Chapter 224: Chapter 49 - Great Progress in Skills_5
The giant snake was clearly badly wounded, its body continually twisted . Blue blood continued to flow from the wound, and pink toxic fog spewed incessantly, making Ah Dai and Sheng Xie dare not approach. The plants around them would instantly wither as soon as they were touched by the slightest hint of the toxic fog.
Ah Dai knew that the sword had succeeded in piercing the snake’s body, but it was not a fatal blow. It seemed as though a powerful energy lay within the snake’s body. Whenever the energy sword was inserted into the snake’s body, it would strike the blade off course and prevent it from harming the snake’s bones and meridians. Enraged from the intense pain, the snake began shaking its body frantically. Within tens of meters, there was a surge of flying sand and rocks. The extensive vegetation disappeared under its massive body. Ah Dai finally got a clear view of the giant snake. It was close to thirty meters long. Even tens of meters away from it, one could still feel the strong wind of it swinging its body. Sheng Xie flapped its wings and suddenly flew up. The pink toxic fog had spread over to them. Ah Dai took no chances and floated up, landing on a towering tree behind them.
The giant snake began to calm down, coiling its body into a defensive posture, glaring fiercely at Ah Dai and Sheng Xie. Sheng Xie let out a long cry, seemingly extremely thrilled, undeterred by the enemy’s strength.
Ah Dai summoned the Black Iron Bow from the Dragon’s Blood. Although his archery was not very accurate, such a large target was still easy to hit. He clearly understood that with his abilities, he could only shoot three energy arrows. With the snake’s gigantic body, it would be challenging to harm it unless he hit it in a critical spot.
Even though Ah Dai had injured the giant snake, it still regarded Sheng Xie as its primary opponent, continuously raising its head and spraying plumes of toxic fog. Sheng Xie wasn’t in a hurry to attack this formidable foe, flying to a place where the fog couldn’t reach and circling. Like Sheng Xie’s Dragon Flame, apparently, the snake’s toxic fog had a certain amount. At the moment, the fog was gradually thinning, revealing its body through the dissipating toxic fog.
Ah Dai stood firmly on top of the tree, mobilizing the True Qi inside his body. A yellow solid-state energy arrow appeared. He roared and let out his True Qi. Wrapped in a white glow, he pulled the Black Iron Bow into a full moon. His gaze locked on the head of the giant snake. The terrifying momentum made the snake somewhat flustered. It clearly sensed the life-threatening threat from the human on the tree, who had wounded it before. It retracted its head back into the snake formation, vigilantly watching Ah Dai’s direction.
Of course, Sheng Xie wouldn’t miss this opportunity, stealthily drifting to a place out of the snake’s sight and swooped down towards the snake’s big head without warning. The giant snake sensed the danger and recoiled its head to bite Sheng Xie. Seeing that there was no chance, Sheng Xie spurred its wings and flew up again, full of anger. The giant snake had lived here for tens of thousands of years and had high-level cultivation, but it was just a snake after all. If Sheng Xie was fully grown, it would not have put it in its sights. However, Sheng Xie was still in its growth stage, and there was a gap between it and the giant snake.
Although the giant snake scared away Sheng Xie, it also gave Ah Dai an opportunity. He aimed at the huge head of the snake and released his hold of the bow. A yellow flash disappeared instantly. Ah Dai contained the explosive energy in the released True Qi transforming Energy Arrow. Amidst the deafening explosion, the snake body suddenly rolled. Its tail was blown by the arrow, creating a massive gaping blood hole, and a fifth of its body was blown apart. When Ah Dai’s energy arrow was shot, the snake could sense the threat of death. Though the arrow shot was a bit lower than Ah Dai thought, if it were to hit the front part of the snake’s chest, the snake would have a hard time surviving. The snake could only elevate its tail to block the energy arrow at the last moment. The True Qi transforming Energy Arrow, under the effect of the Black Iron Bow, showed its powerful force. It not only penetrated the scale of the snake but also exploded inside the snake’s body, blowing off a section of it.
