Chapter43:GoldenTitanicPython
"Whatbigwordsyouhave,kid.Yourignoranceiswhyyouhavenofear.SteppingonSacredMountain,haha!”WangQuanDechuckled.SteppingontoSacredMountain,notmanypeopleintheworlddarestosaysuchwords.
“IfIdonotdietoday,Iwillhackyouintoathousandpieces!IfSacredMountainhindersme,thenIwilljustflattenittotheground!IfSacredMountaindarestoholdmeback,thenIwilljustbatheitwithblood!”saidSuYicoldly.Ashadeofcrimsonredappearedinhiseyesforamoment,causingthetemperatureofthesurroundingdropquiteabit.
BeingstaredcoldlybySuYi,forsomeunknownreason,WangQuanDetrembled,andcouldnothelpbutshiverslightly.
“Brat,lessnonsense!HandoveryourtechniquesandtreasureorelseIwillletyouunabletocryformercynorbegfordeath!”WangQuanDe’sheartgrewslightlyheavy,hedidnotknowwhythiskidactuallygavehimafeelingofinsecurity.Lookslikenomatterwhat,thiskidmustdietoday.
"Ihavealreadysaid,IhaveonlycultivatedtheSuFamily’s"PurpleYuanTechnique,ifyouwantit,takeit.Fortreasure,whereonearthwouldIgetanytreasure,ifyouwanttokillme,whybothertolookforanexcuse,justmakeyourmove,"SuYicoldlysaid.Ifhedoesnotsayanything,whoelsecouldtakeawaythe"SupremeChaoticYuanTechnique".WangQuanDeseemedtohavelookedforitjustnowbuthedidnotdiscoverthemysterioussphereoflightinhismind,naturallyhecouldnotfinditevenaftersometime.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😠)
LookingatSuYi,WangQuanDereallystartedtodoubtwhetherhehadseenwrongly,butduringthebattlebetweenthiskidandJiChaothatday,theaurathathadburstout,hehadseenithimself.Itcouldnothavebeenfaked.
“Hooowl!”
Suddenly,therewasaloudroarofabeastfromfaraway.
WangQuanDeraisedhiseyesandlookedbehindhim,hisexpressionchanged.ThatwasthesoundoftheCloud-PiercingWolfEagle.Lookslikethemercenarieshavealldiedanditwascominghere.
Atthesametime,SuYiclenchedhisteethandusedallhisstrengthNowthatWangQuanDe’sconcentrationwasnotonhim,theYuanQiwithinhimflowedandlikeanarrowwhichhadleftthebow,hedivedoffthetoweringcliff.
“Ifyouarelookingfordeath,Ishallhelpyou!”
WangQuanDe’seyesfilledwithkillingintent,hisbodylungedforward.NomatterhowfastSuYiwas,howcouldhehaveachancewhenhewasinhiscontrol.WangQuanDesimplythrewapunchanditlandedheavilyonSuYi’sleapingback.
Boom!
AlowanddullsoundofanexplosioncamefromSuYi’sbackandfollowingit,SuYisprayedoutamouthfulofblood.Hisinternalorgansfeltliketheyhadbeenblownapart,hisviewturnedpitchblackandhelostallhisconsciousness.Hisbodythenfellthroughtheairlikeabirdwhichhaditswingsbroken,fallingstraightdownthecliff.
“HOWL!”
TheCloud-PiercingWolfEaglehadarrived,itsspeedwasextremelyfast,anditappearednearbyintheair.
WangQuanDe’seyesweregloomy,hisfacehaddarkenedcompletelywithrage.Hehaddonesomuch,yethereceivednothing.Heoriginallythoughthecouldgetsomepowerfultreasure.Thegreatertheexpectations,thegreaterthedisappointment.
“DharmaProtectorWang!”
TheCloud-PiercingWolfEaglehoveredintheairabove,themanwhowasin-chargeofthetestattheCityofManhurrieddown.HesawonlyWangQuanDeonthecliff,heaskedsurprisedly,“WhereisthatmercenaryleaderandSuYi?”
“Sigh,Iwastoolate.Theyhavealldied,”WangQuanDe’sgrimfacewasreplacedbyasigh.
“SuYihadalsodied?!”
Thelooksofthemanchangedgreatlyandhurriedtotheedgeofthecliff,lookingdownbelow.Blurryfogwaseverywhere,anditwassodeepthatyoucouldnotseethebottom.HesaidtoWangQuanDe,"ThiskidSuYimaybetroublesomealive,butsincehehasdiedinourhands,shallwegodownandsearchforhisbody?"
