Chapter 169: Hydra Bloodline (Third update, you owe me 7 chapters)

Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power remained in a state of projection, encompassing the entire hundred-meter radius, including the unknown number of snake-type Spirit Beasts locked in a fierce battle with Zhao Shuyi.

His mind was like a radar screen, with nearly a hundred points of light appearing; the vast majority were dim, but two stood out, symbolizing the status of Mid-grade Spirit Beasts.

Beyond these, there was another point of light whose brightness clearly surpassed the others, emitting a bright and clear radiance.

Li Zhangsheng locked onto the target immediately.

This brightest point of light was right in front of Li Zhangsheng at this moment—it was that black shadow that had just burrowed out from underground.

The Spirit Beast before him had three heads, a sturdy build, a length of about eight meters, and a waist as thick as a water barrel.

"Three-Headed Snake!"

Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up; this was a relatively rare Three-Headed Snake, rumored to possess the Bloodline of the Hydra, and most importantly, it was a Warrior Species Spirit Beast.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Three-Headed Snake (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Mid-level 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Species】: Low-level Warrior

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Hydra (Sparse)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Darkness, Earth Element, Wind

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Light, Wood, Thunder

The Hydra is a type of Quasi-God Exotic Beast, extremely poisonous, which is why the water in the swamps is foul-smelling year-round; it is massive in size, possesses nine heads, and the attributes of the nine heads are all different—besides the Light attribute, it possesses the other nine attributes.

Additionally, the Hydra possesses monstrous Regeneration abilities; even if a head is chopped off, it can regenerate, and as long as all nine heads are not chopped off, the Hydra will not be in mortal danger.

After the failed sneak attack, the Three-Headed Snake wanted to burrow back into the mud, but how could Li Zhangsheng let it leave? He hurriedly signaled Kailan to cast Burrowing Vine.

Accompanied by a flash of green light, several vines as thick as an adult's arm burrowed out from beneath the mud, instantly binding the Three-Headed Snake tightly.

Crack— Crack— Crack—

The Three-Headed Snake struggled instinctively; its strength was immense, and it snapped three vines in an instant, looking as if it were about to break free from its restraints.

Unfortunately, the Three-Headed Snake was facing a Monster Tamer; Li Zhangsheng had no intention of letting Kailan fight alone and immediately commanded Aixi to charge at the opponent.

Taken by surprise, the Three-Headed Snake opened the mouths of its three heads, and black, yellow, and cyan energy points instantly converged, transforming into energy beams of three different attributes, shooting toward Aixi.

This was a swamp, so Aixi's speed was somewhat restricted, and given the close distance, it did not attempt to dodge; instead, a thick layer of cyan light screen emerged, completely shrouding it and Li Zhangsheng.

Boom— Boom— Boom—

In an instant, the three beams of light slammed into the cyan light screen, which flickered slightly a few times without the slightest sign of shattering.

The gap was a bit large; although the Three-Headed Snake was only one step away from the Upper Realm, this one step created a huge gap between the two, and coupled with the difference in species, it was naturally difficult to break through Aixi's Wind Barrier.

Seeing this scene, intense unease surged within the Three-Headed Snake; its body struggled even more violently, completely breaking free from the vines' restraints, and it wanted to burrow underground.

As long as it burrowed underground, the Three-Headed Snake could advance to attack and retreat to defend, standing in an almost invincible position; unless Li Zhangsheng possessed a powerful Earth Element Spirit Beast, it would be very difficult to defeat a Three-Headed Snake determined to hide.

Crushing Claw!

Yet at this very moment, Aixi appeared in front of the Three-Headed Snake, and the sharp claws protruding from its paw pads swiped fiercely at the Three-Headed Snake's waist.

Bang— Crack—

Accompanied by immense force, the Three-Headed Snake's massive body was involuntarily sent "flying," crashing heavily through a section of dead tree and dragging a furrow over twenty meters long in the swamp before it barely came to a stop.

The hardness of the swamp was far inferior to ordinary ground, which was the main reason Aixi could cause such a visual impact.

With just a single strike, several wounds deep enough to see bone appeared on the Three-Headed Snake's waist, but observing its wounds closely, one would find that they were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It wouldn't take long for the Three-Headed Snake to fully recover from its injuries.

This was the formidable nature of the Hydra Bloodline; even if the Three-Headed Snake's Regeneration ability was not as good as a Hydra's, it still possessed powerful endurance.

Before the Three-Headed Snake could crawl up from the ground, Aixi rushed over quickly; under the Three-Headed Snake's terrified gaze, Aixi leaped high, its mouth wide open, and its sharp, sword-like fangs precisely bit into the neck of the Three-Headed Snake's left head.

Crack—

Compared to its waist as thick as a water barrel, the Three-Headed Snake's neck was significantly thinner, and it was bitten through by Aixi in one go.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the severed end, but the Three-Headed Snake's remaining two heads were not affected much, and both heads quickly bit toward Aixi from different directions.

Wind Stealth!

Aixi saw this in its eyes; its eyes narrowed slightly, the cyan light on its body surface flickered violently, and Wind Element energy erupted crazily, which greatly increased its explosive power, as if it had turned into a Residual Shadow, easily avoiding the Three-Headed Snake's offensive.

Steel Tail!

The moment the dodge was completed, Aixi's figure turned with the momentum, and its tail, like a steel whip, slammed fiercely onto the middle head of the Three-Headed Snake; amidst the splashing blood, the Three-Headed Snake was involuntarily knocked to the ground.

Even after suffering such severe injuries, the Three-Headed Snake still had not lost its combat ability; even more terrifyingly, granulation was growing from the severed end on the left, and it would only take a period of time for its left head to recover as before.

At this time, the Three-Headed Snake did not stand up, but its tail was rotating rapidly, swinging toward Aixi.

Unfortunately, the moment the Three-Headed Snake swung its tail, Aixi sensed its intention; it immediately leaped up, and while avoiding the tail strike, it opened its bloody maw, and countless cyan light points quickly converged, transforming into a five-foot-long Wind Blade, spinning rapidly as it slashed toward the Three-Headed Snake's right head.

Crack—

A smooth cut was made in the Three-Headed Snake's right neck, and blood gushed out as if it were worthless, dyeing the ground bright red.

Aixi stepped forward, Trampling heavily on the Three-Headed Snake, not giving it any chance to escape.

Even with powerful Regeneration abilities, the Three-Headed Snake was ultimately not a Hydra; the loss of two heads and a large amount of blood left its body extremely weak, and for a moment, where would it find the strength to break free from Aixi?

From beginning to end, it was suppressed by Aixi, without any chance of escape.

"Contract!" Li Zhangsheng looked down at the Three-Headed Snake and began to cast a Temporary Contract.

(End of this chapter)