Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Yang Dingtian definitely wanted to find a wind-type demon nucleus, but now was absolutely the wrong time to encounter such a beast.

He was stuck halfway down the cliff. He could not go up nor could he go down. His body was covered with wounds. He hadn't even had time to consume any medicine.

The Wind Shadow Demon Snake was more formidable than the Fiery Demon Wolf.

Perhaps, Yang Dingtian had no way to kill it in the first place, because it could just fly away and he would have no way of catching it. It could shoot wind blades from a distance, so it could kill Yang Dingtian without the latter being able to fight back.

“Hiss…” At that moment, the Wind Snake behind Yang Dingtian bent its body violently. The sharp thorns on its neck suddenly opened with a horrible hiss, and its eyes instantly became extremely fierce.

It was about to attack. Its small blood-red eyes stared Yang Dingtian's neck. It then opened its mouth and began to swallow the Xuan energy around it.

It was condensing Xuan energy, and when it condensed to its limits, it would shoot out wind blades at Yang Dingtian's neck.

The powerful wind blades could cut a stone pillar that was more than a foot thick. Yang Dingtian's neck was certainly not a problem.

“Hiss hiss hiss…” The sharp, horrible sound got louder and louder. The Wind Snake's mouth opened wider and wider. An immeasurable amount of Xuan energy flowed into its body, swelling its belly.

Soon, the Wind Snake swallowed the Xuan energy to its limit. It would spit out the invincible wind blades any moment now.

At this time, Yang Dingtian was completely exposed on the cliff. No matter where he hid, the wind blades would reach his neck.

“Release your grip and pick the orchid. Don't worry about the Wind Snake,” Dongfang Niemie shouted in Yang Dingtian's mind.

Yang Dingtian did not hesitate. He immediately let go of his handhold, causing his body to fall quickly.

“Swoosh…” At the same time, the Wind Snake spat out a wind blade.

“Pow…” There was a loud bang. The cliff above Yang Dingtian seemed to have been struck by lightning. A crack that was more than a foot deep was cut into the rock face. Gravel flew everywhere.

The wind blade was so powerful. If it had struck Yang Dingtian's neck, his whole head would be nothing more than a pile of mud now.

After that shock, Yang Dingtian continued to fall quickly. When he pa.s.sed the Enchanted Orchid, he quickly reached out and grabbed it.

“Hiss…” The Wind Snake above Yang Dingtian saw him take the Enchanted Orchid. It immediately shrieked with anger as if trying to perforate his eardrum.

Then, something that sounded like the crack of a slingshot sounded out. The Wind Snake had coiled its body and then shot off towards Yang Dingtian's back.

“Hold the Enchanted Orchid in your mouth but don't swallow it,” Dongfang Niemie ordered.

Yang Dingtian immediately put the Enchanted Orchid in his mouth. He continued to fall fast.

“Thwack…” Suddenly, his body tensed, and he could feel a sharp, cold pain.

The Wind Snake had wrapped itself around Yang Dingtian's entire body and started constricting desperately. It was very strong. Yang Dingtian was left unable to breathe, and his bones seemed to be crack. If he did not have the Deep Sea Xuan Clothes, his skeleton would have been shattered.

After constricting Yang Dingtian, the Wind Snake waved its wings and flew upwards. Its five-meter-long body squeezed him tighter and tighter as it exerted greater and greater force.

Yang Dingtian now knew why Dongfang Niemie had ordered him to fall and pick the orchid. It was because the Wind Snake was determined to get the Enchanted Orchid. As long as he picked the flower and put it in his mouth, in order to save the orchid, the Wind Snake would not let him fall into the deep magma abyss and be burned alive. Such an ending would also incinerate the Enchanted Orchid.

But of course, it was not trying to save Yang Dingtian. Thus, it was squeezing down on him until he died.

Therefore, Yang Dingtian found himself unable to breathe and was slowly blacking out.

“Hold your breath and pretend to die! When you reach the ground, look for a chance to launch a sneak attack,” Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian quickly closed his eyes, held his breath, and pretended to die.

After landing on the ground, the sharp-pointed head of the Wind Snake dipped down to sniff for signs of breathing. It opened its b.l.o.o.d.y mouth, which let out an extremely noxious smell. Yang Dingtian almost vomited, but he still remained motionless, holding his breath.

