Chapter 157: Chopping Snakes Like Firewood, Snake King Emerges

After testing the true strength of this group of spirit snakes, Qin Xiao took out his High Grade Spirit Weapon sword.

His disciples had all upgraded to Dharma Treasures, yet their master was still using his old High Grade Spirit Weapon.

“Old friend, I used to chop firewood with you. Today you get to chop snakes.”

Since Qin Xiao started Body Refinement, he had rarely used this High Grade Spirit Weapon, only taking it out to deal with the giant ape in the Abyss Secret Realm.

This time Qin Xiao didn’t fly up into the air again, but after arriving near the Spirit Snake Cave, he landed.

As soon as Qin Xiao landed, a spirit snake noticed him and began crawling toward him.

Seeing the snake approach, Qin Xiao flashed forward and swung his sword. The spirit snake was cut in two.

Qin Xiao had no Spiritual Qi, but the High Grade Spirit Weapon was sharp enough, and his strength was immense. Chopping these spirit snakes was much like chopping firewood.

Having cut the snake in two with one stroke, Qin Xiao stopped waiting for the others to come to him and went on the attack. He was so fast that they could not keep up.

Many spirit snakes didn’t even react before being severed by Qin Xiao’s sword.

Qin Xiao kept hacking through the swarm as if he would never tire. There were plenty of Golden Core spirit snakes, but even they could not withstand his sword.

Before long, a giant snake over twenty meters long emerged from the Spirit Snake Cave. Its body was more than a meter thick.

“So the boss has come out? What, too many of your underlings died? Feeling the pain?”

Even facing a giant snake over twenty meters long, Qin Xiao was fearless. After all that chopping, he was actually enjoying himself.

The giant snake wasted no time. It opened its mouth and spat venom at Qin Xiao. It had some spiritual intelligence; after seeing so many of its kind cut down, it had no desire to attack at close range.

“Damn, spewing poison?”

Qin Xiao had dodged as soon as it opened its mouth, knowing an attack was coming. He had not expected it to actually spit venom.

Fortunately, Qin Xiao knew snakes could spew poison and had made preparations ahead of time.

“Well now! The size of a python and the tricks of a venomous snake—you can even spit venom? Let me get up close and see how you like that.”

Qin Xiao accelerated and darted right in front of the giant snake.

Knowing it could not match his speed, the giant snake lashed its tail, trying to knock him away before he could close in.

But to Qin Xiao, its movements looked slow. He leaped behind it and slashed with his sword.

This time he failed to cut it in two. His sword only broke through its scales.

The giant snake felt pain, quickly turning around and crawling toward the Spirit Snake Cave.

“Want to run? Think again.”

Qin Xiao sped after it and struck the same wound several more times. New chapters come out on NovelPing first.

His first blow had already breached the scales, so the next few cut right through its body.

But even after being severed, the giant snake’s upper half still turned back toward Qin Xiao, giving him a point-blank venom shower.

Qin Xiao could not react in time. Venom drenched him, and his clothes began to sizzle and smoke as it ate through them.

Qin Xiao also felt a burning sensation. Although it didn’t break through his defense, it still stung a bit.

After spitting the venom, the snake collapsed. Its severed upper half could no longer hold itself up, though its head still moved.

Indeed, snakes as a species, even cut into two segments, don’t die immediately.

With his clothes eaten to tatters, Qin Xiao was even angrier to see its head still moving. He jumped onto it and stabbed with his sword until the head was mangled.

“I just changed, and you ruined my clothes again! You’re really making me mad.”

Only after seeing the snake head completely destroyed did Qin Xiao’s anger subside somewhat.

At this time the other spirit snakes also didn’t dare attack anymore, all watching Qin Xiao from not far away.

“What? Boss got taken out, now you’re all scared?”

Qin Xiao said with a smug expression.

These little spirit snakes were nothing.

But all the spirit snakes flattened themselves against the ground, not daring to raise their heads. Qin Xiao thought they were afraid of him.

“Why am I getting a chill down my back?”

Qin Xiao suddenly felt something was wrong, instinctively leaping up into mid-air.

Sure enough, just after Qin Xiao jumped away, the place where he had been standing was already corroded into a deep pit by venom, the liquid still sizzling.

Qin Xiao looked up at a giant snake three meters thick. Its exposed upper half alone was over twenty meters long, with the other half still inside the cave.

“Damn, this is the real Snake King? The one at the peak of Nascent Soul?”

Now Qin Xiao understood why the snake he had just killed had been so easy to deal with. This was the real boss.

Seeing Qin Xiao actually dodge its venom spew, the Snake King was somewhat surprised, but it didn’t pursue.

At its age and cultivation level, the Snake King was already quite intelligent. So many of its offspring had died; this human was no easy opponent.

Afterward, the human and the snake just faced off like this.

“Hey, you’re the Snake King, right? How about we make a deal?” Get faster updates on NovelPing.

The Snake King seemed intelligent, so Qin Xiao made his proposal whether it understood him or not.

The Snake King couldn’t speak human language, but it flicked its tongue in response.

“Alright, I’ll take that as a yes. I know it wasn’t easy for you to cultivate this far, and I don’t want to kill you. I can see at least ten Profound Moon Grass plants up there. I’ll take just half. Agree, and we go our separate ways. Otherwise, we’ll have to fight.”

Whether the Snake King meant yes or not, Qin Xiao was taking it as one.

The Snake King didn’t answer immediately, seeming to hesitate.

Qin Xiao did not hurry it. He was not certain he could win now: the Snake King’s venom seemed stronger, and his High Grade Spirit Weapon might not pierce its defenses.

The Snake King ultimately opened its mouth toward the Profound Moon Grass area and inhaled, causing one Profound Moon Grass to fly toward it.

Afterward the Snake King manipulated the Profound Moon Grass to float before Qin Xiao.

“One plant? No, that’s too little. I’ll come down to four.”

Now Qin Xiao knew the Snake King really understood him. Good—getting the grass without a fight would be best.

Seeing the other party as insatiably greedy, the Snake King grew somewhat angry, its massive body shifting outward a bit more.

“Wait, don’t get angry. I’ll come down again: three plants. No less! I’ve already compromised.”

Seeing that the Snake King was about to lose its temper, Qin Xiao quickly lowered his demand again.

The Snake King fell into contemplation again. After a moment, it opened its mouth again to pluck another Profound Moon Grass, delivering it before Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao wanted to speak again, but the Snake King had almost shifted its entire body out of the cave.

“Fine, fine, I get it. I’ll leave, I’ll leave right now.”

Seeing the other party getting ready to attack, Qin Xiao didn’t dare push his luck further, knowing when to quit.

With that, Qin Xiao left the vicinity of the Spirit Snake Cave.

Confirming Qin Xiao had left, the Snake King returned inside the Spirit Snake Cave. At that moment, a female snake of similar size to the Snake King was laying eggs.

It was only because the female was laying eggs that the Snake King had given ground. At any other time, it would have attacked instead of holding a standoff. It was the Snake King, after all.

Qin Xiao knew none of this. He had two Profound Moon Grass plants and had avoided fighting the Snake King. What a bargain!

Ling Ruoxue and the others naturally saw this miraculous scene from afar. It seemed Qin Xiao had said something to the beast, and then the Snake King actually gave him two Profound Moon Grasses. It was truly astonishing.

“Qin Xiao, how did you manage that?”

Seeing Qin Xiao return, Ling Ruoxue hurried forward to ask.

“Just like that. It was easy enough to talk to—just a bit short-tempered.”

Qin Xiao remained nonchalant. Demon Beasts at this level more or less possessed spiritual intelligence; avoiding a fight was always best.