Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1122 - 1118: Scheming

He quickly thought through, speculating his encounter with the giant snake.

The weak point is on the top of its head; almost impossible to succeed in a sneak attack.

If forced, can its defense be broken?

Its defense probably isn’t as strong as the giant bear demon’s, not necessarily unbreakable.

But the Jade Heaven Sword can only be used once more.

Even though the Heavenly Yuan Technique has been completed now, the recovery speed of the Jade Heaven Sword has increased several times, it still takes a day.

So, in conclusion, without certainty of victory, it’s unwise to engage.

He flew continuously inward, activating Qinggong while illuminating the surrounding hundred miles, searching for another great demon.

Great demons evolved from beasts; even if they have human bodies, they are still beasts. From his observations over the days, they still have a territorial sense.

The giant snake suddenly approached, its forked tongue instantly stabbing towards his back.

It was like a longsword piercing, extraordinarily fast.

The next moment, the tongue passed through his body without obstruction.

But it was just a shadow.

He had already appeared ten zhang away.

The snake tongue shot again, still just a shadow; he reappeared a hundred meters away.

The giant snake let out a sharp hissing sound, speeding up even more.

Where the snake’s body passed, trees and rocks turned to powder; from up high, a wide road was rapidly extending.

Chu Zhiyuan occasionally used the Earth Origin Technique.

Following the limits of Qinggong’s speed, in a blink, he had already run over thirty miles, finally entering another great demon’s territory.

A leopard-headed, human-bodied great demon was laying sideways on a giant rock, one hand resting by its ear, supporting its leopard-like head.

The giant rock was atop the mountain, under the direct sunlight.

The bright sun made its eyes drowsy, lazily as if it had no bones.

It suddenly sat up, leapt into the air, and hovered to look down the mountain.

Chu Zhiyuan and the giant snake, one chasing and one fleeing, instantly came into its view.

The fur on its head stood up like touched by static electricity.

A pair of leopard eyes emitted a cold beam, its body tense, gaze intense and compelling.

Then it transformed into a yellow light, shooting towards Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan seemed oblivious to its sneak attack, still striving to evade the giant snake’s tongue.

Though the leopard demon was incredibly fast, it was silent and undetectable.

When it reached behind Chu Zhiyuan, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly vanished.

He reappeared behind the giant snake.

The leopard demon quickly twisted in the air, once again charging at Chu Zhiyuan, resulting in an encounter with the giant snake.

It suddenly turned, shooting sideways, avoiding the snake’s tongue.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

They didn’t fight; the leopard demon actively evaded, while the snake’s tongue ceased pursuing after one thrust.

So the leopard demon and the giant snake were at peace, instead both chasing him.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Unexpectedly, the great demon and the giant demon did not fight, did not argue over territory.

His strategy was unsuccessful.

He continued forward, under Super Sensing Illumination, accurately evading.

Mostly using the Wind Riding Cloud Technique to escape, occasionally using the Earth Origin Technique to dodge crucial moments.

During this process, the Wind Riding Cloud Technique became increasingly refined, the speed faster and faster.

Under extreme pressure, the progress accelerated greatly, surpassing regular practice.

The leopard demon and giant snake pursued him from behind, growing angrier, faster.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhiyuan continued progressing unrelentingly, his speed also increasing, barely able to escape.

With Super Sensing Illumination, within fifty miles in a valley, a giant hedgehog remained motionless.

The spines on its back each exceeded a person’s height, shining coldly like dozens of javelins.

Chu Zhiyuan grasped the Jade Heaven Sword, exuding a tremendous aura.

As he approached, the giant hedgehog slowly awakened.

When Chu Zhiyuan came within ten miles, it had fully awoken, opening its eyes to look towards Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan seemingly unaware, continued forward, drawing closer.

Ten miles, nine miles, eight miles, five miles... down to one mile.

It climbed the steep cliff with an agility and lightness not matching its size, reaching the mountain top, overlooking Chu Zhiyuan’s party.

