Chapter 68

Listen! Snake!

Ye Zhen was horrified to discover that his body had transformed into a snake shape.

His hands, feet, body, and even his head had all turned into snake-like forms, giving him a very peculiar sensation.

Looking at it, sensing it, his entire body had transformed into the appearance of a Phantom Snake King, but he was very clear in his mind that he was still human, with hands and feet.

It was just that the true essence within his body was circulating in a strange way, making Ye Zhen appear as a snake, giving a visual impression without actually turning into one.

After the shock, Ye Zhen tried it out with great interest.

Even though it was just an illusion, when Ye Zhen transformed, he could crawl and spring like a snake, as if the snake's instincts were imprinted in his body.

This transformation would not be broken by his movements, and Ye Zhen found that he could adjust the size of the Phantom Snake King by controlling the output of true essence.

The smallest form could be a three-meter-long, nearly one-meter-wide Phantom Snake King, which was slightly closer to Ye Zhen's body size. The largest could be a ten-meter-long, one-meter-wide Phantom Snake King.

However, when Ye Zhen transformed into a fifteen-meter-long, one-meter-wide Phantom Snake King, the consumption of true essence was extremely fast.

Ye Zhen estimated that if he transformed into a fifteen-meter-long Phantom Snake King, even if his true essence was at its peak, this form would not last for more than twenty breaths.

For a moment, Ye Zhen, transformed into a Phantom Snake King, played with great enthusiasm, crawling and wrapping around trees, enjoying himself immensely.

Refining true essence, refining the impurities in medicinal herbs, to the point of transforming into a beast, Ye Zhen did not know how many surprises the Mirage Dragon Pearl would bring him.

And this was the benefit that the first level of the Mirage Dragon Pearl's space unsealing brought to Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen dared not imagine what it would be like when all nine levels of the Mirage Dragon Pearl's space were unsealed.

It was only when his true essence was almost depleted that he suddenly realized and quickly sat down to recover his over-consumed true essence.

At this moment, from the distant mountains, several shocking roars of beasts suddenly came, and soon, the sounds of beast roars continued, with light shooting up into the sky, not calming down for a long time.

However, Ye Zhen paid no attention. In the depths of the Yin Mountains, beasts fought each other all night, which was very common.

The night passed without incident. When the first ray of sunlight of the morning shone into the forest, Ye Zhen, whose true essence was fully recovered, slowly opened his eyes, full of confidence.

In the slightly higher tree nest on the left, Meng Xiaoyue, who had already woken up, was staring at Ye Zhen.

"You're awake."

Smiling at Meng Xiaoyue, Ye Zhen lightly leaped to the tree nest where Meng Xiaoyue was, intending to carry her down when, suddenly, heavy footsteps and intermittent curses came from ahead.

"Damn, that bastard actually dared to escape to this hellish place, it's like seeing a ghost, doesn't he fear being eaten by beasts?"

"Ye Zhen, that bastard, if Meng Xiaoyue dies because of being brought to this place, making our efforts in vain, I will kill his entire family, his entire family!"

In the forest, Jin Tai of the Lishui Sect was walking with deep steps, cursing as he went. After a night of battle, Jin Tai was not only in a terrible state but also seriously injured.

His clothes were tattered, with three deep claw marks visible on his chest and back, and his left leg was limping. With each step, Jin Tai would wince.

These injuries were the marks left from his battle with several beasts last night. A low-grade Earth Rank beast had almost cost Jin Tai his life.

The beast roars heard from afar last night were the sounds of Jin Tai's battle with the beasts.

Ye Zhen, who could understand the language of beasts, was like a half-king of the forest, but Jin Tai did not have this ability. He accidentally stumbled into the nest of a low-grade Earth Rank beast and barely managed to escape.

Seeing Jin Tai, who was covered in blood, enter the forest, Ye Zhen immediately covered Meng Xiaoyue's mouth, fearing that she would cry out and reveal their presence.

