Chapter 172 Stealing the Pill
Yuan Ming controlled the Soul Crow to fly a little closer, and took a closer look, and his heart trembled.
The snake king in front of him was indeed not the previous one. It was bigger, with a hooked horn on its forehead and four bulges on its abdomen. It looked like it was about to shed its snake body and turn into a dragon.
The snake king that had fought with Bai Ye and the others before was now lying in the miasma behind him, dying.
The snake king's scales were nearly half damaged, and blood was flowing. The head was particularly seriously injured, and half of the python head was shattered, but it was not dead. The snake's mouth opened and closed slightly, as if it was regulating its breath and healing.
"There are actually two snake kings here? Bai Ye's intelligence was wrong, otherwise it wouldn't be so miserable." Yuan Ming sighed secretly.
The unicorn snake king is much stronger than the previous one, with a power several times stronger, and the green venom it sprays is more toxic. Rocks can easily corrode a large pit several feet deep, and the snake venom that falls to the ground will quickly evaporate, forming a green poisonous mist.
The most terrifying thing is the horn on its forehead, which can shoot out golden rays with strong penetrating power. Bai Ye and Huan Shi dare not let it hit them.
But after all, they are both foundation-building cultivators. Although they have been poisoned by snake venom, they still cooperate well and use various spells and magic tools quite skillfully, so they will not be defeated for a while.
Bai Ye controls a golden flying sword, while Huan Shi activates the bronze shield. The sword energy is crisscrossed, the shield shadow is flying, and the attack and defense are appropriate. They forcibly block the wave after wave of attacks from the horned snake king.
However, the place is full of poisonous fog. Although the two of them carry poison-proof treasures, they still cannot completely resist it. The green gas on their faces gradually increases, and their movements become slower and slower.
The horned snake king's narrow and long snake pupils reveal bloodthirsty excitement, and his attacks become more and more fierce.
Yuan Ming ignored the battle in the cave, staring at the seriously injured snake king with a sharp gaze, secretly controlling the black toad lurking underground to move towards the fallen snake king.
There were two foundation-building beings in the cave, as well as two level-two beasts. In order to avoid being discovered, the black toad sneaked from the ground four or five feet deep, and it took a while to reach the snake king.
A purple-black vine emerged silently from the ground, pierced into the wound on the head of the golden flower snake king like lightning, and sank deeply into it.
The snake king was breathing and regulating his breath, and was suddenly attacked. The head was attacked, and he couldn't help but open his mouth and scream.
"Now!"
A black shadow shot out from the ground near the mouth of the golden flower snake king, and drilled into the open mouth with a "whoosh". The purple-black vine also retracted like lightning and also sank into the snake's mouth.
A series of changes were as fast as lightning. The golden flower snake king only reacted at this point and was about to try to find out what the black shadow that drilled into his body was.
At this moment, he felt a piercing pain in his lower abdomen, as if a sharp knife was piercing his internal organs.
The snake king screamed in pain, and its thick tail whipped around wildly, cracking the rocky ground and causing smoke and dust to rise.
Bai Ye, Huan Shi, and the unicorn snake king all noticed the movement nearby, and the battle slowed down in hesitation.
"What was that black shadow just now? Is there someone else nearby?" Bai Ye and Huan Shi retreated a distance, surprised and happy.
The second stronger snake king suddenly appeared. They had long given up on achieving their goals and only wanted to escape, but the unicorn snake king seemed to be furious because the two had seriously injured their companions. It tightly entangled the two and did not give them any chance to escape.
Although the two had been able to hold on before, they were already desperate. Now that something strange had happened, there might be hope of escape.
The unicorn snake king turned his head and glanced at his companions, but did not go over. He roared and continued to pounce on Bai Ye and Huan Shi, and his speed was actually three points faster than before.
"Get out of the way!" Bai Ye shouted and dodged to the side, and Huan Shi also hurried to the other side.
Bai Ye's cultivation was profound, and he could barely resist the snake venom in his body, but Huan Shi could not suppress it anymore. The venom suddenly surged up, and his steps staggered.
The unicorn snake king was already intelligent, not inferior to ordinary cultivators. Seeing this, he immediately abandoned Bai Ye and pounced on Huan Shi. His thick snake tail swung out horizontally with unusual flexibility, and the golden shadow flashed in front of him.
Huan Shi had no time to dodge, so he could only raise the bronze shield to block in front of him.
With a loud "bang", the snake's tail hit the shield fiercely.
An overwhelming force came, and the originally smooth shield surface sank and flew to the side.
Huan Shi behind was also shaken by a strong force and flew backwards. He fell heavily to the ground like a sandbag and fainted.
"Second brother!" Bai Ye was shocked and rushed back with all his strength.
His golden flying sword shot over and went straight to the head of the unicorn snake king. The sword energy was so bright that people could hardly open their eyes.
The unicorn snake king opened his mouth and spit out a fist-sized white round bead, surrounded by amazing demonic power fluctuations, colliding with the golden flying sword.
With a loud "bang", the fierce demonic power burst out, raising a gust of wind in the cave, drowning the figures of the unicorn snake king and Bai Ye.
The soul crow in the distance couldn't see the situation inside, and could only hear the "bang bang" collision sound.
After a few breaths, a white figure shot out and hit the nearby mountain wall heavily, embedded in it. It was Bai Ye.
At this moment, half of his body was bruised, his right arm was bent at a weird angle, and the green snake venom on his skin became more concentrated. The whole person was motionless and fell into a coma.
