Everyone gasped in unison at the sight of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.

Horrified, they all scrambled backward.

But behind them was a sheer cliff, and without Martial King Cultivation, they couldn’t possibly fly up it.

With the Celestial Brown Ridge Python blocking their path, they had no way to escape. Their only option was to fight to the death.

SHH SHH SHH...

The five of them retreated to the base of the stone wall.

Zhan Yang’s expression was grim. "I remember this Celestial Brown Ridge Python being only at the Warrior Ninth Heaven," he said. "It wasn’t nearly this strong."

"But now it’s actually broken through to the Martial Master Third Heaven... This..."

He wanted to explain, but it was too late.

Trapped by the Celestial Brown Ridge Python, they couldn’t have escaped even if they’d sprouted wings.

"Brother Yang, stop," Lu Beifeng interjected, sounding somewhat helpless. "Since this Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s Cultivation has broken through, its intelligence is now very high—no lower than ours."

"We should be thinking about how to get out of this alive."

"This isn’t the time to be looking for reasons."

They all trusted Zhan Yang; he hadn’t intentionally led them into danger.

As for how this Celestial Brown Ridge Python had suddenly attained such a high level of Cultivation, it was truly beyond their comprehension.

The situation had changed.

"HISSS... ROAR..."

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python hissed and roared at the five of them again, its hideous head snapping upward.

It immediately opened its mouth, revealing glistening fangs, and swiftly spat a stream of venom in their direction.

"Quick, get out of the way!"

"It’s venom!"

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s venom was now potent enough to kill an ordinary Martial Master. It was terrifying.

The five of them dodged in unison.

"TSSSSSS..."

The venom sprayed onto the stone wall, and the potent poison immediately corroded deep grooves into its surface.

Everyone was horrified once more.

Thankfully, they hadn’t been hit.

Seeing the five humans dodge its venom, the Celestial Brown Ridge Python grew furious, as if enraged that they dared to evade its attack.

It let out another roar.

Its twenty-meter-long brown body swayed.

Then, in an instant, it whipped itself viciously toward the five of them.

With a body as thick as a water bucket, the force of its strike was likely no less than tens of thousands of pounds.

A single blow would have been enough to shatter the bones of anyone it hit.

WHOOSH!

The snake’s body moved with incredible speed.

Like the crack of a long whip, it shot through the air toward them.

Facing the five of them, it left them no room to dodge.

"Quick, get behind me! I’ll take it!"

Lu Beifeng roared and stepped forward, intending to block the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s strike.

He stood with his sword drawn, a heroic and tragic figure ready to face death.

Everything happened too fast. Before anyone had time to think, the snake’s tail was already sweeping toward them.

"Sever!"

Lu Beifeng bellowed and slashed with his sword.

A vast sword light surged forth, transforming into a flash of movement as swift as a startled swan. With world-splitting momentum, it hacked down at the incoming tail.

CRACK!

The python’s tail swept across with a thunderous roar.

In an instant, it struck Lu Beifeng’s Sword Aura, shattering it completely.

Its momentum didn’t decrease in the slightest.

BOOM!

Ultimately, the tail slammed into Lu Beifeng.

Even with his Martial Master Second Heaven Cultivation, he couldn’t block it at all.

With just one strike, Lu Beifeng’s sword was sent flying from his grasp.

Lu Beifeng himself was struck by the tail and sent flying backward.

BOOM!

Lu Beifeng shot through the air at high speed and slammed into the stone wall behind him.

At the last moment, Jiang Chen and the others frantically dropped to the ground, and the tail grazed past right over their heads.

SMACK!

The tail finally struck the cliff wall with ferocious force.

RUMBLE...

The entire mountain began to shake.

The roaring was incessant as rock fragments flew everywhere.

Then, the tail retracted.

Jiang Chen and the others scrambled back to their feet.

Zhan Yang and JinLing were so frightened their faces were drained of all color.

