Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

A long-tailed vole, even with its tail removed, is only about a meter long. Its small size naturally means a low meat yield, averaging less than three hundred jin of meat per vole.

Previously, they had harvested a total of four voles, yielding just over a thousand jin of meat.

The slowing rate of strength improvement was due to developing immunity to the meat of the previous three types of cold beasts. Xia Hong, having confirmed this, naturally intended to keep these thousand-plus jin of vole meat for himself.

The problem was that his current daily consumption limit had reached an absurdly high fifty-plus jin.

Even if he kept all thousand-plus jin for himself, it would only last him less than twenty days.

Most importantly, after inquiring, he learned that Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan were also experiencing a decrease in the rate of strength improvement.

Although the current decrease was not significant, based on Xia Hong's own experience, this trend, once it appeared, would accelerate rapidly. Therefore, it wouldn't be long before a shortage of new types of cold beast meat would definitely occur.

Firstly, cultivation was paramount, and strength improvement could not be halted.

Secondly, there was concern about the vole swarm. Since the vole swarm on the north slope of the mountain wall couldn't be dealt with through normal means, other methods had to be considered. The Tengjiao's incompatibility with the vole's nature made it a reasonable starting point.

Finally, compared to the vole swarm and other unseen cold beasts, the strength of the Cloud Mist Tengjiao was at least not as overwhelming and was within acceptable limits.

… … … …

The next day, as soon as night fell, Yuan Cheng excitedly put away his Freezing Blade and collected a bow and a quiver of iron arrows from the supply depot, ready to gather at the entrance of the wooden hut.

"The leader is so strong!"

"That giant axe must weigh over a thousand jin, right?"

"A thousand jin? Are you kidding? Even the broadsword weighs seven or eight hundred jin. This giant axe is so big, it must weigh at least two thousand jin."

"Hiss… more than two thousand jin. The leader's strength is too great!"

"Did you even need to say that? The leader is the number one expert in Great Xia!"

… … … …

Just as he walked out of the wooden hut, he found a large crowd gathered at the entrance. Hearing the exclamations from the crowd, Yuan Cheng immediately squeezed in out of curiosity.

Boom… Boom… Boom…

Right in front of the wooden hut, Xia Hong held the giant axe with both hands, his eyes like lightning. He moved and wielded the axe continuously at great speed, the two semi-circular axe blades drawing circular arcs in the air.

Chopping, hacking, sweeping, smashing, even upward thrusts, Xia Hong performed all sorts of movements with ease. The giant axe, weighing two thousand eight hundred jin, seemed weightless in his hands.

When an ordinary broadsword is swung, the sharp edge cuts through the air, producing a whooshing sound.

But when Xia Hong wielded the giant axe, it produced a booming sound. The immense potential energy had already cleared all the accumulated snow around his body, leaving only bare ground within a radius of five or six meters, demonstrating its formidable power.

Bang… … … …

Xia Hong's sturdy body seemed to merge with the giant axe. In the final move, he leaped into the air and struck down with all his might, creating a loud crash and splitting the ground into a wide trench half a meter deep.

This axe strike made the closest onlookers change color.

Because they clearly felt the tremor in the ground.

At that moment, Yuan Cheng finally understood why Xia Hong had looked so strange when he worried yesterday that Xia Hong wouldn't know how to use the giant axe.

What do you mean he wouldn't know how? The leader's movements with the giant axe were clearly more skilled than his own with the broadsword. No, not just him, but more skilled than anyone in the camp with a blade.

"The leader can master anything without a teacher. He is definitely a reincarnation of a god!"

At this moment, not only Yuan Cheng, but Luo Yuan, the Zhao brothers, and even Xia Chuan couldn't help but think this way, let alone the others in the camp.

Xia Hong was naturally unaware of what these people were thinking.

But he could roughly guess from their expressions.

Xia Hong chuckled lightly, but didn't explain.

There has never been such a thing as mastering something without a teacher in this world.

Even if there were, it wouldn't be him.

