Chapter 579 (1/2)
Chapter 579: 579
With a 'peng' sound, the Heaven Splitter sank half a foot into the snake's head before being unable to go any further . Ling Tian never imagined that the bones of this snake would be so hard . With half of his strength and the sharpness of the Heaven Splitter, he was actually unable to smash apart the head of this snake! Taking in a deep breath, he pulled out the Heaven Splitter from the snake's head and circulated all of his inner qi . With a dense green glow on the Heaven Splitter, Ling Tian did not hesitate any further and slashed downward!
With a 'shua' sound, the head of the snake was split into two with one part being big and another part being small . It wasn't because Ling Tian missed his mark but because he was afraid of the inner pellet in the middle being smashed up .
Tearing open the milky-white brain of the snake, Ling Tian dug out a jade-like item that was the size of a goose egg . It was cold to the touch and there seemed to be a semi-liquid substance inside of it . Ling Tian laughed happily at the discovery of the inner pellet . This time, he had truly struck a fortune! This inner pellet was probably enough to be split among the members of his Courtyard and the strength of his upper echelon would take a huge leap forward .
With war breaking out in the continent, apart from emerging victorious from his battle with the Xiao Family, he had unexpectedly received such a treasure . This was akin to a pie dropping down from the heavens and Ling Tian could not help but be overjoyed . Even with his calm demeanor, Ling Tian had the urge to dance with joy .
Ling Jian's eyes were fixed on Ling Tian's hand as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, ”Young n.o.ble, is this it? Why is it white in color? The previous inner pellet I got was black in color and was only one fifth the size of this!”
Ling Tian chuckled, ”Ah'Jian, this gigantic snake is much more frightening than the snake that you killed . This inner pellet is an item which can only be happened upon but not sought for . When we return to the Courtyard, you can wait for a huge increase in your cultivation . ”
Crazed happiness could be seen on Ling Jian's face and he seemed to have thought of something as he said seriously, ”Young n.o.ble, if this inner pellet is going to be split up for consumption, I am afraid that everyone would only be able to receive limited benefits from it . Why don't you consume it alone so that your martial arts will exceed Justice and become the number one expert in the world? Perhaps this would be for the best . ”
Ling Tian looked at Ling Jian for a moment before smiling, ”Ah'Jian, you are my brother and I will not hide anything from you . I thought about this matter before but number one, this inner pellet is too large and no one in the world would be able to endure such an immense energy . Number two, ah ah, Ah'Jian, so what if I reach the peak of the world? I would only be replacing Justice to have a taste of that loneliness . Number three, if we were to consume this inner pellet with our current cultivation, we wouldn't be too far away from Justice . So what is the point of me consuming it all? The final point, which is also the most important one, is something that I have said before . If I do not have my brothers to accompany me, what is the point of being the number one in the world? I am not a solitary man like that Justice after all . ”
Ling Jian went silent .
Ling Tian chuckled and put away the inner pellet . ”However, whether or not this inner pellet can be used, how it should be used, the effect of the pellet and how much each person can consume, will have to be refined when we return . It is still far too early to talk about this . ”
Just when Ling Tian was talking, a light thud sounded and the both of them turned to take a look . The two large eyeb.a.l.l.s of the snake rolled out of its sockets and onto the ground . These two eyeb.a.l.l.s were originally bloodied and mutilated, and both Ling Tian and Ling Jian did not notice it . After dropping out of their sockets, a portion of the bloodied meat fell off and a creamy white glow was actually revealed .
Ling Tian immediately tore off a bit of his sleeves and began wiping the eyeb.a.l.l.s of the snakes clean . Following that, a duck egg sized pearl that was crystal clear gave out a slight warmth in his hand and was glowing slightly . It was actually a rare night illumination pearl!
”I blamed this snake wrongly previously and it is truly filled with treasures all over . This snake before me is a model citizen and its selfless donation truly makes this young n.o.ble extremely moved . ” Ling Tian was overjoyed . Even though he seemed to be extremely moved on the surface, he didn't stop dissecting the snake's body . Picking up the other eyeball, Ling Tian cleaned it up and it was indeed another night illumination pearl . With both the night illumination pearls glowing in his hands, the sight looked extremely spectacular .
At this moment, Ling Chi and the others had already finished slicing up the snake's meat . Upon seeing the two pearls in Ling Tian's hands, they all let out a gasp of surprise .
Ling Tian looked at the two pearls in his hands and his whole body broke out in a sweat .
Inner pellet in the body, scales forming armor . Eyes like pearls, blood like gold . Lightning and thunder strikes in three thousand years, leaping into the dragon's gate in a single night!
This was something that Ling Tian had read in his previous life in a book called 'Unusual Creatures in the Mountains and Rivers' . This was the description of a snake species that had the ability to transform into a flood dragon and it was called the 'Scaled Armor Dragon' . This snake was capable of training to the point its skin was impenetrable by weapons . When this Scaled Armor Dragon formed an inner pellet, its eyes turned into pearls and the blood in its body turned completely gold, this snake would transform into a flood dragon when it was in the water!
Ling Tian never imagined that such a beast would exist in this world and he would also be able to meet it . Looking at this snake's condition, apart from the fact that its blood was still purple and had yet to turn gold, it had almost fulfilled all the conditions of transforming into a flood dragon .
It seemed like even if this snake hadn't reached 3000 years of age, it wasn't too far off! No wonder this fellow would stay near the river . It was probably preparing the enter the river to transform into a dragon…
Ling Tian was completely covered in a cold sweat!
He had indeed met with dogsh*t luck! If this snake wasn't knocked unconsciousness by the explosion of the gunpowder and Ling Tian met a live and kicking snake instead, this gigantic snake would definitely cause plenty of trouble for them today . Even if they were able to take care of it, there probably wouldn't be many of his 150 subordinates left and it was even possible for them to be all wiped out!
Regardless of how confident Ling Tian was, he wouldn't be arrogant to the point he thought that he was capable of dealing with this ancient beast . This was supposed to be a beast that only existed in the legends . Since when had anybody ever seen it in reality?
However, not only was Ling Tian able to see it, he was even able to skin it, eat its meat and drink its blood…
Goodness! It is truly a gigantic fellow!
Thinking about this, Ling Tian could not help but study the corpse of the snake carefully again . Being unable to find anything, Ling Tian let out a sigh and lamented about his inability to drink all of the blood which had flowed away . All of the blood which had flowed away was definitely a great supplement! He only filled up two bottles of blood! If he had thought about the snake's blood earlier, then even if he had to throw away everything in the containers that they brought, he would do so and fill them all up with snake blood!
Looking at his hundred plus subordinates carrying large slabs of snake meat, Ling Tian finally found some balance in his heart . Let them eat it then, there wouldn't be any harm to eating it . It seems like after these 150 subordinates of his had a huge snake feast, they would definitely experience a huge increase in their strength .
Just when Ling Tian had such a thought, he realized that these hundred plus subordinates of his turned completely red and were shaking unsteadily . They looked as though they couldn't stand any longer and they were full of perspiration with steam coming off of their heads .
Ling Tian was stunned for a moment before quickly realizing that it must have been the snake blood taking effect!
Ling Tian immediately ordered for his subordinates to put down everything on their backs, sit down cross-legged and begin circulating their inner qi . Thus, Ling Tian's exhausting task of guarding a hundred plus people began .
Ling Tian originally wanted Ling Jian's help but upon turning behind, he realized that Ling Jian had also sat down .