133: A shocking change: a giant hand in the starry sky!

Because the giant snake's strength was terrifying, even Ling San, who had reached the Late Stage Grandmaster level, didn't dare to underestimate it. She immediately unleashed all the throwing knives in her hand.

Nine knives!

As one of the three tigers of the ling family, her throwing knives were naturally not made of ordinary materials.

All nine throwing knives were made of a special alloy, commissioned from a master blacksmith.

Possessing these nine throwing knives gave Ling San the confidence to confront a peak Grandmaster.

But it was only confrontation; the gap between the Late Stage Grandmaster and the peak Grandmaster appeared to be just a small sub-realm.

But in a real comparison, it wasn't much smaller than the gap between a Master and a Grandmaster.

“Phew~” Ling San exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and immediately unleashed her current strongest move, Meteor Chasing the Moon!

Eight throwing knives circled one knife to form a moon, creating a scene of several starlight points, as if the starry sky was flickering in the dark night!

As soon as Meteor Chasing the Moon appeared, the giant snake also seemed to sense danger and tilted its body to dodge.

But Meteor Chasing the Moon was like it had navigation installed, relentlessly pursuing the giant snake.

It hit the giant snake, which let out a wail on the spot, but it wasn't fatal.

But at this moment, Ling San had already consumed a lot of true qi; this move had a massive cost.

Ling Xian didn't waste any words, fully activating his Eye of Detection and Golden Eyes.

Taking advantage of the giant snake being injured and distracted, he used Cloud Dragon Transformation and appeared at the giant snake's heart—the Seven-inch Mark!

To kill a snake, you hit the Seven-inch Mark; this was undoubtedly the most obvious weakness of serpentine creatures.

He stabbed the autumn moon blade in forcefully, splashing out foul green blood.

The giant snake let out a massive hiss, and for a time, some weak but troublesome venomous snakes and insects surrounded the area.

Countless pairs of eyes flickered like fireflies in the deep night.

But beneath this seemingly beautiful scenery was a place full of danger.

“Third Aunt, it seems we can't escape; we can only fight to the death!” Ling Xian's voice carried a scoff, yet he seemed completely unconcerned.

“No, Young Master, Ling San can carve out a path for you!” Ling San made a life-or-death resolution, determined to send the Young Master to safety.

“No need, just wait for my command!” Ling Xian's Golden Eyes could instantly observe the giant snake's weaknesses.

Ling Xian continued to use Cloud Dragon Transformation, standing on the giant snake's body, and as he stabbed with the autumn moon blade, he shouted loudly.

“The spine!”

That's right, the Seven-inch Mark was a weakness, and the spine was also a weakness of the giant snake—or rather, a weakness of all snakes.

Ling San reacted quickly, several throwing knives flying into the wound and churning through the spine.

The giant snake writhed in pain, nearly dying, but it endured the agony and launched an attack at Ling Xian.

Ling Xian leaped to the ventral side of the snake's tail and shouted loudly.

“The Cloaca!”

The Cloaca is a weak organ located on the ventral side of the tail. If bitten there, the heavy damage can force a snake to release its grip to escape; it is also one of the snake's weaknesses.

The two coordinated with each other, attacking the Seven-inch Mark, the spine, and the Cloaca repeatedly. After three rounds, the giant snake slumped limply to the ground.

Ling San wanted to step forward to observe, but Ling Xian barked a command to stop her.

Facing the seemingly dead giant snake, Ling Xian didn't dare relax in the slightest.

This giant snake had reached the peak of the seventh rank in strength and could control a large number of venomous snakes and insects; it had clearly reached a level of having intelligence.

Faking death was not impossible.

Undead Divine Fire emerged from Ling Xian's palm.

Then it drifted onto the giant snake's wound, and in the next moment, its soul began to burn.

The giant snake launched a final counterattack.

The facts were just as Ling Xian guessed; the giant snake was indeed faking death.

