something was wrong, the flower mantis had already caught up with him.

"Then let me see your 'rudeness'!"

A murderous glint flashed in the pink pupils, and the mantis's twin blades were instantly covered with a faint, cold gleam.

—Divine Power: Blade and Sword Aura!
In a flash, Xiangyao's body twisted suddenly like a serpent, dodging the mantis's attack at an almost unbelievable angle.

To this day, the Flower Mantis has surpassed the vast majority of gods in its progress in the practice of the Breathing Technique.

Even in this region where the primordial energy of heaven and earth is turbulent and chaotic, he is still able to maintain the autonomous circulation of the life energy within his body.

On the other hand, Xiangyao, who was also practicing the "Breathing Technique" and the "Perception Technique," was also practicing the latter.

All he can do now is maintain his strength so that it doesn't fall any further.

As for advanced applications like [Protective Qi]?
This is clearly not a field he can currently access.

Clang!
It was accompanied by a clang of metal.

Suddenly, Xiang Yao's scales stood up and shot out like a hedgehog.

However, the flower mantis clearly hated Xiang Yao to the extreme, and it took the opponent's counterattack head-on without dodging or flinching.

The metallic clanging sound was the sound of snake scales colliding with the protective aura.

"go to hell!"

The sword energy on the twin blades extended forward a few centimeters.

With a powerful downward slash, the flower mantis instantly severed the opposing Xiangyao in half.

"what!"

He couldn't help but let out a wail, but Xiang Yao was equally furious.

He never imagined that one day he would fall from grace and be bullied by dogs, ending up in such a predicament.

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"Hand over the Soul Jade!"

"Otherwise, I'll chop your head off with my next strike!"

Sheathed her sword in time and kicked away Xiang Yao's lower body.

The mantis leaped nimbly, jumping from behind him to directly in front of him. "Trying to kill me? Who do you think you are?"

Despite the excruciating pain, Xiang Yao raised his head and spoke sarcastically as the mantis knife was pointed at his neck.

"Wu Yi couldn't kill me, Gonggong couldn't kill me..."

"Do you think you, a mere mortal, can kill me?"

As if to prove his point, Xiangyao suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

call!
When the mantis realized something was wrong, it quickly retreated.

A cloud of vital energy mixed with deadly poison spewed from its mouth.

The protective aura surrounding the flower mantis suddenly emitted a squeaking sound.

The mist that Xiang Yao spewed out was not ordinary poisonous mist, but Netherworld Qi extracted from the Qi of the Nine Netherworlds.

When this special vital energy is mixed with Xiangyao's venom and sprayed out, its toxicity far exceeds that of any other poison in the world.

If Li Boyang were here to see this scene, he would surely be amazed by Xiang Yao's ingenious ideas.

This special primordial poisonous mist is clearly the "interaction of heaven and man" that is quickly formed through unorthodox or even demonic means—a unique primordial energy that is formed by the merging and refining of one's own primordial energy with the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

However, compared to the [Mysterious Yellow Qi] cultivated by Li Boyang using the "Nine-Turn Elixir Formation Method".

Xiang Yao's vital energy was so weak that it lacked any distinctive characteristics, relying entirely on the energy of the Nine Netherworlds to exert its influence.

The sharp-eyed mantis even spotted a faint red glow within the venomous aura.

It was thanks to that wisp of red light that we were able to see it.

Xiang Yao was able to reach the highest level of the Breathing Technique even before he had mastered the Protective Qi.

"Trying to escape now? Isn't that a bit too late!"

Seeing that the mantis was about to escape the poisonous gas, Xiang Yao roared again.

The next second, the lower half of the body that had been severed by the mantis transformed into a giant snake tail and soared into the air.

Although the snake's tail was not as fast as the flower mantis, it made full use of its agility to swim through the sea of ​​trees.

rustling...

At the same time, Xiangyao's upper body also transformed into a ferocious snake head and pounced forward.

Thus, the scene of the mantis chasing Xiang Yao was suddenly reversed, startling the nearby spirits and wild beasts who fled the area.

boom! boom! boom!
The trees fell and collided with each other.

In desperation, the flower mantis suddenly took a deep breath.

Ignoring the damage the poison gas caused to himself, he attacked Xiang Yao again with lightning speed.

This time, neither side had a way out; it was a true life-or-death struggle, a fight to the death.

It was only at this point that the Soul Jade, which both sides had been fighting over, was fully revealed.

The snake's head is depicted seven inches above the upper body of Xiang Yao.

A soul jade emitting a bewitching red light was embedded in the scale, giving him tenacious vitality.

The faint red light within the poisonous fog also originated from this Soul Jade.

With each twist and sway of Xiang Yao, the seven-colored sunlight refracted by the Soul Jade could be clearly seen.

With the mantis gaining an advantage over the flower mantis, the flower mantis quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

However, this did not discourage the flower mantis; instead, it fueled its ferocity.

Clang! Clang! Clang!
The mantis's twin blades had been swung like propellers, and the sound of them colliding with its scales was incessant.

Even though Xiang Yao had the blessing of the Soul Jade, giving him strong scales and near-immortal vitality, the pain was still real.

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(End of this chapter)