The four routines of the Taizu Long Fist could be combined with various cold weapons. In addition, in his previous life, he had dabbled in various weapons, so his adaptation speed was so fast.

His base strength was already as high as twenty thousand, surpassing everyone in the camp. Such a heavy giant axe, when swung, naturally created an exaggerated momentum. Combined with the aura he naturally possessed,

It was normal for these people to have such thoughts.

Xia Hong held the axe with both hands, originally intending to practice a little more, but seeing that more and more people were gathering around, he frowned slightly and slung the axe over his back. He turned to look at Xia Chuan at the front of the crowd and asked:

"Is everyone here yet?"

Among the crowd, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, the Zhao brothers, and Yuan Cheng, who had just arrived, a total of six people immediately stepped forward, all prepared.

The six were neatly dressed, with solemn expressions, each holding a broadsword, carrying bows and arrows, and with a large leather pouch at their waists.

"Let's go. Tonight, only the seven of us will hunt. The remaining members of the hunting team are responsible for patrolling the territory on the periphery and assisting in protecting the gathering and logging teams. Also, be ready to support us at any time."

"Yes, Leader!"

After the six answered loudly, the remaining nine members of the hunting team also stepped forward immediately. Although they were somewhat dejected because they couldn't go with Xia Hong and the others, they quickly adjusted their mindset and answered in unison.

"Yes, Leader!"

Seeing that everyone was ready, Xia Hong led the fifteen out directly.

The gathering and logging teams had already gone out earlier. As soon as they entered Redwood Ridge with the fifteen, Xia Hong had the other eight disperse and patrol the territory according to the previously divided areas, while he led the seven deeper.

Once past the five-hundred-meter outer boundary, Xia Hong didn't directly lead the group to search for the Tengjiao. Instead, he first found the Blue Jade Trees they had discovered last time.

Last time they came in, they found a total of two Blue Jade Trees. The areas around both trees were empty. Not to mention new Blue Coagulation Grass, even seedlings hadn't sprouted.

"The Blue Jade Tree that Cheng Feng discovered first has been almost three months since the first harvest. He said that it was only just sprouting. According to the growth rate, a new batch will probably take more than four months, which means that the growth cycle of Blue Coagulation Grass is at least seven to eight months."

Xia Hong pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly.

An eight-month growth cycle is really long enough.

However, thinking of the abnormal healing effects of the Golden Sore Ointment, Xia Hong was relieved.

"Although there are only three trees at the moment, the output of Golden Sore Ointment is roughly enough. In the future, we just need to find a few more."

"Leader, over there, is that the Tengjiao's territory?"

While Xia Hong was paying attention to the Blue Coagulation Grass, the other six, especially Yuan Cheng among the six, were obviously a little impatient.

The five-hundred-meter range was actually not large. The cloud and mist area created by the Tengjiao was basically fifty meters in radius. In fact, as soon as they crossed the five-hundred-meter boundary, everyone had already seen three cloud and mist areas nearby.

But Xia Hong didn't take them over. Instead, he chose to bypass two of the cloud and mist areas and found the two Blue Jade Trees separately.

Now that they had finally arrived at the third cloud and mist area, and after chatting with Xia Chuan, learned that it was the Tengjiao's residence, Yuan Cheng couldn't help but ask.

"Don't be impatient, you'll have your fight later!"

After signaling Yuan Cheng to be calm, Xia Hong didn't leave. Instead, he took out a piece of leather from his pocket, wrapped a ball of snow in it on the ground, and put it in his pocket.

Seeing this, the others immediately looked solemn and followed suit.

"Before we start, I'll reiterate the three points again!

The first point is that the Tengjiao's body is very large, its sensing ability is very strong, and its movement speed is very fast. Therefore, after entering the cloud and mist area, even if it's slower, we must be careful. We must not wake it up before attacking it.

The second point is that when we go in, it is likely to be coiled around a tree. If we want to strike first, we must climb the tree and use bows and arrows. The Tengjiao's defense is not strong, and the specially made iron arrows will definitely be able to penetrate it, but its body is too large. Relying on arrows alone will definitely not kill it, so after the first round of attacks, everyone immediately come down and stick together to deal with it.

