Divine War Pill Emperor

Niu Tuo held his great hammer in one hand and a Refined Iron Sword in the other.

He charged toward the rock wall.

After all, the cave entrance was a good twenty meters above the ground. For those who couldn’t fly, getting up there would obviously take some effort.

THWACK!

First, he viciously jammed his great hammer into a crevice in the rock wall.

Once it was secure, he gripped the hammer with one hand, and with his free hand, he drove the Refined Iron Sword into another crevice.

When the Refined Iron Sword was fixed in place, he pulled his great hammer from its crevice and clung to the sword.

He continued this process, leveraging his way up the cliff face.

He was fast, reaching the cliff ledge in no time.

Niu Tuo discovered that the cave entrance opened into a space of considerable size.

He stepped inside and, just as expected, found a dense thicket of plants blocking the cave.

’Looks like the Moyang Flower is hidden in the shade behind these plants.’

He muttered to himself.

He immediately raised his great hammer, preparing to part the vegetation and find the Moyang Flower’s location.

"HISSSSSS..."

At that very moment, the mountain wall began to vibrate.

A piercing hiss echoed out.

At the same time, a foul, fishy stench assaulted his senses.

Hearing the sound, Niu Tuo was terrified.

’It must be the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.’

He knew how formidable the Celestial Brown Ridge Python was and didn’t dare to be careless. He hastily retreated several steps.

Below, Jiang Chen and the others heard the noise.

They all looked up.

"It’s the Celestial Brown Ridge Python."

"That’s right, that’s the sound."

Zhan Yang said with certainty.

Everyone couldn’t help but start worrying about Niu Tuo.

Meanwhile, Niu Tuo had just backed away a few steps.

"RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE..."

He heard the rustling of foliage, and then a ferocious head, flicking a blood-red tongue, slowly emerged from behind the plants.

That head was a full meter wide.

It was utterly terrifying.

Its fist-sized eyes were especially horrifying, with vertical pupils that were cold and merciless.

’It really is the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.’

Watching the Celestial Brown Ridge Python slowly extend its head, and then its neck, inch by inch from behind the plants, Niu Tuo, who had been full of confidence just a moment ago, now began to panic.

’This Celestial Brown Ridge Python is definitely not at the Warrior Ninth Heaven.’

After a quick assessment, Niu Tuo immediately realized this Celestial Brown Ridge Python was a Demon Beast with Martial Master Cultivation.

Moreover, it was at the Martial Master Third Heaven.

This was far beyond the range of what they could hunt.

The information was wrong.

That was his first thought.

It wasn’t that Zhan Yang had been wrong, but that they had overlooked the possibility of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python evolving on its own.

’Run!’

Then, after a moment of rapid thought, Niu Tuo completely abandoned the idea of picking the Moyang Flower. His fat body moved with surprising speed.

WHOOSH!

In a single leap, he jumped toward the edge of the cliff.

He prepared to jump down immediately.

"HISSSSSS..."

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python, seemingly angered by the disturbance or perhaps by its instinct to guard the Moyang Flower, recognized Niu Tuo as an enemy and grew even more furious.

With a furious hiss, it shot out from the cave behind the plants in an instant.

"VMMMMMM..."

The moment the Celestial Brown Ridge Python moved, the surrounding air began to vibrate.

It rapidly pursued Niu Tuo.

But Niu Tuo’s reactions were already fast; he leaped off the cliff in a heartbeat.

After using the cliff face to break his fall a few times, he landed on the ground.

"Run! The Celestial Brown Ridge Python has changed! We can’t handle it!"

Niu Tuo shouted the warning to Jiang Chen and the others below almost as soon as he landed.

A Celestial Brown Ridge Python at the Martial Master Third Heaven might not even lose to a Martial Cultivator at the Martial Master Fourth Heaven.

And their strongest, Lu Beifeng, was only at the Martial Master Second Realm, while he, Niu Tuo, was merely at the Martial Master First Heaven.

Even with Zhan Yang and JinLing, they wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s appetite.

"Fatty, what’s going on?"

Zhan Yang and the others were shocked to see Niu Tuo jump down in such a panic.

But just as they were about to ask, a hiss echoed from above.

"HISSSSSS..."

The sound was sharp and filled with a sinister aura.

Zhan Yang and the others looked up, and their expressions changed drastically at the sight.

"This..."

"How is this possible?"

Zhan Yang cried out in disbelief.

That’s right, he was shocked. Stunned.

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python he had seen before was only at the Warrior Ninth Heaven cultivation level.

But this Celestial Brown Ridge Python was at the Martial Master Third Heaven.

Half of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s body now hung over the cliff’s edge, its sinister, merciless eyes staring down at Zhan Yang and the others.

Lu Beifeng sucked in a cold breath.

He said in horror, "Martial Master Third Heaven. We’re in way over our heads this time."

The moment he saw the snake’s body, as thick as a water bucket, Lu Beifeng knew their mission was likely a lost cause.

Beyond that, he began to worry about their survival.

Whether the Celestial Brown Ridge Python would even let them leave today was a serious question.

JinLing and Zhan Yang were frozen stiff.

It was as if they had been completely petrified by the sight of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python before them.

"GULP..."

JinLing couldn’t help but swallow hard.

The color drained from her face.

She glanced at her brother and saw that he, too, was in a daze.

He seemed unable to believe that the Celestial Brown Ridge Python he had seen before had suddenly become so terrifying.

"What are you all standing around for?! Run! Hurry!"

Niu Tuo had already snapped out of it. This was no time to be dazed; they had to run.

At Niu Tuo’s reminder, Lu Beifeng also shouted, "Quick, you guys go! I’ll cover the rear!"

"Hurry, Brother Yang, take JinLing and go!"

He practically roared.

This was no time for hesitation.

Zhan Yang knew at that moment that getting the Moyang Flower was a fool’s dream. They’d be lucky to get out of this alive.

Immediately, Zhan Yang grabbed JinLing, turned, and started to run.

"Jiang Chen, quick, keep up!"

"What are you spacing out for?"

Zhan Yang and JinLing both noticed Jiang Chen and shouted his name.

They were urging Jiang Chen to run for his life.

But Jiang Chen sounded somewhat resigned. "Don’t run. We can’t escape."

What?

As Jiang Chen’s words fell, both Zhan Yang and JinLing froze.

But in the next moment, his words were proven true.

"HISSS... ROAR..."

A cold light glinted in the Celestial Brown Ridge Python’s eyes. How could it tolerate these people escaping?

Its body, still on the rock wall, suddenly coiled.

The next instant, it used the tension to launch itself forcefully from the cliff.

In that moment, the Celestial Brown Ridge Python seemed to fly.

Its body, a full twenty meters long, stretched across the sky.

It soared over the heads of the five people.

"BOOM!"

With a tremendous crash, the Celestial Brown Ridge Python landed in the gorge.

Its landing sent the ground rumbling.

Its enormous body was a terrifying sight.

It coiled up, stretched out its long neck, and raised its head.

It flicked its tongue incessantly.

In an instant, it had completely blocked the group’s escape route.

"HISSSSSSS..."

Its body was brown, its ferocious head was brown, and it was covered in a layer of glistening Scale Armor.

Its hardness would likely be very difficult to break through.

Most notably, its body was surrounded by a black mist—the poison of the Celestial Brown Ridge Python.

The Celestial Brown Ridge Python was, by its very nature, a highly venomous creature.

In that moment, the five of them were plunged into deadly peril.