Chapter 2: Zombie War Giant Python

  The bright moon is in the sky, and the vast mountains are shrouded in a layer of gauze.

  A zombie stands alone on a mountain top, its ferocious face upturned to gaze at the moon, its mouth wide open.

  The surrounding moonlight essence was like a group of fireflies, pouncing into the zombie's mouth, almost visible to the naked eye.

  This process has been going on since the moon was at treetop height and has lasted for about two hours now.

  This zombie is undoubtedly Zhang Yang.

  Those essences of the moon, once entering the body, transformed into a refreshing and cool gas. Zhang Yang followed the instructions in "Taiyin Lianxing: Lian Ti Pian" to slowly merge them into his flesh, and the excess was gathered into the abdominal cavity's Qihai.

  Ouch!

  Zhang Yang took a deep breath and felt his internal strength increase once again.

  For three days in a row, Zombie Zhang Yang has been practicing diligently here every night.

  "Taiyin Lianxing has said that the Taiyin star does not enter the Southern or Northern Dipper, and in heaven it is the essence of the moon. This essence of the moon is indeed extremely beneficial to jiangshi (hopping corpses). Unfortunately, ordinary hopping corpses only have a primitive desire for blood, but do not understand how to absorb this even more pure essence of the moon."

  "At this cultivation speed, it won't take a few days for me to break through the Small Heavenly Cycle and advance to the rank of You Shi."

  Zhang Yang let out a slightly excited sigh. Compared to three days ago, he had undergone tremendous changes.

  The originally dry and yellow skin has become even more waxen; the fingernails, which were over an inch long, have grown to over three inches, looking exceptionally sharp; the fangs in his mouth are even more ferocious; the maximum distance of a single jump has increased from two or three meters to three or four meters.

  What's more important is that Zhang Yang was very certain of his current strength, which was several times stronger than it was a few days ago, and this made him feel greatly comforted in his heart.

  "Whoosh!"

  Suddenly, a faint rustling sound came from the nearby bush.

  Zhang Yang was taken aback and turned his stiff neck.

  Under the clear and cold moonlight, the dense thicket of trees swayed slightly, otherwise there was nothing unusual.

  Of course, Zhang Yang did not put his mind at ease because of this.

  In the midst of a primitive forest, there are dangers everywhere, and one careless move could be fatal.

  Moreover, the visual aspect has always been a weakness of zombies. Except for being able to see at night better than ordinary humans, their visual acuity is much worse than that of normal people, let alone compared to various wild beasts and even mythical creatures.

  "Whoosh!"

  The sound came again. This time from behind.

  "Huh?" Zhang Yang let out a soft hum of surprise.

  The zombie's joints are stiff and it's hard to move, so it can only lightly jump up and spin around in the air. This is also a common way for zombies to turn around.

  But just as Zhang Yang's body was suspended in mid-air.

  Hiss——

  A gust of wind mixed with a bloody smell came rushing over.

  "Damn it!" Zhang Yang instantly realized the severity of the situation, his body suspended in mid-air, with no place to borrow strength from, let alone dodge.

  At this time suffered an attack, almost was beaten up.

  Boom!

  A black shadow, like a whip, came over and Zhang Yang's body instantly flew sideways, crashing into a small tree with a trunk as thick as a person's waist about ten meters away.

  Crack!

  The little tree broke with a sound.

  It's a good thing zombies don't feel pain. If it were a human, just this one hit would be enough to knock them out, even if they didn't die.

  Zhang Yang was also uncomfortable, clearly feeling that his lower body had been damaged, and he seemed a bit out of control.

  Struggling to get up, a strong sense of crisis came again.

  Whoosh——

  As the wind howled, Zhang Yang barely lifted his arm, and his body was tightly wrapped around.

  A series of attacks, Zhang Yang was completely unable to react and suffered a severe blow, until now he finally saw the enemy's appearance - a giant python as thick as a bowl.

  Now, this giant python tightly wrapped around Zhang Yang's body, a pair of triangular eyes flashing with cold light, the snake's tongue constantly darting in and out, its expression seemingly having a hint of human-like complacency, ready to enjoy its dinner.

  "Hahaha!"

  A cracking sound of bones shattering made Zhang Yang so startled that his soul almost flew out.

  The steps of a python's feeding process have always been to first use its body to wrap and crush the prey's skeleton, then swallow it whole.

  Zhang Yang knew that when his skeleton was crushed, it would be the end of his life.

  Zhang Yang would certainly not sit and wait for death.

  His entire body was wrapped up, and now the only things he could move, apart from his head, were his right arm.

  The crisis of death made Zhang Yang's mind extremely agile.

  Cutting off the snake's head is better than cutting off its tail.

  The three-inch-long part of a snake is the weakest and most easily broken part of its spine. Once the spine is broken, the channel that connects the central nervous system to other parts of the body is destroyed. A paralyzed snake has no threat.

  The seven inches of a snake is where its heart is located, once it suffers a fatal injury, it will undoubtedly die.

  But it's paralyzed!

  Where is the snake's three inches and seven inches?

  This giant python is nearly ten meters long and has a diameter of almost three to seven inches, including its head. Isn't this a scam?

  Not having time to think much, I roughly estimated a place and swung my palm down.

  Boom!

  Like Zhong's defeat of Ge.

  Zhang Yang's strongest blow landed on the giant python's smooth skin and was immediately deflected, without any effect.

  "Not good!" Zhang Yang thought to himself.

