Chapter 1749

Luo Lan’s movements were cautious and rapid. Without being able to detect what kind of danger was hidden in that area she simply didn’t dare to stay there for long.

And while Luo Lan wrapped up the corpse of the Void King Realm powerhouse and retreated backward, Ni Guang also reached out and grabbed at the chicken comb-like spiritual flower.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

At a certain place behind Ni Guang, the originally ordinary ground suddenly bulged up. Immediately after, a flat, triangular snake head emerged from the bulging ground, facing Ni Guang’s neck and launched an attack like lightning.

The whole process was so fast that it was dazzling and there was no sign at all. When the snake head that drilled out from the ground attacked Ni Guang, Xue Yue’s complexion changed drastically and she exclaimed： “Uncle Ni, be careful.”

As soon as her voice fell, the snake head bit Ni Guang’s neck.

Xue Yue’s complexion suddenly changed！

Seeing this scene, how could she not know how the previous Void King Realm powerhouse died？ Obviously, it was like Ni Guang. At the moment when his attention was attracted by the chicken comb-like spiritual flower, he was fatally attacked by this snake-like monster hidden behind and waiting for an opportunity.

She didn’t know if Ni Guang could handle it. After all, from the current situation, Ni Guang had also been hit.

But Ni Guang was, after all, Ni Guang. Not to mention his profound cultivation base, and under the premise of knowing that this place was dangerous, how could he be unprepared? So while preparing to collect that spiritual flower, he had already secretly alerted himself in case of an accident, Youdaoplaceholder0 paying attention to protecting the back of his neck. This surprise attack was destined to be in vain.

A clear “ding…” sound came out. Suddenly, a halo-like energy circle rippled out at the back of Ni Guang’s neck. Under this blow, Ni Guang was actually as if hit by a powerful force and was suddenly sent flying forward.

He let out a low shout in his mouth. In mid-air, he forcefully twisted his body and waved a palm to strike hard behind him. At the same time, the other hand did not forget to grab towards that spiritual flower.

The backhand blow of the Void King Realm Layer 2 was definitely not to be underestimated. The fierce force sent to the snake’s head that was attacking again flying backwards, and it was actually unable to attack anymore.

But the moment Ni Guang grabbed that spiritual flower, his face suddenly changed drastically： “This is…”

He felt a different touch from that spiritual flower. It was definitely not the feeling of collecting a spiritual herb or a wonderful medicine. Instead, it was like grabbing something cold and slippery – just like grabbing a living thing.

He let go without hesitation！

Just at this moment. The fragrant spiritual flower suddenly changed as well. It suddenly protruded from the ground, and the entire flower emitted a green glow, stabbing towards Ni Guang’s palm.

In an instant, the area was filled with flying sand and rocks. From time to time, Ni Guang’s cold snorts and the hissing sound of the spiritual snake spitting out its core could be heard.

Moments later, Ni Guang jumped out of the battle circle and stood in the air, his expression extremely solemn.

And when Yang Kai and the others looked over, they also had expressions of surprise on their faces.

The dust gradually dispersed, and it was only at this time that they understood what exactly the trap in front of them was.

The place where the cockscomb-like spiritual flower had been before, there was no spiritual flower there now. Only a soil-yellow demon snake about three zhang long and as thick as a baby’s arm was coiled up, constantly spitting out its snake core.

This demon snake had no distinguishable aura all over its body. If one didn’t look with the naked eye, one simply couldn’t detect its existence. It was as if it wasn’t a living thing. And on its tail, a cockscomb-like sarcoma had grown.

The spiritual flower that everyone had seen before was clearly the false appearance caused by it hiding its body underground and leaving its tail on the ground.

Anyone who attempted to lay their hands on the’spiritual flower’ was bound to be attacked by it.

‘Tail Crown Snake？’ Ni Guang’s eyes lit up. He called out the name of this demonic beast.

Also, it was because he had profound knowledge, held a high position and great power in the Hengluo Chamber of Commerce, and was able to access many ancient books. Otherwise, it would be simply impossible to recognize this kind of strange beast that only existed a long time ago.

“Tail-Crested Snake？” Luo Lan furrowed her brows and looked at Ni Guang with some admiration. “I really haven’t heard that there are so many extinct existences in this Lost Land.”

Previously, the black shadow they encountered under the underground gully, everyone didn’t know what it was either. They only felt that it was somewhat similar to a ghost, but it was completely different. At this moment, the other three people had never even heard of the Tail-Crested Snake that appeared.

The Lost Land unfolded for them is like a strange world they have never come into contact with.

Ni Guang chuckled. “Don’t worry. Although the Tail-Crested Snake is dangerous, its own strength is not very strong. Its terrifying aspect lies in its concealment and surprise attacks. Now that the surprise attack has failed, it can only be my prey.”

As he said this, he directly charged towards the Tail-Crested Snake.

He didn’t even use any powerful killing moves. He just got close to the Tail-Crested Snake, his two hands like claws, and fought with the Tail-Crested Snake.

Yang Kai observed silently and found that this beast only had the strength of around 9th order. Such a level naturally couldn’t make any waves in front of Ni Guang. Even though it had the ancient bloodline, but in just about ten breaths, the Tail Crown Snake that bounced up from the ground and wanted to bite Ni Guang was caught by him. Immediately after, Ni Guang shook it vigorously like a long whip, and the Saint Yuan fiercely poured into the snake’s body.

