Chapter 49: Earth Rank Techniques

"Take this arrow, I want your eyes!" Xu Feng shouted, releasing an arrow from his hand.

Everyone watched Xu Feng's arrow, waiting for it to hit the black snake's eyes.

"Plunk!" Under everyone's wide-eyed gaze, Xu Feng's seemingly fierce arrow fell into the river halfway, creating a few bubbles.

Ye Si was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, clutching her stomach and giggling uncontrollably. The other servants also burst out laughing.

"Is this the 'Hundred Hits, Hundred Kills' young master?" Ye Si, holding her stomach, emphasized her curvaceous figure and alluring charm.

Xu Feng's face turned red, looking at the river still bubbling, he felt ashamed. Damn, how could this be? It's just archery, there's no reason for it to go wrong!

"That! This time it was just a small mistake!" Xu Feng looked at Ye Si very seriously and explained, "I really am the 'Hundred Hits, Hundred Kills' young master."

"Uh! I know, it was a mistake!" Ye Si laughed even harder when she saw Xu Feng still being stubborn.

Xu Feng's face turned red again, and he quickly shifted his gaze to the black snake, changing the subject, "Everyone, continue, don't let it escape."

Only then did everyone snap out of their laughter, turning their attention back to the black snake and shooting arrows again.

"Swish..."

With a roar, the black snake, in great pain, unleashed black lightning from its body, striking the arrows and blocking the servants' arrows.

Seeing this, Ye Si raised an eyebrow, tightened her bow, and shot another arrow. With a whistling sound, the arrow pierced the black snake's body, causing it to thrash violently again.

Xu Feng was extremely excited and was about to draw his bow to imitate Ye Si, but after a moment's thought, he quickly put it down.

Ye Si giggled, "Not going to try?"

Xu Feng shook his head, standing with his hands behind his back, "A strong person shouldn't act rashly, or it would lower their status!"

"Pah!" Ye Si spat at Xu Feng, ignoring his attempt to save face, and drew her bow again, shooting another arrow.

"Boom..."

The black snake, clearly fearing Ye Si's arrows, released a bolt of lightning from its body, deflecting Ye Si's arrow into the river.

After being shot at so many times, the black snake was thoroughly enraged. It roared, and black lightning shot out from all directions, aiming at the servants on the shore.

Seeing this, Xu Feng was alarmed and shouted at the servants, "Quick, retreat!"

The servants didn't need Xu Feng's reminder; seeing the black snake's lightning, they had already run far away. This scene left Xu Feng stunned, thinking that if they were born in the Anti-Japanese War period, they would make excellent collaborators.

Xu Feng pulled Ye Si and quickly retreated, lightning striking where he had just stood, blasting out some rocks.

Although the black snake's lightning was powerful, it couldn't ignore the distance. After everyone retreated, the lightning couldn't reach the servants. However, due to the distance, the servants' arrows couldn't hit the black snake as effectively.

Clearly, after failing to attack the servants, the black snake, after a series of violent lightning strikes, finally stopped.

But its stopping didn't make Xu Feng happy; instead, he shouted in alarm, "Not good! It's trying to escape!"

The black snake's body submerged into the water, moving its head upstream.

"We can't let it escape," Ye Si was also anxious. If it escaped, it would be much harder to deal with it again.

Xu Feng clearly understood this, so without hesitation, he ran towards the direction the black snake was trying to escape.

"Xu Feng! Come back!" Ye Si shouted in panic when she saw Xu Feng charging straight at the black snake. The Xiao family servants were also extremely worried; the black snake's lightning was no joke.

As everyone expected, Xu Feng's approach drew the black snake's attention, and it immediately unleashed black lightning at him.

However, what made all the servants stare in shock was that the black lightning striking Xu Feng didn't stop him; instead, he continued to chase the black snake. Lightning struck Xu Feng, causing his body to glow with electric sparks, but these sparks didn't seem to harm him. Xu Feng's pace didn't slow as he pursued the black snake.

In the servants' eyes, they saw a miraculous scene: a young man running through lightning, which seemed like rain, causing no harm. The black lightning surrounding Xu Feng gave him a stunning presence.

"Running through lightning? Is he that awesome?!" The servants were stunned; Xu Feng, running through the lightning, seemed like a thunder god, exuding a formidable aura.

Ye Si, looking at Xu Feng, who was surrounded by a halo of lightning, knew he could absorb black lightning. Despite this, she was still shaken by the scene. At this moment, Xu Feng had a captivating presence.

Anyone seeing someone ignore lightning would be similarly stunned!

As everyone felt the world was going crazy, Xu Feng ran and finally intercepted the black snake at a certain point.

Although the black snake was puzzled that its lightning didn't harm Xu Feng, seeing him standing on a narrow bridge, trying to block its path, it didn't hesitate and swept its tail at the bridge.

"Xu Feng! Be careful!" Ye Si shouted in alarm.

As the black snake swept its tail, Xu Feng jumped, pouncing onto the black snake's back. At the same time, the black snake's tail struck the bridge, breaking it in two and splashing water. The waves hit Xu Feng, drenching him. Seizing this opportunity, Xu Feng pounced onto the black snake's back, grabbing the arrow embedded in its body to stabilize himself.

"Xu Feng!" Ye Si was horrified, not expecting Xu Feng to be so bold as to jump onto the black snake.

