The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 174 Both sides suffer losses
Just as Wu Chengyu had predicted, the snake king led his horde of snakes in a frenzied attack. First, it rammed into the bronze cauldron, spilling the snake soup inside onto the ground. The soup became even more pungent, which only made the snakes even more frenzied.

The bald eagle was greedily devouring the snake soup. It could clearly feel that as the soup entered its stomach, its body, which had been eroded by the toxins, was showing obvious improvement. Now, being suddenly interrupted, it immediately flew into a rage.

The two sides were already mortal enemies, and now they are even more frantic.

The bald eagle pecked several giant snakes to death, then flapped its wing to send several more flying, before turning its gaze to the snake king.

Stimulated by the aura emanating from the snake soup, the snake king lost all fear. It rammed its head into the bald eagle, then tried to coil its body around it, only to be swatted away several meters by the bald eagle's wing.

The bald eagle's full-force attack with its wings could withstand Yang Guo's Xuan Tie Heavy Sword. The snake king, without any attempt to dodge, took the hit squarely and collapsed to the ground. The other snake queens rushed to its aid and launched a coordinated attack.

The bald eagle went somewhat mad at this moment. After the snake king was swatted away, it directly attacked a snake queen. Its claws pressed down on the snake queen's vital spot, and with a sharp beak, it instantly shattered the snake queen's head.

Neither the snake king nor the snake queen could actually defeat the bald eagle. They usually formed snake formations and relied on their superior numbers to fight back, mainly by driving the eagle away. They would never risk their lives to rush in and entangle the eagle.

The result of this entanglement was that the giant snakes suffered heavy casualties, but the bald eagle was not faring well either. It was bitten by many giant snakes, suffered multiple injuries, had most of its few remaining feathers torn off, and all its wounds were filled with venom.

Fortunately, it had just eaten a lot of snake soup, and the antidote in the soup could effectively combat the venom. Otherwise, having suffered so many injuries, it would definitely not have bothered to continue and would have returned to the valley.

The current situation is that both sides are caught in a frenzy of relentless fighting, neither willing to back down an inch.

The situation quickly spiraled out of control. The two sides continued to fight, and in the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the bald eagle was covered in bloody holes, with blood flowing all over the ground. Even after taking the antidote, it was now teetering on the brink of collapse.

On the other side of the Bodhi Serpent, 70% of the larger serpents were dead, and only one of the three serpents could still wriggle slightly. Only the Serpent King was left, still attacking desperately.

The snake king's tail was severed by the bald eagle's claws, and the remaining part of its body wrapped around the bald eagle, biting down on the eagle's chest.

The bald eagle's beak kept pecking at the snake king's head, but it was already exhausted, and its hard beak could not kill it with a single blow.

The inevitable outcome is that the giant eagle and the Bodhi snake will ultimately perish together.

Now it was time for Wu Chengyu to reap the rewards of his victory.

Wu Chengyu used his limited internal energy to unleash the Shadow Clone Technique, which he hadn't used for several months, and forcefully entered the arena. In an instant, there were six or seven figures in the air, each of them reaching out and scattering a pair of powders.

It's still the same as the "Sad Breeze and Long Insect" version. Now, all the snakes that are still alive are covered in wounds and can't resist the effects of this powder at all.

Immediately afterwards, his true form arrived beside the Snake King. The Qingfeng Sword in his hand was indeed sharp, and the Snake King's golden scales were completely unable to resist it. Wu Chengyu pierced the Snake King's seven-inch spot with a single sword strike.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Chengyu swept his sword horizontally, severing the snake king's head in one stroke. Its head was still wide open, biting the bald eagle's body, but it was dead beyond any doubt.

Wu Chengyu immediately used his third sword to cut open the snake king's corpse and found what he had been longing for: a deep purple snake gall the size of a goose egg.

Wu Chengyu removed the snake gallbladders and put them into his wine pouch. Then, he turned around and used his clones to deliver a final blow to each of the giant snakes that was still alive. He then collected the gallbladders from all the giant snakes, including the three snakes behind them.

Ordinary snake gallbladders are useless to him, but they are an excellent choice to replenish his internal energy.

Just as he bent down to collect the snake gallbladders, he heard a muffled thud behind him. The bald eagle, frantically bitten by the Bosqu snake and covered in wounds, could no longer hold on and collapsed. Wu Chengyu walked up to it and found that the bald eagle had only fainted, its chest still trembling slightly.

He frequently ate the gallbladder of the Bosphorus snake, which accumulated toxins in his body over a long period, making him extremely resistant to snake venom. In addition, he had just eaten most of the snake soup, which helped detoxify him in time.

He is unconscious now only because of the severity of his injuries, excessive blood loss, and exhaustion.

Looking at the bald eagle's appearance, Wu Chengyu knew that if left unchecked, its life would be in danger.

"These days I keep thinking about why you always seem to dislike me. But when you meet Yang Guo, you immediately become the old man who gives me treasures."

But it's really nothing. Just like I don't like small animals, maybe a spiritual beast like you can sense it.

Some people are naturally very friendly to animals, while others would want to take a bite out of a rabbit. This is quite normal.

This time, in order to achieve my goal, I did use some tricks and really screwed you over. Who told you to give me so many dirty looks before?

But I grew up watching The Return of the Condor Heroes, so if I were to kill you, I would feel a little guilty.

"Fine, I'll save you this time, then we'll be even, and I'll avoid any future resentment."

After saying this, Wu Chengyu carried the bald eagle on his shoulder and left the horrific scene of snake corpses strewn everywhere, taking it all the way back to Dugu Valley.

Wu Chengyu first placed the bald eagle into a cave in the valley, applied wound medicine to its wounds, and then bandaged them. Next, he took some wine from his sanctuary, dissolved the remaining antidote powder in the strong liquor, and then poured it into the bald eagle's mouth.

Feeling that the bald eagle's condition was gradually stabilizing and its life was no longer in danger, Wu Chengyu returned to the shelter.

The first priority upon returning home was, of course, to place the snake gallbladder into the prepared wine jar, add other medicinal herbs, and soak it for ten days before consuming it.

Thinking of this, Wu Chengyu was also eager to try. Since falling into the Qiantang River, he had never been in such a predicament. His body was like a candle about to go out. He had never experienced such helplessness and uncertainty in his two lifetimes.

Fortunately, things have gone smoothly so far. Once the silkworm transformation is complete, the butterfly will one day take flight and roam the world freely.

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"Old Eagle, I've come to see you again." Wu Chengyu arrived at the entrance of the cave in Dugu Valley, carrying a wine jar and two plucked pheasants.

Upon hearing Wu Chengyu's voice, a cry of an eagle echoed from inside the cave. The cry was filled with intense emotions, clearly conveying a complex yet unified range of feelings, including impatience, dislike, contempt, and a desire to avoid the creature altogether. It truly lived up to its reputation as a spiritually intelligent beast.

But the bald eagle was completely unable to move, its body bound up like a mummy. It's worth mentioning that there were actually a few flowers tied to the fleshy growth on the bald eagle's head.

It had more than twenty wounds on its body, many of which involved large chunks of flesh being torn off. Wu Chengyu had cleared the venom from the wounds over the past few days, and now it was in pain and numb. Even someone as strong as it was wouldn't be able to stand up for a while.

Wu Chengyu had to wait at least ten days before he could take the snake king's gall. During these days, he was quite bored. The only thing that made him happy was to play with the bald eagle under the guise of taking care of it.

(End of this chapter)