Chapter 10

The descendants of noble families like the Qi王府 and other powerful clans not only consume the flesh and blood of demonic beasts but also take elixirs and miraculous medicines to enhance their physical attributes, cultivate true qi, and strengthen their mental awareness.

Although Jiang Nan has been consuming the flesh and blood of demonic beasts these days, his treatment is far inferior to that of the noble descendants. As time passes, the gap between him and these noble descendants will only grow wider, not narrower.

However, elixirs and miraculous medicines are extremely precious and rare. A single elixir is worth a hundred gold pieces, and even ordinary descendants of the Qi王府 cannot take them every day.

The ordinary demonic beasts at the edge of Luoxia Mountain are no longer a match for Jiang Nan. He has begun to venture deeper into Luoxia Mountain to find stronger demonic beasts, but he dares not enter the deepest part of the mountain.

Luoxia Mountain is filled with demonic creatures, including powerful demons that can rival the strength of a Divine Wheel expert. Even a Divine Wheel expert like the King of Qi would not dare to easily enter this place. For Jiang Nan, entering would be a death sentence.

One day, Jiang Nan and Jiang Xue ventured deep into Luoxia Mountain and encountered a demonic tiger by a mountain stream. After much hardship, they finally managed to kill the demonic tiger. Jiang Nan drank the demonic blood in large gulps, feeling the immense energy contained in the tiger's blood rapidly replenish his physical energy, further enhancing his physical attributes. He thought to himself, "Although I cannot match the descendants of the Qi family, my cultivation speed far surpasses theirs. If I were to fight them, I could only rely on my cultivation to suppress them. However, in the same realm, I would not be their match. How can I quickly enhance my physical attributes..."

He frowned slightly. Over these days, he has been diligently practicing, reaching the middle stage of bone refinement. This speed is indeed shocking, but the body is the foundation of martial arts. Without a strong physique, the development of martial arts would be greatly limited.

However, his gains have also been astonishing. The surface of the magic bell in his body has begun to show martial arts imprints, no longer just floating characters, but rather patterns imprinted on the black magic bell.

For example, the "Jiang Yue Pao Lang Jue" is depicted as a great river flowing out of a deep valley, with the moon rising in the river, creating a profound and distant意境. The "Long Hu Xiang Li Jue" is shown as a fierce battle between a dragon, a tiger, and an elephant. The "Hua Xue Shen Gong" is depicted as a sinister blood lake, and the "Li Mao Shi San Pu" shows a lively cat pouncing.

This indicates that Jiang Nan's understanding of these techniques has reached a very high level, transforming into his own interpretation of martial arts, which is then absorbed by the magic bell.

The opening of the "Demon Prison Profound Fetus Scripture" states that one should not be bound by the methods of ancestors or fear the laws of heaven. However, Jiang Nan found that this technique does not completely discard the methods of predecessors but can absorb their strengths, improve them, and transform them into his own martial arts knowledge.

After resting for a moment, he was about to leave when he suddenly heard the sound of clothing breaking through the air from the other side of the mountain stream, followed by the roar of a fierce beast, shaking the forest.

Jiang Nan's heart stirred, and he turned to look. He saw a red-clad girl darting through the forest at incredible speed, with a golden-scaled python, about four to five zhang long, rapidly pursuing her, opening its mouth to bite her!

The red-clad girl was also quite skilled. At a critical moment, she twisted her body and narrowly escaped the python's deadly bite!

The golden-scaled python had a bright red crest on its head, with a red line extending from its back to its tail, as red as blood.

The python, having missed its target, immediately became enraged. Its tail suddenly wrapped around a tree as thick as a barrel, uprooting it and sweeping it towards the red-clad girl with a whoosh!

The red-clad girl suddenly had a soft sword in her hand. With a flick of her wrist, the sword glowed and made a hissing sound, slicing the tree into pieces in an instant.

The soft sword was extremely sharp, changing form in her hands, with white sword light crisscrossing like rain, slicing towards the golden-scaled python.

However, the sound of clanging metal came as the soft sword struck the python, producing a series of sparks without even piercing a single scale!

"Hunter ahead, quickly move aside!"

The red-clad girl, seeing a white fox perched on Jiang Nan's shoulder and a fierce tiger on his back, mistook him for a hunter who had entered Luoxia Mountain to hunt. While dodging the python's attack, she urgently said, "This golden-scaled red-line python is highly venomous. One whiff of its poison will cost you your life. Hurry up and leave!"

"This girl is quite kind and not a bad person."

Jiang Nan observed for a moment, and suddenly the golden-scaled red-line python noticed him, hesitated for a moment, and then abandoned the red-clad girl to pounce on Jiang Nan!

"I have too much yang energy, and I have indeed become a sought-after delicacy for these demonic beasts, who all want to take a bite..."

Jiang Nan was somewhat amused and exasperated. Now he finally understood why Jiang Xue said he was the meat of the Tang僧 to demonic beasts. The golden-scaled red-line python had been chasing the red-clad girl for a long time but immediately abandoned her upon seeing Jiang Nan, precisely because of his strong yang energy, which made him appear like a human torch to demonic beasts!

