178: I personally slayed a peak-level Dou Ling!

Jiang Donghua did not rashly attack; instead, he slowly adjusted his breathing, the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire circulating in his palm, carefully observing the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's reaction.

"Earth-attribute magical beasts are indeed a counter to fire," he mused.

Although the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire was powerful, facing the mountain-like heavy earth-attribute Dou Qi, the dual corrosive effects of extreme cold and extreme heat were significantly weakened!

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python was also testing him; this human's aura was clearly only Dou Ling Level.

But that strange blue flame instinctively made it feel threatened!

"Hiss..."

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python flicked its tongue, its body slightly recoiling, uncharacteristically not pouncing, but choosing to defend rather than attack!

Jiang Donghua narrowed his eyes, then suddenly sneered.

"What, scared to come at me?"

He flipped his right palm, and the flame suddenly compressed, transforming into a ghostly blue fire cone, which he furiously blasted towards the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's vital spot!

"Boom—!"

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python twisted its body, earth-attribute Dou Qi condensing into a thick rock armor at its vital spot, taking the blow head-on!

"Bang!"

The fire cone exploded, and the rock armor shattered, but the Mountain Coiling Rock Python merely swayed its body, surprisingly not heavily injured!

"Indeed!"

Jiang Donghua's gaze was solemn.

Under the attribute counter, the destructive power of the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire was greatly reduced!

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python also seemed to have figured out Jiang Donghua's attack pattern; a hint of cunning flashed in its snake eyes, and it suddenly opened its mouth.

"Roar—!"

A turbid rock-poison breath spewed forth, instantly engulfing the area where Jiang Donghua stood!

"Poison?"

Jiang Donghua rapidly retreated, while flames in front of him formed a vortex, incinerating the poisonous mist!

But just as he was distracted dealing with the poisonous mist...

"Swish!"

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python's massive tail swept horizontally, smashing towards his back like a collapsing mountain!

"Bang—!"

Jiang Donghua hastily blocked, but was still sent flying dozens of feet by the blow, crashing heavily into the mountain wall!

Smoke and dust billowed, and gravel flew.

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python did not pursue, but slowly moved its body, its snake eyes fixed on the depths of the dust.

It was waiting, waiting for this human to reveal his true trump card!

In the dust, Jiang Donghua slowly stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his fighting intent burning even brighter in his eyes!

"Interesting, now this is more like it!"

He suddenly clapped his hands together, and the Dou Qi within him furiously poured into the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire!

"Since fire is countered, then I'll change my approach!"

"Boom—!"

Jiang Donghua spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, a fierce glint erupting in his eyes!

"Beast, that last hit hurt, didn't it?"

His bones crackled, and a faint Lightning Light circulated on the surface of his skin—this was the protective effect of the xuan-rank high-tier Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art!

If not for this body-refining cultivation technique, the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's tail strike just now would have been enough to break his bones and tear his tendons!

"You think I only know how to play with fire?!"

Jiang Donghua suddenly clenched his right fist, Dou Qi surging into his arm like a torrent, and a metallic cold light even appeared on his fist!

xuan-rank high-tier Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist!

"Boom—!"

He stomped, shattering the rock, and his body shot towards the Mountain Coiling Rock Python like a cannonball; where his fist passed, the air was forcibly compressed, creating a sonic boom!

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python's snake eyes narrowed, and it instinctively coiled its body, earth-yellow Dou Qi furiously condensing on its surface, forming layers of thick rock armor!

"Break for me!"

Jiang Donghua roared, and his fist smashed heavily onto the rock armor at the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's vital spot!

"Crack—!!!"

A teeth-grinding cracking sound echoed through the mountain ravine; the rock armor, which was strong enough to withstand the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire, was actually blasted with spiderweb-like cracks by this punch!

"Hiss—!"

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python let out a pained hiss, its body twisting wildly, its massive tail sweeping over again!

"Again?!"

Jiang Donghua sneered, his left fist also condensing Heavenly Stellar Dou Qi, not dodging, but directly meeting the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's tail!

"Bang—!!!"

Fist and tail collided, and a wave of energy exploded!

The rocks within a ten-zhang radius instantly shattered, and countless gravel flew in all directions like a rainstorm!

"Roar—!"

"Owoo—!"

In the distant mountain forest, countless magical beasts fled in terror!

This terrifying collision ripple completely panicked the magical beasts that had originally been lurking!

Packs of second-tier Wind Blade Wolves tucked their tails and burrowed into holes.

Iron Claw Eagles that had just been hunting were so scared they fell directly from mid-air.

Even several Dou Ling Level magical beast overlords anxiously pawed at the ground, hesitating whether to temporarily flee their territory!

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python was completely enraged!

It suddenly opened its gaping maw, and deep in its throat, earth-attribute Dou Qi mixed with venom, transforming into a turbid torrent of rock-poison that gushed out!

At the same time, its massive body pressed down on Jiang Donghua like a collapsing mountain!

It was going all out!

"Good, bring it on!"

Jiang Donghua laughed wildly, clashing his fists together; Heavenly Stellar Dou Qi and Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire erupted simultaneously!