On the black snake's back, Xu Feng tightly held the arrow, pushing it deeper to prevent it from falling out. The black snake, in great pain, thrashed violently, splashing water all over Xu Feng.

Xu Feng, drenched, didn't care. He took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed the black snake fiercely.

With each stab and pull, the black snake's blood gushed out, dyeing the river red.

On the shore, Ye Si and the servants watched Xu Feng engage in a physical battle with the massive creature, their hearts racing and breaths held. Ye Si bit her lip, her mint-rose lips leaving a mark from her white teeth, her slender fingers tightly gripping as she watched Xu Feng on the black snake's back.

On the black snake's back, the black snake couldn't do much to Xu Feng, and each stab from Xu Feng's dagger made the black snake bleed profusely.

"Xu Feng! Be careful, it might wrap around you!" Ye Si shouted from the shore, watching the snake and Xu Feng in the water.

Seeing the black snake's tendency, Xu Feng smirked, pulling out a few arrows and stabbing them deeper. He thought, if the snake wasn't afraid of the arrows and wrapped around itself, it would only make the arrows penetrate deeper.

Even as a spirit beast, the black snake couldn't withstand such continuous pain. It had already been severely injured by Uncle Ye, and this situation only worsened its condition.

"Swish..."

With a unique roar, the black snake's body unleashed waves of lightning, striking Xu Feng.

Seeing the lightning strike Xu Feng, the servants on the shore held their breath. Such dense black lightning would surely be fatal if it hit them.

"Boom..."

The black lightning struck Xu Feng, and his body glowed with a purple light. The black lightning entered Xu Feng's body and was absorbed by the purple lightning. As he absorbed the black lightning, the lightning refined his body.

Xu Feng could feel the improvement in both his purple lightning and his strength.

"Boom... Boom..."

The black snake's lightning struck Xu Feng, and Ye Si watched, holding her breath. Although the black snake was severely injured, the intensity of its lightning was much weaker than when it fought Uncle Ye. But Xu Feng, a novice cultivator, could he withstand the black snake's lightning?

On the shore, Ye Si's face was pale with panic, her beautiful features contrasting with her alluring figure, captivating the attention of the servants.

"Swish..." The black snake, enraged, unleashed more lightning, striking Xu Feng. Xu Feng, absorbing the lightning, smirked. He dared to jump onto the black snake because he could absorb black lightning. No other novice cultivator, even a tenth-rank one, would dare to do this.

While absorbing the lightning, Xu Feng continued to stab the black snake with his dagger.

The black snake, in great pain, unleashed even more lightning. To the servants, Xu Feng was completely enveloped in black lightning, as if wearing a black lightning cloak. The lightning on his body moved like small snakes, densely covering him, a truly stunning sight.

The servants watched this terrifying scene in shock. If such dense lightning struck them, they would be dead. Yet, this "freak" still had the strength to stab the black snake with his dagger.

Looking at Xu Feng, now a black lightning person, one servant couldn't help but curse, "Damn! Is this guy a reincarnation of black lightning? Too damn freaky, such dense lightning can't even harm him?"

However, they didn't know that the dense lightning was also causing Xu Feng great pain. Although his purple lightning could absorb black lightning, the density was too high, causing intense pain.

Fortunately, the purple lightning and the Dao Xuan Scripture protected his internal organs, allowing him to endure. It was just intense pain, which Xu Feng could handle.

Xu Feng dared to jump onto the black snake because his purple lightning could absorb black lightning. Another reason was that the black snake was already severely injured, and its lightning wouldn't be very strong. However, he underestimated the black snake, which, even in its injured state, unleashed terrifying lightning. If anyone else had jumped onto it, they would have been easily killed.

Xu Feng was surprised, and the black snake was terrified. When had it ever faced someone who ignored its lightning? Wave after wave of lightning struck the human on its back, but it couldn't shake him off; instead, he occasionally stabbed it with his dagger.

The black snake, already severely injured, was further weakened by the arrow wounds and the toxins. Xu Feng's continuous stabbing made it even more exhausted.

The black snake, enraged, unleashed more lightning, striking Xu Feng like rain, making him even more eerie.

Under the lightning, Xu Feng could feel his strength increasing at an extremely fast rate, much faster than when he practiced the Dao Xuan Scripture alone.

In a short time, Xu Feng felt his strength reach the high seventh rank.

"Beast! Give me more!" Xu Feng laughed, ignoring the lightning, and stabbed the dagger to the hilt.

The servants on the shore, hearing Xu Feng's bold and arrogant voice, and seeing this bizarre scene, couldn't help but curse, "Damn! Is this guy a demon? How is this possible?!"

The black snake, realizing its lightning couldn't harm Xu Feng, changed its strategy due to the intense pain. It plunged its head into the water, trying to drown Xu Feng.

Xu Feng, seeing this, snorted, holding onto the arrow to prevent the black snake from shaking him off, not afraid of it diving.

"Xu Feng!" Ye Si, seeing the black snake dive, shouted in fear, "Come back, don't be stubborn!"

Xu Feng, already underwater, couldn't hear Ye Si. The black snake moved extremely fast in the water, and Xu Feng could feel the water's impact. The water pressure was uncomfortable, but Xu Feng held on tightly to the black snake, stabbing it with his dagger.

"I don't believe you have such strong vitality. I'll help you bleed first!"

The black snake's blood flowed from the wounds, and Xu Feng could feel its speed slowing down. This made Xu Feng happy, though holding his breath was uncomfortable, he could still endure it.