Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 1025 - 304: [Slaying the Serpent]
Chapter 304 [Slaying the Snake]
The Wooden Mask Man’s attention was clearly drawn to the "Glazed Purple Treasure Vine," and even his breathing subconsciously quickened in an instant.
But then he glanced down at the strange snake coiled beneath the purple vine, and evidently his rapid breathing came to a subconscious halt.
It was apparent that this Wooden Mask Man, with his profound Cultivation, had also noticed the peculiarity of the giant snake.
He exhaled a long breath and murmured softly, "Indeed, where there is a mystical treasure, there must be an Exotic Beast guarding it."
With those words, he slowly descended, landing on his feet, and began walking step by step towards the mountain wall where the purple vine was located.
As the Wooden Mask Man approached, the giant snake curled below immediately sensed something. Suddenly, its coiled body began to move, raising its massive head high, slightly leaning forward towards the direction the Wooden Mask Man was coming from. A purple tongue flickered from its mouth, while its head slightly leaned forward, seemingly probing some scent with its snout.
"A blind snake?"
The Wooden Mask Man smiled faintly, "Yes, having resided in this dark mountain belly for so long, your eyesight must have degraded. You rely on smell to discern your surroundings, don’t you?"
The giant snake opened its mouth, emitting a "hiss" sound.
Seeing the strange snake behave in this manner, the Wooden Mask Man paused for a moment: "What, you have yet to gain wisdom and cannot speak?"
His voice was filled with doubt, and he stared at the strange snake, shaking his head slightly.
"With flesh wings growing at your ribs, it means you’re on the verge of evolving into a flood dragon. Such Tao Practice, yet you haven’t gained wisdom? How peculiar."
In the Domain Realm, Exotic Beasts, upon reaching a certain level of Cultivation, can transform, altering their body shape and evolving into higher forms.
The progression of serpents turns towards the direction of evolving into flood dragons.
Meanwhile, when Exotic Beasts are evolving, they typically gain wisdom. Some can even speak human language. Even those that cannot speak human language possess spirituality and wisdom, no longer retaining a primal beast nature.
Yet, this purple giant snake right before him had clearly entered the Transformation Stage, with considerable Cultivation, even enough to make this Wooden Mask Man feel somewhat threatened.
However, its defensive posture at this moment was still evidently the most primitive beastly instinct of a serpent, showing no sign of spirituality.
After a brief contemplation, the Wooden Mask Man glanced at the purple snake a few times, then suddenly lifted his head to look at the purple vine.
There were clearly six vine knots on the purple vine.
Only five of these knots bore purple fruits, while one vine knot was empty, with only residual leaves remaining, devoid of any fruit.
The Wooden Mask Man immediately had a suspicion in his heart.
"I see, you’re not an Exotic Beast; originally, you were just a wild snake in the mountain. Upon discovering this ’Glazed Purple Treasure Vine’ and consuming the purple fruit, you suddenly ascended in power. The purple fruit transformed your body, granting you immense strength, but... your spirituality has yet to awaken."
The Wooden Mask Man coldly scoffed, looking at the strange snake, shaking his head: "What a pity. If you were to remain here guarding this treasure, immersed in the natural Spiritual Qi of the Glazed Purple Treasure Vine, perhaps in another hundred years you might gain wisdom and become a true Exotic Beast, traveling further down the path of evolution...
However, since you’ve encountered me now, this opportunity for transformation naturally falls to me."
The Wooden Mask Man gave a flick of his hand, and two gleaming Flying Swords materialized, hovering above his head, the sword tips pointing at the strange snake: "Originally, I wanted to capture you and take you back as a Town Guardian Beast. But since you haven’t even developed wisdom, capturing you is futile. Your body will serve as materials for my alchemy instead."
With that, two sharp lights shone, and the Flying Swords shot towards the strange snake!
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Dang, dang!
The Flying Swords struck the giant snake’s head, but the purple scales of the snake emitted a purple glow. The sharp Flying Swords only produced two crisp sounds upon contact, unable to break through the defense.
The strange snake seemed unfazed, its massive head leaned forward, extending its body as it charged towards the Wooden Mask Man!
The Wooden Mask Man grunted, flicked his sleeve, and an iron shield shot out swiftly, immediately transforming to the size of a wall, blocking in front of him!
The purple strange snake slammed into it with a boom; the iron shield shattered instantly, but the strange snake’s head paused as well, shaking violently, its body stiffening for a couple of seconds.
But at this moment, the Wooden Mask Man had already leaped forward, a giant axe suddenly appearing in his hand, which he swung downwards!
As the axe blade fell, the purple strange snake seemed to sense something, suddenly lifting its head, its body glowing brightly with purple light!
When the axe blade descended, it was blocked by the purple light, unable to cut through!
The Wooden Mask Man tensed up; being decisive, he immediately let go of the axe once blocked, retreating rapidly! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Just at that moment, a gust of wind came from the side. Unexpectedly, this strange snake had stealthily swung its tail out, striking towards the Wooden Mask Man’s body.
"You wicked beast, using diversion tactics!"
The Wooden Mask Man shouted angrily, his body rising abruptly, shooting up seven to eight meters high, dodging the snake’s tail swipe. In a quick move, a small seal appeared in his palm.
