The leader of the spirit-devouring beasts flashed a hint of disdain in its eyes.
Such an overconfident human, practically asking for death!
However, in the next moment, the spirit-devouring beast leader's expression changed drastically!
Its gaze shifted from contempt to shock, then to boundless terror!
"Bang!"
The spirit-devouring beast leader's colossal body suddenly flopped to the ground, clutching its head and trembling uncontrollably!
Its subordinates were utterly bewildered by this sudden turn of events...
Why did their boss suddenly collapse, and why did he look so frightened?
We don't know...
Doesn't matter, we'll follow the boss's lead.
That's right!
...
"Plop! Plop! Plop!"
All the subordinate beasts simultaneously flopped to the ground, clutching their heads and shivering...
The foolish nephew was also dumbfounded...
I haven't even made a move yet, why did it collapse on its own?
Could it be that I've suddenly awakened some powerful talent or ability???
The foolish nephew pondered for a few seconds, then picked up his club and swung it at the spirit-devouring beast leader's head!
A flurry of moves, fierce as a tiger, yet the output was zero point zero zero zero zero zero zero zero...
Finally, the foolish nephew was almost exhausted, but the spirit-devouring beast leader was completely unharmed.
Yet, strangely, no matter how the foolish nephew swung at its head, it dared not show any sign of resistance.
It didn't even dare to flee!
It just lay there, trembling, letting the foolish nephew 'massage' it.
"Hoo hoo—"
The foolish nephew stopped, panting heavily.
Suddenly.
"Whoosh—!"
The spirit-devouring beast subordinates instantly sprang up from the ground and scattered in all directions.
The foolish nephew scratched the back of his head, utterly bewildered: "Strange, why did they suddenly run away?"
"Because their leader is dead," a voice called from nearby.
The foolish nephew turned to look and saw Ye Fan and his companions.
"Dead?" The foolish nephew stared blankly at the spirit-devouring beast leader, his expression suddenly becoming excited: "I really did awaken a powerful ability, hahahaha!"
"My father always said that to become stronger, one must train through practical combat!" The foolish nephew cupped his fists towards Ye Fan and the others: "Farewell!"
With that, he grabbed his club and dashed away, not even bothering to collect the spirit-devouring beast leader's corpse.
The little witch walked over to inspect it.
"Cause of death?" Ye Fan asked casually.
"Hmm..." The little witch's expression was peculiar: "If I'm not mistaken, it was probably scared to death..."
Ye Fan and the two demons also had wonderfully expressive faces.
They had actually been watching from the side for quite some time.
As they watched, the little witch had been explaining things to Ye Fan.
From her professional perspective, this foolish nephew was absolutely no match for the spirit-devouring beast leader and would have been torn to shreds immediately.
And then the scene occurred where the spirit-devouring beast boss lay on the ground, trembling...
Well...
Face-slapped at light speed.
Then the little witch analyzed that although it was a bit strange, the foolish nephew was completely incapable of harming the spirit-devouring beast leader, and even if he exhausted himself to death, the demonic beast wouldn't sustain any damage.
And then the spirit-devouring beast leader died...
The little witch awkwardly touched her face...
And so, they approached...
"That's odd..." the little witch murmured in confusion. "With that person's strength, he shouldn't have been able to breach the demon beast's defenses, let alone scare it to death?"
"Could it be..." the little witch looked at Ye Fan: "Does the man possess something that frightens demon beasts? Like some divine weapon, magical artifact, or formation?"
"No," Ye Fan shook his head.
The club forged from Wujin iron was just ordinary goods, with no auxiliary formations or enhancements on it.
"Could it be that senior called System?" the little witch asked again.
Ye Fan shook his head once more.
Regardless of whether the System had given a prompt or not, its every action was accompanied by golden light.
But there was none just now.
"Then how did he do it?" The little witch was completely baffled.
"If we want to know, we'll have to follow him," Ye Fan narrowed his eyes.
Truth be told, he was quite perplexed.
This scene was utterly bizarre!
Such a massive demon beast, scared to death by a complete novice?
Wasn't that ridiculous!
...
Thus, the little witch led everyone to stealthily follow.
In front of a lake.
Hundreds of cultivators circled the lake, staring at the formation barrier before them with a headache...
They belonged to several different sects, and none of them were proficient in formations...
With a formation protecting it, there were likely good things inside.
But they couldn't break it, so they could only stare helplessly...
Suddenly!
A wave surged!
"Screech screech screech..."
Over a dozen dark shadows shot out!
They were over a dozen cyan pythons, each over a hundred feet long!
Eight were at the peak of the God Transformation stage, and two were at the first level of Void Gazer.
The strongest among these cultivators were the two at the first level of Void Gazer, who had almost no chance of victory against two demon beasts at the same level.
Coupled with the eight peak God Transformation stage demon beasts...
This battle lasted for over an hour.
By the time the last python demon fell, only a mere dozen or so human cultivators remained...
If not for the two Void Gazer cultivators sacrificing their Natal artifacts, perhaps not a single one would have survived.
Although they had barely survived, they had also completely lost the qualification to continue exploring...
Having detonated their Natal artifacts, what else was there to explore? They might as well catch their breath and go home to nurse their wounds.
Heaven seemed to be playing a cruel joke on them.
Barely catching their breath for two moments, the lake's surface began to churn violently again.
"Splash splash splash—!"
A dark shadow broke through the water, its massive shadow blocking out the sunlight!
It was a cyan giant python nearly five hundred feet long; its single eye alone was larger than a person!
Even more terrifying, there were two subtle bulges on the cyan python's forehead.
It was obvious that this cyan python was not far from transforming into a dragon!
Its cultivation level, naturally, was impossible to discern...
The cyan python's cold eyes stared fixedly at these dozen cultivators, its forked tongue flicking in and out...
Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom...
This is the end...
Just as they were in utter despair, a figure darted out from the side.
The next moment.
A youth, wielding a club, charged towards the cyan python with an excited expression!
A hint of disdain flashed in the cyan python's eyes.
Then...
The disdain turned to shock, and then to terror!
"Splash splash splash!"
The cyan python retreated back into the water at a speed even faster than its appearance!
A fierce demonic aura emanated from beneath the lake's surface, and the formation barrier above the lake glowed even brighter.
The foolish nephew felt like he had punched cotton: I came here with all my excitement, and you're acting like a shrinking turtle!
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
The foolish nephew swung his club repeatedly at the barrier, but it was, as expected, completely useless...
And with every strike, he was counter-attacked by the formation barrier.
After struggling for a short while, the foolish nephew had to give up.
These few blows had already caused him internal injuries; any further attempt would be fatal.
Though a bit foolish, he wasn't completely brainless...
He retracted his club into his storage ring and sat on the ground to meditate and heal.
This scene completely stunned the dozen or so cultivators from before; they instinctively regarded this foolish nephew as some kind of powerful figure.
He scared off the cyan python upon meeting it, truly impressive!