The spines on its back flashed coldly in the sunlight.

As Chu Zhiyuan approached within over three hundred meters, its spines suddenly brightened, shooting out three cold beams.

The cold beams flashed in the air, the next moment reaching Chu Zhiyuan without a sound.

They passed through Chu Zhiyuan without obstruction, heading towards the leopard demon and the giant snake.

The leopard demon twisted in the air narrowly avoiding the cold beams.

The snake’s tongue flicked out, blocking the cold beams.

Chu Zhiyuan continued shooting towards the giant hedgehog.

The leopard demon turned and fled, not bothering to chase Chu Zhiyuan.

The giant snake continued pursuing Chu Zhiyuan.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

Dozens of cold beams shot from the hedgehog’s spines, cutting sharp whistles through the air, enveloping Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan disappeared again.

The dozens of cold beams all aimed at the giant snake, blocked by the snake’s tongue.

In the next moment, Chu Zhiyuan appeared behind the giant snake and turned to flee.

The giant snake and giant hedgehog both pursued him, yet without intent to attack each other.

Despite the giant hedgehog’s twice firing at the giant snake, the giant snake did not retaliate, merely blocked.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but suspect.

Is there a hierarchy between great demons and giant demons, and even between giant demons themselves?

Is the giant hedgehog superior to the giant snake?

The hedgehog’s speed was incredibly fast, agile and light, traversing the air and reaching behind Chu Zhiyuan in an instant, its spines immediately lighting up again.

Chu Zhiyuan vanished the next moment.

Where he had just disappeared, dozens of cold beams had already covered.

He was a second late, almost hit.

Chu Zhiyuan’s hair stood on end, shivering all over, instincts warning him of danger.

Once failing to escape, shot by these cold beams, the risk was high.

The power of these cold beams was too astonishing; the giant snake couldn’t fully evade, and even its tongue couldn’t completely block.

"Hiss hiss!" In the sharp whistle, the giant snake’s body suddenly appeared with several small holes.

It was the cold beam that caused it.

The giant snake suddenly twisted wildly, intending to coil up, head reversed, spitting out towards the giant hedgehog.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

The crimson tongue emitted a series of phantoms.

Precisely at this moment, a pale shadow suddenly appeared before it, shooting towards its seven-inch spot.

The tongue spat out, flicking the shadow away, transforming into a Flying Knife mid-air.

The Flying Knife shot again towards its seven-inch spot.

Simultaneously, the giant hedgehog’s spines brightened once more, transformed into a patch of cold beams, enveloping Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan was just behind the giant snake, and the cold beams aimed at him also shot towards the giant snake.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed in relief.

Finally, the two giant demons were fighting; unsure if they might both suffer.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss!"

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

The cold beam’s sharp whistle and the snake tongue’s hissing sounded nearly simultaneously, neither overpowering the other.

Chu Zhiyuan disappeared without a trace.

He had already appeared at a mountain peak a mile away, stowing the Jade Heaven Sword, his sleeve launching several clear beams, enveloping the leopard demon.

The leopard demon was enveloped by a layer of yellow light, facing these clear beams.

The yellow light blocked the clear beams, yet couldn’t completely prevent the Flying Knives from piercing.

These Flying Knives were extremely sharp, breaking through its defenses, drawing its blood.

Then the golden light flashed around.

The leopard demon instantly let out a tragic howl, an earth-shattering scream.

Birds and beasts in the surrounding woods fled, scrambling to distance themselves.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the rising golden light, then swiftly grabbed a yellow demon pill, fist-sized, from the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Judging by the size of this demon core, the leopard demon was also highly cultivated.

After the Heavenly Yuan Technique, the power of the Glazed Glass Blade increased, the aura contained in the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree more intense and abundant.

Its suppression of demons was stronger, though still not enough against giant demons.

In the distance, after one move between the giant snake and giant hedgehog, they seemed unresolved, then didn’t continue fighting.

They seemed to exchange a few words and then each returned.