If he wanted to return to the marsh, Xiang Beifei would have had to cross a small hill less than fifty meters high. However, for safety, he decided against climbing over it. Instead, he nned to go around the hill, so he wouldn''t run into that Soft-bodied Monster again. The hill wasn''t big, and taking the detour would only add about ten more minutes to his journey.


    Using the hill as a center point, Xiang Beifei moved around its base, keeping his body as low as possible and hiding in the thick grass. It hadn''t been ten minutes since he arrived in the wilderness beyond the domain, and he had already encountered numerous dangers, so he had to be cautious.


    The topography of the wilderness beyond the domain was extremely poor, littered with chaotic rocks. Because no one lived nearby, there weren''t any proper paths. The grass grew wildly, as tall or short as it liked, with some even taller than Xiang Beifei himself.


    He trekked through the tall grass, pushing aside the prickly stems. But at that moment, a hissing sound suddenly came from the brush, followed by a sharp snake tail sweeping towards him!


    Whoosh!


    Xiang Beifei leaped backward two steps and dodged the unexpected snake tail. He grasped the breath soil again, reshaping it into a machete which felt more manageable in this environment.


    This ce was truly dangerous, with a deste beast lurking every few steps. If he wasn''t careful, he might lose his life without even knowing how.


    "Hiss!"


    A massive snake head emerged from the grass, its body as thick as a bucket and approximately ten meters long. Its body was pitch ck and densely covered in scales that shimmered with an iron-ck luster, making them look extremely tough.


    What caught Xiang Beifei''s attention the most were the three long horns on its head!


    Three horns!


    "Could this be the Three Souls Deste Snake?"


    Xiang Beifei turned and asked Xiaohei.


    "Woof, woof, woof!"


    Xiaohei also seemed puzzled as he scrutinized the giant snake, unsure of what it was.


    Neither of them knew what the Three Souls Deste Snake looked like. The previous snake had run off from the marsnd, so they still weren''t clear about their target.


    But this snake had threerge horns, fitting the character "three."


    Since it was already targeting him, running would only lead to being chased, so he decided to deal with it first.


    Xiang Beifei focused on the triangr-headed snake, feeling a great deal of pressure from it—its aura was approximately at thete stage of Qi-Controlling but as long as it wasn''t ying dirty tricks like that giant mucus monster, he should be able to handle it.


    Whoosh!


    His fists surged with powerful mes, and in a sh, he charged at the giant snake!


    The triangr snake, seeing Xiang Beifei charging towards it, twisted its body in anger. Its blue snake eyes emitted a lightning bolt, shooting directly at Xiang Beifei!


    Xiang Beifei was swift but hadn''t expected the snake''s eyes to emit lightning. The lightning, apanied by a bursting sound, nearly struck him, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and dodged sideways.


    The lightning struck the grass instead, cutting through it like awnmower and sending up puffs of ck smoke.


    Such powerful lightning!


    Xiang Beifei steadied himself, dodging another blue lightning bolt. He swiftly moved closer and leaped behind the snake, swinging his breath soil machete down at its vital seven inches.


    ng!


    It sounded like a sh of metal. The ck snake''s scale armor was incredibly tough, numbing his right hand from the impact, and he couldn''t cut through the scales.


    At that moment, the ck snake''s tail curled back, attempting to trap Xiang Beifei. He stepped on the snake''s body, using it as leverage to leap into the air before swinging a fist down onto the snake''s head!


    Bang!


    The snake''s head was extremely hard. Xiang Beifei instead was sent flying, but his spiritual power sparked mes that wildly enveloped the ck snake''s body. The mes spread along the texture of the scales, igniting its entire body!


    The ck snake thrashed in terror and pain on the ground, trying to shake off the bizarre mes. Meanwhile, blue lightning shot wildly around, slicing the surrounding grass into disarray.


    Xiang Beifei had already gotten back on his feet.


    "Its weak spot isn''t the seven inches; this creature''s weak spot is the eyes."


    During his brief engagement with the ck snake, he quickly, using "Learn by Analogy," analyzed the opponent''s method of attack thoroughly. Although the ck snake seemed to fear the mes, the fire didn''t inflict a fatal wound. Instead, it continually protected its eyes. Blinding it should practically seal its fate!


    Whoosh!


    Xiang Beifei, taking advantage of the snake trying to extinguish the mes, shed over again, his breath soil now shaped like a dagger.


