49: Chapter 49 The Snake King's Poisonous Lust, Healing in the Cave

The Silver-robed Woman in the sky held a silver longsword in one hand, her expression solemn, and her fair, jade-like face exuded a mysterious majesty.

"Human woman, why do you disturb this king's peace?"

High in the sky, the massive Golden Snake King emitted a golden glow and suddenly spoke in human tongue, its voice carrying immense authority.

Suddenly hearing this giant magical beast speak human words, Hun Tiandi's heart trembled as he came to a realization...

Magical beasts that have reached a certain level of cultivation have long since developed high intelligence, and their lifespans are generally longer than those of humans.

Therefore, their wisdom is not inferior to that of humans.

"I wish to borrow the Snake King's Golden Spirit Crystal!"

The Silver-robed Woman's beautiful eyes were fixed on the Golden Snake King, her red lips moving as her indifferent voice sounded as cold as ice and snow.

"Golden Spirit Crystal? That is a treasure of my Golden Snake Clan. Do you think you can just have it because you ask?"

"Snake King, I can exchange other treasures with you, is that acceptable?"

The Silver-robed Woman hesitated, being very wary of this notoriously fierce Tier 7 magical beast with its overwhelming aura; her tone was not forceful.

Magical beasts have an innate advantage when fighting human experts of the same rank.

"Exchange? Fine, as long as you can find a legendary holy flower, I will give you the Golden Spirit Crystal. How about it?"

The Golden Snake King let out a mocking laugh upon hearing this.

"A holy flower? How could it be that? Even if such a thing exists on the Fighting Qi Continent, this Silver-robed Woman definitely wouldn't have such a treasure!"

Hidden in the lush tree, Hun Tiandi's eyes flashed with surprise at those words.

The holy flower was an extremely rare natural treasure, a pure white, flawless flower that was as crystal clear as glass.

What was its special effect?

It helped scaled magical beasts break through their bloodline growth limits, allowing originally low-tier bloodlines to evolve into high-tier bloodlines.

Rumor had it that among all the natural treasures in the Fighting Qi Continent, it was a top-tier existence, ranked fifth.

In the ancient records of the Hun Clan that Hun Tiandi had read, during the primordial era, the Clan Head of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan and the Clan Head of the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Clan fought a life-and-death battle.

They fought a desperate struggle to snatch a high-tier holy flower, and in the end, both great experts perished together.

"Heh heh!"

At this moment, Hun Tiandi realized that the Golden Snake King's condition of a holy flower was merely a way to mock the Silver-robed Woman.

As a member of the Golden Snake Clan, how could it not know that the holy flower was nearly extinct?

If the Silver-robed Woman could produce it, all the better; if not, the Golden Snake King lost nothing.

Sure enough, as Hun Tiandi expected, the Silver-robed Woman's elegant brows furrowed upon hearing the request, and she then gently shook her head.

She said softly, "I'm sorry, but regarding the holy flower, I doubt any faction within the Central Plains possesses such a rare treasure."

"However, if you are willing, I can offer a Di-rank high-level Cultivation Method and Dou Technique, plus three Tier 6 medicinal pills in exchange."

"Not interested. If you can't produce the holy flower, then get lost!"

The Golden Snake King said coldly, shaking its massive head and rejecting the Silver-robed Woman's terms without hesitation.

"Since the Snake King is unwilling to part with it, I have no choice but to take it by force!"

The Silver-robed Woman sighed softly and raised the silver longsword in her hand. Mysterious patterns were etched onto the slender blade as she pointed it at the Golden Snake King.

"Hahaha!"

"Humans are always like this, only knowing how to take. But with just you? If you won't leave, then stay here forever!"

Seeing the Silver-robed Woman's intent to seize it by force, the Golden Snake King burst into laughter.

The sound was like muffled thunder from the high heavens, shaking the world.

After suppressing its laughter, its cold voice rang out, "You don't know when to retreat. I know you are a Dou Zong, but if we truly fight to the death, whether you can leave here alive is another matter!"

