With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 368 The Cave Within a Cave of Treasures: Strange Skeletons!
Ignoring the abnormality in his body, he gritted his teeth and continued running out, swallowing a Cloud Water Pill at the same time.

The dragon demon and his Dao heart within him both stirred, trying to find ways to eliminate the strange energy that had invaded his body.

Black membrane, purple armor, muscles, ferocity—none of it could withstand it.

Like those demonic martial artists, their bizarre mental attacks penetrated the body.

Within his body, the Dao Heart emitted a faint, dark light, controlling the demonic energy to surge through his meridians, transforming into countless tiny black snakes that devoured the invading energy.

The dragon demon rose from the middle dantian, its phantom coiling around the spine as it ascended, its mouth wide open, frantically devouring the remaining demonic energy.

With the two working together, the medicinal power of the Cloud Water Pill was catalyzed to its extreme, forming a purple-gold vortex with the demonic energy within the internal organs, ultimately crushing the strange energy into wisps of black smoke.

His complexion returned to a rosy hue, and feeling his strength returning, Meng Chuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

He casually wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, stopped thinking about anything else, and took a step forward, leaping out of the cave entrance.

The serpent was right behind them, following closely behind!

Without time to think, Meng Chuan's feet left trails in the air as he twisted his body and delivered a powerful punch to the head of the Dark Serpent.

With a loud bang, Meng Chuan was propelled away from his opponent by the reaction force.

Flying in mid-air, he saw blood seeping faintly from the head of the Dark Serpent, and his heart was at peace.

If you can break through the defense, then you have a chance to fight.

Boom! ! !

As the python drew near, Meng Chuan turned and swung his arm to collide with it, causing a thunderous explosion.

Red lightning and black demonic energy exploded simultaneously. Centered on the point of contact between the two, the two colors mixed together, and a chaotic ripple instantly shot out, throwing everything around into the air and then obliterating it into dust.

Boom!
Meng Chuan swung his left fist almost simultaneously, striking the other eye of the Dark Serpent, with various special effects seeping into it like flowing water.

The python felt pain again and flung its head back.

Meng Chuan had already used the momentum of the monster to stay airborne multiple times, but he was unable to avoid it and was instantly knocked away by the monster, flying a hundred meters away.

Like a precise parabola, it crushed the distant sand dunes with its weight.

"Cough cough."

Meng Chuan blew away the surrounding dust and mist. His chest ached, and the sensation from the touch felt like being hit by a high-speed train.

Fortunately, the layers of armor absorbed the force, helping him to neutralize most of the impact.

Otherwise, let alone the other limitations, even the second limitation would be pulverized if hit by this thing that's tens of meters long.

The remaining penetrating power was also blocked by the inner membrane of the armor-like technique that enveloped the internal organs, leaving only a trace of residual vibration that caused the stuffiness.

The combined healing effects of various hard techniques gradually treated his chest injury, and he recovered considerably in just a few breaths.

His defense against physical damage has now reached a new level.

call!
The eerie energy, resembling a sandstorm, descended once more. Meng Chuan flashed forward, his fist blade slicing through a crescent moon before slashing down again.

A torrent of emerald green, carrying thunder and lightning, fell to earth like a meteor!
Five thunderbolts strike the head—the divine thunder that wards off evil!
Meng Chuan thought to himself that since the Dark Serpent had thick skin, he needed to rely on the Bone-Penetrating Bone-Crushing technique to push his fist force deeper, thereby fully activating various special effects to cause damage within the opponent's body.

As he unleashed his Bengquan (a powerful punch), the ancient tree that seemed to have a sudden inspiration rose from the ground, its majestic power crashing down.

The moment the fist unleashed lightning, the warding-off divine thunder was formed naturally.

Emerald lightning, like ancient trees reaching the sky, instantly pierced through the scales. The exorcising divine lightning exploded within the snake's body, unleashing countless branch-like bolts of electricity and vaporizing the demonic energy into a mushroom cloud-like, foul-smelling black mist.

