Overlord of the Wilderness

At the sound of this cry, the violent light in the eyes of the dozen or so Giant Pythons besieging the youth in black instantly vanished. They actually abandoned their attack and obediently prostrated themselves upon the marsh.

The other Giant Pythons that had been rushing over also froze in place, pressing their massive bodies deep into the muck of the marsh. They looked as if they were welcoming their king.

The Giant Pythons immediately prostrated themselves upon hearing the cry. Zhaang Ye, however, was startled. He felt an extremely familiar aura approaching at a terrifying speed.

’This aura... It’s the aura of Ancient Dragon Power! Could the one rushing here be that terrifying Hundred-foot Python?’ Zhaang Ye’s first thought was of the Hundred-foot Python he had encountered beneath the marsh.

The thought of this Hundred-foot Python made Zhaang Ye’s expression shift. His figure flickered away as he silently entered a state of Specializing in Qi to Achieve Softness, completely concealing his aura.

The youth in black had been on the verge of collapse, so he never expected all the Giant Pythons to suddenly withdraw. A look of joy appeared on his face as he landed on the corpse of a slain Giant Python, having narrowly escaped death.

But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, the marsh began to tremble violently. In the next moment, a terrifying, Hundred-foot Python appeared before his eyes.

Each of the Giant Python’s scales, over five feet wide, emitted a faint, dark luster. Atop its head sat a Red Meat Crown nearly two feet high, as brilliantly red as fire. What was even more astonishing was that the entire Hundred-foot Python was shrouded in a thin layer of mist, giving it an ineffable air of majesty and nobility.

”Hmm?”

Even with his profound Cultivation, the youth in black couldn’t help but pale at the sight of such a massive Giant Python.

Having just fought the Giant Pythons, he knew that their strength was directly proportional to their size. A seventy-foot-long Giant Python was already equivalent to a Martial Arts Seventh Layer Middle Stage Martial Artist. This one was a full hundred feet long; its strength had to be even more terrifying than that of a Martial Arts Eighth Layer Middle Stage Martial Artist!

What’s more, this Hundred-foot Python faintly exuded a terrifying aura of the Wilderness. The aura pressed down on him like a mountain, stifling his heart and filling him with panic.

’Run!’

The thought flashed through the youth’s mind. The True Qi in his body erupted madly, and he transformed into a streak of black light, shooting away from the marsh.

BOOM!

Pushing his Body Technique to its limit, the youth in black instantly broke the sound barrier, creating a deafening sonic boom. His speeding form carved a deep trench through the soft marsh.

HMMMMMM—

Just as the youth in black turned to flee, the Hundred-foot Python let out a low, long cry. The sound carried an indisputable will, an ineffable majesty, like a sovereign issuing a decree to his subjects.

At the sound of the cry, the youth’s pupils shrank, and his speeding form jerked to a halt. In the wake of the cry, a dozen terrifying Giant Pythons had suddenly emerged before him. Each one was over seventy feet long, their strength at the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Middle Stage, and their glacial eyes were locked onto him!

The youth’s dark expression instantly turned deathly pale.

As the youth’s face paled, Zhaang Ye, still concealing his aura, felt a tremor of shock. He now knew for certain that this terrifying Giant Python was the very same one he had encountered beneath the marsh.

Only a Giant Python that possessed an Ancient Giant Dragon Bloodline could grow to be a hundred feet long. And only a Giant Python with an Ancient Giant Dragon Bloodline could command so many others of its kind. Pythons were an offshoot of the Ancient Giant Dragons, so one with their bloodline could naturally command the submission of all serpents.

A Giant Python with an Ancient Giant Dragon Bloodline was already tyrannical to the extreme. The Hundred-foot Python before him, wreathed in mist as it moved, was at least equivalent to a Martial Arts Eighth Layer Middle Stage expert!

Zhaang Ye estimated this was only because the Giant Python was still young. If it were allowed to live for another one or two hundred years, it would surely grow to be several hundred feet long. By then, not even a True Dao master would be a match for it!

’I can’t believe the Giant Pythons in this Python Marsh are so terrifying! I’ll have to be extremely careful during my training here.’ Seeing the fearsome creature, Zhaang Ye grew even more vigilant.

A low cry echoed as the Hundred-foot Python began to move. It slithered slowly toward the youth in black, its leisurely manner showing it held him in complete contempt. It seemed to intend to toy with him for a while.

The Hundred-foot Python moved with excruciating slowness, but the immense pressure from its massive body, combined with its aura of the Wilderness, made the youth’s heart sink ever lower.

SWISH!

