Chapter 49

"Whoosh~"

A white shadow shot out, and Xiaobai leaped onto Luli's shoulder, his small eyes scanning the area before he immediately let out a loud cry. The hundreds of venomous snakes in front were instantly frightened and curled up in a ball, no longer daring to take another step forward.

Luli raised his thumb again, just as he was about to ask Xiaobai to drive away the snakes, a thought crossed his mind. Since Xiaobai could suppress and drive away low-level mystic beasts, could he control these low-level mystic beasts?

He said to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, can you control these black snakes? Make them guard the area nearby?"

The Zhao family might come to pursue him at night. If he were ambushed while sleeping, he wouldn't even know how he died. If a group of venomous snakes were guarding here, he could sleep soundly.

Xiaobai's black gem-like eyes turned, and he surprisingly nodded in a human-like manner, calling out loudly. The black snakes suddenly moved to the sides, clearing a path but not retreating.

"Neigh~"

Xiaobai raised his head high, like a child who had done a good deed waiting for praise. Luli was overjoyed, realizing that Xiaobai could indeed control first-grade mystic beasts. This little beast's intelligence was truly extraordinary.

He walked step by step into the snake cluster, and the black venomous snakes did not dare to move. After Luli entered, they automatically blocked the path and coiled up on the spot, not daring to leave.

Luli slowly walked forward, and after a distance, he became even more excited, confirming that the black venomous snakes had not left.

He took Xiaobai off his shoulder, happily petting Xiaobai's head and sincerely said, "Xiaobai, you're amazing. In the future, I'll definitely find you the most delicious food in the world."

"Neigh~ Neigh~"

Xiaobai's two small eyes immediately sparkled, and he extended his pink tongue to kiss Luli's palm, looking very fawning. He didn't look like a powerful mystic beast at all, but more like a domestic dog waiting to be fed...

"Chirp chirp!"

Ahead, another group of black snakes appeared. This mountain seemed to be the lair of black snakes, with black snakes everywhere. Fortunately, there was Xiaobai; otherwise, if Luli had come alone, he would have had a tough battle and might have died from poisoning.

After advancing three to four miles, the number of venomous snakes he encountered had already exceeded a thousand. Luli did not dare to proceed further. What if there was a snake king deep in the mountains that Xiaobai couldn't suppress?

He wandered around the area and found several caves, but they were all filled with venomous snakes and had a strong, pungent, and fishy smell.

Luli had no choice but to use the Heavenly Lin Sword to dig a small cave himself, and he had Xiaobai control a group of black snakes to guard within a hundred feet. After observing and confirming it was safe, he wrapped himself in a blanket and fell into a deep sleep.

...

After an unknown amount of time, Luli was awakened by a commotion. He vaguely heard the angry shouts of martial artists.

His eyes quickly regained clarity, and he listened carefully, guessing that the pursuers had caught up and were likely battling the snake cluster.

"Good, they came!"

Luli's eyes showed a cold expression. At this moment, he had no intention of fleeing; instead, a strong killing intent surged within him.

There were thousands of venomous snakes in the area, and Xiaobai could control them. Even if there were Divine Sea Realm martial artists among the eleven people, Luli was not afraid.

"Xiaobai, my enemies have caught up. Help me control the venomous snakes to attack them!"

He explained a few things to the drowsy Xiaobai, who finally woke up and nodded heavily upon seeing Luli's serious expression. Luli felt reassured, packed up his things, and quietly moved toward the battlefield.

It was now the darkest part of the dawn, the sky was pitch black, and the darkness was heart-stopping.

Luli released his mystic power, using the faint light to have Xiaobai control the black snakes to follow. He circled around the area, and Xiaobai had already controlled hundreds of venomous snakes to follow.

"Go!"

With hundreds of venomous snakes, Luli's confidence greatly increased. He quietly approached the battlefield. After advancing a few miles into the mountain, he reached the outskirts of the mountain in just two incense sticks' time and saw a group of people battling the black venomous snakes from a distance.

