Chapter 123: Four-Thousand-Year Black Mamba Venomous Snake

Nan Feihuang suddenly summoned his Fangtian Halberd and, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, hurled it out.

"Whoosh!"

The Fangtian Halberd grazed past the head of Dugu Yan, who was drawing water; the crescent blades on both sides of the halberd even severed a few strands of her hair, giving her a fright.

The long halberd plunged into the water, kicking up a massive wave.

"What is it, Brother Feihuang?" Dugu Yan stood up in alarm and turned back to ask.

She was not angry, because she knew that Nan Feihuang was definitely not the type of person to be so bored as to scare her on purpose, let alone attack her.

"Sister Dugu Yan, retreat quickly!" Nan Feihuang shouted.

Although Dugu Yan did not understand his intent, she did not hesitate and hurriedly withdrew.

The next moment, a black snake darted out from the bottom of the water, its pitch-black scales flowing with scarlet bloodstains—this was clearly the wound just carved out by the Fangtian Halberd.

"This is a Black Mamba!" Dugu Yan recognized the species of the snake at a glance.

This was a terrifying snake-type Spirit Beast that was extremely adept at concealment and carried potent venom; if not for Nan Feihuang's warning just now, she feared she would have already been attacked.

Even as a Poison Spirit Master, she would definitely not have a good time if bitten by this thing.

"Thank you, Brother Feihuang!" Dugu Yan said, still shaken.

"It's nothing, Sister Dugu Yan, get ready for battle." Nan Feihuang smiled; he dared not take the credit, for even if he hadn't acted, Dugu Yan would have been fine—after all, besides Zhao Wuji and Qin Ming, Dugu Bo was here too.

He certainly would not watch his own granddaughter get hurt.

This Black Mamba looked much smaller than the Phoenix-Tail Crested Serpent from that day, only about four meters long, but not all snake types rely on length to determine their age.

The Black Mamba is not a giant snake type; even after reaching ten thousand years, their bodies still only grow to a few meters in length.

After all, this is a snake adept at concealment and sneak attacks; if its body were too huge, it wouldn't be so easy to ambush and kill.

This type of Spirit Beast was extremely suitable for Dugu Yan.

"Brother Nan, the method for identifying the age of a Black Mamba cannot rely on its body size, but rather its toxicity; we must test it." Tang San and the others also gathered around.

The Black Mamba has fast attack speed, a tough body, and carries lethal venom; according to the theory the Grandmaster taught Tang San, it was also very suitable for him, so he was naturally tempted.

Therefore, to determine the age: if it were under 1,800 years, then Tang San would take it; if it were over 3,000 years, it would be for Dugu Yan; if it were over 2,000 but under 3,000, then they would just drive it away.

"Many thanks for the suggestion, Brother Tang. Return!" Nan Feihuang used his consciousness to recall the Fangtian Halberd from the bottom of the lake and then summoned it out again.

Next, he found a large boulder and struck it vertically with the long halberd, batting the giant rock toward the Black Mamba like a tennis ball.

The Black Mamba spat a stream of pitch-black venom from its mouth, which actually dissolved the massive rock in an instant.

"What powerful venom. A Black Mamba under two thousand years old couldn't spit out such venom. In my opinion, the age of this snake is at least 3,500 years, perhaps even close to 4,000!" Tang San was somewhat disappointed; this Spirit Beast was not suitable for him.

He was unhappy, but Dugu Yan was excited. Regarding her knowledge of snake-type Spirit Beasts, she would not lose to Tang San, and she immediately made the same judgment as him.

"A Black Mamba close to four thousand years old! Tianheng, Brother Feihuang, Teacher Qin, help me quickly, I want it, I want it!!!"

"Second Soul Skill, Eight Gates Golden Lock!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Holy Fire Divine Weapon."

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw."

There was no need for Dugu Yan to request it; these three had already prepared to strike.

Nan Feihuang, who attacked first, opened four of the Eight Gates Golden Lock, using the power of the formation to restrict the Black Mamba's movements.

The strongest aspects of this snake were its speed and venom; as long as its speed was restricted, its threat would be greatly reduced, and it would also prevent it from escaping.

Next, Qin Ming's flame whip bound the Black Mamba's vital spot; snakes are cold-blooded animals and are always somewhat afraid of fire.

Finally, Yu Tianheng attacked from above, his Dragon Claw already pressed onto the center of the Black Mamba's head—non-pure water is conductive.

This Black Mamba had just come out of the water, and Yu Tianheng's electricity spread across its entire body along the water stains on it.

Its speed was reduced, its vital spot was bound, and its whole body was paralyzed by lightning.

In just a few seconds, the Black Mamba completely lost the ability to fight.

"So powerful; the coordination of these few is too decisive and too swift." Zhu Zhuqing could not help but say.

She was not interested in other things right now; in order to survive, she only cared about strength. If only she could coordinate with Dai Mubai as well as this.

Dai Mubai crossed his arms and said unhappily, "What's so great about that? These few clearly have been coordinating for years. Once our Shrek team has polished our coordination for a while, we will definitely be stronger than them."

Ning Rongrong swept a contemptuous glance at him from behind. If it weren't to win a bet and prove to everyone that she was no worse than anyone in Shrek, she wouldn't want to coordinate with Dai Mubai at all.

Just the night before they set off for the Star Dou Great Forest, this guy had argued with her, saying he would do this and that to her before killing her!

If it were according to her usual fiery temper, she would have gone home long ago to find people to deal with him.

But ever since she was lectured by Flender, she decided that even if she didn't fight for the steamed bun, she would fight for her pride; she absolutely had to rely on herself to make them look at her with new eyes.

Just at this moment, Dugu Yan was already prepared to act, launching a fatal blow.

"Jade Phosphor Serpent Heart Devour!" Dugu Yan's pupils emitted a ghastly green light; her Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul did not directly possess her, but instead transformed into a phantom behind Dugu Yan, opened its mouth, and bit down on the Black Mamba.

At this moment, what flowed out from the Black Mamba's wound was not blood, but black venom.

The Jade Phosphor Snake was actually swallowing the poison.

This was the new ability her martial soul gained after Dugu Yan consumed the Snake Heart Grass; as long as the opponent's cultivation was not much stronger than hers, she could swallow most of the poison from any Poison Spirit Master, much like Citun Douluo.

Moreover, Dugu Yan could also use the opponent's poison to briefly strengthen her own toxicity; this counted as a slight advantage.

It was just that she would have to detoxify afterward.

The Black Mamba's entire body of venom was quickly drained by Dugu Yan, and she only stopped when the wound began to bleed.

It no longer had any venom for the Jade Phosphor Snake to swallow.

The Jade Phosphor Snake whipped it to the ground with its tail.

As both the venom and blood drained away, the Black Mamba's entire body shriveled up; before long, a purple Spirit Ring had already emerged.

Dugu Yan immediately sat cross-legged and began to absorb this Spirit Ring.

Dugu Bo, in the shadows, nodded with satisfaction; this Black Mamba's Spirit Ring was quite good, and both its attributes and age were very compatible with his granddaughter.

She should be able to obtain a decent Fourth Soul Skill.

The mood of the Imperial Fighter team members also brightened up quite a bit; although they had gained nothing over the past two days, fortunately, they could be considered to have completed one-third of the goal for this trip.

(End of this chapter)