Chapter 57

As if it had put on a layer of crystalline shell.

Its whole body became soft.

Su Ming's eyes tightened.

"This is... Molting?"

This giant snake had a skill called Molting.

Once molting is successful, it can not only recover its state significantly but also raise its strength to a higher level.

By then, it could even reach level 27 or 28.

But during the molting process, it is at its most vulnerable.

Molting in the middle of a battle is simply wishful thinking.

Do you think you're a snake from the Xiao family!

The giant snake choosing to molt at this time meant it was truly at its wit's end, and this was its only way out!

How could Su Ming let it make a desperate counterattack?

He joined his fingers into a sword shape and pointed from afar.

Ding!

The Dragon Inlay sword blade made a ding sound.

It directly mashed the giant snake's brains into a pulp.

Then it broke out of the body from the center of the forehead.

Bringing up a line of blood.

The giant snake fell down with a boom.

Its health dropped directly to 1%.

Su Ming's eyes were cold.

Brain death does not mean body death.

This giant snake's body muscles were still moving due to conditioned reflexes.

Swoosh!

The huge snake tail thrashed toward Su Ming abruptly.

Su Ming took a slight breath.

The giant snake's head was already ruined, but its body muscles were still alive.

Before the giant snake died, its brain issued one last command, which was to strangle Su Ming!

So its body swept toward Su Ming with a boom!

Once bound, the giant snake would activate its most lethal skill.

[Hellish Constriction].

By then, Su Ming definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Facing the big snake's final death throes, Su Ming was indeed a bit surprised.

After all, very few creatures could still perform such large-scale muscle activity after brain death.

This giant snake was worthy of being the strongest beast in this forest.

Whether it was combat will or the muscle strength of its body, it was top-notch.

Its nerves and muscle tissue were still attacking according to the last command issued by its brain.

But Su Ming also felt a bit of regret.

Because he was too flexible, the giant snake's strike couldn't possibly hit him.

"[Hellish Constriction] is also meaningless."

Su Ming sighed.

He took a step forward abruptly.

He nimbly dodged the Hellish Constriction.

But in the next instant.

Swoosh!

The tip of the tail actually pointed at Su Ming and spat a burst of venom!

Su Ming's eyes were slightly shocked.

This giant snake's tail could actually spit venom too.

It was truly too sinister.

A mutated species is indeed a mutated species!

Its methods are strange... and lethal!

Su Ming's mental energy was also almost exhausted; he was driving four swords to fight simultaneously, plus Lingbo Micro-steps; even a third-turner couldn't withstand this kind of consumption.

If Su Ming had used the Hidden God Step, he would have exhausted his mental energy long ago.

Now, both his spirit and his body muscles were very exhausted.

Su Ming estimated that he could use at most two or three more skills!

Fortunately, the giant snake didn't have much health left either.

Su Ming raised his hand directly, gripped the Shadow Flow Sword, and reverse-activated Sword Draw Instant Slash.

In mid-air, he slashed toward the giant snake's tail.

Dodging the venom!

This sword also successfully cut off the giant snake's tail.

Su Ming raised his hand and gripped.

He pulled the Profound Sharp Sword out of the giant snake's stomach from a distance.

Swish!

The black sword blade sliced through the belly and flew out, carrying dripping snake blood and corrosive liquid, flying to Su Ming's side.

The giant snake's health points dropped to zero completely.

Assassination successful.

[Congratulations, you killed the level 26 giant snake!]

[Obtained loot: Giant Snake Poison Fangs x2]

[Giant Snake Scale Skin x1000]

[Second-turn Snake Gallbladder x1]

[Giant Snake Poison Testicle x1]

[Second-turn task completed, promoted to second-turn Sword God!]

[All attributes +10]

[Obtained experience points: 15,020]

[Promoted to level 21!]

[Free attribute points +10]

[Talent: Origin Sword Body (Mythical) effect increased]

[Sword technique power increased: 20 times]

[Sword technique speed increased: 20 times]

[Sword technique proficiency increased: 20 times]

[Obtained reward: One lottery wheel spin!]

Promoted to second-turn Sword God!

Su Ming felt his physical strength recover somewhat.

But before he could celebrate the joy of victory,

he suddenly felt a sharp pain.

Su Ming looked closely.

He saw a drop of snake blood on his arm!