At this life-or-death moment, the youth in black finally drew his weapon. It was a long, thin, black Soft Sword. Five feet in length, its entire blade emanated a deep, dark luster, as if it could devour all things.

BOOM!

The youth in black vanished, taking the initiative to attack the Hundred-foot Python.

His insight was superb; he knew his only chance of survival was to injure this terrifying Giant Python. Otherwise, no matter which direction he fled, the Hundred-foot Python would simply order the others to surround him. No matter how powerful he was, he could not fight his way out from an encirclement of dozens of Giant Pythons.

The youth in black was incredibly fast, moving faster than the speed of sound. The instant he vanished, he had already crossed several dozen yards, thrusting his sword straight for the Hundred-foot Python’s eye.

The scales on the Hundred-foot Python’s body shimmered with a metallic luster and were harder than any Mortal Artifact. Only vulnerable spots like its eyes were weaknesses, so the youth in black aimed his first strike directly at its eye.

HSSS!

The youth in black was moving at incredible speed. But just as he came within ten yards of the Hundred-foot Python, it suddenly let out a cry!

The cry blasted out, mixed with a burst of water vapor, striking the youth like an invisible Iron Hammer. Under the force of the low cry, blood seeped from his eyes, nose, ears, and the corners of his mouth. He nearly plunged into the marsh below!

A single, low cry was enough to severely injure the youth, a cultivator at the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Late Stage!

The tyrannical power the Hundred-foot Python displayed shocked Zhaang Ye. ’That sound it made is a bit like the roar of an Ancient Giant Dragon. No wonder that guy in black was so badly injured by a single cry! This Hundred-foot Python’s strength is comparable to a Martial Arts Eighth Layer Late Stage expert. The guy in black is a dead man for sure!’

The roar of the Ancient Dragon Clan was nothing to trifle with. Although this Hundred-foot Python’s cry didn’t have even a ten-thousandth of a true dragon’s might, amplified by the water vapor, its power was still immense. A single, simple roar had been enough to severely injure the powerful youth in black!

ARGH—

To be so grievously wounded by the Hundred-foot Python’s roar without even getting close ignited the youth’s ferocity. His entire body suddenly radiated an ice-cold aura. With a furious shout, he and his sword became a terrifying black streak, charging straight at the Hundred-foot Python.

HSSS!

The Hundred-foot Python let out another terrifying, low cry. Even Zhaang Ye, hidden far away, felt his head spin and his vision blur. He almost broke out of his state of Specializing in Qi to Achieve Softness!

As for the youth in black, who bore the brunt of the attack, his clothes were blasted to shreds. His hair was torn out from the roots, and blood poured from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. It looked as if his entire body might fly apart at any second!

ARGH!

Resigned to death, the youth in black ignored his grievous injuries. The True Qi within him surged forth, enveloping his entire body in a layer of pitch-black Qi Force.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The five-foot black Soft Sword in the youth’s hand spat out a black Sword Qi over twenty feet long, which shot straight for the Hundred-foot Python’s eye.

The twenty-foot-long black Sword Qi tore through the air for dozens of yards around, scattering it. The displaced air expanded faster than the speed of sound, creating a sound like muffled thunder!

The Hundred-foot Python seemed surprised that the youth could withstand two of its cries and still attack. Annoyed, it let out another cry.

HSSS!!

This cry was even more terrifying than the previous two. A visible wave of water vapor carried the sound, blasting him from afar. The youth’s skin cracked and split all over his body, his muscles were torn away in chunks, and his bones shattered one by one!

ARGH— With a final, desperate roar, the youth threw the five-foot black Soft Sword from his hand. Propelled by his frenzied True Qi, the blade flashed like lightning across fifty feet of open space to appear above the Hundred-foot Python’s head!

SKRAWK!

The terrifying Hundred-foot Python suddenly let out an even more dreadful cry. This one was filled with agony. Terrifying sound waves spread out in all directions like ripples, stunning every Giant Python for miles around. The strange, almost tangible cry even blasted a deep crater dozens of yards wide into the marsh!

Zhaang Ye possessed Ancient Elephant Power and had even absorbed a trace of Ancient Dragon Power. Even so, the bizarre cry made his ears bleed and his vision darken. Horrified, he looked toward the Hundred-foot Python and saw something red suddenly fall from the top of its head!

Zhaang Ye gasped in shock. ’So that’s it! The youth’s final attack severed the Red Meat Crown from the Hundred-foot Python’s head! No wonder it’s in such agony!’

Staring at the Red Meat Crown as it fell into the marsh, Zhaang Ye’s eyes suddenly lit up. A bold idea began to form in his mind...

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