Chapter 389: Chapter 102: Slaying the Fourth Tier Demon Snake, Advancing to Middle Level Martial King

A few yards away from Lin Chen, just the gigantic head alone was three yards thick.

Yes, it was three yards thick, not three yards long!

Almost like an enormous round tower, covering half of the cold pond.

In Lin Chen’s perception, this guy’s body length was probably close to a hundred yards...

The vertical pupils, with a forked tongue flicking out from its mouth.

The tightly packed scales made anyone who saw them shiver involuntarily.

Also, those two enormous poisonous fangs occasionally dripped dark green liquid, directly causing a large patch of the surrounding grassland to wither instantly.

What shocked Lin Chen the most were the two protrusions on top of the giant python’s head.

It seemed... horns were about to grow!

This was a giant python showing signs of Flood Dragon Transformation!

"A Fourth Tier Demon Beast... really is big!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath, a gleam of eagerness flashing in his eyes.

Beside him, Wang Lishan was also stunned by the giant python’s imposing presence, somewhat anxiously asked:

"Lin Chen, are you confident?"

Lin Chen nodded and said:

"I have killed Fourth Tier Demon Beasts before... Although this one looks stronger, there’s still a ninety percent chance of success!"

Lin Chen had a ninety percent chance of defeating it.

After all, he sensed that this Fourth Tier Demon Beast’s aura should be approaching mid Nascent Soul stage...

To him, it was a perfect whetstone.

"Go ahead, Lin, this little snake is no match for you."

Behind him, Max showed a meaningful smile.

Lin Chen nodded, but before he took action, the giant python directly charged at him.

A sinister light flashed in the massive serpent eyes, containing incredibly terrifying power.

The physical power of a Fourth Tier Demon Beast, even Lin Chen dared not underestimate it.

"Candle Dragon’s Power!"

Without hesitation, Lin Chen unleashed the Candle Dragon’s Power.

"Profound Ink Armor..."

At the same time, a black layer enveloped Lin Chen’s entire body.

Profound Ink Armor’s enhancements for Lin Chen are already extremely limited.

It can only improve his physical attributes by ten percent at most, and its energy is exhausted after sustaining for fifteen minutes.

This Martial Spirit, ultimately couldn’t keep up with Lin Chen’s pace, facing the brink of elimination.

But a ten percent increase in strength is still excellent.

Lin Chen adjusted himself to peak condition and then leapt high, advancing instead of retreating.

He punched the python’s head.

"Vibrating Fist!"

Boom!

A loud bang echoed, the terrifying power collision created a gale in the air, uprooting several large trees.

Blood oozed from the scales on the python’s forehead, a sizable dent visible to the naked eye in the head.

"Roar~"

The python roared in pain, swinging its head to directly send Lin Chen flying.

Lin Chen flew back dozens of meters, quickly activating True Essence, stabilizing himself and standing on the ground again.

"This freakish snake, its strength truly is astounding!"

Lin Chen smacked his lips.

There’s no denying that demon beasts of the same level have much stronger bodies than Martial Artists.

Even though Lin Chen’s power was nearing the Middle Level Martial King, it was still far inferior.

Only through martial arts can Martial Artists contend with the strength of demon beasts of the same level.

No choice, given the hundreds or even thousands of times size difference.

The giant python demon beast, injured by Lin Chen’s strike, showed no sign of retreat.

Its vertical pupils focused intently on Lin Chen.

Lin Chen saw a bloody and greedy glimmer in its eyes...

"Does this beast want to eat me?"

Lin Chen was momentarily stunned, but quickly understood.

For serpent demon beasts, especially those about to undergo Flood Dragon or Dragon Transformation.

Lin Chen’s flesh body had a great allure...

All this due to the dragon might emitted when Lin Chen activated the Candle Dragon’s Power.

Just like the Earth Dragon before...

"Tsk, tsk, but... will you be the one to devour me, or will I slay you?"

A glimmer of battle intent flickered in Lin Chen’s eyes, as he advanced toward the giant python without any hesitation.

A black blade appeared in Lin Chen’s hand.

Demon-slaying Blade!

"Tenfold, Vibrating Blade!"

With the Demon-slaying Blade in hand, Lin Chen made a sudden charge, the blade edge pointing forward, directly slashing at the serpent’s head.

The giant python demon beast’s pupils suddenly stood erect, sensing the threat emanating from Lin Chen.

Opening its massive mouth, two sharp poisonous fangs were exposed, aiming to bite Lin Chen to death.

But how could Lin Chen let it have its way? He slanted the blade, cutting against the formidable fangs.

Thunk!

A crisp sound was heard, and one of the serpent’s poisonous fangs was chopped off.

This single fang was over a meter long, the severed fang still oozing emerald green venom mixed with blood.

The serpent recoiled, its body backing away swiftly, half of its head submerged in the cold pond.

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

He saw a hint of retreat in the serpent’s eyes.

"This guy, thinking of escaping when it can’t win?"

"Humph, not so easy..."

Lin Chen chuckled coldly, then a layer of earth-toned light enveloped him.

He disappeared from the original spot, leaving only a small earthy pit.

The serpent saw Lin Chen suddenly vanish, a human-like expression of puzzlement in its vertical pupils.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Chen utilized the Earth Escape Technique, burrowing deep underground.

In just a few breaths, he had delved a thousand feet deep underground.

In Lin Chen’s perception, a few meters ahead lay the cold pool.

Further down was a massive subterranean dark lake.

This was the boundary between the dark lake and the cold pool.