However, Meng Xiaoyue was much calmer than Ye Zhen had imagined. After signaling to Ye Zhen, she even turned her gaze away to avoid drawing Jin Tai's attention.

Ye Zhen's brows furrowed. Something was wrong. He had clearly fled into the depths of the Yin Mountains in the opposite direction of this person, so how could this person still catch up?

And according to common sense, it was impossible for a Second True Essence Realm existence to escape into the depths of the Yin Mountains, but this person had managed to catch up.

"Could they have some tracking secret technique?"

Just as Ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue were praying for Jin Tai to leave the small forest, Jin Tai's steps suddenly stopped about ten meters away from them.

A green talisman appeared in Jin Tai's hand, and with a flash of spiritual energy, the green talisman suddenly turned red.

"Completely red? Meng Xiaoyue is within a hundred meters?" Jin Tai was stunned, his eyes immediately shining with a fierce light as he raised his head and searched the surroundings like a hawk.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue were both shocked. No wonder, no wonder they couldn't shake off the pursuer no matter how they changed direction for the past three or four days. It turned out the other party had a tracking tool.

"Meng Xiaoyue, Ye Zhen, get out here, I know you're hiding here!" After failing to find them, Jin Tai roared in a hysterical manner.

The hardships of the past few days in the Yin Mountains burst into anger at this moment.

"Ye Zhen, get out here!"

Seeing no response, Jin Tai threw out waves of spiritual energy, striking tree after tree, using this most primitive and effective method to search.

"Spiritual energy..."

Watching Jin Tai release wave after wave of spiritual energy, Ye Zhen suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. True essence and spiritual energy were completely different levels of power.

Just like blood energy and true essence, they were incomparable. A True Essence Realm martial artist killing a Blood Energy Realm martial artist was as easy as slicing vegetables, and similarly, a martial artist with spiritual energy killing a True Essence Realm existence was just as easy.

"Never give up, persistence is the only hope!"

A phrase that Sha Fei often said to Ye Zhen when he was a miscellaneous disciple suddenly echoed in his mind, instantly dispelling the sense of powerlessness and filling his eyes with fierce determination!

"Whatever happens, don't make a sound!" Ye Zhen whispered to Meng Xiaoyue, his eyes filled with fierce battle intent, immediately focusing on Jin Tai.

Jin Tai immediately sensed something and turned to look.

Hiss!

In an instant, a Phantom Snake King, about four to five meters long, with a long snake tongue, lunged at Jin Tai from the air. In the tree nest, Meng Xiaoyue, who saw Ye Zhen transform into a Phantom Snake King, covered her mouth in shock.

"Little worm, you dare to bully me!" Seeing a Phantom Snake King, a sneer appeared on Jin Tai's lips. A high-grade Human Rank beast posed no significant threat to him, a Spirit Induction Realm existence.

Hiss!

Just as Jin Tai sneered, the originally four to five-meter-long Phantom Snake King suddenly glowed, its body expanding three times to fifteen meters.

This sudden change made Jin Tai, who was about to attack, jump back a few steps. The size of a beast often represented its strength.

In a blink, the Phantom Snake King, now three times its original size, lunged at Jin Tai. Shocked, Jin Tai did not even notice the lack of a foul smell, a detail that should have been present in a real beast.

Jin Tai took three steps back, and just as he was about to attack, a sudden change occurred.

The fifteen-meter-long Phantom Snake King's body glowed and suddenly disappeared, and Ye Zhen's figure leaped out from the glow, delivering a Leopard Collapse Fist to Jin Tai's chest.

Jin Tai was shocked again, and his movements slowed.

Almost simultaneously, as the fist approached Jin Tai's chest, it tilted slightly, and a True Essence Finger Sword suddenly shot out from Ye Zhen's fingertips. At this moment, Ye Zhen's fist was only a foot away from Jin Tai's chest.

The True Essence Finger Sword instantly pierced Jin Tai's chest.

This series of bizarre changes repeatedly shocked Jin Tai and slowed his actions.

Puff!