If one wasn't careful, it wouldn't be impossible for its final counterattack to bite a Grandmaster to death.

He struck with a Crane Fist, and under the combined attack of the Undead Divine Fire and the Crane Fist, the giant snake died completely.

“It's finally over!” Ling Xian was somewhat tired. Fighting a true peak Grandmaster-level exotic beast for the first time made him realize the terror of a peak Grandmaster.

“However, it's not without gains. This giant snake is a treasure from head to toe. Just from that one spine alone, how many spirit bone artifacts can I forge?”

Thinking of this, Ling Xian was incredibly excited.

“And this meat, if I use my skills as a Spirit Chef, it can also be made into meals that enhance cultivation...”

Ling Xian didn't even plan to let the snake's teeth go, intending to go back and forge a few throwing knives for Third Aunt to use.

Opening the storage ring, the hundred-cubic-meter space was enough to fit the entire carcass of the giant snake.

Thanks to the storage ring's space being upgraded twice, otherwise, dragging the giant snake's carcass back alone would have attracted who knows how much trouble.

He would have had to let the Old Master handle those small troubles for him.

“Third Aunt, want to rest for a bit?” Ling Xian looked at Third Aunt, who had consumed most of her true qi and was constantly exhaling white mist, and asked.

“No... no need, let's head back quickly.”

Ling San was worried about complications and decided it was better to return early and report to Old Master Ling as soon as possible.

“Third Aunt, I have some questions. Why didn't my grandfather kill this giant snake when he came to pick them last time?”

Old Master Ling's cultivation was undoubtedly at least at the eighth rank, yet why didn't he take action while helping to pick the tongxuan flowers last time?

Facing Ling Xian's inquiry, Ling San answered seriously.

“This giant snake is equivalent to a guardian beast. You could say that without it here, the tongxuan flowers and some precious medicine inside wouldn't have matured so quickly.”

Ling Xian agreed with Third Aunt's words. Although human technology could cultivate them, the tongxuan flowers were in a place without any spiritual energy; the possibility of them maturing was not high.

Moreover, humans might not necessarily know how to cultivate these precious medicines better than the giant snake.

Of course, Ling Xian didn't regret killing the giant snake either.

The giant snake wanted to kill him; he was merely acting in self-defense.

Very reasonable, no problem at all!

“Alright, Third Aunt, let's leave this place quickly.” Ling Xian and Third Aunt supported each other as they departed.

Ling Xian looked back at Tongxuan Valley, always feeling that there was something strange about this place.

Where did the spiritual energy come from? He still hadn't figured out the reason.

“Forget it, sooner or later, I will come back again.”

Only next time, Ling Xian would surely return with heaven-reaching cultivation and the confidence to annihilate all enemies.

Having just walked a few dozen meters, ripples fluctuated in the air, and a Starry Giant Palm emerged, swatting down toward Ling Xian and Ling San!

Ling Xian was startled, pushing Cloud Dragon Transformation to his current limit!

With a boom!

The giant palm fell!

The valley trembled, and rocks tumbled down.

“Hahaha, snow falls without trace is mine!”

The person from whom the voice came was Jiang Yifeng.

illusion dream had said long ago that everything would exceed the trajectory of the plot's development.

Although Ling Xian remembered it, he hadn't taken it seriously.

This time, he indeed suffered a setback!

Of course, this giant palm wasn't unleashed by Jiang Yifeng; he didn't have the strength yet. It was the Deng Family's Second Elder beside him, a peak Grandmaster expert.

His sideburns were gray, his expression cold, and his gaze gave off a pressure that warned others not to approach.

At the same time, he was also a Body Cultivator.

But back then, when he was a Master, he was defeated by Second Ling, one of the three tigers of the ling family.

Because of this, he held a grudge, went into secluded bitter cultivation, and joined the Deng Family, becoming the Second Elder to obtain resources for his practice.

Coupled with some methods to squeeze out his potential, he had stepped into the peak Grandmaster level a year before Second Ling.