Lu Yunxiao's eyes were sharp as swords, glinting with intensity as he glanced around aided by the flickering light of the campfire.
But the night was too dark; darkness greatly affected vision, and despite scanning around, Lu Yunxiao didn't spot any traces.
"Hiss!" A faint sound reached Lu Yunxiao's ears, this time seemingly a bit louder.
"Quite interesting, and rather adept at hiding," Lu Yunxiao chuckled lightly. He bent slightly, his right hand delving into the yellow sand, eyes half-closed, his perception spreading swiftly in all directions like a tide.
The awakened detection ability of unsealed gold elements was its true purpose.
Utilizing this ability, he could distinctly sense everything within a thousand meters, be it objects or even breaths, extracting information from it.
And as his strength grew, this detection ability would become even more formidable.
As he carefully probed, his movements suddenly froze, his eyes snapping open, radiating determination.
"Found it!" Lu Yunxiao's right hand flicked, tossing out two moonlight stones, and then he shot forward like an arrow.
With a clang, the Rainbow Sword was unsheathed, held firmly in Lu Yunxiao's hand as a sharp sword Qi shot out ahead.
"Clang!" The sword Qi clashed with the dark figure, sparks flying as they collided.
Lu Yunxiao, wielding the sword and aided by the light of the moonstone, saw the approaching entity clearly.
It was a snake, a massive serpent measuring five meters long.
Its body was adorned with yellow, crystalline-like scales, gleaming and possessing a visible steel-like texture, indicating substantial defense.
Marked with a fiery red flame on its head, the snake had a flat, triangular-shaped head, displaying elongated sharp fangs. Its diamond-shaped eyes were a dismal green, fixedly glaring at Lu Yunxiao. Its forked tongue flickered, emitting hissing sounds, droplets of saliva falling from its mouth, corroding the surrounding sand.
The red tail of the snake swayed slightly, coiling its body, its head raised high, blatantly displaying its aggressive intent.
"Flame-Tailed Sand Python!" Lu Yunxiao murmured softly, recognizing this type of monster.
Among low-tier monsters, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python was considerably formidable. Possessing both fire and earth attributes, albeit complex, it didn't hinder its high defense and formidable attack.
If the Flame-Tailed Sand Python could grow successfully, it had the chance to evolve into a fifth-tier monster. At that stage, its body length could reach twenty to thirty meters. The one before Lu Yunxiao was only five meters long, essentially still a juvenile.
However, even as a juvenile, its strength was undoubtedly at the peak of first-tier monsters. Even a human Nine-Star Dou Zhe might not necessarily defeat it.
In comparison, the desert corpse-eating ants encountered by Lu Yunxiao during the day would swarm but might not even pierce the defense of the Flame-Tailed Sand Python.
"Finally encountered a decent monster."
Recognizing the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, Lu Yunxiao was not startled but rather pleased. Such monsters were worth his action.
Moreover, monsters like the Flame-Tailed Sand Python with high growth potential had a significantly high chance of possessing a magic core. Despite being a first-tier core, the cores of monsters like these could match several ordinary first-tier cores.
"I'll take your core; you've disturbed me, consider it my compensation." Lu Yunxiao stood with the sword, eyes gleaming.
As if understanding Lu Yunxiao's words, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python's green pupils expanded. Its body surged forward, its menacing head flying towards Lu Yunxiao.
"Come!" Lu Yunxiao shouted loudly, swiftly dodging the Flame-Tailed Sand Python's strike and sending out sword Qi from the Rainbow Sword to attack.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
The sword Qi struck the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, producing crisp sounds. The sword Qi broke several crystalline-like yellow scales, revealing fresh red flesh.
But that was it. The sword Qi didn't continue, and given the length of the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, the damage caused by these broken scales only inflicted a bit of pain without significant harm.
"Impressive, quite tough. Looks like I need to get serious."
Lu Yunxiao's smile faded slightly as the innate golden qi surged within him, enveloping the Rainbow Sword with a faint golden light.
"Continuous Sword Qi!" Lu Yunxiao uttered softly as rings of sword Qi flew one after another towards the Flame-Tailed Sand Python.
The Flame-Tailed Sand Python swiftly evaded most of the sword Qi, but the remaining ones struck its body, displaying potent penetrating power.
Crystal-like scales were forcibly split open, oozing traces of blood.
Feeling the pain, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python howled, its mouth wide open as a liquid sprayed from it.
Lu Yunxiao swiftly dodged; the snake's venom was extremely toxic, posing imminent danger if hit.
Taking advantage of this moment, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python swiftly moved, its body-skimming across the sand, lunging again towards Lu Yunxiao.
Lu Yunxiao paused, leaping to avoid the snake's attack.
Just as he landed, a huge reddish tail came at him. Lu Yunxiao immediately used the sheath to deflect it and simultaneously swung the Rainbow Sword.
The immense force from the snake's tail pushed Lu Yunxiao back a few steps, but the subsequent attack from the snake's head was deflected by Lu Yunxiao's sword.
A sharp sword mark remained on the snake's head, splitting the fiery mark in two, traces of red blood seeping from the wound.
This enraged the Flame-Tailed Sand Python completely. Its dismal green eyes were filled with fury, and its attacks became increasingly ferocious.
One man and one snake engaged in a fierce clash, kicking up dust and sand, a cloud of debris enveloping them.
Suddenly, Lu Yunxiao's gaze sharpened, the sword in his hand shining brightly as he soared into the air.
"We've had enough. Now, I'll show you my true strength."
Lu Yunxiao's eyes flickered, and his qi surged suddenly. As his qi flowed, his clothes billowed, Lu Yunxiao and his sword became one, thrusting forward with a perfect strike.
"Heavenly Flying Immortal!"