After sniffing for half a minute, the Wind Snake decided that Yang Dingtian was dead. It loosened its body and tossed him to the ground. Then, it lowered its head and opened its mouth to bite open Yang Dingtian's stomach to get the Enchanted Orchid. It thought that he had already eaten the flower.

The sixth sword of the Pig Killing Swordsmans.h.i.+p, chop off the limbs!

“Swis.h.!.+” The light of his sword cut across the wind snake's wings.

The Wind Snake quickly tried to retreat, but it was too late. Its wings were indeed the most vulnerable part of its body. Yang Dingtian's sword cut through them deeply. No longer able to fly, it fell to the ground.

Yang Dingtian's swordsmans.h.i.+p was like a lightning bolt and continued to quickly chop down at the Wind Snake's body. But, he had no Xuan energy, so the outer sh.e.l.l of the Wind Snake was completely impervious to his strikes.

“Swish swish swish…” There were another two rapid sword strikes. Yang Dingtian stabbed at its eyes, using exactly the same tactics that he used to kill the Fiery Demon Wolf.

The speed of his sword was great. Although the Wind Snake tried to avoid it with its lightning speed, its eyes were still stabbed repeatedly by Yang Dingtian.

However, a fantastic scene revealed itself. The eyes that were stabbed were unexpectedly still in good condition.

A strong, transparent protective layer covered the surface of each of the beast's eyeb.a.l.l.s. Yang Dingtian had no Xuan energy, so he couldn't pierce it.

It was a terrible state of affairs! His one blow did not kill it. Yang Dingtian drew back quickly, not daring to continue fighting.

“Hiss crrr…” The Wind Snake roared with rage as it suffered severe pain. It let out a shrill and horrific roar.

The snake arched on the ground, its two blood-red little eyes staring at Yang Dingtian. Its body was only about as thick as his arm, but it was four to five meters long. Even if its body was bent, it was still much taller than Yang Dingtian.

“Hiss…” The wind snake opened its scarlet mouth and bared its sharp fangs.

“It is about to spit out a wind blade again. Quickly hold the Enchanted Orchid between your teeth and show it. It will not attack your head as it is afraid of destroying the orchid.” Dongfang Niemie advised, “Based on its level, it can only spit a wind blade three times before its Xuan energy is exhausted. Then, you can fight it with the Pig Killing Swordsmans.h.i.+p.”

“Whoosh…” Dongfang Niemie had just finished his words when the Wind Snake spat a wind blade as fast as lightning. It shot towards Yang Dingtian's heart.

“Bang…” Yang Dingtian's body flew back a few meters.

Yang Dingtian felt a sharp pain and spurted a lot of blood.

Then, he fell to the ground and pretended to be dead again. Fortunately, he had the Deep Sea Xuan Clothes. Otherwise, the blade would have cut through his chest.

“Spit out the Enchanted Orchid. Let it eat!” Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian loosened his mouth. Immediately, the Enchanted Orchid dropped from Yang Dingtian's mouth and fell to his side.

The Wind Snake observed for a long time to make sure that Yang Dingtian was dead. It then crawled over, dipped its head, and tried to bite the Enchanted Orchid.

It bit into the flower and instantly fell into a hypnotic state.

Yang Dingtian was about to attack.

“Wait,” Dongfang Niemie stopped him. “The time is not yet ripe. Wait another minute until it is completely hypnotized.”

Seeing the Wind Snake's intoxicated expression, Yang Dingtian was surprised. “Master, what is the use of this Enchanted Orchid to the Wind Snake? Why would it rather die than swallow it?”

“There is no use,” Dongfang Niemie answered. “Any beast would rather die than part with it because the Enchanted Orchid causes addiction and lets the beast experience euphoria.”

“Isn't it a drug? It's like heroin in the Chinese Mainland. No wonder the Wind Snake would rather die. There are also many addicts on Earth who would be willing to die for a little bit of heroin.” Yang Dingtian did not know whether to laugh or to cry. He did not expect to meet a drug addict in a different world. No wonder the price of the Enchanted Orchid in this world was so high.

