Hunting God Era

Chapter 122 There is a wolf before and a tiger behind
Pfft!
Inside the mine, the heart of the giant serpent, coiled around itself, emitted a tremor that could be felt throughout the entire space.

The Six Dragons Sect warriors who were close to the giant serpent instantly stiffened, their bodies turning into minerals. Blood seeped from the metal surface, seemingly incompatible with their bodies, and quickly flowed to the ground, where it turned into new molten metal.

Although the martial artists who were far away were not immediately contaminated, their bodies were still contaminated with minerals to varying degrees.

"Run!"

Illuminated by the flames, the group saw the giant serpent appear and their hair stood on end. They immediately began to flee back the way they had come.

Even a single tremor was enough to corrupt a martial artist to such an extent that it was beyond their ability to handle.

Luo Jin moved the fastest, flicking his sword forward. His swordsmanship and lightness skill propelled him like a shooting star, instantly leaving the others behind and reaching the cave entrance. However, as soon as he stepped inside, he was suddenly thrown backward, crashing into the martial artists coming from behind, knocking them aside like bowling balls.

Suddenly, everyone was startled and looked towards the cave entrance.

The next instant, cold sweat poured down their backs.

Li Ye grabbed Chen Hualong's head with his five fingers and dragged him inside. The dim light from the fire made him look like another demon. Although he was not as big as the giant snake, his power was no less.

Someone pleaded, "Director Li, we can't hold on any longer! Please let us go back!"

"Yes, Director Li, we have investigated as you suggested and found out the general situation. A number of people have also died. This demon is beyond our ability to handle."

In response, Li Ye simply tossed Chen Hualong forward and sneered, "When did I say that letting you explore the Demon Realm would mean sending you back?"

Luo Jin staggered to his feet and exclaimed, "Director Li, you said you wouldn't cause me any trouble!"

"I didn't cause you any trouble, and the intelligence wasn't fully gathered either. Isn't there still one left?"

He clenched his fingers, looking at the giant serpent coiled around the metal heart. "Find out what it's for, and I won't bother you. If I don't, you're dead. The same goes for you; if you don't figure it out..."

He suddenly dodged to the side, not even glancing at the No. 1 demon that suddenly rushed out from the side and lunged at him. After dodging, he kicked out with a powerful kick, like a whip, and blew the demon apart.

"Then die here."

The dark aura permeated his body, coiling around him and swallowing the firelight that shone upon him.

Strike the evil spirits, open the gates.

"Don't do anything, I'll help!"

Chen Hualong got up, picked up a long sword that had fallen to the ground with one hand, and faced the giant snake.

He was deeply impressed by Li Ye's state, because he had been in the same situation before and had managed to defeat himself.

In comparison, this snake demon, though terrifying, is not insurmountable.

He had previously suppressed this snake demon.

He wasn't sure about Li Ye's words either.

At least the snake demon wouldn't specifically target his family members to kill, but Li Ye was capable of doing it!

Forget about revenge; you have to survive first.

If the snake demon is suppressed, he still has a chance to survive. Then the military can deal with him!
With all the martial artists of the three realms in Jinze City having expressed their stance, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and face the snake demon.

"Listen to me, a group attack! Just take down the snake demon. It's only scary-looking. Just hold off the pollution! Second-level cultivators, follow me! First-level cultivators, use ranged attacks. Don't get too close!"

Boom!

As they spoke, the snake demon launched an attack, whipping its tail violently, causing fragments to burst forth from its tail, displaying a dazzling array of colors in the firelight.

Li Ye even saw traces of gold mine in the fragments.

As soon as the fragment appeared, everyone scattered and dodged, then rushed straight towards the snake demon.

Some who were less skilled in martial arts cried out in pain after being hit by the fragments, and the affected areas began to turn into minerals.

But it wasn't as polluted as the previous heartbeat sound.

Li Ye reached out and pinched a small, scattered piece of gold ore. As he brought the fragment closer, he could indeed sense a strange sensation that his finger didn't belong to him, as if it were about to merge with the ore.

"At this level, the Dragon Gate Realm is more affected, but once the blood and qi are stabilized, the impact will be greatly reduced, and even if hit, there will be no immediate contamination."

Only by experiencing it firsthand can one better determine the severity of the pollution.

Just then, Chen Hualong flew out first, unleashing a sword strike imbued with his true essence, unleashing a pure white sword aura that pierced through the snake demon's body, creating several cuts and causing the snake demon's body to stiffen for a moment.

The unique internal severance of the True Essence weakened the snake demon's control, making its tail less agile.

Da da da!
The warriors on the periphery swept their spears wildly, while the warriors who rushed in each had their own methods: swords flew out, blades slashed, and spears shot out like dragons, all striking the snake demon's body and widening the wounds on its body.

"Om!!"

As if sensing a threat, the snake demon tilted its head back and opened its mouth, emitting a dull sound like a mine collapsing.

"Retreat! Use your lightness skill!"

Chen Hualong foresaw something and quickly leaped upwards, stabbing his sword into the rock wall above, hanging upside down from it.

From the heart where the serpent demon resided, a large amount of luminous, viscous liquid flowed out like silver water spilling onto the ground, forming wave after wave that rapidly swept outwards.

Those who didn't have time to dodge, or whose lightness skills were insufficient, were corroded by the water and became stiff. Those with low blood and energy turned into lifeless ore, while those with high blood and energy could resist, but they were clearly sluggish.

Among them was an elderly man from the Chen family at the second level of cultivation who hadn't practiced much lightness skill. After being imprisoned by the water, he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried.

Bang!
The next instant, the snake demon shook its body and once again shot out ore fragments, which flew in all directions. The old man was caught off guard and half of his body was hit.

Only then did he raise his weapon, intending to block, but with a person unable to move, he was simply a sitting duck.