"Bang bang bang!"

The group's mystic weapons glowed, and their swords and knives danced, while many large snakes leaped up from the surroundings, surrounding and attacking the group.

"Go!"

Luli slowly approached, hiding in a mountain hollow after another half-mile to observe. With the help of the reflected mystic power, Luli finally saw the people clearly.

"Di Huo!"

His eyes blazed with anger. He never expected that Di Huo would be among the pursuers. Enemies meeting face to face, especially when Di Huo had come specifically to kill him.

"Eleven people, all late-stage and peak Xuanwu Realm martial artists, all from the Zhao family! Good, very good!"

Luli felt reassured but did not act rashly. After careful observation, he confirmed there were no hidden strong enemies and whispered to Xiaobai, "Surround these people with the snakes, encircle them several times, and don't let anyone escape."

A fierce light flashed in Xiaobai's eyes, and he let out an excited cry. The venomous snakes immediately surged forward like two giant arrows, passing by Luli and Xiaobai and rushing toward the front.

"Go!"

Luli did not even look at the battlefield, leading Xiaobai to stealthily move and gather the nearby venomous snakes, having Xiaobai control the snakes to continue surging toward the battlefield, encircling Di Huo and the others in several layers.

Luli was still not satisfied and took a detour to the foot of the mountain. If Di Huo and the others broke through, he would personally take action.

Di Huo had almost raped Lu Ling with Di Tian, causing her to break her leg and spend many days alone in the mountains before crawling back with her broken leg.

Last time, Di Huo had escaped in the tribe. This time, he had come to kill Luli personally. With old and new grudges, how could Luli let Di Huo escape? Such a good opportunity to kill him, when else would he have it?

He had Xiaobai control nearly a thousand venomous snakes to attack, and this time he was determined to succeed.

...

"Damn, why are there so many black flame snakes?"

"Di Huo, what should we do? Should we retreat? Otherwise, we'll all die here!"

"Right, right, we must break through, or we'll all be bitten to death by the venomous snakes."

The Zhao family martial artists were in a panic. They had been entangled by the beast cluster in the dense forest for a long time and had only tracked Luli's footprints to this mountain at dusk.

They had nowhere to spend the night, and Di Huo, fearing that Luli would escape at night, had urged the group to pursue. However, they did not expect to encounter so many venomous snakes in this mountain.

Black flame snakes, first-grade mystic beasts, were not actually very strong in combat, but their venom was like fire. Once sprayed, it felt like being burned by fire, and a large patch of skin would be corroded, hence the name black flame snake.

All of them wore the Zhao family's green armor. As long as they were careful, they would not be sprayed by the venom, and with their mystic weapons, they could easily kill the black flame snakes. The problem was that the number of black flame snakes was increasing, and after a day and night of continuous travel, they were already exhausted. A slight mistake could cost them their lives.

"Retreat!"

Two of the eleven people were injured, and Di Huo did not dare to continue advancing. He could only lead the group to retreat and break through.

Breaking through was not easy. The black flame snakes surrounded them in several layers, making it extremely difficult to break through. Fortunately, they had not gone far into the mountain, and if nothing went wrong, they could break through in at most half an hour.

It had to be said that Di Huo and the Zhao family martial artists had excellent combat skills. Eight people formed a circle, each attacking a direction, with Di Huo and two others providing support in the middle. Although breaking through was difficult, the black flame snakes could not get close, let alone injure or kill them.

"It won't work..."

Luli hid under a large rock, watching Di Huo and the others slowly break through toward the foot of the mountain. He knew that relying solely on the black flame snakes would not be enough to stop them; he had to take action himself.

"Kill!"

A small black crossbow appeared in Luli's hand. With the enemy in the open and himself in the dark, it was the best time for a sneak attack. As long as he used the life-taking crossbow to kill a few people, their formation would be broken, and the rest would be easy.