The True Essence Finger Sword pierced Jin Tai's chest without any resistance.

However, the moment it pierced, Jin Tai's body was immediately enveloped in a burst of spiritual energy, a protective spiritual force far stronger than Ye Zhen's protective aura suddenly emerged.

Boom!

The True Essence Finger Sword could only penetrate three inches into the flesh before it could no longer advance, and it was even shattered by Jin Tai's spiritual energy.

Slap!

Jin Tai casually slapped Ye Zhen away like a fly. Ye Zhen felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his internal organs convulsing, and fresh blood spurted out uncontrollably.

"Hmph, with just a Second True Essence Realm cultivation, you want to hurt me? Dream on!"

Spitting, Jin Tai laughed, "Beast transformation, True Essence Finger Sword, boy, I suddenly find my interest in you greater than in Meng Xiaoyue. After I catch Meng Xiaoyue, I'll take good care of you!"

With that, Jin Tai shot towards the place where Ye Zhen had been thrown, intending to find Meng Xiaoyue.

Whoosh!

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen, who had just fallen to the ground, suddenly sprang up like a snake, blocking Jin Tai and thrusting another True Essence Finger Sword.

"Unbelievable!"

Bang!

Jin Tai kicked Ye Zhen with one foot, sending him flying. However, Jin Tai's other leg was injured, and he lacked the strength to follow through, landing back on the ground.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The same scene repeated, and Meng Xiaoyue, who was hiding in the tree nest, covering her mouth, was now in tears, suddenly standing up from the tree.

"No, no, I'm here, take me back, don't hit Brother Ye Zhen anymore, he will die, he will die..."

Bang!

"Brother Ye Zhen, no!"

Once again, Ye Zhen was kicked by Jin Tai, but Jin Tai was also stopped by Ye Zhen. Even when he fell to the ground like a dead fish, Ye Zhen immediately got up and blocked Jin Tai again.

"Want to catch her? Only over my dead body!" Ye Zhen, with blood dripping from his mouth, said firmly.

"Damn, you're asking for it! If it weren't for the secret of your beast transformation, you would have been dead long ago!"

After being blocked by Ye Zhen more than ten times, Jin Tai was also enraged. Seeing Meng Xiaoyue come out, he no longer insisted on catching her first.

Since Meng Xiaoyue had appeared, how could a mere civilian escape under his watch?

Fine, let's deal with Ye Zhen first.

Thinking this, Jin Tai limped towards Ye Zhen, who was half-kneeling on the ground.

"Ye Zhen, how do you transform into a beast? Hand over this secret, and I'll give you a quick death!" As he walked, Jin Tai threatened.

Ye Zhen, with blood all over his mouth, smiled, "I also want to give you a quick death, do you know that?"

"With just you?" Jin Tai sneered.

Suddenly, a faint light flashed on Ye Zhen's wrist, and a black object appeared in his hand. The moment it appeared, Ye Zhen grinned at Jin Tai, his white teeth contrasting with his bloody mouth, looking like a fierce ghost.

"Have you heard of the True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet of the Qiyun Sect?"

"What, True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet?"

As Ye Zhen grinned, the black object in his hand emitted a faint spiritual light and was thrown at Jin Tai with lightning speed.

The distance was too close.

At a distance of five to six meters, there was no time for Jin Tai to react. With infinite fear in his eyes, Jin Tai instinctively swung his right fist, covered in spiritual energy, to block the incoming 'True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet,' unable to even summon his protective spiritual force in time.

The True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet of the Qiyun Sect was a powerful weapon that could severely injure even a Spirit Formation Realm existence!

At the same moment, Ye Zhen, who had thrown the 'True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet,' smiled bitterly. If he really had a 'True Flame Explosive Spirit Bullet,' would he have waited until now?

However, whether he lived or died, it all depended on this one move.

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PS: In the afternoon, many god-like young men, in a fit of anger, immediately pushed Pig Three to the seventh place in the weekly ranking, but in just a short while, it fell to tenth place.

Young men, give it a shot!

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