  The zombie's joints were stiff, its wrists couldn't bend, the giant python's massive body was wrapped around itself, and its sharp claws were completely useless.

  "Hahaha!"

  Living in the spiritual realm for a long time, this giant python's power is incredibly great; and the corpse's body, far from being copper skin and iron bones, has several broken skeletons.

  Zhang Yang couldn't calm down no matter what at this time.

  Wooooo...

  Subconsciously opening his mouth, his ferocious teeth bit down on the snake's body.

  The zombie's most powerful weapon is its teeth and claws. And the opening of its jaws is incredibly forceful.

  Hiccup!

  A loud noise pierced through the snake skin, which had already been firmly embedded in the snake's body.

  Ahh——

  The giant python was in pain and let out a long hiss towards the sky. Its mouth opened wide like lightning, ready to swallow Zhang Yang whole.

  Zhang Yang swung his right arm.

  Boom!

  The zombie's enormous strength came into play and with one blow, it smashed open the python's head.

  At the same time, the wounds on the snake's body were bitten, and fresh blood was sprayed directly into the throat, stimulating the zombie's bloodthirsty nature.

  Although he didn't think such a small wound could cause any harm to the massive snake body, under the stimulation of fresh blood, Zhang Yang bit down hard and refused to let go.

  Those fresh blood infused into his body, making Zhang Yang feel a warm and cozy feeling in his abdomen.

  For the past three days, Zhang Yang has been practicing "Taiyin Lianxing", his mind has been preoccupied with the techniques; even just before being attacked, he had just finished his practice.

  Now this warm current enters the abdomen, Zhang Yang subconsciously begins to follow the method of "Taiyin Lianxing", guiding this warm current into the abdominal cavity Qihai.

  These are completely subconscious actions, and they are the result of countless repetitions of practice over the past few days.

  Under the guidance of the "Lian Ti Pian" method, the majestic essence and blood are like a geyser erupting through the wound from the giant python's body, transforming into a warm current that continuously merges into the abdominal cavity.

  After these few days of cultivation, Zhang Yang's dantian had originally stored a portion of qi, and now it was gradually filling up, with a tendency to overflow.

  Zhang Yang almost lost all other consciousness, only knowing to inhale more and more...

  Ahh——

  The python felt a surge of power inside its body, like a flood bursting forth at incredible speed. The enormous fear had long since dispelled any desire to eat.

  What kind of delicacy is this? It's simply a terrible devil!

  The giant python just wants to escape from here quickly! This is simply too terrifying!

  But it wanted to escape, yet the zombie refused to let go.

  Zhang Yang's sharp teeth had already been completely embedded in the python's body.

  The giant python swung its massive head and charged directly over.

  Boom!

  Zhang Yang swung his arm and smashed it open with one blow.

  The giant python was dying and struggling, its massive snake body convulsing violently, like a whip-like flesh sweeping around.

  Crack! Crack!

  Dozens of trees were swept away by the giant python, breaking and falling to the ground.

  Bang! Bang!

  Boulders about one meter in diameter were also swept away and fell far away, with an extremely grand momentum.

  But all these struggles were in vain.

  The python's power is getting weaker and smaller, while Zhang Yang's power is getting stronger.

  A warm current like a flood, under the guidance of the "Lian Ti Pian" qigong method, rushes into the abdominal cavity and dantian, while the excess part is transformed into thread-like energy to repair the injured body.

  After a while, the giant python had completely stopped struggling and lay on the ground like a soft whip.

  Zombie Zhang Yang still tightly hugged the snake's body, his sharp teeth biting down and refusing to let go.

  ……

  The moon hangs in the western sky, its cool and gentle light shining over the earth.

  A giant python and a corpse lay on the ground; the corpse's arms tightly hugged the python, its ferocious teeth biting into the snake's body...

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  A rhythmic thud of heavy objects hitting the ground accompanied a group of over ten zombies as they jumped up from the foot of the mountain in an orderly fashion.

  When passing by two corpses, not even batting an eyelid, completely ignoring them.

  Zombies are only interested in fresh blood.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  A dozen or so zombies jumped back into the cave, leaving only Zombie Zhang Yang and the giant python's corpse lying on the ground.

  At this moment, Zhang Yang's dantian seemed as if it was about to explode.

  At this rate, a giant python over ten meters long and as thick as a bowl would inject all its vital energy into Zhang Yang's body, far exceeding the limit that a zombie could withstand.

  If it weren't for his zombie body being relatively robust, this surging warm current would have burst Zhang Yang's body long ago.

  Zhang Yang knew he should let go of his mouth. More essence and blood would be poisonous for himself at this moment.

  However, Zhang Yang couldn't even move a finger, his teeth were stiff and he was frozen in a biting motion, unable to open his mouth.

  However, he was still conscious and could clearly see his zombie companions lining up to return to the cave; he could clearly feel the warm current in his dantian frantically rushing around, extremely violent, and might burst out of his body at any time.

  Under the crisis, Zhang Yang's mind gradually calmed down.

  Cultivators cultivate by absorbing the spiritual energy from the outside world, bringing it into their bodies and using it for themselves; zombies also cultivate in the same way, except that what they absorb is not spiritual energy, but rather yin energy and essence blood.

  After all, these precious things are beneficial to Zhang Yang. Usually, these are things that can't be obtained even if one wants them.

  But a large amount of pure blood poured in for a short time, completely exceeding the tolerance range of the small jumping corpse, which became a disaster.