Chapter 89: The Golden Thread Silver Line Snake

Just as Jian Chen was halfway through thrusting his Light Breeze Sword, a golden, vine-like object shot out from the water, aiming for him in mid-air.

When the Light Breeze Sword collided with the golden vine-like object, Jian Chen's downward posture abruptly stopped, and his entire body hung in the air in a sword-thrusting pose. The tip of the Light Breeze Sword accurately reached the head of the golden vine.

This scene lasted for two breaths, then suddenly, another golden vine burst out from the dense forest beside the stream, rapidly lashing towards Jian Chen.

Jian Chen's expression remained unchanged. Using the golden vine supporting the Light Breeze Sword as a fulcrum, he suddenly exerted force with his right arm, immediately leaping up and landing steadily on the bank of the stream. As soon as he landed, he quickly put on the clothes he had placed by the stream.

After dressing, Jian Chen looked up to examine the golden vine that had attacked him. He saw that the golden vine was actually a snake, only as thick as a wrist, with a golden body and several silver-white lines running straight from its head to its tail. The golden snake was particularly long, with just the exposed part measuring about five to six meters. However, when Jian Chen noticed the silver-white lines on the golden snake, his expression changed slightly. Then, as if he remembered something, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he involuntarily exclaimed, "Golden Thread Silver Line Snake!"

The Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was something Jian Chen had read about in the books at the academy library. It was an extremely rare species among snakes, known as the king of snakes. Throughout the entire Tianyuan Continent, with its countless magical beasts, the number of Golden Thread Silver Line Snakes was hard to reach even three digits.

The value of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake did not lie in its rarity, but in its inherent qualities. Whether its flesh or blood, it had extremely high value, especially the potent venom it contained, which was of the type that was highly sought after but rarely available on the Tianyuan Continent.

This venom, if specially refined, could even kill a Sky Sage, a top-tier expert. Moreover, there was no other way to cure this venom except with the essence blood of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake. Once infected with the venom of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, even a Light Sage would be helpless. Although the Light Holy Power had miraculous effects in healing and could easily neutralize many other potent toxins, it could only temporarily suppress the venom of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake and a few other special toxins, but not completely eliminate them.

Furthermore, the body of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was different from other snakes. It was very long but very thin. It was said that some Golden Thread Silver Line Snakes, which had reached the fifth stage of magical beasts, had bodies over a hundred meters long, but only about a meter in diameter.

A sixth-stage Golden Thread Silver Line Snake could control the size of its body, shrinking it to just one or two meters in length.

A sixth-stage Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was also very powerful. It was rumored to be able to fly in the sky and burrow into the ground, and its highly toxic venom was extremely dominant, even making Sky Sages wary and reluctant to come into contact with it.

According to records, a hundred years ago, in the Holy Empire, a sixth-stage Golden Thread Silver Line Snake had, in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, massacred a city with a population of over ten million. Not a single person in the entire city survived; everyone was poisoned to death, and even the corpses were completely corroded by the venom, leaving only blood that emitted a foul stench, covering the entire city.

To deal with this, the Holy Empire dispatched over a dozen Sky Sages to kill the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake. However, the battle lasted less than half a day, and seven of the dozen Sky Sages were killed, while the remaining few were either severely injured or poisoned. Those who were poisoned died shortly after returning.

This incident even alarmed the Holy King who guarded the Holy Empire. In the end, the Holy King personally engaged in a shocking battle with the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, managing to drive it away, but not to kill it.

From this, it was evident how powerful the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was.

Recalling the information about the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake he had read in the library of Kagas Academy, Jian Chen looked at the golden, thin, venomous snake in front of him with a mix of shock and disbelief. His heart pounded uncontrollably. He never thought he would encounter a Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, which was extremely rare on the entire Tianyuan Continent, in such a remote area, and even on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountains.

After carefully examining the golden snake, which was only as thick as a wrist, Jian Chen had to admit that he was indeed facing a Golden Thread Silver Line Snake.

"Damn, how did I run into this thing?" Jian Chen quickly calmed down, but he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Although he had not seen the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake in person, the information he had read in books was enough to make him understand its danger. With his current strength as a Great Sage, encountering a Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was undoubtedly a very troublesome matter.

