Chapter 55

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Yang Dingtian really wanted the wind-type demon core, but absolutely not at this moment.

At this moment, he was clinging to the cliff, unable to go up or down. His body was covered in wounds, and he hadn't even had time to take his medicinal pills.

The Wind Shadow Demon Snake was a being far more powerful than the Flame Demon Wolf.

Or rather, even if Yang Dingtian wanted to kill it, he couldn't. It could fly, and Yang Dingtian couldn't catch up. It could shoot wind blades, so it could kill Yang Dingtian, but Yang Dingtian couldn't reach it.

"Hisss..." At this moment, the wind snake behind Yang Dingtian suddenly bent its body, the sharp spines on its neck suddenly opened, emitting a terrifying hiss, and its eyes instantly became extremely fierce.

It was about to attack, its blood-red eyes tightly fixed on Yang Dingtian's neck, then it opened its mouth wide and began to devour the surrounding mystic energy.

It was gathering mystic energy, and when it reached its peak, it would shoot a wind blade at Yang Dingtian's neck.

This powerful wind blade could cut through a stone pillar more than a foot thick, and Yang Dingtian's neck would be no exception.

"Hisssss..." The terrifying hiss grew louder, the wind snake's mouth opened wider and wider, and countless mystic energies rushed into its body, making its belly swell suddenly.

Soon, the wind snake had devoured the mystic energy to its limit, and the invincible wind blade was about to be shot out.

At this moment, Yang Dingtian, lying on the cliff, had no way to avoid it. No matter where he hid, his neck would be cut off.

"Let go, pick the flower, and ignore the wind snake." Dongfang Niemie shouted loudly in Yang Dingtian's mind.

Yang Dingtian didn't hesitate at all, and immediately let go of the cliff with both hands, his body falling rapidly.

"Whoosh..." At this moment, the wind blade in the wind snake's mouth shot out suddenly.

"Bang..." A loud noise, the cliff above Yang Dingtian seemed to be struck by lightning, a crack more than a foot deep appeared, and rocks flew everywhere.

This wind blade was so powerful that if it had hit Yang Dingtian's neck, his entire head would have turned into a pile of mush.

After the shock, Yang Dingtian fell rapidly, and as he passed the Enchanting Orchid, he quickly reached out and picked it.

"Hisss..." The wind snake, seeing the Enchanting Orchid taken by Yang Dingtian, immediately let out an angry hiss, as if trying to pierce the eardrums.

Then, a sound like a slingshot, the wind snake bent its body and shot towards Yang Dingtian's back.

"Put the Enchanting Orchid in your mouth, but don't swallow it." Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian immediately put the Enchanting Orchid in his mouth, his body still falling rapidly.

"Bang..." Suddenly, his body tightened, feeling a chill and intense pain.

The wind snake suddenly coiled around Yang Dingtian's entire body, tightening with a force of a thousand pounds, making Yang Dingtian unable to breathe, and his bones felt like they were about to shatter. If it weren't for the Deep Sea Mystic Robe, his bones would have been crushed to pieces.

After coiling around Yang Dingtian, the wind snake flapped its wings and tried to fly up, its five-meter-long body coiling tighter and tighter, its strength growing.

Yang Dingtian understood why Dongfang Niemie had told him to let go and pick the flower. The wind snake was determined to get the Enchanting Orchid, and if Yang Dingtian picked it and put it in his mouth, the wind snake wouldn't let him fall into the lava abyss and burn to death, as that would also destroy the Enchanting Orchid.

However, it was unwilling to save Yang Dingtian, so it tried to strangle him to death.

At this moment, Yang Dingtian really couldn't breathe, and his vision began to blur.

"Hold your breath, pretend to be dead! When you reach the ground, look for an opportunity to attack." Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian quickly closed his eyes, held his breath, and pretended to be dead.

After landing, the wind snake's sharp head came close to sniff Yang Dingtian's breath. Its open mouth was incredibly foul-smelling, almost making Yang Dingtian vomit, but he remained still, completely holding his breath.

After sniffing for about half a minute, the wind snake confirmed that Yang Dingtian was dead, loosened its body, and threw Yang Dingtian to the ground. Then it lowered its head, opened its mouth wide, and tried to bite open Yang Dingtian's stomach to find the Enchanting Orchid, thinking Yang Dingtian had swallowed it.

The sixth move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique: Chop off the limbs!

"Whoosh!" The sword light flashed, and the wind snake's wing was suddenly cut off.

The wind snake tried to retreat quickly, but it was too late. Its wings were indeed the weakest part of its body, and Yang Dingtian's sword cut a deep wound, making it unable to fly and fall to the ground.

Yang Dingtian's sword was like lightning, continuing to slash at the wind snake's body. However, without mystic energy, the wind snake's shell was completely impervious to his attacks.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Two more quick slashes, Yang Dingtian aimed at its eyes, using the same tactic as with the Flame Demon Wolf.

Yang Dingtian's sword speed was fast, and despite the wind snake's lightning-fast dodges, its eyes were still hit repeatedly.

But strangely, the eyes were unharmed.

This beast's eyes had a transparent protective layer, incredibly tough. Without mystic energy, Yang Dingtian couldn't pierce it.

This was deadly! With one failed strike, Yang Dingtian quickly retreated, not daring to engage in a prolonged battle.

"Hisssss..." The wind snake, in intense pain, roared fiercely.

Its body arched on the ground, its two blood-red eyes fixed on Yang Dingtian. Its body was about as thick as an arm but was about four to five meters long, even when arched, it was much taller than Yang Dingtian.

