Mountain and Sea Demon Martial Arts, Starting with Vertical Pupils

Facing the gray-headed viper towering nearly half a meter tall in front of him, Chen Luo was not surprised but delighted.

While he was catching the rabbit, with the help of his vertical pupils making night as clear as day, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the light and shadow on the camphor tree next to him was a little off, as if a crooked vine was pasted on it.

The snake catcher's experience told him that it was clearly a snake disguised as tree bark.

So, instinctively, he struck down with the stick.

As a result, they actually shot down a gray-headed viper worth 80 coins!

The gray-headed viper is more venomous than the seven-step snake. Its two-zhang-long body is agile and swift, and it often disguises itself as tree bark to ambush and kill passing prey.

Chen Luo was actually still a little scared about the gray-headed viper's disguise.

His attention was completely drawn to the rabbit, and if it weren't for his ability to see the night as day, he wouldn't have noticed that there were poisonous snakes lurking around him, and he would have almost been caught in their trap.

That's right, seeing night as day is not just a matter of enhanced night vision.

Because night vision is essentially a light-sensing ability, seeing night as day represents an extremely strong light-sensing ability, making one highly sensitive to changes in light.

Therefore, no matter what the disguise is, as long as there is a slight flaw in the light, it can be accurately detected by his eyes.

The gray-headed viper's camouflage was indeed very clever, but it was by no means perfect. It couldn't completely blend in with the bark, so he easily discovered it.

These snakes, which are adept at camouflage, are often the most threatening when they are not detected by humans.

Once discovered and guarded against, its threat level is reduced by half.

However, Chen Luo remained completely unconcerned, for no one revered snakes more than a snake catcher.

He gripped the wooden stick tightly with one hand, his eyes fixed on the gray-headed viper right in front of him, his legs spread apart in a probing stance for attack and defense.

Opposite him, the gray-headed viper moved slowly forward, its towering body swaying back and forth, looking as if it might pounce and bite at any moment.

A brief standoff ensued between the man and the snake.

--hiss!

Less than ten seconds later, the Grey-headed Viper charged forward, baring its fangs.

Its momentum was fierce, like an arrow released from a bow.

However, Chen Luo's heart stirred, and he merely took half a step to the left.

With a soft thud, the gray-headed viper brushed past and landed on its back.

"So slow!" Chen Luo thought to himself.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that snakes were very clumsy creatures.

Or rather, with the blessing of vertical pupils, snakes are not scary at all!

It's important to know that a large number of people are born with an instinctive fear of snakes.

This fear has nothing to do with courage; it is an inheritance ingrained in human genes. Because in ancient times, many people were bitten to death by venomous snakes, and over time, an instinctive perception that "snakes are dangerous" was passed down in our genes.

As a result, some people get goosebumps and feel nauseous when they see snakes, snake skin patterns that wriggle and intertwine, or even snake eggs.

It's almost snake phobia.

Vertical pupils are definitely the best cure for snake phobia.

They can see the night as if it were daytime and can easily see through any camouflage of snakes.

With the ability to perceive movement as stillness, the seemingly swift attack of the gray-headed viper was indistinguishable from slow motion. Moreover, before it attacked, the snake's head would tilt back slightly to gather momentum. This slight forward sway was very obvious to Chen Luo, allowing him to completely predict its attack trajectory and ensure that it would never touch him!

Who would be afraid of not encountering a creature that belongs to them?

nobody.

Chen Luo gripped the wooden stick tightly, staring at the gray-headed viper, a hint of excitement rising within him.

They approached step by step, raising the wooden stick.

The gray-headed viper clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

Seeing that Chen Luo had actually come closer, it flicked its tongue, tilted its head back slightly, and in the next instant, it suddenly pounced to bite a second time!

Chen Luo immediately retreated, dodging the attack with ease.

Immediately, the raised wooden stick was forcefully brought down.

Snapped!

Hiss!

The blow was powerful and heavy, almost like the Nine Yang Force. The gray-headed viper was shaken from side to side by the blow, and while it was in a daze, its forked tongue flicked out louder and it hissed angrily, as if it was about to pounce and bite.

Chen Luo raised his wooden stick again—

Snapped!

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Snapped!

Hiss!!

Snapped!

hiss......

clap clap clap!

So, after knocking about ten times.

The gray-headed viper visibly slumped to the ground, curled up in a ball, its head slightly flattened from being knocked, clearly indicating that it had gone dazed.

Chen Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"this one?"

He easily cleaned up the gray-headed viper, then removed his vertical pupils. The familiar feeling of hunger returned as expected, and he quickly took out the dried meat that Sister Wang had given him and started to eat it.

"It hasn't been long, and I've already earned 150 coins."

"With the 100 coins borrowed from Brother Liu, it seems like we can raise 360 ​​coins within 5 days without any problem."

Chen Luo couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He rested on the spot for a few more minutes until his physical condition basically returned to normal.

"The duration of the vertical pupil is two quarters of an hour. After using it once, you must immediately replenish your food and rest for another two quarters of an hour before you can use it again."

He gained some insight: "In other words, I can use the Vertical Pupil twice in one hour."

"continue!"

No one feels tired when they make a lot of money; it's the low-paying jobs that are tiring. Full of fighting spirit, Chen Luo picked up a long wooden stick and activated his vertical pupils, looking around with the eyes of someone surveying a treasure trove.

Indeed, the Qingzhang Mountains stretch for hundreds or even thousands of miles and are home to countless treasures. If valued in silver, they would be a veritable gold mine, depending only on whether those who venture up the mountain have the ability to find their fortune.

He is endowed with vertical pupils, which allow him to see through the darkness as if it were daytime, enabling him to see through the disguises of all prey, especially snakes.

His ability to perceive movement as stillness also endows him with exceptional dynamic vision. On one hand, it makes him extremely sensitive to moving objects, ensuring that no rustling or whispering escapes his notice; on the other hand, the fact that everything within his field of vision appears in slow motion makes him adept at hunting prey.

The combination of the two means that, regardless of the deep mountain areas, at least in this shallow mountainous region, no valuable prey can escape his notice.

It's fair to say that he is now the most astute gold prospector in this low-lying mountain area!

Thus, the sunlight moves upward and then slowly moves downward.

About three hours later.

--Snapped!

A bamboo viper, hidden among the lush green leaves, was knocked to the ground with a single blow before it even understood what was happening.

Chen Luo smiled as he picked it up, tied it up, and threw it into the overflowing bamboo basket.

I glanced at the sky and realized it was getting late; it was about time to wrap up.

We followed the mountain path down the mountain.

"Are you done with your work?"

At the mountain pass, Liu Zhengshan greeted him indifferently, without much enthusiasm.

He was the kind of person who rarely smiled, and even though Chen Shi had just lent money to Chen Luo, he still looked like he didn't know him at all.

Chen Luo was already used to his appearance, and with a smile, she took off the bamboo basket and handed it to him, "Here you go, check it."

Liu Zhengshan nodded, but the moment he took the bamboo basket, his previously stern face softened slightly, and he frowned a little. "What did you catch today? Why is it so heavy?"

The bamboo basket was heavy, weighing at least forty pounds, and the thick straw rope connecting the basket frame was thinned by the weight.

In response, Chen Luo simply tucked his hands into his sleeves and smiled without saying a word.

Liu Zhengshan glanced at him, then opened the bamboo basket lid with a puzzled look.

Immediately afterwards, his expression unconsciously became strange.

"You little brat...went up the mountain to rob someone?"