txolops Chapter 13 Karmic Fire Burns the Mine
Chapter 13 Karmic Fire Burns the Mine
"court death!"
The paleness on the Green Python Demon General's face was instantly replaced by rage.
When has this dignified demon general ever been so provoked by a human blood servant?
He kicked the stone table in front of him so hard it shattered. A violent demonic aura erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption, and the dark blue energy surged wildly through the hall.
"You lowly insect!"
With a piercing roar, the Azure Python Demon General's body began to swell violently, its skin cracking open inch by inch to reveal the dense, blue scales beneath.
The bones made a teeth-grinding cracking sound, and the limbs rapidly degenerated. In the blink of an eye, a terrifying green python, hundreds of feet long, coiled itself on the high platform.
The snake's thick body was several times thicker than a water vat, and every blue scale shimmered with a cold metallic luster. Its scarlet vertical pupils stared intently at Huang Chen below, as if he were a corpse.
A foul-smelling toxic gas was spewed out, and the surrounding rock walls, upon contact with the gas, immediately emitted a hissing sound of corrosion, turning into puddles of black water.
Huang Chen stood still, his smile gradually fading. He could sense that the Azure Python Demon General, now in its true form, possessed an aura several times stronger than before. The immense pressure made the surrounding air feel thick and viscous.
"hiss."
The green python let out a deafening hiss. Its enormous tail swept out like a colossal pillar, creating a terrifying sonic boom that tore through the air, and slammed into Huang Chen.
This attack was incredibly fast, almost completely sealing off any space for Huang Chen to retreat.
Huang Chen took a deep breath, and the blood and qi in his body surged wildly like boiling magma, with violent power coursing through his limbs and bones.
"boom!"
Huang Chen crashed head-on into the sweeping snake tail.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar erupted within the mine. A visible shockwave spread outwards, sending several demon soldiers and slaves flying.
A tremendous force surged into Huang Chen's body through his arms, making him feel as if he had been struck by a mountain. His internal organs churned violently, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.
"I know I'm a few levels below you, but I have the equipment!"
A fleeting, illusory red lotus bloomed on the surface of her body.
The passive shield of the [Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus (Imitation)] is triggered.
The terrifying impact that could have crushed an ordinary cultivator into mincemeat was forcibly reduced by 70% by the red lotus phantom.
Using the remaining 30% of his strength, Huang Chen forcibly twisted his waist in mid-air, grabbed the thick snake tail, and dug his ten fingers into the gaps of the blue scales like steel nails.
"Get down here!"
With veins bulging on his arms, Huang Chen roared and unleashed the terrifying power of his Witch Clan battle body, forcefully dragging the hundred-zhang-long green python and slamming it violently into the ground.
A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the Azure Python Demon General. It couldn't understand how this tiny human could possess such terrifying brute force.
"Boom!"
The enormous snake body was slammed hard onto the open ground of the mine.
The earth trembled, countless boulders shot into the sky, and dust instantly engulfed the battlefield.
The green python twisted its body frantically, trying to break free from Huang Chen's grip.
It opened its blood-red maw, revealing two pale white fangs dripping with venom, and bit down hard on Huang Chen's head.
Huang Chen loosened his grip on the snake's tail, touched the snake's body with his toes, and sprinted upwards along the snake's back.
The Azure Python Demon General was, after all, a powerful being who suppressed a region. How could it allow a human to act so recklessly on its back? With a furious roar, its demonic energy erupted like boiling water. The dense azure scales instantly stood on end, their edges gleaming with a chilling light. In the blink of an eye, its entire snake back transformed into a mountain of knives, like a meat grinder.
But Huang Chen was incredibly fast, leaving a series of afterimages on the massive body of the green python. With each step, the raised scales slashed deep, bone-revealing gashes into his legs and body. Blood splattered as Huang Chen endured the excruciating pain, frantically climbing higher. His venomous fangs grazed his back, missing their mark, and slammed heavily against the rocks, shattering a large patch of ground. The shattered rocks shot out like projectiles, leaving bruises on his back.
"die!"
Huang Chen finally reached the seven-inch mark of the green python.
This is the snake's fatal weakness, even for a demon general. But just as Huang Chen approached, a dense, almost tangible dark blue demonic light erupted from its seven-inch mark, transforming into an incredibly thick protective shield of qi. At the same time, its massive body twisted violently, opening its blood-red maw, and a torrent of foul-smelling poison descended upon it.
Huang Chen leaped high into the air, facing the torrent of poisonous water, his right fist clenched tightly.
All the vital energy and ferocious power of the Witch Clan's battle body within him were squeezed to their limits at this moment, all converging on his right fist. Venom was poured onto his body, emitting a chilling hissing sound, and large patches of flesh instantly festered and turned black, causing excruciating pain. But he was completely unaware, and a layer of extremely rich blood-red light faintly appeared on the surface of his fist.
The Azure Python Demon General sensed a real threat of death and desperately twisted its neck, trying to protect its vital point, while frantically pouring all its demonic power into that layer of protective energy.
Huang Chen's fist slammed hard into the dark blue protective aura shield.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar erupted. The protective aura violently caved in, yet it stubbornly withstood Huang Chen's fist. A tidal wave of recoil surged back into Huang Chen's right arm, causing his arm bones to crack with a teeth-grinding sound. His tiger's mouth instantly split open, and blood spurted out.