His right fist burned with fire, his left fist was covered in lightning, and he charged towards the Mountain Coiling Rock Python like a god of war!

"Today, either you die, or I'll stew you into snake soup!"

"Rumble—!!!"

The entire mountain ravine trembled violently at this moment!

"Boom—!!!"

Another earth-shattering explosion, and the distant mountains subtly vibrated, as if giant beasts were fighting!

The students of the Outer Academy of Jia Nan Academy were pale, staring intently at the constantly rising smoke and fire in the depths of the mountain range.

"This, what level of battle is this?!"

A student's voice trembled, and the beast-catching net in his hand almost fell.

"Within a hundred li radius, the only one who can cause such a commotion is probably that Mountain Coiling Rock Python!"

In the team, a more knowledgeable student gritted his teeth.

"That's a Peak Dou Ling earth-attribute magical beast, its defense is comparable to a fifth-tier, even the academy elders are unwilling to easily provoke it!"

"But that blue flame doesn't look like a magical beast's ability at all!"

Another person swallowed, his eyes full of surprise and doubt.

"Could it be someone is challenging the Mountain Coiling Rock Python?!"

This guess made everyone's hearts tremble.

Human?

Soloing a Peak Dou Ling magical beast?

What level of expert would that have to be?!

That could only be those true elites in the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy who could produce such earth-shattering attack fluctuations!

"Roar—!"

"Squeak—!"

In the mountain forest, countless low-tier magical beasts fled frantically, some even blundering into the students' traps in their haste.

"Look! It's an Iron-backed Mountain Boar! Usually, it takes five or six people to hunt it down!"

"And a Moon Fox! Its fur can fetch sky-high prices in the Black-Corner Region!"

The students, who should have been tense and vigilant, now all showed greedy expressions.

After all, these magical beasts, usually cunning and difficult to deal with, were now crashing around like headless flies, making them incredibly easy to capture!

"Who cares who's fighting! Let's make a fortune first!"

"Hahahaha, today is truly a stroke of luck!"

The students excitedly waved their weapons, frantically harvesting the fleeing low-tier magical beasts; some were even already calculating how many contribution points they could exchange.

At the same time, the battle in the mountain ravine had reached a fever pitch!

"Bang—!"

Jiang Donghua's Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist shattered the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's protective rock armor, and with a backhand, he infused another burst of Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire into its wound!

"Hiss ah ah—!"

The Mountain Coiling Rock Python roared in pain, its body thrashing wildly, actually collapsing half a cliff!

"Whew, finally wore this beast down!"

Jiang Donghua panted, stepping on the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's massive head, a hint of fatigue in his eyes, but more so, excitement.

This battle was indeed difficult!

If not for relying on the Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist to forcibly break through the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's defense, and then continuously eroding it from the wound with the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire...

He probably wouldn't have been able to take down this thick-skinned fellow even if he fought for another half-day.

"However, it was worth it!"

He flipped his wrist, taking out a large saber from his storage ring; it was entirely dark red, its blade shimmering with a chilling, bloody light—the fifth-tier blood fang saber!

"Chii—!"

The blade precisely cut into the bone seam of the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's skull, and with a little force, it sliced through the hard skull like cutting tofu.

After searching for a moment, Jiang Donghua's eyes lit up!

"As expected, there's treasure!"

He hooked his five fingers, pulling out an egg-sized, earthy yellow crystal from the cranial cavity; its surface was covered with natural rock patterns, and internal energy slowly circulated like a tide.

A peak fourth-tier earth-attribute magical core!

"Hahahaha, I hit the jackpot!"

Jiang Donghua couldn't help but grin, leaping up, shattering the gravel beneath his feet, and soaring like a roc to the mid-slope of the mountain ravine.

His five fingers hooked precisely into a rock crevice, and with his other hand, he carefully plucked the scarlet heart mystic spirit fruit, roots and all.

The fruit felt warm in his hand, its skin adorned with magma-like patterns, and the rich fire-attribute energy slightly distorted the surrounding air.

"Good stuff!"

He quickly took out a cold jade box and sealed the spirit fruit within it.

The moment the jade box closed, the originally restless fire-attribute energy was perfectly locked away.

Standing on the cliff edge, Jiang Donghua looked down at the Mountain Coiling Rock Python's corpse, then weighed the jade box and magical core in his hand, finally unable to resist bursting into laughter.

"Hahahahaha! I've truly struck it rich today!"

In this battle, he had completely grasped the upper limit of his strength: relying on the fierce defense-breaking power of the Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist, the formidable physical body from the Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art, the defensive boost of the fifth-tier crimson flame beast armor, plus the strange corrosive power of the Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire!

He was actually able to wear down and kill a Peak Dou Ling magical beast, renowned for its defense, within an hour!

"This rate of progress, even I'm scared!"

He vigorously patted the crimson flame beast armor on his chest, the metallic clang ringing out.

The more Jiang Donghua thought about it, the more pleased he became, unable to help but revel in self-admiration.

"I truly am a genius!"