Chapter 66: Fatal Crisis

  Roar...

  The black dragon hovered in mid-air, its eyes fixed on Gu Chen, and let out a deafening roar.

  The python is usually in a bad mood. Gu Chen entered its territory and approached its nest, so it wouldn't be polite to Gu Chen.

  This black line python has a congenital boundary of six layers, and the demonic beasts that come and go here are mainly in the fifth layer of the congenital boundary. Even if there are occasionally sixth-layer demonic beasts passing by, they are extremely afraid of this python and dare not provoke its anger. Seeing the territorial marker left by this python, they all detour.

  Its territory is thousands of miles around, and other monsters dare not enter. Gu Chen not only entered the territory but also approached this small lake, which was even more forbidden for this python. It can be imagined what kind of mood this python was in when it saw Gu Chen.

  In order to protect the dignity and territory of the Overlord, any living being that dares to enter the territory will usually be severely punished by the Lord. Any living being that dares to enter the forbidden land will absolutely be directly killed, in order to show respect for Yu.

  The gaze of the Black Line Python towards Gu Chen was full of murderous intent. After a brief observation, the Black Line Python judged that Gu Chen only had a cultivation base of four layers in the Innate Realm. Such a cultivation base posed no threat to the Black Line Python.

  In an instant, the black python's eyes flashed with a fierce light, its body spinning and rolling in mid-air several times, its huge mouth open, revealing rows of sharp white teeth, as it pounced towards Gu Chen.

  Gu Chen's eyes flashed, his expression solemn, and the high-grade artifact Qingli Sword appeared in his hand. However, he didn't use the Tianxia Tempering Body Great Method to strengthen his physical body. He planned to fight this Black Line Python with his pre-heavenly realm fourth layer peak cultivation.

  This should have a great effect on breaking through boundaries.

  In the blink of an eye, the Black Line Python pounced in front of Gu Chen, its huge mouth opened wide, a white mist appeared, and several ice cones shot towards Gu Chen at the same time.

  Gu Chen held Qing Lie's sword in his hand, and the flying sword under his feet had already been put away into the Qian Kun ring.

  In an instant, Qinglie Sword's blade flashed and flew to the side, taking Gu Chen's body with it, dodging Heixian Jiao's icy mist attack. Just as they dodged, Qinglie Sword's aura burst forth, and Gu Chen swiftly struck a sword at Chi Xian Jiao's neck.

  The black dragon dodged the sword by spinning in mid-air, and as a black dragon controlled by its own consciousness, it was much more agile than the sealed dragon in Yun Jia's flag. With a flick of its body, the dragon's tail swung towards Gu Chen like an iron rod.

  Gǔ Chén used Swift Wing Cloak, and his speed suddenly increased explosively. The dragon tail swept through the air, dodging the attack of the dragon tail. Gǔ Chén suddenly threw two talismans at Hei Xiàn Jiǎo, while quickly retreating backwards.

  The two talismans did not cause any harm to the Black-striped Snake, but instead successfully provoked its anger towards Gu Chen. In a flash of black shadow, the Black-striped Snake transformed into a black light and chased after him at high speed.

  Gǔ Chén had a sick Yuè Pī Fēng on his body, and in fact he could fly even faster. However, he kept his speed at around the sixth layer of the Innate Realm, which was just equal to the speed of the Black Line Python that was chasing after him. It would be very difficult for the Black Line Python to catch up with Gǔ Chén.

  This place is too close to the lake, Gu Chen's mind is naturally to lead this jiao away from here, so as not to let it escape into the lake when it can't withstand. Once a jiao dragon enters the water, even if Gu Chen uses the Tian Jue Quan body strengthening technique to enhance his physical strength, he still cannot fight with the jiao dragon in the water.

  In mid-air, two swift rays of light flashed by, one after the other, in rapid succession. Standing a hundred miles away, even cultivators with good eyesight could see it clearly.

