Chapter 526: Chen Snake

After the two and the demon had been flying forward for a while, Yu Fei at the front of the party suddenly stopped.

Wait!

Yan Buji also sensed something, his expression darkening: "Lightning!"

Ahead, the Xuanmi Gale seemed gone, but arcs of electricity spread through the air, flashing with alternating black and white light!

Yan Buji, protected by the Purple Thunder Divine Skill, didn't feel the lightning was particularly dangerous. Yu Fei and Gu Yue's faces darkened, and they hesitated.

"It should be Black Day Lightning; this lightning differs from the thunder seen in the Five Realms, bearing a unique Black Heaven Layer aura that targets souls," Yu Fei's expression changed.

Gu Yue nodded: "My Gu Worm can't handle something that targets souls, Daoist, do you have any solution?"

Yan Buji thought carefully; Yu Fei is of the demon race, whose demon souls aren't particularly strong, so without a countermeasure they'd hardly dare to press forward.

Gu Yue practices Gu Technique, refining the way of spiritual perception control, but thunder is the Gu Worm's fated nemesis, causing her Gu technique power to likely drop dramatically, making avoidance impossible.

Yan Buji, after pondering, realized there was no other way and drew his Rift Staff.

Seeing a strangely shaped staff Accumulation Device appear in his hand, Yu Fei and Gu Yue looked astonished.

"Daoist, do you have a way?"

"It should be possible."

Yan Buji flew forward, looking at Yu Fei: "Step back."

Yu Fei nodded, flew to the rear and stood together with Gu Yue.

Yan Buji covertly activated the Purple Thunder Divine Skill; beneath his skin and muscles, the Purple Sky Divine Thunder flickered as he carefully sensed the location of the nearby Black Day Lightning.

"This is… " Gu Yue thought inwardly, startled; a Gu Worm within her is highly sensitive to crisis detection, so even the opponent's concealed power gave her a hint.

Especially sensitive to nemeses, Gu Yue noticed that Yan Buji seemed to harbor an extremely terrifying thunder brewing inside, yet the opponent's magical flux didn't appear to be the cause of that thunder, prompting her speculation.

"It's not a thunder technique, nor any strange art… Could the Daoist have learned some kind of body‑refining method?" Gu Yue was surprised, but then recalled Daoist Yue Jin is no simple figure, so hidden strength is natural.

Yu Fei saw Yan Buji activate his staff; in the distant sky, several rifts suddenly opened, crimson‑purple stingers piercing the void, drawing nearby arcs of electricity into constant trembling, which vanished without a trace in an instant!

"What an impressive Accumulation Device! Is it really one of the Cosmic Way's?" Yu Fei was shocked; the Cosmic Way is not something every cultivator can master—its entry is hard, its attainment harder.

Moreover, this person wields a Cosmic Way Accumulation Device; though its grade seems low, its effect is formidable!

Yan Buji turned and shouted: "All right, the two of you, follow my humble steps."

Yu Fei and Gu Yue nodded and followed.

Along the way, Yan Buji paced, using thunder seeds to sense nearby thunder fluctuations, then employing his Rift Staff to disperse the surrounding thunder, finally crossing this Black Day Lightning zone!

"We've arrived!"

After passing the lightning zone, Yu Fei saw a great river flowing upstream, and upstream a bronze portal stood, filling him with great delight!

Gu Yue inhaled deeply: "Is that the entrance to the secret realm?"

"Yes, the two of you, follow me!"

Yu Fei surged ahead on a mount, Yan Buji suddenly sensed something amiss and shouted: "Wait!"

Before Yu Fei could react, a nearly hundred‑meter‑long giant snake burst from the river and lunged!

Yu Fei broke out in cold sweat and shouted instantly: "Armament!"

In the blink of an eye, several Accumulation Devices on Yu Fei combined into the shape of a Red Hawk, and Yu Fei instantly reverted to his original form!

The massive Red Hawk Armament, matching Yu Fei, who is a Red Hawk demon, unleashed terrifying speed to evade the giant snake's lethal ambush!

"Ah!!"

But it wasn't over; the pale giant snake flicked its tail, brutally lashing the armed Yu Fei, sending him flying dozens of meters away!

Yu Fei let out a wail, suppressing the sweet, fishy taste in his throat, and used the armament to forcibly steady his backward‑flung body.

"Fellow cultivators, be careful; this should be the demonic beast Chen Snake from the Black Heaven Layer!"

Chen Snake?

Yan Buji frowned; he had heard of this peculiar beast. Such zodiac‑named demons rarely appear in the Five Realms, being unique to the Nine Heavens, each bearing powerful innate divine abilities!

The Chen Snake's body is mighty, yet only at the level of a demon king, and its emanating aura even made Yan Buji frown.

Honestly, if he were to use his full strength to subdue this Chen Snake, it wouldn't be difficult, but with an outsider present, there's no need to exhaust himself.

Seeing one less person for the moment, Gu Yue wasted no words and activated her Gu Worms, strolling in the sky while holding a worm resembling a bamboo segment in her palm, instantly drawing surrounding Gu Worms!

"Daoist, buy me some time."

"No problem."

Yan Buji moved to draw the Chen Snake's attention.

The Chen Snake spotted the charging figure, opened its gaping maw to strike. Yan Buji thrust both hands forward, spewing massive blue ice‑flame from his palms, shaping into a fire dragon that rushed toward it!

Bang!

Yan Buji staggered; the Chen Snake neither dodged nor flinched, charging straight through Yan Buji's Shocking Wave Fire, the surrounding frozen debris having no effect on it, leaving Yan Buji astonished.

"So resilient?"

Even though he hadn't studied any powerful fire techniques, after all it's Heavenly Fire; could it really not be halted even for a moment?

Noticing Gu Yue behind him seemed to be gathering power to unleash a potent Gu Technique, Yan Buji didn't lose heart, instantly casting various spells at the Chen Snake solely to block its assault.

"Daoist, I'll help you!"

Yu Fei, bearing his wounds, charged forward, and a dazzling crimson divine light burst from his brow, striking the Chen Snake's massive body.

"Roar!!" The Chen Snake winced in pain; Yu Fei's innate divine ability erased the protective body technique on the snake, carving a bloody wound!

The Chen Snake shifted its target, lunging toward Yu Fei.

"No wonder its body is so resilient—it's a protective body technique, huh?" Yan Buji was surprised; it was his first time seeing a protective body technique that could resist Heavenly Fire, explaining the Chen Snake's dangerous aura.

Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators would find it hard to break his flesh, and since Yan Buji lacks mastery of powerful fire techniques, he cannot fully unleash Heavenly Fire's power, thus he couldn't inflict damage on the Chen Snake.

Yan Buji assisted from the side, drawing the Chen Snake's attention.

At that moment, Gu Yue seemed to have finished gathering, and the bamboo‑segment worm in her palm swarmed amid a multitude of Gu Worms; in an instant, all the Gu Worms flew into her hand, merging with the bamboo worm!

The bamboo joint insect suddenly grew dozens of times larger, all its limbs folded in, and at that moment Gu Yue seized the insect's head and abruptly drew a long sword!

"You go first with the sword!"

Accompanied by Gu Yue's sweat‑soaked activation of the long sword, the blade raced from her palm, and with a single strike it actually followed the wound she had already opened, completely piercing the Morning Serpent!

But it's not over yet!

After piercing, the long sword transformed into light and electricity that clung to the wound area of the Morning Serpent; in an instant, sharp edges shot outward from inside the serpent, fully slaying it!