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A cyan spiritual barrier quietly rose around Yun Yan, enveloping her within it.

Yun Yan was focused on activating the talisman, and with just a glance, she knew who was behind it.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luo."

A soft thank you reached Li Shen's ears.

Li Shen nodded slightly, offering no further response, but his mind raced over the words Yun Yan had spoken earlier.

This python was able to chase us all the way from this place to the Stone Forest, so it must be a vengeful creature.

This cloud of ink is probably just a cover for it to slow down its offensive, observe and analyze the situation, and decide on its next move.

Upon realizing this, Li Shen paused, no longer retreating blindly.

He glanced around and then leaped onto a tall boulder.

He flipped his left hand and slapped two first-grade high-quality gold shield talismans onto his body.

A pale golden light shield solidified on his body, layering with the previous golden armor talisman to completely protect him.

Immediately afterwards, he flipped his right hand and took out an array plate with several array flags floating on it. He poured spiritual power into it and quickly set up the third array around himself.

Fire Rain Shower.

The moment the array flags were set in place, Li Shen made a hand seal, and the crimson spiritual light on the array plate began to flicker.

Everything is ready.

He looked up in the direction where Yun Yan was.

The demones' aura grew stronger and stronger, and it seemed that the talisman was nearing the end of its power-gathering phase.

"If this attack fails, we'll have to retreat first. Luckily, we obtained a Light Escape Talisman from Zhou Ren, otherwise we really wouldn't dare to take such a risk."

Once the thought was made up, Li Shen took out two first-grade high-quality flying needle talismans and held them between his fingers, focusing intently on the dark mist whose spread had slowed down.

The air grew heavy, and the sound of the python's body scraping against the ground was incessant.

Suddenly, the sound stopped abruptly, and the ink mist abruptly paused.

The next instant, a pitch-black shadow shot out from it!

Li Shen's pupils shrank sharply. He didn't even have time to see the Black Scale Python's movements before the beast's giant tail swept towards him with a whooshing sound!

boom!

boom!

The light shield formed by the two layers of golden shield runes shattered instantly, and the light barrier of the golden armor rune also trembled violently.

Li Shen was sent flying backward, tumbling several times in mid-air. He activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots and barely managed to stabilize himself by using a boulder for cushioning.

"That's fast."

After landing, he staggered back several steps, his chest heaving with blood and qi, a sweet taste rising in his throat, which he swallowed back down.

Fortunately, this attack did not completely shatter the golden armor.

Li Shen quickly reinforced the shield with three layers of gold, his eyes flashing with azure light as he stared intently at the direction of the dark mist, wary of the beast's next attack.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a cold smile playing on his lips, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"That beast really knows how to hide his true abilities. Why wasn't he like this when he was dealing with those two women?"

Although that attack was dangerous, it allowed him to figure out the speed of the Ink-Scaled Python.

Next came the tug-of-war.

The black-scaled python's attack failed, and its huge body coiled around the boulder where Li Shen had been standing, spiraling upwards. Its vertical pupils were filled with murderous intent, and its forked tongue slowly flickered in and out.

"You beast, try this."

Li Shen took out the array plate of the Fire Rain Array and poured spiritual power into it without hesitation.

The array flags then flickered, revealing array patterns that enveloped the giant python.

In mid-air, several points of firelight immediately lit up.

In the blink of an eye, several fireballs solidified.

"go!"

Li Shen gave a low shout, and fireballs poured down like a dense rain.

It struck the black scales of the Inkscale Python, exploding into bursts of crimson sparks.

The beast cried out in pain, its massive body writhing wildly in the rain of fire, a fierce glint flashing in its vertical pupils.

At the same time, Li Shen unleashed two flying needle talismans, taking advantage of the firelight to pierce its eyes!

However, the black-scaled python reacted quickly, its head suddenly tilting to the side, and two thin needles flew past its eyelids, leaving only two shallow bloodstains.

"pity."

Li Shen sighed inwardly, continuing to channel spiritual energy into his hands.

He activated the Fire Rain Formation again, and a second wave of fireballs condensed and slammed towards the Ink Scale Python.

Although these fireballs could not truly damage its core, the continuous attacks were enough to achieve Li Shen's goal.

Just as Li Shen was preparing to condense the third wave of fireballs, the corrosive ink mist from before spewed out of the beast's mouth again.

The fireballs were only half-formed when they were instantly corroded away.

In order to prevent the formation flags from being damaged, Li Shen had no choice but to change his hand seals and retrieve the flags.

