834. A Gigantic Sword Strike / 835. Removing the Snake Gallbladder

"Human brat, let me show you my formidable power." The python spoke human words, looking utterly bizarre.

Izayoi frowned. He knew his current opponent was far from ordinary, but he had no intention of giving up. Raising the sword in his hand, he stabbed toward the python.

The python’s skin was covered in countless scales, and its body was enormous. Izayoi’s longsword pierced into its body, but Izayoi himself was sent flying by the rebound.

Izayoi narrowed his eyes. This python truly was no simple creature. Rather than continuing his assault, he chose to evade.

Izayoi steadied himself. He knew he was not yet a match for this python.

"Hmph, my scales possess the highest defense. Unless you can pierce the armor inside my body, you cannot harm me at all!" the python sneered.

Izayoi knew the python was telling the truth. His expression changed drastically as he realized he had no idea how to handle the situation before him.

No, I have to find a way to break through it.

Izayoi thought to himself. The situation was extremely urgent. The giant python had already fixed its eyes on him. If he did not deal with it quickly, he would fall into danger.

He decided to try a few more times. He raised his sword and slashed at the python’s scales. Though he failed to break through its armor, his sword left several bloody marks across the surface of the scales.

The python cried out in pain and angrily opened its jaws, baring two sharp fangs before biting at Izayoi.

At that moment, Izayoi had no time to worry about anything else. He could only dodge.

The python bit at empty air, then swung its head and viciously smashed its tail toward Izayoi’s chest. Izayoi panicked and hurriedly dodged aside.

The python then spat out another fireball. This fireball was even more powerful than the last, and its threat level was far more terrifying.

Izayoi did not dare take it head-on and quickly evaded.

With an angry roar, the python unleashed a stream of Dragon Breath at Izayoi.

This is bad! Izayoi cried bitterly in his heart. He had no way to avoid the Dragon Breath and could only try to evade.

The python sprayed venom from its mouth. Izayoi could only use water magic, rapidly moving to avoid the venom.

The venom did not land on him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Human brat, you’re quite sly. You actually used such a method to avoid my venom," the python mocked.

"You think you can avoid it?" Izayoi said coldly. He decided not to retreat and continued fighting the python.

Just then, Izayoi spotted a pitch-black cave entrance. He knew the python was surely trying to burrow into that cave. His body flashed, and he leaped straight toward it.

The python fired venom into the cave, and Izayoi was quickly struck by it. He had been poisoned.

Izayoi hurriedly took out a Detoxification Pill and swallowed it, neutralizing the poison.

Giant Sword Energy

Fortunately, the Detoxification Pill’s effects were obvious. It quickly cleared away the poison completely. Izayoi let out a sigh of relief, knowing that if the pill had not worked, he would soon have turned into a pool of green poison.

At that moment, Izayoi erupted with tremendous power and charged toward the python. The longsword in his hand hummed violently.

"You stinking snake, let me show you how powerful Lord Izayoi is!" A broad grin appeared on his face, as though he were doing something immensely enjoyable.

Izayoi felt an inexplicable thrill at the thought of killing such a monster. He now desperately wanted to slay the python.

Sensing Izayoi’s aura, the python was shocked. "How is this possible? How is this possible? He has actually reached such a level?"

Though it could not believe what it saw, it had no choice but to admit that it was true.

"Die!" Izayoi shouted, thrusting his longsword fiercely at the python.

The python also roared. Its massive tail swept out and collided with Izayoi.

Boom!

A violent crash rang out. The python was blasted backward, yet it did not fall. Instead, it rose back to its feet.

"Hahaha! Brat, let’s see how I swallow you now! This time, I’ll definitely eat you!" it shouted arrogantly, its face filled with smugness.

Izayoi snorted. "You want to eat me? You’re dreaming."

As he spoke, a dazzling light radiated from within Izayoi’s body, and a terrifying aura spread from him.

This power was incredibly immense, as though it could destroy the entire Hollow. The sword in his hand also flashed with light, as if it might slash down at any moment.