"This demon snake must be trying to escape back to the cold pool... I’ll block its escape route first."

Lin Chen snorted coldly, once again employing the Earth Escape Technique.

Around him, a large amount of earth elements converged.

Finally, at the entire boundary between the dark lake and the cold pool.

A massive block of earth, ten feet in circumference and dozens of feet high, appeared.

This block of earth, like a cork, sealed the passage between the cold pool and dark lake.

Lin Chen had blocked the passage between the dark lake and cold pool.

In this way, the demon snake wouldn’t be able to escape back!

"Fourth tier demon beast... that demon snake might possess a bloodline talent related to water... otherwise, it wouldn’t hide in the cold pool."

"If it manages to escape back to the dark lake, it could indeed be quite troublesome."

Wisdom flashed in Lin Chen’s eyes.

However, after sealing the demon snake’s escape route, there was no longer any concern in this regard.

After sealing the passage between the cold pool and dark lake, Lin Chen didn’t hesitate and directly escaped back to the surface.

Soon, Lin Chen reappeared on the ground.

Before his eyes, the demon snake showed a look of confusion.

In the middle of fighting, the human before it just vanished?

But this didn’t hinder the demon snake’s fear; it looked at the Demon-slaying Blade in Lin Chen’s hand and finally decided to flee to the dark lake.

The snake’s head directly retracted underwater, and after the water surface rippled, the demon snake’s figure disappeared.

"Lin Chen, that demon snake is about to run. Quickly stop it."

Behind him, Wang Lishan reminded.

Lin Chen watched and smiled faintly.

"Don’t worry, it won’t escape."

...

Soon, Lin Chen deployed three Martial Arts Puppets, carrying nuclear bombs toward the depths of the cold pool.

The demon snake reached the bottom of the cold pool, three hundred feet deep, only to be surprised to find... the way home was gone!

It tried desperately to break through the ground.

But a block of earth dozens of feet thick was not so easily penetrated.

Afterward, the three Martial Arts Puppets successfully detonated the nuclear bombs underwater.

The demon snake was trapped in the cold pool with no escape route and immediately suffered severe injuries from the explosion.

More critically, the water in the cold pool, now contaminated by nuclear fallout, posed a threat to its life.

Thus, after struggling repeatedly, the demon snake swam back toward the surface.

Ten feet, fifty feet, a hundred feet!

When Lin Chen saw the entire demon snake escape to the surface, he was still shocked by the more than three hundred meters of its snake body.

This Giant Python Demon Beast was enormous!

"But no matter how big a demon beast... it can be injured, it can die."

Lin Chen snorted coldly, wielding the Demon-slaying Blade, he charged at the demon snake once more.

The demon snake, already severely injured by the nuclear bombs, weakened in power after battling Lin Chen for dozens of rounds.

Lin Chen seized the moment, swung the Demon-slaying Blade at the weak spot seven feet behind the snake’s head.

"Thirteen times, Vibrating Blade!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath, holding nothing back for this strike.

The sharp Demon-slaying Blade sliced through the end of the snake’s head, cut through the sturdy scales, severed the bones, and pierced the flesh...

Finally, it chopped off the huge snake head entirely.

The demon snake did not have the terrifying life force of an Earth Dragon.

The massive snake body writhed on the ground a few times before quickly ceasing to move, completely losing its life force.

Behind him, Wang Lishan and others gathered around.

Seeing the fourth tier demon beast slain by Lin Chen, Max showed a look of astonishment.

"Lin, is this really your first time killing a fourth tier demon beast? How did you come up with blocking the demon snake’s escape route?"

Beside him, Wang Lishan nodded and praised:

"That’s right, if the demon snake had escaped back to its lair, it would have been much more troublesome."

Lin Chen listened and smiled.

It wasn’t his first time hunting a fourth tier demon beast.

The experience of killing that Earth Dragon had taught Lin Chen that demon beasts possess certain special abilities.

For example, Earth Dragons have resilient life forces, or the Barbaric Rhinoceros with great strength and strong defenses, and the Fire Armor Beast that self-destructs.

To minimize the cost of defeating a demon beast, one must avoid its strengths.

This fourth tier demon snake hadn’t had time to display its strongest side before being slain by Lin Chen.

After slaying the fourth tier demon beast, a team of martial soldiers quickly approached to skin and dismember it.

The fourth tier demon beast was full of treasures.

Especially this gigantic fourth tier demon beast.

Apart from a pound of Flesh Essence, its scales, fangs, and gallbladder...

Each had its own special use.

In less than half a day, this fourth tier demon snake was stripped down to just a skeleton.

"Lin Chen, demon beast overlords have their own domain. But if the overlord dies... other region’s demon beasts will come."

"Thus, we mustn’t move the skeleton of this demon snake. Placing it here will suppress, deterring other demon beasts from recklessly advancing."

Lin Chen listened and nodded, having learned something new.

Afterward, the task of clearing a hundred miles safety zone continued steadily.

In the following months, Lin Chen stayed in the wilderness, learning from Wang Lishan and others about the knowledge of demon beasts and how to hunt them.

This was necessary, given Lin Chen’s status and potential; he was destined to stand at the pinnacle of the Human Race.

In the future, he would face beings countless times stronger than fourth tier demon beasts.

Thus, Lin Chen must learn these things.

And for months, Lin Chen shuttled between the Cultivation Realm and the High Martial World.

Development was stable in both worlds...

Until this day, Lin Chen finished his cultivation, revealing a satisfied expression.

"Middle Level Martial King, finally breakthrough!"