"There is no need for the Snake King to worry about that!"

The Silver-robed Woman replied coolly. Her jade-like hand clenched slightly, and a wisp of silver Fighting Qi appeared in her palm, expanding instantly as it rose into the air.

It surged with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, the horizon turned silver.

In the sky, the silver Fighting Qi writhed and condensed into countless tiny sword glows. The silver sword glows whistled and rotated, transforming into a sword qi tornado.

The wild winds raged, and on the mountain peak, towering trees and large bluestones were uprooted...

They were swept into the high heavens and fell into the silver storm, instantly ground into wood chips and stone dust.

"Humph, the Qifeng Mountain Range is no place for you to act wildly. The hands of humans have stretched too far!"

Facing the massive sword qi tornado, the Golden Snake King let out a low shout and a massive roar.

From its giant mouth, a low roar toward the sky resounded through the mountain range.

As the snake's roar shook the heavens, golden light erupted from its massive body. The light surged, and in an instant, surging golden flames poured out.

They began to burn fiercely from within its body.

The golden flames gradually churned and suddenly condensed into a massive pillar of golden fire that shot into the sky.

The scorching temperature left Hun Tiandi drenched in sweat, even from over a thousand meters away.

It was as if he had been placed inside a fire to be roasted...

"What a terrifying display!" Hun Tiandi wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes showing shock.

Gazing at the confrontation between the Sword Qi Storm and the golden fire pillar in the distant sky, his mouth and tongue felt dry.

"I'm dying of thirst..."

Hun Tiandi flipped his hand, took a water skin from his storage ring, and gulped it down frantically.

"The battle is starting..." Hun Tiandi suddenly said while looking at the horizon.

The Silver-robed Woman stood in the air, surrounded by whistling Sword Qi Storms. She pushed forward with one hand, and the silver tornado, carrying matchless sword qi, raged toward the enemy.

"Sword Qi Storm!"

The surrounding air was torn apart. With a point of her finger toward the Golden Snake King and a cold shout, the attack shot forth.

The tornado's speed was incredibly fast and somewhat terrifying; wherever it passed, space rippled like water.

The surging silver sword glows were extremely dazzling.

This terrifying Dou Technique was truly worthy of a battle between Dou Zong-level experts; even the initial exchange was this fearsome.

"In a battle between Dou Zong, who knows who will win or lose..."

Hidden several kilometers away, Hun Tiandi's expression was grave as he muttered to himself.

A battle between Dou Zong experts had a wide impact; if things went south, he would make a run for it.

"Humph!"

Watching the sweeping tornado, the Golden Snake King let out a booming snort from its giant mouth, and its seventy-meter-long massive snake body glowed with golden light.

Though the snake body was large, it was extremely flexible. Its golden tail was like a pillar holding up the sea, flowing with brilliant energy.

Then it smashed down toward the tornado from mid-air.

The two Dou Zong experts clashed in the sky, and in an instant, space itself seemed to tremble.

Boom!

A low, muffled thunderclap exploded in the sky under the bright sun.

The snake tail and the storm collided fiercely, both frantically releasing terrifying energy. At the center of these two extreme energies, a destructive force was born.

The surrounding space seemed to ripple slightly.

Clang... Clang...

As the massive snake tail landed in the storm composed of sword qi, the sharp sword glows struck the tail, producing crisp clanging sounds.

It was as clear as jade plates striking each other, sparking a shower of sparks like a downpour.

Bang!

After a few minutes of stalemate, the two energies dissipated and exploded in the air, shooting out in all directions.

"Not good, tch..."

Seeing the surging power, Hun Tiandi cried out as his expression changed drastically.

His figure had already vanished from the tree, pushing the Three Thousand Lightning Movement to its limit as he fled frantically.

In a blink, the tree where he had been hiding was blown into flying wood splinters by the spreading energy.

"I really shouldn't have come to watch the show. When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer!"

"A battle between Dou Zong is truly terrifying!"

Hun Tiandi lamented with a bitter smile as he looked into the distance.