Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

Above everyone's heads, on a thick tree trunk less than three zhang high, coiled around an enormous, dark green body.

Its body was as thick as a water vat, and its scales shimmered with a cold, eerie luster in the firelight.

At the enormous snake's head, there was a gaping maw big enough to swallow the entire carriage whole!

At this moment, the terrifying giant python was raising its head high, with a huge human-shaped outline bulging out of its throat.

A pair of pale, bluish-white human feet were hanging on the outside of the giant python's lips, twitching as they were slowly swallowed into the incredibly foul-smelling depths of its esophagus!

The shoes on those feet belong to the salt gang brothers who just went missing!

The giant python seemed to sense the light from the fire below. Its huge, emotionless vertical pupils, as large as yellow lanterns, slowly turned and coldly looked down at Chen You and the Salt Gang members.

With each flick of its enormous forked tongue, a chilling hissing sound was heard, and thick toxic fumes and the stench of blood poured down from the sky like a waterfall.

"Old...Old Li!!"

One of the salt gang members was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground with a thud. The torch in his hand fell onto the pile of decaying leaves, instantly emitting a wisp of black smoke.

"A monster...a giant snake!!"

The entire convoy was immediately plunged into a deathly panic and chaos!

"Stop the hell out of control! It's just a big snake! Everyone get behind the trees, quick!!"

Gao He, being a seasoned gang leader who had seen it all, immediately roared after a brief moment of shock. His rough voice boomed through the silent valley, forcefully suppressing the panic of his gang members.

The members of the Salt Gang felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and they scrambled to hide behind the surrounding boulders and thick tree trunks.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A sudden whooshing sound rang out!

Chen You's expression was icy. He flicked his wrist twice with lightning speed, and two silver lights shot straight towards the giant python's huge, lantern-like yellow vertical pupils.

It was his masterful throwing knife technique!

"Ding! Ding!"

However, the expected scene of blood splattering did not occur. Instead, two crisp, metallic clangs rang out in the air, and sparks flew everywhere!

The two indestructible, sharp throwing knives only managed to leave two white marks on the giant python's eyelids and facial scales before being violently flung away and embedded in a nearby tree.

Chen You raised an eyebrow, a strange glint in her eyes: "Harder than mine?"

Gao He had retreated to Chen You's side, his face extremely grim. He hurriedly whispered, "Brother Chen, be careful! This is an extremely rare steel python in the wilderness! Its scales are as hard as refined steel; ordinary weapons can't even scratch it! We shouldn't fight it head-on! While it's still devouring Old Li's corpse and is unable to move easily, let's quickly and quietly leave this area!!!"

However, Chen You did not move. His eyes narrowed slightly in the dim forest, and his gaze passed over the giant python, looking into the depths of the dense forest behind him.

"I'm afraid we can't retreat now," Chen You said coldly. "This giant python... there's more than one."

Gao He was startled and followed Chen You's gaze.

Less than ten feet away from their retreat, a huge snake head, equally enormous, slowly emerged from the dark treetops!

The giant python was even larger than the one in front of them, its thick body completely blocking the entrance, its tongue flicking as it coldly stared down at the people on the ground.

Two giant steel pythons, one in front and one behind, completely blocked their escape route!

"Damn it!! This is it..." Gao He's heart sank instantly, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

Deputy gang leader Xu Youliang gripped his broadsword tightly, gritting his teeth and roaring, "We're going to die anyway! Let's fight! Brothers, let's fight these two beasts to the death!"

Just as the Salt Gang members were feeling desperate, a short dagger that was completely black and faintly glowed with a strange dark red light suddenly appeared in Chen You's hand!

It was the rare treasure, the "Crimson Broken Dagger".

"Buzz..."

As Chen You poured his powerful internal energy into the dagger, a crimson blade light, about an inch long, burst forth from it. Its sharp and incomparable aura seemed capable of easily cleaving through the surrounding air and space.

"Brother Chen, what is this...?" Gao He raised an eyebrow, looking at the dagger in Chen You's hand that exuded a terrifying aura, his eyes filled with shock.

"Cover me." Chen You's tone was terrifyingly calm, but his eyes flashed with overwhelming killing intent. "I'm going to kill these two beasts."

With the sharpness of the blood-red blade, shattering steel is just a matter of a wave of the hand. How could mere steel scales possibly withstand the power of this extraordinary treasure?

Upon hearing this, Gao He's body trembled, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he roared, "Alright! Brothers, did you hear that?! Cover for Young Hero Chen! Everyone, draw your bows and shoot arrows, throw torches, and draw the attention of these two beasts! Let's fight!!"

