Chapter 23: The Fire Rock King Snake

  "What should we do now, Master?"

  Jiang Hao is now powerless to resist, the second-order demon beast's attack is no longer something he can withstand, and he can only rely on the subtlety of Pursuing Wind Step to dodge the flame spewing from the Fire Rock Snake.

  "The situation is a bit complicated, but it's still under my control, wait for my instructions."

  The faint voice of Tianyi entered Jiang Hao's ears, looking like his own master was completely ignoring the current situation. Jiang Hao gritted his teeth and barely dodged two waves of flames, only to see the flames hit the empty ground, instantly burning the dense grass into ashes. The ground surface had already been scorched and cracked open. If this attack had landed on himself, he would probably have turned into a roasted pig.

  Those five black-clad men had by now completely released their auras, and the empty space was piled high with snake corpses, causing the air to be thick with the smell of blood. Under their joint efforts, the Fire Rock Snakes' attacks were basically blocked, but due to the sheer number of snakes, some of the five people were already showing signs of fatigue, and their attacks began to slow down.

  "Big brother, I can't hold on much longer. The strength of these flame rock snakes is getting stronger and stronger." The woman who seemed to be the weakest in the group panted out.

  "Little sister, hold on for a bit longer, I feel that the number of fire rock snakes is also starting to decrease." A fat man next to her said as he forcefully chopped open a giant fire rock snake and turned his head back to say to the woman.

  "Everyone be careful, something's off." The leading man casually shattered two flame rock snakes with his hands, his tone filled with deep apprehension.

  The other four people were stunned for a moment, and their movements slowed down unconsciously. Two of them were attacked by the flames and suffered minor injuries for a while.

  The flamesnakes in front of them suddenly stopped attacking and instead spat out scarlet sparks that swirled around them.

  "Big brother, why have these snakes stopped moving? Are they going to take a rest?" The woman asked panting, clearly she was also exhausted from the intense battle just now.

  The man in black at the front did not speak, staring coldly at the grass in front of him, with a fierce aura emanating from his hands, looking like he was waiting for an opportunity to strike.

  "Whoosh."

  The grassland in front of them was suddenly parted, and a huge snake head appeared before everyone's eyes. A pair of scarlet eyes stared fixedly at the black-clad man who was leading, constantly revealing bright red fangs.

  Jiang Hao felt a numbness on his scalp, this snake head was so enormous, its body must be incredibly massive.

  "Three-stage demonic beast?" The woman exclaimed.

  "No, it should be said that it's a fourth-order magical beast, the Fire Rock King Snake." A faint voice came from behind the five people, and it was unexpectedly Jiang Huan who spoke.

  "The little brother is right, it seems to have just been promoted." The first man's eyes flashed with a hint of cold light, and his hands also shook unconsciously.

  Fourth-tier demonic beast, has already thought of the war king strongman with humans, and it is almost unbelievable that a fourth-tier demonic beast appears in this area. The terror of the fourth-tier demonic beast is well-known, like their five-person team's strength can barely kill third-tier demonic beasts, but facing a fourth-tier demonic beast, they will also be powerless to counterattack.

  "Damn it, how did we run into a fourth-tier demonic beast? Big brother, looks like we have to flee again." the thin man said.

  "In front of a fourth-order magical beast, we might not be able to escape even if we want to." The leading man let out a bitter laugh.

  "A fourth-order magical beast, even if it were my father who came, might not necessarily be its match. Moreover, the Fire Rock King Snake is renowned for its defensive capabilities, and even an ordinary Battle King strongman may not necessarily be able to break through its defenses."

  "What can we do? Are we really going to die here today?" The woman had already begun to sob.

  "Little sister, wait for a chance to escape later. The four of us can still drag this out for a while." The leading man turned his head back and said calmly, but with a hint of sadness in his tone.

  The words had just fallen, and the first man's hand beckoned, his figure already rushing out in advance. A fierce black light suddenly tore through space, and in the next instant, it was already in front of the snake's head. The giant snake lazily swung its head, a red light colliding with it, and the battle energy exploded violently, the fierce gusts flattening the surrounding area within tens of meters, causing the earth to crack.

