67: Nowhere to escape

Chen Qing looked at the Spirit Pattern Python that had suddenly appeared. Its body was huge and slender, not too different from an ordinary python, but on its head, it had a pair of horns.

It didn't look very terrifying; in fact, it was a little cute.

However, remembering the special warning from the mission office, Chen Qing still focused his mind and took it seriously.

The fact that this Spirit Pattern Python could actively seek him out fully indicated that it either possessed a certain degree of night vision or had Mental Energy that could be released!

Soon, the Spirit Pattern Python's actions let Chen Qing know it was the latter!

Chen Qing's mental barrier was suddenly touched, and a strange mental fluctuation tried to influence his thoughts!

The mission office hadn't lied; the suggestion that Intermediate Martial Artists should take on the mission likely referred to the Spirit Pattern Python's powerful Mental Energy, which could greatly affect the combat power of Low-Level Martial Artists.

Fortunately, Chen Qing didn't have such worries; his Mental Energy was not weak.

Chen Qing also released his Mental Energy, blocking the Spirit Pattern Python's mental influence.

The Spirit Pattern Python's eyes narrowed slightly, and the cyan antennae on its head suddenly emitted a faint light.

It was somewhat similar to the Sen Yue Green Ox tribe, but the effect was completely different!

From the ground beneath Chen Qing's feet, several vines suddenly emerged, coiling towards Chen Qing's legs.

Chen Qing's Mental Energy covered his entire body, constantly detecting movements around him. The moment the vines emerged from the ground, his figure disappeared from his original position.

A phantom flickered under his feet, and Chen Qing, with a few flashes, arrived near the Spirit Pattern Python. Unbeknownst to him, he had already gripped his shark tooth.

A chilling Qi rapidly covered the blade. He slashed out, aiming directly at the Spirit Pattern Python's seven-inch vital spot!

The Spirit Pattern Python did not retreat in the slightest. Its snake tail quickly coiled inward, directly meeting the attack head-on.

"Clang!"

The shark tooth was like hitting a copper wall and iron barrier, unable to cut into the Spirit Pattern Python's body at all!

This was the first time in three days that Chen Qing's slash had achieved nothing.

Even against a Green Ox with extremely strong physical attributes, his slash, covered in extreme cold Qi, could break through its defense.

This Spirit Pattern Python in front of him was problematic!

Chen Qing's attack failed to land, and he rapidly retreated, stabilizing himself as he looked at the Spirit Pattern Python's tail where it had blocked his strike.

The point of impact was already covered with a layer of vines. That layer of vines was dark green, emitting a metallic luster.

Where it touched the blade, only an extremely shallow white mark was left!

After blocking Chen Qing's slash, the vines gradually receded, and its body returned to its snake form.

Was this the ability of its horns?

Chen Qing's Mental Energy sensed the pair of horns, which were covered with circles of strange, deep, and mysterious patterns.

Before he could think further, the Spirit Pattern Python suddenly swam towards Chen Qing. Its entire body was enveloped in an inexplicable cyan light, and its speed was extremely fast.

In almost the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Chen Qing, and a tail struck towards him.

"Bang!"

Chen Qing was unable to dodge and blocked the strike with his blade, causing him to be sent flying backward.

Damn, this speed and strength are definitely not something an ordinary second-tier Yao Beast can achieve!

He had fought many Yao Beasts these past few days and was quite familiar with the strength of second-tier Yao Beasts here. He had never encountered such a fierce second-tier Yao Beast.

While he was still in the air and hadn't landed, the Spirit Pattern Python's figure had already attacked. Its tail quickly coiled towards one of Chen Qing's legs!

So fast!

Chen Qing quickly swung his blade at the snake's tail. He used his other hand to brace himself on the ground, forcefully springing himself upward, narrowly dodging the attack.

However, above him, a tree branch extended towards Chen Qing like a tentacle!

"Buzz!"

Chen Qing drew his blade and turned, severing the flying tentacle with a single slash!

At the same time, a sheet of ice rapidly condensed beneath his feet. Chen Qing used the leverage in mid-air to leap, smoothly dodging the vines that suddenly emerged from the ground.

Behind the Spirit Pattern Python, a transparent ice mirror had already formed. Chen Qing's figure suddenly disappeared, then emerged from the mirror!

"Clang!"

Chen Qing slashed at the Spirit Pattern Python's body. This time, the Spirit Pattern Python was unable to cover itself with vines in time and was cut, leaving a wound!

Three fen deep into the flesh!

The Spirit Pattern Python immediately let out a series of "hissing" sounds.

Its eyes became fierce, and the horns on its head once again emitted a greenish-blue light.

In Chen Qing's eyes, the wound was healing at a visible rate!

Without time to think, Chen Qing once again condensed an ice mirror beneath his feet, using the leverage to leap to the other side!

Because in his mental perception, the Spirit Pattern Python was not fully healing its injury; its tail was already coiling towards him.

In mid-air, Chen Qing, using the rapidly condensing ice shards, moved and dodged continuously, avoiding attacks.

However, the Spirit Pattern Python's speed suddenly increased!

Chen Qing reacted too late, and one of his legs was firmly coiled by the snake's tail!

Damn it!

Chen Qing subconsciously wanted to slash the snake's tail to break free, but the shark tooth, when it struck the vine-covered snake's tail, had no effect.

The force from the snake's tail, however, grew heavier and heavier, and Chen Qing's leg gradually became numb.

Just as the Spirit Pattern Python thought it had him, the entangled figure suddenly disappeared!

It kept scanning its surroundings, searching for Chen Qing's figure... By a pond not far away, Chen Qing emerged from the pond.

He was a cautious person, constantly observing where there were water sources along the way.

This was all in preparation for this moment, as a fallback.

Chen Qing bent down to check his numb left leg and sighed.

That Spirit Pattern Python just now was likely about to advance to the third tier, and with its Mental Energy that could be released, its combat power was even above some third-tier Yao Beasts!

With his current strength, wanting to defeat that Spirit Pattern Python was a fool's dream!

He looked around; he hadn't left the forest yet, and this place was not far from the Spirit Pattern Python's territory.

Without time to recover from his leg injury, Chen Qing quickly ran down the mountain.

Suddenly, a familiar mental touch struck!

The sound of trees collapsing came from behind him.

In Chen Qing's perception, all the surrounding trees at this moment suddenly coiled towards him like flowing water!

Not good!

Chen Qing's mind trembled!

This snake's ability was actually so powerful!

Turning his head, he saw that on the Spirit Pattern Python's head, its two cyan horns were flashing with dazzling green light!

Almost instinctively, Chen Qing chose to leap upward.

However, the trees here were tall, the sky was already covered by towering trees, and the surrounding trees were even denser. Chen Qing had nowhere to escape!

Chen Qing's heart sank halfway. No matter how he thought about it, he hadn't expected the Spirit Pattern Python he encountered to be so powerful!

Helplessly falling from the air, Chen Qing looked at the trees attacking him like flowing water and sighed.

He still had too little battlefield experience and had been careless!

He recalled Li Tianyang's slash in his mind: ghost fire attached to the blade, restrained power, a third-tier slash could kill a fourth-tier!

Chen Qing's mind was calm. He gripped his blade with both hands, unreservedly covering the shark tooth with his extreme cold Qi, and his Mental Energy also covered it.

In his eyes, a hint of icy blue light faintly emanated!

Since there was no retreat, he would carve out a path to survival!