"Leave behind all ten Transcendent Mortal cultivators' Zhen Yuan, and we'll let you pass!" the green-scaled python said.
"Zhen Yuan?"
Nodding its head, the python's eyes were devoid of any emotions. "Otherwise, I'll go on a killing spree and eat all of you..."
Boom!
A dull groan echoed like thunder. Even though it was still a python, it was already evolving into a Flood Dragon.
With a grim expression, Xu Chong sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan, "There's something wrong with this fellow. Not only does it not want spirit stones or resources, it even wants Zhen Yuan. If I'm not mistaken, it might be on the verge of a breakthrough..."
"Breakthrough?"
Xu Chong said, "The layer of python skin on its body is already showing signs of evolving. Once it succeeds, it might transform into a Flood Dragon and reach Heritage 4-dan or even higher!"
Su Yin took a closer look, and it was just as the other party had said. Even though the scales of the python were shiny, they were slightly separated from its muscles, as though they would fall off at any moment. It was indeed on the verge of a breakthrough.
"When a python transforms into a Flood Dragon, its life essence will undergo a metamorphosis. Once it stabilizes its foundation, its strength will increase by several folds. However, during the process of breaking through, it will have to withstand the pressure of the Great Dao, and there will be a period of weakness. Thus, the process of transforming into a Flood Dragon is both its strongest and weakest!"
At this moment, a clear voice sounded, "Friend, why don't we work together to kill this fellow? If we succeed, not only will we be able to rid the world of a scourge, we'll also be able to obtain the corpse of a demonic beast on the verge of transforming into a Flood Dragon!"
Along with those words, a flying ship slowly flew over from afar. It was about the same size as Mo Yuan's ship, around ten meters long. Filled with cultivators, it was a middle-tier Spirit weapon.
"They are from Tiangang Sect!" Mo Yuan's telepathic message sounded in Zhang Xuan's ears.
Su Yin nodded.
Tiangang Sect was one of the Ten Great Sects of the Great Yan Continent, ranked fourth. A few of their elders were among those who attacked the Hidden Immortal Residence previously.
"Don't worry, we'll split the loot according to how much effort we put in. Those who put in more effort have the right to choose... How about it?" The one who spoke was a middle-aged man standing at the front of the deck.
"You're courting death!"
Before Su Yin could answer, the green-scaled python behind him immediately roared. "Whoosh!" It charged towards his flying boat.
"That fellow must have intentionally provoked the python so that we would be entangled by it … How despicable!" Xu Chong's complexion was awful. "Senior Uncle, what should we do now?"
"You want to use us as weapons? It's not that easy! " Understanding what was going on, Su Yin smiled and said, "Drive the flying boat back and hide behind them!"
The people outside were indeed sinister. He almost fell for it.
The middle-aged man from the Heavenly Dipper Sect deliberately shouted so that the green-scaled python would think that they were in cahoots. Instead of waiting to be surrounded and killed, it would be better to find a way to deal with one of them!
As long as it could kill them and devour their Origin Energy, it might just be able to achieve a breakthrough and become a Flood Serpent!
"Alright!"
Nodding his head, Xu Chong's zhenqi surged as he hastened the activation of the formation.
Normally, if a flying ship were to suddenly change its direction from advancing to retreating, it would definitely be destroyed. However, even a high-tier spirit artifact would not be able to destroy Little Senior Uncle's flying ship. As such, there was no problem for it to change its direction at all!
On top of that, the formation was of a very high grade as well, so dodging the attack was a walk in the park.
Under Xu Chong and the other Zongshi realm experts' control, the green-scaled python had already retreated several thousand meters to the back of the Heavenly Dipper Sect's flying ship.
With a light chuckle, Su Yin's voice sounded. "This friend over here, we'll accept your suggestion. Let's work together to slay that fellow and rid the world of a scourge!"
"The heck …" The crowd from the Heavenly Dipper Sect was stunned.
Shameless!
They thought that they would be able to put up a fight against the other party on such a large flying ship. Yet, who would have thought that the other party would just turn around and flee? How could they be so shameless?
Roar!
Before they could think of a way to deal with this, the green-scaled python had already arrived not too far away. It opened its mouth, and a grayish mist gushed toward them.
The sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect, who had just spoken, did not expect that he would end up digging a hole for himself. He was so furious that he could explode on the spot! However, there was no time for him to waste his breath. He quickly drove his Zhen Yuan to form a massive light barrier around the ship.
Tzzzzz!
As soon as the light barrier came into contact with the poison gas, it began to corrode furiously.
He was a 1-dan Legacy realm cultivator, so he was not weak at all. However … the python was simply too powerful. Furthermore, it had struck out furiously. In just a few breaths, he was already on the verge of collapsing.
"Retreat! Hurry up and retreat!" he bellowed.
As long as they could retreat to the back of the ship, they would be saved using the Principle of Tail! Otherwise, even if they could kill the python, they would suffer great losses, and many of them would be injured.
Hu!
Under his command, the elders of the Heavenly Dipper Sect drove their energy together. In an instant, the flying ship turned around and flew back in the direction of the ship.
"Retreat!" Su Yin waved his hand grandly and commanded with a smile.
Following his command, the massive flying ship below also retreated at a speed similar to that of the Heavenly Dipper Sect.
The Heavenly Dipper Sect's flying ship came to a halt. Soon, they realized that the other party's flying ship had stopped as well. They continued advancing forward while the other party continued retreating, maintaining a distance of around a hundred meters.
