At this moment, the snake demon opened its cavernous maw, revealing its chillingly sharp fangs.
Blood and ichor streamed from one of its eyes.
The other eye fixed on me with malicious intent.
"Perish, brat!"
The snake demon roared.
It lunged forward to bite.
I had no intention of retreating.
Gripping my copper coin sword, I darted forward.
It had suffered successive blows and was heavily injured.
This was the snake demon's weakest moment, my greatest opportunity.
Lao Mo, Xia Qiuxi, and Xiaomei watched me with wide eyes.
Even my master and the others in the distance cast sidelong glances in my direction.
The snake demon was incredibly fast.
Its bite aimed straight for my body.
That immense mouth, those razor-sharp teeth.
A single bite would have taken half my body.
However, just as the snake demon's jaws were about to clamp down on me.
I suddenly channeled my energy, circulating the Qiankun True Art.
My strength surged, and I sidestepped.
The snake's head grazed my body as it shot past.
I had evaded the fatal strike.
Turning, I raised the copper coin sword and thrust it directly into the snake demon's other eye.
With a "chink," another sharp sound.
Blood splattered.
The snake demon let out a pained "aaaah!" Its head reared back over three meters, its body thrashing violently.
I seized the opportunity and leaped onto its head.
Fiercely, I yanked out the copper coin sword.
With one hand, I formed a sword finger, and with a low growl, I uttered:
"Heaven and Earth unbound, Qiankun has its laws, Break!"
As the words left my lips, I raised the copper coin sword high and plunged it into the Azure Scaled Snake Demon's head.
The "Break" technique of the Qiankun True Art possessed immense power.
One strike cleaved through the snake demon's scales and pierced its brain.
The snake demon convulsed violently:
"Ah!"
The next second, its massive serpentine body crashed to the ground with a "clang."
I leaped off as well.
The snake demon's body continued to writhe, its movements slowing.
The Azure Scaled Snake Demon, blinded in both eyes, let out a mournful hiss before its breath ceased.
Its demonic energy began to dissipate into the air.
Beneath my Heavenly Eye, verdant energy swirled, dispersing from the snake demon's body.
As this demonic energy vanished.
Its colossal body, the size of an old-fashioned washbasin, flickered with a green light.
The next moment, its massive form reverted to its original true shape.
It was a common "bamboo-leaf green" snake.
Though slightly larger, not significantly so...
Seeing this, I let out a sigh of relief.
Lao Mo, Xiaomei, and Xia Qiuxi came to my side.
"Old Qin, well done!"
Lao Mo said with a chuckle, even kicking the snake demon's corpse with his foot.
Xia Qiuxi also happily gave me a thumbs-up:
"Qin Ze!"
I smiled and was about to speak.
When Xiaomei suddenly grabbed the snake demon's corpse and began to gnaw on it.
We were all startled.
"Xiaomei, what are you doing?"
Xiaomei, while chewing, said:
"If I eat it, my cultivation will increase."
Her words were unclear, but that seemed to be the gist.
The three of us were taken aback, looking at Xiaomei with surprise.
Xiaomei then tore open the Azure Scaled Snake Demon's belly.
Inside, there was a very emerald green object that emitted a faint green glow.
"What is this thing?"
We couldn't identify it immediately and looked at the snake's belly in confusion.
Xiaomei pried it out.
It was about the size of a thumb, oval-shaped, extremely green, and emanated a green light.
"Snake gall, for you to eat. To detoxify!"
Xiaomei held the object and offered it to Xia Qiuxi.
Hearing this, we finally understood.
This was indeed a snake gall.
Snake gall was inherently medicinal for snakes.
The gall of an enchanted snake would likely possess potent medicinal properties.
It should be effective in counteracting snake venom.
Xia Qiuxi hesitated.
But Xiaomei directly brought the snake gall to her mouth.
"Qiuxi, eat it quickly!"
I said.
Xia Qiuxi glanced at me, then nodded slightly.
She opened her mouth and swallowed the snake gall.
At this time, Xia Qiuxi's complexion was quite poor.
Her lips were purplish, and her face was pale.
If not for her cultivation and inner strength, she would have succumbed long ago.
In the distance, the Black Scaled Snake Demon also noticed our situation.
Especially upon seeing Xiaomei gnawing on the Azure Scaled Snake Demon's corpse and Xia Qiuxi consuming the snake gall.
It roared in fury:
"I will kill you all! I will avenge my second brother!"
As it spoke, it attempted to charge towards us.
However, it was held back firmly by my master and Daoist Master Yunxia.
Uncle Tang was engaged in a one-on-one battle with the rat demon.
The fight was intense, with both sides exchanging blows.
Seeing that the Azure Scaled Snake Demon was dead and Xia Qiuxi had consumed the snake gall.
My next step should be to assist Master and the others.
To deal with the remaining two demons.
"Let's go, over there!"
I said.
Picking up my "Seven-Star" peach wood sword, I charged forward.
Lao Mo and Xia Qiuxi followed closely.
Xiaomei, having wolfed down the snake demon's corpse, also quickly caught up.
The two demons were now being thoroughly suppressed by Master and the others.
From the looks of it, the situation was highly favorable to us.
If things continued this way.
Taking down these two demons would only be a matter of time.
I thought to myself.
But things rarely unfold as one wishes...