Judging from the stance, it should be a warrior from the Po Jun Guan sect. Although some fragments were knocked away, more fragments still hit his body.

"uncle!"

Chen Hualong roared in alarm and turned to rush over, but at that moment, a group of flying No. 2 demons appeared from the waves and currents on the ground and rushed towards the surrounding martial artists.

Obstructed, Chen Hualong once again used his lightness skill to leap up, slashing the demons with two swords, and then using his sword to block the incoming fragments.

But in that very moment, the imprisoned old man was embraced by two No. 1 demons, while several No. 2 demons surrounded him, constantly spitting out beads. The attacks from the fragments never stopped, causing the old man's weapon-wielding hands to gradually weaken. His body was completely petrified, and after it moved, it transformed into a new No. 1 demon.

"The source has been found."

Seeing this from afar, Li Ye moved swiftly, creating afterimages in the air, and instantly appeared above the old man's head.

Bang!
With one stomp, his heel crushed the old man's head, splitting the demon in two like a giant axe, which then fell into the water.

"The intensity is wrong; it's not the second realm."

After kicking, he took advantage of the momentum to stomp his foot in the air, creating a shockwave that sent him soaring upwards, with one hand embedded in the rock wall above, hanging there.

No matter how strong a demon was in life, its strength remains the same after transformation.

"you!"

Chen Hualong glared at Li Ye with resentment, but quickly looked away and focused his gaze on the snake demon.

At this time, you shouldn't create enemies for yourself unnecessarily.

Otherwise, if Li Ye goes berserk, none of them will be safe.

The pest control department was initially afraid he'd go crazy, but now the opposite has happened.
"Concentrate your attack! Just shatter the snake demon's form!"

Chen Hualong roared and continuously released true essence sword energy from the air, each strike piercing through the snake demon and making its movements increasingly stiff.

Other martial artists followed suit, using their lightness skills to dart back and forth, attacking the snake demon and causing its mouth to split open even faster.

If we keep fighting like this, we're sure to win. That snake demon isn't that strong; it's just that its attacks are very polluting.

But Li Ye just felt something was wrong.

No matter how these martial artists attacked, they were only dealing with the snake demon's body. In other words, no matter what kind of attack they launched, it was blocked by the snake demon, as if it were consciously protecting its coiled heart.

Even when Chen Hualong's penetrating true essence sword energy sliced ​​through the snake demon and reached its heart, although it created a wound, it was quickly absorbed into the snake demon's body and repaired.

Can you win by destroying the snake demon's physical form?

What about the heart?

Li Ye suddenly said, "Take care of the heart first."

Chen Hualong had just finished swinging his sword and flew to a spot to recuperate when he heard this, and said:

"That heart has too strong a regenerative ability. If we only deal with the heart, the snake demon will repair it. Moreover, our people cannot withstand prolonged pollution. Besides, it will also affect the outside world in the long run. We just need to destroy the snake demon's form. The heart will disappear automatically, and the pollution will be contained."

He had dealt with this snake demon more than once.

The first time, he had already thought about dealing with the heart.

The snake demon is troublesome; dealing with only the heart will only result in neither the snake demon nor the heart being dealt with.

In addition, given the severe spread of pollution at the time and the imminent exposure, the only priority was to deal with the snake demon.

Even so, the snake demon wasn't something that could be dealt with easily; it took him a great deal of effort, and after the snake demon died, he didn't actually receive the token.

I didn't think too much about it at the time; I just thought I'd keep looking, maybe there would be a keepsake somewhere else.

It wasn't until he killed too many people inside that he rekindled the snake demon's power and realized something was wrong.

However, that time, the pollution outbreak was too severe, leaving Chen Hualong with little time to deal with the heart. He could only kill the snake demon, but even so, the pollution could not be concealed.

That led to his subsequent actions.

If we had known this earlier, we would have preferred to let the pollution be exposed; people would have died anyway.

He can at least get credit for stopping the demons in the first place. Even if it is later found that he was involved, it is still better than what he is now.

"I don't care about any of that, I just want you to inject my heart."

Li Ye's words were icy: "You only had a few people before, how many do you have now? Pile them all up there!"

"I quit!"

The former director of the disinfection bureau, who had been alive all along, had just retreated slightly when he heard Li Ye's words. Using his light-footed skill, he leaped through the air and flew straight towards the mine.

If Li Ye does this, he'll be in even more danger.

I can't stay here; my life is more important.

boom!
The next instant, he was struck hard on the back and thrown straight towards the water on the ground.

Li Ye appeared behind him, stepped over him, and then flashed back to appear in front of him as a blur, kicking him straight into the heart of the snake demon.

click!
The snake demon lowered half of its body, clearly to protect its heart, and then opened its mouth and bit the bureau chief. With a tooth-grinding sound, the bureau chief's entire body was swallowed.

However, a second-realm martial artist is still a second-realm martial artist. The snake demon failed to kill it immediately, so it unconsciously increased its strength and shook its head up and down.

Li Ye said coldly, "I've given you your chance. Attack now, or I'll find another scapegoat once it kills our Director. There are so many Second Realm experts. Do you want me to kill you all, or do you fight for yourselves? I don't need to tell you which to choose, do I?"

There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind.

If you want to survive, you have no choice but to fight to the death.

No one wanted to fight Li Ye to the death; the lesson had already been learned enough.

Li Ye's attitude showed that he didn't treat them like human beings at all.

He's not afraid of the pollution spreading or anything like that.
The activation of the "destruction" technique, with its swirling black energy, is also a form of visual deception.

Li Ye was constantly absorbing the pollution around him, preventing the pollution of the Demon Realm from seeping out.

He had plenty of time to let these people wear down the snake demon.

(End of this chapter)