Red-eyed Poison Python!

Chen Qing’s eyes lit up at the sight.

He had studied illustrations of the Red-eyed Poison Python before coming, so he recognized it instantly.

The four people besieging it were clearly experts, at least at the Mid-stage Embracing Pill Power, and their coordination was solid.

Flashes of sabers and swords crisscrossed as True Qi surged, striking the Poisonous Python again and again. Although they broke through its Scale Armor and left bloody gashes, they couldn’t inflict a fatal wound.

The Poisonous Python’s ferocity had been completely provoked. It roared again and again, its red pupils flaring as the toxic gas around its body grew even thicker. Every lunge and tail sweep forced the four to scramble out of the way, narrowly avoiding disaster.

"Quick, look over there!"

Liu San Niang’s voice was filled with irrepressible excitement as she pointed to a relatively dry crevice in the rocks not far behind the Poisonous Python.

There, growing in the crevice, was a strange plant.

Its entire body was a deep, purplish-black, and its leaves resembled fine Bone Spikes. At its top, however, bloomed a white flower the size of a bowl!

In the center of the flower, a few bluish stamens emitted a faint yet alluring fluorescent glow.

"It’s the Bone-Rotting Orchid! Judging by the size of the flower, it’s at least fifteen years old!"

A gleam appeared in Jiang Bohong’s eyes.

A fifteen-year-old Treasure Medicine was worth a fortune.

Zhao Tieying licked his somewhat chapped lips, a vicious glint in his eyes as he lowered his voice. "Look at the man with the twin hooks... I recognize him! He’s a wanted criminal on Fengle Prefecture’s blacklist, ’Soul-locking Hand’ Du Kui! He’s ruthless and specializes in dog-eat-dog business, with at least ten lives on his hands! The bounty on his head is considerable!"

Jiang Bohong narrowed his eyes, a cold light flickering within them. "Excellent! While the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits. Everyone stay hidden. The moment they’ve worn each other down and killed the Poisonous Python is when we make our move! Chen Qing, Younger Brother Zhao, Younger Brother Yue, Miss Liu, await my command!"

Chen Qing’s brow furrowed slightly. The others were clearly getting excited. As part of the group, it wasn’t his place to object right away, so he could only grow more vigilant and tighten his grip on his Cloud-Coiling Spear.

He was already wary of Jiang Bohong, Zhao Tieying, and the others to begin with, and now his guard was up even higher.

’For people like them, murder and robbery are clearly a common affair.’

’Even though we came to the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp together, they could draw their blades on each other—or me—at any moment for personal gain.’

The fierce battle in the center of the field had reached a fever pitch.

The Red-eyed Poison Python was ferocious, but under the desperate assault of the four fighters, it was finally at the end of its rope. Du Kui’s strange and cunning Poisoned Steel Hooks, in particular, were constantly tearing its wounds open.

Finally, Du Kui executed a hair-raisingly risky "Double Dragon Sea Exploration," hooking a vital point on the Poisonous Python’s neck. At that exact moment, another brawny man wielding a heavy hammer seized the chance to slam his True Qi-infused Copper Hammer down hard on the python’s head—

PSHH! KRAK!

The Red-eyed Poison Python let out an earth-shattering, sorrowful cry. Its massive body convulsed violently, the light in its vertical red pupils rapidly dimmed, and it crashed to the ground, sending foul-smelling mud splashing everywhere!

"We did it!"

Ecstasy erupted on the faces of Du Kui and his three companions. Though all of them were injured and gasping for breath, their eyes were filled with greed for the Treasure Medicine and the dead python.

Just as the four of them breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to take stock of their gains...

"Now!"

A cold glint exploded in Jiang Bohong’s eyes as he shot out from his hiding spot like an arrow loosed from a bow. Powerful True Qi converged into his fingertips, forming a streak of dark light aimed straight at the back of the swordsman, the one with the weakest aura among the four!

The objective was clear: clip the wings first!

"Kill!"

Zhao Tieying let out a fierce cry, his Wind-Splitting Saber kicking up a swath of brilliant Saber Astral. Like a tiger descending a mountain, he swung it wildly at another one of the experts.

"Leave the Treasure Medicine!"

Yue Mountain roared like thunder. The Scorpion Tail Whip coiled around his arm shot out like a venomous dragon leaving its cave. With a piercing whistle, it lashed toward the hammer-wielding man closest to the Bone-Rotting Orchid!

Meanwhile, Liu San Niang’s Body Technique was as nimble as a swallow’s. With a SHIING, the Soft Sword at her waist left its scabbard, transforming into a dense net of silver light. Working in tandem with Yue Mountain, she instantly cut off the brawny man’s retreat—her target was also the Treasure Medicine!

"Not good!"

The ecstasy on Du Kui’s face instantly froze, replaced by horror and fury!

He reacted the fastest, crossing his hooks to block. CLANG! With a loud crash, he narrowly intercepted Jiang Bohong’s incoming Finger Force, but the shockwave sent his blood into turmoil and numbed his arms.

Only then did he get a clear look at his ambusher’s face and cry out in shock, "’Ghost’s Bane’ Jiang Bohong?! It’s you, you old ghoul!"

The swordsman wasn’t so lucky. Having just finished a great battle, his guard was down, and he was stunned by the sheer momentum of Jiang Bohong’s surprise attack. Though he managed to twist his body for a desperate block, Jiang Bohong’s Finger Force was too cunning. It instantly pierced his Protective True Qi and stabbed viciously into his side!

"Aargh!"

The man screamed, spitting blood as his Long Sword fell from his grasp. He staggered backward, his combat ability instantly diminished by more than half.

On the other side, the expert with the Long Splitting Saber scrambled to meet Zhao Tieying’s ferocious Saber Momentum. He felt an overwhelming force crash into him; the saber’s edge was incomparably fierce, and it instantly shattered the True Qi he had hastily summoned!

PFFT!

The Wind-Splitting Saber carved a horrifying, bone-deep gash across his chest, and blood sprayed everywhere. He screamed as he was sent flying backward, obviously dead before he hit the ground.

The brawny man with the Copper Hammer was in an even more desperate situation!

He had just spent nearly all his True Qi killing the Poisonous Python. Faced with Yue Mountain’s Scorpion Tail Whip and Liu San Niang’s torrential storm of a sword-net, he had no time to mount an effective defense.

CRACK! SHIK! SHIK! SHIK!

The Scorpion Tail Whip slammed into his shoulder blade, and the crack of bone was clearly audible. Simultaneously, Liu San Niang’s Soft Sword struck like a venomous snake, leaving several bone-deep wounds across his body!