Chapter Ten: The Azure Python
After finishing his cultivation, Shi Jian glanced at the chat group.
At this moment, the chat group was relatively quiet.
Because he had uploaded the futures of most people, the few members in the group were all very busy now!
They had seen their futures and were busy making changes,
especially to the unfavorable parts.
They were all planning ahead to alter their destinies,
to guard against what lay ahead.
Therefore, no one spoke in the group.
Shi Jian glanced once more and closed the chat group; he had many things to do now!
After a brief preparation, he set off into the Great Wilderness.
The Suanni was his ultimate goal, but at his current strength, he could not handle it.
Shi Jian planned to start by hunting some ancient species of lesser power to practice.
...
At midday, the sun blazed fiercely.
The cicadas sang loudly as Shi Jian entered the Great Wilderness.
The people of Shi Village usually hunted around the village,
never venturing beyond the protective range of their Spirit Guardians.
But now, Shi Jian was far beyond the hunting range of the village teams!
He was deep within the wilderness, where massive beasts roamed freely.
Though these beasts were not ancient species, their enormous bodies granted them tremendous strength!
The village hunting parties needed dozens of people to set traps carefully to catch such creatures.
But to Shi Jian, these giant beasts were but insects to crush with a snap of his fingers!
He was even too lazy to bother attacking them.
His real target was the ancient species.
These common giant beasts were of no use to him.
Within the dense forest, towering trees soared skyward.
Any one of them easily reached dozens of zhang tall.
The ground was littered with withered branches and fallen leaves, an aura of decay and menace permeating the air.
Shi Jian bounded from tree to tree like a nimble monkey.
Lightly tapping his toes, he swept across dozens of trees in a flash.
“If only I could forge the Demon Wings, to soar through the air with fluttering wings...”
Though swift on the treetops, Shi Jian was not satisfied.
To truly be free and unrestrained would be to condense the Demon Wings and freely fly in the sky.
That would be infinitely more elegant than darting among trees.
Moreover, the Demon Wings were highly flexible.
But to manifest this power, Shi Jian had to cultivate the Statue of the Netherworld to a certain level.
At minimum, he needed to awaken five micro-particles within his body.
He had only awakened one so far.
There was still a long way to go.
Lost in thought, Shi Jian suddenly snapped back to attention.
Just as he had expended his breath, pausing atop a great tree, a sudden foul wind blew past him.
He turned sharply and saw an enormous python!
The giant snake opened its blood-red maw, snapping to bite him.
The serpent’s breath reeked horribly, and its teeth shimmered with blue light—clearly venomous!
A triangular eye stared intently at Shi Jian, a bulge forming on its head.
This giant python had already begun to transform into a dragon.
“Azure Dragon Python...” Shi Jian’s eyes lit up.
This ambusher was clearly an ancient species.
The Azure Dragon Python!
Ordinary pythons must endure countless trials to transform into dragons.
But this Azure Dragon Python was different; it did not require severe hardships.
As it aged, horns would sprout from its forehead, and it would become a dragon.
This python had not yet transformed but already exuded some draconic aura.
Its precious blood far surpassed other ancient species.
Shi Jian’s figure flashed as he leapt to another tree, evading the python’s bite.
The Azure Dragon Python had gained a measure of cunning.
Seeing its ambush fail, it opened its mouth again.
A green mist gathered inside, forming a sphere the size of a human head, shooting toward Shi Jian like an arrow.
“Azure Dragon Treasure Technique...” Shi Jian’s eyes gleamed.
The sphere contained deadly poison that could kill ordinary people on contact.
It also corroded metal with a special acidity.
This was the treasure technique of the Azure Dragon Python.
In the Great Wilderness, a tribe of over a hundred thousand people had once hunted a fully transformed Azure Dragon Python.
Its bone inscriptions recorded this technique.
The tribe wielded it in battle, and none dared challenge them.
The Azure Dragon Treasure Technique was lethal to humans and corrosive to weapons.
Though not a top-tier art, it was extremely useful.
If this python bore bone inscriptions, that would be perfect.
Shi Jian might not personally need it, but he could pass it to the people of Shi Village.
A useful, easy-to-understand technique that was not too precious would suit them well.
Facing the azure dragon’s technique, Shi Jian clenched his fingers, summoning the Nether God Spear.
In the next moment, with a sweep of the spear, the poisonous sphere shattered effortlessly.
A purple light radiated outward, instantly corroding the surrounding trees and plants to ash.
The venom’s potency was clear.
Had this been a metal weapon, it would likely have been corroded.
But the Nether God Spear, though tangible, was formed from condensed energy.
Thus, the azure dragon’s corrosion had no effect.
The spear remained unscathed.
The python was visibly startled.
Its intelligence was not low—comparable to an eight or nine-year-old child.
Having survived long in the wilderness, it was adept at avoiding harm.
From this brief fight, it realized its opponent’s strength far exceeded its own.
Curling its massive body, it fled toward the base of the tree.
But how immense was its body?
Its great size made it a dominant force in this wilderness, rarely facing rivals.
As long as it avoided more ferocious ancient species, the Azure Dragon Python reigned supreme here.
Yet now, its bulk became a disadvantage.
Such a huge body could not simply flee at will.
Just as it fled, the spear pierced through its body, pinning it to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the python lost its breath.
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