As time went by, the Wind Snake's expression became more and more exaggerated. Just by using the Enchanted Orchid, it had completely entered another world. It began to droop. Its eyes had completely blurred as if it were drunk.

Then, the snake's pupils not only lost focus, but the transparent protective layers covering its eyeb.a.l.l.s also opened up.

“Time is up. Draw your sword,” Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian immediately bounced up. The sword in his hand darted forward quickly and struck twice as fast as lighting.

“First move of the Pig Killing Swordsmans.h.i.+p, stab the throat and deplete the blood!”

He was not stabbing the Wind Snake's throat but rather its eyes.

“Puff…” Instantly, blood spattered out.

The two strikes pierced its eyes and immediately rendered it blind.

“Crrr…” The Wind Snake, whose eyes were now useless, suddenly woke up and let out a miserable hiss. Its four-to-five-meter long body thrashed wildly on the ground, creating cracks. It then aimed at Yang Dingtian and viciously opened its mouth to its limit.

“Lie down. Watch out for the last wind blade,” Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian immediately hit the ground.

“Whoosh…” A wind blade flew through the air, cutting above the tip of Yang Dingtian's nose. If he had been a little late, half of the head would have been shorn off.

After spitting out the last wind blade, the Wind Snake crawled madly along the ground and opened its b.l.o.o.d.y mouth, trying to sense Yang Dingtian's breathing. It wanted to bite him into pieces, tear him into a pile of flesh, and then swallow him alive.

Its eyes were bleeding. Its fangs were like knives. Its four-to-five-meter-long body crawled wildly on the ground. It looked extremely horrible. However, it was blind and could only use Yang Dingtian's scent to track him.

Soon, it found Yang Dingtian's position. The four-to-five-meter-long snake immediately coiled up like a spring and shot towards Yang Dingtian. It opened its scarlet mouth to the limit and bit at Yang Dingtian's neck.

Although it had no wings, the speed of its jump was incredible.

Yang Dingtian stood still. He eyed the Wind Snake's open mouth and thrust out with his long sword.

The fifth sword of the Pig Killing Swordsmans.h.i.+p, eviscerate the stomach.

“Psst!” Yang Dingtian's sword slammed into the Wind Snake's mouth.

Yang Dingtian immediately used the fourth move of the Pig Killing Swordsmans.h.i.+p, dig out the heart and lungs. His sword whirled around in the snake's belly.

He followed up with the seventh move, one stroke cleaving into two pieces. His sharp sword slammed into the corner of the Wind Snake's mouth and cut through it instantly. The skin and flesh there were more fragile.

“Whiz…” In instant, the sharp sword cut more than a foot through the Wind Snake, exposing its constantly beating heart.

The sharp sword then cut into that heart.

“Thwack…” The four-to-five-meter-long snake corpse immediately collapsed to the ground. It twitched for a moment before dying completely.

All Yang Dingtian's strength immediately receded from his body as cleanly as the tide. He felt weak at the knees and wanted to sit down, but he remained standing and waited until he could confirm that the Wind Snake was completely dead. He walked forward with his broken sword and cut open the snake's huge triangular head. He dug its demon nucleus out of its flesh and blood.

He had acquired the wind-type demon nucleus. It was transparent and colorless but had a tinge of grey. It looked like a cloud and was dyed in the color of the wind.

There were still three demon nuclei left to collect: gold, ice, and electric.

At this moment, a feeling of pride arose in Yang Dingtian's heart. He was just an enlightener who had set out to kill a fire-type beast and a wind-type beast by himself, which sounded like an impossible task. However, he did it despite the danger and wounds he suffered.

He was filled with hope regarding the hunts for the next three types of demon nuclei.

Looking at the sunset over the horizon, he saw that it was already late.

“Whew…” At that moment, a sweet voice sounded from the sky. A gorgeous figure flew down towards him.

It was the Floating Ray, Ray Ray. It came to bring Yang Dingtian back to Cloud Sky City.

Yang Dingtian waved at it. Ray Ray drew nearer and nearer.

Then, Yang Dingtian discovered that there was a person on its back. It was Ximen Ningning.

Ximen Ningning's delicate face was currently full of anxiety. When she saw Yang Dingtian, she immediately said, “Quick, come back to Cloud Sky City with me. Something very important happened.”