Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 312: Chapter 309 Water Battle Between Two Types of Demon Snakes
 

“So many high-level Demon Snakes?”

From a distance, some still confused people on other ships curiously looked towards the water surface and sighed, “That many high-level Demon Snakes, if all killed, would be a huge fortune.”

“Let me count, one, two, three… eight, nine, wow, actually nine high-level Demon Snakes have appeared together, this is really too rare. Could it be that this river is still a nest of Demon Snakes?”

“I wonder if there are any high-level Demon Snake eggs, if there are, they’d be worth a lot of money.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

One of the Guardian Knights, a Golden Knight, turned pale, “A bunch of idiots, haven’t you noticed something wrong with the aura of that snake?”

“Wrong? What’s wrong with it?”

“Fools, that’s a Nine-Stage Middle-rank Demon Beast, the Nine-Headed Snake.”

“Ni… Nine-Headed Snake?”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the personnel on the ship fell silent as if struck by a chill.

Nine-Stage Demon Beasts were a synonym for powerful and fierce.

Although Human Clan’s Holy Knights and Great Magic Guide Masters are considered comparable to Nine-Stage Demon Beasts, ordinary Saint-level Experts can only match against Nine-Stage Basic-level Demon Beasts at best. After all, the human physique determines that the power and magic they can accommodate are far less than that of the massive Demon Beasts, meaning they fundamentally fall short in strength compared to Demon Beasts.

Of course, this also depends on the level of Cultivation the Human Clan experts have reached. Although it is very rare for experts from various forces to kill Nine-Stage Upper-rank Demon Beasts with their own strength, it’s not unheard of.

Because, Human Clan experts know how to use Magic Equipment, and in this regard, they are unmatched by Demon Beasts.

A fully-equipped expert might possess top-level Magic Equipment, or even Divine Artifacts or Subdivine Artifacts, which greatly amplify their War Power, allowing them to directly confront Demon Beasts that are stronger than themselves.

On the water surface, as the Nine-Headed Snake continued to rise, the majority of its body gradually emerged.

You could see a thick snake body from which branched off nine relatively slender necks, each ending in a head.

Of course, this “slender” is relative, as each neck below the serpent’s heads was thicker than the trunk of a tree that two people could barely wrap their arms around. Including the part of its body that was not exposed under the water, it was at least twenty to thirty zhang in length.

The eighteen emerald eyes of the Nine-Headed Snake exuded a chilling and gloomy coldness, revealing rows of fine, sharp fangs within its open mouths that resembled numerous deadly short daggers.

Its body was covered with dark cyan scales, each one the size of a palm, thick and solid, making it obvious that it possessed incredibly strong defensive capabilities.

“Damn it!”

Holy Knight Doro, who had been resting in the ship’s cabin, along with the two Red Robed Archbishops in charge of the church affairs of other kingdoms who had joined mid-journey, instantly sensed that something was wrong. They quickly left the cabin only to drastically change their expression, “How could there be a Nine-Headed Snake here? Which idiot provoked the Nine-Headed Snake?”

They couldn’t help but be alarmed.

Their trip to the Holy Mountain this time was not just a simple report; in the party, they were also escorting numerous young Priests carefully cultivated by various churches to participate in the selection of the Saint Heir.

Although these people were largely meant for support, they also had substantial use, otherwise, so many priests wouldn’t be prepared for every selection event.

Moreover, in this assembly of thousands, they were essentially the elite from churches in various cities. If they were to fight with this fierce Nine-Headed Snake, its massive strength would undoubtedly be enough to easily destroy their ships, killing many in the process.

If it cast a Forbidden Curse, in bad luck maybe only a few among these thousands would survive.

Thinking of this, Holy Knight Doro hastily shouted, “We are the Cult Members of the Light God Church, we mean no offense, please do not be angry, Nine-Headed Snake sir, we’ll just…”

Before he finished speaking, the nine mouths of the Nine-Headed Snake roared in unison and countless streams of water rose from the surface, turning into Water Guns that densely barraged the dozens of large ships.

“Damn, defend, defend!”

“All Priests, cast Defensive Magic to protect the ships together.”

Following the call of the two Red Robed Archbishops, Priests on all the ships began to chant Spells, and instantly, large Light Element Defensive Magic, Light Barriers, rose up around the ships.

Crack, crack, crack…

A series of dense impact sounds rang out, causing all the Magic Shields to continuously shudder.

Even over a dozen ships with fewer Priests could not withstand the magic assault of the Nine-Stage Demon Beast and their Light Barriers were penetrated on the spot by numerous Water Guns, killing and injuring many at the same time and leaving their hulls riddled with holes. If one or two more rounds of this intense Magic Water Gun were to come, they would likely sink the entire ship.

