Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

boom!

The blood-red water suddenly burst open, spraying foul-smelling water everywhere.

The giant brown snake, a foot thick, opened its blood-red maw, its two gleaming white fangs snapping down at Lin Xuan's head.

Facing the oncoming stench, Lin Xuan's eyes turned cold, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

Suddenly, he stretched out his arms, his five fingers forming eagle claws, and grabbed the edges of the giant snake's two tough jawbones.

"Get up!"

Lin Xuan's arm muscles bulged, and his internal energy and Dao Qi roared simultaneously, forcefully stopping the giant snake's forward momentum, attempting to pull this behemoth directly out of the pool.

However, most of the giant snake's body was still coiled among the underwater roots, and in pain, its pair of emerald green vertical pupils gleamed fiercely.

The enormous snake's body writhed violently at the bottom of the pool, and a savage force surged up its neck, causing it to desperately retreat into the deep water out of the instinct of an aquatic monster.

The sound of rushing water echoed through the night sky. Lin Xuan's feet were firmly planted on the bank, the mud reaching above his ankles. The man and the snake remained locked in a stalemate by the pool.

The villagers of Guhuai Village, who were hiding in the back, were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

"My goodness! This Taoist priest actually tried to pry open the monster's mouth with his bare hands..."

"Has he gone mad? That snake's head is bigger than a water vat! Let go, Taoist priest! If you don't let go, it'll be dragged into the water and eaten!"

Several timid women, their legs weak, collapsed in the mud, trembling and barely daring to breathe.

Just as Lin Xuan was struggling with the snakehead, a dark current suddenly surged beneath the deep water.

Immediately afterwards, a thick snake tail covered with brown scales burst out of the water, bringing with it a large amount of blood, and swayed gently in mid-air.

The next instant, the snake's tail suddenly exerted its power, transforming into a blurry black shadow that swept towards Lin Xuan's waist and abdomen with a piercing sound.

"Master, watch out for what's around you!"

The young villager who spoke up to warn the others had shouted himself hoarse, and the other villagers were pale as death, closing their eyes and not daring to look at what was about to happen.

Not far away, Uncle Nine still stood in the same spot with his hands behind his back, seemingly calm, but there was a hint of solemnity in his slightly narrowed eyes.

Lin Xuan had already caught a glimpse of the approaching snake tail out of the corner of his eye, but his face showed no sign of panic.

With a slight thought, the surging Dao Qi within him flowed rapidly down his meridians, instantly filling his entire right leg.

Dark blue-green tortoise-shell patterns emerged from beneath his skin, spreading rapidly to protect his right leg.

Just as the snake's tail was about to strike, Lin Xuan suddenly raised his right leg, blocking the sweeping trajectory precisely.

boom!

A dull, loud bang echoed across the shore, and the surging air currents kicked up mud and water everywhere.

As the violent force poured down, Lin Xuan loosened his grip on the snake's mouth, plowing two deep furrows beneath his feet, and shifted his body two or three meters to the side.

A powerful shockwave pierced into Lin Xuan's body through the muscles of his right leg. His blood and qi surged, and he simultaneously activated the Mad Dragon Blood Lotus Scripture and Dao Qi. Within a few breaths, he dissolved the hidden force that had invaded his body.

Feeling the tingling numbness in his right leg, Lin Xuan glanced down at the torn pant leg and was secretly amazed.

Good heavens, this beast is incredibly strong!

If his physical body hadn't been strengthened multiple times by spiritual plants and fruits, and if he hadn't upgraded the "Mad Dragon Blood Lotus Scripture" to the white grade, anyone else who took this blow would probably have had their right leg broken on the spot.

The physical strength displayed by this snake demon was far more troublesome than that of an ordinary late-stage evil cultivator.

When Uncle Nine, who was watching from the back, saw Lin Xuan stop and his breathing remained steady, his heart finally settled down, and his eyes twitched slightly.

"Tsk, this kid's physique is getting stronger and stronger. If an ordinary late-stage Grand Mage were to take such a solid hit, he would be seriously injured on the spot, if not killed. But he's like nothing happened."

Having failed to achieve its goal, the giant snake in the pool grew increasingly agitated, emitting a low hiss from its throat.

Immediately afterwards, the thick snake tail rose high again, this time directly into the air, aimed at Lin Xuan's head.

You really think I can't do anything to you, you beast!

Seeing the snake's tail gathering power again, a cold glint flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

hum-

The thick snake tail tore through the air, unleashing a sharp whistle, and slammed down towards Lin Xuan's temple with immense force.

Lin Xuan's feet were planted firmly in the mud, and his hands once again gripped the snake's snout. Facing the snake's tail sweeping towards him, he stood still without moving an inch.

Upon seeing this, the villagers, who had just opened their eyes, gasped in shock once again, their hearts leaping into their throats.

