Chapter 566: Tiger and Python

Chapter 566 -245: Tiger and Python

But when he tried to collect them with a thought, he discovered that the three Blood Evil Cloud Fruits remained motionless.

‘…They can’t be put into the Void Realm?’

After a moment of stunned silence, Qin Fang raised an eyebrow.

‘…Is a Treasure Plant still on its branch considered a living being?’

To test his theory, his Divine Sense materialized with a thought, easily plucking the three Cloud Fruits from the branch.

Then, with another thought.

WHOOSH!~

The three Cloud Fruits vanished without a trace.

Qin Fang had stored them in the Void Realm.

‘…As I thought.’

Qin Fang raised an eyebrow.

The moment the Cloud Fruits vanished, the two Exotic Species that had been locked in a standoff seemed to sense it instantly, their heads snapping toward the fruits’ location at almost the same time.

Discovering the three Cloud Fruits had vanished into thin air, the two Exotic Species’ fierce eyes glazed over for a moment.

The next moment, they flew into a rage.

The giant tiger let out a roar and immediately charged in this direction.

The giant python flicked its hissing tongue, its massive body rumbling across the ground as it rapidly slithered closer.

Then, at almost the same moment, the two Exotic Beasts spotted Qin Fang nearby.

“ROAR!!!”

The giant tiger let out a deafening roar at Qin Fang.

Qin Fang nonchalantly picked at his ear, squinting at the two Exotic Species that towered over him.

‘Two Exotic Species and a treasure like the Blood Evil Cloud Fruit appearing deep in these remote mountains… No matter how you look at it, something is fishy…’

This inevitably brought his ‘old friend’ to mind…

While he was lost in thought, the giant tiger let out a deafening roar and lunged at him.

A foul wind raged. The giant tiger’s speed was impressive; in the blink of an eye, it was right in Qin Fang’s face.

But faced with its gaping, bloody maw, Qin Fang’s expression remained unchanged. He raised a hand, actually allowing the giant tiger to bite down on it.

With a loud CRUNCH.

The next instant…

“AOOOW!~”

The giant tiger let out a pained howl.

Its massive fangs had bitten down on Qin Fang, but not only had they failed to cause any harm, they had shattered the very instant they touched his skin!

In the next moment, solid ice began to form rapidly inside its mouth. It let out a piercing shriek and stumbled backward, its huge paws trying to claw the ice out of its jaws, but to no avail.

In just a few moments, its entire body was covered in ice, turning it into a snarling, frozen statue…

The giant python nearby witnessed this, and its already vertical pupils widened… It was clearly stunned by the sight.

‘…My old rival, the one that gave me so much trouble, took one bite of this human and turned into an ice sculpture?!’

It could sense it… its old rival was deader than dead.

Its aura had vanished completely!

An Exotic Species of the Extraordinary rank or higher possesses intelligence comparable to a human adolescent. After seeing this, how could the giant python not realize that the human before it was someone it could not afford to provoke?

Without a moment’s hesitation, it turned with a rumble and fled.

Its body moved in a desperate frenzy as it tried to escape.

Qin Fang, meanwhile, glanced at his own arm… Though his Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor had not yet reached the Perfection realm during his recent cultivation, it had achieved Great Success. It was now at the Fifth Layer.

The giant tiger’s bite hadn’t even scratched the surface of his Abyss Water Armor.

Then, it was instantly frozen solid by the Eternal Freeze Nature of his Profound Nether True Gang!

“This Eternal Freeze Nature is truly a cut above Profound Ice.”

He thought to himself.

‘With the Eternal Freeze Nature, my Abyss Water Armor isn’t just for defense… it can counterattack, too!’

‘It’s a true fusion of offense and defense.’

With this thought, Qin Fang looked up at the giant snake frantically slithering into the distance. He didn’t kill it. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, his body flickered, and he activated the Deep Stream Returning Technique to follow it.

‘I want to see if this Exotic Species is a product of nature…’

‘…or if there are human hands at work here.’

‘And if my ‘old friend’ is involved.’

A glint of murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

The giant python was massive, yet its escape speed was surprisingly fast. Its huge body moved with incredible agility through the forest, staying low to the ground. In the blink of an eye, it had left the area far behind.

After a long while, it finally stopped, twisting its head back to observe its surroundings carefully.

It watched for a good while. Once certain that no terrifying presence was following it, its body visibly relaxed. It flicked its tongue, paused for a moment, then slowed its pace and continued deeper into the mountains.

This was clearly its territory; a wide path had been worn through the undergrowth. Soon, it arrived at a valley and disappeared into a cave that looked incredibly deep.

Qin Fang watched from high in the sky, his eyes narrowing…

He saw a massive number of snakes in the woods surrounding the valley.

This place had clearly become a valley of snakes!

Snakes and pythons of all kinds were gathered here.

When the great python returned, all the other snakes coiled up on the ground, trembling in fear. They only began to move about normally after it had completely vanished into the cave.

Qin Fang glanced at the cave, then flew up to search the surrounding area.

But he found no trace of human activity.

“Was I overthinking it? Are these just two naturally occurring Exotic Species?”

“Then what about the Blood Evil Cloud Fruit? It’s impossible for one to grow without Blood Evil Qi…”

He pondered for a long time but came to no conclusions.

There was indeed nothing else out of the ordinary in the vicinity.

Deciding not to dwell on it, he appeared above the cave entrance and peered down into the darkness.

An idea suddenly struck him, and his eyes narrowed.

The next moment, his Divine Sense probed into the Great Sun.

In the blink of an eye, the Profound Nether Nature True Gang coursing through his body rapidly converted, transforming in just a moment into the scorching Li Fire Nature!