"Hisss..." The wind snake opened its blood-red mouth, revealing sharp fangs.

"It's about to shoot a wind blade. Quickly show it the Enchanting Orchid in your teeth. It won't dare attack your head for fear of destroying the flower." Dongfang Niemie said, "At its level, it can only shoot three wind blades before its mystic energy is exhausted. Then you can use the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique to fight it."

"Whoosh..." As expected, just as Dongfang Niemie finished speaking, the wind snake shot out a wind blade, as fast as lightning, striking Yang Dingtian's chest.

"Bang..." Yang Dingtian's body was thrown several meters.

In intense pain, Yang Dingtian spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, Yang Dingtian suddenly fell, pretending to be dead again. Fortunately, he had the Deep Sea Mystic Robe, or the wind blade would have cut through his chest.

"Spit out the Enchanting Orchid, let it eat it!" Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian loosened his mouth, and the Enchanting Orchid fell from his mouth to the ground beside him.

The wind snake observed for a while, confirmed that Yang Dingtian was dead, then slithered over, lowered its head, and tried to bite the Enchanting Orchid.

As soon as it bit the Enchanting Orchid, it fell into a trance.

Yang Dingtian was about to strike with his sword.

"Wait." Dongfang Niemie said, "It's not time yet, wait another minute until it's completely entranced."

Seeing the wind snake's entranced expression, Yang Dingtian couldn't help but ask, "Master, what use is the Enchanting Orchid to the wind snake? Why would it risk its life to eat it?"

"It has no use at all." Dongfang Niemie said, "Any demon beast will risk its life for the Enchanting Orchid because it makes them addicted, giving them a feeling of floating and euphoria."

"Isn't this just a drug? It's like heroin in the chaotic world. No wonder this wind snake would risk its life. On Earth, many drug users would risk their lives for a little heroin." Yang Dingtian couldn't help but laugh and cry, never expecting to encounter a drug addict in another world. No wonder the Enchanting Orchid was so expensive in this world.

Time passed, and the wind snake's expression became more exaggerated. Just holding the Enchanting Orchid, it was already in another world, flipping and flopping, its eyes completely glazed over, swaying like a drunk.

At this moment, the snake's pupils were dilated, and the transparent protective layer over its eyes had also relaxed.

"Time's up, strike with your sword." Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian suddenly sprang up, his sword flashing like lightning, two quick strikes.

"The first move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique: Throat Stab!"

Except he didn't stab the throat but the wind snake's eyes.

"Thud..." Two streams of blood spurted out.

Yang Dingtian's two strikes instantly blinded its eyes.

"Roar..." The wind snake, now blinded, suddenly woke up, letting out an agonizing scream. Its three-meter-long body thrashed wildly on the ground, creating deep cracks, then it aimed at Yang Dingtian, opening its mouth to its widest.

"Lie down, be careful of its last wind blade." Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian immediately fell to the ground.

"Whoosh..." A wind blade shot through the air, slicing past Yang Dingtian's nose. If it had been a bit later, half his head would have been cut off.

The wind snake, having shot its last wind blade, crawled around the ground, opening its mouth wide, searching for Yang Dingtian's scent, determined to tear him to pieces and swallow him alive.

With bleeding eyes and fangs like knives, the three-meter-long body thrashed around, looking particularly terrifying. However, it was now blind and could only search by scent.

Soon, it found Yang Dingtian's position, its three-meter-long body arched, and it shot towards Yang Dingtian like a slingshot, opening its mouth to its widest, aiming for Yang Dingtian's neck.

Despite losing its wings, its speed was still incredibly fast.

Yang Dingtian stood still, watching the wind snake's open mouth, and suddenly thrust his sword.

The fifth move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique: Clean the Guts.

"Thud!" Yang Dingtian's sword thrust into the wind snake's mouth.

Piercing its heart and lungs, Yang Dingtian then used the fourth move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique, turning the sword sharply in the snake's belly.

Splitting it in two, the seventh move followed, his sword slicing horizontally along the wind snake's mouth, where the skin was relatively weak.

"Rip..." The wind snake was cut open more than a foot long, revealing a pulsating heart.

Yang Dingtian's sword sliced the heart out.

"Thud..." The three-meter-long body fell to the ground, twitching for a moment before dying completely.

All the strength in Yang Dingtian's body drained away like a tide. His legs gave out, and he wanted to sit down, but he forced himself to stand. After confirming the wind snake was dead, he approached with his broken sword, cut open the wind snake's large triangular head, and dug out its demon core.

The wind-type demon core was in hand, beautiful, transparent, and colorless, but on closer inspection, it had a slight gray tinge, like clouds or the color of the wind.

Three more demon cores remained: metal, ice, and lightning.

At this moment, Yang Dingtian couldn't help but feel a surge of pride. As a beginner, he had wanted to hunt fire-type and wind-type demon beasts alone, which seemed impossible. But he had done it, despite his injuries and the dangers.

Yang Dingtian was now filled with hope for hunting the remaining three demon cores.

Looking at the setting sun, it was already late.

"Whoosh..." At this moment, a pleasant call came from the sky, and a beautiful figure flew over.

This was the Ethereal Ray Yao Yao, coming to take Yang Dingtian back.

Yang Dingtian waved to it, and the Ethereal Ray came closer.

At this moment, Yang Dingtian noticed someone on its back, Ximen Ningning.

Ximen Ningning's delicate face was full of worry. Seeing Yang Dingtian, she immediately said, "Quick, come back to Cloud Peak City, there's something very important."

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