Chapter 566 - Chapter 566: 558 (2/2)
Qin Niu and the old man Xu followed closely behind.
Before long, the purple marten stopped in front of a withered tree.
This fallen withered tree must have been there for many years, as its smaller branches had already rotted away, leaving only the main trunk.
The purple marten screamed madly at the main trunk.
“Inside?”
An excited Qin Niu brandished his Ink Blade and chopped directly at the trunk.
Bang!
The trunk was split in half, and a silver-horned snake quickly scrambled out from the inside.
Its scales were cracked in several places, and it was stained with blood, looking seriously injured.
“Die!”
Qin Niu naturally did not miss the opportunity to kick someone while they were down.
He swung his blade at the silver-horned snake.
Whoosh!
Despite the snake’s serious injuries, it quickly escaped. Its movements were very agile.
Xu, standing by, made his move and drew his sword, continuously slashing at the snake and forcing it back.
Qin Niu seized the opportunity to strike again.
This time, he finally managed to hit the silver-horned snake.
However, a powerful demonic energy burst from the snake’s body, stubbornly blocking the Ink Blade.
“Hmph, do you think you can block me?”
Qin Niu withdrew his blade and delivered another Critical Chop.
This time, he executed a critical hit with a Rupture effect, fiercely splitting the snake’s demonic energy and striking its body.
“Quack!”
It let out a piercing scream.
Ultimately, it could not change its fate of being slain.
Qin Niu chopped it into two segments with a single stroke.
The Red-eyed Golden Toad had been waiting to take advantage of the situation. Its long tongue lashed out twice, swallowing the two halves of the silver-horned snake.
“Not bad!”
Qin Niu laughed happily, having successfully taken down the silver-horned snake.
“Xu, let’s hurry on our way!”
The two of them flew forward, Xu’s Step-Method Martial Skill appearing even more sophisticated than Qin Niu’s, his figure graceful. With a casual step, he would cover more than a dozen meters.
…
Five days later, the two of them had made their way through seven to eight hundred miles of mountain ridges.
Since Qin Niu was able to restrain evil plants and little snakes in the mountains, they continuously chose the mountainous path.
Others, adept at dealing with the dangers of swamps, chose to take the swamp routes.
“As soon as we cross the big snowy mountain up ahead, we’ll reach the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect’s grounds.”
On this journey, Xu had been greatly benefited from following Qin Niu.
He had never thought that passing through the challenge could be so easy.
“Xu, look over there, it seems some people have already started to climb the snowy mountain ahead of us.”
Qin Niu pointed to the small black dots on the distant snowy mountain.
Xu squinted and saw that they were indeed challengers climbing the snow-capped mountain.
“Let’s go, we should also hurry up and climb. I heard that this big snowy mountain is very sinister; it devours people at night. If we can’t cross over before dark, it’s easy to be devoured by the mountain.”
“Who did Xu hear that from? Is the information reliable?”
Qin Niu couldn’t help but think of the Ancient Banyan Tree, which also annihilated all life under it at night.
“It should be trustworthy. At the Water and Land Dharma Assembly held every ten years, the final challenge is always through this desolate place. Not to hide it from you, our Myriad Beast Gang has many people holding important positions in the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, and they can provide some useful information and covert assistance to the sect’s disciples.”
Xu said calmly.
Having travelled together these last few days, both had found the other quite to their liking.
Xu was the more silent type, acting calmly and decisively when needed. He was also extremely sincere towards Qin Niu, his life-saver.
After a few days of companionship, the two had become good friends with a strong relationship.