Despite the pain, the python remained fearless, its two venomous fangs seemingly tearing through the air as it viciously bit down at the little man before it!

Meng Chuan suddenly dodged and instantly engaged in a hit-and-run battle with the Dark Serpent.

Once his movements falter slightly, immediately close in and deliver a follow-up heavy punch.

The force of the punch penetrated the body, constantly triggering various special effects and adding negative status effects to the Dark Serpent.

boom! ! !
"Fire (丙火)!"

After a long struggle, the Nether Serpent's movements began to stiffen and slow down, while Meng Chuan's movements became increasingly fierce and valiant.

Like the most seasoned hunter, he seized the opportunity, simultaneously unleashing dark red lightning from both arms to strike the python's vital spot, slashing wildly from both sides.

The python's blood and demonic energy sprayed everywhere, turning the yellow sand sky into a dark, mixed black and yellow hue.

The wounds slashed by the moon at the bridgehead were as if each one had plowed three feet into the ground, the deep wounds filled with rich Yang lightning and true energy.

The [Bing Fire Yang Thunder] unleashed with the power of the Demonic True Qi is the strongest power Meng Chuan can wield under normal combat conditions.

The serpent twisted its body wildly, stirring up a massive sandstorm. Demonic energy surged out like a tidal wave. It opened its blood-red maw, spewing out corrosive venomous mist from its fangs. Its tail swept across like a steel whip, leveling the surrounding sand dunes.

However, all of these efforts were in vain.

It was just a final act of madness.

With his superior agility, Meng Chuan could dodge 90% of the attacks, and the remaining 10% was not a problem for him to withstand.

The poor python was completely manipulated by him.

After a long while, with a loud bang, the snake's head, as big as a shipping container, crashed down onto the sand dune and could never be lifted up again.

The Upper Netherworld Serpent, a top-tier Heavenly Demon in [Yellow Sand 011].

dead!
Click.
Due to the accumulation of too many negative states within its body, the nearly thirty-meter-long form continued to collapse and disintegrate.

The flesh and blood turned into thick liquid, leaving only a huge python skin soaking inside.

Aside from the true spirit, the most valuable thing in its body goes without saying.

It was a python pearl inside the body of a creature that was about to transform into a dragon.

Despite the stench, Meng Chuan searched and finally pulled out a fist-sized, pale yellow, glass-like bead.

After examining it for a moment, the python pearl exuded a strange aura and needed to be removed using special methods before it could be used in medicine.

This thing is quite valuable, and if it transforms into a "dragon pearl" after transforming into a dragon, it will be priceless.

It can be used as a main material for third-grade Zhenwu weapons, and its selling price is over 100 million.

However, if the other party truly transforms into a dragon, I will no longer have any designs on it.

Even a python pearl could be worth several thousand academic credits, which was enough for Meng Chuan.

The smell of python blood was extremely pungent, attracting many demons from the vicinity. Meng Chuan took the opportunity to collect another batch of credits, gaining dozens of credits.

Once the surrounding turmoil had subsided, Meng Chuan returned to the cave, preparing to retrieve the "great contributor," Tiger Soul.

If the opponent hadn't injured the Dark Serpent's Eye with their first attack, the subsequent battle wouldn't have been so simple.

Tap tap tap.
The place where the Dark Serpent had just settled was a huge, shallow pool of water.

The puddle was less than half a meter deep. Meng Chuan sensed the soft hum of the Tiger Soul and pulled it out.

Tiger Soul's body was covered in a lot of sticky eye tissue fluid.

He dipped it into the pool to rinse it clean, and then dried it with fire-elemental true qi.

Just as he was about to turn his back, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand that was gripping the gun.

This is Tiger Soul's subtle resistance, dissatisfied that Meng Chuan had just used it as a javelin.

Meng Chuan chuckled, his Golden Finger technique flying, and Hu Po felt comfortable.

He carried it neatly on his back and continued searching in the pool.

"Rumor has it that dragons love to hide treasures in caves and have a penchant for collecting precious items such as gold coins and crystals."

