To avoid being "surrounded," Rong Guang made a bold move.
He stopped his retreat and, instead of backing away, charged directly towards the head of the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python.
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python was stunned by Rong Guang's unexpected maneuver.
It hadn't anticipated Rong Guang suddenly becoming so "fearless."
In a battle between experts, a slight misstep can lead to a thousand-mile difference.
In the instant the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python was caught off guard, the Primordial Poisonous Tree in Rong Guang's hand struck its python head, stunning it once more.
"Thick skin, it hurts my hand!"
Rong Guang taunted, and the Primordial Poisonous Tree struck the python's face again.
Hit twice in a row, and on the face at that, the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python could not stand it.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python was enraged, its ferocity surging to its head.
With lightning speed, it flicked out its scarlet tongue, aiming to strike Rong Guang's face.
If it didn't strike back after being hit, where would its python face be placed?
And this strike was not just a simple flick; it was laced with poison.
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python, named for its "nine toxins," testified to the ferocity of its venom!
The foul-smelling poison gas, like cold little snakes, burrowed into Rong Guang's nostrils, making his head feel groggy.
However, Rong Guang, being an expert poison user, sensed something was wrong the moment the foul smell entered his nose.
He popped an antidote pill into his mouth, swallowing it down his throat.
The medicine quickly dissolved, circulating through Rong Guang's body, and the grogginess in his head vanished instantly.
But this delay meant the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python's fangs were now only three inches from his forehead.
"Bite me? I'll pull out your venomous fangs!"
Rong Guang's eyes turned fierce, and the Primordial Poisonous Tree stood erect before him, rapidly growing.
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python's powerful, crushing jaws were thus jammed by the Primordial Poisonous Tree.
Rong Guang's figure flashed, and he was now in front of the Primordial Poisonous Tree.
From somewhere, he produced a rope and tied one end to the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python's venomous fangs.
Then, he leaped up, out of the python's gaping mouth, and with the other end of the rope, he yanked forcefully into the distance.
Of course, this rope was no ordinary rope; it was refined from the root tendrils of the Primordial Poisonous Tree. Otherwise, it would have long since been corroded to nothing by the python's venom.
Rong Guang pulled with all his might, as if he wouldn't stop until the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python's venomous fangs were pulled out.
Although his skills were primarily in poison cultivation, as a Divine King realm cultivator, his strength was not to be underestimated.
Under this strenuous pull, the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python writhed in pain.
It wanted to close its mouth and use its biting force to break the rope, but this was merely a fantasy.
This was because the Primordial Poisonous Tree, the world's first poisonous plant, was lodged between its jaws. Although it had been refined into a divine artifact by the Poison Venerable Yan Wu Dao, its incredible hardness had not been diminished one bit.
And while the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python was powerful, trying to bite through the Primordial Poisonous Tree was simply impossible.
The Primordial Poisonous Tree jammed the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python to the point of no return. Rong Guang, seizing this opportunity, wanted to pull out its venomous fangs. This left the helpless Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python shedding tears of misery.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
In its utter helplessness, the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python could only beg for mercy.
Unfortunately, Rong Guang could not understand its python language.
Therefore, Rong Guang turned a deaf ear to its pleas.
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python felt utterly wretched.
It couldn't comprehend how it had fallen to such a predicament!
How could it make Rong Guang let it go?
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python looked at the man who was so busily toiling away, and for the first time, the word "surrender" appeared in its mind!
Alas, its lifetime of fame!
However, at this moment, its lifetime of fame paled in comparison to its venomous fangs and its life.
What the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python worried about most was how to convey its sincere intention to surrender to Rong Guang.
Forget it!
I won't resist anymore!
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python looked bitterly at Rong Guang's retreating back and finally made a decision.
It gave up its struggle of strength against Rong Guang, wriggled its python body, and slithered towards him.
Rong Guang heard the rustling sound behind him and instinctively looked back.
Upon seeing it, he nearly dropped the rope in his hands in shock.
"Beast! You dare chase after me!"
Rong Guang cursed, his heart hardening.
He channeled spiritual energy to his feet, increasing his speed by another third.
This made the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python even more miserable.
It desperately wanted to tell Rong Guang that it had surrendered.
But the lack of communication between humans and beasts became an insurmountable obstacle.
With no other choice, the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python had to muster all its strength and continue chasing after Rong Guang.
It resented more than once that the passage was too narrow, limiting its power. Otherwise, it would have already caught up to Rong Guang and prostrated itself in submission.
The man and the beast, with all their might, shuttled rapidly through the passage.
Soon, Rong Guang ran back to the previous entrance.
The Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python also emerged from the passage, coiling itself across the nine intersections.
It lowered its proud python head towards Rong Guang.
Rong Guang, looking at the fully extended colossus before him, broke out in a cold sweat.
Just then, Xuanyuan Xun appeared at the first intersection on the left.
Rong Guang, as if grasping a lifeline, immediately cried out for help, "Ninth Uncle, help me quickly!"
The moment Xuanyuan Xun emerged, he saw a massive creature blocking the nine intersections.
"Bad luck! I finally killed the Earth Demon Ape, and now I've encountered an even bigger one."
Xuanyuan Xun muttered to himself and prepared for battle.
However, at that moment, he heard Rong Guang's desperate cry.
He leaped forward several times, rushing to Rong Guang's side, and asked, "What happened? Where did you get such a behemoth?"
Rong Guang forced a wry smile and replied, "Of course, from the first passage on the right. Where else could I have gotten it from?"
As his words fell, he also noticed the bloodstains all over Xuanyuan Xun and his somewhat weakened state.
He quickly asked, "Ninth Uncle, are you injured?"
Xuanyuan Xun nodded and said, "In the first passage on the left, I fought a battle with an Earth Demon Ape and nearly died!"
"Earth Demon Ape?"
Rong Guang exclaimed in shock, "I thought I was unlucky enough to encounter the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python. I never expected you to be even more unlucky and run into the powerful demonic beast, the Earth Demon Ape!"
Xuanyuan Xun smiled faintly and pointed at the Nine-Toxin Yin Phosphorus Python prostrating on the ground, "What's going on with you? How did you bring it out?"