"What’s going on? Why is this brat emitting such overwhelming power? Did he break through?!"

Feeling the power radiating from Izayoi, the python’s expression changed drastically, its face filled with horror.

Seeing the astonishment on its face, Izayoi’s lips curved into a faint smile.

"Hehehehe." Izayoi sneered. "Now you know fear, don’t you?"

The python froze upon hearing his words.

"What did that laugh mean? Did you really break through? But why can’t I sense the power of a breakthrough from you?" the python asked in disbelief.

"You stinking snake, let me tell you. I was merely concealing my strength before. Now you finally know what I’m capable of, right?"

"Since you know what I’m capable of now, you should know your fate. I’ll send you to hell right now!" Izayoi shouted.

"This is bad!" The python’s expression changed at once, looking utterly incredulous.

It had never expected that this human brat had been hiding his strength all along!

"I won’t believe you! You must be lying to me!" it roared. It absolutely refused to believe such a thing.

Izayoi shook his head upon hearing that.

"However, I can tell you something. I was indeed concealing my strength, but this strength of mine is only temporary. I’ll return to normal soon enough."

The python knew Izayoi was right. It had no chance of defeating such an opponent, so it fled in panic. Izayoi immediately used the Gale Technique to chase after it, but lost track of the python.

"Damn it, this python is too fast!" Izayoi frowned, knowing he was in trouble now.

Remove the Snake Gallbladder

The python suddenly appeared behind Izayoi and lashed its tail against him, sending him flying. Izayoi’s feet crashed heavily into the ground, smashing deep craters into the hard stone floor. At that moment, the python opened its jaws and bit down toward the ground, as if it wanted to devour Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi immediately struggled to his feet with all his strength, then leaped into the air.

The python opened its mouth to bite him, but Izayoi had already fled far away. Though the giant python’s attack range was extremely wide, few experts could evade it, and Izayoi’s speed was astonishingly fast.

He was utterly furious. I never expected this python to humiliate me like this. I must kill it!

Heaven and Earth Slash! Izayoi swung his longsword, releasing a Giant Sword Energy that slashed fiercely across the python’s abdomen. The python cried out in pain with an enraged hiss, then turned its head and stared fixedly at Izayoi.

Seeing the venomous look in the python’s eyes, Izayoi could not help but shudder. This python actually understood human language.

It could even glare at people with such vicious eyes? It seemed he had truly underestimated its strength. That attack just now—perhaps even a Mahayana Stage expert struck by it would not dare claim to be unscathed.

Once the python saw that Izayoi was no longer fleeing, it immediately lunged at him. Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to block.

Clang!

The two blades collided. Izayoi felt his palm go numb, followed by a crisp cracking sound. Several bones in his hand were shattered by the impact.

Roar! The python bellowed, opening its jaws wide and biting down at Izayoi. Izayoi hurriedly dodged to the right. The python’s jaws grazed past his face, tearing away his hair.

Roar! The python was burning with rage. It roared again and pounced at Izayoi, its sharp claws reaching for him.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to block. At that moment, the python delivered a side kick to Izayoi’s stomach, sending him staggering backward again and making him cough up blood.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky? But I won’t give up! Golden Dragon Slash!" Izayoi roared. He gripped the golden blade tightly with both hands and slashed forward. A bloody wound immediately appeared on the python’s head.

However, it was not severed. Seeing this, Izayoi delivered several more slashes at the python in rapid succession.

Another bloody wound appeared on the python’s forehead. The pain made it hiss wildly as it twisted its body frantically and charged at Izayoi.

Heaven and Earth Slash! Izayoi unleashed another five consecutive slashes. The python’s body suffered further injuries.

The python could finally no longer endure it and let out a long howl toward the sky. A powerful pressure instantly swept through the entire cave.

The entire cave began to tremble, as though it might collapse at any moment. Seeing this, Izayoi sighed inwardly. As expected, it’s powerful!

After the python released its final long howl, it lunged at Izayoi again. But this time, Izayoi was prepared. As the python pounced, he raised his blade and blocked its attack, dealing the python another heavy blow.