Lu Yunxiao's eyes were sharp as swords, glinting with intensity as he glanced around aided by the flickering light of the campfire.
But the night was too dark; darkness greatly affected vision, and despite scanning around, Lu Yunxiao didn't spot any traces.
"Hiss!" A faint sound reached Lu Yunxiao's ears, this time seemingly a bit louder.
"Quite interesting, and rather adept at hiding," Lu Yunxiao chuckled lightly. He bent slightly, his right hand delving into the yellow sand, eyes half-closed, his perception spreading swiftly in all directions like a tide.
The awakened detection ability of unsealed gold elements was its true purpose.
Utilizing this ability, he could distinctly sense everything within a thousand meters, be it objects or even breaths, extracting information from it.
And as his strength grew, this detection ability would become even more formidable.
As he carefully probed, his movements suddenly froze, his eyes snapping open, radiating determination.
"Found it!" Lu Yunxiao's right hand flicked, tossing out two moonlight stones, and then he shot forward like an arrow.
With a clang, the Rainbow Sword was unsheathed, held firmly in Lu Yunxiao's hand as a sharp sword Qi shot out ahead.
"Clang!" The sword Qi clashed with the dark figure, sparks flying as they collided.
Lu Yunxiao, wielding the sword and aided by the light of the moonstone, saw the approaching entity clearly.
It was a snake, a massive serpent measuring five meters long.
Its body was adorned with yellow, crystalline-like scales, gleaming and possessing a visible steel-like texture, indicating substantial defense.
Marked with a fiery red flame on its head, the snake had a flat, triangular-shaped head, displaying elongated sharp fangs. Its diamond-shaped eyes were a dismal green, fixedly glaring at Lu Yunxiao. Its forked tongue flickered, emitting hissing sounds, droplets of saliva falling from its mouth, corroding the surrounding sand.
The red tail of the snake swayed slightly, coiling its body, its head raised high, blatantly displaying its aggressive intent.
"Flame-Tailed Sand Python!" Lu Yunxiao murmured softly, recognizing this type of monster.
Among low-tier monsters, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python was considerably formidable. Possessing both fire and earth attributes, albeit complex, it didn't hinder its high defense and formidable attack.
If the Flame-Tailed Sand Python could grow successfully, it had the chance to evolve into a fifth-tier monster. At that stage, its body length could reach twenty to thirty meters. The one before Lu Yunxiao was only five meters long, essentially still a juvenile.
However, even as a juvenile, its strength was undoubtedly at the peak of first-tier monsters. Even a human Nine-Star Dou Zhe might not necessarily defeat it.
In comparison, the desert corpse-eating ants encountered by Lu Yunxiao during the day would swarm but might not even pierce the defense of the Flame-Tailed Sand Python.
"Finally encountered a decent monster."
Recognizing the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, Lu Yunxiao was not startled but rather pleased. Such monsters were worth his action.
Moreover, monsters like the Flame-Tailed Sand Python with high growth potential had a significantly high chance of possessing a magic core. Despite being a first-tier core, the cores of monsters like these could match several ordinary first-tier cores.
"I'll take your core; you've disturbed me, consider it my compensation." Lu Yunxiao stood with the sword, eyes gleaming.
As if understanding Lu Yunxiao's words, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python's green pupils expanded. Its body surged forward, its menacing head flying towards Lu Yunxiao.
"Come!" Lu Yunxiao shouted loudly, swiftly dodging the Flame-Tailed Sand Python's strike and sending out sword Qi from the Rainbow Sword to attack.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
The sword Qi struck the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, producing crisp sounds. The sword Qi broke several crystalline-like yellow scales, revealing fresh red flesh.
But that was it. The sword Qi didn't continue, and given the length of the Flame-Tailed Sand Python, the damage caused by these broken scales only inflicted a bit of pain without significant harm.
"Impressive, quite tough. Looks like I need to get serious."
Lu Yunxiao's smile faded slightly as the innate golden qi surged within him, enveloping the Rainbow Sword with a faint golden light.
"Continuous Sword Qi!" Lu Yunxiao uttered softly as rings of sword Qi flew one after another towards the Flame-Tailed Sand Python.
The Flame-Tailed Sand Python swiftly evaded most of the sword Qi, but the remaining ones struck its body, displaying potent penetrating power.
Crystal-like scales were forcibly split open, oozing traces of blood.
Feeling the pain, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python howled, its mouth wide open as a liquid sprayed from it.
Lu Yunxiao swiftly dodged; the snake's venom was extremely toxic, posing imminent danger if hit.
Taking advantage of this moment, the Flame-Tailed Sand Python swiftly moved, its body-skimming across the sand, lunging again towards Lu Yunxiao.
Lu Yunxiao paused, leaping to avoid the snake's attack.
Just as he landed, a huge reddish tail came at him. Lu Yunxiao immediately used the sheath to deflect it and simultaneously swung the Rainbow Sword.
The immense force from the snake's tail pushed Lu Yunxiao back a few steps, but the subsequent attack from the snake's head was deflected by Lu Yunxiao's sword.
A sharp sword mark remained on the snake's head, splitting the fiery mark in two, traces of red blood seeping from the wound.
This enraged the Flame-Tailed Sand Python completely. Its dismal green eyes were filled with fury, and its attacks became increasingly ferocious.
One man and one snake engaged in a fierce clash, kicking up dust and sand, a cloud of debris enveloping them.
Suddenly, Lu Yunxiao's gaze sharpened, the sword in his hand shining brightly as he soared into the air.
"We've had enough. Now, I'll show you my true strength."
Lu Yunxiao's eyes flickered, and his qi surged suddenly. As his qi flowed, his clothes billowed, Lu Yunxiao and his sword became one, thrusting forward with a perfect strike.
"Heavenly Flying Immortal!"