Jian Chen stared intently at the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, which was only a dozen meters away, his eyes filled with caution. His right hand, which held the Light Breeze Sword, tightened. He knew that the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake he was facing was not an ordinary magical beast. If he made a mistake, he might lose his life here.

This was absolutely the most dangerous situation he had encountered since entering the Magical Beast Mountains, dangerous enough that Jian Chen had no confidence in surviving.

If he encountered other powerful magical beasts, even if he couldn't defeat them, he could still try to escape. However, from the moment he recognized the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, he had already given up on the idea of fleeing. Although his speed was very fast, surpassing even a Sage with wind attributes, he knew that his speed was not enough to escape the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake.

The Golden Thread Silver Line Snake's straight-line running speed was extremely fast. Although it was not the fastest among all magical beasts, it was definitely among the top three in terms of straight-line running speed among all land-dwelling magical beasts. Among humans, only those with wind attribute Holy Power and strength far surpassing that of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake could possibly catch up to it.

"Encountering a Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, one must never run in a straight line, or it will be a dead end. I wonder what stage of magical beast this Golden Thread Silver Line Snake is. If it's a first-stage magical beast, the threat to me would be much smaller, and I might even be able to kill it. If it's a second-stage magical beast, although it poses a threat to me, I should be able to escape from it," Jian Chen thought to himself. Now, he only hoped that the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake in front of him was not too powerful, or he might find it very difficult to leave here alive.

As he thought, a grayish mist suddenly spewed from the mouth of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, quickly drifting towards Jian Chen. As soon as the mist appeared, the plants within ten meters immediately withered, and even some thick branches began to lose their vitality at a visible rate.

As soon as the gray mist appeared, Jian Chen felt a dizzying sensation in his head, and his body felt weak.

Noticing the changes in his body, a look of horror flashed across Jian Chen's eyes. The venomous mist spewed by the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake could spread through the air, directly polluting it. Now, Jian Chen finally understood the terrifying nature of the venom inside the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, no wonder it could easily poison a Sky Sage.

Without hesitation, Jian Chen bit his tongue, and the intense pain made his dizziness subside. He quickly retreated, his Holy Power circulating fully within his body, gradually dispelling the weakness.

After regaining his composure, Jian Chen's expression became heavy. Although he had not yet engaged in combat with the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, from the venom it had spewed, he deduced that the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was at least a second-stage magical beast.

Seeing the venomous mist rapidly approaching, Jian Chen immediately held his breath, lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and swiftly moved away.

As soon as Jian Chen moved, the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake also moved, transforming into a golden streak and chasing after him at a speed several times faster than Jian Chen's.

Although the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was only as thick as a wrist, its speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it caught up to Jian Chen, and its large mouth opened wide, aiming for Jian Chen's neck.

Just as the large mouth of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was about to bite Jian Chen's neck, Jian Chen suddenly crouched, narrowly avoiding it. He then turned around, and the silver-white Light Breeze Sword in his right hand transformed into a bolt of lightning, swiftly thrusting towards the vital point of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake. A layer of hazy white sword aura surrounded the sword, and at the tip, a large amount of sharp sword qi gathered, forming a dazzling white light. This was Jian Chen's full effort.

The Light Breeze Sword smoothly pierced the vital point of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, but Jian Chen's face did not show any joy. Instead, it turned very ugly, because the sword did not even pierce the skin of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake, leaving no trace at all.

"Such strong defense," Jian Chen gasped, his face turning pale. Due to his special cultivation method, his attack power was already very strong. Although he was only a Great Sage, his attack power was not much weaker than that of a Sage. Yet, his full-strength attack did not leave even a scratch on the vital point of the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake. Now, Jian Chen realized that the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake in front of him was at least a third-stage magical beast, possibly even a fourth-stage, far beyond his ability to defeat.

If it were an ordinary third-stage magical beast, Jian Chen could defeat it with some effort, but the Golden Thread Silver Line Snake was not an ordinary magical beast.