70: Chapter 70 Flower Snake

The Flower Snake knew its situation was critical. Although it had just achieved a Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Tier 4 and feared no one present, the many Tier 4 humans on the scene could easily kill it if they surrounded it, making it difficult to escape alive.

Therefore, it did not transform back into human form, but maintained its original snake body to ensure it could exert its greatest power, striving to return to the Weishui River as quickly as possible.

"As long as I return to the Weishui River, these damned humans will be unable to do anything to me, right?"

Looking at the cage trapping it, the Flower Snake spoke with disdain: "A mere Low Grade Tier 4 Formation wants to trap this Commander? Ridiculous!"

Ignoring the laser attacks, the Flower Snake swung its body and shattered the Formation at the cost of only minor injuries. Just as it was about to fly forward, it was sent flying backward several hundred meters by a punch.

"Magistrate Sun Nanyu, didn't you say there were no Yao Race in your county office? What is the meaning of this snake? If my son dies, I will have you buried with him." Ye Jiesheng roared.

When Ye Yisong was swallowed whole by the Flower Snake, Ye Jiesheng had already flown towards the Flower Snake in a rage, wanting to finish the battle quickly to kill the Flower Snake and cut Ye Yisong out from within its body.

The Flower Snake shook its head in pain and cast a contemptuous look at Ye Jiesheng: "Human, you are seeking death."

The Flower Snake swung its body and darted toward Ye Jiesheng, opening its blood-stained maw to swallow him as well, while its tail snaked out from the flank, striking Ye Jiesheng.

Eager to save his son, Ye Jiesheng disregarded potential bodily harm and met the Flower Snake's attack head-on. He dodged the Flower Snake's maw, ignored the tail attack, and struck the Flower Snake's head with another punch, sending it flying back hundreds of meters again.

Although Ye Jiesheng's chest was struck by the Flower Snake's tail, it only left a few marks without even breaking the skin, clearly indicating that he had also reached the Late Stage of Tier 4.

Within a few breaths, Ye Jiesheng and the Flower Snake had exchanged several blows; the snake was intent on fleeing, while the man was doing everything in his power to stop it.

Before the Flower Snake could steady its body after being sent flying, it was struck by two swords; Patriarch Ye Tuanzhang and Magistrate Sun Nanyu had finally arrived.

The three of them surrounded the Flower Snake, leaving no gaps and depriving it of any chance to escape.

"Vile beast, return my son at once." Ye Jiesheng said anxiously, attacking the Flower Snake with his fists again, fearing that if they delayed too long, Ye Yisong would be absorbed and digested by the Flower Snake.

"Everyone, listen to my orders: evacuate the county office immediately, return to your respective homes, and guard your territories." To reduce unnecessary casualties, Magistrate Sun Nanyu first dispersed the low-level Martial Artists, then looked at Patriarch Li Hu and Zhao Jian and said: "Join me in killing this Flower Snake to avenge the Martial Artists who died in Shuinan County."

Patriarch Li Hu and Zhao Jian naturally dared not disobey the order and coordinated to attack the Flower Snake, but they did not use their full strength, deeply afraid of being injured by the Flower Snake.

The five surrounded the Flower Snake, attacking it with swords, fists, or Talismans, but they did not cause much damage to the Flower Snake.

"Fifth Brother, I have arrived."

Just as the five were attacking fiercely, someone suddenly flew over from afar and joined in the attack on the Flower Snake, giving Patriarch Li Hu and Zhao Jian quite a start.

"Do not panic. This is also a member of my Ye family and the protector of my son." Ye Jiesheng took a moment to explain.

Patriarch Li Hu and Zhao Jian felt relieved and exchanged a glance: They wondered what was so special about Ye Yisong that a Tier 4 Martial Ancestor would personally act as his protector.

"Fifth Brother, this beast has likely reached the Late Stage of Tier 4. Its hide is incredibly thick; even Tier 4 treasure swords cannot break its defense." Ye Xiaowu, seeing that everyone had been attacking for a long time and the Flower Snake only had a punch-shaped scar on its abdomen with only a few scratches elsewhere, analyzed the situation for the others.