Just as the snake's tail was less than half a foot from Lin Xuan's head, Lin Xuan's arms, which were originally supporting the snake's head, suddenly lost their grip.

The giant snake, which was desperately lunging forward, suddenly lost control. Its massive head lurched forward a bit due to inertia, and its sweeping tail just happened to reach the side of its head.

It's now!

Lin Xuan seized the moment when the snake's head and tail intersected, and with both hands, he guided the snake's head to the side using the force of its forward momentum. Then, he lowered his waist and exerted force with both arms, forcefully pressing down on the giant snake's open mouth.

puff!

The dull thud of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out as the giant snake's two curved, sharp fangs bit into its own thick, sweeping tail.

The hard brown scales failed to stop the venomous fangs, which pierced through two bloody holes on the spot, and the white fangs then embedded themselves deeply into the flesh.

Crimson snake blood gushed out, splattering all over Lin Xuan.

"hiss--"

The giant snake hissed in pain, and its massive body convulsed violently.

Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't give it a chance to break free. Taking advantage of the moment when the snake demon's head and tail were intertwined and its body was twisted into a ball, he grabbed the snake's cheeks with both hands, his waist and body became one, and his internal energy and blood fully erupted.

"Come here!"

Lin Xuan roared, his arms bulging with veins, and he forcefully pulled the enormous snake, several meters long, out of the deep mud.

Amid the stunned gazes of the surrounding villagers, he lifted the giant snake above his head and, using the momentum of his spin, slammed it down onto the shore.

Boom!

The ground trembled violently, and mud mixed with blood surged more than ten feet high, instantly creating a large pit in the soil on the bank.

Before the giant snake could recover from the excruciating pain and dizziness, Lin Xuan stepped forward and flipped over to straddle its flat head.

Immediately, he slowly raised his right fist, which was covered with dark blue tortoise shell patterns. The fist blade gleamed with a cold, hard luster under the moonlight, and he brought it down with a thud on the snake's head beneath him.

boom!

A dull thud resounded, and the giant snake's head suddenly tilted to the side, spitting out a large amount of foul blood.

Lin Xuan remained expressionless, his fists striking alternately, creating a dense barrage of afterimages as they repeatedly slammed into the giant snake's head.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

For a moment, only muffled, dense sounds echoed in the night air by the pool.

At first, the giant snake was still struggling desperately, its thick tail slapping the surrounding soil into furrows. But as Lin Xuan's fists fell one after another, its struggles became weaker and weaker.

The villagers hiding in the distance stared wide-eyed at the young Taoist priest riding on the head of the giant snake, his mind completely blank.

"This...this is a Taoist priest?"

A villager swallowed hard, turned to look at his companion, his voice trembling.

"I'm not well-educated, so don't try to fool me. What kind of Taoist priests exorcise demons like this?"

"This posture looks just like a martial arts master fighting a tiger in a traditional opera."

"Look at that snake demon! This Taoist priest has practically hammered its head into the mud. It looks awful..."

The villagers looked at each other, their initial fear of the snake demon largely dissipated, replaced by an indescribable sense of absurdity. Some even began to sympathize with the snake demon, which was barely breathing.

boom!

As Lin Xuan delivered his final punch, the giant snake beneath him stopped convulsing, its massive body limply lying in the mud pit, motionless once more.

Lin Xuan stopped what he was doing, flipped off the snake's head, and exhaled a long breath.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat and snake blood from his forehead, and looked at the bloodied snake head in the mud pit with a gleeful smile on his face.

Cool!

It's been a long time since I've had such a good workout.

After his surging blood and qi calmed down, Lin Xuan looked down at the giant snake at his feet, and with a slight thought, brought up the beast's system panel.

【Demon-Scaled Water Serpent】

[Grade: Green]

[Description: Having devoured the shed scales of a great demon and been nourished by spirit wood and meager incense offerings over many years, it has gained sentience. Its physical body is incredibly strong, and its scales are impervious to blades and spears.]

[Talents: Scaled Iron Armor, Savage Python Blood Boiling, Water Spirit Power]

......

Lin Xuan's gaze swept over the few lines of text on the panel, and his brows gradually furrowed.

These three talent attributes are quite good, including flesh enhancement, scale defense, and water affinity, making it a well-rounded and promising seedling.

But there seems to be something wrong with this system introduction...

Lin Xuan looked down at the snake demon's eyes, which still shone with a bloodthirsty red light even in its unconscious state, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.

The panel clearly stated that it had begun to develop intelligence, but during the fight just now, this beast was dominated by ferocity from beginning to end, only exhibiting the instincts of an aquatic monster to hunt and avoid harm, and did not show any real thinking ability at all.

Compared to the well-behaved and obedient Xiao Jin and Yuan Bao in their own spiritual field, this beast's condition was clearly abnormal.

Just as Lin Xuan was pondering to himself, the seemingly motionless demonic scale water snake under his feet suddenly trembled slightly as its head was stuck in the mud pit.