Sleeping for a second increases my blood energy. I become the strongest sky-swallowing snake

A valley deep within the dark, dense forest.

The moonlight had faded slightly, and the morning light was just beginning to appear, a moment of ambiguous light and shadow.

As far as the eye could see, only mottled shadows of trees could barely be discerned.

It should have been the liveliest time of the morning, but not a single bird or chirping insect could be seen.

Silence.

A silence so profound it was eerie.

Adding a layer of mystery and tension to the life-and-death struggle about to unfold.

The opposing sides had exchanged blows for a brief moment just a few breaths ago.

Both sides felt somewhat incredulous at the result of the exchange.

"Great Demon? Mount Wu?"

The air was thick with heavy moisture and a faint, almost imperceptible trace of poison, making Xu Chengxian feel as though even breathing had become difficult.

However, his state of mind was now much calmer than before his enemy had revealed himself.

Because the power the opponent had displayed in the previous attack was not as strong as he had imagined.

Hiding in the shadows, concealing its aura, and launching a sneak attack.

These factors combined were enough to rule out the possibility of the opponent deliberately concealing its strength.

There was no need.

What need would a Great Demon have to hide its strength when dealing with an eighth-order demon beast!

Therefore, he couldn't help but wonder if this was really the Great Demon Wu Shan.

Although both the aura and the two enormous, ferocious snake heads were telling him that such doubt was unnecessary.

"Hmph!"

A low, disdainful snort came from the massive black venomous snake opposite him.

This contemptuous disdain carried a hint of angry indignation, and it had no intention of conversing with Xu Chengxian.

In its eyes, an eighth-order demon beast was not worthy of speaking to it!

It was merely a mouthful of blood!

Even if it had dodged one attack, it was nothing more than luck!

"Die!"

It suddenly raised its head, and its forked twin heads simultaneously opened their massive jaws, spewing out two streams of dark green venom.

Whoosh—

The venom shot through the night sky like two arrows of death, heading straight for Xu Chengxian. The mere dark green mist emanating from the venom instantly withered the surrounding vegetation.

Even the leaves that were too close and contaminated by the aura were corroded into patches of shocking blackness.

"Crap!"

Xu Chengxian reacted quickly, and as soon as the venomous snake raised its head, he slid to the side to avoid the attack.

But seeing the power of the venom, he knew he hadn't dodged completely.

Good heavens, no wonder this Great Demon could so brazenly spew out its snake venom without any coordinated movements or battle techniques.

It turned out it didn't need to!

With something so poisonous, even if one didn't come into direct contact with the venom but was merely brushed by the poisonous gas, it would be difficult to survive!

At the same time, he was grateful that the moment his divine sense sensed something was wrong, Da Sheng had been swept far enough away by his tail.

Otherwise, a single breath would have been fatal!

"Want me to die? Dream on!"

It came into contact with the protective baleful aura, emitting a chilling sizzling sound.

The dark green mist seemed to transform into countless threads, trying to burrow into his flesh.

Fortunately, his blood energy was thick enough to block it.

"Heh heh."

Since it could be countered by consuming blood energy, Xu Chengxian knew he was safe.

When it came to the abundance of blood energy, he wasn't being arrogant, but even if the Great Demon opposite him spat out its venom several more times, he could still withstand it!

However, even a Great Demon wouldn't necessarily have much venom in its body, would it?

If there were a lot of such potent stuff, it would be too illogical!

"Colonel Wu Shan, why aren't you running for your life? What are you fighting me for?" Xu Chengxian had completely escaped the fear of being attacked by the Great Demon and his mind returned to normal.

Therefore, he immediately realized the reason why Wu Shan's strength didn't match that of a Great Demon.

This guy must have been seriously injured while fleeing.

Also, the two attacks Wu Shan launched at him earlier were likely the opponent's trump cards.

In other words, its strongest moves.

The logic was simple.

The Great Demon opposite him was a wanted fugitive, constantly hunted and facing the danger of being tracked down and killed.

"This is Mount Luyang, General Yu is busy searching for your whereabouts!"

If Xu Chengxian were Wu Shan, he would go all out to kill an eighth-order demon beast as quickly as possible to avoid causing a commotion and attracting the attention of the garrisoned demon generals.

However, Wu Shan certainly didn't expect him to be able to dodge.

Even if the strongest attacks had been dodged, what was there to be afraid of?

But Xu Chengxian didn't want to continue fighting Wu Shan.

"In my opinion, you should run away quickly, I promise I won't chase you!"

This monster was tens of feet long, its body as thick as an ancient tree, covered in black, shiny scales that gleamed with a ghostly green light in the dim light.

Its forked twin heads each flicked their bright red tongues, and its eyes flashed with a cunning, ferocious, and bloodthirsty light.

Putting everything else aside, its size alone was far greater than Xu Chengxian's.

Even more frightening was the demonic power emanating from the venomous snake, a power several levels higher than his.

For a moment, he wasn't without the thought of hunting the opponent, devouring its flesh and demonic core, and increasing his cultivation.

He could also get a bounty in passing.

But he immediately gave up on the idea.

Even if a Great Demon was severely injured, as an eighth-order demon beast, he wouldn't gain much advantage fighting it.

He was bound to be injured.

How painful would it be to be seriously injured? And if he got poisoned, it would be even more troublesome.

Therefore, Xu Chengxian hoped that Wu Shan would wisely choose to retreat after realizing that it couldn't kill him quickly.

It shouldn't waste its time on him and should continue to flee.

"Die!"

However, his words seemed to have completely enraged the black snake opposite him.

It raised its two enormous heads high, giving Xu Chengxian no chance to speak again, and directly pounced on him.

In this low roar of 'die,' a very powerful pressure emanated from its body.

"Here it comes again!" Xu Chengxian cursed.

Wu Shan had used this move to attack him from the front earlier.

The Great Demon's pressure naturally suppressed lower-level demon beasts.

The most dangerous point was that this suppression was specifically aimed at the divine soul and sea of consciousness.

But he had dodged it thanks to the dual warnings from his divine sense and the system task.

Moreover, his own divine soul power was not weak, and even if it couldn't compare to Wu Shan's, it wouldn't be so overwhelmed by the pressure of its realm that he couldn't move.

But Wu Shan obviously didn't think he had dodged it by his own ability, so it used the same trick again!

This was bad news for Xu Chengxian.

Because it meant that the demon opposite him was unwilling to let him go.

It still thought it could devour him.

"Damn it!" Xu Chengxian couldn't help but curse.

You bastard!

It clearly regarded him as prey to be hunted.

This attitude made him very unhappy.

Since he couldn't avoid it, then he would fight!

"You don't know what's good for you!" Xu Chengxian roared.

I told you to leave, but you wouldn't, you insisted on being stubborn with me.

Then don't leave!

It's not like you're a Great Demon in your prime, what are you acting so high and mighty for!