The unicorn snake king jumped out of the dust, with a huge wound on his neck, and blood dyed half of the snake body red, but its movements were still vigorous, and it came to the injured snake king in a flash.
At this time, it didn't care about the life and death of Bai Ye and the others, but wanted to save its companions.
But the black toad hid in the injured snake king's body. Although the unicorn snake king was powerful, he had no way to stop it and could only worry about it.
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Yuan Ming saw this scene through the nearby soul crow and sighed.
Bai Ye and Huan Shi were still easily defeated even though they joined forces. The strength of the unicorn snake king was really powerful. It was probably at the upper level of the second level. Although his action of controlling the black toad temporarily saved the two from being killed, it was expected that the two would not be able to leave here alive today.
Yuan Ming had a good impression of Bai Ye and Huan Shi. If he could, he would save them. Unfortunately, his strength had not even reached the foundation building stage, so he could only choose to stand by and watch.
He concentrated on urging the black toad to devour the demonic power of the seriously injured snake king.
The black toad's breath soared, reaching the peak of the first level and still rising.
The sturdy body of the seriously injured snake king had shrunk by nearly half, and the amplitude of his struggle became smaller and smaller. His body continued to become shriveled, and his breath became weaker and weaker.
The black toad was just the opposite. Its strength continued to advance by leaps and bounds, far surpassing the level of a first-level fierce beast.
"It's just a little bit away, and it can reach the level of a second-level fierce beast!" Yuan Ming said secretly.
However, most of the demonic power of this snake king was absorbed by the purple black demon vine, and the improvement of the black toad's strength has slowed down.
At this moment, the purple black vine touched a white round bead the size of an egg, the same as the round bead that the unicorn snake king had just sprayed out.
"Could this be the snake bead that Huan Shi mentioned before, which was transformed from snake gall!" Yuan Ming was secretly delighted, and immediately controlled the purple vine to pick the bead.
The snake bead left the body, and the body of the snake king, who had already been dying, trembled, and the last trace of life finally dissipated.
The unicorn snake king's eyes shot out a tangible anger, and the golden light of the horn on his forehead surged. A golden ray as thick as an arm burst out and rushed straight to the black toad.
The black toad was not panicked at all, and activated the earth-swimming talisman, flashed through the thin snake skin, and escaped into the ground.
As soon as its figure disappeared, the golden ray came fiercely, easily cutting the shriveled snake body into two pieces, and even cut a huge crack several feet long on the ground, but it did not touch half of the black toad's toes.
"Roar..." The unicorn snake king roared to the sky, and the snake tail slapped the ground angrily. For a while, gravel flew everywhere and countless smoke and dust splashed.
Yuan Ming controlled the black toad to escape into the ground for seven or eight feet, then stopped and opened his mouth to swallow the white snake bead.
The snake bead contains most of the demon power of the golden flower snake king, but unfortunately it is locked inside the bead. If ordinary cultivators want to use it, they will have to go through some trouble.
But after the black toad merged with the demon vine, it awakened its swallowing ability and could easily refine this bead.
The purple-black demon vine wrapped around the white snake bead, and a huge demon power merged into the black toad's body. Its breath continued to advance by leaps and bounds. After a few breaths, it broke through the bottleneck and reached a new realm.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured in from all directions, and the internal organs, muscles, and skin of the black toad underwent earth-shaking changes and continued to strengthen. The purple-black demon vines living in its body also squirmed and quickly became tough.
The black toad's body became much larger, and the poison sacs on its back disappeared. Instead, there were more than a dozen purple patterns, which looked much more pleasing to the eye than before.
Those poison sacs did not disappear. All the poisons flowed to a certain place in the black toad's body, and the surging demon power also rushed there, condensing into a purple-black round bead.
The aura on the black toad quickly stabilized, and a huge pressure burst out, which was no less than the fallen snake king.
"Could it be that it has advanced to the second-level spirit beast!" A trace of joy flashed across Yuan Ming's eyes.
The second-level fierce beast is comparable to the foundation-building cultivator. He finally has a capable helper.
"By the way, if this spirit beast breaks through to the second level, will it resist the beast control rune?" He suddenly remembered something and sensed the beast control rune in the black toad's body.
His worries did not come true. The black toad did not resist the beast-controlling runes in its body and still obeyed his orders obediently.
Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief and sensed the magical power of the black toad now.
The purple-black round bead in the black toad's body is its inner elixir. It is similar to the snake bead of the snake king. It is condensed from the whole body's demonic power. When it is completely stable, it can be used as a magic weapon.
The inner elixir of each demon beast has different abilities. The snake bead of the golden flower poisonous python is indestructible and can be used to directly smash the enemy. The inner elixir of the black toad is different. Its ability is more toxic.
The purple-black inner elixir contains the toad venom of the black toad. The toxicity is greatly enhanced than before, and its usage is also more varied than before.
In addition to releasing poison, the inner elixir of the black toad has another ability, which is to absorb the toxicity of other poisons, store it in the inner elixir, and release it when necessary.
"Can it also absorb toxicity? Let's try..." Yuan Ming's mind moved, and he controlled the black toad to open its mouth and suck.
The green poisonous fog and poisonous miasma in the snake cave rolled into the ground, and merged into the inner elixir of the black toad like a whale sucking water.
The originally purple-black surface of the inner elixir began to show green shadows, making it look a little more eerie.