The third point, which is also the most important point, is that our hunting time is only twenty minutes. Once twenty minutes are up, regardless of success or failure, everyone immediately retreats and must not stay."

Although he had said it several times, Xia Hong's tone was still very serious. After speaking, he scanned everyone and continued: "I have only mentioned one way to obtain contribution points for the hunting team, which is to go out every night and get two points. Now I will talk about the second way…"

Hearing this, the six immediately became energetic and listened attentively.

"It depends on the type of prey. Currently, there are only five types of prey that the camp can come into contact with. They are divided into five levels according to difficulty: Long-Tailed Voles 200 points, Bone-Spur Frost Wolves 240 points, Long-Tongue Snow Mane 280 points, Golden-Eyed Magic Goats 350 points, and Cloud Mist Tengjiao the highest at 380 points."

After Xia Hong stated the contribution point conversion amounts for the five types of prey, he didn't continue speaking, but silently observed the reactions of the other five people besides Xia Chuan.

Measured solely by cold beast meat, this contribution point pricing was obviously unreasonable.

Voles were okay, with each head yielding only two to three hundred jin of meat.

Including the beast hide, beast bones, and vole teeth, the conversion was not too excessive.

But Snow Manes, Frost Wolves, and Magic Goats were different.

These three types of prey, as adults, all yielded over a thousand jin of meat.

Based on the current camp's conversion rate of two jin of cold beast meat for one contribution point, these three types of prey, even just the meat, were worth at least 500 points or more.

Not to mention the hides and bones.

Even considering the camp's investment of dedicated personnel to process the prey, plus other management fees, the hunting team was clearly at a disadvantage.

But it depended on what these people thought!

The fixed residences provided by the camp, security guarantees, food and heating, weapons and tools, and even Xia Hong's initial investment, all of these are implicit costs.

If you include these, then the hunting team definitely isn't at a disadvantage.

In fact, not only the hunting team, but the contribution point acquisition rules for the logging team and the gathering team also have obvious disadvantages. That is, after an individual submits supplies to the camp, the contribution points obtained are, to some extent, insufficient to redeem the supplies they submitted.

To put it bluntly, the contribution point rule itself is a way to openly levy taxes on everyone, it just depends on whether you think the tax is worth paying.

In the camp, anyone who is a little smarter has already seen it.

Fortunately, in the past few days, judging from the occasional feedback, everyone is very satisfied, probably because Xia Hong's previous efforts and the camp's recent prosperity are obvious to all.

However, those are the reactions of the logging team, the gathering team, and ordinary people.

The highest level of these people is only the Lumbering Realm, they don't have hunting ability, what they care most about is actually the meat of Cold Beasts, and the camp has currently set the price of Cold Beast meat within their acceptable range, so it can be generally recognized, that's the reason.

The people in the hunting team are different, especially the five people in front of him, Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan, the Zhao Long brothers, and Yuan Cheng, who had just broken through, already had the ability to hunt together. Xia Hong didn't plan to lead the hunting team forever.

Currently, the hard currency of the camp, Cold Beast meat, will soon be obtained by these people. If they are not satisfied with the current distribution method.

Then Xia Hong really has no choice but to redefine it.

"Leader, how are the contribution points for the prey divided during joint hunting?"

The silence of the five people did not last long, Yuan Cheng was the first to speak.

Hearing his question, Xia Hong's expression was a little strange. After thinking about it, he still opened his mouth and replied: "Under normal circumstances, of course, it will be distributed according to the role each of you plays. This will be discussed by you when you hunt together in the future. If you come out hunting with me, I don't want contribution points, you can divide them all equally!"

"The leader is generous!"

Hearing Xia Hong's words, joy suddenly appeared in the eyes of the five people.

Luo Yuan couldn't help but speak.

Xia Hong smiled and shook his head. He is the leader, and he has the strength, so he doesn't need these things himself. It's nothing to give them to others.

