Chapter 9: A Fist in an Instant, Breaking Limits in an Instant!

Formation Energy?

Just by looking at this pair of snake eyes, he had obtained a massive amount of Formation Energy!

Chen Yan opened his mouth; he could feel the Po Saint Tree's craving for this stream of yellow light, as if it were nourishment countless times more precious than a SoulRefining Medicine.

The intoxication lasted only an instant.

The next moment, there was only one word in Chen Yan's brain.

Run!

Boom!

Mighty force surged from within his legs; the soil beneath Chen Yan's Foot exploded in an instant, and his entire body shot out like an Arrow.

All the strength within his body seemed to erupt at this moment, the fatigue from running the Mountain in the morning was swept away, and Chen Yan's legs seemed to have lost all Perception, running along the mountain road like a machine.

He even leaped between tree trunks at close range, using both hands and Arms to change the direction of his body.

Swish, swish!

Behind him came the sound of friction.

Yet Chen Yan dared not look back at all, simply grabbing a handful of Stones from his bag and stuffing them into his pocket while running.

Boom, boom, boom~

The sound of impact rang out to his rear right, getting closer and closer.

Hiss...

At this moment, the Green Snake was in a relatively stationary position compared to Chen Yan, its pair of Crimson snake Pupils revealing a human-like greed.

The next instant, it lunged toward Chen Yan.

Chen Yan's expression shifted slightly; he raised his arm, and waves of force surged from his Waist into his arm.

Bang!

A stone was thrown out instantly; the trace of greed in the Crimson snake Pupil froze at this moment, followed by the sound of the stone striking the snake's head.

With a bang, the giant snake's front body jolted violently, its long snake Tail slamming into a Tree trunk.

It was clearly somewhat dazed from being hit by this stone.

Having landed a hit, Chen Yan felt a flicker of joy, but the next moment his body tilted and he slammed into a Tree trunk.

The intense impact made him feel as if his blood were flowing backward in an instant, and a sharp pain radiated from his Chest.

Within the Consciousness World, various colors were mixed together.

Orange, yellow, and green.

The orange was produced by Chen Yan's continuous running, while the yellow was the Formation Energy caused by Chen Yan staring directly into the Green Snake's Pupils, though it could not be absorbed.

As for the green...

Like the yellow, it could not be absorbed.

【Prompt: Constitution Energy detected; Po Saint Tree cannot absorb it. The Po Saint Tree must be upgraded to Level 3.】

He had slammed into a tree and produced Constitution Energy?

Can getting beaten strengthen the body?

Chen Yan shook his Brain; he had captured the changes in both the Reality World and the Consciousness World, but he was somewhat dazed at this moment.

He had no time to think about these things, and in the next moment, he began to Escape again.

Hiss!

The hissing sound of the Green Snake behind him clearly carried a bestial murderous intent, extremely dangerous.

Bang!

Chen Yan threw another stone; this strike landed solidly on the Green Snake's lower jaw.

Hiss!

…………

Time passed slowly.

"Two people are dead. I'm late. The one who attacked should be a Qingjiu Snake, but that snake is gone now."

At the place where Li Xuan and his son were slaughtered by the giant snake, a tall man in a black uniform frowned as he examined the blood-soaked scene, almost able to imagine exactly what had happened at the time.

"Can't stop them. These people know they will encounter danger, but they just can't be stopped."

The man named Luo Puxin sighed softly into the walkie-talkie in his hand:

"You guys come over and handle this. I just came here to rest for a day; how did I run into so many things in half a day?"

Luo Puxin grumbled, then stopped paying attention.

Qingshan is the Baozang of the entire Luoyang County; how many people want to rely on Qingshan to make a fortune and leave this place for good?

Many people live lives of pain and hardship, and it is precisely because the hope in their hearts is the most lethal Poison.

Perhaps recalling his own childhood, Luo Puxin walked slowly down the Mountain, and suddenly his Mu Guang narrowed as he scanned his surroundings.

Looking at the freshly turned soil on the ground and the marks left on the tree trunks after being struck by something.

"There is one more person!?"

………………

Luo Puxin squinted his eyes; based on the various phenomena left on the mountain ground, he could guess what had happened.

The Qingjiu Snake always dwells in the Depth of Qingshan and only crawls down the mountain when pursuing prey.

Following the traces left by the Qingjiu Snake's impact on the tree trunks and the overturned soil, Luo Puxin's speed increased, leaving a trail of dark shadows in the dense forest.

In his mind, he seemed to have already seen the scene he was about to witness.

It would be nothing more than a pool of blood.

The Qingjiu Snake is very fast; ordinary people simply cannot escape the capture of a Qingjiu Snake.

Who is an ordinary person?

Everyone in the entire Qingshan Town is, basically.

It was just that Luo Puxin's expression changed.

No wonder he hadn't discovered it when he went up the Mountain; the direction that person was running in was not directly down the Mountain.

Instead, it was winding and circuitous along the path down the Mountain.

This is a very clever method, because the speed of a Qingjiu Snake is fastest when its snake body is pressed against the ground while going down the Mountain.

But the problem lies right here; ordinary people would not escape this way. Whether they could think of this method is one thing, but mainly, running like this is exhausting for oneself. The greatest possibility is running out of strength while alive and being swallowed into the belly of the Qingjiu Snake.

"Is it a martial artist?"

Luo Puxin looked at the traces on the ground and fell into speculation:

"It might be a martial artist who just had an Awakening and has no combat experience."

Luo Puxin was only guessing, but his brows lifted slightly when he saw one spot.

He saw that on a Tree trunk five meters away, a piece of bark had been broken, revealing the damaged white cambium.

