CHAPTER 404: CHAPTER 274: HER GREAT OPPORTUNITY

The "food" it had devoured for so long in its abdomen hadn’t died completely yet.

More and more Heaven and Earth Elemental Power turned into threads and strands, quickly gathering within the serpent’s belly.

As a massive amount of Elemental Power surged in, the snake’s abdomen grew larger and larger.

A Ninth-grade Python that lived for four to five hundred years on the mainland also understood what was about to happen, a flicker of panic flashed in its yellow-brown snake eyes.

Suddenly, the python hissed sharply and straightened its body, striking heavily against the cave wall.

It wanted to kill those two humans who intended to undergo their Reincarnation Tribulation inside its belly.

The power of a Ninth-grade Spirit Python was astounding—a single strike could exert a force of four to five hundred pounds. As it struck, Ye Huangyu, who was inside the python’s belly, felt the world spinning around.

"Nie Fengxing is in danger." The first reaction of Ye Huangyu was to protect Nie Fengxing.

Nie Fengxing was in the process of breaking through to the Reincarnation Second Realm, a critical time for his breakthrough, where he could not afford to be disturbed in the slightest. Otherwise, not only would the breakthrough fail, but it would also cause permanent damage to Nie Fengxing.

But with the python’s repeated strikes, Ye Huangyu couldn’t even sit steadily, let alone protect himself, much less protect others.

Finally, Ye Huangyu managed to crawl to Nie Fengxing’s side, looked up, and was shocked by the scene before him.

Within the pitch-black belly of the snake, a layer of faint golden light had appeared.

The golden light was emitted from Nie Fengxing’s body.

At this moment, he was like a small golden statue, emitting a dazzling light. Countless golden spots, the size of freckles, shimmered around Nie Fengxing.

"Is this the Power of Reincarnation Gold?"

Ye Huangyu remembered Nie Fengxing mentioning that he had faced the Gold Tribulation when he broke through to the Reincarnation First Path.

Among the Five Elements, gold is the most rigid and yang.

Therefore, Nie Fengxing’s body was stronger than that of the average Reincarnation Martial Artists. The Golden Power allowed him to have a defense comparable to Battle Armor, even without wearing War Armor.

But what was the matter with these increasing amounts of Golden Power?

Could it be that Nie Fengxing’s second Reincarnation Tribulation was also a Reincarnation Gold Tribulation?

A double Reincarnation Gold Tribulation meant that Nie Fengxing was destined to be different from other Reincarnation Martial Artists.

Ye Huangyu saw that Nie Fengxing was unharmed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Protected by the Power of Reincarnation Gold, Nie Fengxing was as stable as Mount Tai, motionless. No matter how intense the impact, it would not affect him.

Suddenly, a wave-like violent upheaval came from beneath, and Ye Huangyu could not hold herself steady, rolling back along the undulating belly of the snake.

Inside the cave, the Ninth-grade Python continued its mad movements, intent on smashing the damn human inside it, who wanted to get through the Reincarnation Tribulation, into minced meat.

A full quarter of an hour later, Ye Huangyu finally stabilized her body.

She found that she had separated from Nie Fengxing.

The surroundings had become much wider, with a faint light shining down from above.

Not only that, compared to the overly narrow confines of the serpent’s belly earlier, the space where Ye Huangyu was now allowed her to stretch out her limbs and stand up. How could there be light inside a snake’s belly?

Following the light, Ye Huangyu looked up towards the top of her head.

There, three to four zhang above her head, was a bead.

The bead was surrounded by a mass of blood vessels and meridians, encapsulated like a heart, densely ensnarled.

"Spirit core?" Ye Huangyu stared at the bead, akin to a Luminous Pearl, radiating strong energy fluctuations, and suddenly realized that by a stroke of luck, she had found the Double-headed Python’s spirit core.

This spirit core had condensed nearly five hundred years of the Double-headed Python’s power.

"You consume us, then I’ll devour your spirit core," thought Ye Huangyu boldly. She seized the spirit core, pulled it down, and stuffed it into her mouth.

The moment the spirit core entered Ye Huangyu’s stomach, she felt her body erupt like a volcano, as Primordial Power surged forth uncontrollably.

Ye Huangyu had no idea just how perilous her actions were at that moment.

A Ninth-grade Spirit Python that had absorbed Heaven and Earth Elemental Power to terrifying extents.

Had Ye Huangyu’s body not been modified by the Life-extending Pill, a Seventh-grade Elixir, the mere impact of the Primordial Power from the spirit core entering her body could have caused her to explode instantly.

Ye Huangyu felt extremely uneasy in her own skin.

"This feeling is somewhat similar to the last time I broke through to the Elixir Realm," thought Ye Huangyu. In her panic, she took out a Reincarnation Elixir from her person and swallowed it down.

As Ye Huangyu ingested the Reincarnation Elixir, a column of earthy yellow light burst forth from her body.

At the same time, deep within the snake’s belly, a burst of golden light erupted from Nie Fengxing’s body.

Two beams of light, each with formidable might, burst out from within the python, ripping two massive wounds on its abdomen. Bereft of its spirit core and severely injured, the Ninth-grade Python was on the verge of madness.

The Ninth-grade Python let out an enraged hiss, crashing its body around wildly, scales shedding and its skin fissured with cracks.

Agonizing pain drove the Ninth-grade Python into insanity. With a thunderous boom, its tail crashed down, collapsing the entire cave in an instant.

Outside the cave, Ye Lingyue reacted quickly, retreating speedily and settling atop Little Jiao’s sorrow, backing away several tens of feet.

A vast crater now marred the ground.

Within the pit, ruins lay scattered about. The once imperious Ninth-grade Spiritual Python coiled lifelessly on the ground, appearing as if it were dead.

As Ye Lingyue hesitated whether to control Little Jiao to descend for a closer look,

A dreadful surge of power fluttered behind her.

Danger! An ambush!

At the critical moment, Ye Lingyue bit her lip, leaped from Little Jiao’s back, and her Divine Sense stirred the Star Saliva suspended midair, catching her securely.

In the air, Little Jiao, comparable to a Seventh-rank Spiritual Beast, exploded.

Its long serpent body shattered into pieces, clattering to the ground.

Though Little Jiao wasn’t a true Spiritual Beast, it had assisted Ye Lingyue numerous times on her journey, and being a gift from Master Long Yu, Ye Lingyue cherished it dearly. Watching Little Jiao blown into fragments, a rush of blood surged through Ye Lingyue’s veins.

Glancing down at the ground, she saw Xia Houhong and Zhao Feng looking triumphantly at her.

In Zhao Feng’s hands, he wielded a peculiar Spiritual Artifact resembling a small cannon, which was still emitting wisps of smoke. Clearly, it was this artifact that had just slain Little Jiao in an instant.

Ye Lingyue recognized immediately that this was a Spiritual Artifact even more potent than a Thunder Bomb, likely an Earth-level Middle Grade or even a High Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Had she been even a fraction slower, she too would have been reduced to ashes by now.

"Ye Lingyue, you’re truly fortunate to have survived the Nirvana Cannon," Xia Houhong let out a chilling, strange laugh, watching Ye Lingyue scurry about like a clown evading capture, his excitement unprecedented.

"Nirvana Cannon?" Ye Lingyue gazed at the mysterious weapon in Zhao Feng’s hand.