"Nephew Jiesheng, we must hurry and break this beast's defense. If we drag this out, Yisong's Tier 4 Talisman won't last long." Patriarch Ye Tuanzhang gathered his strength and slashed at the Flower Snake's tail, scoring a success and cutting a gash in the tail.

Although Ye Jiesheng had broken through to the Seven-Star Martial Sect, he was at a loss for what to do. He was a Body Cultivator, not a Sword Cultivator, and was naturally better at defense than offense.

The others were relatively weaker than the Flower Snake, and even though they were burning with anxiety, there was nothing they could do.

Seeing the six people surrounding it and unable to break free, the Flower Snake shook its head from side to side, looked at the six people on the scene, and flicked its tongue: "What despicable humans, ganging up on me like this."

"Return my son, and I will let you leave." Seeing the Flower Snake stop struggling, Ye Jiesheng called for the others to stop.

"This snake has killed many Martial Artists in Shuinan County. We must not let it return to the river today, otherwise, it will surely cause endless trouble." Magistrate Sun Nanyu disagreed.

"We can discuss that later. Right now, we must save my son first." Ye Jiesheng said fiercely, like a raging lion.

"It seems you are not all on the same page. Hiss, why don't you finish discussing it before speaking to me? Hiss." The Flower Snake cajoled.

"Fifth Brother, we cannot delay. Let's attack together and kill it." Ye Xiaowu urged.

Seeing that it was impossible for the Flower Snake to voluntarily spit out Ye Yisong, everyone stopped wasting words and attacked again.

"Water Wave Sword Art!"

"Prairie Fire Sword Technique!"

"Shadow Sword!"

Without further hesitation, they unleashed their strongest finishing moves, avoiding the writhing parts of the Flower Snake's body and striking down.

After all, the Flower Snake had not broken through long ago and had not fully refined every part of its body, so there were inevitably some thin-skinned areas. Now that everyone was no longer holding back and using their lethal moves, the Flower Snake was immediately slashed until its skin was torn, flesh was mangled, and blood flowed freely.

In particular, the punch mark on its abdomen was pierced into a small hole by Ye Xiaowu's Shadow Sword, which was the most eye-catching wound.

"Xiaowu, well done!" Ye Jiesheng praised, then struck the Flower Snake's head with another punch, leaving it no time to think.

The Flower Snake was truly in pain now. Originally, relying on its Late Stage Tier 4 Physical Body, it had not feared their attacks. It had not expected these humans to be so troublesome, discovering its unrefined flesh and striking those spots repeatedly, causing it significant injury.

The Flower Snake's eyes turned blood-red, and it spat out a cloud of red smoke, spraying it toward Patriarch Li Hu and Zhao Jian.

"Oh no, poison smoke! Retreat quickly!" Zhao Jian hurriedly warned Patriarch Li Hu.

As the two retreated, a large gap opened up, and the Flower Snake seized the opportunity to escape.

"Hahaha, this Commander will not play with you any longer. I'll be off first; I will graciously accept this delicious little lad. No need to see me out, hiss."

The Flower Snake moved its body and flew rapidly toward the Weishui River, thinking to itself: "I must leave here quickly. If they surround me again, it will be hard to escape. Second Brother and Third Brother sent me a distress signal ten days ago; I wonder what kind of trouble they have encountered."

"It couldn't be those guys coming to cause trouble again. Once my brothers and I finish digesting that treasure, not to mention this Weishui River, even the East Sea would not be off-limits."

"Detestable humans, just you wait. Daring to injure this Commander so severely—once I have healed my wounds, I will lead Second Brother and Third Brother to slaughter your entire Shuinan County to vent the hatred in my heart."

As the Flower Snake flew, a large foot stepped on its head, and its entire snake body plummeted rapidly, crashing onto the riverbank less than a thousand meters from the river, splashing up a cloud of sand and soil.

"Return my son at once." Ye Jiesheng, his whole body turning crimson, roared furiously.