Seeing that the five people didn't ask any other questions, Xia Hong's expression was still a little strange. After looking around at the five people, he continued to ask: "Do you have any objections to the conversion of contribution points for the five types of prey?"

Hearing Xia Hong's question, the five people were stunned, and all shook their heads.

Now, Xia Hong's expression became even more strange.

Could it be that none of these five people can do math?

Luo Yuan looked at Xia Hong's face, obviously realizing something, a look of anger appeared on his face, and said: "The leader underestimates us too much.

Putting aside everything else, you risked your life to save us before, and selflessly took out so much Cold Beast meat for us to cultivate. Without the leader's dedication to protect us, we would never have been able to break through to the Earth Digging Realm, and Great Xia would never have had today.

We go out hunting with the intention of making contributions to Great Xia. If we calculate everything clearly and only think about ourselves, then are we worthy of being people of Great Xia?"

As soon as Luo Yuan said this, the Zhao Long brothers, including Yuan Cheng, immediately reacted. It turned out that Xia Hong had been silent for so long because he thought they would be dissatisfied with the conversion of contribution points for the prey.

"If it weren't for the leader, I would have died long ago. Where would I have the good days I have now? Leader, let alone two or three hundred points, even if the leader asks me to hunt for free, I, Yuan Cheng, will not say a word and have absolutely no opinion."

"The leader's great kindness and virtue, my Zhao Long brothers keep in mind. No matter how much we do, it can't compare to everything you did before, leader. Like Yuan Cheng, as long as the leader speaks, we three will charge forward, go through mountains of knives and seas of fire, without hesitation."

… … … …

The expressions of the five people made Xia Hong's heart slightly moved.

Xia Hong stared at the five people, and finally turned his gaze to Xia Chuan next to him.

Xia Chuan's face was full of helpless smiles, and he pursed his lips at Xia Hong.

Xia Hong also chuckled and shook his head. Although he didn't make a sound, he still understood what Xia Chuan said.

"See, I knew it would be like this."

The contribution point conversion for the five types of Cold Beast prey was originally discussed by Xia Chuan and him.

According to Xia Chuan's earliest formulation plan, the contribution points of the value of the five types of prey were much lower than they are now. Xia Hong was worried that Luo Yuan and the five others would have opinions, so he forcibly forced him to raise them.

At that time, Xia Chuan said that the five people could not have opinions, but Xia Hong did not believe it.

Now it seems that Xia Chuan is right.

Or rather, Xia Hong's understanding of the exemplary role he played and the high prestige he held in the hearts of these people in the camp was not deep enough.

"Okay, I'm being petty. You can be so understanding. Everything I did before was not in vain. The stronger Great Xia is, the better you will live; vice versa, the better you live, the stronger Great Xia will naturally become.

In short, you must remember one sentence, the future of Great Xia is closely related to everyone in the camp, and they complement each other."

"Remember, Leader!"

The unanimous answer from the five people made Xia Hong feel a lot more excited.

He looked up at the Cloud Mist Area and pointed with his giant axe from afar.

"Remember the three points I just said, prepare to go in."

After speaking, Xia Hong took the lead and walked over, and the other five people followed behind him and quickly approached.

As the poisonous fog gradually thickened, Xia Hong felt that the inhaled air was extremely uncomfortable, and immediately took out the already soaked leather from his arms and covered his mouth and nose with it.

The other five people followed suit.

The six people, covering their mouths and noses, plunged into the Cloud Mist Area.

… … … …

"Visually, the body length is about 35 meters, and the thickness is 65 centimeters. It's not much different from the one we encountered before. The range of the Cloud Mist Area is also about 50 meters in radius."

As soon as they entered the Cloud Mist Area, they only walked forward cautiously for more than ten meters, and the crowd had already seen the target when they looked up. Xia Hong kept the volume very low, and because he was covering his mouth and nose, the sound was not very clear.

However, the six people who were very close could still hear it clearly.