The Dark Serpent has a bit of a dragon-like feel to it, so there's bound to be some good stuff to be gained.

The pool has a radius of several tens of meters, which is a bit large.

Meng Chuan spent a lot of time, but to no avail.

"It shouldn't be."

This Nether Serpent is definitely the overlord of this area within a hundred miles. Along the way, Meng Chuan has not seen a stronger being than it.

Forget about the treasures, wouldn't you collect some of those sparkling True Spirit Cores?
The Heavenly Demon grows by devouring gods, and its core true spirit contains a great deal of spiritual power, which also enables it to grow.

The same principle applies to the dragon demon swallowing these things; this spiritual power can also help this kid develop.

His ability to now help Meng Chuan deal with the strange forces invading his body is the result of a period of growth.

Coming to his senses, Meng Chuan took a moment to catch his breath.

After recovering some of his energy, he decided to venture deeper into the area.

While searching the pool, he had already discovered the entrance to the underground river.

Meng Chuan took a deep breath and squatted down at the edge of the pool.

As my fingertips glide across the smooth rock face at the entrance to the underground river, I feel the faint pull of the water.

"The flow isn't fast, let's go in and take a look."

I've already defeated the gatekeeper monster, and I feel restless if I don't open the treasure chest.

The pool water was icy cold, with fragments of scales shed by the serpent floating on its surface.

Meng Chuan activated his Daoist Qi to protect his body and unleashed his hard skills. A faint purple light emanated from his body as he leaped into the dark river.

The underground river meanders and flows, its waters gently lapping against the rock walls on both sides, producing an ethereal echo.

In the dim light, the river surface shimmered like flowing black jade.

Meng Chuan held his breath and used his senses to perceive his surroundings in order to prevent any accidents from happening.

Then I descended, and the icy water carrying fine sand particles brushed against my skin.

As the diving depth increases, the water pressure causes the eardrums to swell slightly.

Meng Chuan swam quickly, and with the help of his water-related qualities, he felt comfortable in the water, as if he were a fish in water.

Following the guidance of [Coldness], continue diving along the water's current.

Gradually, Meng Chuan noticed a faint light ahead.

Upon closer inspection, one encounters a massive rock crevice where one can sense air currents moving about.

He crawled into the cave within a cave, soaking wet, and a wisp of lightning ignited at his fingertips to illuminate it.

The interior space looked very spacious, with the rock walls covered in wear marks and the ground scattered with python scales and a few dull crystals.

Meng Chuan could still smell a strong stench of snakes in the air, indicating that this was the enemy's true lair, and his gamble had paid off.

Those crystals are the cores of the Void-type Heavenly Demon, which I'll gladly accept.

There was no light inside the cave, so Meng Chuan carefully searched the cave with the lightning bolt in his hand.

A soft "click" sounded, and he suddenly stopped and looked closely.

It was a human skeleton with only half a body remaining.

The skull was very long, unlike that of a human, and the lower body was missing.

He crouched down and carefully examined the skeleton. Apart from the skull, it was somewhat different from a human skeleton.

The spine was twisted and wide, and the finger bones were astonishingly long. Some bones even showed a tendency to turn black, as if demonic energy had invaded the marrow.

Overall, it seems more like a product of a demonic martial artist who has been "demonized".

Meng Chuan kicked him aside, pondering to himself:

"【Huangsha011】Since the beginning of the world, it has been under the control of the military, and it is unlikely that outside demonic martial artists can sneak in."

Moreover, the bones of this skeleton are brittle and porous, with fractures at the joints, indicating that it is not far from weathering away.

He was speculating about the owner of the skeleton.

Could it be that, like those fallen demonic practitioners, their original form was a "demon" from the Heavenly Demon Realm?

As he pondered this, he pulled out the Demon Nest Guide.

After searching for a while, no records of humanoid demons were found.

The Demon Nest is not omniscient or omnipotent, Meng Chuan put away, deciding to leave those matters for now.

Search for the treasure first, then study it.

(End of this chapter)