72: Chapter 72: A protruding belly

Even though he had shaved off a fifth of its head, he still hadn't taken down the Flower Snake.

"Human, you are courting death."

The Flower Snake had originally thought its tough Physical Body would be enough to withstand this crazed human.

Even though he had used a secret technique that greatly boosted his strength, it was not afraid.

How could the Physical Body of a Yao Beast be so easily broken?

Once this human's secret technique wore off, it would be time for its counterattack, and it would make this human pay.

It hadn't expected this human to be so crazy for the sake of his child.

His hair was already half-white, yet he wouldn't stop, instead becoming more violent, causing the Flower Snake to suffer heavy injuries that would take hundreds of years to recover from.

The Flower Snake knew that waiting was futile.

If it didn't deal with this human, he wouldn't let it return to the Weishui River, especially with several other humans watching from the riverbank.

Casting aside distracting thoughts, a ruthless glint flashed beneath its crimson eyes: "Human, don't think only you humans have secret techniques. Since you want to die, this Commander will fulfill your wish."

As it spoke, the Flower Snake's entire body changed color.

Its multicolored snake body turned completely red, and the snake's head turned a deep crimson.

Its two eyes burst with a ray of light, and a fierce, murderous aura appeared!

With a twist of its body, it broke free from the restraint of Ye Jiesheng's right hand.

Then, the snake's head spat out a thick cloud of red smoke, attacking Ye Jiesheng.

Ye Jiesheng had no choice but to let go of the snake's tail with his left hand to dodge the foul-smelling red smoke.

Ye Jiesheng leaped and rolled, rushing forward.

He instinctively thought the Flower Snake would use this gap to escape, but he didn't expect a giant python, dozens of meters long, to be standing on the beach, waiting for him.

"Snake Coil."

The Flower Snake swung its tail, binding the waist of Ye Jiesheng, who was still in mid-air.

The entire snake body coiled around Ye Jiesheng, leaving only his white-haired head exposed.

"Hiss."

The Flower Snake stared at Ye Jiesheng, circling his head, flicking its tongue from time to time.

Ye Yisong tried various methods, but they were to no avail.

Whether using the Grade 4 Hundred Sword Talisman or his strongest attack, the Nine-Colored Green Lotus imbued with a wisp of red light, the effect on the snake's belly was extremely weak, only shattering a few pieces of flesh.

While deep in thought, Ye Yisong suddenly felt the energy within the Flower Snake being rapidly drained, as if everything was converging towards the top.

The previously incomparably hard flesh also felt a little loose, and the snake body squeezing Ye Yisong relaxed slightly.

Seizing this opportunity, Ye Yisong used the Grade 4 Great Sword Talisman imbued with red light again, aiming at the sunken part of the abdominal flesh.

Dimly, he saw a sliver of light enter his vision.

Ye Yisong was overjoyed; he was saved!

Looking at the last Grade 4 Diamond Body Protection Talisman in his hand, Ye Yisong felt heavy-hearted.

Once this Talisman was exhausted and he still couldn't get out of this snake's belly, he would be done for in this life.

"To think that I, Ye Yisong, have Cultivate diligently for ten years and achieved some success, yet before I have even seen the magnificent scenery of Great Wei, I am to be buried in the belly of this damnable beast. How unwilling I am!"

Ye Yisong activated the final Diamond Body Protection Talisman, placing another protective film over himself, and silently put away the last Talisman in his hand—the Grade 4 Great Sword Talisman.

Judging by the effects of the previous attacks, this Talisman might not necessarily break through this final barrier.

This Grade 4 Demonic Beast was truly thick-skinned; he had better use that move.

Ye Yisong only had one last chance to attack.

He made up his mind: break through and live, or fail and die!

"Damn it all, do it! Life and death are fated, and wealth is in the hands of heaven. I don't believe that I, this young master, am so unlucky that I'll die in this snake's belly!"

Ye Yisong quickly formed seals with both hands.

The Nine-Colored Green Lotus appeared in the palm of his right hand.

Ye Yisong channeled his Spiritual Qi, closing the nine petals of the lotus one by one to form a budding lotus bud.

His left hand wasn't idle either, imbuing all the remaining eighteen wisps of red light onto the green lotus.

The green lotus was tottering, and even Ye Yisong could barely control it.

Aiming at the sunken abdominal flesh, Ye Yisong shouted and hurled the green lotus in his hand.

"Epiphyllum Moment."

"Hiss, human, are you still going to fight this Commander?"

The Flower Snake circled Ye Jiesheng's head, mocking, "If this Commander doesn't show its power, you thought I was just a lazy snake?"

"Give... my son... back..." Ye Jiesheng called out weakly.

"Hmph, damnable human, daring to hurt this Commander to this extent."

The Flower Snake shook the torso squeezing Ye Jiesheng's body and tightened its coils, cruelly saying, "Your son, hiss, was long ago absorbed and digested by this Commander in its body."

"Song'er..." Ye Jiesheng wailed in pain, "Father... is useless, cannot..."

"I will send you to see your son now."

Seeing that tormenting Ye Jiesheng was enough, and those annoying humans in the distance were almost here, the Flower Snake opened its jaws to avoid any complications.

It glanced mockingly at the crowd in the distance and bit down towards Ye Jiesheng's head.

"Fifth Brother!" Ye Xiaowu shouted loudly, flying over rapidly.

Along with him were Patriarch Ye Tuanzhang and Magistrate Sun Nanyu.

Li Hu and Zhao Jian stood where they were, not moving—they didn't dare to!

Ye Jiesheng's strength as a Seven-Star Martial Sect, even after burning his lifespan to boost his strength to the Peak Martial Ancestor level, hadn't defeated this Flower Snake.

Now that he was bound by this Flower Snake and looked like he was about to die, how could they dare to step forward and participate in the rescue of Ye Jiesheng?

They were terrified that if they were the least bit careless, they would lose their lives here.

Li Hu and Zhao Jian hadn't fled on the spot, which meant they were still calm.

If all four of them died here today, there was no way the two of them would be able to survive; they would only be able to perish together with this Flower Snake.

Otherwise, the Great Wei Imperial Court would not let them go, and the Cangjiang Ye Clan would certainly not let them go either!

"Let's go up too."

Zhao Jian reminded Li Hu, hoping that the Flower Snake had been severely injured by Ye Jiesheng, leaving them a sliver of hope for survival.

The two of them also flew towards the Flower Snake.

"Boom!"

Just as the Flower Snake's head was about to bite Ye Jiesheng's head, an unexpected change occurred.

A blinding white light shone from the Flower Snake's belly, followed by a heaven-shaking roar.

A surging mass of Spiritual Qi exploded within the Flower Snake's belly.

The mass of Spiritual Qi knocked the few people rushing to reinforce them onto the beach.

The blinding white light was so bright that Ye Xiaowu couldn't even open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw a scene he would never forget in his life, and his anxious heart finally settled.

The Flower Snake was broken into two sections from the middle.

The tail section was hung on the branch of a large tree hundreds of meters ahead at some point, swaying with the river breeze; the head section lay quietly at Ye Jiesheng's feet, pinned firmly to the beach by Ye Jiesheng's Cage Staff.