Chapter 774: Chapter 774

A wind seemed to surge from nowhere, instantly dispersing the black fog and revealing Fang Bai’s figure.

Fang Bai still stood steadily on the surface of the lake, his demeanor relaxed and completely unharmed.

The highly toxic black fog that could corrode even rocks had no effect on Fang Bai whatsoever.

Zhao Yunjian and others’ eyes brightened, and after a moment of silence, they couldn’t help but burst into cheers.

They regarded Fang Bai as a living immortal, yet they did not know that he possessed the rare Chaos True Body, with a physique so robust that neither water nor fire could harm him, nor could any poison invade him. The giant snake’s poison fog posed no threat to him.

A flash of blood, killing Qi soared to the sky, and Fang Bai gripped the air with his right hand. The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, engraved with strands of runes, appeared in his right hand.

"You beast! Take my blade!"

Fang Bai leapt high into the air, letting out a fierce shout. While midair, he swung the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade viciously towards the giant snake’s body.

A blood-red blade aura streaked across the sky, striking the giant snake’s dark body and emitting a metallic clang, even sparking on impact.

The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, bolstered by Essence Energy, was extremely sharp and could cut through anything. Although the giant snake’s scales were harder than steel, they were to no avail. Large swathes of scales were cleaved apart, and a two-foot-long gash appeared on the body, blood spurting out and falling into the lake.

The giant snake knew it had met a formidable opponent and had no desire to continue the fight. Its body twisted as it attempted to flee.

"Once out, don’t think of going back in!"

Fang Bai knew that if he allowed the giant snake to escape into the lake, it would not be easy to kill it later. He laughed heartily and swung the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade repeatedly. With each slash, sprays of snake blood flew.

Blood glows interwove intricately, constantly striking the giant snake’s body, causing it evident pain as it twisted madly and blood continued to flow from the wounds, tainting the water within dozens of meters red.

"This giant snake is still a bit weak..."

Fang Bai had wanted to have a good and intense battle with the giant snake, but once the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade appeared, it seemed the blade’s emanating imposing aura intimidated the snake, leaving it powerless to resist. Fang Bai completely dominated the battle, feeling somewhat bored.

Fang Bai had no intention of continuing the struggle with the giant snake. He lightly tapped the surface of the lake with his toes, leveraging himself to a position parallel to the giant snake’s triangular head, and then executed a horizontal slash with the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade.

With this slash, Fang Bai poured in all his strength, vowing to slay the giant snake beneath his blade.

With the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade in hand, Fang Bai could defeat any peer within the Heaven Level Realm. The giant snake, sensing the crimson blade rolling toward it, seemed to feel the call of the reaper and desperately swayed its head trying to dodge the slash, but it was too late.

The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade slashed below the head of the giant snake, blood burst forth, and the snake instantly was beheaded, its huge triangular head falling into the lake and causing a large splash.

The enormous body of the giant snake that had been above the surface of the lake also followed its head, crashing into the waters with a thunderous sound.

Although the process of killing the giant snake was brief, the energy, spirit, and effort expended were no less than that of fighting a high-rank Heaven Level Martial Artist for half a day. After killing the giant snake, Fang Bai felt as if his comprehension and understanding of the Martial Dao had once again deepened.

"The serpent is dead, come over!"

Fang Bai sheathed the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade and, grasping the body of the giant serpent, dragged it to the shore. Then he waved to Zhao Yunjian and the others, who were hiding in the distance, stunned with fear.

With hunting rifles in their hands and trembling with trepidation, Zhao Yunjian and his group approached and, upon seeing that the serpent was indeed dead, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My, my... I’ve been a hunter for most of my life, and I’ve killed some snakes, but I’ve never seen one so huge... Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"

Zhao Yunjian’s hands gently caressed the scales that covered the serpent’s body, and he uttered "tut, tut" in admiration.

"Dad, don’t touch it carelessly, be careful of the poison!"

Thinking of the deadly black mist sprayed by the serpent that would corrode grass, wood, and stone on contact, Zhao Guoqiang’s scalp tingled. Seeing his father reaching out to touch the serpent’s body, he hurriedly shouted a warning.

Zhao Yunjian had indeed forgotten about that, and, startled by his son’s reminder, he immediately withdrew his hands, looking down at them.

Seeing Zhao Yunjian’s face turn pale with fright, Fang Bai said with a smile, "The serpent’s venom sac is in its head, its body is not only non-poisonous but actually a treasure!"

"Did you hear that? Mr. Fang said there’s no poison! You little rascal, you almost scared the soul out of your old man!"

Zhao Yunjian rolled his eyes at his son, rebuking him good-naturedly, and then, with eyes shining, he looked at Fang Bai and asked, "Mr. Fang, you said the serpent’s body is a treasure? How so?"

Fang Bai explained, "This serpent has absorbed Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and has lived for over a hundred years, even developing a trace of spirituality. Eating its meat can strengthen the body, prolong life, and one will never fall ill in this lifetime!"

After pausing, he added, "Uncle Zhao, you’re over forty this year, right? I suggest you take some serpent meat back home. If you eat a small cooked piece every day, you can live past a hundred without any illness or ailments!"

If anyone else had said this, Zhao Yunjian would surely have scoffed and not believed it, but now he regarded Fang Bai as infallible, and he took his words as the absolute truth.

"The serpent meat has such great benefits? Then that’s indeed a treasure... Hmm, such a precious item can’t be left here..."

An exhilarated Zhao Yunjian’s face flushed red, he rubbed his hands together, circled around the serpent’s body, and then said to Zhao Guoqiang and the others, "Fellow villagers, did you hear what Mr. Fang said? Now, throw away all the wild chickens and hares on you. Let’s take the serpent meat back! The more, the better!"

Having heard Fang Bai’s words, the hunters had already become interested in the serpent meat. Upon Zhao Yunjian’s instruction, they discarded all the pheasants and hares, took out their daggers, and started to cut off pieces of serpent meat under his direction.

However, even though their daggers were sharp, they couldn’t even budge the scales covering the giant serpent’s body, let alone cut the meat.

"These scales are too hard..."

The hunters, exhausted and huffing, found themselves helpless against the scales and turned to look at Fang Bai.

Fang Bai, having a large amount of Spirit Medicine Essence Stones and little interest in the serpent meat with its faint Essence Energy, decided to gift it to the hunters of Zhao Family Village, granting them an opportunity.

Seeing the hunters look at him with hopeful eyes, knowing they couldn’t possibly carry the serpent meat without his help, Fang Bai smiled, drew the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade again, and walked up to the gigantic serpent’s carcass. The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade waved about like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, the ten-meter-long serpent’s body was first stripped of its scales by Fang Bai and then cut into pieces easy to transport.

Zhao Yunjian and the others packed up the serpent meat that Fang Bai had cut, each person carrying as much as they could on their backs, intent on bringing back more. After cooking it, the entire family could eat the meat and enjoy a life free from illness, filled with health and longevity.