56: pain

Its smooth body glowed with a blue-green light, and before its entire form had even emerged from the water, its head was already nearly ten meters above the surface. Its two bright yellow eyes gleamed with a deep golden light, staring directly at the Villagers as if they were food.

Ning initially couldn't tell if what was emerging from the water was its neck or its full body, but after seeing its face, he was certain it was part of its body. This became even clearer when he saw the forked tongue extending between the demon's two fangs.

"Basilisk!" he couldn't help but exclaim loudly.

The demonic beast Fufuriki was actually a giant snake that roamed the seas around these islands. It had turned this place into a hunting ground, leading to a scarcity of food for the Villagers.

"Attack!" a Villager shouted.

A group of brave men and women charged towards the giant snake, pummelling it with their fists and feet without hesitation. Having broken through to the Qi Condensation First Realm, their movements were incredibly agile in combat.

However, without having learned even a single clever technique, no matter how high their cultivation, they could only rely on their fists and feet.

"Damn it, I should have taught them something. I only focused on cultivation, not fighting," Ning thought, feeling a little annoyed. He kept watching the monster, not daring to fight. Even if the monster's strength was the same as the Villagers', he probably wouldn't dare to fight it.

It was simply too terrifying for him. He wasn't sure if he was afraid of the monster itself or the aura it emitted, but he was definitely afraid.

He slapped his thighs to prevent them from trembling.

"Don't be afraid. You are a cultivator now, and you will participate in more brutal battles in the future. Besides, you are an immortal; even if that thing hits you, you won't die."

The snake's fighting style was simple: it would occasionally ram its head into the Villagers and then spray them with saltwater. Sometimes it would also strike them with its tail. It seemed the snake also didn't understand any techniques.

But the Villagers still suffered many injuries. Although the injuries weren't severe enough to cause fractures, they were enough to leave them in agonizing pain and unable to fight for much longer.

The Villagers were now stronger due to the Sun Gods Morning Purification Technique and the refinement of their cultivation techniques, but it seemed the demon Fufuriki had also not been idle.

"It's a cultivator, right?" Ning thought. "Then I should be able to see its cultivation level." He immediately focused his attention on the monster. Earlier, when he saw the third level of information through Qi analysis, his head had hurt a lot, so when he started to focus on the monster, even the first level of information made his head ache.

"Ahhh..." He cried out in pain, enduring it as he continued to search. Finally, the information he wanted appeared: Qi Condensation Stage Fourth Level.

"It's three realms higher than me, no wonder my head hurt as soon as I saw it," he thought, clutching his head. The Villagers were still fighting, while he watched the monster from behind.

The remaining Villagers also arrived, including the Chief, who now also began to fight. The Villagers who had run back also reported the demon's appearance.

"Inikaka, your body isn't strong enough yet, please step back," the Chief shouted as soon as he arrived. Ning, however, didn't respond; his head was still aching from the Qi analysis, so he didn't answer.

He kept watching the battle between the Villagers and the snake demon, thinking that while the Qi Condensation Realm could increase a bit of physical strength and defense, and the demon's physical strength was naturally very strong, it shouldn't be enough to deal with a group of people who were also body cultivators. How could it withstand continuous damage?

This truly puzzled Ning. A thought stirred within him: "Could it be... that snake is also a body cultivator?" This was the only thing that made sense.

"No, wait. If that snake really is a body cultivator, then why are the Villagers fine? Even if they aren't dead, their bones should be broken in several places," Ning thought. "So it's not a body cultivator?" "Hyesi, take Inikaka and leave here," the Chief shouted to Hyesi, who was also participating in the battle.

"Yes, Chief," he said, then walked over to Ning.

"Inikaka, let's go," he said.

"Wait," Ning said, focusing his gaze on the basilisk again. This time, however, he wanted to see the second level, and if possible, the third level.

"If it's not physical strength, then it must be techniques," Ning believed.

The intense headache returned, as if it had never left, and it was even more severe than before.

"Ahhh..." He endured the pain, barely able to regain consciousness to check the information.

"Hyesi, are you alright? Please, let's leave," Hyesi said.

Ning gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and said, "Just a little longer." Finally, two different pieces of information appeared in his mind.

The first was the snake demon's name and cultivation level; it was called Yin Demon Snake, and he had only analyzed it to the second level.

However, the second piece of information that popped into his mind was much worse than the first; it was a system warning.

<Host has consumed a large amount of mental energy, current mental state is critical>

<Further loss of mental energy will cause the system to enter a forced coma state to preserve the Host's mental state>

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!" Ning screamed. This was the most intense mental pain he had ever felt.