Wan Hongzhuang
Chapter 64 Is This Fluttering? Oh No, I Can't Escape Your Gaze
However, this scattered the members of the various great families. Da Feng Novel
With so many karst caves, people were only concerned with escaping for their lives at the time, and they would instinctively look for the nearest cave passage. No one could bother to gather their family members.
Wan Lei and his companions were initially watching the excitement, but people fleeing for their lives pushed them aside. Regardless of the cave's interior, their priority was escaping this calamity.
People continued to pass by, fleeing into the cave's depths. After watching for a while, Wan Lei and the others followed suit.
The passage sloped further and further downward, and Wan Lei felt as though they were already underground.
The cave passages branched out in all directions. These were all natural passages, devoid of any discernible pattern. The three wandered around like blind men.
There were a few other cultivators nearby, ahead, behind, and to the sides of them. They eyed each other warily, cautiously advancing.
"Ah!!!"
"Run! Run!"
"Help!"
Suddenly, cries of anguish and pleas for help erupted from around a bend in the lava passage ahead. Wan Lei and the other rogue cultivators were shocked and immediately became vigilant.
At that moment, two rogue cultivators came flying out of the passage, looking disheveled. One of them was missing an arm, the stump at the shoulder gushing blood.
"Fellow cultivators, what's wrong? What happened?!"
A rogue cultivator ahead asked.
"Snake, a huge python, so ferocious! It ate three of my brothers!"
The armless rogue cultivator shouted.
"What? There's a snake here?"
The crowd was instantly thrown into a panic.
Just then, the sound of rushing wind came from around the bend. A five-zhang-long, silvery-white python emerged from the passage, its bloody maw gaping as it charged toward the two rogue cultivators.
The white python was incredibly fast, quickly catching up to the two rogue cultivators.
The cultivator who had lost his arm was already severely injured and couldn't fly very fast. The python caught up to him and swallowed him whole in one gulp.
"Save me! Ah!!!"
The cultivator's screams echoed from inside the python's mouth, followed by the sound of the python tearing apart the cultivator's bones and flesh.
The chilling sounds sent shivers down everyone's spines, and some of the more timid ones turned and fled in terror.
"That's a Yin Dian Mang (Silver Electric Python). It's extremely fast and can use lightning to enhance its speed. Swallowing its demon core can increase a cultivator's speed."
Qi Yao, living up to her reputation as a walking intelligence source, immediately recognized the python's origins.
Wan Lei also saw that the python was at the upper level of the Foundation Establishment stage. If he fought it head-on, he might be able to defeat it.
"Fellow cultivators, you've all heard it. This python is extremely fast, so running is pointless. Why don't we join forces and kill it!"
Wan Lei shouted loudly.
However, his words were like farting in the wind to these rogue cultivators. No one paid him any attention.
Others had no reason to trust the words of this stranger. Moreover, even if they fought together, they would probably try to protect themselves, avoid exerting too much effort lest they be injured by the Silver Electric Python and then ambushed by others.
Every rogue cultivator was extremely shrewd. They had all cultivated alone, struggling and scraping by, and had long seen through the wickedness of human hearts.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Wan Lei gritted his teeth in anger. He wanted to ignore these people, but realizing that besides him, Qi Yao and Sui Xiaohang would definitely not be able to outrun the Silver Electric Python, he could only grit his teeth and charge toward the Silver Electric Python.
Seeing someone dare to attack it, the Silver Electric Python hissed and lunged at Wan Lei with its bloody maw wide open.
Wan Lei gripped the hammer tightly in his hand and slammed it down on the silver python's lower fangs, sending it crashing heavily to the ground.
The silver python didn't expect this human, who looked like a mere insect, to possess such great strength and suffered a loss due to its carelessness.
With the upper hand, Wan Lei swung the hammer again, aiming for the top of the python's head.
Having already suffered one setback, there was no way the python would suffer a second.
The python whipped its tail, striking toward Wan Lei with lightning speed.
Wan Lei felt the tail coming towards him. In fact, he could have used Thunderous Escape to avoid it, but with so many people around, he didn't want to reveal all his trump cards. He swung his hammer to meet the attack head-on.
He also wanted to test just how strong a demon beast, renowned for its physical strength, truly was.
Boom!!!
After being sent flying into the cave wall by the tail and crashing heavily to the ground, Wan Lei immediately understood how strong his opponent was.
"Cough, cough, as expected, it's very strong. I can't fight it head-on."
Wan Lei stood up, covered in dust and dirt, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled wryly.
Hearing this, Qi Yao almost burst out laughing. Did he really need to point out how powerful the Silver Electric Python was? He finally learned his lesson, didn't he?
Wan Lei activated two runes on the Thunder God's Hammer, and thunderclouds immediately gathered above the lava passage.
With the help of the thunderclouds, Wan Lei unleashed his divine might. While using his speed to maneuver around the python, he continuously struck its body.
If they were in the open wilderness, Wan Lei would definitely not be a match for this python, but here, the space was narrow, and the python was five zhang long, making it difficult to maneuver, greatly restricting it, and giving Wan Lei an opportunity.
Seeing this, Qi Yao wanted to come over and help, but Wan Lei stopped her.
Her speed was too slow. If she came over, she would definitely be attacked by the python. With her cultivation level, she would definitely not be a match for the python.
Wan Lei fought fiercely with the python for a full quarter of an hour. The lava passage had collapsed in many places due to their battle. Finally, Wan Lei seized an opportunity, gathered the strongest lightning, and smashed the python's head to pieces with one hammer.
Only after he had done all this did Qi Yao and Sui Xiaohang come over.
The rogue cultivators also flew over one by one.
"Fellow cultivator, you are truly a heroic youth. To have such combat power at such a young age is truly remarkable."
"Fellow cultivator must be a proud disciple of a great family. You are truly powerful, able to kill a demon beast at the upper level of Foundation Establishment with a cultivation level at the lower level of Foundation Establishment. Truly amazing."
The rogue cultivators flattered him with their various praises. Wan Lei knew their intentions all too well. They were just waiting until the fight was over to come over and try to get a share of the spoils.
Not a single one of them came to help when he was fighting, but now that it was time to divide the spoils, they shamelessly came over one by one.
Too lazy to pay attention to these people, Wan Lei took out a long knife from his storage bag, cut open the silver python's belly, and found a light blue demon core inside.
This was the demon core that Qi Yao had said could increase cultivation.
After rinsing it briefly with some water, Wan Lei handed it directly to Qi Yao.
Seeing this, Qi Yao opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at Wan Lei, saying, "Why are you giving it to me? You killed this python. This is your trophy."
Wan Lei shook his head and said, "I don't need it. You're slow. Swallowing it will help you."
After saying that, Wan Lei directly stuffed the demon core into Qi Yao's hand.
He had never been stingy with his companions.
Qi Yao happily accepted the demon core, looking at Wan Lei with a pair of shy and affectionate beautiful eyes, which made Wan Lei's skin crawl.