  "Hiss." Jiang Heng took a deep breath of cool air, thinking that if this attack had hit him, he would probably have been blown to smithereens.

  "Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, attack it together, strike between its eyes!" The leading man shouted hastily as the first blow was unsuccessful.

  "Drink." The other three let out a loud shout, and with a swift movement of their hands and feet, they began to unleash their strongest techniques, all aimed at the Fire Rock King Snake's eyes.

  "Hiss!"

  The giant snake opened its huge mouth, and although the four people's attacks were incredibly powerful, the Fire Rock King Snake's defense was truly terrifying, and it completely withstood them.

  It seemed to be enraged by the attack of the four, the giant snake suddenly raised its head, a crimson air wave burst out from its mouth, directly shooting at the four people. The air wave looked slow, but its constantly overflowing momentum had already pressed the four people back, their feet scraping deep marks on the ground.

  The four of them saw the air wave about to hit, frantically rotating their bodies and clashing with the air wave, the battle skills they used actually merged together, heavily colliding with the air wave.

  In the instant of impact, a visible wave spread out, and the surrounding land cracked open. Jiang Hao was also pushed out hundreds of meters away under the pressure of his breath.

  When Jiang Hao crawled out of the grass, he happened to see the silhouettes of the four people shooting out from the air. The four people kept treading on space in mid-air, and a series of spatial cracks appeared one after another, accompanied by bursts of sonic booms.

  "Cough!" The four men spat out a mouthful of blood one after another, and their breathing also became weak. It was clear that the previous blow had almost exhausted all their fighting spirit.

  "Big brother, we are no match for you." The thin man said with a trembling voice as he knelt on the ground.

  "Haha, I should have thought of it earlier. The fourth-stage demon beast is indeed not a name in vain." The black-clothed man who was at the forefront spat out another mouthful of blood. Just now, he was completely in the direct front of the air wave, so the impact he received was also the greatest.

  The Fire Rock King Snake did not continue to attack, but instead slowly raised its head and swam towards the four people. It was only then that Jiang Huan vaguely saw how enormous this Fire Rock King Snake was. Underneath its body were sturdy limbs, with four sharp claws firmly inserted into the ground, emitting a faint glow.

  "Hao'er, there's some trouble. This Fire Rock King Snake is actually a rare variant of the King Snake. Judging from its appearance, if it advances one more stage, it might have the possibility of transforming into a dragon form." The voice of Yi Tian once again entered Jiang Hao's ears, and this time his tone had revealed a hint of shock.

  Having heard the words of the Heaven Slayer, Jiang Hao couldn't help but take another look at the Fire Rock King Snake. He didn't think his luck was so good, running into a fourth-stage magical beast that was also a variant. Thinking about this, Jiang Hao couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

  "Master, those four are extremely powerful and none of them are a match for the Fire Rock King Snake. Let's take this opportunity to make a run for it."

  "Heh heh, you think you can escape?" Tian's voice echoed again with a hint of playfulness.

  "Am I going to die here too? Master, aren't you very powerful? Can't you just easily take care of this little snake?"

  "Hmph, I don't have a physical body now, so the only thing I can rely on is my spiritual power. If I could use combat skills, even a fifth-tier magical beast would be just a small dish."

  "What's to be done now?" Jiang Huan also didn't bother to mutter under his breath about this cheap master.

  "It seems I can only rely on your physical body."

  "Don't resist." Jiang Hao was about to say something, but suddenly felt that he had lost control of himself for a moment, and at this time, Tianyi's voice sounded again.

  Jiang Hao suddenly discovered that his dantian had disappeared, and his entire body was filled with a fierce aura. The solid-like aura instantly saturated all the meridians in his body, and the power had already exceeded Jiang Hao's cognitive range. This feeling was something he had never experienced even on his father's body.

  "Ah."

  An unprecedented feeling made Jiang Hao unable to help but shout loudly, and the Fire Rock King Snake that was slowly swimming towards those black-clothed people was also attracted over. It opened its bloody huge mouth, and a surge of aura much stronger than before had already begun to brew.

  Jiang Hao's hands were clasped behind his back as he gazed coldly at the Fire Rock King Snake, a hint of imperceptible mockery flickering in his eyes.

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