Actually, the magic the Nine-Headed Snake used should strictly be regarded as the Intermediate Water Element Water Arrow Technique, a spell common mages of the Water Element could perform. However, the Nine-Headed Snake’s magical power was so strong that once it cast the spell, it immediately turned the simple water arrows into water guns, with each water gun’s attack power being no weaker than a fifth or sixth level of magic intensity, and they were dense and numerous beyond count.

Such intense magic only amounted to a minor spell that the Nine-Headed Snake could cast casually, also a group combat magic that it was very accustomed to using.

However, when it discovered that most of the ships had actually withstood its magic, rage filled its eyes even more intensely.

It had merely been passing by and noticed that there was a strong presence ahead, which is why it protruded a snake head to look around. It had not anticipated being attacked by someone.

It was a formidable ninth-level Demon Beast, among the strongest tier of all demon beasts. Since when had these minor characters dared to attack it so openly and flagrantly?

Therefore, the furious Nine-Headed Snake, upon seeing the multitude of Magic Shields raised on the opposite ships blocking its Water Gun Technique, couldn’t suppress the fury in its heart and was about to cast a Forbidden Curse to summon boundless waves to completely overturn those ships.

As for these people being members of the Light God Church, what did that have to do with it?

While the power of the Light Church was strong, it was only prevalent on the mainland, dominating among the nations of the Human Clan; it had no control over demon beasts.

Especially not over the Nine-Headed Snakes.

The history of the Nine-Headed Snakes on this world dated back much further than that of the Human Clan. Although they had not dominated the skies like the Giant Dragons or ruled the land like the Giant Clan, they were also a powerful group that few would want to provoke lightly.

Over the long course of time, due to different living habits, the Nine-Headed Snakes gradually split into two groups.

One group lived deep in the swamps. These Nine-Headed Snakes had nine heads, each possessing a different ability: wind, fire, water, earth, light, dark, thunder, illusion, and poison, with each type of magic having incredibly strong attack power.

The other group lived in the deep ocean. Their power was singular, solely cultivating the Water Element Magic Power but achieving a higher mastery in Water Element Magic. They could manipulate currents, raise waves, and create whirlpools, becoming formidable entities in the ocean.

Especially their Forbidden Curse Magic, the Endless Abyss Vortex and Overwhelming Waves had terrifying strengths. In the ocean, even ordinary Giant Dragons were unwilling to clash with them.

Moreover, the Nine-Headed Snakes had a potent regeneration ability. Even if their heads were cut off, as long as the main head remained, they could gradually recover.

It was precisely because of such formidable regeneration capabilities and Forbidden Curse Magic that they firmly occupied an impressive place among ninth-level Demon Beasts.

The only reason such powerful Nine-Headed Snakes were not ranked among the upper-middle-level ninth-level Demon Beasts was that their power would drop significantly after coming ashore. Only in swamps and places with water could they fully demonstrate their strength.

Once on land, they couldn’t even beat the ninth-level lower Bimong Giant Beasts who were unskilled in magic and only knew brute force.

In comparison, the Giant Dragon Clan was much more powerful than they were. Whether in the sea, on land, or in the sky, the Giant Dragon Clan had a presence, which is why they became one of the most top-level existences among all demon beasts.

“Bad news, stop it!”

The two Archbishops immediately sensed that the Nine-Headed Snake was about to cast a Forbidden Curse to raise towering waves and flip all their ships.

If the ships were overturned, the vast majority of people would fall into the water, and most would certainly meet their ends.

After all, once in the water, the Nine-Headed Snake, being a top-level Water Element Demon Beast, could easily kill them all.

Holy Knight Doro bellowed furiously, drawing the Cross Sword from his waist and slashing a Fighting Energy Slash more than ten zhang long towards the Nine-Headed Snake in a fierce attack.

He was the only one among the three strongest fighters who was a Holy Knight proficient in close combat. It was left to him to confront the Nine-Headed Snake directly, allowing the other two Red Robed Archbishops to use magic to attack the beast from the rear.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry, all ships, speed up sailing, and leave this area as soon as possible to land ashore,”

With repeated shouts, all the sailors frantically maneuvered the ships, rowing vigorously.

It was a pity that the priests only mastered Light Element Magic and could not cast Wind Element Magic; otherwise, they could have raised their sails and escaped at a much faster pace.

On the other side, Holy Knight Doro leaped close to the Nine-Headed Snake, sparing no effort in continuously slashing out Fighting Energy Light Blades.

Under his wild offensive, he actually managed to distract several heads of the Nine-Headed Snake.

However, injuring the beast was not easy. As the Nine-Headed Snake casted its magic power, water light barriers rose on the water’s surface, protecting its body.

In the water, it was the Nine-Headed Snake’s home court; defeating it there would not be easy.

Even if it weren’t for the continuous support of the mighty Light Element Magic from the two Red Robed Archbishops in the rear, the Holy Knight might very well have been beaten to death by the Nine-Headed Snake’s magic.

After all, it had too many heads, each capable of casting magic independently, equating to nine Demon Snakes attacking one person, naturally giving it a significant advantage.