The heck!
The crowd from the Heavenly Dipper Sect was frenzied.
They were definitely doing this on purpose!
"Sect leader, what should we do? Their ship is extremely fast. We won't be able to catch up to them at all … "an elder asked anxiously.
The other party was faster than them, so the Principle of Tail could only be applied to them. They had to think of a way to save themselves!
"There's nothing we can do. We have to resist with all our might …"
The face of the Heavenly Dipper Sect's sect leader turned livid.
The other party was a wooden ship. Furthermore, the formation diagram on its surface was all over the place, depicting a bunch of wolf demons and goat demons. He thought that it was just for show. Never in his dreams did he expect it to be so formidable!
He wanted to harm others, but he ended up being the victim instead.
How frustrating!
"The friend on the other side, this Green-scaled Python has always been a territorial ruler, and it refuses to be disciplined. It has long been on the Alliance's kill list. Normally, it would be fine, but if it manages to achieve a breakthrough this time, it will become a huge threat!"
While driving the flying ship to avoid the python's attacks, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Why don't we put aside our differences and work together to kill it?"
"Work together? There's no need for that! " The one who spoke was a young man standing on the deck. With a smile on his face, he said, "There are many experts in the Heavenly Dipper Sect. It's just a python, so I don't think you'll have any problems dealing with it! Don't worry, I won't leave. I'll be here to support you and cheer you on! "
"…" The sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect was frenzied.
What do you mean by 'cheer you on'?
Do I need your encouragement? Are you crazy?
The sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect turned around and asked, "Which sect is that?"
"I don't know either …" The other elders shook their heads.
Fearing that they would be recognized, Mo Yuan, Xu Chong, and the others had intentionally concealed their appearances. Wu Yuan and the others didn't have high standing in the sect, so they rarely ventured out. As for the rest, they were all young disciples, so it was impossible for them to recognize them.
They had never heard of any sect possessing such a large flying ship, and it was even made of wood …
"No matter who it is, they're determined not to make a move. Besides, if it were us, we would have made the same choice too. We can only think of a solution ourselves …"
An old man interjected.
The crowd fell silent.
If their flying ship was fast enough to avoid the green-scaled python, they wouldn't have rashly interfered either.
Many sects were on equal footing, but they were also competitors. Why wouldn't they be happy to see their opponents in trouble?
As they spoke, the green-scaled python charged forward again. As it spewed poisonous gas, it whipped its thick tail fiercely.
Middle-grade spirit weapons weren't too weak, but in front of a third-grade Heritage python that could transform into a flood dragon at any time, it was still somewhat lacking. In just a moment, cracks appeared on the protective shield. The few disciples who were maintaining the shield were attacked by the poisonous gas. Their faces darkened, and they vomited large mouthfuls of blood!
"We have to think of a way …" An elder clenched his fists tightly.
"If we fight with all our strength, we can kill this fellow, but our vitality will be greatly damaged. If we participate in the sect evaluation again, we might fall to second-grade …"
The sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect said.
Although this green-scaled python was very powerful, it hadn't achieved a breakthrough yet. As the fourth-ranked sect in the Great Yan Province, it wouldn't be difficult for the Heavenly Dipper Sect to kill it if they went all out.
However, if they really did that, what about the sect evaluation?
It was an opportunity once every five years. If they missed it, it would be difficult for them to rise again.
The crowd nodded in agreement. It was precisely because of this that they felt stifled.
A glint flashed across the eyes of the sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect. He drove the flying ship to dodge the attack and shouted, "Green-scaled python, your strength isn't bad, but you haven't achieved a breakthrough yet. Don't force us to use our full strength to deal with you. We're dodging not because we're afraid, but because we don't think that there's a need to sacrifice ourselves …"
Boom!
Along with his words, the elders on the ship released their auras. Like a tidal wave, they crushed down on the crowd, exerting immense pressure on them.
Of these elders, three of them had reached Heritage realm, and the other three had reached Zongshi 9-dan! As expected of the fourth-ranked sect, they had a strong foundation.
Hu!
The python came to a halt.
Faced with so many experts and countless disciples, even it didn't dare to face them head-on.
"That's right. Let us pass, and we'll mind our own business. How about that?" the sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect shouted.
"I've already said that I'll let you pass if you leave behind the Zhen Yuan of the ten Transcendent Mortal cultivators …" the Green-scaled Python said.
It was just a step away from achieving a breakthrough, and Transcendent Mortal experts were rare. If it were to let the other party off this time, who knew when it would succeed in the future?
"Asking for their Zhen Yuan is no different from killing them …" the sect leader of the Heavenly Dipper Sect said.
If they were to lose their Zhen Yuan, their cultivation would crumble. Even if they didn't die, they would be severely injured, making it difficult for them to recover. This was a request that they couldn't agree to.
"If you don't agree, you'll have to leave all of them here …"
The Green-scaled Python's voice grew more and more agitated. Following which, more than twenty pythons flew out from the Myriad Python Mountain below. Each of them possessed a cultivation of at least Divinity realm.
Not only did the Heavenly Dipper Sect have their own disciples and experts, as the host, the Myriad Python Mountain didn't pale in comparison either.
Seeing the confrontation between the two parties, Xu Chong turned to Zhang Xuan and asked, "Senior Uncle, what do we do now?"
"Prepare to make a move!" Su Yin chuckled softly.
He had only allowed them to reap what they had sown. If they were to fight to the death, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
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