Chapter 418: Too Ferocious
The Red Lotus Flying Arrow shot directly into the giant serpent’s mouth, and Xu Yi wanted to pierce through the serpent’s head.
But as soon as the flying arrow entered the serpent’s mouth, it was reflected back.
If it weren’t for Xu Yi’s quick reflexes, his body would have been pierced by his own Red Lotus Flying Arrow.
The serpent snapped at him, moving as swiftly as lightning, giving Xu Yi no way to evade.
In the live broadcast room, many people closed their eyes, unable to bear the sight of Xu Yi being bitten.
Xu Yi was indeed bitten, but the serpent did not bite into Xu Yi’s flesh.
Because it was blocked by Xu Yi’s spiritual power.
Although it was blocked, for Xu Yi, it meant he couldn’t move.
The serpent not only bit him but also coiled its body around Xu Yi.
Xu Yi in his hand held his dagger, wanting to stab into the serpent’s mouth, but it was also blocked by the serpent’s telekinesis.
The tug-of-war began.
"Can Xu Yi still escape?"
"Though the serpent hasn’t touched Xu Yi’s body yet, he can’t move himself either, right?"
"Now, it’s a matter of who can endure longer."
"A level 3 fierce beast is too strong; even Xu Yi can’t handle it. If Loli Ke and the others encountered it, they’d surely be done for instantly."
"What to do, what to do, can Xu Yi escape safely?"
Everyone was worried for Xu Yi.
After all, Xu Yi was already trapped.
Time passed, and Xu Yi and the serpent maintained their initial positions.
It seemed neither could overcome the other.
But Xu Yi knew he couldn’t endure much longer, at most 20 minutes, and his spiritual power would be exhausted. If he couldn’t break the serpent’s defense by then, he would die.
He no longer had spare spiritual power to control his body to escape the serpent’s constriction.
Every minute for Xu Yi was a great torment.
Because every passing minute increased Xu Yi’s danger.
Though the process was simple, not appearing intense at all, it was heart-wrenching for all the viewers.
The serpent kept constricting, tightening around Xu Yi.
Everyone watched the gap between Xu Yi and the serpent shrink bit by bit, originally there was twenty centimeters. But after ten minutes, it was less than five centimeters.
"Look, Xu Yi’s machete is out. If the serpent tightens a bit more, it’ll injure itself, that would be awesome."
"He should have done this earlier, bringing out the spear to let the serpent pierce itself, wouldn’t that be satisfying!"
"If it were that easy, Xu Yi would have done it already, right?"
Indeed, it wasn’t easy; Xu Yi felt the serpent loosening a bit before having the chance to take out his machete.
Unfortunately, the serpent didn’t continue coiling Xu Yi; instead, it released him.
"Is the serpent going to flee?"
"Is its telekinesis nearing exhaustion?"
However, the next second, the serpent answered Xu Yi with action.
Its telekinesis wasn’t exhausted, it just changed its strategy.
Its tail swung toward Xu Yi.
Xu Yi, like a cannonball, was struck and sent flying. Then, the serpent swiftly swam to Xu Yi’s side, continuing to strike Xu Yi with its tail.
"Damn!"
Xu Yi didn’t expect the serpent to attack him like this; he cursed while in mid-air, then used his spiritual power to grab a tree and swung over, climbing up the tree immediately.
But the serpent didn’t intend to let Xu Yi go, and swiftly climbed the tree.
Yet, Xu Yi had already climbed to the treetop, then leapt to another tree.
"So cool, it gives off a sense of qinggong, reminds me of the old days of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
"That’s almost like flying, clearing a distance of over ten meters in one leap."
"Xu Yi finally escaped... Damn, can the serpent fly too?"
Xu Yi’s mind was also cursing, not anticipating that the serpent could still chase him like this.
However, compared to the ground, the serpent’s speed was much slower.
Xu Yi kept fleeing toward the north without a pause.
After running on the treetops for over ten minutes, Xu Yi slipped into the canopy and returned to the ground.
Upon reaching the ground, Xu Yi immediately sat cross-legged.
He needed to recover quickly.
His spiritual power was heavily depleted, with less than one-twentieth left.
If the serpent caught up, Xu Yi would most likely be unable to escape.
Xu Yi didn’t know if it would catch up, but he was holding the thought that any bit of recovery was worthwhile.
The Supreme Profound Meditation Method rapidly operated, Xu Yi’s spiritual vision had already been activated, allowing him to see within a twenty-meter range.
Xu Yi’s spiritual power gradually recovered, the speed was still fast.
Maybe because now as a level 2 Divine Master, the recovery speed of spiritual power was several times faster than before.
In over ten minutes, Xu Yi had already recovered most of it.
"It’s bad, the serpent has caught up."
"Xu Yi, watch out for the treetop, ah..."
The serpent lunged at Xu Yi, but what met it was a long spear.
Xu Yi quickly thrust the spear, aiming toward the serpent’s open mouth.
Xu Yi’s thrust directly hit inside the serpent’s mouth, barely piercing through its skin.
Then, Xu Yi was pushed away.
But Xu Yi was very happy.
This indicated that the serpent’s telekinesis had weakened significantly; as long as he continued attacking, he could kill the serpent and obtain the first level 3 Brain Crystal.
With the first Brain Crystal, the second one wouldn’t be far.
Once accumulating twelve Brain Crystals, Lu Ke and the others could enter the activity area of level 3 fierce beasts.
The ’spiritual energy’ here was evidently denser than around their camp; upon reaching this place, Su Yan and the others could quickly break through to the realm of level 2 Mages.
Being pushed away, Xu Yi attacked once more.
This time, the serpent was pushed aside by Xu Yi’s spear.
Given the serpent’s telekinesis defense was still intact, it couldn’t be pierced, only pushed away.
The serpent seemed to realize it was in a weakened state, and twisted its head, preparing to flee.
But Xu Yi wouldn’t give it a chance.
Binding Skills.
Xu Yi first used a binding skill on the serpent, then leapt high, thrusting the spear toward the serpent’s head.
The serpent was bound and immobile, allowing Xu Yi’s spear to directly hit the serpent.
However, it didn’t pierce through.
But even so, it still caused some damage to the serpent.
The ground indented directly, and the serpent’s jaw was pulled open slightly.
Then Xu Yi withdrew his spear and continued to stab fiercely.
Another attack made the serpent scream.
Because with that hit, Xu Yi’s spear injured it, piercing its skin, but not deeply, only three or four centimeters.
Then Xu Yi’s spear tip was pushed away.
Xu Yi’s heart rejoiced, seeing the serpent regain its ability to move, he immediately used another binding skill, trapping it in a motionless state once again.