Just now, they had nearly been smashed to death. They’d only survived because they had dropped to the ground at the last second.

They stood up and looked toward Lu Beifeng.

Lu Beifeng had fallen from the cliff wall and was now covered in blood.

"Beifeng..."

Zhan Yang cried out in alarm.

The others rushed over to Lu Beifeng’s side.

Helping him up, they saw Lu Beifeng violently coughing up blood.

Many of the bones in his body were broken.

It was a testament to the terrifying power of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s tail.

But they had no time to dwell on it.

Having failed to kill them all with one blow, the Celestial Brown Ridge Python let out a roar of even greater fury. Its sinister, vulture-like eyes were filled with cold indifference.

It looked down on Jiang Chen and the others as if it were a god.

Seeing that Zhan Yang, JinLing, Niu Tuo, and the rest were helpless, Jiang Chen knew that if he didn’t act now, they would all be finished.

Jiang Chen knew he couldn’t stay hidden any longer.

’I only hid my strength before because I didn’t want to cause trouble and preferred to keep a low profile.’

’Especially since I’m still something of an outsider. If I revealed too much power, they might misunderstand my intentions.’

He had kept it hidden, but now, he could hide his strength no more.

He said to the others, "You all rest. I’ll deal with this monster."

With that, he walked forward to face the Celestial Brown Ridge Python in battle.

"Jiang Chen, come back!"

Zhan Yang, JinLing, and the others all shouted for Jiang Chen to stop.

After all, while Jiang Chen had shown some extraordinary abilities on their journey, they didn’t see him as a top-tier expert in the slightest.

At best, he was slightly stronger than JinLing.

Therefore, in their eyes, Jiang Chen’s actions were undoubtedly a death wish.

Jiang Chen gave the others a reassuring smile.

"Don’t worry, I have a way."

He walked to the front.

Looking at the Celestial Brown Ridge Python, his gaze gradually turned icy.

Just like the python’s own eyes at that moment.

"You hurt my companion. Today, I will cut you down with my own hands."

"Prepare to die."

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python seemed to understand Jiang Chen’s words, and it stared back at this human who dared to challenge its authority.

"HISSS... ROAR..."

It let out a sudden, deafening roar at Jiang Chen.

Without another word, it launched its attack.

It was another Divine Dragon Tail Swipe.

The speed was incredible.

Jiang Chen knew that drawing his sword now would be too slow. Instead, the Divine Wind Fan appeared in his hand.

Just as the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s Divine Dragon Tail Swipe was about to hit, he aimed the Divine Wind Fan at the beast and swung it with all his might.

The Divine Wind Fan was a Spiritual Treasure, and a top-tier one at that.

If he used it with his full strength, three uses would completely exhaust his Cultivation Power.

That’s why he was so cautious about using it.

Moreover, as his Cultivation increased, the power of his Divine Wind Fan grew stronger and stronger.

Back when he was at the Warrior Third Heaven, he had already used the Divine Wind Fan to send Xiao Gu, a Martial Master First Heaven, flying so hard he couldn’t tell which way was up.

Now that he was at the Warrior Seventh Heaven, the Divine Wind Fan’s power was even greater.

"Get lost!"

The moment Jiang Chen used the Divine Wind Fan, waves of chilling air blasted out, causing the ambient temperature to plummet below freezing.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

A gale swept forth, blasting mercilessly toward the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.

The icy chill was enough to stun even the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.

It was somewhat taken aback. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

However, it was too late to retract its striking tail.

SWOOSH!

The frigid wind from the Divine Wind Fan engulfed the Celestial Brown Ridge Python, flash-freezing the very air around it.

It brought the python’s incoming tail to a dead stop in mid-air.

Not only that, but ice also began to rapidly form all over the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s body.

To suddenly be frozen in such scorching weather, the Celestial Brown Ridge Python let out a shocked, terrified roar.

At the same time, its twenty-meter-long body was actually sent flying backward by the blast from Jiang Chen’s fan.