To demonic beasts, he was absolutely a great supplement!

Whoosh—

A gust of wind blew from the mouth of the golden-scaled red-line python, carrying a strong stench. The python had not even approached when it first spewed out a mouthful of poison!

The red-clad girl cried out in alarm, "Hunter, the golden-scaled red-line python is highly venomous. Quickly hide!"

Jiang Nan suddenly felt a dizziness in his head, a black aura appearing on his face. He was startled, "What a powerful toxin!"

The strong stench carried a potent poison. Just one breath made his lively true qi become sluggish, his movements slow, and his limbs feel incredibly heavy, making even the simplest actions difficult!

Splash!

The golden-scaled python swam into the mountain stream, its tail breaking the water's surface, sending two waves several feet high to both sides, creating a terrifying scene!

In the water, the python raised its head high, its head triangular like a branding iron, its eyes like candle flames, glowing eerily, staring intently at Jiang Nan on the other side of the stream, as if looking at a prey about to be caught.

This python was clearly a unique demonic creature in Luoxia Mountain, not hibernating like ordinary snakes. It had been disturbed by the red-clad girl and came out to hunt!

It was over four zhang long, its flat head raised high, towering over Jiang Nan by several heads. Its pupils were vertical, staring intently at Jiang Nan, its tongue forked and red, spitting out a thick cloud of poison, creating a strong wind. In an instant, it swam to the other side of the stream and pounced on Jiang Nan!

This was the first time Jiang Nan encountered a highly venomous demonic beast, and he felt a sense of unease.

The python's venom was so potent that it even made his limbs and true qi feel numb!

The red-clad girl quickly rushed over, her feet touching the water, crossing the stream like a swift swallow. Her sword glowed, and she aimed for the python's eyes!

The python's tail rose and struck hard. The red-clad girl quickly swung her sword to block it, feeling a powerful force, her body shaking, and she was thrown back. She twisted her body and landed on a rock in the middle of the stream. The python's tail continued to strike, and she had to struggle to counter it.

At the same time, the python hissed, opening its mouth to swallow Jiang Nan!

"Zi Chuan, if you cannot deal with this venomous creature, you might as well speak up," Jiang Xue said softly on Jiang Nan's shoulder.

Jiang Nan's eyes glowed with determination, and he said firmly, "Sister, rest assured. I said I wouldn't need your help, and I won't break my word!"

"Demon Prison Profound Fetus!"

He shouted, reversing the Demon Prison Profound Fetus Scripture, opening all 108,000 pores on his body, and using his true qi to expel the python's poison from his pores. He then closed his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, and all 108,000 pores, moving swiftly towards the golden-scaled python!

With the Demon Prison Profound Fetus Scripture, his martial arts realm, and his own intelligence, he quickly grasped the key to expelling the poison. Once the poison was expelled, his physical functions returned to their peak state!

The golden-scaled python hissed, suddenly abandoning the red-clad girl and rapidly swimming towards Jiang Nan. It was extremely angry, seemingly enraged that this small human dared to challenge it instead of waiting to be devoured!

"Dragon and Snake Ascend the Land!"

Jiang Nan's movements suddenly changed, his true qi running intensely, his body rubbing against the air, producing a low dragon roar. His body moved like a dragon, even surpassing the golden-scaled python in momentum!

"I want to see if you, this snake, are stronger or if I, this dragon, am stronger!"

Unlike the hard and direct clash with the bear demon, Jiang Nan and the golden-scaled python moved and fought in the mountain stream, their movements unpredictable. Each time they collided, they used deadly moves, like a snake's fatal strike, showing its fangs and then immediately retreating, without lingering.

Soon, they moved from the mountain stream into the forest, where dragon roars and python hisses filled the air, and thick poison clouds spread. Trees were often uprooted and crashed to the ground!

This battle was more difficult than the one with the bear demon. The golden-scaled python was much stronger than the bear demon, and its venom was even more potent. Even with all his pores closed, Jiang Nan would still be poisoned if hit by the venom.

This venom required him to use his true qi to expel it, causing his true qi to be constantly consumed!

The golden-scaled python's strength was also not inferior to the bear demon, and in some ways, it was even stronger. Its constricting power was astonishing, capable of crushing a tree that two people could barely encircle. If it wrapped around someone, there would be no escape, only to be squeezed to death, with bones shattered!

During the battle with the golden-scaled python, Jiang Nan gained a deeper and more thorough understanding of the "dragon" in the Dragon Tiger Elephant Force Technique. The python, like a dragon, would eventually shed its skin and transform into a venomous dragon if it continued to practice.

From the python's form, Jiang Nan could grasp some of the techniques of the Dragon Tiger Elephant Force Technique, making it more complete.

"This python attacks both head and tail. If you strike its head, its tail will come, and if you strike its tail, its head will come. If you strike its body, both head and tail will come! This can be transformed into a profound martial art and integrated into the Dragon Tiger Elephant Force Technique."

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