Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 314: Chapter 178: Thousand Poison Sect’s Wu Xinyu, Phantom Poisonous Smog

The Ironbone serpent may have hard scales covering its entire body, but its mouth is unprotected!

At this moment, due to Lin Miaomiao wedging her longsword inside its mouth, the Ironbone serpent couldn’t close it, exposing its most vulnerable spot to Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng wasted no time and raised the Shattering Star Crossbow, already loaded with arrows, and pulled the trigger.

With the silencer attached, the arrow made barely any sound. In such an urgent battle, the noise was almost imperceptible; by the time the Ironbone serpent noticed the arrow, it was too late to evade!

The arrow pierced directly through the serpent’s head, bringing out some brain matter and blood.

The Ironbone serpent was indeed a beast comparable to the Silver Bone Realm in strength and vitality. Even after its brain was pierced, it didn’t die immediately. Instead, it erupted with a last burst of unparalleled strength, violently flinging Lin Miaomiao away.

After tossing Lin Miaomiao aside, the Ironbone serpent propelled itself like an arrow from a bow, crawling toward the bushes where Gu Sheng was hiding.

”Gu Junior Brother, watch out!”

Lin Miaomiao, who had just steadied herself, wanted to rush back to help but found it was too late. She could only shout out to warn Gu Sheng loudly.

Gu Sheng, however, walked out from the bushes unhurriedly, his face calm and composed. He extended three fingers toward the Ironbone serpent.

”Three, two, one... collapse!”

No sooner had Gu Sheng finished speaking, the formerly ferocious Ironbone serpent suddenly rolled its eyes. Its body convulsed before collapsing and losing its ability to move, only sliding forward with inertia.

This wasn’t due to some miraculous ability Gu Sheng possessed; it was because he had already noticed the faint, colorful hue on the Ironbone serpent’s scales when it charged at him. That was the toxic effect of the Phantasmal Porcupine’s venom!

The Ironbone serpent’s high resistance to toxins was what delayed the venom’s effects. If it were a human encountering the venom of the Phantasmal Porcupine, the poison would have incapacitated them within one to two minutes, rendering them unable to move.

Watching the Ironbone serpent slide over, Gu Sheng casually extended his foot and stopped its motion with ease.

At this point, the Ironbone serpent was still alive but had lost its ability to act due to the venom’s effects.

Having seen countless incidents in his past life of people carelessly handling venomous snakes and getting into trouble, Gu Sheng didn’t drop his guard. Hanging the Stone-breaking Crossbow on his waist, he unsheathed his single-edged blade and chopped off the serpent’s head with several swift and clean strokes.

”Serpent blood, a great tonic!”

Gu Sheng cradled the Ironbone serpent, drank heartily, then turned to call for Lin Miaomiao and the others. ”Senior Sister Lin, Senior Sister Huang, Brother Dai, don’t just stand there. Come and have some—the serpent blood is very nourishing! It should work wonders for refining our bones.”

Lin Miaomiao, Huang Miaoyin, and Dai Sen were already rooted to the spot, stunned by Gu Sheng’s formidable combat prowess, which far exceeded their expectations.

The hardness of the Ironbone serpent’s scales made them incredibly difficult to pierce—even Lin Miaomiao had to rely on the strength granted by Martial Arts just to break through some areas. Yet, Gu Sheng had effortlessly decapitated it!

How strong must his power be?!

Although Gu Sheng appeared relaxed when decapitating the serpent, in reality, it wasn’t easy at all. Each swing of his blade had been executed using the First-level strength of Iron Stone Fist, the tearing force of First-level Chopping Wood, and the extraordinary micro-level insight granted by Chopping Wood to find the weak spots between the serpent’s scales. His success partly relied on strategy and precision. If it were a contest of raw strength alone, Gu Sheng knew there was still a slight gap between himself and a true Silver Bone Realm expert—but this gap wouldn’t be too significant.

”Gu Junior Brother, are you really only at the Bronze Bone Realm?”

Lin Miaomiao walked over, her gaze complicated. She voiced the question that Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin had silently been holding, their eyes fixed intently on Gu Sheng, awaiting his answer.

Gu Sheng, busy drinking serpent blood, tilted his head up and responded absent-mindedly, ”Of course. I’m the real deal!”

”Ah!”

Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin sighed in frustration after hearing this. They suddenly felt an overpowering sense of defeat. Among the outer disciples of War God Peak, the two had always been considered fairly exceptional, and each harbored a good deal of pride. Initially, they had thought Gu Sheng might be the weakest link in their team. But now? It seemed they were the ones dragging the team down.

After quenching his thirst, Gu Sheng handed the Ironbone serpent to Lin Miaomiao. ”Senior Sister Lin, your turn!”

Lin Miaomiao wasn’t one to be particular. She took the serpent, opened her mouth, and drank deeply, paying no heed to decorum.

”Senior Sister Lin, we’ve got the Bone Cleansing Flower! Time to retreat!”

Mo Buwen, holding the Bone Cleansing Flower, looked incredibly excited. As soon as he exited the cave, he shouted eagerly before accelerating his pace to flee. However, he hadn’t run far before realizing something was off.

”Hey! Wait, why is it so quiet? It shouldn’t be like this!”

Mo Buwen turned around to look, and immediately froze in place. What he saw was Lin Miaomiao, Huang Miaoyin, and Dai Sen surrounding the Ironbone serpent, taking turns drinking its steaming blood. Gu Sheng, on the other hand, was calmly retrieving his spent arrows.

”You... you killed the Ironbone serpent so quickly?”

Gu Sheng smiled as he placed the arrows back in his quiver. ”Brother Mo, the serpent blood is excellent. You should have some too! We can’t take it with us, so don’t waste it.”

Lin Miaomiao and the others noticed Mo Buwen at this point and called for him to join them.

Once everyone had drunk their fill until their stomachs bulged, they began to disassemble the Ironbone serpent’s corpse.

Creatures like the Ironbone serpent, infused with monstrous blood, were fully valuable. Nearly every part of their body fetched high prices—for instance, its scales made top-notch armor material, while its venomous fangs and poison could be crafted into potent hidden weapons. Its heart could even be used for refining pills. Naturally, having killed it, Gu Sheng and the group wouldn’t let it go to waste. It took them roughly two hours to fully dismantle its body.