  Gǔ Chén maintained a speed of around six layers of innate realm, allowing the Black Line Python to neither catch up nor fall behind. With Gǔ Chén just over a hundred feet ahead, the Black Line Python naturally chased after him with all its might, vowing to tear into shreds this cultivator who dared to trespass on its forbidden territory.

  Watching Hei Xian's relentless pursuit, Gu Chen couldn't help but reveal a happy smile at the corner of his mouth.

  From time to time, he would throw a talisman at the black line python behind him, causing it to erupt in anger, its deafening roar echoing through the sky and earth, audible even tens of miles away.

  After a time, Gu Chen had escaped for nearly three hundred miles, thinking that this place was already far enough from the lake, and Hei Xian Jiao would take at least an hour to return. With the acceleration of Di Yu Pi Feng, it was enough to kill the python.

  In front of a small hill, the top is square and flat for dozens of feet. The sun's rays fell down, and Gu Chen appeared on the top of this small hill, his eyes sharp as knives, looking at the black line python that was chasing after him.

  Jian Gu Chen stopped in his tracks, and the Black Line Python let out a loud roar, its voice filled with excitement. Without slowing down, it charged straight at Jian Gu Chen.

  This jiao's entire body is surrounded by black scales, not even top-grade artifacts can harm it. The hardness of its four claws is also not below that of top-grade artifacts, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

  Hei Xian Jiao arrived extremely quickly, but Gu Chen's speed was even faster. Using the Swift Feather Cloak to accelerate, he was more than twice as fast as Hei Xian Jiao. In an instant, he flashed to one side, and the Qing Lei sword's sword aura burst forth, slashing towards Hei Xian Jiao's waist.

  Hei Xian Jiao's body slightly rotated, and a black claw struck the sword aura above. Gu Chen's body shook as if he had received a heavy blow, and the sword aura instantly dissipated. The Qing Li Sword seemed to have flown out of his hand, and his body flew backward for over ten zhang.

  He hadn't used the Heavenly Fate Tempering Body Great Technique, and compared to Hei Xian's power, Gu Chen was far inferior.

  The black python's body was as swift as lightning, and it had just landed on the ground. It shot towards Gu Chen like a sharp arrow, its two claws stretching out in front of it. One claw reached for Gu Chen's head, while the other claw reached for his chest.

  Gu Chen kicked both feet, speeding up even more. The black-striped snake's claws missed, Gu Chen flashed to the side, exploding with a loud bang, one sword slashing back and forth from bottom to top, cutting straight towards the black-striped snake's abdomen.

  The belly of Heixianweng is its weakest defensive spot, even a mid-grade magic tool can cause it harm, and being hit by a high-grade magic tool will definitely result in severe injury.

  Having learned a lesson from just now, Gu Chen didn't dare to fight the Black-striped Snake head-on, dodging its four claws and targeting the weakest part of its body.

  *silence*

  The air suddenly burst with a loud noise, and a black shadow instantly enlarged in Gu Chen's eyes, striking him in an instant. The tail of the Black Line Python swept across with a momentum like thunder, sucking the air out of explosion.

  So fast punch...

  At this moment, the speed was even faster than when Gu Chen used the Swift Wind Cloak. Gu Chen had nowhere to hide and if he continued to slash towards the Black Line Python's abdomen, perhaps before his sword aura could even approach the python's body, he would first be swept away by the python's tail for dozens of meters.

  If hit by the tail of Hei Xian Jiao, it would be either death or severe injury. This is the strongest strike from a sixth-layer demonic beast in the Innate Realm, and ordinary sixth-layer demonic beasts are completely unable to unleash such a swift and powerful blow.

  Gu Chen quickly withdrew the Qingli sword, and with a swing of his tail, he blocked the black line python's attack. A loud explosion sounded, and countless air waves radiated from the point of impact, spreading in all directions. Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind swept through.

  Gu Chen's body also floated backwards like a kite with a broken string, at this moment, Gu Chen's physical reaction was extremely intense, reaching an unprecedented realm, a realm that could never be comprehended during quiet meditation, allowing the primordial true energy in Gu Chen's body to have a hint of release.