The trees in Redwood Ridge are already thick and large. The Cloud Mist Area with a radius of 50 meters is home to dozens of large trees. The Teng Snake is above a large tree in the central area.

The tree is about eight meters in diameter, not the thickest, but the trunk is unusually tall, and there are many branches extending to both sides. The Teng Snake's body is twisted and twisted around it, with only its tail hanging to the ground.

"There are three large trees around that can barely reach the Teng Snake's body. I'll go to the one on the left. You six, Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Leopard go to the tree in front, and Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yuan Cheng go to the tree behind.

Once you get under the tree, no one can make any sound. Climb up gently. After finding a good position, think of your own means of attack, and strive to inflict maximum damage with one blow.

I will only give you about five minutes for climbing the tree and finding a position. After five minutes, watch my gestures and go together!"

Judging from previous hunting experience, it is definitely impossible for them to kill a Teng Snake of such a large size with one blow with the strength of their seven people.

Since this is the case, they can only take a step back and seek a heavy blow, so as to save costs to the greatest extent for the subsequent hunting.

After Xia Hong finished speaking, he closed his mouth and gestured to the two trees in front of and behind the Teng Snake's tree. The six people behind him immediately split into two groups and touched over silently.

Seeing that the six people had begun to climb the tree, Xia Hong also walked to the bottom of the large tree on the left, tightened the giant axe behind his back, and began to climb up.

The Teng Snake's position is too high, at least more than ten meters above the ground, with only its tail hanging on the ground. Without climbing the tree, they can't reach the main part of its body at all.

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Everything was silent and quiet in the Cloud Mist Area.

There were only seven black figures constantly climbing up the trunk of the tree.

Xia Hong, who was climbing up, suddenly felt a chill in his right hand, followed by a sticky feeling, and was immediately shocked.

"What is this?"

Xia Hong exerted force with his left hand to grab firmly, pulled his right hand back from above, and took a closer look, only to find that it was covered with a large mass of transparent viscous liquid.

Looking up slightly again, there was also a large mass of it on the bark above.

"Why does this seem a bit like secretions?"

Xia Hong was slightly startled in his heart, and suddenly looked up, only to realize that this secretion actually came from the Teng Snake that was sleeping.

To be precise, it was the saliva that flowed from the corner of its mouth when it was sleeping.

The reason why he chose the tree on the left was because the Teng Snake's head was hanging directly above this tree.

The Teng Snake's saliva does not seem to flow continuously. Although there is a string hanging from the corner of its mouth at the moment, there is very little. It is only accumulating slowly. It seems that it will take a long time to fall down.

The mass on the tree should have flowed down before.

Xia Hong didn't think much about it and continued to climb up. When he passed the mass of saliva, a fragrance rushed into his nose, and he suddenly shook his head and his eyes lit up.

"This saliva can detoxify?"

Covering the mouth and nose with a wet cloth does not completely isolate the poison in the Cloud Mist Area. It is just that the physical fitness of the Earth Digging Realm allows them to temporarily resist this filtered poisonous fog.

After entering the Cloud Mist Area, there was a strong sense of discomfort in the body.

But just now, after inhaling the fragrance of the saliva, Xia Hong clearly felt that the discomfort in his body disappeared instantly!

"Wait to confirm it later, let's get down to business first!"

Xia Hong gradually suppressed the excitement in his eyes, then grabbed another handful of saliva and smeared it on his face, continuing to climb upwards.

Being long-time hunters, climbing trees was naturally not a difficult task. A mere ten meters or so would normally only take seven or eight seconds.

But facing a Teng Snake for the first time, coupled with Xia Hong's repeated instructions, everyone climbed cautiously, taking about two or three minutes to reach the top.

Xia Hong, who climbed up first, carefully moved to a horizontal tree branch and glanced at the Teng Snake's head, which was less than fifteen meters away from him.

The Teng Snake's eyes were tightly closed, and the white mist exhaled from its nostrils had almost solidified. The two bulges on its forehead added to its ferocious appearance.

