The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 119 Inside the Cave, the Demon Serpent

Jiang Yan moved forward for a moment, and the surrounding light dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although he had already used the "Circle" spell, Jiang Yan still stopped for the time being and murmured a short magic incantation.

Then, a ball of light radiating a soft glow slowly rose from Jiang Yan's palm and floated leisurely in mid-air.

The light spread outwards, illuminating an area of ​​over twenty meters in radius, revealing the rough texture of the rock face.

The uneven ground and the tiny cracks hidden in the shadows were all clearly visible.

Using the light sphere for illumination, Jiang Yan moved forward steadily.

The pebbles underfoot made a soft, crunching sound, which was particularly clear in the silent cave.

After walking about several hundred meters, a patch of strangely shaped mushrooms came into view.

The cap has seven or eight layers, is dark blue with red spots. "It's a crunchy mushroom!"

Jiang Yan paused slightly, then walked over, reached out, and picked all the crunchy mushrooms.

Pick up a flower, put it in your mouth, and gently close your teeth.

"Crunch—crunch—"

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A crisp, pleasant sound explodes in your mouth, and the mushroom juice bursts out instantly, carrying a hint of sweet aroma. The texture is crisper than you can imagine.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly, quite pleasantly surprised by the texture of the crunchy mushroom. So he simply chewed it as he continued to venture deeper into the cave.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the road ahead suddenly came to an abrupt end, revealing a cliff more than ten meters high, with darkness below.

Jiang Yan controlled the ball of light to slowly descend, and then leaped into the air.

He fell from the edge of the cliff, his toes lightly touching the ground as he landed, silently stabilizing himself.

However, just as Jiang Yan steadied himself, a dense, chilling rustling sound suddenly rang out from the depths of the passage ahead.

The sound grew louder and louder as it approached from afar.

Jiang Yan's eyes sharpened, and he raised his hand to send the ball of light above his head flying forward.

The moment the light illuminated the path ahead, Jiang Yan frowned.

On the ground of the passage, a group of scorpion-like cockroaches, each over seven or eight meters long, were rapidly approaching him.

The scorpion cockroach combines the stinger of a scorpion with the body of a cockroach. Its exoskeleton is hard and dark, and its long, segmented legs stomp rapidly on the ground. Its mouthparts open and close constantly, producing a nauseating rubbing sound.

As these scorpions and cockroaches approached, a strong, putrid stench wafted over them.

Scorpion cockroaches can secrete potent toxins, which they inject into their prey through their mouthparts and stinger, rapidly dissolving the flesh into a liquid before sucking it out.

What's even more disgusting is that the bodies of scorpion cockroaches are highly venomous, meaning they cannot be used as food.

Jiang Yan had previously paid for antibody injections, but the antibodies developed by IGO for various toxic organisms could not be injected continuously in a short period of time.

At this point, only two types of antibodies were active in his body, which were almost ineffective against the venom of scorpions and cockroaches.

If you accidentally get poisoned, it could be a real problem.

Therefore, Jiang Yan did not intend to deal with these scorpions and cockroaches.

"Get out of here!"

Jiang Yan roared, his voice echoing through the cave.

At the same time, a powerful and sharp aura suddenly emanated from his body.

This aura was almost tangible, spreading wildly outwards from Jiang Yan as the center, fiercely pressing down on the charging swarm of scorpions and cockroaches.

Instantly, the scorpion-cockroaches stopped their charge, their segmented legs trembling slightly, and their ferocious movements came to an abrupt halt.

After only a brief standoff, the dense scorpion-cockroach swarm turned around and retreated into the depths of the passage, disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

With the crisis averted, Jiang Yan regained his composure and continued his advance.

The further you go into the cave, the more complex and rugged the environment becomes, and the originally spacious passages gradually narrow.

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Jiang Yan wandered around the winding cave for a long time, and after many twists and turns, he almost lost his sense of direction.

Just then, tiny specks of pale blue light drifted from ahead, emitting a soft glow like fireflies and flickering gently.

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.

These glowing spots are sea fireflies, a type of bioluminescent organism that only appears near shallow beaches.

The shallow sandy beach inside the underground cave is naturally the spawning area for pufferfish whales.

He could find the shallow beach inside the underground cave by following the direction from which the firefly flew.

But before Jiang Yan could take a few steps, a series of rapid whistling sounds of wings cutting through the air suddenly rang out above his head.