The vast gap in their cultivation levels was laid bare at this moment, and even with its fatal weakness, the demon general's defense was not easily breached.
"Ahhh!" Huang Chen's eyes turned bloodshot as he let out a beast-like roar. The dark red totem on his body seemed to ignite, bursting out with dazzling blood light. Ignoring the risk of losing his right arm, he forcefully activated his blood and qi again, raising his strength by a significant margin.
"Snap!"
The seemingly indestructible protective aura finally developed a crack, and then shattered with a deafening roar.
Huang Chen's fist, carrying an unstoppable and ferocious momentum, slammed into the hardest scales at the seven-inch mark. Sparks flew everywhere! The scales were so hard that it was despair-inducing. Huang Chen's finger bones shattered inch by inch upon impact, leaving a bloody mess, but he still managed to smash those scales to pieces with his broken fist.
"Pfft!"
The terrifying force pierced through the green python's flesh like a drill. However, the demon general's vitality was incredibly strong; the muscles around the wound contracted instantly like steel, tightly gripping Huang Chen's arm.
Huang Chen gritted his teeth, his left hand suddenly shot out, gripping the flesh at the edge of the wound tightly, veins bulging on both arms, and he ripped it apart like tearing cloth! His right fist finally broke through the obstacles and directly smashed the huge heart inside, which was beating like a drum.
The enormous body of the blue python suddenly stiffened, and the light in its scarlet vertical pupils quickly dissipated.
Immediately afterwards, a bloodcurdling scream was heard, and the hundred-foot-long body rolled and convulsed wildly on the ground, smashing a large section of the rock wall.
Huang Chen pulled out his bloodied and mangled right arm, leaped off the snake's back, knelt on one knee, and vomited mouthfuls of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. He gasped for breath, his right arm, stained with the foul-smelling demon blood, hung limply at his side, his finger bones shattered and his flesh torn. His entire body was covered with horrific wounds caused by venom corrosion and scale cuts. He looked as if he had just been pulled from a pool of blood, swaying precariously.
[Ding! The Azure Python Demon General has been slain, stripping him of his sinful fate.]
[Gained Karma Points: 30000.]
A system notification sounded in my mind.
Huang Chen spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his eyes cold and sharp.
The Azure Python Demon General's dying struggle was far too intense.
Its hundred-foot-long body rolled wildly, smashing through several massive load-bearing stone pillars in the center of the mine.
"Crack... Boom!"
The rock formations overhead began to crackle with a sickening sound. Large chunks of rock rained down, and the entire mine shook violently.
"It's going to collapse!"
Someone shouted.
The slaves, who were fighting the demon soldiers, were suddenly thrown into panic.
Old Tie's face was covered in blood, and he was clutching a chipped iron pickaxe tightly in his hand, staring blankly at the boulders falling all around him.
"What are you standing there for! Run towards the exit!"
Huang Chen's roar exploded like thunder in Lao Tie's ears, and then he charged directly into the remaining demon soldiers, swinging his fists, each punch accompanied by the muffled sound of bones and flesh shattering.
Having lost their demon general's command and already harboring thoughts of retreat, the demon soldiers completely collapsed under Huang Chen's slaughter. They dropped their weapons, howling and trying to escape, but Huang Chen caught up with them one by one and snapped their necks.
"Brothers, stick close to our benefactor! Charge out!"
Lao Tie finally came to his senses. He wiped the blood from his face and roared at the top of his lungs.
The surviving hundreds of slaves, supporting each other, stumbled and rushed towards the mine exit, stepping over the rubble and corpses scattered on the ground.
Huang Chen stood still, watching everyone retreat, his gaze sweeping over the heavy iron door that was half-closed behind the platform.
The demon race's storeroom.
He flashed forward and appeared directly in front of the iron gate. With a flying kick, the iron gate was sent flying with a "bang".
The warehouse was dimly lit, but Huang Chen could still spot the mountain of supplies at a glance.
On the left were more than a dozen large wooden crates filled with mined Blood Spirit Ore, emitting a strong bloody stench.
On the right are piles of low-grade spirit stones, roughly estimated to be at least fifty or sixty thousand.
Huang Chen strode forward, a thought forming in his mind.
All the blood spirit ore and low-grade spirit stones instantly disappeared from their original location and were all stored in the system space.
After he finished doing all this, the roar overhead grew louder and louder. A boulder the size of a millstone crashed down at Huang Chen's feet, sending fragments flying everywhere.
He turned and walked out of the warehouse, his gaze sweeping over the hellish mine.
Countless human corpses were carelessly discarded in a corner, and the walls were stained with dried, blackened blood.
The air was thick with a nauseating stench of decay and fish; this sinful land had buried too many of the vengeful souls of their kind.
Huang Chen raised his right hand and activated the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus (Imitation) within his body, and a wisp of dark red flame ignited out of thin air.
With a flick of his finger, the wisp of fire landed lightly on the corpse of a demon soldier.
"boom!"
The flames swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into a raging inferno.
The crimson sea of fire spread at an alarming speed, engulfing the corpses and wooden frames scattered on the ground.
The intense heat distorted the surrounding air.
Huang Chen turned around, stepped on the trembling ground, and strode into the dimly lit passageway leading to the outside world.
From the depths of the mine behind us, a deafening sound of collapse echoed.