Chapter 66: with translation of chapter title

After Li Feifei gave the order, she hurried downstairs, opened the heavy Iron Gate, the Black Goat carrying Li Qingxuan rushed in, the heavy Iron Gate slammed shut behind them, snakes kept striking the Iron Gate, making a clanging sound, the toxic mist, hissing, and death storm raging outside were temporarily blocked by the Iron Gate.

The warm, humid air inside the fortress rushed over, bringing a fresh scent, forming a stark contrast with the foul-smelling venom outside.

The Black Goat's heavy body staggered as it rushed into the fortress, its forehooves scraping hard against the hard ground, emitting a piercing sound.

Li Qingxuan on its back could no longer suppress the surging qi and blood, he coughed up a mouthful of sticky clotted blood, his body convulsed violently with the coughing, nearly slipping off the goat's back.

「Qingxuan! 」 Li Feifei's startled cry carried a sob, she was straining to control the vines, trying to strangle the King Snake, but in the corner of her eye she caught sight of Li Qingxuan vomiting blood, a horrifying sight, and she jumped in fright.

「I'm fine, feeling much better. 」 Li Qingxuan slowly stood up and walked onto the balcony.

Outside the City Wall, the Ancient King Snake entangled by the vines let out a furious roar, its voice suddenly soaring, exploding like a thunderclap from flat ground!

Its massive, mountain-like body suddenly burst forth with terrifying power, the muscles of its neck covered in Dark Gold Scales straining like iron!

「Snap! Snap-snap-snap! 」

A scalp-numbing tightening sound rang out densely!

Five Main Vines were suddenly stretched straight by the King Snake's terrifying brute force, like bowstrings pulled to their limit, ready to snap at any moment!

At that moment, five more Main Vines thrust out from afar, like vengeful spears thrown, they fiercely stabbed toward the Ancient King Snake!

They were wrapped in violent force, twisted into a deep purple destructive torrent, seizing the moment when the Ancient King Snake, strained taut, could not move, they slammed hard into its right eye!

「Psh—」

The dull thud of flesh being pierced sent a tingling numbness across the scalp!

The Main Vine Thorns tangled at the front, like an awl, fiercely stabbed into the dark green huge vertical pupil!

The contaminated blood, mixed with sticky crystalline shards, burst like exploding berries in the freezing air, exploding into a foul-smelling blood mist!

On impact, five Main Vines coiled like spirit snakes, while another five vines instantly tightened around the King Snake's convulsing head and neck from the intense pain; the upward-facing thorns on the deep purple vines drove deep into the gaps of the Dark Gold Scales, a dark red energy flow surged like a tide, and the branches rapidly spread outward!

The five Main Vines desperately stabbed into the eye's interior, a 「Aowu—」 unlike any before, a howl mixing extreme pain and fury exploded from deep within the King Snake's throat, shaking the entire City Wall as if it were trembling!

Its massive, mountain-like body, for the first time, twisted and rolled wildly from pure agony; the five Main Vines piercing the right eye were driven deep into the bloody, mangled hole, and contaminated blood gushed forth like a spring!

The coiling vines took advantage of the moment when its strength was disrupted by the pain, tightening further; the Dark Gold Scales, under the strangling deep purple vines, emitted a piercing metallic screech, spraying out many times more gold-red sparks than before!

The Decayed Bone Venom brewing inside went completely out of control; dark green venom spewed wildly from its mouth! The venom, like an out-of-control high-pressure water hose, sprayed wildly in all directions without aim!

Wherever it passed, the air emitted a hissing corrosive sound; a thick toxic mist instantly spread! Battlements of the City Wall, the ground, and even the vines coiled on its own massive body—anything touched by this dark green venom was rapidly corroded!

The nearest snake swarm bore the brunt; their dark green bodies, struck by the venom, melted away like ice and snow, even their bones corroded, turning into pools of foul-smelling pus smoking with green fumes; the piercing stench and utter decay intertwined, turning the battlefield into a scorched wasteland of purgatory!

At that moment, the vines in the Ancient King Snake's eye shuddered violently, then thrust inward frenziedly; countless greedy suckers and barbs fiercely scraped and stirred within its skull's most fragile tissues!

The Ancient King Snake's wildly twisting massive body suddenly stiffened for a moment, then burst into even more frenzied rolling!

Its colossal tail, covered in Dark Gold Scales, swung like an out-of-control siege hammer, smashing the ground with devastating force!

Boom—! The fractured City Wall shuddered violently; the hard ground was smashed into a pit several zhang wide, spiderweb-like cracks spreading wildly!

At the edge of the pit, dozens of venomous snakes that couldn't dodge were instantly ground into minced meat, mixing with the soil into a foul-smelling mire!

The sprayed dark green venom, like a pouring Death Rain, covered a wider area, enveloping everything around in a hissing corrosive smoke and desperate hissing!

After the Ancient King Snake died, the snake swarm instantly scattered, fleeing like bubbles popped, the dark green tide, having lost the King Snake's will to guide it, collapsed in an instant.

Countless venomous snakes panickedly darted across the scorched land; some burrowed into the shadows of cracks in the City Wall, others were trampled by their kin and sucked into the mire; their frantic hissing turned into sporadic wails, gradually blown away by the howling cold wind.

In the mire where contaminated blood and venom intertwined, patches of snake corpses lay strewn; corrosion pits were shocking to behold; the foul-smelling thick smoke hissed, rendering the battlefield a scene of apocalyptic ruin.

On the fortress balcony, Li Feifei's tensed nerves finally relaxed; the Shadowy Thorn Main Vine she controlled slowly retracted, the deep purple vines on it intertwined with contaminated blood and venom, and the Spiked Oral Apparatus slowly closed.

She gasped heavily, her icy fingers gripping the railing tightly, her gaze sweeping over the devastation beyond the City Wall—shattered walls, spreading cracks, the King Snake's massive corpse toppled like a mountain, its Dark Gold Scales glimmering with a dead light in the toxic mist.

After fear receded, a sense of emptiness washed over her whole body; she staggered a step, nearly collapsing.

Inside the City Wall, the Black Goat lowered its head, its thick fur scorched and curled, its heavy breath exhaling white mist; Li Qingxuan slid down against the cold stone wall to sit on the ground, his Changqiang laid across his knees, his chest heaving violently.

He wiped away the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth; the sweet-salty taste in his throat lingered, each breath tugging at his ribcage with sharp pain. He turned his head to see Li Feifei nearly falling, and hurriedly said: 「Feifei… are you alright? 」

Li Feifei waved her hand, sitting on the ground without saying a word.

Li Qingxuan struggled to his feet, bracing the Changqiang shaft on the ground, his gaze sweeping over the collapsed vine debris at the breach—there had once been the source of the Swallowing Vortex, now only charred broken vines and the remnants of venomous snakes remained. He walked slowly toward the balcony steps, his boots striking the cold stone slabs, producing a hollow echo.

In the distance, the scattered snake swarm had vanished into the mist; through a gap in the fog one could see the cold wind lifting the last few ice shards, as if drawing a pale pause to this fierce battle.

Li Feifei ordered the Shadowy Thorns to slay the remaining venomous snakes in the fortress, but finally could hold on no longer and fainted.

(PS: Free, for the love of sending power; the author will be more motivated if written, please.)