    The ck snake had obviously noticed Xiang Beifei''s intention. After its lightning attack was dodged by Xiang Beifei, it opened its foul-smelling mouth wide and lunged at him.


    However, Xiang Beifei had already figured out the snake''s attack pattern. The creature''s attempt to bite him was anticipated. He clenched his left fist and punched the snake''s lower jaw, forcing the snake''s head upward, and then he thrust the dagger in his right hand downward into the snake''s left eye!


    Crash!


    Blinded in one eye, the ck snake erupted with blue blood spraying from its eye, contorting in pain. It swung its tail, knocking Xiang Beifei away while its other eye shot out lightning, striking Xiang Beifei''s shoulder.


    Xiang Beifei felt a numbness in his shoulder. His left arm was paralyzed and he couldn''t lift it, but as he was flung away, he seized the moment in mid-air to throw the Breath Soil again. The dagger formed from the Breath Soil traced a brown arc of light through the air, striking the ck snake''s other eye precisely!


    Bang!


    The massive body of the ck snake copsed, scattering weeds all over the ground.


    Massaging his shoulder, Xiang Beifei climbed up from the ground and sat on the messy grass, looking at the dead snake and heaving a sigh of relief.


    This snake was powerful, its strength and defenseparable tote-stage Qi-Controlling creatures—impervious to swords and spears and definitely unbeatable in a head-on fight. Xiang Beifei would have probably suffered badly. Fortunately, he was able to spot its weakness and analyze its attack pattern to deliver a fatal blow, or else he would have been in big trouble.


    Still, he had suffered a serious injury: the snake''s lightning had seared a ck wound onto his shoulder, which was very painful. He massaged it, circting his Spiritual Power to drive away the numbness,


    "Woof, woof, woof!"


    Xiaohei bounded out excitedly,nding on the snake''s body and fumbling around. Then, with a swipe of its paw, it slit the snake''s skin open effortlessly.


    Xiang Beifei watched Xiaohei in surprise, "I had no idea your ws were so sharp!"


    He had been fighting the snake for a while and hadn''t managed to cut through the snake''s skin, but Xiaohei did it with a single swipe of its paw.


    "Woof, woof, woof!"


    Xiaohei rummaged through the snake''s body and pulled out a fist-sized blue crystal stone.


    "A spiritual power crystal?"


    Xiang Beifei was taken aback.


    Everyone''s system items were actually transformed from spiritual power crystals, but Xiaohei''s action implied that every deste beast also had a spiritual power crystal inside it.


    However, ording to textbooks, this kind of thing was known as a beast pill in deste beasts, likely present in every deste beast, encapsting the essence of a beast''s life, though their power varied. Many beast pills could be used to make powerful tools and energy sources, which were crucial for humans in desperate need of energy and could fetch a good price on the market. Experience exclusive tales on m v|l e''-NovelBin


    "Woof, woof, woof!"


    "Can the beast pill also light up a constetion?"


    Xiang Beifei''s eyes lit up.


    This great snake was just the right strength forte-stage Qi-Controlling!


    However, he had already collected manyte-stage Qi-Controlling spiritual power crystals. The headmaster had given him some, and he got others as well. He didn''t really need this particr beast pill.


    "Collect it, maybe I can sell it next time."


    Xiang Beifei looked at the corpse of the ck snake, but soon encountered a problem.


    "How can I take such a big snake back?"


    Without a system, Xiang Beifei couldn''t use any kind of spatial storage technique created by the system to carry such arge thing, which would also be inconvenient for moving around.


    "Puff!"


    Xiaohei puffed up its cheeks and spat out a little bubble from its mouth. The bubblended on therge snake and immediately covered it, swiftly shrinking the ten-meter-long snake''s massive body until it was the size of a thumb-sized ss bead.


    "You have this ability too?"


    Xiang Beifei was delighted. Normally Xiaohei would just roll around on his shoulder, asionallye down to eat, burp contentedly, and then sleep. He had almost never counted on it during a fight. Now he realized Xiaohei had more capabilities than he knew.


    Using its tail, Xiaohei nudged the little bubble containing the snake, nudging and nudging, then tilted its head and said, "Woof, woof, woof!"


    "I don''t know if this is a Three Souls Deste Snake, doesn''t it have three horns?"


    "Woof, woof, woof!"


    Xiaohei sniffed the ground with its nose, then pointed forward with its little paw.