Martial Saint!
Chapter 235 - 0170 Continuous Harvest (4k)_2

Chapter 235: 0170 Continuous Harvest (4k)_2

The serpent monster was so shaken by this imposing aura that it was momentarily unable to move; in its mind, it seemed to see a golden divine figure astride a malicious and evil tiger, descending like a Heavenly God. By the time it came to its senses, the pitch-black Fist Blade had already stabbed into its head.

The serpent monster howled in agony as its sword tail slashed from behind. Lu Chenzhou clenched his fist, twisted his body to the left, and swung his left fist backhanded to collide with the sword tail.

Sparks flew, and metal trembled.

The serpent had much greater strength than him. His left fist was repelled, but Lu Chenzhou used his Yin Yang Umbrella Spin to deflect the force and simultaneously swung his left fist back, slamming it toward the serpent’s face.

Thud!

There were cracks spreading across the human head.

Suddenly, it opened its mouth, and endless Yin Wind accompanied by venom gushed forth. Lu Chenzhou kicked the serpent seven inches down its body and ricocheted back, taking the opportunity to retrieve the Fierce Tiger Mask from beneath his Training Clothes and put it on. He flipped backwards a few times, dodging the poisonous smoke.

The serpent’s body fell like a mountain to the ground. However, it wasn’t dead; it took the opportunity to slip into the bushes, using the cover to lunge at Lu Chenzhou.

Whoosh!

Lu Chenzhou stepped to the right, his figure flashed, and the serpent’s sword tail swiped past him, sweeping the ground and plowing a deep furrow with its terrifying force.

Before it could withdraw its tail, Lu Chenzhou roared and his right leg shot down like a pillar from the sky, all his Dark Force concentrated in his foot, stomping hard on the serpent’s tail!

Boom!

The ground trembled.

The tail was pinned to the ground. Lu Chenzhou threw his arms out like drawing swords, striking with the might of mountains collapsing, using the Tiger Venerate Demon-clearing Sky-leveling Strike with earth-shaking force.

Bang!

The Fist Blade fiercely pierced the serpent’s iron-like tail; the creature writhed in pain, swinging its tail in struggle, while also curling up its massive body to crush down on Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou didn’t dodge or flinch, his feet shaking the ground, his body immovable like leaning against a mountain, gathering his Dark Force in his back, boldly colliding with the serpent’s body. The two forces converged with explosive force as if rivers meeting the sea, Lu Chenzhou’s armor deformed yet his expression remained unchanged. Beneath the transformed protective clothes, the Golden Film vibrated, blocking all the serpent’s impact.

"What class do you think you are to dare clash with me?"

"I am doubly fortified with both technology and Martial Arts."

The serpent’s human head showed an expression of disbelief. As a demon that had set foot in the human world for the first time, it couldn’t grasp why this human was so troublesome to deal with. In the world it came from, there were humanoid creatures too, but they were all extremely weak and were quickly conquered by powerful deities, becoming livestock for breeding, providing worship and blood meals.

Crack!

Lu Chenzhou’s hands exploded with Dark Force, simultaneously ripping outwards, tearing the serpent’s sword tail to pieces, falling to the ground. The severed tail writhed as Lu Chenzhou stomped it into the ground.

He looked at the severed tail with a grin on his face.

The serpent wasn’t foolish; knowing it was no match, it instinctively dove into the underbrush.

It got scared and tried to run away.

But Lu Chenzhou was faster, pouncing like a fierce tiger passing through the forest. His feet booming like firecrackers against the ground, the serpent twisted and dodged, but was still stepped on, flesh blurred into a mess. However, Lu Chenzhou found it difficult to deal with this ground-dwelling creature in a short time; he was used to fighting humanoid enemies and dared not stoop to attack recklessly.

Suddenly, the serpent’s body froze, then shot up into the sky, transformed into a bent spear, scales grating with a piercing noise—it was the Backward Charge attack.

Its body shot like a broken string, rushing through the air. Lu Chenzhou had been ready, leaning back to dodge the whip, while his right foot burst skyward, striking the serpent’s torso, using the force to toss the heavy serpent in front of him. He then thrust his Fist Blade into its body, swinging it around like a top and throwing it backwards.

Snap!

The serpent crashed to the ground with a loud boom; it lifted its head and slammed towards Lu Chenzhou’s back, yet saw Lu Chenzhou, with hands behind his back, seizing the serpent’s head. He leaned forward like a titan carrying mountains, and with a turn of his Yin Yang Umbrella Spin, he flung the serpent from behind to his front like a whip, striking it against the ground.

Snap!

Vegetation collapsed, dust flew up!

The serpent was dazed.

Lu Chenzhou’s figure descended; his Fist Blade pierced the serpent’s skull again, then like a hammer to the earth, accompanied by dull thuds, the serpent gradually fell silent.

