I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 118: As Compensation, Pay for It with Your Life
Although Lin Li was now a Tier Two Initial Stage Cultivator, his own defensive capabilities were still very weak, far inferior to the resilient Mutant Beasts.
If a sharp Ice Cone were to hit him in the head, he’d likely be killed instantly, without even a chance to escape to the Mysterious Small Island.
HISS...
A bloodcurdling hiss echoed from the thicket that had just launched the sharp Ice Cone.
"A snake?!!"
Having fought snakes before, the moment Lin Li heard the bloodcurdling hiss, an image of the creature making the sound immediately formed in his mind.
RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...
The dense, thorny thicket stirred despite the still air, and a massive, ice-blue figure slithered out.
"So beautiful!!!"
As Lin Li stared at the ice-blue python Mutant Beast that had emerged from the thorny thicket—a creature nearly ten meters long—his first reaction wasn’t disgust, revulsion, or fear. It was awe and admiration.
He couldn’t help it. The ice-blue python’s appearance was simply too stunning.
If it coiled up and remained perfectly still, it would look just like an exquisite work of art.
HISS...
The ice-blue python Mutant Beast was somewhat puzzled to see that the human before it showed no fear at all.
It had lived in this wilderness for over a decade and had encountered humans dozens of times.
Without fail, every human it had met would turn pale, tremble, and flee in terror at the sight of it.
"You bastard, that sneak attack almost killed me... As compensation, you can pay with your life!"
Lin Li brandished his Spiritual Longsword, pointing its tip at the ice-blue python Mutant Beast as he cursed under his breath.
The ice-blue python Mutant Beast, a creature at Tier One Peak, clearly didn’t take Lin Li seriously.
After Lin Li finished cursing at it, the beast was the first to attack.
It channeled the Spiritual Energy in its body, and a faint golden Spiritual Light blossomed in its mouth.
’This thing isn’t messing around. It’s using its Superpower right from the start, not even a test...’
Seeing his opponent unleash its awakened Superpower immediately, Lin Li discarded any thought of underestimation, tightening his grip on his Spiritual Longsword and bracing himself.
After activating its Superpower, waves of cold air gathered in the ice-blue python’s gaping maw.
WHOOSH.
As a vicious glint flashed in the ice-blue python’s eyes, a sharp Ice Cone radiating a biting chill shot out from its frigid, gaping maw.
Lin Li, who was on high alert, sidestepped. The sharp Ice Cone, just a fraction slower than a fired bullet, scraped past him.
BANG. The sharp Ice Cone that had brushed past Lin Li slammed into a distant rock, creating a loud crash.
The Ice Cone created by the ice-blue python Mutant Beast was nowhere near as hard as the rock.
It shattered on impact, sending shards of ice flying in all directions.
Luckily, Lin Li was standing far enough away to avoid being hit by the flying shards.
When a Cultivator breaks through from Tier One Peak to Tier Two, their Spiritual Power strengthens, granting them a Perception Ability and greatly enhancing their reaction speed.
To ordinary people, it’s impossible for a human to dodge a bullet.
But after breaking through to Tier Two, a Cultivator can use their Perception Ability and enhanced reflexes to effectively evade bullets fired at them from a certain distance.
As a Cultivator’s strength continues to grow, their ability to dodge bullets only becomes more effortless.
Therefore, on Blue Star, the probability of successfully killing a Cultivator of Tier Two or higher in one shot with conventional firearms is extremely low.
The speed of the sharp Ice Cones fired by this ice-blue python’s Superpower didn’t even match the muzzle velocity of a bullet.
With Lin Li on full alert and a good distance between them, it was wishful thinking for the ice-blue python to believe it could hit him with its Ice Cone Superpower.
The not-so-bright ice-blue python Mutant Beast saw Lin Li dodge its Ice Cone and simply chalked it up to luck.
Without another word, it once again channeled its Spiritual Energy and launched a continuous barrage of attacks at Lin Li.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...
BANG, BANG, BANG...
Focusing on evasion, Lin Li lifted a leg, twisted his waist, ducked, and sidestepped. His movements were as smooth as flowing water, allowing him to deftly dodge one Ice Cone after another.
The ice-blue python Mutant Beast stared at the human in disbelief, unable to accept that he could dodge its attacks so easily.
"Come on! Keep going! I’ll dodge every last one you fire today." Seeing the ice-blue python pause its assault, Lin Li made a taunting gesture at it.
??? The not-very-bright python, of course, had no idea what Lin Li’s gesture meant.
But it could feel the mockery in the human’s contemptuous expression. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
In all its years and dozens of encounters with humans, when had one ever dared to mock it like this?
HISS...
The humiliated ice-blue python Mutant Beast let out a sharp hiss at Lin Li.
It was determined to take down this detestable, mocking human today, no matter the cost. It would swallow him whole and turn him into a pile of dung.
Opening its gaping maw, a faint golden Spiritual Light once again blossomed in the ice-blue python’s mouth.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...
Sharp Ice Cones radiating a biting chill shot out one after another from the ice-blue python’s mouth.
This time, the thoroughly enraged ice-blue python Mutant Beast was clearly no longer concerned about its Spiritual Energy consumption as it attacked Lin Li with its Superpower.
’Perfect...’
Seeing that his opponent had been so easily provoked, Lin Li cursed it inwardly as an idiot, then immediately twisted his body to dodge the incoming attacks.
One after another, the Ice Cones radiating a biting chill were dodged by Lin Li. Before long, the area where the man and beast fought was littered with countless shattered ice fragments.
The weather had been scorching hot, the ground seemingly baked by the sun, making the heat almost unbearable.
But now, thanks to the countless shattered ice fragments, the combat zone where Lin Li and the ice-blue python fought had become refreshingly cool and comfortable.
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