The black snake seemed unsurprised by this shocking reprimand and launched itself out again.

It began to circle the Chu-Nan Expressway, its tail lashing against the stone slabs, each lash leaving a crack in the ground.

As it moved, it continuously exhaled short bursts of cold air, each burst of air only staying in the air for a very short time.

But none of the chill dissipated; they condensed and spread in the air, layering upon layer.

The black snake was setting up an array; it was going to use its chilling aura to weave an invisible net in the surrounding air, trapping Chu Nan inside and killing him!

This is the Black Serpent's innate instinct. Having cultivated in the icy pool for hundreds of years, its chilling aura has long since become one with its life, allowing it to control it freely without any magic techniques.

As the old fisherman observed the battle unfolding before him, his expression suddenly changed. "Young Palace Master, something seems amiss."

"The black serpent has attacked for no less than ten rounds, and each attack is more cunning than the last."

"But that young man only defended and didn't attack, or rather, he didn't want to attack..."

The young palace master frowned. "Elder Yu, what are you trying to say?"

"Before each black serpent launches, its tail will twitch. I didn't notice this detail at all when I fought it before, but that young man has already noticed it during the battle."

"Moreover, before it exhales cold air, the short horn on its head will first light up with a grayish-white light, and before it changes direction each time, its vertical pupil will first turn slightly in that direction."

"He's collecting these details and then memorizing them."

Old Yu's voice grew deeper and deeper, "He wasn't just passively defending; he was treating the Black Serpent as an opponent that needed to be dismantled, analyzing its every movement pattern."

The young palace master's expression gradually turned ugly, because... he could see it too.

Chu Nan's movements became faster and faster, the range of each dodge became smaller and smaller, and the distance of each counterattack became closer and closer to the Black Serpent's vital points.

At first, he needed to take three steps back to avoid the black snake's projectiles, but now he only needs to turn half a foot to the side.

At first, the black snake's chilling aura forced him to leap into the air, but now he only needs to move his feet in advance before the chilling aura sweeps over him.

This young man is using his own body as a test subject, gradually figuring out the Black Serpent's fighting style in actual combat.

Chu Nan suddenly charged towards the black snake, no longer passively defending himself.

The black serpent opened its mouth and spewed out a column of cold air. He dodged to the side, while simultaneously lowering his body and sweeping his right leg along the ground towards the black serpent's abdomen.

With a flick of its tail, the black viper leaped into the air, dodging the kick.

But Chu Nan's kick was just a feint. The moment the black snake leaped up, he had already retracted his right leg, used the momentum to soar into the air, and appeared directly above the black snake, then smashed down with a punch.

The fist slammed into the center of the black serpent's head, creating a muffled explosion in the air. The serpent's entire head was smashed against the ground, shattering the stone slab and sending shards of stone flying.

The black serpent let out an angry roar and lashed out at Chu Nan with its tail, but Chu Nan had already used the recoil from his punch to drift back several feet and land steadily on the ground.

"Hit!"

Xu Yi was so excited he almost jumped up. He stood at the entrance of the ravine with his fists clenched, his nails almost digging into his palms.

From the moment the black snake began to molt, his heart was in his throat. That thing was too fast, so fast that his ordinary eyes couldn't keep up with it at all; he could only see streaks of black afterimages flashing through the air.

Now that Chu Nan has punched the black snake on the head, he can finally catch his breath.

"It's useless even if you hit it."

The young palace master coldly poured cold water on the situation. His voice was still weak, but the condescending judgment in his tone had not disappeared. "That punch used brute force, not the penetrating internal force."

"Its scales can absorb most of the impact, so less than 30% of the damage actually reaches its body."

"An attack of this magnitude cannot harm its core. To truly damage it, one must condense one's true energy into a needle-sized force and strike it into the gaps between its scales."

"But this technique requires an extremely high level of precision in controlling one's internal energy, which is something that ordinary masters simply cannot achieve."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Nan had already thrown his second punch.

This time, the fist was wrapped in a layer of high-speed rotating true energy. The true energy exploded into countless tiny vortexes the moment it touched the scales, like dozens of invisible drills drilling into the gaps between the scales at the same time.

The black serpent let out a piercing roar, and several fine cracks appeared on the scale that had been struck by the fist.

The young palace master was still talking when Chu Nan threw a punch.

Wenbo suddenly straightened up, which aggravated the injury in his chest, causing him to groan in pain, but he couldn't care less about that now.

"I've practiced boxing for forty years and only barely managed to control the penetrating force. He tried it once and found it ineffective, so he immediately switched to using the penetrating force in his second punch. This learning speed isn't talent; it's instinct!"

For the first time, genuine shock appeared on the young palace master's face.

He had been cultivating for over a decade using the scriptures of the Sea God Palace. The techniques for penetrating magic were all summarized by his predecessors, and he only needed to learn them step by step.

But this young man in front of me actually figured it out entirely on his own through combat!

After suffering two consecutive losses, the black serpent finally realized that the human before it was different from its previous opponents.

Instead of attacking rashly, it began to slowly circle around Chu Nan, its tail scraping against the stone slab with a harsh, screeching sound.

As it moved around, it kept exhaling short bursts of cold air, but this time it was no longer trying to trap Chu Nan, but using the cold air to change the battlefield environment.

A thin layer of ice formed on the stone slab, and the surrounding air became damp, cold, and sticky.

In this environment, human joints become stiff, breathing becomes difficult, and reaction speed decreases.

This is the combat experience that the Black Serpent has accumulated over a hundred years of cultivation in the icy pool.

Chu Nan looked down at the ice beneath his feet, then looked up at the black snake.

He didn't say anything, he just smiled.

The next second, an extremely solid burst of true energy suddenly erupted from his body.

This true energy was even more domineering than before, enveloping Chu Nan's body like a layer of transparent golden lotus armor.

The ice surface shattered inch by inch under the crushing force of this true energy, and the damp, cold air was forced back three feet away.

He walked towards the black snake on the broken ice, his steps slow but steady.

The black snake finally went completely berserk, arching its body, its scales suddenly bursting up, and the short horn on its head erupted with an unprecedentedly rich grayish-white light.

It opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar, then its entire body shot out like an arrow.

This time it held nothing back, and chilling air poured out from the gaps in its scales all at once.

Its body was enveloped in a grayish-white cold current, and the surrounding air crackled and froze under the impact of this cold current.

Chu Nanjianzhuang didn't use any fancy moves; he simply clenched his fist and charged straight at Chu Nanjianzhuang!

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