Chapter 40

"Whistle~"

The Fire Cloud Python, in pain, clearly showed an expression of agony and anger. Its tongue flicked, and it suddenly rose into the air.

"Snap!"

The massive body, several dozen meters long, swung swiftly, creating a sonic boom in the air.

"Oh no!"

Su Shier felt a strong gust of wind, leaving him with no place to brace himself. In the critical moment, he hurriedly activated the Turtle Pattern Shield and the Ice Shield.

The two defensive talismans, one in front and one behind, shimmered with magical light, enveloping his body.

The next second, the massive body lunged at him.

"Bang!"

After a dull thud, Su Shier felt as if he had been hit by a mountain while running at full speed. His body flew backward uncontrollably.

His internal organs ached terribly, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The moment he landed, Su Shier gritted his teeth and used the Wind Summoning Technique along with the Phantom Step to quickly distance himself from the giant python.

When he focused, his heart ached.

His supreme-grade Turtle Pattern Shield had shattered completely, turning into countless fragments, with no trace of magical light left.

Fortunately, the Ice Shield given by Shen Miaoyin, though dim, showed no cracks, perhaps due to the material used.

This gave Su Shier some relief. If he could keep this talisman, he could refine it with the mysterious alchemy furnace later, turning it into another supreme-grade defensive talisman at the very least.

He quickly grabbed the Ice Shield and, using the Phantom Step and Wind Summoning Technique, began to circle the giant python rapidly. Occasionally, he threw attack talismans, but this time, he dared not linger in the air.

Before coming, he had prepared a large number of talismans. However, with this usage, the talismans on his body were quickly depleting.

In just a short while, he had thrown at least three hundred, if not five hundred, attack talismans.

By the end, only some low-grade and even half-finished talismans remained.

However, Su Shier was not concerned. For him, as long as they could be used to inflict some damage on the Fire Cloud Python and disrupt its recovery, it was enough.

Seeing that he had only a handful of talismans left, Su Shier quickly turned his gaze to Shen Miaoyin in the distance.

"Hey! Are you done yet? I can't hold on much longer!"

"Draw it over here!"

At this moment, Shen Miaoyin's face was as pale as paper, and her forehead was drenched in sweat.

Hearing Su Shier's voice, she gritted her teeth and took out the last blue Return Essence Pill she had, swallowing it in one go.

Immediately, she condensed all her true essence into a magical seal, which she placed on the Ice Sword.

Five flying swords shot up into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

"Good! I'm coming over!"

Su Shier relaxed slightly, without any hesitation, and ran quickly to Shen Miaoyin's side.

Behind him, the Fire Cloud Python pursued relentlessly but suddenly stopped just before the sword formation, its large eyes showing a wary expression.

"Hmm? It's not falling for it? What do we do now?" Su Shier frowned and asked hurriedly.

"Transfer all the true essence you have left to me!" Shen Miaoyin shouted coldly.

For her, the sword formation was already set, and whether the Fire Cloud Python came over or not was not important.

The problem was that she had no true essence left, and the pills for restoring true essence were all used up.

Without mana, she could not activate the sword formation.

After saying this, seeing Su Shier's hesitation, she urged, "Hurry up! It's too late if we wait any longer!"

"This... How do I do it?" Su Shier asked awkwardly.

He knew he had few choices. However, he had never transferred true essence to anyone before.

"Place your hand on my back, and leave the rest to me." Shen Miaoyin quickly said, realizing that the young man in front of her was still a novice in cultivation.

Su Shier followed her instructions, placing his palm on Shen Miaoyin's back. Although there was a layer of clothing between them, the soft touch and the faint warmth still gave him an unprecedented experience.

However, this feeling lasted only a moment.

The next second, a powerful suction force came from his palm, and his true essence began to surge uncontrollably, being absorbed by Shen Miaoyin.

"I didn't expect that, despite being at the Fourth Level of the Qi Condensation Stage, you have quite a bit of true essence." Feeling the true essence flowing into her back, Shen Miaoyin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

In her perception, Su Shier's true essence was at least one-third more than that of other disciples at the same level.

Mixed spiritual roots, although extremely slow in cultivation, had their advantages. Mixed spiritual roots contained various elemental roots, and once cultivation progressed, they naturally became more substantial than those of other disciples at the same level.

Su Shier had never discussed this with others and was naturally unaware of these facts. At this moment, he only felt bitter, "Leave me some. At this rate, you'll drain me dry!"

Shen Miaoyin did not speak again. With the boost of true essence, she began to form seals with her hands. ??

The magical seal shot up into the sky, and the five Ice Swords reappeared in the clouds, emitting cold energy.

Amidst the surging cold energy, a massive sword shadow reappeared.

"Frost Sword Formation! Slash!"

Shen Miaoyin shouted sternly, and the massive sword shadow, radiating a terrifying cold energy, descended from the sky, slicing toward the giant python not far away.

The Fire Cloud Python, unwilling to yield, suddenly raised half of its body and spewed a burst of fire, resisting the sword shadow.

It had only a simple consciousness but knew that this was a matter of life and death. It mobilized all its demonic essence, managing to counter the sword shadow in the air, neither side gaining the upper hand.

At this moment, Shen Miaoyin let out a闷哼

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, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and her aura became particularly chaotic.

She was already injured and was forcing herself to activate the sword formation with her Qi Condensation Stage cultivation, which was extremely draining for her.

"Come on! Hold on, you can't collapse!"

Noticing Shen Miaoyin's change, Su Shier's heart pounded, feeling extremely anxious.

"Go all out!"

Gritting his teeth, he focused on the Fire Cloud Python, his eyes narrowing, and he flipped his hand to throw out seven Soul Severing Nails.

Along with them, he threw all his remaining attack talismans.

At this moment, the Fire Cloud Python was fully engaged in resisting the power of the sword formation and had no time to deal with Su Shier's attacks. It also did not think that seven small iron nails could cause it any harm.

"Thud!"

A dull thud, and the Soul Severing Nails, along with the attack talismans, embedded into the Fire Cloud Python's wound.

The next second, over a hundred attack talismans exploded simultaneously.

Although they were mostly defective and of low quality, the combined explosion inside the Fire Cloud Python's wound was no less than a critical hit!

"Boom! Boom!"

Caught off guard, half of the Fire Cloud Python's body was torn open and bleeding profusely.

Its fully mobilized demonic essence also stagnated for a moment.

Seizing this opportunity, the massive sword shadow, carrying a formidable momentum, sliced through its forehead.

The nearly hundred-meter-long giant python was cut in two by this single strike, dead beyond any doubt.

"Thud!"

After all this, Shen Miaoyin could no longer hold on, spitting out a large mouthful of blood and collapsing to the ground.

This battle had left her severely injured. Now, she didn't even have the strength to move.

In the air, the five flying swords that formed the formation also fell to the ground with a rustling sound.