Izayoi followed up with another Golden Dragon Slash. This time, the python was blasted to death on the spot. Only then did Izayoi finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked around him and, after confirming that no one else was watching, approached the python’s corpse. The python that had fought him fiercely moments ago now lay quietly on the ground, completely motionless.

"What a battle!" Izayoi could not help but sigh as he looked at the python’s corpse.

The Terrain Here

Izayoi removed the snake gallbladder from the python’s body and stored it in his pack. After all, snake gallbladders were excellent items that could not be obtained easily under normal circumstances.

"Alright, it’s time for me to set off." However, at that moment, an owl launched an attack on him.

A powerful aura radiated from the owl’s body. It clearly looked far from ordinary.

Izayoi’s expression changed drastically at the sight. He had not expected to encounter such a troublesome opponent again.

"Damn it, what exactly is this owl? It’s so powerful. It seems I’ll have to use my trump card!" Izayoi drew his sword.

The owl swooped down at him and immediately clawed at Izayoi.

Izayoi cried out in pain and hurriedly retreated several steps. The owl pounced again, this time scratching at Izayoi with its claws. Izayoi had practically no room left to dodge.

Seeing the owl’s attack about to land on him, he gritted his teeth and prepared to take it.

At that moment, a vine suddenly fell from midair and wrapped around Izayoi.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his hand to block the vine’s attack, but the owl pounced at him again.

This guy is too powerful. I should run! After seeing its strength, Izayoi immediately thought of retreating. He had truly met his match!

"Trying to run? No way!" The owl saw through Izayoi’s intentions, opened its bloodstained maw, and bit down at him.

Izayoi’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly rolled aside, but the creature was simply too fast. It caught up to Izayoi and bit directly at him.

Izayoi quickly raised his sword. After pouring power into it, he summoned a defensive shield.

I hope this shield can barely hold it off for a while. Izayoi prayed inwardly. Then he used all his strength to swing his sword at the owl, and a powerful sword glow shot toward it.

The owl was struck by Izayoi’s sword glow and immediately retreated several steps. Several wounds also appeared on its body.

The defensive shield had not completely negated the attack. It had merely inflicted slight injuries on the owl, and they were far from fatal.

Roar! The owl roared angrily, opening its bloodstained maw again as it charged at Izayoi. It opened its jaws once more and bit at him.

Izayoi hurriedly retreated while condensing another defensive shield and sending it toward the owl.

But this time, the defensive shield had no effect. The owl easily tore it to pieces.

Several wounds appeared on Izayoi’s body. Though they were not fatal, they were enough to make him feel pain.

"Damn it, this is seriously freaky!" Izayoi cursed as he saw the owl pouncing toward him again.

He immediately released the protective aura around his body, while the longsword in his hand also lit up.

However, these techniques were completely useless against the owl. The owl easily tore through his protective aura with its claws, leaving Izayoi’s body covered in bloody marks.

"Damn it, this owl is ridiculously strong. It’s too bizarre!" Izayoi exclaimed, looking around as he prepared to flee. After all, the owl’s strength was no joke.

Take All the Wealth

To avoid the owl’s attacks, Izayoi entered a cave. He hoped the owl would not discover him, or he would be in trouble.

I hope that owl doesn’t follow me in! Izayoi prayed inwardly. However, events did not unfold as he wished. The owl soon entered the cave.

The owl immediately attacked Izayoi. Its sharp claws looked exceptionally terrifying.

Izayoi’s expression shifted. He knew he was no match for the owl now. If he wanted to win, he could only make use of the terrain here.

"Since we’re inside a cave, I believe these falling rocks will be the key to defeating the owl." With that thought, Izayoi began putting his plan into action.

He first drew his sword and released sword energy at the rocks in the cave, shattering them.

Then, under Izayoi’s control, sword energy flew everywhere, smashing the rocks within the cave and sending the falling stones flying in all directions toward the cave walls.

Whoosh! Stone after stone struck the cave walls. "Roar!" The owl cried out loudly outside.