With the demon dead and the Evil Power dissipated, its iron-like scales and flesh uncontrollably melted into pools of bloody liquid, which soon turned into red mist and dispersed. Yet a scale, about an inch in diameter, remained on the spot.

Lu Chenzhou’s eyes brightened.

"There’s actually a relic... not bad."

This demon, called by his bracelet as "Human-headed Serpent," was high-risk with strength close to the Stone Statue in the Mountain God Temple from the other day. According to previous kill records, the chance of relics appearing was not great, especially compared to the "Serpent Woman."

He picked up the scale and muttered to himself:

"This ’Human-headed Serpent Scale’ is a premium among high-risk Void Things relics; this one’s worth starts from 300,000."

"[By killing high-risk Void Thing Human-headed Serpent, you can exchange it at school for 80 Great Merit.]"

Too awesome!

With his strength, hunting high-risk Void Things might consume some effort and energy, but the efficiency of acquiring Great Merit was much higher compared to finding and killing low-risk Void Things.

"Brother Lu? Have you also come to Taihu?"

The voice of Ye Chen, surprised, rang out.

Lu Chenzhou laughed:

"Yes, I have. Are you alright?"

Ye Chen shook his head, wiping off the cold sweat:

"I’m fine. You’ve reached Tenth Rank, haven’t you?"

He was at the peak of Ninth Rank in strength, yet was being suppressed by the strange snake in battle. Lu Chenzhou’s casual slaying of it suggested that he might have already breached the seventh level of Qi-Blood, becoming an established Tenth Rank.

"Right, it’s unsafe here. Why are you alone?"

Lu Chenzhou looked over at the distant Dragon City team and followed up.

Ye Chen hastily kept up, saying:

"Sigh, there are Shadow Level Void Things in this ancient village. Our teacher is currently fighting with one, and on top of that, there are quite a few other high-risk Void Things that have scattered us."

"You should follow us for now and return to the main force later."

"Thank you, I’m really grateful."

Ye Chen showed a grateful expression.

He knew Lu was a good person.

His foolish younger brother schemed all day long.

After returning, he must punish and chide him again.

...

Cixi Ancient Village

Li Gui had been observing Lu Chenzhou’s battle, commenting in his mind:

"Not bad, to be able to adapt and change his techniques and routes so quickly in his first fight with a Snake Form Void Thing. His combat talent is remarkable. Letting him train more and fight against different Void Things will benefit his future immensely. Fighting only with people is not enough."

Old Tian, seeing Lu Chenzhou dispatch the Void Thing so swiftly, couldn’t help but say:

"Just a few minutes, and that high-risk Void Thing is dead?"

Lu Chenzhou smiled:

"Mhm, those with physical form, easier to kill."

Wang Hongdao:

"The human-headed snake is quite troublesome."

If it were him, it would’ve also taken quite some effort.

This snake was skilled in elusive attacks, a bit more agile than him.

Lu Chenzhou said:

"This is Ye Chen from the Magic City genius class, separated from his class. Let him join us for now. He says there’s a Shadow Level Void Thing in this ancient village."

As his voice fell,

from an ancient temple in the distance, a sky-shaking noise emerged, with fierce sword light soaring into the heavens—a figure shot into the mid-air. Behind her, a creature with wings spanning thirty feet let out a weird laugh, entangling with the Yin Wind incessantly.

A slightly urgent and cool female voice came:

"Iron-faced Tiger, lend me a hand. We’ll split the spoils of victory."

Ye Chen exclaimed:

"It’s my teacher."

His leading teacher from Magic City’s Sword Dao experts, Mingzhu Sword, Li Yu, was also a veteran who had broken the second shackles; yet this creature was slightly gaining the upper hand.

The level of horror was evident.

Li Gui looked at everyone and said:

"You all continue Hunting Void in Cixi Ancient Village. I’ll go help out. Chenzhou, Hong Dao, the two of you are the strongest, take care of the others a bit."

He had sensed that there were no other Nether Level Void Things nearby. With the strength of the genius class, as long as they weren’t surrounded by high-risk Void Things, they would be safe.

Moreover, he was nearby; if there was danger, he would abandon Li Yu to rescue his students at once, which was both reasonable and fitting.

Lu Chenzhou said:

"Teacher, go ahead."

Li Gui leaped up like a springing leek, crossing a ten-zhang distance, with a few touches on the ground he disappeared into the night sky. Soon after, Tiger Roar noises echoing throughout the island issued from the temple.

"Roar!"

In an instant, numerous Void Things were startled, fleeing frantically without direction.

Lu Chenzhou inwardly reflected:

"Compared to that, my Tiger Roar is like that of a cub."