Chapter 21 - 21 21 Centennial Spirit Snake

21: Chapter 21: Centennial Spirit Snake 21: Chapter 21: Centennial Spirit Snake “The Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit” lay between the man and the serpent, slightly more towards Fang Bai’s side. In theory, Fang Bai had an advantage, but this was negated by his current environment. Had it been on flat ground, Fang Bai could have easily dealt with the Five-Colored Flower Snake. But now, he was on a nearly vertical ninety-degree cliff, unable to move agilely, with his left hand grabbing a protruding rock to stabilize his body, leaving only his right hand to confront the Five-Colored Flower Snake. Driving away or killing the Five-Colored Flower Snake to get that “Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit” had therefore become much more difficult. “A mere centennial crawler dares to stop me from picking the ‘Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit’? Wait till I slaughter you and roast you for a meal! Centennial snake meat is a great tonic for the body; a centennial snake gall is greatly beneficial for cultivators!” Fang Bai glared at the Five-Colored Flower Snake in front of him, clenching his teeth and silently building momentum. After a standoff of more than ten minutes, Fang Bai finally lost his patience. His right hand formed a claw, and he tore off a rock the size of a chicken egg from the cliff, flicking it with his wrist. Whoosh— The rock whistled through the air, shooting towards the vital seven-inch area of the Five-Colored Flower Snake. The Five-Colored Flower Snake had lived a hundred years and gained some spiritual awareness; it knew Fang Bai was not to be trifled with and was on high alert. The moment Fang Bai released the rock, the snake also moved. It swayed its upper body, evading the rock hurled by Fang Bai, with its triangular head lunging forward like lightning. Its mouth opened wide and two sharp, venomous fangs aimed for Fang Bai’s arm—the one that hurled the rock. Fang Bai knew that once bitten by those venomous fangs, even if the venom didn’t kill him, falling from dozens of meters in the air wouldn’t leave him any chance to survive. He might have been much stronger than an ordinary person by now, but he was still far from reaching an invincible realm. “Scram!” Fang Bai suddenly bellowed, a ferocious shout erupting from his throat. This roar, like an enraged lion, formed a sound wave that contained a surge of True Yuan from Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, crashing onto the Five-Colored Flower Snake’s head like a big wave and dazing it momentarily. Lion’s Roar Sonic Wave! This sound wave technique, the first time Fang Bai had used it since his transmigration, helped him out of a critical situation. “Die!” Fang Bai, battle-hardened from his previous life, seized this opportunity without hesitation. He brought his right-hand index and middle fingers tightly together, thrusting them forward like a sharp sword, precisely and unerringly piercing through the seven-inch spot of the Five-Colored Flower Snake. The Five-Colored Flower Snake’s body went limp, squirmed a few times, and then lay still in death. Sigh— These two attacks, seemingly effortless, had nearly exhausted the True Yuan in Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, which was only the size of a grain of rice. Fang Bai felt weak all over. His left hand clutched desperately at a protruding rock, and he pressed close to the cliff face, not allowing himself to fall. Meanwhile, he rapidly circulated the “Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique” cultivation technique within his body. After a short while, the True Yuan in his Qi Sea began to condense again, and Fang Bai’s strength gradually returned, He carefully plucked “The Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit” and wound the Five-Colored Flower Snake’s body, along with a few vine strips he had prepared, around his body. Slowly descending from the dozens of feet high cliff, it wasn’t until Fang Bai’s feet touched solid ground that he let out a long sigh of relief. The up and down journey, though brief, had taken a tremendous toll on his physical strength. By the time Fang Bai reached the ground, his stomach was growling with hunger. Dragging the snake to a nearby stream, he decapitated it, skinned it, removed its entrails, and after cleaning the snake meat, he cut a large piece with the small knife he carried and roasted it over the fire. Searᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Such a century-old snake with awakened spirit, had a delicious taste and was highly nourishing to the body. After eating the snake meat, Fang Bai felt a surge of strength fill his body, which soon transformed into a strand of faint True Yuan that entered his Qi Sea. Then, Fang Bai swallowed the cleaned gallbladder whole and sat cross-legged on a rock by the stream to cultivate the “Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique”. The gallbladder was the most essence-filled part of the snake, and the century-old gallbladder that Fang Bai consumed had an effect comparable to a low-grade Spirit Pill he had in the Cultivation World in his past life. Once the gallbladder was ingested, and after being refined by the “Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique”, it also transformed into a strand of True Yuan that flowed into the Qi Sea, with an effect several times greater than that of the snake meat meal he had just finished. Fang Bai believed that if he consumed the entire snake’s meat, transforming all of its energy into True Yuan, his mastery of the “Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique” might reach a new height. However, Fang Bai had no intention of eating all the snake meat. Instead, he planned to bring the rest home to share with his family. Such century-old snake meat was rare and hard to find. Ordinary people who consumed it could cure diseases, alleviate pain, strengthen the body, and prolong life. Fang Bai’s parents both suffered from illnesses, and for them, eating the snake meat would have benefits that no common medicine could replace. This trip had yielded the “Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit” and century-old snake meat, and Fang Bai was very satisfied. He decided to call it a day, wrapped the remaining snake meat in his clothes, and ran all the way home. Arriving home drenched in sweat, Fang Bai was too tired to clean himself. He handed the snake meat to his mother and immediately planted the “Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit” in the corner of the yard, three feet away from the “Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus”. Afterward, Fang Bai took great care to instruct his mother not to touch those two spiritual medicines, telling her that they would be of great use to him in the future. Those two pieces of spiritual medicine might just be the only ones in the world. If his mother accidentally destroyed them, Fang Bai could cry himself into fainting. As for the snake meat, Fang Bai lied to his mother, saying it was a gift from a wealthy friend and that it was highly beneficial for health if consumed. Yang Mei took his word for it and immediately preserved the snake meat. She froze it in the refrigerator, planning to stew some for her son to eat every day. After a hot shower and changing into clean clothes, Fang Bai shut the door of his room and focused on reading. Around four in the afternoon, Fang Bai suddenly received a call from Tang Wenrou. She said the higher-ups had already processed the reward of one hundred thousand yuan and asked him to bring his ID card and quickly come to the police station to collect it. Less than ten minutes after receiving Tang Wenrou’s call, Fang Bai was already in her office. “You sure got here fast…” Seeing Fang Bai, Tang Wenrou was taken aback. During the last questioning session, Tang Wenrou had roughly figured out where Fang Bai lived and thought that even if he left his house and immediately got into a taxi, it would still take about twenty minutes to get to the police station. Fang Bai’s arrival in less than ten minutes was somewhat beyond comprehension. “I heard there was money to be collected, so I ran all the way here.” “Ran?” Tang Wenrou was even more astonished, and asked, “You ran here? Aren’t you tired?” “Not tired! The thought of one hundred thousand yuan filled me with strength!” Fang Bai said with a smile. “Money-grubber!” Tang Wenrou cursed in her heart, but then she remembered that Fang Bai, just like her, had trained in martial arts and was even more skilled than she was. So, she let it go.