  Although he was pulled out by the Black Line Python, Gu Chen didn't feel discouraged at all, but rather excited. If this feeling came a few more times, perhaps the barrier of the Fourth Layer of the Innate Realm could be broken through imperceptibly.

  Fell to the ground, Gu Chen's mouth was sweet, a surge of **gushed out from his body, he spat it out, but it was a mouthful of fresh blood. The black line python's giant tail swept across, its power was even stronger than the python's claw strike.

  Gu Chen had already suffered a minor injury. A mid-grade Yuan Spirit Pill appeared in his hand, and he immediately swallowed it into his abdomen. A cool energy quickly spread from his abdomen throughout his body, and the minor injuries he had sustained were completely healed.

  Jian Gu Chen spat out fresh blood, the black line between his eyes gleaming with an even more sinister light. He let out a long roar, his body moving as swiftly as lightning, continuing to pounce towards Gu Chen.

  Gǔ Chén will accelerate the speed of his Feathered Wind, bringing it to its maximum state, trying to avoid a head-on confrontation with the Black-striped Python, looking for an opening to attack the python's weak abdomen. The Black-striped Python has four claws protecting its head and tail, and a swift lightning-fast tail, making it even more powerful. It is extremely difficult for Gǔ Chén to hurt the Black-striped Python, and instead, he finds himself constantly dodging under the python's attacks, at a disadvantage.

  Gu Chen had long expected this, the black line python has a congenital boundary of six layers, and is an existence at the peak of the sixth layer, it is the first demon beast below the seventh layer of the congenital boundary.

  Gu Chen's physical body was much stronger than those of the same realm, and could be compared to a fifth-layer cultivator of the Pre-Heavenly Realm. However, compared to Hei Xian Jiao, he still fell short by quite a bit.

  Not using Tianjia Quan Ti Dafa, naturally can't be a match for Heixian Jiao.

  Gǔ Chén had a swift and agile physique, his speed was extremely fast. The Black Lin Jiao's attacks were all dodged by Gǔ Chén one after another. Although Gǔ Chén was at a disadvantage, he wouldn't lose in a short period of time.

  It was only with the help of the swift wind that Gu Chen dared to fight against the black line python in its normal state. Every time they clashed, Gu Chen had a sense of crisis looming over him. Under this intense feeling, the barrier of Gu Chen's innate realm four layers was gradually collapsing. Continuing to fight against the black line python, he believed it wouldn't take too long before he could break through to the fifth layer of the innate realm.

  The Black-striped Snake naturally didn't know that Gu Chen was using it as a tool to break through obstacles. Seeing Gu Chen dodging its attacks without stopping, at a disadvantage, and seemingly about to be crushed by a single swipe of its claw the next second, the Black-striped Snake became more and more excited, letting out thunderous roars that echoed in the sky.

  Gǔ Chén's spirit remained in a state of high alert, constantly dodging the black-striped serpent's attacks and seeking opportunities to counterattack. With the swift wind cloak in hand, although the sense of crisis was heavy, it was not fatal. Every time the black-striped serpent attacked, Gǔ Chén could dodge it, and even if he couldn't, he could use the Qingli sword to parry and transform the crisis.

  This continued for a short period of time, and the Black Line Python's attack remained relentless. Gu Chen had already felt that the barrier at the fourth layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm was shaking violently, and it was about to break through to the fifth layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm.

  At this moment, a sense of crisis suddenly enveloped Gu Chen.

  Gu Chen was shocked, and suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air coming from all directions. In an instant, countless whip shadows fell from above, with whip lashes shooting towards Gu Chen from all eight directions.

  Liu family's ultimate skill, Whip Shadow...

  Ancient Chen faced the first life-threatening crisis since his rebirth. Under the attack of Hei Xian Jiao, Ancient Chen dodged left and right. These countless whip-like attacks suddenly shot from all directions, completely sealing off Ancient Chen's retreat.

  Gu Chen had nowhere to escape.