Chapter 1518: Survival After Facing Death (Part 1)

Chapter 1518: Chapter 1518: Survival After Facing Death (Part 1)

With the Thousand Cyan Threads in hand, Lin Tian straightened his entire body a bit.

Don’t say this giant serpent has yet to transform into a dragon. Even if it has become one, the sword in my hand can still become a Dragon Slayer Sword!

"Lin Tian! What are you doing?! Move back!"

Yu Yang was extremely anxious, Lin Tian’s sudden move truly terrified him. Walking straight forward like that, isn’t he courting death?

Lin Tian smiled, casually wielding the Thousand Cyan Threads a few times, carving out several sword blossoms, and feeling the grip.

Don’t say it’s not. The Thousand Cyan Threads is indeed too sharp, even surpassing his own Black Dragon Dagger. Compared to the Thousand Jin Rock, it’s even more of a sharp blade.

"Master, rest assured, I have an eighty percent chance!" Lin Tian said.

Yu Yang could only sigh lightly in the end, saying, "Alright, if you wish to try then try, but if there’s any danger, you must retreat immediately! Do you hear me?!"

"Rest assured!"

Xu Xianrong leaned against the rock wall of the stone cave, her entire body weak and unable to muster any strength. Seeing Lin Tian walking forward, her eyes widened twice and she shouted, "Lin Tian! What are you doing? Come back quickly!"

However, Lin Tian seemed not to hear, continuing to walk forward on his own.

Finally, he had walked from the sunlit area into the dark corner, reaching the edge of the Dragon Transformation Pool, his ankle already submerged in the pool water.

Now he was only five to six meters away from the giant serpent. This proximity was enough to make one’s heart pound with fear, Lin Tian felt his lower legs even starting to tremble lightly again.

The head of the giant serpent emerged from the water, its scales emitting a dazzling golden light. The meat bulge on its head had veins swelling, its eyes as frightening as lanterns.

As Lin Tian cautiously watched it, the giant serpent also vigilantly watched him, hissing with a frightening sound.

Suddenly, Lin Tian’s Thousand Cyan Threads sliced once more, directly striking the giant serpent, sparking a small flare.

Roar~

This strike clearly angered the beast. It suddenly opened its massive mouth and roared in fury, biting down toward Lin Tian.

Lin Tian flipped his body, dodging skillfully, but then his foot slipped, and he fell into the Dragon Transformation Pool!

Splash~

Once Lin Tian was fully immersed in the Dragon Transformation Pool, he felt the pressure of the lake water coming from all directions, almost crushing his bones. Lin Tian wanted to open his mouth to roar, but didn’t dare let the pool water enter his body. Reluctantly, he could only use Spiritual Qi to maintain himself in the breathless environment.

Lin Tian wanted to swim out of the pool, but it was too dark here, losing his sight, he could only rely on the previous method, letting out Spiritual Qi to feel the surroundings.

It was a spring, whose depth was unknown but the diameter was around just ten meters. The body of the giant serpent was hidden in the water, further restricting his movement.

At this moment, the giant serpent’s head came down again. Snakes have almost zero vision, relying entirely on their facial heat pits between eyes and nose for "thermal targeting" to hunt prey.

In the cold water, Lin Tian’s body was emitting heat, presenting an exceptionally clear target for the giant serpent.

Before swallowing prey, pythons liked to first strangle their prey with their body, wait till the prey is completely dead before swallowing it.

As Lin Tian thought, the python indeed twisted its massive body, encircling around Lin Tian like a cage, leaving him no escape.

If it were an ordinary person, there’d be no chance of survival now, but Lin Tian was different. His speed on land was so swift it left only an afterimage. Although his speed was limited underwater, escaping was still entirely possible.

Seeing the prey escaping its range, the giant serpent became furious. With a furious roar, its long body whipped straight at Lin Tian.

Lin Tian had no intention of confronting it head-on. That would simply be courting death.

Now Lin Tian had transformed into a water dragon, letting his speed elude even the giant serpent, infuriating this ferocious creature.

Suddenly, Lin Tian swam to the pond’s edge, pushed off with his feet from the rock wall, launching himself like a cannonball. Despite the great water resistance, his speed didn’t slow a bit.

With the longsword in hand, the sword tip aimed directly, he jabbed toward the meat bulge on the giant serpent’s head. With the sharpness of the Thousand Cyan Threads, there were absolutely no difficulties!

Yet the giant serpent anticipated Lin Tian’s move. Its head suddenly tilted aside, simultaneously opening its massive mouth, biting toward Lin Tian.

At such a critical moment, Lin Tian unhurriedly withdrew his sword stance, waiting precisely for this! He voluntarily entered the giant serpent’s enormous mouth!

Python hunting has three characteristics. First, they strangle the prey with their body till there’s no heartbeat before biting; second, once bitten, they never let go; third, they swallow starting from the prey’s head.

This first characteristic was already avoided by Lin Tian. He directly entered the giant serpent’s mouth. Pythons have teeth, very neatly arranged in two rows like saws, making one’s heart shudder.

Thankfully, its venom was already gone, otherwise, Lin Tian wouldn’t dare enter. That would be tantamount to suicide. Just a touch of venom would leave even the Clear Wind Evil-Dispelling Elixir helpless, as the venom kills instantly.

Upon entering the giant serpent’s mouth, Lin Tian immediately took the Thousand Cyan Threads and began slashing, removing all those jagged teeth!

Although the giant serpent was wrapped in golden scales outside, its mouth was full of soft flesh. Confronted with the sharp blade of the Thousand Cyan Threads, the flesh shredded like harvested corn. Blood filled its mouth, splattering on Lin Tian, both sticky and thick, with a special heavy stench that made one nauseous.

The pain in its mouth drove the giant serpent to madness. It swung its body wildly, crashing against the rock wall, at the same time, closing its jaws, trying to swallow Lin Tian.

Why can pythons swallow creatures larger than themselves? It’s all due to their abnormal body structure. A human mouth opens thirty degrees, while a python can open to a hundred and eighty degrees. Furthermore, their digestive juices are multiple times more corrosive than human stomach acid, capable of turning bones into sludge after swallowing.

Lin Tian dared not take this risk. Who knows how terrifying stomach acid could be in this hundreds-of-years-old giant serpent.

Thus, as the giant serpent’s mouth clamped down, he suddenly straightened his body, channeling all his Spiritual Qi into his hands, utilizing the explosive power of the Thousand Jin Rock Formation, thrusting out with a sword!