Xia Hong's mind slightly tensed, worried that getting too close would disturb the creature. He drew the great axe from behind and turned to look at the other two trees.

Xia Chuan and his group of three, as well as the Zhao Long trio, were all ready. All six had drawn their respective weapons. Seeing Xia Hong looking towards them, they nodded to him from afar, indicating that they were prepared.

Xia Hong took a deep breath, extended his right hand, and was about to wave to signal, but as he turned his head to look at the Teng Snake, his mind suddenly went cold.

The Teng Snake's eyes, which had just been tightly closed, were now wide open, and a pair of scarlet vertical pupils were staring intently at him, even slightly rotating twice, as if looking at the trees in front and behind respectively.

Not only that.

On the tree branches, the Teng Snake's body, which had originally only been wrapped around the middle tree, had now completely spread out, entangling all three trees where Xia Hong and the other six were perched, in front, behind, and to the left.

This Teng Snake had moved its body so much without making a sound, yet the seven of them hadn't noticed a thing!

This… how is this possible…

"Attack, it discovered us long ago!"

Xia Hong's back hair stood on end, and he shuddered violently, shouting towards the other six people on the two trees.

At the same time, he tightened his grip on the double-bladed great axe, stepped on the tree branches, and rushed straight towards the Teng Snake's head.

Hearing Xia Hong's voice and realizing that the Teng Snake had awakened, all six people moved instantly.

Xia Chuan leaped forward, launching a flying line with his left hand and holding a black knife in his right, rushing towards the Teng Snake's back; Luo Yuan, at a higher point, jumped up and slashed his knife straight down at the Teng Snake's spine; Yuan Cheng also gripped the Freezing Cold Blade in his hand, kicking off the tree with both feet and slashing horizontally at a section of the Teng Snake's body.

The Zhao Long trio in front were not using knives; all three were relatively skilled in archery, and the position they found allowed them to see the Teng Snake's eyes diagonally. As soon as Xia Hong's voice rang out, the three swiftly shot out the iron black arrows they had already prepared.

The six people's preparations could be said to be extremely thorough, and they had followed Xia Hong's orders one hundred percent, but the only thing they hadn't counted on was that the Teng Snake would wake up ahead of time.

Perhaps, it wasn't just a little bit ahead of time!

To be able to silently wrap its body around the three large trees they were climbing without them noticing even the slightest movement.

The Teng Snake's awakening time was probably much earlier than he had anticipated.

When did this Teng Snake wake up…

Xia Hong was destined not to have time to think about this question now. The moment he drew his great axe and charged forward, he realized that this hunt would probably be much more difficult than he had originally thought.

Roar…

Crack… crack… crack… crack…

As he expected, the Teng Snake roared, and its thirty-meter-long body suddenly exerted force, and four sounds of trees breaking rang out in succession.

The three large trees where the seven of them were located, along with the one where the Teng Snake was coiled, a total of four trees with diameters of more than six meters, snapped directly.

The six people who had made complete preparations, including Xia Hong, who had known in advance, had wasted all their previous efforts.

The big trees collapsed, Xia Hong stopped his charging footsteps, retracted his great axe, grabbed the branches of the tree, and jumped away in the direction of the fall.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yuan Cheng also fell from the trees; although the Zhao Long trio's black arrows were successfully shot out, their accuracy was greatly reduced due to their unstable footing, and they were far from hitting the Teng Snake's eyes.

Bang… bang…

"Disperse, find your own opportunities!"

The four large trees collapsed in batches with two loud bangs. After dodging the falling trees, Xia Hong shouted to the other six people and rushed straight towards the Teng Snake, who had also landed.

Whoosh…

The great axe stirred the air, causing it to tremble, and the whooshing sound made the Teng Snake's pupils shrink slightly. As if it could sense the great power contained in Xia Hong's body, the Teng Snake's ferocity was also gradually aroused. Its super-long body coiled and twisted a few times, quickly breaking free from the collapsed trees.

The Teng Snake's abdomen contracted, and its upper body rose from the ground. With an angry roar, its giant tail brought a gust of wind from behind and swept horizontally towards Xia Hong.