“Itissodeepthatonecannotseethebottom,evenIdarenottogodownsoeasily.ThisistheForestofDemons,theremightbesomepowerfulbeastsdownthere,giveitup.”
WangQuanDeshookhisheadandasked,“Havetheremainingpeoplebeentakencareof?Wemusthurryback,therecanbenomoreaccidents.”
"Justamobofpeople,therewerequiteafewwhohadescapedbuttheremainingwerealltakencareof.Someofourpeoplewereinjuredbutnonedied,"Themanreplied.
"Thenallisgood.Let’sreturnimmediatelytoSacredMountain,"WangQuanDesaid,helookedonelasttimeovertheedgeandthenleapedontotheCloud-PiercingWolfEagleandleft.
Insideachaoticvalley,wherethesurroundingshadbeentrampledflat,freshbloodflowedalongtheground,paintingagruesomepictureoverthearea.
Aftersometime,therewerebeastscautiouslyprobingoutofthesurroundingtrees.Seeingthegroundcoveredwithcorpses,theyturnedaggressiveandrushedforwardinacluster,feastinguponthefallen.
“HOWL!”
Amightybeastroared.Likeahybridbetweenawolfandanape,itwassavagebeyondcomparison.Razor-sharpfangsfilleditsmouth,itsaurawasverypowerfulandfrightenedbackmanyweakerbeastsmunchingonthecorpsesontheground.
Avastanddeepabyss,filledwithfogwhichhideverythinginside.
Belowthetoweringcliff,sodeepthatnoonecouldseethebottom,apitifulscenecouldbeseen.
Currently,ontopofagigantictree,abodylaidtherewithbloodyback,skintornapart,andfleshscatteredaround.
Ifnotfortheskinofthisbodynowradiatingafaintglow,onemightjustmistakeitforadeadcorpse.
“Hiss…”
Beneaththecliff,aGoldenTitanicPythonseveralmetreslongwaslurkingaround.Eachscaleonitsbodywasgoldenandwasasbigasababy,currentlylookingatthebodyontopofthetree.Itsbrightredtongueflickeringinandout,itseyesshowingalookoffierceness.
TheGoldenTitanicPythonseemedtobeveryinterestedinthefigureontopofthetree,andyetithadfeltsomesortofaura,makingithesitateandnotdaringtoapproachit,leavingatraceoffearinitseyes.
Althoughthefigureonthetopofthetreeseemedtobeunconscious,auramovedwithinitsbody,YuanQiflowedonitsown.Itsbreathingwasweak,butithadanairoftyrannyandauthorityaroundit.
“Hiss…”
TheGoldenTitanicPythonseemedtofeartheauraaroundthebody.Itkepthesitatinganddarednotapproach.Foralongtime,itdidnotdareactandwasjustlyinginwaitamongtheroots,closelymonitoringthatbody.
WhenSuYiregainedhissenses,heonlyfeltthathisentirebodywasburstingwithagonizingpain,especiallyontheback,asearingpainseemedtopiercethroughhisheartliketenthousandarrows.Hecouldnotmusteranystrengthinhisbody,hisheadfeltdizzyandhisvisionblurry,hewasasweakashecouldbe.
Whenheopenedhiseyes,SuYi’svisionwasstillblurry,graduallyitclearedup.Aftertakingaclearlookathissurroundings,hiseyesshonewithhappiness.
“Iamnotdead!”
SuYiwasecstatic,thoughthepainonhisbodywasextreme,itwasalsoproofthathewasnotdead.ItseemedthatafterhehadtakenaheavyhitofWangQuanDeandfellunconscious,hehadfallenbeneaththecliffandmiraculouslylandedonthecanopyofthistree.
“WangQuanDe,therewillbeadaywhereIwillstepontoSacredMountainandripyouintoathousandpieces!”SuYisaidcoldlyinhisheart.Hewasnotdead,thiswasthewilloftheHeavens,thenthisgrudgehastobesettledproperly.
“Ahh!”
SuYicriedoutinagony,nowtherewasamorerealisticproblemplacedinfrontofSuYi,hisbodyhadbeenseriouslyinjuredtopointwherehecouldnotbeanyweaker,hedidnotevenhavethestrengthtoturnhisbody.
Feelingtheinjurieswithinhisbody,himnotdyingthistimetrulyhadtobeconsideredamiracle.
SuYiknewthatluckily,WangQuanDewascarelessanddidnotcareenoughtosearchforhisbodyandwithhisstrongbody,hehadmanagedtododgethisbullet.
IfWangQuanDewastoaddjustabitmorestrength,hewouldreallybedeadnow.