Following the trajectory, Luo Puxin saw a Stone embedded within the mud.

This force... it doesn't look like someone who just had an Awakening of Qi and Blood.

In any case, when he himself just had an Awakening of Qi and Blood, it was impossible to reach this kind of strength.

A strange feeling emerged in Luo Puxin's heart; he could understand the fugitive's thoughts.

To be able to choose an escape route that allows oneself to live longer in a short period of time, and also be able to make a certain counterattack.

This is a bit interesting.

The vast majority of people are unable to do this while in a life-and-death escape.

Luo Puxin leaped between Tree trunks and finally discovered a trail of blood on the soil; his heart suddenly tightened.

The Qingjiu Snake was injured.

It is estimated that this is a veteran of running the Mountain.

But that's not right either; once one has an Awakening of Qi and Blood, they are a martial artist and could completely team up with other martial artists to enter Qingshan.

Various contradictions emerged in his mind, and Luo Puxin increased his speed.

Until the hissing of the Green Snake, the sound of collisions, and the low shouts of the Youth intertwined, the scene that appeared before his eyes covered all speculation.

That was a Youth wearing a White T-shirt, constantly running through the Shanlin, maneuvering between the scattered Tree trunks on the mountain land, and continuously throwing the Stones in his hand at a giant green snake ten meters away from him.

Mud flew, and branches snapped.

Luo Puxin stood on the crown of a Spruce Tree thirty meters high, his feet stepping on branches as thick as a Finger, as light as a bird, watching below with his arms crossed.

He did not immediately go to rescue that Youth.

The moment he saw the Youth's Appearance, a mood of scrutiny arose in Luo Puxin.

But very quickly, a question emerged in his mind.

This Youth... why isn't he using SoulRefining?

Bang!

A Stone slammed into the body of the Green Snake, splashing a pool of blood. Chen Yan's speed under his Feet was not slow, and he lunged toward the left, stepping on a Tree trunk.

With a boom!

A thick snake Tail struck the position where Chen Yan had been standing before, smashing a giant pit deep into the ground.

Danger, danger, danger!

Chen Yan was panting heavily, his whole body covered in mud; sweat and mud mixed together, and from afar, he looked just like a mud man.

【Po Sheng Realm: Level 2 (1/15)】

【Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit:

Force: (99/100)

Blood (9/100)

Technique: (27/100)】

Under the threat of life and death, the 【Force】 Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit was actually growing rapidly, and it was about to ripen.

Just a little bit more, just the last bit left.

Chen Yan carried a glimmer of hope in his heart.

The reason he dared to expend his strength to circle with this Green Snake was not just because he wanted to live a little longer and then be devoured by the Green Snake.

He was very tired; under the intense running and movements, there were many places where his muscles were torn.

But the 【Force】 Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit only had the last bit left; as long as he consumed it, all the negative states of his body would be cleared to Zero.

Not only that, his strength would also increase dramatically, and then the chance of escape would be greater.

…………

"This child, hasn't had an Awakening yet?"

Above the Tree crown, a look of astonishment appeared in Luo Puxin's eyes.

This is Innate Divine Strength, an absolutely high talent, very suitable for walking the path of Horizontal Refinement.

Even for Luo Puxin, it was hard to avoid giving birth to a bit of appreciation for talent at this moment.

It's just...

"He's running out of strength."

Above the Tree crown, Luo Puxin looked at the Youth below dodging the giant snake's pounce, feeling moved in his heart.

This Youth should be a local genius; if it weren't for him today, he would definitely die at the Mouth of the Qingjiu Snake.

He knew the temptation of Qingshan to the locals, but to come here at such a young age, even if very clever and possessing high talent, was still too reckless.

But the next moment.

Luo Puxin's Mu Guang narrowed slightly.

Yet he saw the Youth wearing the White T-shirt below suddenly pause, as if he had frozen in an instant.

Hiss~

The Qingjiu Snake hissed, its massive Tail suddenly whipping toward Chen Yan.

Atop the Tree crown, Luo Puxin sighed softly, his body crouching slightly, about to make a move.

"Eh?"

Following his soft exclamation, Chen Yan's Pupil suddenly widened, muscles rippling across his arms as if a surging torrent of force flowed through them, and the Fire Poker in his hand struck out fiercely.

Bang!

The iron rod collided with the giant Green Snake's Tail; the former bent, while the latter simultaneously caved in with a boom, sparks even flying as the rod rubbed against the Scales.

The snake tail, as thick as two people could embrace, was suddenly smashed away, crashing into a large Tree nearby, which snapped at the Waist with a 'Crack!'.

Hiss!

The Qingjiu Snake let out a hiss containing fierce Anger, looking viciously toward Chen Yan.

Chen Yan Frown, the Fire Poker in his hand already bent to ninety degrees, clearly unusable anymore.

He had just consumed a Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit, yet even with his greatly increased strength, the strike had failed to break the Green Snake's Flesh.

Throwing away the Fire Poker, Chen Yan took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with brilliant light.

Without waiting a moment, he kicked off with both legs, charging toward the Green Snake, his right Fist tensed.

Coordinating with his breathing, the flow rate of the blood throughout his body changed.

It was as if he had thrown this punch one hundred times, one thousand times, ten thousand times.

Punch!

Swish!

A streak of brilliant red light Appeared from Chen Yan's Fist, dazzling Ten Thousand times over.

In an instant, it struck the Green Snake.

In an instant, amidst the rippling red light, a small, blurry figure of a girl Appeared opposite Chen Yan, shouting delicately as she threw a punch, striking in unison with Chen Yan.

In an instant, Luo Puxin's Mouth hung open, as if Thunder Element were roaring in his Brain.