The group consisted of students from the First Academy, all of them martial artists, with a few elite martial artists mixed in.
They were currently locked in combat with a Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python.
Although the battle appeared extremely fierce, the reality was that the First Academy members were constantly retreating.
They intended to withdraw from the battlefield, but the golden giant python was relentlessly harassing them, preventing their escape.
After all, this giant python was the king of this Sunset Forest, and it was naturally enraged by the provocation of these insignificant humans.
Ye Ningze also clearly saw this.
However, he showed no panic, merely smiling faintly.
He then said to Lin Haitao, "Lin Haitao, let's wait a moment. We'll engage the giant python after they've separated."
Lin Haitao naturally followed Ye Ningze's suggestion without question.
The two then concealed themselves behind a towering ancient tree, waiting quietly.
Soon.
The group of disciples from the First Academy finally found an opportunity to break free from the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python and fled in different directions.
After this group departed, Ye Ningze and Lin Haitao emerged from behind the tree.
They walked to the base of the giant tree and looked up at the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python, their eyes filled with fervent desire.
A hint of cold ruthlessness appeared on Ye Ningze's face as his thoughts began to stir.
The Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python was also injured, no longer possessing its former ferocity.
Thinking this, a cold smile touched Ye Ningze's lips: "Heh heh, Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python, who can save you today? You shall be mine alone! Haha!"
He was incredibly excited, eagerly anticipating obtaining the inner gall of this Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python.
It was important to know that the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python was a rare spirit beast!
Under normal circumstances, the inner galls of ferocious beasts were extremely precious and rare, worth a fortune.
Furthermore, the flesh of the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python was also incredibly delicious and, for martial artists, an ultimate elixir that greatly supplemented cultivation needs!
Consuming such an elixir could significantly accelerate a cultivator's progress, with extremely potent effects.
Unfortunately, Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Pythons were exceedingly rare, making them impossible to hunt under normal circumstances.
Even if one encountered a Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python, it was not easy to kill it, given its immense size and formidable strength!
Yet now, in this dangerous territory, Ye Ningze and Lin Haitao had encountered such an injured Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python.
Although this Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python appeared to be injured, Ye Ningze knew in his heart that a single mistake could lead to his demise.
However, he remained fearless.
The next moment, he drew the black saber strapped to his back. The Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python, sensing the challenge from the minuscule human before it, naturally became furious.
It let out a roar towards the sky.
Rumble!
The earth shook and the mountains trembled.
Then, it lunged towards Ye Ningze, its colossal tail smashing down with immense force.
The sheer power of the attack caused the ground around Ye Ningze to vibrate.
This terrifying, unparalleled might made Ye Ningze's heart involuntarily tremble.
However, Ye Ningze did not dodge. Instead, he raised his black saber and fiercely slashed forward.
This time, he did not employ any powerful techniques. His strike was a simple, straightforward slash.
It appeared ordinary, yet it contained a profoundly mystical essence.
This was the benefit of his A+ level saber dao talent!
After his previous battle with the elite martial artist, Ye Ningze had seized upon the profound feeling in his heart during the fight while recovering from his injuries, continuously pondering and comprehending its mysteries.
This saber technique was the fruit of his contemplation.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Ye Ningze's black saber met the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python's tail at an incredibly peculiar angle.
Instantly, the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python's rock-hard scales were breached, and its tail was severed by Ye Ningze's single strike!
Blood splattered.
Ye Ningze's expression remained unchanged, but the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python before him let out an enraged hiss.
This furious roar was terrifying, as if a sharp sword had pierced Ye Ningze's heart, causing his chest to ache intensely.
Despite the discomfort, he endured it, maintaining an impassive facade.
Ye Ningze knew that his previous move had completely touched upon an A+ level saber technique!
Although this strike appeared simple, the intricacies contained within the saber were extremely complex.
It was even more complex than an A-level cultivation method, and it was precisely because of this that the strike possessed such effectiveness.
This strike.
Ye Ningze felt the profound meaning contained within it. He could sense the immense improvement his A+ level saber dao talent had brought him, and he was naturally overjoyed. However, the giant python before him, in pain, was naturally furious.
Since becoming the master of the Sunset Forest, this was the first time it had suffered such a severe injury. Enraged, it wished to crush the damned human before it into pieces, to shatter him into oblivion!
This thought flooded its mind, immediately making it incredibly frenzied.
Its entire aura surged, and its wounds began to heal rapidly.
In just a few breaths.
Its tail, which had been half severed, had already recovered about seventy to eighty percent. Judging by its appearance, with just one more breath, it would be completely healed!
This Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python possessed such a miraculous method of recovery? It seemed to be a rather special existence among ferocious beasts.
Witnessing this, a look of shock appeared on Ye Ningze's face. He knew he had encountered a tough opponent this time.
However.
Even knowing he was outmatched, Ye Ningze felt no fear.
Because as long as he could kill this Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python, he would undoubtedly gain a large number of points.
With this thought.
A look of tenacity flickered in Ye Ningze's eyes, and he swung his black saber forward once more.
Boom boom boom...
His black saber continuously slashed out.
Saber light crisscrossed, dense and overlapping, with streams of true essence imbued with profound saber dao might fiercely striking the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python.
The edge of his saber continuously cut forward, each strike landing on the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python's body.
Each time, his black saber managed to sever a section of the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python's scales, leaving deep, bone-revealing cracks on its skin, from which blood flowed unceasingly.
However, the Golden Scaled Poison Dragon Python was also incredibly formidable. Its incredibly agile body, no matter how Ye Ningze's black saber slashed, could always easily evade and continue to lunge towards Ye Ningze.
It thrashed and roared, ferociously aggressive.
Yet, Ye Ningze remained stoic, his expression unwavering. His attacks not only did not diminish but became even sharper and more ferocious.