"Let's give it our all!"

The Salt Gang members were greatly encouraged and emerged from behind the trees, raining down crossbows and arrows on the two giant pythons, while burning torches rained down on their heads.

"roar!!!!"

Although the arrows could not pierce the scales, the raging flames and the clanging noises thoroughly enraged the two giant steel pythons.

The giant python in front suddenly flung aside the half-swallowed corpse and lunged at the salt gang members on the ground with its blood-red maw open.

The giant snake behind it also swung its massive body, creating a powerful gust of wind that swept down!

Now!!!

Chen You's body left an afterimage in place, his feet moving with a peculiar footwork, like a red streak of light skimming the ground, instantly rushing towards the first giant python that was swooping down.

Seeing that the tiny insect, which had just stepped into thin air, dared to come forward, the giant python suddenly opened its enormous head wide, sending a foul stench crashing into Chen You.

"court death."

Chen You smirked coldly. Just as he was about to be swallowed by the giant python, he twisted his body in mid-air at an extremely strange angle, stepped on the python's jaw to gain leverage, and leaped up like a hawk, soaring above the python's neck!

"Break!"

With a low shout, Chen You's blood-red broken dagger traced a perfect arc.

A crimson blade of light shot out, carrying an invincible force capable of cutting through everything, and ruthlessly slashed at the giant python's seven-inch spot, which was as hard as iron!

puff!

The steel scales that were originally strong enough to deflect flying knives were as fragile as tofu in front of the blood-red blade light! With a flash of cold light, a large amount of viscous, foul-smelling black blood gushed out like a waterfall!

"hold head high!!!!"

The first giant steel python let out a bloodcurdling scream. Its massive head arced through the air before being severed at the neck. With a loud thud, it crashed to the ground, creating a large crater. Its enormous body convulsed and struggled violently on the ground.

"What? One hit... and it was chopped off?"

Gao He and Xu Youliang, standing behind, nearly popped their eyes out, their faces filled with disbelief.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, the second giant python, seeing its companion killed instantly, flew into a rage filled with boundless fear. With immense force, its massive tail lashed out at Chen You in mid-air, creating a deafening explosion in the air!

"now you."

Chen You had nowhere to gain leverage in mid-air, but his expression remained unchanged.

He slammed his left hand into a palm strike on the trunk of a large tree beside him, using the recoil to twist his body in mid-air and narrowly avoid the violent tail.

Boom!

The thick snake tail swept away several large trees that would take two people to encircle, scattering wood fragments everywhere.

Chen You had already sped up by stepping on the fallen tree trunk, instantly closing in on the head of the second giant python!

Terror flashed in the giant python's eyes as it tried to back away, but Chen You was too fast!

A crimson light shone again in the darkness, like a death scythe slashing across the sky!

The sound of tearing echoed through the valley once more.

Chen You's figure landed gracefully, without even a drop of dirty blood staining the hem of his clothes.

Behind him, the even larger steel python suddenly stopped moving. The next moment, the huge snake head slid off the smooth, flat cut and fell with a "thud" next to the first snake head.

Chen You didn't even look back.

Because a real man never looks back when he's about to kill someone!

After a final, frenzied convulsion, the two enormous headless snake bodies finally fell into complete silence in the forest.

The place was completely silent, save for the crackling of the torches and the heavy breathing of the Salt Gang members.

Chen You glanced at the dumbfounded Gao He and the others, and said calmly, "Clean up and let's move on."

"Brother Chen, is this dagger of yours... a rare treasure?"

Gao He swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the short dagger in Chen You's hand, which was slowly losing its bloody light, his heart pounding violently.

The only possibility that could be a legendary treasure is that it could slice through the scales of a giant steel python, which even refined steel could not break, as easily as cutting tofu!

Chen You turned her head indifferently, looking at him with a half-smile: "Not bad! You want it?"

Gao He shuddered, shaking his head frantically, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "No, no, no! Brother Chen, what are you joking about! This is your treasure! Even if you threw it at me for free, I, Gao He, wouldn't dare take it!"

Having spent so many years in the underworld, Gao He was well aware of the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Moreover, the person who possesses the extraordinary treasure is a ruthless character capable of instantly killing two giant steel pythons.

Trying to steal treasure from this kind of person is tantamount to courting death.

Chen You smiled and said, "That's good! In short, as long as everyone works together and follows me, everyone will have plenty to eat."

"Of course! I will follow Young Master Chen's orders from now on!" Gao He quickly replied, his awe growing even stronger.

As they were talking, before the Salt Gang members could finish cleaning up the snake carcasses on the ground, a series of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from the depths of the woods ahead.