Swoosh… swoosh… swoosh…

Several sharp arrows came swiftly from the flank. It was the Zhao Long trio who had already recovered. The three fired rapidly in succession, launching more than a dozen arrows in three or four breaths, all targeting the Teng Snake's eyes.

At the same time, Xia Chuan on the other side was standing above a section of broken tree. The white line in his hand flew rapidly, and he was constantly moving left and right around the Teng Snake's body;

Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng both preferred to attack directly with their large knives. The two raised their knives, one on the left and one on the right, and charged towards the lowest part of the Teng Snake's upright body.

While juggling so many attacks, the momentum of the Teng Snake's sweep towards Xia Hong was no longer as great as before. Moreover, in order to dodge the arrows and shift its body, the Teng Snake even showed signs of retracting its tail.

"Did I let you retract it!"

Xia Hong, who was preparing to withstand the great axe head-on, suddenly narrowed his pupils. When he was chased by the Gnawing Rat swarm earlier, he already knew the Teng Snake's strength. He hadn't taken this sweep seriously at all, but instead wanted to use the Teng Snake's power to give it an axe.

Unexpectedly, the Teng Snake was forced back by the other six people.

Xia Hong's plan failed, and he would naturally not let it go. Besides, he couldn't possibly sit idly by and watch the Teng Snake avoid the other six people's attacks so easily.

The double-bladed great axe drew a fierce wind in the air. Xia Hong charged forward, seemingly borrowing the potential energy of the great axe, his body was extremely fast, and he instantly caught up with the Teng Snake's retracted giant tail.

As he was about to reach the Teng Snake's body, Xia Hong swung the axe around his body, lifted the great axe into the air, and chopped down from above.

Huff…

This heavy axe, which almost contained the limit of his body's strength, brought a roaring wind. The cold light emitted by the speeding double-sided axe blade was exceptionally conspicuous in the dark night.

Chirp…

The great axe undoubtedly struck the Teng Snake's tail, which had not yet been retracted.

Green blood spurted out several meters high. Xia Hong could clearly feel that the Teng Snake's tail bones had no resistance in front of the great axe and broke directly.

This axe directly severed the Teng Snake's body, and seven or eight meters of the tail had already broken off, leaving a deep mark even on the ground.

"The double-sided axe blades are all seventy-five centimeters in radius. Your body is big, but it's still not enough in front of my great axe!"

Xia Hong took a deep breath, looked at the Teng Snake with its body broken, and a cold look flashed in his eyes. This great axe was not only aimed at the Teng Snake.

It could be said that it was tailor-made for prey with a large physique.

Roar…

The Teng Snake, whose body was broken, no longer roared as ferociously as before, but instead carried a hint of panic.

Obviously, it didn't expect Xia Hong's strength to be so powerful.

After Xia Hong's attack, the Teng Snake was greeted by the other six people, with more precise and dense attacks.

Black arrows sped through the air. The Zhao Long trio almost shot out all the arrows in their quivers in one breath. Although the Teng Snake was struggling to retreat, barely avoiding its eyes, many arrows still shot into its forehead and body due to the dense barrage.

Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng's large knives had also already slashed at the Teng Snake's body, and as the Teng Snake's body rolled over, the two constantly changed their positions, using their large knives to inflict more damage on the Teng Snake.

The Zhao Long trio, who had run out of arrows, also rushed up with their knives, joining the ranks of the two. The Teng Snake, which could no longer parry, was constantly retreating.

The Teng Snake with its tail broken was already unbalanced. In addition, its injuries were constantly worsening, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to struggle and entangle.

During its struggle, it looked back and glanced at the crowd. A red light flashed in its eyes, and finally its gaze settled on Yuan Cheng, who was closest to it.

No one present noticed such a subtle movement.

Xia Hong was worried that the Teng Snake would escape, so he had already circled around to the front, sandwiching it with Xia Chuan in front and behind. Seeing that the Teng Snake's head was moving less and less, Xia Hong no longer wasted time and directly forced his axe towards its face.

