335: Chapter 335 The Weems Python

Nie Ning and Xiao Guang looked around; the surroundings were terrifyingly silent, without a single sound.

However, the man and fox sensed an unusual scent.

Although the Triangular Boundless Weasel is a bottom-tier creature among Rank 2 exotic beasts, its reproductive capacity is incredibly strong.

Because this creature is so foul-smelling, most exotic beasts refuse to eat it.

Through his dark vision, Nie Ning could vaguely see several figures in the stone forest facing them; they appeared to be Triangular Boundless Weasels.

But that wasn't what Nie Ning was worried about.

The balance of any biological system is not easily broken.

If the Triangular Boundless Weasels were allowed to multiply unchecked, they would likely fill the entire world, since most creatures are unwilling to eat something so stinky.

Therefore, this creature has a natural enemy.

The Wimms Giant Python!

A massive serpentine creature with a body length between ten and thirty meters, its strength is roughly between Rank 3 and Rank 4.

A few can exceed thirty meters in length, reaching the strength of a Rank 5 exotic beast, and they possess venom-producing capabilities that most pythons lack.

Most serpentine creatures do not tear their prey apart to eat but swallow them whole.

Combined with a sense of smell that isn't particularly sensitive, a small number of snake-like creatures will eat the Triangular Boundless Weasel.

Among them, the Wimms Giant Python is the most prominent and is the natural enemy of the Triangular Boundless Weasel.

The Triangular Boundless Weasel has low intelligence and reproduces very quickly; a Rank 4 Wimms Giant Python must eat at least three of them a day.

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Just as the man and fox were observing their surroundings, the Triangular Boundless Weasels in the darkness suddenly vanished.

Sensing that something was wrong, Nie Ning threw Light Orbs in every direction of the stone forest.

As the area was illuminated, a writhing figure about 1.5 meters in diameter appeared between the stone pillars, its dark gray scales glinting white under the Light Orbs.

Seeing this, Nie Ning's eyes widened.

'It's so thick, it couldn't be Rank 5, could it??'

Following the direction the writhing figure was moving, a long, slender, massive stone pillar caught Nie Ning's eye.

However, if Nie Ning remembered correctly, there shouldn't have been a stone pillar that tall here.

The man and fox looked up, and a pair of large, lantern-like eyes appeared in their field of vision.

Following that was a massive black snake head nearly three meters wide, staring at Nie Ning and Xiao Guang with its flickering, forked tongue.

"This isn't right, is it??"

Nie Ning unconsciously swallowed hard.

Judging just by the size of its head, this Wimms Giant Python had to be at least thirty meters long; it was very likely a Rank 5 exotic beast!

He hadn't heard of any Rank 5 creatures inhabiting this area.

The Wimms Giant Python opened its bloody maw and dove toward the stunned Nie Ning.

Xiao Guang, on the side, reacted quickly, grabbing Nie Ning's collar in its mouth and jumping backward.

Thump!

The Wimms Giant Python slammed into the ground, creating a large crater.

Just as Nie Ning landed, he suddenly felt the ground vibrate. His expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly activated the xielin turtle shield.

At the same time, the soil beneath Nie Ning's feet cracked open, and the massive snake head burst out from underground, biting down on the turtle shield.

As a Rank 5 transcendent alchemy tool, the xielin turtle shield's defense was extremely strong, yet it still creaked under the Wimms Giant Python's bite.

The man and fox were lifted into the air. Nie Ning drew the xueyan bladeless from his waist and, infused with surging mana, he slashed out a white blade of qi.

In an instant, a bloody gash was carved into the Wimms Giant Python's mouth.

In its pain, the Wimms Giant Python bit down hard, shattering the turtle shield.

At this critical moment, Xiao Guang spat out a beam of white light from its mouth.

However, Xiao Guang wasn't attacking the Wimms Giant Python; instead, it used the powerful recoil to carry Nie Ning away, evading the python's bite.

Landing, the two looked at the Wimms Giant Python, whose mouth was smoking.

At least on the surface, it seemed comparable to the Earth-Ripping Lizard from before.

But strangely, sensing it from such a close distance just now, Nie Ning discovered that the energy intensity within the Wimms Giant Python hadn't reached Rank 5.

Nie Ning's expression grew solemn: "It seems there really is some kind of bloodline treasure here."

Furthermore, both of these were transcendent creatures whose bodies had reached Rank 5, and they were on the verge of stepping into Rank 5 themselves.

This meant that the treasure affecting their bloodlines had likely only recently matured.

Watching the Wimms Giant Python charge toward them, the light wings behind Nie Ning unfurled, and he flew backward at extreme speed, while Xiao Guang jumped to the other side to avoid the attack.

With the prior experience of dealing with the Earth-Ripping Lizard, the man and fox did not choose to face it head-on.

Because given the physical strength of the Wimms Giant Python, they would only be the ones to suffer in a direct confrontation.

Perhaps because the Heavenly Universe Holy Wings emitted light, the Wimms Giant Python did not choose to chase Xiao Guang but instead charged toward Nie Ning.

Being a creature nearly at Rank 5, the Wimms Giant Python was very fast; wherever it passed, the massive stone pillars were smashed to pieces, unable to stop the monster at all.

However, within this stone forest, both sides were relatively restrained, showing no intention of stepping outside this area.

Because above them was the raging gale; once sucked in, they would definitely be blown into the sky.

Nie Ning maneuvered through the stone forest, constantly summoning a large number of Wind-Thunder Blades to attack the Wimms Giant Python.

But the Wimms Giant Python relied on its powerful physical body to tank Nie Ning's attacks while continuing forward; the Wind-Thunder Blades only left shallow marks on its scales.

Xiao Guang leaped and moved through the forest, finding an opportunity to spit a white pillar of light at the Wimms Giant Python.

As a rare Rank 4 peak exotic beast, Xiao Guang's attack made the Wimms Giant Python stagger.

The Wimms Giant Python seemed to be enraged; its massive tail swept across, shattering several stone pillars and sending a large amount of rubble flying toward Xiao Guang.

Xiao Guang spat out Light Orbs in mid-air to blow apart the rubble, but the Wimms Giant Python charged through the debris at extreme speed, opening its bloody maw to bite at Xiao Guang.

Suddenly, an intense energy fluctuation came from the left side of the Wimms Giant Python, and a several-meter-long White Ice Spear slammed into the python's head.

Boom!

The Wimms Giant Python's massive head was blasted to the right.

Specks of green light emanated from Xiao Guang's body, and then it was enveloped by a ten-meter-tall green fox phantom.

Light-Shadow Fox Spirit Avatar!

The green light fox bit down on the Wimms Giant Python's head.

In pain, the Wimms Giant Python quickly coiled its long body, binding the green light fox within.

The constricting power of a snake was beyond doubt.

Under the Wimms Giant Python's constriction, the green light fox was on the verge of collapse, its green light flickering incessantly as if it might vanish at any moment.

At that moment, a large number of various sorceries appeared above the Wimms Giant Python, pouring down on it like rain.

Although they didn't cause much damage, they made the Wimms Giant Python even more irritable.

Its coiled body suddenly exerted force, instantly crushing the green light fox.

The fox phantom biting the Wimms Giant Python's head disappeared, and the python opened its bloody maw to bite toward the defenseless Xiao Guang.

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