Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

"Hehehe!!! What, disappointed?" Lin Bei chuckled sinisterly, striding up to the giant python. "Not only am I not dead, I've gotten stronger! You wanted to fight? Let's have another round!"

The giant python hissed and flicked its tongue, its eyes flashing with ferocity. Although Lin Bei's aura was indeed much stronger than before, he had only been inside for about ten days. How much stronger could he be?

"You're so arrogant! You think you can defeat me just because you've entered Thunder Valley?" The giant python opened its mouth wide, and a stream of emerald green venom sprayed out, turning into a cloud of poisonous mist that enveloped Lin Bei.

"Purification Incantation, disperse the foul air!" Lin Bei made a hand seal with his left hand, and a beam of white light shot out from his fingertips, hitting the poisonous mist. The poisonous mist hissed and was mostly dispersed by the white light disc player.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the giant python pounced forward, its two rows of sharp teeth gleaming coldly as it bit into Lin Bei's head.

Instead of retreating, Lin Bei advanced and threw a punch.

"Hahaha, let me show you my Daoist thunder magic!"

"Lightning Thunder Fist, First Form: Thunderclap!"

A bolt of lightning shot out from the palm of his fist, striking the giant python's jaw precisely.

With a muffled thud, the giant python's head was thrown back by the punch, and its entire body somersaulted backward!

"hiss!"

"How is this possible?" The giant python struggled to its feet, a large patch of scales on its lower jaw shattered, bleeding profusely. It hissed in pain, "You couldn't even break my scales before!"

"That was before, you love comparing yourself to others from before, why don't you compare yourself to when they were born?"

Lin Bei grinned maliciously as he lunged forward, drawing his Demon-Slaying Sword, its blade crackling with lightning. "Try this again!"

"The first move of the Maoshan Thunder Sword Technique: A Flash of Lightning!"

With a thrust of the sword, lightning shot from the tip, striking the giant python's belly with pinpoint accuracy.

This time, the power was even greater than the previous punch. The lightning pierced through the snake scales and blasted a fist-sized hole in the giant python's body, causing blood to gush out.

"roar!!!"

The giant python let out a miserable cry, its massive body rolling wildly on the ground as it struggled to escape. But Lin Bei was not about to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He used the Yu Step to catch up and slashed out with his sword again.

"Second move, Thunder Strike!"

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl blasted out from the sword, striking the giant python squarely at its vital spot.

This strike was several times more ferocious than the previous sword strike. A hole the size of a bowl was blasted open at the python's seven-inch mark, with blood, flesh, scales flying everywhere, and most of its spine being cleaved in two. The python let out a mournful hiss!

"You..." The giant python stared at Lin Bei with venomous eyes, its body convulsed violently a few times, and finally collapsed to the ground with a thud. The light in its eyes quickly dimmed, and it fell silent.

Lin Bei sheathed his sword and stood beside the giant python's corpse, catching his breath.

The fight was exhilarating. The Lightning Strike Fist and Thunder Sword took turns attacking, rubbing the 300-year-old snake demon to the ground. It felt incredibly satisfying.

"A snake demon with three hundred years of cultivation is a treasure trove from head to toe."

Lin Bei squatted down, took out a low-grade magic weapon dagger, and began to dissect the giant python's corpse.

Snake skin is as tough as iron and can be used to forge weapons. Snake meat is rich in spiritual energy; stewing a pot of it can be equivalent to ten or fifteen days of arduous cultivation. Snake gall is also a good material for alchemy, and it's no problem to exchange it for a few silver dollars outside.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a storage magic item, and he didn't know if Shi Jian had one either, since he had never seen one!

He worked for most of the hour to scrape all the valuable materials off the giant python.

He didn't want the snake skin because it was too big. He cut the snake meat into several large pieces and wrapped them in lotus leaves. He put the snake gallbladder in a jade box separately and also dug out a section of snake bone as a spare material.

"Let's eat first!" Lin Bei found a flat spot, gathered some dry firewood to start a fire, and skewered the snake meat on tree branches to roast.

The snake meat sizzled and dripped oil over the fire, its aroma wafting far and wide, making him salivate.

After roasting, I took a big bite. The meat was tender and delicious. A warm, spiritual energy flowed down my throat into my stomach, spreading throughout my body and nourishing my meridians and dantian.

"Awesome!" Lin Bei finished a skewer in a few bites, then grilled two more, his mouth dripping with oil.

After eating and drinking his fill, he packed up his things, took some snake meat with him, and continued his journey in the southeast direction.

The secret realm was much larger than he had imagined, with dense primeval forests and rolling mountains everywhere. Occasionally, he could see some medicinal herbs growing by the stream or in the crevices of rocks. They ranged in age from several decades to over a hundred years, but none of them were particularly precious.

Lin Bei walked and stopped frequently, picking a few old spiritual herbs whenever he came across them. If he encountered a demon beast, he would fight it. If he couldn't win, he would run away and take a detour. Anyway, he was fast and had a lot of talismans, so most demon beasts would give up after chasing him for a while.

After walking for two days, Lin Bei arrived at a vast grassland.

The grassland was covered with waist-high wild grass that stretched as far as the eye could see. He was considering whether to take a detour when he suddenly heard a deep roar coming from ahead.

He followed the sound, parted the grass, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

A hundred feet ahead, a black leopard the size of a calf was crouching on a boulder, its fur as black as ink, its amber eyes fixed on him.

The leopard's demonic aura was incredibly intense, indicating at least four hundred years of cultivation, making it even stronger than the giant python from before.

"Little Taoist, you smell wonderful." The leopard demon drooled as it greedily gazed at Lin Bei, its voice low and menacing: "I haven't tasted such delicious meat in a long time."

Lin Bei drew his Demon-Slaying Sword and chuckled, "Want to eat my flesh? You'll have to ask the sword in my hand if it agrees first."

"roar!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the leopard demon sprang from the boulder, a dark shadow appearing in front of Lin Bei in the blink of an eye, its sharp claws whistling as it reached for his face.

Lin Bei dodged to the side and swept out with the Demon-Slaying Sword.

"level off hilltops!"

The sword flashed and struck the leopard demon's foreleg, leaving a shallow white mark.

The leopard demon's fur was even tougher than the giant python's scales; the Demon-Slaying Sword felt like a mere tickle when it struck it.

"Hahaha, the sword in your hand is indeed a fine sword, but with your cultivation level... you'd better just let me eat you!" The leopard demon sneered, flicking its tail and striking Lin Bei's waist with a whooshing sound.

"Golden light appeared swiftly, covering my body!" A golden light shield lit up, withstanding the tail.

With his Iron Bone Realm physical body enhanced by the Golden Light Mantra, his ability to withstand blows was significantly stronger than before.

Lin Bei steadied himself, grabbed a handful of evil-dispelling talismans from his bundle—at least seven or eight—and threw them all at the leopard demon.

"Lord Laozi, may your command be fulfilled immediately!"

"Imperial Edict!"

Seven or eight talismans exploded in the air, radiating golden light. The leopard demon was forced to retreat, suffering several charred wounds on its body, and let out an angry roar.

"You little brat, you're asking for death!" The leopard demon roared, opening its mouth wide. A ball of black demonic energy condensed in its mouth and shot towards Lin Bei.