He didn't know when it had splashed onto him.

This snake blood brought a scalding sensation to Su Ming.

Despite all precautions, he hadn't guarded against this.

This snake's blood actually contained deadly poison!

Su Ming had tried his best to avoid contact with the venom and blood.

But the giant snake's size was too large, and too much blood had splashed out; it was hard to avoid it all.

He was extremely decisive, slashing out with his sword to cut off that piece of skin.

He dug out a part of the flesh, deep enough to see the bone.

The sharp pain was still heart-wrenching; the toxin seemed to have already invaded his blood!

This toxin was a mixed toxin, with the effect of eroding nerves.

Su Ming could feel his mental energy dropping rapidly, about to bottom out!

His muscles also began to go numb.

Su Ming's expression was ugly.

In this instant, he suddenly discovered that the giant snake's corpse was slowly wriggling.

The crystalline shell all over its body seemed to be undergoing a transformation!

Molting even after death?

Su Ming really hadn't expected this.

Creatures will burst out with infinite potential in the face of death!

At this moment, he felt some admiration for this big snake's will to survive.

If the molting was successful, could this giant snake be resurrected?

He had to stop it!

Su Ming flicked his hand, mobilizing the Dragon Inlay sword blade in mid-air to return, vertical and downward!

The sharp sword tip stabbed downward!

It fell straight toward the giant snake's head.

This was his last sword before exhausting his mental energy.

He had to kill this big snake completely.

Pfft!

Suddenly, a ghostly figure appeared behind Su Ming.

At the same time, there was killing intent.

Su Ming's eyes tightened!

He turned to look.

He actually discovered a person appearing behind him.

This was a lean man in a black robe, with a sneer on his face.

On his face, there was a long scar, looking extremely ugly.

In his hand, he held a short knife, stabbing toward Su Ming's neck.

There was actually another assassin?

Had he been hiding in the surroundings all along?

Su Ming's eyes were slightly shocked.

At this critical moment, his physical strength was no longer enough.

Only two choices lay before him.

Use the Dragon Inlay Broken Sword to kill the giant snake.

Or, block the lethal strike from this person behind him.

The snake venom had paralyzed his whole body; Su Ming couldn't multitask and could only choose one.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to block this person's move!

This was the only choice.

Otherwise, if he died, he would have nothing left.

He swung the broken sword in his right hand directly, activated the Surging Thunder Sword, and blocked this knife.

Boom!

Thunder flashed.

This sword strike even shattered that person's knife.

The Dragon Inlay Broken Sword was too sharp.

That person's face showed some surprise.

"Hmm?"

"After fighting such a terrifying beast, you still have the energy to shatter my knife?"

"Heh... seems like I've provoked a tough opponent."

He spat, seeming very unhappy.

But he was not afraid in the slightest!

It could be seen that this person's strength was very powerful.

At the very least, he was much stronger than the previous second-turn assassins from the Zhang family.

At this moment, behind Su Ming, the giant snake's corpse also made a series of wriggling sounds.

It seemed it was about to finish molting!

The Dragon Inlay sword blade in mid-air, because it lacked the mobilization of Su Ming's will, had begun to fall powerlessly.

Free fall.

This sword strike was purely based on inertia, and its power was limited.

According to this development, this sword strike definitely couldn't kill the molting big snake's corpse.

By then, it might be resurrected!

And Su Ming, facing the vicious enemy in front of him, had no time to be distracted.

His mental energy could only activate one last skill!

With the snake venom paralyzing him, although he had just been promoted to the second turn, he hadn't recovered much power.

Su Ming had fallen into a very passive situation!

Once the big snake was resurrected, he would be caught in a pincer attack!

And if he killed the big snake, who would deal with this assassin in front of him?

Just at this dilemma.

A petite figure rushed out from the surrounding dense forest!

She took a step forward, her footsteps light, and leaped high.

Her delicate hands tightly gripped the Dragon Inlay sword blade in mid-air.

Her hands were instantly dripping with blood.

She looked pained but didn't let go at all.

She fell abruptly.

She stabbed the sword blade firmly into the giant snake's head.

The entire sword blade was completely submerged in it!

The giant snake's molting corpse was directly and completely suppressed and killed.

All muscle and nerve activity was completely annihilated.

It couldn't molt anymore.

It was dead as dead could be.