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Boom!
A massive skeletal snake crashed to the ground!
"One, two, three, four, five... Hmm, there are five large vertebral bones, doesn't look like it's the Three Souls Desolate Snake."
Xiang Beifei counted the vertebrae of the skeletal snake, a look of regret in his eyes.
Xiaohei, with its ability to distinguish snake auras, had led him to many snake-type desolate beasts in this area, and he had pummeled many snakes with his fists.
Xiang Beifei was killing snakes based on the number "three", taking down all sorts of snakes with "three".
Besides the black snake with three corners that could release lightning and the white snake with three red rings he had encountered at the beginning, he also found ones with three legs, three heads, three eyes, three forked tongues, three tails, three fangs, and even one with three... eggs.
In any case, since he could not determine which one was the Three Souls Desolate Snake, he collected them all, just in case one of them met the criteria.
It must be said that the variety of desolate beasts in the wilderness beyond the domain is truly vast, with snakes alone numbering in the hundreds of different kinds, especially in this region, which seems to have the most snakes—winged ones, ones covered in fur, ones with five feet... He couldn't be bothered to deal with some that didn't meet the "three" requirement. Your next chapter is on m v|l-e'-novelhall.net
These snakes varied in strength; the weak ones he dispatched with a single punch, but the strong snakes required Xiang Beifei to spar with them a bit.
The species of desolate beasts were quite complex, and each snake's weak point was not exactly the same—some were the eyes, some were the belly, some were the forked tongue, but fortunately, "Learn by Analogy" possessed a great analytical and learning ability. After a few exchanges, he would usually figure out the weak point of the snake before him and know how to counter it.
This area was considered a low-risk zone, with basically all the desolate beasts being in the Qi-Controlling stage. As long as it wasn't a snake with the strength of the Meridian Opening Realm, with the help of breath soil and "Abruptly Stop", targeting their weak points made them fairly easy for Xiang Beifei to deal with.
The ten-meter-long skeletal snake before him was also a type of snake desolate beast, but its name was unknown. When Xiang Beifei encountered it, it was all bones, yet its bones were emitting strong flames, aggressive and intimidating.
This bone snake had a formidable scorching ability, and its weakness needed to be countered with some special water. But Xiang Beifei, who had learned Rapid Flame, knew all about the types and operation of flames. Thus, for this fiery bone snake, defeating it was just too easy.
With one punch, the wind from his fist suppressed the snake's flames. Without its flames, the snake's strength dropped significantly, and then puncturing its Beast Pill located in its lower jaw settled the matter.
Lacking skin for protection, its flames had been its strongest defense. But once Xiang Beifei disrupted the flames, its Beast Pill was left as easy prey.
Xiang Beifei initially saw three large vertebral bones amidst the flames and thought it matched the "three" in Three Souls Desolate Snake, so he attacked it.
Unfortunately, upon closer inspection after defeating it, he found two more large vertebral bones, making a total of five.
It didn't seem to be the Three Souls Desolate Snake.
Guo Han was close to despair!
In his efforts to escape, he had exhausted every possible method, using up all the tools he had brought for evasion, but he just couldn't shake the Triangular Thunder Krait off his trail. He now saw himself as an arrow, stepping on a bow and using its spring to shoot both Sun Rui and himself out at great speed.
However, this method took a heavy toll on the crossbow. Guo Han's crossbow came from the system, and losing one meant having to buy another, which he was now nearly out of. His only hope was to rush back to the swamp and use the teleportation ball to get out.
But his physical strength was nearly sapped and the last of his crossbows had been spent, while the Triangular Thunder Krait showed no signs of weariness and was closing in even more.
Crack!
The Triangular Thunder Krait once again discharged a bolt of lightning that struck right in front of Guo Han, who, in an attempt to dodge the strike, had to twist his body, resulting in a collision against a large tree, and both men fell clumsily to the ground with a thud!
"It's over!"
They were only one kilometer away from the swamp; just one more kilometer of perseverance and they could make it back to the marshlands to teleport away.
But they had run out of tools for escape, and were now caught in a desperate situation. Guo Han and Sun Rui both showed expressions of sheer desperation!
The students at the training ground were also extremely anxious.
Everyone knew the dangers of the wilderness beyond the realm, and they were aware that many pioneers lost their lives trying to explore and chart its terrains. Yet seeing two classmates, who had been with them day and night, perishing right in front of their eyes, while being helplessly unable to assist, filled everyone's hearts with chilling desolation.
They even wondered, if they had been the ones Yuchi the demon sent for this mission, would their fate be any worse?
The answer was yes!
Because at least Guo Han and Sun Rui had learned survival knowledge for the outer wilderness for a year, and even scored high in various simulated trainings. They were among the best of this group.
Yet, even such individuals, in the face of the Triangular Thunder Krait, had tried everything futilely and were left without any power to fight back—let alone these students who could not even pass the simulated training.
"Alas, who made them encounter the 'terrors even to ghosts'-like Triangular Thunder Krait?"
"This Triangular Thunder Krait is simply too invincible; how could an ordinary Qi-Controlling late-stage cultivator ever stand a chance against it?"
"Exactly! Do you think that freshman is done for too?"
"Nonsense, if Guo Han and Sun Rui ended up like this, what good would it do for that Level-N freshman to defeat Xiong Meng? He doesn't know a thing about survival knowledge in the outer wilderness. He's probably been eaten by now!"
Many sighed, watching as the Triangular Thunder Krait slowly closed in on Guo Han and Sun Rui, some even averting their eyes, unwilling to witness the scene of their killing.