The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Boom!

A single slash cleaved the sky, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split.

As large chunks of earth and rocks rained down, the cave and the entire mound collapsed with a deafening roar.

Boom!

With another muffled thud, the two- or three-hundred-meter-long black python crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"So strong."

Upon seeing this, Lei Tieming and the others couldn't help but show their shock once again.

They knew that Lu Yuan possessed the ability to kill high-level lord-level demonic beasts, after all, he had already shown off once on the way here, killing a high-level lord-level golden eagle.

But if it only happens once, it could be a fluke.

It wasn't until they saw Lu Yuan overwhelming a high-level lord-level giant python demon beast that they truly recognized Lu Yuan's strength.

But after all, it was a mid-level warrior fighting a high-level lord-level monster, and the shock in his heart was still hard to suppress.

"It's quite sturdy."

Standing still, Lu Yuan frowned slightly as he watched the giant python rise up again.

He took a direct hit from his Heaven-Splitting Strike, and only suffered some broken scales. He was bleeding profusely and looked quite disheveled, but he didn't die.

It should be noted that even a high-level demon beast, with Lu Yuan's current formidable strength, could be cleaved in two by this one strike.

It seems that this giant python beast has devoted all its energy and vitality, except for its pair of halberd-like fangs, to tempering its scales.

"Let's see how long you can hold out."

Lu Yuan chuckled and raised his battle sword once more.

After a few minutes of fierce fighting, we've already broken some of the giant python's scales. If we continue to attack these wounds, we're sure it will die!

With time still ahead and the next event to attend, Lu Yuan had no time to waste on this beast and was about to rush forward again.

Whoosh!

Just then, the giant python flicked its tail, like a huge broom, sweeping dust and stones toward Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan stood still, and his Golden Bell Shield instantly activated, causing the incoming boulders to explode and shatter upon impact.

"This is……"

Xia Banzhu and the others instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves, while remaining secretly vigilant.

"They ran away?"

But the next moment, the giant python did not take the opportunity to pounce; instead, it turned and ran away.

Like a train with a pitch-black carriage, it vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

That's fast.

Yes, to survive in this wilderness, not only humans, but also monsters face enormous challenges, so they often have several ways to save their lives.

It seems that besides its tough scales, this lightning-fast escape speed is also a major means of survival for this giant python beast.

"What a pity."

Shocked, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

This is a high-level lord-level demon beast, and the materials on its body are priceless. We were about to capture it, and now we're letting it escape. It's like letting a duck fly away from our mouth. How can we not feel sorry for it?

"He can't escape."

The trick of throwing sand to obscure vision is something only children would use, and it's meaningless to Lu Yuan, who has both spiritual perception and X-ray vision.

He noticed the python as soon as it turned its head.

Just as Xia Banzhu and the others thought, this was a priceless high-level lord-level demon beast, so how could they possibly let it escape?

Boom!

With a deafening roar, a large cloud of red mist suddenly erupted from Lu Yuan's body. The next moment, he transformed into a blinding red light and shot out close to the ground.

"This is!"

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan had disappeared from sight, with only a faint trace of red remaining on the horizon.

Everyone was shocked again; what kind of method was this?

"Is it bloody?"

Coming to his senses, Lei Tieming said uncertainly.

Bloodlust is similar to the Berserk skill, which can instantly and comprehensively enhance one's own attributes, and naturally also increase speed.

However, if it's just about surging blood, the speed shouldn't increase this much.

Moreover, Bloodlust has very strong side effects, so it would be too reckless to activate it just to chase someone.

"No, this isn't Bloodlust, it's Blood Shadow Escape!"

Xia Banzhu frowned and said in a deep voice.

Unlike the Bloodlust, which is only the lowest-grade Yellow Rank, Blood Shadow Escape is a low-grade Earth Rank combat skill!

As a technique of escape, its effect is quite simple: it increases speed.

With such a simple auxiliary effect and no function to change the true qi attribute, it is worthy of being ranked as a low-grade earth-level combat skill. One can imagine how fast Blood Shadow Escape is.

This is widely recognized as the strongest escape technique!

Yes, this is a survival skill.

Blood Shadow Escape is actually somewhat similar to Blood Explosion, as it increases speed suddenly by burning one's own blood and energy.

But consider this: how much vital energy does a person have, and the 'power' of Blood Shadow Escape is extremely high. If used carelessly, a person will be burned to ashes very quickly!

Therefore, this combat technique is usually only used in life-or-death situations to escape.

However, in general, firstly, the threshold for Earth-rank combat skills is too high, and secondly, there are too many restrictions on these skills, so very few people practice them.

So much so that many people have never even heard of it, and even if they see it, they might mistake it for a bloodbath.

"What's wrong with him this time?"

Blood Shadow Escape was extremely fast. Xia Banzhu wanted to stop Lu Yuan, but it was too late. Looking in the direction he fled, she couldn't help but frown.

Although high-level lord-level monsters are extremely valuable, there is no need to pursue them at the cost of burning one's life force.

It's important to understand that this is not just about consuming some vital energy; it can permanently damage your foundation!

In Xia Banzhu's view, this kind of losing business was no different from Lu Yuan going crazy.

"We caught up."

In the blink of an eye, they were already a thousand miles away. Looking at the giant python that had caught up with them, Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

This Blood Shadow Escape technique is indeed very useful.

Before leaving the city, Lu Yuan still had more than 10,000 points. If he didn't use them, he probably wouldn't need them in the future, so he simply exchanged them for a low-grade Earth-rank combat skill, which was the Blood Shadow Escape.

As a highly restricted combat skill, it only requires a little over 10,000 points, and the additional conditions are also very simple, consisting of only some not-so-rare materials.

For others, the Blood Burning skill, which increases speed, is merely a life-saving ability in life-or-death situations. But for Lu Yuan, who possesses the Golden Bridge of Heaven and Earth and can recover infinitely, it has no effect whatsoever!

Therefore, he can activate Blood Shadow Escape without any scruples.

In fact, the same principle applies to Bloodlust, but Bloodlust is only a Yellow-rank combat skill, which is still relatively useful in the Meridian Opening Realm, but has little effect on generals whose physique has been greatly improved.

As for the Explosive Step, which also increases speed, it is only a short-distance movement similar to Flash, and it cannot be compared with Blood Shadow Escape in terms of traveling and chasing.

"die!"

Without thinking about anything else, Lu Yuan roared and leaped onto the giant python, slashing down with his sword.

The earth cracked!

Boom!

The massive blade of light slashed down on the giant python's head, like a giant blade falling from the sky, slamming it heavily to the ground.

With a tremendous impact, accompanied by a large amount of dust, the giant python smashed a large crater in the ground.

"Still not dead? Take another stab!"

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan unleashed another powerful strike.

This time, however, they targeted the wounds caused by the giant python's broken scales.

*Sizzle!*

Like splitting an old bamboo pole, blood spurted out like a pillar, directly cleaving the giant python in two.