Chirp…

At this critical moment, the Teng Snake suddenly rolled its body, turned its head abruptly, and opened its mouth wide towards Luo Yuan and the other four who were besieging it.

A thick green mist spewed out of its mouth.

The speed was too fast, and the form was too thick, causing what the Teng Snake spewed out to not be a mist, but rather a beam of green light.

"Dodge quickly!"

Having hunted for so long, with everyone's sensitivity and caution, they didn't actually need Xia Hong to remind them. As early as the moment the Teng Snake turned its head, Luo Yuan and the other four, including Xia Chuan in the rear, had already dodged.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the Zhao Long trio were all fine and dodged in time.

Only Yuan Cheng, who had just broken through the Earth Digging Realm, seemed eager to make contributions. He climbed to the top of the Teng Snake's abdomen, was the closest, and failed to dodge in time.

Although he covered his mouth and nose and avoided it in time, the mist still hit his back.

Seeing that the Teng Snake was still opening its mouth, seemingly wanting to increase the concentration of the mist.

Xia Hong, who had already arrived behind the Teng Snake, showed a hint of urgency on his face. His movements became faster, and he swung the great axe around his body, horizontally slashing out from right to left.

Crack…

The Soaring Serpent, already at the end of its strength, was completely severed by this axe. Its head, along with more than ten meters of its body, fell straight down. The green mist from its mouth naturally dissipated as it could no longer be sustained.

“Ah…”

Having successfully hunted the serpent, Xia Hong's expression relaxed as he looked at the three sections of the Soaring Serpent's body on the ground. However, Yuan Cheng's scream immediately made his heart clench again.

Xia Hong put down the giant axe and quickly ran to Yuan Cheng's side.

The other five people also surrounded them with tense expressions.

Yuan Cheng's eyes were bloodshot as he lay on the ground, struggling and wailing. The clothes on his back were completely burned through, and the skin on his back was festering, spreading to other parts of his body at an extremely fast rate.

“Hold him down first, don't let him move, wait for me!”

After only a moment's hesitation, Xia Hong immediately turned his head and told the five to hold down Yuan Cheng, who was already losing his mind. He then turned around to look for something on the ground.

Xia Chuan and the other five were confused, but they quickly held down Yuan Cheng on the ground.

“Ah… Ah…”

The power that a Ground-Digging Realm cultivator, who had lost his mind and was stimulated to the limit by pain, could unleash was not simple.

Xia Chuan and the five others were almost gritting their teeth as they held him down. One held his head, and the other four held his limbs. Even so, they still couldn't withstand Yuan Cheng's struggles on the ground.

“This Soaring Serpent's poison is too terrifying!”

Seeing Yuan Cheng's miserable state, the five couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. Seeing the festering on Yuan Cheng's back, which had already spread to his arms, they couldn't help but feel a few traces of sadness.

Especially Xia Chuan, who had the best relationship with Yuan Cheng, his eyes were full of pity.

At this point, it was definitely impossible to save him!

However, soon, Xia Hong, who had been rummaging through the broken trees for a while, rushed back with a large mass of viscous liquid in his hand.

Xia Hong rushed forward, ignoring the five people's puzzled looks, and smeared the viscous, transparent liquid on Yuan Cheng's back and arms.

Xia Chuan and the five others who were holding down Yuan Cheng suddenly froze, and then their faces immediately revealed a look of joy, because they clearly felt that the moment the liquid was applied to his back, Yuan Cheng's struggle immediately became smaller.

Moreover, it was getting smaller and smaller…

“This Soaring Serpent's saliva is actually the antidote to the poisonous mist!”

Seeing Yuan Cheng's back rapidly recovering, Xia Hong's mood immediately relaxed. He sighed at the wonder of the species, and then realized something, and a bright light burst out in his eyes as he looked at the saliva.

It's not far from ten thousand words. The amount of updates should not be low. I just don't want to cut the chapters. If you think it's better to split them up, you can say so, and I will change it.