In the long body of the Tail Crown Snake, a series of crisp cracking sounds came, and then its straight body slumped down limply and directly became a corpse.

Ni Guang reached out his hand, flicked his finger at the snake’s abdomen, and an oval-shaped green snake gall the size of a longan was picked out by him. He opened his mouth and swallowed it, smacking his lips and laughing merrily.

I don’t know what kind of magical effect the snake gall of the Tail Crown Snake has. Anyway, Ni Guang looked very happy, and it was estimated that it was of great benefit to him.

After doing all this, Ni Guang casually threw the corpse of the Tail Crown Snake aside and said lightly, “This kind of beast doesn’t have an inner core. The most valuable thing on it is the snake gall. If the martial artists in the ancient times took it for a long time, it is said that they could be invulnerable to all poisons. Unfortunately, there is only one… It’s better than nothing.”

As he spoke, he stepped back, came to the corpse that Luo Lan had picked up, looked down at it, and sighed： “Alas, it’s really Tong Lei！”

Obviously, he was referring to the name of the corpse in front of him.

“Mr. Ni knows him？” Luo Lan asked.

Ni Guang nodded slightly： “We met once. He made a deal with me back then, but it was also many years ago. I didn’t expect that he would die in the mouth of a ninth-order monster beast. In this kind of place, one really can’t be careless at all.”

Outside, how could a Void King Realm powerhouse die under the attack of a ninth-order monster beast？ A ninth-order monster beast is only equivalent to a Returning Void Realm martial artist. Once the Void King Realm’s domain is unleashed, a ninth-order monster beast can’t even get close. But in this Lost Land, a ninth-order monster beast can’t be regarded as ordinary.

“Xue Yue, take off the ring.” Ni Guang instructed ed indifferently.

Xue Yue responded, bent down and took off the spatial ring of the Void King Realm powerhouse named Tong Lei. She didn’t even check what was inside and just put it away.

Yang Kai and Luo Lan didn’t say anything.

Yang Kai’s strength was low, and he didn’t contribute in this matter, so naturally he wasn’t qualified to distribute the spoils. As for Luo Lan, Ni Guang had already greeted her before. Even if Luo Lan followed him, he wouldn’t guarantee that Luo Lan would have any gains. So Luo Lan couldn’t blame his current actions either.

“Let’s go. From now on, we must be extremely cautious. Don’t approach anything that seems strange easily.” Ni Guang instructed and was about to leave.

“Wait a moment, everyone.” Yang Kai suddenly seemed to remember something. As he spoke, he flicked out a strand of golden blood thread and shot it towards the corpse of the Tail Crown Snake on the ground.

The three people stopped in their tracks and watched this scene curiously, not knowing what Yang Kai was going to do exactly.

I saw that the golden blood thread instantly submerged into the body of the Tail-Crown Snake. Immediately after, from the inside came a wriggling movement and the corpse of the Tail-Crown Snake seemed to be sucked dry by something. The flesh and blood withered quickly, leaving only a snake skin.

A moment later, the golden blood streaks, glowing with both golden and red light, returned to Yangkai’s hand.

Ni Guang looked at the golden blood thread in Yang Kai’s hand thoughtfully and asked in surprise, “Lad, is this thing of yours a secret technique… or a secret treasure？”

He felt a strange fluctuation from the golden blood thread. The golden blood thread looked like a secret treasure, but it exuded an extremely strong Qi and blood power, and it was also like a living thing, seemed extremely strange.

“Something between a secret technique and a secret treasure.” Yang Kai smiled slightly and casually explained.

The Golden Blood Thread was the essence condensed from his own golden blood. Strictly speaking, it was a secret art, but it also possessed the properties of a secret treasure and could be repeatedly retrieved and used. So it was really hard to define.

“Strange！” Ni Guang slowly shook his head. He had lived for so many years and had never seen such a strange secret art. However, the world was vast and full of wonders, and he didn’t bother to delve into it. After all, although this Golden Blood Thread looked powerful, it wouldn’t cause him any harm. After thinking for a while, he asked again, “Since this thing can devour the flesh and blood essence of the Tail-Crown Snake, what kind of changes might occur？”

“It can.” Yang Kai grinned and smiled. With a thought, the Golden Blood Thread is entangled in his hand suddenly twisted and changed transforming into the appearance of a Tail-Crown Snake.

The Tail-Crown Snake transformed by the Golden Blood Thread was exactly the same as the one everyone had seen before. The only difference was the color. The living Tail-Crown Snake was earth-yellow, while the one in Yang Kai’s hand was golden-red, shining with a brilliant light.

“It can mimic the form？” Ni Guang’s eyes lit up. “Does that mean that this secret art of yours is now equivalent to a Tail-Crown Snake？”

“Almost.” Yang Kai nodded and didn’t show off anymore. Instead, he put away the Golden Blood Thread.

All that he had done belonged to the category of the transformation path of the Golden Blood Thread – Blood Beast！

The golden blood filaments can devour the essence of a beast and transform into the appearance of that beast before its death, possessing all the abilities of the beast. This is the blood beast, an extremely powerful secret technique.

The warrior who created the golden blood filament secret technique was a genius. Unfortunately, neither he himself nor the subsequent warriors of the Demon Blood Sect could carry forward this secret technique because they could not condense too many blood filaments in their bodies. Even the beautiful female leader of the Demon Blood Sect at that time, despite doing her best and even using the technique of harvesting yang to supplement yin to make up for it, spent her whole life’s energy and only condensed two demonic blood filaments in her body.

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