"Buzz—"

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The dense, fluttering sounds converged, and then, under Jiang Yan's gaze, a large swarm of bats, their bodies entirely speckled and their wings as vibrant as those of swallowtail butterflies, flew over rapidly.

These are swallowtail bats, with a capture level of only 2. Individually, their strength is negligible, but their sheer numbers make them formidable. When they swarm in, darkening the sky, they can devour their prey alive.

Jiang Yan's eyes turned very serious, and his aura exploded once again without reservation.

Startled, the swarm of swallowtail bats let out a series of sharp cries and swerved frantically in the air, avoiding the area where Jiang Yan was.

However, since Jiang Yan had already entered the depths of the underground cave, the aura he unleashed was like a provocative signal, immediately alarming the apex predator that occupied the top of the food chain in the entire underground cave.

A cold, brutal malice immediately locked onto Jiang Yan, causing a slight chill to run down his skin.

Jiang Yan's expression darkened, but he remained calm and waved his hand gently.

The ball of light above their heads immediately flew towards the direction from which the malice was coming.

As the light penetrated deeper, a colossal demonic serpent soon came into view under the illumination of the sphere of light.

This demonic serpent was two or three meters thick and had dark purple skin.

Unlike ordinary snakes, the Demon Serpent has five or six giant claws growing on both sides of its body, with blood-red tips.

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The most bizarre thing is its head.

The three scarlet eyes are not directly on the face, but rather grow from the tips of three tentacles on the skull, which can rotate at will, and blood-red teeth are revealed in the open giant mouth.

Behind the head, there was a large amount of fluffy mane.

Judging from its size, its capture level is conservatively estimated to be above level 25.

"I never expected to actually encounter a demonic serpent."

Looking at the demonic serpent, Jiang Yan felt not fear, but rather excitement, after all, it was a rare ingredient.

The demonic serpent, which had been drawn by Jiang Yan's aura and then illuminated by the ball of light, was clearly enraged.

Its massive body shuddered violently, and it shot out like an arrow, rushing straight toward Jiang Yan with a gust of wind!

At the same time, a very sharp and piercing hissing sound burst from its mouth.

This made Jiang Yan frown, but he could still tolerate it.

As the demonic serpent approached, one of its giant claws quickly extended and reached for Jiang Yan.

However, the Demon Serpent's movements were all within Jiang Yanyuan's perception range. He suddenly shifted his body to the side, nimbly dodging the Demon Serpent's attack, which was powerful enough to tear steel apart.

The demonic serpent missed its target, then its massive head whirled around, its three scarlet eyes locking onto Jiang Yan.

The next second, a large amount of viscous green venom spewed out from the gaping maw, spraying all over Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan, who was prepared, would not be easily hit.

With a series of stomps and flashes, he quickly retreated from the venom's spray range.

The venom, falling from the sky, struck the hard rocky ground. The solid rock melted rapidly, like ice meeting fire, and deep pits were corroded into the ground.

Even a single glance is enough to sense the terrifying toxicity of this venom.

Jiang Yan's eyes turned cold; he simply couldn't withstand the venom of the demon serpent.

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Even a trace of it can cause serious injury and loss of combat ability, or even death.

Therefore, he absolutely must not engage in combat with the demon serpent.

Ideally, it should be a one-hit kill.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan opened his right hand, and an extremely condensed ball of spirit instantly condensed in his palm.

The Nen ball contained half of Jiang Yan's Nen, so its power was naturally considerable.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yan flicked his wrist, and the Nen Ball shot towards the head of the demon serpent with precision, like a cannonball!

If it hits, this attack will most likely kill the demon serpent.

However, although the demon serpent could not see the Nen ball, it sensed the deadly threat in advance thanks to its keen senses as a beast.

Without a second thought, a giant claw suddenly rose up and firmly grasped the flying psychic ball in its palm!

"His senses are so sharp?"

Jiang Yan frowned almost imperceptibly. It was clear that simply relying on his incantation to defeat the demon serpent wouldn't work.

However, his ball-catching ability is not easy to catch either; it only takes a moment to think about it.

Boom—!!

The Nen ball, which had been grabbed by the demon serpent, exploded instantly!

The violent shockwave spread out with a roar, and the giant claw of the demon serpent was blasted into pieces, with even the parts of its body that were close by being blown apart.

The giant demon serpent was also sent flying backward by the shockwave.

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