Starting as a Snake: Defying Heaven with Invincibility

To close the distance to within ten meters of that person, charging in was not an option. The only way was to lure him over. Besides, those three arrows were indeed unavoidable, so he decided to play along, pretending to be gravely injured and on the brink of death. Everything was within reason.

Song Yu didn't sense anything amiss. In his perception, the opponent's life force was indeed slowly declining until it completely vanished.

"Dead?" Song Yu stared at a patch of soil ahead, where the snake's body lay buried.

Song Yu paused, then began to walk forward step by step.

Blasted into serious injury, hiding in the soil, suppressing its aura, trying to muddle through, but died due to severe injuries—everything seemed logical. If he were that snake, he would have done the same. Yet, he felt he had overlooked something.

Fifty meters, twenty meters, ten meters...

Song Yu finally reached the ten-meter mark and stopped.

"Brother Song, what's wrong?" asked Zhu Gang, who was standing beside him with a meteor hammer.

"It feels strange to have dealt with it so easily," Song Yu replied.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just an eighth-level demon beast. I could handle it alone!" Sun Ze scoffed, giving him a disdainful look.

Seeing Song Yu still hesitating, Sun Ze couldn't stand it anymore. He cursed under his breath and walked forward.

"Hmph! A dying snake, watch me chop it up alive!" Sun Ze hefted his large blade and approached.

At that moment, Song Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he shouted urgently, "Get back!"

He finally realized what was wrong. The soul imprint he left behind hadn't been erased!

The opponent could detect the soul imprint seed left by the Fire Cloud Sect Master and severely damage the master's soul from afar. Their soul power was absolutely extraordinary. How could they not notice the imprint he left?

The only possibility for not erasing the imprint was to lure them over!

Sun Ze shook his head, feeling quite disdainful, and swung his blade at the soil ahead.

"Whoosh!"

A charred black snake shot out instantly. Song Yu was shocked, his feet unable to move, and his horrified expression froze in place, turning him into a golden, glittering statue.

"You have killed a level 13 wild monster, gaining 6000 experience points (100% bonus for challenging a higher level)!"

"Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 9! You need 30,000 more experience points for the next level!"

"You have obtained 2031 gold coins, current balance is 4211, and Midas Touch is on cooldown."

System notification: You picked up a "lower-grade storage spirit ring."

"What!" Sun Ze and Zhu Gang were stunned before they could react.

Only then did they realize that Song Yu had been killed, in the same manner as Jiang Li and Xue Yi!

This sudden change left the two of them completely unprepared.

"We're not dead, which means his move has a time limit. Kill him quickly!"

"Kill him to avenge Brother Song!"

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Both were core disciples of the Fire Cloud Sect, and their reactions were swift. The moment Song Yu died, they roared and swung their blades down. In their view, this snake was already at the end of its rope, and one move would be enough to finish it!

Two surges of violent inner Qi swept in, carrying sharp blades. If this strike landed, Xiao Long would undoubtedly die!

Just then, a giant brown figure descended from the sky, grabbing Xiao Long and retreating swiftly, instantly widening the distance.

"Haha! Boss, I came just in time, didn't I?"

A hearty laugh echoed in his ears. Huang Mao the monkey carried a tree in one hand, held Xiao Long in the other, and had two Black Spine Snakes draped over his shoulders. He grinned at Xiao Long, revealing a row of yellow teeth, accompanied by a prehistoric bad breath.

Xiao Long quickly shrank his head, cursing inwardly about how many years it had been since he brushed his teeth.

Da Hei and Er Hei had both leveled up twice, becoming fifth-level demon beasts. Huang Mao had successfully cultivated the Battle Saint Physique to the first level and naturally broke through to a ninth-level demon beast, with combat power not inferior to a first-level human in the Qi Condensing Realm.

Xiao Long looked him over and couldn't help but scold, "It took you two days to cultivate the Battle Saint Physique to the first level. You're hopelessly stupid!"

"Ah! Didn't you say three days to reach the first level was acceptable? I only took two days!" Huang Mao looked bewildered.

"When the boss says you're stupid, you're stupid! Don't question it!" Da Hei and Er Hei chimed in.

Huang Mao was at a loss for words.

Sun Ze and Zhu Gang were stunned to see a Vajra Ape suddenly appear, rescue the snake, and even engage in conversation.

Being in the Fire Cloud Sect, they had heard countless strange tales, but this bizarre event was a first.

"Huang Mao, leave those two little pests to you," Xiao Long ordered.

"Ah?" Huang Mao looked at the two of them, pulling a face. "I can handle one, but two is too much!"

"Hold on for the time it takes a stick of incense to burn. Once I recover, I'll send them to the afterlife," Xiao Long said calmly.

Huang Mao gritted his teeth and reluctantly agreed, "Alright!"

Huang Mao had no choice but to brace himself and walk forward. As he moved, his fur gradually turned red, entering a berserk state.

To deal with two humans at the first level of the Qi Condensing Realm, he had to go all out. The berserk Vajra Ape had strength comparable to a first-level human in the Qi Condensing Realm, and with the supreme-grade Profound-level technique Battle Saint Physique, his combat power was even stronger than an average first-level human in the Qi Condensing Realm.

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"A berserk Vajra Ape?" Sun Ze was momentarily stunned. It was the first time he had seen a Vajra Ape that could go berserk. There had been too many strange occurrences lately.

"A mere ninth-level demon beast dares to challenge us? Die!" Zhu Gang extended his hand, launching his meteor hammer, which struck Huang Mao's chest with precision.

"Ouch!" Huang Mao was knocked back.

"Pathetic!" Zhu Gang had just spoken and hadn't even had time to celebrate when he was stunned.

Huang Mao, having taken his full-force attack, shakily got up, touched his chest, and found no trace of injury.

"That really hurt! Good thing I've got thick skin!" Huang Mao grinned. The defense of the Battle Saint Physique was no joke, claiming to be the best defensive technique in the world.

"Human, taste my club!" Huang Mao grabbed the tree and swung it at Zhu Gang.

Boom!

The meteor hammer and the tree collided, and Zhu Gang was forced back a few steps, feeling a slight numbness in his arm, and was even more shocked.

Was this really the strength of a ninth-level demon beast? It was almost on par with a first-level Demon General!

"Sun Ze, finish this quickly. I have a bad feeling!" Zhu Gang said.

"Alright!" Sun Ze responded, and the two of them quickly charged forward, engaging in a fierce battle with Huang Mao.

Huang Mao had no intention of fighting to the death with them. He just kept dodging, buying time. Under their combined assault, he could barely hold on.