Li Shen then activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots, combined with the Wind Shadow Step, and retreated repeatedly, trying to create a safe distance.

But they had only taken a few steps when a loud explosion came from in front of them.

The same swift and fierce attack as before came again!

This time, however, it wasn't a snake's tail, but rather the gaping maw of the Inkscale Python.

He bit down on the boulder where he had just been standing, sending fragments flying and shattering the boulder in half.

Li Shen's body twisted in mid-air and landed on another boulder.

The black-scaled python followed closely behind, pounced, and smashed the boulder in half.

One chased, the other fled.

Li Shen weaved and darted among the rocks, his Cloud-Stepping Boots shimmering with spiritual light, his Wind Shadow Steps activated to their fullest extent, his figure elusive and unpredictable.

Although the black-scaled python is faster, its massive body becomes a hindrance in this complex terrain.

"Two breaths left, we need to find a way to expose the wound."

Li Shen glanced at Yun Yan out of the corner of his eye, his thoughts racing as he pulled at her.

The black-scaled python's pursuit suddenly halted, a fierce glint flashing in its vertical pupils. Clearly sensing the abnormality, it abruptly turned and pounced towards Yun Yan!

"That beast is clever, but this is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Li Shen's lips curled up slightly.

With a flick of his left hand, a fishing net-shaped magical artifact appeared in his palm.

Although it is only a high-grade magic weapon, its excellent toughness is enough to entangle it!

He immediately poured in his spiritual energy, and the fishing net flew out of his hand, swelling in mid-air as it descended upon the black-scaled python!

The black-scaled python sensed the abnormality above its head and tried to dodge, but it was too fast and had too much inertia, so it didn't have time to turn around.

The fishing net was precisely placed over its head and the front half of its body.

The moment the net rope touched the black-scaled python, it tightened automatically, wrapping around it layer by layer.

The black-scaled python roared angrily, struggled violently, and its thick body rolled wildly on the ground.

"Xiao Qi, come out!"

Li Shen gave a low shout, and the seven-colored python immediately flew out.

Although it was smaller than the black-scaled python, its imposing presence was in no way inferior.

Upon receiving Li Shen's command, it pounced without hesitation.

Bit directly onto the end of the fishing net that automatically converges, and pull it backward with all your might.

The weakness under the neck of the black-scaled python was exposed once again.

It struggled even more violently.

The fishing net ritual implements finally gave way, and the rope strands snapped one by one.

But Li Shen has already achieved his goal.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, now's the time!"

He roared and retreated rapidly.

The talisman in Yunyan's hand finally completed its power accumulation.

A tremendous spiritual pressure erupted from it, and spiritual light shot into the sky, forcing the surrounding mist back several feet.

A burst of pink spiritual light, condensed to its extreme, shot out from the talisman, carrying the terrifying power of a full-force attack from a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, and pierced straight through the old wound under the neck of the Ink Scale Python!

boom!

The massive body of the black-scaled python was blasted into the air and crashed heavily onto the distant mountain wall, sending rocks tumbling down.

A huge bloody hole was pierced through its neck, and black blood gushed out, forming a small stream on the ground.

The black-scaled python's vertical pupils became unfocused, its body twitched a few times, and then it stopped breathing.

The dust has settled.

Yuezhu supported the unconscious Qingluo, looking at Li Shen with a complicated expression.

The talisman in Yun Yan's hand immediately dimmed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, clearly indicating that the attack she had just unleashed had also consumed a lot of her spiritual power.

But she still wore that composed smile on her face and gave Li Shen a slight bow:

"Fellow Daoist Luo's methods are indeed extraordinary; I admire them greatly."

"Fellow Daoist Yun, you are right."

Li Shen replied calmly, feeling quite fortunate that he had quickly retrieved the Seven-Colored Python; otherwise, if this attack had affected Xiao Qi, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

After calming himself down a bit, he walked towards the corpse of the black-scaled python, squatted down, took out a black throwing knife, and carefully pulled it through the blood hole.

A demon core, about half the size of a fist and as black as ink, was slowly extracted.

It feels warm to the touch.

Li Shen turned to look at Yun Yan:

"Fellow Daoist Yun, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, a black, oval-shaped object stained with blood appeared in her hand.

The object was of unknown origin, yet it faintly exuded an eerie aura that was difficult to define.

Yun Yan's gaze lingered on Li Shen for a moment, then she asked with a meaningful smile:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, do you know what this is?"